Kestrel she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Don't. Just don't. I've seen the pictures in the appearance thread and you have no reason to say such a thing. Anyways, my driver's license looks like a mug shot because I cannot fake smile.honestly who's driver's license doesn't look bad likeMine looks terrible Right after summer band and icky
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 honestly who's driver's license doesn't look bad like Mine looks terrible Right after summer band and icky My learner' s permit was even worse. I needed a haircut, so my hair was poofy and unkempt. I was wearing a hoodie with the hood on my shoulder, and my smile was replaced by what is commonly known as a death glare. Not my finest hour.
Kestrel she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Mine.. My eyes are glazed over and i have long hair still Its pretty messy Looks nothing like me
Mistrunner Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Fake smiles. Gleh. I can't. Just no. The pictures I have in the What Do You Look Like thread? Those were real smiles (I was at the Library of Congress and the NASA AMES Center, of course I was happy!). But school pictures? Any picture where I have to pretend to be happy? I look like I'm dying or something. One more reason why I find it hard to talk to people. I find it very hard to fake interest and fake laugh at unfunny jokes. That and I'm just not good at talking to people. I become very interested in walls and peoples' shoes when I try. And my voice sounds like absolutely nothing, because you can't hear it. Sociability. Who needs it? 4
Kestrel she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Oh dear School photos? The worst. They make use tilt our heads weirdly for the picture and lean over awkwardly and it just looks unnatural. 1
Mistrunner Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Oh dear School photos? The worst. They make use tilt our heads weirdly for the picture and lean over awkwardly and it just looks unnatural. It always seems like they're just messing with you."Feet on the marks on the floor, thumbs in your pockets (why?), tilt your head to the... Right. A little more, no, that's too far, to the left a tad... Right... Right... Left.... *noise that says "That'll have to do, I suppose"* Now turn to the left. No, your other left. Tilt your head to the..." Look, I'm not buying any of these pictures. I know what I look like. I just need you to take a picture of my head so you can stick it on my student ID so I can get the discount price at the football games I may or may not actually go to. 1
The Honor Spren she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) There's: "No, I am smiling. What do you mean I look like I don't care about this? This the best approximation of my real grin I can do!" And then there's also: "Yes I know it's a fake smile and I end up seeming angry, but I'm baring my teeth, can't that be enough?!" Oh, and don't forget: "Oh, I'm actually sincerely laughing in this picture . . . I look like I'm in pain." And finding a picture for online, come on. "Oh! Here's one where I'm smiling for real, and have a face that is relatively free of acne! It might be from two years ago, but, where else will I find one where it doesn't look like I'm chewing on something? Edited October 14, 2015 by The Honor Spren 1
Alfa he/him Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 My parents and siblings are extremely photogenic people. When I appear in photos though, I appear blurry, seemingly scowling vaguely in the camera's general direction, and looking generally like the photograph of a serial killer from the "Early Life" part of his Wikipedia article. Needless to say, I try to avoid getting my picture taken. Are you sure that your suname isn't Smedry? Sounds like a talent. 2
Zathoth Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Fake smiling is easy. Just pretend you are Kell, or The Doctor. 2
Mistrunner Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Fake smiling is easy. Just pretend you are Kell, or The Doctor.The Doctor?Reminds me of something I found yesterday... Edited October 14, 2015 by Mistrunner 4
Zathoth Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Sure, you can be all like "Hello, Im an unspeakable horror from another universe and I just look like a person because thats what you expect to see, nice to meet you." Which is nowhere near as catchy as "Hello, Im The Doctor." Im starting to wonder why not more rich people get murdered on Scadrial. The answer to "What would The Survivor do?" is almost always "Kill all the rich people." And now Im rambling. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Im starting to wonder why not more rich people get murdered on Scadrial. The answer to "What would The Survivor do?" is almost always "Kill all the rich people." . Well, that, and "Get an inhuman accomplice to eat a member of the high nobility so my gang of thieves can infiltrate the government." 2
Zathoth Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Well, that, and "Get an inhuman accomplice to eat a member of the high nobility so my gang of thieves can infiltrate the government." Or "die and become a martyr and a symbol of hope." You know "What would The Survivor do?" is a dumb question to ask yourself, Kelsier made a lot of weird choices... Hello Twi 1
Kaymyth she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Hm. I wonder why I always look so bad in photos Then I look into the mirror and suddenly I understand. LIES 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 LIES Kaymyth is right. You're adorable and if I could pull off a pixie cut as well as you do, I'd have one. 2
The Sovereign Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I just finished my reread of Shadows of Self... 4
Mistrunner Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Got my mom to watch an episode of Doctor Who, finally! She says it's "worth watching, but silly." I'm waiting for her to see an episode like Midnight.
