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Bourbon Street => Media - TV, Movies, Music, and Games => Books => Topic started by: Greens on October 18, 2022, 04:40:49 PM
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Hi everybody,
Don't know how many of you remember me (Hi Neko :gambit: ) but I used to post here years ago. I was here from back in the 'Neko/Karen//Faith' days... lol :)
Anyway, I posted somewhat recently, earlier this year as well yet it occured to me ,only of late (relatively speaking) that I hadn't shared something. Well, I don't know if anybody is actually interested or not but. did this little project on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/C-R-Season-Two/dp/1670070484/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=C.O.R.E.&qid=1576079747&s=books&sr=1-1 (https://www.amazon.com/C-R-Season-Two/dp/1670070484/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=C.O.R.E.&qid=1576079747&s=books&sr=1-1)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ4YVD8S?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ4YVD8S?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860)
This is the official site:-
https://mmendtt.wixsite.com/scriptv (https://mmendtt.wixsite.com/scriptv)
Two stories-- one sci-fi, the other, fantasy. Both in script form/format so they should read like TV series, taking the same amount of time to do so.
The sci-fi one is generally about --
**Join the "C.O.R.E" group as it sends out its latest crew to scout out a new livable planet for humanity before its base planet becomes completely uninhabitable. However, it soon finds that something else is afoot.
After finding themselves in a new sector of space, they meet the Alpha Terra and Arawk groups among many others when they all soon find they have to unite to defeat their common enemy, the Shadows.
As they fight with their all, C.O.R.E's home planet becomes uninhabitable.
Will they finally solve the mystery, defeat the enemy and find a new home in time?**
The fantasy is generally about:-
**A Great War is coming ... Many different peoples have to strive and come together to fight agaist the wicked. Join the kingdom of Ambrosios and their Queen as they lead this valiant fight to defeat the forces of the great evil.**
Those synopses are very summarized but anyway, the series is complete now with the last two covers being revealed:-
https://twitter.com/Scriptv_ (https://twitter.com/Scriptv_)
The site has many more resources [size=78%], including much of the art for the series (and spoilers, fair warning). Oh! PurpleVit did the beautiful art for seasons 2-5 of both books and Nadav (some may remember him also) did the cover layout etc. It's been a 4-5 year project.[/size]
Anyway, take a look and share if you're inclined. :)
Thank you and take care, fellow Gambit stans :smitten:
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Hey Greens!
I read sci-fi, fantasy stuff. My favorite genre. I also read paranormal romance, I think we chatted about that long ago. It's the only way to read about vampires and other beings without them being evil.
Lately, all of my authors haven't released much due to covid. Blood Curse by Tessa Dawn. She has one more book to release and I already know its the end of the series. I'm okay with that but sad at the same time.
All my others that I used to follow have disappointed me.
BTW - Majorie Liu writes romance novels. I know it was a love/dislike thing with her and her take on Gambit but she did something most don't do and have her heroine with a disability and it was a good book.
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Hey Neko girl :) Yup, that's right , we did talk about it, lo1! I remember! :)
Sci-fi and fantasy are my fav genres as well. Maybe supernatural too but it depends on the kind. Really? Marjorie is writing romance theses days? Wow, alright. I don't mind romance but within a story, not so much the 'rom-com' stuff. I don't mind it by itself if it's an epic type romance but the regular run of the mill ones, I prefer embedded within a larger storyline.
Though if I latch onto a couple, I may start shipping them regardless of the storyline which ends up biting me in the butt more often than not! LOL! Oh well... ;)
LOL
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Usually with a romance (paranormal or whatnot) type writer, you get the couple they've chosen. LOL
I can't handle horror too well. I've tried and oof - now that's a genre I can't get into.
I tried some YA's, too much angst. Probably adds to my dislike of angst.
I don't like 'rom-com' either, and not only is the 'comedy of errors' type story telling ridiculous in general, you could roll your eyes so much they could get stuck. LOL
I've always had a fondness for mysteries or true crime stuff. Mysteries more because its fake. True crime always has victims and some of it is more gruesome than horror.
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LOL, yeah, I understand what you mean. I don't like the 'rom-com' stuff, too contrived. If I have to see an out and out romance, it's got to be like a 90 minute 'John Hughes' type of thing but I'd have to be back in my teens or in that kind of mood to do so. I think that works more when you're now growing up in life which is probably why it still works for teens nowadays a la the Tom Holland Spider-man movies.
As an adult, the romance has to be an epic, sweeping tale for me to think about seeing it. I still haven't seen, 'Titanic' or any 'Romeo & Juliet type of story' either. Like said earlier, I'll have to be in the mood .
But a nice, deep kind of love story that's part of a bigger tale, like Arwen/Aragorn from 'Lord of the Rings'? Sure, I'm okay with that :)
Although, truth be told, some foreign 'rom coms' aren't bad. I think Hollywood just doesn't have a handle on how to make good ones.
Just a one and done type of deal or maybe a trilogy. More than that and things can go on too long and it could all go horribly! Comics kind of lends itself to that, unfortunately. especially when you have different writers contributing. And yeah, you can get bitten in the butt with that. Happened to me. Got so hurt, mad, sad... I was becoming something that wasn't me and something I didn't like so I was like, 'nope, I'm out' so I left comics. PurpleVit tells me updates on Gambit as we talk though so I'm not totally out of the 'Gambit-sphere' so to speak.
But, outside of that, I have had some succes in 'shipping' (ROFL), like Mulder/Scully and Paris/Torres :) Nowadays, I'm into gaming and quite like a couple of well, couples, on there. lol :)
I can't do the YA stuff either. Too much 'high school drama-esque type stuff, including angst...lol. A little is okay but more than that is irritating.
Horror, I tend to caterogize, Like the slasher ones are more like thrillers to me. I can see myself watching one of those on occasion. But, the 'devil worship/demonic/evil spirit' kind of stuff is a no, for me. I ain't opening that can of worms! LOL.
The monster stuff is interesting but it depends on how it's done. Like some folks like their vampires romantic. I prefer the the 'Bela Lugosi' type. I want Dracula to be scary. Like 'Nosferatu' in that old silent film. The image of his shadow climbing up the stairs with his finger fangs is legendary. So, yeah, monster ones like that aren't bad. Stuff like 'Jekyll & Hyde' or a scary Werewof or a serious take on 'Frankenstein' based on the book. They tend to make him goofy in renditions but Frankenstein was a killer monster in the book.
What you said about the 'true crime/psychological' stuff is similiar to what Chris Carter ('X Files' creator) said. He said that he's found that people, in general, aren't scared by the 'monster of the week' type stories but the ones that could happen to them in real life. Which is why I shy away from the real crime/psychological stuff. Way too disturbing and unsettling for me.
I LOVE mysteries too. A well written one is the BEST.
And we haven't even touched on the classics! What about 'Jason and The Argonauts'? Oh boy, how I wish they would make a movie on that, with the Golden Fleece and all. With the VFX we have today, it could be so great! Too many classics to even talk about! From Greek mythology, to Shakespeare to Dickens to Tolkien to C.S.Lewis to Grimm's Fairy Tales ....
