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I know that it's normal to look at divorce as negative, but I just don't get it. If a marriage is no longer working on both sides, why would it be a negative to break that off? Sure, it might be that one person doesn't want to and would end up hurt, but honestly...they'll get over it. Then they'll probably realize that holy shit, they weren't actually as happy as they thought they were.

And I definitely don't understand the "Stay together for the kid" mentality. Why would you want to raise a kid in a toxic home where the parents aren't happy together? That makes absolutely no sense to me.
 
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some of you music nerds may or may not loathe this. but I've been enjoying it a lot lately - coming up I was a big indie/emo kid (mineral, jimmy eat world, cursive, get up kids, etc) so this is right up my alley. saw these guys playing in kc a couple weeks as an opener and it was one of the most genuine and good shows I've seen in years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjJm6oQyiOk

and if watching that made you feel like a huge nancy boy, here's some dillinger escape plan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTOvUOqbhVU
 
ProfessorStotch said:
I know that it's normal to look at divorce as negative, but I just don't get it. If a marriage is no longer working on both sides, why would it be a negative to break that off? Sure, it might be that one person doesn't want to and would end up hurt, but honestly...they'll get over it. Then they'll probably realize that holy shit, they weren't actually as happy as they thought they were.

And I definitely don't understand the "Stay together for the kid" mentality. Why would you want to raise a kid in a toxic home where the parents aren't happy together? That makes absolutely no sense to me.
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I mainly just hate when guys like Louis C.K. say that marriage is pretty much always terrible and divorce is always better (I'm obviously paraphrasing).

 
My 20 year old cousin just got engaged yesterday according to his facebook.  Pharm can I give you his email address so you can talk some sense into him?

 
Vigilante said:
But they don't appear to be all single-player trophies:

  • Exo Survival Veteran \\ Play 50 Exo Survival Matches
  • Exo Surviver \\ Successfully Complete Exo Survival Bonus Wave (means players have finished all of exo survival. Only attainable in Riot)
  • Class Warfare \\ Play 30 minutes with each class
  • Exp Flip \\ Flip a Map
  • Flip Flop \\ Flip a Map Twice
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Looks like those are just co-op trophies... not too bad honestly... the kind of multiplayer I am fine with... I hate the get this kill here, win 5 in a row.. etc

I may try for the plat if some of the trophies like the jump and kill isn't too difficult, sure after we get a guide it will be easy

 
uglypete said:
Why are you guys saying you feel sorry for pharm?
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Whether it turns out better or not, it's still rough to have to go through that process. I'm sure he's miserable right now, and probably had been pretty conflicted over what to do leading up to his decision.

 
Vigilante said:
I mainly just hate when guys like Louis C.K. say that marriage is pretty much always terrible and divorce is always better (I'm obviously paraphrasing).
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I find people like George Carlin were better at criticizing institutions than most modern stand up comedians.
 
MildObstruction said:
spoilered for music:
some of you music nerds may or may not loathe this. but I've been enjoying it a lot lately - coming up I was a big indie/emo kid (mineral, jimmy eat world, cursive, get up kids, etc) so this is right up my alley. saw these guys playing in kc a couple weeks as an opener and it was one of the most genuine and good shows I've seen in years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjJm6oQyiOk

and if watching that made you feel like a huge nancy boy, here's some dillinger escape plan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTOvUOqbhVU
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Jimmy eats world is indie/emo?

 
Divorce is bad not really because of the split but what that split can do going forward.  Trust me being divorced is tough, you will always be known as someone who was a part of a divorce and it can be hard to find another person as a result.  It effects more than just the two people, including kids and other family members.  And usually it can be very expensive.  So although it may be good because the marriage was "bad", I still don't see it as a good thing and there are still negatives.

 
ProfessorStotch said:
I know that it's normal to look at divorce as negative, but I just don't get it. If a marriage is no longer working on both sides, why would it be a negative to break that off? Sure, it might be that one person doesn't want to and would end up hurt, but honestly...they'll get over it. Then they'll probably realize that holy shit, they weren't actually as happy as they thought they were.

