Ayyyy.

Take pics to track your progress. I was lazy / forgot and didn't and I really regret it on days I'm not sure if it's working or not.

Aw thank you for the support! I take selfies a lot so this shouldn't be a problem.

Oh you're on Spiro, too?

I mean don't spiro and estrogen go hand in hand?

^only of all I don't care

I think he made two excellent points.

I refuted his first point, and instead of continuing on, he just changed the subject.

I'm impressed by this courageous stance you've taken - what a bold opinion!

this made me SO hyped for the game when I first saw it, and I was disappointed because I was poor as hell and had no system to play it on

well now I have like 200+ hours in the game collectively (first PS4 a few years ago, and my new PS4 now), and going back to this trailer it makes me want to play all over again even though I'm at the end of New Game+ and really need to get on with playing Death of the Outsider

dont move this to gaming, and I'll tell you why: my next line in which I make this a non-gaming related thread

What trailers, can be game, show, movie, w/e, get you pumped up as hell?

note that one part:
normally, well-written character flaws are supposed to make you like the character less for the purpose of the narrative, or at the very least, hope that they improve themselves over the course of the story

This isn't even true. Maybe if the character is a heel - which Azula isn't. You're never supposed to think she's a monster, by the way - she's a fucking child; it's clear from like 7 episodes into season 2 that she's only this way because her father was the only one in her life who cared about her (in a utilitarian way, sure, but how is an 11 year old supposed to know that?) She was never a candidate for Iroh's tutelage or even for her mother's care and support. Again, all of this didn't come from some late season 3 episode - it came nearly as soon as her character was introduced.

But going back to this "flaws are supposed to make us dislike the character" nonsense, how much can you possibly miss the idea of likeable flaws? That's not bad writing - it's good writing.

Britta Perry is the worst ever, and constantly says dumb things that come from the heart. Still, her flaws are numerous and people are quick to point that out. Does that mean that we, the viewers, are turned off by those flaws? Absolutely not! They endear us to her even more. Britta can't be a mary sue, because she's not supposed to be "cool", she's  supposed to be the opposite. Yet, she still has leagues of fans and tons of intellectual discussion about her.

But Britta is a hero. What about someone like Aku, a villain? Well, his flaws are literally the essence of his character. He's not just pure evil in some wordy 3rd grader understanding of "good and bad". He's pure "evil" (toxic) in terms of his actual personality traits. His braggadocio, pettiness, smugness, narcissism, and straight-up rudeness are all embedded character traits, and he has those traits because of his very nature (a big black evil mass).


But these flaws just make us love the character more. They don't make us dislike him and aren't in service to a larger arc where we like him more when he overcomes those flaws. He never overcomes them, and he has the flaws throughout the entire series. But like I said, that's why he has fans and why he's such an endearing, funny character.

EDIT: Didn't see you edited your post to include villains, actually - but my point still stands.

https://youtu.be/hAiySOONc2I?t=71

1:11 - 1:36 is the part I'm referring to - just listen to her monotonous, joyless, hateful tone, but clearly trying to grasp something greater than that. (Next part is more of a writing thing) Mandy's character in this episode is just so good. From her first interaction with Grim & Billy, where she asks something seemingly very OOC, it's so heartbreaking to see her struggle with her own identity and try to progress herself as a person.

"Birds fly, over the rainbow. Why then, oh why...can't...I?"

It's part of the song, but from her inflection, you know she's literally asking this question out to the abyss - it's not fair that she has to be this way, in other words. And she indeed does have to be that way - when she drops the negativity at the end of the episode, reality itself gets torn apart. Pretty goddamn tragic and poignant for an irreverent horror comedy, and that tragedy wouldn't be nearly as illustrated without GDL's acting.

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Quote from: Jive Turkey on April 17, 2019, 09:45:05 PM

No offense but this is why I have very little to 0 sympathy for the homeless drugged out disassociated  weirdos I see on the streets or in SF or something. We got to watch your descent firsthand pretty interesting

No offense but you're just as gross as Carmen.

how am I gross

I'm saying he's "gross" the in the same way he considers you to be gross. There are things you've done here I don't approve of that I could describe as gross (working high, stealing, b & e), but I would sooner just say "disapprove."

My problem with Jive's post is that he's trying to shame you for sucking dick... while he relentlessly talks about his sex life and posts grotesque photos of his last conquest's dismembered vulva. As if he isn't a slut. Then he tries to look down on drug users as if he isn't a junkie, too. And he does all this to fuel a superiority complex and justify looking down on people he doesn't even know. He's in no position to say anything.

Quote from: Carmen on April 17, 2019, 10:54:12 PM

thanks for actually using my name tho

Of course Although admittedly I still call you Class sometimes out of habit.

