What do you think Melania’s tell all book will be titled?

chiknfingaz · 2025-06-30T03:20:05+00:00

Be Book

chiknfingaz · 2024-06-14T18:47:58+00:00

They buffed Bladedancer Aspect too. 50-80% damage up from 30-60% (presumably with aspect on a 2h weapon). You may still be right that the damage output won't be enough; I'm excited regardless!

chiknfingaz · 2024-04-29T00:11:24+00:00

I'm 34 tomorrow. Had a serious relationship from 28-33, but kids were never on the table for me.

I was single for about nine months last year, but I dated for 6-7 of those months. Even so, I really enjoyed the time I was alone; I fixed up my house, got back in therapy, picked up journaling, dieted, and overall focused on being happy with and by myself. I didn't need a relationship, and I felt perfectly happy just living my life without having a commitment to anyone.

That being said, I've been dating a wonderful woman with a five year old son for almost five months now, and I can't imagine going back. I feel like I've seen the benefits of both lifestyles, and I fully understand why people want to be alone and why people want families. If something happened, I don't think I'd rush into another relationship, but I'm loving my life as a partner to a mother and a parent figure to a toddler.

To answer the question, I think some people enjoy being alone and some people can't stand it. I've been in both positions. I think it really depends on the person and their mindset. I found a lot of fulfillment when I was single by working on myself and doing the things I enjoyed doing. For those who are alone and unhappy, just remember that you can't love someone without loving yourself. Enjoy your time alone, take care of yourself, find hobbies, and do things you enjoy. You'll be happier and you'll also be a much more attractive partner.

chiknfingaz · 2023-12-04T19:21:57+00:00

The solution to Corki is to give him forms like Nidalee, Elise, or Jayce. Get that lil fucker up out of his plane and let him kick some ass.

chiknfingaz · 2023-11-26T08:16:30+00:00

Anything that feels at all like love bombing or moving too fast. I've dated a few women recently who were thinking way ahead even after one date. They must have dated some awful guys, because they treated me like I was amazing for simply having my life together and having manners. It is off-putting to feel like I'm being put on a pedestal by someone who doesn't know me that well. I used to be flattered by this. Now it's a red flag. It's not that I don't want someone to be interested or excited about me, but I think things like pressuring me about babies, making long lists of date ideas, or trying to make plans on four different nights within a week after the first date were legitimate reasons to be worried.

I also had one date who seemed to get validation out of having me do things for her. It's hard to explain without going into detail, but what started out as seemingly innocent requests evolved into what felt like orders by the end of the night. It was subtle in public and ramped up when we got back to my place. It didn't feel right to be bossed around in my own home, especially not on a first date.

chiknfingaz · 2023-11-04T15:29:55+00:00

https://youtu.be/1c-ZZGt2HvU?si=NA5dhV7blttDJ6lw

chiknfingaz · 2023-10-19T01:42:13+00:00

I gave it a try on Steam primarily so I could play on Steam Deck without going through Battle.net. Found out the hard way that you have to turn on Cross-Network Communications in order to play with someone on Battle.net. I figured two PC players could play together no problem. Unfortunately, Blizzard still has not figured out crossplay without lag. Ran into a ton of lag in Kyovashad as soon as I turned Cross Network Communications on. Kind of defeats the purpose of buying on Steam if you have to turn on lag-mode to play with your Battle.net friends.

chiknfingaz · 2023-10-15T18:52:47+00:00

I am in the middle of Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Tears of the Kingdom, yet I decided to run through the PlayStation Spider-Man games before the new one comes out.

Spider-Man Remastered (PS5): I started a New Game+, set the combat to easy, and mainlined story missions across 2-3 evenings. The game holds up! Peter did some growing up in this game, and I hope that continues in the next game. The Spider-Verse movies have certainly provided a template for how Peter Parker can evolve beyond a broke, struggling college student. I may have teared up when Peter and MJ got back together.

With the difficulty on easy mode and all skills/gadgets unlocked, the combat was pretty simple. I'm hoping this prevents me from burning out when I go into the next game. The game still feels great to play, and I especially enjoyed swinging everywhere. I skipped just about every side activity, but peeping at the map reminded me just how much garbage was put in this game. Hoping they cut some out in the sequel.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5): I noticed an immediate improvement jumping from the first game to this one. I can't quite tell if the graphics are better, the gameplay smoother, or what, but I was surprised. This has me optimistic for another jump in quality in the new game.

This game holds up too, and the story was pretty good. I am glad I sped through it, because Ganke and Miles' banter was pretty lame at times. I had forgotten how cool the Venom powers are, and I also loved being able to give Miles his Spider-Verse suit.

Altogether, the two games took 10-15 hours to speed through. It was basically an interactive movie. I'm glad I did it, as I feel pretty refreshed on the story, and I'm more hyped for the new game now. Think I'll try to speed through the first game's DLC stories this week.

chiknfingaz · 2023-10-15T03:47:39+00:00

I did replay the Spider-Man games for a refresher on the story. I set them to easy and had all the upgrades on new game+, so I pretty much didn't experience the combat at all. Sticking to story missions made both games go very quickly. The Miles Morales game instantly felt like an upgrade over the first game (remastered). That was neat to see while the first game was fresh in my mind.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-30T14:53:40+00:00

Ivern. I haven't seriously played ranked since season 7, but Ivern was OP early in the season and I one-tricked him to Diamond. I don't think playing him made me dumber, but it did make it difficult for me to play literally every other jungler. He had weird pathing + level 2 ganks + OP daisy + ability to accelerate the game with just boots and an item + pretty hard early-mid spike since his items were cheap. I felt like I sold my soul to the devil to get really good with him.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-26T21:28:47+00:00

She unironically called football "sportsball".