Delightful Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Got my mom to watch an episode of Doctor Who, finally! She says it's "worth watching, but silly." I'm waiting for her to see an episode like Midnight. I saw some Dr Who for the first time (properly) last week. As in, previously I was babysitting and it happened to be on, and it was a scary episode (something involving hotels with narrow corridors and people who didn't remember stuff) so I thought it was a scary show. And then a friend introduced me to season 8 episodes 2 and 3. Haven't had a chance to watch more since but....gosh I love Clara. She's so cool. 2
Curious Anamaximder he/him Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I have finally reached 1,000 posts. It's been a long 6 months since I joined here, but they have been some of the best in my life . 17th Shard is perfect. Everyone gets along, nobody is rude and everyone is unique in their own way. So thanks 17th Shard. Thank you. 6
Kobold King he/him Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 So thanks 17th Shard. Thank you. No--thank you. In other randomness, burger manufacturers in my area have discovered that they can make just as much money selling the ingredients for cheeseburgers in "build your own burger" boxes as they can selling the whole burger. I weep for my society.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 No--thank you. In other randomness, burger manufacturers in my area have discovered that they can make just as much money selling the ingredients for cheeseburgers in "build your own burger" boxes as they can selling the whole burger. I weep for my society. Think of it this way: They're helping a society of people accustomed to buying their food pre-made learn how to put it together themselves! The next logical step will be going to the grocery store, seeing the ingredients for hamburgers for sale, doing the math and realizing--hey, it'd be cheaper if I just bought this stuff and cut out the middleman. Sure it's a little extra work, but how hard can it be to grill a patty and put it on a bun with some lettuce and sauces? Corporate greed may very well lead the common man into a golden age of hamburger self-sufficiency! 3
Mistrunner Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) I was about to call all socially awkward people to band together, but then I realized I already have. How awkward. Edited October 14, 2015 by Mistrunner 3
Mashadar Mistborn he/him Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 I have read the first three books of the Dresden Files today. BOW BEFORE MY OBSESSION WITH READING, SHARDERS FOR I AM YOUR KING... Uh, I mean I liked them(obviously) even if they aren't my usual style. I don't know where the above comments sprang from. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor / Season 8 spoilers: Much ado has been made of the return of Koschei the Deathless, the Time Lord who called himself "the Master" or most recently "Missy." The Master has survived a thousand deaths, but what sets her return apart this time is that she somehow broke free of Gallifrey on its final day, when it should have been frozen in time amid the void between universes. However, one Day of the Doctor shot may explain how she got back into the current universe. The above shot is from the part of the special when the three Doctors use the Gallifrey Falls stasis cube to travel from the Fall of Arcadia to the Black Archive in London, just in time to stop Brigadier Stewart's trigger-happy daughter from blowing up Britain. At the time of this shop, all three of the Doctors have passed through the painting frame and only Clara lingers behind momentarily. The problem with this frame is that that is not Clara's hand. Even if Clara's hand looked like that--which is doesn't--and even if she was wearing those rings--which she wasn't--the hand in that screenshot couldn't possibly be Clara's. Clara Oswald would have to be a shapeshifter of Mr. Fantastic proportions in order to twist her hand into that position, given where her face is located in the frame. Not to mention, that's a right hand, and it is directly on Clara's left. One could argue that this is merely a production error, but I have my doubts. (As does the originator of this theory, who isn't me by the way.) The Day of the Doctor was Moffat's magnum opus. The whole special was the most carefully and diligently orchestrated episode of his run, and his run has become famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) for setting up details years before their plots come to fruition. It would be more than like him to subtly set up the return of a classic Who villain in this seemingly throwaway shot. But this just raises further questions. With three Doctors, a companion, and UNIT's best and brightest all on the scene, shouldn't one have them have noticed a deranged Mary Poppins clambering out of the stasis cube? Here I'll add my own addition to the theory. The second-to-last time the Doctor faced the Master, when the former was David Tennant and the latter was John Simm, the Doctor used a perception filter to remain hidden from his nemesis. The perception filter was simple by Time Lord reckoning, but allowed an individual to walk completely unnoticed even in the most crowded of scenes. But Kobold, I hear you protesting. The Master noticed him! The Doctor wasn't able to fool another Time Lord. I hear your protests and raise you one of the half-explanations I'm known for. The Doctor, you see, isn't one for hiding. He swaggers onto a planet, announces his presence, and brings his enemies down while facing them and tossing out quips. The Master, on the other hand, is a master of disguise and deception. The new series has barely even touched his skill at manipulating other minds--in the classic era, his abilities went so far as to allow him to hypnotize people into doing his bidding! If any Time Lord could fool another with a perception filter, it would be him/her. So just to recap. John Simm's Master is sent falling back to Gallifrey with a dying Rassilon on the last day of the Time War. Under mysterious circumstances, this incarnation of the Master regenerates into Michelle Gomez's Missy. Missy, being the clever psychopath she is, presumably murders the damnation out of the rest of the Time Lord high council and becomes aware of three different versions of the Doctor in the burning city of Arcadia. Missy employs a personal perception filter, sneaks to the Doctors' location, and sneaks through the painting with a stolen Nethersphere. (She'd just killed Rassilon. She had access to any number of nifty pieces of Time Lord tech. From there, she lies low for a while and the events of Death in Heaven transpire. If this sounds a bit much for a Time Lord undergoing post-regenerative stress to accomplish in a matter of hours, remember that the Tenth Doctor saved the planet from the Master and Rassilon, received a lethal dose of radiation poisoning, went back in time to say goodbye to all of his friends, regenerated into his eleventh incarnation, underwent a crash landing in 21st century Britain, had fish sticks and custard with a young Scottish girl, fixed the TARDIS, defeated Prisoner Zero, scolded the Atraxi, and picked up a new companion all within the approximate span of 24 hours. "Busy day." --The Eleventh Doctor, in The Eleventh Hour So there you have it. Jarring production error or ingenious foreshadowing? You be the judge! Until then, I've got to hone my skills at spotting perception filters if I'm to survive the oncoming Missy-pocalypse. Edited October 15, 2015 by Kobold King 5
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