@greenflashlight said in Autism and The MU* Community:
I've noticed that if someone disrespects me, then I automatically internalize it as being something I deserve (because if I didn't deserve it, why would they do it, right?), and I'm wondering if that sounds familiar to anyone's experience or if it's just me.
I'm not sure if it is just you. All I can tell you is that my daughter doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks, but don't you dare hurt her feelings because how dare you.
I like to search Amazon for Transformer toys and watch YouTube videos by Sideways.
@arkandel said in What is a MU*?:
What is a feature or limitation you add to it (or what do you take away from it) so that it is no longer a MU*?
Seriously, I don't think this is a good place to start since it presumes universally-accepted attributes of a MU*.
@greenflashlight said in Recipes and Shit:
Does anyone here ever cook tomatoes along with your breakfast eggs? If so, what do you do?
I don't combine them in the cooking process. I prefer to make my eggs into a cake or layer, and then put the tomatoes, diced, on top.
@tnp said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
At least the people who refuse to vaccinate will. Eventually.
Yeah, but those roles were re-cast for reasons other than a sudden, tragic death.
@ominous said in Girl Scout Cookies:
Freezer thin mints are the best.
Especially on ice cream.
Except Tagalongs and Samoas, which are the actual best.
@insomniac7809 said in Alternative Lords & Ladies Settings:
Real life nobility tended to get messy. Really messy, with the titles and ownership always disputed and shifting. Less "I own this contiguous area of territory, handed down by my forefathers into my care, to be passed down intact" and more like the portfolio of a major corporation--"I have the three core territories, some holdings on the border that are contested, have my eyes on some acquisitions I'm looking to make, and a couple things I wound up with that are frankly too far away to be worth their while so I'm just hoping to trade them off for something I can use."
For the sake of stability on a game, I think that a "generally-accepted form of succession" ought to exist. That said, though, history tells us that there are exceptions to the general rules that have been accepted.
Most places have a cap. I'm just explaining why one exists.
@songtress said in FFG L5R:
The downside is that you have to have a good player base to keep the correct cultural feel, but I kind of love the idea of being able to sit and sip tea, or talk mystical philosphy.. or travel be a horse-girl (because you know Unicorns are best! But then so are the Crane)
This is literally who and what I RP.
@sunny said in The Work Thread:
Rewarding people for not using sick leave encourages them to come in sick.
It does not appear that I communicated my idea, so I'll be blunt.
Awarding sick leave encourages people to come in sick.
I mean, think about it. It is a benefit you get for showing up to work. Any benefit for showing up to work incentivizes coming in to work. And while I realize that it is cruel (and arguably unconstitutional in a public setting) to make a person pick coming to work or losing an earned benefit, the entire system could be obviated by not awarding sick leave at all.
Bear with me.
It is far more equitable to make employees salaried without accrued leave. We live in at an age where going to the workplace is getting obsolete. You can use technology to simulate a workplace meeting room, for example. And production is a matter of results, rather than process, in a virtual economy.
So, get rid of sick leave and PTO for employees you want to keep. Put them on a salary and give them benchmarks for performance. Get rid of the workplace attendance and focus on the results. And for those jobs where showing up is half the battle, make up the holes with part-time independent contractors or make sure you have coverage overlap on your roster (like sports teams do).
Uh, I clearly said Irraka, not Bastet.
Please see Gift of Change: Skin Thief (Cunning).
You see a Bastet, which is what an Irraka would want you to see.
(I miss playing an Uratha; their Gifts were just so mean.)
In your opinion, sure. In my experience, not at all.
Ultimately, it is my choice to work as I see fit. Frankly, the vacations I was forced to take did more to disrupt my flow of work than any sickness.
Probably not vampire because you'd be the only person I trusted to run vampire in a way that wouldn't make me grind my teeth.
We can talk about it another thread, but I'd probably go with limiting the number of available Covenants, or go with a set that makes sense for the area.
@derp said in The Work Thread:
If the employer determines that a set schedule for the position is an essential function of the job, then you don't really have too much choice in the matter.
The employer will bear this burden, which will be difficult to prove in situations where the employee demonstrably met all objective performance benchmarks in spite of their attendance record.
That said, if your employer won't give you a day off because you were in the hospital being treated for hemorrhaging, yes, there's going to be a helluvalawsuit.
@arkandel said in Weird or unrealistic gaming... stuff:
Names. Very few characters are called Steve or Jen.
It's always Maximillian and Lillian.
I've never played a Maximillian or a Lillian.
My more recent WoD names: Madeleine (aka Maddy); Clarice; Ashley; Erin; Sarah (aka Shrike); and Dana. The oddest one I've played recently was "Cai." I prefer "normal" names.
Period or place names like Daithi and Piccola don't count.
