Make sure you keep your receipt and warranty info handy; Vizio has an awful failure rate on their lcd panels. Can't beat the bargain though, considering that you're more likely to not have any trouble. :)
Well, I ordered it online, so the proof is available electronically. :) However, that does remind me that I should probably register it on their website, if they have that option...

P.S.: How high a failure rate are we talking about here? Enough to make the extended warranty options worth consideration? Normally I would never purchase one, but if it's really that bad...

I'm not really sure, I know someone who works in electronics at Wal-Mart that told me that of all the tv sets they sell (and they move a lot of them) Vizio panels are returned more frequently than any other brand. I've always been suspicious that Vizio uses "irregular" LCD panels that were otherwise rejected for name-brand use for whatever reason, but with a bit of research, I'm finding that maybe my impression of them is unsubstantiated:

Consumer Reports Electronics Blog: Vizio: The new top-selling LCD TV brand (http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2009/05/vizio-the-new-top-selling-lcd-tv-brand-and-a-fairly-reliable-one-too.html)

if disgaea 4 ever becomes available for pre-order, i wont hesitate to do so.

anyway, i bought a snickers ice cream bar last nite at a local gas station. damn, they're good.

Can't do Snickers Ice Cream bars. The nuts ruin the ice cream.

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Lunch:


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Comics:


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Goodies:


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Graffiti:


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Water fountain w/ Midtown District logo. No water:


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Didn't spend any money on this:

sum a dees



n sum a dos

I'm not really sure, I know someone who works in electronics at Wal-Mart that told me that of all the tv sets they sell (and they move a lot of them) Vizio panels are returned more frequently than any other brand. I've always been suspicious that Vizio uses "irregular" LCD panels that were otherwise rejected for name-brand use for whatever reason, but with a bit of research, I'm finding that maybe my impression of them is unsubstantiated:

Consumer Reports Electronics Blog: Vizio: The new top-selling LCD TV brand (http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2009/05/vizio-the-new-top-selling-lcd-tv-brand-and-a-fairly-reliable-one-too.html)
Thank you. That was a good article. I guess I'll skip the extended warranty then. It looks like any reputation for unreliability is unwarranted.


Can't do Snickers Ice Cream bars. The nuts ruin the ice cream.
I don't mind nuts on my ice cream, but only as a sometimes thing.

A 6pk of White Castle and this rare album:



:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I like those and want a pair.

What?! Jackpot!

another world of warcraft game. this one came with 5 discs, the other was with just one.
a NES unlicensed game.
f-22 interceptor for sega genesis.

Lunch at McDonalds again

A Morning Glory wrap from BB's.

If that had a flour tortilla instead of what looks like wheat flatbread, that would be a nice breakfast burrito.

Because I had the sudden urge to buy a talking musical ride-on zebra, name it Zigby, and ride it for Great Justice.

I would marry it, but GLaDOS won't let me.

And in hindsight, I think I probably should have opened the third pack of barbecue sauce instead of downing the last 5 nuggets plain during lunch.

I got a text book and lunch at Wendy's.

If that had a flour tortilla instead of what looks like wheat flatbread, that would be a nice breakfast burrito.

It was a flour tortilla. ; ;

Really? I thought it looked like wheat! So, that makes it a nice breakfast burrito. :P

There is a significant lack of good budget restaurants where I live, what with the stupid tourism and all.

Really? I thought it looked like wheat! So, that makes it a nice breakfast burrito. :P

Tasty as hell too! :D


There is a significant lack of good budget restaurants where I live, what with the stupid tourism and all.

Houston, thankfully, has these aplenty. Unfortunately, it's run by idiots. :sad:

Can't do Snickers Ice Cream bars. The nuts ruin the ice cream.
Graffiti:



I love nuts in my ice cream. Peanuts, that is. And that's some pretty wicked graffiti there.

I got this because my PS2 controller broke again. Sony used cheap plastic parts with their aftermarket controllers, and the L2 button broke for the second time.



So I went for an 'officially licensed' Katana brand controller.

Pretzel+Nacho Cheese

A warm winter jacket, a pillow and a pillowcase. All on clearance.

6 lbs of Salmon

(it was on sale)

6 lbs of Salmon

(it was on sale)

That's a lot of fish.


*hides before I get smacked for making a horrible reference*

That's a lot of fish.


*hides before I get smacked for making a horrible reference*

I don't get it.

A hamburger

I don't get it.


YouTube - Godzilla 1998-The Stupidest Line In The Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9jV0PtGVi8)

YouTube - Godzilla 1998-The Stupidest Line In The Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9jV0PtGVi8)

You do realize you've just exposed yourself?

Everyone, commence smacking!!

Noooo! :( am I gonna get smacked with the fish too?

I'm standing in a footprint!

Noooo! :( am I gonna get smacked with the fish too?

No. We'll just slap you around with these grand butt cheeks for a while.

That's a lot of fish.


*hides before I get smacked for making a horrible reference*

I'll see your Broderick obviousness and raise you some Goldblum chaos theory observational commentary.

YouTube - That is one big pile of shit. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JFfN5pKzFU)

Hotdog and a lotto ticket

a drink and breadsticks at target, another 20 psn card at gamestop, dinner at burger king

My latest purchase was the Halo 3 Legendary Edition.

I was intending on buying this and then selling it off on eBay in a few years but after seeing one,
decided to keep it for myself lol. I have to say I felt like a little kid when opening this.
Figured I might as well capture the whole thing by photos.



