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I'm about to sleep in my dads old room, in his bed. Across from the bed is a small pile of his things- two crossword puzzle books, and a small personalized hand cloth with "Mr. Freehold" written on it in cursive.
With him gone, it occurs to me that I am Mr. Freehold now.
in all honesty, I would say get comixology and just read the whole thing there. But yes that is the beginning, and Gunnm works MUCH better when you can read entire story arcs in a sitting.Question for Freehold:
If you look at this page, my graphic novel aligns with the English-language volume 1, and here's the Google search that shows it.
Considering I can't read Japanese, is that the one I should be reading?
(Reading the Wikipedia page, it looks like the graphic novel volume 1 stops just short of where it actually starts getting good. So this is tempting me quite a bit, but I don't want to get ripped off by the typical, "Oh, this is popular now, so let's release some fan crap that's remotely related to the original.")
I *really* hate reading digital comics. Old eyes. I much prefer good old-fashioned paper.
But more to the point, the 6-volume set I linked is the beginning, or the one volume I read was the beginning?
I'm a whale, but $160 for manga is already at my very high end, so it that's just part of the story I may suck it up, put on my reading glasses, and deal with comixology.
Weird. Couple came in for room, they "don't do credit or debit cards" Well We have to have one so I sent them elsewhere. Who doesn't do debit cards? Some people are weird.LOL. Welcome to "paranoid Westerner".
There's a remarkably-large group that's been around for decades (I had to deal with some of them in the early 1990's) who believe that if you use a credit card, your every move is being tracked, and therefore you should never use a card.
I'd be interested in whether they had cell phones...
Da man is out to git ya you gotta watch out for them and theirs.
in all honesty, I would say get comixology and just read the whole thing there. But yes that is the beginning, and Gunnm works MUCH better when you can read entire story arcs in a sitting.Question for Freehold:
If you look at this page, my graphic novel aligns with the English-language volume 1, and here's the Google search that shows it.
Considering I can't read Japanese, is that the one I should be reading?
(Reading the Wikipedia page, it looks like the graphic novel volume 1 stops just short of where it actually starts getting good. So this is tempting me quite a bit, but I don't want to get ripped off by the typical, "Oh, this is popular now, so let's release some fan crap that's remotely related to the original.")
I *really* hate reading digital comics. Old eyes. I much prefer good old-fashioned paper.
But more to the point, the 6-volume set I linked is the beginning, or the one volume I read was the beginning?
I'm a whale, but $160 for manga is already at my very high end, so it that's just part of the story I may suck it up, put on my reading glasses, and deal with comixology.
cant you find the old viz manga anywhere? You'll save a ton of money.
And yes, both are the beginning.
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You holding up okay, FHDM?
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I'm about to sleep in my dads old room, in his bed. Across from the bed is a small pile of his things- two crossword puzzle books, and a small personalized hand cloth with "Mr. Freehold" written on it in cursive.
With him gone, it occurs to me that I am Mr. Freehold now.
Sounds like your dad and I would have gotten along well.
And it sounds like you're doing as well as can be expected. Good to see you around!
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It's starting to sink in now. I'm a bit saddened, but focusing on the fact that dads spirit was ready to leave his body, which could no longer contain him. He is everywhere now.
Which will make going to the bathroom weird.
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First session of me GMing Pathfinder with a live group starts tomorrow! We're doing Skull and Shackles, but I'm prepared to take it off the rails if they get bored with it as players or find it too restrictive, as I did as a player.
The players have made:
Dwarf Barbarian (no archetypes - wrecking ball type)
Elf Wizard (admixture evoker - no archetypes - wants to blow s@$# up)
Div-Spawn Tiefling Swashbuckler (corsair - planning on being an intimimancer)
I promised them a helper NPC to balance things out. S&S is a pretty damn deadly AP, from what I remember. We had players die almost every week when I played it.
