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General Discussion / Re: Brag Board
« on: October 05, 2017, 01:17:42 pm »
Got my first girlfriend a couple of days ago. Ironically this happened when I cared the least about finding one. Funny how that works.

that probably means the attraction is truer ! congrats

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General Discussion / Re: Random Stuff Part III
« on: September 09, 2017, 01:34:50 pm »
does anyone else super enjoy wide pencil lead? like .9mm+

it feels like digging an informative canal

Huh. It's 0.5mm 2H for me by preference! It's not like I can read my own writing very well anyway...

same here, .9 just gets too messy

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General Discussion / Re: Random Stuff Part III
« on: September 02, 2017, 12:27:36 pm »
I think that it has very low moral status because it has f*gg*t in it

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General Discussion / Re: TV shows
« on: August 30, 2017, 07:21:40 pm »
Watching The Defenders now.  On episode three or four. It's enjoyable so far.  It is a bit.. heavy handed in some ways.  Like characters state the subtext in dialogue.  And I have a bit of trouble immersing into the premise of Sigourney Weaver as a bad guy.  I don't know why.  It's not like she's ever a bad actress; I just have a problem seeing her as evil. (Not really a spoiler I guess.)

I think I like Jessica Jones the best.  And of course Scott Glenn (as Stick) is great.  I like Daredevil and Luke Cage quite a bit.  Iron Fist is still iffy, but I think better when he's playing off the rest of them.

I watched all eight episodes of The Defenders, and loved it. Jessica Jones was also my favorite, maybe partly because she was the only one whose show I had watched beforehand. Iron Fist gets a little intense ,, when he doesn't need to? I got a little annoyed with him.
With Colleen (spoilers through last episode), they totally sidelined her. They put her in with the others at the station, and there was some talk about her joining the fight, but that didn't happen for a little while and then the defenders kind of pushed her out of the way and she had a harder time swordfighting than she needed to. I would've liked if she was given a little more power.
I'm watching Daredevil now because of The Defenders, and I like it so far (though I've only watched most of the first episode).

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General Discussion / Re: Fun Recipes
« on: August 30, 2017, 06:39:31 pm »
now: what uses at least four solitary egg whites?

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General Discussion / Re: Fun Recipes
« on: August 30, 2017, 06:39:03 pm »
anyone have any good baking recipes?

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015819-chocolate-chip-cookies

Get the right kind of flours, they truly make a difference.  Get a good quality dark chocolate.  Listen to all of the timing instructions.  Even the size of the dough for baking is essential.  You may be skeptical at first.  But after making them no chocolate chip cookie will be the same.  This recipe perfects everything from a light crisp edge giving way to a warm gooey center.

sorry for the late reply, but thanks for the recipe! it's going on the to-do list.

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: M105: Time Management Mafia (5 spots left!)
« on: July 25, 2017, 01:16:38 pm »
/tag

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General Discussion / Re: Song of the day
« on: July 19, 2017, 12:36:07 pm »
Machine Language by Sam Pluta, who I got to meet once. He's a great guy and makes great music. His compositions aren't for everyone, of course, they're experimental to say the least. Machine Language is long and not typical listening music, but it's very interesting and after a few passive listens I've started jamming out to it.


Does he make any music with synths?
Yeah ! I've seen him perform live with a soundboard, but I can't think of any specific pieces of music. This is the only one actually know the name of and listen to semi-regularly. He's great with electronics though, and you can check out his works here: http://www.sampluta.com/discography.html

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Mafia Game Threads / Re: Civility Pledge
« on: July 19, 2017, 11:33:04 am »
/pledge

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General Discussion / Re: Song of the day
« on: July 19, 2017, 10:52:30 am »
Machine Language by Sam Pluta, who I got to meet once. He's a great guy and makes great music. His compositions aren't for everyone, of course, they're experimental to say the least. Machine Language is long and not typical listening music, but it's very interesting and after a few passive listens I've started jamming out to it.

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General Discussion / Re: Random Stuff Part III
« on: July 12, 2017, 06:21:32 pm »
How do you know if a topic is worth it's own thread or if it should just be mentioned in here?

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General Discussion / Re: TV shows
« on: July 10, 2017, 11:05:03 am »
Arrow was great, but he was only gone for 5 years, so how are they going to format the 6th season?

Well, hopefully the flashbacks are done.  I assume it'll be more of a regular format moving forward.
it might also be more of a regular show. Moral dilemmas have been exhausted, and just focusing on Oliver's journey would get repetitive (if it isn't already) and boring. I'm looking forward to seeing the family dynamic with rene's daughter, if he still has a chance at custody. that is, if he's still alive. do you think the writers killed off any people?

For sure a few are dead, as actors have confirmed they aren't returning.

Malcolm is gone for sure, except possible time travel stuff with the Legends.  Slade is dead, right?  From the good guys, new Canary is for sure alive, and you know the show requires Dig and Felicity.

I think Oliver's kid's mom is dead, giving the show full custody of the son.  Then the show can play up the "can Oliver be mayor, a dad, Felicity's bf, and the Green Arrow all at once?" thing.


I could not believe they got the actor that played slade to come back, in sure he won't be in any more. I agree that olivers kid mom is dead, though it worries me how much father/son father/daughter time the show is going to have with Ollie and Rene caring for their children. I also doubt they drop the Rene storyline as I think it's one of the higher point of the show in recent times. I could see them doing flashbacks to when Oliver was a child and paring lessons he learned as a kid with lessons he is trying to teach his own kid but god I hope they don't do that.

If any of the main crew are dead, I think it's Mr. Terrific.  They already made him get a divorce, and he's sort of redundant as tech support if Felicity is back in full.  I really like him, though, so that'll be sad.