Yeah except I didn’t say anything, let alone care, about him sucking dick lol. I’m unsympathetic because he is just clearly a trashy person who is completely delusional about a ton of things, homeless druggies being his friend for one. Won’t listen to a single person here giving advice that would improve his wellbeing(far too late for that anyways). Shows up to work intoxicated(trash) steals from stores(trash), interacts with family and younger impressionable siblings while strung out on drugs(trash). I’m sure similarities of Carmens mindset are shared among a huge majority of the trashy homeless druggies that aren’t making attempts to get better.

And also, I’ve never posted any naked women on here(much respect to the ladies), have been in a committed relationship for months now, and don’t do any drugs except some social alcohol maybe twice a month and the occasional tab of acid twice a year. So my superiority over Carmen is highly justified if you ask me, I’m on a much higher ground in every aspect

Your "advice" is shit like "stop doing DXM you piece of trash", and yes when you approach me that way I'm probably going to ignore you.

No, I don't judge ANYONE - a homeless man is just as much of valid person as a rich CEO. John (name of the one I'm familiar with) is doubtlessly a better person than you. Your entire life is made of judgment.

My life, on the other hand, is fine. I'm getting a Starbucks job soon (getting that trans insurance) and I'm literally starting hormones this week when they call me. I waited at Minnie Jones for about 3 hours this morning (it's my third appointment with them), and signed a bunch of consent forms. Pretty positive outlook for my life. I've told my clinician about my DXM habits, by the way, and he was far from concerned. He asked if it helps me with my dysphoria and upon my affirmation of that, added it to my list of medications that I'm on, along with marijuana. Not everyone, even in the medical industry, is as close-minded as the people on this forum.

I'm stopping cigarettes altogether because with estrogen, there's a huge risk of blood complications if I were to continue. Please don't pretend I don't improve myself every day just because you enjoy a different lifestyle than me.

I finally went to the eye doctor and got contacts, so now I can finally see more than a foot in front of me!

Also I've been keeping up a journal which is helpful. I haven't done DXM in like 6 days but got some today, which is awesome. No weed to go with it but oh well!

azula being a cunt is justified given that she's a villain

what makes her a lame character is her tendency to be sue-ish

How is she sue-ish at all when her character's goal, not the way she's written, is perfection? She's not perfect whatsoever, and that's fucking foreshadowed in the first episode she appears in:


("One hair out of place...")

As Jono mentioned, she's terribly lacking in all social skills (look at Zuko Alone for perfect example of how she uses fear, not genuine social maneuvering, to keep friends - Azula attempts a cartwheel and fails, Ty Lee attempts one and does an amazing one with a flourish at the end, Azula pushes her down and laughs), and lacks a basic grasp of how love, empathy, and paternal affection operate.

If you think she's perfect in any way, you severely missed the point of the writing of the character, and it makes me worry about how many other basic points in the show you also failed to grasp, out of laziness or pure lack of literary skill.

UPDATE: I assumed my  computer dead  but miraculously it survived! I plugged it in and it started! However, the display didn't work. Just pure black on the screen. I took off the back plastic panel with a tiny flathead screwdriver my mom was able to find. Wrong screwdriver, but it worked. As soon as the bottom casing removed, a little bit of sand fell out, and the rest of the interior was just as sandy. I spent the next fifteen or so minutes blowing everywhere, very hard, in an attempt to make my computer sand-free. I accomplished that, and restored the panel to the computer (I clicked it in, but didn't screw it in). I started it, but again, no display. I was then like oh well.

Several hours later, while searching for the longest controller charger for the PS4 we have in the house, I found an HDMI cable. And that made me remember I have a modern TV and laptop, and just need a monitor. Sure enough, once connected to my laptop, this TV works just as a monitor would. Incredible!

I hope to get a new laptop soon, but for now, this will do.

velopers were lazy

aw but i waanted agumon.......

https://youtu.be/lEpSctIqqdg

lmao isn't that a pic of Jester

no its you

thanks for actually using my name tho

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Quote from: Solonoid on April 16, 2019, 03:28:20 PM

you don't think anybody is interested in your actual biography do you?

Why are you asking a question in a post where you are essentially quoting the answer to it?

because he's actually that vain, and thinks that if he acts like he's aware people don't give a shit about him then someone will give him positive attention

the same reason he posts these shitty rambling horror stories and then acts indignant when he gets the desired response of people telling him to seek help

because he thinks people give a shit about him

just like he thinks the hobo he got hiv from is a good person deep down inside and not just a dude who really needs a blowjob every now and then because no sane person is interested is sucking off a hobo

Or do you for some reason, after the maelstrom which has exceeded Roman's saga in absolute delirium, still think that Hunter isn't just constantly milking the every human interaction he's ever had to prop up his crumbling self esteem, while loudly repeating that he is a valueless human being so that someone will take pity on him, and he can milk that too?

you're not dr phil and this post is like 95% wrong