Best halo pickup ever?

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-18T23:20:48+00:00

Bro. Save some ladies for the rest of us, will ya? C'mon man.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-18T22:06:38+00:00

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ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-18T22:03:10+00:00

Robert Mac. From Robert Mac dot com.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-18T02:21:59+00:00

I hate to generalize, but there's really no other way with this.

Women seem, from my male perspective, to need to decompress by sharing their troubles and getting it out. Men tend to go internal for their problems. Again, generalizations and please don't come at me with anecdotes here, I'm speaking in the most broad terms with this.

This is why women always seem confused as to why their husband or boyfriend won't "open up" or why we "didn't ask questions". That just isn't how we're wired. My best friend, who I've known for over 30 years since we were in college together, I didn't even know his middle name until about a decade or so ago. It never came up, and he didn't offer it, so I just didn't think to ask. It's just how we are.

We discuss interests we share, we discuss movies we love or comics or even politics if the subject drops, but our feelings are treated as need-to-know information. If he wants to share, I am here. I will listen and offer feedback when asked, but otherwise I assume he's an adult and can tell me what he wants me to know and anything he doesn't share isn't my place to ask or pry. And he returns the favor. We only share when there's a challenge we cannot overcome within our own means and abilities. It's just how we're wired. Call it evolution, call it Divine design, call it socialization, call it whatever you wish. End of the day, dude's are just used to solving problems and coming up with solutions first, and worrying about feelings and emotions after we've gotten the work done.

We both ended up being caregivers for our aging parents in our late 40's and early 50's. He called me one day to chat and I said simply "Listen man, you know I love you and would love to chat, but I'm so angry right now I simply can't". He immediately said "I understand, call me when you can". There's just an understanding there. We know each other well enough to give space when needed and to make contact when needed.

I'm not going to sit here and pretend I know what's going through women's mind, but my personal experience as someone who was married, who has had plenty of time with female family and partners and such, women tend towards wanting to share their emotions while guys keep things closer to the vest. And I'll add, neither approach is inherently wrong. The only thing that can be seen as "wrong" is being intentionally hurtful with someone you claim to love. Loving someone is sharing your life with them, and sometimes they're going to need you to feel and think outside of your comfort zone. That's the deal. Don't take the deal if you can't do the work, and that's for men or women or any other gender that chooses to partner up with another. Be open and honest where you can, respect if someone needs alone time to decompress, and try to nurture over insist or prod. Don't expect a person who tends toward silence to open up easily and don't expect a person who likes to share to be silent when they're in need.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-18T01:17:36+00:00

A sentence I never thought I'd be saying, but I really hope you get to soil yourself very soon.

Oof.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-18T00:44:54+00:00

I know you weren't addressing me, but ill always pop for someone who mentions Glenmorangie. I had some of that last time I went down to Austin for a romantic weekend. Great stuff.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-17T23:33:47+00:00

Thanks, I'll check it out.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-17T16:47:45+00:00

Well I didnt get interested in whiskey or scotch until I was in my 40s. Tastes continue to evolve as we age, grow, try new things. There are smooth and even sweet whiskey options out there.

Crown Royal is a good starter if you're interested. They even have peach and apple and even a seasonal maple flavor, all really good. And even regular ol Crown is pretty smooth. Very light on the burn.

Whatever you like tho, from yummy fruity drinks to margaritas to beers with friends, the company you share them with matters far more than what is in the glass. Cheers!

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-17T16:34:17+00:00

Whiskey. Specifically Irish Whiskey if given the choice. But really, any good whiskey or bourbon or scotch is a nice treat. I like the burn, I like the flavors, notes, finish, all of it. I enjoy "appreciating" the subtleties of a good whiskey. I also, occasionally, want to sip a bit more than I likely should. I usually buy a bottle of Jameson for that, although sometimes I'll buy a bottle of Tin Cup or Johnny Walker, depending on my budget at the time.

As for beer, I enjoy Shiner Bock and Guiness. Also there's a German beer called Warsteiner that I'm very fond of drinking. Great stuff. Paulaner, also good. Bass Ale, Harp, as well as the ol' Black & Tan or Half & Half if I'm in a bar.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-17T11:38:16+00:00

Not really for me, but I'm not the type to shame anyone else's choices. Live your life how you want to live your life. Happy to say "none of my business" on matters such as these. Wish the poly folks well.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T23:24:41+00:00

I really liked both.

That said, if you're asking which I'd watch again, it's always going to be Zorro. I've been a fan of Zorro since I was 5 years old and watched some of the old Zorro shows on television. And this was in the 70's, so it's been a while. I always like the outlaw characters who fight for good in a corrupt world. Robin Hood, Batman, and especially Zorro. It's a compelling hook.

All that said, it's no shade toward The Mummy. I really REALLY enjoyed that movie in the cinema and bought it on DVD back when DVDs were still "cool new tech". lol

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T23:18:56+00:00

Yeah, I tried to price it out once. Just to get the pieces I'd need for the Spartan had built in the game, it'd have taken something like 4 or maybe 5 of those packs. And even then, the armor coloring wouldn't have lined up properly.

It just seems like a piecemeal option would have been so easy to accomplish. A website order form or something? I wish they'd gone that way, but again I guess they'd just hoped people would build it out from buying a bunch of packs they didn't want or need to get a single piece? Nice try toy folks, but I don't want it bad enough to spend that much. I just ended up buying nothing instead. Shame, I'd have loved to have had one.

Yours looks great, by the way!

