@Ganymede said in RL things I love:
@Sparks said in RL things I love:
You know that scene in The Man from UNCLE while infiltrating the factory, where Solo just looks over at Kuryakin and asks in a bewildered and plaintive tone, "...why?"
Flyers fans have to have something to look forward to.
(Yes, I will continue to zing if I can zing because hockey is my jam.)
Please do. I will enjoy it thoroughly.
The only time it is acceptable is when your skirt/dress has pockets.
@Thenomain said in Sexuality: IC and OOC:
I am constantly surprised at the antagonism that bisexuals get. Here is someone who is more open to physical encounters than most people. What the tribalism fuck is going on that this is a bad thing.
There's a lot of perception that people who are bi are selfish, are more likely to cheat (because somehow being attracted to more people gives you fewer morals? I dunno; I don't get it)...
...and then there's the whole 'just pick a side.' Men get that more than women, tho. Like, there's the whole 'gold star' thing where there's lesbians who refuse to be with a woman who has ever been with a man, but a lot of bi guys I've met have told me about how the gay community has this whole perception of them being 'too scared' to just choose to be gay and then it becomes a bullying thing.
Then the worst one, IMO: that people who are bi aren't 'really' queer because we can 'pass as straight.'
It super sucks to get shit on from both sides, as it were. Straight people give you shit because you're 'selfish' or 'you're just a cheater!' and the gay community gives you shit because you're gross for sometimes being in hetero relationships or because you can 'pass.'
@TNP said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Auspice If you were in NY, I'd say 'Medicaid and food stamps'. But you're in Texas and I've heard stories. Still, I 'd suggest you look into it. I suspect you'd qualify and that'll give you a chance to hunt for a decent job.
I've applied, but I haven't heard back yet.
Just like my unemployment payouts are caught up in 'we're reviewing to make sure that we can pay you' limbo.
I did not get the job. I mean, the up side is it came down to me and one other person, so... They liked me enough for that. Just not enough to... give me the job. I don't know if that means I'm closer to finding one or not.
Well, a good one at least.
I have an offer for one that... doesn't pay enough. It'll put me into couch surfing within the next few weeks, but paying enough to store the important things in a storage unit and pay my car payments. And not have any benefits. So off all my meds. Some of which are... vitally important. So I'm torn between 'grateful to have a job' and... upset that I'll be too busy to really dedicate time to hunting for a job that provides the money and benefits I actually need to survive.
But I'd be employed, so would I really even be allowed to be upset?
I never managed to 'feel feminine' until probably... the last couple of years.
I was definitely lectured and berated for not being a 'proper woman' by family growing up. Given all those religious-based books on how to be a 'godly woman' or whatever, primary gifts during Christmas and birthdays of dresses, told I needed to lose weight (from a v young age), dress nicer, yadda yadda...
There was pretty much absolutely nothing that I would call a positive/strong female role model in my life growing up. Just a lot of 'god put men on earth to guide us' and that sort of crap. And my rebelling against it and preferring to wear pants and sneakers and enjoying science and sports often made me feel like I was 'wrong' and 'broken' (because I never felt like I wasn't a girl... but I was always told I was 'doing it wrong').
But in more recent years I've realized that the women in my life growing up just fucking sucked.
I've mentioned before the time I was outright shunned on a game because I wouldn't 'make' my straight male character gay. That since I was a female player, it was expected of me and since I wouldn't do so for the people asking, I was labeled homophobic.
He was straight. 'Making' him gay felt even more insulting, IMO. But I got outright shunned out of that area (a Weyr on a Pern game) for not doing it for them (they thought he was hot, so...).
I've had lesbian chars and had other women approach me asking me to 'teach' them how lesbian sex works (do u not google?!). This is what led me to keeping a lot of my chars' sexuality under my hat as it were.
The most recent case that I would def. label 'bi-erasure' was a character who was very... protective of other women, but interested in both men and women. When she flirted with a guy, he had this whole thing of 'but isn't she a lesbian? She's only into chicks, right?' and seemed utterly and completely baffled that she could be interested in men, too. He largely acted like I was making it an OOC thing (as if I was interested in him, the player, vs the characters).
I find that's how it 'works' most of the time on the bi-erasure front. Whoever people see your character flirt with (or even BE flirted with) first is what they assume of their sexuality. Not, I suppose, unlike the real world.
3rd interview for poss. job was today.
