G-type | 2,483 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, Rocketship Evan said: Comics! Has a Sergio Argones vibe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,995 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Investing I would say is something I seem to be good at. Since 2008 I’m averaging 25% yoy. I don’t work in finance though so it’s all my own money and unfortunately I started at a very low base so I’m not a millionaire or anything. However I did have a very big deposit for my house and it’s allowed me to get quite a few expensive games for the collection it takes a lot of work to get those returns, I spend most days reading reports, finance books or financial news for at least two hours. I think most people can be good at something, they really just need to follow these things 1) be passionate about it 2) devote a lot of time to it 3) strive to be the best if that’s your thing but also learn to accept that you can be fantastic at something but not necessarily the best in the world and that is still ok too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 475 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I was one of the top quizbowl players in the nation back in college before corporate America and booze dulled my intellect I'm one of the world's foremost experts on Eric the Midget and have encyclopedic knowledge of his collective opus I have extensive knowledge of retro and vintage porn mags 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,560 Graphics Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 14 hours ago, Rocketship Evan said: Comics! 14 hours ago, DarkTone said: Drawing, I guess. Heck Yeeeeaaahhh! The VGS artist army is growing! There's you two, @SuperJimtendo, @G-type, @Vectrex28, @BortLicensePlate, @Gloves, @Mumphy, @Sir Centroid, @OptOut, @Red, @BouncekDeLemos, myself, a bunch of the homebrewers, and a ton of other members I'm obviously forgetting. I swear we need to do some big collaborative art project here someday. -CasualCart 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,560 Graphics Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 14 hours ago, RH said: For someone who's been in the industry for almost 20 years, I'm a fair software engineer. To me, this doesn't count. Naturally, the abilities I'm good at are quite random and are mostly useless and are party tricks at best. Let's see, I'm good at identifying ethnicities. Seriously. Even when someone has a Mom and Dad from diverse regions. I'm also good at guessing people's ages. Useless. But I am practically a savant of remembering actors and actresses and where I first saw them, but not by name. Nope! Most actors managed to get their start in made for one-off TV episode appearances, TV b-movies or kids movies. My wife is often shocked at how we can be watching a movie and someone who's a tertiary character will come on and I'll be like, "Oh, I think that man was the kids in 'obscure movie made for kids in 1992.'" She'll go check IMDB and 95% of the time I'm right. In regards to people, this same ability works with past relationships. My mind is packed full of useless moments of interactions with people from the past 35 years of my recallable memory. In my late 20s, I had to learn that it freaks people out when they were an acquaintance in High School but I can remember, word for word, the one interaction I had with them 15 years ago. They don't remember my face or name, and I can give them very specific details of moments of their life from long ago and it kind of freaks some people out. But... BUT, can I remember any of their names? Not a one. It makes the whole skill mostly useless. If I could just start a conversation with "Hey Jake, I'm Richard... from Xyz College...", it would be a beneficial skill, but since I can never remember a name, it's useless and makes conversations awkward. This is awesome. 'Useless' talents are the most fun for sure. Are you good at remembering birthdays, too? I had a friend like that, and I always thought it was neat that his memory was so dialed-in on something so specific haha. -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,924 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, CasualCart said: This is awesome. 'Useless' talents are the most fun for sure. Are you good at remembering birthdays, too? I had a friend like that, and I always thought it was neat that his memory was so dialed-in on something so specific haha. -CasualCart Nope, but that would be nice. Dates are a tough one for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,968 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Pretending I'm good at something 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,560 Graphics Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 18 hours ago, SailorScoutMandy said: Crocheting. I've been doing it for over ten years now and I think I make really nice items now. I'm always trying something new to expand my skill, there is so much to learn. Now we need some photos of your best crochet work! Does crochet strain your eyes? I've considered getting into stitching as a hobby away from computer screens or reading to give my eyes a break more frequently. -CasualCart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,968 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, CasualCart said: Heck Yeeeeaaahhh! The VGS artist army is growing! I haven't been drawing anything really for the past nearly 20 years, but here's a couple of silly doodles I did for the VGS survivor contest (where our entry placed dead last :P) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 18 hours ago, SailorScoutMandy said: Crocheting. I've been doing it for over ten years now and I think I make really nice items now. I'm always trying something new to expand my skill, there is so much to learn. pics or it didn't happen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I think I'm pretty good at Graphic Design & UI design. Also mess around with Web Development and Copywriting, but not as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot_Ninjutsu | 122 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 15 hours ago, RH said: For someone who's been in the industry for almost 20 years, I'm a fair software engineer. To me, this doesn't count. Naturally, the abilities I'm good at are quite random and are mostly useless and are party tricks at best. Let's see, I'm good at identifying ethnicities. Seriously. Even when someone has a Mom and Dad from diverse regions. I'm