Orlion Blight he/him Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 You...you got an animated gif to work on the forum! WHAT WIZARDRY IS THIS?! The kind that involves necromancy and other dark arts 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 The kind that involves necromancy and other dark arts You mean like this? I didn't know I was dabbling into dark arts, or doing anything special for that matter. 4
Kobold King he/him Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 This is Pixar right now. Just got back from seeing Inside Out. I had a blast. 5
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 This is Pixar right now. Just got back from seeing Inside Out. I had a blast. Bing Bong.
Kaymyth she/her Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 You mean like this? I didn't know I was dabbling into dark arts, or doing anything special for that matter. I briefly tried to use a (small) animated gif for my avatar. It didn't work. Maybe they just don't work on avatars.
Kestrel she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Animated pics don't work in icons here, yeah. Ugh one of my friends seems to like making everything we do together a contest and its just so draining and I have like nobody to talk to me about this became my lean on buddy is currently at scout camp and who knows when he is coming back.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Animated pics don't work in icons here, yeah. Ugh one of my friends seems to like making everything we do together a contest and its just so draining and I have like nobody to talk to me about this became my lean on buddy is currently at scout camp and who knows when he is coming back. Just concede victory as soon as you can. If there's no thrill, they'll get bored and stop. Or, if you want a more direct approach, just tell them you're done every time they initiate a contest. They'll get the point before too long.
Kestrel she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 I don't know. I mean. Its always subtle to the point where I don't realize it until its too late and I don't think even she realizes it. She also really seems to love comparing me to others and it really puts me down. Like we have a lot of artists in our friend group and I never compare myself to them. Because they're my friends and I've stopped comparing myself to other artists a long time ago because of how I put myself down a few years ago. But she reveres one of my friends for their art (it is fantastic, though!) to the point where she compares me to them. Like "I think her canines are better than yours." That's your opinion and its really rude to say that to my face, sorry? I've never compared. I don't care. Their art is great; why would I still compare mine? Its to the point where she puts herself down over it and that isn't healthy. But when I tell her not to do that- that her art is great too- she puts me off. I honestly don't think I've gotten a compliment from her once, but I hear her compliment others to the point that she will throw herself down. At some point about six months ago we both started some SA fanart. I finished mine first and she finished her's a week later. Her description? "Lark finished her's before mine even though I started mine first." And she also started comparing the hours we spent. It was never a contest to me. I had my fanart idea for a long time and I decided to do it. It wasn't a race. We've been doing some Cosmere Flight Rising characters. Everytime I make a new one she feels the urge to point out the flaws despite the fact that its my vision. As in "that's an ok vin dragon." Sorry but to me that's a great vin dragon because that's how I imagined vin would be as a Flight Rising dragon! This also extends to life stories. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 I don't know. I mean. Its always subtle to the point where I don't realize it until its too late and I don't think even she realizes it. She also really seems to love comparing me to others and it really puts me down. Like we have a lot of artists in our friend group and I never compare myself to them. Because they're my friends and I've stopped comparing myself to other artists a long time ago because of how I put myself down a few years ago. But she reveres one of my friends for their art (it is fantastic, though!) to the point where she compares me to them. Like "I think her canines are better than yours." That's your opinion and its really rude to say that to my face, sorry? I've never compared. I don't care. Their art is great; why would I still compare mine? Its to the point where she puts herself down over it and that isn't healthy. But when I tell her not to do that- that her art is great too- she puts me off. I honestly don't think I've gotten a compliment from her once, but I hear her compliment others to the point that she will throw herself down. At some point about six months ago we both started some SA fanart. I finished mine first and she finished her's a week later. Her description? "Lark finished her's before mine even though I started mine first." And she also started comparing the hours we spent. It was never a contest to me. I had my fanart idea for a long time and I decided to do it. It wasn't a race. We've been doing some Cosmere Flight Rising characters. Everytime I make a new one she feels the urge to point out the flaws despite the fact that its my vision. As in "that's an ok vin dragon." Sorry but to me that's a great vin dragon because that's how I imagined vin would be as a Flight Rising dragon! This also extends to life stories. Wow. My vote? Spend less time with her. I've had friends like that before, friends who singled me out for critique but heaped the praise on others, and all it did was erode my self esteem. I'm not saying your friend group needs to be an angelic chorus that sings your praises all day, but in my experience, people who single you out in the name of friendship take more than they give. You deserve better than that.
