I really wish that when you judged a game, you did so with the fanboy glasses off, because anyone without a damaged retina can tell FFXIV should have been scrapped, and anyone sorry enough to pay for it deserves their money back and big fat apology from squeenix.

Would you pay full price for a computer that doesn't have a mother board? How about a T.V. that doesn't have a power supply? A game console without a disc drive? A happy meal without a toy? No, so why would you buy a game that isn't finished, or worse, is broken? I could understand a lack of content to an extent, but it was missing certain functions that you really need to play it well. It's because of fanboys like you that Square Enix releases shitty titles, slaps a big ole FF logo on them, and gets away with releasing crap. Christ Sega did a better job of releasing an MMO than SE did, and PSU was terrible shit (I can't really call PSO an MMO since it wasn't really all that massive, but thats me and even then PSO>>>>>FFXIV).

I heard the store is gonna be sometime this week, but yeah, I'm not holding my breath. Also, CDFN yeah Sony's been dropping the ball lately, but look at your other options...

Give MS money and pay for XBL meanwhile they flood you with adds and an online service that's no better/worse than the competition (assuming you don't red ring before hand)
Play all three good games on the Wii...and hope you don't finish them before the end of the week.
Play on your PC, which is actually not a terrible idea if you can afford maintaining a good PC (I can't)

Sony's fucked up real bad right now, but generally, they've been the least bullshitty of the companies, offering good games, free online, and until the last 3 weeks a solid and secure console. I'm still pissed about this whole thing.but sony's still further up on my preferred list than any of the others (not by much though).

Eagerly awaiting MGS Peace walker and Lord of Arcana. Both need full screens and a damned controller.

I could honestly not care less about the free stuff being offered. I want the functions I mentioned earlier implemented already. If I wanted bargain bin titles from Sony, I'd go out and buy them, but I cant change the music playing during a game on my ps3, nor can I talk to someone who's not playing the game I am. These are things that matter to me. I have nothing against the games they offered, mind you, but I'm not impressed that they took games that people probably already own, and offered us them for free, nor am I impressed that they're giving us a month of a service that so far still isn't functioning for free, unless I already paid for it and then get 2 months. All their doing is giving us stuff they don't lose money on. Now if they credited everyone on PSN with 25-30 dollars, that would have been respectable, and again if they add some functions they've been fooling around on, like the 2 I mentioned, would have been nice.

Not like it matters, I'm gonna go back and play on my PS3 when it's back on again anyway.

I'd sacrifice all the free shi....stuff they're offering for upgraded functions on PSN, like fucking cross game chat already, and maybe the ability to play music during the games like failbox.

Also, wow that free stuff is so....crappy.

Hey ivalice....tell her to give me a call >_>

Are you looking for reasons to stay or reasons to go? Here, even better, I'll give you a list of the two.

Reasons to stay:
sex and sexual based activities
a relationship, and in turn a person to confide in and be there for you when things are good or bad
kids to claim as dependents on taxes
proteges
(there are more, but far less important to list I'd say)

Reasons to go:
Freedom
Lack of respect from your partner
Mistrust
The inevitability that the kids will realize you aren't their dad, or your own realization that they aren't yours, followed by that realization eating you away for years to come


Hope this helps you draw a conclusion.

I have a better idea than this compromise crap. Tell her no.  What's she gonna do, dump you? If she breaks the relationship because you refuse to bend to her whims, she's a tool and she can eat a....can of fruit(?). There's no reason you should have to give up anything because of a relationship. Cut back, yeah sure, but drop entirely fuck that noise.

Now bear in mind my experience with relationships is non-existent (not because of unwillingness, just shitty luck I'd guess).. But I know a bum deal when I see one, and unless you're so devoted to her that giving up all the things that make you happy is worth it to stay with her, then I'd say there is at least one more fish in the water. Don't let anyone control you, that's the only thing you have going for yourself.

