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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    anyway here is a good post about afrofuturism

    http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/24/space-is-the-place-flying-lotus-janelle-monae-afrofuturism
    First coined by cultural critic Mark Dery in an essay called Black to the Future, Afrofuturism draws together elements of astral jazz, African-American sci-fi and psychedelic hip-hop into an all-encompassing philosophy, imagining alternative visions of tomorrow.

    Culturally, Afrofuturism's reach is vast. It encompasses the literature of writers such as Octavia E Butler and Ishmael Reed, films such as John Sayles's The Brother From Another Planet, and the visual art of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ellen Gallagher. It has been retrospectively applied to the work of musicians ranging from Jimi Hendrix and Sun Ra to Public Enemy and Lee "Scratch" Perry. It has an expansive and pliant musical heritage, which film-maker and Afrofuturist author Ytasha Womack argues stretches all the way back to ancient African griot traditions; she also notes the frequent references to Egyptian astronomy and the pyramids.

    She describes Afrofuturism as "the intersection between black culture, technology, liberation and the imagination, with some mysticism thrown in, too. It can be expressed through film; it can be expressed through art, literature and music. It's a way of bridging the future and the past and essentially helping to reimagine the experience of people of colour."

    A brief – and in no way definitive – breakdown of Afrofuturism's musical lineage might look something like this. The 50s and 60s were dominated by the free jazz and avant garde work of Sun Ra and his Arkestra, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Don Cherry and Alice Coltrane, with some psychedelic input from Jimi Hendrix and Love. The 70s and 80s were when George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic and Prince sent funk to outer space and dub innovators such as King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry beamed out cosmic signals from Jamaica. The 90s saw a renaissance and reimagining of Afrofuturism in hip-hop (OutKast, Kool Keith's Dr Octagon alias and RZA), neo-soul (Erykah Badu) and techno (specifically Detroit producers such as Drexciya), with all embracing the philosophy and giving it their own distinctive edge.[/quote

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
    poo
  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    wow is there really a 3 page discussion on a custom avatar in h/a

    that's nuts

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    C8Ft8GE.jpg
    maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    I was just posting but I need to find an therapist here.

    I have finally come to the conclusion that my almost dying in '09 and such has left a few rather permanent mental scars I think.

    Mazzyx on
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  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    So I was in the middle of doing a cost benefit analysis for @OnTheLastCastle and the chat got locked. So I'll bottom line it. Is the $250 you would save driving worth the 20 hours you would lose? Do you view your time being worth more or less than $12.50 an hour.

    And geth, this is for you.
    funnymrpeanutshirt_e7df6625-9e1f-4445-8658-0b67cf3ad6e1_large.jpg?v=1447617688

  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
  • NecoNeco In My Restless Dreams Registered User regular
    I'm pretty thin but I have a boydog face so it balances out.

  • TTODewbackTTODewback Puts the drawl in ya'll I think I'm in HellRegistered User regular
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    Jake. 30 for 30 breaking the curse was on this weekend
    I was watching it I was like
    This is what it must feel like to be you

    Bless your heart.
  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    zepherin wrote: »
    So I was in the middle of doing a cost benefit analysis for @OnTheLastCastle and the chat got locked. So I'll bottom line it. Is the $250 you would save driving worth the 20 hours you would lose? Do you view your time being worth more or less than $12.50 an hour.

    And geth, this is for you.
    funnymrpeanutshirt_e7df6625-9e1f-4445-8658-0b67cf3ad6e1_large.jpg?v=1447617688

    i might enjoy a drive but i doubt i would enjoy it both ways

    so yeah i need to sack up and buy the $400 flight right now and not wait until tomorrow

  • NecoNeco In My Restless Dreams Registered User regular
    Mazzyx wrote: »
    I was just posting but I need to find an therapist here.

    I have finally come to the conclusion that my almost dying in '09 and such has left a few rather permanent mental scars I think.

    I really need to get back into therapy as well.

