All I know is that I’m done with winter. I would rather it be slightly warm. Although I would rather it be September right now, cause that’s when me and the woman will be going on our crazy Disney World trip (which was inspired by your awesome DW review on the site Matt) So yeah, I’m going with September. hell, it’s right before October anyway!
Ghosted by Crassmonkey @ 02/24/2007 9:26 PM EST
happy SNT X-E CRUE!(i dunno how to do the oomlow thing withe the 2 dots over the U)
hmm, either late spring or early summer, or fall, im diggin on fall so much more ’cause of the halloween countdown! thanks matt!!
SURVEY: Favourite Indie movie, and favourite indie actor.
Mine Would have to be Garden State, my comfort flick, got me through a baaaaaad breakup, i literally dated the devil!!
and for indie actor, hmm, a toss-up between John Cusak and Eternal Sunshine… Jim Carry, actually, that could possibly knock Garden State Out Of The Runnin For First Place Indie Flick
Now Its Your Turn Guys!!
Hope All Is Well In The Land Of SNT!
and Matt: just curious,…Do we have a new article coming our way tomorrow??
I’m living summer all year in South FL, So I’m with October. Plus I was hiking on a inner coastal trail and a rattlesnake slithered about 2 feet in front of me. I don’t know how it happened but I miracled myself backwards 10 feet. He f*#c’n curled up and rattled at me. I had to wait forever for him to move because my luck, I would get a ball bite.
I have been so craving of summer these last few days. I vote summer 6 times becuase if it were october, that would mean we’d be just 4 months away from being right back into this shit hole time of the year. And besides Matt, you know full well that you enjoy October more in August.
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 02/24/2007 9:54 PM EST
I wish it were July ‘99 or October ‘96. Both equally good times.
Ghosted by Bob @ 02/24/2007 10:00 PM EST
Gotta be summer. If it’s October, summer’s already dead and gone, but if it’s summer, you still have October to look forward to.
Happy SNT everybody!
I think “indie” is going to be a bit too nebulous of a concept to have a productive conversation about, especially with some of this lot. I’ll cast a vote for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, though.
Oh, hey, by the way, guess who got a Wii?
I’m just ready for the sky to be blue, not gray, and the sun to come out every once in a while. Warmer weather, non-mud ground, and perhaps the chance to wear flip-flops without fear of frostbite. Also, Spiderman 3.
Ghosted by FyarlGirl @ 02/24/2007 10:03 PM EST
was it jazzy? did jazzy get a wii? or kingklash!? I bet it was kingklash.
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 02/24/2007 10:04 PM EST
Damnit, I was just wishing it was easter time ever since I walked into the pastel springy aisle of Target tonight and found pretty cake decorating things. But yeah, I dread warm weather… really I just dread the bugs.
K- Sorry I left you hanging in the last thread! I watched that secret ending with Gackt – that was pretty sweet, but yeah, it was a bit odd and weird, too. I totally need to finish that game! I actually did play it a little bit the other night but I died really quick. I just need to haul ass past those 400 armed guys faster I guess, and not try to be all stealthy.
Favorie Indie movie – I’m not really sure I’ve seen too many of them. :\ Saw Garden State and it was ok… Sunshine was pretty good. I really have no clue. Is The Libertine considered indie?
Ghosted by Ryane @ 02/24/2007 10:08 PM EST
Well, that’s a toughy Matt. I do love summer for baseball. And I never mind nicer weather, but it it’s humid or the temp is above eighty, I hate it. And October does equal the playoffs. I am thinking about this entirely based on baseball, which is unfair and also means that the season starts very soon:)
Happy SNT! Anyone else gonna try and catch SNL tonight? Dwight from the Office is hosting right? It’s snowing like a freak here tonight and my babysitter refused to leave the house, so YAY for staying in!
Ryane: LOL. Just don’t try the Extra Hard mode that you’ll unlock, okay? G (Genesis) is supposed to be in Crisis Core, but that doesn’t tell us about his future (since Dirge takes place after VII and Core before). Square will probably try to parlay it into a Dirge sequel. Meh.