Gotta love books :)
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The running joke for me and 'Titanic' is I know the ending, no point in watching the film. I haven't seen it either and don't plan to see it. Not a Leonardo Dicaprio fan. (I know ... EVIL ...) LOL I don't like Brad Pitt or Adam Sandler either.
I liked Arwen/Aragon from LOTR, it was done well and carried out. She was the more romantic of the two but you could see Aragon loved her.
I never got interested in X-Files. The problem with some of the 'sexual tension' story telling when dragged out gets annoying and old fast for me.
I did like Paris and Torres. It worked for me. I always thought Janeway and Chakotay would happen and didn't.
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Shadowhunters thing incoming. :)
I liked all the pairings in Shadowhunters TV (yikes the books are immature) The film was horrendous, if you missed one piece of dialogue in a worthless scene and you get so lost. I've wasted too much time trying to figure out why characters do things. (It was so bad the other 2 sequels planned were canned).
Its not that I haven't tried the shadowhunter books, 3 books and I was out. Funny part is, the author loans her characters out and other authors write her characters better than she does. She wrote one of the worst 'fade to black' sex scenes I've ever read.
The Shadowhunters showrunners and writers room folks really cleaned it up and streamlined it. But its pacing was incredibly fast. (Whiplash fast.) I don't think I've ever seen show with such a quick pace. That said, one of my favorites. Just enough sci-fi and fantasy combined. Some creepy stuff but gets resolved quickly (pacing praised). The entire cast is eye candy. I've never seen so much eye candy put together in one show, stunning. The extras too. Even one of the show runners noted that trait. (He wrote a book about working on the show.)
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The only comic book I've bought lately is Claremont's mini with Gambit, while I have it, I've only gotten through book one. I keep telling myself to read the others I bought but, I'm burned on comic books in general. Everyone here says issue 4 is great. I haven't gotten to it. I know folks like KT's romy but it had flaws, too one sided for me. Others didn't mind it and lots liked it a lot. Is what it is. TH's Gambit, well, ask Purp, he'll give you the scoop. I won't read her writing.
I think in my youth, I got burned out with horror/thriller type movies. I've seen a lot of them but actively choose not watch slasher type. I can't buy some of stupidity, like running in high heels. The Geico commercial that makes fun of horror films, spot on. I can make you laugh at my antics in movie theaters watching horror films. Once, I jumped out my theater seat and yelled (yes, I yelled). "What about the dog!" (Amityville Horror 1979)
Suspense I don't mind to a point, like you - gotta be in the mood. Suspense like "Suspect" with Cher not "Silence of the Lambs".
Well written mysteries are great, love twist endings. Some can be awful too. I bought a book at an airport, can't remember where we were going, and I was mad at the ending, I didn't read last few pages because I didn't need to know how horrible it was going to be. I loan it to my friend who was aghast that I would do something like that and I said, read it. Get back to me and I'll tell you the ending even though I didn't read it. I was right too. Still, she was like how can you skip stuff when reading books. My logic, its easy - if I missed a detail, I go back find the paragraph I need and then move on to where I left off. Bad story telling when you can do that. LOL.
Have you seen the film "Knives Out", great twist ending and totally unexpected. Looking forward the next one, its titled Glass Onion.
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I'm not a Leo or Brad fan either. I've only seen one Brad Pitt film and I saw that for David Duchovny. I saw the tail end of 'Revenant' (?) or some such while channel surfing one day. And subsequently saw a scene of 'Titantic' that way too. Haven't seen an Adam Sandler film but saw clips of his SNL work. I'm not a fan of any of those guys so far but if they do something in the future I'm interested in, I'll give it a shot.
Stop the presses! You and I actually like the same pairings! Aragorn/Arwen and Parris/Torres! LOL! Cool. I'm glad about that :)
I agree about dragging stuff out for too long. Not only did they do that for the Mulder/Scully thing but for the series itself. It should have ended when it was on a high instead of how it did end :(
I hadn't heard about 'Shadowhunters' so I googled it here. Hmmm... it's kind of about Nephilim hunting dead Nephilim spirits, right? It seems like it was on Netflix? I don't know if Vit said but a lot has happened since we spoke last and I moved back to the W.I.
So right now, I don't have Netflix, or DisneyPlus or ParamountPlus etc so I don't have access to their content. For the moment, I'm trying to follow shows through spoilers and clips on YouTube.
So, yeah, I know of 'Knives Out' (maybe like a modern day, 'Clue'?) and 'Glass Onion' but the latter will debut on Netflix, no? I probably won't be able to see it then.
Look at you, girl! You stood up in a theatre and said that? ROFL! You know, I think I saw that one, back in the 80's. That and 'The Omen' and 'Poltergeist'. That kind of stuff isn't for me. I don't think I watch horror much at all really and I remember that commercial! It's funny cause it's true! LMAO.
Boy Neko, if you didn't bother to read that ending to that book cause you knew it, it has to be that the writer didn't make it compelling enough for you to want to be satisfied with that ending. Like we all know that the good guys will defeat the bad guys in the end , so we know the payoff but you've got to make it so that people are invested in seeing them get their comeuppance.
You know, I was talking to my brother about something similiar and we came to the conclusion that because we're old now (lol), we've kind of seen it all.... the tropes, the surprises etc So, not much out there we haven't seen already. So, even though we know how things will end up, the satisfaction is in wanting to see the bad side go down and feeling pleased with a payoff that you knew was going to happen anyway.
With the comics, I left after Carey ruined Rogue for me . I know a lot of people left then also but some stayed. Some of those were R&R fans and I sincerely hope they're happy with what they purchase every week. I don't want to rain on anybody's parade so I wish them happiness as fans.
For me, Vit kept me up-to-date and through him, I did see some of the KT'sand TH's stuff. And oh my...I don't know if it's because I've been out of comics for almost a decade or so but TH's stuff.... It was like a nonsensical headache of a mess to read. I don't mean that about her personally, to be clear, but her writing is so.... confusing. I couldn't make heads or tails of it. And granted, that may just be me but I couldn't with that....
KT's stuff was, at least, coherent but I figure she had a mandate from the higher ups to 'fix' things to get R&R in a place where the surprise marriage didn't come out of nowhere. I didn't like her method of doing so, i.e. the 'marriage couselling stuff' and I don't agree with some other choices she made but... at least it's coherent, I guess.
Maybe you take the good with the bad so I'm guessing that splash 'honeymoon page' was received gratefully and warmly by longsuffering R&R fans.
Still though, I wasn't a fan of her handling of them but I've definitely read worse! As far as Gambit goes, Vit told me about CC's mini and I read the first issue via Vit. A lot of Lil Ro (it is CC, after all) but the Remy parts were good. I don't know about the rest of it. I'll see what Vit says when we talk again.
About the 'Shadowhunters' show, you mentioned something that stuck out to me. Pacing. That's been on my mind a lot lately because of 'Rings of Power'. I've been trying to follow that as best I can through clips/reactions/spoilers on the net and that thing had pacing problems. The drag on that was epic not the story! LOL. I won't go on but have you seen it? And if so, what did you think?
