The Jeffinator's Lounge

[VelvetDarkness]

You guys should be thankful you've even seen your father's face. I've written mine off because the only contact we have ever had with him after him finding out my mother was pregnant with me was a few phone calls when I was almost 18

Men can be such assholes. I'm sorry to hear that. (yes Jeff, I am well aware that women can be assholes too )

My dad left when I was 8 and I next saw him when I was 14. I can count on 1 hand the number of times I've seen him in the last few years and I'm now 28. Sometimes I think it would be easier if he'd just stayed out of my life, then at least I'd only have felt rejected the once.

 

[dragonrazor]

Yeah....I don't even have a picture of him because he's covering his face in the only one mom had of him....

I'm his first son, but what does that matter. All it means is that I can never be drafted, (which doesn't matter anyways since I can't serve in the military) and he's never really tried to make amends. If he DID show up suddenly, I'd go "you don't get off that easily, mister fuck and run....where's the 27 years of christmas and birthday presents...I figure you owe me a mansion by now"

 

[The Jeffinator]

That's rough, dude. Your father never being around, I mean. There was a period of time there where we only saw our father like three times in several years, and sometimes he'd go like seven months without calling or writing. But, at least he's in our lives now. Until my stepmom kills him, anyway.

 

[dragonrazor]

meh....not like it matters. Mom's a notoriously poor choice in men anyways. Look at cory...thanks to his father, he seems to be genetically predisposed to violence

 

[The Jeffinator]

Darn. They deduced my tax debt from my stimulus check. I should have gotten 600, but instead I got 203. At least I can go buy a new bike now. The kids were acting up a lot today, but there is one thing that cures even the most spoiled child, at least temporarily -- ice cream! The ice cream truck came by and I took them out and let them choose anything they wanted. Now they are smiling and laughing and in a good mood as they eat their ice cream and watch Disney Channel -- THANK GOODNESS! lol. Now if it was always like this, I wouldn't mind watching them. I mean, right now they are happy and thankful and loving and all. After I got them ice cream, they both gave me a big hug and said thank you. Poor little Tommy, though -- while running out to the truck (even after I yelled to them to slow down), he went flying forward and scraped his knee. I carried Little Man down to the truck, and then put him down to choose his ice cream. I put some proxide on it and all when we got back in, and then he was fine.

 

[The Jeffinator]

Check it out! I have started a fan fiction at Marvel.com. http://www.marvel.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=123317

 

[NiteCrowe]

wehay, it looks good....wait does this mean we're not going to be playing that thread anymore!?!?! I loved the idea of that thread....

 

[The Jeffinator]

Well, depends if we get any other players or not.

 

[NiteCrowe]

hmm, with any luck i'll have my fan fiction chucked on to the site in a while.

 

[dragonrazor]

Surprisingly, I just found a motherboard worth getting vista for. not only that, I can get the best kind of processor for it for 250 dollars. the processor in question, an AMD Phenom X4 Black Edition (highly overclockable)

and the best part......well, you'll see when you look down at memory capacity.

http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?ID=1279408

 

[The Jeffinator]

Hmmm. Didn't you tell me that all Keenzo parts are compadible and interchangable? Or do you have to make sure all parts you get have the same Model Number? I'm considering ordering parts and building my own massive gaming machine, rather than getting the Dell XPS I was planning to buy next year.

 

[dragonrazor]

not all...most. You have to be sure with brands and what not. But in general, they usually are. Just make sure you follow the compatibility info listed in the board's specs and you should be fine.

 

[The Jeffinator]

Also, since most of my games seem to have died, I'm working on a new project -- unlike others, this will be an original. It will seem a bit like Harry Potter, except that it's not secret, there are no wands or brooms, and there are no spells -- magic in this world is more realistic and based on inner energy and focus rather than memory of special words and phrases. Like, you use your energy to heat up the air around your palm, and create a fireball. Lowering the heat around your palm by pushing the heat away, you can create a ball of icy wind. If properly trained, you can also shoot out lightning bolts and freeze bolts. Certain Mages are trained in certain disciplines, but a Mage that has mastered at least three seperate fields of study is called a Sage.

 

[The Jeffinator]

Cool, thanks dude.

 

[dragonrazor]

this changes my specific gaming rig design lol

 

[I_Am_Lust]

Hey Jeff,
Just browsed the fic and I like what I see so far. I don't know if you can add people on Marvel.com but I'm Jubilation_Lee on there. Goes for you too Nite. I think I might do an Alana based one. I'm not sure though.

