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Apparently, we're going to pause 'Kingmaker' for a bit and play Starfinder instead.
What are the chances of me making a character that resembles a) Thars Tharkas or b) a version of Dejah Thoris who can do something bar act snippy and get captured?
Pretty good, I'd say.
didn't she put bullets between eyes originally? Or was she just snarky to her capturers?
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I would indeed strip if captured.
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I think I can say this without getting hit with the political bike:
As is typical in the days before an election, canvassers are running amok in our neighborhood, banging on doors with the regularity of a health nut on a Metamucil and bran muffin diet.
On our door is an elegant little sign that GothBard found and purchased that reads,
"NO
Soliciting
Fundraising
Politics
Salesmen
Religion
Thank You."I don't know whether it's blowback from the 2018 canvassing (that was amazingly obnoxious), but every single canvasser who has knocked on my door has turned around and walked away, with a sheepish, "Sorry! I didn't see your sign!"
Well-trained canvassers who (almost) respect your sign! Who'd've thunk?
(Of course the Devil's Advocate in me says they're trained to do exactly that so I'll feel sorry for them and listen to their spiel, but I play the Grumpy Old Man card very, very well, thank you!)
You? Grumpy? I cannot believe such things, Papa Nobodyshome!
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One of my technicians is doomed.
His oldest daughter is 6. He leaves the office every day around 2:20ish to go pick her up from school, then he works the remainder of his day from home.
I just told him as he was packing up "You know, one day she's going to say 'Daddy, why can't I walk home from school?' and on that day you're going to know she's got a boyfriend or girlfriend."
Again, she's 6. I say this kind of crap just to get him riled up. And to a lesser degree, mentally prepared. Because it *will* happen.
He looks at me and says "Just yesterday she told me she has a boy that kisses her, 'but we can't kiss in school unless the teacher's not looking.'
I used to have a girlfriend in pre-k when I was younger(5, I think). Her name was Alexis. We used to kiss in the coat closet when we weren't learning all the time. It was adorable. The teachers thought it cute but would try to dissuade us. We were there to learn, after all. Eventually she switched pre-k classes and I was saddened. She did come back once. There were cheers all around. I helped her with her coat, a big white fuzzy thing, but we didnt make out or anything after that- the moment had passed and we were just friends from then on.
I do wonder what she is doing now.
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A Harvard scientist team announced discovering extraterrestrial protein within an examined meteorite...
This is not yet confirmed or falsified by peer review, though.
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A Harvard scientist team announced discovering extraterrestrial protein within an examined meteorite...
This is not yet confirmed or falsified by peer review, though.
I bet it just tastes like chicken.
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It's snowing.
Of course, with a high temperature in the forties it won't stick around.
We'll be an unstobable force of sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!But does the common cold do Cold damage?It's in the name, Limey! It's in the naaaaaaaaaaame.
If so, then let us wreak havoc on the City of Brass with a Maximised Woran's Sneezing Tsunami spell.They actually have people who cast spells, though! That's daaaaangerous!
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"No, we're having pot roast. Maybe for your birthday."The General took the kids to a pet store "Just to look at the animals".
This was a mistake.
Though to her credit she didn't bring anything home, but now I have to hear constant "Can we get a bunny/cat/other, dad!?".
Nope, that's what my parents did to me, and unfortunately, they backed it up.
"We got you a pig for your birthday!"
Six months later...
Dad hands me a rifle "Remember that pig we got you for your birthday..."
A true story.
And yes, they named the meat packages in the freezer so my mom would happily reply "We're have Petunia bacon today!" It almost made me hate bacon.
Also the reason why I live in a city.
We had a pig every year, for eating. But they are so smart and kind that you always get attached. Luckily I didnt have to kill it myself.
We did end up giving them all the same name, so we could pretend it was just the same pig...
I may have to stop eating sausage if this keeps up.
A Harvard scientist team announced discovering extraterrestrial protein within an examined meteorite...
This is not yet confirmed or falsified by peer review, though.
I bet it just tastes like chicken.
"All Natural Protein - Feeding Our Heroes, Uniting the Sky"
Fffffffffffffffffffffffarfig newton, iZombie just got "real."
Q.Q
(Season 4, Episode 5; Amby, at least, should know what I'm talking about.)
S4,E6 - aw, that poor guy. He was really trying!
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didn't she put bullets between eyes originally? Or was she just snarky to her capturers?Apparently, we're going to pause 'Kingmaker' for a bit and play Starfinder instead.
What are the chances of me making a character that resembles a) Thars Tharkas or b) a version of Dejah Thoris who can do something bar act snippy and get captured?
