Coffee Talk #124: Gamer vs. Jet Lag

Posted on April 8th, by raymond padilla in Coffee Talk, iPhone, PC Gaming, Today's Specials, Videogames. 333 comments

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, Jim Carrey’s next girlfriend, Fusion Garage’s JooJoo tablet, or the Yankees and Red Sox taking 12 hours to complete three games, Coffee Talk is the place to do it.

Technically, it’s coffee time where I am so the column name still applies. Ha! As expected, jet lag is totally kicking my ass. I didn’t believe in jet lag for the first 25 years of my life. I thought it was a sissy excuse for tired people. Then I did a quick work trip to Tokyo and was disoriented for several days after I returned. For all of you younglings reading this, it only gets worse as you get older.

Anyway, gaming has been great with trying to deal with jet lag. Some people just stare at the ceiling until they fall asleep. I find EV training in Pokemon productive and repetitive, which usually helps me catch some Z’s. This trip I’ve been playing the hell out of Civilization Revolution for iPhone. Yes, I’ve played the game essentially the same way for over a thousand times, but I still love it. The repetition is soothing and it helps me relax.

When you guys and gals deal with jet lag or insomnia, what do you do? Is there a certain game you play? Maybe a graphic novel you bring with you on the road? How about web browsing on your phone? Let me know (please)! Maybe I’ll incorporate your techniques into my jet-lag fighting regimen.

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Big Blak

@ Smart Guy

I follow the Celtics (not as much as I should), its funny a lot of the players in the playoffs now passed through the Cetls at one point and time. And no not THAT Reggie (I was in the 5th grade when they lost to the Packers) I honestly don't remember what he looked like (the RW on the Pats).

@ Thunder

Its ok man the first step is admittance. You do have a valid point about NE fans but I'm not one of the band wagon riders.
thundercracker

ricky romero has a no hitter through 6 innings!!

exciting…because im a ricky romero owner
smartguy

lol
thundercracker

somebody tell iceman that the dolphins just acquired wr brandon marshall

-BS
smartguy

I think he was worth the 2nd round pick. No clue what the conditional is next year.
Iceman

BRANDON MARSHALL, FTW!!!! Wooooooooooooooooo!

Awesome! Now all we need is a good quarterback, some offensive linemen who can block, a nose tackle, a linebacker that can read offense, two corners and a good safety and we'll go to the Super Bowl for shizzle!

-M

… oh yeah, and a long snapper and a kicker, too.

That's it… I think.
http://www.gamerswishlist.com Shockwave562

@iceman – good luck with Marshall. Honeslty he's been more trouble than he's worth in Denver but maybe he'll change his tune in Miami. Although, I don't think 50 million dollars is going to help lower that ego of his.
RRODisHere

@Shockwave

I know he had some issues but over 1000 receiving yards for the last 3 years straight makes him more than worth the trouble.
thundercracker

100 catches over the last 3 years…dude is the truth, im sorta pissed…good job bills front office!!
smartguy

@thundercracker

Just become a Saints fan. The Bills aren't doing any big moves until a new CBA is in place.
N8R

@ Smartguy

The Saints ain't a dynasty yet, dude. You could end up in Tampa fan syndrome still.

The Bills made it to 4 Super Bowls (lost them all… but they still got there). That's still 4 times as many appearances in the big game. AND… six more until you get there as many times as the Steelers. Granted. you only have to win 5 of them to be as cool.
N8R

Speaking about Tampa fans… true story:

One of my best friends that I grew up with ended up taking some classes the year Tampa happened to win the Super Bowl. This dude was a Pittsburgh native and his family totally rallied the Steelers like all other families in the fine city of Pittsburgh. However, i don't think my friend ever really caught on.

Anyway, he came back to Pittsburgh in the summer talking all kinds of smack about how great the Tampa Bucs were and how their day was at hand and the Steelers will never be and never were as good as Tampa was going to get…

Yeah, my same friend lives in China now.
tokz_21

@n8r

was said friend banished by Ambassador Rooney, I wasn't aware that China and Ireland were close like that.
N8R

@ Tokz

Nah… I think it was embarrassment tied in to the fact that he's making a killing over there in the import/export business.

