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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Angeló in do you do this at the shop wizard ?   
    I'm with you!  I just go from the first on the list and work my way down.  Depends on how many of the item I want. 
    I do, however, like to buy from someone who has multiples of one thing...if I'm after multiples of that one thing.  I'm lazy.  I figure, with all the refreshing I have to do to try to find the cheapest price because I don't have SSW, if I find someone who has a thing at a good price and I need lots of them, I can't be bothered shopping around anymore.  I'll just get them all from the one place.  Well, as few places as I can.
    But I do like to go on little sprees sometimes.  I'll pick a random item and then find the person who has it for the cheapest and then I'll just buy a bunch of stuff that's in their shop that catches my eye without price checking, just for the fun of it.  I go through my penny-pinching phases, and then, very occasionally, I want to splurge.
    I also don't know about whether this affects any of you, but shop layout and number of items in the shop affects my shopping.  If I can't read the text or the numbers on the screen properly, or just plain don't like the look of the shop, I won't buy there.  And if they have too many things, like pages and pages and pages of stuff, I can't be bothered.  I want to have a browse, not need a water bottle and a picnic lunch to sustain me from one end of the shop to the other.  I also figure if they've got enough funds to invest in that much stock, they probably don't need my custom.
     
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from deboratibi in Introverts - what do you do when you have to be around people?   
    I read this thread this morning as I was eating my breakfast.  I am a friendly introvert who enjoys people but needs time to myself to recharge.  I have some very strong feelings on the subject of those friends and relatives who try and talk you into doing things you don't want to do because they think it's for your benefit.  I am so totally against this and I read these characters in books all the time and get very incensed when I do.
    I am not a child.  I am not mentally incompetent.  I am a self-determining individual.  If I make a choice, that is MY CHOICE!  It is valid.  It is allowed.  And IT IS MINE!  That is important: my choice being a valid and completely allowable choice, even if it's in direct conflict with other people's desires and wishes in the situation.  What gives those people the right to try and invalidate my choices and enforce their will over my life?  Who died and made them god?  Since when are their choices about what I should do more important than my own choices?  It is bullying, plain and simple.  When someone is expressing their personal preference in a situation and making a choice that doesn't happen to align with what the other party would have them do, to disregard those preferences and choices is disrespectful and wrong.   (I have to qualify this statement by saying that if my choices are impinging on the rights and freedoms of others, then this is a different matter and my rights don't trump other people's rights.)
    And yet we see it all the time.  Sometimes it's even glorified on the big and small screen and in books.  Girl A is upset over losing her boyfriend of two years.  By three weeks later, best friend has had enough of the moping and insists that Girl A go out drinking with her.  "You need to let loose a little!"  Please.  As if that's the answer to anything in life!  But the best friend will not respect her friend's feelings and wishes because they are impinging on her own wishes and desires.  Things tend to go one of two ways in the stories.  Either Girl A has a wonderful time and meets the new love of her life and we're all supposed to be happy that best friend was so pushy OR it all goes disastrously and really bad things happen.
    Sometimes it might be parents, wanting their grown children to get married or have grandchildren or follow a certain profession.  Or even just 'go out and socialise more'.  Parents' preferences ranking over adult child's preferences.  It's like insisting I eat olives because you happen to like olives.  NO!  That's messed up.
    Now, sometimes we see friends or family doing things that we think are destructive or damaging.  This doesn't mean we can't talk to them about it and try to get them to see our point of view.  But we can't just ride roughshod over their thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, we have to respect their choices and decisions, even if we disagree with them. 
    Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now and I hope I've not upset anyone. 
    I actually came on here to say that I was watching a TED talk on procrastination and saw a link to a TED talk given by the author of the book mentioned above.  Hope this is useful.
     
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from life_eclectic in Introverts - what do you do when you have to be around people?   
    I read this thread this morning as I was eating my breakfast.  I am a friendly introvert who enjoys people but needs time to myself to recharge.  I have some very strong feelings on the subject of those friends and relatives who try and talk you into doing things you don't want to do because they think it's for your benefit.  I am so totally against this and I read these characters in books all the time and get very incensed when I do.
