I know about both of those guys. I'm an admin of a competitive Smash page and a friend of mine from there almost beat Poyo, and this girl I know is actually online dating Mike Kirby (strange, but whatever works). I'm a Fox main myself, started playing in Texas but I've moved back to my hometown in Alabama, so our only known top level player is TheReflexWonder. However, I'm hoping to break that mold a bit. I'm actually in Dallas noway and the last Shockwave I went to I placed 13th. The one today I'm hoping to do better at. Good to see a fellow competitive Smash player! Reading the other threads (Palutena as OP, what?) discouraged me.

Do any of you guys play this game competitively?

To be honest, unless I am making something for a group (say, buffalo chicken dip, or "chicken crack"), I store everything in my head. I just slow-cooked a healthy Italian pulled chicken dish, in which I made the sauce myself and then let the chicken simmer in it for several hours (prior to that, I boiled it for two hours so it practically fell off the bone). I actually prefer to create and tweak, and because I am so involved in the process that once I do it one time correctly (being the key word), I have practically mastered it and can recreate it on a moment's notice. I did the same thing with the fruit dreamscicle smoothie I made about an hour ago. Just took some ingredients I thought would go well together, tweaked as needed, and now I know exactly what I did to make it work. I can recreate the fajita marinade I made four months ago, too.

That's just me, though. I'm a trial-and-error type cooker. I think my involvement in the cooking process is what gets me to that point. When I make something like boxed mashed potatoes, I have to look at the ingredient list every time because it's not really a creation. But when I'm immersed in the process, tasting and adding as I go, it's easy to remember what I used to make it work. That being said, I should write some of my recipes down and share them with people.

Fireproof : I'm having upload problems too, and I'm not even playing PSX games with Hypercam. I finally got some Viz and points credited to my name, two days later, but there's still an hour-long video missing from my archives, and it's posted onto the youtube page. I think they'll figure out how to fix all this eventually, but it's kind of difficult to make it happen right now.

Davideo7 : Two questions:

The first is basically the same question another user had. The 8 hour limit is great for deterring people from showing us endless Call of Duty game play, but it restricts those of us playing RPG's. I'm playing through Fire Emblem, and there is no way I'll be able to finish the game before the 8 hour limit is up. Is there a way that you could waive the limit for RPGs?

The second is a situation I'm seeing with my youtube videos. Currently I have uploaded 8 videos, but I haven't received credit for four of them. They are on the youtube channel, but only three of the four videos show up on my Vizzed games page. Also, the images have broken icons on them, but when I click on it to get to the youtube video, the videos play just fine. As for as the youtube page itself, the videos are on it and I can watch them. Do I need to re-upload the videos I've already posted?

Lol I'm backlogging on videos because the connection speed is slowing down. My hours were looking good until for some reason, I haven't been able to get a video out (Sitting on a 45 minute video for several hours now, and I have several more in the line-up lol).

Fireproof : Probably not me. I saw $225 and I'm like, "Ooh, Christmas money for my wife!" Haha.

  What does "Users with the most unique screenshot character combo" mean? If I uploaded a video (and at this time, I'm sure it's pending), will I see my points go up soon, or is there a specific criteria to score points?

As many of you are well aware, I'm not nearly as active as I was a while ago. I've been highly busy, moving to Texas, getting married, and now having a kid on the way. That being said, I'm starting to see myself slip away into a kind of despair, and after doing some research, I now realize that what I am going through is a quarter-life crisis.

Seems kind of obvious as to what that is, right?

I turned 24 in July, and I am for the first time seeing myself in the light of someone who is more immature and less skilled than many people in the world today. I feel behind, and I have been freaking out about it since I really made this discovery. I'm more anxious than I have been before, and up until a month and a half ago, I became subject to rage fits that scared my coworkers and even got me fired at one point. I have seemingly abandoned my faith, although I do not actively say so, and it seems impossible for me to maintain some sort of prayer/bible study life, no matter what kind of effort I put into it. It's increasingly frustrating because something I held so dear to me now is a side-thought on a long drive to my mother-in-law's house twice a month. It's something that I'm really not comprehending here. I know my frustration with Christians in general has had some impact on how I feel about things, because of the way a few of our managers (who are well-known in churches around here) treat employees. And on Sundays, you know the old debate about Christians at restaurants. Let me tell you, many times it's true, and it's discouraging.

What I'm hoping to accomplish with this post, I guess, is to try to verbalize thoughts that I haven't really been able to for a while. My wife has had similar thoughts about her faith; since her father's passing (and even before then), her faith has plummeted. Jesus just isn't an important part of our lives like He should be. What's worse is that it seems as though any attempt to bring Him back into our lives, initiated by either of us, is suffocated by external forces out of our control. When we prayed over our food for the first time together, we fell into a hole monetarily. When we try to read our Bibles or talk about faith in general, we get sick and weary, and when we try to bring God into our relationship, we end up going to war with each other. It's frustrating and it seems like this effort is us getting our Ford Focus stuck in three feet of mud, but there is one silver lining.

