Got it, will be prepared for the feels when I get around to it.
DAGGUMMIT, ASCENDANCE', I TOLD YOU NOT TO PLAY WITH MY HEART THAT WAY.ASDF
Just wanted to point out that this is accurate.
There is a lot of light hearted fun and silliness, as well as just real fun in general, but the show never really lets you forget that you’re following what is essentially a sick little girl in a medieval-like (only mildly worse, some ways mildly better) world based off of Dutch/French/fantasy people of something akin to that era - after guilds were invented, but before world travel was a common thing, and walled cities were both real and still necessary.
And where six year olds have to make life-altering decisions and make arrangements or get jobs, seven year olds must choose the job that lasts their lifetime and fifteen year olds are adults, with all that implies for good or ill, and illiteracy is the norm. It’s beautiful and funny and sad and interesting - disease in general seems less rampant than it was, but other things are worse and some are worse than others.
I just wanted to get dressed.
*gets dressed*
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Highly recommend Bofuri if you aren’t already watching. It’s pure sugar sweetness.
I like it a lot. Very sweet in a way other shows like this are not. Very lighthearted, maybe?
Highly recommend Bofuri if you aren’t already watching. It’s pure sugar sweetness.I like it a lot. Very sweet in a way other shows like this are not. Very lighthearted, maybe?
Alas, I can't find it on Crunchy Roll!
I'm also planning on watching Spice & Wolf at some point, but I understand that is on a different streaming service other than CR, as well.
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I am currently watching most of my anime on "WCOSTREAM.COM"
(Formerly Watch Cartoons Online.com)
Or some of the Netflix ones.
WCOstream has most of anything you could think of available, in both/either Dubbed and/or Subbed. I spend a lot of time just perusing the shows/movies, etc I wish I had time to watch. ;P
normally I would agree, but I was just making another low rent sex gag noone got but me.I'm pretty sure Scint is right in that you haven't read the same book series we did. Your copy was edited and approved by an insurance company or something.We are going to disagree here for...reasons.In the Dresden Files series (Book 6 or 7? Somewhere in there, name of the book is DEAD BEAT)
(SPOILER ALERT-If you want to read this book and be surprised, Dont read the spoiler!)
** spoiler omitted **
Best. Scene. In. A. Novel. EVER.
:)Ah. I see now. I was immediately thinking back to when you told us you weren't a big fan of that series.
(Which, no problem of course, just that your given reasons didn't jive with what Scint and I experienced.)
I have met the author and have his autograph, I simply much prefer the earlier books to the later ones, which get a bit...much.
Side Jobs was kinda good.
I WANT to meet the author! :)
I can't really disagree with you? His early books and his more recent ones are all GOOD, just getting different in tone than when he started.I just really like his voice, and style. and one-liners, and quips,... and,... the fact that Harry is ALWAYS out matched. But never outwitted.
:)
Jim Butcher also wrote one spider man novel.
He nailed the 'Peter Parker' voice as well. VERY worth the read if you like Spider man at all.
It is "Spider man: The Darkest Hours"
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normally I would agree, but I was just making another low rent sex gag noone got but me.I'm pretty sure Scint is right in that you haven't read the same book series we did. Your copy was edited and approved by an insurance company or something.We are going to disagree here for...reasons.In the Dresden Files series (Book 6 or 7? Somewhere in there, name of the book is DEAD BEAT)
(SPOILER ALERT-If you want to read this book and be surprised, Dont read the spoiler!)
** spoiler omitted **
Best. Scene. In. A. Novel. EVER.
:)Ah. I see now. I was immediately thinking back to when you told us you weren't a big fan of that series.
(Which, no problem of course, just that your given reasons didn't jive with what Scint and I experienced.)
I have met the author and have his autograph, I simply much prefer the earlier books to the later ones, which get a bit...much.
Side Jobs was kinda good.
I WANT to meet the author! :)
I can't really disagree with you? His early books and his more recent ones are all GOOD, just getting different in tone than when he started.I just really like his voice, and style. and one-liners, and quips,... and,... the fact that Harry is ALWAYS out matched. But never outwitted.
:)Jim Butcher also wrote one spider man novel.
He nailed the 'Peter Parker' voice as well. VERY worth the read if you like Spider man at all.
It is "Spider man: The Darkest Hours"
why am I not surprised....
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Jealous.Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
And now I pay the price for my hubris. Oof.
(No regrets!)
Very reasonable!