    I am not a child.  I am not mentally incompetent.  I am a self-determining individual.  If I make a choice, that is MY CHOICE!  It is valid.  It is allowed.  And IT IS MINE!  That is important: my choice being a valid and completely allowable choice, even if it's in direct conflict with other people's desires and wishes in the situation.  What gives those people the right to try and invalidate my choices and enforce their will over my life?  Who died and made them god?  Since when are their choices about what I should do more important than my own choices?  It is bullying, plain and simple.  When someone is expressing their personal preference in a situation and making a choice that doesn't happen to align with what the other party would have them do, to disregard those preferences and choices is disrespectful and wrong.   (I have to qualify this statement by saying that if my choices are impinging on the rights and freedoms of others, then this is a different matter and my rights don't trump other people's rights.)
    And yet we see it all the time.  Sometimes it's even glorified on the big and small screen and in books.  Girl A is upset over losing her boyfriend of two years.  By three weeks later, best friend has had enough of the moping and insists that Girl A go out drinking with her.  "You need to let loose a little!"  Please.  As if that's the answer to anything in life!  But the best friend will not respect her friend's feelings and wishes because they are impinging on her own wishes and desires.  Things tend to go one of two ways in the stories.  Either Girl A has a wonderful time and meets the new love of her life and we're all supposed to be happy that best friend was so pushy OR it all goes disastrously and really bad things happen.
    Sometimes it might be parents, wanting their grown children to get married or have grandchildren or follow a certain profession.  Or even just 'go out and socialise more'.  Parents' preferences ranking over adult child's preferences.  It's like insisting I eat olives because you happen to like olives.  NO!  That's messed up.
    Now, sometimes we see friends or family doing things that we think are destructive or damaging.  This doesn't mean we can't talk to them about it and try to get them to see our point of view.  But we can't just ride roughshod over their thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, we have to respect their choices and decisions, even if we disagree with them. 
    Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now and I hope I've not upset anyone. 
    I actually came on here to say that I was watching a TED talk on procrastination and saw a link to a TED talk given by the author of the book mentioned above.  Hope this is useful.
     
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from babayaga67 in Introverts - what do you do when you have to be around people?   
    I read this thread this morning as I was eating my breakfast.  I am a friendly introvert who enjoys people but needs time to myself to recharge.  I have some very strong feelings on the subject of those friends and relatives who try and talk you into doing things you don't want to do because they think it's for your benefit.  I am so totally against this and I read these characters in books all the time and get very incensed when I do.
    I am not a child.  I am not mentally incompetent.  I am a self-determining individual.  If I make a choice, that is MY CHOICE!  It is valid.  It is allowed.  And IT IS MINE!  That is important: my choice being a valid and completely allowable choice, even if it's in direct conflict with other people's desires and wishes in the situation.  What gives those people the right to try and invalidate my choices and enforce their will over my life?  Who died and made them god?  Since when are their choices about what I should do more important than my own choices?  It is bullying, plain and simple.  When someone is expressing their personal preference in a situation and making a choice that doesn't happen to align with what the other party would have them do, to disregard those preferences and choices is disrespectful and wrong.   (I have to qualify this statement by saying that if my choices are impinging on the rights and freedoms of others, then this is a different matter and my rights don't trump other people's rights.)
    And yet we see it all the time.  Sometimes it's even glorified on the big and small screen and in books.  Girl A is upset over losing her boyfriend of two years.  By three weeks later, best friend has had enough of the moping and insists that Girl A go out drinking with her.  "You need to let loose a little!"  Please.  As if that's the answer to anything in life!  But the best friend will not respect her friend's feelings and wishes because they are impinging on her own wishes and desires.  Things tend to go one of two ways in the stories.  Either Girl A has a wonderful time and meets the new love of her life and we're all supposed to be happy that best friend was so pushy OR it all goes disastrously and really bad things happen.