Process of unwrapping






So what about everyone else? What was your latest purchase?
List them here and feel free to add photos


My latest purchase was the Killzone 3 Helghast Edition.

I was intending on buying this and then selling it off on eBay in a few years but after seeing one,
decided to keep it for myself lol. I have to say I felt like a little kid when opening this.
Figured I might as well capture the whole thing by photos.


Process of unwrapping








So what about everyone else? What was your latest purchase?
List them here and feel free to add photos




Must be nice. Why's it so Helghasty?

I just picked up Radiant Historia. Yay Atlus ~<3 Now give me Luminous Arc 3 already :mad: *still <3 Atlus anyway*

I just picked up Radiant Historia. Yay Atlus ~<3 Now give me Luminous Arc 3 already :mad: *still <3 Atlus anyway*

Atlus brings us Shin Megami Tensei and Persona. You have to love them.

From Village Pizza & Seafood:

From Village Pizza & Seafood:


Nice! Now that's a meal!

That's like 3 meals.



Might as well keep the Killzone 3 fun on this page goin.

four cocoa flavored buns.

Forgot to bring my wallet, and that's all I could afford with the spare change salvaged from my car.

Postage to ship eBay items. Things are really moving along...

That's like 3 meals.



Might as well keep the Killzone 3 fun on this page goin.

Next game on my list is MotorStorm Apocalypse (3) and then nothing until
Resistance 3 and Uncharted 3 come out.

That's like 3 meals.

It is.

Cinnamon Teddy Grahams

Low straight adult aspirin.

Springtime Oreos

1000 MS points to DL the first strike map pack.. mainly for ascension

Noooo! :( am I gonna get smacked with the fish too?

Yes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRbAGrIjCr4 go to 18:00

I'm surprised a lot more people haven't been buying Marvel vs Capcom 3... everyone was talking that game up for a while, but no one has even mentioned a purchase of it. Although I've been playing Metroid Prime Trilogy, I can take a break from it to play MvC3 if anyone wants to.

I'm waiting for MK9.

15 bottles of Budweiser.

Paying for it today.

From Village Pizza & Seafood:


That looks epicly delicious.

And I just bought a new snazzy button up shirt. I'm trying to dress more mature and stuff.

I'm surprised a lot more people haven't been buying Marvel vs Capcom 3... everyone was talking that game up for a while, but no one has even mentioned a purchase of it. Although I've been playing Metroid Prime Trilogy, I can take a break from it to play MvC3 if anyone wants to.

Nohttp://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/652075/652075,1288425718,1/stock-photo-hand-gesture-money-sign-isolated-on-white-64017658.jpg

I don't buy new games when they're released unless it's something I've been awaiting for more than two years. That pretty much means any new Zelda title that comes out, and anything not subtlety titled 'Duke Nukem'.

a steak Bullrito

ill get any new game comin out if:

1. i preordered it at gamestop

2. i have the money for it

3. i somehow get a job

4. im interested in it

Black Vanilla Cookie. What the hell?!?

not only that, it says black vanilla sand cookie!

(sand means sandwich, obviously, but still!)

Black Vanilla Cookie. What the hell?!?

RAM, is that you in the pic?

RAM, is that you in the pic?
Yeah :P This was taken using my netbook's webcam. My only other cameras with me right now are my cellphones (which one has a flat battery and is being recharged, and another is being used as a wireless router given that I forgot to bring my WiMAX MiFi pebble).

I got the snack from a Japanese imports store out of desperation for after lunch dessert. That's pretty much the only other place within walking distance from work carrying desserts since the nearby convenience store closed down.

Yeah :P This was taken using my netbook's webcam.

I don't know if anyone's ever told you this but you're quite rectangular. :D

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And very yummy looking.

I don't know if anyone's ever told you this but you're quite rectangular. :D

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And very yummy looking.

xD

A massive deli sandwich on ciabatta bread......


.........that I got from here.


Haven't gotten my new releases yet. ; ;

I bought orange soda at the gym a few days back

dinner at dairy queen and the followin at a gas station:

1 pack of dog food
a bag of skittles
a bottle of diet coke
a small bag of pretzels.

12 pack of Brisk Fruit Punch

ill buy 6 of those off of u for half price if ur interested, hd.

A box of Lucky Charms cerial and a half gallon of milk.

I just tried to buy Mass Effect 2 from GameStop but they're sold out -_- What the fudge.

3 grapefruit

I just tried to buy Mass Effect 2 from GameStop but they're sold out -_- What the fudge.

What platform?

XBox 360

A chocolate cherry malted shake from Malt n' Burger.

I also moved a tortoise to safety. Not a purchase, but I wanted to mention that. :D

A tortoise? Interesting. We have turtles around here, but not tortoises.

A tortoise? Interesting. We have turtles around here, but not tortoises.

Hm, it could very much have been a terrapin.

Eggs....just..eggs..

Volume 5 and 6 of Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures.

Six down, seven to go.

And oh, all 11 Little Critter apps for the iPad.

A gigantic load of cookies. I purchased them to share with the people at work since I'm nearing my one year anniversary there. :3

Hm, it could very much have been a terrapin.

I love the word terrapin. ; ; Think it's a Roy Orbison in cling-film thing.

:) It is a very interesting word.

