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Its 2016
« on: January 02, 2016, 06:54:11 PM »
That wonderful week between Christmas and the new year is over. Its 2016 now! Fallout 1 was released 19 years ago this September.

What do you hope to do this year?

What world events do you see taking place?

Will you finally get in shape this year?
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2016, 11:20:38 PM »
19 years???

*GACK!*
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2016, 07:10:22 PM »
I was thinking this the other day.  I still remember that feeling of Fallout being an entirely different animal from any game I'd played up till that point, I played the demo obsessively till the game was released.

Finish the big PC project at work (hah!)

Scotland moving a step closer to independence.

We bought a nutri-bullet and there's a Gym right below the office so it's this year or never.

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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2016, 05:39:08 PM »
I'm planning to go to Japan in May for credit through my school. I've been wanting to go for years, so i'm very excited. Its a 10 day trip, with stops in 4 different cities, but I will have a couple days to explore on my own, which is what i'm most excited about. I'll be sure  to take lots of pictures and share them.

Speaking of school, I should be done by this December if all goes according to plan. Most likely this will mean taking classes all summer too though. After seeing most of my friends start college, and give up, I can't wait to get a bachelors degree. Now, if only I didn't have to pay my debts back.

This is an election year, so I expect a lot of political opinions shoved down my throat.

This will be my 25th year on this Earth. Not very excited about that thought.



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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2016, 05:52:15 PM »
I'm planning to go to Japan in May for credit through my school. I've been wanting to go for years, so i'm very excited. Its a 10 day trip, with stops in 4 different cities, but I will have a couple days to explore on my own, which is what i'm most excited about. I'll be sure  to take lots of pictures and share them.

Speaking of school, I should be done by this December if all goes according to plan. Most likely this will mean taking classes all summer too though. After seeing most of my friends start college, and give up, I can't wait to get a bachelors degree. Now, if only I didn't have to pay my debts back.

This is an election year, so I expect a lot of political opinions shoved down my throat.

This will be my 25th year on this Earth. Not very excited about that thought.

Huh, it's just occurred to me that I'm the age that you were when I first joined. :P
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2016, 03:51:09 AM »
Huh, it's just occurred to me that I'm the age that you were when I first joined. :P

*Brain explodes trying to parse that.*
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2016, 06:56:29 PM »

Huh, it's just occurred to me that I'm the age that you were when I first joined. :P

I joined the village late 2005 or early 2006, so about 10 years ago (I was 14!). Recently, I searched old regular members on the forum and was really surprised to see how most were in their early 20s and whom i'm older than now!
I remember thinking "these people are witty, mature, experienced adults", when none of those things were probably true  :P
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2016, 10:45:37 PM »
"these people are witty, mature, experienced adults"

I can easily claim one of these categories.
"for the record, I'm not some kind of psychotic provincialist." - Than (ed: Cit. required)
"I lost my game of NT: Garry's fault. Global warming: Garry's fault. End-of-the-Universe: Garry's fault. See it always fits. Anyway, what is Garry up to? No good I bet." - Laszlo
"As for your French, it's probably better than the average English-speaking Frenchman's Finnish! (Or something.)" - wa
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2016, 02:35:28 AM »
Aye, I was tricked in a similar fashion KMD, it happens to the best of us.
The sun beyond the mountain glows
The yellow river seaward flows
You can enjoy a grander sight
By climbing to a greater height

I have run out of places to climb. I will abandon this body and take to the air. We will leave twin vapor trails in the air, white lines etched into these rocks. I am the aerial. In my passing, I will send news to each and every star.

Mrs Brown says: 'Hapiness is an effect, not a goal.'

Charlie is yelling @barit0wned
PC: A spider laid eggs inside my body and I need to get them out before they hatch
DM: You'll need the spider's permission first...

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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2016, 11:46:30 AM »
I first joined the village at 18 in '98 or '99, I don't think it's possible I contributed to a mature, experienced perception till my late 20s, around the same time I stopped drinking.

Just realised I'm trying to knock a year off my age '97 or '98, I'm sure I heard about the village well before that and looked in but 18 was when I got dial up. I remember the thrill of accessing the board on the PC World customer demo ISDN machine, I managed to wangle a line when I took over the camera and handheld PC counter where I completed unreal over the space of a week 'honestly I need a gaming machine for the high quality graphics to show off the cameras'
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Re: Its 2016
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2016, 04:49:32 AM »
I first joined the village at 18 in '98 or '99, I don't think it's possible I contributed to a mature, experienced perception till my late 20s, around the same time I stopped drinking.

It's a bit daunting to think that I was around 15-16 when I joined the UV at around those times. I kind of miss the old black board with it's top image (I even contributed a few =D) with the yellow text. Hell, I don't think I remember much about those years except the UV.

I hope to get something I've written published this year (or at the very least finished!)

Already in decent shape, plan on continuing the trend!