We had one in the old forum, so we need one here. To talk/complain about things in life.
*Phew*
I spent the whole day on a forum trying to reach a goal. 267 posts! :sweat:
My uncle is an asshole, his wife is insane, and her kids are fucked up.
My immediate family is far from perfect either, but I can't even tell you what I'm talking about.
I'm willing to make 500 countable posts at JellyNeo Forums.
I have 123 so far, and it's a freaking long road to be an elite member of JellyNeo Forums.
Might as well borrow topics from Animation Revelation and Here is Elsewhere to make my count go higher. :P
I took a dump in the sink
I'm turning into a whole lot of crappy shapes and monsters! Aaahh!
Quote from: SSJ Jake on December 30, 2010, 02:34:45 AM
I took a dump in the sink
Reminds me of this video my friend showed me of him playing Vindictus online. The guys he was playing with were having a conversation... It went something like this:
Guy 1: Man, you know when you take a dump in a swimming pool? Feels so good, right?
Guy 2: What the fuck?
Guy 3: ...What?
Guy 4: That's disgusting.
Guy 1: Wait... I thought everyone took a shit in a swimming pool when they were younger...?
Guy 3: No, everyone's taken a
piss in a swimming pool.
Guy 1: Oh.
So how was everyone's New Years Eve/ New Years? :)
New Years Eve is my favorite holiday cause it's so fun. My friends and I had a sleep over. It's kind of a tradition. We didn't get to bed till 7:15 though, and woke up around 11:30. LOL.
No parties this year. I heard of one where it was a co-ed sleepover, which sounds kind of cool, except that I don't know the people who threw that and none of my friends were going. The two who were ended up not going at the last minute since one of them is moving today.
So I stayed at home, watched Camp Rock 2 out of boredom (I liked it more than I expected to- as in, I didn't completely hate it- but it's still corporate Disney trash), dealt with my shitty router, and then watched some HIMYM and Twilight Zone repeats. Not how I would've liked to have spent New Years, but it wasn't too awful.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 01, 2011, 12:52:22 PM
No parties this year. I heard of one where it was a co-ed sleepover, which sounds kind of cool, except that I don't know the people who threw that and none of my friends were going. The two who were ended up not going at the last minute since one of them is moving today.
So I stayed at home, watched Camp Rock 2 out of boredom (I liked it more than I expected to- as in, I didn't completely hate it- but it's still corporate Disney trash), dealt with my shitty router, and then watched some HIMYM and Twilight Zone repeats. Not how I would've liked to have spent New Years, but it wasn't too awful.
I thought co-ed sleepovers were illegal? :P
It was going to be supervised, so none of that. :P
Quote from: Avaitor on January 01, 2011, 01:26:23 PM
It was going to be supervised, so none of that. :P
Then what's the point of having a co-ed sleepover if it's supervised?
Avaitor, do you think it'd be better to move this to the "Outside World" section?
I think it's fine here, considering tradition and all.
If anyone on staff disagrees and wants to move it however, I have no objections to that.
I realized it had been forever since I last visited, and then I found that it moved and I completely forgot my account login and it probably got deleted anyway in the move. :sweat:
Couldn't find any other place to really say "hi" to y'all again, so I figured this would work.
Hey Veggie.
There's a thread in the HQ board, but that's alright. Great to see you again.
Wow I feel silly for not noticing that...
Nice to see you too! ;D
lol drama on other forums.
Actually, more like fuck it, fuck dumbass cunt admins who won't accept their flaws and act like their "actions", or lackthereof, are just, and fuck deceitful members who mess with innocent other members.
Whatever.
Uh, okay. You got a story for us or something?
Nothing I'm not too unfamiliar with.
This was kind of a combination of the GC and Watch ordeals if you know what I'm talking about (Desen would), except this time a girl nearly OD'd on valium and I had to make an MSN account to talk about some of this shit.
Part one of the renovations are occurring, and the useless admin is gone. No idea what'll happen with part two.
On another note, what the hell was up with AIM?
It doesn't look like it was just me who couldn't get back on for so long.
Second time I attempted to make soup. This time it came out fucking awesomely, although I almost missed adding another cup of water when I minced the tomato and onion. That and adding salt was like shooting in the dark.
Why is this relevant? Because without soup, my meals always felt incomplete, and I hated relying on condensed/microwave soups. They're decent, but they're no substitute for real soup. Now that I have mastered this art, I am sure to have much more fulfilling dinners. Next up, getting a cookie sheet and learning to bake.
I'm being asked at Student Health Services whether or not I'd want to take anti-depressants. On the fence about it, though a brief examination of my life so far seems to suggest "yes".
Yeah, I've been considering taking some as well. They would probably help me, but I'm afraid that I would try to OD, so I don't think I will.
I'm fairly happy with my life, actually. There was a time when anti-depressants would have been useful to me, but that time has long passed. :)
Today I did something I'm not too proud of, but in the long run is probably for the best- my first withdrawal.
I knew since my first day in my General Biology class that it wasn't the best option for me. The professor asked each one of us what our majors are, and I was basically the only one who didn't name something scientific as theirs. Another person chose accounting, but he seems to fit in more than I did.
There was a point when my family and I were worried that despite that, some majors may not take the other class, Fundamentals of Biology. Talking to an adviser, that's not really the case. If I do that next semester, I'll be fine and able to go to Orlando when I'm ready.
I've thought this through, and it's for the best. A W looks better on a transcript than an F or even a D. Since I've already failed two of my five exams in class, and since the exams count for 70% of my grade, it's not likely that I'll pass. No matter how hard I study, I still don't seem capable of getting above a 50 on them. I blank out, always miss key points to look over, get an information overload when I focus on the work, etc. It's just no good for me.
I can still receive my financial aid even though I'm only doing 3 classes now. If I pass them, at least. Algebra is a bit of a challenge for me, but I'm getting better in that and at least a C seems achievable. My other two classes are definitely possible to pass.
We were afraid of having to pay for the Biology class since I'm not completing it, but my semester is already paid for by financial aid. Not only that, if I stuck to it and failed, my aid might be terminated, so it's really the best move for me to switch out.
I'm going to try to cut back on my computer time now. I'll still be on a little to do the work I've promised to, but not as much. I'm making sure that I pass my other classes and get a head start on being prepared for next semester. And I'm going to stick to it.
Well, as long as financial aid is okay with the drop, then it should be alright.
Yeah, hope things get better.
As for me, I got my Prozac prescription. Good timing too, since I've been in more of an emotional rut lately.
I'm dealing with a flood in my basement for the 2nd time this week, and my chest hurts when I cough. I plan to see a doctor later, because my mom fell ill recently, and she thinks that I may have caught what she has.
Currently in New York, and doing nothing but watching my cousin failing at League of Legends.
The other day, I was hanging out with my friend after classes were over, and we were watching That 70s Show on his laptop. After a while, I told him to put on another show since I had watched every single episode of that series at least 20 times now. He asks me what and I just tell him something else like Seinfeld or Becker. He then proceeds to tell me Seinfeld sucks.
I consider this guy my best college bro, and I put up with a lot of his shit. I mean, he thinks Demotivationals and Failblog are hilarious, but I can turn the other way with those. But when you call a classic shit, and you aren't under the age of 12, that's akin to kicking a disabled person on the streets.
Is he one of those "Friends rules! Seinfeld blows!" people? I could never figure that crowd out.
Nah, he just doesn't find it funny. My sister doesn't like it either, but she says it has to do with the cast being absolutely unlikeable to her.
Well, that makes more sense. Pretty much why I can't watch Malcolm In The Middle.
Random question, but which of these sound like a worse way for a guy to break up with his girlfriend to you?
A- Out of nowhere, coldly send her a text saying that you want to break up, then less than a week later, start dating one of her best friends and go farther with her than you ever did with the girl you just broke up with
B- Hide in your house when you have plans with her and her family, have them knock at your door for an hour, only to come out and tell her to fuck off and that you're done with
C- Cheat on her repeatedly for the past 6 months, and even though you get caught every time, you say you won't do it again... and do. You even admit that you're not attracted to her, but you're too chicken shit to actually break up with her, which is why you keep on cheating and hoping that she'll do it for you
D- All of the above, and I have some fucked up friends
I have to pick one?
Is this some form of Russian Roulette?
Like I said, I just know some really fucked up people who don't know how or don't deserve to handle a relationship. They each fucked up here, but I'd probably go with D myself.
I'm picking D, Regis! Final Answer.
Quote from: Veggie on January 04, 2011, 03:45:06 PM
I realized it had been forever since I last visited, and then I found that it moved and I completely forgot my account login and it probably got deleted anyway in the move. :sweat:
Couldn't find any other place to really say "hi" to y'all again, so I figured this would work.
Hey Veggie. Long time, no see.
I pick choice B since it involves more than just her.
Choice A sounds like something a girl would do: text a short breakup message, then refuse to answer any phone calls or messages and then some short time later show up with a new guy. :cry:
Choice C doesn't sound like a breakup, just cheating.
The correct answer would probably be D.
I'll be honest and say that B was mostly her fault as well, especially compared to the other two. The girl in that situation has a lot of issues that while what he did there and some other times wasn't entirely justifiable, the more you know her, the more it makes sense why he fucked her over.
Got a chance to meet Jerry Robinson a couple hours ago. Nice guy, though he's a bit hard of hearing.
Lately, I haven't been feeling the desire to write about anything related to entertainment. I guess considering everything I'm going through in my life now, there's more important things to do than talk about cartoons, video games, or music.
The problem is that I feel like I'm wasting potential for the site by not contributing much to anything as of late. Same with everywhere else I go now.
I was gone. Then I got back again. Hi.
It's starting to get good again.
How so?
Stuff just seems to be a lot clearer to me now and I'm starting to push myself to get out there more.
By the way, anyone else feel the earthquake yesterday?
No earthquakes here.
Caught some pretty sick storms yesterday, though. Just a teaser for Irene.
Yeah, I've been meaning to say; good luck with that.
...though, from what I hear, sounds like the eastern seaboard (North/South Carolina, Georgia, and even New England apparently) will be more heavily affected than Florida. We'll see, I guess; they've got about 3-4 different paths lined up for this thing, so it's still kinda hard to tell right now.
Stay safe.
Seems like it, but my campus has been prepping us for warnings all week. We'll probably still get hit a little, but not as badly as previous hurricanes.
I didn't feel it here, but apparently they felt it in the city near me.
Keep safe, guys!
Yeah, I'm a little scared about Irene hitting over here. I should be considering I work outside. My mom told me to fuel up my car tomorrow, so I'm going to do that.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on August 24, 2011, 09:18:29 PM
By the way, anyone else feel the earthquake yesterday?
Felt it. Thought it was my laundry room at first! Live right near the epicenter of the earthquake so the shaking started out slow then became such an intense feeling. Dangerous, yet fun experience. First time I ever encountered an earthquake.
Quote from: ToonFaithful on August 25, 2011, 07:05:35 AM
Quote from: talonmalon333 on August 24, 2011, 09:18:29 PM
By the way, anyone else feel the earthquake yesterday?
Felt it. Thought it was my laundry room at first! Live in northern Virginia, right near the epicenter of the earthquake so the shaking started out slow then became such an intense feeling. Dangerous, yet fun experience. First time I ever encountered an earthquake.
So, my move-in day at college has been postponed until Monday due to the oncoming Hurricane Irene. I'm in central New Jersey so we're expected to get hit fairly hard with Hurricane force winds. Luckily I don't live near any rivers or large sources of water so I don't think that my area will have as much flooding to deal with as other areas near large bodies of water.
As for me I'm going to be indoors the whole time, and luckily my dad only works a few blocks away from our house so if he even has to go into work on Sunday (which I highly doubt, since the store will most likely be closed on that day unless its run by a bunch of idiots) at least he'll be just a few minutes away from the house.
At any rate, unless I get a power outage of some sort or the Internet goes down for some reason (which is fairly likely), I'll probably be online all day since I don't have much else to do at home.
Quote from: Daxdiv on August 24, 2011, 10:43:46 PM
Yeah, I'm a little scared about Irene hitting over here. I should be considering I work outside. My mom told me to fuel up my car tomorrow, so I'm going to do that.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on August 26, 2011, 11:02:23 PM
So, my move-in day at college has been postponed until Monday due to the oncoming Hurricane Irene. I'm in central New Jersey so we're expected to get hit fairly hard with Hurricane force winds. Luckily I don't live near any rivers or large sources of water so I don't think that my area will have as much flooding to deal with as other areas near large bodies of water.
As for me I'm going to be indoors the whole time, and luckily my dad only works a few blocks away from our house so if he even has to go into work on Sunday (which I highly doubt, since the store will most likely be closed on that day unless its run by a bunch of idiots) at least he'll be just a few minutes away from the house.
At any rate, unless I get a power outage of some sort or the Internet goes down for some reason (which is fairly likely), I'll probably be online all day since I don't have much else to do at home.
I'm right in the same position that Dax and EK are in with Irene. I live in Rhode Island, and I hope that the impact of Irene isn't as intense as The Weather Channel thought it would be, but I'm still concerned about myself and any forum friends from all the forums I'm on that live in the Mid-Atlantic and New England with this hurricane/tropical storm.
We were just in Rhode Island like a week and a half ago, Newport to be exact.
Anyways, down in Virginia it apparently wasn't as bad as expected. There's some damage to houses and buildings, some flooding, and a lot of power outages, but from all indications I think they were expecting it to be worse. Apparently the base held up well, we'll see when we get back in a few days. I don't really have anything there right now, except a car that was left on the second level of a parking garage, and a storage unit(which I'm more worried about, since it currently houses a friend's $1800 keyboard).
It's back to classes tomorrow. :whuh:
So I always follow back on my tumblr, and have never done an unfollow before. Even if one of the blogs on my dash posts a lot of stuff for things I hate, like the Jonas Brothers, Glee or those weird photographs of girls in shorts that I don't get the appeal of at all.
Made an exception tonight, though. This one blog has been following me for a while, occasionally posting Iron Maiden stuff, but mostly bitching about his relationship for months at end. As of late, he's been using tumblr as a Twitter, posting one sentence word posts about how he feels while not getting into enough detail for me or anyone to care.
I wouldn't care about that so much if it wasn't for what else he's been doing lately. He's been liking just about all of my posts that I make. Even the Demi stuff, whom I severely doubt he's a fan of. Even the questionnaire sets, which you don't like, you send in asks. Even the stuff that distinctly says "don't like, reblog". Even when I referenced him in an annoyed light.
I dunno, I think he just wants to make friends, but isn't sure how. If he ever sent me a message or anything, I'd try to talk to him. Everyone has problems and is entitled to bitch, but something about him just weirds me out, so I don't want to give him a chance.
Edit: But speaking of tumblr, this (http://skyfireaboveicebelow.tumblr.com/post/10138689353/do-you-enjoy-anal) was (http://skyfireaboveicebelow.tumblr.com/post/10138803725/either-way-as-you-dont-like-vagina-or-ass) a (http://skyfireaboveicebelow.tumblr.com/post/10138826566/how-could-you-like-demis-ass-but-wouldnt-want-to-bang) fun (http://skyfireaboveicebelow.tumblr.com/post/10138861353/would-you-do-me-vaginally) convo (http://skyfireaboveicebelow.tumblr.com/post/10138952896/lol-if-im-asking-i-should-have).
So I wanna teach a class on how Boy Meets World, Sonic Youth, and the work of Kubrick have impacted society.
I know these three things have nothing in common. That's why I want to lump them together.
Quote from: Avaitor on September 18, 2011, 10:01:10 PM
So I wanna teach a class on how Boy Meets World, Sonic Youth, and the work of Kubrick have impacted society.
I know these three things have nothing in common. That's why I want to lump them together.
Hey, if they can have classes based on Buffy and The Wire, then go for it.
Teach me the ways, oh grand master DLA! I have so much to learn.
Got into a confrontation with one of those LaRouche/PAC guys who keep insisting that Obama's the next Hitler and fascism's taking over America just because both the US and Weimar Germany suffered from inflation.
So the dollar value getting slightly lower is just like having your civil rights taken and being thrown into a camp where you'll be worked to death. Got it.
I make a joke to one of my followers, she sends me blue waffle in my tumblr inbox.
Gah.
Oh... you mean she sent you one of these (http://thehoylakebugle.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/blue-waffle.jpg)?
=D
Didn't reply because I don't want to click, but yes, I'll assume so.
Also Insommy, make your own damn tumblr already. Or at least stop stalking mine if you're going to stick to anon.
Quote from: Avaitor on October 06, 2011, 01:44:42 PM
Didn't reply because I don't want to click, but yes, I'll assume so.
Also Insommy, make your own damn tumblr already. Or at least stop stalking mine if you're going to stick to anon.
I would, but don't feel like I have anything important to say that's not bite-sized. And I doubt anybody would give a fuck about it if I made one.
So some guy monitoring the gate at the subway whispered "chink" right to my face. Haven't been called that since middle school, so I can't help but be kind of shocked by it.
I dunno, you should be able to make a following out of the Doctor Who or whatever else blogs out there.
And fuck that guy. He's probably just jealous of your good grades.
Quote from: Avaitor on October 06, 2011, 01:44:42 PM
Didn't reply because I don't want to click, but yes, I'll assume so.
lol, it's not gross; trust me. It's literally a picture of a waffle colored blue; not the, ahem,
actual meaning of the term "blue waffle". =P
I'm dropping out of college to work full time. There are a lot of reasons for my decision to do this, but mostly it's because it gives me no time for my passion (writing) and has been destroying my soul in the process. Yeah, that sounds like some hippie shit, but whatever. I'd rather be working class and follow my heart than endure another 3.5+ years of a pointless degree hunt to get some shitty journalist or teaching job that I wouldn't want anyway. I don't need classes to tell me how to write, nor do I need a degree to prove that I can.
Since I'm going to be working full time while also taking some classes as a part time student and trying to write the best damn novel I possibly can, I won't have much time to do articles and stuff for AR (kind of like now), but I will try to crank out a few from time to time. I know for a fact I'll be doing a review of Higurashi Kira once it's finished and will hopefully be able to complete my critique of Kiba around January.
Can I at least suggest that you finish the semester, so in case you change your mind and want to enroll back into college, you have what you took prior to drop out?
I've honestly thought about doing this before, but could never go through with it. But i you think it's the best for you, more power to ya.
Yeah, the idea of dropping out has occasionally passed through my mind. Though I know that if I do so, I'll probably just end up doing nothing but sitting around. Plus, my parents would treat me like I'm dead more often than usual.
I mean, yeah, it's a bit pointless, but it's something to fall back on. I want to see if I can make the Dr. in my username legitimate (which will probably never happen, but I can always dream).
Quote from: Avaitor on October 14, 2011, 07:37:45 PM
Can I at least suggest that you finish the semester, so in case you change your mind and want to enroll back into college, you have what you took prior to drop out?
Oh, definitely. That's the plan!
Quote from: Foggle on October 14, 2011, 07:13:47 PM
I'm dropping out of college to work full time. There are a lot of reasons for my decision to do this, but mostly it's because it gives me no time for my passion (writing) and has been destroying my soul in the process. Yeah, that sounds like some hippie shit, but whatever. I'd rather be working class and follow my heart than endure another 3.5+ years of a pointless degree hunt to get some shitty journalist or teaching job that I wouldn't want anyway. I don't need classes to tell me how to write, nor do I need a degree to prove that I can.
You are a braver man than I am dude. Good on you for giving up this wild goose chase and just doing what you want.
Quote from: Rosalinas Spare Wand on October 18, 2011, 11:33:34 PM
Quote from: Foggle on October 14, 2011, 07:13:47 PM
I'm dropping out of college to work full time. There are a lot of reasons for my decision to do this, but mostly it's because it gives me no time for my passion (writing) and has been destroying my soul in the process. Yeah, that sounds like some hippie shit, but whatever. I'd rather be working class and follow my heart than endure another 3.5+ years of a pointless degree hunt to get some shitty journalist or teaching job that I wouldn't want anyway. I don't need classes to tell me how to write, nor do I need a degree to prove that I can.
You are a braver man than I am dude. Good on you for giving up this wild goose chase and just doing what you want.
Maybe not so brave. I don't think I'll have truly made up my mind until after this semester ends. Trying to weigh the pros and cons of all possible options and such.
Since I've grown tired of bitching about my woes and feel like no one cares about my random fan bursts, not to mention that I've been getting tired of my IRL friends, I finally deactivated my Facebook, and somehow, it feels pretty good.
One less trigger to deal with.
That's great and all, but if I recall you had a list of your favorite animated series going that wasn't done. Would like some closure please.
So now I've become employed by GameStop two days after getting arrested for DUI.
It's been one of those weeks.
Huh.
Sounds eventful at least.
I feel like that there is more to that story.
As for me, trying to find myself a better job than what I have. I need to find something with benefits, since I don't even get any benefits from my current job. Especially after I went to the dentist today and learned that I'm no longer covered by my parent's insurance plan. Also, had to pay like $12 for some medicine I have to take due to a heart surgery I had when I was a little kid.
Quote from: Daxdiv on October 24, 2011, 07:12:07 PM
I feel like that there is more to that story.
There is. But I don't think I should talk about it until after everything's completely worked out.
If you haven't found out already, I'm transgender (I started the coming out process on Twitter and have since done so on a few forums I frequent) and will be changing my display name and gender on here to reflect this.
Fact is I've known it for a long time and thought it was just a phase at first, but then I realized this is really who I am.
From now on my display name here will be Tay, which is short for Taylor.
Wow, talk about a big change.
Well, I'm proud of you for coming out and being able to admitting that. It takes a lot of courage. :thumbup:
Just found out that one of my childhood pets(a black cat named Raider) is finally being put to sleep tomorrow. I guess it's for the best, since she was like seventeen years old and has been kind of ill for a while now, but at the same time I was hoping I'd be able to see the cat at least one more time when I came home for Christmas.
Strangely, when I got the phone call from my parents the song Lightning Crashes was playing on the radio. Not really sure what to make of that.
Wow, that's a nice, long life. At least it died living for a good while.
I'm sorry that you're losing her, though. I know how much having dead pets sucks.
Just found out I'm losing my job. California is such an employment wasteland these days.
Never thought I'd post something like this, but I apparently have a crush on a girl in two of my classes. One of those classes was a workshop one, and her writing's exquisite, intelligent, and makes me ashamed of my own. There's been a few times where there was small talk, and she seemed nice. Also, she's hot. So three-for-three. Problem is, I'm ugly, shy, awkward as fuck, and have no idea how to approach. Doesn't help that my previous bouts with relationships have been more like cruel satires of one than the actual article.
Just try talking to her more, find some things you have in common, and see if you can expand from that. You'll never know if you don't give it a shot.
Quote from: Avaitor on November 11, 2011, 10:40:52 PM
Just try talking to her more, find some things you have in common, and see if you can expand from that. You'll never know if you don't give it a shot.
That's the thing. Don't know how without coming off as some kind of creep.
I get that feeling. If you see her outside of class (as in, you find her at random but don't stalk her to see her outside of class), try to start a conversation with her, probably about class, and try to expand from that. Or if you have spare time before the professor starts, just try to talk to her there.
If you two click, you're good, no matter how creepy you may feel by just coming up to her.
Also, making wishes are a sign of weakness.
So is talking about your problems. That's why I don't do either anymore.
Quote from: Avaitor on November 12, 2011, 12:27:08 AM
Also, making wishes are a sign of weakness.
So is talking about your problems. That's why I don't do either anymore.
Pfft. Hardass. :>
Besides, I've found that admitting one's own weakness helps refine the strength instead of just letting it bottle up and swell.
Not for me.
Girls don't make sense sometimes.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on November 11, 2011, 10:33:48 PM
Never thought I'd post something like this, but I apparently have a crush on a girl in two of my classes. One of those classes was a workshop one, and her writing's exquisite, intelligent, and makes me ashamed of my own. There's been a few times where there was small talk, and she seemed nice. Also, she's hot. So three-for-three. Problem is, I'm ugly, shy, awkward as fuck, and have no idea how to approach. Doesn't help that my previous bouts with relationships have been more like cruel satires of one than the actual article.
How much taller are you than her? Give me something to work with here.
How about a positive thread for everyday life? The internet could use some more positive thoughts out there, and I think we could all use it every now and then.
Do you ever wake up in the morning and you just feel warm inside yourself? I get that every now and then, it's a pretty great feeling.
I got a three day weekend this weekend, so I'm pretty excited. And I go home in two weeks for Christmas, so I'm pretty excited for that too.
Just 2 more weeks of class for me too.
Despite my constant nagging, its actually been my best semester too. The worst I've had so far is an F on my first Biology midterm and the Practicum, but I've turned it around and I'm at a solid C now. If I can knock out the last 2 finals, I can probably raise it to a B.
I have 3 days off from work this week. Which is kind of rare for me since I normally get like 2 days off. That just means an extra day of lounging around my house, cleaning up my room, looking into parts to build a PC gaming rig, and all that other stuff I do ever since I graduated from college.
It's been really nice around here the last couple of days. The weather is enjoyable and most people have been in a good mood. I really love this time of year, and it seems others seem to as well. :)
Finals time, and I feel broken after having gone through the first one a few hours ago.
So, I haven't been talking much about my school life at college, but I just finished my finals last Thursday, and I can safely say that I have just completed my most brutal semester of college yet. I basically had 6 final exams within the span of 4 days, and I barely even had enough time to actually study for 3 of them (as in I spent 3 weeks since Thanksgiving weekend preparing for those exams....and that was just barely enough time). The whole semester was tough up until this point, but the finals almost broke me. This is the first time where I was so border-line between passing and failing out of any classes (just for the record, pharmacy students in my school have a rule of not being allowed to get lower than a C- in any courses, so a D+ or lower would be considered failing for us). It may seem easy enough to keep above a B in most classes, but when you get to the P2 year (which is my 4th cumulative year of college), getting a C to low B- is pretty much the norm. Studying a lot doesn't mean shit. You actually need to be really good and putting up with BS exam schedules and almost every question we get in P&T exams is a patient case that expects us to remember the most minute of details regarding identification of symptoms, corresponding treatments, and any contraindications. It gets really complex when they can make any details seems as abstract as possible by only vaguely hinting at them within the questions. And there's no such thing as partial credit, of course.
Anyways I know quite a few people who actually didn't make the cut as far as GPA requirements go, which kind of sucks since some of them were friends of mine. But this is basically the point in my school where shit gets real. I'm going to be extremely busy next semester as well, of course. So, I'm going to enjoy what I can of the Winter break that I have now.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 18, 2011, 02:01:25 PM
So, I haven't been talking much about my school life at college, but I just finished my finals last Thursday, and I can safely say that I have just completed my most brutal semester of college yet. I basically had 6 final exams within the span of 4 days, and I barely even had enough time to actually study for 3 of them (as in I spent 3 weeks since Thanksgiving weekend preparing for those exams....and that was just barely enough time). The whole semester was tough up until this point, but the finals almost broke me. This is the first time where I was so border-line between passing and failing out of any classes (just for the record, pharmacy students in my school have a rule of not being allowed to get lower than a C- in any courses, so a D+ or lower would be considered failing for us). It may seem easy enough to keep above a B in most classes, but when you get to the P2 year (which is my 4th cumulative year of college), getting a C to low B- is pretty much the norm. Studying a lot doesn't mean shit. You actually need to be really good and putting up with BS exam schedules and almost every question we get in P&T exams is a patient case that expects us to remember the most minute of details regarding identification of symptoms, corresponding treatments, and any contraindications. It gets really complex when they can make any details seems as abstract as possible by only vaguely hinting at them within the questions. And there's no such thing as partial credit, of course.
Anyways I know quite a few people who actually didn't make the cut as far as GPA requirements go, which kind of sucks since some of them were friends of mine. But this is basically the point in my school where shit gets real. I'm going to be extremely busy next semester as well, of course. So, I'm going to enjoy what I can of the Winter break that I have now.
You think it'll get even busier than this past semester?
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 18, 2011, 02:01:25 PM
Anyways I know quite a few people who actually didn't make the cut as far as GPA requirements go, which kind of sucks since some of them were friends of mine. But this is basically the point in my school where shit gets real. I'm going to be extremely busy next semester as well, of course. So, I'm going to enjoy what I can of the Winter break that I have now.
Shit sounds scary. I actually feel like pursuing a degree in Biology but the workload is very intimidating and I've been struggling to maintain a decent GPA ever since I first entered college. Still, the only Bio class I've taken so far was very challenging and rewarding, and it made me feel like trying instead of coasting by like I did with a lot of my other classes.
Quote from: Rosalinas Spare Wand on December 22, 2011, 04:02:55 PM
Shit sounds scary. I actually feel like pursuing a degree in Biology but the workload is very intimidating and I've been struggling to maintain a decent GPA ever since I first entered college. Still, the only Bio class I've taken so far was very challenging and rewarding, and it made me feel like trying instead of coasting by like I did with a lot of my other classes.
I know what you mean. As hard as it is, its really rewarding to overcome tough courses, especially when they have some tough concepts that you're expected to know.
I would actually encourage going for the Bio degree even if it is harder, if that's something that genuinely interests you.
I won't lie, I just barely skimmed by this semester. In my first 2 years of college, which were undergrad, I was easily able to maintain above a 3.0 in my GPA (I usually hovered somewhere between a 3.1-3.4, which isn't exceptional, but it was slightly above the class average). Ever since my first professional year, though, its been really hard to keep up my grades, and this semester my GPA was at an all time low of 2.6 (the funny thing is that its pretty much around the class average, though, as shit gets really intense in years P2 and 3), which is above the 2.3 minimum, but its still a huge drop from where my grades used to be. That said the subject material I study is usually genuinely interesting and it is of course all part of what my major is about, so I just stick with it, even though I feel like I'm going to collapse from exhaustion at times when my work-load can get extremely overbearing (at least it makes my Winter break feel extremely rewarding, though ;) ).
Anyways, I will say that the extreme pressure that I go through each semester forces me to become smarter and learn new and useful study techniques, so I'll be a lot more prepared for the Spring semester than I was coming into this Fall semester. I mean I was used to things being difficult, but this time my friends and I were pretty shocked by just how huge of a jump in challenge we experienced with our courses. I definitely won't be caught off guard like that again. :D
For some reason today someone gave me a $10 gift certificate and payed for my meal at a local pizza shop during lunch today. I have no idea why but that was the kindest thing that anyone has done for me. Guess that Christmas spirit is high in the air.
I hate working so far from home.
I wish I had money to buy a new computer, I'm about ready to throw this one out of the window. The battery won't charge, it's running really slow lately, and now it's being picky about playing DVD's. Fucking thing.
It's raining pretty good out right now. I'm just sitting here in my parked car, watching the rain fall, with the road up a ways where there is brake light after brake light. Pretty interesting how much rain screws with traffic.
It hasn't rained here in four months. FOUR. MONTHS.
Usually Reno is pretty dry anyway, but not this dry. It's already mid-January, and we haven't had a single snowstorm yet all winter. Heck, I can't even remember the last time it was even cloudy around here.
Hard for me to complain about these temperatures, though; 65 degrees today, supposed to be back up in the 60's again tomorrow. Yay global warming! =P
So, after a month long Winter break I'm finally back and settled into my college dorm for another grueling semester that will pretty much test my endurance to be a slave to the school. Other than that life's fine, though....that is to say, fuck my life. :whuh:
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 15, 2012, 06:56:42 PM
So, after a month long Winter break I'm finally back and settled into my college dorm for another grueling semester that will pretty much test my endurance to be a slave to the school. Other than that life's fine, though....that is to say, fuck my life. :whuh:
Do you graduate this semester? What's next for you?
Well, I get a BS degree once this semester ends, which technically has its own graduation ceremony, but I don't technically graduate from the course because I still have 2 more years of studies since its a 6-year program, at the end of which I'll be granted a Pharm D degree.
Sounds rough.
Not much to report here. Things are still chugging along.
Today I attended the funeral of my uncle. It was a little different since unlike the last two people in my family that died we just had a wake, here I attended a mass and the grave, while the wake was yesterday. On one hand, it's kind of sad to see him go after his battle with his liver and kidney failure and I'm glad that he's no longer suffering. It was also sad to see the rest of my family sad about his passing, especially one of my aunts. On the other, I kind of regret not knowing him better due to how out of the way he was to visit and how he only appeared around holidays and that one time he moved into my family's house after his apartment got closed.
That's really rough, dude. My condolences. It's always horrible when a family member dies, even if you didn't know them too well. :( Hope you guys are doing alright otherwise.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on November 14, 2011, 02:42:06 PM
Girls don't make sense.
Ftfy.
Now why don't you join us, the single master race?
I'm going to be taking a train tomorrow, the first one I've taken in well over a decade (almost two!) so wish me luck. I tend to get pointlessly nervous over such things.
You'll be fine. The scariest thing about trains is how goddamn slow they are. :lol:
I used to take the Metra train in Chicago all the time, I just surfed the internet on my phone or played my DS. If the train ride is long enough, I'd recommend that, bring your DS or PSP or whatever along and log some hours.
Having this weird crisis where I'm wondering if I've been wasting countless hundreds on books and DVDs that I could've just gotten from the Library or Netflix. It's clawing at me whether that's true or not.
It's not a waste if you like them enough to keep 'em.
I only buy books that I can't access at our local libraries and DVDs that I know I'll watch multiple times.
Although I do really want to start a personal book and film library some day when I have the money. I'm kind of starting now with all the Disney Blu releases, and I also just began searching for cheap Criterion around here.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on February 10, 2012, 12:18:06 AM
Having this weird crisis where I'm wondering if I've been wasting countless hundreds on books and DVDs that I could've just gotten from the Library or Netflix. It's clawing at me whether that's true or not.
Anything in life is worth it if you get something out of it on more than a physical level, in my opinion. Even modest enjoyment.
Actually, I've been starting to think that I might have seen too many movies and TV shows and read too many books in my life, and that I'll keep my memories of them over other events in my life.
Or that I'll forget about the really good ones that I've seen or read. And that just scares me.
If you see too much, it's best to just stop and do something else for a while. In this day and age it's so freaking easy to get burned out on things.
Anyway, the train was fun! It was fast and comfortable, I hope to be able to ride one again some time.
So if things go well tomorrow, I might actually get to be on a podcast. Been spending the last 10 minutes trying to train my voice so it isn't just a whisper like it is in real life, so hope it works.
If you have trouble with that, you can always just boost the input gain on your mic, then it'll still be loud even if you whisper.
We all need to have an AR podcast sometime.
What would you guys even talk about?
Cartoons.
Two of the members are about a second away from ragequitting just because I don't follow them on Twitter. I also got called a "pissant indie snob".
I'm suddenly glad I have no twitter account. Yeesh.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 07:28:51 PM
I'm suddenly glad I have no twitter account. Yeesh.
Yeah, tetrisdork needs a chill pill.
As of now, it's been 43 minutes of "preparing" for the Scratchcast.
You guys and your preparing. It's so cute.
I have never understood the appeal to podcasts.
Really.
Quote from: Kiddington on February 11, 2012, 07:49:27 PM
I have never understood the appeal to podcasts.
Really.
Yeah, I don't either. I was just going to go in for fun.
Quote from: Kiddington on February 11, 2012, 07:49:27 PM
I have never understood the appeal to podcasts.
Really.
About 98% of podcasts are boring because it's just people talking about things awkwardly with no energy or enthusiasm. But they can be fun 1% of the time when the people involved sound like they're having fun and a real conversation.
I detest the ones the music music breaks, though. That's just lazy. (They also never pick good music)
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 07:53:11 PM
About 98% of podcasts are boring because it's just people talking about things awkwardly with no energy or enthusiasm.
Yeah, the KKK is especially guilty about that. Hence why I haven't been on in months.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on February 11, 2012, 07:26:00 PM
Two of the members are about a second away from ragequitting just because I don't follow them on Twitter.
What the fuck, that sounds retarded. Glad I wasn't able to join in. Are they all high school girls or something?
QuoteI also got called a "pissant indie snob".
What the shitcock? Why? Because you have actual taste? I know many pretentious "indie" elitists, and you are absolutely not one of them. If I was there, I would've told them to fuck off.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on February 11, 2012, 07:50:53 PM
Quote from: Kiddington on February 11, 2012, 07:49:27 PM
I have never understood the appeal to podcasts.
Really.
Yeah, I don't either. I was just going to go in for fun.
That's why I want to do an AR podcast! It'd just be us having fun saying ridiculous things in ridiculous voices. ;D
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 07:53:11 PM
I detest the ones the music music breaks, though. That's just lazy. (They also never pick good music)
What are you talking about here? Sorry, I don't listen to podcasts. At all. Ever.
And for the record,
I'd pick good music. ;)
Quote from: Avaitor on February 11, 2012, 08:10:11 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 07:53:11 PM
About 98% of podcasts are boring because it's just people talking about things awkwardly with no energy or enthusiasm.
Yeah, the KKK is especially guilty about that. Hence why I haven't been on in months.
It's amazing they are still bothering to do that one. Who's all in on it now?
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 09, 2012, 06:47:20 PM
I'm going to be taking a train tomorrow, the first one I've taken in well over a decade (almost two!) so wish me luck. I tend to get pointlessly nervous over such things.
You sound like:
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ft3.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQcMMFxKdb5eanjU42qNGvod7H3oaHR8g0Tj98rlawjUiSNEvi_UGhzm8_j&hash=8d67060502f231d406de7eea6e6e7d7e809d90dd)
I've never been on a train so don't come back with a story that would make me not ever want to get one, if you even come back at all.
I lived!
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:12:19 PMQuote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 07:53:11 PM
I detest the ones the music music breaks, though. That's just lazy. (They also never pick good music)
What are you talking about here? Sorry, I don't listen to podcasts. At all. Ever.
And for the record, I'd pick good music. ;)
Some podcasts, to edit out awkward silences or beats in a conversation edit in music between segments. Half the time it's hipster trash and half the time it's mainstream trash. But rarely does it ever seem to have anything to do with the conversation of the actual cast.
Which is the only reason why I made that joke. Knowing my luck, the train would have blown up or some shit if I said anything beforehand. :wth:
I like listening to podcasts cause they kind of remind me of the talk radio shows out there. I just love hearing people shoot the shit with one another about certain things. Provided I only listen to a few out there, mostly DaizEX and sometimes Kritzkast.
