I still have Q3Arena listed on my toolbar menu and I probably come once every few days to see if someone posted. I was never terribly active to begin with (other than to piss off Snag) and talked to more people via AIM (Flux and AcidWarp mainly, both of whom I haven't talked to in ages).

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I like it here.

I miss Quake 2.

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I have just started playing quake2 again at http://tastyspleen.net/ servers, don't tell my wife, will try to not become addicted again.

^ That sounds good.

I seem to check in every 6 to 12 months or so...

Seriously, this place and Quake2 were the best online experience I've had in my youth. I consider you all lifelong friends even if we only chat a few times a decade

I'd even rather attend a Q2.com reunion than a high school one, how's that for sad!

Cheers,

Ian

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Originally posted by GFKiller:
Ditto to the reunion comment Jar!

I'm all about Quake Live when it comes out, you can play from any computer basically.

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I just didn't have internet for a month.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

I've been way too busy lately, getting married on Saturday, w00t.

(this should make you feel reaaally old. I think I started posting here when I was 15-16.)

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Originally posted by mynameisxanthan:
I wonder if I can get Quake 2 to run on Vista? If I can, I'll find my way to tastyspleen.

I've been way too busy lately, getting married on Saturday, w00t.

(this should make you feel reaaally old. I think I started posting here when I was 15-16.)

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Congrats Xan!

You mean IRL not in q2dm1 or something? j/k

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I hope someone got/gets you drunk on Friday night

And yes, it makes me feel old.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

I'll post some pictures when we get them.

Hoorah!

Been spending some time (during business hours and after) on the mutant server with all the cool custom maps at tasty this week.

74.54.186.226:27910

Skins, maps, sounds, blah blah blah
http://tastyspleen.net/quake/downloads/

Servers:
http://tastyspleen.net/quake/servers/list.cgi

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I do wonder how much longer Bini will keep the site up though. Every time I type in the URL, I half expect to get a 404 back. That will truly be a sad day.

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I still game, but I'm a Warcrack addict nowadays. I actually have it installed on my computer here at work and play it during lunch now and then just to self-justify the monthly payment. My wife hates the game, but my boss is a closet gamer herself and doesn't mind much.

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I'm a lvl 70 Night Elf Rogue (Hemo-Shadow build) @ TheUnderbog. Although "Rogues do it from behind", I switched from daggers to swords around 60. Pretty high DPS.

I specialize in herbalism & alchemy. I can sell most herbs for a ton of gold @ AH and use them to make my own pots and elixirs.

I'm in The Art of Warfare (TAW) along with my brother who is a lvl 70 Night Elf hunter. TAW is a very military based guild that is all too serious. Doing mostly Kara & ZA.

My brother and I have alts that run the MotherFist guild but strictly for the three bank tabs. It was given to us when everyone bailed so tons of free bank storage.

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Originally posted by Drako:
Believe it or not, I don't even have a computer at home anymore. My main rig popped the power supply and toasted like a neglected slice of wonderbread almost a year ago, and the hinges sheared off my gaming laptop a while back. My only internet access is on my cell phone...or here at work

I still game, but I'm a Warcrack addict nowadays. I actually have it installed on my computer here at work and play it during lunch now and then just to self-justify the monthly payment. My wife hates the game, but my boss is a closet gamer herself and doesn't mind much.

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I was in You And Whos Army (one of the oldest continually existing guilds in WoW) for a couple of years, but they got too hardcore and morphed into a raiding only guild. I quit running with them, so they gave me the old iron boot. I'm more of a non-serious "fun" player than a hardcore raider. Still, my healbot skills are second to none and I never leave a PUG without at least one person begging me to join their guild. I have magic hands I may join another one of these days, but I'm having fun with the solo thing at the moment.

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I find Disc Priests, 'good' Rogues (that know how to stunlock) and Resto Druids very hard to kill.

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WHAT'S UP CY!?!?!?

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I just want to say hi for the moment and let you know I'm still around. My wife and I lost our babyboy a few days ago (stillborn), so I'm not really up for anything more atm.

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My cousin and her husband had a similar situation recently. They sent this out to friends and relatives because they thought it spoke to their feelings. Thought I'd share it with you:

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What to Say...

When women experience the loss of a child, one of the first things they discover they have in common is a list of things they wish no one had ever said to them. The lists tend to be remarkably similar. The comments are rarely malicious - just misguided attempts to soothe.

This list was compiled as a way of helping other people understand pregnancy loss. While generated by mothers for mothers, it may also apply similarly to the fathers who have endured this loss.
When trying to help a woman who has lost a baby, the best rule of thumb is a matter of manners: don't offer your personal opinion of her life, her choices, her prospects for children. No woman is looking to poll her acquaintances for their opinions on why it happened or how she should cope.

-Don't say, "It's God's Will." Even if we are members of the same congregation, unless you are a cleric and I am seeking your spiritual counseling, please don't presume to tell me what God wants for me. Besides, many terrible things are God's Will, that doesn't make them less terrible.

-Don't say, "It was for the best - there was probably something wrong with your baby." The fact that something was wrong with the baby is what is making me so sad. My poor baby never had a chance. Please don't try to comfort me by pointing that out.

-Don't say, "You can always have another one." This baby was never disposable. If had been given the choice between loosing this child or stabbing my eye out with a fork, I would have said, "Where's the fork?" I would have died for this baby, just as you would die for your children.

-Don't say, "Be grateful for the children you have." If your mother died in a terrible wreck and you grieved, would that make you less grateful to have your father?

