Oddworld Forums - Blogs http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php Oddworld Forums - A community for all Oddworld fans to gather and speak about Oddworld related discussions en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:34:52 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.oddworldforums.net/images/misc/native/rss.jpg Oddworld Forums - Blogs http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php How long can I procrastinate getting my laptop fixed... http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3486 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:19:29 GMT So recently the left hinge of my laptop has been getting loose, and now when I tilt the lid back and forth a red line sometimes appears near the left side of a screen; an entire column of broken pixels. Generally jiggling it back and forth a bit gets rid of it but it's getting to be harder to dispel.

I really should get it looked at, but I don't really want to be without it for any length of time; my friend's computer broke recently and they took it to the same shop I bought/insured mine from, and the 1-week repair time they were told became three in the end (which basically tells you more than you could ever want to know about customer service in the UK).

So I'm procrastinating getting it fixed while worrying that if it gets worse it'll be harder for them to fix, and therefore take longer. The power cable started playing up recently and I took it in for that, and they were really good about ordering a new one, and I had it within a few days despite this happening right around Christmas. But still, that didn't actually involve me handing the thing in. ]]> Splat http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3486 Girlfriend http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3484 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:53:34 GMT Yep. I now have one.

It was really hard to say to her "fuck it, I'm just going to say it. I like you" (Actual words) This is pretty much the start of my first real relationship and I've never been so happy. :D ]]> Crashpunk http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3484 Rambling http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3483 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:43:33 GMT So I've spent my short amount of time back trying to catch up a bit with what's happened around here and took a quick look at the past.

My god I was horrible. I joined when I did feeling confident I was mature enough to go onto a forum without acting like a complete idiot/tool, and failed miserably at it. Right now, I can only hope I've improved during my absence.

Anyways, prepare for a wall of text. As the title implies, this blog post is going to have plenty of rambling.

-----v Rambling starts here v-----

When I just kind of disappeared, like my "hey, I'm back guys just so you know" thread had said, I completely forgot my log in information. I would have just done the whole, oooh forgot my password, better click this link so I can receive an email and get back to running around on the forum mindlessly again, but I can't exactly say I felt very... welcome or liked. Obviously I knew I wasn't completely hated or I would have ended up with neg rep all over the damn place and more insults than I had gotten.

It's a small, cozy community, and pretty easy to learn who's who over here. I really like that, and it's part of the reason I decided to come back when I did.

While I was gone a lot of shit happened on my end. Things like graduating high school and going to college as a Game Design major. It's pretty exciting. I was really confident in myself and had probably the best self esteem for probably the past year and a half or so, but that all just kind of dissipated when me and a few people were goofing around and comparing our work to when we were all really young and inexperienced in pretty much every form of art.

I've never really like drawing or doing artsy things with a writing utensil, and still don't to this day... but it's the only way I know how to communicate my ideas to people clearly, and the only real talent I have to show off that I'm even remotely comfortable with.

When I compared my current work with things I did in the third grade, I saw little to no improvement. This was really a massive hit to my ego and ever since I realized this I've found myself stuck in a rut and have no clue how to dig my way out, though I'm sure something will come up eventually.

Also in the time I was gone I discovered MSPaintAdventures. Yeah, that's right, I'm a Homestuck. This is actually leading somewhere though, kind of. It was pretty cool, I decided to hop aboard and see if I could integrate myself into the community, which I have done but it's just so massive and with my posting frequency you can kind of assume no one knows me at all. I don't care about any of that "fame" or whatever, but in a community so vast, it's pretty fucking easy to get lost. Another reason OWF is clearly superior in every way to everything. That goes back to the whole "everyone knows everyone" dealie.

At this point I hit preview to proof read my blog to this point. My wording is horrible it's clearly my best feature.

There's a contest going for the next Homestuck album, and that's cool. Being in the horrid art slump I'm in right now that sounded like the perfect excuse to suddenly pick up music (I was actually intending to eventually just for the hell of it. Can't hurt to try something new every once in a while.) and so I installed the copy of Reason 5 my friend gave to me some months or so after it came out. He said he found some other program he preferred to use and he only installed Reason on his computer once. Hooraaay.

Well, I can compose, and I figured out how it works and all, but god dammit now I'm stuck with that too and what the hell do I do school's back up and I can't draw or music or any of that shit right now because my everything is being stupid.

Do blogs have a character limit? This is a thing I must know.

