Talk of the Day

[JAM]

So I've been given all these old family tapes.
The problem is that I said "Yes, I can convert them to the computer and make dvds."

The trouble is, I'm using 10 year old technology to do it. I have to hook my ancient camcorder to the VCR, then transfer it on my old computer
(which I have to switch monitors for) because my new computer's OS doesn't even have a driver for my old Sony DCR-TRV28 Handycam.

Don't laugh too much, but I'm still using VHS recorder to play and record stuff. Although, sometimes it's a pain in the ass to get new VHS's

And by the way, happy birthday, Black Soldier!

[Parabox]

2: You're begging[Sorry!].

Not quite the intention there, old friend, sad you feel that way.

[snarfblam]

DID YOU KNOW THAT IT ZAPS OUT THE NUTRIENTS?!
guess what. IT DOES.

I'd love to hear the science behind that. Either way, I'd gladly wait ten times as long for something to cook in the oven rather than eat it from the microwave.

[Digital_Mantra]

been thinking of going back on mIRC lately..

[Phazar]

been thinking of going back on mIRC lately..

DO ET

[Scyzer]

been thinking of going back on mIRC lately..

I could just about say the same thing these days lol, cept for the mIRC part. I rarely get on IRC anymore. All my hacking is pretty much offline now.

[squishy_ichigo]

Sup kiddies, it's been a little while.

Been thinking and what not about stuff, but I'm all done now, and ready to jump back on this horse.

Saddly, I must confess I am retiring from hacking Super Metroid.  You may say whatever you must about this but my mind is made up.
Sadiztyk Fish has everything related to Rainbow City so I will leave it up to her wither or not she continues it/releases it/what have you.

Apologizes to everyone who was looking forward to it, or anything else from me.

I'm still gonna be around for sometime though, don't think I'm leaving. If you need help with anything related to SM just give me a holler. I might even write some asm for ya if you need me to.

Glad that's out of the way.  Been eating at me for awhile. :U

[personitis]

@SadFish: Same. I think hacking offline just works out so much better for me.
@Squigo: Sad to hear about the hacking, happy to know your still around and sticking around.

On the side, I've been downloading a lot of music from Newgrounds lately. Enjoying what I find. Also, incase you haven't played it: Super PSTW Action RPG happens to be the most pointless game I've ever played...
Also, I feel as if I need a new sig.

[Quietus]

It's not the type of game you'd play more than once.  I like the part at the end of the credits: Based on Sony's God of War series. :^_^:

[squishy_ichigo]

Dot Dot Dot - Animated <-- best review of said game.

[snarfblam]

Dot Dot Dot - Animated <-- best review of said game.

Best animation for best narration of a crappy review of said game.

[Lunaria]

Squishy stopped hacking!?!? :noes:

[Zhs2]

shadox-style ragequit

The power has been out from Wednesday evening till about an hour ago... power still isn't back on at my grandma's house, either. Dentist appointments tomorrow too

[Katelyn]

shadox-style ragequit

My username is Shadox and I approve this message!

[Quietus]

Dropping this here, since it's more MetConst / Metroid hack-ey than Youtube specific.  Has anybody seen this before?

Metroid Super ZeroMission (SM HACK) Preview

[Lunaria]

interesting idea for the kraid fight... VERY interesting in fact! :o

[Parabox]

Someone has been lurking good and hard.

[DSO]

Yeah it's been around a while. It's what caused me to make the layer2 transparency BTS blocks, in fact.

[Phazar]

So Thursday night that relationship problem involving my friend that most of you over IRC had heard about by now finally ended.  But now that my life is drama-free and almost peaceful, I can't help but ask myself: Why am I this happy?  Yes, victory was sweet, but aren't I supposed to be depressed about something or another like usual?  What are everyone's thoughts on happiness vs depression and whatnot?

[Quietus]

Snap up every minute of happiness while you can, regardless of the reasons or circumstances.  I spend most of my life nowadays on the edges of depression, feeling down for no apparent reason, so if some of that 'happy' stuff comes my way, I'll be all over it like a rash.

[Scyzer]

Happiness? What is this thing called happiness? =S

[Quietus]

The sad thing is, I can actually list the last few times I remember feeling happy.  They're years apart, and that's actually really bad.

[Digital_Mantra]

happiness vs depression..

the last time i was happy was probably back in 07 when i was into shrooms and such.
then again that happiness was transient and doesn't truly count as a happy brain in general.
the last time i was happy was probably before the age of 11. the worry free nature of a child.
everyday was an adventure, everything was fresh and exciting.

sure i feel good when i get drunk, stoned, a new release catches my ears, a new movie captivates me..
but as for happiness.. no.
i've been depressed for well over a decade.

[Crashtour99]

Happiness/Depression
I know this is going to sound cliche, but life really is what you make of it.  If you spend all of your time looking back and/or focusing on all the bad things, sure yer gonna end up depressed.  However if you acknowledge the bad stuff, but don't dwell/focus on it, you have a drastically reduced chance of being depressed.  Depression is a state of mind that really has nothing to do with your surroundings or events.  And it can be excruciatingly difficult, sometimes seemingly impossible, to escape.
What about happiness?  Well, a lot of people spend a shit ton of their time doing meaningless crap that they hate.  Why?  Survival (like working a crap job just to have enough income to have a roof over yer head).  So for maximum happiness, I'd say stop doing the crap you hate, and find some way to make ends meet while doing stuff you actually enjoy.  Not easy, but the rewards far outweigh not doing so.

Edit: I should probably also add that feelings (happy, sad, angry, depressed, etc.) are all transient in nature.  Feeling anything chronically probably isn't good for you, even being chronically happy.  So I'd say just ride the ups and downs without swinging too far and getting stuck in either direction.

Edit 2:  Should add again, that this is referencing non-clinical depression (i.e. not the chemical imbalance) which could very well lead to clinical depression if sustained for long enough.  It's my guess that most people don't have clinical depression, but then I have nothing to back that up either.

[zephyrtronium]

I feel ambivalently toward nearly everything, yet I find myself deeply depressed every few months. I don't dwell on "bad things" to get that way.