@ Big Blak

Nonsense. It's the AFC North i.e. the Steelers. How do I know? Because the football gods have me on speed dial. The only reason the Saints won last year is because the gods started drinking too early the day Troy got injured and EA put him on the cover of Madden because the videogame gods have been beefing with the football gods for some time now… this of course explains Blitz: The League and no new iterations of Tecmo Bowl.
smartguy

@N8R

doesn't matter. We accept all fans.

Don't see the TB syndrome setting in here.
N8R

@ Smartguy

The people in Tampa don't see TB syndrome there either.
smartguy

@N8R

saints vs steelers in the big dance
smartguy

Could be setting in Pitt now. Never know.
Big Blak

@SG

Sorry dude the Saints will make the playoffs but not to the big game and if I'm wrong I'll gladly eat my words (which are delicious and chocolaty).

@N8

Let me correct my previous post, the champs are coming out of the AFC! Which team I honestly think on paper the Jets are looking like the best contenders.
N8R

@ Smartguy

Steeler fan syndrome is something completely different. It's also contagious seeing as how we have the largest fanbase in the league.

Every major city in the States has a designated Steeler bar.
Big Blak

Is there one in Boston (half smart ass remark half serious question)?
N8R

@ Steeler Bars

Here's a list of the one's in your cities:

NOLA has 4:

Bruno's,Maple Street New Orleans, LA

Cooter Brown's Bar, 509 S. Carrollton Ave New Orleans, LA 70118-1005

Fat Harry's, Napoleon and St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA

Parasol's 2533 Constance St New Orleans, LA 70130-5513

Boston has 3:

DJ's, 222 Friend Street Boston, MA 02114-1801

The Greatest Bar, 262 Friend Street Boston, MA 02114-1801

The Place, 2 Broad Street Boston, MA 02109-3202

Chicago has a whopping 9:

Barnacle, 4137 W. Addison St. Chicago, IL 60641-3908

Blue Bayou, 3734 N Southport Ave Chicago, IL 60613-3719

Dark Horse Tap & Grill, 3443 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL 60657-1613

Durkin's Bar, 810 W Diversey Pkwy Chicago, IL 60614-1412

Four Shadows Tavern & Grill, 2758 N. Ashland Chicago, IL 60614-1159

Joe's, 940 W. Weed Street Chicago, IL 60642-2539

Lincoln Tap Room, 3010 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60657-4208

The Dark Horse Tap and Grille, 3443 N. Sheffield Chicago, IL 60657-1613

Tender Trap Bar, 109 S. Halsted St Chicago Heights, IL

Atlanta has 9 as well:

Black Bear Tavern, 1931 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, GA 30309-1230

Fox Sports, 17th St Atlanta, GA

Hudson Grille, 4046 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30319-3006

Laseter;s Tavern at Vinings, 4355 Cobb Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3887

McTighe's Mellow Mushroom, 30 Pharr Rd. NW Atlanta, GA 30305

Smith's Olde Bar,1578 Piedmont Road Atlanta, GA 30324-5232

The Arizona Pub, 130 Arizona Ave. Atlanta, GA 30307

Twisted Taco, 4629 Wieuca Rd. Atlanta, GA 30342-3307

Twisted Taco, 66 12th St Atlanta, GA 30309-3831

Miami has only 2, but the state of Florida has a ton:

Boardwalk Tiki Bar, 3421 Main Highway Miami, FL 33133

Gatsby's Kendall, 8575 SW 124 Ave Miami, FL 33183-4600

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/steelernation/steeler…
N8R

@ Big Blak

I was comprising that list when you asked (great minds… you know the rest).
Big Blak

@ N8R

Ah no way the GREATEST BAR IS A BLACK AND GOLD HEADQUATERS!!!!???!!!