-----^ Rambling ends here wait no it doesn't^-----

UH, RIGHT, SO hello again you guys I'm glad to be back and hopefully this time around I don't slink around being quiet all the damn time and when I do speak up I don't sound like a COMPLETE IMBECILE. I'll probably share some of the crap I did during my NIGH 2 YEAR BREAK if you're interested. Might start a new thread in the fan corner and post meaningless sketches and if you guys have any requests do that too maybe it'll help.

Also very belated "you bastard" and simultaneous "congrats" to Wil at the whole working for J.A.W. thing, and I know other cool and interesting things happened but I haven't seen them yet.

That time I didn't bother proof reading. Take a shot for every time I said something irrelevant to the previous sentence. Two shots if what I said didn't make sense no matter the context. ]]> Slog Bait http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3483 A wonderful computer-related problem fix http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3482 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:08:12 GMT Remember that problem I had with my PC a long while back? With the malfunctioning plug?

I got it fixed. Somehow, the battery was to blame. So I got a second and it worked fine. Do not bother asking me why, because I'm stumped as well.

But I am very happy to have this computer back. ]]> Oddey http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3482 Jizz: The New Carpet Cleaner http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3481 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:14:55 GMT Can't believe I'm here typing about this but, last night, I accidentally discovered that jizz is a great carpet stain remover...

I had an assignment from university where I had to create cyanotypes, cut a long story short, it is basically an old victorian photography process.

Part of the process involves coating watercolour paper in a special paint, but one night, I accidentally knocked the jar over and spilled it on my carpet. I've had this blue stain on my carpet for weeks now and I've tried a million different things on there but the stain wouldn't budge, but it started to slowly fade by itself, and I just became used to the fact that my cream carpet has a big blue patch on it.

Last night, had a bit of fun in my room, got a bit of mess on the floor, some got onto the blue stain left behind by the cyanotype paint. I just got a tissue and rubbed the jizz away, and suddenly, there was a clear patch left behind where the jizz was. Checked today, and the clear patch is still there, so, maybe with some effort, I've finally found a way to get rid of this big blue stain on my carpet...

So from what we know, jizz gets girls pregnant, is apparently good for your skin, have I discovered a third use? ]]> JennyGenesis http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3481 Leaving http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3480 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:05:21 GMT After many long, soppy drafts I've decided on a short-ish blog.

I need to take a break from this place. As of late I feel really bad most of the time and visiting this place is one of the highlights of my day. I don't want that. I don't want to come home after a shit day and think "I know, my internet friends will cheer me up." I want to not be having bad days to start with. I'm really out of touch with people that should be my close friends and the amount of time I'm spending on the computer is far from helping that. I need to really work on doing something, because my social dejection is driving me mad.

If any of you really want to contact me I'm on Steam 80% of the time I'm near a computer. Find me through the OWF group. I also have Facebook, but there are only a few of you I'd accept friend requests from.

I'm sorry I had to post this blog, but I didn't want to just disappear.

I'll probably come back in a month apologising for being so stupid.

After 3 great years it feels really odd saying this. Bye. ]]> Phylum http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3480 The clans downfall http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3479 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:21:58 GMT My clan NomNom's leader cheated on his girlfriend and then vanished from the internet for some reason.

Everyone that was left, well just that, Left.

I talked to one of them days ago and he said that when he gets into contact with the leader he's saying that he's leaving and not working with him anymore for development purposes.

Where I come in is that I have left too and have joined a steam group whom we talk through our microphones (just like in NomNom) except NomNom was hosted on Ventrilo.

I love my new group and everyday there's always something to laugh about. :happy: ]]> sheridanm962 http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3479 My fucking ankle http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3478 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:38:07 GMT last night i was dragged into a brawl. i wish i was exaggerating. i was down the pub with a few mates and noticed a couple of girls arguing not long after closing time. suddenly they starting ripping each others hair out, and a bunch of blokes started scrapping, one of them grabbing a woman by the... last night i was dragged into a brawl. i wish i was exaggerating. i was down the pub with a few mates and noticed a couple of girls arguing not long after closing time. suddenly they starting ripping each others hair out, and a bunch of blokes started scrapping, one of them grabbing a woman by the face and squeezing.