  • y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    I'm only thin because I can't lift and I have such body image issues I'm petrified of gaining weight

    C8Ft8GE.jpg
    maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
  • y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    Also wtf a giant Israel rally on the quad

    C8Ft8GE.jpg
    maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Dear god lady just pay the bill you fucking said you wanted to, STOP TALKING GIVE ME THE DIGITS!

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Yyyeeeeessssss Shaz

  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    Mazzyx wrote: »
    I was just posting but I need to find an therapist here.

    I have finally come to the conclusion that my almost dying in '09 and such has left a few rather permanent mental scars I think.

    :bro:

  • SleepSleep Registered User regular
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    I literally used to be twice your size months ago before I started hitting the gym

  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    oh man

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waVTmU-EwJo

    this is also a good example of a sweet beyonce performance with afrofuturist visual themes but they TOOK DOWN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE I WANTED TO POST IT


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    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
    poo
  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Mazzyx wrote: »
    I was just posting but I need to find an therapist here.

    I have finally come to the conclusion that my almost dying in '09 and such has left a few rather permanent mental scars I think.

    What happened?

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • NecoNeco In My Restless Dreams Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Dear god lady just pay the bill you fucking said you wanted to, STOP TALKING GIVE ME THE DIGITS!

    She's stalling for time! She's about to drive under a tunnel!

  • y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    Sleep wrote: »
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    I literally used to be twice your size months ago before I started hitting the gym

    I was prob 165 when I moved to LA 6 months ago, I was shamed into starving myself

    C8Ft8GE.jpg
    maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    I take umbrage at this statement.

  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    I have a somewhat weird sex question for anyone to answer:
    What is the longest you've maintained an erection after orgasm? I had a weird thing happen last night and am now curious.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Neco wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Dear god lady just pay the bill you fucking said you wanted to, STOP TALKING GIVE ME THE DIGITS!

    She's stalling for time! She's about to drive under a tunnel!

    I don't think she had her card ready, which is dumb as hell she was calling to pay her bill and yet she didn't have the one thing she needed to do that. SHE CALL ME TO DO THIS. RHAHRAHRLARLKJAJKL

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    Also wtf a giant Israel rally on the quad

    good, good

  • The EnderThe Ender Registered User regular
    Neco wrote: »
    I'm pretty thin but I have a boydog face so it balances out.

    @Neco you have a beautiful girlface and someday you'll see it yourself, and that will be an amazing day.

    With Love and Courage
  • HaphazardHaphazard Registered User regular
    I just literally went "aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!" at the end of the newest Silicon Valley episode.

  • SleepSleep Registered User regular
    edited May 2016
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    Sleep wrote: »
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    I literally used to be twice your size months ago before I started hitting the gym

    I was prob 165 when I moved to LA 6 months ago, I was shamed into starving myself

    Fuck whoever did that to you, how tall are you?

    Sleep on
  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    I have a somewhat weird sex question for anyone to answer:
    What is the longest you've maintained an erection after orgasm? I had a weird thing happen last night and am now curious.
    45 minutes, it's uncomfortable after 20. These days if it is more than 10 I feel impressed and I just try to go a second round, that does the trick.

  • PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
  • TTODewbackTTODewback Puts the drawl in ya'll I think I'm in HellRegistered User regular
    Organichu wrote: »
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    Also wtf a giant Israel rally on the quad

    good, good

    *wipes the dust off his "death to the Palestinians" sign*

    Bless your heart.
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    also @OnTheLastCastle

    yes therapy is good

    i've been going for 2 years now

    i've made progress, definitely

    there's a lot to unpack in my brain



    everyone should go to therapy if their insurance covers its tbh i wish i'd gone some like when i was 18 even, not just when i was 26

    poo
  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Mazzyx wrote: »
    I was just posting but I need to find an therapist here.

    I have finally come to the conclusion that my almost dying in '09 and such has left a few rather permanent mental scars I think.

    What happened?

    My Crohn's.

    I have a picture of me at the time.

