tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post2918561879069237072..comments2023-11-29T08:37:13.272-08:00Comments on Dare I read?: "two guys who kissed each other – often"Glenn Ingersollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-29922220671055410582011-08-30T23:07:39.750-07:002011-08-30T23:07:39.750-07:00Oh. I'm sure there are WORSE wastes of time .....Oh. I'm sure there are WORSE wastes of time ... <br /><br />I remember some kids in grade school who would use a big pink eraser to erase the skin on an arm (a section about as long if not as wide as a Band-Aid, if I remember right). I even tried it. Just to see what it felt like. It hurt. And I decided the kid who could keep erasing all the way down to blood had a much lower pain threshold than I. And a motivation I couldn't figure.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-16176288448600169112011-08-30T12:53:49.340-07:002011-08-30T12:53:49.340-07:00People always seem to think I'm a gamer, but I...People always seem to think I'm a gamer, but I never have been. It's never interested me. RPGs in particular I have no use for. I mean, fine if you want to. But it's not for me, and never has been.<br /><br />When I was working more, as a graphic designer, I spent all day on the computer. The LAST thing I wanted to do when I got home was boot up that computer and play games. Can't think of a worse waste of time and energy.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-4444764355322344532011-08-28T11:15:44.124-07:002011-08-28T11:15:44.124-07:00I find myself reading books on formative influence...I find myself reading books on formative influences - videogames, Godzilla, disco. <br /><br />I've gotten caught up in obsessive Tetris, Bejeweled, and Luxor playing. I'm trying not get sucked gameworld. <br /><br />I tried some exploration/adventure games and had fun but of the four or five I've attempted I think I only played one to completion.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-37888425787573279892011-08-28T07:41:18.953-07:002011-08-28T07:41:18.953-07:00The Sims is the only computer game I’ve bought (ac...<i>The Sims</i> is the only computer game I’ve bought (actually my wife, knowing I wanted it, bought it) and got involved in. I’ve never had any interest in any game after <i>Pac Man</i> although I do play <i>Snake</i> these days to relax or <i>Tetris</i> too. But for a whole summer I got totally caught up in <i>The Sims</i>. One of my characters looked like Gillian Anderson – I got quite creative about designing my own people and sets – and I managed to hook her up with another female (one of the regulars). I have no idea why I found it so entertaining. I think it was simply to see if I could do it and once I had I kinda lost interest and spent most of my time constructing more and more elaborate environments. There were loads of sites with great props to download – like the orgasmatron from Woody Allen’s film <i>Sleeper</i> which never ceased to amuse me. At one point I had five Gillian Andersons wandering around. That got confusing. And, just for the record, I’m not that big a Gillian Anderson fan. I just found a photo of her that worked and didn’t really have any interest in doing more once I’d mastered that particular skill.<br /><br />The new version looks interesting but I simply don’t have the time for something like that these days. I like games that last five minutes not five weeks.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com