Discussing The Finer Points of Consoles

The hubs hates consoles but I have a nostalgic soft spot for them.

?!  No, not that kind.

Well as far as he sees it, probably the same type of soft spot.

In my defense (probably not a good example at my level of ridiculousness) I stopped at PS3, Gamecube, PSP and DS.  But I do like to keep abreast of gaming news, up 'n' coming consoles and consumer reaction.  What it comes down to is, I don't play games like I used to AND I can find a ROM for most of what I have the urge to play.  So why invest in a new console when the ones I have are good enough?  I don't know, maybe to show off....to no one in my age group that gives a rats ass.

Warning do not continue any further if you are a fan of XBawx or Cock of Doody.

KSP

It's hard to find quality in the ocean of video games out there.  Once in a while you will find something from day 1 that you continue to follow and play. 

As time and resources permit of course!  That being said you won't find me banging away on little blocks avoiding a walking, cactus-penis. 

You may however find me tethered to the television via a legacy console from time to time.  Hey!  Don't judge me, I go outside to play too.  Viva Nostalgia!

You also have your thinkers.  You know the ones that you start out playing because you like puzzles.... and you end up needing to go play outside because it's easier than continuing the game?  There are some games I just didn't beat.  I know!  Who woulda thought a puzzle game would puzzle me? How puzzling!

Then there are the rare gems.  Precious, beautiful and if you let it, quite time consuming.  But it's SPACE!!!  Seriously this is fucking beautiful... but don't let it fool you.  It's not easy.
KSP Build Fly Dream Trailer from Shaun Esau on Vimeo.
Music from: M83 - Outro
http://ilovem83.com

Video captured from KSP 0.19.1
http://kerbalspaceprogram.com

Font: American Captain by Michael Adkins
http://www.dafont.com/american-captain.font

"Kerbals in capsule" shot from KSP "A Cake Odyssey" trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFehUQojGkU

KSP is a game where the players create and manage their own space program. Build spacecraft, fly them, and try to help the Kerbals to fulfill their ultimate mission of conquering space.
You are never too old to do anything and that includes video games.  Everyone needs bubble gum for the mind and it's better than most crap out there.

Buying Local Buy Fresh

In an effort to support my community, eat more produce and eat organic; I decided to stop buying produce at the chain grocery stores in my area.  A friend of mine mentioned last year that she was getting a box/bag full of organic, local grown, produce on a weekly basis from the Blosser Urban Garden.  There were a few times when she got some items that were not going to be used in her house and I took that opportunity to have organic at home (Thanks Amy!).  I really liked the produce and figured, heck I will give it a try myself.

So this year I signed up.  I am only getting the produce bimonthly.  There is no possible way my husband and I could eat all of the produce in time if we got the goods weekly!  Here is what I got just this last week:

 

 This is almost all of it.  I also got radishes, oranges, organic coffee and a bag of spring mix for salads.  I think my favorite part is that the produce I get is a surprise!  I never know what I will be getting.  That may be daunting for some but I am up to the cooking challenge to make something wonderful with what I have.  I should be on Iron Chef: Lazy Video Gamer Edition

Tricks for Celebrating Halloween at Every Stage of Life

So after reading the advice about taking 'magic mushrooms' I stumble down to see this bit of funny. Seriously I wanna be Dread Pirate Roberts... I could do it.

Advice for men:

1. Grow half a moustache.

2. Go to any cheap-ass Halloween store; buy a plastic sword and that generic black vinyl "Cat Woman" mask they all have in stock.

3. Cut the ears off of the mask and flip it inside out. Trim any tags or odd threads.

4. Go to a thrift store and buy a loose-fitting black silk woman's blouse; leave it unbuttoned to the chest. Now find some baggy black pants and black knee-high boots.

5. You're now the Dread Pirate Roberts, from The Princess Bride.

6. If a girl asks anything of you, reply with simply: "As you wish."

7. Drown in pussy.

*Note: Should a female not "get" your costume, just move on: If her favorite movie is not The Princess Bride, she is terrible in the sack and that probably also makes her a bad person. I do not know why this is so; I only know for a fact that it is so.

Advice for Women: Do not run off with that guy ironically dressed as The Situation. The Dread Pirate Roberts is coming to rescue you.