I'm not one to spout off about the enemy. I have heard enough about the enemy from my past Bible Study group to make me wonder if my group was about worshiping Jesus or about fearing the enemy (I love my group, don't get me wrong, but this characterization of the devil, at first, scared me but later numbed me to it). Even so, I believe that Satan's ploy is to throw people off when they are starting to get on the right track. It's meant to discourage and discombobulate, and sometimes he throws so much at you it's like you literally don't have time for Jesus.

I'm believing that things will change soon. Every day I hear a whisper in my heart. I feel a hunger rise up in me, telling the anxiety and the wild voices to be quiet. And though it is not dominant yet, I know that there will be a time when it changes. It feels like I should be able to just command myself to do as I will, but for some reason it just isn't possible yet. If I may ask for prayer from all of you, I believe it would greatly impact my life and help me take a grasp of the changes within me that I desperately seek.

As for this thread, I intend it to be one where people can voice their thoughts on my situation, or they can openly discuss their thoughts on their own. I know we have a prayer wall, but I'm hoping for this thread to be something that people can use to get something off their chests. Feel free to comment on my situation, or let me know what's going on with you.

xxeliza321xx : I don't know your professor, but I know that I probably wouldn't waste my time going in and asking those questions to my professor. Those questions are either somewhat obvious, or they sound like interview questions. I would keep the "Mean Girls" comment to yourself, and I don't even think you should mention the "female" thing, at least not at first.

As far as answers are concerned, here's what you'll likely get: The first, "Study." She might give you a list of resources to help, and of course she'll be delighted that you are interested in it (this might help you out if you mention it early on).

The second question: "That's up to you and what you are comfortable with." I don't think a math teacher will have short-hand techniques on hand, but that's something you can easily research online. It's all about practice in that regard.

The third question, of course I can't answer, perhaps you can ask her to guide you instead. You can ask her about how she got started in math and what obstacles she had to overcome to get where she is today. I would keep going to her office to get the different parts of the story, perhaps. Strike up a relationship with her, and she will be invaluable to you if you continue to pursue math. Just take the time to listen to her and remember what she told you on subsequent visits.

Barathemos : There are countless threads that you might deem "pointless." The thing is, Thing1 doesn't think it is pointless. He has let his hair grow out for a long time, and he decided to cut it. He wanted to show us what it looked like. I could say that any thread involving furries/MLP is pointless, but it would not be true for the people who like furries and MLP. And regarding the responses outside of yours, I would say that people do not think it's pointless.

And even if it is pointless, why should the local mods care? Is it violating any rules? I don't think so. Stop being obnoxious.

Barathemos : You're just a jerk, aren't you? The point is to post about yourself. He obviously feels the need to open up about his hair. Let him. You don't have to be the gestapo.

Local Mods : Carry on, my wayward sons!

It looks to have a strong cast. I did a little research and saw the movie was completed in 20 days, which gives me a little reason to believe it may be rushed. Despite that, I like the concept and the quips of humor thrown in. I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it.

Cradily is love : Your translation is incorrect. While Christian companies are the ones I was referring to, there are many small businesses run by Jewish people, Islamic people, Hindu, etc. People of religion, not just Christianity, are the ones driving the society. There are far fewer atheist-run businesses than ones of people with faith.

sop281 : While it is true that there are many atheists, there are many more people of faith. And just because a corporation or a business is not one of faith doesn't mean it that people of faith aren't working in it or running it. And I understand that there are countries smaller than the United States, but that's not the argument I'm making here. I'm saying that if he chooses to pay for his faithful citizens' departure, he is going to start in the red off the bat. Deportation is an expensive process, as is being admitted into another process. It's time consuming, and it's possible no country would take these people right away. Where do they go then? Does his seemingly all-inclusive-yet-not-inclusive society allow these people to stay until they are taken in?

Zurenriri : My assumption isn't that people of labor are all people of faith; it's that people of labor are mostly people of faith. Look at your Central and South American countries. Largely Roman Catholic, most of these people are laborers. They make it their living through hard work and manual labor. Are there a few who lack faith? Sure. But say you take Ecuador and remove the religious people from that country, that country will go down fast. There simply is too much to do and not enough non-religious people to make it work. Even with your so-called "progressive-minded society," you would still have everyone stretching themselves thin in order to try to get things to function. The smartest of minds can still be reduced to stupidity when an abundance of stress, an extreme lack of sleep, and an overwhelming mountain of work is in its face.

