Favourite Procrastination Tools?

[Guest]

A decade ago, I had to take Tetris off my machine. I was falling asleep at the PC, then dreaming of falling blocks.

Tetris -- the Soviet Union's last attempt at destroying the economy of the west. Damn near worked.

Gotta love that music! I found a hardcore trance mix of that once, it is very disturbing.

That is one highly addictive game. Oh no, gotta fight the urge...

Lou

 

[raphy]

I'm the same, Raph. I've never been inclined to play CS, although Adam is addicted. But, I have played quite a bit of UT in my time. I've never manged to beat him, though. My favourite is 'Capture the Flag', which I often do, unless I get blasted as I leg it back.

Lou, wannabe gamer, with poor reflexes.

Aaah, we're all Assault addicts around here. I think it's the one gameplay type that marks UT out from the other FPS games. (or it did, when it first came out)

 

[Icingsugar]

I wish I could play either CS or UT or whatnot.

I run for five seconds.
I get killed.
By what? I never saw.
I spawn anew.
I run for ten seconds.
I find a cool weapon.
I run for another five.
I see a guy.
Guy shoots me.
I spawn anew.
I run for ten seconds.
I find a cool weapon.
I run for another five.
I see a guy.
Guy doesn't see me.
I unload everything I have at the guy.
I miss.
Guy doesn't even flutter.
Guy turns.
Guy kills me with one shot.
I spawn anew.
I get killed.
I mutter profanities.
I log off.
I launch the latest FIFA game, or log onto EverQuest, where I'm no superstar either, but as least can keep myself alive.

Raph, I saw you mentioned SWGalaxies earlier. (Or was that someone else?) Does it live up to all the hooplah?

/Ice

 

[reohoko]

Hey, EQ rules.....

"Hello, nice guard. May I please have a slice of bread? The big bear over there- you know- that you failed to notice while I was medding and afk? Well it killed me. I had to run all the way back here, it took a VERY long time. So, I have no food, think you can help?"

"SMACK"-- Guard Reskin hits you for 800pts of damage.
LOADING PLEASE WAIT....

Note to self..... smack him first, at least then I will feel I deserved it.

hmm, maybe I should have offered him something in return for the bread? *wink

 

[Svenskaflicka]

4.000.000+ points in Pinball.

I'm improving.

 

[Guest]

Svenskaflicka wrote:

If you see me in here, please yell at me to haul my butt over to NaNo and continue writing on my story!

 

[CWatson]

Originally posted by Icingsugar
I run for five seconds.
I get killed.
By what? I never saw.
I spawn anew.
I run for ten seconds.
I find a cool weapon.
I run for another five.
[etc...]

Ice, that reminds me of my adventures in GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64. I used to play against my cousins, who were just LETHAL. Headshots left and right. More often than not I'd have to beg them to let me find a gun before they killed me. "There, I found a PPK!" *splat!* Doo do de DOOOO.... "Goddammit! I didn't mean it LITERALLY!"

Originally posted by Tatelou
I'm the same, Raph. I've never been inclined to play CS, although Adam is addicted. But, I have played quite a bit of UT in my time. I've never manged to beat him, though. My favourite is 'Capture the Flag', which I often do, unless I get blasted as I leg it back.

*dance* Facing Worlds! Facing Worlds! I based an arena for my story on that map without any thought at all. It's just the coolest map ever!


~CWatson
(for want of l33t g4m|ng sk|llz)

 

[DarkLight]

I shoot people.

No, seriously. I'm a major addict of online badass violence games, mostly CounterStrike. But only in the little leauge, I'm only half good at it.

-Lin


ps. 100th post. All bow down to my AV. Whee!

Hi Lin,

The thoughts of CS send shivers down my spine!

This game (along with UT) is perhaps the best procrastination tool I have. We'll have to meet up for a game sometime

BTW congrats on getting your AV. It looks great!

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Svenskaflicka wrote:

"If you see me in here, please yell at me to haul my butt over to NaNo and continue writing on my story!"

It still works! Especially since I see this message in every thread inside this Forum!

*going off to write*

 

[Linbido]

Hi Lin,

The thoughts of CS send shivers down my spine!

This game (along with UT) is perhaps the best procrastination tool I have. We'll have to meet up for a game sometime

Oh, you just say that because you want my body. Ehm, body-count, I mean.

I really don't play all that much at the moment, but PM me when and where you're at, and I might drop by and let myself killed for a while.

-Lin

 

[Guest]

 

[DarkLight]

Oh, you just say that because you want my body. Ehm, body-count, I mean.

I really don't play all that much at the moment, but PM me when and where you're at, and I might drop by and let myself killed for a while.

-Lin

I certainly will PM you

Like I said I'm addicted but I didn't say I was good so you can expect to give me a thrashing.

Pistols drawn,

Light

 

[Svenskaflicka]

OK, I think I set the record for Procrastination - I just helped a friend write an essay on the topic "How many mol H20 are there in one mol BaCl2?"

The things I do to avoid NaNo...

 

[Icingsugar]

OK, I think I set the record for Procrastination - I just helped a friend write an essay on the topic "How many mol H20 are there in one mol BaCl2?"

The things I do to avoid NaNo...

Ok, I'm not a chemist, but how do you write an essay on that question? Don't you just state "twelve" (or whatever the answer is) and get on with life?

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Nope. Na-ah. You also have to write a whole official rapport on HOW you came to that conclusion, including a statement at top of what is the purpose of the laboration, what you have used, and how you have done this, and then summarize it all up in the conclusion that there are 2 mol H20 in every mol BaCl2.

 

[reohoko]

I agree, I just started college. I am beginning to learn that no answer is an answer unless it is followed by a ton of fine print. Least, that is what I call everything that no one wants to read when you are looking for the "point".

But, as we all know, the point is always at the tip of the pencil you started with.


(which is the point, because colleges are secretly the owners of all the paper and pencil and pen companies, and if they don't make you write all that stuff up they won't make a profit. That is why they tell you to carry notebooks and stuff around. I am pretty sure they have stock in the computer companies too though.) ROFL

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I think they are training us all to become authors of instruction manuals.

 

[Guest]

I think this thread should be dedicated to Svenskaflicanator.

Do I have to say it?

Perd (no smilie for a whip)

 

[reohoko]

OH! that explains it.

I just wish they could teach me to stay awake while reading the stuff.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I think this thread should be dedicated to Svenskaflicanator.

Do I have to say it?

Perd (no smilie for a whip)

*trying out cool slogans*

"I'll be on my back!"

"I'll cum back!"

"Me gusta la vista, baby!"

 

[Guest]

"Me gusta la vista, baby!"

Flicka,

You are forgiven your procrastination for that line alone.

Perdita

 

[Pure]

Tools:

1. Reading/posting to Lit. forums
2. Reading newspapers online, esp. the New York Times.
3. Checking for email, though most 'new mail' is spam.

J.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

• coughing blood
• sniffing
• wheezing
• sneezing my intestines out

Svenskaflicka
Sickling

 

[whispering_surrender]

• coughing blood
• sniffing
• wheezing
• sneezing my intestines out

Svenskaflicka
Sickling

*airmails some home-made chicken soup*

*one of the few things I can cook competently*

Whisper

 

[Svenskaflicka]

*eating yummy chicken soup*