I haven't the faintest clue as to what this is...lol
The premise of the show just doesn't interest me. I want my superheroes to be heroes.
Also I can't stand Garth Ennis's work.
I like the idea. It's why Greek myths are so popular compared to other less fallen pantheons - they have weaknesses, faults, etc. As long as they have character arcs and change over time into actual heroes, then I totally dig the concept. Hancock, a movie with a similar premise, started off well, but crammed the hero change down our throats too fast, and ended up a typical supers movie by the end. A TV series has enough time to make the growth, should it occur, seem real.
Also - I can't believe that Supernatural is actually still going. Last season or not, it's survival is, pun intended, unnatural.
Err. The super people don't become heroes in The Boys, mostly. They're the antagonists.
The protagonists are a mixture of non-super normal people and low-powered supers.
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Hmmm...it sounds like it might be fun, though I watch virtually no television at all anymore. Right now the only thing I'm watching is "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and while I've enjoyed the first two episodes I'm afraid it's going to turn into just a "see how many Easter eggs from other series we can stuff in an episode". CBS All Access doesn't release their viewer numbers, but the Canadian media company that carries it said the first episode didn't have a strong start and the second had only half as many viewers as the first one did. Which is a shame, I had high hopes for it. The time period it's set in just feels so much more like Star Trek than Discovery or Picard did.
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Aren't those called villains?
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Aren't those called villains?
Not with the right PR group handling it.
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Aren't those called villains?Not with the right PR group handling it.
The term is "Story Participants with Alternative Morality", thank you!
Hey, John! How's your day?
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I've wasted all afternoon listening to metal artist Leo Marocchioli's covers of other artists' songs. He's recorded over 400 covers from all over the pop and rock spectrum and you can tell he really loves the music he's playing and is having a good time doing it.
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I just learned that in Starfinder, you can play a Gray.
Heh. I picture this confused crew conversation:
“You know that quiet guy down in sick bay?”
“It rings a bell... is he part of the crew?”
“I think he’s the medical officer. But every time I go down there all I remember is a bright light, some probing, and exactly 11 minutes of lost time.”
“Me too! Still, I got back all my HP and ability damage.”
“Yeah, I guess it’s fine.”
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Captain: "Launch a probe at that unknown-"
Grey Science Officer: {starts rubbing hands in glee}
Captain: "NO! Not that kind of probe!"
Grey Science Officer: Awwww. {sighs, launches dumb ol' sensor torpedo}
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The worst part about having a Gray on the crew?
Trying to fire them.
"Captain, that quiet guy with the big cranium hasn't worked in months. Just hangs around eating all the snacks and probing people."
"I know, Number One. I'm going to fire him."
*twelve minutes later*
"How'd it go, Captain?"
"I tried. Set up the meeting. He came to my ready room. Then--"
"Bright light? Probing? 11 missing minutes?"
"Yep."
"Dammit! Every time."
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<adds to list of Drejk NPCs to use in future campaigns>
Holy cats, I can use this guy in any number of upcoming games (once we finally resume them).
His name is a wordplay: King Tut. He wears a crown of teeth because of this name, and is not named after actual teeth or the crown doing anything. The tooth-headed arrowheads were an afterthought.
He got flaming weapon to get extra damage pushing him closer to his CR. Really it could be any +1d6 elemental damage effect, I just didn't feel like cold or acid. It can be switched to anything else without much issue, though I feel fire or lightning works the best with his energetic behavior.
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goblin babies sing:
♫♪ He's my favorite honky,
Buried with a donkey! ♫♪
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1d4 goblin babies sing:
♫♪ He's my favorite honky,
Buried with a donkey! ♫♪
I remember as a kid seeing Steve Martin perform this for the first time on Saturday Night Live. I had a couple of his comedy albums and I was so excited he was going to be the host. Then he did this song and I think my life transformed or something. I actually waited all summer watching the SNL reruns until this episode came back around and I placed a portable cassette recorder on top of the tv with the mic dangling in front of the speaker and recorded it. I may actually still have that tape somewhere.