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*chuckles* where to begin.
How funny we liked some pairings. We probably have more but don't recall which shows or books.
For X-Files, the alien pregnancy thing for Scully was really off-putting. Here is this character who doesn't believe because of science and this happens? Its as bad as when Star Trek had Troi get magically pregnant for some alien experiment on the human condition. Don't even get into Doctor Who and male pregnancy. WTF.
RE: Shadowhunters. The Nephilim kill demons that threaten the world and also protect other beings in that world. It's an odd concept. And you can find loads of clips on youtube. People were crazy about putting up vids for the show. Know there is a 'slant' as it were with the fans. They are hardcore.
I have Netflix - (rolls eyes, love hate relationship). Disney+ via a friend but I think I spend on it too but can't find my thing for it to cancel. I got Paramount+ through Amazon Prime (I've been a long time member, and it doesn't add much to my yearly sub). There was a time hubby wanted me to drop it but now that we both buy stuff there, he's happy I did sub.
I don't know where 'Glass Onion' is going to debut. I don't go to movie theaters anymore for a variety of reasons. Mostly cost of gas and drive time (45 mins is too much. That doesn't count the 20 mins of previews before the movie. Yes, I timed it.) Plus I love matinees and they don't exist anymore. Now, I pay per view or whatever to see a new film, sort of sucks but the price is sort of the same. All I gotta do is make my own popcorn. LOL
It wasn't the only time I was loud at a movie theater either. I've got loads of times I was embarrassing. Another time, I literally said out loud, (didn't stand up), "this is bulls***!". Hubby looks at me and I'm like, I couldn't help it. The film was 'The Net'. You can't be more dumb about computers than that film. Funny part is, I've accidentally taught hubby the same trait. He shouted "shoot him again" (villain) at a James Bond film in a theater. I looked at him and said, 'shush'.
I've seen both the 'Omen' and 'Poltergeist' ... I think I made my parents crazy. I couldn't stop pacing because I wanted to watch and yet not. They said to me, "you okay." And I said,"oh yeah, just walking." LOL
RE: Power of the Rings. How could those showrunners/writers get it so wrong. The main female lead is so unlike-able. I mean there are podcasts and what not about how horrible she is, (can't blame the actress) - its the writing. The one guy who is like-able, how he survives his turmoil doesn't make sense. Then the whole Sauron thing, you can't roll your eyes enough. The show is terrible. The pacing was amazingly slow, you can only spend so much time on forging rings before its boring. Too much time in the sea as it were before you think, "c'mon, drown or get somewhere."
Onto another topic, if you get the chance or curiosity, watch clips of 'Umbrella Academy'. Season 1. Hilarious to me. Season 2, bleh. Funny parts in Season 3 but that is hit or miss. The show has one more season and its done and it makes sense, it has nowhere to go.
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Oh my goodness!!!! That Troi thing still haunts me to this day! :(
If you're talking about the early pregnancy for Scully, I think, Gillian Anderson got pregnant herself so they had to improvise with the storyline. so, they had her pregnant (apparently, alien abduction pregancy experiments are common in that 'field') so that she could reasonably 'disappear' for an episode and when she came back for the next one, she could lie down and sleep for most of the shift because Scully was mostly on a gurney for that episode ('Beyond The Sea'). So, I know they had to do what they had to do there but of you're talking about the switch later on with the prenancy where they retconned who the father was and hinted at Scully being an alien herself, then yeah, I'm with you on that one.
Wow, you have all the streaming services! Ohh..... see, a wife's influence on a husband! LOL! Look what you have him doing! ;)
Yeah, I stopped watching those types of horrors and even as a child, I didn't want to watch anymore. I didn't watch 'Salem's Lot' with the rest of my family. I was done...lol:)
Man... 'Rings of Power' *shakes head* I think Frodo got the ring, travelled all the way to Mount Doom and destroyed it before anything happened on that show! I was watching reaction clips that were 10 mins long on YT and even then, I was like, 'can something happen please?'
They should've saved money and do about 5 eps which would have forced the editing to quicken the pace.I don't blame the actress either but that Galadriel was one note and extremely unlikeable. Other characters too were one note. There are a few actors who gave their parts some nuance but these weren't seasoned actors and you could tell. The directors should have helped them.
And Sauron..... You know what? I will be nice. All I'll say is, at least he showed up because if he didn't and they didn't set up an evil side, I would have totally given up on this. At least, now they have someplace to go with the storyline. One can only hope they actually put feet on the path and get going with it for season 2. Because if they come back with the same excruciatingly slow pace, I'm out..
BTW, Neko, can you only post pics here from an image account? Or from a website too? Wanted to showcase some of Vit's art.
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Getting to the pics things first. Yes, you can post. There are several ways. Attachments (for me easiest), copy/paste (I don't have good luck with that method). Also the site has limitations on image sizes, if you go over-it won't happen (especially with attachments, 1000x1000 or smaller is best but nothing over whatever the site says.) Trust me, the amount given is generous (far larger than I stated). Sometimes I use an image source that Icefanatic told me about. And it works great- imgur.com. Thing is I don't often visit and have to waste time to find my login stuff. Still - once I'm on the site and use it, it works great.
Is that what happened with X-Files. I was so confused and then sort of repulsed I couldn't go back. But it makes sense as you've explained. It's like Charmed and how they handled Piper's pregnancy (actress -Holly Marie Combs was pregnant), you could tell but camera angles and what not. I liked Piper and Leo.
RE: streaming
No, not all of them. I won't buy HBO Max (though I'm a sucker for films but won't do it), and Hulu I gave up because I wanted sports and at the time, it didn't provide it. There are some services I just can't care about like Cinemax - I can't get into 'Outlander', my neighbor loves it. Hardcore fan enough to have visited Scotland, make dolls and has an entire plaid set of dishes. Has sewn her outfit (she is an amazing seamstress). But what a great egg she is, helps with everything.
*chuckles* Hubby now does that 'talk to' all the time with movies and shows. I just look at him and laugh or say, "its a movie or its just TV". LOL. He knows I don't care because he learned from me and trust me, I say all sorts of stuff when watching things. I blame horror films, sort of.
Once, I watched a film with a friend (don't know the name, all I can say is - it was terrible.) When my tolerance level was met, I kept saying I gotta go. She's like 'no', wait til its light on the scene, you can't leave if its night. Trust me, the night scenes were awful, I finally made my exit on a 'light' scene. 'Brain Bleach' baby, Brain Bleach. NicoPony trademarked that term for me. (Not officially but you get the idea.)
Never watched "Salem's Lot". And it is nowhere on my to do list. LOL
RE: Rings of Power. They must have spent a ton of money on it, they are promoting the hell out of it and its so bad. OMG, yes, five eppys would have worked, I could have taken a 'whiplash pace' with this show.
