Go ahead, make me feel stupid.

[thistlechaser]

I don't think I'm a stupid person; sometimes I make a mistake or a questionable decision, but usually I don't think I'm the slowest goat in the herd. That being said, Go makes me feel very, very stupid. :) It's a fun, challenging game (perhaps the most challenging non-physical game I've ever encountered), and I'm having a hoot playing it.

http://kgs.kiseido.com has a great tutorial for it (link on the left). The rules are really simple, but when you play the game... wow! It's sort of like Chess in that you have to plan and think ahead, but I feel like I have to think much, much further ahead than I ever did in Chess.

So if you want to have some fun, stretch your brain a bit, and learn an ancient game, go check Go out!

(I feel like I'm writing a high school essay or something...)

Thistle,
Grade 7

ETA: Overheard coversation, two guys talking across the hall from me. They're pointing to a whiteboard, but I can't see what's on it.

Man 1: So this guy here, he's to big for any hole...
Man 2: Uh huh. And this one?
Man 1: He fits, so let's move him in and put him in the first guy's position.
Man 2: Then we'll need to find a bigger hole for that first guy...

Snicker. It's about circuits or boards or something, but still! Hee.

Comments

[metron-ariston.livejournal.com]

Hee, cute. I really suck at Go.

And BTW, I finally got some anime recs (which you might have already seen and/or discarded (and I have no summaries for them, either) but here ya go:

Cardcaptor Sakura (Know a little about this one. Extremely cute. Lots of episodes. There is apparently a very sweet relationship between the heroine's older brother and his best friend. Avoid the Cardcaptors dub at all costs.)

One Piece (Pirates! I've not seen it but a lot of people really love it.)

Matantei/Demon Detective Loki (er, no effin' clue, but I've seen some screencaps and it's cute.)

Full Moon wo Sagashite (site with info here: http://www.suzaku.nu/fullmoon/)

Shaman King (dunno)

Hunter x Hunter (dunno again.)

Wild Striker (and another dunno. Sorry for being lazy and not looking anything up.)

And of course Hikaru no Go was mentioned. I found it interesting in the abstract, but I tried reading some of the manga and zoned out. Apparently the main kid has a rival with cute hair and they are easily yaoi-ified. Whee.

Hope you find some of these interesting.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs! Some of them I'm intending to download when next I need something (HunterxHunter, Full Moon wo Sagashite), and some of them are on my list but a little lower down. One Piece I'm balking a little on (a guy made of rubber? Buh?), but lots of people like it, so I might have to give it a try.

Thanks!

[fealu-bryne.livejournal.com]

*dies*

Yeah, different positions sometimes help that problem of being too big for certain holes...

*goes back to dying and seriously disturbing her mother*