i fucking flipped and shouted at him to let her go. he wouldn't so i jumped off my stool, grabbed the scummy bastard and headbutt him. stupidly i let go and he punched me on the nose. then some tosser grabbed me from behind, so the pub landlord grabbed him around the throat and wouldn't let go. we fell over backwards and i tried to drag the bloke i was fighting down with me, but failed.

the first thing i thought was "they're gonna stamp on my head", so i was trying to get up while the tosser still had me from behind and the other cunt was above me trying to knock my teeth out. when i finally fucking got back up, that wanker backed away from me and everything was starting to cool down, even though i still wanted to rip his throat out. people were barred, someone threatened to burn the pub down, the police were called and i was let off seeing as i was trying to protect the woman.

now i have an aching jaw, a possibly broken nose, and a very painful ankle that i must have twisted whilst i was trying to get back up. all in all, a good night ruined by some absolute waste of fucking air and space.

anyway, i can't walk. it's ridiculous. ]]> http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3478 I changed my life today. http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3477 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:53:10 GMT So, today at dinner, I renounced Catholicism and Christianity, preferring that instead I am called an agnostic from now on. I'm a little scared.

I just thought some people like WoF and BM might be interested. This doesn't mean I've stopped believing in God, it just means, well, I'm not too sure any more. There are too many inconsistencies for me to be certain now.

This is a pretty big step for me. I feel a little alone I guess. ]]> Scrabtrapman http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3477 My neck is fucked up again. http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3476 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:36:40 GMT I've woke up today with my left side of my neck completely stiff. It really hurts when I try to move my head around.

I've had this before and it was so painful, I couldn't even stand up after sitting down. I was sitting down for like a hour before I could manage to get back up standing.

The fucks wrong with me. lol :confused: ]]> Crashpunk http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3476 <![CDATA[Totally Terrible Terrain Seed Structure Set - Day Two & Three (and later [if done])]]> http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3475 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:08:40 GMT Day Two:

http://i.imgur.com/wEErm.jpg - I though it was a good idea to plant a tree on the top of the house for better visibility

Then I went digging, and as diggins isn't the most interesting thing to comment, I'll skip that part ( http://i.imgur.com/7nIH8.jpg - "oh, hello there")

http://i.imgur.com/s7jDI.jpg - used the stone to fortify the house - it doesn't suck so bad right now I guess...

http://i.imgur.com/kNFPZ.jpg - My forest started getting bigger

http://i.imgur.com/PxWHE.jpg - Melted some iron for: http://i.imgur.com/wStgi.jpg

Also hugged a creeper and some spiders:
http://i.imgur.com/sGxPT.jpg

Day Three:

http://i.imgur.com/Od0jb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Tockl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JsJTq.jpg

...well... I understand that it may look otherwise... I did not stupidily die from starvation. And I didn't swim back to the island (I did not remember the direction.). I did not get my stuff back then, because it never happened... yes.... um... hey, I made a door! http://i.imgur.com/s6ziU.jpg - Gosh is it useless! Nothing special happened that day except the appearance of an Enderman - Good to know they hate this seed just like everyone else - he teleported from water to water screaming till he died (The scream sound must be new, cause I've never heard that before [scared the shit outta me])... and dropped a pearl... not like I need it now, but...
http://i.imgur.com/7FEQd.jpg

Blah blah made 2 chests http://i.imgur.com/2aXpS.jpg yada yada crafted windows http://i.imgur.com/K2iUa.jpg ]]> Varrok http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3475 Totally Terrible Terrain Seed Structure Set - Day One http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3474 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:09:15 GMT It started with:
Quote:
Originally Posted by T-nex View Post
Ok guys..... I have made quite an achievement.

I.... Spawned... the world's most ridiculously annoying minecraft world ever.

I dare you. Try this seed out: TTTSSS
So I dared, and here's my journal (with lots of images):

Day one:
I agree, the starting position's definetly NOT the best - oceans, oceans, ocean everywhere... I decided to swim in completely random direction, and surprisingly I found a small island with a tree,:
http://i.imgur.com/81AuM.jpg
some tall grass,:
http://i.imgur.com/UCcrx.jpg
and sugar canes:
http://i.imgur.com/GG72x.jpg
(I'm not sure whether it's the one found by Splat or not, as there's no coal-filled [or any] caves there :( )

I made an ugly dirt "house" there, then I got to the tree I mentioned: it consisted of 4 wood block which I crafted into a workbench and 12 planks, which I mixed for a wood pickaxe; I also placed all the saplings I got from the tree
http://i.imgur.com/GSxxd.jpg

...what a horrible night to have a curse(d map). I decided to blindly dig down (not straight down) until my pickaxe broke - I posessed 60 block of cobble that way; made a stone sword and went outside to beat the crap out of some zombies - it felt too easy so I changed the difficulty to hard
http://i.imgur.com/I24QP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ylj1N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sb99V.jpg - oh, the first tree had grown already!

