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But always remember this:

NOTHING BEATS AGS!

Alright... nobody likes a kiss-ass.

jk

I'm confused... MY interests, or the general populace's?

Mine:
1.  f) Modern Day.
2.  b) Occult
3.  a) Multiple Environments
4.  a) I like being able to play as one character the whole time (but, I've always liked being able to either create a character, or be able to choose from several different characters at the beginning of the game)
5.  My answer here depends...
  a) A new game based on and existing popular franchise (I'm a BIG Resident Evil fan, I've played pretty much every game released with a Resident Evil title, and I will continue to play the new ones as they come out whether they suck or not.  GO RE4!).
  b) A new game based on original characters and background story (It's always good to try something new).
6.  a) I would say science fiction, but if you had included either horror or mystery, I would have chosen one of those.
7.  c) Serious
8.  I really don't have a preference, but I'll say b) 640x480
9.  a) Hand-drawn/painted (realistic)
10.  d) Something original.
11.  a) Quite long
12.  b) I like puzzles, but they should be easy enough to figure out.
13.  a) Conversation and story.
14.  That's a tie between Pleurghburg: The Dark Ages, and 5 Days A Stranger.

All in all, though... I'm gonna have to agree with Steve McCrea.  I played around with AGS for about a year trying to make games that other people would think were cool and they all ended up getting scrapped because I just wasn't interested in working on them.  One day I finally said, "screw it" and I started working on a game that I thought would be cool, and I've gotten a lot more done on that one than any other little project I previously had going, and I've actually gotten some good responses for what I've done on it.

~Sully

Oooh... Werewolves!

I'd love to see more on this game.  The graphics look great, and the background story is enough to grab my attention.

Looks like you're doing a fine job, keep up the good work.

~Sully

Yeah, I was kinda unsure about starting this thread, as I didn't want it to turn into a jihad flamewar.  It's like the old man in the movie Big Fish said, "Religion is something you should never talk about in public, because someone's always going to get offended."  But so far, so good.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.  I haven't stopped over to talk to her yet.  I still have another week before I go back to work, and then yet another week before I get paid.  She lives two towns over from me, in Iola.  That's a bit of a haul seeing as I'm broke as a joke.  That and I'm busy packing up my stuff, I'll be moving out on my own in a few weeks.

You're probably wondering, "why not just call her?"  Like Colossal said, it'd be more personal if I were to stop over and talk to her in person.  Plus, I don't have her number...

So right now, there's nothing I can do.  I guess all I can do is sit and twiddle my thumbs for the time being.  I know that's probably not the best idea, especially since I would like to get to know her.  Because once I finally get paid in 2 weeks, she could have found another guy she's interested in and forgotten all about me (or have thought that I wasn't interested).  But... hey hey, what can I do?

Pardon my crappy photoshopping...

*Sully shakes his head.

I hope this one ain't like the first one...

Gitter Dun!

One band that I think is seriously under rated is a band from the states here, called Systematic.

I saw them on April Fool's Day in 2000 in Green Bay, WI with Godsmack, Cold, and Staind.  I was blown away.

I found out the other night that they've separated after only 2 albums (2 very kick ass albums, I might add).  They not too heavy, I would call them hard rock.  Like I told Femme, I don't understand why these guys aren't more popular and well-known, but maybe that's a good thing, 'cuz you know... you get the fame, you sell out, right?

Well, anyway.  Here's hoping this isn't the end of Systematic.

Well, here's what I'm going to do...

1.Ã,  I'm not going to show up at her church for mass one day.Ã,  I don't even have any nice clothes that I can wear, because most of my clothes are black or white, and they all are mostly t-shirts and cargo pants.Ã,  Aside from that, I won't go because I don't belong in a church... they smell funny, and there's too many crosses everywhere (yeah, lame excuse... but you know the reason why).

2.Ã,  As per Eric's idea, I'm going to buy her some flowers and stop over at her house and tell her straight out, "I appreciate your invitation, but I'm not really a religious-type person. etc...Ã,  However, if you'd like to go out to the movies or for coffee sometime, that'd be cool.Ã,  You seem like a really sweet girl, and I would love to get to know you better, but I just wouldn't fit into a religious environment.Ã,  Something like that just isn't me."Ã,  Something along the lines of that.