    Sometimes it might be parents, wanting their grown children to get married or have grandchildren or follow a certain profession.  Or even just 'go out and socialise more'.  Parents' preferences ranking over adult child's preferences.  It's like insisting I eat olives because you happen to like olives.  NO!  That's messed up.
    Now, sometimes we see friends or family doing things that we think are destructive or damaging.  This doesn't mean we can't talk to them about it and try to get them to see our point of view.  But we can't just ride roughshod over their thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, we have to respect their choices and decisions, even if we disagree with them. 
    Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now and I hope I've not upset anyone. 
    I actually came on here to say that I was watching a TED talk on procrastination and saw a link to a TED talk given by the author of the book mentioned above.  Hope this is useful.
     
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from kayahtik in Introverts - what do you do when you have to be around people?   
    I read this thread this morning as I was eating my breakfast.  I am a friendly introvert who enjoys people but needs time to myself to recharge.  I have some very strong feelings on the subject of those friends and relatives who try and talk you into doing things you don't want to do because they think it's for your benefit.  I am so totally against this and I read these characters in books all the time and get very incensed when I do.
    I am not a child.  I am not mentally incompetent.  I am a self-determining individual.  If I make a choice, that is MY CHOICE!  It is valid.  It is allowed.  And IT IS MINE!  That is important: my choice being a valid and completely allowable choice, even if it's in direct conflict with other people's desires and wishes in the situation.  What gives those people the right to try and invalidate my choices and enforce their will over my life?  Who died and made them god?  Since when are their choices about what I should do more important than my own choices?  It is bullying, plain and simple.  When someone is expressing their personal preference in a situation and making a choice that doesn't happen to align with what the other party would have them do, to disregard those preferences and choices is disrespectful and wrong.   (I have to qualify this statement by saying that if my choices are impinging on the rights and freedoms of others, then this is a different matter and my rights don't trump other people's rights.)
    And yet we see it all the time.  Sometimes it's even glorified on the big and small screen and in books.  Girl A is upset over losing her boyfriend of two years.  By three weeks later, best friend has had enough of the moping and insists that Girl A go out drinking with her.  "You need to let loose a little!"  Please.  As if that's the answer to anything in life!  But the best friend will not respect her friend's feelings and wishes because they are impinging on her own wishes and desires.  Things tend to go one of two ways in the stories.  Either Girl A has a wonderful time and meets the new love of her life and we're all supposed to be happy that best friend was so pushy OR it all goes disastrously and really bad things happen.
    Sometimes it might be parents, wanting their grown children to get married or have grandchildren or follow a certain profession.  Or even just 'go out and socialise more'.  Parents' preferences ranking over adult child's preferences.  It's like insisting I eat olives because you happen to like olives.  NO!  That's messed up.
    Now, sometimes we see friends or family doing things that we think are destructive or damaging.  This doesn't mean we can't talk to them about it and try to get them to see our point of view.  But we can't just ride roughshod over their thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, we have to respect their choices and decisions, even if we disagree with them. 
    Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now and I hope I've not upset anyone. 
    I actually came on here to say that I was watching a TED talk on procrastination and saw a link to a TED talk given by the author of the book mentioned above.  Hope this is useful.
     
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from charelan in Introverts - what do you do when you have to be around people?   
    I read this thread this morning as I was eating my breakfast.  I am a friendly introvert who enjoys people but needs time to myself to recharge.  I have some very strong feelings on the subject of those friends and relatives who try and talk you into doing things you don't want to do because they think it's for your benefit.  I am so totally against this and I read these characters in books all the time and get very incensed when I do.
    I am not a child.  I am not mentally incompetent.  I am a self-determining individual.  If I make a choice, that is MY CHOICE!  It is valid.  It is allowed.  And IT IS MINE!  That is important: my choice being a valid and completely allowable choice, even if it's in direct conflict with other people's desires and wishes in the situation.  What gives those people the right to try and invalidate my choices and enforce their will over my life?  Who died and made them god?  Since when are their choices about what I should do more important than my own choices?  It is bullying, plain and simple.  When someone is expressing their personal preference in a situation and making a choice that doesn't happen to align with what the other party would have them do, to disregard those preferences and choices is disrespectful and wrong.   (I have to qualify this statement by saying that if my choices are impinging on the rights and freedoms of others, then this is a different matter and my rights don't trump other people's rights.)
