TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, Delightful said: Shal I open the popcorn? 17th Shard Romcom sleepover? Is….is the movie my love life?
Quiver he/him Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: There's a new guy at work. He's about my age, works in the same department, and trained in many of the same branches I did (he went to three while I only trained at two, but two of those are the same). While seeking a job, he applied for the same teen librarian position in Anchorage, AK that I did. Clearly, he is the Twi from the genderswap universe who has somehow crossed over to ours. Keep an eye out for mirror universe Twi. Also, writing resources...has anyone read the Race for the Iron Throne blog? It's a chapter by chapter analysis of ASOIAF, but each chapter has a segment documenting historical parallels and stuff. Really fascinating way to learn some medieval history. 1
Zathoth Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 28 minutes ago, Delightful said: Shal I open the popcorn? 17th Shard Romcom sleepover? Do it. I never liked romcoms, unless they happen to be reality. Which this kind of is XD 14 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Is….is the movie my love life? *Munches popcorn* Maybe. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 I'm currently watching Network. …. I've seen a documentary about what would happen if a meteor six miles across hit Earth. I've watched true crime shows and exposes about how fast food is made. And I can say, without a hint of irony, that this is one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. 1
Quiver he/him Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 4 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I'm currently watching Network. …. I've seen a documentary about what would happen if a meteor six miles across hit Earth. I've watched true crime shows and exposes about how fast food is made. And I can say, without a hint of irony, that this is one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. ...er... I'm gonna play the ignorance card. What's Network?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 Just now, Quiver said: ...er... I'm gonna play the ignorance card. What's Network? I heard about it on TV Tropes, so I don't know how well known it is. Basically: It's about a network news company in the late 1970s that fires its head news anchor. He copes with it terribly, announcing on his next show that he'll commit suicide live on air. He begins to slowly lose his mind, but the network's ratings skyrocket, so they make him a star, which so far, doesn't seem to be doing any favors for his sanity. If it were a modern movie, I'd think it were a dark satire of major news networks and their screaming anchors. But since it was made in the 1970s, it's eerie. Like it predicted everything we see on the news now. Really, it's disturbing. I may have underestimated the creepy factor.
Zathoth Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 1 hour ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I heard about it on TV Tropes, so I don't know how well known it is. Basically: It's about a network news company in the late 1970s that fires its head news anchor. He copes with it terribly, announcing on his next show that he'll commit suicide live on air. He begins to slowly lose his mind, but the network's ratings skyrocket, so they make him a star, which so far, doesn't seem to be doing any favors for his sanity. If it were a modern movie, I'd think it were a dark satire of major news networks and their screaming anchors. But since it was made in the 1970s, it's eerie. Like it predicted everything we see on the news now. Really, it's disturbing. I may have underestimated the creepy factor. This was probably the inspiration. Speaking of messages that still work: Watch the Twilight Zone episode Number Twelve Looks Like You.
ThirdGen Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I heard about it on TV Tropes, so I don't know how well known it is. Basically: It's about a network news company in the late 1970s that fires its head news anchor. He copes with it terribly, announcing on his next show that he'll commit suicide live on air. He begins to slowly lose his mind, but the network's ratings skyrocket, so they make him a star, which so far, doesn't seem to be doing any favors for his sanity. If it were a modern movie, I'd think it were a dark satire of major news networks and their screaming anchors. But since it was made in the 1970s, it's eerie. Like it predicted everything we see on the news now. Really, it's disturbing. I may have underestimated the creepy factor. Ohhhhh yeah. Network. People thought it was ridiculous and outlandish in the 70s. Now it seems to be describing the 2000s very well.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 2 hours ago, ThirdGen said: Ohhhhh yeah. Network. People thought it was ridiculous and outlandish in the 70s. Now it seems to be describing the 2000s very well. Yeah. You can see all of the 70s kitsch, but for me it just heightened the horror. Like if the 2000s news culture had traveled back in time. Though on a happier note, I just saw an adorable short about chameleons. 1
Sunbird she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Aww, that short is adorable, Twi! It made me want to go rewatch Pixar's short "Lava." 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Sunbird said: Aww, that short is adorable, Twi! It made me want to go rewatch Pixar's short "Lava." Hang on. Let me re-hydrate before I sob uncontrollably over a stupid pun watch that short again. 1
Sunbird she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 I wanted to post "Piper," the short that shows before "Finding Dory," but apparently it hasn't been released on the Internet yet. It's SO CUTE.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, Sunbird said: I wanted to post "Piper," the short that shows before "Finding Dory," but apparently it hasn't been released on the Internet yet. It's SO CUTE. I still need to see Finding Dory. 1
Sunbird she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: I still need to see Finding Dory. It's absolutely fantastic. Funny and cute and heartwarming all at the same time. You may need to bring tissues to the theater if you are prone to crying at happy endings. 1
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 I love that movie. Hank is my spirit Animal.