I'm not really looking towards a lifestyle change just because of her.Ã,  Like I said before, I'm fairly happy with the way I am.Ã,  Because, if I'm not me, then who the hell am I?

Oh yeah, here's the note... (the one side anyway, I'm too lazy to scan the other side)...

Oh no, I haven't abandoned it.  In fact, I'm working on it as we speak.

I have to try and get as much of it done as I can in the next 2-3 weeks, because I'll be moving out on my own (out of my mom's house), and it'll probably be a while before I can get a computer of my own, or even have the internet hooked up in my apartment.

I've gotten a lot of the house finished, I drew up plans for the entire house and made little notes about what's going to happen when and where.  I haven't gotten much done on the garage, and absolutely nothing done on the barn.  I've got about 7 zombies made, and I had to do a little tinkering with their walkcycles and such (seeing as I had to separate their torsos, heads, arms and legs into separate characters, and they won't all animate at once...)

As for the story, I'm going to try and not give too much away here..., but there's going to be more than one way to finish the game.  But it's tough, because I'm trying to work with an almost non-existent storyline (typical zombie movies don't really have a story to them anyway).

Maybe I'll post some screenies later on tonight, if I'm feeling generous.

Hmm... lemme see what I can do...

I told this story to my brother today, and all he had to say was, "She's tryin' to recruit ya, eh?Ã,  What?Ã,  Do they make commission of some type off of that?".

I don't really see her as just a peice of ass (although, I'm not gonna lie, she is pretty f---in' fine!).Ã,  Like I said, she's a really nice girl and I'd be absolutely STOKED to take her out sometime.

But the fact of the matter is, I wouldn't be caught dead in a church (...30 years later, at my funeral... ).Ã,  At A.A. I refuse to join in on the prayers they recite.

I'm pretty happy with who I am... and in the eyes of her church, yeah I'm a sinner... I smoke, I cuss, I have pre-marital sex.Ã,  But that's me, that's who I am.Ã,  I would never change just for some girl (I guess maybe it depends on what she wants me to change, some things I wouldn't mind doing differently), and I would certainly never waste my time posing as some goody-goody, going to mass just so I can get some ass (heh... that rhymes).Ã,  Plus, that's highly disrespectful to her.

If she's just trying to "save me" (as the pamphlet so generously put it) or "trying to show me the light", then I won't have anything to do with her at all... I mean, she does all this to try and get me to go to church?!?!?...making me think she likes me? The hell is that?!  That would be a really f---ed up thing to do...

I just got out of a long relationship with someone who never accepted me and was always trying to change me, and out of all that I learned an important lesson about what relationships are all about.

Hey, if all else fails, I'll still be friends with her.

I've been single about a month, and I'm starting to get back in the saddle.

There was this girl in my class, I've talked to her a few times, and she's a really sweet girl.Ã,  So I was contemplating asking this girl out, but I didn't really know what she thought of me.

Monday after class she was waiting for me out by my car, so I talked to her a little there, and I could kinda tell she was interested in me, 'cuz she kept smiling and blushing.

Wednesday was the last day of school before summer break.Ã,  All day in class, she kept looking over at me and smiling, I could kind of tell the wheels in her head were turning, like she had something planned.Ã,  As she was leaving class, she gave me this wierd smile... you know.Ã,  So I'm all like, "Yeah, she's gonna ask me out!"   I was more than psyched, I was dancing the cha-cha on cloud nine.

I get out to my car about a half an hour later, and I find this note sitting on my car seat under my cell phone, it basically said this, "Hi Sully.Ã,  How are you?Ã,  Have a great summer.Ã,  You shouldn't smoke so much... blah blah blah..." and then I turn the note over, and it says on the back, "... I would LOVE to see you at church sometime.Ã,  "Ã,  Then I look down at the car seat, and there's a pamphlet from her church sitting where the note was.

