The Good News Thread: I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

24 minutes ago, Delightful said:

I picked a kumquat off a tree and ate it. It was awesome. 

"Kumquat" is an absurdly fun word and whoever invented it should be universally praised. 

[marsoupial they/them]

31 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

"Kumquat" is an absurdly fun word and whoever invented it should be universally praised. 

Amen.

Or rather, Kumquat.

[ShadowLord_Lith he/him]

My mom and my aunt started a company recently, they called it CSB innovations. Its a publishing company and my mom and aunt are the companies first published authors/co-authors. They started about a month or so before school started down here. Not too long ago they sold between their 7,000th and 9,000 book! I am so happy right now! I almost want to cry. They wanted this so badly, and their hopes and dreams are coming true. I'm glad that all their hard work paid off.

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[marsoupial they/them]

This requires no explanation.

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[Sunbird she/her]

@bleeder Totally with you! The pink ones are the best.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

6 hours ago, bleeder said:

This requires no explanation.

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explain.

EDIT- Oh yeah, forgot to say, finished all our exams!!! YAAAAAY

Edited November 4, 2016 by Darkness Ascendant

[marsoupial they/them]

4 hours ago, Darkness Ascendant said:

explain.

EDIT- Oh yeah, forgot to say, finished all our exams!!! YAAAAAY

Strawberry Starburst are the best (in my opinion) and to get two in a little pack (which usually have two of different flavors) makes me feel lucky.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

On 4 November 2016 at 9:40 PM, bleeder said:

Strawberry Starburst are the best (in my opinion) and to get two in a little pack (which usually have two of different flavors) makes me feel lucky.

I was just kidding  I like strawberry star bursts too.

[Claincy he/him]

Went to PAX Aus today, twas good

My head was bad before I went though and PAX certainly wasn't gonna make it better. Add to that the mental drain of being around that many people and I was pretty wrecked by the time I got home.

Still, I managed to get some work done and I feel a bit better now, so overall a win

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

11 hours ago, Claincy said:

Went to PAX Aus today, twas good

My head was bad before I went though and PAX certainly wasn't gonna make it better. Add to that the mental drain of being around that many people and I was pretty wrecked by the time I got home.

Still, I managed to get some work done and I feel a bit better now, so overall a win

ur australian too? Mad!

What did u think of Horizon and Zelda? I wish I could have gone   

[Claincy he/him]

1 hour ago, Darkness Ascendant said:

ur australian too? Mad!

What did u think of Horizon and Zelda? I wish I could have gone   

Yep

I didn't visit any of the large booths, I don't particularly feel like waiting half an hour in line to play a brief demo of a big budget game I already pretty much know if I will want to get or not  I spend most of my time at PAX in panels or in the Indie section. With that said, Zelda and Horizon both look very promising, though I don't have the requisite console for either at the moment.

[Briar King]

Not to get all politcal here but this had me loln tonight during SNL and I had to look it up afterward.

 

 

[AngelEy3 he/him]

11 minutes ago, Briar King said:

Not to get all politcal here but this had me loln tonight during SNL and I had to look it up afterward.

 

 

Fantastic ! 

[Sunbird she/her]

1 hour ago, Briar King said:

Not to get all politcal here but this had me loln tonight during SNL and I had to look it up afterward.

 

 

I'm disgusted with both candidates, and I approve this message.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

heh, y'all see this?

[marsoupial they/them]

6 hours ago, Darkness Ascendant said:

heh, y'all see this?

Yes, and it's so accurate.

[Sunbird she/her]

@Darkness Ascendant I wasn't sure at first if that cover was real or a joke, so I checked the official Time magazine website.

It's for real. (I'm sure you knew that already, but I bet some other Sharders will be uncertain like I was.)

[Arraenae]

I love the graphic design of that cover. I don't agree with the message, but the design is just soooooo good...

[Sunbird she/her]

41 minutes ago, Arraenae said:

I love the graphic design of that cover. I don't agree with the message, but the design is just soooooo good...

Somehow I don't think it's a coincidence that the color scheme is the same as the Nazi flag...

[marsoupial they/them]

Just got home from a bible study where we talked about one of the most fragile subjects in Christendom: homosexuality. And I didn't get impaled or burned-at-the-stake! 

