Today is 21/12! I'm glad I clicked onto the date today since today is a good day to listen to 2112.

New gaming rant: 50th rant special!

Listening to:

Rush - 2112

Thanks to:

reverend

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote:

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: I was ready to fall down below 10 PPD but then I became a forum mod.

Being a forum mod does indeed help to keep your forum activity up :)

Obviously. However, I still can't catch up with Gagsy.

Indeed. Even if I included number of medals, it wouldn't make much of a difference, unless I made a huge push with it. Still, I think the most amount of medals there are right now is 3,500. We're past the 1/3 way point which is so far so good. I was thinking of including medals in the new year. However, I'll have to wait until byteslinger's new update of the stat pulling software. I can't have myself being screwed up by single character names for much longer.

I'm still not sure if I like this idea. It would probably help me to climb in the ranks, but ... I don't know. I just got a feeling that the addition of medals will eventually start to wreck the pentalist. I mean, medals are already almost easier to rack up than saves...

I'm pretty sure I was thinking of a beta version of the list including medals. Infact, I'll do just that for the next update. I'll keep the Pentalist as it is but I'll have an individual list showing medals and see how it goes.

At 12/20/10 06:26 PM, Jolly wrote:

At 12/19/10 10:46 AM, Bahamut wrote: The latest Pentalist update reminds me that I've passed 125,000 total points! Next milestone for total points is 130k but considering my rate, that won't be until around 9 months time. I'm looking at next September here!

My Current Goal: Get on your list. Maybe if I continue at my B/Ping pace, I'll been on it the next update.

Saves will definitely come first. From the looks of things, you might have to wait until you get 10k EXP in order to enter the Pentalist.

At 12/21/10 12:26 AM, The-Great-One wrote: I have interviewed Bahamut thought most of you would be interested in that since he's a regular in these parts.

Thanks for the plug. :)

At 12/21/10 04:13 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's worse at 3AM, trust me. The sun will have been down for hours by then.

I trust you. I mean, I was too busy at that point trying to push the girlfriend away from me, as I was too warm in bed.

Thus you were lucky on Friday night.

At 12/21/10 08:56 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Experience Rank 250.

Back into the Top 250 again, finally.

Finally? What rank were you before you went on hiatus?

59,999 Total Points

70000 medal points!

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/21/10 08:56 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Experience Rank 250.

Back into the Top 250 again, finally.

Finally? What rank were you before you went on hiatus?

Maybe around 160 to 180 somewhere. Maybe even lower than 160, I cant be too certain. I was having a battle with jonthomson who is currently ranked 56, so fairly high on the list before the big break. But according to NG Logs I could be 45 on the list.

47,000 B/P! >:(

Holy shit, only 3,000 to go until I hit the big 50k. When I started B/Ping I never thought I could get that many B/P.

Listening to:
Anvil - Park That Truck

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/20/10 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/17/10 11:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: I prefer the official Portal over the flash version.

Never played the official Portal and I doubt I ever will. I just suck at FPS, so I stay away from them.

It's not much of an FPS, really.

Yes, but you do have a first person view, right? That's what makes me sick, literally.

But then Gagsy and the other General regulars will take advantage.

Even they have to sleep sometimes.

She'll sleep with me. :)

Shut up and sleep with me Come on why don't you sleep with me Shut up... (<- yes, that's a link)

At 12/19/10 08:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: That was nothing to do with our relationship. If it is, I'd happily allow it at any time.

Or you could always distract Gagsy while the other revolutionists take a nap. With Gagsy distracted, the other General regs aren't worth half as much.

See, we're getting somewhere now.

Being a revolutionist is much easier when you are well-rested.

At 12/21/10 04:13 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: I thought it was more of a 'home made' blend, not something you could just buy in a supermarket. I doubt they'll sell it here, but I'll try it if I ever come across it and remember this conversation.

We English have been obsessed with Tea since the days that we owned India. Nowadays, people cater to more diverse tastes, including "red" tea, which is apparently naturally decaffeinated. I've not tried that one yet...

Well drinking tea is something you guys are known for of course and your tea obsession has lead to a lot of jokes and mockery in other countries :p

Does red tea have an interesting taste as well? Cause if it's just decaffeinated then I'm not sure if I care much for it. I don't mind a little caffeine from time to time.

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: Being a forum mod does indeed help to keep your forum activity up :)

Obviously. However, I still can't catch up with Gagsy.

I doubt you ever will, considering she's 10k posts ahead of you.