And I definitely don't understand the "Stay together for the kid" mentality. Why would you want to raise a kid in a toxic home where the parents aren't happy together? That makes absolutely no sense to me.
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I understand the whole divorce is a good thing if things aren't what they were and that it can usually make both lives happier in the long run. My condolences are more for the pain and numerous bad days that have happened getting to this point and the many more that are surely to come until this thing gets finalized. Once it's over, I'll be happy for him to have a happier, but more complicated life.
 
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Vigilante said:
Come on, he already fixed it. :roll:
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Still makes you wonder though. I mean that the writer didn't catch it is one thing, but I'm sure at least one other person proofread it and didn't catch it either. I suppose that doesn't mean whoever proofreads it has any knowledge of the game in the review, though.

 
PancakesAreLove said:
Jimmy eats world is indie/emo?
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they were actually the old indie/emo scene darlings as they got the major label sign to capitol records in the late 90s. us hipsters still claimed them as our own since they didn't seem to change what they were doing (until after clarity and after leaving the major which ironically led to them becoming mainstream). amongst my friends they're also used as the yardstick that awful lyrics are measured by.
 
Zimm108 said:
I understand the whole divorce is a good thing if things aren't what they were and that it can usually make both lives happier in the long run. My condolences are more for the pain and numerous bad days that have happened getting to this point and the many more that are surely to come until this thing gets finalized. Once it's over, I'll be happy for him to have a happier, but more complicated life.
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This sums up my thoughts exactly. It's one of those things that can turn out better in the end, but right now it must have been a tough road he's gone down and will for a while. I felt bad cause I was one to joke about it cause I felt it was just pharm being pharm. And what about all that wasted wedding money! Could have gotten me a ps4 with that, or himself a nice vacuum!
 
Vigilante said:
According to PSNP, The Unfinished Swan will have separate trophy lists on Vita & PS4.
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Every time a game I have on PS3 comes to the Vita and is cross-buy an angel gets it's wings. Really helps me with the backlog.

MildObstruction said:
and if watching that made you feel like a huge nancy boy, here's some dillinger escape plan:
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I'm not a huge dillinger fan, but I once recorded at a studio where they recorded. The guy who owned the studio was telling us how their drummer sat down with no click, no scratch guitars, no nothing and just killed all the tracks he recorded. That is fuck ing impressive. It's scary how talented some people are.

Zimm108 said:
On a less serious note, I'm currently listening to the new Primus album, which is a complete cover of the original Willy Wonka soundtrack. It's pretty awesome.

http://open.spotify.com/album/58nleds6QOiTMJUdyM6EdN

They're also hiding five golden albums in all the vinyl copies, and those that find them win free Primus concert tickets for life.
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I consider myself a pretty big primus fan and although I haven't listened to the album yet it's still just something that made me go WTF even though it seems right up their alley. The 5 golden albums thing is pretty fuck ing awesome though.

 
MildObstruction said:
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they were actually the old indie/emo scene darlings as they got the major label sign to capitol records in the late 90s. us hipsters still claimed them as our own since they didn't seem to change what they were doing (until after clarity and after leaving the major which ironically led to them becoming mainstream). amongst my friends they're also used as the yardstick that awful lyrics are measured by.
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Jimmy eat world!
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Zimm108 said:
Haha. I havnt played it lately, but my son has been playing create mode on my account a lot recently. So if you see I'm on playing the PS3 version, that's probably him. I have been meaning to go back and get more trophies and maybe the plat on it though. I remember a couple people from here have come into one of my games, but can't remember who. I'll do my best to destroy you if I see you on.
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Maybe it's our sons bonding over some minecraft...adorbs!
 
I hope Pharms divorce didn't happen because his wife felt like he was cheating while playing NBA Jam online or Batman with the 8 of us CAGs.

Pharm hope things work out for the better.
 
bestkeeper14 said:
Divorce is bad not really because of the split but what that split can do going forward. Trust me being divorced is tough, you will always be known as someone who was a part of a divorce and it can be hard to find another person as a result. It effects more than just the two people, including kids and other family members. And usually it can be very expensive. So although it may be good because the marriage was "bad", I still don't see it as a good thing and there are still negatives.
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But in regard to your statement about always being known as a divorced person, and it being tough to find someone else...would you really want to be around people who judge you for that? Honestly, to me that's a positive because it's going to help weed out the people you know are just judgmental aholes.
 