The rest of screenshots doesn't need to be explained:
http://i.imgur.com/Fsn9R.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WRVKR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UHsrm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8DmNv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/D9QPu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aOJsQ.jpg

The night ended and so the Day One
http://i.imgur.com/yNzBN.jpg

NOTES:
-I play on lowest details (Intel GMA4500m : /)
-Dunno why is the night so bright (it's set on Moody in menu)
-My english is horrible. I know. I guess noone will read it anyway, so that's ok. ]]> Varrok http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3474 pectus excavatum http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3473 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:46:01 GMT i think i have it i might need surgery oh god i think i have it

i might need surgery

oh god ]]> enchilado http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3473 My second home http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3472 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:30:18 GMT I hate sloppy shit like this, but tonight I did realise that this place is like a second home to me. I still find it shocking to think I've been here for 6 years, and that just seems like a life time. It doesn't just seem like an interest to me to be a part of this community, but it's like a daily necessity and has been for most of my days. There have been ups and downs, such as being annoyed by certain members, but most members nowadays are very loveable and enjoyable people. I've made some good friends here and I appreciate every good thing you've all brought to my life.

This may be the cider making me say this, but it has a strong element of truth in it. ]]> Jordan http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3472 Dad Died http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3471 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:09:10 GMT Just found out that my dad died last night. Kind of numb right now. Just found out that my dad died last night. Kind of numb right now. ]]> OANST http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3471 Designing a New Oddworld Experience (Thank You) http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3470 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:54 GMT Designing a New Oddworld Experience (Thank You) Hi! Most of you probably have seen me around the Oddworld Forums on a regular basis for the last seven years, but for you who don’t know me, my name is Tim Cottenham. I am 20 years old, finished a study as Game Designer last year and am currently... Designing a New Oddworld Experience (Thank You)

Hi! Most of you probably have seen me around the Oddworld Forums on a regular basis for the last seven years, but for you who don’t know me, my name is Tim Cottenham. I am 20 years old, finished a study as Game Designer last year and am currently study Game Design and Development at the Utrecht School of the Arts in the Netherlands.

In this blog I will tell a bit about my experiences I’ve had while trying to design a new Oddworld experience. I have never written a blog before so please bear with me. :)

My passion for Oddworld is a big one. Oddworld is definitely my number one game series and I’ve loved it ever since I first played Abe’s Oddysee on the Playstation 1. The thing that appeals to me is the story and the rich environments and I’ve always wanted to create a Oddworld related fan game. This was even before I got into college so I had no knowledge on how games were made, I started out by learning 3ds Max on my own using tutorials and books. In the following period I created a lot of Oddworld Assets. And so I learned and learned.



Fast forward five years, June 2011. I graduated as a Game Designer. During this four year long study I created countless Oddworld 3d assets, written game scenario’s about Oddworld and made a lot of digital artwork related to Oddworld. I did post a lot of stuff on the forums but not all. The truth is I am kind of a perfectionist, and I will gladly delete anything that I’m not happy about. Which actually sucks when you are creating a game.



I’ve seen a lot of my Oddworld project fail or just did not have the motivation to continue it, there are various reasons why this happen. One is my life as a student, I have school, and to earn money to rent my apartment I have to work, which unfortunately costs a lot of time.



So why do I keep trying? It’s a combination of my love for the Oddworld series and the great people on the Oddworld Forums. I want to create a new experience for you guys. One that you will enjoy as much as I did creating it.

Did you know that I have been very close to releasing a game to you guys? Sure it was a prototype, but it was a game. A multiplayer game where up to 6 players could choose a Mudokon character and shoot each other like any regular deathmatch game. The first build only had a first person screen although I’ve experimented with 3rd person.



Why have I never released it? I honestly hated it. I really did. I loved creating the level, which was the Sloghut level from Munch’s Oddysee but modified with a lot of new pathways around the level and some other adjustments to balance gameplay. But it was deathmatch. I wanted to create a multiplayer game so you guys at Oddworld Forums could play Oddworld while still being in this social environment with other members.



