tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-11:36248Holdouttroutthe merciful fishiness of my lifeholdouttrout2013-01-01T15:39:06Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-11:36248:245564Meme Roundup: Pairings I have (most likely) not written2012-08-06T04:04:03Z2013-01-01T15:39:06Zpublic0Okay, I finally finished all the meme requests, so I figured I should take a break from the Olympics and do a roundup. I had so much fun with this one--thank you all for playing along. Links below go to the thread for each request, so you can see which prompts I couldn't fill, just for fun. *g*<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://mrspollifax.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://mrspollifax.livejournal.com/'><b>mrspollifax</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.livejournal.com/249365.html?thread=3085845#t3085845">Sam/Caldwell</a>.<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://jafacakes.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://jafacakes.livejournal.com/'><b>jafacakes</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.livejournal.com/249365.html?thread=3086101#t3086101">Sam/Rodney</a>.<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://macgyvergal.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://macgyvergal.livejournal.com/'><b>macgyvergal</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.livejournal.com/249365.html?thread=3086357#t3086357">Jack/Janet</a>.<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://ultranos.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://ultranos.dreamwidth.org/'><b>ultranos</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/244921.html?thread=2737081#cmt2737081">GLaDOS and the Bird</a>.<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://sixbeforelunch.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://sixbeforelunch.dreamwidth.org/'><b>sixbeforelunch</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/244921.html?thread=2738105#cmt2738105">Darcy/Elizabeth</a>.<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://besyd.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://besyd.dreamwidth.org/'><b>besyd</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/244921.html?thread=2738617#cmt2738617">Hailey/Grogan</a>.<br /><br /><span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://zats-clear.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://zats-clear.dreamwidth.org/'><b>zats_clear</b></a></span> asked for <a href="http://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/244921.html?thread=2739385#cmt2739385">Daniel Jackson/Dana Scully</a>.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=holdouttrout&ditemid=245564" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-11:36248:236901Routers and Portal 2 on a lazy Saturday morning2012-01-28T18:40:28Z2012-01-28T18:40:28Zpublic0My router has been having issues. At least, I'm pretty sure it's the router, specifically, the wireless portion. Clickhaven, it appears, really hates said wireless network and sometimes refuses to use it at all, which leads to a trip-hazard strewn across the room, and more recently the various iDevices in the house sometimes hate it, too. Anyway, one of the ideas someone suggested for helping involved switching from WEP to WPA, so this morning I downloaded the router manual and went to work.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/236901.html#cutid1">things did not go smoothly</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />So, Portal 2!<br /><br />I told someone that if people set out to design a video game for me, it would be Portal. Puzzles, humor, a bit of action, no lives to run out of... no health meter to speak of--you're just either alive and moving, or dead and resetting. Plus, Portal was a short game, so I was able to play all the way through.<br /><br />Portal 2 is longer, but other than that*, it's just as tailored to me. Plus, it is FREAKING AWESOME. And GUYS, I actually beat it! I have only beat two games in my entire life: Portal, and Portal 2. <br /><br />Well, and Hexic. But that's a little different. Oh, I guess I beat The Fancy Pants World Adventure, too. <br /><br />Aaaanyway: POTATO.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />*Actually, because Portal 2 is EXTREMELY AWESOME, I don't think the length mattered at all.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=holdouttrout&ditemid=236901" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-11:36248:228853I've never beaten a video game before...2011-05-22T05:05:47Z2011-05-22T05:05:47Zpublic5... unless you count Hexic.<br /><br />That is, this is my obligatory "I actually beat Portal* holy freaking cow, Batman" post.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/228853.html#cutid1">Spoilers--and blather about my lack of expertise</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />Now I have to go look for icons. And download Portal 2. And memorize a song.<br /><br />WHEEEEEEEEE.<br /><br /><small>*Yes, the first one--I <a href="http://holdouttrout.dreamwidth.org/226739.html">mentioned</a> that I'm way, way behind the curve on video games, right?</small><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=holdouttrout&ditemid=228853" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments