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The Flood / Re: I started injections today
« on: June 19, 2020, 10:50:07 PM »
Most endocrinologists agree that estrogen patches are the best form to obtain it, and thatā€™s what Iā€™ve been using for a year and a half.

Spoiler

You're telling me you been using that shit for a year and a half and you still look like a porcelain doll that was left in a damp attic for a few decades?



LOL okay
wow who is that cutie and does she have a boyfriend o.0
Lol you donā€™t know what youā€™re talking about but okay

If you want to buy into the whole injection scheme then thatā€™s fine. I have keyser insurance and injections are definitely an option for me, but I donā€™t need that level of estrogen nor the hassle that comes with injections - Iā€™m doing fine. Iā€™d love to see a pic of you with absolutely no makeup and see how it compares to any pic of mine, the vast majority of which I donā€™t wear makeup in.

You have some good pics yes, but those pics are pre HRT and you only look good because of the vast amount of skill you have with makeup. Not really an insult - just the truth. Look at a pre transition pic of me and compare it with recent ones, the change is so evident even though Iā€™ve just been on patches.

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The Flood / Re: I started injections today
« on: June 19, 2020, 10:20:19 PM »
Most endocrinologists agree that estrogen patches are the best form to obtain it, and thatā€™s what Iā€™ve been using for a year and a half.

Spoiler

You're telling me you been using that shit for a year and a half and you still look like a porcelain doll that was left in a damp attic for a few decades?



LOL okay

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The Flood / Re: I started injections today
« on: June 19, 2020, 10:00:43 PM »
Most endocrinologists agree that estrogen patches are the best form to obtain it, and thatā€™s what Iā€™ve been using for a year and a half.

Spoiler

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You know, I enjoyed Baccano before you made this thread.
Awesome! Glad to hear you were a fan before today.

I just like doing write-ups of shows I enjoy, forgive me.

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Oh, I forgot to mention: watch the English dub for sure. Even anime purists agree that the English dub is far better than the Japanese one. The entire show takes place in America, and the dub gets the accents and such down to a point.

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seems pretty interesting, i do enjoy drama

the art style is kinda... uhh not my thing imo, but thats just because im so used to smooth, cutesy art. not sure if that makes sense
Itā€™s definitely no Totally Spies, but it can be super wholesome and heartwarming at times. It definitely has some violence and grittiness, but not just for the sake of it.

I enjoy the art style personally, it sells the dark world it takes place in, and makes those wholesome moments more wholesome in comparison, and make the rays of light shine so much brighter.

The tone is darkly comedic throughout, though. Even the dramatic moments are usually undercut with some form of levity. Itā€™s never like youā€™re watching The Godfather or anything.

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the dudes fuckin name is

Jacuzzi

Splot

fuck you doin japan
Fake gang name

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Please stop posting.

Just stop.
Donā€™t you ever find it a bit rude that no matter what kind of content I post, whether itā€™s something silly like this, or something of a much higher quality like this thread, your response is identical?

Why should I even bother with an attempt at good-faith, quality threads? Why should I even give you that effort? If the response is the same regardless, then I have no reason to even forgo my fun (for me) dumb threads and attempt to make something of my posts.

Youā€™re being a Chuck to my Jimmy, insisting that Iā€™ll never be able to be a quality poster because of my past and, ironically, making sure that very thing happens.

Your inevitable reply to this is oh, so predictable. But I implore you to just chill out a bit and either donā€™t say anything at all, or give legitimate discussion where itā€™s due.

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The Flood / Be honest, who here still hasnā€™t seen Baccano?
« on: June 19, 2020, 03:48:01 PM »
YouTube

Please just take my recommendation and watch this fantastic show if you havenā€™t yet. But if thatā€™s not enough, take a look at this video above. It excellently sums up whatā€™s so great about this show, and I want to actually challenge Verbatimā€™s argument from his Evangelion review about themes in this post.



Baccano is a multi-faceted mystery/drama with plenty of comedic elements. It takes place in Prohibition-era America, in three timelines that ultimately connect to each other in plot relevance (1929, 1930, and 1931). It has a huge cast of interesting characters, some appearing in only one timeline, some appearing in two, and one set of characters, extremely important but essentially comic characters, who appear in all three. Despite how muddled this may sound, it never gets bogged down and youā€™re never at a lull where youā€™re asking ā€œwait, who is this guy againā€?

The characters make the show, in my opinion, but make no mistake - the plot of the show is one of the most well-crafted ones where youā€™re never confused, but always wanting more. The only time you might be scratching your head is at the end of the first episode, as, fair warning, itā€™s more of a ā€œvignettes of things to comeā€ situation that doesnā€™t make a whole lot of sense on first viewing except to the most eagle-eyed viewer. I always tell people that no, you canā€™t skip the first episode, as it expertly sets up the characters and the tone, but the first aspect of a concise, serialized story begins in the second episode.

