Posts made by Haven

Sharp Objects on HBO is so far so good and very much like the novel.

@surreality said in MSB, SJW, and other acronyms:

@haven Asshole works, and everyone has one.

You are not wrong!

I forgot about assholes. Maybe it's just me who is genitalia focused. I am so ashamed.

@surreality said in MSB, SJW, and other acronyms:

Some of us still chose to change 'don't be a dick' to something else in our files regardless.

Unfortunately, the best insults involve genitalia and/or holes.

It's an age-old problem. No other body parts sound as snarky.

"Don't be such a gallbladder, you festering hang-nail!"

@friendlybee said in MSB, SJW, and other acronyms:

(hogpiling?)

This is now officially a thing. Danke.

@faraday said in MSB, SJW, and other acronyms:

If it's six people all making rational arguments like "Have you considered..." or "I see it differently because..." then you can push back against claims of dogpiling.

Because this happens a lot. Just kidding. It doesn't.

But when it's six people with variants of "OMG are you insane?" and "That idea is the worst thing ever!", mocking the idea or ripping it to shreds with malice, then it can absolutely feel like being set upon by a wolf-pack.

Remember when this place wasn't WORA? Bless. I loved WORA. I would never call it healthy, welcoming, or a good use of our time. Like Rick Astley, it's a guilty pleasure.

I don't come here for useful information. I come for the GIFs, bad descs, and the shitposting. I can F5 for 10 hours in this place and never be disappointed.

Instead of dogpiling we call it Hog Pitting.

Outside the pit it is politely disagreeing. Inside the pit it is disagreeing and trying to convince the target to die in a fire over a text game.

@surreality said in MSB, SJW, and other acronyms:

@haven The whole thing was a disgusting mess on all sides, top to bottom. It really is. That is what no one wants to revisit.

I got dressed down for using the c-word (which I use a lot) and I took it in stride because at the end of the day, it's not a sweet word.

A couple posts down in that link, the holier than thou darling who told me to be kind in the Hog Pit was referencing cunt-cracks.

I love this community. You never fail me.

@surreality said in MSB, SJW, and other acronyms:

@apos That's not remotely what happened. Not even close.

Thank you for linking that. It is illuminating on so many levels.

When the espresso machine at my Starbucks breaks down for half a day and all they have is drip.

Life is hard.

@dreampipe said in A (Mildly Complete) List of Current Games:

@bad-at-lurking said in A (Mildly Complete) List of Current Games:

(Maybe with a bathroom for the TS.)

Text allows for infinite possibilities and yet, we're still tryna fuck in a dirty gas station bathroom. Some things never change.

Speak for yourself, dirty pants!

I am not around enough to offer knowledgeable comments in actual threads. Except GIFs! They are my greatest contribution.

The amount of time it took me to refind the GIF thread is embarrassing.

@apos said in A (Mildly Complete) List of Current Games:

I'm optimistic, really. We have challenges, both cultural and technical, and an often hostile community that doesn't really provide a good foundation for games to succeed, and knowing all the shortcomings, I'd expect I would be pessimistic about the future, but I'm just not. There's a lot of roleplayers out there in newer generations, and MUs as a format still offer some things other games just can't. Brand new players are rare, but they do happen. I'm newer, after all, relatively speaking.

This thread has a lot of words and surprisingly none of them are on where I can get the best TS.

4/10

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

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

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

Right?

It's a fuckin' catch-22. Thanks to genetic/health issues (PCOS/hypothyroidism), stomach flu seems to be the only way I consistently lose weight. Ugh.

I am no doctor, but ALL CAPS followed by long medical terms sounds bad.

My thyroid don't work and other stuff that means my hormones are out of whack and ultimately my body v. v. v. v. stubbornly retains weight, regardless of exercise, dieting, etc.

But then add in intestinal issues from birth defect and I also can't really do "special diets." Thankfully I have begun to actually shed weight this year. The combo of proper anti-depressant and anxiety meds seem to have helped me start to get rid of stress weight. I had two huge bouts of stomach flu (ha ha!) that got rid of a fair bit........ which is a terrible way to kick start weight loss, but.... ehhhh?

Stress management + explosive diarrhea = Win?

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

Right?

It's a fuckin' catch-22. Thanks to genetic/health issues (PCOS/hypothyroidism), stomach flu seems to be the only way I consistently lose weight. Ugh.

I am no doctor, but ALL CAPS followed by long medical terms sounds bad.

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

Stomach flu is misery.

Yet the stomach flu insta-diet is bliss.