I feel bad when people complain about voices in these since I don't consider my voice to exactly be easy listening to. From the few people I talk to on Skype they're OK with my voice or don't make fun of me, which is good, but I'm sort of self conscious about it.
Okay, now it's just us reading shitty fanfic to each other. Problem is, I don't have any fanfic to read.
TOPLESS ROBOT
JILL VALENTINE IN SNAKE IN THE GRASS OR THE MY LITTLE PONIES IN MARE'S MILK OR REAL STEEL DELETED SCENE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:44:39 PM
TOPLESS ROBOT
JILL VALENTINE IN SNAKE IN THE GRASS OR THE MY LITTLE PONIES IN MARE'S MILK OR REAL STEEL DELETED SCENE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Yeah, give me some pony fanfic to read.
Your voice is fine, Dax. :thumbup:
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on February 11, 2012, 08:45:50 PM
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:44:39 PM
TOPLESS ROBOT
JILL VALENTINE IN SNAKE IN THE GRASS OR THE MY LITTLE PONIES IN MARE'S MILK OR REAL STEEL DELETED SCENE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Yeah, give me some pony fanfic to read.
Just read our Fan Attack thread. I'm sure there's a good speech or two in there you can co-opt.
Oh goody!
Here we go:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7265159/1/Applejacks_Barnyard_Adventure
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7800648/1/Flutterrape
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7578055/1/Dragoon_Legacy
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7501117/1/Ponyvilles_lusts
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:48:23 PM
Your voice is fine, Dax. :thumbup:
You guys talk on Skype? I shall join you sometime! I think only Avaitor has heard my voice, though that was years ago...
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:53:25 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:48:23 PM
Your voice is fine, Dax. :thumbup:
You guys talk on Skype? I shall join you sometime! I think only Avaitor has heard my voice, though that was years ago...
Naw, we've played on XBLA together before. Eddy and Tetrisdork were there too.
We talk on Xbox Live. Whenever we play multiplayer really. Shame that most of the people we play with sound a like. :P
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:54:51 PM
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:53:25 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:48:23 PM
Your voice is fine, Dax. :thumbup:
You guys talk on Skype? I shall join you sometime! I think only Avaitor has heard my voice, though that was years ago...
Naw, we've played on XBLA together before. Eddy and Tetrisdork were there too.
...We have? I haven't had Gold in years and even then I never used my mic much. What game was it!?
Quote from: Daxdiv on February 11, 2012, 08:55:22 PM
We talk on Xbox Live. Whenever we play multiplayer really. Shame that most of the people we play with sound a like. :P
The Xbox mic sucks; everyone always sounds the same.
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:56:51 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:54:51 PM
Quote from: Foggle on February 11, 2012, 08:53:25 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:48:23 PM
Your voice is fine, Dax. :thumbup:
You guys talk on Skype? I shall join you sometime! I think only Avaitor has heard my voice, though that was years ago...
Naw, we've played on XBLA together before. Eddy and Tetrisdork were there too.
...We have? I haven't had Gold in years and even then I never used my mic much. What game was it!?
Quote from: Daxdiv on February 11, 2012, 08:55:22 PM
We talk on Xbox Live. Whenever we play multiplayer really. Shame that most of the people we play with sound a like. :P
The Xbox mic sucks; everyone always sounds the same.
No, I mean I've played with a few folks around here and TZ. Mostly games like L4D1 and 2 and arcade beat em ups like X-Men and TMNT.
I've barely seen you online on XBL. ;)
Ah, right. My Xbox doesn't really like my internet connection (it took me 6 hours to download fucking Shadow Complex) so I usually don't even bother trying to make XBL work.
I don't even have an Xbox mic anymore, I lost it somewhere along the road(along with the stand to my Wii).
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 08:48:23 PM
Your voice is fine, Dax. :thumbup:
Well, I do recall that the other message board I go to has Skype parties they invite me to. I do remember that the first time I got on everyone wanted to hear me talk since I didn't fully play Steam games yet and even then that's only a few guys on there that play on Steam. They found it funny and some were even curious if that's what I sounded like in real life or if I was doing a voice. Of course, the fact that I was acting more hyper than usual kind of made people question about me and if I was on drugs. I just told them I had more energy at night. Then after that a few people admitted that they liked me voice, 2-3 of which were girls, who kind of wanted me to talk more since I am usually a quiet person.
Ahh, the good ol' "are you on drugs?" question. Indeed, 80% of the people I meet ask me this. It's probably because I have terrible hair, look sleepy all the time (even when I'm not), and have a very distinctive voice and sense of humor (which doesn't really come out online very well), but still... gets annoying.
Quote from: Comeau on February 11, 2012, 08:17:45 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on February 11, 2012, 08:10:11 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 11, 2012, 07:53:11 PM
About 98% of podcasts are boring because it's just people talking about things awkwardly with no energy or enthusiasm.
Yeah, the KKK is especially guilty about that. Hence why I haven't been on in months.
It's amazing they are still bothering to do that one. Who's all in on it now?
From what I gather, Jonn, Vekou and Zeonic are still there. I know that Daft and I left around the same time, but I don't know if CG, Josh or anyone else are still there.
I can't even talk to them since my AOL accounts got hacked or something and I can't access AIM anymore. I don't really care either way though.
Quote from: Avaitor on February 12, 2012, 05:38:20 AM
I can't even talk to them since my AOL accounts got hacked or something and I can't access AIM anymore. I don't really care either way though.
I was wondering about that, since I go on AIM every once in a while, and I haven't seen you on in quite some time. I figured you had just gotten bored of it, like all the other stuff you've gotten bored of(Tumblr, Facebook...).
Those AIM chats were interesting. I don't think anyone liked me. :lol:
Well, Vekou doesn't really like anybody, except Jonn.
Yeah, idk about Vekou, but I don't think anyone else had a problem with you.
Really, Chalmers, the reason I haven't thought about making another account is that the only people I'd really want to talk to on AIM are you, Dalek and Daft, all of which I have on FB. If you want to talk to me, just go there.
Yeah, I suppose.
Quote from: Foggle on February 12, 2012, 12:17:46 AM
Ahh, the good ol' "are you on drugs?" question. Indeed, 80% of the people I meet ask me this. It's probably because I have terrible hair, look sleepy all the time (even when I'm not), and have a very distinctive voice and sense of humor (which doesn't really come out online very well), but still... gets annoying.
Really, I find my strangest comments about my looks is that people either think I'm older or younger than I appear. I'm 23, yet I have people that think I'm young enough to still be in High School, or that I'm in my 30s. I don't even know how that works to begin with, I'm assuming it has to do whenever I feel like shaving my face. I guess it doesn't help that I'm going gray due to some gene from both my mom and dad's side of the family. I still find it weird that one time I tried going into an R-Rated movie last year, a young lady that looks at the tickets asked me for my ID. She wasn't even the person I bought the ticket from and she looked younger than me, so what the hell?
The KKK is Josh's podcast, right? I tried listening to it once, it was terrible. Figures that he'd be involved in that.
Anyway, still no luck finding a job. An acquaintance of mine thinks they can get me a job as a janitor at a high school. On the one hand I'd get pretty generous health and insurance benefits, on the other hand...janitor...
Yeah, Josh is on that. It's mostly Vekou's though, as far as he's concerned anyway.
I'm currently writing a letter to the editor of my local newspaper after he praised a local no talent metalcore band and questioned why Brian Wilson is considered a genius in the same article wondering why no one is going to the local shows anymore. I think anyone here could guess exactly what I'm writing.
You still read newspapers?
I swore them off after I realized they mostly just print wire stories that I could get online for free.
Quote from: GaryPotter on February 25, 2012, 10:47:25 AM
Anyway, still no luck finding a job. An acquaintance of mine thinks they can get me a job as a janitor at a high school. On the one hand I'd get pretty generous health and insurance benefits, on the other hand...janitor...
Janitorial duty's better than unemployment. And the benefits are usually more than other jobs will ever offer.
And yeah, binging through Twitter for a few minutes offers more information for free than the newspaper does.
Quote from: GaryPotter on February 25, 2012, 01:52:11 PM
You still read newspapers?
I swore them off after I realized they mostly just print wire stories that I could get online for free.
It's local small town news, and I was flipping through it for information about a local robbery.
This just struck a nerve.
There has been a rash of recent robberies in this small town, but apparently the folks involved were caught. I had been getting a bit worried over hearing about these home invasions of the elderly around here from those out of town and I'm glad to hear they had been stopped.
Quote from: GaryPotter on February 25, 2012, 10:47:25 AM
Anyway, still no luck finding a job. An acquaintance of mine thinks they can get me a job as a janitor at a high school. On the one hand I'd get pretty generous health and insurance benefits, on the other hand...janitor...
Dude go for it. Janitorial kicks ass, my dad runs his own janitorial business and he can usually make his breaks as long as he wants since that kind of thing doesn't require you be there for the whole day. You just do what you have to and occasionally get called by other people in the place to move some stuff around, and that's about it. To top it off, they're offering you health and insurance, something thats rarely offered to us janitors. You've got a golden path right in front of you.
My crap power supply is finally dying. Can't believe it took this long honestly, I knew it would be shit as soon as I saw that it had no vents, but you can't take it back after opening the box...
Still, though, it's annoying. I can't even stream videos or play NES ROMs on this thing without it overheating anymore. Gonna' have to buy a new one, I guess. Good thing I got that partial refund check back from the court... :srs:
I've discovered I really like Sonic Drive-In. Had a Bacon Cheeseburger Toaster sandwich with chili on it, Tater Tots(also with chili), and a Cherry Limeade, so delicious. I want more.
Mmm, they are pretty good.
I could go for one of their red velvet cake milkshakes or grape slushee smoothies now, in fact.
Jack in the Box has the best milkshakes now and forever.
I have a real craving for one of those Arby's Reuben Sandwiches.
We don't have any Jack in the Box's over here, unfortunately.
For milkshakes, I love Checkers, although some of you might have them as Rally's.
Rally's is delicious. There used to be 2 locations in my hometown before they closed up shop here and headed out north. There's one by where my uncle lives, but I never feel like going that out of my way for their delicious fries.
There's one here in my college town, and I'd totally go for some right now if it didn't have inflated prices.
For Milkshakes, I just go to my local ice cream stand to get one. They're pretty good. Such a shame that I can't have it during the winter, since that stand closes during the winter months.
Yeah, just about all of our local Checkers closed down, aside form one that's about 20 minutes away. Once a week or so I drive down there to treat myself.
And there are some good local ice cream places here. One place at the mall can make a milkshake out of any ice cream flavor they have, even Superman, my favorite.
I wish I had places like that around here, but unfortunately I don't. :(
Eh, you have Tim Hortons, so it evens out.
Milkshakes = Win
Thankfully, I have plenty of good/great/awesome places nearby.
Quote from: Avaitor on March 14, 2012, 08:56:06 PM
Eh, you have Tim Hortons, so it evens out.
Really.
Man, I miss Tim Hortons so much (yeah, we had 'em back in Michigan; Metro Detroit, aka the suburbs where it isn't a hellhole, is pretty much Canada-lite). Also funny that you guys mention Rally's/Checkers/whatever you want to call it (I'm used to Rally's); I was actually just craving that the other day. Too bad we don't have those here either. :(
We
do have Jack in the Box, though, so I guess that's one thing out here that I didn't have back home. Speaking of which, I should go there again; it's been ages.
We have a Tim Hortons on base(conjoined with a Cold Stone Creamery), it's the only one in Virginia and one of the only ones in the US, besides the aforementioned Detroit ones and one on a military base in Kentucky.
Also have both Checkers and Rallys around here, although they are like 30-45 minutes apart.
One thing though is that I have not seen one proper Dairy Queen around here. All the ones here are like mini-DQ's, in that they only sell like half the menu. Kinda sucks really.
But fuck you to anyone that has a Jack in the Box. I miss it greatly, and every time I go home I make sure to get it. Seriously, I love Chick-Fil-A, but I'd happily trade every single one of them here(there's quite a few around here too) for a couple of Jack's, that's how much I miss that damned clown.
We used to have a Dairy Queen close to where my campus is, although it closed down back when I was in elementary school. It's a Tropical Smoothie now, but idk if you guys get those where you are.
There's another one that also isn't too far from my campus, but it's on the opposite direction from where I live so I never really go there.
Jack in the Box is okay. I don't really like the meat they use for their burgers, but the chicken sandwiches and curly fries and that god tier breakfast platter they serve make up for everything else. As for Dairy Queen, I haven't been there in years due to how expensive it is now, but my dad and I used to have a contract with one in the summer of 2002 and those dudes would often give us the day old ice cream they were going to throw out. That summer we were rolling in icey goodness.
Guess what I'm in the mood for now.
Every time I read this page I get hungry.
Well, for a bit that won't make you hungry, one of my supervisors decided to nominate yours truly as "Best Service Clerk" in this award thing they do every year. I will get more information on that on Monday since my supervisor told me that there would be a luncheon with all the other nominees for different awards at my job on Monday.
Got me some Rally's. Probably going to go get some Tim Horton's for breakfast tomorrow, you know donuts and such. Nom nom.
I have never even heard of any of those. XD All we have in my town are the things you'd expect. The McDonalds, the Burger Kings, Wendy's, Dairy Queen, Taco Bell, Subway, etc.
Yeah, but you do have Culver's, right? I know they are in that part of the country, because I used to eat them when I lived in Chicago. They were pretty good.
We do have Culver's, but I never knew how far into the rest of the country they're spread out into. Anybody else have Toppers? Fantastic pizza chain. They pretty much only do specialty pizzas, but I don't know if it's a local thing or not.
There's some AMAZING weather outside tonight. I can't wait for Spring.
It's raining out. It rains quite a bit actually. But it's still pretty nice out.
Pretty warm in here in New York as well. Been reaching 60 degrees here and with me working outside that's perfect shorts wearing weather. I just love wearing shorts.
35 degrees, wind, and snow. :srs:
I hate the weather here so much.
Was sunny and almost 70 here. :light:
Didn't even see a single drop of snow this year. Which I welcomed with open arms after all the fucking snow I encountered in Chicago.
Winter was surprisingly warm where I was as well. I think there were only a few snow falls here this season, compared to last year where it felt like there was a snow storm every week.
It's been raining all weekend, except for today where we got strong winds.
Here's hoping the weather gets a little too strong so classes can be cancelled.
It was pretty bipolar here, where one day is perfect beach weather, then it just can't stop storming the next, and the next few would be pretty damn cold for Florida, until just about the past week or so. Lately it's been fairly hot, little storming at all.
Man, my job treats me pretty well. When my job told me I was picked as Best Service Clerk of the year , they made me attend some luncheon on the store grounds where they served me chicken and they even asked if I wanted something else, like french fries and onion rings, which I gladly accepted. They also gave me a small bonus check worth around $50, which I will probably use towards Kid Icarus Uprising coming out this week. There were also other people from my store that got picked in other positions and they ate with me and the manager of the store.
Congrats! It's always nice to be appreciated.
So I got a VCR/DVD from my ship today; they were just going to throw it out because they thought it didn't work anymore, so I took it home, took it apart, finagled with it for a bit, and seeing as my copy of The Great Muppet Caper now plays on it, I guess I got it to work again. I don't know if the VCR side works though, and I doubt it ever got used, so I'm gonna go down to Goodwill here in the next few days and see if I can't get myself some VHS's and try it out. I'll be pretty ecstatic if it does work though.
Had both cars run their batteries out in the past 7 days. :bleh:
I went to a doctor today to get some pain I've been having for the last few days checked out. On Monday, I have to go back to get my kidneys examined, it's probably nothing serious since my doctor told me I was healthy and couldn't find anything wrong with my urine sample.
Swamped in papers. Oh God, help me.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 02, 2012, 03:45:08 PM
Swamped in papers. Oh God, help me.
Is it that time of year again? I'll be thinking of you and all the others around this time. It's certainly a very stressful/not fun time!
Oh yeah, it's almost Easter, that should be around the same time College should be wrapping up. I can't believe I finished college last year.
Holy shit, I just found out that I can plug up my external hard drive to my TV and watch all my files on it. So that's what that USB port is for, fucking sweet.
So, I'm in the middle of studying for my finals which are currently a week away. As usual, its hell just trying to keep on top of my studying when I have to juggle around 4 major classes at once and give each one adequate enough time just to be able to pass them. Actually, I'm already pretty certain I'm going to end up "failing" one class (and I'm not even technically failing that class, but due to stupid technicalities that the ass-holes who run my University came up with, it'll still happen anyways). This will of course set me back a year in studies and will cost me way more tuition fees to make up for that I'll have to of course take loans for and then will have that many more years of loans to pay off when I finally graduate from this shit-hole.
I hate my University. Its just a business meant to suck students dry and actively uses cheap tactics to try and hold students back to suck even more money out of them, whether they know their shit or not when it comes to actually understanding important material related to their major. Actually, the funny thing is I'm acing my Practice Lab class which is the actual direct application of the skills and knowledge that I learn in P n' T as a pharmacist, but I'm getting a D in P n' T the class itself, not because any of the concepts are hard but because the exams are so full of shit that at least half the questions are downright unfair and come down far more to subjectivity than having fair objectively right answers.
Anyways, there are a ton of smaller things that are pissing me off about my school, but for the time being I just can't wait to be done with this semester, whatever the outcome. This was by far the most brutal 4 months of my life. Hell, I've hated my entire stay in this damn school, and all I'll get to show for it after this semester is a shitty BS degree in Health Sciences that isn't worth squat. The real degree is the Pharm D degree that you get after 6 years, but in my case I might as well add an extra year onto that just because of this stupid loophole that these ass-holes are going to get me with now.
Its a wonder that I'm not the most bitter member on these boards, even though I really should be just to vent out the crap that stresses me the fuck out in my life (with 90% of that stress literally coming from my awful college, alone).
I'm really sorry to hear that. Sounds way too stressful. :-\
Sorry to hear that you're having a bad time. Sounds like why I left college... it's far too stressful, and then you barely get anything to show for it (for me, anyway; I'm literally worthless at anything unrelated to writing or manual labor).
Dude, that sucks. Best of luck.
Thanks for the supporting comments.
I think what ticks me off is not that its hard, but more so that it ventured into "unfair" territory this year. It may sound like my own bias, but for the record this is basically the truth that every student knows when they make it this far. In particular my year (class of 2014, which "was" supposed to be my original graduation date) is the first class to have the "C-" rule. Basically, unlike any other major, a C- is the minimum we can get to pass a class. The problem is that they made this rule without doing shit about the difficulty of the exams, and they knew full well what they were doing. Being that failing the class is getting any grade lower than a 70, in this case (when it would have been lower than a 60 if I were born just a year earlier), about approximately 20% of my class is actively "failing" P n' T at the moment, and many more are borderline. The cumulative class average up to this point is a 73%, so considering that the minimum passing grade for this class is a 70, I think that puts into perspective just how fucked up this program is.
Also, for the record, my grade is a 64 right now, which is a D, which would still be passing if I were in any of the earlier classes before us, but this school clearly can't have that, so they make up these BS rules to weed out some extra students an charge them more money to make up courses that they normally would have rightfully passed.
The sad thing is that this one complaint doesn't even begin to sum up all of the shit my college has pulled in just this semester, alone (let alone my entire say here).
But, I'm done bitching about my school-life for now. I just really needed to vent this out.
That's fair. I've checked around my campus for those kinds of programs and they pull the exact same tricks on not only the people in the programs, but anyone who uses those classes to check off a GE.
Sounds like a huge pain to me.
I remember them pulling that shit on me during my last year as well. Teacher ignored "D" and went straight to "F" It was one of the reasons as to why same time last year I only attended a Math Class. Luckily I had one nice teacher that year and since she saw improvement in my work she turned my "D" into a "C" I'm so glad I got out of college when I did. Shame that having a degree is meaningless now. There's really no prestige to it anymore. In fact, one of the reasons I attended college was just so I could be covered under my parent's health plan.
Sorry to hear that, EK. Your college's method of grading sounds broken.
I hate the college system in general. Biggest money draining scam ever.
Also, are these threads basically the same thing? :P
http://animationrevelation.com/forum/index.php?topic=90.0
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 27, 2012, 12:51:07 PM
Also, are these threads basically the same thing? :P
http://animationrevelation.com/forum/index.php?topic=90.0
What other thread? There's only one... :blush:
Quote from: Foggle on April 27, 2012, 12:59:41 PM
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 27, 2012, 12:51:07 PM
Also, are these threads basically the same thing? :P
http://animationrevelation.com/forum/index.php?topic=90.0
What other thread? There's only one... :blush:
You... you... :burn:
Oh, threads finally merged. I thought you dumbasses were just repeating yourselves. :sly:
You guys ever just wake up with a stiff neck despite having a really good sleep? Man, what a buzz killer to have such a nice snooze taken away because your neck just won't get comfortable.
Nah, it's mostly my back that decides to hurt for a bit after getting up. I think I might have to invest is getting a new mattress soon.
I had a killer sinus headache yesterday. It always seems to happen after I cut the lawn for the first time each year. Probably due to me being allergic to grass (freshly cut grass that is, normal grass doesn't do it to me) and dust.
It seems to have faded, but man do I hate headaches.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on May 09, 2012, 08:59:35 PM
It seems to have faded, but man do I hate headaches.
I get headaches pretty often, but a single Tylenol usually does it for me. [/advertising bot]
My sinuses are so bad that I've acquired bell's palsy. I've been getting a lot better, but it still sucks.
I can only breathe through one nostril at a time, which sucks when I get a cold.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 09, 2012, 09:05:50 PM
I can only breathe through one nostril at a time, which sucks when I get a cold.
Are you me? :SHOCK:
I used to have a lot of headaches as a teenager, but in the last few years I've had them significantly less. This is pretty much the only one I seem to get with any regularity. I have been thinking of simply paying someone else to do it the first week of the year, but I forgot about it. I'll try to remember for next year.
Quote from: Brak's Dad on May 09, 2012, 09:04:23 PM
My sinuses are so bad that I've acquired bell's palsy. I've been getting a lot better, but it still sucks.
That really sounds awful. Which is a shame because other than sinus issues, Spring is probably my favorite season weather-wise.
Well I've recovered greatly ever since I first got it. But the left side of my face still acts a little off in comparison to my right.
I don't have to sleep with adhesive tape in my left eye anymore, though, which is good.
My house is a dust magnet at times, so my nose gets irritated pretty frequently. Doesn't help that I'm the only person in the house that bothers to dust, I don't know how my brothers can sleep in my old room with all the dust that piles up.
My allergies are terrible. Like, almost every day it's something with me (headache, constant sneezing, etc. etc.).
It's probably the dust, which is pretty much overwhelming around here. Not only is the house always incredibly dusty, but basically the area I live in is nothing but desert sand. Funny thing is, when I still lived in Michigan roughly five years ago, I never had allergies. Either it's simply a "getting old" thing, or this desert environment just doesn't sit well with me.
My allergies were on haywire yesterday, when I keep sneezing every microsecond. Trouble is, that was during finals, so I was disruptive enough for the professor to hand me some tissue paper.
Anyone else done classes for the summer yet?
Yep, I've been out for a week.
My sister just got back from college on Wednesday and I've been done with college for a year.
I've got 3 finals next week so I won't be done until Thursday. On the other hand, they're all long essays so I'm not sweating it much, just preparing to go anal about how I word things.
Can't wait to finish though, I finally have a respectable backlog to tackle, plus my sis and I are going to Vegas next month and I have 3 things being delivered at the end of June. I'm gonna be entertained for a while.
Just going out and enjoying the world recently feels really good where it counts.
Feeling good inside.
I've been doing that recently too, when I'm in port that is. I've been here in Virginia for over a year now, and I've just gotten around to seeing some of the touristy things in the area. I knew there was a lot around, the area is a pretty historical area, but I hadn't gone out to check it out until now.
I'm also trying to plan a trip to NYC in September, it's somewhere I've always wanted to go and check out.
I woke up this morning praying that the rain wouldn't hit until I finished cutting my annoyingly shaped lawn. Lo and behold, over 90 minutes later, I finish and it starts pouring.
Sometimes things just work out! :D
Obtained a 19" JVC CRT TV today from the ship, in yet another one of those cases where they were just going to throw it away because all it does is take up space. I haven't heard that whine that CRT's make in a really long time, kinda missed it really, along with that click that they make when you turn them on and off. The newer HDTV's are too quiet.
Just got harpooned in yet another job interview, inching my unemployment streak ever so closer to a full calendar year.
Honestly, I don't get it. I don't know what it is about me that comes off as so unlikeable during these interviews, but it's increasingly disheartening to be turned down for work that I'm otherwise perfectly qualified for. I know the economy sucks and all, but damn.
Oh well, whatevs. At least my parents can't say I'm not trying.
Sorry to hear that. Unemployment is such an annoying thing. :-\
At least you get job interviews. I've had one in my entire life, and it was a group interview for Pier 1 full of people with experience in retail.
Quote from: Brak's Dad on June 04, 2012, 04:24:08 PM
At least you get job interviews. I've had one in my entire life, and it was a group interview for Pier 1 full of people with experience in retail.
I suppose, but it almost hurts more to be dragged through this whole process and eventually be turned down than to never hear from them at all.
I mean, this was my second interview with these guys (had one two weeks ago). I thought they were legitimately interested in at least giving me a chance. Guess it goes to show what I know when it comes to reading people.
The thing that really bugs me is, it's not even full-time work. It's part-time/seasonal/whatever you want to call it. I just don't know what the hell people are looking in this day and age when it comes to applicants, but whatever it is, I apparently don't have it.
Oh well. I'm not going to get too hung up over it. Nothing that I haven't seen before.
Quote from: Kiddington on June 04, 2012, 04:19:47 PM
Just got harpooned in yet another job interview, inching my unemployment streak ever so closer to a full calendar year.
Honestly, I don't get it. I don't know what it is about me that comes off as so unlikeable during these interviews, but it's increasingly disheartening to be turned down for work that I'm otherwise perfectly qualified for. I know the economy sucks and all, but damn.
Quote from: Brak's Dad on June 04, 2012, 04:24:08 PM
At least you get job interviews. I've had one in my entire life, and it was a group interview for Pier 1 full of people with experience in retail.
Group hug, guys. I'm in a very similar boat as well. :(
So........ what the hell is happening to the forum today?
:P
Quote from: talonmalon333 on June 15, 2012, 11:56:25 AM
So........ what the hell is happening to the forum today?
:P
You missed it last night. We all went crazy.
Quote from: Brak's Dad on June 15, 2012, 12:02:46 PM
Quote from: talonmalon333 on June 15, 2012, 11:56:25 AM
So........ what the hell is happening to the forum today?
:P
You missed it last night. We all went crazy.
What started it? :P
This thread. (http://animationrevelation.com/forum/index.php?topic=680.0)
Then I posted the album thread, and it exploded after that.
Everyone forgot their medication at the same time.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on June 16, 2012, 12:36:11 AM
Everyone forgot their medication at the same time.
:blush:
So I had no internet or cable for the last two days... And I've been cooking alive in this humidity.
I had to watch Cool Runnings and play OutRun Online (ha!) Arcade to keep cool thoughts in my head.
What have you all been up to this summer?
Just got texted a naked picture of somebody's wife who I guess cheated on him and he decided to "make her famous"(his words) and spread it amongst a whole bunch of random people. Alright then.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on June 22, 2012, 05:43:09 PM
What have you all been up to this summer?
Absolutely nothing. It feels like a bit of a waste but there's not much I can do considering my work hours.
Gah, more pictures. This guy must be pissed.
Shalynn Renee Moody aka Knight. Don't know who the fuck that is.
Is she hot?
She's not bad. Blonde. Tattoo on her panty line.
Fantastic. Spread it further. :sly:
But not really. Maybe.
Tell him if he wants to make her famous, he should go to 4Chan.
Better yet, post it on Toonzone.
One of my friends was going to post nudes of his ex on 4Chan, along with her address and number, asking for "big black cocks". He passed, but another one of our friends nearly did it for him.
Is this an internet era phenomena, or were there people in the 80s that sent Polaroids of their ex's to random people?
I think it's been a pretty common revenge for decades, honestly. It's just far far easier these days.
On another note, here comes the storm, there goes the power. Dammit.
(storms all over Virginia/DC/Maryland this evening).
It's been storming all week here. Finally stopped on Thursday though, and I got to go to the beach yesterday.
It hasn't rained here in at least 3-4 months, and I honestly can't remember the last time we actually had a full blown thunderstorm (want to say last August or September-ish).
The weather here is so predictable, it's not even funny. Sun and wind. Sun and wind. Nothing but sun and wind. I know I shouldn't be complaining, but the wind here is just... ugh. I probably wouldn't hate it so much if it wasn't windy EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I really miss Michigan weather, believe it or not. At least there was variety in that.
I had a thunderstorm that woke me up last night. Really, we mostly been getting brutal heat in New York right now.
Yeah, it's pretty hot here, but what really kills me is the humidity. It's not bad now, but when it is it's torture. God the South sucks, at least the heat back West is dry heat.
And it storms a lot here actually, although these last few have been really powerful yet short. The sky gets dark(almost black), the winds are crazy, heavy rain and lots of thunder and lightning, but after 15-20 minutes all of that is gone. Its so strange.
Well you all know our history with storms. Remember the hurricane overflow of 2004? Happened during my seventh grade year.
Well I can't say anything about Florida that ol' Bugs hasn't already said himself.
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Another night, another severe thunderstorm warning, and even a tornado warning. And further, on the 7 day forecast only one day doesn't have the little rain cloud. This place is something else. I thought I lived in Virginia, not fucking Seattle.
Had a massive hay fever attack yesterday and have been feeling like 150 lbs of shit ever since. And we have a heat advisory until Sunday. And the 4th of July will make work a living hell these next few days. I hope this is one of those pseudo-colds that only last a day.
So I just got through the second time I got strangled by a family member this week that was admittedly my fault.
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Dude, I'm afraid to ask about the long form version.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on July 16, 2012, 12:38:22 PM
So I just got through the second time I got strangled by a family member this week that was admittedly my fault.
Whoa... Sorry to hear about that man. What happened?
First time through, I called out my dad for saying he didn't hit me when I was a kid. It turned into an argument, which turned into a fight, which resulted in him trying to wring my neck. He apologized, but apologies hit as hard as an autumn breeze.
On the second time, my aunt and cousin came here so we could all see my grandma at the retirement home. Issue is, I was never informed of this until today. As for my cousin, you know those douchey coaches in 80s high school movies who think they know the best for their students and will never think themselves in the wrong? That's him. He kept bugging me, telling me I was a prick for not liking Seth MacFarlane and not wanting to see ASM, and saying that my anti-depressants were killing me on the inside. So when we went to the old folks', I threw the keys at my dad's hands, accidentally missing and hitting my aunt. My cousin went apeshit and started to strangle me, calling me a pussy, then yelling in my face over how I should respect my elders, and every fucking morality cliche in the book, as if he had the fucking right to talk down to me just for pulling an accident.
Did anyone even try to stop him?
What a cock, he has no right to tell you how to live your life.
It looks like he's the one who needs to learn some respect. What a jerk.
Almost got in a wreck a bit ago. Was just driving down the freeway listening to Peace of Mind trying to relax, and all the sudden Mr. Dickhead in the blue Honda decides he wants in my lane, while the first half of my lovely Fusion is occupying said lane. Thankfully the guy in the white 4-Runner behind me didnt rear end me as I hit my brakes rather hard. I got the chance a minute or so later to pull into the next lane over and pause Boston long enough to flip the guy the bird and yell "Hey thanks asshole
!"
Fuck Virginia drivers. Except this guy had North Carolina plates, but still.
Glad to see you're okay. Bad drivers always make me nervous, even if I'm in a car with a good one. You just never know, y'know?
I just had to put my 13-year-old dog down. We had him for the vast majority of his life, and he was fine for just about all of it- until this very week, when he started growing a shitload of tumorous cancers and we had no choice but to do it.
It still hasn't fully synched in with me. I've had him since I was a little boy, and I loved him so much.
Quote from: Avaitor on August 03, 2012, 10:01:41 PM
I just had to put my 13-year-old dog down. We had him for the vast majority of his life, and he was fine for just about all of it- until this very week, when he started growing a shitload of tumorous cancers and we had no choice but to do it.
It still hasn't fully synched in with me. I've had him since I was a little boy, and I loved him so much.
I'm sorry to hear that. I had a similar experience when my dog died a few years ago. She was perfectly healthy for most of her life until the last week of her life when all of a sudden she just starting shutting down and one day she couldn't walk. By the end of that day she was gone. :(
I take solace in the fact that she had a great life and a good time with us all. :)
Hope you feel better, man.
Oh, he had one or two tumors on his legs and they were already affecting his walking. Last night, my mom couldn't get him to go outside for a walk. He'd go for a few steps, then fall down.
I had two dogs, one of which was the one I mentioned. the other was starting to get sick and before we could bring her to the vet she vanished that day and has never been found. I still think my other dog would have done the same could she walk. Dogs always seem to know.
That's the main reason why I never got a dog. Can't take that kind of loss.
As for me, my cousin's apparently into gambling to the point of trying to sell his laptop and headphones. My family even forced him into an impromptu intervention, which he laughed off a couple minutes later.
Quote from: Avaitor on August 03, 2012, 10:01:41 PM
I just had to put my 13-year-old dog down. We had him for the vast majority of his life, and he was fine for just about all of it- until this very week, when he started growing a shitload of tumorous cancers and we had no choice but to do it.
It still hasn't fully synched in with me. I've had him since I was a little boy, and I loved him so much.
I'm so sorry man. I went through the same thing last spring. My dog I've had since I was 12 had to be put down because she was developing the same kind of tumors in her legs. She was put to sleep while I was in school and no one told me because they thought I couldn't handle it, so I ended up finding out when my spring break began. I'm still a little frustrated I wasn't there for her last moments.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on August 03, 2012, 11:40:01 PM
As for me, my cousin's apparently into gambling to the point of trying to sell his laptop and headphones. My family even forced him into an impromptu intervention, which he laughed off a couple minutes later.
I'm afraid my parents might get to this point since they've recently become platinum members at our local casino.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on August 03, 2012, 11:40:01 PM
As for me, my cousin's apparently into gambling to the point of trying to sell his laptop and headphones. My family even forced him into an impromptu intervention, which he laughed off a couple minutes later.
Man, shit like this makes me glad I can keep my gambling under control. I know when to cut my losses. I just hope that this gambling doesn't resort to him stealing other people crap.
Well as for me, I spent time with my brother and his girlfriend recently. They took me to Dave and Busters for an hour or two, mostly because my family is going to Hershey this weekend and my mom didn't want them staying out late. I'm the exception since I decided to skip out on my family's annual trip to Hershey this year. We talked about stuff, played games, won many tickets and I even decided to redeem them for a plush of Pikachu and this chibi-Green Lantern. All in all, this woman is nice and I'm glad my brother found someone.
Quote from: Avaitor on August 03, 2012, 10:01:41 PM
I just had to put my 13-year-old dog down. We had him for the vast majority of his life, and he was fine for just about all of it- until this very week, when he started growing a shitload of tumorous cancers and we had no choice but to do it.
It still hasn't fully synched in with me. I've had him since I was a little boy, and I loved him so much.
So sorry man. :( 13 years is a long time, though, so just try to remember how happy and fulfilling his life was. :)
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on August 03, 2012, 11:40:01 PM
As for me, my cousin's apparently into gambling to the point of trying to sell his laptop and headphones. My family even forced him into an impromptu intervention, which he laughed off a couple minutes later.
Oh my... That's why I've never started gambling, and never will.
So on another site I frequent, two users just exploded on each other in an argument. One is a socially crippled dude who thinks he's a hardass, firmly believes all his opinions are fact (and I mean that literally, 100% serious), and treats the Zelda timeline like it's a serious thing and claims to research it over 5 hours a day. The other person is some weird, ungodly annoying stalker who is a total fanboy of Skyward Sword, and refuses to acknowledge and problems it might have... oh, and he's socially crippled, too.
... I love internet drama. >_<
Internet drama's funny. At least it's better than the crap I've been going through, losing things and having major repair bills everywhere.
I'm encountering one of those Internet nitpickers over at the MAL.
I'm going to try a different Mexican place with the girl I mentioned in the Opposite Sex thread. Afterwards, we're getting snow cones. And this Sunday, I'm watching Summerslam with a friend of mine. Got to watch Wrestlemania with him earlier this year and that was fun so I'm looking forward to it. He's a real funny guy, so I'm glad I can hang out with him. It's nice to finally have someone to watch WWE with.
I just witnessed a robbery. Well sorta. I was walking up to the Barnes and Noble that is attached to the mall when a guy holding a hammer books it out of the store, followed a second later by a guy in a green shirt with a pony tail. Apparently the guy with the hammer walked into the Reeds Jewelers a few stores down, smashed the glass display, grabbed a handful of jewelery, shoved it into his pocket, and high tailed it out of there. I did talk to a cop who was outside of B&N where the dudes ran out and told them what I saw, but I don't think I can do much else so I left.
So yeah, interesting night.
I'm glad to hear you weren't hurt.
Someone around here has been slashing and stabbing dogs. This person has also apparently poisoned a few dogs in the past. I really hope they catch this horrible person soon. This person is sick and needs to be stopped before they go any further.
Wow, why?
I'm reminded of how Ryan's girlfriend in Wilfred hated dogs because her grandpa's pups ate his arms and part of his face off after randomly dying of a heart attack. Even then, I still think it's shitty when someone blames generalizes all creatures based off of the actions of one or two of them.
If they catch the person I'll be sure to post about it but as it is I can't imagine why.
You'd have to be filled with some ugly kind of hate to do that.
Wow, that's horrible. There was someone in our neighborhood when I was in high school who was actively trapping and killing cats. We heard more than a few stories of people around us that had their cats mysteriously disappear. Luckily we kept our two cats indoors.
So because financial aid has become such a bitch lately, and I was a little late in filling some stuff out, I've been dropped from classes. We started last week, but I'm not in anything I registered for anymore, and since it'll take up to 2 weeks for my aid to be verified, I can't get back into them.
I have to look into classes during one of the minimesters now, which means either a lot more class time condensed, or online classes. Or both.
Was it just your FAFSA or the Profile on College Board? Because I was late for over a month on the latter due to not knowing, and nothing bad happened as a result for me.