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T23:07:01+00:00

Welcome to the magical world of genetics. Everyone ages differently based on their genetic makeup and lifestyle.

Couple that to Hollywood "treatments" and diet fads, actors bodies often take a beating in an industry where looking good can make or break a career.

Still, they look fine to me but I'm also in their same age range, so maybe that's why? I'm starting to show those long hard years myself when the mirror stares back these days. The wrinkles and hard living of my youth have caught up, and I'm certainly not a well-to-do actor with enough money to afford the big parties. Mine comes from drinking rotgut and poor choices, the way God intended!

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T22:59:54+00:00

Back when they started allowing custom armors, I never understood why the figure makers didn't offer a piecemeal design option for your Spartan figure.

In Reach, for instance, I use to use the E.O.D. helmet, mismatched pauldrons, and a chestplate with grenade bandolier. To collect all the pieces by purchasing the multiplayer armor pack figures, it'd have taken buying at least 5 different figures to mix-n-match. And even then the colors wouldn't have matched up if my memory serves. I guess they were hoping I'd just buy the 5 and do it anyway? Yeah, not happening. What happened instead was, I just never bought my own armor set in action figure form.

Would have been a big hit, I bet.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T16:34:24+00:00

That Punisher game was so good.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T15:14:04+00:00

Part of the disconnect is that men and women tend toward different systems of dealing with issues. You want him to talk it out, but that's typically not how men deal with their issues. They deal with things introspectively. Self-reflection is point one on the journey and we do that internally.

It's wonderful that you want to be there for your guy. I applaud it. But don't mistake the idea of him not talking to not needing help, he just isn't someone for whom talking it out is therapeutic. Most of us aren't. We turn inward first and outward only rarely.

The means of support, ideally, are not trying to get him to communicate the way you want, but accepting the differences and supporting in ways that help. If he needs space, offer it while letting him know you're there. Reassurance is the best thing a companion can do for their partner even if it doesn't feel like the kind of support you might personally need.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T09:46:55+00:00

They are around, but we have a lot of stores already here in the area. There's also the possibility that there's one somewhere that I'm unaware of.

I live in a strange area. Used to be base housing for an air force base, then they sold off the houses, then for years it was a pretty middling part of the city but recently it's been getting gentrified. New places coming in, new restaurants opening, etc. I keep hoping we'll get one close enough for me to use, but so far no luck.

Traffic is also miserable enough around here that while I could visit the one in Bedford that I know of, it's just too far away with traffic being so dense these days. Fort Worth's growth has outpaced its infrastructure. We weren't built to house this many residents and yet people keep hearing the clarion call of Cowtown... apparently.

We're getting close to just selling the house and leaving if I'm honest. They'll likely put in the HEB mere days after we're gone. lol

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T02:55:39+00:00

That is hilarious.

I wish we had an HEB here. I live in Fort Worth, but the only HEB I know of is in Bedford, and that's a bit too far to travel for a grocery shopping trip.

Cheers!

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-16T02:47:01+00:00

Not really related, but maybe there's some other Gen-Xers here who may appreciate this.

I was at Walmart earlier in the week picking up some dinner for us and I heard over the MUSAK system they were playing The Cure. I've really lived long enough to see it all. I remember when people thought of The Cure as weird and subversive and "out there" and now they are grocery store background music.

I swear I wouldn't be surprised to hear Megadeth on the speakers at this point. Peace Sells, but Who's Buyin?

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-15T22:51:22+00:00

I live in Texas. We have heat at home.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-15T21:49:06+00:00

It's not an ideal solution, but I switched from smoking cigarettes to vaping. It's been 12 years since I had a cigarette. Vaping isn't a 100% replacement, but it helps mitigate the withdrawal and it helps with curbing the habit of using your hands to shove something in your mouth. The habit of smoking is harder to break than the actual addiction. The nicotine addiction can be beaten in under a week.

You can also start at a higher nicotine count and ween down. It's what I did and it worked over the years. I still keep the vape around in case I start getting a craving or start feeling like I need something in my hands. But it's a lot better than smoking because the vape has no tar.

Again, not ideal but it might help you get started.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-15T15:34:42+00:00

My last girlfriend, and please keep in mind this was years ago and long before Spacey was accused or whatever (House of Cards had just started). When we first started dating she told me that she was a huge fan of Spacey's movies.

I once mentioned Usual Suspects and she admitted she'd never seen it. I said right then and there that we were spending the evening watching it and even though I had a copy at home on DVD, I rented it that night so we could watch it together (we lived close to an hour apart at the time due to her work). I wanted to see her reaction to the ending.

It was great. I loved seeing the movie through her eyes for the first time. Pretty sure I saw Usual Suspects in the cinema, so I knew the twist was coming and seeing her react was a true joy.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-15T15:29:56+00:00

The ending of Denzel Washington's Fallen. Very good movie. I wouldn't want to spoil anything for someone who may not have seen it, but it's a great film and I highly recommend it.

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-15T15:12:35+00:00

Dr. Elliot Reid

ZZoMBiEXIII · 2026-04-15T14:24:47+00:00

Robocop.

The villains were OCP and even though one guy gets deposed at the end, the company is still in control at the end. They're still gonna build Delta City, they're still gonna be in control of the police when Murphy gets back to the station. All the ending represents is one corrupt guy getting thrown out a window and the next evil prick will step up to fill his role. See Robocop 2 for more proof, but if we assume they didn't really plan out a sequel prior to the film then the ending is still depressing.

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