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@pariston_hill said in American Politics: A Brand New Day:
I don't know what to say, I just hope there enough nukes to clean slate this excuse for country.
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Asynchronous would be the only thing that works for me!
Might be good as an artist tool for drawing facial expressions? Fun to look at, though.
@Hakase Check Cinder’s announcement post for how to post spoilers https://forums.arlongpark.net/topic/44258/welcome-back-2022-edition
@Zar Regardless of whichever tools you use to keep on task, if you feel like a check in with a psychologist is a good idea- do it. They know their stuff and will evaluate you, it’s extremely beneficial.
As for keeping on task at work, to be honest, deadlines/knowing when my boss will check in is my biggest motivator, cuz otherwise I’m procrastinating like hell.
Are you working on a project? Is it a daily/weekly task? If it’s a project, I’d map out a task list and then plot daily/weekly goals before a deadline on a calendar.
If it’s daily/weekly tasks, a checklist! Then as long as you’re completing the list you can feel fine about a lil extra internet browsing.
@andre Yeah this thread kinda always functioned as a general chat thread. Personally I’m more into the discord one, though!
@BekaDidAct this post would’ve conveyed the same emotion of your comment through the Moria pic alone xD
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Ooooo fantastic thread idea :o
I’m a big plant person as well and in past years I did a whole grow-from-seed indoors set-up which was incredibly gratifying, but in recent times I got lazy and just started buying small plants.
I love your raised garden beds! Which country do you live in, btw? Interesting how you have so much growth already compared to cold dead Canada land.
My biggest issue is that I don’t have an actual dirt garden, I have a deck in my backyard. So growing any substantial veggies required massive containers, which is a lot of work to maintain.
Just finished the third book in the stormlight series, man I love Brandon Sanderson's power systems he makes there really cool
does anyone know other series that have unique power/magic systems?
Stromlight and Mistborn are the only Novels I've ever read that have those kinds of power systems, the only other place I see stuff like that is in Mangas
Be sure to read Brandon Sanderson’s “Warbreaker”, as it will be connected to the next Stormlight book, Rhythm of War. I am so freaking excited D: It’s coming out in November.
Btw, are you aware of the Cosmere? Sanderson’s multiple series that are connected?
Apologies in advance for my extensive Sanderson nerdiness.
I'm horrible at mafia I sorry D: but I will watch and cackle
I’m just here to say nothing in particular.
Weeeewoooo
Okay so time is ticking, I feel like discussing how many mafia members we have to death (pun intended :ninja:) isn’t becoming the most productive thing right now.. can we start talking about what our plan should be for today?
We also should consider the idea of a recruitment mafia/3rd party, considering the win con.
What do you mean by recruitment mafia?
That's.. interesting! o_o So wait, we have to unanimously decide that there's no threats to town or else the game will continue on infinitely? OH BOY.
Honestly it sounds pretty hard to achieve, but by late end game after tons of evidence comes forward I would hope this will be easier to figure out… I feel like it's going to be a lot of chaotic discussions going around in circles though.
Also I foresee a lot of suspicions being pointed towards people who support the notion that mafia is eliminated, so it's going to be hard to voice that opinion in late game without everyone becoming suspicious of you.
I consent and I obliterate spam bots for our viewing pleasure.
I’m like a shiny caterpie or something. No, make that a shiny METAPOD.
Ok you know what, sign me up. I feel like playing a game with you fine folks :D
No prob joobs! Ok when I get back from my trip I’m gonna see how my workload is and I’ll give you an answer.
So what's the British uncle sam fellow selling or pitching?
Also i suggest that we call him father jack. Brother to sam
LOL So apparently every day they have a couple protestors there talking to people, it’s a heavy tourist spot across the street from parliament. They weren’t really talking about much, I just introduced myself to this lady and was like “Hi, I’m from Canada, can I get a photo” :P
Cuz I mean this could be a very historical photo to look back on if Brexit goes full steam ahead.
Me in London today by Parliament xD
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Heyyyy :D welcome to AP! Nice to have you here!
Incorrect. Avocados are somehow simultaneously bland and nasty. I came up with my name by asking myself what was the most miserable thing I could think of that didn't involve animals or humans.
But hey, more avocados for you I guess.
:^)
You… YOU POOR SOUL!
Gimme all dem avocados, dammit. I’ll love them.
