Posts made by Ganymede

@Ghost said in The Hockey Thread:

How the EFF did my Coyotes end up leading the Pacific division? Wow.

It's pretty simple, actually.

1. Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta are a good goaltending tandem. As the Islanders proved last year, you can do well with two marginal starters, and even better with two really good starters, as the Bruins are showing this year.

2. The 'Yotes defense is playing up to its capability. Ekman-Larsson is still one of the best d-men out there and Goligoski is playing at the level he should. The combination of Goligoski and Chychrun is putting up mad points.

3. Depth. If you look at the forward lines, you'll notice that the 'Yotes top 2 lines rank in the bottom of the League (30th and 26th), whereas their 3rd and 4th lines are in the upper half (16th and 11th).

4. Weak West. The Western Conference has been pretty weak so far, and easy to feed on.

For more analysis, feel free to continue.

@Lotherio

I swear I'm going to get to reviewing that Google docs file this weekend, my friend. I will follow up with my thoughts then.

Would love to have you on-board too, @Lisse24, if that's okay with Lotherio and his crew.

@Ghost said in Empire State Heroes Mush:

Come to think of it, it'd be pretty hard to roleplay being a photojournalist without NPCs.

Maplethorpe did quite fine.

It's like someone stole my crib notes for the game I have in development.

This looks totally awesome.

@Tinuviel said in How to Approach (nor not) a Suspected Creep:

This, I believe, is where you went wrong. The person you were paging had already taken action against the harasser, so it was quite evident that they were not okay but were also quite capable of handling things themselves.

How was GreenFlashlight to know this prior to paging that player?

@Auspice said in How to Approach (nor not) a Suspected Creep:

There is always, always some level of OOC involved.

My brain hurts from the blurred lines.

If I were to witness your scenario IC, I would have my PC act accordingly IC. If I were to witness your scenario OOC or RL, I would act as I would act. I do not see how or why anyone should expect any differently.

Here's the thing: even when I play an IC creep, I communicate with my RP partners about such behavior.

So, I don't think anyone cared if Wes was being a lunatic because in those scenes I made it abundantly clear beforehand that his insanity was a little overwhelming at times. If someone white-knighted my RP partner, I would like to think they would say: "nah things cool." As I have never had anyone complain on me, I can only presume I'm doing something right or everyone else around me is wrong.

But knowing what I do? Yes, I am hesitant to leap in and intervene if I see some creepy stuff happening IC, unless it is IC for my PC to step in and end the creepiness. These days, most of my PCs are happy to beat someone to death for leering at a victim. (In one case, it's part of her madness.) So, I guess I don't really have much of a problem intervening.

But it's IC, totally.

@Ghost said in Good TV:

Fuck that. I dont care how machismo I want to feel at any given time. I wouldn't wanna fight Carano, Frankie Adams, or Ronda Rousey and wouldn't feel one bit bad about them putting some dude in a bar who is giving me shit into a chokehold.

I approve of the casting of actual fighters to play fighters.

@Derp said in How to Approach (nor not) a Suspected Creep:

So, let me just say this bluntly -- you, as a third party, don't get to decide that someone is a victim of anything. Period.

I concur.

Players are not mandatory reporters. And, arguably, players should not by fiat be considered too incompetent to report abuse (which is why we have mandatory reporters). In the proffered scenario, you can report to staff, but I can understand why staff would be very hesitant to jump in.

And for the reasons already stated by Derp, I would not act and kindly tell the reporter to have the alleged victim make a report if he/she/it at any time feels victimized.

@Auspice said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

baking is a science, cooking is an art.

Poppycock, if only because it seeks to distinguish science and art.

I adhere to recipes and times, but there is still an art to baking. I’m not just talking about decorating, which is undoubtedly artistic. When and how you drop in your eggs or chocolate chips means a lot, I have found, to the simple baking of cookies.

And cooking is most definitely a science, if you are a grill master or want to use an oven. Soufflés and all sorts of dishes are temperature-delicate; one premature oven-opening and your dish will be thrown off. Precision and accuracy in timing how you make your dishes also helps make sure everything comes out warm and hot, and that’s a matter of math and management.

I must respectfully dissent.

Plus, I’ve made things I have elected to abjure.

My self-hatred is powerful.

@surreality

I found that the keto way worked easiest for me. Pissing off the water weight was great.

More recently, I hit fasting mode due to my work and moving schedule. With no time to eat, I just didn’t. One meal a day for two weeks, and another inch came off the waist.

None of the above is particularly easy, like quitting smoking. In the end, I figure that if you’re happy with the way you look, cool.

Me, I’m never happy with my appearance. Which is probably why I’m so fucking angry all the time and torture myself for shits and giggles. Right now, I’m trying to get back into keto while also teaching myself how to bake.

@Rinel

I’m not sure I understand what you revealed, but that’s all right. My understanding does not enhance or diminish your courage.

Please let us know. I’m a bit strapped due to the holidays and having garbage children who want many of the gifts.

The Guardian.

In case y’all feel like hating on your TS partner.

@hedgehog

Okay.

Whitesnake -- Slide It In

@hedgehog said in The Song Game:

@Auspice

Leaether Strip - You Know Where To Put It

Arinyele -- Put It In Your Mouth

@Ninjakitten

Lea Salonga - On My Own

@hedgehog said in The Song Game:

@Auspice

Age of Chance/Prince - Kiss

Tom Jones and The Art of Noise - Kiss

@Rinel said in The Weirdest Thing I Ever Purposefully Did on the Internet:

Ffs gany this is why I didn't go into details

Commonwealth v. Gosselin.

Miles v. City of Augusta, GA. (Head to the notes.)

Work safe, but bizarre.

@Aria

Partner: (looks for something to eat and finds a can of tuna, which she opens and eats directly from with her fingers)
Me: (appears from work to see Partner doing so) You know, the cat has the decency to wait until after I take the food from the can.

@Sunny said in RL Anger:

My baby sister is on FB talking about how she's only been getting a few hundred calories a day for a month and she's sick and blah blah but apparently this is not, in braindead land, enough for her to go to the damned doctor.

I know you're venting but is there an explanation as to why she's only getting so many calories in? Is she dieting? Is she wasting away due to depression?