Well if your ever up here during the football season I know where to take ya lol.
tokz_21

@n8r

Ha! i've been to half of those bars and i frequent them quite often. I think it's because they're close to Wrigley.
N8R

@ Big Blak

I noticed the very fitting name as well.

I don't know why the list actually named any places in Western PA… ALL the bars in Western PA are Steeler bars.

This part of the list is the international places (I'm not bothering to take out the spaces so I don't know what it will read like):

Iroquois Seefeldstrasse 120 8008 Zurich Switzerland

KBR MWR South Central Al Hillah, Iraq

Desert Eagle Lounge Al Udeid Al Udeid AB, Qatar

Satellite Sports Cafe Amsterdam

Coco's Outback Pub Thorbeckeplein 8/10, Rembrandtplein Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Buster's Garage Aruba Palm Beach 55 Aruba

Buster's Garage Sports Bar Aruba Aruba

Top of the Rock Lajes AFB Azores, Portugal

Thermae Soi 15 Sukhumvit Bangko, Thailand

Garden Bar Nana Plaza Sukhumvit Soi 4 Bangkok, Thailand

The Pomegranate ShunYi Beijin, PR China

The Goose and Duck Chaoyang Gongyuan Ximen – Chayong Park West Gate Beijing, China

Blozik's Blitzburgh Cave 87 Baje Pivljanina, Dedinje Belgrade, Serbia

Monkey Business Rue Defacqz 30 Brussels (Ixelles)

The Palomino 109-7 Ave SW Calgary, Alberta

Beast Bar T-2 Camp Ramadi, Iraq

Mayor Cell Building 104 Camp Taji, Iraq

Walkabout St Mary's St Cardiff Wales (UK)

The Bamboo Lantern Cafe Playa Esterillos Oeste Central Pacific, Costa Rica

Fort Christian Brew Pub 55 A&B Kings Alley Walk Christiansted, St Croix U.S.V.I.

Joe Champ's American Sports Bar Hohenzollenring 1-3 on Rudolfplatz Cologne, Germany

Skinny Legs 12 Emmaus Coral Bay, St. John, Virgin Island

Bar Jolly Roger 1.7 KM up Escalares Mountain – I.C.E. road Dominic Costa Rica

Wahoo's Seafood Saloon Frente Parque Municipal, Jaco Costa Rica Canton Garabito

Public House In the center of Florence Forence, Italy

Stormy Weather 46-50 D'Aguilar Street (Lan Kwai Fong) Hong Kong, China

Jay's Sports Bar Johnsonville, New Zealand

Kentucky Club 280 Juarez Ave Juarex Chihuahua Mexico

Champions Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club L.G. Smith Bldv #99 Palm Beach, Aruba

The Corner Bar & Grill Av. Jose Larco – Miraflores Lima, Peru

The Famous Three Kings Pub 171 North End Road London W149NL, England

O Connell Street Puerta del Sol Madrid, Spain

Sid's 114-A Jupiter St. Bel-Air II Makati City, Philippines

Boix Noix Steelers Place Rio Tiber 71, Colonia Cuahtemoc Mexico City

Legends Sports Bar 3-16-33 Roppongi Mintao-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Mulligan's Dundas Street Mississauga, Onatario Canada

House of Hussh 101 Alderwood Trail Mississauga, Ontario Canada

The Squealing Pig The Diamond Monaghan Town, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

Regios De Acero Eugenio Garza Sada 2338A Monterey Nuevo Leon Mexico

Mesquite Stop Eugenio Garza Sada Monterrey

Mezquite Stop Ave. Garza Sada 2338A Monterrey, Neuvo Leon, Mexico

Champs 3956 Saint-Laurent Street Montreal, Canada

Corner Pocket Sports Bar & Billiard Room 261 Airport Blvd, Gander Newfoundland Canda

Ketchabuz 45 Murray St. Brantford Ontario Canada

Freedom Pub 8, Rue de Berri Paris

The Great Canadian Near Notre Dame Paris, France

Tequila Barrel Avenida 5 @ Calle 12 Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Gringo Dave's Puerto Aventuras, Mexico