I'm still not sure if I like this idea. It would probably help me to climb in the ranks, but ... I don't know. I just got a feeling that the addition of medals will eventually start to wreck the pentalist. I mean, medals are already almost easier to rack up than saves...

I'm pretty sure I was thinking of a beta version of the list including medals. Infact, I'll do just that for the next update. I'll keep the Pentalist as it is but I'll have an individual list showing medals and see how it goes.

Ah, now that's a good idea. It'll definitely be interesting to see at least how the list will turn out with medals included.

List making days are over. I'm just going to pop in daily to see if there is any interesting convos to post to. If not then I'll just make fun of the Yankees for not getting Cliff Lee. :P

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: Being a forum mod does indeed help to keep your forum activity up :)

Except for me. I tend to just delete threads rather than lock them. I've been hanging around the same 5-7 PPD as always.

At 12/21/10 12:26 AM, The-Great-One wrote: I have interviewed Bahamut thought most of you would be interested in that since he's a regular in these parts.

I'll have to check it out some time.

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: Today is 21/12! I'm glad I clicked onto the date today since today is a good day to listen to 2112.

Since when has there been 21 months in a year? :P

28,000 Medal Points

Maybe I can get some list updates done tomorrow. Who knows?

According to NG Logs, I have been on Newgrounds for 888 days

This one's kind of cheap considering my next nightly deposit will get me a new level, but I just dinged 4000 experience.

In spite of the snow, Coop still struggles to the office to congratulate:
AnalPenguinFarming: 13,000 Experience
gamejunkie: Top 250 Experienced
Pokemonpeoguygcn: 60,000 Total Points; 888 Days on NG
Kauvin: 70,000 Medal Points
Haggard: 47,000 B/P
Taetos: 3,000 Posts
DiMono: 4,000 Experience
EJR: 7,000 Experience

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/21/10 04:13 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's worse at 3AM, trust me. The sun will have been down for hours by then.

I trust you. I mean, I was too busy at that point trying to push the girlfriend away from me, as I was too warm in bed.

Thus you were lucky on Friday night.

Somehow, I don't feel I'll be lucky tonight - my Achilles tendons are starting to ache and I've barely got into the office. Another 40 minutes walking on them could cause me considerable pain.

At 12/21/10 03:07 PM, Auz wrote:

At 12/21/10 04:13 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: I thought it was more of a 'home made' blend, not something you could just buy in a supermarket. I doubt they'll sell it here, but I'll try it if I ever come across it and remember this conversation.

We English have been obsessed with Tea since the days that we owned India. Nowadays, people cater to more diverse tastes, including "red" tea, which is apparently naturally decaffeinated. I've not tried that one yet...

Well drinking tea is something you guys are known for of course and your tea obsession has lead to a lot of jokes and mockery in other countries :p

They can mock all they like - we get a hot, tasty beverage and they can take the piss. I really don't care.

Does red tea have an interesting taste as well? Cause if it's just decaffeinated then I'm not sure if I care much for it. I don't mind a little caffeine from time to time.

I've never tried it, but I might get around to it at some point. When I do, I'll let you know.

Listening to:

W.A.S.P. - Thunderhead
Mercyful Fate - Melissa

At 12/21/10 11:55 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Maybe around 160 to 180 somewhere. Maybe even lower than 160

And I've only reached the ranks 160 and above.

At 12/21/10 12:44 PM, Haggard wrote: 47,000 B/P! :)

Holy shit, only 3,000 to go until I hit the big 50k. When I started B/Ping I never thought I could get that many B/P.

Hopefully you can pass me someday.

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's not much of an FPS, really.

Yes, but you do have a first person view, right? That's what makes me sick, literally.

Sick, really?

See, we're getting somewhere now.

Being a revolutionist is much easier when you are well-rested.

Of course. It's even better when I'm resting with you know who. :3

At 12/21/10 03:07 PM, Auz wrote:

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: Obviously. However, I still can't catch up with Gagsy.

I doubt you ever will, considering she's 10k posts ahead of you.

The only way I will is if she's been gone for a long time now and I'm still going. However, I don't want that to be the case.

I'm pretty sure I was thinking of a beta version of the list including medals. Infact, I'll do just that for the next update. I'll keep the Pentalist as it is but I'll have an individual list showing medals and see how it goes.

Ah, now that's a good idea. It'll definitely be interesting to see at least how the list will turn out with medals included.

Oh yes, now I'm excited for the new update.