I chose deathmatch because it was the one mode that any student is taught to create. But it did not feel right. The other issue was that to test the game I played a lot of beta matches on a local network and it worked like a charm, once I tried testing it with a couple of friends over internet it just broke. And I had never learned how to create a non-local network game. At this point I just gave up. It was a great experience, and I might come back some time and give it another shot sometime in the future, when I can improve the gameplay. I want it to be like Oddworld. Not some random shooter. It has to have the Oddworld feel.

So what now? That last game is more than 8 months ago. (I wonder if I even still have the source files.) The answer to what now is: I don’t know. I worked very hard on some cool stuff Oddworld related the last few months, but there is nothing solid yet that is worth sharing. I also launched the Oddworld Vector Gallery (See: http://timcottenham.nl/TOVG/) in an attempt to support other fan project on these forums. I quit my job a couple of weeks ago so I could focus more on school and projects like these. I earn my money with my recently founded company, making game assets for other indie developers, designing and creating websites, logos and other graphic design, which gives me a lot of more time to do the things I love.

With this blog I want to thank you for all the support you guys have put in me all these years and to give you guys a small look into my life. I feel great, my personal life is better than ever before and all these thing motivate me to get to work on Oddworld. I will continue working on designing a new Oddworld experience.


Thank you for all the support. You are the best.
-Tim ]]> Tim Cottenham http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3470 Australia Day http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3469 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:07:13 GMT Happy patriotism, everyone! Also, invasions. Happy patriotism, everyone!

Also, invasions. ]]> Phylum http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3469 <![CDATA[I shaved my head, got robbed and here's my Grandma]]> http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3468 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:16:27 GMT So first of all. I shaved my head on friday night. Not to the...]]>
So first of all.

I shaved my head on friday night. Not to the skin, clearly, but it was patchy and awful and very, very short nonetheless. I haven't had short hair for years and years. Feels good. Also cold.

As to why I did it...still not sure myself. I just did. Now, I'd had my plans for the evening crumble and half a bottle of rum drank and several episodes of Beavis and Butthead watched, so maybe it was subconscious inspiration. Or maybe I'm stupid. Fuck you.

Also, robbed. Right. Robbed. Robbed-o. Fuck.
On SATURDAY I made plans with a friend of mine who, dontchaknowit tried to kill himself sometime around Christmas. I've been talking to him frequently-ish, trying to get him to hang out and watch some Beavis and Butthead. He'd tried to replace his antidepressants with Weed, which I'm pretty sure I advised him was somehow was a good idea (it's really, truly not). I'm getting off topic though.

So I made plans with him and went out walking to his home. I met him halfway and rather than 'hello' the first thing he says is 'Why'd you go offline?' with some hostility. Turns out the 5 minutes I was away from the computer he used as an excuse to make plans with 2 people I did not want to spend an evening with, being supportive or not (I imagine they felt similarly). I walked him to their house and walked around downtown awhile, smoking cigarettes that I had leftover and accomplishing nothing in particular. At one point I just randomly offered a woman a cigarette. Turns out she was a whore. I wasn't interested but I, convinced I'm just so fucking charming and astute, opted to walk with her a minute. She rambled on about this and that and eventually offered to get me an ounce of weed for very little. I bought it. I'm so Fucking stupid.
Essentially, she ran with the money when I let her out of my sight. I don't want to explain exactly how because I don't like thinking about being in the bar I was in, but it was idiotic in the extreme. Oh well. I may beat her if I see her again. Not to death, but enough to feel better. Seems fair.

Anyway, here's my Grandma:

Happy 89th Gran. If I'd have thought of you at any point none of this would have happened. Ah well. ]]> Mac Sirloin http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3468 Things I dislike http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3467 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:10:46 GMT Things I dislike in general, in no particular order: - Missing the bus when it pulls away a few seconds before I get there - People who lie about sending gifts - EXE viruses that spread and spread and eat up all my file space: I can understand why URL re-directs benefit someone, by increasing... Things I dislike in general, in no particular order:

- Missing the bus when it pulls away a few seconds before I get there
- People who lie about sending gifts
- EXE viruses that spread and spread and eat up all my file space: I can understand why URL re-directs benefit someone, by increasing traffic to that particular site, but why make a virus that messes up everyones EXE files? It’s moronic and irritating. Whoever made the virus that’s on my PC, please please please donate money to charity and become a monk. It’s not too late to repent!
- When people throw hissy fits and deactivate online accounts. Honestly it’s more noticeable than just leaving the account alone in the first place
- When bus/tram electronic ticket machines don’t print out a ticket but still keep your money

With that said, I’m at a very happy stage in my life right now. Thanks to everyone who made me what I am today! ]]> AlexFili http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3467 <![CDATA[Modern browsers' spell-check is retarded.]]> http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3466 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:10:02 GMT It doesn't recognize the words "catalogue" or "faux".