El Torrito Old Town Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Sargento Garcias Downtown Quepos Quepos

Dos Locos Main Street Quepos, Costa Rica

J.R. Rockers Ramstein Enlisted Club Ramstein, Germany

Logan's Pub Rd #1 Urbanizacion Caribe Rio Piedras

Botticella Birreria via Tor Millina, 32 Roma, Italia

Botticella via Tor Millina, 32 (Piazza Navona) Rome, Italy

Lupis Avenida Isla Verde San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mona's 510 Ponce de Leon Ave San Juan, Puerto Rico

Shannon's Pub Road No. 1 Guaynabo San Juan, Puerto Rico

Big Bamboo Behind the Ritz-Portman Shanghai, China

Shipwreck Tavern Bar and Grill Al Cohen's Mall, across from Havensight Mall St. Thomas USVI

Jackson's on George 176 George St Sydney CBD Austrailia

Tavern Premier 415 Shinyi Road Sec #4 Taipei

Belvedere Club 54 John Street Thorold, Ontario Canada

Prime Time Sports Bar Lakeshore Rd Toronto, Canada

The Black Bull Queen Street Toronto, Canada

The Office Sports Bar & Grill 3313 Bloor St W Toronto, ON Canada

Max Max Calle Vinalopo 12 Valencia, Spain

Shark Club Bar & Grill 180 West Georgia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Buffalo Bronco Rua Joao da Cruz Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil

Dickens Inn Rathbone Street Whangarei, New Zealand
N8R

That's right… Iraq has a Steeler bar.
Big Blak

Wow well I'm sure I can find a bigger list for your favorite team from Boston, the Red Sox lol.
tokz_21

@n8r

It's only because of the soldiers stationed there. I'm sure there not many Iraqi-ans ( not sure about that word) that are die hard Steeler fans to have a bar out there.
smartguy

@BigBlak

I don't see your Pats or the Jets beating the Saints. If Favre doesn't come back then the Vikes chances go way down and the Cowboys will implode yet again. Atlanta and Carolina are the biggest hurdles. NFC SOUTH!

@N8R

I have been to Cooter Brown's more than once, it most def is not a steeler's bar. If you looked up black and gold or whoever compiled that list used google then perhaps it is in error. The Saints are referred to as the black and gold. Steelers are black and yellow.
N8R

@ tokz

Well, yeah. The predominantly Muslim population over there can't drink as it is. However it still gets me that someone was like "We need to have a Steeler bar over here. This Babylon sh*t just ain't cutting it."
N8R

@ Smartguy

Things may have changed since the Saints grew a pair.

Sorry dude, we had the Black & Gold first. Y'all can be jealous and lie to yourself, hell try to push it as far across the internet as you can… you're still posers.

Also, the post-gazette has an official Steeler bar certificate they give out when places apply for it. That's how you get your name on that list. That said, Cooter's must have applied for it. Whether or not they adhere to it is a different matter. ( I only know this because I knew the owner of my local Steelers bar. At first, I had no idea he was a Steelers bar. I went there after hearing he was and said "I had no idea you were a Steeler bar" and he showed me the certificate and explained the process."
N8R

@ Smartguy

Also, when the Chargers are doing well (I haven't been here long enough for the Raiders to do well). they'll play the Chargers game with sound on a bigger tv and have the Steeler game muted on a smaller tv.

That said, I'll bet Cooter's still shows the game, but the majority of patrons may or may not pay attention.
smartguy

@N8R

Not trolling here, just stating the fact that it's not a steeler's bar. They may have a Bradshaw memorabilia section, but he is from the state and there are lots of celebrity items in there. Never been to the other places on the list. I wouldn't doubt it though.

