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Thrippa wrote:
SimAnt was great until I figured out how to win it. Every time. After that, I was never creative enough with the experimental mode to keep me interested.
Ah yes, but it sure felt great when I was young to actually master something like that.
Thrippa wrote:SimLife, now, THAT one I actually just bought a new copy of, since mine was on 3.5 floppy and I no longer have a computer with a floppy drive. Design a world (percentages of water, mountains, temperature range, seasons, etc), line up the physics, call up either a pre-designed zoo of animals and plants or design some or all from scratch, and then try to set up a balanced ecosystem. Or an unbalanced ecosystem, using food carts to feed and walls to keep out predators. As it’s a SIm game you can then unleash disaster on your planet – disease, comet, or, best of all, Civilization( a bulldozer runs all over the screen, flattening your plants and animals at random and leaving houses behind). I dearly wish they’d update it. I had high hopes for Spore but it turned out to have too little similarity when it was finally released.
Was it called SimEarth? I wish I’d owned that growing up. I believe it was released before SimAnt — I read about in a book on the history of video and computer games. A few of Maxis’ competitors released some great games, a perfect example would be Zoo Tycoon.
Ooh, and I’m sure everyone here has some stories about the original “Oregon Trail.” XDDragonCat wrote:I think they’re all AWESOME!! 😀
I wish I could paint something, but I can’t do a single one. No painting talent or funding. 🙂Same here. 😳
bodine6127 wrote:I have been a fan of the trilogies since the early 70s and I think there hasn’t been a bad version of the movies yet.Even SouthPark’s take on it was hilarious. XD May they make a decision soon and get on with it.I want to see the movies 😆
That’s so funny, I just watched the South Park parody online a few days ago when a member of TheOneRing.net forums linked to it, and I never watch South Park, what are the odds? Brother Theodore’s Gollum from the Rankin/Bass version of The Hobbit really fascinates me; what do you guys think? I’ve also been listening to the 1981 BBC radio broadcast of The Lord of the Rings — it’s superb. It features Ian Holm as Frodo; I’m pretty sure that Peter Jackson cast him as Bilbo in the trilogy because he remembered his fine performance from this broadcast.
By the way, I posted some hysterical parodies of the Rings films in my “Fanfiction!” topic under “General Writing Discussion” if you’re interested. 🙂
Dragon Master wrote:WOW another Simba owner! My 3rd is Simba
I’m sorry to hear abotu both yoru sat situations. I hope everythign worls out for the best all the way around
BDW if WE decide to donate to you and do it on our own it’s a gift, we know you well enough to know you are not trying to milk your situationsThanks Dragon Master — I still see a lot of Simbas up for adoption in the Pennysaver. I got Milo and Simba when I was about eight, so that would make them both fourteen at the very least. Just you wait, after the Hobbit movies come out there are going to be even more cats named Bilbo. 😆
@ Blackdesertwind
I will donate to you if you allow it because I want to help, though I simply cannot afford to buy expensive Windstones at this time for the reasons I stated. Poor Raven, 🙁 I am all too familiar with your situation, but not the bringing up blood part — that concerns me.In 1996, PF Magic released Oddballz. Has anyone here played it? :scratch:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Oddballs_(game).png[/img]I loved this game as a kid. 😀
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My family and I just went through another cat ordeal yesterday if you can believe it. I had debated whether or not I should post about it because I didn’t want it to look as if I was trying to overshadow anyone, but I swear this actually happened. My other cat Simba (he’s Milo’s brother) had been steadily losing weight and drinking a lot, though he still appeared energetic and playful. It became enough of a concern however that we finally scheduled a vet appointment, and they were able to squeeze him in at 3:00pm yesterday. We thought that he could have diabetes, and though we were afraid that it could be something a lot worse, our philosophy has always been that it’s better to catch something early while it’s still potentially treatable. Anyway, our vet immediately detected via palpation a tiny pea-sized lump on Simba’s neck, and a blood test confirmed his suspicions — Hyperthyroidism. This also explained our cat’s thinning fur and dry skin. We were so relieved that it wasn’t serious, and we’ll just have to administer a little tuna-flavored medication daily in wet cat food, hopefully he doesn’t put up a fight. Apparently the meds also come in pill form, and I know that Greenies brand manufactures cat treats that are designed to enclose pills, so there’s always that option. I couldn’t believe it, it cost $300 solely for the blood test, but of course it was worth it. Now I really can’t spend any money, but I just thought I’d share my story. I mean, Milo’s constipation was at least a few years ago, but we only found out about this yesterday. I’ll see what works with my cat, so if your Raven has to take medication, I could always provide some tips as to what might work in getting a cat to take medication. I’m rooting for you all way — I hope that Raven is able to make a full recovery as soon as possible.
lamortefille wrote:So nice to see some of my prized pyos up here….and to drool over new ones! Aaaah Lokie, I love your current griffin! 😀
Ditto! Your color choices for the more recent griffin are so inspired Lokie, and I love the subtle color graduations and shifts in hue on the bottom dragon; there is so much detail. :yes:
Thanks everyone — have you guys heard of ImageHosting.com? :scratch: Their user agreement sounds as if it respects the privacy of customers…
Blackdesertwind wrote:Thanks guys for the info.I do have a bottle of Bitter Apple but it never worked on Raven.
Yesterday he was sick 5 times during the day. Sometimes there is blood, others not. There is alot of bile at times too.
I’ll have to isolate him maybe for 2 days to see if he’s pooping. With two cats in the house it’s difficult to tell who’s doing it.
I wish I didn’t have to worry about money right now but that is not the case.
I haven’t gotten my income tax statement back yet and don’t know if I’ll have to pay. I sure hope not so I can concentrate on Raven instaid.
I wonder if I went with soft food instaid of dry it would help him?
I’ll try that for a while.Every cat is different, and I don’t know what condition Raven has, but I was able to solve my cat’s constipation problem with a clean out at the vet, followed by more frequent brushing and a steady wet food diet for a few weeks. I still provide wet food every now and then to keep his system healthy. In my experience, high-fiber weight control or hairball remedy formulas can sometimes cause constipation in some vulnerable cats that ingest a lot of their own hair or forget to drink enough. If your cat has kidney stones, low-magnesium wet food that’s labeled “for urinary tract health” may help to prevent the condition from coming back. It is true, some pets like the taste of Bitter Apple products, that’s why I spray artificial plants with citrus-scented Windex, which my cats absolutely hate. I think that there is also a laxative product available for cats that you rub on their paws so that they lick it off; I can try to find some info about that. If you can get Raven to the vet, and constipation is found to be the problem (I do hope that it’s not more serious) hopefully they can manually clean out his system; this provided immediate relief for my cat. Milo did not bring up blood when he vomited during the period that he was impacted, however I remember what you said about Helicobacter Pylori — I was tested for it myself. I wasn’t aware that cats could be affected by it, but I see no reason why they couldn’t be. I’ve been in pretty much the same situation as you with my cat, so my heart goes out to you. I do not currently have my own income or any extra spending money, but what if a bunch of us on the forums donated to you directly via PayPal? Could that work? I also hope that your son is all right, you had said that he’d been ill.