Now, to understand the irony in this situation, you have to understand that I'm not a religious person at all.Ã,  I don't follow any religion, and if you look at me (piercings, tatoos, black clothes) you should be able to tell that I'm not the least bit pious.Ã,  So to sum it up, there is a 0% chance that she'll ever see me at church.

I shoulda known too... she always wore dresses, and always had her long hair up in a bun (there's a funny cult around here where the women are only allowed to wear dresses, can NEVER cut their hair and always have to have it back in a bun or a ponytail).Ã,  But I didn't really think of that until I found that pamphlet.

It's just such a buzz kill... I mean, there's nothing wrong with the fact that she's religious, she's a really sweet girl and I'd still date her anyway.Ã,  But in a relationship, you have to at least have SOME things in common and you can't be trying to make the other person change their ways from this to that.Ã,  Honestly, can you expect a relationship between a devoutly religious person and a (basically) anti-religious person to work out?Ã,  I know that even if she would accept me for who and what I am and just like me for me, her family wouldn't think too highly of us being an item.Ã,  Nor would the rest of her church community...  

I don't know, I guess I'm just going to send her some flowers and a note explaining this dilemma to her, and we'll have to wait and see what happens.

I just thought this was kinda funny and had to share it.Ã,  Anybody have any thoughts, or any stories where you were really excited about something, and it turned out to be something you really didn't expect or hope for?

See, I thought you were the one who made it.  I just couldn't quite remember.

It was an awesome little game  (albeit, very short ).

I would try and make some type of sequel, but I've got my hands full with my own game.

hmmm... I coulda swore I replied to this post once before...

Oh well.  The first AGS game I played was the Six Day Assassin.

I wish someone would make a sequel of some type to that game.

Acoustic1.mp3
Right-click link, then "Save As".

This is the first peice of background music I have ever written.Ã,  I'm fairly pleased with the first part (the slow brooding riff), while I'm not so pleased with the second part (the faster, more upbeat part).

Can anybody suggest anything to make the song better?

EDIT:Ã,  I know... it's a huge file for a song... I forgot to ZIP it before I uploaded it...Ã, 

I think I'd take my chances trying to quit cold turkey or with the patch.

See, that wouldn't work anyway...  quitting right off would work better, as opposed to getting my ass beat.  Getting beat up would only frustrate me, and cause me to smoke more.

O_o...

Maybe it's a good thing I can't make it...

I despise Kirsten Dunst.

Kirsten Dunst?

I don't really think she's that bad of an actress... I'm mostly disagreeing with you because I've had the hots for her for some time...

As for Adam Sandler, I thought most of his movies were great.  There were a few stinkbombs in there (8 Crazy Nights, Mr. Deeds), and I haven't seen Punch Drunk Love, but I've heard it's horrible.

As for Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Big Daddy; I thought all those movies were great.

*Gasp!*  Pesty, don't be bashing The Zep.
Honestly, I don't think Robert Plant's singing voice sounds like a dying harpy... maybe Yoko Ono's, or Bjork...

Steven Seagal... I don't like him because all of his movies are crap, he's getting extremely fat, and I heard he beats his wives.

The one actor I can't stand is Paul Walker (I think that's his name... Joy Ride, The Fast And The Furious...).  I just think he's a really crappy actor.  He doesn't really seem like he has any acting skills what so ever.

I was test driving a new pickup truck the other day.  It had one of those new voice activated satellite radios in it.  You know, you say what kind of music you want to listen to, and the radio plays it.

Well I'm driving down the street, and I say, "Rock".  So "Hell's Bells" comes on.

"Hey, this is pretty nice," I said.  So then I said, "Country", and "The Ring Of Fire" comes on.

Well, I was fidgeting with the radio, so I wasn't paying attention to the road as well as I should have been.  But when I glanced up at the road for a second, some kid kicked his ball out into the road in front of me, and he ran out to grab it.

I slammed on the brakes, and I almost hit the kid.  Well the kid grabbed his ball and ran off.

"Fuckin' kids..." I muttered.

Next thing I know, "Billie Jean" is playing on the radio.