    And yet we see it all the time.  Sometimes it's even glorified on the big and small screen and in books.  Girl A is upset over losing her boyfriend of two years.  By three weeks later, best friend has had enough of the moping and insists that Girl A go out drinking with her.  "You need to let loose a little!"  Please.  As if that's the answer to anything in life!  But the best friend will not respect her friend's feelings and wishes because they are impinging on her own wishes and desires.  Things tend to go one of two ways in the stories.  Either Girl A has a wonderful time and meets the new love of her life and we're all supposed to be happy that best friend was so pushy OR it all goes disastrously and really bad things happen.
    Sometimes it might be parents, wanting their grown children to get married or have grandchildren or follow a certain profession.  Or even just 'go out and socialise more'.  Parents' preferences ranking over adult child's preferences.  It's like insisting I eat olives because you happen to like olives.  NO!  That's messed up.
    Now, sometimes we see friends or family doing things that we think are destructive or damaging.  This doesn't mean we can't talk to them about it and try to get them to see our point of view.  But we can't just ride roughshod over their thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, we have to respect their choices and decisions, even if we disagree with them. 
    Sorry, I'll get off my soap box now and I hope I've not upset anyone. 
    I actually came on here to say that I was watching a TED talk on procrastination and saw a link to a TED talk given by the author of the book mentioned above.  Hope this is useful.
     
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Hannah. in Shenkuu Support Thread - AC XII (2017)   
    Shenkuu for the win!  I heard a rumour that we were favourites this year, apparently.  I don't actually know if this is true or not but it does feel like more people that I speak to have joined Shenkuu than last year.  Mind you, I talk to more people now than I did last year too.
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from jellysundae in Shenkuu Support Thread - AC XII (2017)   
    Shenkuu for the win!  I heard a rumour that we were favourites this year, apparently.  I don't actually know if this is true or not but it does feel like more people that I speak to have joined Shenkuu than last year.  Mind you, I talk to more people now than I did last year too.
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from JustMeKenji in Shenkuu Support Thread - AC XII (2017)   
    Shenkuu for the win!  I heard a rumour that we were favourites this year, apparently.  I don't actually know if this is true or not but it does feel like more people that I speak to have joined Shenkuu than last year.  Mind you, I talk to more people now than I did last year too.
     
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Angeló in Shenkuu Support Thread - AC XII (2017)   
    Shenkuu for the win!  I heard a rumour that we were favourites this year, apparently.  I don't actually know if this is true or not but it does feel like more people that I speak to have joined Shenkuu than last year.  Mind you, I talk to more people now than I did last year too.
     
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    nicolelouise reacted to Mouseykins in Fidget Spinners : Yay or Nay ?   
    My daughter brought one of these home recently from school as a prize for me reading 10 books to her. (Where's my prize?!) Anyways they're from the dollar store.
    I heard these fidget spinners are used for people who have certain disorders/conditions like Autism and ADHD and such. They've just become the newest craze and everyone is using them and the individuals who would benefit from these are being punished with the banning of their use.
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    nicolelouise reacted to raelilphil in Fidget Spinners : Yay or Nay ?   
    Speaking as a teacher, the fidget spinners were marketed as educational focus tools, but very few students actually use them for that purpose.  I'm sorry to all those who think that we're taking the fun out of things, but in my school, the vast majority of students were using them instead of doing the work that they are supposed help them focus on.  If you want your child to have one at school and you truly believe that they will use in properly, then schedule a meeting with your student's caseworker and have it added to their IEP or 504 plan as "educational tools".  Our autistic students have that provision and it is very helpful because they truly benefit fro them.
    Before they were banned at my school, I collected the spinners at the beginning of the day, telling the students that if they needed them to focus, they could ask and I would always say yes.  It worked very well in my room, but not every teacher thought to control them before getting frustrated (some light up, not really conducive).
