No, because I don't go there, and have never liked them
I always forget they exist.Maybe we'll get someone around here with the initials GAF, then it would be really confusing.
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No, because I don't go there, and have never liked them
I always forget they exist.Maybe we'll get someone around here with the initials GAF, then it would be really confusing.
I never understood the obsession for girls gamers mostly because I don't feel it's a common ground we need to share. I've always enjoyed video games as my own hobby and I actually prefer if I didn't have to share it with a partner. I'm sure it would be nice but I much rather explore other interests with a girl. It keeps things from being dull and when I'm exhausted I can retire to my games without being bothered.
In past relationships, I've had girls tried to get into the games I played and I was appreciative that they were trying to understand my hobby more so than them physically playing next to me.
lol. Dont get married or have children then.
Chuckie
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I see your point, but it is nice to have a girl who understands. My wife doesn't play console games (except little big planet) but she gets why I like them. So if I want to buy the new Zelda she says: Cool, go for it...instead of... thats another 40 euro you damn manchild!
H.Protagonist
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It's actually the multitude of wine/beer bottles stacked in the kitchen that I'm worried about. ;P Since moving in a few months ago I found out that they don't have a recycling bin and I've been dithering on what to do with all the bottle/cans from my boozy life. They all currently make a very pretty mosaic of colored glass/metal on my floor.
^_- I mean that in my favorite perverted uncle kind of way.
Exactly what I was thinking. And ha! about my name. I'm already in your brain.
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This is pretty much how I feel. It used to really bother me that my wife didn't play video games, but it's a good thing to have your own hobbies. It's healthy.
Yeah, my wife is much the same way. I would hate it if she treated it like an absurd child's hobby. She gets it, she doesn't mind when I prattle on about them and she usually knows what I'm talking about, she just doesn't care about them.
edit: and to her credit, there are a FEW games she will play every once in awhile, like Starcraft II and UMvC3, and she does a little casual gaming on her iPad. Though everyone here knows that isn't quite the same thing... ;p
RobotNinjaHornets
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Yup, but I'm guessing that fairly soon I'm gonna be reading ProtonJonSA as ProtonJonShockingAlberto.
Damnit.
My problem with trying to be romantically involved with girls who are geeks is that, in my experience, every single one has a fucking boyfriend! That automatically erases romantic intent, I'm not getting caught up in any cheating. I've met a few too who are coocoo bananas before but that had less to do with them being geeks and more to do with them being women ;P
Morning RPGaf! Gotta shower and fill my cup with coffee before class, how is everyone!
Morning RPGaf! Gotta shower and fill my cup with coffee before class, how is everyone!
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See, I think of "geek girl' and "gamer girl" as two entirely different things. My wife isn't a gamer, but she's definitely a geek. There are plenty of geeky interests we share that don't have anything to do with vidya games.
RobotNinjaHornets
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All this talk of peoples wives is making me feel weird and young.
I don't get why there is an obsession for wanting them, but I don't get why there is excessive hate for dating them either. To me, it's just like books or movies. You would never see someone say, "A girl who reads? Fuck no, reading is my time. Why would I want to share that?"
But then, I'm into book culture as much as I am into gaming culture, so the difference is probably more noticeable to me.
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RP project: get hitched by Sunday
You can do it!
edit: really though, I get what you're saying, and I am very grateful to be part of the first generation during which it was okay to be a geek, the first generation to be exposed to the internet, etc. Because it has grown up as I have grown up.
Jamesfrom818
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My local supermarket (two blocks away) has machines for recycling. Throw in cans, glass and plastic bottles and it gives you money. Maybe you should look for something similar near you.
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Only a few states do this, alas. It should really be everywhere. We have them here in Oregon.
If this was your primary goal, and you didn't care how, you could do it quite easily, provided you had some money.
Heck, some families would pay you!
Jamesfrom818
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H Pro and I are both in LA so I'd imagine there's something near her.
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Huh, for some reason I thought you lived in Texas
Wow, really? They're everywhere in NorCal.
Jamesfrom818
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The tag? My tag used to be "Smokes with Odom" but then Odom got traded to the Mavs so when I asked for a new tag, bish gave me my current one.
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I think only about a dozen states do it.
Of course all the west coast states, because west coast is best coast
heh, nice. Asking for a new tag is such a dangerous exercise...
Another +1 for Oregon!
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Easy recycling
No sales tax
Don't have to pump your own gas (I know a lot of people seem to see this as a negative, but since we don't actually have to pay more than places that make you pump your own gas, it really isn't.)
