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I have always designated bedrooms / offices etc. based on the open space within the walls, i.e. not including the inner wall tile in the designation of the room.

I am seeing in Steam DF that the 'Multi' zone maker seems to include the wall around whatever you designate as part of the room. I have a few questions.

1. Is the Steam Multi way I described normal?! Do y'all do that?

2. Does adding the wall add value to the room?

3. IIRC from years ago - overlapping rooms severely impact the room quality. Is that still true? And so, better not to include wall if it overlaps?

4. Does someone know how to see room quality in Steam DF? As in, list of all rooms and their quality. (meager, modest, etc.)

Thanks! It's good to be back.

I've played guitar for about 5 or 6 years. I play every day and it is one of my favorite things to do. If I go several days without playing (while on a trip, for instance) I begin to miss it. Learning any instrument is a constructive and worthwhile endeavor, so good luck and I hope you stick with it!

Cheap acoustic or electric guitars run anywhere from <$100 up. If you are interested in guitar and don't have a preference, learning the basics on an acoustic will strengthen your hands and make playing an electric much easier. The main thing that turns people off from continuing to play guitar is the initial discomfort you will feel in your fingertips and hands. However, I promise if you practice just a little everyday, within a few weeks your fingers will toughen up and the muscles of your hand(s) will be strong enough for you to play comfortably. If you can get past this point, progression will be comfortable and enjoyable from then on. There are endless free resources online for learning to play guitar and learning to read tablature is easy and will allow you to learn almost any song. For popular songs there is an accurate tab out there 99% of the time. Unless you want to learn something very obscure you can use tabs to at least get the general idea.

LordBucket's advice to learn sheet music is solid. Learning the more 'technical' aspects of playing music (sheet, scales, theory, chord structure etc) will probably not be as exciting as learning to play actual songs but it greatly expands your ability to understand and create music. Understanding music at a technical level allows you to easily bring ideas to life without having to fumble around with trial-and-error. Lessons can help, but there are plenty of free resources online for this as well.

Whatever instrument you decide on, try to have fun with it and don't hesitate to mess around and make stuff up, even if at first you don't know what you're doing. A combination of serious practice and improvisation/playing around will make the experience more enjoyable and easier to stick with. I am most satisfied while playing either when I master a difficult piece, or when I make up something that I like.

I don't have any personal experience with this topic but I recall that in Stephen King's On Writing he recounts the many, many, many rejections that were occasionally punctuated with an acceptance when he first began submitting stories. So it may take many attempts and a lot of perseverance to get published, especially in popular magazines.

Travelling is almost always going to be superior to staying at home, even if it's not to somewhere particularly far or exotic, and I would probably choose Boston.

However, you could definitely capitalize on a week of free time alone. If you have speakers, you can play loud music all hours of the day (and possibly night depending on the distance and tolerance of your neighbors). You could binge watch TV series or movies you've been wanting to see, catch up on reading without any interruptions, wear as little clothing as you like, etc. and could invite friends over to enjoy these freedoms with you. The time can be as constructive as you want it to be. I very rarely have the house to myself but if it's a common occurrence for you then of course it may not be as appealing. Also, it sounds like you would probably be able to visit Boston in the future if you wanted, and so depending on your situation a week alone might be a scarcer opportunity.

Is there anyone who would be willing to pick you up? If you have some cash you can always offer to throw in for gas money or pay for food or a movie or whatever.

Hi everyone,
This fall I will be a senior in high school, and I have signed up for a challenging schedule with 6 AP courses (out of 8 total courses). Most of my peers and I suppose most high school students in general allotted their most challenging course-load in their junior year, while for me this will be the most AP in one school year so far. My concern is not so much in my ability or capacity but in staying focused and fully applying myself. Along with the classes I will be active in a few clubs and will need to work on college applications. I know there are a lot of smart people in this community who have experience with rigorous school work, so any advice would be much appreciated.

The specific AP's I am taking are World History, European History, US Government, Statistics, English Literature and Environmental Science. Any advice on taking those courses would also be appreciated. I plan on buying the AP prep books early and reading through them before the school year starts, especially for the social studies.

Thanks!

I've been planning on attempting this after I saw the 2013 thread a few months ago, I'm in.

I played this game quite a while ago, several worlds back with the old LP system...made a new character just now. I have no clue where I'm at, but I'd like to join some others if possible. Username Kargaroc and character name Helmaroc. I'd appreciate any tips for starting out as well.

#) You must never listen to that voice in your head that's telling you what you're about to do is a bad idea.