I aggressively don't do sports, but as a former Chicagoan I'd like to point out that the Cubs went from 1908 to 2016 without winning the Snoopy Bowl or whatever it is baseball critters get for baseballing good. Really taught me not to invest any part of my mood in someone else's hobby.
That little miracle hung in the air for a while because within days of Cubs doing their thing, Ireland beat New Zealand for the first time in almost 100 years of trying in Soldier's Field. The Irish team faced the haka in a figure eight, the number worn by recently deceased Munster coach and Irish player Anthony (Axel) Foley and, if I remember correctly, the scoreline was an exact reversal of the Irish defeat when Axel had last played against NZ. Don't care if you never watch sports or have no interest. That stuff still stings.
This seems as good a place as any to include George Carlin's famous "Football vs. Baseball" bit, which still makes me laugh, even though I've never played either sport. I have played Association Football (or soccer to anyone from the USA), and that was rough enough. After playing it for nearly 30 years, I had to retire with more than enough injuries. Bleh.
It's either synchronicity or the snooping power of the internet, but the same day I read this my FB feed had a replay of Flutie's successful Hail Mary against Miami.
A Happy/Sad Gaming Post? I beat Ornstein and Smough solo again. Which felt great! I learned I am very good at fighting Smough and I made it through after hours and hours of attempts/phase 2 deaths. But the sad news is, I wanted the Leo Ring. But, my dumb dex weapon was crap against Ornstein (and the Iron Golem.) So, no Leo Ring for me, but I also didn't NEED IT. I WANTED it. But at least I made it through!!! I am so happy!!! Quality/Strength Builds Forever!!!!
Also, after some research, learned the Painting Guardian Sword is a little longer than a dagger. OMFG. So happy. The advice I have for this fight is the following: Never hit O or S more than twice. Doesn't matter what weapon you use. Hit them twice, run away. Greed killed/hurt me SO MANY TIMES. Run zig-zag. It's harder for them to follow you around the arena. Let them destroy the pillars. But know Ornstein second phase can attack over them. So can Smough. But it's easier for you to see them without the pillars. Also, an Estus sip takes 2 seconds. Time accordingly.
Could we get a dedicated computer gaming thread? I play the occasional game here and there, but this thread has been greek to me for a few pages now.
There is one under lounge and entertainment: https://www.writingforums.org/threads/the-gaming-thread.17985/
When it's late in the game of Scrabble, you have a seven-letter word, "ceasing," with nowhere to hang it, and you opponent plays "cox" ending in the next-to-bottom row, which allows you to play ceasing as a triple word +50 + coxa, for 90-some points and the win. I'm almost delirious, but had to hold back my enthusiasm lest my better half get really annoyed with me.
The following exchange made me happy, even if it confused my kid: The other night, my ten year old asked, "What if I could taste colors?" I said, "It's pretty neat, actually, but please wait until at least college." I didn't go into the fact that seeing sounds is even cooler. And if you don't get the joke, that's okay. It probably means you had better things to do with your youth than experiment with recreational drugs.
That's a very interesting question. In some cases of colorblindness, the cones are there, but they aren't functioning, so conceivably they could be activated. In other cases, certain cones just don't exist. But if we're talking hallucinations, the question becomes, can one imagine colors one's never seen? Maybe so. I seem to remember thinking I was seeing colors outside the normal spectrum on occasions. Although, if it's chemically induced, you might see the colors, but they probably wouldn't be in the right places. Red/green, coral/cyan or blue yellow, whatever the case, might still be impossible to discern between when looking at a flower or something, even if you were able to suddenly see them all on a white wall.
I didn't, but I have to ask: hashish or LSD? The former might let you taste colours. The latter might make you see a young girl in the firmament with gemstones. (Yes, I know it's a myth, but I couldn't resist). Incidentally, you don't need drugs to see sounds. If you have a computer and the right software (e.g. Audacity), you can play sounds as waveforms.
