Posts made by Ganymede

@Cobaltasaurus

I thing he is making fun of the concept of civil services by drawing a comparison with legal services.

@Selira said in Vietnam War MUSH:

As for the word salad, @Chet, please remember that jargon is not key to effective communication outside of the specialized group fluent in that jargon. If you can't explain your ideas in a clear way that people can understand, you probably don't actually have a firm grasp of your ideas.

I'll take "Shit They Don't Teach in Law School" for $200, Alex.

@L-B-Heuschkel said in RL Sads:

Trying to decide whether to cut off contact with the parental unit after decades of verbal abuse.

Would you allow them to say this to their grandchildren?

The decision is clear to me.

The love of a child to their parent does not include quietly accepting abuse of any kind as an adult.

@L-B-Heuschkel said in Pacing in Ares Scenes:

Personally I make sure up front that people know I'm a no-good European who sleeps when real people are awake, and that anyone who wants to play with me needs to accept that. A number of people will not deal with that, and they wouldn't turn up if the scene said 'glacial' either.

I play a lot during business hours EST, so I like those no-good Europeans. And I don't mind a glacial pace if that expectation is up front.

But this poll is about preferences, I think, and I certainly prefer a quicker pace.

I’m just not a big fan of waiting long between poses.

@reimesu said in RL Sads:

You're not weak OR stupid, you're compassionate and kind.

This.

Empathy is not a weakness.

Sure, I don't get emotional about things, but there's a word for people like me: sociopath.

@Wizz said in RL Sads:

I still care about her as a person and I feel really bad about what she's gone through but I really think she has an unhealthy fixation on us and I wish she'd just move on.

Setting boundaries is an important part of self-definition.

You can still care for someone as a person and cut them completely out of your life.

@Auspice

I receive either method of communication with the same energy, but only the second one has the possibility of hours between messages, and that’s annoying.

@Sunny said in RL things I love:

https://www.sweetfarm.org/goat-2-meeting

Legit doing a corporate donation one for my birthday in August for one of our team meetings. Boss is 100% on board. I am excited. Like REALLY excited.

Hey, @Rinel and @saosmash , here's something for your next Zoom motion to suppress.

@Derp said in MU Things I Love:

Like, would they say somethimg? Would /I/ day something? Are either of us just too polite?

Everyone knows who I play.

Everyone knows that I RP even the most boring of discussions.

Like trade agreements and naval strategy.

Sorry, not sorry, if you're RPing with me you may be dragged into a political matter.

@Wizz

I think my kids will insist on watching it, given that they have a lot of the toys.

Except for Ratchet, because it was released as a Walgreens exclusive.

Fuck you, Walgreens.

But, that said, there are some very complex themes that need to be addressed, and they do it in a very tasteful way.

And I should've bought Jetfire when I had the chance.

Netflix's Transformers: War for Cybertron is so fucking good.

@Cupcake said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

Basically, I'm a Tired Jew.

That reminds me of my plight.

Americans: That’s communist, socialist, or both!

Me, the Chinese-Canadian:

@Macha said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Discussing bi-polar today, due to Kanye. I get it. He's rich, he can have the best of care - But money don't mean shit, if the person doesn't take their meds.

I have been told that my lack of compassion for Kanye is bad because people with mental illnesses deserve it.

I usually point out that although I know few people personally with the same illness, none of them use their money or skin color to gain entry into the White House and deny the existence of slavery.

This is why I have no sympathy for Trump.

@silverfox

Wait, what? Why are you getting hit with a charge for turning in your keys and moving out a few days early?

What kind of utter stupidity is this?

@GreenFlashlight said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

Because holding rotes over newbies' heads enforces a system of control that makes the apprentice/master relationship justified by the mechanics as well as the fluff. Like you implied (or maybe I just inferred it), it's probably not relevant to a game that doesn't use the setting.

I can get behind this, if this is the game people are looking for.

That is I suppose what I'm getting at. Is this a game where there is a strict apprentice/master relationship? If so, that's fine, I get it.

But for the reasons that may be stated in Mage 2E, I think those justifications and theories go out the window when you import the system into a different setting.

@chibichibi

May I suggest not requiring Mastery to make new rotes?

I personally never understood that requirement. If magic is individual, why can't an individual who can cast a particular spell figure out how to do it? This is especially true if a mage cannot cast an effect without a rote, which I believe is what you're aiming for.

@Ominous

There's no solution to this problem.

As some may know, my partner became a physician's assistant about 2 years ago. Recently, she moved from a rural clinic where she made peanuts and had to drive 45+ minutes every day to a pain clinic downtown, where she makes more money and has a 20 minute drive to work. But since then, her work is so erratic and poorly managed that I cannot rely on her to do anything to help me with the kids after work.

So, I now drive the kids to care / school, pick them up, cook them (and her) dinner, and take them to extra-curriculars on a daily basis, on top of the usual schedule of work, marketing, trying to make after-work meetings, last minute projects at work, and so on.

Adulting sucks and is hard, but I kind of see how or why people get divorced. If I'm not really getting any support on the necessaries of raising kids and life, what's the point?

(Also, I put her through school to become a PA after law school, so, yes, I'm a bit disgruntled about the entire thing right now, it's a peeve thread.)

@Cupcake

You may be able to do it by setting up a FedEx or UPS account and print out labels to send to the courthouse.

@Cupcake

Same. I'll pay the whole thing.