Post-story depression

You ever read a good series of books, watch a tv series, or play a long video game, and when it all comes to an end, you end up really bummed out that it's all over and you got really attached to the story or the characters?

It's worse when you've already been :jay: all weekend about life in general.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, that Star Ocean game on the 360 was pretty good. And if you like JRPGs, you should play it. Just wait until you're having a good week before you beat it.

yeah, dude, i fucking HATE that shit. i enjoy the journey; not the destination.

things that ended and pissed me off because they were over:

harry potter
grand theft auto vice city and san andreas
zelda
lord of the rings
seinfeld
star wars, empire strikes back, return of the jedi
us open tennis tournament
hurricane gloria
a 3day work offsite thing at my old firm which occurred every other summer and was the most kickass thing ever for a work event

a bunch of other shit, too.

Things like that used to not bother me too much, but in relatively recent times there have been a few of those things where I get to the end and I'm just totally depressed that it's over and done with, and I could go back and re-read it or re-watch it or replay it, but it's not going to be the same. And I want to see more of what everyone's doing.

It all started when the Dark Tower series of books ended. Since then I don't get much closure from long stories that end, even if they wrap things up pretty concisely.

that shit has always pissed me off.

fuck, man, after beating zelda for the first time, i'd turn the game on and make a half-hearted attempt to play through, but it felt cheap and empty. it was an instant transition, too. every day i'd run home after school to play zelda. then the minute it ended, and i was like, 'fffffffffffffffffffuck', and had to find another game to put in.

same shit happened when miami vice and magnum pi ended. i was fucking pissed off.

i was a little depressed after beating zelda : twilight princess and super mario galaxy for the wii and zelda: phantom hourglass for the DS. those were fun games. also gta san andreas and gta IV. i havent gotten the lost and the damned yet though so im looking forward to playing that. and im going to start playing oblivion sometime soon too since i had such a good time with fallout 3.

i cant get enough of zelda gaems though. they need to start making them more frequently than once every 5 years or so. >\

I'm thinking about firing up the ol' Dreamcast and starting up Skies of Arcadia or Grandia II again. It's been long enough that I think I can go back without remembering too much about what went on.

I used to feel that way a lot after a good rpg. Some that did it to me were: A link to the past, Ocarina of Time, Secret of Evermore, FF7, and Lunar Silver Star Story.
Also, I've never beaten Chrono Trigger. I loved that game so much that I could never bring myself to beat it. I've played through it to lavos several times and the last time I actually planned to finally finish it.
I had 40 hours of that game and another 50 of FF9 when my memory card got randomly erased. 90 fucking hours of my life down the tubes and I still haven't beaten either game.

Omni wrote:I used to feel that way a lot after a good rpg. Some that did it to me were: A link to the past, Ocarina of Time, Secret of Evermore, FF7, and Lunar Silver Star Story.
Also, I've never beaten Chrono Trigger. I loved that game so much that I could never bring myself to beat it. I've played through it to lavos several times and the last time I actually planned to finally finish it.
I had 40 hours of that game and another 50 of FF9 when my memory card got randomly erased. 90 fucking hours of my life down the tubes and I still haven't beaten either game.

Shit, I hate that. I don't think I've ever lost an entire game's worth of progress by a random erasure, but I have lost save files that went pretty deep and lost several hours of progress. Just doing that makes you not want to play again sometimes.

I racked up somewhere north of 65 hours on Star Ocean. And like you with Chrono Trigger, I stalled trying to beat it. I went all around and did a fuckton of side quests here and there before delaying the inevitable.

JaysonAych wrote:

Omni wrote:I used to feel that way a lot after a good rpg. Some that did it to me were: A link to the past, Ocarina of Time, Secret of Evermore, FF7, and Lunar Silver Star Story.
Also, I've never beaten Chrono Trigger. I loved that game so much that I could never bring myself to beat it. I've played through it to lavos several times and the last time I actually planned to finally finish it.
I had 40 hours of that game and another 50 of FF9 when my memory card got randomly erased. 90 fucking hours of my life down the tubes and I still haven't beaten either game.