So, ideas for a friend who can heal without taking the spotlight? Something out there, to really show the two brand spanking new players there's more to the game than fighter/cleric/rogue/wizard (my girlfriend is playing the Swashbuckler, and she's the only one who thought outside the box because we've talked a lot of shop about Pathfinder, but she has only played one session before).
The party has high str and con covered by the barbarian, dex and charisma from the swash, and int from the wizard...so it seems they need a bit of wisdom. I know the default is cleric, but it's so...blase. I'm leaning towards either shaman or druid to be a magical toolbox. Any other ideas?
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It pleases me that the kids have started playing a massive board game at the table instead of playing online video games all day. They're getting together every day and playing hours and hours of Scythe.
I even love the basic premise: In the middle of WW I, Tesla created technology that ended the war and put the Slavic nations in position to conquer the world.
My only issue is the countries they chose:
- Russia (obvious)
- Poland (good second choice)
- Finland/Norway/Sweden (I'm OK with this, though the natives might protest)
- Crimea (I'm not familiar with eastern European history; were they really that significant back then?)
- Scotland. WTF?!?!?!How did Scotland sneak into this game?!?!?!!?
Even the kids laugh about it.
Scandinavia is close.
Crimea Khanate (the last time when Crimea was a country) was vassal to Turkey. They were conquered by Russian Empire in late XVIII century.By XIX century, it played an important role as a naval base for Russian fleet. During the Russian Civil war it changed hands multiple times.
As I thought—it became White Russian stronghold. So this is probably a Tsarist leftover as opposed to Bolshevik force. Or maybe some other faction playing a role in Russian Civil War.
Scotland...
Well, Scots and Irish have a lot of fans in Poland.
Random historical: a lot of Scots (and some Englishmen) ended in Poland in XVII century, seeking religious freedom and better living conditions. Polish nobility was quite willing to accept Scottish exiled nobility/gentry (or likely those who presented themselves with imagined or actual heraldic crest).
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Anyway, I'm back from my vacation. I think the nicest thing I liked about it was that there was no one telling me like, "Oh you can't do this, it's too dangerous," or "Oh you're doing it wrong!"
So it was pretty much do whatever you want, trusting solely on your own judgement. It does wonders for your self confidence let me tell you.
I mean I slipped down a slope, let the kayak slip under the kelong because I was busy gossiping with my colleagues on the kelong, but at the end of the day it was ya, you slipped down a slope, pick yourself up and truck on and if you end up under a kelong, pole yourself out of it.
Kingfisher I saw on a morning walk
The snorkeling part the visibility was quite poor so I didn't see anything except drifting seaweed, and two small grey shapes that swam off in a hurry since I was splashing too much. I suspect there were jellyfish in the water since I'd get an occasional stinging feeling now and then. But being able to swim freestyle continously without ever having to come up for air was strangely liberating.
And since there was no WiFi there, I took it as an opportunity to put my phone aside and just enjoy here and now.
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Also I learnt something about water confidence. I can swim. But because I learnt swimming in a swimming pool, I'm not very confident in open water - unlike my colleagues who have gone diving. I may have equal swimming skill with them, but they're vastly more comfortable swimming in the sea(even doing it without goggles), then I am, who'd probably stick to the shallows.
Hmm I need to take a vacation.
Our berries come in frozen. Our bananas go bad all the time however.
Oh if It comes in moldy we make them take it back.
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Hmm I need to take a vacation.
Yeah you should go on a vacation. Though my mood was spoilt after my mom asked why I didn't give my cousin and my aunt a large cake then I told them I ran out of dosh.
My Dad started scolding me on why I didnt bring extra money like he was urging me to do. What if I ran out of cash for essentials?
Look, if I needed money for essential stuff I wouldn't even buy any cake. But no he had to harp on me for my misjudgement(which was based on my previous trip in Indonesia calculations).
Thats one reason why I go on vacation. To get away from my family who will harp on every slightest mistake.
If I bring back too much extra foreign currency my mom will harp why couldn't you not have changed that much, now its occupying space at home. If I buy too much stuff she will say my house has no space we're preparing for Chinese new year, why did you buy so much stuff.
