I hope not.  I still remember the song from when I served years ago!

Sounds like most everyone agrees that Granite City would be better.  I wasn't sure because I figured more families come into Olive Garden but it makes sense that the higher alcohol consumption at Granite City would have bigger bills which does translate into higher tips.

Plus, more alcohol means poorer decisions and eyesight! Did I grab a $1 or a $100 for a tip?

Just waiting until the 28th to get this on sale at Amazon... Then one more game to add to the backlog..

Yeah, been checking all day.. Didn't even want to play, just wanted to login to reset the celestial coin thing... Not sure what happens now that it's expired... Gonna be annoyed if they are just lost...

more than I thought, which would have been 0...
but...
unreal,doom, half life, Left for Dead, Grand theft Auto, Diablo, Pokeman, Portal, Pacman, Gears of War, Plants Vs Zombies, Quake, Sims
There's a few others that look familiar, but I cant place them..

Somebody stop him! 4 times in 4 days will break the space time continuum!

My mom and I caught a near sold out IMAX show, was cool.

Reminder - movie theater diagrams always have the screen (front of theater) at the top.

I got it reversed, I got us 6th row seats instead of seats six rows from the back. Doh!

I don't even understand why the theater has IMAX seats as close as some of them The first row in my theatre is about 15-20 feet from the screen... Not a good angle for 2D let alone 3D... "Maybe" if the front row had reclining seats that went flat, but even then...

Like that tip about patching!. What i'm gonna do is leave it unchecked if I'm going to play, since I don't hit too many areas in one sitting, then when I'm done for the day, enable it and relogin so that the big download can be done while i'm doing something else.. Like now.. going to bed soon, so letting the full download go overnight..

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just saw it on IMAX 3D. Liked it a lot....
Had some holes as all movies do, but good none the less...
not too sure I like engineering though... not scfi enough for me...(didn't like the 1st one either)
one thing that really bugged me though...

Spoiler for Hiden:

So the Vengeance and Enterprise are fighting near the moon and... nobody notices? Even being on the other side of the moon, I would think they had sensors and whatnot to notice the fight and maybe send some ships to investigate? Do they normally leave Earth completely unprotected?
I also expected them to redesign the enterprise after it was wrecked.. Too be honest, I figured it was totaled...

just found this today.. yeah, I'm about 3 years behind, but figured maybe noone else saw this back then either...

http://socialhype.com/lifestyle/technology-lifestyle/china-builds-a-16-floor-hotel-in-just-5-days-and-16-hrs-video-2/

Make sure to start the cleaning in safe mode. You can also try connecting remotely in safe mode with networking.
Also, Norton isn't that bad anymore. I use it right now. (Although,I always a double/triple check with other software.

For some reason, still playing this. this is the longest stretch I've gone in one shot on an MMO... Also hit L32 which is the highest level in any MMO I ever made it too.. I think this is the main reason I am liking it.. Leveling doesn't seem like a chore and it doesn't feel like i am grinding away just to level... I am leveling by just following the quests and being able to do so solo is a major plus for me... While I don't mind grouping, I generally avoid it because:
1) Grouping sometimes feels like a chore
2) When I group it tends to be with people who just keep plowing through their quests without seeing what anyone else has or needs.
3) I never know how long I will play for and don't like abandoning a group right away.. sometimes I might only play for 1 quest or sometimes for 4 hours...

But still i generally like the game. not happy about the bag situation, even though I bought some.. felt like I really needed them...
and still have no idea what I need the regular gold/silver/copper for.. I haven't bought anything with it yet...
and as was mentioned.. WAAAAYYYY too many currencies...
have gold/silver/copper, 1 paid currency, and maybe one more(seals, or AD).. It's such a pain, that i'm not even worrying about buying anything with them... just bought the mid level founders pack and some bags, everything else is picked up by being found...

and question....
I am confused about some equipment levels... I have a blue L9 dagger, that no matter what seems to be recommended over my found green daggers, even though the damage is higher on the greens and so are the bonus effects.. any idea why?

... and "based on a true story" from what I recall.

there's the truth and then there's the "TRUUUTH".

My wife and i saw this and it does seem to be based on a true story (Pain & Gain, not IM3).. It wasn't too bad in a funny cheesy way.. definitely matinee material though...

OMG.. Where do they have Spidey's webs coming out of now?!?

I don't know why, but I still seem to like this game... Made it to L23 which I think might be a first for me with MMO's... I have lifetimes for multiple games, but usually by now would be burned out, even though I am playing this for more hours than I would normally have played. It may be because it lets me solo for the most part. I've only died once and that was because I didn't pay attention. Also, leveling doesn't seem grindy to me.. All my leveling was through quests and the monsters on the way to quests...

also took a look at the foundry and immediately became lost.. Is there a manual or videos I am missing? I have an idea for a quest, but don't know how to even start (or if I'll have the willpower to actually go through with it..)
I did buy the medium founders pack and used the AD to buy a greater bag of holding... May suck it up and buy another one for $10... Haven't found anything to really buy with my Gold though...