Really, though, this bible study has restored my faith in Christianity. After weeks of seeing the hatred around the world, it was nice to be able to know that people are accepting and cool about that sort of thing. 

Jon, our youth leader, brought up the topic as the subject for tonight and said some really insightful things about it, so I swallowed my fear and doubt and told everyone about how I like guys and girls, and it's not a big deal, but that I've had struggles myself with that, and even though there were only about six other people there, I still felt like it was a big step for me. Then after, some of the guys came up and told me that it was a "ballsy thing to do" and that they were proud of me. I feel quite happy with myself. 

However, this one completely insufferable and asinine human being  girl that I've known for a while did start to (completely non-emotionally) pat me on the shoulder because I was getting choked up. Some context: she has said terrible things about gay people and things that were just plain rude and hateful. So that was not as fun, but as my mother says: 

"That's her view of things. You just go on with yours." Or something like that. Something insightful and motherly.

But yeah, it was a good evening. 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

2 hours ago, bleeder said:

However, this one completely insufferable and asinine human being  girl that I've known for a while did start to (completely non-emotionally) pat me on the shoulder because I was getting choked up. Some context: she has said terrible things about gay people and things that were just plain rude and hateful.

If she's in a youth group, listening to a youth pastor say accepting things about homosexuality while a guy her age says that he likes both guys and girls, and she pats that guy on the shoulder instead of arguing with the youth pastor, then it could be a sign that her views are beginning to soften. Maybe they're even softening because that of that youth pastor and that guy her age. 

I know it doesn't seem like much, but back when I was still mired in that way of thinking, I'd have thought it my Christian duty to argue with the youth pastor in front of everyone. So it sounds to me like she's starting to see people instead of rhetoric—a huge step forward, and one that not everyone makes. 

Glad your youth group went well.  

[Sunbird she/her]

5 hours ago, bleeder said:

Just got home from a bible study where we talked about one of the most fragile subjects in Christendom: homosexuality. And I didn't get impaled or burned-at-the-stake! 

Really, though, this bible study has restored my faith in Christianity. After weeks of seeing the hatred around the world, it was nice to be able to know that people are accepting and cool about that sort of thing. 

Jon, our youth leader, brought up the topic as the subject for tonight and said some really insightful things about it, so I swallowed my fear and doubt and told everyone about how I like guys and girls, and it's not a big deal, but that I've had struggles myself with that, and even though there were only about six other people there, I still felt like it was a big step for me. Then after, some of the guys came up and told me that it was a "ballsy thing to do" and that they were proud of me. I feel quite happy with myself. 

However, this one completely insufferable and asinine human being  girl that I've known for a while did start to (completely non-emotionally) pat me on the shoulder because I was getting choked up. Some context: she has said terrible things about gay people and things that were just plain rude and hateful. So that was not as fun, but as my mother says: 

"That's her view of things. You just go on with yours." Or something like that. Something insightful and motherly.

But yeah, it was a good evening. 

I'm really glad to hear this, bleeder. I also agree with what Twi said about how it could be a good sign that this girl didn't start a fight during the discussion. It may be that she was realizing how hurtful the things were that she's previously said--now that she knows that you're bisexual and she was insulting a real person that she knows--and didn't know how to apologize verbally, in front of the whole group. At least, I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt and hope it was something like that.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

:-D

I'm actually freaking out a little. 

[RippleGylf she/her]

I retook the ACT last month, all in the hopes of getting a better scholarship.

Today, I got my scores.

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36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36!

(Technically, I got 35's on math and science, but I don't care right now.)

I still can't believe it. This basically means a full-ride for me, which will be hugely appreciated. Maybe, I'll get through college without mountains of debt. Maybe.

[Kaymyth she/her]

1 hour ago, RippleGylf said:

I retook the ACT last month, all in the hopes of getting a better scholarship.

Today, I got my scores.

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36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36! 36!

(Technically, I got 35's on math and science, but I don't care right now.)

I still can't believe it. This basically means a full-ride for me, which will be hugely appreciated. Maybe, I'll get through college without mountains of debt. Maybe.

Is 36 still a perfect score, or have they adjusted the range since I was in school?