12.14.07
True Tales From Xbox Live
Within the past few days, as I have been winding down from writing with the occasional anime episode and round of Uno, I’ve come to a few strange and startling revelations.
One can be kicked from a match and cited for “trash talk” if one does not have the webcam attachment. Like it’s my fault I don’t want to spend money to let people see me and subsequently open myself up to seeing other folks’ crotches. Yes, that happened already; it is why I have always shut off incoming video since then.
One can also be cited for trash talk if one does not actually speak. Actually overheard: “You’ve got a mike, f$@#tard, use it!” News flash: you are the reason I do not speak often, either because I can’t get a word in between your incessant chatter, or because your speech is so profanity-laden– honestly, your mother is in the next room yelling at you and she ignores this?– that I feel no need to dignify you with a response.
The “Torchwood” gamerpic is easily confused for one from Harry Potter. I can see why there would be that confusion, I mean, they’re both British. Common mistake. In other news, the word “no” is often confused for “yes” because, like, duh, they’re both in English.
Everyone assumes everyone else is 12. The problem is that when other people make that assumption about me, it’s wrong and mildly annoying, but when I make that assumption about anyone else, I’m usually right, and it’s still mildly annoying.
I wouldn’t really be complaining about this much if some of the achievements didn’t require one to go into Pandaemonium and win games of whatever is being played. Now, I’m a pretty decent Uno player myself, and I respect those folks who are luckier than I am at the venerable game. That’s not why I’m upset. What bothers me is that I have actually heard someone say “if this was Halo, I would so be teabagging your asses right now”.
Lesson learned: I am not a “multi-” player.