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[chrisvenus]

I saw a great resident evil advert for the latest game in a magazine yesterday. Imagine a perfume advert but instead of the model there is a zombie. And instead of the bottle with calvin klein or whatever there is a bottle with "T-Virus" on it. Its awesome. :)

This led me to finding http://www.capcom.com/outbreak/minigame/ which seems to be quite fun though I only played it long enough to get eaten in a hospital. Dunno how much fun it is long term.

And I might have a hosuemate. He phoned this afternoon and I think said he was in the house and that I'd see him tonight. I feel shocked and slightly scared. Its going to be weird having two housemates again. :)

Disgaea is a very cool computer game. Turn based, tile based tactical game with huge amounts of variation, expandability, silly anime characters and a comedy plot. Only trouble is its on the PS2. Must bring forward my plans to do something about this problem of not owning one.

Other stuff happened I expect. I'm too tired to think too hard and have stuff to do. Need to work tonight on contract work.Must remember to take the appropriate file home.

Comments

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Is that a housemate who is going to recompense you for all the crap you've had to go through?

[chrisvenus]

Steady now! one step at a time. :)

But yes, I believe he is going to (so quisalan tells me anyway.

[wimble.livejournal.com]

You have a point.

But, to be honest, I think the money is the important step. Whether he's actually in the house is secondary :)

[chrisvenus]

You'd think that but pretty much a pre-requisite to having a conversation with him about stuff is having him in the house. I've certainly not really managed it ay other way. :)

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Don't let him across the doorstep, until the cheque has cleared.

Or you've felt his wad ;-)

[chrisvenus]

I'm not that kind of a boy. :)

But seriously, all seems good. He had no objections when the subject of money came up so I am reassured that I am likely to see it all. Just need to wait for him to find his cheque book or something. :)

[wimble.livejournal.com]

It's on holiday, in another country, and suffering from stress.

It won't be communicating for another three months...

[chrisvenus]

Steady now. I'm feeling vaguely optimistic and cheery about this at the moment. Please leave my optimism intact until it really can't survive any longer.

[tyasante.livejournal.com]

Heh.
Well, I hope your response to new housemates is better than mine. In my first year house, housemates had a habit of moving in while I was at uni, and then keeping really quiet while I arrived home and then when I least expected it, do something utterly normal like walk down the stairs just as I was coming out of my room. So, yeah, my housemates first impression of me: YEEEEEAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!

I'm mildly surprised that you are not in ownership of a PS2. I had you pegs as one of the Hardcore, you know, those who stand outside the game shop at midnight on the first night of release. Mind you, I'd take a snes over a ps anytime. The original Mario Karts rockth.

[chrisvenus]

I've got a xbox and a cube (with bongos! is that not hardcore enough?) but not got a PS2 yet since there hasn't yet reached a critical mass of games I *need* on it. But... errr.. I think it might have just done so. I may well end up waiting til my birthday in Janunary to get it. It may have come down in price by then as well since the xbox360 will have been out a month or two. Probably I'll crack before that though. :)

[tyasante.livejournal.com]

Hee.
Okay, okay, you have proven that you are Hardcore Level One. The bongos ensure your manly geekness. Congratulations. ... was aiming to be more humourous but can't, brain broken. x_x

[zandev.livejournal.com]

I spent far too long playing Disgaea.

I've also got the so-of sequel Phantom Brave, but I've not played that as much.

[zandev.livejournal.com]

That should have said "sort-of" not "so-of".

[chrisvenus]

I can see that its a game that would lead to that. We only stuck it on the other night for a quick look and then bang! four hours passed. So good though. If i didn't have a stack of other games that needed playing I'd buy myself a PS2 and disgaea (and FFX, X-2 and possibly some others).

[chains-of-irony.livejournal.com]

Yo. Feel like coming to a fanfiction society on Saturday? There's girls and ice-cream into the bargain!