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People are way nicer here than almost anywhere else in the country
People don't drive like assholes
Urban f'in Boundary
GREEN
Mountains AND beaches of every variety
A cab driver told me last week that once you've lived here for four years, you are done. You cannot move away without tremendous incentives to do so, and even then it would give you pause. In my experience, he's right. My wife and I tried it a few years ago. We were back here in about six months.
I have no hatred for such a thing and I wouldn't completely oppose dating one. I just know what I want in a relationship and what works for me. And geek and gamer are two completely different specimens. I'm infatuated with dorky girls. I much rather hear a girl share me her opinion on James Joyce than her getting mad at me when I tell her how shit and stale the zelda games have become.
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Lots of people have bad taste, I am sure she is out there somewhere Acid!
GameplayWhore
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Where I live, self service is usually more expensive than minimum service. This makes little sense, but it is the case due to the self-servers being the big brands.
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The gas thing is weird the first few times, but then you realize it is awesome.
Lost fans talking about taste, there can't be a more perfect oxymoron.
H.Protagonist
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Lookin' good, Steamlord. Kind of like Elvis... O_O
The market near me doesn't have one, and the Ralph's about 2.5 miles away didn't have one either from what I could see last time I trekked out there. And remember, no car, so it's hard to haul stuff anywhere far.
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Nice try, but that sentence doesn't even make sense, so fail by default
...we've already established that these sorts of exchanges are meant in good fun in this thread, yes?
I don't make sense most of the time so no nitpicking now.
Except when you're wrong about Lost.
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See, what I would have gone with here is "you think lost makes sense but not that sentence? lol ok"
Jamesfrom818
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I remember. You could always do it a little at a time. Leave for work earlier, take a small bag of bottles with you and find a supermarket with the recycling machines on the way.
This right here is why I love it here. Mountains, beaches, deserts even. It's great for outdoors lovers.
Germany has a lot of the same stuff (well, except for insane sales tax) so I probably won't mind living there. Definitely prefer Oregon if I'm in the US though.
That depends, if you're giving your opinion in such an abrasive way of course it's not going to work out! That's all well and good on forums (not really) but in a relationship that's poor form. It's like if you said "Ernest Hemingway was a jackass with shit writing!" when you knew she loved Ernest Hemingway, rather than just saying you just don't enjoy his work all that much.
Though sometimes me and my boyfriend joke about our taste differences. Like sometimes I'll say "Yeah, FFVIII suuuuuuuucks" when I know he likes the game. And he'll say "D:< Divorce!" You just can't take it all that seriously.
Ha! You're so right, missed opportunity. Just like Lost.
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Oh man, I forgot about our awesome deserts. We have some of the craziest deserts in the country. My neighbor is a very talented photographer, this is one of my favorites from his portfolio. Alvord Desert.
That's a good site for all you poor bastards who have never been here to flip through...they aren't all Oregon, but most of 'em are west coast.
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ShockingAlberto
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Honestly, as cliche as it sounds, (all things being equal) I would generally prefer to date a "gamer girl" instead of a woman who doesn't game.
Not because I insist on being with someone who is identical to me, that's not the case at all. But how do you explain to a non-gamer why Dark Souls actively fouls up your mood? Plus, gaming is essentially an isolationist hobby. Having someone that likes watching you play or is an active participant turns a situation where a partner can perceive you as being distant and alone in to simply another activity together.
From a relationship point of view, if you're going to game, having it be a shared hobby is better.
Are you blaming me for our hours of conversation that kept us both awake? Oh no, I'm such a jerk.
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I am a chronic Lost apologist. I loved it from beginning to end and I am quite fond of dreaming up excuses for its many flaws.
I'm the same way with the X-Files. It's sooooo good though.
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I have that with Battlestar Galactica
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I've never been able to finish that show, though I was in love with it for the first few seasons. I get to the last few seasons and I completely lose interest. Is it...like...worth it, in the end?
Yeah I do it with BSG as well, though I am much more obnoxious about Lost.
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My wisdom tooth impacted last year and I didn't have the money to go to the dentist for a week and a half (when my health insurance kicked in) so I was in INCREDIBLE PAIN for a while. During that time, the only thing that made the pain go away was watching LOST, which I had never seen before.
I noticed the pain came back around season 3 (particularly "Stranger in a Strange Land," god what an awful episode) and I didn't like the ending. It's hard to recommend because the entire point of the show felt like it was building to a payoff that never happened, but at the time I enjoyed it.
The X-Files does not end well, no.
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