Disregard... 5 minutes after my post here, I got the email and my items were activated... Maybe they are watching this forum.. 

do you happen to know where I can buy more bags? running out of room of stuff I am keeping and bank is getting full too.

Someone invite me to the guild! @TiLT42

Also, on their extended FAQ it says there will be a wipe prior to headstart...Did headstart already happen?

Headstart was the 5-day period before open beta, so it's already over. There will be no more wipes.

They come as you level up. I forget when for what, but it'll come via mail. E.g. you get mount at lvl 20. Companion and weapons earlier.

oh. i thought this gave you early access to the items, so you didn't have to wait to level up...

You get access to all your Founders items as soon as you reach Protector's Enclave, I believe. You should get two mails containing all your items, even the ones you can't use until level 20 (the mount). The rest of your items can be obtained from an NPC not far from Sergeant Knox. Go through the underpass close to him and you'll see the NPC there.

I tried going to the founder vendor and he doesn't have anything for me, nor did I get any emails about the stuff. I'm L18... Is there something i need to do in my account like the Zen transfer first? Is there maybe a delay between buying the founder stuff and having it activate? (been about 5-6 hours now..)

They come as you level up. I forget when for what, but it'll come via mail. E.g. you get mount at lvl 20. Companion and weapons earlier.

oh. i thought this gave you early access to the items, so you didn't have to wait to level up...

The Open Beta becomes available to everyone today, 8 hours from the time of writing. I'm looking forward to impressions from the non-Founder crowd.

Just so this is clear, there will be no more character wipes. So even though this is called a beta, it's actually just a soft launch for the game.

Are you sure? I tried looking for info on this but couldn't find it.. i thought there was one more wipe then the headstart stuff starts?
Played for a few hours tonight after I got in... I don't usually do that for too many games... I will probably pickup a founders pack... Definitely the $60 one, but will give some thought towards the $200 one.... Got to think about if the benefits are really worth it to me...

Isn't it too late by now to get the founders packs? I think so, and yes, no more character wipes.

FYI. i bought a founders pack today, so they are still available...
Also, on their extended FAQ it says there will be a wipe prior to headstart...Did headstart already happen?
http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?18401-Neverwinter-Extended-FAQ&p=297581&viewfull=1#post297581

Anyone know how you get you founders pack items?

yeah, yeah, the second one isn't really out yet, but they've already started talking about the third one.  Mind you there are potentially minor spoilers in the article, but they do mention Klingons plus Q and the Borg for a later film.  Pine and Quinto are also signed for 3 films, so barring anything major happening they'll be back.

anyways, I imagine they'll want to get the third film out quicker this time; originally they wanted 2 to be out in 2011, then moved it back to summer 2012, then holiday 2012, and finally May 2013.  2016 would work well since it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the original series.  of course I imagine that would mean no Abrams behind the camera.  of course, a 2015 release could set the stage for the biggest geek battle ever....

I wonder what would happen if SW & ST both came out the same day??? Would be interesting to see the lines.... May have to declare a world wide mandatory holiday!

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We just got back as well from the marathon.. It was a long day, but overall we had fun. We also enjoyed the movie although there were some very vocal people who seemed to hate it...
Mostly because of:

Spoiler for Hiden:

The way they portrayed the Mandarin......

Spoiler for Hiden:

both the lack of the magical rings people were expecting and a twist in the movie

Spoiler for Hiden:

I absolutely hated the twist,and thought it just ruined Ben Kingsley in the film,he was sooooo fucking good until that twist

the Ten Rings Logo was there on the test screen during the videos he put out

Spoiler for Hiden:

Yeah, the logo was there, but [comic spoiler?]

Spoiler for Hiden:

not the rings themselves... in the comics, the Mandarin has 10 magical rings that do different things. http://marvel.com/universe/Mandarin's_Rings. they aren't here except as props.

Although

Spoiler for Hiden:

The Manadrin character could be a double twist in that him being an actor is actually the red herring. or the "real" Manadarin is still hidden in the shadows

[Spoiler]

We just got back as well from the marathon.. It was a long day, but overall we had fun. We also enjoyed the movie although there were some very vocal people who seemed to hate it...
Mostly because of:

Spoiler for Hiden:

The way they portrayed the Mandarin......

Spoiler for Hiden:

both the lack of the magical rings people were expecting and a twist in the movie

I also felt there was mostly more of a

Spoiler for Hiden:

Sherlock Holmes... Tony Stark movie during the middle portion

One thing I was disappointed in was :

Spoiler for Hiden:

The multi-armor sequence... I really expected a lot more from this, particularly seeing what the different armors did... Mostly, it was like an armor mod for a video game where the only difference was the skin, except for a couple of specific scenes.