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If anyone is in the path of Hurricane Laura please batten down those hatches. I just saw a report it might be getting upgraded to a Category 5 storm tonight. Stay safe, everyone!
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I know you're in Arkansas, Cal, but I hope you all stay safe as well. You're likely still going to get alot of wind and water, maybe some tornadoes spawning off the system too.
Thanks, Amby. For the first time in its recorded history, Arkansas is in the direct path of a hurricane. It's cool and SCARY AF at the same time. It's mostly just rained all day until the last hour or so and the wind has really picked up. A tornado watch was also issued for my area about 30 minutes ago. It's going to be a very interesting night.
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Hurricane Tip: Don’t let The Man tell you wearing roller skates and tying yourself to a bed sheet is a bad idea. He’s just trying to rob you of the best 20 minutes/75 miles of your life. WOOOO!!
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Noted!
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How are we the ones that went extinct?
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Well, I think the worst of the storm is over for us, at least tonight. There's more rain forecast tomorrow. There were some wind gusts hitting 60 mph, one of which might the culprit that messed up a bedroom window. The house I live in is pretty old and the bedroom windows open and close by turning a small crank on the inside of the room and the pane, on the other side of the screen, opens to the side. Somehow the wind got a grip on one of the windows and yanked it open, stripping the gears in the crank. I had to go out in the deluge and push it closed. I found a brick to place against it so hopefully, that won't happen again.
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Hurricane Tip... just trying to rob you of the best last 20 minutes/75 miles of your life. WHAAAHAAHA!!
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How are we the ones that went extinct?
Mammals were much more cowardly cautious then.
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How are we the ones that went extinct?Wait, that was a chick?
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...I mean, I'm not blown away or anything, but you'd think over 20 years later I wouldn't be surprised. Go figure.
Yeah it wasn't apparent to me on my first play through either, being properly reptilian and thus devoid of secondary mammalian sexual traits and all. But apparently it was clearer in Japanese where she speaks with a dialect usually reserved for upper class women (similar to Queen Zeal and Mother Brain, though the latter mixes it with the katakana-only writing style the game used for robot characters) and some translation hiccups were tweaked in the DS re-release to make her gender clearer.
Great, just great. I just got a phone call from my pain specialist's office that the last drug screening for the pain killers I take (to see if I'm taking too many or not enough - which they often assume means the patient is selling them) there was a "discrepancy" but I can't get an appointment until next Thursday to find out what's going on. I hope to God he's not going to want to take me off them because what I take, Norco, is the ONLY thing I've tried that alleviates the pain. Well, the only one I've taken since a car wreck in 2005. At that time they put me on one that I did get completely addicted to (Talwin) and had to quit cold turkey over the span of a weekend. That was a tough few days.
If he's wanting to take me off the Norco I don't know what I'll do. I'm going to be completely stressed about this until next Thursday.
Ugh.
Sorry to hear that, Cal.
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Thank you, Mark. Rationally, I know things could work out alright on Thursday. Emotionally, a million possible bad scenarios stampede through my cerebral cortex at the same time...LOL. Ah, anxiety.
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Anxieties stampeding around your brain like Angorian Starbison? Worries multiplying like tribbles on Cialis 9? Thinking feels like fighting a gorn all day long?
Come on down to Ensign Gray's House of Distant Memories!
Here at Ensign Gray's, we specialize in probing the bejabbers out of abductees removing troublesome humanoid mental states from your cerebral cortex. Our methods are safe, proven, and effective. Don't believe me? Just ask--well, don't ask anyone. Because they won't remember. But trust me, it's totally safe, proven, and effective.
For just 11 minutes a day we can have those anxieties on the run! You won't remember a thing! I guarantee it!
LOL!!!
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Apparently, there's a new Deep Purple album out, and they've decided to call it 'Whoosh'
'Whoosh'.
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Anxieties stampeding around your brain like Angorian Starbison? Worries multiplying like tribbles on Cialis 9? Thinking feels like fighting a gorn all day long?