So some headway I guess, I've decided to go for the security license to do some lightweight decent pay work, and probably look into school again. I'm leaning towards the school for maybe an electrician field. I've got a basic understanding of electornics already., so I could probably get behind it pretty easily..

Why eat diet food when you can eat healthy food cooked well? I hated vegetables for so long, but my mom would make em terrible, like frozen broccoli microwaved with a little salt and butter. Freaking gross, really. However, take some fresh broccoli, a little red pepper, lemon pepper, garlic, and olive oil in a saute pan, and it's fantastic. Don't cook it to death, just enough to get the flavors to meld a bit. Here's a kicker too, for everyone that hates brussel sprouts, try slicing them in half and pan searing them in a little bacon fat. Can't burn em, cuz it makes em really bitter, but if you just get em a little wilted, it's fucking fabulous. I'm not saying deep fry em, but like a tablespoon of bacon fat and some salt and pepper, and it's really surprisingly good. Takes away from the bitter flavor, and brings out a very surprising taste. Best part is neither of these are hard to prepare, and it's not like you're losing all the nutrients from the vegetable when you cook em like that, since you aren't cooking them to death.

As for Hathen, maybe if you played less FFXI you'd be in better shape :p

I've been trying to keep my information regarding personal stuff to a minimum, but screw it, I guess I could elaborate. I work at radioshack right now, a sales associate. Now if I actually worked off of commision, and a decent percentage at that rate, I'd complain less, but sadly, it's not the case. Minimum wage, lack of hours, and making money only off cellular phone sales and contract signings makes it STUPIDLY hard to call the job decent, but thenthere's the fact that I've become the resident handyman, fixing minor carpentry problems like loose hinges on doors, drilling holes through display tanks and such for cluttered cables from poor installation done by asshats, hell I've had to repair the toilet on more than one occasion. My terms of hiring doesn't call for any of this, but it seems to be a standard amongst the hired help. I've brought it up to my boss, but he says it's out of his hands, and complaining to the hire ups gets me nowhere, so basically, I keep complaining and hope for a change. Of course, the other problem comes in that my hours just suck now, having gotten 2 days for the week at 4 hours a day. 7 day week, I worked 8 hours for the week. Sad huh?


I'm just about to go for my security license and be done with it. My buddy is getting steady work and shittons of overtime (last 3 weeks he's put in 70 hours each week, 30 OT), and he basically sits on his ass for hours on end. I figure I'll toy with that, maybe go for my firearms license, and go for an armed guard type deal. Just trying to play with ideas before I do anything.

I'm 25, and school's not really an option. It's not that I haven't been looking for a new job, it's that I'm trying to get an idea of what to start looking for when my new I.D. comes in. Kind of have a plan of attack if you will. I really can't do much til I get my I.D. anyway (long story short, I let my old one expire fully, no good anymore), so asking for information is pretty much the extent of my searching for now.

I've been enjoying the replies thus far, but the actual responses, sadly, I've tried looking into. Most of em (all of em) require a driver's license that I don't have yet (I know, terrible of me). I may try and get the stupid license and be done with it instead, but til then anything that requires driving is a no go.

Who'd have thought that being a geek squad installer would require me needing a driver's license honestly?

As the topic suggests, I am currently fed up with my horrendous job and need a new one. Asking people for opinions always leads to a decent idea or two, so here we go.

I've got experience in home theater installation and professional audio video installation.
I've dabbled in computers, but nothing like programming or web design, but have a knack for all things tech so can learn.
I'm a heavy laborer, good with lifting and moving big objects.
I'm fairly opinionated, and good at writing about it, as well as being a generally good writer overall.
I'm good at speaking to people, as well as explaining directions and instructions in a very easy to understand way.
I'm good at organization, able to look at a large quantity of objects and see them in a more sensible pattern.

These are the most obvious qualities I can come up with, so if anyone has a suggestion, I'm all ears.

(the occasional wiseass joke will be allowed too, as honestly, I'm so fed up with my job that I could use the humor)

I'm eagerly awaiting a new PSP firmware update removing skype from the useable functions, lol.