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11-28-2017, 10:15 PM | #301 |
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11-28-2017, 10:32 PM | #302 |
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the talent
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11-28-2017, 10:36 PM | #303 |
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Is that a Gaultier?
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11-28-2017, 10:41 PM | #304 |
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What, just because it's gaudy and tasteless?
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11-28-2017, 10:44 PM | #305 |
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What if it's the next rung down
Somebody who can't design gaudy tasteless clothing and has to steal those designs from Gaultier |
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11-28-2017, 11:08 PM | #306 |
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lololololol that gif.
you must spread rep before giving it to tehbolly again |
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11-29-2017, 02:42 PM | #307 | |
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I've heard that your FACE... is the spaces on the treble clef.
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I was reading the Green Arrow Rebirth book before I fell off, though. Ben Percy had already been impressing me on the Green Arrow book before the "Rebirth" banner, so I followed him as he continued on it. He was bringing the political commentary back to the book, after that aspect of the character was pretty much erased after the reboot. I also followed Tom King onto Batman, because I loved his Omega Men book, but I stopped after the first arc, because his Batman was pretty bland. |
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11-29-2017, 09:26 PM | #308 |
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Dang had to come home early from the bar we were at, cause there was way too many people around doing shit because of some sports event :|
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11-29-2017, 09:52 PM | #309 |
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Good. Now you can do what you should of done in the first place: stayed at home and drank in peace and quiet while singing/sobbing along to Frozen.
At least that is what I do when I drink |
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11-29-2017, 09:52 PM | #310 |
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LET IT GOOOOOO
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11-29-2017, 10:55 PM | #311 | |
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from the start it shows you Grayson is obsessed with the book Robin Hood and the villain in the first arc is a more Robin Hood-esque Batman who does things like gets members of the court of owl (evil rich plutocrats) killed (with NightWing's help) in exchange for a bounty which he donates to refugees but the story doesn't end up having NightWing ask why Raptor is the villain and millionaire Batman the hero, it's just like "he kills so he's evil" and now I leave Gotham because I got people killed I feel a better development of Grayson's character would have had him as a poor orphan himself question the Wayne's and turn against Bruce to a degree thankfully once he gets to BluudHaven there's a really fresh take on the character's villains and the depiction of the city is great plus his love interest immediately became one of my favorite DC superwomen a sort of anti-hero graffiti artist and their relationship is written surprisingly well |
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11-29-2017, 11:42 PM | #312 |
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Sounds pretty interesting. Yeah, I also find that stories often introduce sociopolitical issues without really giving them more than a cursory exploration. Kind of just stick to the status quo, and don't have the hero question their own ideals all that much. I checked out Detective Comics when Manapul and Buccellato were on it, because the art was phenomenal, but I quit after a couple of storylines because they were pretty dull. One of them had riots break out after a cop mistakenly shot a youth, but then it turns out that the rioters are all being mind-controlled as part of some villain's plan who doesn't even care about the police shooting, it's just part of his convoluted scheme to exact revenge on some other villain. By having that sort of plot development, you can put a hot topic like police brutality and state violence in your story, without ever having to make any kind of meaningful statement on it because the story isn't really addressing it at all. There's no moral complexity because it's just "lol, the villain isn't a real anarchist, he's just a bad guy, so we don't have to deal with the philosophy of anarchism; the rioters aren't really rioters, they're just mind-controlled, so we don't have to deal with the topic of civil unrest; the cop isn't really mishandling his power, it was just an accident, so we don't have to deal with the idea of abuse of authority." To top it all off, the story has Alfred get on a megaphone and tell all the rioters to stop and to obey authority, pretty much making him the stand-in for the white rich guy who tells disadvantaged people they should communicate their displeasure in ways the people who are oppressing them are comfortable with. The story does nothing to challenge this or offer an alternative point of view. Pretty uninspired, safe writing that's sure to offend nobody.
