Official bored at work / just shooting the shit / no rails to derail thread

[Murphie]

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I also grew to really dislike rose. I loved Donna though. Which, considering I'm not a big Catherine Tate fan, is saying a lot.

But I adore Amy and Rory. I'm so glad he's along for the ride as well.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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OK, so I kinda went crazy with game shopping this weekend.

Now, I'm staring at the Super Mario 25th Anniversary Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition and pondering what I should do with it. When most companies say "Limited Edition" there are thousands of copies to spare that no one really buys. When Nintendo says "Limited Edition" they're really not kidding. They might as well have just said "Just December 12th."

I got it mostly because Nintendo never does this LE stuff in the US. Mario's 25th has been the only exception and I didn't really need a red Wii or a red DSi XL (particularly considering I'm hawking my current DSi for trade-in value toward 3DS come March).

Given it really is limited, though the game might not be anything special by today's standards, this could really accrue some value down the road, I figure. Amazon vultures already snapped them all up and marked them up by about $18-$20. Could go up. Old remakes are old, but still, there's the art book and CD in there, I open this up I kill any potential value.

Option #2 is to hold on to it and give it to my parents for Christmas. They did just get a Wii recently, but they have little other than Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit for it. Being that its a collector's thing, though, and my dad is a collector, chances are he'd never open it and my stepmother wouldn't touch it anyway. And beyond Galaga, Pac-Man and some parlor games that my parents aren't going to be much into the retro stuff. They might appreciate Mario Galaxy or New SMB Wii more than the classic Mario stuff. I'm basing this off the fact they'll watch any Pixar move you throw at them, but roll their eyes at anything hand-drawn and pan it as kid's stuff. They just perceive some layer of sophistication there that I don't.

Option # 3 is to hell with it and just open it anyway. Its what happens with all the other collectibles I buy.

[Nandito]

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I'd say Option 2 so any future temptation to open it is nigh impossible.

Then steal it back when it's high value

[Gobo]

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I also grew to really dislike rose. I loved Donna though. Which, considering I'm not a big Catherine Tate fan, is saying a lot.

But I adore Amy and Rory. I'm so glad he's along for the ride as well.

I'm a bit iffy on Rose. Some times I can handle her, other times she's really annoying. Martha was a Rose wannabe, which just made her worse. Donna was great. I'd say Amy>Donna>Sarah Jane, with Donna and Amy switching back and forth.

Oh and although I dislike Martha, Blink was a great episode. Then again, there was little Martha in that one.

Also, I don't care how, bring back Romana. She has only gone through 1 regeneration, so Moffat could make her a spry youngster' again.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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I'd say Option 2 so any future temptation to open it is nigh impossible.

Then steal it back when it's high value

I took a closer look at the box and it looks like my copy sat on the edge of the box while shipping. so some of the gold inking on the back has been worn off and there's a ding on the front and back corners. I only had two copies to choose from at the store and wasn't going to risk going around town while these were getting bought up.

Guess I'm opening it, as if I were a collector, I wouldn't want these small bumps and missing ink. Its not something that could be retouched easily without it being noticed.

I think my parents would probably dig Mario Galaxy 2 or New SMB Wii more anyway, particularly given that those have co-op.

Then again, they could use another WiiMotion Plus. My dad got his bundle online with an extra controller, but I don't think the second had the Wii Motion Plus thing, I could get them one of the new remotes with it built in, this way my dad doesn't have an advantage over my stepmother.

I would totally get my dad Nascar 2011 if Activision had it out this year. He loves NASCAR. Don't ask me why, but he's real nerdy with it. When the races are on, he has his laptop out with the NASCAR website up and they have streaming radio feeds from each car and GPS track readouts and all this deeply detailed stuff. He'd probably geek out over a NASCAR game, even if all he ever did was run simulations with it.

[Aksannyi]

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Waiting for my lunch to cool so I can eat it.