    Speaking as a person, we got 10 simultaneous, single-finger spins.
    I also never heard that Palestinian thing.  I'm going to look that up and see what that is all about.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Hannah. in Which team will you choose for Altador Cup XII (2017)?   
    I was Team Shenkuu last year for my first AC, and I think that is where I will stay.  It feels right.  I started strong last year and then got completely blindsided by life.  Here's hoping that this year I can do better.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from jellysundae in Which team will you choose for Altador Cup XII (2017)?   
    I was Team Shenkuu last year for my first AC, and I think that is where I will stay.  It feels right.  I started strong last year and then got completely blindsided by life.  Here's hoping that this year I can do better.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Angeló in Which team will you choose for Altador Cup XII (2017)?   
    I was Team Shenkuu last year for my first AC, and I think that is where I will stay.  It feels right.  I started strong last year and then got completely blindsided by life.  Here's hoping that this year I can do better.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from acmerasta in Day 7 - Korbat's Lab   
    You're right.  I was just playing again for the heck of it and I wasn't sure if it was the fact that I'd tilted my laptop screen at a different angle or if it was just that I hadn't hit the space bar, but I looked at the candle flame and I was like, "Ye gods, it IS purple!  Well, purple-ish."  So, as you say, it builds up to purple.  But I'm glad it helped, even if I didn't actually discover anything new in the end as it turns out, lol.
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    nicolelouise reacted to geoterza in Day 7 - Korbat's Lab   
    I just beat Chadley!!!
    This game is way too hard for me.  I kept dying at around 700 (if not much sooner).  Then I played level one till I made it through without losing a life or I would start over.  I decided to just play the beginning of levels until they looked too hard and then skip to the next.  I'm glad I read the guides, because eventually a gold coin dropped and I knew to go for it even though it cost me losing the game.  But I knew I was within 500 points of beating Chadley so I went for it.  I spent about 2 hours on this, but I submitted a score of 1140.  
    As each day passes and I beat Chadley again I'm willing to spend more time on beating him the next day to try for gold.  This could get bad by the end...
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Musical_Shoyru in Day 7 - Korbat's Lab   
    I guess I was trying to point out that you don't have to wait for your ball to be stuck to use this move and you also don't have to wait for the candle to be purple. I'm quite literal-minded at times, so I was assuming that that tip ONLY worked for stuck balls, like the game somehow noticed when you had a stuck ball and gave you a purple candle flame as a way out.  Maybe the rest of you worked out that you can use the space bar at any time.  *shrugs*
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from hrtbrk in Day 7 - Korbat's Lab   
    And I might have an addition to that game guide!
    Let me tell you what happened.
    I played and I played and I played and sometimes I was getting close to Chadley's score and sometimes I wasn't.  And then my left hand, which was hovering over the space bar, accidentally twitched and I hit the space bar.  And my ball changed direction.  But there was a lot going on on the screen so I didn't think too much of it. 
    Then, a bit later, it happened again.  (I tell ya, those juddering spiders and fluttering korbats' wings had my nerves so on edge!)  This time I noticed properly.  So I tried hitting the space bar deliberately.  No change in direction.  So I thought, "Well, maybe you need some re-charge time or something," and I decided to leave it a little bit and try again soon. 
    This time when I hit the space bar, the ball changed direction again.  AND I noticed the flame on the candle turned from red to orange.  So I monitored the flame on the candle.  It would be orange for a while, during which time if I hit the space bar nothing happened, but if I left it alone for a bit until the candle flame turned red, then when I hit the space bar, the ball would change direction.
    So, you know how in the game guide it says that if you have a stuck ball, wait until the flame goes purple and then hit the space bar to change the direction?  You can change the direction without waiting for the ball to be stuck.  The candle flame just has to be red.
    I found this really helpful if my ball suddenly got sent hurtling down because of a spider or korbat and my paddle was nowhere near its new trajectory ending and I didn't have enough time to get it there.  Hitting the space bar seemed to make it head back in an upward direction.  It also worked with reversing left and right trajectory, although it's not exactly a 180 deg reversal.  Just enough to head away from where you were going.  It's unpredictable, but can be helpful.
