True Fortress Ameritrash Confessions

Confession: I put double spaces after all my periods at the end of sentences, but the forum code strips it down to single spaces because it hates my freedom. I learned to type on a typewriter and I like the way double spaces look. Quit oppressing and repressing my spaces!

Also: Oxford comma is best comma!

wadenels wrote: Confession: I put double spaces after all my periods at the end of sentences, but the forum code strips it down to single spaces because it hates my freedom. I learned to type on a typewriter and I like the way double spaces look. Quit oppressing and repressing my spaces!

Also: Oxford comma is best comma!

As a graphic designer my professional opinion is double spaces are wrong and look horrible. Single spaces are also recommended by the majority of style guides.

However, you should always use typographer's quotes (the curly kind) rather than the crappy straight hash marks (") whenever possible.

Oxford comma for life.

I have no motivation to sell my shelf toads (great term, that). Shipping is a pain, and I get no altruistic buzz off of it since I suspect in the vast majority of cases it just becomes someone else's shelf toad. I don't need the money, so I think I'm gonna some day just load up my 100s of games I've gotta dump (due to my new place having less closet space) and unload them at Goodwill.

I hate modern action movies, with their over-the-top effects and chaotic camera work. The only media I intake these days are old TV shows on Netflix.

I look forward to reading, I enjoy the act of reading itself, and I appreciate the stuff I have read, but I absolutely dread the immediate moment before I'm about to read, as I'd much rather do something else at that point. I suspect a lot of folks are the same way about work, chores, and exercise.

I only play simplistic, unchallenging video games (e.g., the Diablo family). I play a few strategy games (Civ 5 and the like) but only on the easier difficulties. I prefer board games where all of the rules and algorithms are out in the open.

My enjoyment of games is a very small fraction of the things I enjoy doing by myself (mainly involving music & nature). It's just my preferred way of getting my fix of socializing with people; that's largely why I prefer games with high social interaction.

After all these years, I still find the F:AT persecution complex wrt BGG laughable.

I keep my blue flag hanging on the right side.

OK, now I feel bad for not knowing who Will is.

dave, you're practically describing me.

I don't like to pretend I've been into boardgames for years and years. I took a looooong break from them (and RPGs) for quite some time. Jay got me back into the hobby one random drunk bbq 7+ years ago.

I'm (semi) active on this site because I met great F:AT folks at ConnCon/WBC. I'm still meeting people who are on this site at events. And they're still great.

When people talk about trades/shelf toads/collections etc. I'm really jealous. My small apartment lacks copious space for games.

I think people actually look like their avatars with cartoon balloons coming out when they speak. Except for the people I've met. And even now and then I forget.

I really don't like Love Letter. And I'm luke warm on King of Tokyo.

I really like Arkham Horror.

I'm done defending Sentinels of the Multiverse. It's a great game and you either like it or you don't.

I don't mind BGG. It serves a very specific purpose.

I'm not as big a noob as folks would have you believe. Seriously, I've been playing Monopoly since I was at least 7. Probably even earlier for Candyland.

On which console?

I rarely go to TOS anymore.

I am very prone to following movie or game recommendations of F:atties if enough people are in agreement.

I haven't spent nearly as much time at any website since my push away from wasting time online>>upside I lost 75 pounds and have kept most of it off.

I trade games I don't want anymore for practically nothing and/or give them away too. If I tried it and I don't like it it has no value to me,especially if it's run of the mill 40 retail non OOP stuff.

I crave acceptance like most people and I wish I was more inner circle here, but I've never felt that door wasn't open, it's just that I don't take the time to post more.

I always think I'm not a good enough father to my children, usually with every selfish decision.

I like Love Letter because it's got my wife asking to play games , something she hasn't done in years.

I really like RISK Variants, and could play RISK Legacy over and over.

I'd love to attend a Trash Fest.