These are only two of several words I know I've seen underlined, despite being correct. Unfortunately I never bothered to make a note of them until now.

Anyone got any other words? ]]> Sekto Springs http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3466 last night http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3465 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:15:34 GMT So I wake up at like 3AM because something is banging around my shed roof next to my room.

I go up to the window and this cat just lazily walks up and meows at me.

I say "Hey kitty, you should probably get off the roof, it's starting to rain."

And the cat does so and hops off into the bushes in the neighbour's yard.

Cute cat, though. ]]> Strike Witch http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3465 Devil dinos, how do they work? http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3464 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:43:31 GMT

This is, in my opinion, a rather startling assertion.

Well, I looked it up, and I'm none the wiser. Can anyone else shine a light on this? ]]> Bullet Magnet http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3464 Slinky! http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3463 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:22:58 GMT Slinky, my cute sausage dog, I love her so very much, but today, urgh, she has annoyed me, but first, a few cute pics of her taken by me. Image: http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1993/38482610150566542598885.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/38482610150566542598885.jpg/) Image:... Slinky, my cute sausage dog, I love her so very much, but today, urgh, she has annoyed me, but first, a few cute pics of her taken by me.







Every night, I like to cuddle her to sleep in my bed, today I woke up with quite a bad hangover (the 2nd time this weekend I might add) and I was just lying in bed, I yawned, and suddenly, Slinky decides to stick her tongue right in my mouth as it is open.

Seeing as Slinky is a dog that loves to eat her own poo, I immediately jumped out of bed and brushed my teeth.

Lately she has been showing signs that she will be on her period again, tonight, I put her in my bed, and that very second I put her in, she starts bleeding >_<

Why did she have to start the very second I put her in my bed :( ]]> JennyGenesis http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3463 My sickness worsens badly http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3462 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:02:02 GMT I havent been feeling good this week and the sickness worsend and worsend each day,i cant stand it,i cant move any more and my lung hurts,and even my heart is giving on me.Sorry guys..... I havent been feeling good this week and the sickness worsend and worsend each day,i cant stand it,i cant move any more and my lung hurts,and even my heart is giving on me.Sorry guys..... ]]> Scraby http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3462 Random shut downs http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3461 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:45:33 GMT Hey folks,
So for the last few days, I've been having a lot of trouble with my laptop. It's a 3 years old MSI M model or something...any way all of a sudden it's started randomly turning itself off if I hold it funny, like, it'll work fine for an hour maybe and then if I pick it up and shift it a few centimetres it turns off suddenly, but then other times I can shake it vigorously and it'll run fine...

I /think/ I've narrowed down the problem to my hard drive (I know it's not a clogged fan or the battery for certain). Because after a little trial and error, I realised that sometimes when I press my laptop were the hard drive is housed (under the case) it turns off. Is it possible that a faulty hard drive is capable of turning off my whole laptop?

I think the name of the drive is 'Scorpio Blue' if that helps. It's just that I'd like to know if its an easily solvable problem before I go and get ripped off by the computer fix shop or buy a new drive.

Many thanks. ]]> Scrabtrapman http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3461 Un-love http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3460 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:45:06 GMT Here you go, something mushy about a girl. Although this is more about me lamenting over a lost friendship than anything else.

EDIT: Actually this may be a little too deep, perhaps I shouldn't have posted this here. It did help me a little though.

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I gotta get something off of my chest, though maybe I feel a bit low 'cause I found out that I've been accidently over-dosing on thyroxine for over a week 'cause I put the wrong pill trays in the wrong boxes (shit keeps happening to me and I don't do very much! I don't understand that either! Oh well, at least my life isn't boring.)