Sauron - so much time spent on him until the last episode. I like they gave him a human look and I like the character chosen. Unexpected but I could live it. I think you find Gandalf in the end too, not as obvious but its my view until the show tells otherwise. But, they gotta fix some stuff. Like you, pacing .... fix that.
Edit: I am enjoying this conversation greatly. :)
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Okay, thanks. I'll see if I can post some art later. Hopefully, it's not too complicated for me..
Yeah, that's what happened with X Files. Gillian even thought that she would replaced when she told them she was pregnant cause it was so early on in the show that they could've gone with another actress. They stuck with her though.
I know of 'Charmed' and I remember it was popular but I didn't see it at the time. But, I know of Holly Marie Combs so I get what you're saying.
The streaming services are TOO MUCH at this point. You have to pay monthly for EACH ONE. It's just too expensive overall. I don't know how people can afford all unless they're well off, that is. But, I find it's too much. They should group some together for a package deal or something...LOL:)
I've heard of 'Outlander' and know a lot of people love it but, I haven't seen it. Let me tell you, getting a good seamstress is like finding gold! Especially for cosplay and LARP. Don't let her go! LOL:)
Awww.... your hubby probably does it as a nice nod to you. Kinda cute when you think about it. Aww...
Yeah, I don't have time to watch a show I don't have an interest in either or if I give it a chance and it's not living up to expectations, I just leave too- looking at you, 'Rings of Power'.... ;)
But, sometimes I don't even get a chance to check out something. When they moved 'Star Trek' to streaming, I couldn't check out 'STD' but apparently, it's very divisive among fans. Not sure what the consensus is on 'Lower Decks' or' Prodigy' amongst fans. Have you seen them? Any good? Should I scope out some YT clips? I'm a TNG, DS9 and VOY type of person so not sure if I should check out the newest lot of ST. Maybe I'm too old school for the new stuff but I'll always have a place in my heart for ST and all Trekkies.
I hear ' Strange New Worlds' is good though. I saw clips of the new Spock on there. He's not bad....;)
What your take on it all?
And the actor playing Halbrand/Sauron is better than some of the other cast. He shows emotion so that's good. I hope he makes a good Sauron going forward. I know they're hinting at 'the Stranger' being Gandalf but I've heard conflicting reports that they're not allowed to use the character or the Hobbits so they use the Harfoots instead and the Stranger might be one of the other wizards in Middle Earth. But, who knows which report is true. The only other thing I like in this is the Elrond/Durin friendship. Those actors did well. And you know, Neko, they're filming season 2 right about now so we'll see how things go. The crazy money they spent on these showed in the VFX and promotion but not much else unfortunately..
I'm REALLY enjoying talking and catching up too :) :):)
Oh but I hope it isn't a problem for I don't think folks know or remember me though so I hope I'm not monopolizing too much of the board or being a deterrent for other conversations people might want to have. Don't worry, you can tell me if I am.
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Nothing to worry over, I'll have a better reply later. LOL It's all good. People have their threads and usually pick the one they want. Gambit 2022 is the busiest but only when a book comes out.
And who knows, maybe we've hit a few topics of interest. If not, again all good. I've loved everything we chatted about, mostly because its different. :)
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Now ... onto the other topics. LOL
The 'new' Charmed isn't as good. I loved the older one but not with Prue. Piper was always my fav.
People make fun of cable and its pricing, but you can really match the price with streaming. It's crazy, you have to watch your finances with it. And now, they've discovered the whole sharing but not related thing and are being aggressive but like they can fix that. All my 'family' on YouTubeTV are not related to me at all (well, one but ... ). LOL I like them a great deal to share. :)
My neighbor who is a seamstress is amazing. She's fixed so much stuff for me and I've helped her out with computers (though, she uses Apple, and I'm terrible with it but know enough to get by and people to help her.)
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Nothing to worry over, I'll have a better reply later. LOL It's all good. People have their threads and usually pick the one they want. Gambit 2022 is the busiest but only when a book comes out.
And who knows, maybe we've hit a few topics of interest. If not, again all good. I've loved everything we chatted about, mostly because its different. :)
'Mostly because it's different'? And here I thought it was because of me! ;) Just kidding. That's a relief to know because I was beginning to wonder if I shooed everyone else away!
I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed this. It's been the fun part of my day ;D
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Now ... onto the other topics. LOL
The 'new' Charmed isn't as good. I loved the older one but not with Prue. Piper was always my fav.
People make fun of cable and its pricing, but you can really match the price with streaming. It's crazy, you have to watch your finances with it. And now, they've discovered the whole sharing but not related thing and are being aggressive but like they can fix that. All my 'family' on YouTubeTV are not related to me at all (well, one but ... ). LOL I like them a great deal to share. :)
My neighbor who is a seamstress is amazing. She's fixed so much stuff for me and I've helped her out with computers (though, she uses Apple, and I'm terrible with it but know enough to get by and people to help her.)
Oh, I agree. It's like the same price as cable except with that, you get package deals with many channel options but streaming is pay-per-view for one channel only.
Oh, I want to hear what you thought about ST though but if you don't have the time, I understand. :)
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I'm trying to see if I can post some art from season 1 of the fantasy book. It's by a Hungarian artist called Fland. Sorry if it doesn't work.
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And season 1 of the sci-fi one.
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Season 2 is some of Vit's art :)
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Season 3, Vit's beautiful art :smitten:
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Season 4 from Vit's work :)
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Oh, I don't think it's letting me post anymore for now. Isn't it pretty, Neko? Vit (and Fland) did great jobs! :smitten:
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Oh, I agree. It's like the same price as cable except with that, you get package deals with many channel options but streaming is pay-per-view for one channel only.
Oh, I want to hear what you thought about ST though but if you don't have the time, I understand. :)
*chortle* I've always got time, retired and all that bananas. I waste time with gardening and I'm not very good at it but college try as it were. Now, cooking .. whoa, I've gotten really good. (Whoops if I said that already, not gonna back track to know. LOL)
ST? Star Trek? I love the new Star Trek Movies, even if its 're-telling' of original. The shows on Paramount+, I haven't gotten into for whatever reason, which is I don't know, not interested.
Oh man, "Why Women Kill" season 2 was hilarious. I did youtube vids for season 1, sort of sad.
RE: Vit's work, yeah, I think it (the site) does have a limit. Give it a day or two and post more. *shrug* I bang my head against the computer desk when I forget my settings for the forum. Whomever drew that tiger, awesome. All of the art is great!
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'Mostly because it's different'? And here I thought it was because of me! ;) Just kidding. That's a relief to know because I was beginning to wonder if I shooed everyone else away!
I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed this. It's been the fun part of my day ;D
I just got this, of course .... its you and you are fun to chat with. LOL I'm slow sometimes, (its an age thing.)
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*chortle* I've always got time, retired and all that bananas. I waste time with gardening and I'm not very good at it but college try as it were. Now, cooking .. whoa, I've gotten really good. (Whoops if I said that already, not gonna back track to know. LOL)
ST? Star Trek? I love the new Star Trek Movies, even if its 're-telling' of original. The shows on Paramount+, I haven't gotten into for whatever reason, which is I don't know, not interested.
