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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    also I'd like to add that the Universe is inexorably marching toward ever increasing entropy and heat death, which will eventually render any form of life impossible and all human endeavor ultimately pointless

    Tam on
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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    haw haw naw
    we'll be gone long before that
    or not
    them fools already tryna make more universes

    Juggernut
  • MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    Molybdenum wrote: »
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    Homogeneity is boring.

    "Normal" is a lie.

    Little regional differences like that are super cool and interesting and probably maybe definitely shouldn't be labelled with rude portmanteaus.

    Not that I disagree, but at the same time

    homogeneity is comforting, "normal" is a convenient social touchpoint, and regional differences frequently amount to institutionalized bigotry.

    There are a lot of cool local cultural things out there, but sometimes the local culture is questioning your sexuality if you don't drive a truck and enjoying a rousing game of "kill the queer" at your family reunion.

    While I'd agree that my two statements were very terse and broad sweeping, I did intend them to apply to the situation presented in m3ance's post or situations similar to that and not as an endorsement of moral relativism or anything like that.

    Things like regional differences in cakes and pronunciation are not equivalent to a region's proclivity towards the worst actions or modes of thought that mankind has to offer and I didn't mean to imply that they were.

    As for homogeneity being a source of comfort, I suppose it can be, but in my experience the pleasure derived from the familiar is only possible, or at least it's greatly enhanced, when contrasted with experiences with the unfamiliar, which, admittedly, isn't a particularly novel observation.

    Not gonna lie McDonalds sausage egg and cheese muffins are paradise in a land of kimchi and soup for breakfast

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  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    Tam wrote: »
    also I'd like to add that the Universe is inexorably marching toward ever increasing entropy and heat death, which will eventually render any form of life impossible and all human endeavor ultimately pointless
    also, I'd like to add that none of ya'll are my real dads anyways!

    So uhh, you guys should watch Frances Ha, it's probably the most charismatic movie ever, so there. Also, it leaves you feeling happy without it being a shit film.

  • bebarcebebarce Registered User regular
    Sorry if I missed the music boat, but after listening to Nightvale, I've become very attached to this guy.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYqDq4ojyHg

    Man if ever there were a theme song to my life...

  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    mmmm Nightvale. I need to catchup on the last 3 months. I <3 that podcast.

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  • KallistiKallisti Registered User regular
    Yeah, I mean, who doesn't love it? I mean besides me of course, I'm not sure how to like it, can my apathy be salvaged? It seems like one of those nerdy things I've missed the bus on and I should be taking it in with a passionate furvor alongside my fellow denizens. But alas it was not to be.

  • FugitiveFugitive Registered User regular
    I didn't pump the brakes enough while marathoning Nightvale episodes and crashed head-on into a brick wall of "alright, yeah, I get it". I've been slowly trying to pick it up again, and it looks like they eventually claw out of the endless loop of "thing appears that cannot be known, everyone plays like its no big deal" or "mundane thing is treated like it is existentially horrifying, lol wuts wrong w these ppl" and getting more into exploring concepts and ideas introduced in previous episodes.

    However, lets be clear

    and, maybe this is telling of a personal flaw

    But nobody should take anything in with the kind of passionate fervor that typifies any given internet fandom.

    Kallisti
  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    Cross posting because I like where this short story is going and I want to see how it's working for other people: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/189668/the-colt-s-wind-1569-words#latest

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    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    There's also the possibility you just can't really grow a bear like other guys.

    Not even BEAR vaginas can defeat me!
    cakemikz wrote: »
    And then I rub actual cake on myself.
    Loomdun wrote: »
    thats why you have chest helmets
  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
    Who did that comic where the protagonist cuts their hand off and smears blood over the face of the person opposite the table in order display what they do as an artist?
    Trying to explain to a mate how absurd situations can only be funny if they are done with a high degree of seriousness and that comic immediately came to mind.

    I thought it was Prosp...but now I'm not so sure.