At 12/21/10 03:42 PM, reverend wrote:

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: Today is 21/12! I'm glad I clicked onto the date today since today is a good day to listen to 2112.

Since when has there been 21 months in a year? :P

American date format FTL.

At 12/22/10 04:34 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: Thus you were lucky on Friday night.

Somehow, I don't feel I'll be lucky tonight - my Achilles tendons are starting to ache and I've barely got into the office. Another 40 minutes walking on them could cause me considerable pain.

Let me know when you'll be walking in the snow at 3 in the morning.

5k Saves!

35,000 B/P points.

I also just entered the top 900 for EXP....for the 3rd time.

50k medal points!

finally..

Top 800 B/P

Congrats to:
phantomlassuk: Level 38
Jolly: Sgt. First Class
Friday: Sergeant
1337Ratez2k9: 49k Medal Points - 50k Medal Points
High-Dark: 45k Medal Points - 5k Saves
Hacsev: 60k Medal Points
NerdLiife: Scout
Pokemonpoeguygcn: 35k Saves - 60k Total Stats
Yert: 12345 Medal Points
ChocloMan: 7 Years on NG
AnalPenguinFarming: 13k Experience - Top 900 Exp
gamejunkie: Top 250 Experience - 35k B/P
Kauvin: 70k Medal Points
Haggard: 47k B/P
Coop: 28k Medal Points
Tateos: 3k Posts
DiMono: 4k Experience
EJR: 7k Experience

Thanks to:
Jolly
reverend

At 12/20/10 05:01 AM, Jolly wrote: All I've been doing lately is B/Ping, posting, and playing Minecraft. The NewGrounds Minecraft server got me readdicted to Minecraft again.

Amen, brother lol

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: It's too bad that it had to end that way. If it was simply not gonna work out because of certain differences you had than it might have been easier to accept, but cheating...? That'd made me think as well, and even worse, make me doubt myself.

Yeah no kidding, that's pretty much how it goes. Cheating is just a shitty ordeal for all parties involved really.

I'm not planning to worry about such things, because I don't think there's much use in that. I also try not to make too big of a deal out of the whole 'living together with my gf' thing. I think we're both like: We'll just see what happens.

That's probably the best way to approach it. If there's no warning signs of anything, you'll probably be just fine, but at least prepare yourself mentally that it really is a possibility. That way, if anything ever went south, at least it would be so devastating.

At 12/21/10 12:44 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/20/10 03:50 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/17/10 11:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: I prefer the official Portal over the flash version.

Never played the official Portal and I doubt I ever will. I just suck at FPS, so I stay away from them.

It's not much of an FPS, really.

Yes, but you do have a first person view, right? That's what makes me sick, literally.

No fps? What a sad life that must be... :P

<3 fps

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote: American date format FTL.

A more useful date system. It helps to know which month one is talking about first before the date of it. :P

Also, does it bug you that the dates on the BBS are the way they are or are you accustom to it?

At 12/22/10 01:55 PM, reverend wrote:

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote: American date format FTL.

A more useful date system. It helps to know which month one is talking about first before the date of it. :P

In what way does it help you? If I ask for the date, I'm more interested in the day, as I usually know which month we have. :P
yyyy-mm-dd would be the best format, at least for sorting purposes.
Anyway, dd-mm-yyyy is much more logical. ~30 days is one month, 12 months is one year. So the date format is orderd from "low" to "high", so to speak. ;)

Yeah, always make sure to include everything in one post before you hit "post it"...

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/21/10 12:44 PM, Haggard wrote: 47,000 B/P! :)

Holy shit, only 3,000 to go until I hit the big 50k. When I started B/Ping I never thought I could get that many B/P.

Hopefully you can pass me someday.

I doubt it. It's still over 30k B/P, which at my current rate just takes too long.

At 12/20/10 08:42 AM, Bahamut wrote: It's not much of an FPS, really.

Yes, but you do have a first person view, right? That's what makes me sick, literally.

Sick, really?

Yes, motion sick. It isn't that bad with newer FPS games like Resistance, but I cannot play Doom or older games because I get instasick (headache and dizziness).

See, we're getting somewhere now.

Being a revolutionist is much easier when you are well-rested.

Of course. It's even better when I'm resting with you know who. :3

Yes. So LET'S START IT!

At 12/21/10 03:42 PM, reverend wrote:

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: Being a forum mod does indeed help to keep your forum activity up :)

Except for me. I tend to just delete threads rather than lock them. I've been hanging around the same 5-7 PPD as always.