[chrisvenus]

You asking me out on a date? :)

I'm not sure what I'm up to at the weekend. A friend is coming down from Scunthorpe and I'm not sure what her plans are so I don't know when I am goign to see her. On the other hand she is a big fic person so I might let her know.

But yeah, possibly. And should I worry that you already know that offering me girls is the best form of bribery? :) Oooh... and dime bar crunch ice cream maybe... Mmmm.... :)

[chains-of-irony.livejournal.com]

XD Good job that the first meeting's at G&D's then. I must say, I have yet to try the dime bar flavour!

There are meetings every week, announced at ou3fs. But bring your friend along if you like? And there are a couple of guys there too, you might get on well with foulds, who is heavily into Resi and SW, in fact, it was he who got me into those fandoms!

[chrisvenus]

I'm not a big ice cream person so I go by the rule of only eating dime bar crunch. That way I don't spend loads of money on ice cream but I have it now and again. ANd dime bars are yummy. And now I have a craving. Thanks a lot!

How many people are there likely to be at this thing? I'm not big on meeting strangers. That having been said I do keep thinking I should meet more people so I might.

And I don't think I would get on that well with foulds. I read his user info and he doesn't care whether han or greedo shot first and he liked episode I. Still, he's only young, maybe he'll learn in time... :)

[chains-of-irony.livejournal.com]

There were about six people last year, but I don't know how many new members we've got now, this first meeting shall tell! Anyways, I'm a stranger. You friended me, didn'tcha? Go on, come, it'll be fun. (I just invited you to the community, btw.)

[chrisvenus]

Yeah, but talking to people over the internet is easy. Everybody knows that people on the internet aren't real so tehre's no reason for shyness to kick in. Real people? They're just scary! :) Though I might be able to cope with 6.

I should say though that I'm not a big fic person so it might not be my cup of tea anyway. I've been known to write fiction in a setting (eg star wars) but not about main characters and I've not done that for a few years anyway. No time to write any more really (apart from backgroudns for RP characters it seems).

Anyway... Maybe. :) Are there going to be distinguishing features if I do choose to come along because asking every group of people if they are the right ones isn't my cup of tea. :)

[chains-of-irony.livejournal.com]

Well, I look like my icon, but we might make a banner or something. Why don't you suggest it?

A warning - it might be on Sunday now? There's a poll in the community.

I know what you mean about the internet. It's quite scary, I've come to Oxford and suddenly half of my flist are real people O_o

[chrisvenus]

Hmm... not 100% convinced I'd recognise you from that but I'm sure I'll cope if needs be.

And I definitely won't be able to make sunday but given I'm not sure if I'll come even if I can make it I don't really feel I should vote. Though I might. I'm not sure. :)

[chrisvenus]

Oh, and you remind me of Avril Lavigne inthat icon. Dunno if you'll be happy with that or not. :)

[wimble.livejournal.com]

And it's known that you're such a Natalie Imbruglia fan ;-)

[(Anonymous)]

Look quite Buffy-like to me. Maybe it depends who your mind associates.

David

[chrisvenus]

Yeah, I can see that actually.

Dime bar crunch

[(Anonymous)]

It is easy to make dime bar crunch yourself. This will save the money (well, unless you eat a lot).

http://www.ox.compsoc.net/oxnet/ox.food+drink/dime-bar-crunch.txt

I made a batch last year which worked well. Though my attempt at crunchie ice-cream wasn't quite so good, as they crumbled too far.

David

Re: Dime bar crunch

[chrisvenus]

I doubt they'd let me take it into G&Ds though. I don't eat ice cream at home and I am not particularly wanting to try to encouarge myself. I only really eat it at G&Ds because it would be rude not to eat anything. Though I do sometimes have a cup of hot chocolate instead. And yes, I am well aware that you can make hot chocolate yourself too. :)

Re: Dime bar crunch

[wimble.livejournal.com]

You can also buy beer at the supermarket and take it home. But who'd do that, when you can go down the pub?