The "What made you happy today" thread!
- Thread starter wonko the sane?
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I pre-ordered the DVD, got a copy of the first two in a two pack, while I have the second on DVD and I did have the first one but that went to my nephew on loan and its not come back, I thought I might as well let him have it, also bought the Knuckles TV show, so within the next couple of days, I'll watch these DVDs as I got the week off starting Monday
I got my hair cut today and also tossed out a bunch of old game demo CDs along with some other junk as its bin day tomorow meaning the bins go out tonight and they'll collect in the morning along with the recyling which is the bob standard: Food waste, cardboard, soft plastics, paper, metal tins (soup, drink), glass, unwanted clothes/fabics unsuitable for giving to a charty shop
I finally installed a shader pack for Minecraft yesterday, as part of my ongoing effort to get the most out of my new PC. Unfortunately Iris, the mod it runs on, causes the game to hang every couple seconds in fullscreen mode now, but for some reason it's fine if I just maximize the window, so I guess I'll be doing that for a while.
I also did some exploring to fill out the one map in my grid I hadn't made yet. I found a huge village full of hard-working people, which I quickly made a banner for and dubbed "Big Town." It also had an orange cat and a calico cat that I was able to corner and tame, bringing my personal sidequest to own one of each type of cat and name them after pop culture references* that much closer to completion. I also found, and then lost, a ruined nether portal that I felt was a decent candidate for fixing up and activating. By the time I found it again, I was no longer sure why—it was in the middle of a swamp pretty far from any other points of interest—but I had already brought the obsidian and I'd gone to so much trouble to find it again, so in for a penny and all that.
I went through; it spawned me within eyeshot of the viaduct-looking top part of a nether fortress. I thought, well, I already have one of those close to my main portal—the inside parts conveniently cover most of the distance between that one and the portal to my desert pyramid base—but at least it's another place to farm for wither skulls and blaze rods. I had to block off a lava flow that was blocking the only path forward, and then I encountered some four-way junctions that already had a bunch of torches hanging on the corners. Which seemed odd, but I'd also never seen the structure they were attached to before, like the frame of a roofless gazebo.
And then I saw it: the ladder I had run all up one of the pillars. It was the same fortress the whole time. I just hadn't been up to that part of it in ages. The lava flow must have been what had stopped me from exploring further, not that it would have taken me anywhere interesting before the portal had spawned in. I now have convenient access to both of my bases from this portal in a swamp in the middle of nowhere.
* Incidentally, I'm still stuck for what to name a few of them. So far the list is Heathcliff (orange), Sassy (Siamese), Pyewacket (black), Pangur Ban (white), Mehitabel (cream), and Figaro (socks). That leaves the calico, brown tabby, light gray, gray-and-white, and the weird pattern the game calls "ragdoll." Any ideas?
I also did some exploring to fill out the one map in my grid I hadn't made yet. I found a huge village full of hard-working people, which I quickly made a banner for and dubbed "Big Town." It also had an orange cat and a calico cat that I was able to corner and tame, bringing my personal sidequest to own one of each type of cat and name them after pop culture references* that much closer to completion. I also found, and then lost, a ruined nether portal that I felt was a decent candidate for fixing up and activating. By the time I found it again, I was no longer sure why—it was in the middle of a swamp pretty far from any other points of interest—but I had already brought the obsidian and I'd gone to so much trouble to find it again, so in for a penny and all that.
I went through; it spawned me within eyeshot of the viaduct-looking top part of a nether fortress. I thought, well, I already have one of those close to my main portal—the inside parts conveniently cover most of the distance between that one and the portal to my desert pyramid base—but at least it's another place to farm for wither skulls and blaze rods. I had to block off a lava flow that was blocking the only path forward, and then I encountered some four-way junctions that already had a bunch of torches hanging on the corners. Which seemed odd, but I'd also never seen the structure they were attached to before, like the frame of a roofless gazebo.
And then I saw it: the ladder I had run all up one of the pillars. It was the same fortress the whole time. I just hadn't been up to that part of it in ages. The lava flow must have been what had stopped me from exploring further, not that it would have taken me anywhere interesting before the portal had spawned in. I now have convenient access to both of my bases from this portal in a swamp in the middle of nowhere.
* Incidentally, I'm still stuck for what to name a few of them. So far the list is Heathcliff (orange), Sassy (Siamese), Pyewacket (black), Pangur Ban (white), Mehitabel (cream), and Figaro (socks). That leaves the calico, brown tabby, light gray, gray-and-white, and the weird pattern the game calls "ragdoll." Any ideas?
That’s such a cool setup! It’s funny how the game keeps surprising you like that—accidentally rediscovering your own fortress is peak Minecraft experience. As for cat names, I love your theme so far! For the calico, maybe Callie (simple but classic) or Toriel (Undertale)? Brown tabby could be Bagheera (ironic since he’s a panther) or Mungojerrie (from Cats). Light gray—Ghost (GoT) or Nermal (Garfield)? Gray-and-white—Sylvester (Looney Tunes) or Jiji (Kiki’s Delivery Service)? Ragdoll could be Cheshire or Misfit. Hope that helps, and good luck with your shader issues!
Finally, some info on the MLP Cadence and Chrysalis bishoujou statues! Just a silhouette for Chrys but I'm stupid excited at what I see so far.
What made me happy is watching a clip video of Tweety Pie & his arch rival the bad old Putty cat:
Over 70 years on and they are still making people laugh because they are just timeless
Over 70 years on and they are still making people laugh because they are just timeless
Swatting that fly that's been bothering me all day.
Garibaldi would likely agree with you 200 years from now.
I had a good day at work, and because it was Tuesday, I got tacos on the way home for dinner. Yay tacos!
My waist is finally narrower than my hips!!! Started doing some mild exercising, focusing on the glutes and hip area, and yea, it's only an inch and half difference, but progress is progress. I might never end up with an hourglass figure(especially since I'm not on HRT and my diet, um, needs work but I have a very selective palette) but it will be nice for my pants/skirts to sit in the right position and for leggings and tights not to try and roll down south every time I bend or sit down.
I just found out that the Kick the Cheat plushie from Homestar Runner has been brought back after 18 years, courtesy of who else but Fangamer! Naturally they made a little commercial for it too.