Kestrel she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 All right, thank you. I don't know. Because we share a lot of interests and I really enjoy being with her but. Its just draining sometimes and I know that isn't healthy for me, or her for that matter.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 All right, thank you. I don't know. Because we share a lot of interests and I really enjoy being with her but. Its just draining sometimes and I know that isn't healthy for me, or her for that matter. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, and I'm sorry if it came across that way. I've just had friends like that before, and it wasn't a good experience for me.
Kestrel she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 No, no! It didn't come off that way at all. I just need some advice with this.
BenevolentTyrant he/him Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Shakespeare thread, yay or nay? (Been considering it, and since ya'll were talking about him...) YEA! ALL THE YEA! Quiver, that would be truly awesome. Please do it. P.S. Lark, I'm sorry that you're feeling down. I hope you can work things out with your friend.
Kestrel she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 And now she is fishing for compliments from me and. I just. Why. I'm not even replying to you bc you never offer me anything like that.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 And now she is fishing for compliments from me and. I just. Why. I'm not even replying to you bc you never offer me anything like that. So don't. Don't take the bait. She'll get the point. 1
Mistrunner Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Aw, I get what you mean, Lark. I've had some friends like that. They're usually okay people, and I didn't want to cut them out of my life or anything, but... Yeah. Hard. Because there doesn't seem to be a place for this, here's my testimony to how wonderful Brandon Sanderson's works are. I'll admit it. In the fourth grade, I was freakishly bored with all the books I was given. My reading level was around eleventh grade and most people around where I lived were English-language learners, and though I could find a couple books I liked (Just So Stories, for one) it was hard. I was considering reading Harry Potter for the twelfth time when my mom handed me her copy of Elantris. I wasn't expecting much, to be honest. It looked long. It looked boring. But she and my brothers kept telling me it was great. I read the prologue. And I was hooked. I don't remember how fast I read it, but I spent all my spare time with it. I went everywhere with it clutched in my hands. And when I did finish, I wanted more. So began my addiction to fantasy and, more specifically, Sanderson's works. He started me reading again. He got me off Harry Potter. And he gave me awesome in book form. So, that's my story of Sanderson redemption. Seems kinda silly put that way, but now it's out there. Let all know the awesomeness of Sanderson! 5
Quiver he/him Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 This Ewok is also an otter. Does it also eat stormtrooper heads? (Oh please! They were playing the drums on stormtrooper helmets, and were ready to eat Han and Luke! We all know what happened!) 4
Kestrel she/her Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I've changed my icon a lot lately hm this one stays for now 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 My family is moving back to Spokane. But I'm not. I'm not even going to look at jobs there. mahahahahaha 8
Kobold King he/him Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 My family is moving back to Spokane. But I'm not. I'm not even going to look at jobs there. mahahahahaha "But Danielle, don't you want to move to Spokane with us?" "Sorry mom... but I Spocan't." Is that how your conversation with them about it is gonna go? 5
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 "But Danielle, don't you want to move to Spokane with us?" "Sorry mom... but I Spocan't." Is that how your conversation with them about it is gonna go? I wish. Unless they look at some library job sites themselves, I'm just going to keep telling them that there aren't any jobs open in Spokane or nearby Coeur d'Alene. And that's not really a lie—last I checked (two weeks ago ) the only positions open in Spokane were for a page or a branch director. I'm overqualified for the first and underqualified for the second. 2
Kestrel she/her Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 My mom just texted me from work. "What are you doing" Well, you see mom
Kobold King he/him Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 My mom just texted me from work. "What are you doing" Well, you see mom "Explaining what I'm doing to you."
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