I tried something new today:
I read the entirety of the forums Bleach thread while listening to Kid Cudi’s speeding bullet 2 heaven. strongly recommended mhmmmhmm!!
I am very impressed and intrigued :o
@CCC:
Nakamates : AP :: Elephant Graveyard : Pridelands
"but what about that shadowy place?"
"You must never go there, Simba."
Absolutely correct :ninja:
I can ban you guys when you backstab me now btw. :ninja:
I’m in! :o this sounds intriguing!
You can say the same about Luke in the original trilogy though. Sure, he obviously did a bit more training off camera, but of what we saw?
-He did oneblindfolded training with Kenobi before they got to the death star and Kenobi died. (And from that he was then able to hit the key weakpoint on the death star)
-He tried to lift a rock, couldn't, and then Yoda showed him how to lift a ship.
-He went against Yoda's warning and went into the evil cave, then abandoned his training for his friends.
-Jedi starts and suddenly he's a jedi master despite Yoda dying?We can maybe infer that a couple years happened between films, but… as far as practical onscreen training Luke had one lesson, a couple speeches, and a couple failed practices. Rei is working with about the same amount of training time.
I guess that’s true. I guess what I’m saying is.. I WANTED A TRAINING MONTAGE D:
The pace of the movie suggested she only had like a few mins of training with her master.
It’s okay tho. I’ll accept this into my head canon:
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! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I only remember Rey being taught two lessons. I believe she left before Luke could teach her the third.
! Yep, I think you’re right. Maybe her.. mirrors scene could have counted as a self-taught lesson. Maybe.
I guess I’m joining the light side :ninja:
I loved the movie. Was it perfect? Nope. But the sheer amount of gut-wrenching moments and the whole rollercoaster of emotions definitely landed for me.
I haven’t read through the thread so I don’t know if these points have been commented on, but:
! -Overall I guess I kinda enjoyed Luke because nostalgia, but imo most of the time he seemed more Mark Hamill than Luke. The fact that he almost decided to murder his nephew? I believe it could fit his character. Luke wasn’t some saint overlooking people’s faults all the time, and I believe he could have wavered a moment in deciding whether he should protect the galaxy from what he deemed was a rising dark force. That Kylo was basically born at that moment is pretty tragic, honestly. There’s no apologizing to your apprentice for something like that.
! -I enjoyed Kylo a lot. Learning about his past complicated his character a lot, which I consider a good thing. Not firing on his mother? That was a touching moment. I admit I’m a sap for redemption and I wanted him to come back. The team up fight scene was glorious. But alas, he, at his core, is a power-hungry broody boy, so I think I’m the end it’ll still be Rey vs. Kylo, despite the spark between them.
! -Leia. Fuck. The scene of her floating in space had me fucking torn up “omg is this how they’re going to do it?!?! D:” but no.. she .. force’d her way back aboard. It was weird. Also that she still lives at the end of the movie was another punch in the gut. How are they going to handle the next movie?
! -Rey… I dunno I’m torn about her. I guess I’m okay with her except that she had like 3 non-lessons and suddenly she’s like floaty rocky Mcgee. Also kind of eager for the delicious drama incoming because of Finn :ninja:
! Otherwise not specific but also very noteworthy: there were SO MANY GOOD MOMENTS. Like very subtle humour that flashed by that had me laughing like an idiot. The overly-dramatic background warrior seemed to make a comeback in the red power rangers scene. Quick pan of those dudes and some guy unnecessarily flails around his spear thing and my husband and I looked at each other and died laughing bahaha.
! So many other good moments but I’ve been dragging on already. I wanna see this again!
This is really interesting.
What Music Do Americans Love the Most? 50 Detailed Fan Maps
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/upshot/music-fandom-maps.html
Edit: oh, it’s from August. But still an interesting discussion topic.
Omg omg omg no wayyyyy finally! :D
Techies will appreciate this one. Internet connection made with a wet string xD
Bot obliterated.
Skulljoke lives! :o
I’m petitioning for you or anyone else to run a 2-day survivor over the holidays.
For sports? Like NBA, MMA/UFC, NFL, and others.
The General Discussion is too populated with very different topics imo
NBA and NFL at least have topics already. Not sure about MMA/UFC, but if you don’t find one you could go ahead and create one.