Mel

:clap: to the above post! Wonkette's take

Psst... It's Cyndi Lauper

^You didn't hail Blytant, now the world is going to end...

Oh, I hate it when you're drinking coffee and get to the end and all of a sudden get a bit of grounds that somehow made it in there. Blech, blech, blech. It doesn't taste like anything, it's just the texture. I drink a lot of coffee. I usually drink a half a pot in the morning. I'll have another cup when I get to the lab and I will often have a cup of decaf in the afternoon (if it's caffeinated, it messes up my sleep). I honestly need to cut back but it's kind of like a drug to me.

I listen to the radio station that held that contest. I remember hearing about it and thinking how silly the contest was but didn't follow it after that. How sad.

Me too! Only it was 2005 for me (and I was too chickenshit to post until just recently).

Rodi and brkl - you are hereby obligated to post in succession (Rodi obviously first). Hugh Laurie is too damn hot to break up like that.

A friend of mine in Edinburgh got his at Argos. He stopped by as they were getting some in. Worth a try?

Blood Diamond This movie is not for the faint of heart or stomach. It involves a diamond smuggler, Danny Archer (Leo DiCaprio), a fisherman, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) and his family, and an American Reporter, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) and of course diamonds. Set in Sierra Leone primarily (with a romp down to South Africa), it deals with not only the mining and trade of conflict diamonds but the bloody wars that take place between rebel groups and the government. This movie was incredibly violent but it wasn't violence just for the sake of it. It really brought home just how tragic living in certain places in Africa can be and it was very sad. I thought DiCaprio's performance was outstanding and Hounsou was absolutely remarkable as well. It was a visually stunning film and I loved the shots of Africa that showcased not only it's beauty but it's horror as well (the war, the refugee camps and the poverty). At times the film became a bit cliche and it took me out of it just for a moment but then it picked up again so it certainly didn't detract from the film for me. It took me a while to get into Jennifer Connelly's character. It seemed like she overacted it at first and then seemed to settle down. Definitely worth seeing.

Even though Rodi's decided, I've always liked this shot (and year) from Grim Fandango. It was a good excuse to post the pic...

This thread pertains to buying Culture Shock for someone else but I would imagine the same principle would apply. If you run into any problems, they're fast with the customer support.

You were too busy at that Christmas party. Thanks all for satisfying my curiosity.

I'm curious as to what kind of jobs you all have at your respective companies (except Doug and Jake - I know they cause all kinds of mischief work on the web site aspect of things at Telltale).

I agree with you 5000%!! Even though the game wasn't as difficult as others they have played, I've heard many hardcore adventure gamers who have adored the game. It excites me to also hear of people who don't typically play AGs who have had massive fun with Culture Shock and finished it. Edit: Also, I hear so many people on forums who want puzzles that force them to 'think outside of the box' and I wonder how many people actually find that fun? The biggest complaints I have seen on JA (I've never visited GameBoomers) is the download/episodic nature of the game. There are a few people who embrace it but many want a full game and that physical CD (which they now know they can get but they are waiting until they're all out until they buy it.) Interestingly, Randy admonished those people a bit (seventh post down) saying that they were shooting themselves in the foot by not supporting great AGs because they weren't in a form they wanted. btw, I'm Melanie68 over at AG.