Oh man, "Why Women Kill" season 2 was hilarious. I did youtube vids for season 1, sort of sad.
RE: Vit's work, yeah, I think it (the site) does have a limit. Give it a day or two and post more. *shrug* I bang my head against the computer desk when I forget my settings for the forum. Whomever drew that tiger, awesome. All of the art is great!
I'm trying my hand at gardening too with... varying results LOL. But, we try, yes :)
I have to cook, there's no one else to cook! LOL. Sometimes it turns out good, sometimes, not so much ;)
Yeah, Vit (and Fland) really did great jobs. :)
Oh.... so, now I don't what to think about NewTrek. It seems it's very divisive among fans. Some love it, some don't. I tried to check out some clips of 'Picard' early on but it didn't seem like Jean-Luc to me. I hear it's gotten better. I didn't recognize Seven as the character at all. It felt like Jeri Ryan playing Jeri Ryan which was weird. but, I hear season 3 is more like 'Star Trek' so, I guess, we'll see.
How are you with the 'Star Wars' stuff? I've seen clips of 'Mandolorian' and 'Boba Fett'. The former was better but both had their moments. i've haven't seen any of the others.
[size=0px]I just got this, of course .... its you and you are fun to chat with. LOL I'm slow sometimes, (its an age thing.)[/size]
[size=78%]No worries. I loved talking with you again [/size] :)
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Absolutely loved the Mandalorian. Here is a fun fact, its John Wayne's Grandson (Brendan - stunt double for Pedro Pascal). You never see Brendan's face but he's in the suit for some scenes.
I found the "Boba Fett" series a tad slow, I didn't get past episode 3. Though, I really liked his helper. I remember her from 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D". I dropped that show when they spent too much time on the Skye character. Another annoying character.
The only thing that I can grow are ferns. There is a beautiful tall plant called a 'black cardinal'. My deck is tall and it can reach the flooring. However, I've recently learned that because I had Pine trees on both sides of my house, the root system choked them out. bleh.
Now, all the Pines are gone and its time to landscape or change the soil sort of thing to actually grow something. At least my catnip was unaffected (cat loved, trust me on that. Even by cats that aren't mine!)
The one plant I absolutely despise grows back all the time. Trust me, I try to kill it. The guy that mows my lawn, weed whacks it out. I used to tell him not to do that til I get a picture of the bloom but now I don't care (they are pretty.) It must have been a fad in the 1970's, all my neighbors but a few have 'peonies'. And as I've said they are pretty, but the owner before me at my home planted some too close to the house. Thus from time to time I have an ant issue because those plants need the ants to eat whatever off the bulb to bloom. FYI - Three feet from the house if you like that type of flower. And they have deep roots. And to fix the ant issue, a line of pepper at the door. It burns their feet and they won't enter the home. I know way too much about a flower I don't like. LOL
I hit or misses with cooking too, I actually have cast iron cookware. Not a lot, its too much work to season, clean and whatnot but damn - cooks really well.
I can't seem to get into the new Trek. I've tried a few episodes and bailed. Agree, Jeri Ryan doesn't look enough like Seven. Q aging was weird but ... they had a work around for the character.
I tried looking for a new book, oof, can't find anything I want to read. I've been reading fanfic but some of it is really horrible. The ones I like never get finished. I know I'm bad about not finishing fics but I'm not too bad with it.
We're going to try and move the LL to AO3, its been daunting and now, I'm thinking whatever. It's at ff.net and here. Lots of new folks for it at LL, if successful in moving it. I can't promise to get it done but at least the OTW/AO3 people are handling it.
I did read a Star Trek book (ages ago). It a DS9 oriented one, I've always like Dr. Bashir, the book was about him and Ezre Dax. Not bad, quick reads.
Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn is actually really good for a villain. He's a Chiss and I'm so partial to Chiss. I play SWTOR (Star Wars: The Old Republic) and all my characters but two are Chiss. The story telling for the Imperial Agent is great (James Bond-ish). Probably the best one in the game (to me anyway.) The Jedi Knight is the closest to Luke Skywalker. The bounty hunter is the games Mando. The funniest story is the one based off of Han Solo, smuggler.
Alright, wrote a book here. LOL
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Ohhh.... I didn't know that about Pedro's double. I loved 'Mandalorian' too and agree about 'Boba Fett' but when it turned into Mando Season 2.5, I was in again :)
I always wanted Luke to be the Jedi to take Grogu in so when that happened, I was overjoyed. Sort of like coming full circle from the Luke/Yoda days.
I LOVE ferns. I hope to grow some again in the future. I googled the flowers you spoke of and you're right, they're pretty! Thanks for the ants tip. I can use that! Do you have one for roaches? BTW, be careful about growing plants and trees too close to your home. From what I understand, the roots can cause plumbing problems if they get to the pipes under there.
In Florida, I grew some flowering plants like hibiscus, marigolds etc but I had some succes with tomatoes, pepper and lettuce too. Over here, I have a few pepper plants. I got one crop in but soon after that, a sort of black substance started to take over the leaves and then nearby construction caused a lot of dust to settle on them. So, as of right now, they're not doing too well :(
My sister told me about iron cookware and the work involved with them. It's too much for me! Also, too heavy! :P
Oh, I didn't look into the Q thing on ST because I sort of stopped watching clips after checking out the season 1 ones.
I haven't read any of the ST books or the SW ones either but I love Dr. Bashir too!
You know, at least, you're not moving the LL over. I guess others are getting that stress. I haven't read fanfic in ages. Don't feel too bad about not finishing some fics. Sometimes, they take too long to update!
I don't really write novels, mine are scripts so I can't really recommend for you. But, similiar to you, I tried out the ST online game. I created a character and entered the game only to do horribly. This was early days of gaming for me so I didn't know what i was doing. Last I left it, I was adrift in space on a ship out there. Heaven knows where I am now. LOL :)
You could try other games out if you like instead of books, for entertainment. I understand the 'Jedi Fallen Order' was good and the Lego one where you play as almost all the characters from the main 6 movies. It's so fun, cute and funny too! :)
Check out some clips on YT to see if you're interested. Just a suggestion for entertainment, if you can't find any books to read at the moment :)
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Not oing to post all of the art but just a selection. Vit (and Fland) did great jobs :smitten:
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I'll have to skip episodes to get to Mando Season 2.5. LOL
Yeah, Luke taking Grogu was a great twist.
Hmm, roaches, not without googling. Yeah, I know about trees too close as well. Roots are bad for my well and septic.
I don't know if it will work but try, chamonile tea on the plants. Look it up first before trying that method. It did work for me and my catnip which was getting a fungus. If you can determine what the stuff is on the plants, it will be easier to find a home remendy.
Cast Iron Cookware is heavy. It's why I only have three pieces and don't use it very often.
There will be issues I suspect with LL. Like asking permission again. Some will say no, I'm certain and others simply aren't around. We'll see, if it doesn't move, I'm not gonna spend time thinking about it.