I think what my BF says is right. Next time don't buy anything back.
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Anyway, I'm back from my vacation. I think the nicest thing I liked about it was that there was no one telling me like, "Oh you can't do this, it's too dangerous," or "Oh you're doing it wrong!"
So it was pretty much do whatever you want, trusting solely on your own judgement. It does wonders for your self confidence let me tell you.
I mean I slipped down a slope, let the kayak slip under the kelong because I was busy gossiping with my colleagues on the kelong, but at the end of the day it was ya, you slipped down a slope, pick yourself up and truck on and if you end up under a kelong, pole yourself out of it.
Kingfisher I saw on a morning walk
The snorkeling part the visibility was quite poor so I didn't see anything except drifting seaweed, and two small grey shapes that swam off in a hurry since I was splashing too much. I suspect there were jellyfish in the water since I'd get an occasional stinging feeling now and then. But being able to swim freestyle continously without ever having to come up for air was strangely liberating.
And since there was no WiFi there, I took it as an opportunity to put my phone aside and just enjoy here and now.
Looks great Mort!
Whoever receives it doesn't bother looking at it. They just put it away and leave it for me (or someone else) to find and deal with later.
So then its that persons fault.
Hmm I need to take a vacation.Yeah you should go on a vacation. Though my mood was spoilt after my mom asked why I didn't give my cousin and my aunt a large cake then I told them I ran out of dosh.
My Dad started scolding me on why I didnt bring extra money like he was urging me to do. What if I ran out of cash for essentials?
Look, if I needed money for essential stuff I wouldn't even buy any cake. But no he had to harp on me for my misjudgement(which was based on my previous trip in Indonesia calculations).
Thats one reason why I go on vacation. To get away from my family who will harp on every slightest mistake.
If I bring back too much extra foreign currency my mom will harp why couldn't you not have changed that much, now its occupying space at home. If I buy too much stuff she will say my house has no space we're preparing for Chinese new year, why did you buy so much stuff.
I think what my BF says is right. Next time don't buy anything back.
Yeah family can be irritating.
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Anyway I think all that training with weights paid off. The last time I was canoeing (that was over 10 years back), since it was a double canoe and I definitely didn't do much upper body work, I suspect the canoe paddle was too heavy for me to use effectively that's why I was paddling myself in circles and getting scolded for it.
Since the kayak paddles are for a single person, and are lighter then the weights I lift, I didn't have issues using them, though I did pick up a blister from kayaking too much on a first time thing.
Isn't there a rule about not feedbacking a gremlin after midnight?I made a monster. Please feedback =)
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Hah!
Tis morning now, so should be safe. ;)
We're supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow by noon tomorrow, it's sunny right now but that is a lie, it's pretty f$%~ing cold out.
Favorite headline from Channel3000.com (our local news) "The beltline is icy and it's going to stay that way!" - Madison PD.
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Weird poll question happy time!
The General asked Crookshanks if anyone in high school played Fortnite, Crookshanks insisted it's not something high schoolers do, but she runs with an eclectic crowd that don't really play video games other than Stardew Valley or the old 8 bit RPGs (it's like a whole bunch of little Orthos's running around).
The General is convinced only 7-10 year olds play it.
So, do you know of anyone older than 10 that plays Fortnite (even casually).
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Labun Kelong
*salivates*
I am so jealous, that looks beautiful!
I'm as confident swimming in [calm] sea waters as I am in a pool, but I prefer pools because natural water is filled with all kinds of unseen things. Most of them harmless, but ick!
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Weird poll question happy time!
The General asked Crookshanks if anyone in high school played Fortnite, Crookshanks insisted it's not something high schoolers do, but she runs with an eclectic crowd that don't really play video games other than Stardew Valley or the old 8 bit RPGs (it's like a whole bunch of little Orthos's running around).
The General is convinced only 7-10 year olds play it.
