OT: HFPens Community Lounge: Its been 84 years... But now Karlsson is here

[Zirakzigil]

Happy New Years everyone!

Eat eggs man.... you can cook EGGS right?
Chicken breast?
Lean burgers? 93/7?
Tons of decent foods you can cook pretty simple....
or..........
do you not have a stove or kitchen area to prepare stuff at all? (donno your situation)

Or if you're a vegg only person... huzzah! Don't really have to cook then.

You trying to reply to me instead of yourself? Most hotels have a microwave, but that's it. And no freezer. But lately I've been getting some groceries and doing things like wraps. Best I've done is buying the cooked rotisserie chicken and getting microwave broccoli and rice cups. But "relationship building" is part of my job, so I end up at lunch and dinner out at restaurants a lot too.

Just had my first taste of korean food, pretty good. The owner shops at my work and told her a while ago I would come in and finally did. My work keeps calling her my girlfriend because I might have a thing for her.

Click to read more...

 

[66-30-33]

Yes, happy new years. May everyones 2023 be their best year yet.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

@dogthateats where have you been?

 

[LOGiK]

@Ogrezilla
WOOPS... yeah it was to you.
Oh... on the road a lot or travel often, eh? Yeah that's a toughie.

 

[HandshakeLine]

@dogthateats where have you been?

Eating? Duh.

 

[Ogrezilla]

@Ogrezilla
WOOPS... yeah it was to you.
Oh... on the road a lot or travel often, eh? Yeah that's a toughie.

Yeah I'm good at home

 

[Shrimper]

Bought a Sodastream. Discuss

 

[Empoleon8771]

Bought a Sodastream. Discuss

I've tried carbonated water before and I couldn't get into it. It just made water taste acidic for me.

People say it's a soda replacement and I never understood that. I don't drink soda for the carbonation, I drink soda because I like the taste

 

[Gurglesons]

I've tried carbonated water before and I couldn't get into it. It just made water taste acidic for me.

People say it's a soda replacement and I never understood that. I don't drink soda for the carbonation, I drink soda because I like the taste

Have you tried Olipop?

 

[Ogrezilla]

I've tried carbonated water before and I couldn't get into it. It just made water taste acidic for me.

People say it's a soda replacement and I never understood that. I don't drink soda for the carbonation, I drink soda because I like the taste

Yeah I hate unflavored carbonated water. Or those barely flavored ones. I'd rather do the flavor mixes in regular water if I'm cutting out pop.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Diet Ginger Ale is my go to for pop. Canada Dry.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Diet Ginger Ale is my go to for pop. Canada Dry.

I love ginger ale. Great choice. I do that and diet Pepsi. There are just certain meals that I have fully engrained having cola with and I can't break it.

 

[Shrimper]

I've tried carbonated water before and I couldn't get into it. It just made water taste acidic for me.

People say it's a soda replacement and I never understood that. I don't drink soda for the carbonation, I drink soda because I like the taste

I thought it was always Soda water. Discovered you can do Pepsi in it. Mind blown

 

[Zero Pucks]

I am so freaking pissed Netflix canceled 1899. I am done with that garbage platform.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Anyone watched Bad Batch season 2 yet?

@Better Call Maul

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Anyone watched Bad Batch season 2 yet?

@Better Call Maul

Just the first two episodes. I thought they were okay.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Anyone watched Bad Batch season 2 yet?

@Better Call Maul

Not yet, just watched that idiotic Kaleidoscope on Netflix, cool idea, poorly executed imo.