I have a hard time with the space missions in STOnline. The ground missions I'm doing alright with but I always get help from someone. One more day of the holiday event and I can turn my character into a cat. LOL
I play, Star Wars: The Old Repbulic (as I've stated before.) Final FantasyXIV (haven't gotten very far.) Elder Scrolls Online is a bit of a resource pig but its alright. I tried Stray, cute apocalyptic story with a cat and his robot to find the cat's family. As cute as it is, clips on youtube is the way to go. It's too linear gaming wise for me. The shenanigans I went through to get the robot and then getting killed too many times via alien spiders just ended the game for me. On the plus side it gives you hints on what to do. However, when you have to watch a walk through and still can't get the objective then the game wasn't really meant for PC. I have to mess with my mouse settings all the time for it as well. Bleh.
Edit: fanfics taking too long to update, you're not kidding. A chapter once a year or two is way too long. By that time, you've got to re-familiarize yourself with the story and I just won't bother with that. Not to mention folks who start stories, with a listing of number of chapters and the first post 500-700 words. Wow, waste people's time. Write something! IMO
Now, I try to always have my stuff ready to go. Though, I can be bad at updating too. LOL The update timeline ... oh c'mon. Post. I don't care about 'kudos' or 'comments'. I'm so done with "I only post on 'Sundays'", okay, I'll wait til your are done and then spend the time. I know its peeve of mine.
Thanks for posting the art, looks great. ;D
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Yes, defintely try Mando 2.5, you'll love it ! :)
My plants are struggling right now , barely putting out any leaves etc. That black stuff (fungus?) and the construction dust really did a number on them. I'll google the chamonile tea treatment to see if I should give it a try. Thank you!
Sorry 'bout the headache over the LL. I suspect you're right and many folks aren't around anymore.
I should've known you would have cats in your gaming! ROFL! I think I pretty much suck at the online MMOs. That's okay cause I really like 'stand alone' games anyway.
So far, the only FF I've been into is FF7. I think I'm with everybody else in wondering how much they're going to change the original story when the remake trilogy is complete. I mean, [spolier] if Zach's alive, maybe Aerith will be too.
I don't like the microtransactions in gaming. If Elder Scrolls does that, then....ugh.
After my experience with ST online, I don't think I'll be trying Old Republic. I pretty much suck at it.
Tell you the truth, i've pretty much given up on reading fanfic. I did for a while when I was younger but as I've gotten older, the interest has waned. 'Non timely updates' haven't helped either. ;)
Glad you liked the art :)
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I hope the chamomile tea works. It saved my catnip that I grow for my cats. Really pungent this year. My cats know exactly where I've hidden the stuff that I harvested. Now, I am de-hydrating to give to my cat friends. I have too much this year. Maybe, I'll put out a sign and leave the nip in containers saying "free". LOL
I'll let OTW/AO3 do their thing, the library is really small in comparison to other fanfic sites they've imported.
I love MMO's, mostly because you can pick and choose what you do in-game. I don't like grouping very often with others but I have a few buds that I'll do stuff with but mostly I usually do just story stuff. I used to play World of Warcraft, but after awhile, I grew tired of mean people. Then I tried it again after a long break and when I discovered I would stand around in one of the cities and do nothing, that was the clue needed to quit it for good.
I'm only playing FFXIV because my other gaming buds are and we play all the same games in general.
ESO doesn't do the microtransformations, (it took me too long to get one of my mouse settings correct to play it). I can play now with a dedicated mouse set up. I don't do the 'event' stuff. I'm event out as it were. LOL
STOnline, I just wanted to run around like a cat. LOL Now my gaming buddy has left my ship in space and I can't remember how to get back to fleet. Cracks me up. I let him play as me sometimes. He is so much better at the 3D flying ship thing.
SWTOR isn't too bad, a little buggy sometimes and then they change a few too many things but the simplifying of other things is good. My Agent has a 'gold' gun. I get a lot of random comments on it, because it looks cool. But they took all of the 'gold' weapons out of the game. So, I get to be unique for finishing content. LOL
I don't read X-Men fanfic anymore. Too much of certain characters that I am not a fan of, and not enough of the ones I do like, so I say 'eff it'. I will read TV show fanfics (shows I like, not all. Movies too but not very often.) The non-timely updates is horrendous, and those who think their stuff is whatever with 'updates' on whatever day. No, if its done, post it. I'd rather have it ready to go, post it all and be done with it. (I don't care about comments on my stuff in fact I mildly discourage it because I can't care enough. And I've mentioned already, people are mean (gaming) but its true when it comes to fanfic and in all fandoms. Eye opening for me.)
Scripts (stories) huh? I meant to reply to that comment. I knew someone that did script stuff too. It could have been that person's style but I found it hard to read or follow. Though, I have seen some TV show scripts that were easy to follow but I really think that is due to formatting.
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Oh yeah, definitely share it if you have too much catnip. BTW, Neko, how many cats do you actually have now?
Ohhh.... i LOVE that you have 'gaming buds' to play with :) The best part of those games for me is that you get to choose and customize your own character. Well, for some games. To actually play though? I don't know why but I'm really bad at it. Good for you that you're not though. You get lost in it too. Before you know it, an hour has passed. :)
I love the idea of the gold gun. NICE. Can you post a pic? Don't worry if you can't.
I strongly believe that's why fanfic writers do chapter by chapter releases etc i.e. for the comments. It's just too obvious. I don't mind it if they actually need time to write a chapter properly or if they have the chapters ready to go and what to strategically release them for hype but just for comments is a 'no' for me especially as you said, sometimes it's only 500 words.
I noticed that there were mean people in every fandom some time back. But, some fandoms are worst than others. I just bail if I don't like the atmosphere for there are other groups from the same games that might be nicer. What is it they say? The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Yeah, scripts. Some scripts are harder to read cause they're shooting scripts. The ones that are generally easier to read are 'spec scripts'. Not surprisingly, I write the latter unless paid to write the shooting ones but that's mostly specific to each department for the TV/movie.
I actually went to film school after astronomy in Uni so I learnt to write these things. Maybe it is more difficult to read than novels but that's not the kind of writing I can do, I'm afraid. :(
That's okay, it's all good :)
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Oh yeah, definitely share it if you have too much catnip. BTW, Neko, how many cats do you actually have now?
I have three at this point in time. I've had many more years ago. But we've tried to not have so many, but I'll take in a stray in need. :)
I'll post a picture of the 'gold gun'. It will be an attachment.
Re: Comments on fanfic
I agree, its sort of an attention thing. I get it. But I think it shouldn't be so important. Creativity is just that, let it roll.
It will be an edit for my character's gun. LOL - I added a post instead.
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My Gold Gun and My Chiss. :)
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Oh, three cats, just like in your Gambit profile pic! ;) You're going to make me cry about taking in strays... good on you.
Thank you for posting pics!
I am officially jealous of your golden gun. Wow, girl. I get it. I can understand why others playing with you would covet the gun! :)
Your Chiss looks a little like Nightcrawler. I'm sure he has swag and personality. ;) :)
You know, I meant to tell you, though I'm not good at MMOs. I do like co-ops besides the single player games also.