I like all bears. I was just talking about bears yesterday and how I wish I could go to sleep and wake up in the spring. Then I was saying how awesome it would be if everyone did that. But you know there would be a couple dickheads out there who don't go to sleep and just go around taking everyone's stuff.
 
ProfessorStotch said:
But in regard to your statement about always being known as a divorced person, and it being tough to find someone else...would you really want to be around people who judge you for that? Honestly, to me that's a positive because it's going to help weed out the people you know are just judgmental aholes.
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true just simply saying that it can be tough on both ends though, wondering if it was a fluke, being maybe a little too cautious because of the failed marriage. You are correct on that end, but there are a lot of things that people don't realize until they are in that position. Divorce is a very serious thing that I thing has been made too easy now a days, I do believe there are some marriages that can only be solved through divorce, but I know there are many divorces that could have been fixed very easily but they think it's the easy way out. Seems like Pharm has been trying and there was nothing he could do.

 
ProfessorStotch said:
But in regard to your statement about always being known as a divorced person, and it being tough to find someone else...would you really want to be around people who judge you for that? Honestly, to me that's a positive because it's going to help weed out the people you know are just judgmental aholes.
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I agree with this too. Being divorced is such a norm these days that people looking down on them and judging them is dumb. It's those people going through their 4th or 5th divorce that you've gotta watch out for.
 
Zimm108 said:
Mild Pete is in the Dharma Initiative confirmed.
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for your information, I ate 15 or 16 breakfast burritos this week so far, no way would I have time to run an initiative - not since I was 23 at least.

unrelated: my 4 year olds are wearing 4T clothes and my 3 year old is wearing 4T too. should I be concerned?
 
MildObstruction said:
I never thought as a 36 year old adult that I would have an identified favorite animal and that it would be the polar bear.
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Wait didn't you say you had a 17 year old? That would make you a dad around the same age I became one. I had just turned 20 when my son was born. Alot of people see becoming a dad at that age a death sentence, but I love it. I'll only be 38 when he graduates high school.

 
MildObstruction said:
for your information, I ate 15 or 16 breakfast burritos this week so far, no way would I have time to run an initiative - not since I was 23 at least.

unrelated: my 4 year olds are wearing 4T clothes and my 3 year old is wearing 4T too. should I be concerned?
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No

You should be concerned when you're like my cousin and her just turned 2 year old is wearing 4T

Kid is a monster apparently
 
MildObstruction said:
for your information, I ate 15 or 16 breakfast burritos this week so far, no way would I have time to run an initiative - not since I was 23 at least.

unrelated: my 4 year olds are wearing 4T clothes and my 3 year old is wearing 4T too. should I be concerned?
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Holy crap, you've had 15-16 breakfast burritos just from Sunday through today? :shock:

 
Getting married at 20 - I don't see that working out in the long run. You're still an idiot at 20. No offense to any 20 years old here… but you are. Not saying it can never work out, though. There's certainly cases, but for the most part that is not a good idea.

 
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unrelated: my 4 year olds are wearing 4T clothes and my 3 year old is wearing 4T too. should I be concerned?
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Yes, because you apparently have at least 3 kids at or under the age of 4 to go along with a teenager. Otherwise, no. I assume the 4 year old kids are twins? The 3 year old likely had a head start on them in terms of growth since they weren't sharing.

 
Crunchewy said:
Getting married at 20 - I don't see that working out in the long run. You're still an idiot at 20. No offense to any 20 years old here… but you are. Not saying it can never work out, though. There's certainly cases, but for the most part that is not a good idea.
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Married at 23, first kid at 25. Definitely still an idiot at 39.

 
Regardless of whether or not the divorce is necessary, it still sucks.  Emotions aside, who the fuck wants to go through that process?

You think pharms would be excited to know that his marriage would end an a divorce someday?  No one gets married because they think it's not going to work out.  And regardless of whether the marriage needs to end, it still sucks all around for everyone involved. 

If it needs to happen, it needs to happen... but just because it's for the best doesn't mean it's a good thing or something to celebrate. 

So I say again.... sorry to hear it pharms.

