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  1. The Dark Tower.
  2. By "no narrative," do you mean no story or no narration?
  3. This has been going for a couple pages, so here's a compilation of the clues so far: - Maybe the AI is insane. - ...or maybe the AI's the only sane one. - I don't actually know if any of you have read this... oops. XD - Also zombies. - Also, I can't remember if I've used this book for a description before. Oops. - The AI and zombies are in space. And this whole debacle is due to corporate competition. - There is no narrative in this book. - The two main characters are a couple whose relationship ended literally the morning of the invasion. And the Nos so far: 2001 AI Alien All the Troubles of the World Dead Space Ex Machina Firefly Halo Hogfather I, Robot Invasion of the Body Snatchers Leviathan Wakes Matrix Moon Portal Resident Evil Terminator
  4. The Adventures of Baron Pleasemorehints?
  5. Yes. I like it - it's not always good, but it's surreal and interesting. Probably the best gateway into David Lynch there is.
  6. I don't recommend anybody making suggestions along this line to skaa, because the worst part of the vicious circle of this behavior is expecting something more to happen, then being disappointed when it doesn't. The healthy way out of this is to minimize expectations and stop feeling ownership over a situation that nobody owns.
  7. A few things I'd like to throw out there: You've dated. The number of times you've been rejected no longer matters. Also, you're thirty, so high school definitely doesn't matter. You've been many slightly different people over time since then. There's no need to kick yourself for things you did thousands of days ago. Another thing I wouldn't file under Mistakes - asking her out. It happened in the moment, you had the confidence, it's all good. Her saying no isn't a defeat. Just a voluntary association that didn't happen. It's not a competition. Speaking as someone who did stalky things myself back in the day, I understand the urges. The worry. It took time and varied experiences to drift out of that mindset, but the most optimistic way I can put it is you don't need to get her apology. There's just no association between the two of you. Wanting to ask her out is not a connection. Being friends or doing things together often voluntarily is an association. Neither of you owes the other anything. But in general, don't stare at legs and stuff. Just with anyone. People can see you, so it becomes an action you are performing against them. "Playing her game" is not a real thing. There's no game, there's no chase, there's no win state here. You're just people. You should not approach or engage her at the party. You may be getting close to either "mace in the face" or "company disciplinary action" territory. You don't need to "pretend" she's not there. Just keep this in mind: Her presence isn't relevant.
  8. Every couple hours isn't a pace that's realistic to sustain. Many of us have jobs, school, etc.
  9. It looks like it, doesn't it? It's actually nougoat.
  10. The percentage ones are great. "Only 5% of people will see the answer." Of something it's difficult to imagine 5% of people missing.
  11. Great. Who gave the Death Note to a chain letter writer?
  12. The first Resident Evil movie works. That AI was doing a great job until the squad moved in.
  13. Hilarious and evil turn out to be the same person.
  14. Maybe not to people with low Neuroticism, but people with mid-to-high Neuroticism recognize their own.
  15. Oh, rest assured. These were cops. There will be long, detailed stories about their families and achievements.
  16. I recommend the website of the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Lotta info there.
  17. "How Dare the Peasants Realize They Don't Need to Buy Diamonds?"
  18. Somebody in that time who was given an accurate vision of a helicopter would have seen some major differences between these winged armored scorpion men and helicopters: - They have (presumably long, flowing) hair. - They have iron or iron-like breastplates, they're not made entirely of iron. - They have wings. - They have scorpion tails with stingers. The poison is described as taking five months to recover from. As opposed to a propellor, which simply chops you up. Some other missing features that would indicate a helicopter: - Bullets or anything resembling them. - Missiles or anything resembling them. - Containing people, weapons, etc. - Hovering rather than swooping like a bird. I don't need to say it wasn't prophecy. But I can plainly see that's not a helicopter.
  19. Regina Spektor writes in a variety of voices, playing a new character with each song. The result is often really interesting.
  20. "Agree to be a part of" doesn't mean you dictate what other people do.
  21. And that's why it's the best Far Side cartoon Bill Watterson has drawn yet.
  22. He must not remember much of the class, though, because knowing his own train of thought would definitely prove causation.
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