    I'd love it if other people could test my theory and then, possibly, if it works for more than just me, could it be added to the game guide, maybe?
     
    Good luck everyone!
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from acmerasta in Day 7 - Korbat's Lab   
    I guess I was trying to point out that you don't have to wait for your ball to be stuck to use this move and you also don't have to wait for the candle to be purple. I'm quite literal-minded at times, so I was assuming that that tip ONLY worked for stuck balls, like the game somehow noticed when you had a stuck ball and gave you a purple candle flame as a way out.  Maybe the rest of you worked out that you can use the space bar at any time.  *shrugs*
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from acmerasta in Day 7 - Korbat's Lab   
    And I might have an addition to that game guide!
    Let me tell you what happened.
    I played and I played and I played and sometimes I was getting close to Chadley's score and sometimes I wasn't.  And then my left hand, which was hovering over the space bar, accidentally twitched and I hit the space bar.  And my ball changed direction.  But there was a lot going on on the screen so I didn't think too much of it. 
    Then, a bit later, it happened again.  (I tell ya, those juddering spiders and fluttering korbats' wings had my nerves so on edge!)  This time I noticed properly.  So I tried hitting the space bar deliberately.  No change in direction.  So I thought, "Well, maybe you need some re-charge time or something," and I decided to leave it a little bit and try again soon. 
    This time when I hit the space bar, the ball changed direction again.  AND I noticed the flame on the candle turned from red to orange.  So I monitored the flame on the candle.  It would be orange for a while, during which time if I hit the space bar nothing happened, but if I left it alone for a bit until the candle flame turned red, then when I hit the space bar, the ball would change direction.
    So, you know how in the game guide it says that if you have a stuck ball, wait until the flame goes purple and then hit the space bar to change the direction?  You can change the direction without waiting for the ball to be stuck.  The candle flame just has to be red.
    I found this really helpful if my ball suddenly got sent hurtling down because of a spider or korbat and my paddle was nowhere near its new trajectory ending and I didn't have enough time to get it there.  Hitting the space bar seemed to make it head back in an upward direction.  It also worked with reversing left and right trajectory, although it's not exactly a 180 deg reversal.  Just enough to head away from where you were going.  It's unpredictable, but can be helpful.
    I'd love it if other people could test my theory and then, possibly, if it works for more than just me, could it be added to the game guide, maybe?
     
    Good luck everyone!
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Musical_Shoyru in Day 5 - Mop n' Bop   
    I haven't tried it yet to comment on whether this was easy or not, but I agree with the quitting on Kou-jong part.  Unfortunately, I was very time poor that day and once I'd played it a couple of times and could only beat Abigail, I had to just bite the bullet and send that score or I would have been missing out on a trophy altogether for skipping that day.  Better to be silver than nothing at all.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Angeló in Day 5 - Mop n' Bop   
    I haven't tried it yet to comment on whether this was easy or not, but I agree with the quitting on Kou-jong part.  Unfortunately, I was very time poor that day and once I'd played it a couple of times and could only beat Abigail, I had to just bite the bullet and send that score or I would have been missing out on a trophy altogether for skipping that day.  Better to be silver than nothing at all.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from Scoobert_Doo in Day 5 - Mop n' Bop   
    I haven't tried it yet to comment on whether this was easy or not, but I agree with the quitting on Kou-jong part.  Unfortunately, I was very time poor that day and once I'd played it a couple of times and could only beat Abigail, I had to just bite the bullet and send that score or I would have been missing out on a trophy altogether for skipping that day.  Better to be silver than nothing at all.
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    nicolelouise got a reaction from midnight_spell360 in Day 5 - Mop n' Bop   
    I haven't tried it yet to comment on whether this was easy or not, but I agree with the quitting on Kou-jong part.  Unfortunately, I was very time poor that day and once I'd played it a couple of times and could only beat Abigail, I had to just bite the bullet and send that score or I would have been missing out on a trophy altogether for skipping that day.  Better to be silver than nothing at all.
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