A Temptress too Long ([info]fallenbelle) wrote,
2005-08-07 23:14:00
  • Mood: bouncy
  • Music: Music from Mah Jongg game-some Chinese song
OMG! Why didn't someone tell me that Mah Jongg was so damn addictive? I found a computer version and I have been playing practically non-stop for the past two days. It's so great-they have so many variations... and all these years I just thought it was an old people's game. It totally makes me wish I were Chinese and and that I could study Tao Te Ching and Confucious. In fact, it makes me want to move to China and renounce my inferior Western ways and embrace the path to enlightenment! I want to settle down in a remote village somewhere deep in China that has never even heard of electricity and get in touch with myself!

Never mind that I would probably go insane without such evil inventions conveniences as running water and indoor plumbing, or the fact that I don't speak a word of Chinese (any dialect)I simply don't care about that shit. I have enlightenment to persue, and will not be deterred. And don't tell me to reconsider because I'm as white as the snow and am without a drop of Chinese blood.

Yes, I want to learn how to weave silk (never mind that I can't even knit) and live simply.



Is that so much to ask?
Tags: culture

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  • 12 comments

[info]nakedtoes

August 7 2005, 15:14:06 UTC 6 years ago

OMG, uninstall it NOW before it takes over your life! (And you think I'm being flippant)

[info]fallenbelle

August 7 2005, 18:38:52 UTC 6 years ago

Huh? I'm sorry-I didn't hear you, I'm too busy playing mahjongg.

But really, are you a recovering mah jongg addict?

[info]nakedtoes

August 7 2005, 18:46:07 UTC 6 years ago

Um, I'm not sure I played it to the strictest rules , but yes. I bought a Mah-Jongg program off the internet somewhere, was hopelessly addicted, and then lost it when I upgraded to Win2K. I persuaded myself not to fork out for it again, because it was for my own good ;)

I have Jareth from the Labyrinth, and he's looking at me! I'm so excited! *bounces helplessly*

[info]fallenbelle

August 7 2005, 19:45:36 UTC 6 years ago

Ah, the White Duke...I loves me some David Bowie.

Aren't my kitties cute?

[info]nakedtoes

August 7 2005, 19:55:48 UTC 6 years ago

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[info]surreallis

August 7 2005, 15:37:18 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, god, I KNOW! I have this one mah jongg formation in the shape of a bat that I just cannot beat, no matter what. And I feel like I cannot die ever until I do that. It's possible I'll come back from the grave to wreak havoc if I never win.

[info]fallenbelle

August 7 2005, 18:42:06 UTC 6 years ago

Ooohhh, which version do you play? I play the one from PopCap games that I stole found on the internet-so I don't have the full version.

I'm pretty good at the Classic and Coliseum shapes, but Dragon is proving to be a tough one to beat so far.

[info]surreallis

August 7 2005, 20:25:00 UTC 6 years ago

I play a Hoyle version from a few years ago. It's a mix of both solitaire and mah-jongg. It was well worth the money I slapped down on it as I play it all the time. Oh so maddening!

[info]dremiel

August 8 2005, 01:43:20 UTC 6 years ago

Or you could just convert to Judaism. Seriously, My MIL and her galpals play some meanass Mah Jongg. Sure they all seem</> nice and sweet but....

[info]thekatebeyond

August 8 2005, 02:31:12 UTC 6 years ago

This is an excellent suggestion and ties in with my idea about moving to Florida. You can go to any JCC in the tricounty area and find a game of mahjongg. :-)

I was an addict for years - to the version that came with Windows. They phased it out with Windows 98 I think, but I still have it on a disk around here somewhere. Don't worry, though. Your addiction will soon end. (Or at least be replaced.) ;-)

[info]demonrapunzel

August 12 2005, 23:27:41 UTC 6 years ago

I'm obsessed with computer Mah-Jongg. It's my favourite way to listen to new music. Okay, that sounds weird - I just meant that I can't put on a CD and then stare at the wall, but I can't read or book or something as well because then I won't pay attention. Mah-Jongg is the only way to go.

[info]fallenbelle

August 13 2005, 07:25:09 UTC 6 years ago

What an excellent idea! Although I've just realized that I do that with solitaire, but something new to consider as I am now sick of the Chinese folk song that repeatedly plays in Mah Jongg.
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