BromSwolligans

joined 2 years ago
[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world -5 points 2 weeks ago

I mean. Yeah. When Goldeneye came out for the N64 it was like $90 and that was in nintiesbux. We got real used to standardized pricing when discs came around but it's true that you can't have it both ways. Now, there's a reasonable argument to be had over whether Mario Kart World and GTA6 are both gonna be worth >$80. I bought Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey for whatever they retailed for. Was that $70? I can't remember. But I had more fun and put more hours that year into Hollow Knight, which cost me $15 and kept dumping free DLC for like a year or so afterward. The price was great. The DLC was free. But it also didn't cost like $2bln or whatever dumbass cost they're saying GTA6 cost to make.

I didn't ask them to make it that stupid big and expensive. But some fans did. They're in that Smash Bros situation where they aren't allowed not to top the previous entry in terms of scope. So it is what it is.

Should all games be $80-90? Of course not. Should games that cost a billion or more to develop and promise hundreds or thousands of hours of gameplay cost $80-90? I think it's embarrassing and immature to suggest otherwise. Even if you just go back to 2006 and the $60 standard, and adjust that for inflation, you end up at $95. So this isn't really an argument any serious person should be having when we talk about whether the most expensive game ever made should cost functionally less than its Xbox 360 forerunner.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Does it count if I did it to myself?

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Glad you're okay, pal.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Couldn't have happened to a nicer company. Cheers.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Frontier is exactly as much truck as most truck owners actually need. I love it. I wish it was more fuel efficient but it's a mild, modest, effective vehicle and i have not yet run into a situation it couldn't deal with. Wonderful purchase. It turns like a boat but that's a decent trade off to avoid the Toyota Tax on the Tacoma.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Absolutely wonderful album. Managed to grab on vinyl at my local record store a couple years ago.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Those colors! 😍

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Just downloaded to Kindle. Thanks for reminding me.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

This song is such a banger. Was part of my introduction to retro-styled synthwave. Gorgeous stuff. Endlessly listenable.

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We have strayed so far from God

[–] BromSwolligans@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

"I'm in this photo and I don't like it"

 

Brand, thing, behavior, method, advice, mantra, etc.

I swear by Blackwing pencils.

Also, the 'two minute rule', which has really improved my life: "if it takes two minutes or less to do, just do it now; if it takes longer, schedule it." I've got untreated attention issues and it's very easy for me to notice something needing done, and overlook or procrastinate it because it seems inconvenient in the moment. Having a totally painless rule that forces me to acknowledge that thing I should pick up, that trash bag I should change, etc, or, to at least put on my calendar anything I mustn't forget in the long run has been great for me.

 
 

Fell off the wagon for a few weeks. Just eating like shit. Not keeping track of anything in my app. Got back on yesterday. Went over on my calories but my weight has stayed below 200 which I'm grateful for. For my height and build I should be around 170 and I'm recommitting to getting there. As it is I've only really come down from 205 in the few months since I first started using LoseIt.

I know beer is the biggest contributor. I've just got such a taste for it and I'm very bad with moderation when it comes to anything addicting like that. Sugar, soda, just anything that's a "well maybe just one" kind of treat. You know it's never just one but also, the more you consume it regularly the harder it is to say no.

The bright spots though are that I've been exercising more regularly (decided at 35 to try and skateboard again, which is one hell of a workout), and that I've been taking extra steps to make sure I've got healthy food within reach at home or at work. I'm also trying not to overeat. We went to Olive Garden last night for a celebration, and I only had half of my chicken parmigiana because that's how much made me feel full. A less CICO conscious version of me would've eaten all of it because that's what was on my plate. As it is, now I've got tasty leftovers for tonight.

Thanks for your time. I believe I can do better. Root for me, please.

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