And let's say you do have atheists flock to your country. Here's my next question: How are your so-called unskilled laborers going to be able to afford to get to your country? Are you going to pay for them to do that, too? Where are your tax revenues coming from to do that? Are you going to borrow from China or the United States? Are you going to try to smuggle them out? What if that starts a war? Our military is made up of far more people of faith than people without. Is that really a tree you want to bark up?

The next thing I'm going to say is that a progressive society might not be in the best interest of the country at large. When you are a progressive society, I can only assume that most benefits will be taken care of at the expense of taxpayer dollars. These taxes will have to be high, because you are already paying for the departure of all your people of faith and possibly the inclusion of the people who want to be in your country. These people have to start or find jobs, and many of them - if it is to be believed that many people will come - will not have the capital to start the jobs. The few with a lot of money might start their business ventures, but they will be taxed tremendously in order to keep the system running, and so they would not be able to hire many of the people looking for jobs. Would the infrastructure be in place for these businesses to operate? Do you think you would have enough people without faith to be willing to work with their hands rather than their minds? I have a hard time believing that a large group of atheists would pave roads and build buildings. You might not, and that's your opinion, but when I think of "atheists" and "jobs," I think of the sciences, perhaps the arts. I've met a few here and there in the restaurant industry, and there are one or two that are extremely hard-working people (people like the girl I'm thinking of would crack under the pressure of your society; because she works so hard, she has a hard time dealing with stress. Smart girl, absolutely hard working, but she is highly emotional and would struggle since I think a lot of the work would be pinned on people like her). That being said, I've never met an atheist restaurant owner, and I've worked in/been to a lot of restaurants. Do they exist? I'm sure they do. But is that the line of work they typically find? I don't think so. That's just one multi-billion dollar industry to account for. There are countless others.

I'm not trying to bag on atheists here. I'm simply trying to make a point that an all-atheist country, even one with the benevolent intentions such as yours, is a disaster waiting to happen. I think the minds might be there to formulate the ideas about the country and its goals, but I don't think the labor -either in numbers or in effort - would be there to bring about success. I also think the capital just wouldn't be there to both kick people of faith out and to bring people without faith in.

One last point here. Even if you were to, say, start your country from scratch, to create the Black Kite Islands off the coast of Newfoundland, similar to the ones in Dubai, I don't think you would be able to get a foot off the ground without some help from people of faith. You would have to find atheists to create the islands, then find more to create buildings, pave the roads, create your constitution/laws, etc. etc. I'm not sure if these "high-minded" people would be up to it. In fact, and I guess this is my whole point with this, I don't think most atheists would be up to doing the back-breaking work in the first place.

Zurenriri : Your nation would fail miserably. Allowing your citizens to leave on your dime would completely bankrupt your entire economy. Not to mention, since more people have faith than don't, you would be left with an extremely small minority that has to take up the entire infrastructure, do all of the jobs, and generally attempt to survive/thrive with such a minute population. Allowing all those people to leave, too, would leave you in a bind because many business owners are people of faith. Here in the United States, where small business is the driving power of our economy, you'll notice that many of these business are run by Christians, and some of the larger ones are even overtly pro-Christian. While you might scoff at such a thing, you'll be missing out on major tax dollars that these companies and corporations bring in. Couple that with the people who are working the agricultural sectors, the mining sectors, and the military... The majority of each of these important sectors are people of faith. So think twice before saying you'll give these people the boot. Their often the ones laying the groundwork for this (the American, and many other economies) to work.

Hidden Phantom : I have to work, but I'm going to occasionally look up at our TV's, since I'm sure we'll have the Indy 500 and the NASCAR race going. Kurt Busch is really going for it that day, racing in both Indianapolis and Charlotte. Gonna be exciting!

Question: Has anyone ever been DQ'd from every jersey (and not been banned)? And if I thought maybe of doing this... would I get banned for going through with it? lol

Though not very active anymore, I still occasionally pay attention to the website and play a game or two, when I have the time. Life's been crazy; I've moved states and today is my WEDDING DAY! Thanks to all the friends I've made here and I'm hoping to make new friends over the next year!

Congrats, buddy! I haven't really been on in quite some time but you're one of the people that helped solidify my extensive time on Vizzed, being that we were Spring TdV rivals. Definitely some good stuff, there! Anyways, I hope your next year is even more exciting than your first! I'm coming up on the anniversary of year one, but I won't be able to celebrate it on that day... That's the day I'm getting married!

Singelli : Definitely! I'm graduating tomorrow and I'm going to stop working two jobs (stuff has happened and it's just better that I work one, for myself and my fiance!!!) so I'll have time to work on grammar. I also am preparing for the car maintenance (I'm going to do tire pressure, oil change, and car wash) now that I have a phone to take pictures with! Things are getting exciting.