They're deciding between me and one other person. I feel really good about it. They found out I'm into board games and one of the interviewers (and I think the primary decision-maker, at that) got really excited and began asking me my favorite board games, etc... even went into TT RPGs for a bit (they do a beer & game night every other week). I def. charmed them on the social front. I know that's not the only important thing, but if it comes down to being equatable with the other person on the skills front... them deciding they'd enjoy working with me more could be the deciding factor.
Fingers crossed.
3 episodes in and i love it, need a whole show for 3 robots.
Three Robots was one of my favorites (based on a John Scalzi short story), but I think my absolute favorite was Lucky 13. Lucky 13 was an adaptation of "Lucky Thirteen", which is the best of the short stories Marko Kloos wrote in his Frontlines military SF series, and seeing a short story that I love adapted well made me happy.
(Kloos also wrote the episode Shape-Shifters, but that isn't based on anything he's published.)
I haven't gotten to Lucky 13 yet. Shape-Shifters was a lot of fun, too.
When The Yogurt Took Over was adorable.
Honestly, from having googled a bit... The episode that's causing people to pan/hate LD&R (since it seems to largely be a singular episode) was, IMO, the weakest so far. Like, you'd lose nothing by skipping 'The Witness' entirely. It wasn't good. Even outside of the social issues, it wasn't a good story. The ending fell flat, IMO. I know some people had issues with the first ep (I disagree with their issue: I think it's hard to 'fully delve' into things in a short, but I get that they had issues), but at least the ending was really beautifully done (at least I think so).
But yeah, Three Robots was great. When The Yogurt Took Over was hilarious. Good Hunting was gorgeous. Beyond the Aquila Rift was also really good and if you like the Aliens movies and that sort of story, you'll prob like it.
3 episodes in and i love it, need a whole show for 3 robots.
Yes! Three Robots is probably my favorite so far.
I'm sorry, Gany. 
And don't be upset at yourself (if you are) for having that wish. We all, when we are so very stressed out, have wishes like that (the 'if only...'). Relating to us, to pets, to our jobs, etc... They're never honest wishes, they're just... the stress, the anxiety, the depression (or whatever) talking.
So, y'know: if any part of you is mad at yourself for that, don't be. It was human and bot jokes aside, you are human.
Love the kitty tonight, love the kids, and yes. Euthanasia is humane. It's better to pass in peace than to suffer in pain. Wholly agree.
I won a monitor in a raffle today.
When my number was called I had a moment of my brain just sort of shorting out. The thing was one of two grand prizes. I'm still in sort of holy shit mode.
(Also getting to play all this VR has been super fun. I've been loving spending this weekend with a friend I haven't seen in a decade+ and immersing myself in gaming. I've also been able to do some networking, too, so it's been beneficial for my career!)
@Sparks said in General Video Game Thread:
@Auspice Beat Saber is one of a handful of games that make VR worth it. (Others are Elite: Dangerous, The Unspoken, and Job Simulator.)
Elite: Dangerous is the other game I primarily want VR for.
But, alas, I need to be able to afford a video card that can support it and the Vive itself.
Got to (finally!!!) try Beat Saber while at SXSW today.
It is everything I could have hoped for.
Gonna go back to the booth tomorrow to play again.
I need a VR capable system and a Vive so I can have this game in my life.
@Derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@RnMissionRun said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
You can also get really good deals on last year's models.
These were Christmas gifts. I just can't immolate them.
Unfortunate accidents with water happen all the time. Jussayin.
"Cats" also knock things off from precarious, tech breaking ledges all the time.
I do honestly hate the Kindle Fire.
What it comes down to, re: 'this app don't work' is really: 'We haven't gone in and fussed with the app to make sure we like it on our platform.'
A Kindle Fire is really just a glorified Android tablet. With their own OS. Which is why you can sideload just about any Google app so long as you have the .apk. But Amazon wants to run it through their checks for... reasons? first.
But they don't explain this. Anywhere. So if you work tech support in any capacity that might run into Fire users, you get blamed. Often. Constantly.
Now we just gotta write a desc in which they are 'limpid balls of sight'
And you had a damn sporran to go with it, too.
A skirt with a bag. It's not our fault you folks insist on wearing bags on your shoulders, we know where bags are supposed to hang.
I've actually, for years, been trying to find a good bag to wear at my hip that isn't a fanny pack. Unfortunately, NONE ARE CONSIDERED BUSINESS WEAR.
(And yes, I also know what fanny is slang for, for you. #dealwithit)
A sporran was 'formal.'
You can have the skirts/dresses WITH NO POCKETS if you want.
We did. They're called kilts.
And you had a damn sporran to go with it, too.