    But I had my first flare that year. I went from 155 lbs to 105 lbs in 3 months. Had abdominal abscesses which still kill like 1 in 5 people who have them. Had two surgeries. The first one led to complications and pericardial pneumonia. I straight up almost died. Severe anemia. Pain that sat on an 8+ for weeks at a time. I am good now but it was a rough multi-month period.

    Traumatic experiences like that tend to leave marks, even those that aren't scene.

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  • y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    Sleep wrote: »
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    Sleep wrote: »
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    DK re: effortlessly thin

    Did u know I weigh like 145 now

    I look terrible

    I literally used to be twice your size months ago before I started hitting the gym

    I was prob 165 when I moved to LA 6 months ago, I was shamed into starving myself

    Fuck whoever did that to you, how tall are you?

    Oh it wasn't a person specifically, it was the ambient overwhelming attractiveness of everyone here

    And I'm 5'10

    C8Ft8GE.jpg
    maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    I have a somewhat weird sex question for anyone to answer:
    What is the longest you've maintained an erection after orgasm? I had a weird thing happen last night and am now curious.

    definitely depends on level of arousal. i think the longest was like 2-3 hours afterwards (it was early AM so i wasn't actually keeping track)

  • kedinikkedinik Registered User regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    I have a somewhat weird sex question for anyone to answer:
    What is the longest you've maintained an erection after orgasm? I had a weird thing happen last night and am now curious.

    Something like 8 hours.

    That was a weird day

  • MrMisterMrMister Jesus dying on the cross in pain? Morally better than us. One has to go "all in".Registered User regular
    Also @Evil Multifarious

    "like a dying warthog"

    <3

  • FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    @Evil Multifarious
    Feral, I'm going to Iceland in July. Please have a report on my desk by mid-june.

    Everybody speaks English, everybody is really nice, it barely feels like a foreign country.

    The biggest pieces of advice I can give are:

    1) Don't bother renting a car if you're just staying in Reykjavik. The city is small and very walkable, they have a good bus system, and their bus app (straeto.is) is in English.

    2) If you are renting a car, don't assume that the highways are paved. Google Maps might direct you down (for example) highway 54 from Stykkisholmur to Budardalur. Don't do it, it's a trap. You'll get halfway through and the road is no longer a road and it's just a pile of rocks. Verify your routes using the road network viewer at road.is. If you stick to the paved roads, driving is easy. Traffic is light and road signs are easy to read.

    3) They're very creative when it comes to writing out price tags. Most of the time, prices are in thousands of kroner. (For example: 1,000kr). Sometimes they put the comma in interesting places (10,00kr) or they use a decimal instead (1.000kr). Sometimes they abbreviate Icelandic kroner as kr, sometimes as isk, sometimes as just k. Ignore punctuation, just read every price as some multiple of 1000kr (or 100kr-1000kr for items under $10). I used a mental shortcut to calculate prices, for you it is $10 CAD = roughly 1000 kr. If when doing your mental calculation food and booze seems a bit expensive, that's because it is. A cheesburger might be 1500kr and a cocktail 1200kr and that's just normal for Iceland.

    4) Everybody speaks English, but learning the non-English Icelandic characters (such as ð, eth) helps a lot with reading maps and signs. It's a Germanic language and there are a lot of English cognates that you'll instantly recognize as long as you learn the basic pronunciation rules. If you go farther into the rural areas, peoples' English skills get weaker, but we didn't meet anybody who spoke no English at all.

    5) Don't bother eating fermented shark. As far as I can tell, it's a counterargument against the "No True Scotch, Man" fallacy. I'm sure somebody somewhere actually likes the stuff, but I couldn't find anybody who would admit it. It persists mostly as a tourist curiosity and as a rite of passage for Icelanders.

    6) Reindeer, however, is delicious. So is horse, as long as it's slaughtered young. So is pretty much all of their other seafood.

    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Janelle Monáe for president FYI

  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    mazzy you are not allowed to die except by my hand

  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    I have a somewhat weird sex question for anyone to answer:
    What is the longest you've maintained an erection after orgasm? I had a weird thing happen last night and am now curious.
    I stay 80-95% erect for as long as sex continues. Half hour or longer, whatever.

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