Posts made by Sunny

@Paradox

A game not being in existence right now is not evidence that they cannot or do not work. Baby's first RPG was a forum based Star Trek game that I played for 4 years. We had no stats, no sheets, no voting or tracking system. There were like 200 players for years. In my opinion, this was a successful game. In yours, apparently not because that specific game still doesn't exist 20 years later? So there's no conversation to be had here.

ETA: Google 'star trek online roleplay' -- several links on the first page are links to statless/diceless games that by our terms play by "full consent" rules. Besides the fact that the original premise I objected to was that "we" require more than just the roleplay. I even acknowledged that it's likely true for you -- just that it's not a universal truth for everyone. There are PLENTY of people for whom the roleplay IS actually the point.

@Paradox

No, I will not be playing along with your straw man.

@Paradox said in Why no Star Trek games?:

We can lie to ourselves and say it's about RP, but it really isn't. WE all want /something/ for our time.

I really don't think this is true. True for you, and maybe for many, but I do not believe this to be a universal truth, or the full consent/statless/freeform games where there's no advancement at all would not exist. There is a ton of evidence within this niche community that it isn't true, and that's not even branching out to other platforms or genres.

Kushiel games were a thing for a while and they worked just fine with plots and sex and an erotic focus. It has worked before and will work again.

I just replaced a stupid critical element on my job eval with one that includes the words 'project management' and it feels as good as the raise it's probably going to get me.

@HelloProject

Do what you can to help make yourself feel safe again, if you can. I've had the glorious stalker experience myself, as have a few other people around here -- if you want tips on some things I did that helped me lemme know, and I'm sure other folks have some tips, too. It's absolutely awful what he did, and once you are in a space where you can, reporting is a good idea -- but please make sure you take care of yourself first. 100%. You won't be able to follow through with the reporting process if you don't, anyway.

I hate everything.

@badger

Me too.

One of the ferals. He's about 15 feet away here and at this point has stopped caring as long as we're not walking towards him. Waiting for his treats.

Getting off work ~20 minutes early because your daily wrap is a virtual meeting and one boss wants to talk to the other so she says 'GO HOME!'

I mean, we talked about Star Wars for way longer. I hadn't planned on continuing the discussion, personally.

@surreality said in Diversity Representation in MU*ing:

@GreenFlashlight <calmly wipes down the monitor> Costumer dude in that series is the real hero, no lie.

I loved that character so much.

@Auspice

Fairwinds has 2 lines of Flow; one they're restricted on, one they claim ships everywhere in the US because hemp derived!

@Auspice

https://fairwindscbd.com/

The hemp-derived cbd is legal to ship federally in the US. I use Flow. It's worth investigating to see if you can do it.

@Auspice

I'd probably be dead if it weren't for nurses and budtenders. Budtenders are also super helpful people.

@Macha

Opioid epidemic and all, you would think these doctors (it's not all of them, it's really not) would WANT to work to help those of us who want to stay far far away from them. lolololololololololol I am so naive.

ETA: I'll even say it: the MJ was an off-the-record suggestion from a nurse. Nurses are the best. PAY NURSES MORE.

@tek said in MU* Gripes and Peeves:

I play Brianna on Arx as a functional, athletic person who regularly smokes that game's version of weed to unwind. As a habitual user, she knows her limits and prefers to remain functional.

IRL, I use cannabis to help with chronic pain caused by benign nerve tumors, and I'm very much the same way.

Don't have tumors, do have a good amount of surgical stainless steel pretending that it's bone for me. The choice I have been given is weed or rest-of-my-life narcotics (in that narcotics is where we are with pain management every single time I try to pursue it, that's where we land, and I don't WANNA). It is 100% possible do as @tek says here, to understand your dosage, strain, and body, and remain a functional human being in everyday life. It doesn't necessarily make you stupid, paranoid, OR giggly if you use it chronically but responsibly. Pretty much every body (as in the meatsuit everybody inhabits) is different.

ETA: Last doctor was kind of funny. "Have you tried marijuana? You have, and it works? Why are we here again?"

ETA2: it's kind of a lie. I could also choose to stop walking permanently. That would also solve my problem.

@Ganymede said in RL things I love:

This was filmed not far from where I live, and is the best 27 minutes and 20 seconds I have spent all month.

Seconding this.

@Atomic

I'm sorry.