Did you play 'Dead by Daylight' or the 'Biohazard 8 Village' DLC over the weekend? I just watched friends play.
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There aren't many in my area but I'm a softie for strays, they deserve homes and love. I've rescued a few cats over my life. My current black cat is a rescue, we named him Clyde (after one of the pac-man ghosts.) Miss M (Miss Marble - she's named for one of my favorite authors character. Agatha Christie - Miss Marple) and I have Fuzzilla. I was running out of name ideas but he is long haired so it sort of works.
Yeah, that gun is cool and now its part of the outfitter system. I can get the best weapon in-game but pick an outfit with the gold gun. Sadly, my gold gun isn't the best in game any longer and not much I can do to fix it. So, outfitter it is. ;D
RE: Dead by Night and Biohazard 8 Village. Never heard of either, I'll look them up. LOL
Edit: Yeah, my Chiss does look like Nightcrawler, no elf ears or tail but the coloring and swagger is there. LOL
I almost forgot, Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn was mentioned in the Mandalorian. I'm hoping the showrunners/producers add him to the show for a few episodes.
The other thing I forgot is the animal near me in the first image is my 'cat'. It's called a Nexu, has four eyes, tons of teeth and a forked tail. It's so ugly its cute.
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I like those names especially Fuzzilla. Made me laugh :)
Yeah, that's right, Thrawn was mentioned so I think that means we'll see him soon enough. You're right. :)
For some reason, I thought that was a boss your Chiss fought and won. LOL! Ah, so he/she is not a foe but a friend, cool :)
Those games are 'horror' type stuff but I forgot to mention to you that 'Ghost of Tsushima' is a FABULOUS game. It's cinematic, beautiful and the music..... oh, the music....
The story, the gameplay, the characters..... a fab game. I was so hoping it would win Game Of The Year but alas, it did not.
Wonder what will win this year? Fall Guys or Among Us? LOL! I think those two were so popular this year ! ;)
And one of my friends told me that XTAS was turning 30 this year? Wow.... made me feel old! LOL.
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Well, I wanted to name Fuzzilla, Godzilla but his meow is really pathetic in an amusing way. He doesn't purr loud either. I compromised. I did have another black cat that passed on that I named Minion. He followed Clyde everywhere to his annoyance. I had a deaf white cat. He used to go to Church. Not kidding. He would waltz in during service and rub up against the Preacher. My daughter brought him to me. No creative name for him. "White Kitty", its not like he could hear us call him anyway. Vet confirmed that he was deaf, you'd have to wake him to eat. LOL
No, my Nexu was not won from a boss. He/She/It, I don't know - was given to me from a gaming bud out of a 'cartel pack'. Those are boxes you win or can buy with in-game money or real money if you really want the things. I got two of them, I gave one to hubby. He wanted the Akk Dog but they were hard to find - Nexu it is.
The Nexu is my companion, helps me in fights. I can set on tank, dps or heals. I usually have him on heals, as I can do all the damage on my own. Plus if I need help, I do ask those that still play the game with me. In general, I'd rather roll the game on my own. It's on my time schedule, I don't have to wait and I play what parts I want. I have a bud who loves Flash-Points, (I can't stand them - done too many and incredibly fatigued by the game play.) Then he complains when the game finder gives him the same one over and over. You can only do so many of the same before boredom kicks in.
However, there is one FP that I'm the Queen of - 'Star Fortress'. I can run that bad-boy really fast and still help others get all the achievements I have for running it. Sometimes I 'charge in-game currency' to run folks, other times I don't care. All my gaming buds go to me for that one.
My one gaming bud and I are also 'datacron masters' - there is something you get for finding them all, and he and I not only have them all, we've mastered how to get them all. Whatever ones he's great at, he takes the lead. The ones I'm great at, I have lead and those that follow are happy to get their stuff. LOL We offer often for those who don't have it all, but again - timing and all that.
I can't believe you mentioned 'Among Us' - I have played it. I'm terrible at it but on Discord, we stream to help each other but for me, its like, we know where she is. LOL.
XTAS - 30. Wow. The animation does not stand up well to the new TV's, Computer or Phone formats now. It's pixel-ly (I made that word up, but it works). It's like you need a 'tube' tv to watch it, I tried watching on Disney+, I can't. The animation is so distorted. I would have to dumb down my TV, I think. I have a hard enough with as it is - to try and get the right settings. I do have the show on DVD, not that I use that thing much or at all. LOL
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Well, I wanted to name Fuzzilla, Godzilla but his meow is really pathetic in an amusing way. He doesn't purr loud either. I compromised. I did have another black cat that passed on that I named Minion. He followed Clyde everywhere to his annoyance. I had a deaf white cat. He used to go to Church. Not kidding. He would waltz in during service and rub up against the Preacher. My daughter brought him to me. No creative name for him. "White Kitty", its not like he could hear us call him anyway. Vet confirmed that he was deaf, you'd have to wake him to eat. LOL
I don't know why but I love your stories about your cats. It sort of soothing to hear about the love between you guys.
No, my Nexu was not won from a boss. He/She/It, I don't know - was given to me from a gaming bud out of a 'cartel pack'. Those are boxes you win or can buy with in-game money or real money if you really want the things. I got two of them, I gave one to hubby. He wanted the Akk Dog but they were hard to find - Nexu it is.
Oh, I was going to ask you about dogs in the game but then I forgot! LOL
The Nexu is my companion, helps me in fights. I can set on tank, dps or heals. I usually have him on heals, as I can do all the damage on my own. Plus if I need help, I do ask those that still play the game with me. In general, I'd rather roll the game on my own. It's on my time schedule, I don't have to wait and I play what parts I want. I have a bud who loves Flash-Points, (I can't stand them - done too many and incredibly fatigued by the game play.) Then he complains when the game finder gives him the same one over and over. You can only do so many of the same before boredom kicks in.
True, true.... and what's annoying too are Quick Time events, if you're not on your game and playing attention
However, there is one FP that I'm the Queen of - 'Star Fortress'. I can run that bad-boy really fast and still help others get all the achievements I have for running it. Sometimes I 'charge in-game currency' to run folks, other times I don't care. All my gaming buds go to me for that one.
My one gaming bud and I are also 'datacron masters' - there is something you get for finding them all, and he and I not only have them all, we've mastered how to get them all. Whatever ones he's great at, he takes the lead. The ones I'm great at, I have lead and those that follow are happy to get their stuff. LOL We offer often for those who don't have it all, but again - timing and all that.
Oh, I haven't heard of 'Star Fortress' or the 'datacron masters' but that's probably due to me being 'a lazy gamer'.
I don't have an affinity for getting all the achievements and such, so, when you think about it, I probably would've been one of your clients, paying you to get them for me!
I can't believe you mentioned 'Among Us' - I have played it. I'm terrible at it but on Discord, we stream to help each other but for me, its like, we know where she is. LOL.