The show is almost, almost like a ā€œPulp Fiction meets a mafia movie meets a supernatural horror storyā€, in a way. Thatā€™s just a simple comparison, though, and the show itself is unique and unlike anything youā€™ve probably seen.

This show makes me disagree with Verbatimā€™s idea that themes make a story. He said that without themes, without the tomato in the sandwich, a story is just bread. That may be the case with most stories, yes. That may be the case when a story is trying to illustrate a larger point or provide some larger reason for you to watch it - for Verbatim, he likes to walk away from a story with some takeaway he can apply to his life, to feel like his time wasnā€™t wasted.

I can understand that, but really, do you need a theme or lesson to have something to apply to your life? What about a ā€œI relate to this character and the things they went through in this story remind me of things Iā€™ve gone through in my own lifeā€? What about ā€œtheir arc and how they changed, and how they resolved the crisis they were in has given me new insight on how to combat my similar life situationā€? Iā€™m mainly speaking to Verbatim in this paragraph, because for most people, merely the promise of watching an incredible, high-quality show is its own reward. What Iā€™m saying is that you donā€™t need a theme, or to be taught a lesson, to take something away from a show or film. The characters themselves can be what you take away.

Verbatim compared shows to a sandwich - the tomato being the themes/lessons, and the bread being the vehicle - the plot and characters - on which those lessons are served. Baccano, as I said, is unlike any show Iā€™ve ever seen, and I think an exception can be made. Baccano is like an entree of tastiest potato chips youā€™ve ever tasted. Not some Lays bullshit - the genuine article, made by some renowned Southern cook and served to you in a fancy restaurant. Are they a sandwich, are they good for you? Not really.  Theyā€™re still deep fried and covered in salt and seasonings and all that. They have no health food content (i.e. themes, lessons, deeper meaning), but goddamn they are delicious. Goddamn you will reach for one after the other, and theyā€™ll be gone as fast as you can consume them. And while they didnā€™t do anything for you on a health food level, goddamn youā€™ll remember that dining experience, eating those chips, for a long, LONG time.

Baccano takes its characters and narrative very seriously, and everything is very consistent. But it also doesnā€™t pander to you pretending to be something itā€™s not. Itā€™s definitely not an Evangelion or something like The Shining. If I had to reach and guess the overall themes of the show, they would be ā€œmorality, togetherness, and familyā€. The show goes out of its way to reward the characters who try to do the right thing, make the morally neutral ones reconsider their lives, and punish the outright monsters. Thereā€™s a sense of camaraderie in each episode, working together to defeat this darkness that looms over everything. And in the end of the show, thereā€™s yes, a sense of familial love that these non-related characters have developed toward each other.

You will love the characters, thatā€™s for sure. Youā€™re connected with them and want to see them triumph over their foes almost immediately. Even the ā€œvillainsā€ are endearing and charming (except for literally two who are meant to be Hate Sinks). Anyway, this isnā€™t really a show that even has themes, and the three I listed above are almost more like plot fixtures than themes. Itā€™s not a pretentious show, even if it might seem that way initially. Just give it a chance and youā€™ll enjoy it - I promise, on the honor of Winona.  ;)

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The Flood / Re: What shows have you been watching lately?
« on: June 16, 2020, 08:29:08 PM »
Onto season 5-6 TWD now

Everyone just sits around and talks about their feelings now

At least crazy Rick is fun to watch
dude Carol is so badass in those seasons

you get to see prime Negan soon too

the writing with everyone else isnā€™t great no, but just hang in there

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The Flood / Re: Anyone here not drink caffeine?
« on: June 15, 2020, 02:44:27 PM »
Caffeine in the form of coffee every day

DXM like twice a week (been cutting it back)

No weed ever, everyone here is straight edge and it sucks (oh but nicotine and alcohol is fine)

Juul got too expensive so now Iā€™m in the unenviable situation of smoking cigarettes - once I get this job it will be better

Drink like nearly every day.



Well played, Carmen. At least you donā€™t live with your mom anymore, though. And having a place to call my own is pretty chill. Just rough times rn

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The Flood / Re: Is it furry July or furry June
« on: June 15, 2020, 02:35:46 PM »
draw the line at catgirls
WOAH whatā€™s up my brother in arms? Remember when I made people swear loyalty to me on SU with that dumb pledge lmao

where have you been

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Gaming / Spoiler OneShot
« on: June 15, 2020, 02:31:21 PM »
Did you save Niko like a loser with emotions or make the cruel hard difficult but ultimately far more moral option of defying the World Machine and saving the world?

