Random Stuff IX: Rogue Admins

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

That moment when your brain hears an ad for a French restaurant and autocorrects "French" to "fake."  

[Kobold King he/him]

2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

The truth, she is in this post.

Maybe because we're going to enact every step of an entire evil plan at 2 PM? We're going to need a lot of energy to destroy houses of worship while taking over the Internet and destroying marriages.  

 

Y'know, I've been lurking for a while and considered myself pretty up to date with everything that was happening on the Shard despite my lack of posting, but I think that simple use of first person plural is the first thing that's made me take a small step back and say. "Huh. Okay. Maybe I missed something and should ask about it."

[Edgedancer he/him]

2 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

The truth, she is in this post.

Maybe because we're going to enact every step of an entire evil plan at 2 PM? We're going to need a lot of energy to destroy houses of worship while taking over the Internet and destroying marriages.  

So you bulldoze the houses of worship, while a school councelor is getting married, while also screaming at all the youngsters present to vote you for president and type some posts on message bords. Probably without even looking at your phone. I think you might have superpowers.

1 hour ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

That moment when your brain hears an ad for a French restaurant and autocorrects "French" to "fake."  

Were they selling invisible pie?

12 minutes ago, Cognizantastic said:

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Twi is Spongebob. The suddenly appearing rainbow is her burgeoning sexual identity. 

...uh, surprise?  

I thought Twi was squidward.

[Kobold King he/him]

16 minutes ago, Cognizantastic said:

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Twi is Spongebob. The suddenly appearing rainbow is her burgeoning sexual identity. 

...uh, surprise?  

 

In lieu of questioning sexual orientation, I'm going to stick to what's really important:

Does that mean I get to be Plankton constantly hatching crazy schemes to steal back my reputation level?

[Arraenae]

4 hours ago, bleeder said:

 

Uh, no. This is totally wrong. Who wakes up at five something to exercise? Exercise is for the afternoon. I am not waking up a 5:30 to exercise at 6.

Also, bulldozing places is expensive. I'll be satisfied with ripping out all of the lawns in Californian churches and replacing them with something more drought friendly. 

[Zathoth]

2 hours ago, bleeder said:

rainbow-painted bulldozers of supergay destruction.

Please write a song called this.

Though I think ultragay sounds catchier.

[marsoupial they/them]

23 minutes ago, Arraenae said:

Uh, no. This is totally wrong. Who wakes up at five something to exercise? Exercise is for the afternoon. I am not waking up a 5:30 to exercise at 6.

Also, bulldozing places is expensive. I'll be satisfied with ripping out all of the lawns in Californian churches and replacing them with something more drought friendly. 

At least you're still recruiting youngsters for the Super Duper Evil Gay Agenda, right?

21 minutes ago, Zathoth said:

Please write a song called this.

Though I think ultragay sounds catchier.

I should! 

I will. Today!

[Arraenae]

2 hours ago, bleeder said:

At least you're still recruiting youngsters for the Super Duper Evil Gay Agenda, right?

Meh. I've been pretty unsuccessful on that front. Turns out that you can't change people's sexualities just by saying "hey being straight is bad I'll make you unstraight so you can stop offending my worldview." For some reason, that doesn't make the kids jump with joy.  I don't understand it. It's like they don't think there should be something wrong with being straight, just like there's nothing wrong with being LGBTQ.

Actually, I have asked an LGBTQ person to join my school's GSA club, but they're afraid their parents/other people will find out.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Arraenae
Ack formatting why are you failing me?

[Oversleep]

I overslept for my lecture today. Now, it won't have any reprercussions or consequences (in fact, I am not even signed up for it - I attend it cause the lecturer is very good and I'm retaking course linked to this lecture). I wish I had gone to it though.

Anyway... I have no idea how did I not wake up. See, my strategy is to use the phone's alarm, so I turn it off and then go back to bed. This makes me more aware and more likely to wake up when five minutes later the Super Clock Of Destruction Capable Of Waking Dead™ sets off. (it's designed like those old fashioned clocks with two bells and little hammer between them)

Thing is, I don't remember getting up, walking across the room and disabling the Super Clock Of Destruction Capable Of Waking Dead™. I can get I turned off my phone while barely awake; but this? I should at least have some vague memories of that...

And no, nobody else could've messed with it. What am I supposed to do? Install a bucket of cold water over my bed?

[Kaymyth she/her]

Just now, Oversleep said:

I overslept for my lecture today. Now, it won't have any reprercussions or consequences (in fact, I am not even signed up for it - I attend it cause the lecturer is very good and I'm retaking course linked to this lecture). I wish I had gone to it though.

Anyway... I have no idea how did I not wake up. See, my strategy is to use the phone's alarm, so I turn it off and then go back to bed. This makes me more aware and more likely to wake up when five minutes later the Super Clock Of Destruction Capable Of Waking Dead™ sets off. (it's designed like those old fashioned clocks with two bells and little hammer between them)

Thing is, I don't remember getting up, walking across the room and disabling the Super Clock Of Destruction Capable Of Waking Dead™. I can get I turned off my phone while barely awake; but this? I should at least have some vague memories of that...

And no, nobody else could've messed with it. What am I supposed to do? Install a bucket of cold water over my bed?

Heh.  Well, you are definitely living up to your username.

You need a Sonic Bomb alarm clock.  It's insanely loud and has an attachment that you put under your mattress and it shakes the bed.

Or you need Clocky.  Once you hit the snooze button, it rolls off the desk and goes and hides somewhere random in the room.  When it goes off again, you have to actually get up and search for it.

[Oversleep]

51 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

Heh.  Well, you are definitely living up to your username.

