annoyingly shiny...

Rather than make an exploit/cheat to skip encounters, they should have just made the no-encounters materia one of the first you find. Would have then been part of the real game, and not something tacked on, and would make it something you could easily choose to enact without feeling like cheating.

I too am that dude.

Outlet in a kitchen that removes the GFI and replaces with USB is totally a good idea...

Outlet in a kitchen that removes the GFI and replaces with USB is totally a good idea...

Midgard was essentially a straight line. That is why when 12 year old me stepped foot onto the world map, I was blown away. I am ok with it and it seems like they are keeping the dialog close to the original. Which might be campy now but it is the way to go.

Still excited, but the shine on clouds sword when he runs is really annoying. ..

Love the 4 gifts suggestion. No kids here, but my parents spoil my nephew’s something fierce. My wife and I operate more on the budget side, for each other as well. Aside from Stocking stuffers, we bought each other a similar priced item and are donating money to a charity we each choose.

Had a hot toddy when we were there a few months ago. Delicious.

Just picked this game up and started playing. Liking it so far, but wow is the difficulty curve steep. I never played the souls games, so I wasn’t expecting to die from the first random person I encountered.

dairy does not make congestion worse. Old Wives tale, and a particularly prevalent one at that.

Agreed on all accounts. I am generally polite when they call (which is more often now than it was earlier in my career). When they discuss the position, often times it is hard for them to match what I make here (engineer as well). Grass has never been green enough for me to leave my current firm, and I have nearly…

Everything is negotiable. Trick is you may need to walk away if you are not willing to take less. Doesnt always work in your favor, but most salary discussions have something in their back pocket because they assume some form of negotiations will occur. If you dont negotiate, the back pocket incentives stay in the…

A good manager should not disclose what Ben makes, as that is none of anyone’s business unless you are Ben. Generally, knowing what your peers make is a good tool, but you should never say Ben makes X so i should make X+ because you don’t actually know (in most cases) why Ben makes what he makes. Same is true if the…

Just did this, but not to that extent. Up for promotion and waited for the director to throw out a number. He did (10% which isnt horrible) but I pushed back and asked for a number, not percentage. Backed it up with why it should be higher than that number and gave him time to work out the logistics (asked for the…

Aside from college loans support and help with furnishings (mostly handmedowns) for my first appartment, I have been completely self sufficient since i graduated from college 9 years ago. Helps that I moved away from home for a great job. I was on the family cell phone plan trhough the end of my 2 year contract, but…

Wife used to be a host at a fine dining restaurant, and I used to delivery food in college so I can attest to being a good tipper. Gets me in trouble with work when I expense meals, because I start at 20% and go up from there.

Rubiks cube on my desk. If I need to think, I mindlessly mix it while on the phone or while reading, then when I need a break or a distraction I solve it. Helps break your funk, and helps me remember every problem can be solved in a series of steps.

My response 9ish years ago:

Went late as we were not planning on shopping, but picked up Bloodbourne and Wolfenstein for the PS4 for $25 and $15 respectively. Wasnt going to but the wife said yes, as she has been eyeing up BB for a while. Told her it was very difficult, she know believes me.

usually digital download code to prevent resale. At least, that is how The Last Of Us digital code was included when I bought my GTA 5 bundle (actual disc for GTA5).