Also, just to brag, but it’s a place I could hyyyypothetically go every day... they make the food fresh, you know, while you wait.
*drool*
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*reads the sick days discussion*
Yeah. Its pretty good here in the netherlands.
That is so sick! ~grins and runs from the pun police~
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*drool*Jealous.Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
And now I pay the price for my hubris. Oof.
(No regrets!)
Very reasonable!
Also, just to brag, but it’s a place I could hyyyypothetically go every day... they make the food fresh, you know, while you wait.
you have yet to try my cooking.
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you have yet to try my cooking.*drool*Jealous.Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
And now I pay the price for my hubris. Oof.
(No regrets!)
Very reasonable!
Also, just to brag, but it’s a place I could hyyyypothetically go every day... they make the food fresh, you know, while you wait.
At some point we should organise Ftawl-con and have everyone just cook food and bring snacks and play games.
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At some point we should organise Ftawl-con and have everyone just cook food and bring snacks and play games.you have yet to try my cooking.*drool*Jealous.Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
And now I pay the price for my hubris. Oof.
(No regrets!)
Very reasonable!
Also, just to brag, but it’s a place I could hyyyypothetically go every day... they make the food fresh, you know, while you wait.
we should!
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Ascendance of a bookworm is pretty good so far.
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I don't care how tasty dragon meat is, you are not cooking me or my kind!!!
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we should!At some point we should organise Ftawl-con and have everyone just cook food and bring snacks and play games.you have yet to try my cooking.*drool*Jealous.Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
And now I pay the price for my hubris. Oof.
(No regrets!)
Very reasonable!
Also, just to brag, but it’s a place I could hyyyypothetically go every day... they make the food fresh, you know, while you wait.
Concurrence.
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Me, watching CrunchyRoll with ads, because I can't afford less than 10 bucks a month for the ad free version, 'cause I'm poor.
Ad comes up for a Lexus.
A LEXUS.
What about my broke AF cartoon loving self says I'm in line to buy a brand new luxury car?
I swear, advertisers are f&%!ing stupid.
At least Pandora knows to run ads for cheap car insurance and other bargain items. They at least realize if you can't afford a streaming service you're probably broke.
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Me, watching CrunchyRoll with ads, because I can't afford less than 10 bucks a month for the ad free version, 'cause I'm poor.
Ad comes up for a Lexus.
A LEXUS.
What about my broke AF cartoon loving self says I'm in line to buy a brand new luxury car?
I swear, advertisers are f!!@ing stupid.
At least Pandora knows to run ads for cheap car insurance and other bargain items. They at least realize if you can't afford a streaming service you're probably broke.
Look at it the other way around. The person driving around in a brand new Lexus can't afford Crunchy Roll.
It's the same joke you get to make when you see a Porsche 911 Turbo S sitting in the McDonald's drive-thru.
But on a more serious note...there are areas where people who can't afford decent housing or streaming services still buy a premium brand vehicle (used) to help them land the office job. They feel like they can't be seen getting out of used Camry because they'll be instantly dismissed.
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"Okay, our article today is about the coronav-"
"NOT AGAIN"
"Look, every option I had to pick from had something to do with the coronovirus. Deal with it."Option 1) Coronovirus
Option 2) Trump Administration Handling of Coronavirus
Option 3) Democratic Primary
Option 4) How the Democratic Candidates Would Handle Coronavirus
Option 5) Cat Videos So Cute Your Spine Slides Out
Today's new articles:
1) First U.S. study on coronavirus treatment begins in Nebraska2) A Guide: How to Prepare Your Home for Coronavirus
Screw it. We're doing a geography day. Label the countries of Africa on this map. Get a few Americans that can find something on the globe.
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Me, watching CrunchyRoll with ads, because I can't afford less than 10 bucks a month for the ad free version, 'cause I'm poor.
Ad comes up for a Lexus.
A LEXUS.
What about my broke AF cartoon loving self says I'm in line to buy a brand new luxury car?
I swear, advertisers are f!!@ing stupid.
At least Pandora knows to run ads for cheap car insurance and other bargain items. They at least realize if you can't afford a streaming service you're probably broke.
Look at it the other way around. The person driving around in a brand new Lexus can't afford Crunchy Roll.
It's the same joke you get to make when you see a Porsche 911 Turbo S sitting in the McDonald's drive-thru.
But on a more serious note...there are areas where people who can't afford decent housing or streaming services still buy a premium brand vehicle (used) to help them land the office job. They feel like they can't be seen getting out of used Camry because they'll be instantly dismissed.
