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I don't care about anything prior to or during the series but I'm still open to some spinoffs taking place after the unpleasantness.

Also, my issue isn't so much that the last season was bad (it was) but the reasons why it sucked. D&D are assholes.

ROB45 posted...

The agriculture is simply not there for everyone to be vegan all at once.

Tbf it's also simply not there for our current level of meat consumption.

There's no downside to this.

I'm about 45 minutes away from where this awesome abandoned orphanage called Woodmen's Circle used to be. They tore it down a few years back though. Used to sneak in there and look around. Super creepy.

ToteAll posted...

What a hot take!

Shut the fuck up.

It's good at screwing with the heads of first time writers.

Quezovercoatl posted...

So only people who personally fish should have fish?

Yep!

HeroFlyChao posted...

toned down some of the perk nonsense

That was one of my issues with it. I played it with a couple of friends a few times and I couldn't make heads or tails of what was going on in the pre-fight screen and quickly lost interest trying to figure it out.

Good. Commercial fishing is an abomination.

A picture of composure, she knows the facts.

Zanzenburger posted...

what happens if you do make it to retirement age

read between the lines

justaguy3492 posted...

Is there like a higher concentration than normal of people with serious health impairments and doomers here on CE?

It's the opposite for me. I did a complete 180 and corrected virtually all of the physical and mental health issues that gave me a very good idea of what it's like to be elderly. I already know what it's like when your mind and body start to go and you lose your independence, although I didn't gain the latter until late in life because of my health problems. I will literally die before I have to experience that again.

That's saying nothing of the climate crisis, which I absolutely do not want to live through.

Not a chance.

It has some cool moments and ideas but it is really just not a good movie.

Robot2600 posted...

i kinda get chicken, it doesn't gross me out like mammal meat does

That's an odd distinction tbh.

Anything animal based.

It's all so bizarre.

PraetorXyn posted...

Ah fuck. This is why I dont buy DVDs if at all possible.

Took me days to rip Buffy and Angel.

I've been ripping DVD sets for my own media server for almost two months and the compulsion to get it done ASAP is a motivation killer. I just do however many when I have the time and it's a lot more manageable. They add up quickly.

The DVD set is also pretty cheap, for anyone who doesn't want to get into the streaming shenanigans.

I went to high school with Perry.

He was always a racist, psychotic piece of shit. He constantly used the N word and would say "terrorist" any time he was talking about a Middle Eastern person. He started a fist fight with a girl. He was always angry and shouting or arguing, often with himself or for no apparent reason. Dude literally never got in trouble though. He was let off the hook for things that other people would be suspended for.

More pertinent to the murder, he would come up with these scenarios in which he had to kill someone. His favorite was that the school was being invaded and he had to shoot his way out. This was in the wake of 9/11, so guess who he fantasized about killing. Those conversations the judge released were the exact things he would say in the cafeteria.

He wanted to kill someone for at least 20 years and made it happen in the exact way he fantasized about.

I hate this state.

To the window

Triple H

I just said fuck it and don't really watch new TV shows or movies at home anymore. I've been watching X Men 97 with a friend and Chucky with my sister but now that those are over for the season, I really don't have anything current to watch even if someone else is paying for it.

I do pay for Apple Music though because I use and enjoy that daily but that's it. If I'm watching something online, it's going to be YouTube.

However, I have been buying DVDs again and set up my own media server with TV shows and movies I like. I might keep expanding that.

Dogs, of course.

I bought a workout program from a guy on instagram. $30 and it's pretty good.

I also bought a couple of t-shirts from a pro-wrestler through instagram.

Frostmourne posted...

Eat a f'n banana for once. It won't kill you.

the chiropractors on youtube say otherwise!

As a kid, my first experience with those was unsuspectingly reaching into a bag of Lay's that my uncle had and shoving a handful in my mouth. He laughed at my reaction and from that moment on, I was traumatized away from that aquamarine (or whatever shade that was) bag for about 20 years. I tried them again in my late 20s now and fell in love with them. At one point, I ate so many of them that my tongue developed blisters.

It really was just the shock of it and expecting a regular potato chip. I would have otherwise liked them because I ate pickles, Lucas candy, and all kinds of sour stuff fairly often as a kid.

Anyway, I'm one of the guys in the middle back.

Quite comfortably, assuming I don't get that money and discover I'm only frugal because I have to be.

That's basically what I do anyway. I'll be collecting my money shortly.

10 is Dark Side of the Ring

LonelyStoner posted...

I went to college for sustainable natural resource use and wildlife management. I very much detest her dramatics and grandstanding on subjects she has very little knowledge of.