Pretty good, I'd say.
She may have transfixed a Barsoomian cad with a slim, jewelled dagger on one occasion and struck another around the face with a gorgeously embossed bracelet on another; I don't recall her shooting anyone (in the books - only read one or two of the comics)
She may have transfixed a Barsoomian cad with a slim, jewelled dagger on one occasion and struck another around the face with a gorgeously embossed bracelet on another; I don't recall her shooting anyone (in the books - only read one or two of the comics)didn't she put bullets between eyes originally? Or was she just snarky to her capturers?Apparently, we're going to pause 'Kingmaker' for a bit and play Starfinder instead.
What are the chances of me making a character that resembles a) Thars Tharkas or b) a version of Dejah Thoris who can do something bar act snippy and get captured?
Pretty good, I'd say.
I didn't remember her shooting anyone, either, though, unfortunately, it's been long enough that what I mostly remember these days is the movie.
(Don't hate me.)
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So, I had a weird dream. Apparently I was asking people on my nwn server what to do next after finishing my current storylines and the consensus was to run a plotline called Stone Cold Throne. Which admittedly is a pretty boss storyline name.
Unfortunately I have no idea what it is yet. But it's now in my head.
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Fffffffffffffffffffffffarfig newton, iZombie just got "real."
Q.Q
(Season 4, Episode 5; Amby, at least, should know what I'm talking about.)
Hmm... we may need to give it another chance. We really enjoyed Season 1, but it quickly degenerated into SO many unpleasant tropes towards the end of Season 1 or Season 2 that we ended up just turning it off.
Of course, having time to watch TV is another matter entirely; I'm lucky to get in one day a month where I get in 2-3 hours of TV. I just have too many other things I enjoy more...
Fffffffffffffffffffffffarfig newton, iZombie just got "real."
Q.Q
(Season 4, Episode 5; Amby, at least, should know what I'm talking about.)
Hmm... we may need to give it another chance. We really enjoyed Season 1, but it quickly degenerated into SO many unpleasant tropes towards the end of Season 1 or Season 2 that we ended up just turning it off.
Of course, having time to watch TV is another matter entirely; I'm lucky to get in one day a month where I get in 2-3 hours of TV. I just have too many other things I enjoy more...
I... I don't know if you should.
Season 3 was... not a good time.
Season 4 has been... ooooooooookay, so far.
There are several really good moments, but there is a bunch of needless or annoying stuff, too.
I'm going to be honest - it's a guilty pleasure at best.
I am enjoying it, but... it's mostly because of how silly it's gotten.
Season three was a total degradation in many ways, and Season four has used that to its advantage, if that makes sense.
I can't really recommend you take the time to watch it - I don't know that getting there is... a valid use of time.
(I'm just doing house things while it's on - I get to see a lot more more easily as a result.)
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I'm just glad it's warming up outside so I'll have way less time to watch TV.
I will say, the fact that they still play D&D (and love it) is loooovely.
The fact that people continuously forget to lock doors when engaging in private moments in a place they know there are lots of people moving around is... a fact that keeps on showing up.
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A-choo!We'll be an unstobable force of sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!But does the common cold do Cold damage?It's in the name, Limey! It's in the naaaaaaaaaaame.
If so, then let us wreak havoc on the City of Brass with a Maximised Woran's Sneezing Tsunami spell.They actually have people who cast spells, though! That's daaaaangerous!
Ow yeah, I forgot all about Jubilex. Oozes are awesome.
I'm going to be honest - it's a guilty pleasure at best.
I am enjoying it, but... it's mostly because of how silly it's gotten.
So, just as an example, episode 10 is so daggum referential, it actually makes jokes about its own budget constraints and limits by making jokes about a different zombie show (that actually exists), while making a non-stop series of cop movie cliche references.
I mean. I love it. But. Wow.
Just... just... wwwwwwwwwwow.
And suddenly, soap opera~! (Again)
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Working from home is such a funny thing.
For me, I start at 6:30 in the morning, and the first thing I do is break down my day into half-hour chunks of time, figure out what I should be able to accomplish in that half hour, and then try to keep up with that schedule. If I get ahead (which I frequently do), I get to relax a bit. So I have no issues with motivation or what-have-you; I'm perfectly happy talking to people via IM or email.
GothBard's in a "work from home" test today just in case the coronavirus gets really bad in the Bay Area, and she's facing a lot of frustration because she can't just stand up and walk over to another person's desk and talk with them; she has to use Slack or IM, and it's much more of a pain to see each other's screens. So working from home is definitely not for everyone.