Settle down black and yellow.
smartguy

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8178b2b1…

Interesting.
smartguy

I bet Buffalo gets him.
tokz_21

@smartguy

Wow! If they trade him this will set them back tremendously. I heard Mike and Mike mention it but Chris Mortensen shot them down.
Big Blak

@ SG

The Pats aren't winning squat without an improved defense. The Pats lit up the score board a few seasons ago and the next season every team had an answer for it, the same will happen to the Saints. The Saint are a really good team but they are not a lock for a repeat.
smartguy

@BigBlak

Last 4 years they have been either 1 or 2 in the league in offense. Brees doesn't discriminate. Brady just looks to Welker and Moss. All things come to an end, but Brees will have at least 2 rings.
smartguy

edit to 240

That didn't mean it will happen this coming season. oops.
N8R

@ Smartguy

Sorry dude, I'm just saying we were Black and Gold first, Black and Bronze. I don't b;ame you guys for trying to say that bronze was gold first though. I blame the 49ers from when they tried to pose as the Redskins (who started in Boston I'd like to say).

We've been Black and Gold for over 75 years, dude. All your trying to do is change the definition of the color gold to something that looks more bronze.

@ the link

I'm actually not surprised. If he screws up again I can totally see it. A strange fact about the Steelers though, how many players have we had that were great for us but other teams couldn't work with? There's a good chance Ben is one of those players. We'll have to see though.

I actually have more faith in our office than any one member of the team. Last year was bad because we built our defense around Troy. Even then, we still almost made the playoffs. If Cinci or NE would have won the last week of the season, we'd have been in.
smartguy

@N8R

Just ribbing you dude. People call LSU the Purple and Gold when their pants are as yellow as the Steelers. A weird convention how people label that stuff.

I think Rooney will get rid of him. For the normal and public reasons that are easy to speculate…but I also think Rooney is trying to one up Goodell. I don't doubt that Rooney is a great guy, he seems so, but I think he is trying to show Goodell that he is just as influential and that the owners run the NFL, not the commish. Hence him getting the Rooney rule implemented.

In a twisted way, I hope he is indeed hoping the suspension is protracted or doesn't come down…it will be easier to get rid of him.

I could also see an outright cut. I really can. Ben hurts the image that organization worked hard to make.
smartguy

damnit.

"In a twisted way, i THINK HE is HOPING …….."
tokz_21

This post is inching closer to top Rpad's #4 post!
smartguy

@N8R

They need a willing partner to trade…just can't force this on someone. (PUN INTENDED)
tokz_21

@smartguy

Ha! I was hearing a scenario where they would trade with STL Rams for obviously the #1 this year and probably some other pick or a backup qb. Charlie Batch just doesn't stay healthy.
N8R

@ Smartguy

There's complications that start with the fact that Ben is a QB that won 2 rings for the organization. It's not as easy to push him off the roster as it was for Santonio. Ben is contracted to 4 or 5 more years for big money, someone else would have to pick up that bill. That's complication 1.

Complication 2, is that teams rely more on QB's than they do… oh let's say a receiver that gets in too much trouble (*cough* Santonio *cough* Plaxico Buress). The team could suffer greatly. Granted, we sell out every game and already have sold out every game for the next 20 years (if you order season tickets for the Steelers right now, you'll go to your first game in 2025 to 2030… no joke) so it's not a money thing as much as it is a team morale thing. It's really questionable as to how the team would respond.

And yes, Art Rooney is a great man.

Ben said his meeting with Goodell was "very productive:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10103/1050101-66.s…

Ben joined the Steeler workout:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10104/1050327-66.s…

Goodell is doing his own investigation as we speak:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10104/1050327-66.s…

and this link is unrelated, but cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RxxGrrwKWU
smartguy

@Tokz

They have that Dixon guy. He didn't play bad. Improvised like BIg Rape. You ever seen Blazing Saddles? If so this will make sense.

How Big Ben's discussions with other team's GMs will go:

Hedley: Qualifications?

Big Ben: Rape, tough to sack, strong arm and rape.

Hedley: You said rape twice.

Big Ben: I like rape.
N8R

@ tokz

We still have Dennis Dixon too. I think he showed up for the game he played last year, he wasn't horrible.

He's definitely no Tommy Maddox.
N8R

This will make it to the most popular story post of all time.

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