Shit, I hate that. I don't think I've ever lost an entire game's worth of progress by a random erasure, but I have lost save files that went pretty deep and lost several hours of progress. Just doing that makes you not want to play again sometimes.

I racked up somewhere north of 65 hours on Star Ocean. And like you with Chrono Trigger, I stalled trying to beat it. I went all around and did a fuckton of side quests here and there before delaying the inevitable.

It's so hard to find the time to get into a game like that anymore. Plus, I kind of need to be completely alone to play those games. I don't want anyone around while I'm immersing myself in the world.

Omni wrote:

JaysonAych wrote:

Omni wrote:I used to feel that way a lot after a good rpg. Some that did it to me were: A link to the past, Ocarina of Time, Secret of Evermore, FF7, and Lunar Silver Star Story.
Also, I've never beaten Chrono Trigger. I loved that game so much that I could never bring myself to beat it. I've played through it to lavos several times and the last time I actually planned to finally finish it.
I had 40 hours of that game and another 50 of FF9 when my memory card got randomly erased. 90 fucking hours of my life down the tubes and I still haven't beaten either game.

Shit, I hate that. I don't think I've ever lost an entire game's worth of progress by a random erasure, but I have lost save files that went pretty deep and lost several hours of progress. Just doing that makes you not want to play again sometimes.

I racked up somewhere north of 65 hours on Star Ocean. And like you with Chrono Trigger, I stalled trying to beat it. I went all around and did a fuckton of side quests here and there before delaying the inevitable.

It's so hard to find the time to get into a game like that anymore. Plus, I kind of need to be completely alone to play those games. I don't want anyone around while I'm immersing myself in the world.

Yeah, I understand that. SO doesn't help by putting save points about 45 minutes to an hour apart when you're adventuring. By the time you get to where you really need to save, it'd take the same amount of time to keep going as it would to turn back. And the ending, between the two boss fights and all the cinematics was a good 1 1/2 hours long without a save.

I can play those games with others around okay. A lot of times it's fun playing those games with an audience, and they can watch it like a movie while I play, but that only works for me if they're keeping up with the game with me. I tried showing my dad the game when I was about 15 hours in, and I felt like a gibbering retard trying to explain what was going on, because some of it didn't make sense at the time due to some things in the story that hadn't revealed themselves yet. And because it was Japanese, there was one particularly awkward moment that I had a hard time explaining.

"Uh...okay, in that cutscene it may have LOOKED like the 18 year old guy and the 6 year old girl have some somewhat less than innocent feelings for each other, but the manual says she's actually 15 and only looks and acts like she's 6 because of an accident involving a curse when she was young, so it's not really as bad as that looked. Really."

Hahaha, that's awesome. So what's got you down lately jayson?

Eh...just stuck in a big rut. This weekend's just been especially bleagh. Not really that different than tolerable weekends, but thoughts have weighed heavier than usual. That kind of thing. Work sucks, they're taking away perks and giving us more responsibility without pay, I'm underperforming, and I can't find anything better right now. I haven't had a vacation in a while...I have the long weekend here, but haven't had a week off in about a year and gone and done something fun. I'm tired of living in this apartment and hearing other people's conversations and doors slamming, but I need to save more for a down payment on a house. It's been forever since I've had friends to actually go do stuff with, but I haven't cared for a while...actually enjoyed the solitude and wasn't missing getting taken advantage of, as had been happening quite a bit before a couple of fallings-out. But I guess I'm missing having friends now, though I'm in a cycle where want to make new friends, but I don't trust anyone enough. So I end up either puttering around the apartment, or I'll go out and try to go for a drive or get something to eat or run some errands to take my mind off things, and all I end up doing is getting pissed off at how stupid all of these other drivers are. And then I'll go and do something stupid myself and then I feel doubly-stupid, and come home feeling less relaxed than I did when I left.