My FASFA. I forgot to get my parent's signature and have some papers signed.
I hope you can work it out, I had a similar problem once, but because it was their screw up (no notification at all), I got all my classes back.
Quote from: Avaitor on August 27, 2012, 07:40:44 PM
So because financial aid has become such a bitch lately, and I was a little late in filling some stuff out, I've been dropped from classes. We started last week, but I'm not in anything I registered for anymore, and since it'll take up to 2 weeks for my aid to be verified, I can't get back into them.
Damn, that sucks bro. :( Really hope you can get that shit worked out soon.
Long/online classes aren't so bad, though. Pretty much all of my classes are like that since I'm just going for an Associates, and I already prefer them to the setup at my last university.
I've had a mixed history with online classes. I can handle them, no problem.
Extended classes are a bit more of a problem for me, though. Night classes, at least. I tried one last year, but I had to quit a few weeks in. I can't sit around in a long-ass class like that for too long. I've fared better in my biology class, which wasn't too much shorter than this one, but wasn't as bad, and the professor almost always let us out before the class was meant to end. Even the summer course I took wasn't too bad, since we did a lot and he let us out early fairly often as well. This class though, used every. Single. Minute. Just for notes, taken from the book that we could just due if we read at home. Not my thing.
I'll do what I have to, although I'd rather take this chance to have a semester off and maybe find a job. For my sister's sake and her aid though, I can't do that.
Oh god, a long ass lecture class would be hell. My condolences. :-X
My 3 hour classes all involve actually doing work and being productive. Really glad I decided to just go for the two year degree; I feel like I'm really doing something useful with my life now. :)
Sorry to hear that, Avaitor. I came very close to being dropped too (didn't make my payment until the last day, for a few reasons).
Quote from: Foggle on August 27, 2012, 09:24:25 PM
Pretty much all of my classes are like that since I'm just going for an Associates, and I already prefer them to the setup at my last university.
That's good to hear. What made you decide to return to studying?
Quote from: talonmalon333 on August 27, 2012, 09:34:20 PM
That's good to hear. What made you decide to return to studying?
The need for a job that pays a living wage. And also one that I'd enjoy. ;)
The whole four year thing just wasn't going to work for me from a mental standpoint; taking classes teaching information and skills I'd never need just because it's required. I already feel like I'm not giving back to society, so I'd like to know that my education is really accomplishing something rather than wasting time and money.
Glad to hear it, Foggle! But don't be too brash with class choice, your tastes and interests could change in strange ways without you knowing and you might appreciate taking one of those classes.
Quote from: Foggle on August 27, 2012, 09:38:02 PM
Quote from: talonmalon333 on August 27, 2012, 09:34:20 PM
That's good to hear. What made you decide to return to studying?
The need for a job that pays a living wage. And also one that I'd enjoy. ;)
The whole four year thing just wasn't going to work for me from a mental standpoint; taking classes teaching information and skills I'd never need just because it's required. I already feel like I'm not giving back to society, so I'd like to know that my education is really accomplishing something rather than wasting time and money.
Good for you for making that choice instead of just putting up with whatever crap school was going to make you do. :thumbup:
I'm actually taking my classes online, too. The main reason is because my hours will be getting shorter soon. I intend on getting another job soon, in addition to the one that I already have (I honestly love my current job and will keep it no matter what, but I really don't get paid much at all from it). Preferably I'd like to find something animal related, because biology is what I want to go into.
So I wasn't the only one that received his financial aid late?
It's still not showing up in my bank account, but it was processed and accepted at the very last minute, like literally 2 days before classes began.
I haven't even started it yet, and physics scares me.
"You can't drink Dasani. That's Chicago river water. Do you know how many dead bodies the mob has dumped into that river? Are you even listening to me; he's not listening to me." - That customer who always smells like pot, talking to me.
I hate customers who feel the need to unload their batshit insanity on me. As a cashier, you are trapped there, and are a slave to every worthless opinion that passes through. I've had to nod and smile at almost every political opinion. I think the only time I have ever disagreed outright with someone was when one old guy was loudly berating Muslims and demanding we ban them from our store.
I can not wait to get back to school...
Quote from: Nel on September 06, 2012, 11:10:13 PM
"You can't drink Dasani. That's Chicago river water. Do you know how many dead bodies the mob has dumped into that river?
Do you live inside a Quentin Tarantino movie? :lol:
Dasani is my water of choice.
Guess I'm screwed. :sweat:
I drink Poland Springs, so I'm just kind of apathetic.
Thing is... Dasani is mine too. :awesome: I've worked there for three years, I know this guys deal by now. He always comes in reeking of pot, talks some crazy shit or bitches about Obama, and leaves. Today he was complaining that all the water in the cold drinks section was shit, and demanded we put Smart Water there. And what's in the cooler right behind him at the register. God damn Smart Water. :wth:
Thank God, the white people haven't kidnapped my bed yet.
Now in other news, I'm tired as hell and have a lot of shit to read for homework. I also skipped a class because they don't take attendance and I can just look up the lesson on the textbook. I feel so hood, yet preppy. *puffs from a joint with my pinky out*
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 07, 2012, 01:41:16 PM
Thank God, the white people haven't kidnapped my bed yet.
Why would whitey steal your bed? :SHOCK:
He knows the truth about Keith Warren.
In other news, life is great. Just love living.
Beginning of a fine week. The Texas weather is finally bearable (nice, even!) for the first time since early May. :lol: I'm starting to overcome my writer's block as well; book is finally coming along well I'd say. How's everyone else doing? :joy:
I'm currently re-writing the outline for the comic series I want to write. I started the original last year, but I'm re-doing it to iron out all the stupidity, space out events more so that I don't have a dozen plot lines running at once. Problem is I only have the motivation to do this late at night when I should be sleeping. And that I can't draw well at all, but I'll cross that bridge once I script everything out. I want a solid foundation first before I ever draw anything.
Quote from: Foggle on September 11, 2012, 12:30:01 AM
Beginning of a fine week. The Texas weather is finally bearable (nice, even!) for the first time since early May. :lol: I'm starting to overcome my writer's block as well; book is finally coming along well I'd say. How's everyone else doing? :joy:
I'm doing well, glad to hear you are too. The only problem is that I've been stalling on some of my homework for my online classes, and I can't fall into that habit. But other than that, A-okay. Lately I've been forming plans for the future, and because of that, I think I've been starting to just feel better about myself and other things.
Sounds like we're in a similar situation talon, right down to the online class procrastination. :lol:
Quote from: Nel on September 11, 2012, 12:50:05 AM
I'm currently re-writing the outline for the comic series I want to write. I started the original last year, but I'm re-doing it to iron out all the stupidity, space out events more so that I don't have a dozen plot lines running at once. Problem is I only have the motivation to do this late at night when I should be sleeping. And that I can't draw well at all, but I'll cross that bridge once I script everything out. I want a solid foundation first before I ever draw anything.
Nice! Post it here when you're done!
Trying not be a downer here (since everyone else is doing so well), but I'm not sure what to make of my life at this point. I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm depressed or unhappy - because I'm not - but there are certain things that are really starting to get to me that I wish I could fix. My unemployment, and lack of money for one. And as most of you know, my lack of female companionship and overall general sense of loneliness being the other. What's so weird about it, though, is the ladder really being compounded just in the last 2-3 months or so, and I honestly have no idea why; being single never bothered me that much before, but now all of sudden I'm just getting really tired of it.
So yeah, I really don't know what to think at this point. I kinda feel like I'm at a crossroads, but to what I don't know. Again, I'm not depressed or anything; I have my health, and I'm always grateful for that. Just... I dunno. I'm not sure where to really go from here, and it's a bit unsettling for me.
Sorry to hear about that man. Unemployment is tough; that's why I decided to go straight for that technical writing degree. Will "apparently" make me more employable right away, especially in Austin.
There are a lot of perks to being single, and at this point in time I definitely prefer that, but I can understand how you feel. Have you ever thought about going back to school? Just a few years of community college for an associates degree in something marketable that you'd enjoy. It'll (hopefully) help with the lack of job, and perhaps you'll meet a nice girl there! :joy:
Quote from: Foggle on September 11, 2012, 01:01:35 AM
Nice! Post it here when you're done!
Maybe a script someday when I'm satisfied. Believe it or not, I came up with the original concept back in 2001, so I've essentially been "working" on this for about 11 years now. I've redone it
so much that I've got about 10x as many characters as I used to, and the original characters have been so heavily retooled that a good chunk of them are nothing like they used to be.
But I feel like now that I'm 22, it's time to really get going on this. I'm old enough to write dialogue that isn't terrible *stares at 2006 version of script full of bad DBZ-esque dialogue* and I'm only living once, so I'm forcing myself to get through it before I get old and too cynical to care anymore.
As for women, I'm tired of trying, and honestly, thinking about it, I'm so selfish with my free time and money that I don't really think I want to get into a relationship. I have a ton of female friends, and I get along just fine with them, but I've only met one girl I really "clicked" with, and she only wants Asian guys. :lol: I don't think I'm so lonely for love as much as I just need a woman to screw every now and then, honestly. But the idea of the intimate companionship of having a great girlfriend is indeed an alluring one.
I've found people on Twitter that I used to know in high school. Except I can't even talk to them without breaching my identity or looking like a stalker for just randomly tweeting their names.
Eh, one of my old friends from high school follows me on Twitter, and vice-versa.
It's not really a big deal to me; the only reason I haven't tracked more of them down is that, chances are if they're someone I still want to keep in contact with, I'm probably already friends with them on Facebook anyway, so it'd just be kind of a waste. But I guess I can see where the dilemma lies; it's probably best to keep IRL stuff and internet stuff separate.
I feel like I've been living like a dead man for the last six years.
Half that number and that's pretty much how I was feeling up until a few weeks ago.
I was until last year. Now I feel great again.
Hope you can feel better!
It's just that I was perfectly fine with being a wallflower up until like last year.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 17, 2012, 11:42:27 AM
It's just that I was perfectly fine with being a wallflower up until like last year.
Just keep your mind open for whatever comes your way in life and you'll be fine. You never know what might come next!
Last five years for me. Ever since graduating high school, everything's felt like one big crappy blur. Hopefully going back to school will help me pull myself out of this hole.
...Because I'm so sick of living with my parents. :wth:
Welp... for the time being, I am, finally, no longer unemployed. /and the peasants rejoice
Normally I would be more excited about it, but, to my chagrin, it's only part time. I guess it is something though, and at least I won't be dirt poor anymore (the pay is actually pretty good, all things considered).
So yeah, I start tomorrow. All in all, I'd say things are starting to look up on my end. Wish me luck guys. :)
Wish you well.
Hooray! Good job man. :joy:
Sweeeet
Had another fucking breakdown last night that I haven't able to get out of.
Sorry to hear about that man. :(
I'm glad to hear you're employed, Kiddington. Even part-time is something. Me I mostly just volunteer to keep myself sane between jobs.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 19, 2012, 11:14:40 AM
Had another fucking breakdown last night that I haven't able to get out of.
You'll kick it soon enough, but I'm sorry to hear it. :(
It's just that I've tried to open myself up and become more sociable, and it's only made me feel lonelier than ever.
So, sorry for double-posting, but a calling out from Ryan Mead makes me wonder if I'm really that abrasive. Do I really just antagonize people whether or not I'm aware of what I'm doing? Probably, but I still wouldn't call what I do "dickish" by any standards.
I've only seen you directly insult RacAttack, but granted he was asking for opinions on his podcast when you did. Most of the other stuff being referred to appears to have been aimed at no one in particular and ended up just getting people butthurt because opinions are sacred and should never differ on the internet.
I think you're cool.
But that's just me.
And now I'm having a field day with calling myself out. My twitter is reading like a girl just having her first period. Ugh.
I think you just need more sleep. ;)
Ugh, I need money for when Cinderella and new Mountain Goats come out next week. Life sucks.
First paycheck today. Working only three days a week for a few hours each, it's not much... but hey, AT LEAST I'M FINALLY NOT BROKE ANYMORE. :thumbup:
Still wish I could find something permanent, though; no such luck so far. Ah well, at least this is something in the meantime.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 22, 2012, 09:08:32 PM
I think you just need more sleep. ;)
See, that's the thing. People treating it as it's not big deal. Like just one long rest, and years of depression finally disappears. It doesn't work that way at all. Even if I had one incredibly good year, with tons of friends both online and off, a beautiful girlfriend who would be amazing to talk to and watch movies with every once in a while, and with everybody listening and obeying my every whim, I would still feel empty. And that's what depression is. Not something one increase of sleep can stop. Not even something that a barrage of miracles can vanquish. Just something that I have to put up with until I die.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 27, 2012, 07:11:44 AM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on September 22, 2012, 09:08:32 PM
I think you just need more sleep. ;)
See, that's the thing. People treating it as it's not big deal. Like just one long rest, and years of depression finally disappears. It doesn't work that way at all. Even if I had one incredibly good year, with tons of friends both online and off, a beautiful girlfriend who would be amazing to talk to and watch movies with every once in a while, and with everybody listening and obeying my every whim, I would still feel empty. And that's what depression is. Not something one increase of sleep can stop. Not even something that a barrage of miracles can vanquish. Just something that I have to put up with until I die.
I wasn't being entirely serious with that, I hope you know.
I know depression; I was depressed for a long time, too. But I also know that being in it, there's really nothing anybody else can do to get you out of it. The only thing I can tell you is to keep living and experiencing life and hope you can eventually find your own way through it. I don't live your life, nor do I know the intrinsic details of it or what is truly bothering you on a deeper level, but I do know that you're a strong enough person to get through it and one day you will.
And by then you'll probably be able to sleep better.
Have any of you ever had one of those moments where you're just hit by the amount of time that has passed?
I was just thinking about events that happened in my life at this time in 2007. That was 5 years ago. 5 years that have already passed. This time in 2007, and 5 years before that... was 2002. I was 11 years old at this time, quite a different person, playing with gradeschool friends that are ancient history to me now. I was preparing to get a GameCube back then. Wind Waker hadn't even been released yet. I'm not going to say that 2007-2012 flew by in the blink of an eye, but it sure was quicker than 2002-2007, which just reminds me of how time seems to get faster every year. Another 5 years will pass even faster, and that'll bring us to 2017. What will things be like then? How will they have changed?
Just having one of those moments.
I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I've spent more time enrolled in college than I did in high school.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on September 29, 2012, 01:42:26 AM
Have any of you ever had one of those moments where you're just hit by the amount of time that has passed?
I was just thinking about events that happened in my life at this time in 2007. That was 5 years ago. 5 years that have already passed. This time in 2007, and 5 years before that... was 2002. I was 11 years old at this time, quite a different person, playing with gradeschool friends that are ancient history to me now. I was preparing to get a GameCube back then. Wind Waker hadn't even been released yet. I'm not going to say that 2007-2012 flew by in the blink of an eye, but it sure was quicker than 2002-2007, which just reminds me of how time seems to get faster every year. Another 5 years will pass even faster, and that'll bring us to 2017. What will things be like then? How will they have changed?
Just having one of those moments.
Every day. Nearly every day I have one of those moments. No joke.
I don't know if it's just me, but the flow of time certainly seems to go by a lot faster to me now than it did when I was younger. Days and weeks and months all seem to just flow together; it's weird. I mean, I can't believe it's already almost October 2012. Just a few years ago (you know, when people thought December of this year was going to be the end of the world and all that noise), it still seemed like a lifetime away.
Guess that's just one of the pains of growing up, I suppose. I can't explain it.
Relativity of time. It's natural for people to experience time faster during old age.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 29, 2012, 12:29:55 PM
Relativity of time. It's natural for people to experience time faster during old age.
But I'm only 20. :shit:
20 is the new 50.
Honestly, everything after high school has just felt like one giant year. One giant five-year year. :wth:
So I have to meet with the Dean tomorrow due to a rather aggressive series of emails I gave to my professor.
Be sure to eat a big meal before meeting him so you can leave a nice dump on his desk.
Good luck, Dr.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on October 02, 2012, 02:10:22 AM
So I have to meet with the Dean tomorrow due to a rather aggressive series of emails I gave to my professor.
Oh man, hope it goes well. :-X
Hope it goes well.
It was more casual than I thought, though the Dean believes that my abrasive behavior is getting a little too much for the professors to tolerate. And really, I think he's right.
God, I've been feeling sweaty even though it's October. Global warming be damned.
It's only the beginning of October, but I think I'm already getting into the Christmas spirit. Earlier today I had a strange desire to watch The Santa Clause(and maybe even Santa Clause 2), and just now after reading the news of a CGI Peanuts movie I really want to watch the Peanuts Christmas special.
Good grief.
So I've had 2 deaths in the family in one week.
One was a woman that I nor my immediate family were not close to at all, but one member who we are close to adored, and is heartbroken now. The other was my aunt, who I was a lot closer to, but had been going through a downhill spiral over the past year, so it isn't too surprising.
So yeah, on top of this and my general disdain for my birthday, it's not a great week.
So sorry to hear about that man. My condolences.
I'm sorry to hear that Avaitor. I also send condolences for your loss.
Is anyone else preparing for the big storm?
Eh, it already came and went here, with only a bit of heavy rain on Friday.
So no.
Don't think it'll be hitting Texas, from what I hear anyway.
I got two loafs of bread, peanut butter and jelly, water, a 12 pack, and some Ritz crackers, so I'm good. So far it's nothing though, it's just rainy and windy, not much more than a standard thunderstorm. It's supposed to get worse over the next 12-24 hours, but still it won't be anything compared to what Jersey and NYC and so on are supposed to get.
Yeah. My girl lives in NY, in the woods, so I'm really worried for her.
You have a girl that lives in NY?
Yep, yep.
I've just been keeping it under wraps from you guys. ;)
And classes have officially been canceled tomorrow.
Quote from: Foggle on October 28, 2012, 01:37:31 PM
Don't think it'll be hitting Texas, from what I hear anyway.
Was gonna make a Sandy Cheeks joke. But nevermind.
Yep, no class for me tomorrow, and I don't have to go to the ship. I'll just sit around playing Tecmo Bowl or some shit hoping the power doesn't shit out on me.
My job wanted me to work tomorrow due to the fact that the guy that opens up is going into surgery due to something wrong with his leg, but I didn't feel like it due to me realizing that I would be in the rain all day. Was not looking forward to that so I told them no.
Welp, the Tigers just got rolled in the World Series. Again. Second time in six years. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.
Dalek is enjoying my misery wayyyyy too much, by the way.
Yay, baseball is done! lol at Detroit though, that's hilarious. And I hate the Giants, damn San Francisco teams.
Demi nailed the National Anthem. As always.
The worst thing about Hurricane Sandy is that I can't get Domino's to respond.
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Insommy, Kidd, why does this make me think of you?
Mr. Horse does not let hurricanes get in the way of his quest to sexually dominate humanity.
The worst part of Sandy?
Tonight's HIMYM has been post-poned to next week.
Probably because half the east coast can't/won't watch it.
Indeed. All of CBS's other shows are airing repeats too, and so is The CW.
But who cares about any of those?
Speaking of CBS, Letterman apparently did a taping tonight in spite of the hurricane, but with no studio audience.
Huh.
Quote from: Comeau on October 29, 2012, 02:51:59 PM
Insommy, Kidd, why does this make me think of you?
:awesome:
Jimmy Fallon did the same thing.
Yeah, Letterman's show was weird last night. He even did the top ten list with construction paper and Sharpies..
Yeah, I caught that. Apparently the guy who does the shows graphics "couldn't make it".
Wonder what tonight has in store.
Happy Halloween, folks!
So, after during an insanely stressful and hectic schedule at my college over the past 2 months, I caught a small break for the first half of this week as my Monday and Tuesday classes were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy and unexpected effects that it could have on campus power (though my power never went off, but I did lose my Internet connection for an entire day until late last night). I didn't really get much time to relax as I was using that extra time to study intensely for my Wednesday Pharmacokinetics exam which I was certainly not looking forward to after how brutally hard the first one was. But then I got another somewhat lucky break as the exam got pushed back to next week due to technical reasons. I'm sure that this will come back to bite me in the ass next week when I have other exams to prepare for but still have to keep this PK material fresh in my mind, but for the time being I can at least stop to catch my breath from a mental standpoint, as I've just been either studying or wrote-up papers or therapeutic cases non-stop, back to back, for pretty much most of the semester. This is my last year of classes at pharmacy school (assuming that I survive the rest of my classes and actually pass everything else that's coming), so they seem to be going all-out in trying to make it as ridiculously difficult as possible for all students.So, after during an insanely stressful and hectic schedule at my college over the past 2 months, I caught a small break for the first half of this week as my Monday and Tuesday classes were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy and unexpected effects that it could have on campus power (though my power never went off, but I did lose my Internet connection for an entire day until late last night). I didn't really get much time to relax as I was using that extra time to study intensely for my Wednesday Pharmacokinetics exam which I was certainly not looking forward to after how brutally hard the first one was. But then I got another somewhat lucky break as the exam got pushed back to next week due to technical reasons. I'm sure that this will come back to bite me in the ass next week when I have other exams to prepare for but still have to keep this PK material fresh in my mind, but for the time being I can at least stop to catch my breath from a mental standpoint, as I've just been either studying or wrote-up papers or therapeutic cases non-stop, back to back, for pretty much most of the semester. This is my last year of classes at pharmacy school (assuming that I survive the rest of my classes and actually pass everything else that's coming), so they seem to be going all-out in trying to make it as ridiculously difficult as possible for all students. Next year is just rotations, and hands-on work experience is FAR easier than taking these courses.
Wow, that sounds crazy. Also, have a Happy Halloween, everyone!
CANDY DAY!
Well, from the looks of things, Trick-or-Treating is probably going to be delayed to Saturday. My town kind of looks like crap after Sandy had her way with it, even though we mostly got the wind.
From the local news station's Facebook:
QuoteVirginia Beach Police are reminding those wearing masks for Halloween tonight to take them off when visiting convenience stores or ATMs.
lol. Should they add movie theaters to that list?
Happy Halloween to everyone.
On a personal note, three preppie jackasses took my mom's Obama sign. My brothers saw them and tried to tail them, but they got away. Whatever, just makes me more happier I voted for Obama this morning with her. :sly:
I am legitimately interested in taking Neuroscience for the spring semester. Maybe because physics annoys me too much to take for an entire school year, but also because of brains.
It's snowing out.
Spoiler
I'm in Denver atm
Haven't seen snow since I left Chicago nearly two years ago.
I hate snow.
Snow's only fun for people with school.
I've still never seen snow before.
Quote from: Avaitor on November 10, 2012, 07:35:24 PM
I've still never seen snow before.
A blessing and a curse.
Snow is cool as a kid, and I do like to drive in it, you get to screw around as long as you're not a total dumbass, but it sucks because its cold and it gets in your socks and turns them all cold and wet, and shoveling it blows, and so on.
I'd rather live without it than with it.
It snowed here today too. Felt weird seeing it again, since I don't recall it snowing even once all of last winter (it was abnormally dry last year, even by Reno/desert standards).
Can't say I really care for it either at the moment, seeing as how about 20-30% of my job takes place outside (and fuck was it cold today; I think it only got up to like 25 or so). I guess I could take it or leave it; for me it's cool when your at home, comfortable in the house, but no fun to be out in.
I think snow is awesome no matter what... on the first day, at least. After that, it's just slushy, muddy, and half melted.
I envy those who have never seen snow...I've always wanted to be one of those people.
Snow's beautiful when it's falling, but after it's landed and you have to shovel it off your walk, your deck and your car, then you have to drive around in it and it turns into a slushy, gray mess everywhere, then I fucking hate the stuff. Plus, you can't have snow without the cold, and I hate being cold.
I love everything about snow except shoveling. The biggest plus is no longer having to do yard-work. >_<
Yard...work?
The term no longer makes sense, since I haven't lived in a house a few years.
Now that I have a job again, I take so many more naps than I used to.
Seriously, that's practically all I do when I come home anymore; go right to sleep. I took a four hour nap just this afternoon.
Well, just got out of an Elie Wiesel lecture. Went there out of some sense that I'll get enlightenment or something, and it proved to be quite moving. He was talking about the fatigue and inner depression that came from an open-heart surgery, and how he can't recant his religion due to family bonds. Also, about how modern life, while obviously much more peaceful, carries the same trials he had when he was young. Overall, I've been quite shaken by his words. And I don't regret it.
Night is such a good book, but I've never had a chance to see any of his speeches. Sounds like a great experience.
I found out that I'll be an uncle yesterday. :SHOCK: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oh wow, congrats!
Thank you! *handshake emoticon*
Congrats, gsf!
Congrats, man! :happytime:
For the first time in weeks, nay, months, I can finally feel myself clawing my way out of the dark, almost hopeless rut that I've been stuck in for what feels like an eternity (but really only surfaced just in the past year).
See the relationship thread as to why. :swoon:
It always works out somehow, man. ;)
I'm glad to hear you're doing better!
Got 5000 words to write, told by this girl I liked that I'm fucking creepy, and unable to go a second without a throbbing headache. Why can't things go right for once?
Ouch, sorry to hear that, man. I hope things turn around for you soon
Yesterday, my baby brother gave me the great news that our brother's child will be a girl. He started a happy dance right after delivering the news.
Was it the Carlton? :lol:
So I went to Rome today and saw the Colloseum and St. Peter's Square/Vatican City, among many other things. How was your day?
Boring! As per usual! :light:
Not as exciting as that! :sweat:
Uh, I met a fellow Trooper who followed Maiden to Paris, London and Canada. That's it.
Lately there have been a few things that have been bothering me. So here I go.
To start, I am 21 now (going onto 22 in less than a month). Despite that, I do not have my driver license yet... Truthfully, I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with that fact. Plenty of people wait years before they are ready.
However, this is the most important part, and the reason I'm posting here. It's the fact that I'm... afraid to do it. Like, very afraid. And this fact has been weighing on me and kind of been hurting for months now. And I think this makes it even worse cause I get nervous when driving.
On top of this, and probably the major reason I get nervous, is the fact that, to be honest, my judgement when practicing driving can really suck. And that fact does not sit well with me at all. I'm particularly bad when it comes to things like driving backward and parking, and parallel parking (though that's a tough part for most people). But on the road there are just things that I feel seriously terrible at, and could ultimately lead to disaster. I'm very prone to stupid mistakes while driving. And the idea of someday driving by myself, and doing stuff like hour long drives, is just beyond frightening.
This has caused me to simply stall on the whole thing. I passed the computer test almost a year ago, but the expiration date on my driver permit ends at the beginning of this upcoming March (but I can extend that). So yeah, I've been desperately stalling as much as I can on practicing until, on random days, someone in the house will say I should practice, and then I'm pretty much unable to say "I don't want to". Of course this stalling has backfired and hasn't improved my chances at fixing this, as I end up only practicing once or twice every week. And of course, this leads to my parents giving me multiple talks about how I'm not taking up the initiative to get up and say "I want to practice" on my own. But when they do I just sit there and listen unable to admit that the whole thing just scares me a lot and that I don't want to.
I just... don't know.
Well, getting a driver's license doesn't mean you're required to drive thereafter. My mom has a driver's license and she hasn't driven for decades. Just do that test once and the burden will be taken off.
I'm one of those types that loves driving. If I could I would come to where ever you are and help you through it, because once you get it down it's easy. Driving backwards, and parking? Cake. Parallel parking, it's harder yeah, but it's still no biggie once you get used to it.
Alhough I am wondering why you feel the need to get a driver's license. I don't see why you would need one, unless it's necessary for you to get to work, just get a government ID instead.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on February 13, 2013, 12:55:11 AM
Well, getting a driver's license doesn't mean you're required to drive thereafter. My mom has a driver's license and she hasn't driven for decades. Just do that test once and the burden will be taken off.
Quote from: Comeau on February 14, 2013, 09:09:00 AM
I'm one of those types that loves driving. If I could I would come to where ever you are and help you through it, because once you get it down it's easy. Driving backwards, and parking? Cake. Parallel parking, it's harder yeah, but it's still no biggie once you get used to it.
Alhough I am wondering why you feel the need to get a driver's license. I don't see why you would need one, unless it's necessary for you to get to work, just get a government ID instead.
When I get a license, I feel like I'll be expected to drive at least a decent amount. I think it's partially due to having the "you can't get through life without driving" speech hammered in. I just have this feeling like I'll always be prone to mistakes that no one should be making.
I don't drive. I usually walk or take the bus. Partially because I don't trust myself behind the wheel, and partially because I don't have the money to engage in the process.
I've been driving for nearly five years now. :happytime:
I couldn't imagine taking the bus or walking, just given where I live. If I actually lived in the city it'd be one thing, but I'm pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. Basically, it's like they just dropped one big subdivision of nothing but houses out in the desert, 20 miles or so from the nearest store, gas station, or anything even remotely resembling a city. It's barren, to say the least.
In fact, I don't even think the city buses come out this far. I've never seen any hint of them, anyway.
I live in a similar town to Kidd. Shit public transportation, and everywhere I'd have to go to is too far away for me to walk to. You kind of have no choice but to drive.
That's how it is in most places in the country, except for like the Northeast. There wasn't squat I could do back home in Boise without a car, except for like hang out at the Albertson's or the Walgreens or something(the only other things within walking distance were the high school and an Arctic Circle restaurant). Same in Norfolk, there's one seedy ass bar not too far from base, other than that it's Burger King and the Food Lion. Take a cab to the mall or anywhere in VA Beach? Forget that shit, it's like 30 dollars one way.
Chicago was different, you could take the Metra train pretty much anywhere for like 7 bucks(even the 45 minute ride into downtown), and if you couldn't you could take a taxi to most places for like 5-10 bucks. The one good thing about Chicago, it was so easy and cheap to go somewhere and get plastered.
Because my sister's rich-ass husband doesn't want her using his money, I just had to shell out $400. Fuck him.
This has been happening for the past few months now. Every time I finally get some money in my bank account, either my parents take it or my sister does. No wonder I'm never getting out of this fucking place. :anger:
Damn, that sucks.
I feel like I have some kind of mild PTSD since I keep dreaming about that time last summer when my cousin tried to strangle me.
Have you dealt with him since?
Midterm essays due tomorrow.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F5326a64442314f7438f4302ae7e586be%2Ftumblr_miep1inH9e1qhr28do1_500.jpg&hash=6512b6c967c44348c137a363fea6b6a9a2b0fbc6)
You've still made more progress than I usually do.
So as expected, the moment I clicked the "Add Submission" button to turn in my mid terms was the exact moment the submission expired. So I'm probably going to get a zero.
Fuck me with a brick.
Goddamn, so sorry to hear that! :( I know where you're coming from; same exact thing's happened to me in the past multiple times (though never with something as major as a midterm). Really sucks.
Sheeeeeeeet
Well, if its any consolation, I just had a really shitty academic experience, myself. I just had my seminar presentation today, which I've literally spent weeks preparing for in terms of researching my drug and disease state, and I went though various practice runs of my speech. Unfortunately, I didn't bother to do a test run in the room that I would be presenting in, and as a result I was completely thrown off my rhythm right in the middle of my presentation when I realized that many of my slides didn't properly scale to the window of the projector. This caused me to mess up on my delivery, and everything else that I was being graded on, and as a result I spent about 25 minutes up in front of my audience looking like a complete idiot. The worst thing about failing this shit is that my 2nd attempt is going to be scheduled in the middle of finals week, when I have a shit-ton of other stuff to worry about. Fuck my life. :srs:
Could you not run it in to the office? Or is this online only?
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on March 12, 2013, 02:49:38 PM
Could you not run it in to the office? Or is this online only?
I emailed him the essay and apologized shortly after I failed to submitted. I think he said he would accept it, but I'm not sure.
Oh, well here's hoping it works!
I often ponder on the idea of corporal punishment and how it can be utilized. Obviously, that position gets firmly placed in the negative since many, myself included, often become warped due to the background and unable to have healthy relationships. For instance, I can still reminisce about how shocked I was during the first day of kindergarten when the teacher didn't even attempt to hit me. But then, I remember about hearing about how... accepted it was in certain households to beat your kids in order to make them more disciplined and focus on school work. And the sad thing is, when pushed about it, a lot of kids who get into the Honor Roll or get on the Dean's list will reveal to have been hit at least once by a parent. Often, the topic is very difficult to talk about since corporal punishment is almost always linked to domestic abuse, but I do wish to understand why some people consider this an acceptable way to admonish their loved ones.
I'm super excited to see High on Fire and Exodus, but I still very much regret not going to see Queensryche on Friday. Apparently they pulled on a hell of a show without Geoff and the fan support was unlike anything else.
Being broke sucks.
My mom is at the hospital and had to go into surgery. :'( Thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.
My regards to your mom.
Apparently, it was just a vessel that popped in her brain from high blood pressure. My dad and brother just got back and said she looked a lot better and a lot more responsive. She'll still need all the prayers and or thoughts she can get; but at least she's doing better! :thumbup:
I'm glad to hear that! Don't worry, she'll be in both of mine. :)
I'm sure she'll be back on her feet before you know it. :)
Thanks a bunch! ;) I just got back from seeing her. She looked a lot better than she did when they wheeled her to surgery, but she was exhausted. I can't wait to see her again tomorrow.
Just another update. Mom is doing better each day. She was talking even better than yesterday, and yesterday was good. She still needs thoughts and prayers though! ;)
That's great!
Good luck to you guys! :)
Quote from: Peanutbutter on April 17, 2013, 12:15:42 PM
Just another update. Mom is doing better each day. She was talking even better than yesterday, and yesterday was good. She still needs thoughts and prayers though! ;)
I'm glad to hear it. Keep us updated!
So I just accidentally entered this when coming to this site: animationrevelation.com/forum/index.php'
Doing so got me this message:
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? YOU JUST BROKE THE FUCKING WEBSITE!
EXPECT TO HEAR FROM OUR EXTREMELY TALENTED LEGAL TEAM (AKA AVAITOR AND ENSATSU-KEN IN THREE-PIECE SUITS) WITHIN THE NEXT 5-10 BUSINESS DAYS."
That's just amazing. It made my day.
:)
Refresh the page and the picture changes. Oh, and try clicking the question mark...
I still say that we have to buy the domain tonzone as well.
Mom is having a C.A.T. scan done soon. She's still okay medically, but she's been miserable. :( She tried getting out of her bed when she wasn't supposed to twice. Otherwise, she's still okay. She still needs all the support she can get.
Mom's C.A.T. scans have turned up normal, but she had a bad episode this morning. One of the nurses told my aunt that she got belligerent and had to kept under control. She's resting now, but they're keeping a closer eye on her. Because of this, none of us are allowed to see her yet until she gets more rest. :(
I continue to wish your mom the best of luck, Peanutbutter! I know she'll be fine. Hopefully you'll get to see her again today? :)
I have decided to dedicate myself to actually learning Japanese. I always wanted to do this in high school, but I had a shitty work ethic back then. Now I'm different, and have committed myself to figuring out how to read, write, and speak the language... even if it kills me!
Mom is having a test today to see if she'll need her feeding tube still. If she doesn't, she can get back to drinking water and other fluids.
I should be able to see her this afternoon, after my dad drops my brother off at the airport (he took vacation time off work).
Quote from: Foggle on April 22, 2013, 03:14:50 AM
I have decided to dedicate myself to actually learning Japanese. I always wanted to do this in high school, but I had a shitty work ethic back then. Now I'm different, and have committed myself to figuring out how to read, write, and speak the language... even if it kills me!
I'll give you tree fitty to translate doujins of my choosing.
Best of luck from me too, Peanutbutter. I hope she gets better soon!
So I am currently in the final stretch of the school year, and it is officially hell. And I attribute all of that to math. It's been really rough on me this whole spring semester, but now it's just brutal. I'm going to be honest, I don't know if I will pass it. My grade, as of now, is hanging about 10 points above a failing grade. And in these next few weeks, I'm going to have a test (which will be hard enough), and the final exam, which I'm dreading. Heck, even the homework assignment I'm doing right now, which is due Friday, is nearly overwhelming.
And it certainly doesn't help that the grading system for this class is just broken (seriously, it only applies to this class, at least in my school). There are two ways you can fail. The first way, obviously, is if you fall below the passing grade (which is normal of course, no problems here). However, the second way you can fail is by simply failing the final exam. That's it. So basically, you can get a perfect score on every test, every homework, every major exam, and all that. But if you reach the end of the year and fail the exam by a single point, the teacher can just fail you. Besides which, and as this post might make clear, I'm not good at math. It's always been one of my harder subjects.
I feel like I've just been in a rut lately, overall. I've been second guessing my decision to go into biology, largely to do with the math involved in it and in getting to that point. I ultimately want to go into marine biology, and so far, I don't know of much math involved in this field at all. But even still, I can imagine that the math needed in getting to that field will be hard enough. That's in addition to the fact that I feel like I've just been running around in circles ever since I began college nearly four years ago. I mean, I could've been graduating at the end of this semester, but I've still got ways to go before I then. And even once that's over, biology will still take me into post-graduate school for more years. It's all been frustrating me so much lately, with the crumbling math class being the brunt of the stress and essentially emphasizing the negativity of this post.
In short, I will never get out of school. :cry:
Mom's doing a LOT better today. She's way more alert than she's been in a bit. She even talked to me on the phone for a second before I went to visit this morning, and she was also using her own phone pretty well when I visited her again a bit ago. Just hope she gets into her own room soon.
It's good to hear that!
Here's hoping she's better soon!
Mom is doing great still. She was coherent even on the pain medication they gave her. Plus her memory has improved. Hopefully, she'll get moved out of the ICU soon.
Unfortunately, my little brother has slipped into a depressive funk lately. He was in bed literally all day from at least part of last night until 5:00 PM today. My aunt and uncle came by and had to talk to him to snap him out of it. I just got back with our dad, and he shut down again. Dad got him to move around for a moment, but he doesn't want to eat anything. And no, this isn't just because of Mom either. He recently quit a job he was working for two years that a friend of his helped him get.
He's mentioned about wanting to get back into college at some point, but he doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. I just want him to get a grip and perk up already. We don't need another crisis right now.
So I was browsing /co/ yesterday and I had a colorful exchange with Josh.
He's so pitiful it's hilarious. Really. :awesome:
I still remember the shitstorm you guys gave him when he had his circumcision a few years ago.