I LOVE Garden State and Eternal Sunshine, but Squee is right, we will never agree on a definition of indie.
Thanks for the baby-congrats from everybody and CONGRATS TO Terror Claws!
Summer? October?
“A long time have I watched this one. All the the time has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was; what he was doing.”
I have a survey topic but (A) I am kinda digging this formless SNT and (B) my last surveys (which I thought were neat) have kinda bombed.
Ghosted by The Manimal @ 02/24/2007 10:18 PM EST
I’m totally done with Winter. As for Summer or October….that’s a toughie. It all depends on where I’m living. When I lived in Florida, summer was disgustingly oppressive….but everywhere else I’ve lived, summer’s been lovely. As for October….it’s got Halloween…and again, depending on region, has changing leaves. I miss the leaves changing. I haven’t seen it since I left RI in 2002. In FLA, no color change (duh), and in Idaho….they kinda just turned brown and fell off over night.
I’m on a 6-9 month roadtrip as of now, so it’ll be interesting to see where I am as the seasons change. I have a pretty good idea of where I SHOULD be, and when, but things change….so you never know.
Summer or October would be swell. I guess, if given the choice, I’d bypass a humid New York City Summer and go straight for Fall, though.
Jemmy and Bob –
Agreed. I would take 2004, 1999, or 1996. Or all of the above. The past has been sounding pret-ty good lately.
Yikes. The Indie Question. Does “City of God” count?
Ghosted by ann veal @ 02/24/2007 10:42 PM EST
Oh yeah, congrats to the Terror and Mrs. Claws!
I never watch SNL, but I will tonight, for the comedy genius that is Rainn Wilson. Too bad there’s no new Office for six freaking weeks.
I watched a Trading Spaces today that was set in Wildwood (or rather, I watched a Trading Spaces today because it was set in Wildwood)…I was hoping to get to see the boardwalk; they went on the ferris wheel and took pictures but that was it. Bit of a disappointment.
Oh God no, I never do Extra Hard – I just go for normal and I’m ok with that. Crisis Core seems like a waste. I mean, geeze, did they have to make it a freaking cell phone game? Bleh. They could’ve made a really awesome DS game out of that, and I wouldn’t mind a Dirge sequel. Just anything with the FFVII characters, really.
Ghosted by Ryane @ 02/24/2007 10:47 PM EST
Most definitely summer. Aside from the uber-cool Halloween period, the rest of October is usually pretty f*ckin’ depressing.
Before Crisis is the one on cell-phones.
Crisis Core is going to be on PSP.
It’s Zach’s story at the Nibelheim Reactor. It has Cloud, Sephy, and Aerith, for some reason. Tifa would be so much more appreciated. I’m sure she’s in the game, but I’m pretty sure she isn’t playable.
I’d honestly suggest pouring your energies into XII. Endless pleasure. I’m at 139 hours and I’m no-where in the plot yet
Ghosted by K- @ 02/24/2007 11:02 PM EST
Considering that tomorrow is my Birthday and summer is the busiest part of the year for me, I think February is just fine….
Ghosted by Cameron T. @ 02/24/2007 11:05 PM EST
After this winter’s massive ice storms and last summer’s 100-degree heat waves, I think I’ll say I wish for October…EARLY October, before it starts getting colder, when I can still ride around in a T-shirt and old sneakers and jean culottes. And when we can read Matt’s Halloween Countdown and anticipate all the holidays to come.
Ghosted by starwenn @ 02/24/2007 11:09 PM EST
Crisis Core on PSP?! I had no idea. Sweet! I am so incredibly happy about that.
XII does sound pretty wonderful, but I really gotta finish all these other games I have first. :\ That also reminds me I need to put in for vacation soon, too.
Ghosted by Ryane @ 02/24/2007 11:14 PM EST
We should have a writing contest.
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 02/24/2007 11:19 PM EST
K-: yeah, with the “indie cusak” comment, you’re right on that one, im going by high fidelity and being john malcovich, but wasnt he in the fucking bratpack?!
and funny enough, i am on ritalin(and ive never hated anything so much in my life!) but i do tend to get insanely hyper alotta the time!
