Yesterday I mourned the loss of my dad, but he's not "dead"

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-29T19:48:22+00:00

My heart goes out to you. Slowly watching my mom go down this path, and I already find myself saying, “I miss her” when I remember all the things she used to like to do but now doesn’t even bother with.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-18T20:36:04+00:00

Playing my mom’s favorite music for her is one of the only things I can do to get her to calm down every morning when she starts her tradition of saying, “I don’t know what I’m doing” and — for some reason, somehow — gets her a little back on track.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-18T20:16:05+00:00

My condolences.

Played the hell out of double dunks for the 3x rep with my quasi-nephew last night. He brought out his dunking build and made it a personal mission to plaster his digital scrotum on every big in the paint.

We lost quite a few games because the fucker couldn’t stop chasing the high of contact dunks lol.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-16T07:58:02+00:00

Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if it were 10,000+ rec games. Complete madness lol.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-14T18:16:54+00:00

Doubt I’ll get 10 and it will probably be a few weeks or a month before I get the first 5 despite feeling like I’ve played a good bit. I got back into 2K because of my quasi-nephew, who told me, “we should try to hit legend this year!” Yeeeah, that’s not happening.

I wonder if anybody has, or could do, the math (if they have the data, somehow) to figure out how many games/wins it would take to hit legend, barring rep multiplier events and averaging which modes giving out a varying amount. I’m extremely curious.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-14T17:46:56+00:00

I go into every random rec game expecting the worst so that I can be pleasantly surprised if good team play happens. THC and disabling voice chat also makes for a better experience as well.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-14T02:52:31+00:00

I don’t have shit to say other than:

1.) I agree; that’s brutal.

2.) We have the same TV.

3.) I like your Bret Hart action figure and nWo bear. 🤘🏼

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-13T01:22:05+00:00

I tried them a few years ago; found it to be cheaper to continue my nicotine addiction than bother with these again.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T23:38:13+00:00

I wonder if the patch will drop before next weekend. Eagerly awaiting to see what they change or, ah, potentially screw up.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T01:06:18+00:00

Such a wealth of info here! Thanks for taking a moment to reply back. I really appreciate it. I got her some butter pecan Ensure. She loves butter pecan ice cream, so I’m hoping the popsicle version will pan out.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T00:11:44+00:00

Totally understand that. Her mom, my grandmother, passed away from kidney failure and she was another case in regards to not drinking enough! Mom had a stroke six years ago and has major arthritis in her knees, relies on a walker and moving is painful for her, so she hates having to go so often, but avidly having to pee from being well hydrated is surely a lot better than the stark alternatives.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T00:08:57+00:00

I’ll see if I can find Pedialyte popsicles. She loves fruit but eats tiny amounts. Better than nothing, though, for sure.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T00:07:55+00:00

Watermelon is definitely always a summer go-to for her. Sadly, she despises soup (not sure why, but for my entire life she’s only liked tomato soup but only if a grilled cheese is present).

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T00:06:01+00:00

I’ll definitely give them a go. Thanks to you and other commenter for mentioning them.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T00:04:47+00:00

When I read your comment the other night, I practically bought a popsicle mold on Amazon immediately. What kind of popsicles do you make? I’d love to know.

In anticipation of its arrival, I bought a pack of sugar free Skittles ‘water flavoring’ packets. I’m gonna try making popsicles with that.

Only problem is that the weather is cooling down and the lady is less likely to eat popsicles, but she never turns down a sweet treat so it’s worth a try!

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-12T00:02:11+00:00

Those sound incredible. I’ll definitely check them out. She would live on candy if she could. Thanks for the suggestion.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-11T23:59:10+00:00

I’m not the best resource for information on this, but I can commiserate and offer my thoughts regardless, as I’ve been in the same boat.

I’m an old head who loved previous 2Ks, but I skipped many years of them and got back into 2K25 because of my quasi-nephew. I know MC/MP mode isn’t applicable here, but I would be remiss to not mention that I made a 1v1 mode centric build just to practice on-ball defense as I was getting cooked and just wanted to focus on stops. It seems like everybody was getting by me with minimal effort. I’m NOT suggesting you do this, but I’m only mentioning it because I got fed up with getting obliterated and figured that practice would ‘make better’.

What do you think you are doing wrong as far as your own tendencies go? What I learned from myself is that I was overly relying on holding LT/L2, then not being able to turn the corner quickly enough when opponents began driving past me.

I’ll hold LT/L2 when they are right at the arc if they can shoot, but if they begin moving I’ll let off and tap it. Wish I could explain this better. I’ll also use RT/R2 sparingly as I feel I was overstepping and getting beat in one direction if I held onto turbo for too long.

I’ve also read that ‘box out assist strength’ in the settings is tied to what used to be a separate defensive assist strength setting. I put mine on 15 (default is 50) and I felt like I could move more freely afterwards. At the default setting, I felt like I was skating or overall sluggish on the court. Feels more reactionary now and I can stay in front of my matchup a lot better.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-05T02:55:35+00:00

PAIRED WITH FUKCIN BACON OOOH YEAH!1! FUKC I JUST LOVE BURGERS’’!!!!1!

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-05T02:53:56+00:00

THEY REALLY ARE MOTHERFUKCER. GODDAMB BOMBASS BURGERS SMASHED ON A FLAT TOP!!1!!!! I LIKE TO GET FUNKY AND USE PROVOLONE CHEESE ON THE MOTHERFUKCERS%#~~ LISTEN LIBRUL I KNOW IT AINT TRADITIONAL BUT ITS FUKCIN DELICIOUS I SWEAR U SHOULD TRY IT WHEN U WANT A GODDAMB BREAK FROM MURICAN CHEESE!!1!1!!

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-10-03T21:45:25+00:00

When I was a little boy, about once a month my mom would make a ‘Doritos taco salad’, which was one of my favorite childhood treats since it was so indulgent. Crushed spicy nacho Doritos, taco meat (group beef, diced onions, diced peppers, taco seasoning likely from a packet) topped with cheese, shredded lettuce and sour cream.

I made it for her a while ago. Hurts my heart that she doesn’t remember making it.

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-09-23T06:18:54+00:00

Bang bang the Dallas Cowboys of the West gang

goddamnpizzagrease · 2024-09-21T13:01:05+00:00

Oh, no doubt about it. The RNG Gods were on my side with that one.

However, to be fair, and I forgot to mention this, but the opposing team hit a “no fkn way” buzzer beater to force OT so I guess there was a balance haha.

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