Well, I didn't have anything to do with that.
In this case, he was in a thread spamming jokes from random shows, thinking he was being hilarious. He was anonymous, but he gave himself away by using an image containing his TZ avatar. I called him by his name. He acts like he doesn't know what I'm talking about. So I make reference to his furfaggotry and how he threatened to copyright his shitty fanfiction, at which point he made a fairly lame excuse and declared he was leaving the thread.
His problem is he lets his Internet autism get the better of him every single time. Everything is either trying too hard to act cool, or getting angry and crying. I mean, geez.
Josh is a nice guy, but lets his emotions take too much of a presence when he shouldn't.
And sadly, there are too many stories we can pull out where this is true.
Josh is old prey by this point. There are juicier targets to watch and provoke.
Yes, like chdr. Affirmative action and all.
I must be one of the only people here who never used TZ. Should I take that as a good thing?
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 27, 2013, 04:02:31 PM
I must be one of the only people here who never used TZ. Should I take that as a good thing?
Probably.
Quote from: Avaitor on April 27, 2013, 01:28:08 PM
Yes, like chdr. Affirmative action and all.
And how he thinks Michael Bay is a good director.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 27, 2013, 04:02:31 PM
I must be one of the only people here who never used TZ. Should I take that as a good thing?
Perhaps, and perhaps not.
However, if you ever decide to join TZ, the experience will go a lot better if you don't come in there acting like an arrogant ass who feels the need to put down and chide everyone around him, like I did before I gave myself an attitude adjustment and decided to try to become a better person online. It took me this long to realize that the best way to make a site like TZ work is to apply the same logic that I used when I was in job training: don't give the higher-ups anything that they can use against you.
The post I made just got eaten by a loss of internet when I hit "post". Shit.
Anyway, to shorten what I originally wanted to post, I like this place more. A bit more lax, I can joke around for a post or two while still discussing something. TZ has this air about it where many people can't take or get a joke and get mad if you even get slightly off topic. Unless it's the Adult Swim/Toonami board, where the talkbacks seem to simply be a game of out-joking each other. There's a lot more I could say, but I know some of you guys don't want AR being used for that kind of bitching and it's hardly worth the anger anymore.
Though the feeling did seem mutual with some other people in the Cafe board a few days ago, when someone was actually getting into how much lower TZ's quality has gotten before the mods told him to can it.
You're talking about what Matt Hazuda said, right? He's been there since the very beginning, so it probably bums him out the most.
TZ's problem, at its core, is that most of it's members are autistic or somewhat mentally retarded. They can't take a joke, because they don't understand it's a joke, because they hate being made fun of. As a result, you can't make fun of ANYTHING or ANYONE. Not weaboos. Not furries. Not bronies. Not fanboys. No fun allowed. As a result, most of the intelligent folks have given up and left.
I agree, however, that there's little point in complaining. The site is running off it's own fumes at this point, and eventually the clique of thirty-somethings who run things will break up.
Before we fling the autism card again (not due to offense, but because it's become a boring stock phrase in these lovely websites), I agree that Toonzone is a dump run by tightassed pedagogues. Though really, there's more to be gained in trying to start something better than remain in those ashes. In continuing to complain about Toonzone, we're basically criticizing an invalid with severe MS for not being able to hold his bowels in. Hell, I recently went to the boards and saw moderators talking about how being gay was a choice. Now how's that for being socially backwards? But even though that place has become vile, it's better to look for new territory than watering barren grounds. Hell, weaboos, bronies, furries, those are the easy targets that everyone has struck at least once. The real fun comes in mocking the forbidden, like Martin Luther King or WWII massacres. Anyone can make a joke about how fanboys are neckbeards, but very few know how to mock Vietnamese war crimes.
It's easily the most boring, stagnant forum I've ever seen on the internet, and it's really not even close. The mods are humorless and unlikeable, most of the regular members are dumb as bricks... and as an aside to the dullness, lest we not forget the terrible layout, constant ads, and complete utter lack of user-friendly capabilities.
I'll give it another 2-3 years before it's dead completely.
Quote from: Kiddington on April 28, 2013, 05:06:34 AM
It's easily the most boring, stagnant forum I've ever seen on the internet, and it's really not even close.
Meanwhile I am working on installing porn banner ads all across AR to increase revenue for our Shitty Blip Review service that will accept any and all TGWTG rejects. The crazier the porn, the more cash per click, so get ready to see squirting horse vaginas and Vietnamese men swapping poop invade your posting space come May!
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on April 28, 2013, 03:28:12 AM
Hell, I recently went to the boards and saw moderators talking about how being gay was a choice.
Wait, those were
mods? :srs:
There's just the one moderator arguing that, actually. And that's only scratching the surface of how backwards Wonderfly really is.
Yes, give us that real-life pony fucking every brony secretly craves! :joy:
Quote from: Kiddington on April 28, 2013, 05:06:34 AM
It's easily the most boring, stagnant forum I've ever seen on the internet, and it's really not even close. The mods are humorless and unlikeable, most of the regular members are dumb as bricks... and as an aside to the dullness, lest we not forget the terrible layout, constant ads, and complete utter lack of user-friendly capabilities.
I'll give it another 2-3 years before it's dead completely.
TV.com is far worse. Shame too, since TV.com's Animation Forum used to be pretty fun, before all of the smart people got fed up and left.
And TV Rage? That place has been half dead since 2007. How TV Rage lasted as long as it has is completely beyond my comprehension.
I remember when the tv.com staff went hard on anyone who dared to go off-topic, and went fast. I got banned for posts I made nearly a year prior, and I believe that I wasn't the only one who now posts here that got the hammer from there.
It was fun when we were able to do stuff, but that was so long ago.
Even then, I hardly ever get nostalgic for that place, or tz when I had my most fun there. Quite frankly, I like it here. Sometimes I get annoyed with some of the members, but we're still able to have countless intelligent or just plain fun conversations on a daily basis, without fear of any bullshit coming in the way. I think the fact that our staff is so lax since we're able to respect our community is a big factor towards that. I wouldn't change that for the world.
Quote from: Avaitor on April 28, 2013, 01:16:26 PM
I remember when the tv.com staff went hard on anyone who dared to go off-topic, and went fast. I got banned for posts I made nearly a year prior, and I believe that I wasn't the only one who now posts here that got the hammer from there.
Definitely not just you. I was banned from TV.com back in '06 or '07. I don't even remember why now, but I was already starting to get sick of that place. When they axed my account, I was thinking about spending less time there anyway.
The Big Cartoon Database is another board on the down slope. Sadly, it's been going downhill for a while now. BCDB was fun back when I joined in 2002; we had good lively discussions then, but now a lot of the smart and fun people have long since abandoned it. The only people on BCDB now are curmudgeons (many of whom are from the now defunct GAC Forums) who only want to discuss old cartoons and think everything made after 2004 is shit, spammers and nitwits. One of the biggest contributors to the site tragically passed away in February, and without him the board has royally suffered. Plus, they haven't updated the look of that site since I joined 11 years ago; it already looks like a dead board from 1999 that no one goes to anymore. I honestly think BCDB is on its' last legs.
QuoteEven then, I hardly ever get nostalgic for that place, or tz when I had my most fun there. Quite frankly, I like it here. Sometimes I get annoyed with some of the members, but we're still able to have countless intelligent or just plain fun conversations on a daily basis, without fear of any bullshit coming in the way. I think the fact that our staff is so lax since we're able to respect our community is a big factor towards that. I wouldn't change that for the world.
I don't miss TV.com at all, and I hated TV Rage. Most of the people at Rage were dicks and fights broke out there all the time, plus their information was way below par. My TZ account is still active, and I still post there from time, though I'm not going to lie, without Goldstar there it's not nearly as much fun for me. I like it here; we get some disagreements and harsh words sometimes get exchanged between posters, but overall it's pretty chill here. The moderation here isn't wound as tight as TZ. One of the things I like about AR (and smaller forums in general) is that everybody knows each other and we all respect each other for the most part.
Quote from: Silverstar on April 28, 2013, 01:41:12 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on April 28, 2013, 01:16:26 PM
I remember when the tv.com staff went hard on anyone who dared to go off-topic, and went fast. I got banned for posts I made nearly a year prior, and I believe that I wasn't the only one who now posts here that got the hammer from there.
Definitely not just you. I was banned from TV.com back in '06 or '07. I don't even remember why now, but I was already starting to get sick of that place. When they axed my account, I was thinking about spending less time there anyway.
Oh yeah, they started getting really strict after you and your bro got banned, and I don't think they've lightened down ever since. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly half a decade since I got banned from tv.com, which means that it'll soon be the 5th anniversary of AR's existence.
Quote from: Silverstar on April 28, 2013, 01:41:12 PMThe Big Cartoon Database is another board on the down slope. Sadly, it's been going downhill for a while now. BCDB was fun back when I joined in 2002; we had good lively discussions then, but now a lot of the smart and fun people have long since abandoned it. The only people on BCDB now are curmudgeons (many of whom are from the now defunct GAC Forums) who only want to discuss old cartoons and think everything made after 2004 is shit, spammers and nitwits. One of the biggest contributors to the site tragically passed away in February, and without him the board has royally suffered. I honestly think BCDB is on its' last legs.
I used to lurk BCDB for the longest time, but it seems like every time I go back to there, it looks like less and less fun. It's a shame, really.
As for GAC, I was also more of a lurker myself. I did like to read some of the conversations about these classics that some members would have, but certain biases made it difficult for me to have the desire to fit in.
You know after looking at these posts and seeing people complain about forum happenings from long ago, I'm wondering how far one can go until a minor grievance at a forum turns into a years-long grudge that the opposing side can't even remember. It just seems like the stuff that fuels places like TZW and how hundreds of posts were spent talking about some guy when very few could bother saying even one of those sentences to his face. When do the complaints lose their validity?
I was on BCDB, but I noticed that it barely got any activity so I stopped going.
Oh, and most of the old GAC members are on another site now, I can't remember the name of it off hand but there's a link to it on GAC's home page.
Yeah, IAD. But from what I can tell, that place isn't exactly full of discussions.
TZW died precisely because everybody stopped caring. It's been five years since Tony Morello got banned from TZ and his forum started getting used as a place to bitch. That's a long time. You're right that the complaints no longer matter. We might reference them every once in a while, but we don't consider them big deals anymore.
You know, sometimes I wonder what ever happened to him and Kury.
Quote from: Comeau on April 29, 2013, 12:47:46 AM
I was on BCDB, but I noticed that it barely got any activity so I stopped going.
Oh, and most of the old GAC members are on another site now, I can't remember the name of it off hand but there's a link to it on GAC's home page.
QuoteYeah, IAD. But from what I can tell, that place isn't exactly full of discussions.
Yeah, that's it. The Internet Animation Database. I lurked there after I was banned from TZ, but the joint wasn't exactly boiling over with activity, so I never joined. Plus, like BCDB, the site is mostly for fans of older cartoons who think that toons were so much better 20-30 years ago and all of the current stuff sucks.
I get nostalgic for Toonzone every once in a while. Especially when I see threads talking about the That Guy's of the internet and I recall nearly every single stereotype fit at least one member.
I don't really regret spending my time there since I met a whole bunch of people and picked up shows I would have never watched otherwise. It's just a shame Eileen was so determined to turn a profit on the site that she fucked over her own userbase just to keep a steady flow of traffic, and now its as user unfriendly as say, the IGN boards.
Mom may or may not need to have another tube put in her because the swelling hasn't gone down enough yet like they hoped. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
EDIT:Dad said the doctors told him she's going to have to stay in the ICU for another week. Other than that, she's still fine.
I'll be sure to.
Back to tz, I have to say, I wouldn't have as much of a problem with it if it didn't crash so much. I don't think a day goes by without it being down for at least a half hour.
So I just discovered Jeff Harris has a tumblr.
Oh my goodness, that is some hilarious stuff right there.
As of today, I have completed my finals. Assuming that I didn't bomb this last one (which I don't think I did), I have successfully managed to pass all of my courses in my 5th year of college. And with that, I am officially done with a life-style based around taking classes forever! :thumbup:
My 6th year is all pharmacy rotations, and then I graduate, and then I get my certification and license after I take the NAPLEX and state board exam, respectively, and then I get a real job....and then I'll probably discover I hate my career and live a miserable existence from the rest of my life....but whatevs' yo, all I care about is that I'm finally free of constantly having to study for exams while juggling a dozen different projects at once. I can finally relax for a little bit.
Congrats on all your hard work! From everything you've said before about it, it must have been pretty demanding.
Thanks! ;D
It was frustrating, because there were always a lot of more gifted students in my year that could get twice as good grades as I could with about half the effort. I constantly had to push myself past my limit to keep up with the intense curriculum, and even then sometimes I only just barely got by, but I still got by all the same, so my hard word paid off! :thumbup:
Also, the other flip side to this is that I now have more time for gaming, and doing things that I like in general. I know from my fellow upperclassman who I've talked to that rotations are not nearly as rigorous as taking classes at this school. In fact the actual work experience I get can be rather interesting when I do rotations that I like. I know that I would hate working at a retail pharmacy like CVS or Rite aid, but now I can try some other stuff out for a change, like industry and infectious disease wards, to name a couple of examples.
At any rate, I should have time to get a part-time job among other things, so as soon as I can start earning money, I can start getting other systems and finally get around to games that I've been wanting to play for a long while, now.
Congratulations dude! I really envy your resolve and effort when it comes to university work. I'm sure you'll have a very lucrative career ahead of you. ;D
Quote from: Foggle on May 02, 2013, 05:55:47 PM
Congratulations dude! I really envy your resolve and effort when it comes to university work. I'm sure you'll have a very lucrative career ahead of you. ;D
Thanks! It means a lot to have made it this far. Now I just need to make sure I don't screw it all up and blow off all of the hard work I've done by becoming one of those careless pharmacists that you hear about on the news (like the ones who make stupid mistakes and get patient's seriously injured or killed for it :-\ ). That's probably what I'm most apprehensive about when I actually have to go out into the real-world and start working, in that I'll just have so much responsibility heaped on my shoulders. Hopefully I'll be ready for it when the time comes, though.
But as far as my 6th year goes, I'm basically just in glorified training, so I'm going to use my free-time to live it up while I can. ;D
Okay so, a few weeks ago I made a post in this thread indicating that my math final exam is coming up (in a week from now), and because of a broken grading system, students do not pass the class unless they pass the final exam (even if they got perfect scores on every assignment and test until then). Due to my tendency to be overwhelmed frequently when doing a lot of studying, I've been asking my math teacher questions. Unfortunately his responses are always inattentive, bullshit, and borderline "auto-messages" that don't nearly answer my question properly. And this problem isn't just an online class thing. I'm taking other online classes and the teachers are always there and ready to assist. Plus, I've had my math teacher previously in a real classroom, and he's just as unreliable there as he is over the internet. And I'm not the only person who thinks this.
In the end, I really don't know if I'll pass the class, due to an awful teacher and an awful grading system. And that really sucks. But I almost feel like I don't care quite as much as I probably should. I mostly just want to be done with this class be done for a few months. Summer break begins in a week.
If Mom's next C.A.T. scan goes well, she'll be real close to getting in her own room. Hoping for the best here!
Well:
Just about to finish tech school, getting my second college degree (CIST Computer Programming). Got math tutoring work hours sorted out but don't start that 'til June so still on the hunt for IT work, oh joy >.<
Mom's finally in her room today! :) She might be able to leave the hospital in three days, but they might transfer her to a physical therapy place as she had to lay in bed for three weeks. Hopefully that will just take a week. At least now she can hopefully get more sleep.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on May 10, 2013, 01:03:21 PM
Mom's finally in her room today! :) She might be able to leave the hospital in three days, but they might transfer her to a physical therapy place as she had to lay in bed for three weeks. Hopefully that will just take a week. At least now she can hopefully get more sleep.
That's great to hear!
I told my friends via Facebook that they could visit her around tomorrow afternoon. Since she said it was okay, so long as I'm there when they visit.
That's great to hear, man. :)
Seriously though, we're better than tz alone for the simple fact that we don't crash every single day.
We haven't crashed in at least half a year!
Quote from: Foggle on May 12, 2013, 02:24:46 PM
We haven't crashed in at least half a year!
WOOT! MY DOLLARS AT WORK!
Mom's been moved out of the hospital. She's going to be in a rehabilitation center so she can get her strength back. At least she's a few steps away from coming home now! :)
Glad to hear it!
So... turns out I might be working two jobs this summer. If one terrible retail job isn't enough, why not go for two! :cry:
Never thought I would see the day. To be honest, I'm still not sure if I can even handle this; my job now is stressful enough as it is. But man, I really need the money...
After six whole weeks, Mom's finally back home! :) A big thanks to everyone for your messages, thoughts, and prayers. She's still going to have to do physical therapy, so she'll still need them but at least she's home! ;)
That's great!
Glad to hear it. :D
Good for you, man! Glad to see she's doing better. :)
I just ran into my 7th grade history teacher. I haven't seen him since I left my middle school, which was 7 years ago.
The guy was always really cool. He had very long hair kept in a thin ponytail (which I notice was severely cut back by now) and was a big Maiden, Priest and Zeppelin fan. He also kind of helped me to get into all of them, which is something I'll always thank him for.
But more importantly, I can't believe it's been this long since I finished middle school. Damn I'm getting old.
I forgot to mention because of Mom getting home from the hospital, but one of my best friends just married his girlfriend last week. He had eleven groomsmen, and I was one of them. Both the rehearsal and reception dinners were really good. Food was delicious. The ceremony was very nice, but it sucked having to wear a tux on a humid and hot day. Especially when's its just to stand in what one spot everywhere to take pictures. Thankfully, there was air conditioning indoors.
I got to dance for a bit at the reception, but didn't really get a chance to get to know the bridesmaids or any other girls at the party. But at least I caught the garner. :) Overall, it was fun. Hoping I'll get to see some movies when my friend gets back from his honeymoon.
Glad to hear that it was a good time, Peanutbutter. :thumbup:
So yeah... just got a promotion at work today. Pay raise and all.
Life is good. ;D
Awesome! :thumbup:
While cleaning out my closet, I discovered a heap of old magazines. The nostalgia nearly killed me.
Now I remember what "Galidor" is.
Ugh, tornado watch.
There are times when I feel like I'm at a rundown restaurant where the waiter asks me why I don't like the service, then calls me a cunt for thinking that.
Also, I found out a few days ago that I'm the kind of dork who drinks Coke at a place where everybody else is drinking scotch. What can I say? The sauce doesn't agree with me.
Well, as for me I'm just one of those few people who can't stand the taste of alcohol. On a rare occasion I might have a drink with my friends just for the hell of it, but really I just can't seem to develop a taste for any alcoholic beverage, so most of the time I say fuck it and just pass on it whenever its offered to me. I did used to drink a shit-ton of soda, but recently I've been doing my best to cut back on that as well, as I'm trying to change my junk-food heavy diet for more healthy alternatives, these days. Now that I no longer have intense classes to deal with, I can't use the excuse that I don't have time to properly exercise and balance out my diet, anymore, so now I'm trying to get myself back into proper shape.
I'm not a drinker either. I just don't much like the taste of alcohol, and I don't like the taste of beer at all. I'm trying to drink less soda these days and am looking for more healthy alternatives to it. Unfortunately, the stuff like POM Wonderful and Odwalla are too expensive to buy on a regular basis, so I mostly just drink juice, water and milk (but only flavored, never white milk, because it tastes like shit).
Alcohol and beer is great. Well, there's certain types of beer that I won't touch...
And I too cut out soda a while ago, I drink tons of water now. It was hard for a little bit, occasionally you get urges to drink a Coke or whatever, but eventually you'll hit that point where soda just seems like the most disgusting thing. It was months before I finally decided to cave and try a root beer just for old times sake, and I found I couldn't even make it half-way through the can, I was so turned off by the taste and all the sugar.
Milk is great as well, nothing better than a glass of ice cold white milk. Don't really like chocolate milk, I'm not much of a chocolate person in general(chocolate ice cream makes me sick, but I can eat vanilla all day), but I do like banana milk and strawberry milk.
Quote from: Comeau on June 09, 2013, 05:31:27 AM
Alcohol and beer is great. Well, there's certain types of beer that I won't touch...
Yup, but I'm trying to avoid drinking as much as possible, because I'm pretty sure I have that "alcoholic gene" or whatever the fuck, and I will become McNulty/Bunk in real life if I start drinking on a regular basis...
I drink soda sometimes, usually to get a caffeine/sugar rush to help me stay awake late at night, though I do enjoy the occasional Mexican Coke outside of that. For the most part I just drink water, really.
I don't drink alcohol or smoke. I never had a reason to start in the first place, so I find no reason to start now.
Quote from: Comeau on June 09, 2013, 05:31:27 AMAnd I too cut out soda a while ago, I drink tons of water now. It was hard for a little bit, occasionally you get urges to drink a Coke or whatever, but eventually you'll hit that point where soda just seems like the most disgusting thing. It was months before I finally decided to cave and try a root beer just for old times sake, and I found I couldn't even make it half-way through the can, I was so turned off by the taste and all the sugar.
Ha, I did this too. I haven't had a soda since April and have no real inclination to start again. Sometimes I think I want one, but the feeling passes quick.
Quote from: Foggle on June 09, 2013, 12:43:30 PM
Quote from: Comeau on June 09, 2013, 05:31:27 AM
Alcohol and beer is great. Well, there's certain types of beer that I won't touch...
Yup, but I'm trying to avoid drinking as much as possible, because I'm pretty sure I have that "alcoholic gene" or whatever the fuck, and I will become McNulty/Bunk in real life if I start drinking on a regular basis...
Yeah, I like to drink, but I have that gene as well. My uncle has suffered from alcoholism over the years, and while he's gotten better, the last time we were together, I swore he downed at least 5 gin and tonics in less than 2 hours. My father should have similar problems himself, but I honestly couldn't tell you how far that goes, since I barely know the man.
Speaking of my father and his brother/my uncle though, apparently that man posted something on his Facebook about how proud he is to have raised my sister after finding out that she graduated from UF. Neither of us have him added, but my uncle does, and since we've never had to deal with our father for more than a weekend at a time, hr raised hell about it. Things got ugly after, but that's all I'm going to hear about the man responsible for my birth for the rest of the year, so yeah.
I've been on pretty much water-only for about three months now. Occasional soda maybe once or twice a week.
I'll have booze at least two or three times a year though. Not to get drunk anymore. Being tipsy is enough for me.
I'm mostly a soda drinker, though I've been trying to drink water a bit more.
Staying away from alcohol and the like.
As of the 18th, I'm an uncle!!!!
Quote from: gunswordfist on June 20, 2013, 03:50:58 PM
As of the 18th, I'm an uncle!!!!
Awesome.
Possible babysitting money in your future? ;D
Becoming an uncle for the first time felt both cool and surreal to me to say the least. But that feeling wears off in a few months when it seems you're cleaning yourself of baby vomit every other week.
Nah, seriously, it's fun, though. ;)
Spoiling nieces and nephews is the best!
Quote from: Lord Il on June 20, 2013, 05:05:20 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on June 20, 2013, 03:50:58 PM
As of the 18th, I'm an uncle!!!!
Awesome.
Possible babysitting money in your future? ;D
Becoming an uncle for the first time felt both cool and surreal to me to say the least. But that feeling wears off in a few months when it seems you're cleaning yourself of baby vomit every other week.
Nah, seriously, it's fun, though. ;)
Spoiling nieces and nephews is the best!
[/quote :D]It really is surreal for me. I can't wait to see me niece
I had no idea this part of the forum even existed.
I usually don't post at this time until the weekend or I got the day off, but in this case, I got off work early. Since May 2011, I haven't really had much of a chance to settle on a schedule because my schedule keeps switching, and it's no different here. I was just recently on nights trying to get adjusted to 10 hrs again (Mon-Thurs) starting at 4pm-2:30am. When I got in this spot it was 3pm-11:30pm on 5 days. Tomorrow I go back to where I originally started from 7am-3:30pm. I can't get a break in terms of trying to get situated. I keep getting put all over the place. On the bright side I get to enjoy my days again. Bad part is I don't get to enjoy before laid off for the next 2 weeks (I know, it's sad when you actually look forward to layoffs).
My friend, who has recently been going over a break-up, is starting an account on an online dating site, and that has made me start to think if I should consider doing the same. The way most of us have tried to find and win over girls, by relying on friends and friends of friends to just chill and eventually introduce us to someone, isn't really working since there's nothing close to a single girl in my entire circuit of friends. Maybe if I tried something like this, the search wouldn't be so shout.
Although I'd at least want to find a job and get a better idea of what my future is past community college before thinking about stuff like this. Besides that, it may be a decent idea to try.
So, I was trying to see if I could make it down to Orlando in September, but I don't think that's gonna happen now since they are trying to send me out to a school in San Diego for two and a half months. Which sounds great to me, haven't set foot in Cali since 2005, can't wait to tear up San D and LA, and maybe even make my way up to San Jose on a weekend, visit my birth town again.
Hey Tikvah, you live in SoCal right? How about a meetup if I do make it out there?
I saw my niece a few days ago and I'm at her house now. ;D
Quote from: Comeau on June 29, 2013, 02:01:10 PM
Hey Tikvah, you live in SoCal right? How about a meetup if I do make it out there?
Would love to, but I'm pretty busy right now with work and some tutoring during the week. But then again, it is 2 free months so I'm sure I'd have a few free weekends.
So yeah, keep the line open and we'll see what happens.
Oh, it's not until early October. I'm still not even in the States right now.
I'm down in Georgia for the 4th. Hopefully I'll get to go out on the lake tomorrow.
So, just thought I'd let you guys know....
I got my foot in the door for a job at Right Stuf as a Product Coordinator...
Currently working on the next step for this. Wish me luck.
Oh wow, congrats!
That's awesome!
That is some amazing news. Congrats.
I currently have two jobs.
One I've had for a few years now. Ushering at a music venue (the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, as it's called) for concerts and orchestras and stuff like that. My second job, which I just got recently, is being a busboy in a golf club.
In my ushering job, I only get $25 per concert, but I love my job.
In my busing job, I get $8 an hour, while the job itself is just "decent".
Despite my heavy favoritism for my ushering job, whenever a night comes where I'm schedule to work both jobs, sadly it's the busboy job that always prevails as it's the one where I make legit money ($25 a night is a joke, I just do the ushering job cause it's something I love doing). In addition, I can easily get out of my ushering job days before worknight, whereas I need to request time off two weeks in advance whenever I need time off at the golf club.
There are exceptions though, when I can say "Screw it, I want to usher that night instead" and plan ahead. For example, in a few weeks is a "Disney's Fantasia: Live in Concert" orchestra coming, and I want to be there for that. My brother also wants to see the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess orchestra performing that same week, so I figure I'll be there too.
And then there are nights like this upcoming Saturday which is a concert titled "Furthur" which has an awful reputation for being a disaster with a crowd of 10,000+ people (80% of them are either high or drunk), and we'd essentially get overrun by the swarms. We've become able to control it, but only with every single person working the concert. So I had a good excuse to make sure I could be there for this one. Luckily I wasn't even schedule for this Saturday though, so there's that.
I've been giving it a lot of thought lately, and I think I'm going to audition to become a voice actor for Funimation and/or Sentai.
That would be awesome! Especially since you are in the same state where FUNi is headquartered! :thumbup:
I'm sure voice-acting is a lot harder than it looks, of course, so it may take a lot of practice to get basic skills down, but if you're serious about it, then I say definitely go for it. Voice-acting is something that I myself have always kind of wanted to do, but the line of work that I chose to go into pretty much left me no room for any other professions on the side. That, and my voice sounds horrible. :(
If it helps at all, from what I remember your voice does seem like it would be very distinct and works well for comedy, and you do have range. So if you decide to try out, good look!
Thanks guys! :)
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on July 19, 2013, 03:30:50 AM
That would be awesome! Especially since you are in the same state where FUNi is headquartered! :thumbup:
I think I'd much rather work at FUNi than Sentai, since Sentai is in Houston and... well, it's Houston.
QuoteI'm sure voice-acting is a lot harder than it looks, of course, so it may take a lot of practice to get basic skills down, but if you're serious about it, then I say definitely go for it.
I think I've been kind of training for it my whole life, honestly. I love doing silly voices at random, and I've gotten really consistent over the years, I think. Last night I spent about an hour whipping out everything I've got in my repertoire. I think I have a fairly decent range and can pull it all off without stumbling over words and such. Of course, I'll keep practicing, though.
It doesn't really come across well on my cheap headset I've noticed, but I think it'd sound good in an actual recording studio.
QuoteVoice-acting is something that I myself have always kind of wanted to do, but the line of work that I chose to go into pretty much left me no room for any other professions on the side. That, and my voice sounds horrible. :(
On the flip-side, my line of work is probably going to
require other professions on the side. :lol: I don't think your voice is bad, though. You sounded good in that one podcast episode.
Quote from: ShadowGentleman on July 19, 2013, 07:57:29 AM
If it helps at all, from what I remember your voice does seem like it would be very distinct and works well for comedy, and you do have range. So if you decide to try out, good look!
:joy:
I think I could be in serious stuff as well, as long as I used my normal voice or something less over the top. But yeah, I'm usually going for comedy.
Go for it, Foggle! :shakeshakeshake:
I wouldn't be good enough for that. The best I've got is an impression of SpongeBob, which is admittedly a decent one. :P
When do you think you might be going into this?
You should definitely go for it if that's your dream, Foggle. I've been wanting to express myself creatively for a while now, especially recently.
I recently acquired a second blog for posting original fiction, though I haven't posted anything on it yet; I've been pretty busy lately. As if late I've also been thinking of doing a web show a la That Guy with the Glasses or Black Nerd Comedy, though I don't know anything about film making or producing, editing or uploading videos. I'm still playing around with actual concepts and what I specifically want to do, but the itch is definitely there.
;D
Quote from: talonmalon333 on July 19, 2013, 11:30:12 AM
When do you think you might be going into this?
I'm not sure. Apparently FUNi will call or email me when they're holding this year's open auditions, then I'll drive up to Fort Worth. That is, unless they've already held their auditions for this year, in which case I'll have to wait until 2014. :(
Quote from: Silverstar on July 19, 2013, 11:39:41 AM
You should definitely go for it if that's your dream, Foggle. I've been wanting to express myself creatively for a while now, especially recently.
Well, it's one of my dreams! But my biggest dream is to become a published novelist, or write for TV/movies/comics/video games/stage. :)
QuoteI recently acquired a second blog for posting original fiction, though I haven't posted anything on it yet; I've been pretty busy lately.
Please post it here once you've got it up! I'd love to read some of your stuff.
Quote from: FogglePlease post it here once you've got it up! I'd love to read some of your stuff.
Count on it. When we start posting material, I'll put a link to the blog on my sig. :thumbup:
So my computer overheated and died in this summer weather (talking to you guys from my phone right now) and am now staying down the shore for a few days, for the first time this summer. T'was about time.
What's up with you guys?
Sorry to hear about your computer. My laptop hasn't been doing great lately, either. It functions EXTREMELY slow and recently has had a tendency to overheat if I use it for more than a couple of hours at a time, even if I'm not running a lot of programs on it at once.
Whoa, that really sucks guys. :( My computer overheats quite often as well, though generally I can keep it at a safe temperature if I give it good amounts of rest from time to time.
Wednesday I'll be leaving for New Mexico, where I'll be hiking for about two weeks. Wish me luck and fill me in on whatever happens while I was gone.
Well I didn't get to continue with the application process for the RightStuf job though they'll still have my resume on file so at the very least I got one company's attention.
Meanwhile, still doing my part time remedial math tutoring job til August 6, then a break from then to 19th. Probably will do night class tutoring for the fall so I can get a day job as well.
Good luck with that.
And definitely do it, Foggle! ;)
I've just been working. I plan to take a vacation this year, but most likely it won't be until August, after the tourism has dies down a bit.
Quote from: Foggle on July 22, 2013, 12:00:16 AM
Whoa, that really sucks guys. :( My computer overheats quite often as well, though generally I can keep it at a safe temperature if I give it good amounts of rest from time to time.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on July 21, 2013, 11:54:08 PM
Sorry to hear about your computer. My laptop hasn't been doing great lately, either. It functions EXTREMELY slow and recently has had a tendency to overheat if I use it for more than a couple of hours at a time, even if I'm not running a lot of programs on it at once.
Thanks guys. Sorry you've been dealing with overheating computer issues as well.
I think I mentioned this above, but I'm currently relying on my phone for Internet, but I'm not yet perfect at typing on its touch screen. So don't be surprised if any of my posts have a number of spelling errors or terrible auto corrects. :P
As soon as I'm done splurging money on stupid shit, I think I'm finally going to save up for a proper computer with a tower. Laptops just don't do it for me anymore.
The problem with my lab top is that it's not a good model. There's little room inside it for heat to move.
Quote from: Foggle on July 19, 2013, 11:42:55 AMQuote from: talonmalon333 on July 19, 2013, 11:30:12 AM
When do you think you might be going into this?
I'm not sure. Apparently FUNi will call or email me when they're holding this year's open auditions, then I'll drive up to Fort Worth. That is, unless they've already held their auditions for this year, in which case I'll have to wait until 2014. :(
I didn't realise you had aspirations of becoming a V/A, Foggle. Hey, if the opportunity is there to show off your talents, go for it! Seems like it could be a fun profession to get into. Get your foot in the door and be noticed! ;)
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Regarding posts here with people having overheating issues with their computers: If it's been as hot and humid in your areas as it has with me, it's not overly surprising. I find in order to kill two birds with one stone, set up your favorite electric fan so it circulates air on both you and your computer. It helps for me. And every lil bit helps.
Damn cat fur tends to be my biggest problem with plugging up my comp's fans and vents.
Cats shouldn't be allowed to grow fur. Dogs either. It should be illegal. =P
So at the music venue I work for, the Zelda Symphony of the Goddess orchestra performed. I managed to see about half of it. Wasn't particularly interested, I must admit. I was just more interested in working the front gate as usual, partially cause it is fun greeting all the cosplays.
Just a quick heads-up, everybody:
Starting today, Silverstar and I are allowing readers to post comments on our blog again. The only catch is that all comments have to be approved before they'll be published. We know you guys are cool. It's just a precaution to discourage spammers and trolls from commenting.
We have to use a comment approval system as well. Not due to trolls, but because we get 20-30 spam bot posts per day. Crazy stuff.
Well, about to finish my summer session of math tutoring work next week. Then a week and half out til that starts off again for the fall term. Still on job search for actual fulltime job (so hard finding geography/IT work nearby).
Tomorrow, me and my brother and a friend of mine are driving to nearest FYE (in Douglasville) as they got an anime sale (Buy 1, Get Another 50% off) along with a trivia contest and costume contest. I have too much dignity so its just the trivia contest for me.
Oh my god, I just asked out a girl I've had a crush on for years... and she has not responded yet. Feelin' sick to my fucking stomach. Hold me, AR... hold... me... :cry:
*Holds you*
*SQUEE* :blush:
Good luck!
She said no, but it was probably the nicest I've ever been turned down by a woman. We're still on good terms, but at least I know now and can move on.
So basically, I'm relieved. But lord she has such a great personality. And she looks pretty rockin' when she dyes her hair blond too. Oh well. I need to get over my fear of rejection already and I think this was a healthy first step.
Ah, well. Sorry to hear that.
Good on you for trying, though.
Sorry man. Glad to hear you're still friends, though!
:)
Thanks peeps. Don't worry about me. I'm a grown-ass man, and I've gone through dozens of rejections and can take it. But this was one of those high-tier crushes, if you get what I'm saying. There's girls that you like and can just ask out any time without any nervousness and there's "OMG I WANT HER I NEED HER SHE'S PERFECT" girls that make you stop mid-sentence whenever they show up. :lol:
But I do have this severe aversion to the idea of those particular rejections that I need to work on.
Rejection does suck, but at least you two are still on good terns, It would be far worse if you weren't.
Like I mentioned earlier in this thread, I too got rejected by a girl I was clicking with, but she also was nice about it. Heck, I'm friends with both her and her fiance, and got invited to their wedding. Which is next month. :)
Rejection really isn't a big deal at all. As long as they're not laughing in your face or putting you down, you shouldn't hide how you feel from them. That being said, there's a couple of girls in my church I've been getting to hang with a little bit when our group has had some events. There's quite a bit more coming up which I'm hoping to go to.
Ron Swanson just spark noted a bunch of books on Jimmy Kimmel.
It's moments like this that make life worth living.
Know the feels.
Sucks, man. Sorry to hear that. The singles club is a long journey that I still haven't managed to venture out of myself, and... you know, some days it's tough. But hey, as they say, plenty of fish in the sea.
I'm going to my first convention on Saturday.
It's a local one, beachside. Since we're a small town, we're not getting many guests at all. Just a couple of comic artists, a couple of professional cosplayers, and someone who played a random zombie on the Walking Dead. But I've never done one of these before, and I'm always looking to complete my Avengers and Funko collections, so I'll definitely be going.
Got back from my hiking trip to New Mexico yesterday, and today I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed.
What I miss?
I see I missed talk about relationships and stuff like that. I feel like showing some human emotion so I'll join.
I'm starting to think I have a tendency to fall for the girls that are slightly off-limits. Take now, for example. She's about the same age as me, she's awesome, and she and I click. Problem is, she's my boss. I know that doesn't really make her "off-limits", but it does put a wedge in there that makes it a bit of a dangerous game. The concept of co-workers being romantically involved doesn't totally sit well with me, particularly with a boss and her employee. And then there's the alternative. If I said something and it didn't go over well, that could potentially make things awkward for us when they are pretty great now.
But whatever, we'll see. Concert season will be done in little over a month. If it turns out that she's not coming back next summer, I might consider saying something to her on our last day working together next month.
A while back I mentioned that Goldstar and I were starting up a second blog for original fiction, and Foggle asked me to put up a link as soon as we posted something. Well, as promised, the first official Twinsanity Toons entry is up.
http://twinsanitytoons.blogspot.com/2013/08/toontown-visitors-guide.html
It was actually posted on Aug. 2nd, but I've been tweaking it here and there 'cause frankly, I wasn't sure how good it was. It's basically an introduction to what will be the main setting of these stories, Toontown. (I hate Disney for putting a lock on that name, BTW; I tried to come up with an original name for the place but nothing else sounded good to me :wth: ) I tried to combine aspects of the Toontown from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? with Akira Toriyama's version of Earth from Dragon Ball, and make it funny on top of that. Whether I succeeded remains to be seen, but those who are interested can give it a looky-look and tell me what you think. Even as we speak, further entries are being worked on; in time we'll be establishing the characters and then finally we'll be posting stories.