And iron man 2 finished... after the fire, they had to reboot their equipment and 10 minutes after restarting the movie. Bang... system crash... finished about 40 behind... waiting for avengers to start now....

Soooo.. about 40 minutes in to iron man 2 and.... Fnnn fire alarm goes off! Now get to stand outside while the mall figures out what's up...

 And one movie down, three to go!

The Open Beta becomes available to everyone today, 8 hours from the time of writing. I'm looking forward to impressions from the non-Founder crowd.

Just so this is clear, there will be no more character wipes. So even though this is called a beta, it's actually just a soft launch for the game.

Are you sure? I tried looking for info on this but couldn't find it.. i thought there was one more wipe then the headstart stuff starts?
Played for a few hours tonight after I got in... I don't usually do that for too many games... I will probably pickup a founders pack... Definitely the $60 one, but will give some thought towards the $200 one.... Got to think about if the benefits are really worth it to me...

My wife and I are signed up for the marathon on Thursday.. gonna be a long day...

#4056 in queue.. it does bounce around and i saw it hit 35,000+ a few times...
Mostly looking to try this before the founders packs disappear to see if it's something I'd be into...

I find that portion-control diets are not the best.  Ketogenic diets where you aren't measuring everything but instead watching the amount of carb intake works much better for me.  But yea....6oz of chicken is kinda nuts.  In terms of calories you could eat 5x that in lean turkey for the same 'spend'. 

This.. Low carb was the way my wife and I took off a bunch of weight (eventually, put some back on), but is was definatly the easiest and you never had to worry about being hungry..

I've got the scanner feed up on my phone.  Reports are that EOD is on scene with dogs, and there was a general callout to advise that any further explosions would be under police control.

What are you using for this?

If your Mom uses an Iphone or more than one computer, I highly recommend Roboform.  It syncs all your data across platforms so I am never without my passwords.  In addition, it autofills your logins, generates passwords, etc... Can't recommend it enough.  There is a demo and the first year is only $9.99.  I love it. http://www.roboform.com/

this is what I use... like it a lot...

would you buy cookies and cakes at a bake sale that were only baked half way?  Then for the life of me I dont get people paying for software not done yet, are people lives so shallow and empty that being deluded into thinking "I'm first" actually means something to them. 
Hell maybe musicians should jump in on this trend of stupidity and allow people to come and pay for sound checks before a concert.

For your musician analogy, it's more like...pay for the concert, but be allowed into sound checks at no extra cost...
I like the early access stuff.. It gets you somewhat playing a game now and still gets you the final product. I have the Arma 3 early access. I have owned every Arma game so far and knew this was an easy preorder, but I also get to mess around with it now instead of having to wait for the full release..

We have some things we want to donate.. mostly cothes, some pots and pans, kitchen utensils, maybe a couple of old TV's...
I would prefer the stuff to go directly to people who need it and don't want to give it to an organization that keeps most of the money if I have to give it to someplace that sells it..
Would also like it to be picked up rather than dropped off.. NorthEast NJ.
Any ideas?

But it unlocks on Steam tomorrow - anyone know what time that generally happens? I may be sick and work from home. 

it happens in about a half hour

Looks like it's unlocking now... right before bed..

You're right, of course.  The internet is no place for disagreements.

Im not sure I agree with you on this.

I'm sorry, but you're just wrong about this...

Still waiting for my GMG key.. and looks like their website is having issues, because the key page just sits at loading, so I can't see any of my keys right now.. also tried different browsers.... no big deal though..

they're putting updates about the situation on their blog.

Still haven't received my key via email, however, I was able to get the key via my keys page once the site went back up, so pre-load complete!

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and plot:

    As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessman and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control – all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his crosshairs. The epic adventure and battle between good and evil, freedom and enslavement ensues.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Unicron!

Still waiting for my GMG key.. and looks like their website is having issues, because the key page just sits at loading, so I can't see any of my keys right now.. also tried different browsers.... no big deal though..

Porn and everything else... Tried organizing the porn, but it would takes weeks!

Glad you're doing better.. and look on the bright side... you have a new experience you can add to one of your stories!

You know, I think I'd like to see some smal RTS like elements.. stuff where you can build your gang up and send them to different sectors to help thin out the herd and have for backup..
Plus more over the top stuff and new weapons and vehicles... I want a VTOL that turns into a mech!
Oh, and wish list stuff... Destrucible (and rebuildable) buildings, multiple hangouts that can be upgraded, and a larger world... Maybe a simulated US! Make maybe 10 "real" cities, then many more generic ones..
and upgraded graphics..