And Shiro, of course, says he could never do it because he'd never actually work. I doubt that, but it's his excuse for going to work every day...
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Aiymi just bought me a “new” (1999) album from a weird little band called Rocket Scientists. The longest song on the album is called “Break the Silence”. It’s 14:38 of silence, and it’s not just tacked onto the end of the album. There are still two tracks after it. I’m both amused and filled with rage.
So, just as an example, episode 10 is so daggum referential, it actually makes jokes about its own budget constraints and limits by making jokes about a different zombie show (that actually exists), while making a non-stop series of cop movie cliche references.I'm going to be honest - it's a guilty pleasure at best.
I am enjoying it, but... it's mostly because of how silly it's gotten.
... but then again, episode 11, like 5 has really powerful emotional moments built up for, like, half the season and paid off well.
Also, I'm not crying, b-baka.
>:I
Q.Q
Yo, John!
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Today, at the dentist, I realized I have a filling in my tooth older then my coworker.
I have a filling in my tooth older than most FaWtL members. (I believe it's currently 45. It's one of my first adult teeth to come in, got a filling as it was coming in, and the filling's stayed there ever since.)
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Working from home is such a funny thing.
For me, I start at 6:30 in the morning, and the first thing I do is break down my day into half-hour chunks of time, figure out what I should be able to accomplish in that half hour, and then try to keep up with that schedule. If I get ahead (which I frequently do), I get to relax a bit. So I have no issues with motivation or what-have-you; I'm perfectly happy talking to people via IM or email.
GothBard's in a "work from home" test today just in case the coronavirus gets really bad in the Bay Area, and she's facing a lot of frustration because she can't just stand up and walk over to another person's desk and talk with them; she has to use Slack or IM, and it's much more of a pain to see each other's screens. So working from home is definitely not for everyone.
And Shiro, of course, says he could never do it because he'd never actually work. I doubt that, but it's his excuse for going to work every day...
If I had a choice between two jobs, and one paid twice as much but the other let me work from home, I'd take the from home option every damn time.
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I'd work from home more often, but invariably that's when something happens that requires my physical presence at the office, even though only about 5% of my job even deals with the office I'm based out of.
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I'm definitely in the "can't work from home I don't care how much you pay me" camp.
Of course that's mostly because I can't fit my house AND a load of gravel on one dump truck, it's one or the other.
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I'm definitely in the "can't work from home I don't care how much you pay me" camp.
Of course that's mostly because I can't fit my house AND a load of gravel on one dump truck, it's one or the other.
I can't believe you're not thinking of this. You just load the house with the gravel, then put the house on the truck. Solved.
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I can't believe you're not thinking of this. You just load the house with the gravel, then put the house on the truck. Solved.I'm definitely in the "can't work from home I don't care how much you pay me" camp.
Of course that's mostly because I can't fit my house AND a load of gravel on one dump truck, it's one or the other.
I mean sure, if it's just me, but there's the dog and then I'd have to kick the wife and kids out because I go to work earlier than they do.
Also, there's weight restrictions to think about, I can't have a full library of Pathfinder books and a load of gravel in the house at the same time.
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Today, at the dentist, I realized I have a filling in my tooth older then my coworker.I have a filling in my tooth older than most FaWtL members. (I believe it's currently 45. It's one of my first adult teeth to come in, got a filling as it was coming in, and the filling's stayed there ever since.)
wow.
You're YOUNG, Papa Nobodyshome! So very young!
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Today, at the dentist, I realized I have a filling in my tooth older then my coworker.I have a filling in my tooth older than most FaWtL members. (I believe it's currently 45. It's one of my first adult teeth to come in, got a filling as it was coming in, and the filling's stayed there ever since.)
Ooooooooooooh your filling is almost older then MrT!
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And Shiro, of course, says he could never do it because he'd never actually work. I doubt that, but it's his excuse for going to work every day...
Guilty... Or at least it would be something I'd seriously struggle with. I have enough trouble keeping focused on work in a work environment.
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Why I love Pathfinder 806: You never hear anyone say "That goat ate my shield" playing D&D.
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I couldn't work from home. I don't want the children in my house.
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Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
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Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
An ex-pat!?
Oh god, Tom Brady IS leaving for the Titans, isn't he!!
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That's a treasure, alright.
In other news, I got asked for ID when buying whiskey today.
This is the first time that has happened since I was 16-17 and not legally around to do it; I can't think of any way that I look under the legal age for buying alcohol now.
I didn't have any ID, as it happened, but I took my hat off and showed the cashier my fine collection of grey & white hairs and she let me off.
My life.