And in your Happy for the Hump Day.. Cutie Co-worker
Posts made by Macha
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RE: Happy making...
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RE: Happy making...
I get to see the Eclipse in Totality today, and I got to work from home because tourists were coming. Win Win Win, because the dog is thrilled I'm home.
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RE: Happy making...
Not happy making per se, but chuckle and amusement making ---
When people are messaging you, asking you if the characters on a game similar to what you used to play, with the rarely seen names you used... are you.
I guess I'm a ghost, haunting the Mu-verse. -snrk-
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2024: Obits of Note
I know, I know it's been months and I'm slacking.
But this one hit home for me.I saw him in Iron Eagle as a little kid, and thought he was the best.
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RE: Happy making...
@reimesu Oh he WAS. SO MUCH EXCITE. He's not a fan of the car ride, though he did better on the way home than to work. But then he got here, and got to meet some new people, made new friends. Then he got home, and told my roommate alllllllll about it. And he slept HARD early. hahahaha He's such an adorable doof.
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Happy making...
So yesterday, there was a thing that made me happy alllllll damned day. And I figured we could maybe share all the little things that we do, get, see, etc in the day to day that gives up a little bit of happy.
So, here is yesterday's. He needs a tie.
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RE: Stranger Danger?
I mean, I can see both sides here. Would I like to be able to be anonymous, and just find somewhere fun to play? Of course, because we've all seen the shit I've been given, names I've been called, etc, even when I did nothing amiss, I would love to be anonymous. But at the same time, I am beyond sure I have my tells, patterns, and things, so people know when it's me.
The thing is for me, I don't go digging to find out who I may be playing with, unless they do something that makes something in my brain go "Wait!" It may be a good thing, or a bad thing, but.. there it is.
I know, there are people out there right now who may look at the idea I'm willing to RP with most everyone unless they've done something super egregious to me, or super gross that I've seen proof of. Something something people pleaser, ass kisser, whatever. But for me, it's more about wanting to believe in second chances.
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RE: Podcasts? Podcasts!
@buttercup I mean, the Sheriff that had hassled him and his friends that one night? He's not interested in solving it.
Kids everywhere can be brutal. Groupthink and all. I know there are places it's /better/ but.. -shrug-
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RE: RL tips, cheats, and hacks
@reimesu Basically, it's someone on camera on like Twitch, generally with some sort of music in the background - low-fi, or whatever floats the streamer/chat's boat.
The one I discovered today, she sets a timer for like an hour, then there's a short break, etc. And having someone there, even if they're just on camera, it's like body doubling for people with ADHD.
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RL tips, cheats, and hacks
this will probably not apply to everyone. But I have given in to the suggestions of following co-work streamers. I have found one who is completely my vibe, and it works better than podcasts or playlists, so far. I think if I keep them on a rotation, it might help me with all the things.
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RE: Podcasts? Podcasts!
@buttercup It's such a weird, wild story. It really makes me wonder, you know? Did he mean to disappear/die? Was he just trying to get away, destress, go on some sort of spirit quest?
Did someone else have something to do with it?I don't know.
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RE: I owe a lot of people some apologies.
I honestly think that any game, any size, any genre, can turn into a toxic cesspit. I think it has a lot to do with the players approved, and what staff allows to let slide/do nothing about. Staff attitudes on things matter too, of course.
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RE: I owe a lot of people some apologies.
I guess I wonder why they're quoting something clearly ancient. Also the 'civil war' comment definitely ticked some box, somewhere.
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RE: Podcasts? Podcasts!
Necro-ing this thread. Lately I have been super into Supernatural with Ashley Flowers. My next episode queued up is on MK Ultra. They've covered some cool stuff.
I know Flowers from Crime Junkie, her OG podcast. Some other ones I am listening to/have listened to and enjoyed.
The Deck (and the deck investigates, a one season pod about one particular case)
Hide and Seek
The Generation Why podcast
The Vanished Podcast
Tom Brown's Body
Missing Maura Murray/Missing/Crawlspace (the first one spawned the other two from the same guys)There are more, but a quick list.
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RE: Hidden information and enjoyment
While I love characters having secrets that can be revealed in RP if the opportunity arises.. I have had it go very, very wrong. I will not rehash how.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
I mean, waaaay waaay back in the day, I saw a woman at the Ren Faire I worked at who was the physical embodiment of the medieval character I was playing - a badass swordswoman. I told one of the guys who worked in my area with me about it, and one day when we were heading out for the day, he steered me over to her.
HE had told her about my 'online collaborative story writing hobby', and about my character.. She was not only flattered, she offered to pose for photos for me, so I could USE HER as my PB. I was flustered and embarrassed, but I totally took pictures of her. I might still have one around here somewhere. So.. maybe not all people would be bothered, if they knew?
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@Misadventure So looking at those images, the male doctor? Is SO A Patrick Dempsey ripoff from Gray's Anatomy with what looks like a little Gregory House, MD mixed in.
The second? I mean she is NAMED Monica Gray. It's pretty close to Meredith Gray (Or Grey? Not sure, never watched the show), and that character def has some of the actress who played Meredith in there. I feel like there's some of Olivia Wilde's character from house in there, too.
But maybe that's just me.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
So I have felt very torn during this thread. Because I get Ghost's point, but like others, I can picture MY character, but not necessarily someone else's from text. So I get Reimesu's point, and Faraday's, and Ganymede's... and I like pretty much everyone in this thread, (other than those I don't really know), so I haven't really put forth much of an opinion.
I've been accused of being a 'creeper', you've all seen the 'evidence' and arguments. Even if the person who accused me later said on that 'other forum' that she found the proof that everything was agreed to, and discussed (And never said anything here) - I was accused. If I was going to play on a MU again, I could never use that PB again - and I chose her because something about her clicked with how I saw the character. I really liked the PB. So I see how Ghost thinks some people pick PBs for creepy reasons (even I just picked her because she fit my mental picture).
But I still love PBs for others, it helps me shift the picture of who they chose, with things they pose or put in the desc that may not match up with the image, and create a slightly different picture in my mind. (I hope that makes sense)
Now, I have never used Midjourney, I have no idea how good it is. But I will re-state that I would love an AI I could feed an idea or image, with parameters to tweak, to make a more 'perfect' PB.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
@faraday said in The Case Against Real PBs:
@Ganymede said in The Case Against Real PBs:
What I'm saying is that you're one of us. If that's a personal attack that is against the rules, so be it.
I think that calling somebody a "creepy weirdo" can justifiably be considered a personal attack, even if it is followed by "like the rest of us."
I agree with the overall substance of your points, but c'mon - that last paragraph was throwing some gasoline (even if you didn't start the fire).
(I don't consider myself a creepy weirdo, for the record. A weird weirdo, for sure, but not a creepy one.)
Oh thanks for putting Billy Joel in my mental jukebox for the day. Man, being ND can suck.
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RE: The Case Against Real PBs
See for me, I get an idea of what I want a character to look like, and will try to find an actor/actress or famous-ish model that comes as close as I can.
What I would love is to be able to find someone who comes close, and use AI to try and change it up to be a little closer to my original mental picture.
And somewhat like Faraday and Reimesu - I can have a hard time with picturing a face from description.