Don't you be knockin' my Camry. Sure, she's older than some of my kids at this point, but I'd be lying if I didn't say she was better-behaved.
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This is a great morning. The 8th graders are on a field trip, and the juniors have a testing thing for the next few hours.
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I'll take your Camry over the loaner Nissan Versa I've currently got from the body shop.
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So, parent booster club bought the entire staff/student body access to an anti-vaping program we're expected to complete. While I don't exactly disagree with the necessity (we're a nowhere town with nothing much to do), some of it's a little...
I've gotten to the section on "how to say no in various scenarios," and all I want to do is ad-lib the only method that matters across all situations and the one that would get me in the most guaranteed trouble if I told kids to say it.
How to say no if your friend says it's just water: "F~** off."
How to say no if your friend says it's safe: "F@## off."
How to say no and avoid having the e-cig explode in your face: "F!~& off."
It's so simple and universal.
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I have a Kia.
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Concurrence.we should!At some point we should organise Ftawl-con and have everyone just cook food and bring snacks and play games.you have yet to try my cooking.*drool*Jealous.Oh my word. Real Jamaican food by a real Jamaican ex-pat.
So good.
And now I pay the price for my hubris. Oof.
(No regrets!)
Very reasonable!
Also, just to brag, but it’s a place I could hyyyypothetically go every day... they make the food fresh, you know, while you wait.
Aged Wizard is in. I shall prepare my specialty. "DRAGON CHILI!"
:)<Puts up fireproof defenses in preparation for Sharoth's rebuttal blast...>
;P
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Don't you be knockin' my Camry. Sure, she's older than some of my kids at this point, but I'd be lying if I didn't say she was better-behaved.Me, watching CrunchyRoll with ads, because I can't afford less than 10 bucks a month for the ad free version, 'cause I'm poor.
Ad comes up for a Lexus.
A LEXUS.
What about my broke AF cartoon loving self says I'm in line to buy a brand new luxury car?
I swear, advertisers are f!!@ing stupid.
At least Pandora knows to run ads for cheap car insurance and other bargain items. They at least realize if you can't afford a streaming service you're probably broke.
Look at it the other way around. The person driving around in a brand new Lexus can't afford Crunchy Roll.
It's the same joke you get to make when you see a Porsche 911 Turbo S sitting in the McDonald's drive-thru.
But on a more serious note...there are areas where people who can't afford decent housing or streaming services still buy a premium brand vehicle (used) to help them land the office job. They feel like they can't be seen getting out of used Camry because they'll be instantly dismissed.
All of my family's current cars are used. AND 'hand me downs' from other members of my family. :P
And none of them in any way, shape or form resemble a LEXUS or any other overpriced pile of parts.:P
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-screams- Dragon chili?!? DRAGON CHILI?!? NOOOOOOO!!!
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-screams- Dragon chili?!? DRAGON CHILI?!? NOOOOOOO!!!
What?!?!?
It's Spicy. 'Dragon' chili,....
No???
;P
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I have a 6-figure income.
I drive a 24-year-old Celica.
Because I have a brain and don't buy in to marketing nonsense.
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I have a 6-figure income.
I drive a 24-year-old Celica.
Because I have a brain and don't buy in to marketing nonsense.
The last time I saw six figures,...
Was in my College ALGEBRA class! ;P
Also, good for you.
(Both the income, AND the brains!)
:)
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I don't care how tasty dragon meat is, you are not cooking me
Well, it's a good thing there are other drago-
or my kind!!!
Awww....
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Don't you be knockin' my Camry. Sure, she's older than some of my kids at this point, but I'd be lying if I didn't say she was better-behaved.Me, watching CrunchyRoll with ads, because I can't afford less than 10 bucks a month for the ad free version, 'cause I'm poor.
Ad comes up for a Lexus.
A LEXUS.
What about my broke AF cartoon loving self says I'm in line to buy a brand new luxury car?
I swear, advertisers are f!!@ing stupid.
At least Pandora knows to run ads for cheap car insurance and other bargain items. They at least realize if you can't afford a streaming service you're probably broke.
Look at it the other way around. The person driving around in a brand new Lexus can't afford Crunchy Roll.
It's the same joke you get to make when you see a Porsche 911 Turbo S sitting in the McDonald's drive-thru.
But on a more serious note...there are areas where people who can't afford decent housing or streaming services still buy a premium brand vehicle (used) to help them land the office job. They feel like they can't be seen getting out of used Camry because they'll be instantly dismissed.