Oh, not a purchase as such, but it seems that I am now the proud owner of a cute little guinea piglet, which I am going to call either Harriet or Harry. Seems that the pig that I bought back in mid-January, "Penelo," was male. I'm going to call him "Larsa" now.

A tortoise? Interesting. We have turtles around here, but not tortoises.

Tortoise, Tomato, Frog, potato.

:) It is a very interesting word.

Oh, not a purchase as such, but it seems that I am now the proud owner of a cute little guinea piglet, which I am going to call either Harriet or Harry. Seems that the pig that I bought back in mid-January, "Penelo," was male. I'm going to call him "Larsa" now.

Congrats on your new guinea p.


Tortoise, Tomato, Frog, potato.

You've got the spirit, Tom.

Thanks, HD, but I'm going to have get them all neutered/spayed now because I can't have any more piggies at the moment. And if anymore show up, I'll probably have to sell or give them away.

Oh, and here ya' go. Picture:

My latest purchase was a quart and a pint of Minute Maid Pomegranate Lemonade.

It's delicious :), but still has high fructose corn syrup. :(

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Thanks, HD, but I'm going to have get them all neutered/spayed now because I can't have any more piggies at the moment. And if anymore show up, I'll probably have to sell or give them away.

Oh, and here ya' go. Picture:



A man of pragmatism. ;)

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Your little piggle is adorable :D

Thanks. She looks like a little version of Larsa, except with many more patches in her fur.

Wow, that is some serious red eye.

The red-eye is a quality of the piggie him/herself. It's a feature common to many guinea pigs.

1 by Rairbirds. The first track on the album was used in the trailer for "Public Enemies".

It was also the first physical album I've purchased in over a year and a half. Mostly now I just get free tunes off the internet (or if I have to, through iTunes). But this album is not available anywhere online for free, so I had to purchase it.

32oz blue Gatorade

A visit to the doctor due to a gout on my right leg that came after I had a muscle cramp on Saturday but brushed off and worked that leg even harder and gave me hell on Sunday.

Resulted in me getting:
- a shot, in the bum!
- an ointment that smells vaguely like sarsaparilla and which I have to apply 4 times a day onto the gout area
- painkillers
- swelling reduction pills.

Ooh, sorry about that. Hope you feel better soon!

Oh, not a purchase as such, but it seems that I am now the proud owner of a cute little guinea piglet, which I am going to call either Harriet or Harry. Seems that the pig that I bought back in mid-January, "Penelo," was male. I'm going to call him "Larsa" now.
YourTomcatIsPregnant? :P

Anyways, congrats on the new little piglet. At least it's an even number now :)


1 by Rairbirds. The first track on the album was used in the trailer for "Public Enemies".

It was also the first physical album I've purchased in over a year and a half. Mostly now I just get free tunes off the internet (or if I have to, through iTunes). But this album is not available anywhere online for free, so I had to purchase it.
I'd rather buy physical albums. Because I like the insurance factor (song can be re-ripped should anything happen to my digital copies), I prefer VBR MP3s which apparently no online stores uses, and most online stores are region-locked and doesn't want to sell to Malaysia for one stupid reason or another, but won't hesitate to ship a physical CD. "Other" download methods? Like I said, I'm picky over my audio compression method and no one seem to use VBR Q4 MP3s- it's usually CBR only.


Ooh, sorry about that. Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks Agent. I hope I feel better by tomorrow morning too. Not being able to leave the house and having a sore foot is no fun.

Latest purchase: Some new tracks for Tap Tap Revenge 4. Because I was bored to death.

Rum
Beer
Food
Final Fantasy XIII (can't go wrong for $25)

I'd rather buy physical albums. Because I like the insurance factor (song can be re-ripped should anything happen to my digital copies), I prefer VBR MP3s which apparently no online stores uses, and most online stores are region-locked and doesn't want to sell to Malaysia for one stupid reason or another, but won't hesitate to ship a physical CD. "Other" download methods? Like I said, I'm picky over my audio compression method and no one seem to use VBR Q4 MP3s- it's usually CBR only.

That's precisely why I like having physical copies of albums. But truth be told, I rip my CDs in WMA Lossless format. I know, I know, that pro'ly deserves major side-eyeage.

A chorizo breakfast burrito from La India Bonita. No pictures this time.

A visit to the doctor due to a gout on my right leg that came after I had a muscle cramp on Saturday but brushed off and worked that leg even harder and gave me hell on Sunday.

Resulted in me getting:
- a shot, in the bum!
- an ointment that smells vaguely like sarsaparilla and which I have to apply 4 times a day onto the gout area
- painkillers
- swelling reduction pills.

>.< Oooooh that sounds painful. Hope that gets better for you.



Today I bought......

a cup of decaf coffee
a bottle of milk to mix in my coffee
donuts
cheetos
and a vault (haven't had one in ages)

That's precisely why I like having physical copies of albums. But truth be told, I rip my CDs in WMA Lossless format. I know, I know, that pro'ly deserves major side-eyeage.

A chorizo breakfast burrito from La India Bonita. No pictures this time.

I stopped ripping in WMA when I found out that MP3's existed.

Anyways:



$10 at The Exchange. I want them all now.

I stopped ripping in WMA when I found out that MP3's existed.

Good for you Skwywalker.

WMA Lossless is a readily available lossless format for me, therefore I use it. :p


A chorizo breakfast burrito from La India Bonita. No pictures this time.

That was breakfast. This is dinner:



It's a hamburger patty sandwich with cold cuts. Yes, HAMBURGER AND COLD CUTS.