 
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Crunchewy said:
Getting married at 20 - I don't see that working out in the long run. You're still an idiot at 20. No offense to any 20 years old here… but you are. Not saying it can never work out, though. There's certainly cases, but for the most part that is not a good idea.
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I got married 2 weeks after turning 20, been married almost 6 years :D
 
Crunchewy said:
Getting married at 20 - I don't see that working out in the long run. You're still an idiot at 20. No offense to any 20 years old here… but you are. Not saying it can never work out, though. There's certainly cases, but for the most part that is not a good idea.
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I got married at 19. Was it a good decision? Heck no. I'd definitely advise everyone to wait a little longer than that. I know I'm not in the norm here, but so far it's worked out great. We've both had to figure this thing out together, and of course it hasn't always been easy, but it's made our relationship stronger. February will be 5 years.

 
Anyone else think Qdoba is now using false advertising?

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This is their new campaign due to the fact that now all items are included in one price, however they have raised the prices substantially to cover the extra costs, so now if you didn't add things like guac or veggies you are paying more for a burrito that was made for a lot less.  Here in Colorado the Burritos are now $7.80, the worst increase was the craft 2, which went from $6, to $9!!!!

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I dont blame anyone for thinking I was joking.  I figured most of you did. Except Tyler, cause, he gets me apparently.  Thanks for all the kind words even though its kind of weird coming from you assholes.

I was thinking of that Louis CK bit.  If marriage is bad divorce may be better for a lot of people.  Of course its easier for CK now that he is loaded.  Its harder for normal schmoes that will have to figure out how to pay for/manage things.

No worries if anyone wants to keep it going as a joke either.  Its all good in the hood here.  I dont want to suppress the way we act here at all.  I wasnt going to say anything but it makes it easier to joke about it here for a bit anyway.

 
pharmacrest said:
I dont blame anyone for thinking I was joking. I figured most of you did. Except Tyler, cause, he gets me apparently. Thanks for all the kind words even though its kind of weird coming from you assholes.

I was thinking of that Louis CK bit. If marriage is bad divorce may be better for a lot of people. Of course its easier for CK now that he is loaded. Its harder for normal schmoes that will have to figure out how to pay for/manage things.

No worries if anyone wants to keep it going as a joke either. Its all good in the hood here. I dont want to suppress the way we act here at all. I wasnt going to say anything but it makes it easier to joke about it here for a bit anyway.
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why don't you go marry tyler than you big turd
 
bestkeeper14 said:
Anyone else think Qdoba is now using false advertising?

This is their new campaign due to the fact that now all items are included in one price, however they have raised the prices substantially to cover the extra costs, so now if you didn't add things like guac or veggies you are paying more for a burrito that was made for a lot less. Here in Colorado the Burritos are now $7.80, the worst increase was the craft 2, which went from $6, to $9!!!!
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I don't think it is false advertising exactly. It is a bit of burying the lead though. I thought the last time I went in that the burrito had jumped in price, but I really was not sure. So now queso and all the other stuff are not extra? I am going to have one hell of an awesome burrito next time I go then. Hopefully I dont have a massive heart attack while eating it though. I wish the price stayed a little lower and the guac was still extra because it is disgusting.

 
And whether or not someone getting married is a good idea has nothing to do with age, but with how mature they are and how committed they are to the marriage.  Granted, typically the younger you are the more immature you are, but that scale is different for everyone.

For the record, my wife married me when she was 20 and we've been married for 10 years now.

 
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pharmacrest said:
I dont blame anyone for thinking I was joking. I figured most of you did. Except Tyler, cause, he gets me apparently. Thanks for all the kind words even though its kind of weird coming from you assholes.

I was thinking of that Louis CK bit. If marriage is bad divorce may be better for a lot of people. Of course its easier for CK now that he is loaded. Its harder for normal schmoes that will have to figure out how to pay for/manage things.

No worries if anyone wants to keep it going as a joke either. Its all good in the hood here. I dont want to suppress the way we act here at all. I wasnt going to say anything but it makes it easier to joke about it here for a bit anyway.
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I didn't think you were joking

I just tried not be all "mom-like" cause I know all you want to hear here is bs and jokes not more reminders. At least that's what I thought.
 
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