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Thread: What the Boop do you do when...
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2007-02-08, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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What the Boop do you do when...
... when you realize that you are a living incarnation of Parson Gotti? I mean I went back to read some of the old strips and I realized that Parson, on his way to work, is listening to Jonathan Coulton (which I happen to be listening to right now), feels his job is go no-where repetative (ditto), have little life outside of gaming and developing your own game (double ditto), and would GLADLY live in ANY world except this one (guilty). I was like "OMG?!?"
I mean I quit playing exalted just because I realized that it was consuming my life, but I can't seem to escape it. What the boop do I do?Last edited by DMcCoy1693; 2007-02-08 at 03:27 PM. Reason: additional info
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2007-02-08, 03:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: What the Boop do you do when...
Only one thing to do now:
PLOT"Do you have a headache spell?"
"Yes! Or... To cure one? No. If I had that, I would never stop casting it."
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2007-02-08, 05:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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McCoy: You're not the only one, bub. I think there are literally millions of Parsons out there, myself included. :/
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2007-02-09, 10:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Um, I noticed that back in high school. I started watching my weight and getting exercise, focused my geekiness into learning something useful (biochemistry rulez), eventually got a girlfriend, and stopped living in a fantasy world. Well, I didn't stop, I just stopped putting all my energy into the fantasy world. Obviously I still enjoy fantasy or I wouldn't be reading webcomics and posting on a gaming comic forum.
There are countless people like Parson out there. If you are still under 25, just put some effort into getting a grip on the boring reality (it is not that boring if you just use some optimism). If you are over 25, um, the same I guess, but hurry up about it!
Sadly, real people don't get "plot"ed out so I think hoping for that is a bit of a long shot.Last edited by Erk; 2007-02-09 at 10:34 AM.
"River" cancels eat: Food is problematic.
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2007-02-09, 06:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Eh. I'm pretty much comfortably unhappy. I may consider doing something about this thing if the comfort goes away.
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2007-02-09, 08:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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I used to do avatars on request, feel free to use them.
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2007-02-11, 04:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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*raises hand*330lb, 6'1", even design my own homebrew systems and pontificate on the virtues of old food(pizza in my case.) I have the pictures to prove it. And I'm 28, and I recently left my marriage and now have a girlfriend, so for once, it'd be a real bitch to choose between my real life and my setting without her...<3
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2007-02-11, 06:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Eh, I'm just passing time until I die, personally.
After that, I don't really have any plans.Thanks to zegma for my awesome avatar.
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2007-02-11, 06:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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I am a slim Parson Gotti.
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2007-02-11, 09:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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I think they made the story and character based around the idea that the people who will most likely read it will get into the idea of someone like them doing exactly what they would want to do. At this point, assuming it is his game, it wouldn't surprise me to find out he goes out with Wanda, as he may have made her as his dream gal, etc.
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2007-02-12, 04:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Note: I didn't say anything about weight. While I am heavier then I'd like to be (aren't we all), I'm not Parson in that sense (thank the tool).
And I do have an excellent job. I'm a defense contractor. it's just boring and repetative. Defense, there's 3 kinds of jobs. 1) beyond boring/extremely repetative, 2) exciting with hazard pay and 3) juggling-radioactive-balls insane. You always start off in defense in #1 and you stay in defense hoping to get #2 or 3. But that could be a long way off to never. So it's go nowhere. And when I mean repetative. I mean my day today was identical to my day 4 years ago and every day in between. I'm a factory line worker infront of a computer.
The elusive GF with a gamer is ... well ... elusive. I did actually have an 18 month relationship that ended ~6 months ago because she was a complainer and I couldn't take it anymore.
It's just that, I would much rather have been born about 1000 years ago.
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2007-02-12, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: What the Boop do you do when...
Ah yes when life was nasty, brutish and short ;)
Why not embrace it, You seem to be doing quite well for yourself as is, remember the old saw if it aint broke...
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2007-02-12, 05:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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