So yeah...just bleagh.

JaysonAych wrote:Eh...just stuck in a big rut. This weekend's just been especially bleagh. Not really that different than tolerable weekends, but thoughts have weighed heavier than usual. That kind of thing. Work sucks, they're taking away perks and giving us more responsibility without pay, I'm underperforming, and I can't find anything better right now. I haven't had a vacation in a while...I have the long weekend here, but haven't had a week off in about a year and gone and done something fun. I'm tired of living in this apartment and hearing other people's conversations and doors slamming, but I need to save more for a down payment on a house. It's been forever since I've had friends to actually go do stuff with, but I haven't cared for a while...actually enjoyed the solitude and wasn't missing getting taken advantage of, as had been happening quite a bit before a couple of fallings-out. But I guess I'm missing having friends now, though I'm in a cycle where want to make new friends, but I don't trust anyone enough. So I end up either puttering around the apartment, or I'll go out and try to go for a drive or get something to eat or run some errands to take my mind off things, and all I end up doing is getting pissed off at how stupid all of these other drivers are. And then I'll go and do something stupid myself and then I feel doubly-stupid, and come home feeling less relaxed than I did when I left.

So yeah...just bleagh.

Yeah man, I know what you mean. Since college ended a few years ago my pool of friends has steadily declined. I still have some good friends but I know virtually no females whatsoever. This is an obvious problem in the pussy getting department. Unfortunately now is a shitty time to be looking for jobs and much like yourself I'd love to leave mine. There is no real room for advancement and I've learned all there is to know about my position. I guess we all have times where shit just fucking sucks. Getting out of it can sometimes take forever but eventually we always do. I just have no fucking idea how I'm going to meet chicks.

i'm in a rut.

it's called omni's butt!!


LOLOLOLOLOL i crack myself up

hey, do you dudes have facebook? i logged into mine for the first time since i'd made the thing 2 yrs ago, and within minutes i was reconnected with a bunch of people that i'd lost touch with. seems like a good way to find people to do stuff with, too, since everybody is all like, 'i'm doing [insert activity]!! who's coming?'

fffffuck I'm in a rut too. Hope I get this government lawyer gig. All they've got me doing here is making charts ssssuck.

oy wally did you go to that interview?

Aristotle wrote:oy wally did you go to that interview?

I did. Went well, I think. They are desparate for lawyers, so I may have a shot. It's not a prosecution gig though, it's regular crown counsel for the Minister of Justice / Attorney General. So I'd be doing legal advise type stuff. More of an in-house counsel type role.

Which might be good. Asked me if I wanted to do solicitors work or litigation. Fuck if I know. I did a bit of both at the firm, but always on bullshit files, so I really don't know which I'd prefer.

doing in-house counsel stuff could be cool. i imagine you'd have to go the litigation route if you'd wanted to be a prosecutor, right?

Aristotle wrote:doing in-house counsel stuff could be cool. i imagine you'd have to go the litigation route if you'd wanted to be a prosecutor, right?

Yeah, for sure. Lot of room to grow with the Feds too. They do pretty much every kind of law you can think of there. Don't pay well though, that's for sure.

what about government benefits? any pension or stuff like that?

Aristotle wrote:what about government benefits? any pension or stuff like that?

Don't really know. Everything I've heard is that it's not nearly as good as the Province. It's pretty fucking stupid though, Federal Lawyers make less money than articling students at big firms.

oh, man. if they're not giving you access to the govt helicopters and shit and giving you 6 months off, that's a pretty big pay cut.

Aristotle wrote:oh, man. if they're not giving you access to the govt helicopters and shit and giving you 6 months off, that's a pretty big pay cut.

About $10 000 / year less.