I think Evelyn or whatever her name is died, too.

So we're looking at Team Arrow + Ollie's son, Rene's daughter, and Dig's daughter.  They might have a bunker day care or something. 

I hope they can convince Speedy to come back.

I hope we get her back, too. Near the end of the season they seemed to be starting a new character arc for Thea, one that was focused on her relationship/similarities to her parents. This could likely spark a personal redemption cycle for her in the way of being a vigilante again, as it has been for other characters, and also goes well with the new family dynamic(s) that will be introduced.
Though that could mean that she stays on the outside so there are more ways to explore the parenting stuff, especially as the only comparison to their mother has been with Thea. Moira's influence was very separate from vigilante-ing.

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General Discussion / Re: TV shows
« on: July 09, 2017, 04:33:55 pm »
Arrow was great, but he was only gone for 5 years, so how are they going to format the 6th season?

Well, hopefully the flashbacks are done.  I assume it'll be more of a regular format moving forward.
it might also be more of a regular show. Moral dilemmas have been exhausted, and just focusing on Oliver's journey would get repetitive (if it isn't already) and boring. I'm looking forward to seeing the family dynamic with rene's daughter, if he still has a chance at custody. that is, if he's still alive. do you think the writers killed off any people?

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General Discussion / Re: TV shows
« on: July 09, 2017, 01:29:39 pm »
Arrow was great, but he was only gone for 5 years, so how are they going to format the 6th season?

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General Discussion / Re: Song of the day
« on: June 27, 2017, 08:50:32 pm »
Lone Digger by Caravan Palace. There's also a music video that I like but it's a little nsfw, so here's the audio version:
Caravan Palace is a French electro-swing group, which sounds a little weird, but it's amazing. And despite it being French, there are a lot of English lyrics.

oh! I was at their concert, it's unforgivable and one of the most experiences I have had in my life
Most negative? That's too bad, concerts can be great. What was it like?

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General Discussion / Re: Song of the day
« on: June 10, 2017, 01:42:21 pm »
Lone Digger by Caravan Palace. There's also a music video that I like but it's a little nsfw, so here's the audio version:
Caravan Palace is a French electro-swing group, which sounds a little weird, but it's amazing. And despite it being French, there are a lot of English lyrics.

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General Discussion / Re: TV shows
« on: June 10, 2017, 01:23:39 pm »
I struggled to do this, but I finally did it. I deleted my back episodes of the DC shows on the CW. I was between 30 to 40 episodes behind on those shows. I just wasn't getting that much enjoyment out of them in relation to how much time I have to watch shows. It's not a huge loss. I could watch them on Netflix later, though finding where I left off could be a pain.

It did reduce my DVR from 78% full to 47% full.

I have too many shows that interest me that seem like they would pay off better than the shows I just deleted. I still need to begin or catch up on Santa Clarita Diet, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Chuck, Iron Fist, Sense8, Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt, Man in the High Castle, House of Cards, Dexter, Bojack Horseman, Fargo, Hannibal, Black Mirror, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Travellers, and Doctor Who.

Well, damn, that list makes me despair. That's not including shows that I am caught up on and just waiting for the next episode/season like American Gods, Better Call Saul, Preacher, Legion, and whatever else.

Hmm, I did save up my Gotham season 3, but I may delete that too. I'm mildly curious since the Penguin's story got a little more interesting with his lost family. I'll hang onto it for now.

But deleting all those episodes was a little scary to a hoarder like me.
Congratulations clearing those episodes out! Getting rid of things, especially things that you've put intention into, is really hard.

I would say don't watch Doctor Who, if you're planning to watch the most recent season. I like it more than the previous season (I've watched up to episode 6) but I still don't think it's worth it to make it a priority. Of course, this is me just not liking Moffat's writing without Russel T. Davies. Capaldi is a fine actor, but Doctor Who just kind of disappoints me a at this point. Not to mention the common themes of suicide (The Doctor encourages people to kill themselves a few times) that didn't make me so happy, (having loved ones who almost passed that way). It's also not finished yet, and I find I get distracted by other shows and stop watching the current one while I'm between episodes.
Sense8, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Black Mirror I really enjoyed, though. Black Mirror doesn't have many episodes (though they are long) and only has the one season. They aren't planning to make more as far as I know, so that's something you can watch and then be done with. It has lots of societal themes/subtle-ish commentary, and a great dark humor, which I personally love. I'm always there for the stuff that makes you think and also scares you a little.
Sense8 can be confusing and there area few episodes/aspects I don't like, but I still love it. It's a Netflix Original, so all of the episodes come out at once, which is nice. Same with A Series of Unfortunate Events. I'm never seen a better cinematic adaption of literature before. I recognize exact phrases, hardly anything is added (and what is added is clearly what the author was thinking already) and hardly anything is omitted. The feeling you get from it is so similar to the books. The actors are amazing and fit the style of the story so well. It's not your typical TV show, but that's part of what makes it great.

Imo, don't bother with Doctor Who, and definitely watch Black Mirror. Good luck fitting all these TV shows in!

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General Discussion / Re: Fun Recipes
« on: May 21, 2017, 04:02:07 pm »
anyone have any good baking recipes?

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General Discussion / Re: Song of the day
« on: May 21, 2017, 03:55:10 pm »
centipede by knife party is good.  not my usual genre, but it has a nice educational quality

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Introductions / Re: hi
« on: May 18, 2017, 06:27:33 pm »
anything that you recommend?

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Introductions / hi
« on: May 18, 2017, 06:16:37 pm »
hi, I'm crax, I probably won't be too active but I figured I might as well introduce myself

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