 

[The Jeffinator]

Thanks, Lusty. Only downside is that I'm having issues geting motivated to complete ep 2. I mean, I've already written down the basic events of the first sixty episodes, and have events as far as Episode 115 thought up in my head, but I just can't bring myself to actually write Episode 02. Now, if I was getting paid for it, that'd be different, lmao. But to commit so much time to writing for fun when I should be focusing on writing for profit seems... kind of stupid, lol. I have been trying to complete a novel since early 2003, and it keeps eluding me. I love planning the story, but when it comes to actually writing the story itself, I have never made it past the first hundred pages. I am almost 26. I don't want to be 66 and still living in a small apartment holding onto a dream that may never come true.

I have not decided anything for certain yet, but I am looking into changing career paths. I am doing some exstensive research into the possibilty of Game Journalism or Game Writer/Editor. Dan Hsu, former Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly (my fave mag), posted an awesome guide on his blog on 1up.com. It details the different ways to break into the industry, and gives some valuable tips of the trade. If that's what I want to do, I have to move to San Francisco or Los Angeles. If I do that, I'll most likely choose SF -- it's just north of Silicon Valley, which greatly increases job options. I'm thinking of getting a degree in IT or MIS, that way if I fail as a Game Writer, I can get a job as a network specialist or something at one of the many companies headquarted in Silicon Valley.

What I'll most likely do is get a job with a nationwide company (Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop/EB Games, CVS, Dollar Tree, Walgreens, etc.), and focus on getting my GED. Then, I'll pursue a BS in IT or MIS from ITT Tech. Once I graduate and have some money saved up, I'll transfer to an outlet of my company in San Francisco, or use ITT Tech's Job Placement Program to get lined up with a company there or down in Silicon Valley. Then, I'll pursue game writing and journalism opporunities, and if all else fails, at least I'll have a good paying job at a big company. Whether I end up staying with IT or getting into Game Writing, I'll be making at least $30 an hour in the San Francisco Bay Area. But, if I do become a Game Writer, I will get to go to ComiCon, Anime Expo, DragonCon, and maybe even E3!

 

[NiteCrowe]

I was toying of doing an a Marvel Exiles thread for a few characters (3 or 4), and i was wondering, Lusty, Jeff and Dagon, if you guys would be interested?

 

[The Jeffinator]

What kind of thread, exactly?

 

[NiteCrowe]

Its just the EXILES, but with a different line up really, travelling from one dimension to another fixing each one as they go along...

Heres the link (you'll have to go old school and copy and paste it lol)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exiles_(Marvel_Comics)

 

[dragonrazor]

Honestly, I've pretty much abandoned comic book threads

 

[dragonrazor]

Great....okay, so a couple of days ago, I got into an argument of sorts of Shuu. The argument occurred because she decided that she was going to abandon the internet. She messaged me today, and I was outside, so I didn't notice. I came back in, and tried to respond, but my message got returned. Tried to email her, but got a delivery status notification. I think she may think I hate her and decided to block me....

And then she wonders why I wonder just what kind of relationship we have...

 

[The Jeffinator]

Damn. I haven't been on messenger much lately, but when I am, she's usually not on. However, to be honest, my relationship with her isn't the same since I found out the lies Grace told me she said were true. Rather, Shuu confessed to some of the things Grace told me, which caused me to see her in a different light. I didn't tell her that then, but I don't care if she knows now. I still love her, of course, but I can't trust her. One time, she begged me to lie to her crush and pretend I was someone else. Then, afterwards, I felt guilty, and told Dane I lied to him to find out if he liked Shuu, but I took all the blame for the idea. Then, Shuu made me feel horrible for coming clean with him. Then I find out all these other lies are true, and, to be honest, how can we trust anything she says? Plus, she's made a lot of enemies through her lies, so not only to we have to worry about whether she's telling the truth or not, but we have to worry about whether it's even her doing the talking.

 

[dragonrazor]

To be honest, if she DID come back on to apologize or try to restart the friendship, and decided to write me off and block me just because my mother had me outside in conversation, then it really is over. It'll be the first time in my life I ever STOP loving someone

 

[The Jeffinator]

Hey Joe, if I make it big as a game writer, you could come to Cali and I could try and hook you up too. Then, eventually, we could start our own magazine and website. I'm also searching for an artist to start a webcomic with.