Posts made by Auspice

@TNP said in RL Anger:

Yes. Do you need that kind of person on your FB, let alone in your life? Alternatively, you can tell him point blank how stupid and offensive that was and to never post that kind of crap on your wall again. I unfriended my brother a while ago. But we've never really been close.

I had to unfriend my brother a few months ago. And I sent screenshots of the messages he was sending me to our parents to go 'I can't deal with this any more. I'm done.' lest they try a 'But you're supposed to love and support your family no matter what!'

Family doesn't always have a place. Even (perhaps especially) on social media. And thankfully, for the most part, general society seems totally cool with this. YMMV with your own family, but in general? Fuckit. Kick 'em if you gotta.

I have been working 6 days a week since August. It's still a 40 hour work week, but combined with being back in school (thank god it's online classes) full time... It's been wearing me down. I'm not eating right. I'm not sleeping well. When I'm not working, I'm generally just drained and in a poor mood. Hell, the quality of my work is slipping.

It was supposed to end October 10th. In theory.
They want me to continue. Indefinitely.

I've let my boss know that I'm not sure I can do it and I'm afraid of the quality of my work worsening. He's going to talk to the client about it, so fingers crossed... but dear good (Deer God!), I need some time off.

@Misadventure said in The 100: The Mush:

So you are in fact asserting that you cannot ever, EVER, say I am sorry you took it that way without being insincere?

Correct? No other possible meaning or circumstance?

There will be people who will never accept an apology, period.
There are people who think if you give any sort of explanation, at all, you are insincere.

I have learned there is no point arguing with those people. However, I don't think any of them are in this thread.

If he had said: 'I didn't mean that, but I'm sorry it came across that way. Next time I'll try to be more clear in what I mean.' that may be accepted. If he hadn't, by nature of his other posts (and behavior on the game itself) pushed an image of gives-no-fucks-about-other-people, what he said may have been accepted.

It's context in this case, but one of the sad truths of the real world is that there will be people who will never accept any apology you make. Those people are generally utter assholes themselves. But again, none are in this thread. His apology came across as insincere not because of the wording used, but because of his overall behavior around it.

@Kanye-Qwest said in Tulpas or Roleplaying?:

This blog is horrifying me. Imagine this is your child, or brother, and one day out of the blue he's like NO I AM NOW A PONY WIFE NAMED OGUIGI.

My brother did this already.

I will just say... I am enjoying this game. More than I have enjoyed a game in some time.

From what I gather so far, almost every character has a rather compelling secret (just from peoples' comments along the lines of how interested/excited they are once they see their char's secrets). Staff is extremely welcoming and happy to help answer questions. Even if I'm asking for the hundredth time to be reminded of the +products/skill command.

There are bugs and some kinks in the code here and there, but Anarchy is quick to take care of them and is also swift to adjust imbalances in the system.

It can be daunting at first. Especially for certain roles. I play Elizabeth, who is a Matrix Marshal (polices the Internet/VR world). It's a pretty hefty amount of code I had to learn. Again, Staff has been helpful, as have my fellow players who also deal with Matrix stuff.

RP has been great. I took the chance of allowing the inklings of a relationship with someone I don't know. And when I made it clear that I don't intend to sign on as a "omg twue wuv" deal, they were totally cool with it. My character is snarky and bitchy (she once sent 'Who are you again?' in answer to a message he sent her) and they have rolled with it 100% IC.

There's been steady RP. Regular scenes (board meetings for us Corper types, brawls for the gangs, bike races for all, etc) have been going at a rate of, oh, approx 2-3 a week so far. There's almost always RP to be found if you want it, both daytime and evening. Sometimes, yes, you may have to concoct a reason to visit a place (some corpers aren't gonna be as likely to go into gang territories and vice versa)... but I'm sure that will lessen as the roster is fleshed out and more people join.

@tek said in RL things I love:

My rats. They are snuggly :3

I miss my rats. They're fantastic pets.

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@lordbelh said in Good TV:

@Wizz I find it not very good. Like @Arkandel said, too cheesy.

I'm in a similar boat. I tried watching a few episodes a while back with my family (who love it) and it was just a bit painful for me.

But I admit that I've gotten to a point where I am painfully picky about good writing in what I watch. It's kinda ruined me for just being able to sit back and turn off my brain for the pure-junk-food of TV and movies.