Where does your analysis of things diverge from hers?

This is just some ultra rich dude who exploits people for a living getting the vapors because he can't believe the audacity of the poors to not give a fuck about their pointless job.

Have you thrown up any more leviathans?

Nintendo, I'm sorry for party rocking :(

no

Yes. I grew up in a family of people who shit on every good thing anyone ever experienced, either intentionally or unintentionally. Someone always found some way to take someone down a peg and I resolved at a young age not to be like that. I like when good things happen to the people I care about. Or even people I don't care about tbh.

I don't see many smartcars around here but damn near every single Fiat I've seen is driven by a fat guy.

I myself am overweight, down from super morbidly obese at one point, and I have this theory that there are two kinds of fat drivers.

There are those who are comfortable being fat and know how to maneuver themselves with confidence and, dare I say, grace. They are okay having a large vehicle because aside from the room it affords them, moving that kind of mass around is second nature to them. It is a natural extension of them.

Then there are those who are worried about taking up space and how they'll navigate around others. They hate being an imposition. They worry about their overhang bumping into people or have unwieldy lovehandles that sideswipe things. As such, they want something that is the opposite of them. They want something that is compact and pulled in close so that it is not as unwieldy as they themselves are. Even if it's not as spacious as a bigger vehicle, even if it's actually cramped as hell, it's still better than having a large, cumbersome vehicle swinging its lovehandles all over the place, so to speak.

I was in the latter camp. I haven't driven much in my life, don't currently, and I don't have serious plans to ever become a regular driver because I hate everything about driving. A big part of that is that I never found the right vehicle early on. Everyone tried to force me into giant SUVs or bigass grandma Lincoln because fat guy needs a big, spacious vehicle. Didn't work that way. I felt self-conscious and out of control.

I did, however, drive a Geo Metro once and felt far more comfortable in that, aside from the big ass trucks and insane drivers that would destroy that car. I felt in total control in a way that I never did in the Suburban my brother tried to give me or even the Jeep Wrangler a friend let me drive.

I would like to try out a Smartcar, though maybe if I move elsewhere because I don't want to drive anything like that in Dallas.

Everyone owes the president an apology.

I generally eat pretty healthy. Lots of whole grains, legumes, and a variety of fruit, veg, nuts, and seeds.

I am, however, coming out of a phase where I was eating more commercial bread products than I like to because it was convenient. I was still eating it with healthy things and not loading up two Dagwoods with a family sized bag of chips and a 2L soda like I used to do a few times a week when I was severely obese. Even still, having commercial bread as my main starch did start to wear on me. I'm back to cutting it out this week though.

I also lift 3 or 4 times a week and walk at least a couple of miles every day.

And yeah, it's pretty weird how differently I am treated. I rode the DART Rail yesterday and for almost the whole ride I thought about how different the experience was from when I was super fat. It's great.

bobspacethespacecow posted...

even if i didn't like dogs and cats, the mass extinction of two entire species of animal might have a far-reaching consequence or two

Assuming we're just talking about domestic (pet) cats and dogs and not their broader families, their current existence also has far reaching consequences. Cats especially are an ecological blight that has literally pushed species to extinction and will continue to do so. Not Thanos'ing them if given the chance would be wildly irresponsible. I say this as someone who absolutely loves cats.

what's the downside?

PraetorXyn posted...

Because people need to haul things, especially in rural areas. This is not difficult. Owning a truck is much more convenient than borrowing or renting one every time you need one.

lol

Doe posted...

due to the whole AI techbro phenomenon ongoing"

The "progress will take away old thing and replace it with a soulless machine" perspective predates the current AI menace.

I'm going for Blaqk Audio but Sisters of Mercy is still one of those "pilgrimage" shows I feel compelled to see. They're just a bonus that I have no real expectations of, so it's okay if they suck.

I went ahead and got tickets. $170 for two x_x

Can't wait though.

Yes but not in a very long time as they do not have any vegan options, which is annoying because their food is poor enough quality that they could switch it out with plant-based alternatives and no one would even notice.

I loved it btw.

LeadPipeCinche posted...

I think it has more to do with they get the check up and then they don't go back after. You know how I know, next door is a older black lady with cancer and she refuses to go through chemo for it.

Lol wtf

My extremely white mother did the same thing. Diagnosed 9 years ago and never went to any of her followups.

I do believe I've seen everything in the MCU. I have enjoyed most of it on some level, even if I had criticisms or wouldn't watch it again. The sole exception, and the only thing I think is thoroughly and irredeemably bad, is Secret Invasion.

I had friends, so N64.