Singles Social Club: It's Always 5 o'clock here!

[DCTooTall]

Some days I'm lucky to make it past 10:00!

I'm new here so I'll just sit over at the bar and drink my

to the SSC! Feel free to just jump into the conversation. We are a lot of fun, and don't bite....


....hard.....




.....unless you ask nicely.

 

[DefLepard]

Some days I'm lucky to make it past 10:00!

I'm new here so I'll just sit over at the bar and drink my

How about a few shot's of Tequila ...

 

[jillyb]

How about a few shot's of Tequila ...

You're talkin' my language!!!

 

[jillyb]

to the SSC! Feel free to just jump into the conversation. We are a lot of fun, and don't bite....


....hard.....




.....unless you ask nicely.

Thanks!

I'm not opposed to a lil nibble now and then!

 

[DCTooTall]

Thanks!

I'm not opposed to a lil nibble now and then!

Sounds like you are going to fit in perfectly here.

 

[SenecaWolf]

Depending upon the game, Check out WINE. It runs a lot of popular games pretty well, and assuming you are running NVIDIA cards, you may see a definite improvement over your windoze framerates. Another one of the things that bit me.... silly me forgot about how crappy the ATI support is when I put together my system.

I remember pretty much burning out on FPS games after Doom. There was something so cathartic about sneaking up behind people with a chainsaw. I think by the time QUAKE came around, the twitch kids had emerged and there was no way i could remain competative enough to enjoy the game. I just didn't have the time to devote to the game or genre to develop the twitch skills needed. Tribe kinda brought me back for a little bit (Loved playing the Alpha), but FPS pretty much lost me completely early in it's lifetime.

If you get a chance, you really should check out some of the classic Graphic Adventure games. Everybody knows about the ole' Kings Quest and Space Quest Sierra Online adventures, but I'd probably suggest checking out The Secret of Monkey Island as a good start on the Lucasfilm Games classic entries. Best of all, The Special Addition can be gotten off Steam for the PC, or downloaded for Iphone, PS3, XBOX, etc for under $10 which has improved graphics which'll help you not get distracted by the early 90's era look. (And... it doesn't require knowing how to spell the commands you want to pull off. lol)

Oh I just may have to try that! Just ordered an SSD HDD so will be tweaking some more. Yes you are correct on the video cards (Dual nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti).

I just may check out some of the older games. I have no problem with the graphics, I actually just played Wolfenstein 3D all the way thru again LOL Made me nostalgic for my old 286 Tandy 1000

 

[stasijane]

How about a few shot's of Tequila ...

Yuck. No thanks on the Tequila.. well unless its in a Margarita. I am about to start my second round of a great wheat beer to dull out the complaining of my DD.

 

[DCTooTall]

Oh I just may have to try that! Just ordered an SSD HDD so will be tweaking some more. Yes you are correct on the video cards (Dual nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti).

I just may check out some of the older games. I have no problem with the graphics, I actually just played Wolfenstein 3D all the way thru again LOL Made me nostalgic for my old 286 Tandy 1000

If you want to play around with Linux a bit before making the switch, I'm currently running Mint which is a pretty good Distro that's easy to use and has a nice end-user desktop type focus. (but, still linux so lots of power behind it if you want to tweak and install some extra packages/programs). The install ISO is actually a live-DVD, so you can get a feel for it before actually installing it on your machine too.

 

[DefLepard]

Yuck. No thanks on the Tequila.. well unless its in a Margarita. I am about to start my second round of a great wheat beer to dull out the complaining of my DD.

How about some

Chardonnay, just to get things started

Beer = we can all just dive right in

 

[stasijane]

How about some

Chardonnay, just to get things started

Beer = we can all just dive right in

Sounds good to me!

 

[SenecaWolf]

If you want to play around with Linux a bit before making the switch, I'm currently running Mint which is a pretty good Distro that's easy to use and has a nice end-user desktop type focus. (but, still linux so lots of power behind it if you want to tweak and install some extra packages/programs). The install ISO is actually a live-DVD, so you can get a feel for it before actually installing it on your machine too.

Oh thanks I think I will!

How about some

Chardonnay, just to get things started

Beer = we can all just dive right in

I'll bring the jello shots!

 

[MICKEY88]

Now that's a good day! Just ended too soon IMHO, 11PM???!?!?

sunday night, before the busiest , craziest workweek of the year for me, 11 was late enough, there wil be other nights

 

[MICKEY88]

I think I need some Rum, just to tolerate this geek talk..LOL

 

[jillyb]

Yuck. No thanks on the Tequila.. well unless its in a Margarita. I am about to start my second round of a great wheat beer to dull out the complaining of my DD.

I've got these great frozen pomegranate margaritas in my freezer that I bought at Walmart.

 

[stasijane]

I've got these great frozen pomegranate margaritas in my freezer that I bought at Walmart.

Are those the ones on the single serve pouch? I love those! I used to get those before I got my Margaritaville blender.

 

[jillyb]

Are those the ones on the single serve pouch? I love those! I used to get those before I got my Margaritaville blender.

That's the ones!

 

[Cruise]

I'm probably dating myself a bit, but my preferred genre of PC game they don't even make anymore. The Ole' Graphic Adventure. Those things were fun.

I'm Guybrush Threepwood, and I Wanna be a PIRATE!

I was going to ask if that's who you meant before I even saw your follow up! You have to love the guy on the name alone. The quotes are just bonus material.

I guess I'm dating myself too. (And, really, I'm dating myself )

 

[DCTooTall]

I think I need some Rum, just to tolerate this geek talk..LOL

Sometimes you just need to embrace your inner geek.

I've got these great frozen pomegranate margaritas in my freezer that I bought at Walmart.

I miss living in a state with Alcohol available at Walmart. Hell... even if it's just Beer.

I was going to ask if that's who you meant before I even saw your follow up! You have to love the guy on the name alone. The quotes are just bonus material.

I guess I'm dating myself too. (And, really, I'm dating myself )

There were a ton of great games in that genre.....From the "funny" titles, to the ones with more dramatic or "serious" type of stories.

I still believe that Grim Fandango is one of the best stories I've ever experienced in any media.

 

[SenecaWolf]

I was in severe culture shock the first time I went to Florida and couldnt buy beer at Rite Aid I don't think theres stores you CAN'T buy alcohol at in NY.

Rite Aid usually has the cheapest 30 packs around here with a $4 mail in rebate!

 

[MICKEY88]

1.Sometimes you just need to embrace your inner geek.

2.I miss living in a state with Alcohol available at Walmart. Hell... even if it's just Beer.

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1. dude, first you were dating yourself, now you're embracing yourself in public, I thought you had a GF?
2. I miss that everytime I return from home in Florida. I love being able to grab alcohol, from walmart or the 7-eleven right down the street from the condo