Niko might be the only non-NPC in the game (aside from you and, arguably, the Author) but that doesnā€™t matter. As Niko said, Silver and Prototype existed outside the World Machineā€™s code when they saved you in the mines - the place that even the World Machine couldnā€™t see. That proves that every tamed robot and human NPC character in the game is a true AI, capable of advancing their knowledge based on preexisting knowledge, and thus able to gain sentience and sapience. That makes them just as real as Niko.

And thus even though Niko is a human and the NPCs are code, theyā€™re living code, and itā€™s morally reprehensible to make them suffer in a cold sunless world to save the life of a single human being.

Thoughts? Did you even play the game? Yeah, you. I know whoā€™s reading this.

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Septagon / Re: Normally this is where Iā€™d request a feature
« on: June 15, 2020, 02:05:23 PM »
No.
I like how Deci liked this he probably took this hilarious thread seriously

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aw you guys really do care

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is this a good will hunting moment

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The Flood / Re: Verbatim
« on: June 15, 2020, 01:59:37 PM »
I like how you get more mad the longer the review goes on. Also I actually want to watch Evanglion or however you spell it for the sake of watching it now, not just for approval points. It sounds good, and from the way you describe Asuka sheā€™d probably be my favorite character.

I kind of want to watch that movie, though, (but donā€™t want to get too spoiled so I wonā€™t - the review itself was pretty spoiler free because Iā€™m not going to remember any of that insane bs with gay magic and pulling apart spears to stop lily from rising from her grave ??? ) because of how insane it sounds. I feel like Iā€™d laugh throughout the thing in a ā€œThe Roomā€ kind of way, especially since its ridiculousness is intentional like in classic Scooby Doo.

Anyway why arenā€™t you getting paid for this? That tomato/sandwich metaphor for themes was a really inspired way to put it. Like you waste time posting these reviews here, why not bite the small amount it costs and register a domain name and make an actual website with Cheatā€™s server? She helped me make winonaryder.club which is probably down now but yeah I had that site to say I had a winona ryder fansite for a while.

Long post lol sorry

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I can forgive the hate, but not the sheer boredom that this post invokes. I expected something better, maybe a bit more cutting.

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Septagon / Please give me yellow text
« on: June 15, 2020, 10:24:12 AM »
I donā€™t need to be an admin, not even a mod, but I feel like since this site just has a few cool people left you could reward us and give me yellow text

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The Flood / Re: Are You Ok Cheat
« on: June 15, 2020, 10:15:19 AM »
Just keep it up itā€™s become a site fixture

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There I said it

cards on the table I like these two members way too much. the only difference is that Iā€™m in love with Sol (unrequited ofc) while I just have this great enjoyment and respect for Verbatim

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The Flood / Re: Verbatim is a moron
« on: June 11, 2020, 05:45:25 PM »
I have a theory that the reason you guys are still on a message board which handles like it launched ten years before it did and had no upgrades since is because you don't know which series of tubes will lead you from the depths of php.
the communtiy is the reason

we all know each other and we're friends

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The Flood / Re: Verbatim is a moron
« on: June 08, 2020, 09:44:26 PM »
Verbatim is a miracle and I will not have you, of all people, disparage him

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The Flood / Re: Been getting into The Boondocks
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:54:01 PM »
About the level of critical thought I've come to expect from you.

What a waste of time. This is me politely asking you to stop responding to my threads, and in exchange I won't respond to you. No reason we can't dislike each other in a cordial manner.

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The Flood / Re: girls suck
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:52:03 PM »

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The Flood / Re: Been getting into The Boondocks
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:46:27 PM »
I'm not reading all that
Then don't?

No one is compelling you to click on my threads, you know.
Consider it constructive criticism, prick.
I will not. Constructive criticism is just that - constructive. Whining about post length just makes you look like a child with ADD.

It's like if Roger Ebert posted a review of a movie and in the comments you said "I'm not reading all that" and acted like you said something profound.
If Roger Bert has 2 views (one from himself and one from the commenter) he should listen to that advice
Terrible logic. Might doesn't make right. It would be the same review from him, regardless of if he got one view or one million.

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The Flood / Re: girls suck
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:43:05 PM »
Too clever by half Desty

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The Flood / Re: Been getting into The Boondocks
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:42:03 PM »
I'm not reading all that
Then don't?

No one is compelling you to click on my threads, you know.
Consider it constructive criticism, prick.
I will not. Constructive criticism is just that - constructive. Whining about post length just makes you look like a child with ADD.

It's like if Roger Ebert posted a review of a movie and in the comments you said "I'm not reading all that" and acted like you said something profound.

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The Flood / Re: girls suck
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:40:17 PM »
wait who the fuck are you
*returns to the shadows*
Please don't. Desty's posts are jokes, not funny ones either. At least you put a modicum of thought into yours.

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The Flood / Re: Been getting into The Boondocks
« on: June 01, 2020, 04:36:29 PM »
I'm not reading all that
Then don't?

No one is compelling you to click on my threads, you know.

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