I misread that as Cammy.
Which worried me, for a moment.
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I have a 6-figure income.
I drive a 24-year-old Celica.
Because I have a brain and don't buy in to marketing nonsense.
I have feet.
I assume I do, anyway.
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-screams- Dragon chili?!? DRAGON CHILI?!? NOOOOOOO!!!Dragon chili, dragon steaks, dragon stew, dragon kabobs, the list is endless. Oh, dragon sausage is wonderful!!!
THIS is how Aged Wizzie feels about dragons,...
:D
EDIT-
THIS ONE is better,... :)
Lovely film.
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Lovely film.
Indeed.
The good old days.All of their films were so good back in the day. It was a great time to be a kid! :)
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Ugh, being a responsible adult can be SUCH a PITA.
We're coming up on the cancellation date for the school's SoCal trip, where we lose 100% of the deposit if we haven't canceled by then. Both California and Los Angeles have already declared states of emergency, and the CDC's response so far has been ludicrously bad.
So... gamble with other people's money, keep the trip planned, and risk losing it all, or cancel the trip now and risk looking like idiots when things clear up after all?
Not a fun choice...
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Better to look like an idiot in the name of caution than risk the kids' safety.
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Not to be That Guy but I wouldn't be surprised if it's been circulating through the states for quite some time and was either being misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all.
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I'm up for FaWtL Con but I don't want to have to cook anything.
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-screams- Dragon chili?!? DRAGON CHILI?!? NOOOOOOO!!!Dragon chili, dragon steaks, dragon stew, dragon kabobs, the list is endless. Oh, dragon sausage is wonderful!!!THIS is how Aged Wizzie feels about dragons,...
:D
EDIT-
THIS ONE is better,... :)
-runs away screaming-
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Better to look like an idiot in the name of caution than risk the kids' safety.
Well, it's the stupidity that if we cancel the trip now, 90% of the parents will be upset but won't lose any money, and if we wait and have to cancel it later, 10% of the parents will be upset and everyone will lose money.
It's a lose-lose situation simply because the choir can't afford to pay for BOTH the trip AND all the refunds, and there are too many parents who want it both ways. "I don't want you to cancel unless you have to, but if you *do* cancel I want a 100% refund," not understanding the reality of how impossible a request that is.
I'm on the, "I don't want you to cancel unless you have to, and I'm perfectly willing to lose my money if the worst happens," boat.
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Not to be That Guy but I wouldn't be surprised if it's been circulating through the states for quite some time and was either being misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all.
I don't disagree. I think it had managed to get outside of China long before their government finally admitted their doctor was right.
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The symptoms match up with the virus that ravaged through Madison in January.
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Better to look like an idiot in the name of caution than risk the kids' safety.Well, it's the stupidity that if we cancel the trip now, 90% of the parents will be upset but won't lose any money, and if we wait and have to cancel it later, 10% of the parents will be upset and everyone will lose money.
It's a lose-lose situation simply because the choir can't afford to pay for BOTH the trip AND all the refunds, and there are too many parents who want it both ways. "I don't want you to cancel unless you have to, but if you *do* cancel I want a 100% refund," not understanding the reality of how impossible a request that is.
I'm on the, "I don't want you to cancel unless you have to, and I'm perfectly willing to lose my money if the worst happens," boat.
And both the logistics and legitimate caution dictate that there's only one answer. The 90% can be pissed.
If large events that cost millions of dollars can be cancelled as the event is being set up (See 2020 Geneva Auto Show) in the name of public safety, then so can the choir trip and there's no realistic indication that this is going to be a non-issue in a month or two.
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Mm. Interesting.
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I don't think the virus is the part to worry about. Covid-19 is dangerous enough to merit concern, but it's got nothing on alligator brain mass panic.
The economic side of this is going to get ugly. Shipping lanes being essentially no-gos mean goods aren't arriving, which means shortages on store shelves. That's going to make a quarantine exceedingly difficult, and I don't think it's a stretch to picture Black Friday scenarios over the last case of water bottles and Kleenex. Putting this in LA amplifies the concern by sheer virtue of the large population: more people, fewer goods. Even if the virus itself doesn't explode like the media seems to fear, a lot of people are going to react as though it is the worst-case scenario.
I would not want to be the chaperone in a situation like that.
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On a completely unrelated note, I have an urge to reread Seven Days to the Grave.