  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
  • Angel_of_BaconAngel_of_Bacon Moderator mod
    Mustang wrote: »
    Who did that comic where the protagonist cuts their hand off and smears blood over the face of the person opposite the table in order display what they do as an artist?
    Trying to explain to a mate how absurd situations can only be funny if they are done with a high degree of seriousness and that comic immediately came to mind.

    I thought it was Prosp...but now I'm not so sure.

    You mean this?
    http://boyfugly.deviantart.com/art/Art-For-A-Living-347023950

    Mustang
  • FugitiveFugitive Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    You just reminded me I need to get something in the mail

    By which I mean

    I reminded myself, because I've been haunted every day that I don't get this thing in an envelope and send it to its forever home

    Fugitive on
    Tam
  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
  • ProspicienceProspicience The Raven King DenvemoloradoRegistered User regular
    edited May 2014
    I've never tried this nightvale. Since I drive about 4 hours a day, I should do this?

    Prospicience on
  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    I wouldn't listen to more than two episodes per drive (so 4 a day). They'll start to blur together if you listen to too many at once.

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    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    There's also the possibility you just can't really grow a bear like other guys.

    Not even BEAR vaginas can defeat me!
    cakemikz wrote: »
    And then I rub actual cake on myself.
    Loomdun wrote: »
    thats why you have chest helmets
    tapeslinger
  • KallistiKallisti Registered User regular
    "Fugitive wrote: »

    and, maybe this is telling of a personal flaw

    But nobody should take anything in with the kind of passionate fervor that typifies any given internet fandom.

    But duh it's a profitable enterprise:

    Step 1. Watch Dr. Who. Stick with it, there's this one episode with some statues that'll change your life.

    Step 2. Draw some fan art or something. Get that shit on Tumblr and share it with everyone on Facebook, get internet famous.

    Step 3. Go to a con, preferably wearing a fez to show your love. Buy everyone's fanart and memorabilia, plaster your room with it. Alternatively if you've got a booth be sure to sell something with Dr. Who on it cause let's be honest, original content will not get you the fast stacks.

    Step 4. Watch Sherlock


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  • MagicToasterMagicToaster JapanRegistered User regular
    Good idea or bad idea: Pitch an ad campaign instead of a portfolio showcase. I'm not really worried if they steal the idea.

  • bebarcebebarce Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    Yeah I only go 2 at a time. It has so much Randomness, that randomness itself has become rote. Like those types of kids who would read off their stories and try to throw so many "silly" moments in it that it's no longer a cohesive story. You give up on it pretty early, and the rest of the time you listen as they throw darts at the big imagination board in their head. Like madlips without using "Fuck" and "Ass" for every verb and noun. "A unicorn, was churning mayonaise, in the Nativity Scene." Night vale seems to have started off a lot like that, but slowly as I'm moving through these episodes, a larger and larger percentage of the time he uses per episode is referring back to a continuation of prior observations.

    It's got some good laughs, and as I mentioned, the randomness plays well when it comes to the "Weather" which is a segment where they go. "And now the weather" and then play a random song. They are sometimes terrible and sometimes great, but the inclusion of it into the story kind of forces you to experience something you would not have normally in the past.

    bebarce on
  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    So, I just read the news post that Scott Kurtz put up about Tauhid Bondia. That's certainly ironic that Scott would have a Tauhid guest strip and also plug Tauhid's Angry Dead comic too. I mean, they have a bit of a history.

    Metalbourne
  • bebarcebebarce Registered User regular
    They settled their differences long ago. Sometimes that forms a connection in itself. Tauhid being of a professional caliber in comic creation means he will probably often get utilized as a guest artist whenever the opportunity presents itself.

  • bebarcebebarce Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    <nothing to see here>

    bebarce on
  • TamTam Registered User regular
    anyone down for hangin

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    Maybe in a little while, I gotta grab a burger and shove it in my face.

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    I'm a graduate now. I got to wear a wizard robe and shake hands with the grand high wizard and everything, it was awesome.