Man I wanna quit my job and be a lazy good for nothing couch potato again.
But if I stop now I'll just look like a quitter and a leech.
Such is the conflict of the eternal consumer.
So no monthly tugboat?
Monthly tugboat for what?
I don't buy that many of them, they all just happen to come out way too close to each other.
I'll tell you what though, it felt good to check my bank statement just to notice my remaining balance was above the double digits for once.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on August 16, 2013, 01:42:27 AM
Quote from: Rosalinas Spare Wand on August 16, 2013, 01:39:33 AM
Monthly tugboat for what?
Fiiiiiigmaaaaas.
Damn Figmas. Hate them. Can't stand them.
... I have close to a dozen of them now.
<_<
Well now school is rolling back around. Anyone starting yet?
Quote from: talonmalon333 on August 26, 2013, 06:03:24 PM
Well now school is rolling back around. Anyone starting yet?
Classes started today for me.
Last week was actually my first, but I may or may not have had strep (testing for it suckssss), so I wasn't able to make it to most of my classes.
Nice. What year are you guys? STATUS REPORT.
My sister started her new teaching job in North Carolina today. She actually got accepted into Teach Across America, after she graduated college last summer, she was home for 2 weeks, then went to Mississippi for training for 6 weeks, then she came back for another 2 weeks before my folks helped her find a place to live down in NC. She hasn't posted a status on Facebook about today, but I will see about it later.
Year 3 here. Hopefully I'll be getting my Associate's in the Spring.
I start last week too. Been pretty slow, honestly.
First year towards an Associates.
I am deathly ill today. Sickest I've ever felt. One of the worst days of my life. Don't even know how I managed to get on my computer. But there's homework that needs doing, so I'm trying to force myself.
I'm sorry to hear that. Being sick is the worst.
Get well soon, Foggle
Oooh, not good. I hope you feel better soon, man.
I've always heard it said that summertime flu bugs are the worst type to have.
My method is to drown a sickness with my favorite juice; Get lots of it, chill it, and guzzle.
Take care, man.
Thanks, everyone! I am feeling much better now, though still not great. At least I can actually do stuff today!
Fucked up today and went to the wrong class by mistake, and didn't find out until the middle of it. Luckily my professor wasn't too hard on me for the mistake and still let me join the rest of class, but I feel miserable about it all the same...
Quote from: Cartoon X on September 06, 2013, 03:03:51 PM
Fucked up today and went to the wrong class by mistake, and didn't find out until the middle of it. Luckily my professor wasn't too hard on me for the mistake and still let me join the rest of class, but I feel miserable about it all the same...
Oh god, I remember doing that once in high school. :shit:
Quote from: Cartoon X on September 06, 2013, 03:03:51 PMFucked up today and went to the wrong class by mistake, and didn't find out until the middle of it. Luckily my professor wasn't too hard on me for the mistake and still let me join the rest of class, but I feel miserable about it all the same...
The same thing happened to me in community college. There was a sign on the door stating that the class had moved to a different room for the day. Apparently, it was for the Wednesday class that week (I had the Tuesday class), and I didn't notice that detail until I came back. I wound up missing half the class.
Anyway, my electric bill came in yesterday and...
WE GOT FREE CREDITS! Since my family was so conservative with our electric usage in August, my house has free electricity until mid-October.
What the fuck rain? Why you won't get a life? Get lost and take the humidity with you!
After more than nine long months, I'm finally back in America. So happy.
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Behold! My new doorstop!
Will I ever actually do anything right in school? Probably not. Never have. I've messed shit up constantly since I was a kid and I'm seemingly incapable of learning from my mistakes. I don't know how I even got into college.
Sorry for making such a LiveJournal-esque post, it's just that I've spent nearly all day on a project only to discover that I did a few minor things wrong; minor things that will cost me severe points in the only class I'm currently in danger of failing.
Oh man, that sucks dude. :shit: I've made similar blunders in the past, and it's no fun at all to spend so much time and effort into something only to realize you did it all wrong, or made a minor mix-up early on that screws you over completely (I remember I once had to give a presentation, having worked really hard to make a short documentary to go along with it, but I burned the DVD wrong somehow, and, when it came time to do the presentation nothing showed up but a black screen... :el_cry:). Is there anything you can still do to fix those problems before you have to submit the project?
Sadly, once you submit something to Blackboard, you cannot edit or replace it, and my instructor will not accept assignments through any other channel, so I'm out of luck. :(
:( Darn. Hopefully you can still rebound your overall grade in that class somehow with future projects/coursework.
Hopefully. Thanks, man. I think I have a good shot at a low B/high C in there.
The little details always get me in anything. I dunno why.
Quote from: Foggle on October 10, 2013, 06:44:37 PMSadly, once you submit something to Blackboard, you cannot edit or replace it, and my instructor will not accept assignments through any other channel, so I'm out of luck. :(
Man, I fucking hate Blackboard. It's so inconvenient to use, and it's terribly organized. I hate that we had to use that in my last year of college. I thought that Angel was a much more user-friendly network, and it's design felt so much more coherent than BB. Not only that, but while Angel may have had its problems calculating/estimating some of my grades, it at least did a good enough job of showing my individual grades for exams and assignments. BB even managed to fuck that up to the point where I couldn't even tell how I was doing in some classes with more complex grading-schemes by looking at my stuff through BB. In those cases, if I was curious enough, I had to make an appointment with the main professor/coordinator of that specific class, instead.
Man, just talking about this stuff makes me so damn glad that I'll never have to deal with classes again.
Quote from: Foggle on October 10, 2013, 07:01:52 PM
Hopefully. Thanks, man. I think I have a good shot at a low B/high C in there.
The little details always get me in anything. I dunno why.
While you can't remove something that you've already submitted, if you still have time until your due date, maybe you can fix your errors and resubmit your project. I've done that in some cases and just e-mailed my professors to disregard the first file that I uploaded, and while it doesn't always work, it has ended up working in 2 out of the 3 times that I did it.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on October 10, 2013, 07:06:22 PM
Man, I fucking hate Blackboard. It's so inconvenient to use, and it's terribly organized. I hate that we had to use that in my last year of college. I thought that Angel was a much more user-friendly network, and it's design felt so much more coherent than BB. Not only that, but while Angel may have had its problems calculating/estimating some of my grades, it at least did a good enough job of showing my individual grades for exams and assignments. BB even managed to fuck that up to the point where I couldn't even tell how I was doing in some classes with more complex grading-schemes by looking at my stuff through BB. In those cases, if I was curious enough, I had to make an appointment with the main professor/coordinator of that specific class, instead.
Man, just talking about this stuff makes me so damn glad that I'll never have to deal with classes again.
Yeah, I hated Blackboard as well, and apparently, a lot of people at my school agreed at me. Thank god they did, because Schoology was
so much better. :il_hahaha:
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on October 10, 2013, 07:06:22 PM
Man, just talking about this stuff makes me so damn glad that I'll never have to deal with classes again.
:il_hahaha: Yeah, Blackboard is awful. Better than a certain other one though... its name escapes me. We had to use it at my last school. WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER :immad:
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on October 10, 2013, 07:09:18 PM
While you can't remove something that you've already submitted, if you still have time until your due date, maybe you can fix your errors and resubmit your project. I've done that in some cases and just e-mailed my professors to disregard the first file that I uploaded, and while it doesn't always work, it has ended up working in 2 out of the 3 times that I did it.
Yeah, I've done that once before. Unfortunately, I don't think this particular instructor will accept my doing this.
QuoteWHY CAN'T I REMEMBER
Was it WebAssign?
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on October 10, 2013, 07:41:49 PM
QuoteWHY CAN'T I REMEMBER
Was it WebAssign?
Yes. Oh god, why.
WebAssign is synonymous to me with computers freezing up, the answer key being wrong, incorrect percentage complete calculations, limited attempts to redo, and, in general, my failure to have a good understanding of the material in AP Chemistry. Dark times, dark times....
WebAssign is hell. I'm bad enough at Physics to begin with, but then you bring in their bullshit "limited amount of attempts to answer with decreasing points" and suddenly life loses all meaning. I remember getting an answer wrong one time because, with no explanation whatsoever, they expected 95.000 instead of 95, 95.0, or 95.00.
Yeah, WebAssign sure was a bitch when it came to significant figures. I got answers wrong or points off over a single missing zero or decimal point so many times it depresses me to think about it... :imnothappy:
Quote from: Foggle on October 10, 2013, 07:52:04 PMYes. Oh god, why.
I had to use that shit in my first 2 years of college. That brings back some terrible memories of Chemistry and Physics.
So after a background check and some orientation, I should be getting my first real job.
I remember Blackboard... :srs:
We use Angel at my campus, which I'm a-okay with, except for the fact that it hates Chrome and Macs. Which is a bitch for me, but I'm fine with re-installing Firefox when I need to.
Although thankfully, none of the classes I have this term need any involvement on Angel, so hey. :humhumhum:
I found Angel to be pretty simple and convenient to use.
I hate how my school basically forced us all to switch to Blackboard.
The only online class I ever had involved a private discussion board, so I haven't had experiences like this. As someone who makes a lot of little mistakes and edits a lot, it certainly sounds irritating.
Quote from: ShadowGentleman on October 10, 2013, 09:23:09 PM
So after a background check and some orientation, I should be getting my first real job.
Good job, man. :thumbup:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on October 11, 2013, 04:16:24 PMThe only online class I ever had involved a private discussion board, so I haven't had experiences like this. As someone who makes a lot of little mistakes and edits a lot, it certainly sounds irritating.
Well, it's not that the classes themselves are necessarily online. It's just that many classes require students to submit assignments through those mediums rather than doing it the old-fashioned (and more reliable way) of just handing in hard-copies of your papers and such.
I actually never had any online classes in college.
If that's the case then I'm glad Canada is slightly behind in that area. I prefer handling hard copies, myself.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on October 11, 2013, 08:02:02 PM
If that's the case then I'm glad Canada is slightly behind in that area. I prefer handling hard copies, myself.
QFT!!! :e_hail:
Taking Back Sunday is playing a free show downtown tonight.
Remember when they had a fair amount of top 40 acts? It's weird that they went from that to playing here, because this isn't a big town at all.
I had an odd moment yesterday at work when a girl from way back in high school said hi to me, and I couldn't remember her name for shit. What made it really weird was she was a super-popular cheerleader back then while I was basically a nobody loner, yet here we are six years later with her remembering my name and I couldn't recall hers. :lol:
Well, the job search has reached an end, at least for sure.
Will be starting a training program at a software development company in January, very probably. Hopefully this will lead into full employment.
Feeling good here.
Glad to hear it!
Quote from: TheEclecticDude on October 30, 2013, 01:42:28 PM
Well, the job search has reached an end, at least for sure.
Will be starting a training program at a software development company in January, very probably. Hopefully this will lead into full employment.
Feeling good here.
That's awesome, man!
Quote from: TheEclecticDude on October 30, 2013, 01:42:28 PM
Well, the job search has reached an end, at least for sure.
Will be starting a training program at a software development company in January, very probably. Hopefully this will lead into full employment.
Feeling good here.
That's excellent! Good job man!
My laptops battery decided it didn't want to charge anymore.
Back after about a week or 2 I think. I was busy relocating, and it took a bit to get the internet back up and running.
I was cashiering today and guess who came through my line?
The guy who did the Mr. Plinkett reviews. No joke. Too fucking awesome. I gave him this look and just asked "Red Letter Media?" and he nodded.
Lucky find.
I finally deactivated my Facebook account. It was the only remaining connection I really had to most of my friends from high school, but it was superficial at best. Aside from John and a couple others (who I see on a regular basis anyway), I hadn't actually talked to any of them in over a year. I logged in maybe once per month. That wasn't going to change. As far as old posts I'd made on it go, I'm glad to get that shit off the internet; some of them I'm quite embarrassed of.
I have never gotten a FaceBook account. Mostly, it's because I've always felt that any "friends" I'd have there would be superficial and ephemeral. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing that I still don't have one, but certainly, if it isn't serving you any purpose or pleasure anymore, then it's best to live without it.
Quote from: ShadowGentleman on November 06, 2013, 12:21:44 PM
My laptops battery decided it didn't want to charge anymore.
So this means I was unable to turn in an important assignment. I'm going really well in the course so it shouldn't hurt my grade much.
That's horrible. :( I hope it turns out okay!
Quote from: Foggle on November 12, 2013, 12:40:13 AM
I finally deactivated my Facebook account. It was the only remaining connection I really had to most of my friends from high school, but it was superficial at best. Aside from John and a couple others (who I see on a regular basis anyway), I hadn't actually talked to any of them in over a year. I logged in maybe once per month. That wasn't going to change. As far as old posts I'd made on it go, I'm glad to get that shit off the internet; some of them I'm quite embarrassed of.
The only reason I still have mine is so I can talk to people via the chat when we are out to sea. Hardly use it when I'm actually at home.
Still got a Facebook, if only to play games to pass the time and chat with a few people I know through there, but beyond that not much. Gotta go through and clean out my friend list at some point.
I mainly use my facebook because my closest friends and I have a locked facebook group where we just hang out and post whatever.
Quote from: Comeau on November 12, 2013, 10:06:44 AM
Quote from: Foggle on November 12, 2013, 12:40:13 AM
I finally deactivated my Facebook account. It was the only remaining connection I really had to most of my friends from high school, but it was superficial at best. Aside from John and a couple others (who I see on a regular basis anyway), I hadn't actually talked to any of them in over a year. I logged in maybe once per month. That wasn't going to change. As far as old posts I'd made on it go, I'm glad to get that shit off the internet; some of them I'm quite embarrassed of.
The only reason I still have mine is so I can talk to people via the chat when we are out to sea. Hardly use it when I'm actually at home.
Out to sea? What do you do out there?
Quote from: ShadowGentleman on November 12, 2013, 08:01:40 AM
Quote from: ShadowGentleman on November 06, 2013, 12:21:44 PM
My laptops battery decided it didn't want to charge anymore.
So this means I was unable to turn in an important assignment. I'm going really well in the course so it shouldn't hurt my grade much.
Apparently the due date has been extended, so it's all good.
On the subject of Facebook, I only keep mine around to share stuff I make in class and chat with friends I don't see often (which is a lot of them these days).
I still have friends that I talk to on Facebook, fairly regularly since some have issues with their phone. As well as some people I've met on the interwebs and still occasionally catch up with.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on November 12, 2013, 12:56:08 PM
I mainly use my facebook because my closest friends and I have a locked facebook group where we just hang out and post whatever.
Quote from: Comeau on November 12, 2013, 10:06:44 AM
Quote from: Foggle on November 12, 2013, 12:40:13 AM
I finally deactivated my Facebook account. It was the only remaining connection I really had to most of my friends from high school, but it was superficial at best. Aside from John and a couple others (who I see on a regular basis anyway), I hadn't actually talked to any of them in over a year. I logged in maybe once per month. That wasn't going to change. As far as old posts I'd made on it go, I'm glad to get that shit off the internet; some of them I'm quite embarrassed of.
The only reason I still have mine is so I can talk to people via the chat when we are out to sea. Hardly use it when I'm actually at home.
Out to sea? What do you do out there?
Uh, let's see. We track other ships and aircraft, we do trials, we do basic patrolling, for most of the year we were sitting off the coast of Syria waiting, and it would've been pretty cool if we actually did launch something. Basically we do a little of everything, but most importantly it's about presence.
I'm in the US Navy, in case you didn't know.
Well... it looks like I'm moving out of my parents house after the new year. Can't believe it took me this long honestly, but I'm really weird when it comes to living with other people, and only just now have I met someone that I get along with enough to consider them as a roommate. We're only signing a 3-month lease though, just in case it doesn't work out.
So hey, here's to new horizons. :awesome:
Quote from: Kiddington on November 20, 2013, 12:27:56 AM
Well... it looks like I'm moving out of my parents house after the new year. Can't believe it took me this long honestly, but I'm really weird when it comes to living with other people, and only just now have I met someone that I get along with enough to consider them as a roommate. We're only signing a 3-month lease though, just in case it doesn't work out.
So hey, here's to new horizons. :awesome:
That's great to hear! Hope it works out okay.
Aside from getting kicked out of one of my classes, life has been so fucking amazingly wonderful for me these past three weeks. I am legitimately happy and completely non-depressed for the first time in longer than I can remember.
Why'd you get kicked out of a class?
EDIT: Actually, I probably shouldn't talk about it publicly.
That moment where you forget the word "confusion" exists, and you can't understand why spell-check is saying "confusement" isn't a real world. Woops.
"She turned around in confusement" indeed. :unimpressed:
Quote from: Nel_Annette on November 20, 2013, 01:11:43 AM
That moment where you forget the word "confusion" exists, and you can't understand why spell-check is saying "confusement" isn't a real world. Woops.
"She turned around in confusement" indeed. :unimpressed:
:lol:
Quote from: Foggle on November 20, 2013, 12:41:26 AM
EDIT: Actually, I probably shouldn't talk about it publicly.
I probably shouldn't have asked. My apologies. :P
Quote from: Kiddington on November 20, 2013, 12:27:56 AM
Well... it looks like I'm moving out of my parents house after the new year. Can't believe it took me this long honestly, but I'm really weird when it comes to living with other people, and only just now have I met someone that I get along with enough to consider them as a roommate. We're only signing a 3-month lease though, just in case it doesn't work out.
So hey, here's to new horizons. :awesome:
Awesome! I'll be moving out of my parents house in probably about two years. Waiting for one of my friends to get done college.
Quote from: Kiddington on November 20, 2013, 12:27:56 AM
Well... it looks like I'm moving out of my parents house after the new year. Can't believe it took me this long honestly, but I'm really weird when it comes to living with other people, and only just now have I met someone that I get along with enough to consider them as a roommate. We're only signing a 3-month lease though, just in case it doesn't work out.
So hey, here's to new horizons. :awesome:
With inflation as ridiculous as it's gotten these days, finding a decent roommate to help with expenses is almost unavoidable.
I'm liking the 3-month lease plan. Not many will offer a short term like that.
Best of luck!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4QcyW-qTUg
That's a creepy optical illusion.
Happy New Years, folks.
Happy New Years, everyone. :)
You know what I just don't see?
Why people love whisky. I drink it when the social "occasion is right". But I just end up forcing it down really slowly. The taste, even the smell, is just something I instinctively reject.
I love the burn of whiskey personally, but I also like seeing how people react to the burn.
But you know what I think burns far more than whiskey? Straight vodka. I don't see how anyone can drink that without something mixed with it.
I love it too, I don't know why. You could try honey whiskey, it's not nearly as abrasive as regular whiskey. I like vodka too, just don't drink it as much. I can't go near tequila though, nasty stuff.
My rule when it comes to booze is anything but wine is fine. And that includes champagne.
Granted, I'm not a fan of domestic beers, but if I'm at a party and someone offers me a Bud or Coors, I won't necessarily say no.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 06, 2014, 09:51:38 PM
But you know what I think burns far more than whiskey? Straight vodka. I don't see how anyone can drink that without something mixed with it.
Same here.
Quote from: Comeau on January 07, 2014, 05:28:47 AM
I love it too, I don't know why. You could try honey whiskey, it's not nearly as abrasive as regular whiskey. I like vodka too, just don't drink it as much. I can't go near tequila though, nasty stuff.
I've tried honey whiskey. It's easily to swallow, but still a bit too much for me. Though if I remember correctly, it becomes easier to handle when it's cold.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 07, 2014, 10:49:34 AM
My rule when it comes to booze is anything but wine is fine. And that includes champagne.
Granted, I'm not a fan of domestic beers, but if I'm at a party and someone offers me a Bud or Coors, I won't necessarily say no.
I've gotten better with domestic beers. Before I had trouble stomaching them, but now I can easily down a Yuengling or Bud.
I find that I'm partial to hard ciders.
One of my favorite things is something I've discovered at Hooters- the Snake Bite, which combines Angry Orchard with Guinness. Although I substitute Angry Orchard with Red's sometimes, since the gas station by the house never carry AO.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on January 07, 2014, 12:21:34 PM
I find that I'm partial to hard ciders.
This.
Angry Orchard is my shit.
I'll be going to my first anime con tomorrow. I friend from school told me about it (she'll be cosplaying with her friends as Panty and Stocking).
I'm only particularly interested in the Q&A/autograph stuff, and maybe buying some shit.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on January 06, 2014, 08:10:04 PM
You know what I just don't see?
Why people love whisky. I drink it when the social "occasion is right". But I just end up forcing it down really slowly. The taste, even the smell, is just something I instinctively reject.
One of the better tasting whiskeys I've tried was Canadian Mist. It goes down like iced tea with just a mild burn. Not even kidding.
What's weird is not being able to readily get this in N.S. The only reason I was able to try it was when friends of my mother drove to Cape Cod for a week and then brought some back.
Quote from: The Shadow Gentleman on January 10, 2014, 07:11:24 AM
I'll be going to my first anime con tomorrow. I friend from school told me about it (she'll be cosplaying with her friends as Panty and Stocking).
I can't speak for every anime con out there, but you'll probably enjoy yourself. I went to my first con back in '06 at Anime North in Toronto and never once regreted it. I've already assembled my two nephews, a coworker and his wife to go back again this May.
Quote from: The Shadow Gentleman on January 10, 2014, 07:11:24 AMI'm only particularly interested in the Q&A/autograph stuff, and maybe buying some shit.
Same here. There's a ridiculous amount of stuff that goes on all at once. Be sure to get a schedule of events so you can plan accordingly. (PROTIP: If you can be at the dealer's room on the last day of the con (particularly the last hours of the day), you could be able to walk away with some great deals on merchandise - They don't like to bring unsold stuff back with them!)
Well, on Thursday my family went to Connecticut since that is where my brother and his now wife got married. Rehearsal went OK, then we had the dinner, which was pretty nice.
Got to say the wedding ceremony was pretty sweet. They had some young kids sing the songs in the mass and they pretty stellar. I also had to escort my parents, put the rings on the plate, and a bunch of other stuff.
As for the reception, 2 hours of eating, 2 hours of dancing. Since I was the best man, I gave a speech wishing my brother and his wife the best of luck in their new life together, and for her to go easy on my brother. I danced for a little bit, posed for pictures, and even gave a gift to them. Then after the dance hall closed, I just went back to my room, my shoulder was hurting me, probably from the suspenders from the Tuxedo I had to wear. Took some pain pills and they seemed to work.
Now, I'm just planning what I'm going to do with my brother's room, since according to my folks, I can move in there sometime in March, since apparently, my parents haven't even cleaned out the stuff from when my Grandma died.
Cripes. A disgusting customer loudly trying to talk his gf and her friend into having a threeway while calling my coworker "babe" and calling another "jeans" while staring at her ass, another couple having an incredibly uncomfortable argument in the parking lot, and some psychopath basically spying on us for three hours while asking employees random questions about what they're doing and asking if random things are for sale and making us think we're about to die. All this during a quickly escalating snowstorm.
I need to get the flying fuck out of retail.
Quote from: Nel_Annette on January 14, 2014, 09:51:24 PM
I need to get the flying fuck out of retail.
Same.
Trouble for me is, they actually
like me at this place. I just got my third promotion in under two years earlier this month; I work in the meat department now (no longer a cashier, fuck yeah), and as anyone who's worked at a grocery store knows, this is one of the only places in such an environment that you can actually make fairly decent money in. This is my fourth job overall, I've never had that kind of success anywhere up this point. Most of my bosses in the past have hated my guts, but apparently I'm doing something right at this place.
It's troubling to me though, because I know this isn't what I want to do for the rest of my life (oh God no), and I can't stand working with the public, but I don't know what else to really do. The job climate around here is a joke, and I'm just not the kind of guy that has any interest in going back to school. College is not for everyone, especially not for me.
So yeah, I can't get another job (I haven't even gotten an interview in months), and I
hate dealing with customers and general retail bullshit overall... but on the opposite, I'm moving up, my job doesn't really feel "stagnant" because I'm working at different stores in the region now (as opposed to just being at the same store every day like I was), and I got a decent raise, with the opportunity to make a pretty good living down the road. It's conflicting to say the least.
I know how you feel man. Everyone I know, and I mean everyone, has been pushing me to go back to college. But if I have learned anything from college, it's simply that I just don't do well in college. I flunked out twice. I got my useless liberal arts degree. I've looked at all the fields I can study over and over, and nothing screams "you'll be interested in this for the rest of your life!", and yet, everyone's dead set on me going back to learn programming or whatever. I've been out for 3 years now, and with a hatred for college and a hatred for this job, and the lack of any place better hiring, I feel like I'm just stuck. Still stuck with the parents, still no girlfriend, still working with a bunch of high school kids and an insanely annoying customer base.
Errrgh.
Ugh, some asshole stole my laundry detergent when I left in in the laundry room AND my phone didn't charge last night for some reason so I didn't wake up on time. This day aint off to a very good start. :srs:
Oh, but yesterday was interesting. It's like everyone around me where I am in NYC is a fan of anime. Like, first my classmates were talking about DBZ, Naruto, IY and stuff. Then this girl I know from another class tells us that because their teacher was sick or something that they just spent the day watching FLCL. Then when I went to this local bookstore and bought some cheap comics and the second Trigun Maximum omnibus, I had a discussion with the cashier about it and then Looney Tunes (cause I also got a LT comic, since it was only like 25 cents and I needed something to put down on the free table at the comics-swap). Afterwards, when I went to B&N and did their buy 2 get 1 free deal on Viz manga to get the first three volumes of Magi, I had a discussion with another cashier about the series and also One Piece. Finally, at the comics swap, this girl brought a real, honest to god volume of Shonen Ace from like, 2009. Why did she even have that?! I mean, I didn't take it because there were only three series I recognized in there (Haruhi Suzumiya (who was on the cover to boot), Keroro Gunso, and Deadman Wonderland), but still, I don't see real copies of japanese manga magazines in real life every day.
It was quite a cool day to be an anime/manga fan.
Sucks man. Sorry to hear that. :(
So, I don't typically get sick, but I came down with something awful over the past 2 days. Ironically I'm doing an Infectious Disease rotation at Hunterdon Medical Center, but I'm almost completely certain that I didn't catch anything from there. My dad came down with a bad case of flu earlier in the week, and just as he was getting over it, My brother and I picked it up. Yesterday was so bad that I had to leave work early since I was getting worse by the minute, and I felt so dizzy that I could barely drive home properly. Then I got into bed and literally couldn't get out of bed and walk around. This is also the worst possible time to get sick since I have a huge case presentation on Tuesday that I need to start working on. Thankfully I'm feeling good enough for now to at least be able to sit up and get some work done.
Sorry to hear that man. That sounds terrible. :( Hopefully you'll get better before your presentation.
Quote from: Foggle on February 01, 2014, 10:21:29 AM
Sucks man. Sorry to hear that. :(
Thanks. Hopefully the rest of the day will be better. :sweat:
It's been a while, but I'm back! It's been a surprisingly busy January but I have a bit more free time now. :)
I hope I didn't miss much...
Welcome back, Spark!
Has anyone else been hit by the snow, lately?
oh hey, you're back! We missed you, that's for sure.
Thank you, Avaitor! :blush:
Quote from: talonmalon333 on February 03, 2014, 03:36:24 PM
Thank you, Avaitor! :blush:
What can I say, you're inspiring. :swoon:
Quote from: Avaitor on February 03, 2014, 03:35:26 PM
oh hey, you're back! We missed you, that's for sure.
Yep, I had a lot of things to do last month. Outside of some breaks for some 3D World I didn't do a whole lot electronically. :sweat:
But yes, talon, we've had some snow here. Quite a bit, actually.
Snow. Snow and the flu. Ffffffffffff...
Today my friends and I had a snowball fight. Haven't had one of those in years, so it was a lot of fun. And the heavy snow lent itself very well.
Tonight we are going to hike through the snow up to Wawa, and then go to one of our houses and watch a bad movie.
I still want snow.
Where do you live?
You really don't know by now?
Florida. The one state that doesn't snow besides Hawaii I guess.
Quote from: Avaitor on February 03, 2014, 04:10:19 PM
You really don't know by now?
Florida. The one state that doesn't snow besides Hawaii I guess.
Guess I just haven't been around when discussing where we live. :P
I have a close friend who lives in Florida. One day, when she was around here during a snow day, she decided to help shovel snow and had absolutely no idea how to do it.
Quote from: Avaitor on February 03, 2014, 04:10:19 PM
You really don't know by now?
Florida. The one state that doesn't snow besides Hawaii I guess.
Ha! I moved up north. There's snow here.
Welcome back, Spark.
Welcome back Spark! :joy:
Good to see you back, Spark! We've missed you. :)
So GSF made it his New Years Resolution to be nice to you, Spark. I'm planning on holding him to that.
So, to anyone here who has ever used facebook, should I feel bad that I rarely ever say "happy birthday" to random facebook friends anymore on their walls?
I never say happy birthday to people on Facebook or tumblr anymore, and half the time, I forget to do it here as well.
I actually hate being acknowledge on my birthday (don't ask why), so I don't often do the same for anyone else.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on February 04, 2014, 12:33:04 PM
So, to anyone here who has ever used facebook, should I feel bad that I rarely ever say "happy birthday" to random facebook friends anymore on their walls?
Yes. It's basic courtesy. Just because you don't want to be greeted doesn't mean you should do the same.
DESENSITIZEDDDDDDDDD!!!!! :joy:
Quote from: Avaitor on February 04, 2014, 12:38:04 PM
I never say happy birthday to people on Facebook or tumblr anymore, and half the time, I forget to do it here as well.
I actually hate being acknowledge on my birthday (don't ask why), so I don't often do the same for anyone else.
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Quote from: talonmalon333 on February 04, 2014, 12:33:04 PM
So, to anyone here who has ever used facebook, should I feel bad that I rarely ever say "happy birthday" to random facebook friends anymore on their walls?
Yes. It's basic courtesy. Just because you don't want to be greeted doesn't mean you should do the same.
The way I see it is this: if you can't send them a personal message, either through person or even text message, why even bother? Putting some auto-pilot "happy bday!" message on someone's wall just doesn't mean much. For anyone I'm close to, I will
at the very least say it via text message. For the people I'm not close to, I don't think they care or even notice.
But of course there are exceptions. There are some people that I still care a good bit about but don't have any other way to contact them on their birthdays. But even with them, when I wish them a happy birthday on their wall, I will always go well beyond just two words. But that aside, I'm mainly referring to people who I knew years ago, like some friendly acquaintance I met in high school 5-8 years ago with this topic.
Nice seeing you all. :>
Quote from: talonmalon333 on February 04, 2014, 12:24:35 PM
So GSF made it his New Years Resolution to be nice to you, Spark. I'm planning on holding him to that.
You do that, man. ;)
So tonight we are supposedly getting 6-10 inches of snow, which will apparently turn into rain and (possibly) thunderstorms.
We were supposed to get a big thunderstorm here, but it went north of where we are instead and we only got some rain.
Micki helped celebrate Valentine's Day with this lovely picture of Dalek.
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Oh no I didn't help at all, it's the unedited version of his photo :happytime:
Such kawaii. Very desu.
Up until this month Mom has doing fine since she got out of the hospital. But the last couple days she has complained about her eye having pressure on it and her head being achy. Today her eye got swollen. My little brother just drove herr to the emergency room so that they can check her eye. Thankfully she has an appointment with her neurologist who saved her last year when she was in the hospital so she can get a second opinion if she needs it.
It could be nothing major, but I can't help bet be nervous or worried after last year. :( Any thoughts or prayers would be appreciated.
Scary, dude. I hope your mom will be alright.
A couple hours after my mom and brother left, he called and said the doctors told them she had very high blood pressure. I guess that's why her eye was swollen. I'm just glad it's nothing more serious than that. Hate that she has to spend the night in the hospital, but oh well.
Hopefully your mother is doing well, Peanutbutter.
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I'm hearing some booming noise outside my house. Either someone's shooting off fireworks during the daytime, or there is a gunfight.
Mom got out of the hospital Monday. Apparently she just extremely high blood pressure. Her eye is still swollen from an infection, and her blood has spiked a bit but thankfully she's fine.
Glad to hear it. :)
Glad she's doing well. Hope she feels all better soon!
In other news, I have apparently chosen to get sick three days before I have to attend a cousin's wedding. Is it scientifically possible that I subconsciously chose to get sick to myself just to be a minor nuisance to myself?
It's good to know that she's feeling okay, and I hope she gets even better soon!
It always tends to be a worry as parents age and health concerns suddenly become more of a common thing.
Just ensure she's doing the necessary stuff to regulate her blood pressure accordingly. A little reminder of this once in a while can't hurt.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on February 26, 2014, 10:37:23 AM
Mom got out of the hospital Monday. Apparently she just extremely high blood pressure. Her eye is still swollen from an infection, and her blood has spiked a bit but thankfully she's fine.
That's excellent!
Hey guys. Just spent the last 24 hours at a really nice hotel. It was for one of my cousin's wedding. Now I'm back.
These past few years have been terrible for me, but I think I'm finally turning a corner.
Glad to hear it.
Still no luck for me in job hunting. I really want to line something up before I graduate in May, but it's looking less and less likely as time goes on. Unfortunately, the surplus of pharmacists coming out these days makes it a much less in demand field than it was just a decade or so ago.
On the bright side, at least I AM graduating. I really dint think I'd be able to make it through 6 intense years of studies, but somehow I managed it. Now I just need to pass the NAPLEX and my state board exam and I'm set (as far as getting my license goes).
Congrats on that, since you seemed to work so hard for it. Here's hoping you find employment sooner than later. :)
I'm also having problems finding a job, but right now I'm not as interested in looking because I'm working on applications for universities and I have family coming over who I might never get to see again after this last trip.
So there go my priorities.
Quote from: Avaitor on March 28, 2014, 07:19:40 PM
I'm also having problems finding a job, but right now I'm not as interested in looking because I'm working on applications for universities and I have family coming over who I might never get to see again after this last trip.
So there go my priorities.
Oddly enough I'm also hoping to get into a university for fall, though I'm still waiting to see some people. Here's hoping you get through as well!
My aunt is also about ready to go in for an operation so I hope that works out as well. Hospitalization can be tough.
Huh. You guys going to university for what?
My aunt and uncle are in their 70's, so we're really afraid that they won't be able to have another visit. They also live in the UK, so it's not like we can afford to go up to see them. They only really can because my cousin's a pilot, and is able to help them with reasonable tickets to and from.
They're great people though, and I'm glad to see them again.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on March 28, 2014, 07:39:11 PM
Huh. You guys going to university for what?
I'm trying to get into a couple of different film programs, but the ones around here that I'm hoping for are hard to get accepted into, so I'm also working on a coupe of English choices in case they don't accept me.
I hope your visit works out, Avaitor.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on March 28, 2014, 07:39:11 PM
Huh. You guys going to university for what?
Mostly Catholic Studies but also for literature and for writing... also, so I can find a window to move out of the province. I don't really like living where I am and politically it isn't looking too good around here. There's a whole host of reasons, actually.
Good luck getting into whichever Universities you guys choose to pursue. College-level classes can be a bitch (or incredibly easy if you happen to be taking some BS electives to boost your GPA like I did), but it's worth the struggle if you have any kind of goal in mind.
My problem is, now that I'm just about done with college, I need to get work within 6 months from my graduation, since that's how long my grace period lasts before I have to start coughing up the dough for my student loans.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on March 28, 2014, 07:04:12 PM
Congrats on that, since you seemed to work so hard for it. Here's hoping you find employment sooner than later. :)
Thanks! :thumbup:
Speaking of collage, tonight was the first time this semestar I wan't able to turn in all my work om time. It's not something I should really get that upset about, since I have a good enough grade in the class for it to not hurt me all that much, but I'm still kind of mad at myself for procrastinating to the last minute.
On the upside, I'm almost done with a very major project and I'm doing well in all my classes, so there's that.
Yeah I'll be going back to school next fall as well. Just got turned down for yet another job yesterday (one that I'm MORE than qualified for), and I just can't do this retail crap anymore.
I'll be majoring in Communications. Even if I don't get my dream job (something in broadcasting), I think this'll still be good for me because it'll help me get better at talking to people, something I've always kinda..........not been the greatest at. If I can get public speaking down, I think can do anything at this point. :awesome:
I just hope this isn't all for naught and I can actually FIND a job afterwards. If I'm still working in a grocery store with a degree, that'll really bring me down. I still got a few years though, so I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. I still regret not going to college right after high school four years ago, but it is what it is and in the past now though.
Good luck to all the guys about to go into higher education. As a pretty-much-already-a-college grad I can tell you it's gonna be a wild ride but it's gonna be worth it.
That or you end up like me and watch too much Precure for your own good.
After today or tomorrow, I won't be here for an undetermined amount of time. See you when I see you, guys.
Hope it works out for ya, man! Good luck.
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I really wish I had been able to stay in college. I've only ever got to have three courses, one of which I failed, but I miss it. Because of my mom having to give up her job. My dad works two jobs and is the only income we have. We still get broke every other week.
I too have been trying to get a job ever since '08 when I lost my job at Blockbuster. I love my mom, and I hate what happened to her last year. I just want to get a job soon so that I can be able to help her even more.
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:'( Thanks guys.
So today was my first day back to work since December. The golf club dinning room closes during the winter season (I'm not even totally sure why, if anything that's one of the better times for it to be open). Going into this day, I wasn't sure how I felt about going back, but I'd say I was glad to be back within 5 minutes of working again. I imagine I'll upgrade from busboy to waiter this year, which is when my pay will really increase, so we'll see how that goes and when.
Had some fucker made some unauthorized payments using my credit card today. Logged into my account since I heard about some charges being made. One was made in Norway of all places (I've only traveled to other states, Canada and other Caribbean islands) and one made in Arizona. For some reason, the Norway one tried to go well over my credit limit, while the Arizona guy just went small, but that one was refunded by the hotel to begin with. Well, luckily I just called my credit card company, they asked me question if I OK'd them, said no, and they cancelled the card and is sending me a new one. Though I do guess the one purchase I made before it was OK, since they did ask for my last valid transaction.