I did choose it deliberately

51 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

You need a Sonic Bomb alarm clock.  It's insanely loud and has an attachment that you put under your mattress and it shakes the bed.

Thing is, I live with three other people and sometimes I get up before they do :|

51 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

Or you need Clocky.  Once you hit the snooze button, it rolls off the desk and goes and hides somewhere random in the room.  When it goes off again, you have to actually get up and search for it.

I've seen many designs of alarm clocks and I don't think I could afford them... even if they're sold somewhere in my country.

Before I broke my iPod I had a pretty decent system: I'd choose a long track; not "jump-out-of-bed" type but something that starts gentle and builds up. Instead of jumping out to turn it off, I'd listen to it to the end and by the time it ends I'd be ready to get up.
I used to use this and since I love the whole OST it made my start of the day better.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Oversleep

[Delightful]

1 hour ago, Kaymyth said:

Heh.  Well, you are definitely living up to your username.

You need a Sonic Bomb alarm clock.  It's insanely loud and has an attachment that you put under your mattress and it shakes the bed.

Or you need Clocky.  Once you hit the snooze button, it rolls off the desk and goes and hides somewhere random in the room.  When it goes off again, you have to actually get up and search for it.

Clocky sounds absolutely adorable and possibly terrifying. 

[Mestiv he/him]

2 hours ago, Kaymyth said:

You need a Sonic Bomb alarm clock.  It's insanely loud and has an attachment that you put under your mattress and it shakes the bed.

Or you need Clocky.  Once you hit the snooze button, it rolls off the desk and goes and hides somewhere random in the room.  When it goes off again, you have to actually get up and search for it.

I have both of those alarm clocks and I can confirm that they are quite effective

[The Honor Spren she/her]

Spoiler

 

[Oversleep]

42 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

I have both of those alarm clocks and I can confirm that they are quite effective

Wait, you mean you need both of these alarm clocks when each one is supposed to be effective?

[Eki]

I found this on tumblr yesterday and I am still smiling

Spoiler

[Oversleep]

14 hours ago, Darkness Ascendant said:

Water is dangerous.

Why?

[Mestiv he/him]

1 hour ago, Oversleep said:

Wait, you mean you need both of these alarm clocks when each one is supposed to be effective?

I have super messed up sleep schedule and at first Sonic Bomb was enough, but when my cats bit through the cable that was providing power to the vibrating part I figured it would be safer to have two alarms however, no matter how much they advertise them as super loud, they are only mildly irritating when compared to the alarm clock similar to the one you have. Bought in IKEA for somewhere around $2.5 and its much louder than Sonic Bomb or Clocky.

 

I also have a small vibrating alarm that you can put under your pillow or, to guarantee better effect, put in your pants. Very useful when you don't want to wake up the whole house

[Oversleep]

6 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

however, no matter how much they advertise them as super loud, they are only mildly irritating when compared to the alarm clock similar to the one you have. Bought in IKEA for somewhere around $2.5 and its much louder than Sonic Bomb or Clocky.

Good to know I can't go louder
Wait, I also have bought mine in IKEA... You mean this?

There is a reason I refer to it as Super Clock Of Destruction Capable Of Waking Dead™  I'm fairly certain it managed to wake up my neighbours on few occassions when I was still living in the block of flats.
I need to figure out how loose should the bells be (you can unscrew them a little).

Edited November 14, 2016 by Oversleep

[Mestiv he/him]

@Oversleep haha, yeah that's exactly the one! I almost always wake up before it goes off just to avoid waking up my neighbors  (I live in a flat). This clock is a beast!

[marsoupial they/them]

This man deserves a prize or something.

[Quiver he/him]

I've been feeling kind of unusually introspective lately. And my opinion of myself has shifted between certainty and uncertainty so much that I don't really have any firm footing.

On the one hand, that's kind of scary. On the other, it's kind of reassuring that stuff I was afraid of considering -to the point of panic attacking- suddenly doesn't seem as daunting, and can maybe be addressed or explored later. That there are possibilities and I'm not necessarily a failure.

In the span of 24 hours, I've gone from certain that my life is over to a sense of burgeoning optimism about things mundane, professional and personal.

Conclusion: I need some damnation pills, 'cause my mood is like a roller-coaster.

[marsoupial they/them]

Just now, Quiver said:

I've been feeling kind of unusually introspective lately. And my opinion of myself has shifted between certainty and uncertainty so much that I don't really have any firm footing.

On the one hand, that's kind of scary. On the other, it's kind of reassuring that stuff I was afraid of considering -to the point of panic attacking- suddenly doesn't seem as daunting, and can maybe be addressed or explored later. That there are possibilities and I'm not necessarily a failure.

In the span of 24 hours, I've gone from certain that my life is over to a sense of burgeoning optimism about things mundane, professional and personal.

Conclusion: I need some damnation pills, 'cause my mood is like a roller-coaster.

Sounds like... the teen years. I would know. I am currently living the teen years.

[Quiver he/him]

38 minutes ago, bleeder said:

Sounds like... the teen years. I would know. I am currently living the teen years.

My teen years were ten years ago though.

Then again, ive always been rather...quiet? Didn't exactly have much of a teenage life; no parties or dating or socialising, just the grind of school work with the occasional internet usage. So...

It's only recently I'm kind of considering things beyond "work 24/7", I suppose.

...Funnily enough, because for the first time, image the prospect of an actual structured work rota.

Edited November 15, 2016 by Quiver

[Kaymyth she/her]

1 hour ago, bleeder said:

This man deserves a prize or something.

I do believe that this is the first time ever someone has managed to unfairly insult Nickelback.