-Don't say, "Thank God you lost the baby before you really loved it." I loved my son or daughter. Whether I lost the baby after two weeks of pregnancy or just after birth, I loved him or her.

-Don't say, "Isn't it time you got over this and moved on?" It's not something I enjoy, being grief-stricken. I wish it had never happened. But it did and it's a part of me forever. The grief will ease on its own timeline, not mine - or yours.

-Don't say, "I understand how you feel." Unless you've lost a child, you really don't understand how I feel. And even if you have lost a child, everyone experiences grief differently.

-Don't tell me horror stories of your neighbor or cousin or mother who had it worse. The last thing I need to hear right now is that it is possible to have this happen six times, or that I could carry until two days before my due-date and labor 20 hours for a dead baby. These stories frighten and horrify me and leave me up at night weeping in despair. Even if they have a happy ending, do not share these stories with me.

-Don't pretend it didn't happen and don't change the subject when I bring it up. If I say, "Before the baby died..." or "when I was pregnant..." don't get scared. If I'm talking about it, it means I want to. Let me. Pretending it didn't happen will only make me feel utterly alone.

-Don't say, "Well, you weren't too sure about this baby, anyway." I already feel so guilty about ever having complained about morning sickness, or a child I wasn't prepared for, or another mouth to feed that we couldn't afford. I already fear that this baby died because I didn't take the vitamins, or drank too much coffee, or had alcohol in the first few weeks when I didn't know I was pregnant. I hate myself for any minute that I had reservations about this baby. Being unsure of my pregnancy isn't the same as wanting my child to die - I never would have chosen for this to happen.

-Do say, "I am so sorry." That's enough. You don't need to be eloquent. Say it and mean it and it will matter.

-Do say, "You're going to be wonderful parents some day," or "You're wonderful parents and that baby was lucky to have you." We both need to hear that.

-Do say, "I have lighted a candle for your baby," or "I have said a prayer for your baby." Do send flowers or a kind note - every one I receive makes me feel as though my baby was loved. Don't resent it if I don't respond. Do call more than once and don't be angry if the machine is on and I don't return your call. If we're close friends and I am not responding to your attempts to help me, please don't resent that, either. Help me by not needing anything from me for a while.

-Do recognize that I have suffered a death in my family - not a medical condition.

-Do recognize that in addition to the physical aftereffects I may experience, I'm going to be grieving for quite some time. Please treat me as you would any person who has endured the tragic death of a loved one - I need time and space.

Do understand if I do not attend baby showers/christening/birthday parties etc. And don't ask why I can't come.

Please don't bring your baby or toddler to visit. If your niece is pregnant, or your daughter just had a baby, please don't share that with me right now. It's not that I can't be happy for anyone else, it's that every smiling, cooing baby, every glowing new mother makes me ache so deep in my heart I can barely stand it. I may look okay to you, but there's a good chance that I'm still crying every day. It may be weeks before I can go a whole hour without thinking about it. You'll know when I'm ready - I'll be the one to say, "Did your daughter have her baby?" or, "How is that precious little boy of yours?

Above all, please remember that this is the worst thing that ever happened to me. My baby's death is monolithic and awful. It's going to take me a while to figure out how to live with it. Bear with me.

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Unfortunately the only person I have the opportunity to talk to still is Jar since I'm never really on my computer at home these days other then to play cards. I play Q3 very randomly for fun.

Funny thing happened, my GF was looking through my MP3 collection and found one of Raver's tracks and asked about it. It brought back some good memories.

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Now I don't know if anyone knows this, but February 17, 2007 I was married. Currently my wife and I are trying for a Snag 2.0

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Now I don't know if anyone knows this, but February 17, 2007 I was married. Currently my wife and I are trying for a Snag 2.0

Since my wife has come into my life, it has done a complete 180.

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WHAT?

WHAT?

Someone puts up with your shit DAILY?

I think I'm probably the only one still single (by choice at this point). Undergrad when you're pushing 30 is a bitch, no time for anything else.

Riv, I'm sorry to hear about your son.

Snaggles. . . wtf dude, MARRIED!?

Lets see, while I have a spare moment . . . this year I drove across country. Awesome trip, I wish I'd had more time. Started 3rd Year physics at U of Waterloo. That's about it really.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Oh...and any gaming I do is now either on my 360 or my PC in my theatre room that has a 130" accoustically transparent screen (which I built myself) with the front and center channels hidden in behind the screen...with an HD projector shooting the picture. So imagine Crysis at 130" in HD on a GTX280. Though I must say, I spend about 90% of my gaming time playing NHL 09 on the 360. Though Guitar Hero is pretty cool on it too. Sorry if it sems like bragging but this room is my "man room" and it is my pride and joy. I started building the room in March...just finished a few weeks ago. It has the stereo system, satelite receiver, Bluray player, projector, 360, Gaming PC, Bar and Fridge, Air Hockey Table, leather reclining home theatre seats, countertop ice maker (automatically makess ice ass fast as you can use it ) and Kimberley is saying she wants to get me a popcorn cart for movie nights. And get this, the biggest and best bathroom in the house...in which the toilet, door and projection screen are in line...so you can watch the game from the best seat in the house. Like I said...it the my "man room".

Did I mention my wife is the best wife in the world too?
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Kyle...my wife is the best! So how ya doin' kid? Life treating you well?

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Hey everyone!
I come here every couple of months or so I guess.

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Key Shawn, you gonna be at the NIN concert in a couple weeks? Hop online and ping me.

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