Yeah, credit fraud's always a bitch to negotiate. At least they're being immediate in helping you.
They said they would be investigating it, but from what I've noticed around the web, it appears to have affected people that at least ordered from We Love Fine using a credit/debit card in the past couple of days. You know, that website that sells a lot of stuff with huge internet fan bases like My Little Pony, Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time, etc. To be fair, my last transaction on that card was from We Love Fine, I decided to order that Shagbark plush from Dota 2, since Shagbark is one of my favorite custom couriers in the game. Chances are, that probably had something to do with the Heartbleed thing I heard about yesterday. I did check my account later and they did give me a new number, so I guess I'm good for now.
Man, did I have a hell of an afternoon. Spent the day searching for my wallet, which I lost somehow. Really stressed me out, and wasted my time. I did end up inadvertently cleaning my dorm room in the process, though, so I suppose I could take that as a plus. :sweat:
My niece was listening to "In Da Club" today and I told her about how popular that song was when I was in middle school.
Then I realized I am old enough to tell kids about things that were popular in my day.
I'm so old.
Did we lose Grave again?
A couple of days ago, I got a message about something called The Heartbleed Virus or something like that, and I was requested to change my Google address. Evidently, this is a real thing.
Also, in case anyone has tried to visit mine and Silverstar's blog since Sunday, you've probably received a message saying that the blog has been removed or is not found. Well, I just wanted to let you guys know that our blog isn't dead. We just changed the name and address because the URL we wanted to use is already being used by an inactive blog. It takes about 4-6 weeks for the new address to start showing on searches, so if you try to Google it, it'll just take you to the old address, which we aren't using anymore. The new URL is on my signature, but if you don't want to click it, here it is:
thetwin-factor.blogspot.com
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 14, 2014, 02:09:55 PM
Did we lose Grave again?
I think I remember him leaving before. I just asked about him.
Quote from: Daxdiv on April 10, 2014, 01:54:45 PM
They said they would be investigating it, but from what I've noticed around the web, it appears to have affected people that at least ordered from We Love Fine using a credit/debit card in the past couple of days. You know, that website that sells a lot of stuff with huge internet fan bases like My Little Pony, Bravest Warriors, Adventure Time, etc. To be fair, my last transaction on that card was from We Love Fine, I decided to order that Shagbark plush from Dota 2, since Shagbark is one of my favorite custom couriers in the game. Chances are, that probably had something to do with the Heartbleed thing I heard about yesterday. I did check my account later and they did give me a new number, so I guess I'm good for now.
Does anyone know if this has been fixed yet? I totally wanted to order a Gravity Falls shirt off of there...........glad now that I didn't though.
I hear it should be safe, but to be on the safe side, I hear that using Paypal might be the safer option, since I heard people that used Paypal didn't get their account compromised.
Quote from: Rosalinas Spare Wand on April 13, 2014, 07:48:45 PM
My niece was listening to "In Da Club" today and I told her about how popular that song was when I was in middle school.
Then I realized I am old enough to tell kids about things that were popular in my day.
I'm so old.
I was a sophomore in high school when that song came out.
The 50 Cent song?
Happy Easter, folks!
Thanks! Happy Easter to you as well!
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 20, 2014, 12:32:26 AM
The 50 Cent song?
Yeah.
And on the topic of getting old, I just read a comment on YT where the author mentioned being born in 2002. Maybe I'm too old, but I can't yet comprehend someone who was born after 9/11, it blows my mind.
I believe my youngest brother was born in 2002. I was about to say about the youtuber, "Whoa, you're old enough to type?"
Also, it's still crazy to me that there are people in their 20s that are born in the 90s.
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 20, 2014, 07:48:23 PM
Also, it's still crazy to me that there are people in their 20s that are born in the 90s.
Present. :D
I went to Disneyland for the first time 20 years ago this summer, at 6 years old.
Also we moved from San Jose, California up to Boise, Idaho 20 years ago this June.
Quote from: gunswordfist on April 20, 2014, 07:48:23 PM
Also, it's still crazy to me that there are people in their 20s that are born in the 90s.
Eh, what?
I'm 23 and I was born in 1991.
By technicality, I'm just BARELY an 80's kid, since I was born on October, 23, 1989. But, in reality, I consider myself to be of the 90's generation, since the early 90's is about as far back as I can remember of my childhood, anyways.
I remember 2001 being the year where I first played games like Halo: Combat Evolved, Max Payne, and Sonic Adventure 2, and it was also the year that other famous games like Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Solid 2 released, which are all games that are from a previous generation of consoles, but which I honestly don't consider to be all that old in the grand scheme of things. Yet it baffles me to realize that people born up to a year after the release of those games would be around the same age now as I was when those games first came out.
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Quote from: gunswordfist on April 20, 2014, 07:48:23 PM
Also, it's still crazy to me that there are people in their 20s that are born in the 90s.
Present. :D
we all know you're young as hell. :D You're 20, right?
I always thought Comeau was older than me (same age) and his posts about remembering things happening around the same time as me made me first suspect that we were. Also, talon is the same age as my brother who had a daughter last year. ;D
Foggle doesn't have a consistent age. He just kind of jumps around. Him being 20 yesterday doesn't mean he is 20 today.
Yeah. I thought he was 18 not too long ago. :D I was honestly thinking about that when I posted.
He was 18 a few months ago. He's probably in the 22-25 age range this week.
Makes sense.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 20, 2014, 09:31:10 PM
He was 18 a few months ago. He's probably in the 22-25 age range this week.
I'm 29.
Quote from: Foggle on April 20, 2014, 09:51:45 PM
Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 20, 2014, 09:31:10 PM
He was 18 a few months ago. He's probably in the 22-25 age range this week.
I'm 29.
Whoa. We're going big today. That's almost half of Spark's age, isn't it?
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Quote from: talonmalon333 on April 20, 2014, 09:31:10 PM
He was 18 a few months ago. He's probably in the 22-25 age range this week.
I'm 29.
Whoa. We're going big today. That's almost half of Spark's age, isn't it?
He's the square root of -24.5 years old.
I'm recently being told that Squirrel Boy was an unappreciated classic.
I'm definitely getting old.
I knew that I was getting old the moment that I read someone on TZ describe Freakazoid!, which ran from 1995 to 1997, as "old-school". :wth:
I can't say it makes me feel old, but it does feel weird to see people calling Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls classics, when I can so vividly remember how often I watched them back in the early 00's. In about ten years the current CN crop will be "classics" too, which is also even weirder to think about. Time sure doe fly by fast.
I do consider some of the earliest CN originals as classics. They've been over for years and hold up now, so they fit the definition. That's fine.
It's just seeing the lamer, lesser shows that I never thought had many fans considered to be on that level which makes me double-check.
Quote from: Cartoon X on April 21, 2014, 11:22:22 AM
I can't say it makes me feel old, but it does feel weird to see people calling Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls classics, when I can so vividly remember how often I watched them back in the early 00's. In about ten years the current CN crop will be "classics" too, which is also even weirder to think about. Time sure doe fly by fast.
I'm uncertain when (if ever!) I'd refer to those shows as being "classics." They just don't seem old enough in my eyes for the same reason you've described.
Quote from: Avaitor on April 20, 2014, 11:12:19 PM
I'm recently being told that Squirrel Boy was an unappreciated classic.
I'm definitely getting old.
By whom? Last I heard, Squirrel Boy was widely despised.
Quote from: Nameless on May 18, 2014, 12:21:22 AM
Quote from: Avaitor on April 20, 2014, 11:12:19 PM
I'm recently being told that Squirrel Boy was an unappreciated classic.
I'm definitely getting old.
By whom? Last I heard, Squirrel Boy was widely despised.
It's a new thing from younger people on the internet. Most anyone older than 17 still doesn't like it.
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Quote from: Nameless on May 18, 2014, 12:21:22 AM
Quote from: Avaitor on April 20, 2014, 11:12:19 PM
I'm recently being told that Squirrel Boy was an unappreciated classic.
I'm definitely getting old.
By whom? Last I heard, Squirrel Boy was widely despised.
It's a new thing from younger people on the internet. Most anyone older than 17 still doesn't like it.
Kids are more interested in the Adventure Time than a show that hasn't aired in years though.
I got the impression that most of CN's mid-2000s shows weren't very popular anyway. Most people (outside of places like this, at least) already seem to have forgotten about Camp Lazlo and Gym Partner, much less Squirrel Boy. Foster's seems to be the most enduring thing from that era.
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Quote from: Avaitor on April 20, 2014, 11:12:19 PM
I'm recently being told that Squirrel Boy was an unappreciated classic.
I'm definitely getting old.
By whom? Last I heard, Squirrel Boy was widely despised.
It's a new thing from younger people on the internet. Most anyone older than 17 still doesn't like it.
Kids are more interested in the Adventure Time than a show that hasn't aired in years though.
Well yeah, kids, but I've seen 13-16 year olds who don't understand why Squirrel Boy or Gym Partner aren't considered masterpieces.
But whatever, there are children of the 80's who don't understand why people look fondly on Batman: TAS or CN's earlier shows, so it's all relative.
From what I remember of it Squirrel Boy was just bland.
Gym Partner was one of the better shows that CN was running at the time, but pretty much everything they had then paled in comparison to what they favored just a few years prior.
That era was so awful. I forgot if I barely watched because the toons were so bad or because I had cable off and on then and the toons were so bad.
I watched a lot of CN back then, because I was still really into Eds, Fosters and Grim, so I'd end up sitting through Lazlo, Gym Partner, and Class of 3000 episodes to get to the shows I did like (although Co3K had its moments). Now I can barely even look at Fosters anymore, and I have less than no interest in the lesser shows again.
Just graduated today. I am now officially Dr. Ensatsu-ken, PharmD (obviously that's not my real name, but it sounded more amusing that way).
Congrats. I vote for a username change. ;D
That's awesome! Congratulations.
Thanks, guys! :joy:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on May 21, 2014, 06:28:30 PM
Congrats. I vote for a username change. ;D
I've been thinking about changing to Dr. Ensatsu-ken, but I'm not sure if Dr. Insomniac would approve of me ripping off that title. :sly:
Congratulations E-K! That's an amazing accomplishment. I wish you luck in your future career as well. :)
Thanks! :thumbup:
Congratulations, Dr. E-K! It sounds like you went through a really tough major, so you've definitely earned it. Do you know when you'll be able to start working?
Still job hunting, but right now my primary concern is passing my board exams to get licensed.
Whoa, that's fantastic!
Thanks! Now you won't see me bitching about having no time for anything because I'm busy with studies. So, until I find a job....I'll have to think up a new excuse. :humhumhum:
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on May 21, 2014, 06:05:42 PM
Just graduated today. I am now officially Dr. Ensatsu-ken, PharmD (obviously that's not my real name, but it sounded more amusing that way).
Awesome job dude!!!! :joy: :joy:
You have my well wishes, good doctor.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on May 21, 2014, 11:47:09 PM
Thanks! Now you won't see me bitching about having no time for anything because I'm busy with studies. So, until I find a job....I'll have to think up a new excuse. :humhumhum:
You can always say that your job makes you a busy man. :P But still, congrats on graduating.
Thanks Foggle, Daxdiv, and Dr. Insomniac! :thumbup:
Daxdiv: Well, that's when I'm finally land a job. For now, though, I can claim that I'm too busy studying for my licensure exams.
So early tomorrow morning, I'm going to be going down to the shore with some friends for a few days, and probably won't have internet access.. I'll be back on Wednesday. Talk to you guys then!
See you later!
Hope you have a good one!
Have fun! :thumbup:
Quote from: talonmalon333 on May 25, 2014, 11:11:06 PM
So early tomorrow morning, I'm going to be going down to the shore with some friends for a few days, and probably won't have internet access.. I'll be back on Wednesday. Talk to you guys then!
Have a good time!
Well, I just got back from Toronto after attending the Anime North con on the weekend. My last time there was back in '06 and I have to say this con has grown exponentially from eight years ago. Talking with one of the staff, apparently it can't possibly grow to any more than 20,000 people per day due to the attendance cap which had to be placed on it about two years ago - Safety is top priority for everyone.
Much respect goes out to the cosplayers who went above and beyond with the detail in their costumes; They are the true stars of the event and were super friendly - everyone was. As one might imagine, some of the most popular of characters were from Kill la Kill this year - there must have been close to a dozen different Ryukos, perhaps half the amount of Satsukis, a few Makos and Nui Harimes, and a least a couple groupings of all The Elite Four. There was at least one Ragyo who looked stunningly like the 2D counterpart.. scary. O_O
The Dealers Room.... 400 tables of goodies.. I'm not entirely certain I saw everything. It was crazy.
Lots of screenings of past and present anime and some nicely done AMVs I've never seen before.
Perhaps the weirdest thing to happen was on Saturday when some religious nut - along with two small children - held a sign up near the front of the convention center passing out pamphlets saying that "anime is wrong" and that we were "all going to hell." Police were monitoring the situation to ensure that no violent confrontations broke out. Needless to say, attendees who walked past him were not happy to have their freedom of choice dictated to them as being "wrong." I wanted to grab his sign away and simply throw it into the nearby ditch but... you gotta play nice. To do such a thing makes you no better than him. Besides, he was successfully already making his own self look like an idiot in among a crowd of thousands. You could tell that the two small children with him thought the cosplayers were awesome in their eyes.
Damn.. There were so many events I missed out on as well. But.. I'm just gonna stop here. Too much to talk about.
If anyone has never attended such a con before, do it! It'll be a great time you'll never soon forget. Great to be among a ton of people with a fun, common interest. Lots o' laughs to be had by all. :e_hail:
Quote from: talonmalon333 on May 25, 2014, 11:11:06 PM
So early tomorrow morning, I'm going to be going down to the shore with some friends for a few days, and probably won't have internet access.. I'll be back on Wednesday. Talk to you guys then!
I hope you're enjoying yourself as we speak. :)
Did you take photos Lord il..? would love to see the KLK cosplayers ;D
Also, the religious nut sounds scary, one thing is to have such opinions, but to get out of your way and actually actively confront it among a lot of people who have no ill intention directly towards him or his beliefs sounds really uncomfortable, and makes one feel unwanted in a place that is otherwise full of people who share these interests... Strange and sad how one person can actually affect people like that just because they feel like they have to invade other peoples business... Should have spent the time with the kids going for a trip and getting some icecream rather than publicly embarrass himself, he doesn't even need kids with him to get the message across, so it's really silly imo...
As for me, well this year i also didn't get into the animation school, that means another full year of creating yet another portfolio, and hoping it qualifies for next year...
My old portfolio is still up online though, and i'm not sure if i'll replace things over time or if i should just make an entirely new one, and keep the current one as reference...
I know some friends that went to a convention over in Raleigh this past weekend who had a similar situation with religious activists. The sad thing is, several of them were Christians themselves, so it was extra embarrassing. :sweat:
I want to see them pursuing mascots in Disney World, it's way more frequent and shockingly those characters and people dressing as them have existed for much longer than these anime conventions..! .3.
I haven't been to a con in a few years. The last time I went they didn't have a lot of interesting things going on.
Quote from: The Shadow Gentleman on May 27, 2014, 09:30:36 AM
I know some friends that went to a convention over in Raleigh this past weekend who had a similar situation with religious activists. The sad thing is, several of them were Christians themselves, so it was extra embarrassing. :sweat:
Fundamentalists will be fundamentalists, there's nothing for them to be embarrassed about.
Quote from: Micki! on May 26, 2014, 11:34:38 PM
Did you take photos Lord il..? would love to see the KLK cosplayers ;D
No, but a nephew and a friend took some good pics. I'm kicking myself for not taking at least a few photos of some of the more exceptional cosplayers. If I don't get copies of their pics, I'll link up a few shots from others as they become available from the AN forums.
Quote from: Micki! on May 26, 2014, 11:34:38 PMAlso, the religious nut sounds scary, one thing is to have such opinions, but to get out of your way and actually actively confront it among a lot of people who have no ill intention directly towards him or his beliefs sounds really uncomfortable, and makes one feel unwanted in a place that is otherwise full of people who share these interests... Strange and sad how one person can actually affect people like that just because they feel like they have to invade other peoples business... Should have spent the time with the kids going for a trip and getting some icecream rather than publicly embarrass himself, he doesn't even need kids with him to get the message across, so it's really silly imo...
Some were a bit pissed off but the majority simply laughed at the situation for what it was. There was a gusty wind at times whereas this guy with the large sign was nearly blown around like a kite. :il_hahaha: The interesting thing I've noted about these religious activists when they work small in numbers is their wanting to have small children among them to create a type of buffer, a protective sheild against possible retaliation. Their mindset appears to be that
"if I have these cute little children with me, no one would dare lash out at me verbally or physically," which seems extremely unfair to the kids to be used like that.
Quote from: Micki! on May 26, 2014, 11:34:38 PMAs for me, well this year i also didn't get into the animation school, that means another full year of creating yet another portfolio, and hoping it qualifies for next year...
My old portfolio is still up online though, and i'm not sure if i'll replace things over time or if i should just make an entirely new one, and keep the current one as reference...
Your work continues to become more amazing all the time. Only change what you feel is necessary to best show any of your evolved drawing skills.
Quote from: The Shadow Gentleman on May 27, 2014, 09:30:36 AM
I know some friends that went to a convention over in Raleigh this past weekend who had a similar situation with religious activists.
Interesting. So apparently this sort of occurrence is more common than I first thought.
Quote from: Micki! on May 27, 2014, 09:43:03 AM
I want to see them pursuing mascots in Disney World, it's way more frequent and shockingly those characters and people dressing as them have existed for much longer than these anime conventions..! .3.
Exactly!
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on May 27, 2014, 11:22:10 AM
I haven't been to a con in a few years. The last time I went they didn't have a lot of interesting things going on.
I wish I had that problem. There wasn't enough hours in the day to take in everything. X_x
I regret not getting the chance to meet Michael Benyaer. Fans of Reboot will remember him as being the voice of Bob. Would've been neat to see Scott McNeil as well. They both have voice acting credits about a mile long. 8-)
I took a trip to Massachusetts last week to visit my ailing 89-year-old grandmother.
She was tough as nails for as long as I can remember, but she finally became unable to live by herself last year and has since then been confined to a nursing home. Most of the folks in the home were weak and senile, unable to speak or even move without help. My Nana was the strongest among them, happily showing me around the place, telling me what her daily life is like, and introducing me to the friends she's made there. He health, however, isn't what it used to be. Her memory is very spotty now, and her hearing is almost totally gone.
I made her day with my surprise visit. It was great seeing her again, but it's painfully obvious she's reaching the end of her life. So I'm not in a great mood right now.
Hey guys! I'm home now. My trip down the shore was a lot of of fun, and I'm kind of sad that it's over. I also possibly broke my phone while down there. Today, we decided to go onto the boardwalk before leaving the shore. On the way, it started to rain a lot, but we still intended on going and walking in the rain. So while there and still stupidly taking photos, my phone got a bit wet, and now all pictures I take are somewhat blurry. Hopefully it'll be fine tomorrow. :P
But anyway, I'll be back to posting now.
Quote from: Skeeter Valentine on May 29, 2014, 12:07:59 AM
I took a trip to Massachusetts last week to visit my ailing 89-year-old grandmother.
She was tough as nails for as long as I can remember, but she finally became unable to live by herself last year and has since then been confined to a nursing home. Most of the folks in the home were weak and senile, unable to speak or even move without help. My Nana was the strongest among them, happily showing me around the place, telling me what her daily life is like, and introducing me to the friends she's made there. He health, however, isn't what it used to be. Her memory is very spotty now, and her hearing is almost totally gone.
I made her day with my surprise visit. It was great seeing her again, but it's painfully obvious she's reaching the end of her life. So I'm not in a great mood right now.
I can sympathize. Seeing a family member in a state where they're not long for this world is a sad thing.
God I'm depressed.
So am I. The summer's over and I didn't accomplish anything I set out too and that pisses me off and worries me since now my entire game plan for the rest of the year is shot. I got to be more responsible with my shit. Well, I have no choice but to make up for lost time during the fall, somehow.
What's got you down, may I ask?
Everything. I've gone through so much shit these past three years that it's unbelievable.
I too didn't accomplish as much this summer as I would have liked to, although I did have a summer class, so that partially explains it. I'm starting school again today, but I'm hoping I'll be able to finish some stuff over the semester, like finishing LOGH and getting through my comic backlog.
Quote from: Skeeter Valentine on August 18, 2014, 01:34:17 AM
Everything. I've gone through so much shit these past three years that it's unbelievable.
Sounds rough, man. Hopefully things get better for you soon.
Surprisingly, I got a lot of wanted I wanted to get done. Usually that doesn't happen so it's nice that it did for once.
Quote from: Cartoon X on August 18, 2014, 10:33:06 AM
Quote from: Skeeter Valentine on August 18, 2014, 01:34:17 AM
Everything. I've gone through so much shit these past three years that it's unbelievable.
Sounds rough, man. Hopefully things get better for you soon.
Same here. I hope you manage to figure things out.
Today I had a meeting to decide the hours for my internship. I'll be doing design work for the public school system, and hopefully I'll be able to improve my skills and the experience will come in handy when it comes to getting more work. This is shaping up to be a pretty good semester. It might even be less stressful then last semester, oddly enough.
All I know is that summer went by way too fast this year.
Going to my first job interview tomorrow morning. Really hoping everything goes well.
Good luck! Hopefully it will go smoothly.
yeah, good luck!
Hope it works out!
I moved into Orlando for school two weeks ago, and all was well. I really like the town, and I'm especially enjoying university life.
However... when I came home for the weekend, I wasn't even here for an hour before my truck up and died on me. Apparently, it'll cost more to repair it than to just get a new car, so we're trying to take care of that as soon as we can, even though we can barely afford it. But how are you guys?
I start my sophomore year of college tomorrow. Hopefully I do better, improve, and gain more skills than I did in the first year (I did fine in the first year, just not as well as I wanted or learned as much as I wanted to really have any competitive edge in my field, yet).
I think the most interesting thing that's happened since I got here is that my roommate still hasn't shown up yet. School starts tomorrow. I don't know if he's going to come later in the week, because the last day to move in is on saturday, but I'm wondering if I really might end up having a double room all to myself. That'd be pretty sweet, in a way, even though it wouldn't particularly matter since I'll be spending most of my time away from my room, probably only spending the nights in it (and even then, when things get serious next semester, I'm likely not to return to it for a few day while I do my work elsewhere like last year).
I always had a single dorm room in college, myself, and I loved it. I had plenty of privacy and it was a good place to study. I could have studied at the library as well, but the problem is that it was always packed with people studying for their own exams, so you had to either come really early or wait for a while before a seat cleared up for you to use.
At any rate, while I've been done with college for a little while, I still have to take my board exams for licensure, and the first and much bigger exam is what I'm taking tomorrow. My nerves are through the roof right now, and I'm just taking this day to relax my mind and attempt to calm myself since test anxiety can really screw up my performance if I let it get to me. I feel like I've studied and prepared as much as I possibly can, though, so I just need to be confident enough and go in with the intent to pass it. Either way I'll feel super-relieved tomorrow after I walk out of the exam room, regardless of how I feel that I did. Of course, my tension will shoot up again as I wait for my grade to be sent to me, but at least tomorrow I can just walk out and not have to worry about any of that stuff.
Good luck on your exam, man.
Thanks! :thumbup:
I also wish you good luck!
Same here. Hope it goes well!
Thanks guys! Hopefully I'll do well, but at least I'll be done with the exam tomorrow, and then I can finally free-up more time to focus on job hunting and other things.
Good luck on your exam, E-K! I'm sure you'll do well.
So, how did your exam go, E-K?
Thanks, CX, and it was a pretty tough exam, as I expected. I'm not too sure how I did, as I won't get my grade back until at least Thursday. Whatever the outcome, though, I did the best that I could with this one. The real bummer is that, if I failed it, I'll have to wait 3 months before they allow me to retake it, which will be hell if I have to study even more for this shit.
Well, as long as you did your best. Here's hoping the grade reflects it!
Youch, I know what that's like. Like Spark said, you did the best you could, so hopefully your grade will reflect the hard work you put into it!
Thanks guys. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :thumbup:
I'm sure you did great! :joy:
So, I failed. The worst thing is that it wasn't even by that much. I needed a raw score minimum of 75, and I got a 70, overall. If NABP wasn't run by idiots, they'd let you schedule your second attempt whenever you felt ready for it. Unfortunately I have to wait 91 days before I can retake the exam, so even though I didn't fail by that much, and could probably pass it if I retook it a week from now after some more studying, they are making me wait for 3 whole months, which is also going to affect my status of finding a job since I won't be licensed until December at this rate (assuming that I pass my second attempt). It sucks because now I HAVE to keep this shit in my mind for 3 more months since if I don't study it and just review it a week before hand, I'll forget most of what I studied. Combine that with the fact that I still have another exam to take, and I'm in a pretty shit situation right now.
Damn, that sucks dude. I know how it feels to miss the cut for something just by a bit, and how angering and depressing that can be. It sounds like the NABP really should change that waiting policy for exam retakes, since it causes complications like this for a lot of people. It sounds like a total pain to have to retain all that information for the next three months, especially when you got another exam to study for, but hopefully doing so will help you pass your second attempt.
Wow, I'm so sorry. It really is terrible to miss the mark by JUST a little, especially when you're not instantly given a chance to outdo yourself. That's just irritating. :/
But I'm sure you can and will totally ace it when the time comes!
Yeah, I'm confident that I could pass my second attempt, but for now I'll have to see what I can do to find some part-time work, as I really need the income. I'm not too worried about the other exam, since it's much less material than the NAPLEX to study for.
Wow man, that really sucks; sorry to hear it. :( I also understand the horrible stress situations like this can place on you, so I definitely know how you feel, even if I've probably never taken any exams as difficult as the one you're referring to. It's pretty stupid that you have to wait so long to retake it. But I know you can do it next time!
That's a shame. Don't worry, you'll get 'em next time.
Oh man, weird day today. I was only at work for an hour and a half when the electricity was knocked out. The police soon showed up and told everyone that all buildings in the area were to be evacuated. A construction crew down the hill ripped through a gas main. The strong odor of rotten eggs/sour milk-ish smell flooded the air which was almost enough to make a person puke if the wind blew it in just the right direction. Fortunately the broken ends of the gas main were crimped closed and everything was back to normal by around noon. I ended up taking the rest of the day off after this happened because we had no idea how long this would take.
Thinking about it afterwards, since such gases are normally odorless, it makes a person wonder how horrible such situations would be if the odor additive in natural gas (propane as well) was never used to alert people of such leaks. O_O
Damn, that sounds awful! Glad the gas leak didn't cause anything worse than some gross smells to happen, though.
Yeah, tell me about it. The big worry was that it might get highly concentrated in the sewer systems and come directly into the buildings through the plumbing.
Gas leaks are nothing to take for granted. Whenever such gas odors are detected, it's better to investigate than to shrug it off as being nothing.
I am having a bad week so far. Among other things, I totally bombed my history mid-term. I suppose I can still turn myself around with the paper and the final, but the fact that I could've done well on it if I only spent more time studying for it and memorizing certain things really depresses the hell out of me. In general, the year hasn't been going how I wanted, and I haven't accomplished anything I wanted to do. All I can do is try and turn things around as soon as possible, but damn do I regret all my missteps and wasted time so far. Sometimes I wonder "what the hell am I doing with my life?," and honestly, I really don't know....
Sorry to hear about the exam not going well for you, but I trust that you know that I understand just how you feel in that regard, having had my own bad experience with that sort of circumstance fairly recently.
It's also a bummer to hear about your bad week/year, which I can also relate to. Well, the first half of the year wasn't bad for me, but ever since I've graduated I've felt completely useless since I can't find a part time job to make some income while I study for my exams, and the fact that I even still have to take these exams sets me back even more, and generally I just feel useless the way that I am now.
That said, we both still have time to turn our lives around before the end of the year, so it's better to look forward and figure out what you can do from now on rather than dwell on what you weren't able to do up until now. ;)
Thanks, man. I hope things get better for you as well. :)
As for me, I know there's nothing I can really do about what's already happened, but what I can do is work to turn things around, and there's still time in the year to do that. I just need to get a schedule in order and make time for everything I have to do more carefully. Once I do that, hopefully I'll get a lot of personal stuff done, and have a solid semester of school overall, and be at a good place to start the next year at.
Here's hoping you ace it next time. :)
There are worse things that can happen than a bad exam. I'm sure you'll do much better next time!
So Halloween was a lot of fun this year. In general, this was a good October season. I always feel a bit bad when this month ends, because I love getting into the horror mood.
So what's up with you guys? How's the game of life coming along?
could be better. you?
It seems after seven years, I've finally managed to get a job again! I'd mostly been doing Target, but other than getting at least eight interviews at different times, I never got in with them. I applied at this local Southern fast food joint and am supposed to come in on Thursday for an orientation. The guy said I'll start as a busboy, then eventually they'll bump me up to a cashier. We'll see how things go, but hopefully it will work out. I'll just be glad if I can finally put some recent experience on a resume, considering the only other job I had was at BLockbuster. :sweat:
Oh, that's great. Congrats. Glad to see other people have luck with finding jobs.
As for me, recently I got a bit of what I would like to call a promotion at my job. I went from being a cart attendant to working the overnight shift stocking shelves at my local supermarket. I get a bit of a pay increase and I get to join the union on top of that. Mostly working 3-4 days, getting used to idea of going to bed in the morning and waking up later in the afternoon.
Sweet!
I just had my first day of work at Zaxbys, which was pretty rewarding. I'm already excited to go back tomorrow.
Happy to report my first two weeks went very well. Oddly enough, on the first day I was supposed to work, they had to close due to a power outage that happened. It was just as well, because it gave my mom a chance to talk with my boss for a bit about what my job would entail. She doesn't mind me cleaning everything including the bathrooms, but she's made it clear she doesn't want me handling money on the register. My boss told her that cashier is a catch-all term for people who work the floor. He said he understood completely and that he had enough people running the registers so they shouldn't be sending me up there. Fine with me, because I've seen just how busy they can. Also, with their drive-thru I'm not confidant myself that'd I wouldn't get distracted.
I got let off early Friday that week, then again the day before Thanksgiving. Plus just this past Friday, I managed to get my first tip! :shakeshakeshake: Five bucks from these two older ladies, because I got one of the assistant managers to switch out their rotten smelling coleslaw for green beans. I only have to work fours for right now between the late morning and early afternoon, which is fine.
Well, I've been gone a while.
Nice to be back! I've had a LOT on my plate this month including having to help my aunt who went in for an operation. Needless to say, I think I'll be able to post on a more regular basis again.
How's everyone doing?
Welcome back, Desensitized! ;D
I'm glad to have you on the board, again. It's been kind of awkward with you being absent for so long. It's good to hear that you have things in check with your life right now. :thumbup:
Thanks! Nice seeing you!
Welcome back, Spark!
Glad to see you're doing well. Hopefully December will be a little less busy for you. :)
It should be less packed, unless the fates conspire against me in a strange way once more. :oo:
Anyway, things are going good otherwise.
Welcome back, Spark! Now we can get the posting back up some more.
what talon said.
Good to see you are still among the living. [/PS1 Resident Evil voice] :joy:
Quote from: Foggle on December 02, 2014, 12:15:41 AM
It's good to see you're still among the living. [/PS1 Resident Evil 2 voice] :joy:
I want the quote to be as accurate as possible. :>
Quote from: talonmalon333 on December 02, 2014, 12:18:28 AM
Quote from: Foggle on December 02, 2014, 12:15:41 AM
It's good to see you're still among the living. [/PS1 Resident Evil 2 voice] :joy:
I want the quote to be as accurate as possible. :>
I really
am back. ;)
Nice seeing you, too.
I've been busy with a lot of stuff the last two weeks, but now that the semester is over I should be around more again.
I am glad to see you post again. :)
Good to see you again, CX.
Welcome back, man. The place was kinda empty without you.
Thanks, y'all. It's good to be back! :)
it did.
Welcome back!! :joy:
Hope you guys have fun on New Years Eve. I'm a fan of this day and consider it to be one of maybe two holidays that are actually fun on their respective dates (the other being Halloween).
same to you! i like this holiday's date as well.
happy new year 2015, everyone from lesser time zones!
Same to you! Happy new year, guys! :e_hail:
:)
34 more minutes for me.
Happy New Year, everyone. :thumbup:
It feels weird to be living in the year 2015.
It always feels a bit like that for me. Takes me time to adjust.
yeah, i have to adjust to not writing down 2014 instead of 2015.
I just want those damn Nikes already.
Came back from my third and hopefully final deployment last week, feels so great to be a semi-normal person again.
In other news...
Adopted a kitty!
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Poor thing is still scared and sitting behind the couch. Hopefully she comes out soon.
Exciting! And cute!
Aww, your kitty is shy.
Cute! :joy:
D'aww, she's adorable! :D
Got Zelda to come out. She's been exploring, including the perilous mess that is my closet.
Here's an up close shot of her on my bed.
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That side glance is adorable.
Cute cat! Keep us informed as to how she's doing there!
She's doing alright, mulling around and such. She found somewhere really good to hide, she'll disappear for a few hours then reappear out of nowhere. She just loves me though, she'll follow me around, and come up to me while I'm on the computer and proceed to walk over the keyboard, pressing the space bar and scrolling to the bottom of the page as she does it.
I'm entering a film festival, and have pretty much everything set- except for an actress. This will be interesting.
Cool! Be sure to let us know how it goes.
We tried selling three games through Amazon.com, and we shipped all three together. Amazon is saying they only got one of the games. How does that even make sense?
it's amazon.
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Roughing up poor Krusty the Clown.
I've gone through about 3 or 4 different actors and actresses each, but I think I finally found a pair to work with tomorrow. Let's hope it works!
Fuck da Patriots, go Seahawks!
omg...
omfg...
jesus...
That was just the worst, I don't know if you can celebrate the Patriots winning it as much as you can marvel at Seattle losing it. Dumbest playcalling ever, and then the cherry on top with the fighting, such class guys.
it's funny how they pretended like the fight never happened minutes after it happened. hell, i almost forgot about it because of me being in total disbelief from the previous two plays. i was blank staring at that scuffle.
The recent death of Monty Oum has reminded me further to a personal crises I'm already facing. I'm probably going to lose a parent at any time this week.
I think it was back in '09, '10 when my mother was diagnosed with a form of dementia. With the help of my older brother and his wife, we got her into a nursing home facility in 2012. Let me tell you, it is extremely tough on a person to literally watch a parent fall apart mentally and then physically before your eyes. She took a turn for the worst this past weekend and will no longer speak, drink or eat. She may've taken a stroke, but it could be just the progression of the illness itself. My brother and his wife stayed with her for the past few days. I plan to go there later on today for a while once I clear the driveway (had a nasty snowstorm that cancelled work today). I have a difficult struggle with deciding whether I should be spending time with the last moments of a parent, or go to work as normal. Since taking over the ol' homestead and paying the bills, I can't not go to work. But it's so damn painful to go to that nursing home as well - I don't want to go. I reverse the situation on myself - if I was the one in that hospital bed, I probably wouldn't want to die alone.
I'm not doing so great at the moment. I also feel miserable for posting this because I feel like I'm being a drama queen or something for doing so. Maybe this is some sort of outlet for me.
I'm sorry for airing myself out like this. These past few years have not been kind.
Oh my god, I'm so sorry! That sounds really horrible - I can't even imagine how painful it must be. Don't worry, you're not being a drama queen. If you need to talk to someone, please feel free to PM me at any time.
You shouldn't be sorry for airing this out. You have our well-wishes.
Jesus man, good luck with that.
Man n't worry about telling us here, holding stuff like that in can be dangerous to yourself...
I'm really sorry what you're all going through, i can't say much to make this any better, but the fact that you are bery aware of the situatiin you're all in along with her might at least soften the blow in case things take a turn for the worse.
Stick around if you feel the need to let out some more words, it seriously helps and you shouldn't feel bad for sharing..!
Best wishes to you all..!
Best wishes and good luck Il.
God man, that's rough. I wish you and your family the best.
as do i.
Good luck, Il. I'll be praying for you, man.
As everyone else has said, I wish you and your family good luck as well. I've lost family over the years myself, and came close to losing someone last year, but thankfully they managed to pull through. I truly hope that your mother can also hang on. You have my best wishes.
I wish you and your family the best as well. We're all here for you.
Same as everyone else. I wish you and your family all the best.
You guys are so awesome. I swear that a huge group hug is in order from me to you.
Mom has passed on. Got the call around 20 minutes ago. The only parent I've had. But I'm so happy her suffering has finally ended. Really am.
I'm sorry to here that she's passed.
Be well, man.
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RIP. Sounds like she lived a good life.
I am sorry to hear that as well. We are here for you.
Really sorry to hear that, man. I'm sure she's in a better place now. RIP.
My condolences, Il. I'm sure she's at peace now. God rest her soul.
Truly sad to hear. The loss of a loved one is never easy. My condolences on your loss.
This must be so rough on you. I'm sorry, and hopefully she's in a better place now.
I'm so sorry to hear this, and I hope she's at peace now. I wish your whole family be well. RIP.
Guys, my sincere thanks.
Everything about this is so surreal.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on February 03, 2015, 05:11:53 PMI've lost family over the years myself,
Yeah, I've lost some family just over the course of mom's illness. Her oldest brother died from complications from heart surgery in 2012. Him and mom were quite close and it was really tough to break the news to her. He was an awesome uncle. Later on that year mom's oldest sister died of cancer and her husband also died of cancer only last September.
My cousin (their youngest daughter) gave me some advice yesterday that makes a lot of sense: We take life too much for granted sometimes and we really don't know how much time we have - Don't delay doing the things you want to do in life. Hence she just got back from a trip down south where she swam with dolphins. She really needed that time away.
Quote from: Daxdiv on February 04, 2015, 01:17:25 AM
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RIP. Sounds like she lived a good life.
She did. But she went through a lot of hell in amongst the good she had, too. The woman was an inspiration. She was one of the toughest, independant people I'll ever know. She spat in the eyes of adversity and persevered time after time.
Quote from: Micki! on February 03, 2015, 09:27:54 AMholding stuff like that in can be dangerous to yourself...
