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Easy Mac
10-23-2003, 11:35 PM
Have you ever been playing a game while taking a break from work (or school) and just get on an unnatural roll? Do you keep playing or stop?

I ask because I just got finished playing a game that was only going to last a few minutes while I rested from a paper. It ended up going 35 minutes because I got on the roll of a lifetime. I had only played the game like 5 times before, and it all just clicked right then. I was about halfway through when my girl came over, and she's like, "why don't you just quit." I said sometimes you just have it going your way. She gave me the look (I also think she didn't want me to beat her high score).

Anyway, just wondering if anyone has just had a game go their way, and they know they can't quit no matter what they have to do.

Oh, and here's a screenie of how I obliterated the previous high score:

http://fc.furman.edu/~christopher.mason/bejeweled.jpg
CAsterling
10-24-2003, 05:26 PM
Heck work is where I play FOF - used to be CM but the new version needs too high a spec for my work PC.

Currently attempting to get back into space invaders........and I hate customers who ring me when I am on a roll :)

Lazy days in the office...
sabotai
10-24-2003, 06:15 PM
Taking a break? What, you wrote one line and needed to stop? The visible part of the Word window is all white!

And yes, I've had this happen too. :)
finkenst
10-24-2003, 06:37 PM
Couldn't you have just submitted the bejeweled window?
:mad:
SackAttack
10-24-2003, 07:09 PM
Originally posted by sabotai
Taking a break? What, you wrote one line and needed to stop? The visible part of the Word window is all white!

Look at the bottom. He's on page 3. :D
sabotai
10-25-2003, 02:14 AM
I would love to have been able to take a class where I could take a break from writing my midterm paper after writing just 2 pages! :)
ice4277
10-25-2003, 07:55 AM
Or have a job where I could play video games.
JeeberD
10-25-2003, 01:16 PM
Originally posted by CAsterling
Heck work is where I play FOF - used to be CM but the new version needs too high a spec for my work PC.

Currently attempting to get back into space invaders........and I hate customers who ring me when I am on a roll :)

Lazy days in the office...

How can I get a job like yours??? :eek:
sterlingice
10-25-2003, 01:33 PM
Originally posted by ice4277
Or have a job where I could play video games.

I'd love to be a video game reviewer :D

SI
MrBug708
10-25-2003, 01:33 PM
My mom plays that game