also good at guessing people's ages. Useless. But I am practically a savant of remembering actors and actresses and where I first saw them, but not by name. Nope! Most actors managed to get their start in made for one-off TV episode appearances, TV b-movies or kids movies. My wife is often shocked at how we can be watching a movie and someone who's a tertiary character will come on and I'll be like, "Oh, I think that man was the kids in 'obscure movie made for kids in 1992.'" She'll go check IMDB and 95% of the time I'm right. In regards to people, this same ability works with past relationships. My mind is packed full of useless moments of interactions with people from the past 35 years of my recallable memory. In my late 20s, I had to learn that it freaks people out when they were an acquaintance in High School but I can remember, word for word, the one interaction I had with them 15 years ago. They don't remember my face or name, and I can give them very specific details of moments of their life from long ago and it kind of freaks some people out. But... BUT, can I remember any of their names? Not a one. It makes the whole skill mostly useless. If I could just start a conversation with "Hey Jake, I'm Richard... from Xyz College...", it would be a beneficial skill, but since I can never remember a name, it's useless and makes conversations awkward. Facial recognition super power! I too can identify actors from bit parts or even TV commercials. I'll see someone and be like "He/She was in <blank> commercial/movie years ago". My wife will check IMDB/whatever, and 95% I'm right. The biggest problem I have is remembering *WHERE* I've seen people sometimes. And I'm the same with names. I can remember a face, 80% of the time know where I saw the face, but can't remember the name at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,924 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Robot_Ninjutsu said: Facial recognition super power! I too can identify actors from bit parts or even TV commercials. I'll see someone and be like "He/She was in <blank> commercial/movie years ago". My wife will check IMDB/whatever, and 95% I'm right. The biggest problem I have is remembering *WHERE* I've seen people sometimes. And I'm the same with names. I can remember a face, 80% of the time know where I saw the face, but can't remember the name at all. This is awesome to hear! I'm not alone! I'M NOT ALONE! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,800 Administrator · Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, RH said: This is awesome to hear! I'm not alone! I'M NOT ALONE! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,560 Graphics Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 30 minutes ago, Sumez said: Pretending I'm good at something 22 minutes ago, Sumez said: I haven't been drawing anything really for the past nearly 20 years, but here's a couple of silly doodles I did for the VGS survivor contest (where our entry placed dead last :P) Looks like you've proven yourself wrong haha. More cartoooooooons!!!!! -CasualCart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 528 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Probably nothing, haha. Wasting potential? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 986 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, CasualCart said: Heck Yeeeeaaahhh! The VGS artist army is growing! There's you two, @SuperJimtendo, @G-type, @Vectrex28, @BortLicensePlate, @Gloves, @Mumphy, @Sir Centroid, @OptOut, @Red, @BouncekDeLemos, myself, a bunch of the homebrewers, and a ton of other members I'm obviously forgetting. I swear we need to do some big collaborative art project here someday. -CasualCart Good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 49 minutes ago, CasualCart said: Now we need some photos of your best crochet work! Does crochet strain your eyes? I've considered getting into stitching as a hobby away from computer screens or reading to give my eyes a break more frequently. -CasualCart 40 minutes ago, BortLicensePlate said: pics or it didn't happen Pics it happened :) 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 @SailorScoutMandy that stuff looks great. Awesome work! Im really good at convincing people I know what im doing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,483 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 hours ago, CasualCart said: Heck Yeeeeaaahhh! The VGS artist army is growing! There's you two, @SuperJimtendo, @G-type, @Vectrex28, @BortLicensePlate, @Gloves, @Mumphy, @Sir Centroid, @OptOut, @Red, @BouncekDeLemos, myself, a bunch of the homebrewers, and a ton of other members I'm obviously forgetting. I swear we need to do some big collaborative art project here someday. -CasualCart here's one of my more recent watercolors 6 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, G-type said: here's one of my more recent watercolors That looks amazing! I've always kind of wanted to get a painting of the various dogs we've owned over the years painted in this kind of style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,886 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, SailorScoutMandy said: 1 hour ago, BortLicensePlate said: pics or it didn't happen Pics it happened :) I just knew there'd be an Octopus ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorScoutMandy | 782 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, PII said: I just knew there'd be an Octopus ! It's cthulhu lol 20 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: @SailorScoutMandy that stuff looks great. Awesome work! Im really good at convincing people I know what im doing. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests · Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Fun topic @CasualCart Love your illustrations dude, they always put a smile on my face. For me it's art: illustration and graphics design, not good at much else . Currently I'm working on a short surreal VR experience together with my brother and a friend. For anyone interested, you can check it out at: https://anananasstudio.se/ I like to try out a little bit of everything and I've attached an image showing some game related stuff I've worked and am working on. I'd be up for a collaborative art project, sounds like a fun idea! Edited June 5, 2021 by Mumphy Not sure why it's uploading a mini version of the image. Ah well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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