Aristotle wrote:hey, do you dudes have facebook? i logged into mine for the first time since i'd made the thing 2 yrs ago, and within minutes i was reconnected with a bunch of people that i'd lost touch with. seems like a good way to find people to do stuff with, too, since everybody is all like, 'i'm doing [insert activity]!! who's coming?'

Oddly enough, just the other day someone I hadn't heard from in a while hit up my Facebook account, which I never ever use.

Most of my closer friends have moved away, though.

Omni wrote:Yeah man, I know what you mean. Since college ended a few years ago my pool of friends has steadily declined. I still have some good friends but I know virtually no females whatsoever. This is an obvious problem in the pussy getting department. Unfortunately now is a shitty time to be looking for jobs and much like yourself I'd love to leave mine. There is no real room for advancement and I've learned all there is to know about my position. I guess we all have times where shit just fucking sucks. Getting out of it can sometimes take forever but eventually we always do. I just have no fucking idea how I'm going to meet chicks.

Yeah, once college is over and done with, people move away, a couple of them change quite a bit, some of them get married, and suddenly your social circle is quite small indeed. I don't know how things are where you work, but the shitty job thing is wearing quite thin, as I keep getting told I'm not as qualified for things when I've been there longer than about anyone and know a shitload more than everyone else about the job I'm trying for than the people I'm competing against.

It's not much different from how things normally are, but I've just been thinking too much about things.

JaysonAych wrote:

Aristotle wrote:hey, do you dudes have facebook? i logged into mine for the first time since i'd made the thing 2 yrs ago, and within minutes i was reconnected with a bunch of people that i'd lost touch with. seems like a good way to find people to do stuff with, too, since everybody is all like, 'i'm doing [insert activity]!! who's coming?'

Oddly enough, just the other day someone I hadn't heard from in a while hit up my Facebook account, which I never ever use.

Most of my closer friends have moved away, though.

All the morons from my highschool have been chatting about a 10 year reunion on Facebook. Apparently it's next year.

JaysonAych wrote:as I keep getting told I'm not as qualified for things when I've been there longer than about anyone and know a shitload more than everyone else about the job I'm trying for than the people I'm competing against.

It's not much different from how things normally are, but I've just been thinking too much about things.

i'd really like to know why companies do this. they always tell competent people that they're not qualified and hire an outsider? what the fuck? what qualifications do they need, other than somebody that actually knows how to do the job?

thewalrus wrote:

JaysonAych wrote:

Aristotle wrote:hey, do you dudes have facebook? i logged into mine for the first time since i'd made the thing 2 yrs ago, and within minutes i was reconnected with a bunch of people that i'd lost touch with. seems like a good way to find people to do stuff with, too, since everybody is all like, 'i'm doing [insert activity]!! who's coming?'

Oddly enough, just the other day someone I hadn't heard from in a while hit up my Facebook account, which I never ever use.

Most of my closer friends have moved away, though.

All the morons from my highschool have been chatting about a 10 year reunion on Facebook. Apparently it's next year.

Oh god, that's the worst. There's some social network site my high school uses and sometimes I'll jump by to see what they're planning. I remember once I'd read about some reunion and they were like, we still haven't heard from this person, this person, and Jason...I wonder where they are? I'll tell you where...I hated all of you dipshits ever since I moved there in first grade. You were nothing but shitty to me every day of every week of every year I was there. You can all suck cocks in hell.

apparently, the student body president took no interest in planning the 10yr reunion for my high school, and the task was left to some random girl. naturally it wasn't well planned at all and was only sparsely attended.

Aristotle wrote:

JaysonAych wrote:as I keep getting told I'm not as qualified for things when I've been there longer than about anyone and know a shitload more than everyone else about the job I'm trying for than the people I'm competing against.

It's not much different from how things normally are, but I've just been thinking too much about things.

i'd really like to know why companies do this. they always tell competent people that they're not qualified and hire an outsider? what the fuck? what qualifications do they need, other than somebody that actually knows how to do the job?