I've been doing a lot of thinking about a lot of things, and what actions I need to take, and so far, the only thing I can say for absolute certain is I need to dye my hair again. Tonight.

[Murphie]

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I am already kind of missing just being disassociated with the dating scene. I hate uncertainty, and I don't like liking someone if I'm not sure if they like me back. I have shit I need to focus on, and whether or not this guy likes me is not one of them!

[Aksannyi]

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I ... this is a long story. Suffice to say, I'm having a problem with someone I once considered a friend.

To put it mildly, I'm trying to walk away from the situation. I have composed a letter in Word that I can very easily copy to e-mail, but I'm not sure if this is the route. If I call this person to my house and sit down and just talk, I am afraid I will not be able to hold it together, and this is the sort of thing for which I need to keep my shit together.

Should I send the e-mail? Basically, I'm being as polite as possible, but outlining why I don't think we should contact each other again. No swears, no insults. Well, some self-insults, but based upon how I feel this person sees me. Ex: "That look in your eyes ... I've seen it before. "Stupid child," is what it felt like you were saying. Pity, disdain, condescension ... all of that. But I suppose I needed to see that; to feel like you consider me to be an idiot. (Even if you will never say these things, I'm not stupid.)" And then I go on to say that since I feel like I'm being treated like an idiot, that's why we can't be friends anymore, and that seeing someone look at me like I'm stupid was the kick in the ass I needed to walk away.

I hope that makes sense to someone.

Anyway, should I send the e-mail, or should I try to hold a real conversation with this person? This "friend" is very busy and it's likely it will be days - weeks, maybe, before she has the time to stop by between working two jobs. And we never talk on the phone, just texting. Obviously this is too much for a text. So I'm not sure what to do.

Halp.

[Murphie]

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Honestly, when I cut off contact with someone, I just do it. I don't announce it. I just stop talking to them. There's no reason to send a letter except to satisfy a need on your part. If you aren't interested in interacting with them any longer, then they don't really need an explanation, unless they ask for it. And even then, I dunno.

People grow apart. Most folks just take that in stride and don't question it. I worry that if you send the email, you'll be opening an unnecessary can of worms.

[Aksannyi]

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I hadn't even thought about not saying anything. It just feels wrong for me to just disappear. Assuming she even cares at all if I'm gone, I'd hate to put someone through some kind of undue worry on my part.

Then again, that's assuming she cares, and I'm not entirely sure she does.

Maybe I do just need to talk to her. Not necessarily to say "let's part ways," but just to see if there's any friendship left. Somewhere. And yeah, I have a little trouble letting go.

[Murphie]

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Perhaps just talking to her is better. In situations like this, direct conversation is preferable to an email, because then that email is out there, and they can read it, and re-read it, and then respond to it, or forward it to friends, etc. It's an actual record of your feelings that maybe you don't want to have examined and critiqued.

[TheGrandMom]

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I'm going to go with a face to face conversation. If I got a "Dear TGM" email, I would right the person off as not thinking our friendship was important enough to that person to talk to me face to face...or at the very least, over the phone. And don't worry about holding it together. Even if you get emotional, it will show this person how deeply you are affected by their actions/words and that translates to how much this persons friendship meant to you in order to be hurt so deeply.

[Aksannyi]

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It's more of an, "You already think I'm pathetic (or so I perceive) so how much more pathetic am I going to look when I'm being a blubbering idiot?"

But yeah. I sent her a text, and she said she'd be in touch so we can meet up.

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[Jarre]

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Is Happy. NCIS seasons 1-6 boxset arrived today. No more boredom for a month or two.

Aks for Aks dilema, face to face is best, it makes you a better person and to her its a little easier than just reciving a text or letter, shows it means alot to you. communication is always key and face to face is always the best way.

[Aksannyi]

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Speaking of NCIS, after two weeks without, NEW EPISODE TOMORROW! Feels like forever.