Posts made by Karmageddon

I've been on the National Do Not Call Registry since 2004. As of 8/01/2016, the maximum fine is $40,000 USD per call.

Three days ago, someone called me claiming to be from a certain bank where I don't have an account. I informed him I was on the registry. I told him to remove me from his list. I informed him of the fine. I warned him that if he called me again, I would report him to the FCC.

He called again about 25 minutes ago. I told him, "I told you the other day that I was on the Do Not Call Registry. I told you to remove me from your list. I am now reporting you to the FCC."

He immediately hung up.

I immediately reported both calls to the FCC. I'm certain he's made more than two such calls. I'm also certain he will be unable to pay the fines for all those calls.

So even though I'm kinda peeved, I feel good for reporting him.

@sunny said in RL Anger:

Have been in acute pain since November (think kidney stones, if anyone's ever had them). Saw research hospital doctor today. This was supposed to be the light at the end of the tunnel. Instead, I have been run over by the train.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by that but it sounds awful. I hope whatever it is improves -- and sooner than later.

Adam Ant. Sixty-three years old and still colossally sexy.

Was worth every penny to see him perform for nearly two hours, and it was no small amount of pennies.

@quinn If you wanted Staff to specifically run something for you, yeah. Unsurprisingly, there were the usual accusations that the rule didn't apply to players who were friends of Staff or who were Staff.

If I recall correctly, you also had to pay XP if you wanted a large purchase, such as your own capital ship or space station.

You definitely had to pay a huge amount of XP if you wanted to have something named after you, like a maneuver known throughout the galaxy. For whatever reason, that tidbit is embedded in my memory.

I think there is definitely potential for an interesting story. Having worked several film festivals, I have a good idea of what gets programmed. I believe your premise, if made a standard documentary and executed well-enough, has a good chance of being selected, especially with Jewish film festivals.

Speaking as someone who co-produced a feature-length documentary, doing some sort of blog or vlog would absolutely be the easiest route. Filmmaking -- especially independent filmmaking -- is a lot of work. Like, a lot a lot a lot.

To answer your questions, though, I think you have a market for the story, whether blog/vlog or standard doc. As long as you have a solid pitch, you should be able able to raise some funding from crowdsourcing. Getting funding from a film foundation is far more difficult.

Bummer you found Zane-player a bore. I never dealt with him IC or OOC, but Cartwright and Sevva were great IC and OOC.

@quinn said in Quinn's Playlist:

I mostly played with Taye, Sevva, and Zane who, jesus christ, was played by Jensen Ackles and I think I might be the only person in the universe that does not think he's attractive in the slightest, but had two characters involved with people that used him as a PB.

Bonus lulz cos Sevva had Jared Padalecki as a PB.

There was some...pilot guy? That we were working with at one point.

Cartwright, maybe? He was a smuggler who hung with Sevva.

I can only surmise your brother is an "ass man" or a "leg man" if he didn't notice sooner.

@aria said in Um...What?:

@packrat said in Um...What?:

I am guessing that the guy equivalent is going on a date then finding that the woman you are with talks about nothing but how she wants babies and how she keeps getting fired from her various attempts at having a job, with bonus racism.

She did have some pretty good cooking tips though?

I am immediately picturing the scene from "I Just Had Sex" where they sing 'I think she might've been a racist' and it cuts to an image of her Klan hood in her bedroom. >.<

Someone I knew told me about an experience he had, which may or may not be true, but it's kinda wtf.

Short version: He met some hawt blue-eyed blonde chick who invited him back to her place. She showed him her grandfather's EXTENSIVE collection of Nazi paraphernalia then immediately wanted to screw because she was turned on by the prospect of fucking a Jew, which the guy who recounted the tale is.

He GTFO of there.

But not before he tapped that because she was hawt and WHY NOT?

Bonus lulz: He said she was a high-ranking executive at Pepsi Co.

The End

ETA: Why you be causing me problems, verb tenses?

@auspice If you have vitiligo around the eyes, that could also extend to your eyelashes. Most people think vitiligo is a large amount of lost pigmentation throughout the body, but that's not necessarily the case. Pernicious anemia can cause vitiligo.

My unsolicited advice is to definitely ask about pernicious anemia and the possibility you either are not taking enough B-12 or you are not methylating it. If you're not methylating it, it doesn't matter how much you take. Your body simply won't process it, so it's effectively like taking none at all.

eta: i spel gud

@auspice Pigmentation loss akin to vitiligo or leucoderma? I know the onset of those can (not always) be caused by vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia, AKA pernicious anemia. Can also be caused by certain thyroid disorders, too.

The product you linked lists B-12. One possibility is that you don't effectively methylate B-12. (There is a genetics test to determine that, but I'm not sure if insurance will cover it.) B-12 isn't toxic even if you take too much, so you might want to consider adding a methylated form of B-12. That supposedly will help with absorption. Not having enough B-12 can cause all kinds of problems.

That said, and to undoubtedly state the obvious, speak with your physician. My dad was a hematologist; I never was. heh.

@auspice said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

I really, really, really hate when my anemia flares up.

Yes, I take a supplement.
Yes, I try to structure my diet to supplement further.

But man I'm having really bad dehydration days lately. I'm thirsty more than hungry the past couple days. I'm already on fill #3 of my 32oz water bottle today. And I just feel like utter shit.

Reeeeeeally hope this doesn't ruin movie experience tonight.

Speaking as someone who has been anemic when not borderline anemic for all of my adult life and some change, the dehydration can be a side-effect of iron toxicity. Other symptoms include nausea, dizziness, low blood pressure, increase pulse rate, a plethora of gastrointestinal problems, etc.

It's entirely possible you are taking an iron supplement that your body isn't processing well. For a while, I was taking Ferrex cos I was finding it easier on my stomach.

As far as efficacy and dosages, I'm afraid the only way to really get that sorted is trial and error -- and a lot of bloodwork over a span of time.

@faceless said in Random links:

Hostiles On the Hill - A Bad Lip Reading, legit.

Redneck Avengers: Tulsa Nights is still my fave.

Just finished binge watching the FX series Feud, which is about the antagonistic relationship between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. I cried no small amount during the final episode.

@auspice Oh. I thought I was messing it up somehow. Carry on! Nothing to see here! Ahem.

Just finished binge watching Jean-Claude Van Johnson. So lulz. I do wish there were more Easter eggs from his films like they had with the Timecop stuff. His acting has definitely improved, Luis is adorbs, Gunnar is hilarious (more so if you've worked in the film industry), and I love love love Phylicia Rashad for so many reasons.

***=SPOILERS***

Also? The ending. Bwahaha.

ETA: I have no idea how to make the SPOILERS bit not look awful. HALP!

@templari said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

@auspice said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

@karmageddon said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

Double post because Hot Dudes with Kittens. I don't even use Instagram but I still visit. >.>

<mashing the follow button>

ETA: I mean, some of 'em aren't my speed, but some of these guys have amazing eyes (look I have a thing for eyes okay)

I'm not into them, but what hot dudes? All i see are amazing kittehs.

I didn't name the feed. I also can't say most of those dudes are my type, but I do love a man who loves p-- okay. No, no. That joke is too low hanging fruit even for me.

Double post because Hot Dudes with Kittens. I don't even use Instagram but I still visit. >.>

@auspice said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

@templari said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

@auspice But but.. I'm supposed to be scary.

It's okay. You can pretend. I won't tell anyone.

(But the kittens know, man. They know.)

The video some from which some of these were snagged.