I did go from 6 PPD to about 10 PPD when I was just modded, but now it fell back to about 7 PPD. Still, there's a slight improvement.

I'm not even that much of a deleter, I think I'm just letting a lot of threads go.

At 12/22/10 04:34 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/21/10 03:07 PM, Auz wrote: Well drinking tea is something you guys are known for of course and your tea obsession has lead to a lot of jokes and mockery in other countries :p

They can mock all they like - we get a hot, tasty beverage and they can take the piss. I really don't care.

Well most of the times it's just friendly of course and intended as comedy.

Does red tea have an interesting taste as well? Cause if it's just decaffeinated then I'm not sure if I care much for it. I don't mind a little caffeine from time to time.

I've never tried it, but I might get around to it at some point. When I do, I'll let you know.

Alright. Any other exotic teas you guys have invented?

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/21/10 03:07 PM, Auz wrote: I doubt you ever will, considering she's 10k posts ahead of you.

The only way I will is if she's been gone for a long time now and I'm still going. However, I don't want that to be the case.

Well that would be a shame indeed.

Ah, now that's a good idea. It'll definitely be interesting to see at least how the list will turn out with medals included.

Oh yes, now I'm excited for the new update.

But that'll still take a month. Unless of course you decide to update earlier, say... on New Years?

At 12/22/10 01:11 PM, SeeD419 wrote:

At 12/20/10 04:36 PM, Auz wrote: It's too bad that it had to end that way. If it was simply not gonna work out because of certain differences you had than it might have been easier to accept, but cheating...? That'd made me think as well, and even worse, make me doubt myself.

Yeah no kidding, that's pretty much how it goes. Cheating is just a shitty ordeal for all parties involved really.

Well I do know some people who don't seem to give a shit that they cheated on their bf/gf. In fact, I know someone who first cheated on her bf with a friend of mine, then she had a relationship with that friend and then she cheated on him a few months later. But now they seem to be together again... sort of.

She keeps saying she doesn't believe in monogamy. Honestly, I have no idea why my friend keeps dating with her. Maybe they're only fuckbuddies or something...

I'm not planning to worry about such things, because I don't think there's much use in that. I also try not to make too big of a deal out of the whole 'living together with my gf' thing. I think we're both like: We'll just see what happens.

That's probably the best way to approach it. If there's no warning signs of anything, you'll probably be just fine, but at least prepare yourself mentally that it really is a possibility. That way, if anything ever went south, at least it would be so devastating.

Indeed, that's exactly how I look at it. Don't start worrying if there's nothing going on yet, but do keep it in the back of your head somewhere that things might go wrong someday.

Your Statistical Variations Today:
You entered the top 700 in Experience Points. Outstanding!

Exp. Rank #: 700

25k medal points.
Also, not sure if this is a good or bad thing..

100:1 save/blam ratio

Hey ole loungers, can someone do me a favour and tell me what the music is for a certain part of piconjo jam #20 is? It's the '2nd' movie in the flash (top right, first page, the giant fight scene).

On a fun note, I'm currently #151 for experience, going up and #149 for b/ps, going down. Will be interesting if I end up getting to be #150 for both at the same time.

Coop thinks about a bite of breakfast, but concludes that lunch would probably do, while congratulating:
High-Dark: 5,000 Saves
gamejunkie: 35,000 B/P
AnalPenguinFarming: Top 900 Experienced
1337Ratez2k9: 50,000 Medal Points
SCTE3: 20,000 B/P
Jon: Top 700 Experienced
tyler2513: Level 21
sandwich-eater: 25,000 Medal Points

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus
Stan Bush - The Touch
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

Thank you to:
SeeD419

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/22/10 04:34 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/21/10 09:07 AM, Bahamut wrote: Thus you were lucky on Friday night.

Somehow, I don't feel I'll be lucky tonight - my Achilles tendons are starting to ache and I've barely got into the office. Another 40 minutes walking on them could cause me considerable pain.

Let me know when you'll be walking in the snow at 3 in the morning.

It'll be a cold night in hell before I feel I'll need to try ;)

At 12/22/10 01:55 PM, reverend wrote: Also, does it bug you that the dates on the BBS are the way they are or are you accustom to it?