Almost a year after it happened, I'm still hung-up on a long-lost relationship. I try to forget and move on, and for a while I do forget, but then out of the blue I get haunted by realistic dreams which are almost like re-living memories of her, and what happened. Then I wake up feeling as if it all happened yesterday, annoyed with myself because for some damned reason it's still important to me, even though it's all trivial. It's been happening for the past 3 months, but I've not really spoken much about it.

I did something stupid the other night while very tipsy and not thinking clearly, by checking over her journal to see if she'd forgotten about me yet - And what a damned stupid idea that was, since I found out she's still slagging me off all this time later. She also said that she "hoped to live longer than those she hates" as one of the things that keep her going, directly after declaring her seething hatred for me.

Naturally this makes me feel un-easy, and finding out that I'm effectively wanted dead by someone who I was friends with for a decade, who I trusted and once loved, is something I didn't need to know. Guess that's my punishment for prying where I shouldn't...

You'd think I'd murdered her mum or something, when all that happened was a misunderstanding between us, and some things I said which I hadn't thought through or were entirely serious about - Things for which I'm accused of condoning rape, sexism and homophobia. Stuff that's the complete opposite of the truth and blown far out of proportion, especially when, despite my partial ignorance or indifference, I never meant any harm by, or anything malicious.

I desperately wish none of this happened and that I wasn't hated for this. I wish I could at least find some closure, that I could talk to her and that she'd listen to me and understand what my true intentions were, that I never meant to offend or hurt her by anything I said, that all I ever wanted was some decent friendship, and maybe even to love and be loved. Attempts to contact her don't go anywhere. I want to be free of this.

Maybe I should see a phsychologist or something since I obviously have some kind of mental disorder for not being able to get this out of my head - And it's making me feel bad. If I didn't dream about her I'd be able to forget... There have been weeks where I haven't thought about her. It's not like she contacts me or anything.

To top it off though I've also been through a lot worse than this in the past and they haven't affected me as badly as this, involving other failed relationships that meant more to me than the one I had with her, inevitable deaths of loved ones and pets, major family disputes, the 3-year battle for and destruction of some of the woods near my home, sewage flowing into my garden - But they always had an ending to them, allowing me to find closure and get over them.

Meh. ]]> DarkHoodness http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3460 fags (canadians) http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3459 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:47:39 GMT you guys suck and stuff. so canadians convince me to move to your country you guys suck and stuff.

so canadians

convince me to move to your country ]]> Anonyman! http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3459 <![CDATA[Top reason's why living in New Zealand sucks.]]> http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3458 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:01:02 GMT 1. Our internet is limited (I have a download/upload limit of 40GB) I always wanted unlimited but can't with this ISP and this is the only ISP I can trust to have fast broadband.

2. I don't want to be known as a sheep fucker world-wide, to be honest I live in the Sub-urban area of the capital. I don't see any sheep anywhere unless I travel up north (4-8 hour drive).

3. People here are too ignorant so they don't listen to a word you say and the general public are either fucking Guido's or absolute retards who don't think straight" (Expect to be insulted just about everyday here).

4. I want to live elsewhere, I'm tired of this place.

5. Computer/computer part prices are through the roof (in australia everything is half the price of the stuff here except for car registration).

I guess the only upside is that I'm alive. :banghead: ]]> sheridanm962 http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3458 Mystery http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3457 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:42:37 GMT So, we varnish wood to protect and preserve it... Why do we varnish coffins? So, we varnish wood to protect and preserve it...

Why do we varnish coffins? ]]> Splat http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3457 Love http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3456 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:43:34 GMT I'm posting this from my new computer, which arrived today as my late christmas present. It was worth the wait.

Given my old compute was a 13 year-old hunk of junk this is a definate step up.

It's a really nice, new computer. It has a Gigabyte motherboard with USB 3 ports. There's no graphics card as of yet, but I'm planning on getting one soon. It has an Intel i7 quad-core processor which I'm looking forward to utilising. I've also upgraded from Windows XP to 64bit windows Home Premium. We were originally looking at Ultimate, but we were talked down because I'm never going to use the additional functionality.

The icing on the cake is the OCZ Revodrive PCI-E Hybrid 1TB SSD. Supposedly once it caches my programs it will make everything super-fast. The guy that made the machine for me expects a hefty report on its functionality.

I'm in love with this computer. Things open when I click on them, rather than several minutes after. ]]> Phylum http://www.oddworldforums.net/blog.php?b=3456