However, this is probably what I will end up doing on Halloween:

Link

Tonight's activities you ask?

Well for starters we will be enjoying yummyful Chicken Fettuccine. Joseph offered to make the foodening tonight. But I am in the mood for real home made Alfredo sauce. So I stopped by the store and collected my ingredients for awesome hardening of the artery dinner time fun. Lily will be bringing the garlic bread so I am making extra sauce so we can dip our bread in fatty heart attack sauce.

We will also be challenging Joey and Joseph to a duel! Girls vs. Boys; Super Mario Bros. 3 status. Not to mention Lily is bringing the Wii with Super Smash Brothers. Oh yes! Prepare to die boys.

Joseph was also kind enough to gather the refreshing beverages with Joey this morning. We will be enjoying rum with either Cherry Dr. Pepper or Cherry Pepsi. And hopefully, me and Lily can sneak in some knitting time while the boys play with each other... no, not like that. Everyone enjoy your Friday the 13th and have a great weekend!

***For anyone interested in the Fatty Hearth Attack sauce.***

1/2 cup butter
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 cup half and half (or milk)
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese (I used freshly grated)
1 tablespoon garlic powder (or you can mash up some real garlic)
pepper, to taste

In a non-stick saucepan melt the butter, then the cream cheese, then when those two are mixed well add the half & half slowly… that way your butter and cream cheese don’t try to harden up and clump up your creamy sauce. Mix in the Parmesan, garlic and as much pepper as your little heart desires. (At this point you can add some parsley or add that to the dish as a finishing touch.) After it’s all saucy and yummyful looking, set it aside and it will thicken up. If it’s too thick you can always add more half & half to it.

In the last week I have:

• Finished up 2 hats I have been knitting. I am going to give these away as gifts, to who I dunno. I am not too keen on being perceptive about what people like in terms of style and color. So I am not sure who to give the knitted hats to. The other hat is basically the same thing as below but in opposing colors (blue hat and pink heart).

• I started on two scarves one of them is a drop stitch scarf and the other is a simple garter stitch scarf. The drop stitch one I was going to make for myself but the colors are all wrong for me but it's so pretty and soooo soft! So now I have to figure out who, that would appreciate it , I should gift it to. :/ Decisions, decisions...... The other scarf is a simple garter stitch and I want to make a pocket on one end to hold like either a phone a small wallet or ID/credit card. Plus I want to add knitted hearts to it. I have my mind on the person I want to gift it to but maybe the colors won't work for her? I don't know. I guess I can make it and if she doesn't like it I can regift it to someone who does or just wait till February and someone could use it as a Valentine gift? Here is what the drop stitch one looks like so far:

• I recently found out that the manga site I used to use to read Naruto no longer has Naruto there for me to read :( Sad days! Oh well, I did get Volume 11 of Shippuden to appease my thirst for Naruto. Now I just have to wait for Volume 12.

• Last night I finished the animated series Gungrave. It was a sad ending for me and I am really going to miss the silly end credits and the, what we have coined, 'Gungrave Run'.

• Tomorrow I plan on starting the Gurren Lagann series, it's fairly short so I need to shop around for another series I want to get into that is available on Netflix.

• I have game night coming up and I haven't decided if it will be a night of team playing Super Mario 3 or if it will end up being Apples to Apples.... I meant to get my game last night but I was so tired after working the VTC store I just had a shower, got in my jammies and vegged out to knitting and anime. I know right, how exciting! (Grandma status these days!)

• So my plans for the rest of the week include: trying to finish the scarves I started, working at VTC, having sibling time, game night, Gurren Lagann marathon, get some much needed rest, find new musics, get some laundry done, maybe take the doggies to the dog park if not maybe the school again, finding some new hat and scarf patters so I can make more goodies for friends.

Oh happy days!

A special little birdie with dreadies and two cute kids dropped off a care package for me at my house. In this box of wonder was THIS:

Even some of the user guides came with the games, ahhh moments of nostalgia like these are what I live for. Oh yeah and now I have the stupid gun so I can play Duck Hunt again, happy days! So yeah, I ended up playing Super Mario Bros. 3 till late o' clock last night with the beau.... bad choice. I am tired today and didn't get laundry done, which I had planned on doing.

I have extras of a few games.... get at me if would be interested in something I have a dupe of.