If you are so inclined, pray for me. :D


......and this rare album:



It came!!!

1 large papa murphy's chicken bacon ranch pizza
4 paperback books
1 container of raspberry chocolate sticks.

......and I am sharing.

1 large papa murphy's chicken bacon ranch pizza
4 paperback books
1 container of raspberry chocolate sticks.

......and I am sharing.
Cool. How do I get in on the paperback books? What are their titles?

The Dark Storm by Kris Greene
Island Heat by Susan Kearney
In over her head by Judi Fennell
Phantom in the Night by Sherrilynn Kenyon and Dianna Love

Half-Price books in Lynnwood WA has a ton of paranormal romance books
Borders is also going out in the Alderwood Mall. 20% off all books

some soda

some soda

That too. Mountain Dew, fuck yeah. Seemed stronger than usual.

A new keyboard. Dude, it's a Dell. Response on this one is very fast and it feels comfortable. I bought it because I had used it on other computers in public and it has a good feel to it.

That too. Mountain Dew, fuck yeah. Seemed stronger than usual.

Have you tried Sun Drop?

I finally got Mass Effect 2 :D It's amazing so far.

Stuffed-crust pizza w/ marinara sauce.

I love the stuffed crust pizza, but don't care for sauce. But I haven't had it lately because Little Caesar's has been offering $4 large every Monday and it's a very good deal. Lasts me several days.

I bough yet another shelf........... I didn't think I had any place to put it, but I got it in. It'll be a great shelf to hold all my consoles :)

I love the stuffed crust pizza, but don't care for sauce. But I haven't had it lately because Little Caesar's has been offering $4 large every Monday and it's a very good deal. Lasts me several days.
Four dollars for a large pizza? Dude, I envy you. They usually cost RM30++ over here.

Four dollars for a large pizza? Dude, I envy you. They usually cost RM30++ over here.

Don't be. Little Caesar's is terrible.

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I bough yet another shelf........... I didn't think I had any place to put it, but I got it in. It'll be a great shelf to hold all my consoles :)

Stop bragging to us po' folk. :mad:

Don't be. Little Caesar's is terrible.

No it's not. It's mediocre. I get some LC every great once in awhile.


Stop bragging to us po' folk. :mad:

What? I pay $20 for a good shelf and you say I'm bragging about having money? I'm not the one buying big ass sammiches everyday *poke poke* :p

Mediocre is the correct word. Lots of things worse than Little Caesar, lots of things better.

What? I pay $20 for a good shelf and you say I'm bragging about having money? I'm not the one buying big ass sammiches everyday *poke poke* :p

I don't get big sammiches everyday!! And don't poke my fat, I'm self conscious!

That too. Mountain Dew, fuck yeah. Seemed stronger than usual.

Remember when Mtn. Dew came in those awesome aluminum bottles? Those were awesome.

12pk of Canada Dry

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Mediocre is the correct word. Lots of things worse than Little Caesar, lots of things better.

Always taking her side.

Don't be. Little Caesar's is terrible.
I meant pizzas in general. You'd be hard pressed to find a pizza outlet that charges US$4 for a large pizza over here. They usually cost somewhere around three times as much if you frequent the big international brand chains, or at least twice as much if you go to a lesser known store.

While I usually don't mind paying the cash if I feel crappy and want to console myself, yeah, US$4 is a bargain compared to RM30++(around US$12++) just for a large ala carte pizza, before the upgrade to stuffed crust.

Little Caesar's take-out pizzas are $5 here. And to get one, you have to wait 15-20 minutes. :(

I meant pizzas in general. You'd be hard pressed to find a pizza outlet that charges US$4 for a large pizza over here. They usually cost somewhere around three times as much if you frequent the big international brand chains, or at least twice as much if you go to a lesser known store.

While I usually don't mind paying the cash if I feel crappy and want to console myself, yeah, US$4 is a bargain compared to RM30++(around US$12++) just for a large ala carte pizza, before the upgrade to stuffed crust.

Damn!!! Are there decent, not-so-pricey, Tex-Mex chains in Malaysia? Besides possibly Taco Bell?

Blu-rays of 127 Hours, Let Me In and Megamind.

I've never waited in a Little Caesars. They have like 30 pizzas ready to go, all the time.

I thought that was their gimmick?

A visit to the doctor due to a gout on my right leg that came after I had a muscle cramp on Saturday but brushed off and worked that leg even harder and gave me hell on Sunday.



Cramp on Saturday, hell on Sunday, gout on Monday, that's the end of Solomon Grundy.

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Little Caesar's take-out pizzas are $5 here. And to get one, you have to wait 15-20 minutes. :(

Mine just makes a bunch of them all at once and are kept half warm in these weird oven things.

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Double packs of Megamind & How to Train Your Dragon plus a Toothless Nightfury action figure.

Mine just makes a bunch of them all at once and are kept half warm in these weird oven things.

Mine does too. I suspect that's something all or most Little Caesar's do.

I need to see Megamind. How to Train Your Dragon was fantastic.

When I was a kid I loved Little Caeser's because they had this huge playland at the only one by me. Went to a couple birthday parties there. Have no memories of what their pizza tastes like.

......Have no memories of what their pizza tastes like.

You've repressed them. LOL

I remember Pizza hut and their Land Before Time rubber guys and the commercials at the start of Land Before Time & Ninja Turtles tapes.

