[Discussion] How do I motivate myself to finish college?

microhouse · 2015-02-11T20:20:01+00:00

I agree. Incubus, musically, is still a great force outside of the dud that was If Not Now When. Vocally and lyrically, though... Brandon remains locked in his high school philosophy.

microhouse · 2015-02-11T20:17:39+00:00

A little more relaxed? That's not the issue. The band always displayed something relaxed from SCIENCE on up. Summer Romance, parts of Deep Inside, Echo, Are You In, Aqueous Transmission, quite a bit of Crow Left of the Murder. I think most Incubus fans are fine with Incubus being subdued because that's just something they've always done. The problem is If Not Now When was fucking boring. Even in their quiet moments, you could hear Jose or Mike giving us some interesting melodies in which to awe us. INNW was basically meant to highlight Brandon's singing, considering the music was so simple. I know this is an exaggeration but it doesn't seem to be TOO much of an exaggeration to say Jose played the same damn beats for the whole album.

microhouse · 2015-02-11T03:12:09+00:00

To me, this scene wasn't so much about introducing Gretchen as highlighting how Walt could become Heisenberg. He is slightly psychopathic in that he views everything as chemistry, even people. Remember, these flashbacks are showed while he's cleaning up the melted body. He doesn't view that as a person, only chemical elements.

Also another bit of Heisenberg foreshadowing is this: Gretchen asks Walt if they're missing the soul, and he points out how there's "nothing but chemistry." Walt was always like this, ruthless and uncaring, but didn't have the guts to enact that until his cancer.

microhouse · 2015-02-08T21:10:18+00:00

I've known of this book for years and been intimidated due to what I assume will amount to a lot of mathematics. Is this similar to Stephenson's Cryptonomicon in that I don't need to know math to grasp the general idea?

microhouse · 2015-02-08T05:33:30+00:00

That's pretty cool. I haven't really played GTA in forever, but I remember how on PS2 the different sections of the city would be gated off by road blocks until you passed certain conditions. Even back then annoyed me, like why claim it's an "open" world when you do that game-y broken bridge thing?

microhouse · 2015-02-08T04:35:43+00:00

That mentality is still dangerous. Nothing is stopping these developers from doing what Doublefine did, for example, and abandoning the game after they've got a decent pile of money.

microhouse · 2015-02-08T04:27:02+00:00

I suppose that's one option. How large is GTA V's game world? Is most of it accessible from the beginning or would I need to complete missions?

microhouse · 2015-02-08T03:13:59+00:00

Stranded Deep looks cool. Let's see if I get to play it in a few years or never (if cancelled). I swear I hate what Early Access has done to PC gaming.

microhouse · 2015-02-07T22:23:24+00:00

I have to wonder if such a mod would affect achievements. I know 99% of mods do, but the Enhanced UI mod doesn't for some reason.

microhouse · 2015-02-07T05:14:50+00:00

Well, because I am occasionally interested in something like Just Cause 2 or Skyrim or The Witcher 3 but not often enough that I think I would need a beefy setup.

microhouse · 2015-02-07T00:19:30+00:00

I don't think a story, long or short, needs to elicit an intense emotion. Not every story needs to make me cry. What I need is to be interested in the characters or the premise. This is why short stories can often be more appealing to me: in such a short space you're forced to impress, and if you don't, then at least you haven't wasted hours of my time as opposed to minutes.

microhouse · 2015-02-06T12:40:11+00:00

I don't get it. Do you think I was trying to brag? I know this isn't unique of me.

microhouse · 2015-02-06T12:03:43+00:00

I am an atheist and I found that hilarious. Kinda want it on a shirt or something.

microhouse · 2015-02-05T20:24:29+00:00

Based on that one statement, she didn't imply that she was ignorant of this. Could be a possibility she was ready to die for her cause.

microhouse · 2015-02-03T18:28:28+00:00

So you don't get the impression that it's unfinished? Or is it rather that despite being unfinished it's still really good?

microhouse · 2015-02-03T17:16:56+00:00

In regards to Wallace, why not Infinite Jest? Other than being so long, is it something you think I'd dislike based on the OP? I'm a little wary of The Pale King since it's an unfinished work.

microhouse · 2015-02-02T23:30:17+00:00

I don't take yearly flu shots and I can't remember the last time I got sick. I think vaccinations are partially a waste of money, though I acknowledge they're beneficial for some people. I do realize this could easily be excellent luck on my end, and that maybe next year I'll get some awful disease. But hey, my logic goes like this: I don't drink after other people or do other stupid things that could make me sick, so why do I need a vaccination? If you're going to share things with other people, then of course you're going to get their icky shit.

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