People who have to enter comment threads that are in good spirits (discussing pre-00 anime people like) just to shit on everyone's parade. aka 'You all have absolutely terrible taste. MY favorite anime is...'

Which might have been fine and I could have ignored it, except she decided to target me specifically with:
'You have the tastes of a lonely fat girl. I bet you even like Star Wars. Dune is better.'

...I told her she's an adorable little hipster and someday she'll be a real person.

I keep forgetting to sign in. And I need to redo Aisling's sheet a bit.

I do wholeheartedly agree that they need to allow instariders. I'm not sure of why they don't, but I will gladly update this thread if/when they change it. Because I completely understand not wanting to be a weyrling or a teen.

I'm personally a fan of sped-up time on Pern games. With, mind, willingness to be flexible.

No one wants to play being a weyrling for an RL year. Esp. on a game set during a Pass. You want to be in your wings and DOING STUFF that isn't just RPing handing off bags of firestone.

@krmbm

To hit a few points, re: Threads and talks with Staff I've had. One, yeah, Kyriana hasn't been active. I was hoping it was just the lead up to Dragon*Con (she has very heavy involvement and tends to be very busy), but it seems it may not be. She's a good friend of mine, a good Staffer, but she shouldn't be playing the Senior WW.

For the rest...

• Threads has just the one area. Fort Hold, Fort Weyr, and Harper Hall
• Threads is currently in an Interval, but the Pass is due to start around February. aka give enough time for people to get situated, at least one hatching, and go
• We've been discussing possible conflict options and I know Lexi has asked for input on ideas from people in the Hold
• Their view on dragons is non-metallics (really non-gold) is that yeah, you're pretty much guaranteed. It isn't in the help file, but you can't say 'everyone who applies for a chromatic gets one,' because you need some protection for situations in which that's not feasible. You don't want Bob not RPing, not contributing, or worse: being a Problem to others... to be able to cry 'BUT I WAS GUARANTEED A DRAGON.' In talks with Staff, yeah. You want a chromatic? You get it.

Honestly, easier to get dragons is a shift a lot of games have finally taken. I remember when you had to apply for Search but somehow make it seem like you didn't actually care about / want a dragon or else they'd go 'Oh this person just wants a dragon, no to them.' Of course I want a fucking dragon. It's DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN (the only time this differs is if the game has Dolphineers in which case GIMME A 'PHIN BITCHES).

Threads is new. They're not gonna be perfect. But a lot of these points are things they're already working on. But some things, like plot/story? Can't be all on Staff. Players need to be willing to step up and contribute, too.

@Thenomain said in Tea!:

I've tried to make hot or even iced milk chai, for all that I could drink myself sick on Oregon Chai. I've never managed it.

It's just never the same as when I go out and get it made for me.

@Songtress said in Threads of Pern:

Yeah I am kind a tempted to put togther a forum game, but see what I can do about it not being Pern.

How to Train Your Dragon inspired maybe?

I loved Mirrim.

Admittedly, a part of me wants gold. But only because I've had this image in my head of a gold based on the White Witch from the Narnia books and so many MU*s are flooded with the happy motherly best at leading golds that I want one who is just a total stone cold bitch whose poor rider has to keep her in check.

...it'd also mean she'd never ever be good for Senior and I'd be fine with that.

I briefly had an infertile gold on PernWorld, but they had this policy that you could only have X amount of golds at a weyr and yes an infertile counts... So no one wanted me when High Reaches closed and I had to put her away.

When I want chai, I go out for it. I don't know. I just don't make it at home.

And I don't mind that, at all. It keeps it a nice little treat.

@flahgenstow said in Threads of Pern:

@Songtress Can you explain to the rest of us why golds are more wanted vs. greens? I don't know much about Anne McCaffrey's Pern.

Because the Senior goldrider = Weyrwoman = Teh Bawss

Add that to the fact that they're rare (a clutch can have any number of the other colors) and voila. You have your reasons for people clamoring for one.

@Ganymede said in RL Anger:

@Cupcake said in RL Anger:

Unfortunately in my state, pedestrians have automatic right-of-way, even if they're not in a crosswalk.

I think I remember you living in a state run by gibbering retards, or something.

Aren't most states?