Our reporting is required yearly, but it's only 12.5 hours and it doesn't have to have anything to do with what we practice, which is why I spent a day three weeks ago listening to 4 hours of how to set up business entities in such a way as to reduce tax liability.
And thank you for your kind words. It was a combination of the work and the workplace. Once I'm better, I'll return to the fight in some manner or other. My character comes by her ornery stubbornness honestly.
I just realized that post is over a year old but whatever
Still valid
Don't talk to cops
Don't trust cops
If you're getting arrested don't physically resist
Try and get recordings of everything
Don't talk to cops
@sahin your mental health is worth way more than any specific college route you have planned out. You're doing a responsible and adult thing.
5 dollar tip minimum for me on DD, and 10 at the least if it's a long drive. I have plus so the fees get slashed (agoraphobia is expensive) but, like... these folks are doing shit for me I can't do. I can afford to tip them.
@kestrel I don't know how much I agree with that. What we choose to do with how we feel--the public restraint we choose to exercise--is part of who we are. And it's not just a lack of consequences that influences our actions online; empathy is much harder to come by when you can't see or hear a person. And that's not an intentional issue--just think how many fights start on this forum because people misunderstood something written they'd never have misunderstood in a face-to-face environment.
It doesn't excuse consciously acting like a jerk, but I think it explains why people sometimes do. It's not that they don't care that people are upset; it's that they don't see it.
And most importantly I've never let inconsequential details like my ignorance or basic facts get in the way of my opinions, of which there are many.
The only things I've found that make me less inclined to seek out RP with someone are
When they act controlling OOC ("don't pose like that," "be more/less active," "don't play with that person"). Absolute turnoff. Obviously pointers and corrections about theme are fine, but if you're unhappy I'm not saying anything in a council of nobles and the king? I'm playing a blacksmith's daughter. She's not going to be offering her opinion unasked. I'll talk later.
when they act clannish and uninterested in RP. This is less a "I don't like you" and more a "this doesn't seem to be working" thing. Sometimes you get the vibe people would rather RP with someone else. No harm, no foul--but if it happens a lot I'll generally stop looking to RP with that person.
This is a good thread. Though now I'm going to be on the lookout for all these behaviors in my playing. Except short poses. I'm going to keep doing short poses. You people are crazy.
@Bananerz How much does an Inkarnate sub cost?
ETA: omg never mind it's only 25 per year BUY BUY BUY
Absolutely. It's been a big boost to my mood this past year and a half. The only thing I struggle with is knowing that I need to improve how I RP and also knowing that I have unrealistic fears of people disliking me--so I worry about what is actual dislike/bad RP on my part vs. what is my imagination.
I think the solution is just to get people you like and trust to give you advice, though!
@Ghost Thank you! Things that are normal but out of place are my go-to for creepy. Nothing like being in the woods and realizing no birds are chirping.
@Pyrephox said in Gray Harbor Discussion:
But! That sounds pretty cool as a Thing, whether it is a Dark Men Thing or just a Thing, and no one on grid knows a lot about them. There's a lot from the Veil that can pose threats - it doesn't have to be the Dark Men.
That's useful to know! Maybe it will be a Creature Of The [Insert Time Period Here].
@Arkandel said in Game of Thrones:
@Spending 20 minutes to discuss fantasy-military siege strategy is missing the point by... a lot. This isn't an RTS game.
But this is not stuff that's esoteric military tactics. This is stuff like "why is that ditch there?"
I love everything about the Giovanni but their actual story.
I think, in the end, Vampire is not the setting for me. I'd love to play a character who is not evil and who is actively seeking redemption, but the existence of paths other than humanity has always felt more like flavor than an actual option.
I MUST KNOW WHAT WAS SAID IN RESPONSE TO MY STATEMENT ABOUT IRREGULAR LATIN VERBS
"Because I kept tripping over the syllables and sounding like an idiot, mostly."
Then I realized the post above was about school shootings and it just felt gauche.
Don't worry about it. I'm so gauche I'm practically sinister.
Honestly, that casting decision is not nearly as bad as DC's total inability to produce a coherent universe, whether it be consistent actors or consistent plots.
"Death has all but been eradicated while bioengineering and cyber-augmentations mean running into an 85 year old in a 12 year old body..."
Um.