If anything, it pisses me off when I'm modding, but I can get used to it. Now there's a greasemonkey script that we could use :P

At 12/22/10 03:47 PM, Auz wrote:

At 12/22/10 04:34 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/21/10 03:07 PM, Auz wrote: Well drinking tea is something you guys are known for of course and your tea obsession has lead to a lot of jokes and mockery in other countries :p

They can mock all they like - we get a hot, tasty beverage and they can take the piss. I really don't care.

Well most of the times it's just friendly of course and intended as comedy.

Exactly - if you can't take a joke, don't make one. I live by this.

Does red tea have an interesting taste as well? Cause if it's just decaffeinated then I'm not sure if I care much for it. I don't mind a little caffeine from time to time.

I've never tried it, but I might get around to it at some point. When I do, I'll let you know.

Alright. Any other exotic teas you guys have invented?

Twinings are always inventing new teas.

At 12/23/10 06:53 AM, Xiivi wrote: On a fun note, I'm currently #151 for experience, going up and #149 for b/ps, going down. Will be interesting if I end up getting to be #150 for both at the same time.

Awesome! I'd love to see that.

Ho hum

My first proper stat to reach 10k I just broke 10,000 Saves!

Listening to:

Legend - From the Fjords

At 12/22/10 01:55 PM, reverend wrote: Also, does it bug you that the dates on the BBS are the way they are or are you accustom to it?

I can work with the other date format but it can't display 21/12 nicely like the DD/MM/YYYY format does.

At 12/22/10 03:45 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote: Hopefully you can pass me someday.

I doubt it. It's still over 30k B/P, which at my current rate just takes too long.

We'll see. :)

Sick, really?

Yes, motion sick. It isn't that bad with newer FPS games like Resistance, but I cannot play Doom or older games because I get instasick (headache and dizziness).

Portal is a new game, though.

Of course. It's even better when I'm resting with you know who. :3

Yes. So LET'S START IT!

Alright then, where is she?

At 12/22/10 03:47 PM, Auz wrote: I'm not even that much of a deleter, I think I'm just letting a lot of threads go.

I'm starting to feel this myself. The only threads I find myself locking are those that aren't necessary to begin with, posted in wrong forums or are really stupid. I think it's better if I was easier on the threads than to be strict on it.

At 12/22/10 08:13 AM, Bahamut wrote: The only way I will is if she's been gone for a long time now and I'm still going. However, I don't want that to be the case.

Well that would be a shame indeed.

If she goes, who would I have?

Oh yes, now I'm excited for the new update.

But that'll still take a month. Unless of course you decide to update earlier, say... on New Years?

Nah, I'll wait until the next scheduled update. Yeah, that's late January but it'll arrive soon enough. Infact, it's a week after the Manchester meet.

At 12/23/10 06:53 AM, Xiivi wrote: On a fun note, I'm currently #151 for experience, going up and #149 for b/ps, going down. Will be interesting if I end up getting to be #150 for both at the same time.

I'm closely following you with the EXP ranks. However, I'm not that close to the top 150 since there's hardly any inactive users between where I am and level 47.

At 12/23/10 08:38 AM, sushi13 wrote: My first proper stat to reach 10k I just broke 10,000 Saves!

Excellent! You're very close to 10k EXP as well. :)

At 12/22/10 03:42 PM, Haggard wrote: In what way does it help you? If I ask for the date, I'm more interested in the day, as I usually know which month we have. :P
yyyy-mm-dd would be the best format, at least for sorting purposes.
Anyway, dd-mm-yyyy is much more logical. ~30 days is one month, 12 months is one year. So the date format is orderd from "low" to "high", so to speak. ;)

It's useful for example, when you are making appointment or something months away; you want to know which month it's going to be in first before the date. Going from broad to narrow, but not so broad that it's useless.

Another example is that if you were to ask when my birthday is saying July before the date helps your mind to get a general idea first before stating the precise date, 28th.

At 12/22/10 03:47 PM, Auz wrote: I did go from 6 PPD to about 10 PPD when I was just modded, but now it fell back to about 7 PPD. Still, there's a slight improvement.

I'm not even that much of a deleter, I think I'm just letting a lot of threads go.

Most of the stuff I delete is so beyond useless that nothing needs to be said. I usually have too much of a headache after dealing with reviews to put up with General, heh.

My posts have risen due to the American football season, but as soon as that's over it'll fall back down to 5 PPD.

At 12/23/10 07:05 AM, Coop wrote: If anything, it pisses me off when I'm modding, but I can get used to it. Now there's a greasemonkey script that we could use :P

It shouldn't be to much to reorder the dates on posts. I might look into that.

Major rank + 600th post!