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  1. Gravel

    The Little Mermaid (2023)

    This isn't just redhead characters. It's literally everything they make with an existing IP.
  2. Gravel

    Car Insurance

    We just switched in mid 2021 with the move to Florida (well switch is relative, since we had State Farm in California as well, but new agent and vehicles). And we didn't go USAA because they apparently third party RV insurance. We may look into them again, as even without bundling the two, it...
  3. Gravel

    Weather

    Yeah, I'm pretty annoyed. Planted grass seed thinking we were finally warm enough, as the lows were in the mid 50's, and highs getting close to 80. And then this shit comes along and will kill everything. We also planted a bunch of flower bed type stuff. I'm hoping it's all hardy enough to...
  4. Gravel

    Party Down

    Finally got around to the third episode and at first I'm like, this isn't so bad. So they call them Nazi's, whatever. But then it just got more and more ridiculous. Super weird for Nick Offerman to play super gay guy in Last of Us and then Hitler worshipper in this.
  5. Gravel

    The Last of Us

    The impression I've gotten from this thread is that the show followed the game plot pretty well? If that's the case, am I just missing something? I heard for years that the story was phenomenal. The show was...passable. It didn't blow my socks off. So did they leave some stuff out that develops...
  6. Gravel

    Car Insurance

    Maybe the secret is to just be uninsured? If you can't beat em, join em. And it sounds like all the suckers with insurance are picking up the tab anyway, so why fucking bother having it? As long as I don't get pulled over, I'm golden. Heck, maybe I pretend to be illegal because they apparently...
  7. Gravel

    Car Insurance

    Only really posting in this thread to vent. Apparently it's incredibly dead since the last post was over 7 years ago. But we've got State Farm for car insurance since they'll cover our van as an RV (it's registered as one). Anyway, our insurance rate a year ago was like $600ish/month for our...
  8. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    I think the GOTY talk with this one was based off super early impressions when everyone had like 10 hours into the game. Because that part of the game was truly stunning. The novelty eventually wore off though and then the game just kind of became a standard open world RPG. Still a solid game...
  9. Gravel

    Who died? (Celebrity Deaths)

    Wow, what the fuck? Died of "natural causes" at 60 with no health issues.
  10. Gravel

    Wednesday

    Sounds like pretty much all writers are hacks at this point. This would've just been another reboot destroying an IP if not for people saving the writers from their own bullshit.
  11. Gravel

    Last Epoch

    So is the gameplay loop for this just...pick a build, farm forever for it, and then...never touch it again because why bother with a build that's "done?" And then pick up a 2nd character and repeat because you're a masochist?
  12. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Hopefully it's also not a % of AUM. That's when you really get fucked.
  13. Gravel

    Last Epoch

    Didn't upgrade, although I did see new ones yesterday.
  14. Gravel

    Last Epoch

    So I don't know if it's because of the latest patch or what (doing multiplayer the first few nights was fine), but last night I had massive fps drops. Normally I'd assume it's my PC, but one of the people I was playing with has a monster and his was dropping too. Third friend, however, was fine...
  15. Gravel

    Last Epoch

    What's the best way to level quickly? Seems like shit is getting really slow. I saw something that said arena, but that doesn't really seem to be the case.
  16. Gravel

    Last Epoch

    I've been playing sorc too, and I figured it was my build being squishy, but yeah...I get wrecked.
  17. Gravel

    Weather

    Neat. I'm going to try to see if I can find pictures from Mammoth. I know like 4-5 years ago they had a near record amount. Edit: Can't find any pictures. Looks like they've got 50 feet, but that's 6 feet short of the record. And as far as snow in California...where do you think the LA...
  18. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Was a big thing back in the mid-2000's. Rates were similar where we were laddering and getting about 5%.
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    Last Epoch

    So update on my low level character who I took 2/3 of the way through the story to play with my friends. When I started going through the story I missed, I was level 40. Finished at like level 43. This is in contrast to my friends who ended up around level 56. So now I'm grinding 15 levels to...
  20. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    I mean, I was talking about our posters here. But sure.
  21. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    But our investing thread experts said this would all be okay! I know I sound like a perma-bear, but a lot of the optimism in this thread makes me shake my head.
  22. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    And my apologies for using the word "gamble" in this post. Reading Politics and didn't realize it would trigger @Sanrith Descartes so hard.
  23. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    So a bunch of retarded bankers gamble in a horrible way, fail, and now we should sacrifice our entire overarching financial direction as a country? Clown world indeed.
  24. Gravel

    2023 Academy Awards. No Baldies allowed!

    I hate Hollywood and the Oscars, but can't help but feel good about the EEAAO actors and Fraser.
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    Last Epoch

    So far I've played a Blademaster, Sorcerer, and Lich, and not a single one of these classes has grabbed me yet. There's a ton of build shit you can do, but if the classes aren't fun to play...
  26. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    I'm sorry, but...what? The government needs to step in and protect uninsured deposits now? Nah bro, fuck that.
  27. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    So we're basically almost back to even for the year. We've wiped out what was a 9% rally to start the year. Shit is no good.
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    Last Epoch

    This is what we did on Thursday and it worked. There were separate issues during the day yesterday, but none last night. Also, regarding the "level with your friends on a new character thing" I mentioned; it works, but it's not really worthwhile. We were all around mid-40's, and I had a new...
  29. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Every fucking time I play this game, I get so sidetracked. I wanted to get Skilled 1 Sailing so I could use breezy sails and get to Sycraia faster. A week and a half later and I've upgraded my ship to a Caravel and I'm mostly doing bartering. Every morning I group up for a sailing dailies...
  30. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    So we really are getting a repeat of 2008. Not exactly what I expected.
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    Last Epoch

    Anyone know how the game deals with people at different points in the story? Played to about level 35 or something with my friends and made a Lich, but I don't love it (this could be that I need to find a build for it, but I don't particularly like how it plays). I want to make a new character...
  32. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Yeah, I don't think I'd bother trying to breed one. I'll likely do one more just to burn up the free mats I've got piled up, but once those are gone it's just easier to buy. I was trying to use that free T8 from the event. Got to level 15 with 12 skills, used a coupon on forechop...didn't learn...
  33. Gravel

    Black Desert

    My PC or something hates overnight horse training. Every time it seems I come back and I'm just standing next to my horse. Or the game DC's completely. Do it during the day, minimized even, and no issues. Overnight though and it just never works.
  34. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    This was me, too. Albeit weeks before this post. I thought I'd go back and finish up the side stuff but I just haven't cared enough to.
  35. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    What the fuck? They expected it to go up 250%?
  36. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    This is supposedly one of our "expert" politicians on economics and banking. The people in charge of this country are buffoons. Yes, let's just blow up the USD and the economy, you dullard. I'm sure that'll do wonders for the American people. We can't kick the can down the road forever...
  37. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Yeah, I'd say they may actually be the most common only because they're the ones people will use the materials for (why use Doom materials if no one wants a Doom?). They're just rare on the market because they sell fastest.
  38. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Hope so. Fucking thing sucks if the risk free rate is 5% and we're in this sideways market (ignoring that we're up about 5-6% on the year).
  39. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Holy shit! Guild was like "it really is Graiver's lucky day." Someone responded "what'd you win now?" I won the fucking 7k pearls too.
  40. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Man, and a Garmoth Heart on the first bonus one! Today's my day apparently. Edit: LOL...I'm such a fucking newbie, I only have a Tuvala awakening. Which apparently can't take the heart. So now it's just sitting in my inventory. Not really sure what to do. Don't wanna really put it in my Kutum...