Come on down to Ensign Gray's House of Distant Memories!
Here at Ensign Gray's, we specialize in
probing the bejabbers out of abducteesremoving troublesome humanoid mental states from your cerebral cortex. Our methods are safe, proven, and effective. Don't believe me? Just ask--well, don't ask anyone. Because they won't remember. But trust me, it's totally safe, proven, and effective.For just 11 minutes a day we can have those anxieties on the run! You won't remember a thing! I guarantee it!
And they have a punch card... every five visits earns you a free probing!
Wait- why am I excited about free probings?!
Edit: Hey Shonda Rhimes, where's my Gray's Anatomy hospital serial on ABC?!
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So last week I took Monkey Santa on a much-needed vacation. It was hard for him to stop working, but eventually he got into the groove.
Of course, he had to start some s%$+, because he is who he is. And he left a scathing review about the rental.
Still, it was nice to get away for a week and fling somewhere else. Even if I did wind up having to fight Sasquatch.
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So last week I took Monkey Santa on a much-needed vacation. It was hard for him to stop working, but eventually he got into the groove.
Of course, he had to start some s&!!, because he is who he is. And he left a scathing review about the rental.
Still, it was nice to get away for a week and fling somewhere else. Even if I did wind up having to fight Sasquatch.
Out of respect and awe, in Ark I named a tamed mesopithicus "Monkey Santa". He's the highest level tamed dino on our server.
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Out of respect and awe, in Ark I named a tamed mesopithicus "Monkey Santa". He's the highest level tamed dino on our server.So last week I took Monkey Santa on a much-needed vacation. It was hard for him to stop working, but eventually he got into the groove.
Of course, he had to start some s&!!, because he is who he is. And he left a scathing review about the rental.
Still, it was nice to get away for a week and fling somewhere else. Even if I did wind up having to fight Sasquatch.
You're only encouraging him.
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Pffft. Like I need encouragement.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to place some tender juicy mice on top of a pile of leaves that definitely does not cover a deep pit...
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You're only encouraging him.Out of respect and awe, in Ark I named a tamed mesopithicus "Monkey Santa". He's the highest level tamed dino on our server.So last week I took Monkey Santa on a much-needed vacation. It was hard for him to stop working, but eventually he got into the groove.
Of course, he had to start some s&!!, because he is who he is. And he left a scathing review about the rental.
Still, it was nice to get away for a week and fling somewhere else. Even if I did wind up having to fight Sasquatch.
Pick a reptile. We'll name it Azala. Our first T-Rex we tamed (which was unfortunately an absolute garbage T-Rex) we named Sue.
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Pick a reptile. We'll name it Azala. Our first T-Rex we tamed (which was unfortunately an absolute garbage T-Rex) we named Sue.You're only encouraging him.Out of respect and awe, in Ark I named a tamed mesopithicus "Monkey Santa". He's the highest level tamed dino on our server.So last week I took Monkey Santa on a much-needed vacation. It was hard for him to stop working, but eventually he got into the groove.
Of course, he had to start some s&!!, because he is who he is. And he left a scathing review about the rental.
Still, it was nice to get away for a week and fling somewhere else. Even if I did wind up having to fight Sasquatch.
That's awesome but also unfortunate.
Any big carnivore theropod will work for her, probably :)
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Pick a reptile. We'll name it Azala. Our first T-Rex we tamed (which was unfortunately an absolute garbage T-Rex) we named Sue.You're only encouraging him.Out of respect and awe, in Ark I named a tamed mesopithicus "Monkey Santa". He's the highest level tamed dino on our server.So last week I took Monkey Santa on a much-needed vacation. It was hard for him to stop working, but eventually he got into the groove.
Of course, he had to start some s&!!, because he is who he is. And he left a scathing review about the rental.
Still, it was nice to get away for a week and fling somewhere else. Even if I did wind up having to fight Sasquatch.
That's awesome but also unfortunate.
Any big carnivore theropod will work for her, probably :)
I think she needs an allosaurus pack.