She's been pretty adamant about me making her something for her birthday because her boss has a bunch of drawings from her kids and she's jealous.

Thing is, I don't really know what to draw for her.

Any suggestions?

How do you manage being both a hardcore weeb and a half-decent human being?

Additionally why is the "upload avatar" option so shit?

Probably a glitch. The character pack is 30 bucks, but the individual skins are 60? I'm sure they meant to say "5.99" instead of 59.99.

There's nothing natural about it at all. People that get turned on by that are just fucked in the mind.

there's a lot natural about it though

nature is just fucked

It's only 14 bucks on the PlayStation Store, but I'd still suggest waiting for this release since they're using current tech to their advantage.

Quote from: Snake on September 18, 2017, 12:32:01 PM

I was going to buy it on PS3 for ridiculous amounts of money, glad I don't have to do that anymore.

Yeah but physical copy.

Forever in my restless dreams.

nice shading

GG

That's what I'm saying man those kids will be a bitch and a half to deal with.

Isn't there anything else you want to study?

Not really. I'm taking the animation program because I find it interesting and I'll improve my technical skill as an artist. I don't really intend to make much use of it outside of my hobbies. The plan was to use the degree to move into teaching afterwards. There's not much else I could take that would interest me.

You see this could range from giving an old man a blowjob to shoving a kilo of cocaine up your ass

No one can give you advice when you're this vague

Well in my OP I said I wasn't looking for advice, just general thoughts on what you would do in a situation that pitted money vs. probable happiness.

I think it goes without saying that I'm not setting myself up for future financial stability but sucking dick or moving coke. At best that would just set me up in the now.

More details needed.

Like what?

I received some big news today. I would rather not get into the details but essentially I've been given an opportunity to set myself up financially for life. It would eat up all my time in the near future, but that dedication now could almost assuredly give me all the time in the world later on in my life to do as I please.

On the other hand I could maintain my current job and put myself through school that could eventually lead to something I genuinely want to do. Something that fulfills me and gives me purpose. Something I wouldn't likely get in the other scenario for at least 10 years.

It's a choice between large amounts of money that almost guarantee security versus potential financial instability but creative freedom and fulfillment.

I'm not necessarily asking for advice, I'm just interested in people's thoughts on the situation. I already know what I'm going to do.

Quote from: Snake on September 16, 2017, 11:59:06 AM

Quote from: Azumarill on September 16, 2017, 07:24:49 AM

hip hop is extremely in touch with youth pop culture. so there's bound to be some more overlap between anime and hip hop than you'll ever see in like, country or alt rock music or boy bands or w/e.

i dont think thats it. if you could explain how rap is in touch with youth pop culture or how anime constitutes youth pop culture in the first place, thatd be swell.

um i dont see why you would need explanations for either of those things but ill humor you regardless. hip hop has always been artistic expression by and for mostly young people. because of this, hip hop culture often reflects a broader youth culture and its trappings. a lot of the rappers today grew up watching pokemon and dragon ball and sailor moon and cowboy bebop and so on and so forth on american television. anime falls under youth pop culture because the people who consume it in america have historically ranged from young children to like, middle aged people. dont get me wrong here- manga/anime has a huge appeal to people in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and im not saying that anime culture is exclusively associated with youth. however, that industry does make a ton of their profits from young consumers. it's definitely a big part of youth culture in this part of the world right now, at least among people who have internet access/use the net often. the internet is hip hop's biggest market anyway, so the overlap there is also fairly significant.

i needed an explanation because it's not obvious to me why you think these things. why else.

but, yeah. nah. young people are the biggest market for the majority of products in the world, because young people have the most disposable income. that doesn't mean hip hop is, by nature, for young people. and i would argue the same with anime. anime seems to cater to lonely people, which more and more people are these days, and rap has become pretty depressing and gothic in recent years, so maybe those two traits mesh well together or something idk.

and i don't think grown men would go from something like dragon ball, naruto, or even pokemon (to a lesser extent) to whatever this other shit i'm seeing is. those shows are about beating the other guy in a fierce battle and being the fucking best guy ever. it's surface level manliness. there's a start contrast from those anime and this other shit i'm seeing.