Also just killing time waiting for episodes of Mythic Quest, etc.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Just finished the first episode. Wasn’t bad. Feel like I need to go rewatch season 1.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm starting up Valkyrie Chronicles 4 again. I got about 18 hours into the game last time, but I wasn't able to finish it after getting stuck on a level and just getting irritated. The gameplay is obviously terrific, I love these Three Houses style strategy games, I just need to actually beat it this time

I last played this game in June 2020, so it's been 2.5 years.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

waiting for episodes of Mythic Quest

I'm honestly sick of seeing Rob McElhenney. Maybe it's because he's trying to crawl up Ryan Reynolds's butt or maybe it's because I don't like him on the Sunny podcast. But I'm sick of seeing/hearing from him. I stopped watching the Wrexham FX series and listening to the Sunny podcast because of this. Plus I also want to still enjoy the new Sunny episodes so I just need a break from him.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I'm starting up Valkyrie Chronicles 4 again. I got about 18 hours into the game last time, but I wasn't able to finish it after getting stuck on a level and just getting irritated. The gameplay is obviously terrific, I love these Three Houses style strategy games, I just need to actually beat it this time

I last played this game in June 2020, so it's been 2.5 years.

I almost bought that while it was on sale. How is it?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I'm honestly sick of seeing Rob McElhenney. Maybe it's because he's trying to crawl up Ryan Reynolds's butt or maybe it's because I don't like him on the Sunny podcast. But I'm sick of seeing/hearing from him. I stopped watching the Wrexham FX series and listening to the Sunny podcast because of this. Plus I also want to still enjoy the new Sunny episodes so I just need a break from him.

I don’t like Reynolds so I don’t watch that Wrexham garbage nor do I listen to the podcast and I gave up on Always Sunny a few seasons ago so I’m not as bothered as you.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I'm starting up Valkyrie Chronicles 4 again. I got about 18 hours into the game last time, but I wasn't able to finish it after getting stuck on a level and just getting irritated. The gameplay is obviously terrific, I love these Three Houses style strategy games, I just need to actually beat it this time

I last played this game in June 2020, so it's been 2.5 years.

I almost bought that while it was on sale. How is it?

I liked Valkyria Chronicles 4 a lot. It's a strange story, but I liked the characters and the combat system is fun and pretty unique. It's a bit flawed in that there's a recurring enemy that sort of pushes one or two strategies / unit types to being more important than the others, but it certainly didn't hurt the game to any significant degree imo. And I think I still ended up using at least 1 of every unit type in most battles. Overall I actually think the combat has a better difficulty curve than most Fire Emblems, which tend to end up being pretty easy after you get to a certain point.

Which reminds me that I need to play the first VC. I had it on I guess Wii back when it was new, got stuck, and quit. After I beat 4 I bought 1 on sale for like $5, but haven't played it.

 

[Ogrezilla]

I'm honestly sick of seeing Rob McElhenney. Maybe it's because he's trying to crawl up Ryan Reynolds's butt or maybe it's because I don't like him on the Sunny podcast. But I'm sick of seeing/hearing from him. I stopped watching the Wrexham FX series and listening to the Sunny podcast because of this. Plus I also want to still enjoy the new Sunny episodes so I just need a break from him.

I don’t like Reynolds so I don’t watch that Wrexham garbage nor do I listen to the podcast and I gave up on Always Sunny a few seasons ago so I’m not as bothered as you.

I loved Wrexham, but the parts that focused on them were for sure less interesting than just following the team itself. I don't dislike either, but I can certainly do without them both too.

I liked Mythic Quest S1 when we binged it with our Apple tv trial. Some day my wife and I plan to get Apple tv for a month or two again and just watch the hell out of MQ, Ted Lasso, Severance, and I know there are some others. Probably after we get caught up on Survivor.

We finally got up-to-date on Always Sunny and it really has gone down hill. I think up through S 5 or 6 is about as good a run as any show has had. Every episode in that run is great. From about 7 to 11 most episodes were still pretty good, and each season has at least a few great episodes still. You start to get some turds, but they are outnumbered by the good stuff. But 12-15 is rough. Legit bad episodes outnumber even pretty good ones., and I don't think there's anything close to great in that stretch. Mac and Dennis Move to the Suburbs in S11 is probably the last episode that I would call great.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Glass Onion was shit.

White Noise is nonsensical pretentious bullshit, Noah seems like he self flagellated himself whilst filming this or something because it’s legit terrible.

The Pale Blue Eye is my last hope for a good Netflix movie.