Plants vs Zombies GOTY

I remember Pizza hut and their Land Before Time rubber guys and the commercials at the start of Land Before Time & Ninja Turtles tapes.

I don't remember that. :sad:

I need to see Megamind. How to Train Your Dragon was fantastic.

I just got done watching Let Me In. When I watched Kick Ass I felt there was something special about Chlo� Moretz. After reading several awesome reviews about Let Me In, and seeing how awesome she was on 30 Rock last week, I had to pick up that movie. I cannot recommend that movie enough. I loved it. Also, getting it on sale for $13.99 was pretty sweet too. I'll be watching Megamind tomorrow.

I just found Castle in the Sky for 5.00$ USD!

I actually just watched CitS for the first time the other day. It was pretty good.

Damn!!! Are there decent, not-so-pricey, Tex-Mex chains in Malaysia? Besides possibly Taco Bell?
The closest Taco Bell that I know of is in Singapore, which is some 250 miles south from home >.>

440 miles if my current location is considered, as I just came some 190 miles further north for a business trip >.> .

There are possibly some smaller Tex-Mex establishments around, but I've never seeked them out, so I don't know for sure.


Cramp on Saturday, hell on Sunday, gout on Monday, that's the end of Solomon Grundy.
Tell me about it. At least it's almost cured now.


I need to see Megamind. How to Train Your Dragon was fantastic.
Do it, Nao! Good movie, highly recommended! I actually went to a cineplex to watch it in 3D because I know that I can never afford a 3D projector until their price falls to something reasonable, which probably won't happen anytime soon.



:billymays:

Latest purchase:

and

Mediocre is the correct word. Lots of things worse than Little Caesar, lots of things better.
It's worth the price, is it what it is. It's normally $5 here also, but it's $4 on Mondays.

In any case, I think we can all agree that if you want truly great pizza, you don't buy it from a national chain, be it Little Caesar's, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's or Dinglehopper's.

26 oz. box of Marshall's Premium Ferret Food, a shake weight (it does work but it's just annoying), 6 pack of the 13 watt flourescent bulbs (for 8 bucks at WalMart, no less), and Fruity Pebbles marshmallow treats (way too sweet and very difficult to taste the fruity pebbles flavor because of all the damn marshmallow gluing it all together but other than that, pretty delicious).

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It's worth the price, is it what it is. It's normally $5 here also, but it's $4 on Mondays.

In any case, I think we can all agree that if you want truly great pizza, you don't buy it from a national chain, be it Little Caesar's, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's or Dinglehopper's.

If you're in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, or Alabama and manage to find one of their store locations, screw Little Caesar's, Pizza Hut, Domino's, AND (most definitely AND) Papa John's and get yourself a Snappy Tomato Pizza. No pizza will EVER compare to the flavor of STP. Their dough is hand-made (I worked there and scouted other locations as well) every day and the vegetables are hand-sliced also on a daily basis. The meat is ordered and comes from a box but it tastes so good that I was willing to forgive the fact that we didn't cook and slice our own meat.

As I already said (though maybe wasn't quite as clear as I should have been), I don't like tomato sauce or any form of tomato product and won't eat it. Or most other sauces, for that matter.

As I already said (though maybe wasn't quite as clear as I should have been), I don't like tomato sauce or any form of tomato product and won't eat it. Or most other sauces, for that matter.

Fair point. I didn't realize the pizza discussion went beyond this page (page 336) so I may have missed some things. My fault.

As I already said (though maybe wasn't quite as clear as I should have been), I don't like tomato sauce or any form of tomato product and won't eat it. Or most other sauces, for that matter.

Ketchup or Catsup?

My favorite pizza place was called Excelsior!, and all their pizzas were comics or superhero themed. They went out of business. :(

Do you like white pizza, Agent? It's pretty huge here!

No ketchup/catsup. I don't even know what "white pizza" is. I usually get pepperoni and cheese, though I don't mind having sausage also.

^ You could always try ranch pizza...

White pizza has no tomato sauce. Usually when I've had it they've used pesto instead, but I've seen it made with sour cream instead too. Every pizza place here has it.

Me & Ed's Pizza.

'nuff said.

C'mon, where are my west coast people who know what I'm talking about?

Hmm, I don't know about this white pizza. I'm perfectly fine with the pizza I've been getting. Simply omitting the tomato sauce works well - I imagine they're familiar with it because they probably get other customers who just don't care for it, or may be allergic to it, in which case it's very important that they get it right.

Done with pizza

X-Men: Legacy #244 & 245
X-Factor #216
New Mutants Vol. 3 #22

Forgot to pick up X-Men: To Protect and Serve #4 :(

you can also get alfredo pizza.

you can also get alfredo pizza.

Delicious. I approve. I remember Dominoes delicious pesto crust as well. Don't remember it lasting long though.

Last thing I bought was some oreos

When I worked at STP, a customer requested a cheese-free pepperoni pizza for the buffet. Needless to say it looked as nasty and messy as it sounds.

coffee cake muffins from costco.



(and I'm addicted to Pappa Murphy's Chicken bacon ranch pizza. No tomatoes. Its AWSOME)

hamburger pizza ftw

footlong chicken teriyaki sub.

footlong chicken teriyaki sub.

Was it five dollars?

No, it was RM19.80.

Which translates to roughly US$6.53

And oh, I also got the XE Currency App off the App Store, but that's free, so it doesn't really count.

