Quiver

I guess there's a distinction to be made here: do you hate a character because they are a poorly written character, or do you hate a character because they are a terrible person? Personally, I find the former much more egregious. A bad character, I want to see get comeuppance; a Bad Character I just want to go away.

Deep philosophical thoughts that lead to crippling and existential fear?

Everything I've heard about pugs lead me to believe this one is either engaged in deep philosophical thoughts about the nature of the universe... or has frozen with fear.

Is it stealing if the Heralds threw them away?

You know, that kind of gives me this little mental image of the Heralds sticking their blades in the ground and walking away to look cool... then Nale changing his mind, muttering about how silly that was and taking his back. I suppose, raises the question why whoever retrieved their blade only took their blade...

Any fans? I actually feel guilty calling myself a fan, honestly; I haven't started the anime yet. I recently picked up the English version of the Visual Novel, however, and I've been loving it. I...might have gushed a little over into people in PM's. Sorry about that; hopefully having a topic means that my random gushing will stop. Anyway... Steins;Gate. Any fans? Anyone seen it, or read it, or interested in talking about it?

Obviously. I mean, computers don't even have blood. Nightcode?

So... I could kind of use some feedback on a character concept. I've been batting around an idea of a society based on musical magic. Not the most original of ideas, but I'm not an original guy. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to do some short stories, since I'm still batting around setting ideas; figure it out that way. One of those ideas was... I was thinking it might be interesting to do a cliché idea; female rogue. Think Vin, I guess. The...twist, I suppose is the best word, is that I was thinking of making her deaf. Which is where I'm running into some trouble. I'm tying to do some research into deafness, and Deaf Culture, but I admit, I'm finding it hard to work out how to translate that onto the page. My typical stuff defaults to a lot of dialogue to keep things going...which obviously wouldn't be an option in this case. Advice?

As someone how has spent many mornings pouring over essays, you have my sympathies.

Th good luck continues! My work is considering a set rota pattern. That means I'd know my schedule from now for the next year, with weeks ranging from 31 hours 44; much more manageable.

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.

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.

I feel happy today. I don't know why. The things that have been bothering me lately haven't gone away. But today, I sort of feel more hopeful and optimistic about them? Like, they are things I can overcome and explore, rather than being insurmountable and crushing.

The Reckoners are, technically speaking, criminals. Their status as such probably varies from state to state -and from town to town, for that matter. Dalles would probably be cool with them,Portland less so. I mention this because it's got me wondering what crime in the Reckonerverse looks like beyond the Reckoners. Presumably, people didn't stop doing bad things just because epics were in charge. I really ought to read the books more, since I can't remember the characters name...but the gun runner from the first book seems to suggest smuggling and contraband would be flourishing post-Calamity. Not sure how murders and manslaughter would go though. On the one hand, people might be jaded enough by violence to let themselves be pushed into it more...or they might be too owed by epics to risk breaking "their stuff". Is there still a drug trade? How does one even manufacture drugs Post-Calamity, let alone supply and demand? Would that fall under the smuggling category? Might there be an epic, or an epic enterprise, specifically devoted to creating new forms of narcotics, like an epic!Hisenberg? Sort of rambling. Sorry. Batting vague character ideas in my head...

Insincere work emails. I don't care if you apologise. I don't care if you say you "hope it works," and ask everyone if they can attend. It's an email from a work supervisor. We both know that refusing to do extra hours when asked isn't really an option. All it does is provide you with a "Well, we asked and you said yes," excuse further down the line.

Having one of *those* days. The kind where I feel I'm wasting my life, at best, or have already ruined it along the way. I feel like I've hit this dead end. I'm creatively stagnant. I don't get a chance to do anything anymore. And I think about all the silly nerd stuff I'd like to do -make an ANV, Web comics, cosplay- and didn't when I was younger. I can't do that now. And I still can't drive. And still haven't the courage to go out anywhere, let alone date someone. I just...wish I could start over, I guess. Feel like I've wasted everything. All I ever did -in school and after- is work. Heck, I have, maybe, two offline friends, and I never see them. Urgh. Self loathing, yay...

I just saw that. The average US week is 34.4 hours. What.

Is dreading the thought of a 48 hour work week normal, or a sign of laziness?

I am so mad at comic book resources. I use it for comic book news. Mostly, I can avoid spoilers (or only spoil to my own degree of choice). Today, though, they had a great big banner on the fro t page: SO. I guess that's a thing. Would have been cool to see in show...

I just realised what the biggest problem with Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad is: They retroactively cheapen Man of Steel. Now... I actually kind if like Dawn of Justice. I kind of like Man of Steel, though I feel it is a very flawed movie that could have used better editing to get its story across...and yes, I want some story points changed. But Man of Steel had a great high concept; Superman movie as first contact. Dawn of Justice fed off that, by presenting the emergency of Superman as the biggest cultural shift in human history... But the inclusion of Wonder Woman, Batman, the Joker, the Enchantress? They cheapen Superman. He isn't the herald of a new age, the Man of Tomorrow. He's just the latest -the last, in fact- in a long line of stuff.

According to Enterprise, yes. On the other hand, that is according to Enterprise, commonly considered the worst Trek. So... I have a brain menagerie.

I don't know if I'd be able to do the concept justice...but Steins;Gate has reignited that old idea, so... I dunno.

So...There's a time travel story I've been batting around for a while. A traditional time loop tale; dude gets trapped in a time loop, does the same day over and over again. But the story would be told from the perspective of those who weren't aware of the loop. So, every chapter starts the same...but one of the supporting characters, the Observer of the loops? He's the guy who notices what's going on. Each chapter is a reset to the start, but each chapter plays out with the butterfly effect changing the specifics. So, the reader can see how complicated the world around the characters is, and can see all the plots and machinations going on at the edges, even when the characters can't. And that supporting character, the Observer? The readers see him grow more detached and disillusioned with each loop, while the characters themselves just comment on how strange he's acting today.

What is an aura, and how do I get one? I just spent a few hours grinding my way through Steins;Gate endings. Hurray for save scumming!. even if I am left a little disappointed in some of the endings. (Though that'll teach me for projecting my beliefs of what a story means in the future I suppose )

Well, I can't even write a paragraph of fiction, so I win! ... I'm gonna go drown my sorrow in abucket of ice cream...