Squee: you’re absolutly right, none of us will agree on the actual definition of ‘indie’, that was a pretty lame survey topic on my behalf
and whoever mentioned city of god, hot daaamn thats a great movie!!!!!
I’m not sure why I said that to be honest. Not that I’m now taking back the suggestion. I was trying to think of a way to pull this all together a little a more since I have good vibes about this SNT. It was either writing contest or pillow fight.
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 02/24/2007 11:28 PM EST
Sorry, you can only post a new comment once every 15 seconds. Slow down cowboy.
Ghosted by dohopoki @ 02/24/2007 11:49 PM EST
i want fall.
Ghosted by Andrew @ 02/24/2007 11:52 PM EST
Happy SNT!!
I am definitely going to watch SNL tonight, I might even stay up and watch it instead of just watching it on my TiVo tomorrow. Rainn Wilson is going to be awesome, I just hope the skits suck less than usual.
I just got Twilight Princess for my Wii (yay!!!) While I was waiting for it to come from Amazon.com, I got out my NES and played Legend of Zelda for a week. (And I beat it too! It’s a lot easier to figure things out when you’re 24 rather than 9.)
Possible survey suggestion, if we want one…just because I’m in a Nintendo mood (plus we are talking about summer, which is a great time to play hours of video games)…What was your favorite NES game(s) ? My top 3 are probably Zelda 1 and 2, and Bubble Bobble. There were so many more that I loved though, and fortunately I still have them all.
Also, I’m watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I don’t really “get it”…are you supposed to be high in order to watch it, or is it just not supposed to make sense. Or both?
Ghosted by Lilly @ 02/25/2007 12:00 AM EST
dohopoki
How about a writing contest in which the story must contain some sort of pillow fight?
Ghosted by Cameron T. @ 02/25/2007 12:05 AM EST
Favorite NES game that I always thought was the last great gasp of that system: NORTH AND SOUTH. It’s got history (sorta) and it combines all the “advanced” elements of the latter NES years with the general crappiness of 4 bit technology.
Lilly, I don’t think there is much to get. The best part of that movie (and I am ashamed to admit I have never read any Hunter S. Thompson) is when he is reminiscing on the high water mark of 60’s radicalism. That and the one word reading by Johnny Depp of the word “Madness” when listening to the audio tapes.
Funny that this is being discussed tonight since I just watched the 1981 WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM with Bill Murray and Peter Boyle as Thompson and the lawyer. Now, that one was pointless. At least FEAR AND LOATHING has some entertainment value (”Let’s get down to brass tacks: How much for the ape”)
Ghosted by The Manimal @ 02/25/2007 12:11 AM EST
I gotta go with October. Fall is the best season of all, football and leaves changing color. And Halloween is the greatest holiday ever. I loved it long before I discovered X-E, and now I love it even more. And if I had to pick an October, October of ‘95 would be a good one to go to. All hail the Halloween Countdown!!
Ghosted by mike rotch @ 02/25/2007 12:12 AM EST
We actually warped a “Desert Island Games” thread into our favorite NES games thread, a while back. But, since I am one of the resident gamers, I’ll play along
Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Simon’s Quest
Ghosted by K- @ 02/25/2007 12:13 AM EST
October, back to 88 for me….
Summers in Texas are way to HOT
Ghosted by MJgrass @ 02/25/2007 12:19 AM EST
A little of both, Lilly, but there’s more to it, too. I think you have to watch it at least twice to really get a handle on it, and I’d never discourage anyone from reading the book, either. Without the background info from the book, it’s somewhat (understatement) disjointed, but if you’ve read the book than it does a great job of bringing the highlights to life, even though it can’t quite bring the more subtle points across. It’s easy to see the movie as this crass pointless mess on the surface, but (and again, this may be my inability to separate the book from the movie) there’s a real poignancy and melancholy hidden underneath all of the clamor (what Manimal touched on above). That’s my $0.02, anyway.
Manimal, you should at least read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! I mean, I think everyone should, but I can see it not being up everyone’s alley. But you’re missing out!
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I vote for Summer.
oh yea, first !