CDC Latenight Lounge

[Sultan of Sarcasm]

D, I seriously want to hit you sometimes man. And I actually really like you.

[:D]

D, I seriously want to hit you sometimes man. And I actually really like you.

Addiction is a helluva thing

[The Situation]

Addiction is a helluva thing

Has there been a net gain overall?

[:D]

There needs to be more to do between midnight and 0600 that doesn't involve drinking. Casinos are the only place night owls like me can have a social community

[:D]

Has there been a net gain overall?

Indeed there has been!

But it was Riverrock's...

[The Situation]

There needs to be more to do between midnight and 0600 that doesn't involve drinking.

but there is....

Edited September 13, 2010 by Pure Pwnage

[:D]

Lol, remind me of the simpsons where homer tells bart that some of the most fun things to do are in bed ;)

And it cuts to him eating a hoagie in bed

[Sultan of Sarcasm]

Addiction is a helluva thing

I understand it all too well. I still want to hit you though. I know it wouldn't be terribly constructive, wouldn't help with your addiction in the slightest, and would likely result in you squashing me like a bug, but I still want to hit you.

[The Situation]

Isn't there a more constructive addiction?

Say perhaps learning how to play an instrument? I had some friends who played their guitars like 10 hours a day.

Or maybe a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game? Although I had one friend who dropped out of high school just to play more World of Warcraft.

[Sultan of Sarcasm]

I've heard of people dropping out for games. That's effed right up IMO

[The Situation]

I've heard of people dropping out for games. That's effed right up IMO

Yeah I still talk to him online occasionally and it is pretty sad. Through his delusions, he thinks that his accomplishments in the game makes him a superior person.

[Sultan of Sarcasm]

I've never been a gamer, so I've never understood that whole thing, but I've met people that honestly believe having succes in WoW and other such games is going to equal life success. It doesn't work that way!

[:D]

Isn't there a more constructive addiction?

Say perhaps learning how to play an instrument? I had some friends who played their guitars like 10 hours a day.

Or maybe a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game? Although I had one friend who dropped out of high school just to play more World of Warcraft.

I would love to lean how to play a flute or violin. I also want to learn Cantonese, mandarin and french. Sadly those first two language are on my list partly because I want to converse with the old chinese ladies in the casino (partly also so I can find a cute asian girlfriend). All these are things I should be doing with my time.

I played Everquest 2 for five years and have only recently pulled my charm and social skills together enough to have meaningful conversations with "irl ppl". Also, I put on 40 pounds since high school thanks to the inactive lifestyle that came with getting me into those kind of games. So scratch that...

[:D]

I've heard of people dropping out for games. That's effed right up IMO

I believe it.

You transfer you life (aside from eating/crapting/sleeping) into those games

[The Situation]

I've never been a gamer, so I've never understood that whole thing, but I've met people that honestly believe having succes in WoW and other such games is going to equal life success. It doesn't work that way!

I have my own little theory as to why video games are so addictive. I am a hobbyist but I do encounter a lot of addicts. Video games simulate reality and in this game, life is better than in reality. In reality, you don't save the world, get fancy looking gear, and make a lot of money, etc. When fantasy becomes better than reality and you use fantasy as a constant escape, fantasy becomes addictive.

[The Situation]

I would love to lean how to play a flute or violin. I also want to learn Cantonese, mandarin and french. Sadly those first two language are on my list partly because I want to converse with the old chinese ladies in the casino (partly also so I can find a cute asian girlfriend). All these are things I should be doing with my time.

I played Everquest 2 for five years and have only recently pulled my charm and social skills together enough to have meaningful conversations with "irl ppl". Also, I put on 40 pounds since high school thanks to the inactive lifestyle that came with getting me into those kind of games. So scratch that...

A word of advice: I suggest you learn Mandarin instead of Cantonese because I learned Cantonese as my first language and it isn't getting me very far in terms of communicating with a lot of Chinese people. There is more and more Chinese immigrants from outside of Hong Kong who speak mostly Mandarin. Even most Chinese people from Hong Kong speak Mandarin as a second language.

Edited September 13, 2010 by Pure Pwnage

[Sultan of Sarcasm]

Night all. Well...I'll see you in like 3 hours probably.

[Canuckletux]

Sleep well, Sultan.

[The Situation]

Good night I am going to sleep as well

[Prismatic]

Night everyone. :D