I bought some little hair clips......... stupid little buggers have tiny nubbers for handles and it's so hard to get them open T__T

a cookie

I remember Pizza hut and their Land Before Time rubber guys and the commercials at the start of Land Before Time & Ninja Turtles tapes.


I don't remember that. :sad:

Ha, I do. My brother had one of those.

:eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye: :eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye::eye:

Ha, I do. My brother had one of those.

I had the whole set.

The check finally cleared and I'll be getting this soon:

blazing souls: accelate for the psp. not sure i like it or not, since the voice actin is fairly bad.

Subway :) Best way to unwind after two hours of Algebra is to eat fresh.

I bought some nachos........ I got some cheese, and chili, and relish, and mustard, and onions, and some mayo..............




DON'T JUDGE ME! :mad:


:(

No, I will judge you. You are one who likes good stuff :)

Morning Blues Wrap:


Shrimp Boulette Balls:

two Cadbury Carmel easter eggs

I like Cadbury easter eggs. But I prefer the regular creme ones.

two cinnamon rolls for my mom

That's very nice of you Rokusho

went to checkers for dinner. then went to the bowlin alley and bought...a large soda, a 10 dollar special for all u can bowl for 2 hrs from 9-close, & a bag of skittles. oh, and someone shot an 820 series in league play.

hell yeah checkers! haven't eaten there in a while since it's a little too greasy but the fries <33333333333333333333333333

hell yeah checkers! haven't eaten there in a while since it's a little too greasy but the fries <33333333333333333333333333

me either, but the fries are definately good. i still want to try the wings, though. the menu changed so i had to get a double cheeseburger combo instead of the single. still good, though.

i'm so upset they got rid of the spicy chicken strips and only let you get regular, non spicy ones :(

i can vouch for that, if they also got rid of the spicy chicken sandwich. i think u can always make it spicy, though.

orly? i'm gonna test this out one of these days.

least i think so, anyway.

The Akinator HD app for the iPad. Because the stupid thing won't let me play it on an iPad and only redirects me to the app store when I try to access the site.

Also, a plate of Fettuccine Cabonara and a glass of Sunny Fizz at Pizza Hut for Lunch.

I have purchased omelette making materials. Deal with it.


Have you tried Sun Drop?

Yeths. MelloYello-y.

Indeed

I bought some discount valentine candy. I was in a bad mood and needed some candy -_-

Chocolate is great comfort food.

Having driven into Atlanta many times (my college is there), that image always grabs me

had dinner at target this time. got a personal pepperoni pizza combo with breadsticks and a large drink. it was fantastic. pizza hut sure makes good pizzas.;) i later got a snickers peanut butter bar i heard about and wanted to try it. it was very good. i also got a mountain dew.

So that's the Downtown Connector??

Latest purch: Parts for my next rig project
- Lian-Li Lancool DragonLord PC-K58 case
- AMD Athlon II x4 640 CPU
- 4x 2GB Kingston HyperX Genesis RAM bars
- Samsung SH-S223 DVD-RW drive
- 1x CoolerMaster BladeMaster XtraFlo PWM 12cm chassis fan
- 1x iCute 12cm chassis fan

The last two was wrongly purchased as it turns out that the case uses 14cm fans on the unoccupied top fan mounts, but I'm keeping them anyway- replaced the rear 12cm fan with the CoolerMaster just because the latter is PWM-enabled. Granted that this rig will still be unable to best last years (which used better G-Skill RAM and had a Phenom II x4), I have a different use for this rig in mind.

How's that PC-K58?

How's that PC-K58?
1 major gripe with it so far: To install the optional top fans, you need to buy a set of rubber stoppers as the screw holes are too big for the regular screws that the fans come with. They don't ship extra rubber stoppers with the case. Yeah, you can buy the K62 for a hundred Malaysian Ringgits (around US$30) extra which has the top fans preinstalled, but given that a 14cm fan only cost RM25/~US$7.50, the price hike is hardly justified. Plus I didn't like how the insides of the K62 is hot red in color. At least, the one on the shelf I saw has hot-red innards.

I'm going to have to call around to see if there's any place in Malaysia selling those stoppers. I have no problems getting 14cm fans, last time I checked there were tons of Xigmatek ones.

And oh, I forgot to mention that I also picked up an AcBel R9 900w. They're not modular tho, so the innards of this chassis will be somewhat messy.

I can only hope that this is enough for the pair of GTX260s I'm planning on reusing. The same GTX260s I replaced favor of a pair of GT450s last year because they kept glitching up and giving me a black screen with green patterns (ironically, this started after I went and installed the 240 series drivers, which also wreaked havoc on my MCPC which had a GeForce210 card). I've received advice saying that they're not broke but 850w is not enough to SLI a pair of them- the PSU in said rig is a CoolerMaster Silent Pro M 850w. Well, 900w better be enough then.

Mercury Meltdown (PSP), Purple AMP energy drink, Purple Gatorade, and a bag of hot Cheetos.

Tomorrow. . . THE WORLD!!! jp

Akasa Paxmate Foam

Groovy stuff.

Nothing awesome like RAMChYLD, just some donuts.

skinny cow ice cream sandwiches

Mercury Meltdown (PSP), Purple AMP energy drink, Purple Gatorade, and a bag of hot Cheetos.

Tomorrow. . . THE WORLD!!! jp

The World? I already bought that on eBay. Real bargain, too. And they say the economy is doing better.... HA!

