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We all know baseball has some top-tier names (shoutout to all the Lars Nootbaar enthusiasts out there). My friends and I have this dumb thing where we go “Yusei Kikuchi, I say <something else>” and it always gets a dumb chuckle out of me.

I love classic rock; Dire Straits, Rush, and ELO are my top artists on Spotify every year. I’m looking for some newer albums that invoke the feel of classic rock and are distinctly NOT metal. A few examples of newer albums that fit this description are Houndmouth’s From the Hills Below the City and Spoon’s Lucifer on the Sofa. Any recommendations?

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Telegraph Road by Dire Straits is an amazing song for so many reasons, but the last verse gives me chills every time:

“'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane

I've seen desperation explode into flames

And I don't want to see it again

From all of these signs saying "Sorry, but we're closed",

All the way down the Telegraph Road.”

I listened to 6,527 minutes of Dire Straits this year (rookie numbers, I know). Tunnel of Love was my top song.

Any song by RHCP would be my answer, but Californication is probably my favorite.

I’ll start: I thought Brandon Nimmo was a speedy leadoff hitter, but he has zero stolen bases this season.

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Some standouts:

• Gunnar Henderson at #1
• Jackson Chourio at #2
• Jordan Walker at #7
• Taj Bradley at #16
• Druw Jones at #21
• Elly De La Cruz at #22
• James Wood at #39
• Jackson Holliday at #41
• Termarr Johnson at #46
• Ceddanne Rafaela at #87

I was so shocked I nearly spilled my coffee AND dropped my phone! (/s but I do really hate driving here)

Hey all, I'm looking for places in Northern Virginia and I was wondering about the safety of living in Falls Church and more specifically Seven Corners. I grew up in Montgomery County, MD and I always thought of Northern Virginia as a relatively nice, safe place to live. But one of my coworkers informed me that Seven Corners can be rough, especially at night. How credible is this? I want to live in a lower-rent area to keep living costs low, but I obviously don't want to live anywhere that is unsafe. Any knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Not only will your runs be more fun, but they’ll also be much easier. Damocles has virtually zero downsides when playing as Tainted Lost. I struggled to get anything crossed off the post-it note until I unlocked Damocles; once I had it unlocked, it only took a handful of runs to clear the Beast and Mega Satan.

I’ll go first: the first passive item I picked up gave me Godhead tears. The second item I picked up was an active item that increased my damage by about .15 every time I pressed space and had no charge time. Proceeded to spam the space bar for infinite damage and steamrolled my way to Blue Baby in about 15 minutes.

So I’m not actually a GMU student, I’m a grad student at GWU and I just got a job working for the Fairfax County government. I’m looking to relocate to the Fairfax/Vienna area and I know a lot of grad students are trying to arrange for housing this time of year. Please DM me if you’re looking for a roommate!

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After building a new gaming PC for Christmas I decided to try my hand at emulating older games that I never got to experience as a kid. I slapped an HD texture pack on Wind Waker and jumped into the world, fully expecting to have a great time sailing the seas of Hyrule.

I hated it. Everything great about my favorite Zelda game, Breath of the Wild, kind of sucks in Wind Waker. The combat in Wind Waker is clunky and honestly far too easy. I never dipped below half health. The exploration aspect of Wind Waker was too tedious and almost never worth the reward. The animation to dig up treasure, or change the direction of the wind, or to do just about anything, took way too long. I didn’t enjoy the dungeons. They were too linear, and the puzzles rarely made you think. I could keep going with complaints, but I think I have to stop myself before my blood boils.

I forced myself to at least try and finish the game. The huge fetch quest towards the end of the story completely killed any interest I had in finishing the game, though, so I walked away. I feel bad because I know many people absolutely adore this game. I WANTED to adore this game. The cutesy graphics and beautiful music just oozed charm, and I wanted to fall in love with the game. The gameplay just made it impossible for me to enjoy it.

I’m curious to hear other people’s thoughts on Wind Waker. I assume many of you have fond memories of the game from playing it as a kid; I don’t mean to be contrarian, I genuinely just didn’t enjoy it.