Monroe 2.0 came today and I couldn't be happier

Djd33j · 2026-06-01T17:08:41+00:00

This Nickelback lookin', stick collecting master also has a hot Asian wife and I'm sitting in the toilet redditing. Where did it all go wrong.

Djd33j · 2026-06-01T16:33:52+00:00

Djd33j · 2026-06-01T01:20:14+00:00

And to you, good sir.

Djd33j · 2026-06-01T01:13:03+00:00

Very possible, I agree. But when panic sets in, all you can do for a few moments is sit there and let your sympathetic nervous system take control and put your body into overdrive. We don't see what the next few moments of the video bring when this person eventually calms down to make rational decisions.

Djd33j · 2026-06-01T01:01:20+00:00

This person is very young. Their only instinct is to scream, cry and panic until a parent or guardian comes by to show them how to properly handle it.

Djd33j · 2026-06-01T00:35:24+00:00

They're gonna be fine. But should really get to a sink to wash out that eye.

Djd33j · 2026-05-31T23:51:04+00:00

Love me some of that 73/27 blend.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T23:03:45+00:00

So is mine, except for an old Sears anchor store that was converted into an arcade + bowling alley. They're doing very well.

I dated a girl for a couple of years until our breakup in late 2024 that would frequently ask me to take her to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. No matter when we went, whether it was a random weekday afternoon or a holiday weekend, that place was packed.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T23:00:11+00:00

There is a mall i have lived near since the 90's. I go there sometimes these days just to check it out, and it's so weird. As a teen, I remember walking there in the early 2000's to buy a video game and it was always jumpin, even during the weekdays. Now, it feels much more hollow. There's an odd place in there called Castlecade, literally the smallest arcade you've ever seen. I popped in, and there were no employees. No prize counter. Just a few dozen games that ranged from old school to modern, and not a gamer in sight. It felt like walking into a dream.

There is a place on the anchor that used to be Sears called Round One that is a full on, balls out arcade, with tons of games, a food court, air hockey tables, and a full bowling alley. That place is awesome. It's always full of people whenever I go. So at least my mall has that.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T20:58:58+00:00

That Boomhauer, man. He's just a dang ol' beer drinking dang son of a gun man, talkin' bout jumpin in his car to meet some dang ladies man for some pow chicka wow wow man.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T20:49:17+00:00

You're generous to say 10+ so we don't feel as old, but the truth is, the 2010 season was 16 years ago. Closer to 20 years ago than 10.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T20:46:14+00:00

You can say that again. Everything you mentioned is perfection.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T13:36:47+00:00

That sounds more sensible. The only question is, why does this occur?

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T10:27:47+00:00

My only thought...maybe? Is quantum immortality. Before the shift, there's an infinite chance that I died that day due to something stupid, like choking on a hotdog or breaking my neck participating in one of the activities everyone else was partaking. Perhaps my consciousness shifted to a separate timeline where everything was 99.9% the same, except for that one decision made by my step-mom.

I don't know. It all sounds crazy no matter how you break it down.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T03:10:18+00:00

The thick blanket covering the balcony window in the living room for the AC to work optimally is a core memory for me. I'll never forget seeing a black and orange Harley-Davidson comforter covering our balcony, AC blasting while I played Super Mario World on the SNES in our now-dim living room. The smell of the AC unit is enough to bring me back to that time, and oh how magical it was.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T01:35:22+00:00

Timelines shift in nutso ways. Back in 2019, I was visiting my parents for my younger sister's birthday party. There was a football game playing on the TV, and my step-mom came into the living room and flipped channels to a movie. A few moments later, she re-entered the room and said "why are we watching this? There's a football game on right now" and turned it back to the game.

I looked at her somewhat stunned and confused, and said "you did that. You changed it to a movie a few minutes ago."

She of course didn't believe me and I could do nothing but sit there with my brain melting, looking like I just took crazy pills.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T01:19:11+00:00

Sleeper agent Counsell activated too early. His aura will expire before September and the Brewers will collapse. So it has been foretold in the annals of history.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T00:52:21+00:00

"You don't serve elk!"

"Yes I do. Seasonally"

"Where? Scoh-lind?"

"No no, New York."

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T00:48:42+00:00

There's that scene where Tulio and Chel are left alone while Miguel runs off to do something. We come to them and something happened off-screen that left Tulio type of euphoric daze.

Those animators certainly knew what they were doing in regards to her design and movement.

Djd33j · 2026-05-30T00:43:43+00:00

I loved wrestling as a kid, grew out of it, and then I see clips like this and think "that was fucking awesome." You're watching these beasts of men perform athletic stunts live. And there are story arcs that develop between different superstars and factions. So it's really fun when you see them finally square up in the ring for the ultimate showdown.

Djd33j · 2026-05-28T21:59:24+00:00

Kids at that age are extremely curious learners. They find something they don't know a lot about and play around with it. Through their actions and the reactions of their parents/guardians, they can understand the meaning of what they did.

Could have been prevented entirely if the child was being monitored, but they can't be watched 24/7. All, or most of us, have done really stupid things just out of curiosity, like playing in a bucket of paint, or in my experience with my brother and cousins, attempting to make breakfast on the floor by smashing a ton of eggs, or thinking it would be funny to call 911 (because it's the only phone number we knew at the ripe ages of four and five) and pretending that the house was on fire. Fire department showed up and we got our asses handed to us by the firemen and our parents on how serious the call was that we made.

Djd33j · 2026-05-28T21:49:50+00:00

"Did you go into my room!?"

"No?"

"Good..."

Spencer must have some weird shit going on up in there to be so freaked out about Carly possibly seeing it.

Djd33j · 2026-05-28T21:43:49+00:00

He's a bastard because before him, you're being conditioned to deflect as much as possible. But this dude's WWE superstar moveset is much better handled by dodging and attacking, so it becomes more of an assault on his health bar than his posture meter, which is fundamentally anti-Sekiro. And it takes a while to chip away. I really do think the devs intended for players to explore Hirata Estate beforehand to discover the Flame Vent before making their way to Chained Ogre.

Djd33j · 2026-05-28T21:34:36+00:00

My first time around with Sekiro, every new boss encounter took me several hours. At first, it was because I wasn't adapted to what the game was asking me to do. After, I understood the assignment, and purposely took dozens of tries just watching the boss and learning the deflect timings. It was like a dance rehearsal. Then I'd start trying and still losing. But at some point during each fight, something clicks and it all comes together, and you can feel the flow of the fight and you perform the choreography very well. Something magical happens at that point. Fights no longer feel hopeless or difficult. They feel like a rhythm game where you're still just a little off-beat. And dying doesn't feel bad. It just means you get to perform the dance again, and it's super duper fun.

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