You know, now that I think about it, I think 'Among us' was from last year. Or was it this year.... I can't remember. Anyway, I would pay REAL money to see a playthrough of you in 'Among Us'. I'm sure it's hilarious fun when your buds find you! It's making me laugh right now! All in good fun, all in good fun)
XTAS - 30. Wow. The animation does not stand up well to the new TV's, Computer or Phone formats now. It's pixel-ly (I made that word up, but it works). It's like you need a 'tube' tv to watch it, I tried watching on Disney+, I can't. The animation is so distorted. I would have to dumb down my TV, I think. I have a hard enough with as it is - to try and get the right settings. I do have the show on DVD, not that I use that thing much or at all. LOL
Oh my goodness, girl. I'm with you. The animation does not hold up for XTAS or the style, if you ask me. But, I don't revisit it often. When I do, it's only for the Gambit parts. I'm apprehensive about the reboot series from what I've been hearing about it. i don't even know if I'll watch it. I guess we'll see....
edit: odd formatting, font, size and other oddness. LOL
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I should have been more specific. LOL
'Star Fortress' is in Star Wars: The Old Republic (SW:TOR) game that I play. It's a Flash-Point for rep for the 'Alliance' you build with end game of some story line. The Akk Dog is also in that game, I actually have one but the game took all the special traits out, its a bummer but it makes all the companions equal I suppose, less code for the extras.
Datacrons are also in SW:TOR, its something different to do in the game. When I say 'masters', my bud and I have it down to a science on how to get them all.
Achievements are fun, most I get accidentally. I got two in 'Star Fortress' without knowing how I did it, when a guild mate asked me, I'm like ... can't say, don't know. I'd tell you if I knew what I did, I was too busy trying to beat the boss to know what thing I did to get it. The only thing I know is it was a timing thing near the end of the fight. Funny part, that guild mate spent time trying to get that achievement (he was incredibly competitive and a bit of an ass. I knew it too, his view was how could Neko get some hard to get achieve that he doesn't have, he was never a fan of my game play.) The number of people telling me how to play or what to do can really sour one on a game. If I ask, that's one thing, but people can be a bit much with unwanted advice. Or the video says to do this! pfft. Outside the box baby, outside the box, more winning than one would think. The fact I don't give up easily is probably a good thing.
'Among Us', I'll share discord if we play again. We haven't in some time but I know we'll have to have a channel to ourselves or they'll find me all the time. LOL - They meant to teach the game but damn, they also used the advantage. Makes me laugh too because, how silly.
Yeah, I'll check out the new XTAS, mainly because I think the animation will be really good. Animation has come a long way, it came back with tech when industry cheapen out in 1980's and some in the 1990's. It was expensive to produce then, not so much now with tech.
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Re: Star Fortress and Datacrons- ah, I see. well, learn something new everyday! Thank you :)
Wow, what a 'not so nice feeling' to know that he thought that way. Maybe, it wasn't too specific to you. Maybe he would have been that way to anyone who got the achievement before he did. And I agree, sometimes 'happy accidents' can happen while playing and you end getting stuff you didn't know was up for grabs! LOL. Oh... I hope it didn't sour your relationship with the guild mate, all the same.
Ha ha! They probably just couldn't help themselves and had to get you when they could in 'Among Us'. What do you look like? Do you have a plant on your head and a companion (I know you probably think of the latter as your cat in the game ;) )?
You're right, the animation is bound to be better but I worry for Gambit. Maybe I'm jaded, but, it's the storylines that I'm nervous about for new XTAS, especially regarding Gambit, Tell you the truth, I don't much care about the rest except maybe Kurt and Beast but, yeah like I'd said, we'll see, I guess....
Well girl, I'm not going to be online much for the rest of this month because we have a 'family rememberance' thing coming up, followed by Thanksgiving and then my birthday. Family is flying in soon so we're starting on preparations from this weekend.
I've had a blast touching base and chatting with you. Catching up with my friend. It's been so fun, I can't tell you. Fun part of my day. *big hug* until, next time, girl. :gambit:
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I've been trying for days to check the board quickly for your answer of what you look like in 'Among Us'. I was just too curious! LOL
Ohhh... but no luck. Well, if I don't speak to you by then, 'Happy Thanksgiving' Neko and all of the Gambit fans too. :gambit:
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I thought you were afk for family and Thanksgiving. It sounded like you would not be back til the end of the month. LOL
My bad on no reply.
Among Us, tbh, I have no clue what I look like in that game. It was sort of candy corn looking thing. LOL
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No, no, you're right. It's just, I needed to get away from it, for a bit. We're commemorating mum's death and also her sister's. And unexpectedly, their brother died as well .
So, I just needed a break and I thought I would see what you said you looked like in the game. But, I could never get around to it until yesterday or whatever day it was. All the days are the same now. lol.
Anyway, I think I know that candy corn look! :) So, yeah, no worries : )
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I play Star-Trek Online. Mostly due to a gaming bud. Not my favorite game but I try. I don't like my character's looks but what can you do. And my character name is (so, not neko-ish), its bleh. I'll change it at some point.
Anyway, I am really not very good at it, (all of my game buds say, "don't think that way, or you'll believe it, just think positively." Good Buds, right?) They're not wrong but.... there are days with that game.
My 'main' game bud and I remembered - key binds for my mouse. Why it took us almost a year to think of that, no clue and hubby will help if need be. Hubby and 'main' game bud always know how to get my mouse in the correct game play. They work well together too! The three of us have been friends for a long time. Fixing it - so 'main' game bud doesn't have to tell me how to play all the time. LOL. I am not sure I like the game, but if the key binds work, I'll get through it as it were.
Side Note- computer guys/gals unite! Don't know many gals but I know they are out there!
edit: Elder Scrolls Online. I can play it. But again with the darn mouse. My goal always ... Point A to Point B. Love my cat character.
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Side Note- computer guys/gals unite! Don't know many gals but I know they are out there!
:cheers: Agreed. Thanks Neko (for everything).
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I got a new sci-fi book, and already - I skipped one chapter. *Sigh*
I'm trying not to roll through it by reading a line here or there. It's hard though, its not keeping my interest. I might have to let it sit for a bit and revisit it. At least it wasn't expensive and has a lot of chapters. LOL
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Greens books are awesome. Give them a try ;)
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I probably should give those books a try, Purplevit.
Maybe something completely different is a good thing. ;)
Back to the book I'm reading, when I skip a chapter I end up going back for some info. Which I'm almost at the point of doing but can't get myself there yet. I'll let it sit for a bit. I find when I do that, I can go back with more interest. Funny thing, I know - but I can skip chapters easily with books. I would guess authors wouldn't like knowing something like that. LOL
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The Disney+ show 'Andor' is really good, right up there with the 'Mandalorian'. I already know with out announcement that 'Andor' will most likely get a season two.
As for books .... still working on my 'Ghostaniaz' by Tessa Dawn.
:)
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I know its not a book or it is and adapted.
Tulsa King with Sylvester Stallone. It is very gripping. Mob oriented story telling like the 'Godfather' - I'd binge though. These streaming services doing once a week thing is annoying after Netflix and others put entire seasons out.
LOL - still working on 'Ghost'.