Does it get better after episode 3? It's as far as I've watched and I found it a bit too kids/YA-oriented for my tastes but I've heard really good things.
Absolutely. What feels "immature" and "young adult" is actually really important in understanding Aang as a character. Things really begin to take hold when you get mid-way through the first season.
The same can be said about She-Ra.
@tek said in Emotional bleed:
What are the ways you handle your bleed? What advice do you have for others who might not handle it as well?
I think much depends on how much bleed you can handle and continue to function. Some people are better at handling bleed than others. That tailors one's strategy a great deal.
Me, I feel I can handle a lot of emotional stress, so bleed isn't much of an issue for me. Also, being on stage regularly (either as an actor or singer) helps to manage bleed.
@Apos said in Emotional bleed:
I don't tend to play any character I'd fall in love with, if that makes sense.
I don't want to fall in love with my PCs, but I end up kind of wanting too because most of them engage in unmitigated violence regularly and who the heck doesn't find that attractive.
Re-watched Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Wow. It's still good. It was always good, but it is really good. You never quite appreciate how good it is, I think, when you're a young adult. Now that I'm an older adult, I see the layering of story and how they draw everything together nicely.
It's clear that this is an American version of a classic Anime tale. And this is a good thing: it is fresh and different, and entirely its own. The flavor of everything is just right, including the animation.
It ranks at No. 3 on my list of Ganymede's Best Animated Series ever, but to be fair I've watched an awful lot of animated shows and No. 3 is still pretty damn high.
I am plagued by something that is sapping me of all my energy.
No fever; no aches; just a bit of coughing from allergies.
But damn if this sucks.
I usually go with "so I was minding my own business when -- "
@Derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Supposably and supposedly are used differently depending on whether something has been supposed or could be supposed, so depending on context they may or may not be using it correctly.
Just like the words Conservative and conservative, right?
(C'mon no one uses the words right.)
@SilentHills said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Yo, try being out here in the Midwest where it's mothafuckin' HAMBOOGER.
Yeah, or made-up words like 'de-thaw', 'mischievious', and 'irregardless'.
@silverfox said in The Work Thread:
I just had a parent text me (yes, I did give out my cell phone number because parents need every fucking tool they can get their hands on right now) and tell me about how shattered her kid is. He was suspended before we went remote the first time and she just said, "He was so ready to be a good egg" and I'm just... heart broken.
Maybe all the boy needs to hear is that he's still a good egg, even if he's not in school.
That hurts to hear, I'm sorry.
Unfortunately, noise complaints in Philadelphia go through the police department which a) usually has better things to do and b) I try to avoid calling on my neighbors whenever possible, given that I live in a mostly black neighborhood. The few times I have called, it was for a break-in , a DV call involving kids, or the annual summer game of "Gunshots or fireworks?", which I feel are all dangerous enough to warrant the risk of the police interacting with POC.
I appreciate the thought and sentiment, but I frankly have little sympathy for people willing to do harm to others.
And, yes: using a jackhammer after hours could do harm because you don't know which of your neighbors has PTSD or has to work a double third-to-first shift at a hospital.
All it takes is one selfish motherfucker to ruin the good vibes in a community.
Your situation is why there are noise ordinances. I would use it.
@Arkandel said in Good or New Movies Review:
I'm not going to say that New Mutants failed because of its special effects budget. There were certainly more issues than that with the movie.
What a waste of talent.
@Derp said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
Listening to the oral arguments at SCOTUS, I don't think there's any real chance of that. The justices seemed rather unimpressed at the argument.
I think we all misjudged Kavanaugh a little as to his jurisprudential leanings.
Then again:
Actually, I used that pic when putting together a character page once.
@GreenFlashlight said in Dead Celebrities 2020:
I get the feeling this thread will get moved to the Hog Pit if I say what I think about someone who gets a pass on advocating for beating women because he once did a good job pretending to be a spy who drives cool cars, so let me just say I don't think you're being sensitive.
To be clear, I don't pardon or condone what he said or did at all. I mean to say that it is a pervasive line of thought carried by a lot of older people, and by extension that we shouldn't tolerate this from old people, no matter how we are taught to love and honor family.
My mother is horridly racist, for example. Bet your life I call her out on that shit loudly ever single damn time, IDGAF who she is.
There aren’t many people who didn’t give a fuck like him. But I’m pretty sure his opinion isn’t uncommon among that age group.
I have to cheer for fucking Michigan right now, and it's like --