2 Boldmere A4 130 gsm sketchpads and some quality charcoal pencils.

Groceries, including cheery pie and ice cream (chocolate chip.) Yum.

Two pairs of shoes.
My old ones were almost 2 years old.

Carl's Jr.

2 book shelves.

2 book shelves.

Bookworm

Bookworm

Books, DVDs, CDs, and various goodies will go there.

I need to buy a couple of porn shelves, too.

Books, DVDs, CDs, and various goodies will go there.

I rest my case.

I'll have what she's having.

500GB WD green hard disk. It was a bargain at RM108(~US$36).

But it's not for the new rig, hence the poor performance spec. Instead it's going into my Media Center PC, whose 250GB is starting to feel cramped due to a recent influx of CD rips, DVD rips and the Arthur episode downloads.

The rig will be inheriting the MCPC's older 250GB seagate hard disk once the data has been ghosted across.

Tropicana Orange Juice

A&W teen burger and onion rings.

A&W restaurants are rare where I live.

Same here. I think there may still be one or two in the area malls, but I'm not even sure about that. I know there used to be, but so many restaurants have come and gone...

Ruffles Queso Jalape�o chips

Pokemon White + strat guide + Collector's Edition strat guide (yes I bought both guides the regular one doesn't have the friggin pokedex in it :mad: Nintendo sure does know how to get my money :( )

a hair brush

Tekken 3

Ecco the Dolphin for SegaCD (even though I don't own the console :( ) It also came with a bonus disc with Streets of Rage/Revenge of Shinobi/Columns/Golden Axe/ Super Monaco GP on it....... I picked that up for a dollar.

And I found some random pc game from SouthPeak called Temujin. I have never heard of the title but I think it's a text based game...... a five disc long text based game....... It was only a dollar too....

and a couple of tires.........

I've had Tekken 3 for years.

4 pairs of pants
1 t-shirt
2 dress shirts

1 dress

Only the dress is for me. The rest goes to my teen son who keeps waking up to find his clothes don't fit.

I've had Tekken 3 for years.

You know, for picking this up at the second hand store........... I'm thoroughly surprised that it's in absolute pristine condition....

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I looked up Temujin and it looks like it's a point-and-click.........

You know, for picking this up at the second hand store........... I'm thoroughly surprised that it's in absolute pristine condition....

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I looked up Temujin and it looks like it's a point-and-click.........

That is a find!! :D

Hurumph. I can barely find any info on the Ecco/classics pack I picked up :( Both discs say 'not for resale' on it, it's in a carboard case, and everything looks official....... I wonder if it was some kind of limited release meant for employees or something.......


Or maybe it was for rating?.........


both discs also say '94 on 'em if anyone cares to guess with me.....

another edit - hrmmm wait, 94 is the year after Ecco was released and the rating is already on the cardboard cover......... The design print on the disc isn't the blue with a dolphin on it....... both discs have cheap blobby colors on em....... I'm thinkin' maybe it was for employees....

12pk soda

I've been playing Pokemon Black.

It seems Game Freak still hasn't worked out how to make their games less tedious. The walk speed in that game is atrocious and the time it takes to transition from ANYTHING to ANYTHING ELSE is still way too long.

Same here. I think there may still be one or two in the area malls, but I'm not even sure about that. I know there used to be, but so many restaurants have come and gone...
Closest one I know of is a good few kilometers away. But yeah. They seem to be more common in Malaysia than anywhere else.


Hurumph. I can barely find any info on the Ecco/classics pack I picked up :( Both discs say 'not for resale' on it, it's in a carboard case, and everything looks official....... I wonder if it was some kind of limited release meant for employees or something.......


Or maybe it was for rating?.........


both discs also say '94 on 'em if anyone cares to guess with me.....

another edit - hrmmm wait, 94 is the year after Ecco was released and the rating is already on the cardboard cover......... The design print on the disc isn't the blue with a dolphin on it....... both discs have cheap blobby colors on em....... I'm thinkin' maybe it was for employees....
I'm thinking it could be a bundle pack of sorts for OEM PCs. They seem to be all the rage back in the 90s.

Do SegaCD games work on those?


I took some pics.

V ......... I painted out the sharpie on the cover...

oh man oh man oh man, golden axe AND streets of rage!!!!! i love those games.

I now have 6 games for a console I don't have T_T I always wanted a SegaCD though...........

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*just realized my brain derped* SegaCD wasn't a console.... it was a peripheral........... derp. I'll have to start looking for one to stick on my Genesis. I used to have a 32x........ I sold it for profit.

.......SegaCD wasn't a console.... it was a peripheral........... derp. I'll have to start looking for one to stick on my Genesis. I used to have a 32x........ I sold it for profit.

Was this, mad profit? :D

I don't know about mad profit, but I got that piece of cancer for free so it was definitely good profit. Never got the thing to work anyway. And I never had enough plug space for it...

I don't know about mad profit, but I got that piece of cancer for free so it was definitely good profit. Never got the thing to work anyway. And I never had enough plug space for it...

Sounds like mad profit to me. I just purchased a quart of Tropicana Tropical Punch. Good stuff.

Do SegaCD games work on those?
Hmmm, Not OEM bundles with PCs then. But can it be a bundle for a SegaCD kit? I think Sega also licensed the SegaCD specifications out to various third party manufacturers. Chances are this was bundled with one such kit if not with Sega's own kit.