It can be. Around the time when the Excel Saga Forum's server account expired, I was keeping this stuff about an illness in the family to myself and wasn't in the best condition to deal with the server crises. Instead of talking about the personal issue I was facing, I bottled it up and made myself miserable. I am forever grateful for Foggle to have stepped up to the plate when he did.
I guess what's left is dealing with funeral arrangements and whatever legal stuff I need to go through concerning obtaining a death certificate, the house, utilities, etc. It's not like a person goes through this every day to know exactly what to do about all this.
I'll be taking some time off work tomorrow morning to go to the funeral home and hopefully get this arranged as quickly as possible. I think I can speak for my brother when I say we need this over with. Gotta move on.
Quote from: Lord Il on February 04, 2015, 04:17:11 PM
It can be. Around the time when the Excel Saga Forum's server account expired, I was keeping this stuff about an illness in the family to myself and wasn't in the best condition to deal with the server crises. Instead of talking about the personal issue I was facing, I bottled it up and made myself miserable. I am forever grateful for Foggle to have stepped up to the plate when he did.
I'm glad I could help! I would have been even more willing to step up if I'd known. Never be afraid to talk about anything that's bothering you!
that's sweet of you, foggle.
That's completely true. I came to realize that only a few months ago, myself, when one of my aunts who is only in her late 40's suffered a heart attack. Luckily she worked at the VA hospital and had the attack during her shift, so she was at the perfect place to receive immediate attention and response. The strangw thing is that she wasn't even scheduled to work that day but came in anyways because she simply felt like going to work, and it may very well havemade the difference between life and death. But it also showed me how fragile life can be and how it's possible for any of us to go at a moment's notice, so we really can't afford to take our lives or those of our loved ones for granted. We should cherish every moment that we can, and it's good to know that you had a lot that you could cherishwith your mother over the years.
Quote from: Foggle on February 04, 2015, 04:28:46 PM
Never be afraid to talk about anything that's bothering you!
Okay. I'm gonna work on that.
Dr. Ensatsu-ken, wow, I really am happy for your aunt. It's instances like those that make me believe in fate and good fortune. She truly is meant to do much more in the world.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on February 04, 2015, 04:32:10 PM
We should cherish every moment that we can, and it's good to know that you had a lot that you could cherishwith your mother over the years.
Indeed. It's funny when I look back and remember how we used to sometimes fight like cats and dogs when I was a kid. As time went on we mellowed out a lot and became good friends.
And speaking of those who get such serious medical issues relatively early in life, I learned that dementia is not just an 'old people' condition. Even though age does seem to correlate, this is not always the case. One of my aunts told me of a friend of theirs who eventually passed away of dementia in their 40s.
If anyone is at all curious about any warning signs to look out for, please ask.
While none of my family members have suffered from dementia, I've seen plenty of patients who do have it at various different stages during my hospital rotations in my final year of college. It's a very sad site to see, especially when you see how tough it is on their family members.
Oh man, I know. Most don't even realise they have anything wrong with them. Some appear to be normal and almost made me wonder if they were really residents at the nursing home at all. Some can be somewhat violent, but that seemed rare. I found many can exhibit a sort of childlike behavior which is how my mother used to be in the beginning and ongoing stages of it. But generally they were friendly and liked to say "hi" each time I came by for visits. It's a very sad environment to be in.
I want to cry just thinking about it. :(
Yeah..
I once had an old lady there asking me if I could please drive her home. I had to fib and just say I don't drive. "Oh.." she said.
It really gets ya sometimes. They're so innocent.
Ever see The Twilight Zone episode (or the movie remake) with the "Kick The Can" story? I can draw a lot of comparisons to it.
I'm sorry about what you went through Il.
I just found out last night that my cousin, whom was really more like my sister when we were younger, has gotten breast cancer and is going in for a double-mastectomy tomorrow. I'm hoping and praying for the best.
That sounds frightening. I wish her the best of luck.
My prayers go out to her.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on February 12, 2015, 10:42:37 PM
I'm sorry about what you went through Il.
Thanks, PB. I'm still having my moments where it's like I'm still trying to grasp the reality of all this. There are those short moments in time I almost need to remind myself that this has indeed happened.
The funeral happened last Tuesday morning and went well. I managed to stay fairly calm and collected through most of it. Mom certainly did the right thing and had everything pre-paid. We were quite pleased by her decision for cremation which apparently speeds things up a bit over a traditional burial. The urn was placed in a cool little vault unit which was quite nice. What's been bothering me lately is the fact that my commute to and from work takes me past there, but I think I'll get used to it in time.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on February 12, 2015, 10:42:37 PMI just found out last night that my cousin, whom was really more like my sister when we were younger, has gotten breast cancer and is going in for a double-mastectomy tomorrow. I'm hoping and praying for the best.
No two ways about it, that's really rough. I feel bad for anyone who has to undergo such a proceedure. My mother and her youngest sister both had a single mastectomy done over ten years ago. Cancer never recurred. They were both given an option to go on some sort of cancer preventative prescription (sounds like hocus pocus, IMO) after the operation, but they decided the possible side effects from the drug just wasn't worth it.
I wish all the best for your cousin.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on February 12, 2015, 10:42:37 PM
I just found out last night that my cousin, whom was really more like my sister when we were younger, has gotten breast cancer and is going in for a double-mastectomy tomorrow. I'm hoping and praying for the best.
Oh god. I really hope it went okay and she's alright. I will pray for her as well.
Be well, Peanutbutter. You know you've got my prayers with you.
On another note, I just want to say that my aunt had an operation back in November and she just recently learned that her cancer is all gone. So don't lose hope.
Mom told me an hour ago she spoke to my uncle about my cousin...........and she's out of surgery in recovery! It might be a bit before they get the final test results to make sure it removed everything but at least she's out of surgery. Hopefully, they'll come back all clear.
Thanks for the well wishes and prayers everyone! :D
I wish her good luck! :)
I hope Peanutbutter's mom is doing OK.
Let's see,where to begin?
Winter's kicking my ass this year. Here in Maryland, we've just gotten another huge snow dump yesterday and today it's just a big fucking mess outside. This season has been alternating between bitter single digit temperature cold and squalls of snowfall. I swear, I don't want to have to deal with winter another year. I'd love to move to the West Coast this year so I won't have to deal with this season anymore, but first I've got to raise the money to go there and figure out what I'm going to do for a living once I get there.
Google Chrome on my laptop's been acting really shitty lately. It keeps slowing down and/or freezing because Shockwave Flash keeps crashing on it. I could take it if this only happened once in a blue moon or even once in a while, but this happens almost every day now. I used to love Chrome, I dropped Firefox for Chrome, but lately it's royally pissing me off. I didn't especially want to drop it since all stuff's on Chrome/Google and until recently I had a Blogger blog (I've since switched to Wordpress and I'm trying to make my site less bloggy) but if Chrome doesn't get its' shit together I'm putting Firefox back.
I need to renew my healthcare coverage this year. I tired to do it on the MD Healthcare website, but I have to create a new account despite my name and information already being on file and then it says that it's unable to verify my identity. It won't let me apply because the email address I have is already exists (yeah, it exists. It's the same one I registered with last year, stupid!) and even if I try to register a new one it only lets me get to a certain point and then tells me that my identity can't be verified. So now I'm going to have to go down to the local Assistance Center and try to get this done in person; I tried over the phone, and they're useless; they can't tell me why my identity can't be verified, and they only do what the computer tells them to do. It makes no fucking sense that I have to apply for an account like I'm a new applicant when I just want to renew my current coverage. They should have a separate page for returning customers that says "I'd like to renew my existing coverage" so I could just click 'YES' and be done with it, but that would be far too easy. Heaven forbid they make it easy and convenient for you.
I really want to start making videos for my site, but first I need to get a video editing software kit, props,costumes, etc., all of which costs money. I've been trying to direct traffic towards it and advertise it left and right, and I want to monetize my site so people will no longer think I'm just dicking around with it.
ToonZone's pissing me off again. A couple of members there have really been fucking with me lately. I'd love to give them the dressing down they so richly deserve but if I misstep even slightly, I'll end up getting suspended and/or banned. The only thing more appalling than the despicable behavior of certain members on TZ is how they're routinely allowed to get away with it. I swear my association with that fucking site is like being in an abusive relationship: everybody thinks I'm crazy for hanging on and I keep hoping things will get better but they never do.
-My problems are admittedly very First World, but they're still grinding my gears.
Sounds like you've been pestered with some real annoying stuff lately. I've had to deal with some bothersome stuff lately too, so I can sympathize.
Quote from: Silverstar on February 22, 2015, 05:24:00 PM
ToonZone's pissing me off again. A couple of members there have really been fucking with me lately. I'd love to give them the dressing down they so richly deserve but if I misstep even slightly, I'll end up getting suspended and/or banned. The only thing more appalling than the despicable behavior of certain members on TZ is how they're routinely allowed to get away with it. I swear my association with that fucking site is like being in an abusive relationship: everybody thinks I'm crazy for hanging on and I keep hoping things will get better but they never do.
-My problems are admittedly very First World, but they're still grinding my gears.
Is one of them Checkerboard? I went to TZ the other day out of curiosity to see what people there thought of the latest episodes of CN's main toons, and I happened upon that thread about CN moving away from 9-14-year-olds where he was basically throwing a giant hissyfit over the action cartoons being gone and Boomerang getting changed.
Quote from: Peanutbutter on February 23, 2015, 08:27:22 PM
Quote from: Silverstar on February 22, 2015, 05:24:00 PM
ToonZone's pissing me off again. A couple of members there have really been fucking with me lately. I'd love to give them the dressing down they so richly deserve but if I misstep even slightly, I'll end up getting suspended and/or banned. The only thing more appalling than the despicable behavior of certain members on TZ is how they're routinely allowed to get away with it. I swear my association with that fucking site is like being in an abusive relationship: everybody thinks I'm crazy for hanging on and I keep hoping things will get better but they never do.
-My problems are admittedly very First World, but they're still grinding my gears.
Is one of them Checkerboard? I went to TZ the other day out of curiosity to see what people there thought of the latest episodes of CN's main toons, and I happened upon that thread about CN moving away from 9-14-year-olds where he was basically throwing a giant hissyfit over the action cartoons being gone and Boomerang getting changed.
Checkerboard's a drama queen, but he's nothing I can't handle. He's just got his nostalgia goggles on so tight that not even Superman can remove them.
No, the main assholes ticking me off on TZ right now are Ducktales Fan and firefoxprime. The former is either legitimately fucking nuts or a VERY devoted troll. His shtick/hangup/emotional problem is that he's a big fan of classic TV (baby boomer era sitcoms in particular), and there's nothing wrong with that, but he keeps yammering on and on about how he thinks there should be a cable channel that runs nothing but old sitcoms including old Nick and Disney Channel shows all on one network and he's fixated on the idea that Cartoon Network/Boomerang should be that channel. All I do is point out the fallacy in his statements, that what he wants to see can never realistically happen since Viacom and Disney don't share their original properties with competing networks and right now all-archive channels are rapidly going the way of the dodo on TV and that his best bet is seeking these shows out on DVD or streaming them legally and that he's not doing anything constructive by trolling the CN/Boomerang boards and saying that all their current shows suck and they need to be taken off the air when a) Turner programs these channels for
kids, not baby boomer/Gen X nostalgiatards and b) no one's forcing him to watch anything on these channels, and then he just starts flamebaiting me up the wazoo, trying to instigate a fight with me like I'm the one who took his precious classic TV reruns off the air. I'd love to put that wack-a-doodle in his place, but that would only get me in trouble. I'm guessing he must be the Administrator's brother-in-law or something, 'cause he's been pulling this BS for years now and never gets so much as a slap on the wrist from the mods.
The latter is an asshole (no, scratch that, an ass-HALF, he has to work his way up to ass-whole--that's one of my favorite lines from
Cadillac Man) who just sticks his nose into threads to spout his passive-aggressive, slick-ass, fast-food, faux surfer dude self-congratulatory crap opinions, all of which point to the same thing: "The 90's shows were awesome and anybody who doesn't love action cartoons is an evil loser", so naturally he's got a mad-on for me since I was committed the unforgivable crime of mentioning that I prefer comedy over action overall, though I do enjoy some action titles. So now whenever this guy sees a post with my name on it and the words "action cartoons" in it, he has to swoop in and start giving me a hard time, trying to vilify me for my personal tastes. I'm just sick and tired of him derailing every thread just to give me grief about the same thing over and over; the final straw for me when he implied that I was a hypocrite for informing Checkerboard that he was erroneous in stating that the quality of CN has gone downhill just because it's not doing precisely what he wants them to do and that he's simply gotten too old for CN, with "you can't say that because you're even older", which basically translates to "Hur hur, you're old, so nothing you say here matters". (Another TZ asswipe, CyberCubed, tried that same thing with me a month or so ago, but he got an infraction for it.) What's going on with CN and Boomerang isn't about me and I'm not in denial about my age; I was just trying to point out that it's silly for anyone over 21 to bitch and moan and expect a channel aimed at children to cater to their personal whims. firefoxprime isn't my boss and he isn't my father (I'm self-employed, so I don't have issues with the former, and the latter is 50 times the man that this little weasel will ever be) so I shouldn't have to continually backtrack to explain my case to him. The man goes out of his way to be a jerk to everyone else on TZ, and I'm not the only one who's voiced grievances against him. And as with Ducktales Fan, the higher-ups do nothing to reprimand him about it, they just let him slide and continue to be an unrepentant dick. After a while, even I get tired of fighting.
My computer is having problems, so my typing might not be great for a while. The keyboard seems to be broken.
And now I've got a lovely new computer! So I can type things without it taking 10 minutes, and without fearing it would freeze in the process. :D
I liked it better when you could barely talk to us. :-\
Happy Easter, animationrevelation!
Thanks, same to you!
:) Mines was swell.
My brother has had to be in the hospital this past week. He had a bad kidney infection, or at least one somewhere in his system. He gets out tomorrow, but I hate how worn out it's made my mom from having to go back forth to the hospital. At least time she decided to stay and get more rest this morning.
Oh well, today is my birthday! :awesome: So I'm going to focus on the positive stuff!
Sorry to hear about that. :( I'm glad he can go home tomorrow!
Happy birthday as well!
I wish the 3 of you well, Peanutbutter. :) And Happy Birthday!!!!
Sounds rough, dude. I hope your brother gets better soon and you mom gets some well need rest. But hey, Happy birthday! :e_hail:
Sorry to hear about your brother. Hopefully he gets better soon.
And happy B-Day, of course! ;)
Thanks! :thumbup:
There's a chance he could get out today if they do find a kidney stone, but my mom is thinking that either way he could be in for another week. I hope not, but we'll see.
My brother got out of the hospital last night, thank goodness! My mom asked me to take the day off of work to help her with anything he needs. I don't mind, since I have Wednesdays off by default. Don't think I mentioned this here yet, before this mess my brother got me a PS4 for an early birthday present! Now I have plenty of games to look forward to later! :thumbup:
Sorry I'm late. But I hope this works out, and I hope you had a good birthday!
Glad to hear he's doing alright. Also hope you had a great b-day.
I'm happy that he's out! Enjoy your PS4. :)
Sorry for not updating again in a while, a few little thing have gone on. We got our dog back from an obedience school that was close by in our area. The trainers were nice, but our dog was coughing a little after we got her home, and my mom thinks she had a fever. I think she was right, considering that kennel flu stuff that's been hitting a lot of dogs lately. She set up a vet appointment, but it has to be on the same day my brother is getting a scan on his system to see if he has any kidneys stones. He's been a lot better emotionally, but he still gets nauseated at times. He resting in our mom's bed right now.
Also, I went out last week's Thursday to this really cool local bar that opened. Its actually a video game bar where you can rent out a space and play any system from the NES and Genesis to the PS4 and XboxOne! So yeah, I had a great birthday. :thumbup: I'll just be glad when my dog and brother are better.
Kidney stones can be weird on how only some people are more susceptable to getting them than others, PB. My ex boss had to deal with kidney stones twice in a ten year span.
And that video game bar sounds interesting. NES and Genesis - those are some consoles that are difficult to kill. It'd be a good opportunity to see the new consoles and games in action as well. Do people bring their own systems and games? Out of curiousity, do they use old CRT monitors for older gaming systems?
I dunno, you leave a forum for a few years and it's become as japanese blog site lol.
Hey all.
Hello!
Yeah, we had to merge two forums together in an unholy marriage... Welcome back!
Hmm. *visits .net*
Hey there E-E.
Man, it has been what feels like forever. Welcome back! :e_hail:
Hows everyone been?
I see the excel saga manga has ended, gonna have to re-buy em all and read the lot at some point.
I think everyone's been reasonably okay from what I know of, E-E. It's unfortunate that some of our regulars and semi-regulars from the old Excel Saga Forum haven't been as active here since the change - Perhaps they miss their old comfort zone? :il_hahaha: I dunno..
A lot of people weren't particularly active right before the switch, either. I miss our old community so much. So many good memories... :el_cry:
I got an associate degree. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Lm_irX040)
Congrats!
Good job mate! :thumbup:
Just like a gentleman deserves!
Congratulations, Gent! :e_hail:
Congradulations, Gentleman! (http://youtu.be/sUldfOUOraQ)
More congratulations! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFIzpaurSGM)
Got to see Caroll Spinney at the Brattle today. He and his wife appeared to answer some questions regarding Sesame Street and his personal life. He brought a surprise guest with him, and one of the audience members fed him popcorn. It was a fascinating Q&A, closed off with me asking him about Barney.
Thanks to growing issues at work with his supervisor, my dad finally lost it and threatened him. He didn't get arrested (Thank God), but he was taken to a mental ward for observation. They called again and told my mom she could pick him up so she just left. He has another job during the day, but this still sucks. Of course, it doesn't help that due to him being borderline diabetic he's had to take so many different pills in addition to medicine he was already taking. My mom and I highly suspect that might be the root of this. He's had some loopy behavior recently before this.
I can say more later, but right now, I could really use any support, prayers, positive thoughts; whatever. I just feel like my insides are tightened.
Oh man. That's rough, dude. I have a parent with unstable emotional and health problems who we've been trying to get help for years, and I feel for what you're going through. I hope your dad can get whatever help he needs, and I wish your family the best in this tough time.
I'm sorry to hear that, but definitely do double check medication. It's very easy for the wrong combination or prescription to mess up your head.
Quote from: Cartoon X on May 21, 2015, 10:20:10 PM
Oh man. That's rough, dude. I have a parent with unstable emotional and health problems who we've been trying to get help for years, and I feel for what you're going through. I hope your dad can get whatever help he needs, and I wish your family the best in this tough time.
As do I. Good luck to your Dad, family and yourself, Peanut Butter.
It does sound like the medication may have been a problem. :( I hope everything can get sorted out soon. Best wishes!
Shit, that sucks. Hopefully you can sort out what medicine he needs and find an alternative form of therapy to replace the thing that messes with him.
Thanks everyone.
Far as we can tell, it was probably the wrong balance of does he was taking. Things should hopefully work out later.
I hope they do. :)
Wow, I hope everything gets sorted out!
This has been a pretty interesting last couple of days in my circle. One of my professors from last semester, who's also among the heads of my campus' film department, was arrested for being in a ring of child porn trading and sex slave selling. And a couple of people were caught riding a sea turtle at my hometown's beach. They were caught since they actually snapchatted pictures of them doing it.
:shit:
Well, I'm off tomorrow to Florida to see my brother get back with the Navy. I'll be gone until Tuesday.
Later!
I wish you both well!
Have fun!
Have fun! Dare you to find me. :P
I'm back. Got to see Terminator Genisys and Jurassic World, so it was a decent trip. My brother got really screwed on his apartment though. :( At least he was happy to be off his ship for a bit, plus he's getting to visit us again for two weeks at the end of this month. Hopefully by then he'll get a different apartment lined up.
I hope he does too. :)
What great timing. I tried to turn on my laptop today and all that came onscreen was _. Then it died and I can't get it to come on at all now. My laptop has been saying that it needs to be replaced for about a year now so it might be that. Any other suggestions?
I wasn't in O-Town during the Pulse bombing on Saturday night. I actually came home for the weekend so some friends and I could win my local comic book shop's Disney trivia event (as we did).
But wow. This was such a tragic event. So many innocent people died for nothing but their sexual preferences. How disgusting.
Hey guys I'm still alive, I just don't post much anymore. Or something.
Hi!
Yo!
Hey Commode!
Welcome back!
A couple weeks ago my family got to see my brother off his deployment. He's getting pretty excited about being done in the Navy. I'm glad I got to see Jacksonville again, its a great place. Best part was my mom getting to go despite her having stomach issues earlier this year.
My cousin arrived with no idea of the hurricane happening (which makes some sense but is still weird, since he's a pilot from the UK). So I'm going to join him in his hotel.
Hopefully things don't get too hectic on my way there.
Good luck!
So Hurricane Matthew was kind of a bust. At least where I'm at. Haiti is not in a great state right now, and it looks like Daytona was hit pretty badly as well.
But here in Orlando, we got very little to no damage. My hometown was hit a little more, but it wasn't too bad. Some power outage, a few blown-down trees, and boil water, but as far as I can tell, no one's died there.
Yeah, I'm really close to Orlando, but we didn't get much of anything besides some rain, which was good. Hopefully no more hurricanes for a while.
We got a ton of rain up here, lots of flooding and parts of the area are still without power(although I never lost my power). Some pictures I took of the road outside of our apartment when the flooding was at it's worst:
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After the rain stopped and most of the water drained I walked up and down this street and it was littered with dead cars. The last of them were just removed earlier this morning.
Just for reference that Chick Fil A is normally on the other side of a busy four lane road that goes directly to downtown Norfolk. It was literally a river.
Wow, holy shit. Those are some great shots. Stay safe, man.
Yeah I'm good. Our building is several feet off the street level, and is protected by a three foot tall brick wall(you can see it on the left side of the picture with the dead Volvo station wagon). I took those pictures from the steps, the water was nearly up to the second of three steps. Plus my apartment is on the second floor, and my car was on the second floor of our parking garage(I drive a Mustang, the front end sits pretty low to the ground, it would have drowned really quickly in that water).
Shit, that's a lot!
Glad to hear you're alright.
Thanks guys.
I got banned from Freakin' Awesome Network.
Didn't flame or insult anyone, just had a bit of an argument with a member about a wrestler named Roman Reigns and whether or not he's considered to be in the midcard. Wasn't even heated, just a back and forth. Not a warning or a PM just straight to a ban. Guess its just as well, they're too squeamish about ANY conflict whatsoever over there. Any disagreements that are slight heated and a thread gets locked.
Plus they have two mods, one of whom is immature about things like Sonic, and another who is condescending as heck. Guess I shouldn't take it as a big loss but it sucks because I made a few friends there and now they'll wonder where I went.
Really love the straight IP ban too. Could at least let me lurk but I guess not.
Being American sucks.
Really weird to watch Chinese news, and hear them go "You know, Obama was okay. But Trump will be an improvement." I wasn't even watching conservative Chinese news or anything, which made it weirder.
It's not really a surprise to hear that China and Russia see Trump in power as a good thing.
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on November 09, 2016, 09:38:54 PM
It's not really a surprise to hear that China and Russia see Trump in power as a good thing.
Even when I was talking to Chinese relatives, they were like "Hillary probably would have been worse", "Presidents are just cogs, and everybody's just overreacting", and "Trump's not rich for nothing, maybe he'll actually make America great again". I guess it's relieving, if still troubling, to hear that perspective on the outcome.
That's interesting. Maybe it's a difference in perspective from a more conservative and less politically inclined older generation that figures Trump's character and "success" as a businessman will translate well into economic policy. Most of us who are worried about what Trump's going to do have been primarily concerned about the damage he'll do to social policies, welfare, and public healthcare, which I can see foreigners not really care about since that won't affect them directly, whereas Trump's economic and foreign policies will.
I'm still quite against Trump and wish the Democrats had more competency to get a hold on the government, but hearing the moderate side is making me reconsider things. I've always hated radicalism and think that radical liberals and conservatives are both equally responsible for making politics a joke, so maybe we should lend an ear to the centrist side. Besides, expecting Trump to actually build a wall or to launch nukes on nations that peeve him won't go without tens of thousands of protests or government conspiracy nuts keeping him busy.
Yeah, the radicalism and sensationalism that's invaded politics and informed rhetoric in both parties in these last couple of years and especially pervaded this election has been concerning, so I'm hoping Trump winning the presidency will be a wake-up call for both Democrats and Republicans to move back towards more moderate positions. I'm not worried about Trump building walls or launching nukes since there's a lot that'll keep him from doing anything that crazy, but when you have someone who's been openly racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and anti-islamic in office, with the House and Senate filled with likeminded radical republicans that support similar views, you can't help but be concerned about the rights and civil liberties of a lot of people being at risk. Especially when you consider that this was the first election we had in 50 years without the protections of the Voting Rights Act, resulting in suspiciously less polling places being set-up in areas with dense minority populations, and well, I think we've seen the consequences of that.
I did find an interesting article as to how Trump used strategy to win. (http://imgur.com/gallery/SxpJC)
With everything WikiLeaks has on her, I'm just very glad it wasn't Hillary.
Trump certainly knew how to get Clinton to say what he wanted her to and make her respond to him in ways that she thought were good rebukes but really played into his hands and the image he wanted to depict her as that alienated her to many voters. Clinton approached this election and her debates with Trump conventionally, but Trump was playing a different game entirely, and knew how to really hit her where it hurt and get her to say things that would damn her far more than she could ever do to him. A set of skills he's honed from decades of business negotiations and selling his image as a public celebrity, no doubt.
I'm of the opinion that Clinton was simply a bad candidate whose blatant pandering and insufferable stans made voting a chore for all but the staunchest of neoliberals. She subscribed to the modern performative "feel-good" progressivism that's so popular online these days (i.e. calling anyone who disagrees with her racist/sexist/etc. instead of having actual progressive values) - her dislike of guns and promotion of LGBT rights only began last year and were specifically crafted as a smokescreen to win the primary. She wasn't anti-war - her foreign policy was actually more hawkish than Trump's in some ways. She wasn't against the Dakota Access Pipeline or fracking. She egotistically expected black people to vote for her without actually communicating with their communities on any issues. She pretty much completely wrote off the entire working class while Trump sought to win them over. It's telling how, once Sanders was out of the picture, she and her party courted Bush-style Republicans instead of concocting meaningful left-wing policies. Hopefully we can get a true progressive candidate in 2020.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd vastly prefer a Clinton presidency over a Trump one; hell, I voted for her. But I'm really not surprised The Orange Demon ended up being the victor. I've been expecting it for months, to be honest.
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on November 09, 2016, 10:31:35 PMYeah, the radicalism and sensationalism that's invaded politics and informed rhetoric in both parties in these last couple of years and especially pervaded this election has been concerning, so I'm hoping Trump winning the presidency will be a wake-up call for both Democrats and Republicans to move back towards more moderate positions.
Hillary Clinton is the definition of a moderate Democrat, really. She's actually farther right than Obama in a lot of ways (e.g. her opinions on Syria, Iran, Snowden, etc.). She just came across as radical because her party and supporters were incredibly snobbish and refused to understand any grievances their critics may have had. This is what I meant when I referred to "performative progressivism:" stuff like the "if you aren't in favor of banning guns outright you are a bad person" shtick she upheld until the moment she defeated Sanders in the primary and then conveniently forgot about. She apparently thinks banning all firearms among civilians would somehow keep criminals from obtaining them and police from murdering innocent people, which couldn't be further from the truth.
If we want the country to improve, the party needs to take a hard left, in my opinion. I'm not talking about going full Karl Marx or Joseph Stalin, but the policies and ideas of Bernie Sanders would be an excellent starting point. We need a candidate with real compassion for working people who can also be tough on the ruling class slowly destroying our country without coming across like your average 16-year-old Tumblr blogger.
The concept of a hard left varies though. Most Marxists I talked to earlier during the primaries hated Sanders, considering him a frail weakling who wouldn't change anything, and preferred Clinton seeing her as monstrous. Modern liberalism needs to be redefined if it's this self-defeating, but the loudest of the bunch are hypocritically conservative in their ways, refusing to change them and thinking anyone who says otherwise has been corrupted by evil straight white bogeymen. The left's focused too much on slinging shit at their enemy that they've forgotten to critically look at themselves.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on November 10, 2016, 12:24:16 AM
The concept of a hard left varies though. Most Marxists I talked to earlier during the primaries hated Sanders, considering him a frail weakling who wouldn't change anything, and preferred Clinton seeing her as monstrous. Modern liberalism needs to be redefined if it's this self-defeating, but the loudest of the bunch are hypocritically conservative in their ways, refusing to change them and thinking anyone who says otherwise has been corrupted by evil straight white bogeymen. The left's focused too much on slinging shit at their enemy that they've forgotten to critically look at themselves.
I just mean hard left in comparison to where we are now. The silly "kill all white men" faux-Marxists on Twitter are living in their own reality molded from listening to a couple of Rage Against The Machine albums and attending an Occupy protest once - probably while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. Those people are completely up their own ass and don't care about anyone but themselves and their friends (who they'd cease communicating with immediately if they ever dared disagree with them on any issue).
Liberalism has been ruined by a corrupt establishment interested only in money, news corporations in the pocket of the Democratic party, and internet manchildren who use nonsense terms like "gaslight" to refer to minor fibs and "misogynoir" to refer to being lightly criticized by black men. The modern American left is, frankly, an embarrassment to anyone truly on the side of progressive politics and social justice.
In hindsight, the whole "We can't elect Trump because he'll have access to nuclear launch codes" argument seems silly because someone of his fortune could have easily hired an assassin to snuff out a few thorns on his side, yet as far as I know, Trump hasn't been connected to any mysterious disappearances or murders.
Oh yeah, Hillary's aides deliberately ignored Bill's advice regarding how to appeal to working-class voters, because the guy who won the presidency twice definitely had no useful words. (https://twitter.com/GideonResnick/status/796864560179331072)
So excited for the next four years to suck.
They aren't going to.
If you're LGBT, muslim, an immigrant, or a person of color it probably will.
We won't be taking as much money from some countries that treat them like crap anymore, so nope.
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on November 16, 2016, 03:43:39 PM
If you're LGBT, muslim, an immigrant, or a person of color it probably will.
Or Jewish. Or disabled in any way, shape, or form.
Or pregnant and don't wish to be pregnant.
Man when all you care about is the economy* it's so hard to ignore all those things. Plus you know global warming and the Supreme Court being screwed for a decade or two and whatnot. Donald Trump terrible by himself, it's all the people he's surrounding himself with that I'm worried about.
*not to mention all that hooey that he sold you on isn't going to happen anyway. Really hope all the people who think he's going to save jobs and fix things come back in a year or two and share the same sentiment.
Quote from: Commode on November 16, 2016, 05:22:45 PM
Donald Trump terrible by himself, it's all the people he's surrounding himself with that I'm worried about.
Yeah, his staff appointments are far more concerning than he is. Bannon and Gaffney alone ensure that the next four years will be an absolute shitshow, to say nothing of Ebell's complete lack of environmental knowledge.
Quote from: Commode on November 16, 2016, 05:22:45 PM
not to mention all that hooey that he sold you on isn't going to happen anyway.
He's already done the exact opposite of "draining the swamp" and is "shockingly" friends with the Clintons again, so I'm sure the voter's remorse will be setting in before too long.
Yeah, Steve Bannon and Carl Higbie's recent statements have been concerning. But it does feel good knowing this information can now be easily accessed simply through a retweet instead of only widespread months later through a Michael Moore documentary.
Happy Thanksgiving y'all!
HappyThanksgiving, Peanutbutter!!!
It's been weeks, and I'm still pondering the Left's failure to take control of the American political system, whether it be from internal scheming, backstabbing, or just incompetence. And I still haven't seen much of an attempt to rectify those mistakes, just angry tweets at neoliberals as if we Leftists have a single chance in the modern world of getting rid of capitalism, scattered smears at Hillary, Bernie, Trump, and pretty much everyone except any self-critique, and smug superiority from the far left for not being as violent as the far right. Yes, the far left isn't as bad as the alt-right, the far right, the neoreactionaries, or whatever word we're using to describe them now, but the far left is still a group embracing flawed systems and tactics and has shown itself as unwilling to improve. For every Stormwatch redneck who writes posts about killing Muslims to stop immigrants, there's a tumblr neckbeard talking about shooting Black Friday shoppers to make an example out of capitalists. For every Republican who mourns Reagan while neglecting to remember the Iran-Contra war, there's a Democrat who thinks the late Fidel Castro's virtues heavily outweigh his crimes. The Far Left may be different in terms of ideology, but they are still prone to the outbursts and behaviors of their counterparts. Saying a radical Leftist is nowhere near as bad as the alt-right doesn't matter when one is slightly less obnoxious and full of its own hubris. "Not as bad" isn't good enough for the population at large. Frankly for me, it's been embarrassing to be a Leftist these past years, with well-meaning ideas being corrupted and made a mockery of by sycophants. Even movements I support like Black Lives Matter have been co-opted by blowhards using it to paint other Leftists like Bernie Sanders as white supremacists, blocking roadways and preventing the working class from actually getting to work, and many other fiascos that have driven many Centrists to the right not because they are racist, not because they're bigoted, but because they're aggravated at the Far Left's refusal to listen.
Merry Christmas, all!!!
Merry Christmas!
Thank you! I hope you had a great one, Spark.
I mentioned if before, but I'm going to be taking a break from the internet starting with the new year, so I probably won't post on the forums again for a few months. So I wanted to wish you guys a happy new year and I hope that 2017 will be a great year for you all! :e_hail: :el_hail:
Happy New Year, buddy! It's been great interacting with you on here and Twitter. May your New Year's day be great and your 2017 be even greater, with your accomplishing all your goals for that year!
Happy New Year!
I'll also be online far less in January. Normally I make November my month for an internet hiatus, but I couldn't make that happen this time. So January will have to do.
Have a good new year, everyone!
Ma you have a prosperous hiatus!!
Bit late, but happy 2017 everybody!
Last year was good for me, and this year is already set to top it because my brother's finally out of the Navy in February! My computer had to be sent to the manufacturar because it was having issues. Mainly I made the mistake of being on while a storm caused a brownout in our house.
Once it gets fixed I'll be back to posting more. :)
Happy New Year, guys!
Hope 2017 will be lucky and generous. My personal 2017 goal is to continue my studies abroad and enter a university in Germany. Actually, I've applied for two and am now having my fingers crossed :worship:.
Happy New Year and Good Luck, you too!
Welcome to the forum! :)
Skype is trying to kill me. First a hacker worm attacked me with a bunch of spam websites delivered by my contacts, and then I got locked out and my account suspended. What a great morning its been.
Probably should've realized this thread was here before making my last post, oops.
But yeah, Outlaw here (or Cloud from TZ if you prefer); hopefully gonna try to stick around this time and not just withdraw coolly like usual because I don't know what to post about.
Hey, welcome back!
Don't get why half of Twitter has the Communist symbol on their name. Racism and capitalism are awful, yeah, but mass famines and gulags aren't an improvement. I suppose they mean socialism, but none of the countries they praise as socialist ideals like Canada and Denmark aren't even socialist. I think socialism can work with enough care and thought put to it, but to think it will cure all of America's ailments instead of only some of them is naive. And the number of people who talk about nothing but the evils of one ideology and the wonders of another grows ever obnoxious to me.
Those are probably the Internet Stalinists who have somehow convinced themselves that every atrocity committed by the USSR and other Communist regimes didn't actually happen. Tankies are weird, man.
Democratic Socialism is the future IMO. Totalitarianism and rewriting history are horrible no matter who does it or what their governmental system is.
I'd like to think Socialism will be a viable option in America, and that things like universal health care or universal basic income will become actualities that anybody can attain, but there's too much in-fighting in the Left for that to happen anytime in the foreseeable future. Too many obnoxious leftists or neoliberals or antifas or whatever who think they're absolutely correct, and fail to realize such elitism only alienates people from their cause. I get it, Bernie Sanders was cool. But saying that he would've won a hundred times a week just makes me never want to hear his name again. And because of that, too many people see leftist ideals as a lost cause. People were so up their own ass about cultural Marxism that their beliefs failed to appeal to the average man, and if you managed to make people think the Right are more charismatic and charming by comparison, then you've failed as a movement.
And on a further note, political twitters are absolute garbage. I have no idea how yelling and going "If you don't support my politics, fuck off and die" are going to endear your ideology to anybody outside of your clique. The more you shove your bullshit to somebody, no matter how much you genuinely believe it, that person will likely suffer from backlash and join the opposite side out of spite. And I think this constant bombardment of socialist or alt-right garbage will lead to a massive disillusionment in politics in the near future. Trump, Clinton, and Sanders' faces have oversaturated internet media long after the election is over. I know Trump's a shit president, but his omnipresence among detractors and fans alike will influence a new generation to grow desensitized. For politics amongst generations, the pendulum always swings. From the red scare 50s, to the civil rights 60s, to the hippie 70s, to the Reagan baby 80s, and so on. Sometimes, the eras get shorter, like the movement to get Obama as President because they thought he would offer socialist ideals to the government, only for a new movement of Tea Party-ers to compromise that goal and cause a few government branches to grow more conservative than they were during the Bush administration. Every few years, each political side gets the chance to call themselves the Resistance. And the idea of America going either a hard left or a hard right in this day and age is ridiculous, because as soon as it reaches as close as it can to a certain radical point, it's always going to swing back because of a combination of societal fatigue and annoyance at the political norm, causing people to grow jaded and cynical to whatever they're expected to believe.
I finally graduated as a BA in film, and I realized... I don't really want to do this anymore. To succeed in the industry, you need to be really cut-throat and a smooth talker, neither of which I am. On top of this, I just don't find pleasure from the creative side of things anymore. I've been uncomfortable with my writing for a while, but even camera stuff, I've been losing my touch and interest with.
So I feel like I wasted all of this time for nothing.
Having really long periods of creative burnout after academic work is pretty normal though. I'm still suffering from it.
Update- I didn't graduate. I missed a required class for my major, and fucked up on one of my minor's classes. And I can't take either class until the spring, so I have to wait another year to fix this.
Yikes. Sorry to hear that.
