Pokemon Go! I'm obsessed

I've been playing for three days. I have a cp 136. I have no idea about gyms, competitions, eggs, or anything else. I have been collecting Pokeballs like they're wheat cents.

Oh- and I'm 47 years old.

losers get a life

just like the internet, it's a fad

It's a pain for me. I went to the park where I often go for a night run tonight around 9 pm and it was surprisingly packed compared to before Pokemon Go. I thought there was maybe some event at the band shell or some sort of formal gathering. I see all these people on their phones - but it was different. People are always on their phones, but they were on their phones and walking in weird patterns. I finally figured it out. A lot of people to pass, dodge and avoid since they weren't paying attention.

I'm an idiot wrote:

I've been playing for three days. I have a cp 136. I have no idea about gyms, competitions, eggs, or anything else. I have been collecting Pokeballs like they're wheat cents.

Oh- and I'm 47 years old.

to get high cp, you need to level your trainer, to do that, stop at pokestops, catch pokemon, throw good catches, evolve pokemon (although i've heard you want to save most evolves for lvl 10, as there's a jump in cp found, still evolving gives 500xp, which is nice). I'm walking/biking from 3:30-5, 8-9, 10-11pm, it's great! All these kids are out and about. As far as eggs are concerned, put them in your egg incubator, then walk a 5km, and you should be good. gyms are conquer and fought over the three teams (you need to be lvl 5 to pick a team, and go to a church/gym). Transfer all duplicates at lower levels to get rare candy, or save a few duplicate pokemon to evolve for some xp (though remember, better to save most of your rare candy for lvl 10 trainer).

This is good info, I'll try to remember and act on it. Much of it is Greek, however...

I was biking on the Boulder creek path this evening and saw several people with their phones out looking down at them and walking around. I realized that they were playing Pokemon Go. I heard someone say "I got him" as I passed by. Seems like a cool game.

fitnessisametalstate wrote:

As a former state champ, 4:25/9:30 2 miler who's been slothing for the past 4 years, this is great for getting me out of the house. I installed today, and got to lvl 7, my highest CP is ~150'ish (pretty bad i know). I've read 12-15 articles today on optimal playing, and will be hopefully taking over my church's/gym's within the week. I biked maybe 5-6 miles at least today, in spurts of interval training, and my everything is burning: quad/thighs...etc

you old timers should try it out, it'll get you up and in shape.

Anyone else obsessed now? i'm 25 for reference, and it's nice to burn time while i wait on employers to get back to me.

How are you unemployed AND out of shape? You should have plenty of time to run or go to the gym. And you'll need a plan to get back in shape one month from now when Pokeymon Go! is no longer popular. Wow, imagine if millennials put this much effort into finding a girlfriend or a job.

Injuries. I was going to the gym 5 days a week, for 2 hours+ (I took a similar approach to my running, 3hrs of running a day z_z). My father always critiqued me, so i never felt good enough, and thus i need to do stuff like that. as far as gf status, many guys do put effort into that, I read up on charisma videos and such, and general psychology. Life's not easy for anyone old man, millennials don't have it easier, everyone still feels the edges of death coming towards them with inscriptions of their worth and human value. nobody's got it easy, cept the man in the moon.

K I take back what I said about you, you're good. I still feel that way about most millennials I know and I am a millennial.

K I take back what I said about you, you're good. I still feel that way about most millennials I know and I am a millennial.

Sometimes public opinion is right, and many times it's right only in the sense that it detects a problem, but doesn't pinpoint it's causes/precision. I prefer to look at numbers, they tell the story humans would tell if they felt no fear, and came to conclusions slowly. But back in the tribal day, we needed to make decisions fast (it's dark, something moved, must be an enemy). See, if we assume it's an enemy, we live, if we don't, we may live, but may die too. first option gives us almost immunity, and thus that trait gets passed down, assume first, think later. As for millennials and such, I don't think it's as bad as people say - we don't value menial labor so much, but maybe that's a good thing - life is more than a hard days work. As far as discipline goes, I'd look at numbers till my eyes bled out, then make a decision on my own.

I worry more about older people not being able to identify their culture anymore in ours. sad for them, but when i'm old, it'll happen to me too. If i'm not strong, and I don't prepare for that, then that's on me.

You were a state champ running 4:25/9:30? Are you serious?

coach deez nuts wrote:

You were a state champ running 4:25/9:30? Are you serious?

This is why as I have said in the past, being a state champ means nothing in and of itself. There are boys CC state champs in this country who won in over 18 minutes for 5k, so comparatively 9:30 and 4:25 are pretty good. As a comparison though, there are 4 boys on my sons HS team who can do better than what that state champ ran.

coach deez nuts wrote:

You were a state champ running 4:25/9:30? Are you serious?

I came here to say this. Seriously, what state, Hawaii?

I ran 9:16 my senior year of HS and came in 4th in the state quaifier, top 3 went to states. 9:30 would have gotten 9th in my sectional race that day.

I love it. I think they need to do a race series with a huge prize purse. Who can collect the most pokemons on a race course? Not like a typical 5k because your running to collect the most through out the course. Some may go right towards one while another goes left and so on.

Flagpole wrote:

coach deez nuts wrote:

You were a state champ running 4:25/9:30? Are you serious?

This is why as I have said in the past, being a state champ means nothing in and of itself. There are boys CC state champs in this country who won in over 18 minutes for 5k, so comparatively 9:30 and 4:25 are pretty good. As a comparison though, there are 4 boys on my sons HS team who can do better than what that state champ ran.

....state champ in the 4x8 btw. 7:50'ish. Not in individual event. Our top runners were 8:58 2 milers and 4:07 1600m guys.

Flagpole wrote:

coach deez nuts wrote:

You were a state champ running 4:25/9:30? Are you serious?

This is why as I have said in the past, being a state champ means nothing in and of itself. There are boys CC state champs in this country who won in over 18 minutes for 5k, so comparatively 9:30 and 4:25 are pretty good. As a comparison though, there are 4 boys on my sons HS team who can do better than what that state champ ran.

Show me a state champ anywhere in the country who ran over 18 minutes for 5k in the past year. I'll be waiting.

NO. I don't get it. I think it is a waste of time and part of a bigger plan.

You learn to be happy with fake rewards. It's a control mechanism.

fitnessisametalstate wrote:

nobody's got it easy, cept the man in the moon.

You have no idea what you're talking about.