I don't believe those came out in the U.S. as I'm just unfamiliar with them as you guys are. Though I can't see any of those games receiving a "Mature" rating.

This is what I got recently:

This past Sunday on release, while my girlfriend went and got White.



And then I saw this new at Wal-Mart while looking for Pokemon Black:



For $20. I had to grab it.

This sandwich:

I got a couple cheap cheeseburgers.

I got a couple cheap cheeseburgers.

From where and for how much?

Gas station. $2.

enjoy the explosive diarrhea

Nah this gas station is always nice and clean :) I've never gotten sick from their foods ^___^









FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111 Well now that I've said that guess what'll happen......... I never know when to keep my mouth shut T__T

Nah, don't listen to him, CM.

He's just being a prick.

oh lols

I have to wonder how people are putting cartridge game on a computer. My kids have been playing N64 games that they got from their friends. Supposedly just runs through an emualtor.....
Anyways,

I bought a can of Pringles.

Returned the Athlon II unopened and paid an extra RM80/~US$25 when I found out that a Phenom II X4 945 only costs that much more than the Athlon II.

Now I really want this mach to whoop ass, even though it's going to be running on a pair of SLIed GTX260s, mostly running Linux, and being used as a testbed for WINE and VirtualBox. It's going to get a Blu-Ray drive once I get this month's bills paid off.

Scored both Pokemon Black and Heartgold for $50.

20oz Sun Drop

Thanks to a minor asthma attack last night, had to get the following:

http://www.healthsquare.com/common/images/a/A0082140_125803_5.JPG




All in all cost about $150 AUSD, but... needed it due to damned Asthma >.<

Thanks to a minor asthma attack last night, had to get the following:

http://www.healthsquare.com/common/images/a/A0082140_125803_5.JPG




All in all cost about $150 AUSD, but... needed it due to damned Asthma >.<
Why do you need all those? I have asthma as well, but I only need one inhaler, and the ones I buy costs just RM10 (around US$3).

Not that my Asthma is mild tho. I had a severe one on new years eve.

ate at chic-fil-a this time for dinner. had a spicy chicken sandwich. it was spicy, but great.

I have to wonder how people are putting cartridge game on a computer. My kids have been playing N64 games that they got from their friends. Supposedly just runs through an emualtor......

That would be right. I'm surprised you've never heard of video game emulation. You can actually play anything you can imagine on your computer, just so long as someone took the time to copy the code to a computer. Roms are cartridge based games, and ISO's are used for disk based systems. I currently have emulators on my PC, and some that run on the Wii as well, through the Homebrew Channel. They're free, but really, it's kind of illegal, as it's distributing the software license without the express permission of the owner. People do it anyways. It's called piracy for a reason. However, I highly doubt that the FBI is going to target a couple of kids playing Goldeneye on their PC. The only intervention that the publishers do to protect their software, and consequently their hardware, is through firmware updates and security protocols within the programming of the game itself. Internet pirates just have ingenuity to jerry rig their platforms to get around such measures, as they always seem to come up with a solution.

WiiBrew.org is a good place to start looking into hacking into your Wii to play those old Atari 2600 games on your system, or you could try your hand at other emulators at emuparadise.org. Though I highly recommend having strong antivirus protection in place, because that site is quite literally littered with ads that like to drop a nice trojan into your system should you venture onto the servers. But, they have pretty much everything related to emulation there.

Why do you need all those? I have asthma as well, but I only need one inhaler, and the ones I buy costs just RM10 (around US$3).

Need the Seretide as a preventative. The Ventolin for when needed. The peak flow meter... well, didn't need that per se... and the other one was also for a stronger reliever (like the Ventolin but only if really needed or something.). All in all though, just needed the Seretide and Ventolin... but when you have a worried parent there (who had to be woken up to take me to the hospital), kinda have to get all the trimmings to keep them satisfied.

or firefox and ad block plus

Need the Seretide as a preventative. The Ventolin for when needed. The peak flow meter... well, didn't need that per se... and the other one was also for a stronger reliever (like the Ventolin but only if really needed or something.). All in all though, just needed the Seretide and Ventolin... but when you have a worried parent there (who had to be woken up to take me to the hospital), kinda have to get all the trimmings to keep them satisfied.
Noted. I used to need a preventive inhaler (I think it was called Becotide) when I was younger, as well as Ventolin for attacks. I've been weaned off preventive inhalers now and only need an inhaler when an attack arises, and even then the inhaler I use now (called Asthalin) only delivers half the dose of salbutamol compared to a Ventolin inhaler, hence the lower price.

Finally, the rubber stoppers needed to mount the top fans on the Lian-Li Lancool DragonLord PC-K58!

enjoy the explosive diarrhea

I LOL'ed.

I got some bananas.

I LOL'ed.

ari, be careful! you can't lol because you might be called a prick!

A lottery ticket

ari, be careful! you can't lol because you might be called a prick!

Heh. I laughed at your inanimate comment instead of a person, so I should be okay. ;)


A lottery ticket

Good ole Texas Lottery. Which ticket?

ari, be careful! you can't lol because you might be called a prick!

This made me lol.........




Thanks to a minor asthma attack last night, had to get the following:




What's that thingy?

ari, be careful! you can't lol because you might be called a prick!

Ari and I are cool, so that won't happen. :)


Good ole Texas Lottery. Which ticket?

I got a Mega Millions ticket w/ Megaplier.

I'm hoping for some good results. :)