Actually in my case, they're not hiring outsiders. They're promoting people in-house, but people who've been there maybe a year. And HR and most of my supervisors keep trying to push me toward shit jobs where I won't learn anything new. Last time I put in for a position, I was rated the #6 person in my department out of 350 people, and I didn't even get a fucking interview. My current supervisor is awesome though and really trying to help me get a position I want, but there haven't been any openings in those departments in a while.

you have to wonder if they purposely keep you in your position because you're competent and your manager doesn't want to deal with finding somebody else.

Aristotle wrote:you have to wonder if they purposely keep you in your position because you're competent and your manager doesn't want to deal with finding somebody else.

This is why I'm trying to be as incompetent as possible in my position. Only way to get ahead.

JaysonAych wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

JaysonAych wrote:

Aristotle wrote:hey, do you dudes have facebook? i logged into mine for the first time since i'd made the thing 2 yrs ago, and within minutes i was reconnected with a bunch of people that i'd lost touch with. seems like a good way to find people to do stuff with, too, since everybody is all like, 'i'm doing [insert activity]!! who's coming?'

Oddly enough, just the other day someone I hadn't heard from in a while hit up my Facebook account, which I never ever use.

Most of my closer friends have moved away, though.

All the morons from my highschool have been chatting about a 10 year reunion on Facebook. Apparently it's next year.

Oh god, that's the worst. There's some social network site my high school uses and sometimes I'll jump by to see what they're planning. I remember once I'd read about some reunion and they were like, we still haven't heard from this person, this person, and Jason...I wonder where they are? I'll tell you where...I hated all of you dipshits ever since I moved there in first grade. You were nothing but shitty to me every day of every week of every year I was there. You can all suck cocks in hell.

ffffuck isn't that the truth. They keep adding me as "friends" on facebook. I keep ignoring them. I mean fuck. We weren't friends in high school, so why the fuck are we friends 9 years later on the internet?

thewalrus wrote:

Aristotle wrote:you have to wonder if they purposely keep you in your position because you're competent and your manager doesn't want to deal with finding somebody else.

This is why I'm trying to be as incompetent as possible in my position. Only way to get ahead.

boy, isn't that the truth.

Aristotle wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

Aristotle wrote:you have to wonder if they purposely keep you in your position because you're competent and your manager doesn't want to deal with finding somebody else.

This is why I'm trying to be as incompetent as possible in my position. Only way to get ahead.

boy, isn't that the truth.

haha yeah. Just promote the problem workers up the chain until they can't do any more real damage.

JaysonAych wrote:

thewalrus wrote:

JaysonAych wrote:

Aristotle wrote:hey, do you dudes have facebook? i logged into mine for the first time since i'd made the thing 2 yrs ago, and within minutes i was reconnected with a bunch of people that i'd lost touch with. seems like a good way to find people to do stuff with, too, since everybody is all like, 'i'm doing [insert activity]!! who's coming?'

Oddly enough, just the other day someone I hadn't heard from in a while hit up my Facebook account, which I never ever use.

Most of my closer friends have moved away, though.

All the morons from my highschool have been chatting about a 10 year reunion on Facebook. Apparently it's next year.

You can all suck cocks in hell.

I'd like many people to spend eternity doing that. I know what you guys mean about the random friend adds on facebook. People that I more or less hated will try to friend me sometimes and even do so more than once after I deny them.
Also, a girl I used to have the hots for left me in facebook friend request limbo. I just checked now and apparently she thought it had been long enough at this point to deny me.
But seriously I have no clue what I did. I used to talk to her pretty often and she even rested her head on my shoulder before in high school like I was her fucking boyfriend or something. I guess I gave off a creeper vibe or something. Who the fuck knows.

girls spook so easy. like jill gillette. im still not sure what the fuck happened with her.