*Pouts* You people live in really interesting places...

*Looks out at Moel Fammau and Clwydian Range*...Ho-hum...

Still, not so cold this morning...YAY!!...

Scotland had about 3 months of freezing snow last year didn't they?...We in Wales weren't so badly off, well, where we live anyways...


OOOOH!!...SnassnFrassnOpeningTimes...

Robert has pre-ordered Skyrim la-la-laaa...Many weeks ago actually...."Will you be open at 9am?" I ask the chap...

"Yes." says he.

Ooooh-ho-ho no...Nooo, it's 10...Schweinhunt!!!...

Do you think that I can wait that long?...It'll be nearly dinner before I get back home (after the queue)...

So guess what?...Robert is going to the MIDNIGHT OPENING...Ouchie...I'm too old for that...Urgh... ...

McB you aren't pushing up daisies yet son! You need to do some catching up before you start saying things like that. Besides, any time you get the chance to act like a kid, DO IT!!!! (Voice of Experience in the School of Life) I spent too many years acting like a grown up all the time, it's a lot more fun to give the kid thing a spin every once in a while. Might hurt a little more but the pay-off for you spirit is worth it!

The grass is always greener....the only reason it looks more interesting where we live is cuz you don't live here. I can say without a doubt that I would find where you live far more interesting than where I do. Come for a visit, I'll show you around.

Precisely, when people who don't look at New Mexico come here, what they notice are the incredible sunsets, the Balloon Fiesta, the pueblos, and our growing space industry.

But when I look at it, I see a flat, brown plain with crime problems and mountains with stunted pine trees.

Anywhere you don't live is more interesting than where you do. Once you put down roots, the tourist attractions all fade away and you start to see everything outside the light they want you to look at.

This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Nov 8 2011, 09:30 PM

Having visited New Mexico several times during the mid- to late-1990's, I can agree with everything TK says.

Beautiful sunsets, the pueblos, the art community in Santa Fe and Taos, and the amazing red rock. Also the brownness of the area (especially coming from the green Midwest), the crime and the alcoholism. Though I disagree about the pines. Having ridden and driven through Kit Carson National Forest, those trees (lodgepole pines, if I recall correctly) are huge! Okay, not as big as those on the California Coast, but nothing like the overgrown shrubs that make up the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. As a matter of fact, my mom and I drove past the sign that said "Welcome to Coconino National Forest!", looked around, looked at each other, then I asked "Where are the trees??"

Up here in the Northern Illinois area, we have wonderful rolling hills, hidden valleys, woods and prairies both, since this is the edge of glacier country. Only thing is, winter is dreary here. But better here than North Dakota, I always say. At least the trees and the hills break up the wind.

Well, to tell the truth, I would also somewhat disagree with myself about the flat part, too. Having visited Kansas this year, flat has been redefined for me. You do get some nice mountains up north (edge of the Rockies), and living near Albuquerque puts me near the southern edge of them. It never gets old staring at the regal Sandia mountain range that watches over the city.

Speaking of that... did you know the Sandia Peak Tramway is the longest cable car track in the world? Another tourist attraction that has since faded into obscurity for me, as I never really have much reason to visit it (not much of a skier, all the good snow falls up the way of Santa Fe, a little far for a regular commute from where I live).

Also, let me say, it shames me that the number one stop for Mexican food in our state is... Taco Bell. Come on... really? A state that takes so much pride in its chili prefers to eat greasy burritos?

Sometimes, I really don't get this place.

This post has been edited by Thomas Kaira: Nov 9 2011, 04:33 AM

Would love to come visit all these places, but the wife has sort of promised to go see her email-chum in San Diego sometime...Methinks we're going there first... ...

Blimey...Longest cable-car...I'd love to see that...Y'know...From the ground... ...

I have a dream, it's to go and see Everest...From lower down...Get close-ish...Say "Oh look, there's the top of Everest..." and come home...

Ooooh, I dream big me!... ...

Oh, and as for the food...Britain, fish and chips?...Bangers and Mash?...Spotted D*ck?... ...Wiki it ...No, Number one food, Curry...*Shrug*...

BTW, I just fell fowl of the Censor on that last bit...How exactly do you cope if you want a character called D*ck? (short for Richard)...

This post has been edited by McBadgere: Nov 9 2011, 05:55 AM

Well you would just have to call him Duck, he wouldn't get hit as much that way.

I think I spotted D!ck the other day.

And welcome to the chorrol.com mature people area

Acadian is on the right track, but why not a spanish upside down exclamation mark? Hold on, why am I helping to encourage this!

Oh, and on national cuisine, Ive noticed that Scotland has changed from Haggis & Whiskey to Deep-fried Mars Bars & Irn Bru. And I thought America was bad (No offence )

None taken.

McB, you’ll just have to call Richard ‘Thermos’ for short. I’m betting that most of us will know what it means.

A typical New Mexico twilight.

Yes, it's a bit blurry (hastily taken), but the point is the sky colors.

And over to other news, just recieved my copy of Skyrim Collectors Edition for my 360 in the mail...sometimes it pays off to order from amazon. Forgive me if I don't check in for a few days, I have a weeks worth of holiday that is going to be spent wisely

I shan't be joining in on the Skyrim Craze.

I got caught up in the hype back in 2006 for OB...and was terribly disappointed. Than a year after it came out, GOTY for $40, KoTN and SI expansions included....as opposed to the 60 plus tax for the vanilla package, 30 for each expansion, and $3-20m for each DLC, as opposed to free as with Morrowind, which is still available free.

I'll likely wait a year or two before I even take a jab at that game, which is looking even worse than its predecessor.

Really, out of everything I'm seeing, it looks like a reskinned Fallout 3, but this time with Dragons. I almost expect to hear a public domain radio playing in the background as I hunt them down.

No Classes, no class descriptions, Attributes severely stunted....really?

M. Night Shyamalan's gotta ruin Avatar....Bethesda's gotta ruin RPG's.

'llo all. Hardware-and-free time-willing, I just might take a peek at this dragon-hunting action game that's around the corner.

In the meantime, warm 3-in-1 for everyone.

*coughs from sprinting as fast as he could to this thread* Friends! I have news! Our impending doom is near. Skyrim comes out tonight... Our social lives are going to die!

But on a more serious note, I just wanted to check in (haven't been able to for a few weeks due to computer troubles).

WOO HOO Zalphon !!! My son is forcing me to get both the 360 and the PC version because (and I quote) - MY laptop will play it. Does this mean I can kiss my laptop goodbye? ARGH !!!!

Sadly...I won't be getting my copy for a week or two (even though I pre-ordered) because GameStop likes to nickel-and-dime the people and I couldn't afford to pay for over-night, only value...

I guess I'll have to abandon the internet until I get it to avoid spoilers...

I wish I would've known 6 months ago when I got this for my birthday that Amazon would have it arrive on release date for $ .99 (vs. the $2.99 I'm paying for it to arrive at least 5 days after release )

I went through GameStop too - but got 20% off because my son is in some kind of points program membership thing that I signed him up for. I didn't pay them to ship it to me, just for the game (but have to drive out and pick it up at midnight).