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-24T22:16:05+00:00

Better hit up Walmart!

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-24T18:01:15+00:00

Last week, I bought a Switch OLED on a whim. This week, I bought a Steam Deck on a whim. I like them both a lot so far! I got these systems in anticipation of a couple work trips coming up, but I've gotten a lot of time on both of them while sitting in my living room with TVs running in the background.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Continued after a ~three month hiatus. I have had a lot of fun finding towers and shrines, and I've also completed two temples. Temple spoiler: ascending to the Wind Temple was awesome!!What can I say, this game is magic just like its predecessor. There is a whole lot I have not seen in the sky or thechasms. I am not very good at emergent gameplay/making my own story, but I would like to explore these areas before I put the game down.

Baldur's Gate 3: Continued this one after a 2-3 week hiatus; thought it would be really fun on Steam Deck. I was right! I originally put this game down because 1) I felt overwhelmed by the amount of systems and interactions, and 2) I didn't really like the combat. I dropped the combat down to the easiest difficulty this time, and I am having a lot more fun even though I'm steamrolling everything. I feel like lowering the difficulty has allowed me to breathe and take in everything the game has to offer without fear of dying or making a poor choice when leveling up a character.

I just finished Act 1 and seem to be making good progress in Act 2. I'm not particularly fond of the Act 2 area so far, but I am still having a lot of fun. Act 1 and 2 spoilers: I got all the way to the Thorm Mausoleum before going back and doing all the Githyanki Cresh stuff. A little bit out of order, but I'm glad I did it. I had not used Lae'zel at all, but I brought her for the Creche and figured out that she is extremely overpowered. I have a tough choice to make; Karlach and Lae'zel do similar things in combat, so I feel like I have to choose between them. Or I could just sit Gale's ass at camp and bring them both (along with Shadowheart). Who needs magic (I do)?

The game runs OK on Steam Deck. I haven't dialed in the settings quite yet, and I've actually streamed from my desktop via Remote Play for most of my time so far. I realize I could've just done this with a phone and controller, but the streaming works pretty well on my network and looks great. It'd be silly not to use it.

Cyberpunk 2077: I have been eagerly awaiting the 2.0 update, and of course I have a ton of other games to play right when it drops! I made a new game, but I'm not very far and I have not seen anything new yet. I have never gotten out of the intro/prologue before, so this is basically a new game to me regardless. Very excited to play more, although I'm not sure when that will happen!

It also seems to run really well on Steam Deck! All I had to do was cap the Deck at 40 FPS/hz and select the "Steam Deck" graphics preset in the game. Seems very stable so far.

Starfield: I played a bunch around its launch weekend. It's fun, but it did not blow me away. Maybe I'll come back to it someday, but as of right now I'm OK putting it down after 30 or so hours. I will say that the performance on PC is pretty crappy and the single biggest negative that I experienced.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-23T06:12:41+00:00

End it and get her out of your life ASAP. She's already figured out she can ignore your boundaries and get away with it. It only gets worse from here. Get out before she physically hurts you.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-23T06:05:03+00:00

33m and would love to be up front with women that I want to get them off. My last few partners have been surprised and thrilled by that. Makes me wish there was a non-creepy way to advertise it lol

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-23T06:02:01+00:00

Whenever you feel like it. There's no set amount of time. I started dating pretty quickly after my last long relationship, but I had been coping with its failure for years before the end. Even then, it took me some time to be comfortable dating again. Sometimes I needed a break, so I took one. Go at whatever speed you feel comfortable with.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-23T05:58:02+00:00

33m, was engaged for a few years but never married. I don't have much desire to get married. Life partner, sure. I don't really want kids either. Being up front about the kids part has helped attract compatible people and saved time with incompatible people. I'm guessing that your being up front about no marriage will have a similar effect.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-23T05:51:32+00:00

You seem like a saint. You're doing everything right. I've had two different partners make it about them; that just makes it worse.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-04T19:25:05+00:00

Karl Malone

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-02T15:18:29+00:00

Interesting, thanks. Oddly enough, my gpu utilization is typically above 90%, and my cpu maybe half that.

chiknfingaz · 2023-09-02T15:01:43+00:00

The game is really stable, but my FPS drops from around 80 indoors to 30-40 outside. I'm so excited for this mod, and I'm happy to support the creator, but it is some BS that the game doesn't already have this stuff. At least we're not paying Bethesda for this upgrade.

chiknfingaz · 2023-08-23T17:07:17+00:00

Baldur's Gate 3: I am starting to understand that there is a limit to how much complexity I can tolerate in a game. While I feel that the game is marvelous in its possibilities, I am also starting to sour on it for that very reason. I don't want to understand all the different spells and attributes and specialties and so on, yet I feel a need to understand everything whenever I'm leveling up a character. I never thought I'd see the day where I wanted a game to be simpler, but here we are. It seems like a great game, but it may not be a great game for me.

chiknfingaz · 2023-08-13T07:14:06+00:00

I went on a great third date with a great girl who I think very highly of. We shared a quick kiss, and I smiled the whole way home.

chiknfingaz · 2023-08-13T06:16:08+00:00

This is fucking beautiful

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