That's awful. :(
Sorry to hear that Avaitor. I'm in a similar situation - I had to take a medical leave two months back and can't go back and finish until next spring, and even have to redo my entire thesis - so I can relate to your frustration.
I'm pretty depressed myself. Especially since yesterday was graduation day at my school. I've been in a funk looking at photos of all the people I knew graduating and thinking about how everyone is moving on with their lives and I'm stuck for another year. It sucks, man.
Hang in there, Lum. We're here for you.
Quote from: gunswordfist on May 09, 2017, 09:42:16 PM
Hang in there, Lum. We're here for you.
This! I know how being behind your friends academically due to uncontrollable reasons feels. Sometimes it can be really hard to get through the day, but it won't be long before things get better!
Right now I'm struggling with getting back into college because the job market for someone with an Associate's Degree is barely any better than for someone who dropped out of high school. Universities will only accept 1/3 of my 72 hours of credit for dumb reasons so I'm going to be entering with only 30, and I can't even get in right now because I don't meet the minimum requirements... Now I have to return to community college over the summer so I can earn enough credits to get accepted by uni but they've been dicking me around with re-registration and it's just one problem after another with no explanation. Fuck college, man.
I'm sorry to both of you, Lum and Foggle.
I know how it is to feel left behind at school. I had to take more time at community college, so I missed out on going to the same university as my friends until most of their last years. Granted, by the time I made it here, I started to drift apart from all but one of them, and haven't really heard from those guys in a while. I ended up graduating with or ahead of most of the friends that I made here, but it still has to be a shitty feeling.
And the thing that I really dislike about advising offices is that without fail, you will get nothing but conflicting information. No two advisers will ever tell you the same thing. One will say that your community college credits will count, while the other will deny a lot of it. It's fucking annoying and can be a real shitstorm.
But hey, hopefully you'll knock it all out soon and can make it to uni with no problem!
I'm finally over a cold I caught last week. I'm also hoping to get things moving in my professional life pretty soon. My brother and I also finally got to see Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which I've been waiting for a long time with his exit from the Navy. I'll give my thoughts about Guardians later in the Movies thread. But we both loved it!
Thanks for the encouragement and advice guys. It's comforting to know someone else can empathize with how I'm feeling left behind. And it really sucks how colleges can fuck you over your credits sometimes. But I'm sure you'll ace those community college classes and head to university in no time Foggle! I'm rooting for both of you guys!
Yeah, I'm rooting for you guys too! :D
Rooting for you all as well!!(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Root_beer_in_glass_mug.jpg/1200px-Root_beer_in_glass_mug.jpg)
I fourth the rooting for you guys.
Okay, why the fuck are there tankies defending North Korea? (https://twitter.com/AudaciousBeat/status/865003179447996416)
It's like how the Socialism subreddit is banning Venezuelans because they're posting about how much living under socialism sucks. The internet is romanticizing all these horrible countries and their despot leaders because of shit going on in America. Like I've meant so many people on Twitter who think Cultural Revolution era China would be a great place to live in, and either forget or deny how much horrible shit happened in that period. And now they're acting like all the testimonies from North Korea escapees are Western propaganda, and that North Korea is actually a cool place to live in? Fuck that. These privileged pieces of shit who go "Marxism didn't kill that many millions of people. Mao is bae. <3" have no idea what it's like living under a Communist state. Yeah, capitalism's bad, the right wing sucks, and so on, but taking something that's caused so much agony to countless people no matter their class or creed and not only praising it, but wearing it online like it's a fashion accessory is such a fucking joke.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 18, 2017, 06:06:44 PM
Okay, why the fuck are there tankies defending North Korea? (https://twitter.com/AudaciousBeat/status/865003179447996416)
I love this guy. I genuinely can't tell if she's a parody account or not.
Quote from: Foggle on May 18, 2017, 07:01:37 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 18, 2017, 06:06:44 PM
Okay, why the fuck are there tankies defending North Korea? (https://twitter.com/AudaciousBeat/status/865003179447996416)
I love this guy. I genuinely can't tell if he's a parody account or not.
My parents think Mao's a cool guy, but they admit living in China back in the day was really shitty unless you were a farmer.
But parody or not, acting like everything bad about North Korea is just "imperialist lies" reeks of war crime denial. If you're gonna look at all these reports from people who survived North Korean gulags and say they're just shills for a western conspiracy, then you're no different from Alex Jones and his lunacy.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on May 18, 2017, 07:05:56 PM
But parody or not, acting like everything bad about North Korea is just "imperialist lies" reeks of war crime denial. If you're gonna look at all these reports from people who survived North Korean gulags and say they're just shills for a western conspiracy, then you're no different from Alex Jones and his lunacy.
Did you check out her "proof?" It's a 20-minute YouTube video of some Australian dudes going on one of the guided North Korea tours and basically concluding that everything is totally cool over there because of the image they put up for paying visitors. Truly amazing.
Regime change never works out, and some communist dictators probably did want the best for their people at one point in time or another, but defending North Korea is unintelligible.
Quote from: Foggle on May 18, 2017, 07:14:00 PM
Did you check out her "proof?" It's a 20-minute YouTube video of some Australian dudes going on one of the guided North Korea tours and basically concluding that everything is totally cool over there because of the image they put up for paying visitors. Truly amazing.
Oh God, those two shitty guys with their pornstaches and smug demeanor, acting like living in America is more dystopian than North Korea. It's self-absorbed, and makes light of the people who suffered under the Kims. I remember before Vice went to shit, they made a documentary where a couple guys did those North Korea tours, and they were shocked at how lonely it was there. A girl in a tea shop who only had a couple customers every year. All these soldiers who are propped and do nothing but show how cool their 1970s ships are. These banquets presented at giant rooms but with only five people. And how everything outside Pyongyang is so rural and lacking in anything resembling technology that it may as well be time-displaced.
QuoteRegime change never works out, and some communist dictators probably did want the best for their people at one point in time or another, but defending North Korea is unintelligible.
Yeah, that's why I'm getting so disillusioned by all these twitters preaching revolution and communism. It's like, do these people know anything about world history? Like when Iran had a revolution to depose the Shah, but it went wrong, and they ended up with an Ayatollah who created an even more conservative nation? Or the Holodomor? Or Khmer Rouge?
Or do they just go like Michael Moore, and believe that every single fuck-up in a leftist nation was all because of American interference and not occasionally because of inner corruption? Or just how hard it is to get millions of people in a nation to suddenly accept a new form of government, trade, and society? Every time you point this out to a Marxist, they always mention how America and Britain did horrible things too. And that's true, but that doesn't absolve all these leftist countries of their own crimes.
Moo.
lol my posts on this site are victim to Photobucket being garbage. Sad.
Yep, it finally sold out. Had to move everything over.
I haven't changed my profile here in like, five years. This feels wrong.
Photobucket can get fucked.
Hey guys, we survived Irma pretty well. As I was expecting, it didn't hit as badly as we were warned it would- hit went down to a category 2 when it hit us, and now it's just a tropical storm. But we lost power right when I decided to check the board last night. That lasted about 12 hours.
I completely forgot that you lived in Florida. At any rate, I'm glad to hear that you and others in your area managed to stay safe through the storm.
I forgot too. Glad y'all OK.
Good to hear you're okay.
Heh, right after I posted that, our power went out again. :D Although that was my family's home in Melbourne- at my own house in Orlando, we never lost power.
All's well though- no one I know has any serious damage going on.
Good news!
Hoo boy.
Got back from the hospital a while ago. My dad went in for the third time. Before he gall stones in his gall bladder. Well on this third trip, my dad just found out from one of the doctors that they found a small tumor, which he said was cancerous. It's very small and possibly receptacle, but they have to do a big surgery on him that's going put him out of work for a bit. He talked to his insurance and they said they can bill him for two months. Don't know what's going to happen with that.
Also my mom is in the hospital too because she's had some stomach issues. She has to have IV medicine for complicated reasons. Her CAT scan came back fine, but she has her neurologist that's supposed to see her later tonight. Definitely a bit of a rough day.
I am hoping for the best for both of your parents. Stay strong.
Quote from: gunswordfist on September 13, 2017, 03:05:49 PM
I am hoping for the best for both of your parents. Stay strong.
Thanks.
My other aunt and my other cousins, whom we haven't seen since visiting my grandparents which was way back in '99 are coming up to visit my dad. My mom has gotten better, though she's had an on and off E-coli infection. Dad has been doing chemo and is on an experimental drug, but doctors told him that at most he has a year and a half left.
It's going to be a bit different with him gone, but I'm trying to focus on the positive things.
Merry Christmas, you guys!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSs3FyeThM0
Merry Christmas, everyone! :joy:
Merry Christmas and happy new years, guys!
Congratulations.
Quote from: Jelly Belly on January 22, 2018, 10:04:00 PM
Went to the doctor today and found out my wife is going to give birth to twins. So I'm feeling pretty great right now.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Quote from: Jelly Belly on January 22, 2018, 10:04:00 PM
Went to the doctor today and found out my wife is going to give birth to twins. So I'm feeling pretty great right now.
Hey, congrats!
Great news!
Lum and I got back from our first ever Anime Expo yesterday, and it was a great time! We got to meet a bunch of people we knew from Twitter as well as attend some awesome panels! I'll definitely be going again next year, though I'll probably apply for a Press badge because those lines are brutal. :sweat:
I'm envious. I've always wanted to attend, myself, but haven't had the opportunity arise due to my daily schedule.
Feel free to post your guys thoughts on it in more detail if you ever have the time. I'd be eager to learn about what kinds of cool stuff you found down there outside of just the big panels which are uploaded on YouTube.
Took an internet break back in Spring to focus on finishing school and before I realized it my absence from here snowballed into months...even though I keep telling people they can find me on here at the end of every Manga Mavericks. :sweat: Will be posting here more regularly again from now on! :)
Lum! It's great to see you back! :joy:
I would like to have followed Manga Mavericks more often but my life always gets insanely busy for me to keep up with regular podcasts, so I only got chances to listen to parts of episodes here and there (mainly the portions talking about stuff that I've actually managed to read or am interested in reading). Still, it's nice to have you posting on here even if your visits aren't as frequent as before. :thumbup:
Thank you Dr. E-k! It's great to be back!
And I feel ya on podcasts. I've got a hefty podcast backlog myself, and I keep falling behind on a lot of the shows I follow, especially the ones that regularly put out 2+ hour episodes. Which is ironic, considering we've put out a few 4+ hour-long episodes of Manga Mavericks this year. :sweat: But I'm really happy to hear you've kept listening, even if only occasionally! :)
Welcome back! It's always a pleasure to see your posts on here, and there were some things I've been curious to see your viewpoints on.
Welcome back!!! :joy:
I've been wondering why you haven't been posting here, but still being active on Twitter. Good to have you back.
Thanks guys! :e_hail:
So, this is a message that's a long time coming.
Hey, folks. Long time no see! I'd been thinking about this place recently and decided that I wanted to pay you a visit. Glad so many of you guys are still here, and that the place is just as I remembered it. I even see that some of my old discussions are still active. I wanted to give an update on how I've been, as I know that I just disappeared out of the blue. Basically, life happened. That's the short version. Back in that time (looks like my last post here was in 2015), I'd been through a big transitional era, lingering for a few years after college with loads of debt with a degree I didn't quite know what I was actually doing with, and figuring things out where I actually wanted to go with myself while I worked jobs I didn't care about. Fairly common issues for the our generation, right?
Well, here we are, and a decade has ended. I can safely say 2019 was the best year of the decade, for me. Career-wise, I'm in a stable spot working in Human Resources management at UPS (how I got to that point is another story altogether). It can get chaotic for sure, but I've found that this field really suits my personality type and skills, although I certainly have my personal issues with the company. I can't say for certain if I will stay with it forever. If I leave, it will be to take my HR skills to another equally big company in Philadelphia into a better position.
I've also met the love of my life, over the last few years! Me and her started dating not too long after I stopped frequenting here. We clicked and things took off so quickly. Now, we're in the talks of finding a place to live together in the Philly suburbs. And, if you're curious, yes I'm absolutely planning on popping the question!
Overall, things are just going great for me, and I'm optimistic about everything that is to come.
For the bad news, I have to admit that my interests have changed over the years. For example, I've basically fallen out of touch with video games. That's something that had probably been happening for a while, but it's been a while since I've played anything new, although I've heard good things about the game industry in recent years. But I'm still big on movies and television shows. I wish I could say Game of Thrones is my favorite show ever written, as it had been for seven seasons. But, I have to agree with the common opinion, the final season was bad, and I just don't have the same love for the overall show that I used to. Now, I tend to just marathon shows like You and The Good Place, and I kept up with Mandalorian throughout its run. A few years ago, I also discovered Deadwood which is one of the best things I've ever seen, and I'm especially glad that it got a movie to end the series. Speaking of television movies, El Camino? Loved it.
In terms of other interests, me and my girlfriend are really putting together plans for traveling. This is something that can be so hard to do, because of money and work. But I feel like, if you really want to travel, there comes a point where you just need to do it. Because as cliche as it sounds, when you're on your death bed, you won't regret the time you missed in the office. We'd really like to go to Canada, and it's especially convenient because she has family who lives there. We've also been talking about Spain, and I can't deny that the part of me that's Irish is craving a trip to Ireland, though that's probably farther off.
I could keep going on, but I want to try to pop into some discussions to give some thoughts there, instead, and I don't want this post to become too long. Just being here again brings back a lot of memories, and it's nice seeing all of your usernames again. I never planned on leaving this place. I just set aside my internet leisure time, and then all sorts of things happened. Not sure how long I'll linger around, but I just wanted to check in with you guys and to let you know that I'm doing well. Hope to get to chat with at least some of you for a while!
So, what's up?
It's been a while. Welcome back to the corral.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on January 13, 2020, 06:54:28 PM
And, if you're curious, yes I'm absolutely planning on popping the question!
Hope she says yes.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 13, 2020, 07:25:49 PM
It's been a while. Welcome back to the corral.
Quote from: talonmalon333 on January 13, 2020, 06:54:28 PM
And, if you're curious, yes I'm absolutely planning on popping the question!
Hope she says yes.
Thanks for that! Here's hoping. Right now we're both thinking a lot about moving out of the city. I plan on staying in the area (Philly and south Jersey are my home), but we just need to be somewhere where we can be more financially stable. Beyond the cost of living, there's even little things like the cost of parking, paying for gas, even groceries are more.
Well hey there, welcome back! It seems like the last couple of years have been going pretty well for you. I'm happy that you have a stable job and a happy relationship. Not everyone gets to be so lucky, so take whatever hold of it that you can!
I also appreciate the need to travel. I made my first solo trip (not counting family visits) last year when I went to Philadelphia for a music festival. I loved everything about it so much that I'm aiming to repeat the experience again this year. I'm even planning an additional day at the new Cartoon Network Hotel. Might as well knock a childhood goal of mine out while I'm there.
Talon! :joy:
Great to hear from you again. Sorry to hear that you went through some rough times in the past few years (I think we all have in varying ways, to an extent), but I'm glad that you came out okay and are doing better in you life and career at this point.
Also, good luck on your proposal!
It'd be great to see you around here from time to time. You're always welcome on these boards. :thumbup:
Missed you pal! Happy to see you around these parts again. I was actually just thinking about you the other day in fact. I knew it had been a while since you last posted, but 2015? Damn, time flies. So glad to hear about you finding love and ending the decade on a positive note; I'm sure she'll say yes! :im_nabeshin:
I echo the sentiment that it would be great to see you posting here like the old days. I know the board isn't super popular and moves even more slowly now, but like you say, the nostalgia is strong. Even though I'm not posting much myself I still get a warm feeling knowing you all are still around.
As for your interests changing, even if you aren't really into video games any more, I highly recommend the recent Resident Evils since I remember you liked that series a lot. REmake 2 and RE7 are incredible experiences, and Revelaitons 2 is a lot better than I gave it credit for back when it released - you could even play that one with your girlfriend! ;)
Here I am, again. I was not about to wait another five years to post again. :)
But seriously, thanks, guys. It's really nice hearing from you.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 13, 2020, 08:35:38 PM
Well hey there, welcome back! It seems like the last couple of years have been going pretty well for you. I'm happy that you have a stable job and a happy relationship. Not everyone gets to be so lucky, so take whatever hold of it that you can!
I also appreciate the need to travel. I made my first solo trip (not counting family visits) last year when I went to Philadelphia for a music festival. I loved everything about it so much that I'm aiming to repeat the experience again this year. I'm even planning an additional day at the new Cartoon Network Hotel. Might as well knock a childhood goal of mine out while I'm there.
Thanks, Avaitor! It's just incredible that things turned out this way. Nice to hear that you were in the Philly region, recently! Despite me having lived in the area my whole life, I feel like there is still so much to take advantage of here. In terms of travel, we're currently planning either a spring or autumn trip to the west coast! Thinking either Seattle or Portland, Oregon. But we've also had talks about flying down to the Florida Keys, or even taking a road trip to Canada!
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on January 13, 2020, 09:48:02 PM
Talon! :joy:
Great to hear from you again. Sorry to hear that you went through some rough times in the past few years (I think we all have in varying ways, to an extent), but I'm glad that you came out okay and are doing better in you life and career at this point.
Also, good luck on your proposal!
It'd be great to see you around here from time to time. You're always welcome on these boards. :thumbup:
You, too! And it's almost crazy to think about where I am. My time in UPS started off as a temp, and I didn't have any plans on sticking with it long term, but thinks just fell into place. Hope you're work life is shaping up good, too! I plan on checking out some of the active discussions that we have around here.
Think about it, some of us here have known each other for nearly half of our lives. Maybe more!
Quote from: Foggle on January 15, 2020, 04:28:54 AM
Missed you pal! Happy to see you around these parts again. I was actually just thinking about you the other day in fact. I knew it had been a while since you last posted, but 2015? Damn, time flies. So glad to hear about you finding love and ending the decade on a positive note; I'm sure she'll say yes! :im_nabeshin:
I echo the sentiment that it would be great to see you posting here like the old days. I know the board isn't super popular and moves even more slowly now, but like you say, the nostalgia is strong. Even though I'm not posting much myself I still get a warm feeling knowing you all are still around.
As for your interests changing, even if you aren't really into video games any more, I highly recommend the recent Resident Evils since I remember you liked that series a lot. REmake 2 and RE7 are incredible experiences, and Revelaitons 2 is a lot better than I gave it credit for back when it released - you could even play that one with your girlfriend! ;)
I didn't even realize it had been so long until I posted here a few weeks ago! 2015 is this weird phase to me where it feels like time passed so quickly since then, but it also feels like another lifetime. As for those games, I've heard good things about them. The last game in that series I played was 6, and admittedly it would be a shame if that's the one I went out on!
How's everyone holding up during this pandemic? I'm still working, but from home. Putting a lot of my plans on hold, too.
I checked this site this morning, but it wasn't working at the time. Glad I decided to try again!
My main job has been closed for about a month, and will be closed until the end of May at the earliest. Since it's a theme park, I don't expect it to be open for a while, because opening such a big tourist trap back up is probably the dumbest idea in the world. We were still being paid for a while, but starting next month, I'll be furloughed.
Luckily, I started another job delivering pizza in between, and I'm looking for more work as well, since I'm not working as much as I'd like here. In between that, I've been playing a lot of Animal Crossing.
I've been self-quaranteed after getting a fever a few weeks ago, think I might have got it from my job. Went to see a doctor, but they didn't have any tests for COVID-19 so I don't know if I was positive during that timeframe. I did receive some medicine to help, but man that first week was brutal. Could barely eat anything & mostly stuck with liquids like orange juice, Gatorade & water. There were also times where it felt hard to sleep & I didn't even have the energy to be on my computer/video games/phone for a long period. Had to call my job to tell them I'd be out for a while & then they gave me a number of some program they have. Then after another week, I went back to the doctor to get some new medicine which seemed to help a bit more than the last batch. Right now I've been doing pretty great health wise, my appetite has returned, my temperature is normal & I've been coughing less.
Other than that, there was some good news during that time, the news... I became an uncle. My brother & sister-in-law have been posting pictures of their child and I do find them cute.
Wow, sucks to hear that, but it's good to see that you're recovering.
Other than trying to keep my immune system up this is pretty much normal for me. I don't hang out, but since the pandemic, it's been more games since I'm laid off.
One more week of classes before I break for the month of May. Whole family appears to have been hit with COVID-19, but I might be asymptomatic. Since I don't have any symptoms, we've been trying to isolate me from the rest of the family for the time being, in case I really did avoid catching it. Mother tested positive earlier in the week. Will get tested myself tomorrow afternoon. Dad is currently in the hospital receiving plasma and will be staying there for the rest of the week.
Welcome to the Uncle Club, Daxdiv.
I just realized that it's been like 6 months since I've posted on here. :sweat:
Yeah, so I'm doing good! Since November, I've graduated college and started a full-time job as an analyst, which has been interesting given the current pandemic. Aside from that, I've been keeping busy with all the manga I'm being sent to review (which is a blessing and a curse lol), as well as my Demon Slayer podcast (I'm also considering starting an Act-Age podcast soon too). I'm still active on Discord and Twitter, but I'm gonna try to be more present on here again too!
Cool! How're you liking having a big kid job?
And I see you post about your podcast on Twitter sometimes. It looks like it's a hit! I hope the Act-Age one catches on, too.
I've been having to go to the mental health clinic every week day to receive TMS treatments due to COVID having a disastrous effect on my mental health. I've been suffering from depression for many years now but COVID has made it worse than I ever thought possible. It's made it difficult to for me to do the things I liked doing to the point I struggle to read, play video games, listen to music, and watch movies, etc. I'll get to see a friend this Friday so maybe that will help me lift my spirits.
I'm sorry that COVID has been affecting your mental health so badly. Hopefully seeing your friend will ease yourself a little, then!
It gets tough for me, too. I miss socializing and I'm not very happy with my new job, even though at the same time, I'm grateful to have something while I'm still furloughed from my previous one. I wish I had advice for how to help yourself when you're feeling down, but everyone is different, and your peace of mind will probably not be the same as mine.
Markness, hope you get well. I just don't understand how people don't take this stuff seriously. It took me a while just to cope with everything because I never been through such a pandemic like this in my life, so all the thoughts that went on in my head made me a nervous wreck the 1st week of the shutdown. Videogames, mainly JRPG's helped me cope with it though.
Considering there's a second wave-ish happening (I'm not sure to what degree though), Covid really hit my job hard though, at least that's what they're telling us. Personally, I think it's a combination of CoVid and incompetence. There's been a lot of layoff's within the past couple of weeks and it don't feel secure at the moment. I try to be of the mindset if they lay me off, cool, let's just get this over with, but sometimes you can't help but worry, especially now with everything going on. I have a couple of options if I do get laid off so I'm okay for the time being.
That being said, I didn't know where to talk about this but has anybody been paying attention to all the sexual harassment cases popping up lately? Goodness gracious, I've seen a lot of them pop up in the wrestling industry and the videogame industry (notably the FGC). I'm unfamiliar with a lot of names that I've heard, but the 1 that shocked me the most was Joey Ceuller (Yes, that's Evo's Mr. Wizard). I have split thoughts on everything, but at the end of the day I say just have some common decency and learn how to talk to women (AND KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOUR #$@$% SELF. If anything, it's best to let women initiate everything).
And then there's this "cancel culture". I don't even know where to begin with that.
Rant inbound.
So I'm finally on vacation (go back on the 8th) even though we spent the last few months doing absolutely nothing. Out of a week we would have maybe 1 day out of the week where we got work to do, and out of that day we'd spend maybe 4 hrs at max to handle said work. CoVid hit us hard, but even before that the hire-ups at my job were already incompetent. So to me I'd say 60/40 (60 = incompetence / 40 = Covid) is what's really causing us to be in the position that we're currently in. We don't know if our jobs are secure or not but the way I'm looking at it, I'm just going to ride it out and perhaps collect unemployment if we go under.
Like I said, finally got a vacation after doing nothing. The last what, 2 days, I've just been in a real pissy mood. Shit I'm seeing go down at my job is just adding fuel on the fire. So why am I in this pissy mood. I don't follow anything on social media, news or anything of that nature but I do watch the NBA. I also listen to Steve Harvey radio show in the morning. You can probably figure out why I've been pissed off (mind you, no one has done anything to me either) if you do the same. These fucking shootings from the police. I'm not gonna go into any details whatsoever, but that's what got me in a "FUCK EVERYBODY" mood.
And then I see the NBA players are boycotting and I applaud them for it. I think they never should've started back up period. That being said, I'm seeing some of us regular folk take shots at Lebron James for not speaking out about the situation in Hong Kong. :anger: People are fucking stupid. Don't get me wrong, I get it. I don't know what is particularly going on in China, but it does suck. We can't do anything for China right now. We have our own fucked up situations we have to deal with before we can do anything for other countries. I get it, people can't stand Lebron. I'm not a fan of the man either (on the court) but damn, can we get out of our feelings for a minute and respect what these players are doing instead of taking shots.
Sorry, had to get this off my chest. Gonna go back to playing Ghost of Tsushima in a few.
Hey guys! Hope everything is well. :)
The late-summer/early-autumn stretch has been interesting for me. Me and my girlfriend took a camping trip at Assateague Island, State Park in Ocean City, Maryland. We were feeling iffy about going to our planned vacation spots, due to COVID. We made the three hour drive to Assateague because, with camping, it's easy to just avoid anyone but the person your traveling with. In addition, instead of making it a traditional Labor Day weekend trip, we stayed on the days immediately following Labor Day, to minimize potential crowds. But anyway, it was a great time. The protected beaches there are beautiful, and the feral horses are fascinating to see. It's highly recommended for any beach-goers on the east coast, at least for a day trip.
W stayed a night longer than initially planned, so we dedicated the final night to checking out Ocean City Maryland's boardwalks (thankfully, no major crowds, so we kept a distance). I think I'll always prefer my Ocean City New Jersey boardwalk. I missed it big time this summer, and hope things are safe enough next summer so I can safely go there.
This month, we've adopted a kitten that was living outdoors! From the beginning, I could tell it wasn't just a regular outdoor cat. It was super affectionate around people, didn't get skittish if you approached it. I suspected someone once owned it, but couldn't confirm. Anyway, we saw it first at night and it followed us home one Friday night. The next day, it was sleeping in front of our outside door. Over the next week, we would feed it at intervals, and though it would naturally wonder off for hours to hunt, it would always make its way back to rest, so we put a box and filled with blankets in front of our home, and the cat immediately made that it's napping spot. As soon we we could get it to the vet to confirm that it didn't have flees, any health issues, or a chip linking it to another owner... we felt safe taking it into our home. It's really the nicest kitten, and the vet says it can't be more than eight months old.
The only obstacle right now is that he's so dependent that he tends to cry when he can't find someone (unless he's on our porch staring at birds, in which case he's always happy with or without company). He's also in that faze when he cries at night, and so we need to sadly close our doors and rely on the sound of our fans in order to sleep (it's easy to feel bad about doing this, but it's just a necessary step in training until he understands). But we can't be happier to have him.
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! :joy:
Happy Thanksgiving!
I just drove back to Florida for the first time since moving, and I'm laying low for now. What about you guys?
Ate a turkey leg. Was all right.
Gobble Gobble everyone.
Going to have fried turkey for the first time. I hear it's the best way to do a turkey.
I'm also laying low. Playing games and watching tournament streams (especially since I don't go back to work till next Thursday)
Happy New Year, Everyone!
Hopefully 2021 pulls us somewhat out of the rut that 2020 put us all in.
Happy New Year!
I know they say hindsight is 2020, but I think we can all agree to leave that year behind us. :sweat:
Here's hoping 2021 will be a lot better!
Now if you excuse me, if you're looking for me...
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Hopefully everyone is doing alright! About two weeks ago, I got my first shot of the Moderna, and will be getting the second shot in two more weeks. Aside from some general soreness and random side effects like chills and nauseousness here and there, I got through it pretty okay. That being said, I am ready for the worst when it's time for the second shot. My girlfriend got it last week and was out with a fever for a few days.
I also had a bit of a scare this week, because I was exposed to someone who recently saw someone else who got COVID. So, I had to stay home from work for a few days until getting the test today, which thankfully came back negative. I figured I would be fine, but I needed to know for sure.
So with that concern out of the way, I'm looking forward to getting the second shot. I won't be going reckless once I'm fully vaccinated, but I will at least feel comfortable hanging out in person with friends who are also fully vaccinated. With the right precautions, I can also go on my summer vacations that I had planned long ago.
My opinion on the vaccine is that, if you have the ability to get it, you absolutely should. I know some people feel bad about "taking" it from the elderly, sick, or in careers that might expose them more. However, I think it should be stated that you aren't really taking it from anyone (too many shots have been thrown in the trash, anyway). Also, getting vaccinated makes you less likely to infect other people, so it's just good for everyone that we get people vaccinated.
Anyway, my appointment doesn't come until April 2. For now, I'm just going to spend my downtime continuing to do things like catch up on PS4 and Switch games, and play with my cat as often as possible.
So, last week my uncle passed away. It was shocking to say the least since he was only in his mid 50's and didn't have any obvious health issues. However I found out last Friday that he died of a heart attack while on his morning jog. If there's any consolation it's that, as I'm told, he passed away quickly without the time to feel any pain.
While I've lost family members before, this one hit particularly hard because of how much more I related to my uncle. He was actually the person who introduced me to many stuff that I still love to this day back when I was a kid, from superheroes to science-fiction movies like Predator and The Matrix. He was an oddity among the elders in my family since most of them were very traditional and not as interested in the more outlandish sort of entertainment. My love for all kinds of nerdy things started there and I may not even have been a member on this forum or TV.com before it had I not pursued those interests of mine. Beyond just that, though, he was an incredibly kind and knowledgeable person, and really tech-savy. When the family always got together for big vacations, including just about every Christmas (we sadly had to miss last year due to COVID), I always looked forward to catching up with him and talking about all kinds of topics from news and technology to the latest Marvel movies. He was always a fun person to be around.
Anyways, while I did fly down to his home to support my aunt and cousins (as bad as I feel, I can only imagine how much harder it is for them) and give a speech at his funeral, I sort of felt like posting this just to get it off my chest. I will miss my uncle dearly, but I'm also happy in reliving the many memories that the rest of the family and I created together with him.
My condolences for you, your uncle, and the rest of your family.
Sorry to hear that Ensatsu.
Thanks, guys.
My condolences Ek, sorry for your loss. Your uncle sounds like he was a great person. I know how hard losing a close family member can be, but hope your good memories together will remain forever. I wish you and your family much strength and love in your time of grief.
Thank you as well, Lum. And yeah, as you said, those memories will still remain.
Losing family is never easy, especially when you have such good memories with them. I'm sorry for your loss.
Your condolensces are much appreciated, Avaitor.
Super late on replying, but my condolences as well Ek.
It's been a while since I've posted on here (still lurking though), mainly cause life's been weird. :sweat:
I left my job earlier this month, since it was become a bad source of stress and I didn't see myself there long-term. I'm going back to college in the Fall to get my masters in Business Analytics, but for the time being, my obligations are at an all-time low. As of this past Saturday, I'm also fully vaccinated, so that's one less thing to worry about!
EDIT: Oh yeah, I also recently got quoted in a Demon Slayer article for the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/movies/demon-slayer-mugen-train.html?smid=tw-nytimesarts&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR3QjRDUTW6M6lswczkMp9PbOC_DU8zV-4kCGkTcvwSXrTlTCyBpWZZ2Lqc), so that's a thing!
Congrats on the NYT plug.
Oh yeah, I saw that. What a cool thing to say, being quoted for the New York Times!
And I'm sorry that you left your job, but maybe going back to school will be what you need. Wishing the best for you, VLord!
But yes, being fully vaccinated is a relieving feeling.
I'm so sorry E-K. Your uncle sounds like he was an awesome guy. Wish I could have seen your post and responded sooner, but I've been so busy with my new job that I haven't had much time to check on here in a while. My condolences to you and your family.
I hate Anti-Semites. That is all.
Quote from: Foggle on April 29, 2021, 01:40:02 AM
I'm so sorry E-K. Your uncle sounds like he was an awesome guy. Wish I could have seen your post and responded sooner, but I've been so busy with my new job that I haven't had much time to check on here in a while. My condolences to you and your family.
Me too, I'm even later responding so I wish I had seen this earlier, as well.
My condolences to you and your family, Ensatsu-ken. Hearing how attached to him that you were, I can imagine you must have given a great speech in his honor. In the month that's passed, I hope you've continued to relive the great memories that you had with him.
I'm late in replying myself, but thank you both for your condolensces as well.
I'm sure y'all noticed I'm back, funny since this is the only forum I've posted on in weeks, largely been replaced by discord servers.
Things suck right now, unemployed, drinking a lot, and really only know what time of the day it is based on what's currently playing on the MeTV schedule. Usually go to bed when it's Alfred Hitchcock Presents time(not tonight though) and wake up when it's In The Heat of the Night time. Wish I could reliably wake up at Toon in With Me time but yknow...
Things will get better though. Just can't wait until I'm not watching the fucking Waltons every day.
A decade ago, just months after this thread was started, I was trying to figure out if I would be able to see Blink 182 play in Virginia Beach(I did see that show hell yeah I did, saw them that time then again a few years later), fucking wild. Where has the time gone my god.
It's good to see you again, man. You've been in my thoughts on and off over the years, so it's definitely a welcome return. But I'm sorry that things aren't going so great.
God, that sounds awful, I'm so sorry. Glad to see you around again though. We missed you! :el_hail:
I haven't been around in forever, or at least haven't posted in forever... but I've occassionally checked.
Working from home, still... no hurry to return to the office.
Commode, sorry to read all that. I hope things have gotten better since.
Always nice to hear from you.
Sorry to hear things have been rough for you, Commode. Wishing you the best of luck on your job hunt.
But good to hear from you GregX! It's been a while since I've followed your blog, but it's nice to see you around the web again.
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on August 13, 2021, 09:50:22 PMBut good to hear from you GregX! It's been a while since I've followed your blog, but it's nice to see you around the web again.
Blog has been nuked, I got too busy to keep updating it and then... well, let's just say a certain brat who appointed himself a member of the red guard decided to mine it for "problematic" content simply because he's obsessed with me.
I don't claim to have been perfect over there, but I hate living rent free in freaks' heads! I'm just a normal guy trying to make it in this world like anyone else. Opinionated? Yes. A jerk? Sometimes I can be. But some people need to learn to let unimportant shit go and focus on improving their own lives.
I'm sorry for the rant... I really am. But thank you; I appreciate it.
I have a guess as to who you're talking about, but the guy is basically Voldemort, so I won't name names on a public forum.
But if I'm thinking of the same person you're talking about, I'll just say that he has no life, and hasn't stopped.
Quote from: GregX on August 14, 2021, 08:34:52 PM
Quote from: LumRanmaYasha on August 13, 2021, 09:50:22 PMBut good to hear from you GregX! It's been a while since I've followed your blog, but it's nice to see you around the web again.
Blog has been nuked, I got too busy to keep updating it and then... well, let's just say a certain brat who appointed himself a member of the red guard decided to mine it for "problematic" content simply because he's obsessed with me.
I don't claim to have been perfect over there, but I hate living rent free in freaks' heads! I'm just a normal guy trying to make it in this world like anyone else. Opinionated? Yes. A jerk? Sometimes I can be. But some people need to learn to let unimportant shit go and focus on improving their own lives.
I'm sorry for the rant... I really am. But thank you; I appreciate it.
Oof, that kind of harassment is just awful and I'm sorry to hear you had to deal with that. Hope you've been able to get away from that person, and while the blog may be gone, I'm glad you're still doing a new creative project again via the podcast.
A long while ago I mentioned being banned on FAN, a wrestling board for anyone new here. I'm able to at least browse it, which I do from time to time. Out of nowhere, I actually got mentioned by someone. This led to a member there I was friends with to state he misses me.
Really wish I had some way of contacting the dude, but.....I don't. :??:
https://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/615593/wwes-heat-problem-redux?page=2
So I was sick this past weekend coming into this week. You would've sworn I had CoVid from the symptoms I had, but turns out I had a bad sinus infection. I just really recovered today, more or less. I think I got sick because of some of the things that happened to people around me (nothing happened to me directly) last month (and a combination of others).
So last month I believe, my grandmother passed away and while I wasn't that closed to her like I should've been I was more worried about my father and how he was handling her passing. He already had a hard time trying to visit her because of the distance. Having 1 vehicle tied him up as well. Not to mention he's 70+ years old and a heart patient. He handled it better than I thought he did.
2 weeks ago again, my father's best friend passes away. Damn. Wondering how my father is handling it. This one hit a little more because he was talking about having some of the same issues that his friend passed away from, but I think his friend passed from no oxygen getting to his brain or something like that, but was also a heavy drinker too. My father didn't have any of those issues, but he was saying he's been constipated for some days. So he went into the hospital a couple days later and not exactly sure what's completely going on, but he's fine.
Within that same 2 weeks, fighting game community stuff happening. Lot's of talk. Ridiculous talk going on. Alright cool. But at this time I'm also looking for streams, or whatever just to venture off to and just vibe and enjoy talking, watching and learning fighting games. Not finding much success because everybody is complaining about something. I even posted in the Fighting Game thread here about some of the garbage on my mind at that time. Last week was the straw that broke the camels back. There was some absolute bullshit that happened back to back in the matter of 2 days. I'm at work going off. People that know me know that I LOVE FIGHTING GAMES and trying to get more involved with the community aspect of things. Had my boy Yipes in tears seeing the shape the FGC is in right now, trying to spread love and show the positive side of the FGC. Like I said I was at work going ham, and this was last Friday. In the midst of this talk that's happening online, offline at work talking to coworkers about movies and whatnot to take my mind off of it. 1 of my coworkers said something stupid and I'm unhinged at that point.
This past Saturday-Yesterday, as I said, sick. Got tested and came back negative. That ole saying "stressing will make you sick" or something along those lines. Boy, that's so true. I just thought I'd share some of my drama to say never again. I'LL BE DAMNED if I ever let any community bring me down that way again. If I ever see myself getting to that point where I'm stressing over a damn community I'll quit the whole damn thing (fighting games included). More important things in life than stressing over a niche genre to begin with.
Had to get that off my chest. :sweat:
Hey everyone! I see this site got a new look.
Cool to see you on here, talon!