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  • kevindeekevindee Registered User regular
    Ugh, I'm attending this local figure drawing thing every week in some weird community building where they do flamenco dance or some shit. The drawing part is awesome - but I can't handle the shitty fold-out chairs they have. After about 15 minutes my ass falls asleep, or my back starts to hurt like hell, and it just throws me off. I'm bummed, cause I need that live model time, but it sucks going there and knowing that you could have drawn better had you stayed home.

  • MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    Can you bring your own seating? If not, can you arrange to be slowly lowered in from the ceiling mission-impossible-style in a harness?

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    Is it possible for you to stand while doing your studies? If there aren't really any physical reasons for you needing to sit down, then I'd recommend it.

    There are probably a bunch of cheap, portable, easels at your local art place, if the easels or tables at the community building don't allow for standing.

  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    While you are drawing, passively aggressively do these things;

    - Complain about back pain
    - Ask if anyone else is having back pain
    - Talk about the great seating in the other figure drawing class you go to
    - Shuffle in your seat every 30 seconds
    - Moan a little bit whenever you shuffle
    - Lie on the ground in a faux attempt to aleviate your back pain
    - Ask around if someone has anything stronger than paracetomol

    Mustang on
  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    Get a jetpack, it's neither seated nor standing.
    also, @Flay if Dustin Hoffman has taught me anything it's that weird shit is about to go down.

    Flay
  • VanguardVanguard But now the dream is over. And the insect is awake.Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2014
    n/m

    Vanguard on
  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    I cycled to work today. First time cycling to the new job this year. Unfortunately, Google Streetview doesn't show you the bike trail that they recommend taking on the route they provide. If I could've seen the trail a bit more than the entrance and exit I might've known about the massive incline right at the end of it and maybe chose a different way of getting to work in the morning.

  • GrifterGrifter BermudaModerator mod
    Looks like I just earned the Ancient Membership badge. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

    beavotron
  • bebarcebebarce Registered User regular
    My 4 year old daughter just called me and asked how my meetings went.
    I told her they went well and asked her what she was up to.

    Her response was, "Oh, just sitting at my desk going through some paperwork."

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  • KallistiKallisti Registered User regular
    D'aaaaaawwwwwwww

    bebarce
  • kevindeekevindee Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    Mustang wrote: »
    While you are drawing, passively aggressively do these things;

    - Complain about back pain
    - Ask if anyone else is having back pain
    - Talk about the great seating in the other figure drawing class you go to
    - Shuffle in your seat every 30 seconds
    - Moan a little bit whenever you shuffle
    - Lie on the ground in a faux attempt to aleviate your back pain
    - Ask around if someone has anything stronger than paracetomol

    Unfortunately the class is full of Swedish seniors, and none of them speak english. I did like, half of this last time - no shits given. I can't bring a chair, since it's too far. I could stand upright, but I don't know where they keep the easles, some people do use them though. I figure next time I'll just roll up with some towels, and make a little cozy fort to draw from.

    kevindee on
  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    Man, I want to be able to animate things as weirdly awesome as this.

    S7EYADx.gif

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    SpaceMoose
  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2014
    Flay wrote: »
    I'm a graduate now. I got to wear a wizard robe and shake hands with the grand high wizard and everything, it was awesome.

    Ur... you might want to rephrase that. All I can think of when hearing "Grand Wizard."

    CommunistCow on
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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    Flay wrote: »
    I'm a graduate now. I got to wear a wizard robe and shake hands with the grand high wizard and everything, it was awesome.

    Ur... you might want to rephrase that. All I can think of when hearing "Grand Wizard."

    He's the grand high wizard. Stoned and peaceful.

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    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    There's also the possibility you just can't really grow a bear like other guys.

    Not even BEAR vaginas can defeat me!
    cakemikz wrote: »
    And then I rub actual cake on myself.
    Loomdun wrote: »
    thats why you have chest helmets
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