So, do you know of anyone older than 10 that plays Fortnite (even casually).
my nephews.
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Weird poll question happy time!
The General asked Crookshanks if anyone in high school played Fortnite, Crookshanks insisted it's not something high schoolers do, but she runs with an eclectic crowd that don't really play video games other than Stardew Valley or the old 8 bit RPGs (it's like a whole bunch of little Orthos's running around).
The General is convinced only 7-10 year olds play it.
So, do you know of anyone older than 10 that plays Fortnite (even casually).
I know that the Impiis' peer group considers it a derogatory: "He/she probably plays Fortnite and thinks it's a good game."
So if they do play it, they sure as heck won't admit to it...
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Weird poll question happy time!
The General asked Crookshanks if anyone in high school played Fortnite, Crookshanks insisted it's not something high schoolers do, but she runs with an eclectic crowd that don't really play video games other than Stardew Valley or the old 8 bit RPGs (it's like a whole bunch of little Orthos's running around).
The General is convinced only 7-10 year olds play it.
So, do you know of anyone older than 10 that plays Fortnite (even casually).
A ton of the 7-9th graders here are obsessed with it. 10-12th? Grounds for mockery.
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Great start to the morning: I dropped the rest of the family off for Sunday school and took my laptop to the little diner down the block to write up backstory, plot, and NPC's for our first gaming session tonight. (I got back in time for choir practice.)
I'm nervous, excited, and pretty happy.
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Meanwhile, the church is having their annual chili cook-off in two weeks.
I joked on FB that, since we were "that new family from Berkeley", I was going to bring a pot of lentil-quinoa vegan chili as a joke.
This morning, I got double-dog-dared to bring it.
I said "I can't; I'm a Yankee and I'm pretty sure that disqualifies me."
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
Sorry. Didn't have one.
Ask LM. I'm weird.
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Here's a more serious, thoughtful answer:
Why didn't I have one?
First, I have the 1980s punk movement to thank. One of its fundamental tenets was, "If you let other people define whether you 'look good enough' or are 'cool enough', then you will never be happy. Because other people are jerks, and will do their utmost to tear you down. Be who you want to be, look how you want to look, and never apologize for it."
I had a mohawk through the 1980s. I started wearing skater pants in the 1990s. I dressed in slacks and a tie in the late 1990s. I started wearing fish pants in the 00s. None of them defined who I was. I dressed however I felt like at the moment, and didn't give a rat's patootie about what anyone else thought of how I looked.
So going grey? Meh, whatever. Being so 'old' that young women treat you like their dad instead of a potential date? Meh.
Second, I have the fact that the leading cause of death in my high school was, "Being a friend of NobodysHome."
I've lost a LOT of friends and family members to various illnesses, accidents, and mental conditions.
And those that died well had one characteristic in common. Their approach to life was, "Well, if I can't do that anymore, then what's something that I can do that sounds fun?"
Being adaptable to the changes in your body is key. The other day I tried to move the queen mattress out of the studio. I couldn't. I just don't have the upper body strength any more. Meh. I just told GothBard, "I can't do it alone; I'll have to wait around until you're there to help me."
I didn't moan about it, or question my manhood; I just accepted that I'm weaker than I used to be, so I should be more careful.
In short, reject others' disparaging opinions of you, accept that your body is changing, and adapt to what your new body can do.
I mean, <expletive>. I'm personally making triple what I made as a teacher. GothBard is making double what she made as a lab technician. We've got enough money to spend a week in Hawaii one year, and three weeks in Europe just a couple of years later. If I see a manga I like, I can just buy it without regrets. I can drop $1000 on GoFundMe for friends on FaWtL.
That's a pretty fricking good feeling, that has nothing to do with my physical abilities.
Appreciate the positives. Let the negatives go. You (or the other person) will be fine.
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
Dyed my hair, got a lot more tattoos than I already had, started sleeping around a lot more than when I was married, and smoked a lot of weed.