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Due to a combination of various reasons, I've recently been doing some holocaust research. Due to the nature of this topic and the fact that this forum is frequented by people still in middle school, I won't be posting anything publicly, but I'd be more than happy to discuss in pms.
Delightful Posted June 27, 2016 Author Posted June 27, 2016 12 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Is….is the movie my love life? You end up with your true luurve at the end so it's all good, right? 45 minutes ago, Silverblade5 said: Due to a combination of various reasons, I've recently been doing some holocaust research. Due to the nature of this topic and the fact that this forum is frequented by people still in middle school, I won't be posting anything publicly, but I'd be more than happy to discuss in pms. You could always spoiler. It's...more than difficult to learn about. Here, take a *hug*.
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, Delightful said: You end up with your true luurve at the end so it's all good, right? You could always spoiler. It's...more than difficult to learn about. Here, take a *hug*. I could, true, but putting something in a spoiler tag is like hanging a giant neon sign saying Read Me!!, at least in my experience. I would rather not be responsible for traumatizing the minds of the young and innocent.
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, Silverblade5 said: I could, true, but putting something in a spoiler tag is like hanging a giant neon sign saying Read Me!!, at least in my experience. I would rather not be responsible for traumatizing the minds of the young and innocent. Yup, I always open Spoiler tags, which is why I know so much (kind of) about Buffy, despite having never seen the show.
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Playlist of testimonies from the Adolf Eichmann trial. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2C555E1757A22B1B
Sunbird she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 3 hours ago, Silverblade5 said: Playlist of testimonies from the Adolf Eichmann trial. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2C555E1757A22B1B Somewhat related: I just discovered that the name Eichmann translates from German to "oak-man."
Mestiv he/him Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 5 hours ago, Silverblade5 said: I would rather not be responsible for traumatizing the minds of the young and innocent. Sometimes it's good to make those innocent ones aware of the cruelty humankind is able to. 2
Delightful Posted June 27, 2016 Author Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Mestiv said: Sometimes it's good to make those innocent ones aware of the cruelty humankind is able to. At some point, yeah for sure.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Mestiv said: Sometimes it's good to make those innocent ones aware of the cruelty humankind is able to. 26 minutes ago, Delightful said: At some point, yeah for sure. There's a line, I think, but it might be more fluid than "Teach X when they are this age and Y at this age and not a moment before." When I was in high school, I had a supporting role in The Survivor, a play about a group of Jewish teenagers trying to survive in the Warsaw ghetto. We had the normal evening showings, but during the day, nearby middle schools brought their students in so we could present the play to them. Make no mistake, The Survivor doesn't sugarcoat anything. It's not graphic—deaths take place offstage and violence is implied rather than shown—but between the desperate circumstances, character deaths, and conversations about concentration camps and SS officers, it's a pretty gut-wrenching play. And I think that's one of the better ways to teach kids that age about the Holocaust—through stories. Eighth grade was when my school had its students read Holocaust literature like Anne Frank's Diary and Night. I don't know that any of us were really ready, but is anyone? The amount of horror compressed into that time period boggles the mind. It's difficult to imagine, let alone comprehend, but it has to be taught.
Delightful Posted June 27, 2016 Author Posted June 27, 2016 I don't remember a specific point first learning about it, I kind....absorbed the general idea by osmosis, but some discoveries were distinct and some definitely worse than others (Mengele), I didn't know how really bad things got till I had a holocaust subject for half a year when I was 14/15...lets just say we left most lessons crying, and angry and wishing we could go back and kill Nazis and make some sense and justice of it all.....I knew the Nazis were evil but I didn't really hate them till then. Even then......I'm sure there was worse. It's beyond comprehension and it hurts like hell but we gotta try. There really isn't much else to say.
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