Help Julford pull an all-nighter!

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

This is really just all the more reason to tell them to fuck off and give you your fucking right to privacy. If need be remove the very thing they require from your room, disconnect the tv/xbox, hide or cut off the cables, take the batteries out of the remote/controllers and hide the things, whatever it takes. It is YOUR room, MAKE them fuck off out of it. Seriously.

[phil_]

Maybe you could take advantage of having multiple night owls and play Dokapon Kingdom. I had a guy come over and play it for the first time this spring. He came over every day for the next four days after that to play, like, eight hour sessions. That game will eat your time so, so badly.

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by Hawk

This is really just all the more reason to tell them to fuck off and give you your fucking right to privacy. If need be remove the very thing they require from your room, disconnect the tv/xbox, hide or cut off the cables, take the batteries out of the remote/controllers and hide the things, whatever it takes. It is YOUR room, MAKE them fuck off out of it. Seriously.

You may have missed it, but his parents are in on it. Although hiding cables is a great idea for the sibs, chances are it's not going to work for the parents unless they use it to watch movies. Cutting cables is not recommended, because then they can claim the moral high ground in that he destroyed something and that somehow gives them the right to do what they want as punishment, as well as make him replace them.

As much as it hurts you as much as them, Julford, I think the solution is to disconnect the TV and put it in storage, or at least your closet. Then every time they barge into your room, they have to put it back up for themselves. It's enough hassle that they'll eventually get the hint, even though it's work on your part.

Fully behind the cables idea, though. If there's a gang jack, that's even better, because you can hide that, too, and reduce their damage to two slots' worth of electronics.

As a note, when you're hiding cords, put them in different places. Great spots are at the bottoms of clothes drawers, behind the dresser, under the mattress at the head end of your bed, the back corners of closets with stuff in front of them, inside loose heat registers, and on shelves behind books if you can get them flat enough.

[phil_]

Originally Posted by bluestarultor

As a note, when you're hiding cords, put them in different places. Great spots are at the bottoms of clothes drawers, behind the dresser, under the mattress at the head end of your bed, the back corners of closets with stuff in front of them, inside loose heat registers, and on shelves behind books if you can get them flat enough.

And now we know where our Christmas presents from blues are. Also, probably porn.

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by phil_

And now we know where our Christmas presents from blues are. Also, probably porn.

Who needs paper porn? I have wireless.

Christmas presents don't get bought until there's a tree to put them under. Sorry.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

How exactly do parents force anyone to buy new cables to replace destroyed ones? What are they gona do, drag him by the hair to the shop, grip him by the wrists and force the cash out of his hand? I think thet might get noticed by just about everyone and could be considered abuse by any legal courts.

Hell even if that's too much just take the tv and have a friend look after it for a bit until they get the damn picture that it's not their tv and they have no fucking right to it. And if that doesn't work, sell the damn thing if the problem is that bad. It's his goddamn tv, not theirs, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it.


There is no fucking excuse for this shit, and plenty of ways to fuck them over so they get the picture. Honestly if you're old enough to buy your own tv you should be old enough to tell your parents/siblings to fuck off out of your room and give you back your own private fucking space I mean jesus fuck!

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by Hawk

How exactly do parents force anyone to buy new cables to replace destroyed ones? What are they gona do, drag him by the hair to the shop, grip him by the wrists and force the cash out of his hand? I think thet might get noticed by just about everyone and could be considered abuse by any legal courts.

Hell even if that's too much just take the tv and have a friend look after it for a bit until they get the damn picture that it's not their tv and they have no fucking right to it. And if that doesn't work, sell the damn thing if the problem is that bad. It's his goddamn tv, not theirs, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it.


There is no fucking excuse for this shit, and plenty of ways to fuck them over so they get the picture.

I was going to suggest the selling or giving it to a friend to hold onto, but then selling it means he doesn't have it and won't get his money out of it, and if it's nice enough his family is trampling him over it, that's going to suck.

The giving it to a friend just went by the wayside when I realized that.

I'll say totally give it to a friend to hold onto and then collect it when you move into your dorm or wherever.

[Inbred Chocobo]

Originally Posted by Julford Hajime

Final Fantasy Tactics: More times than I can count. I've beaten this game so many times in so many ways that I've accidently pulled all-nighters when I didn't mean to. Sadly I just beat the game again recently, and don't have the desire to pick it up right now.

Disgaea. Any of them, they are on the PS2, PS3, PSP, and DS. Pick any of them, they are awesome, and blow Final Fantasy Tactics out of the water in terms of what the hell you can do.

Huge character customization, awesome (and light-hearted) story that is surprisingly good, a max level cap of 9999 (though story will only take you to 100) and is the mother of all time-sinks.

[Julford Hajime]

Originally Posted by Inbred Chocobo

Disgaea. Any of them, they are on the PS2, PS3, PSP, and DS. Pick any of them, they are awesome, and blow Final Fantasy Tactics out of the water in terms of what the hell you can do.

Huge character customization, awesome (and light-hearted) story that is surprisingly good, a max level cap of 9999 (though story will only take you to 100) and is the mother of all time-sinks.

Actually, I really really REALLY hate the Disgaea series. Specifically, I hate the endless grinding that series relies on for its' fun factor. The humor is nice, yes, and I catch myself starting up the original game and playing through the main story every now and then, but the ENTIRE post-game can go fuck itself with a dozen rusted spoons.

Though besides the endless grinding, yes the game was very nice. I'd argue that the character customization isn't as big as it seems (Non-monster. non-Special classes don't gain any unique skills, instead relying on weapon proficiency levels and different base stats to differentiate themselves), but I've had my fun with it.

Also, I liked Tactics because the math was VERY simple. Stat X*Weapon/Skill Y*Compatiability Z, occasionally factoring in for the Brave or Faith levels of characters; I just summarized a good 95% of the attacks in the game for you :P

As for the family thing: I'm trying my best to be quiet and stay out of their way, so standing up for myself and causing a ruckus right now isn't in my best interest. Partially because I let people walk all over me, and partially because it's honestly not worth it to get riled up over them. They're all pretty goddamn terrible people, and once I'm done with them here I'm cutting them off from me until I no longer have to rely on them any more. They take advantage of my kind nature to no end, and have made it clear that any attempts to stand my ground would see me removed from their house because "I am just a waste of resources right now" (Their words, not mine).

[bluestarultor]

In that case, fuck those guys. Family's supposed to be the people you go home to. You deserve better than that.

Seriously, I can't even imagine that.