The weed helped with the "getting over it" part. Then I found an awesome girl who keeps getting better with time, which helps even more. Oh, and I moved to Ohio. So you know, I'll let you know when I'm entirely over it.
But for me the "crisis" wasn't a physical change, but having my entire world turned upside down from my divorce.
From what I remember in my Psych of Aging class, a midlife crisis is caused by getting to a certain age, usually 35-45, and realizing that your life isn't what you expected it to be, and dramatically causing changes in an attempt to make it what you expected or what you want it to suddenly and swiftly.
I felt trapped in a lifestyle that was far too conservative for me when I was married to a woman who, while awesome and beautiful and such, just was not meant to be my partner in the long-term due to serious disagreements on how we fundamentally view life. As a result of ten years of trying to be something I wasn't, the backlash was...substantial.
So essentially, I would say for your friend to take some time to truly evaluate where they are, where they wanted to be, and ask themselves if the where they once wanted to be is still the same place. Have them reevaluate their goals, perhaps, and see what is both reasonable and attainable, while within the realm of reasonably ideal.
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I made a monster. Please feedback =)
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Garble misses specification what area or targets are affected and in what range. At the moment there is no such things as [confusion] descriptor, so the better formula would probably be "creatures that are immune to confusion are unaffected by this effect".
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
Still haven't decided... I might need to put it on a later date.
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I should start looking for a place for my birthday next month.
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Brick mites, a city destroying pest that is almost harmless.
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.Sorry. Didn't have one.
Ask LM. I'm weird.
NH's midlife crisis was typical NH:
He quit drinking, started Marie Kondoing his house before everyone else was doing it, and started a massive renovation project on his garage.He will tell you that none of that was connected or constituted a midlife crisis, but I'd he does, I'm gonna call bulls**t on that.
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I do not think I am having a midlife crisis yet. I do not think I have reaached midlife yet.
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Possibly I had my midlife crisis early and got over it by taking up HEMA. Even if that isn't the case, it was still a good idea.
I do want to have a go at Arnis/Filipino martial arts, if I can find somewhere near me that does it.
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Weird poll question happy time!
The General asked Crookshanks if anyone in high school played Fortnite, Crookshanks insisted it's not something high schoolers do, but she runs with an eclectic crowd that don't really play video games other than Stardew Valley or the old 8 bit RPGs (it's like a whole bunch of little Orthos's running around).
The General is convinced only 7-10 year olds play it.
So, do you know of anyone older than 10 that plays Fortnite (even casually).
My coworker plays it, with his kids. Who are teenagers.
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.
I think my husband is dealing with it by rekindling his passion in electronic music that he had as a teenager. Lots of modular synthesizers.
Its a bit of a money sink, but he's at the point that when he wants somthing new, upgrade, he has to sell an old thing. (my rule, otherwise the house would be full by now).Its a good creative outlet for him.
He is 46 in case you wanted to know.
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Question for all FAWTLies of a certain age range:
What did you do when your midlife crisis hit? And how did you get over it?
...Asking for a friend.Sorry. Didn't have one.
Ask LM. I'm weird.
NH's midlife crisis was typical NH:
He quit drinking, started Marie Kondoing his house before everyone else was doing it, and started a massive renovation project on his garage.He will tell you that none of that was connected or constituted a midlife crisis, but I'd he does, I'm gonna call bulls**t on that.
Well, the drinking is an interesting call: I realized that if I kept it up, I was going to be just like my father and not be around for my grandkids, so I had to stop. So I'll agree, that's classic "midlife crisis".
I'll disagree on the rest, though -- I've been working on projects on the house since we bought it in 2002 (when I was 35). You're just noticing it more because I'm doing more noticeable stuff, but I fully networked the place, pulled all the asbestos out of my kitchen, etc., etc.
I've had projects to do on the house forever. I think that's just plain home ownership, not a midlife crisis. You just didn't see it from 2008-2013 because we were living at my mother's so I had "projectus interruptus".