Interesting bit of trivia: the character Anarky was originally introduced to eventually become Batman's new Robin after Jason Todd died. The creators (Grant and Breyfogle) didn't know that SC already had plans to introduce a new Robin, Tin Drake. It's interesting to think of what could have been, if Batman took on a young anarchist as his partner, and they over time learned from each other and evolved their perspectives by challenging each other. |
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11-29-2017, 11:49 PM | #313 | |
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11-30-2017, 12:04 AM | #314 |
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11-30-2017, 12:16 AM | #315 |
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So, with that girl I took out who kinda stopped texting me, and then disclosed to me that she's going through a bad depression and is intimidated by how much she likes me and is afraid of disappointing me:
After sending her that message saying I understand, and that she should feel free to take as much time as she needs to take care of herself, I didn't hear from her again. I wanted to wait for her to make the next move, because I don't want to pressure her into going out again if she's not ready. But I'm also sensing that she isn't likely to ever initiate (seems shy), and she did say that she wants to see me again, so I'm kind of stuck with this dilemma of not wanting to pester her, but also knowing that she probably wants me to take her out again eventually. I sent her a text asking how she's feeling. No response. A friend advised me that the best thing to do may be to send a meme, because signaling that she can open up to me might just intimidate her more, especially as we've only seen each other once. He's a smart guy. I sent her a funny picture, and she responded. What do I do now, though? Send her another meme? |
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11-30-2017, 12:21 AM | #316 |
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On the 28th me and crazy21™ celebrated our 2 months anniversary.
It was a momentous occasion. Can't believe it lasted that long already. |
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11-30-2017, 12:57 AM | #317 | |
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she is probably feeling awkward about putting things out in the open like that, and kinda feels like you're catering to her now instead of courting her. just find a way to talk to her naturally without making it seem like there's an "agenda", you're just talking to her/asking to see her cause you like her. don't be overly cautious, it'll just trigger her. try to figure out a way to suggest meeting casually, without the normally associated pressures of a date. tell her you're going to be somewhere fun at a specific time, where she can choose to come see you for a bit or not - like for example, when you're already hanging with other friends but are around her neighborhood or something. or ask her if she wants to come along as you take some photos, and you'll buy her a cup of coffee. and so forth |
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11-30-2017, 01:17 AM | #318 | |
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shoddy writing that takes me right out of the story I much prefer when Batman is portrayed as a vigilante in a city where the institutions of justice have rotted to corruption |
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11-30-2017, 01:38 AM | #319 | |
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11-30-2017, 01:40 AM | #320 |
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I just matched on tinder with a girl from my broadcasting class
Not THE girl, but another girl I just think this is funny. i just think life is funny |
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11-30-2017, 01:40 AM | #321 |
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also i think i don't care about this girl anymore. you guys were right and i really appreciate your advice
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11-30-2017, 01:49 AM | #322 |
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i fucking hate this thread. i should say so in the hate thread. ew.
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11-30-2017, 04:00 AM | #323 |
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Too much sad sex, and not enough drugs?
I've been too busy to get high recently. I'm supposed to try dabs for the first time on Friday, though. A coworker also wants me to try coke. I dunno, I don't have much interest in coke, but unlike more addictive drugs, it's the kind of thing I'm open to trying once, just to see how it goes. I mean, he's offering it for free, why not. |
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11-30-2017, 04:05 AM | #324 |
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Actually, I probably won't do it. I don't know enough about coke to identify purity, and I'm kinda afraid of it being cut with shit I don't know about and getting fucked up.
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11-30-2017, 05:12 AM | #325 |
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I'm kinda scared of stimulants; I'm naturally already very high energy, anything that would give me more energy is just...I'd rather not.
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11-30-2017, 05:58 AM | #326 | ||
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You guys started officially dating pretty quickly, didn't you? The reason the guy wants me to try it is that he was the same guy who was selling me Adderall, and he was pretty surprised when it had almost no effect on me. He wants to see what I'm like on other stimulants. |
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11-30-2017, 06:30 AM | #327 | |||
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I also don't really know what it would mean to hang out just as "friends" when both parties are keen on each other, and know that the other is keen on them. It seems the only thing that would distinguish such hang-out sessions from a date would be a semantic label. Quote:
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I like stories with that angle, and when they show how Batman tries to help the city both with his resources as Bruce Wayne to end the poverty that produces crime, and as Batman to protect people from the crime that currently exists. Otherwise, he's just a crazy rich asshole who likes to beat up poor people to make himself feel better. One kinda recent comic I really dug was Arkham Manor. Arkham Asylum is closed down, and nobody wants the new hospital built in their backyards, so Bruce Wayne gives up his mansion to become the new facility. He kind of reflects on how his father was a doctor and his mother a social worker, so he's carrying on their tradition of helping the ill. The comic deals with how he actually cares about the recovery of all the inmates at the asylum and has their interests at heart. It does a bit more to address the stigma of mental illness than most Batman comics, that usually make psychosis appear to be synonymous with evil. It still has a pretty cartoony and gothic depiction of mental illness, because it's a spooky thriller, but it still gives a perspective on Gotham's insane offenders not usually seen. |
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11-30-2017, 09:05 AM | #328 |
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11-30-2017, 09:08 AM | #329 | |
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We just hit it off just great out of the gate, soon we started to want to spend all the time we could together and after a while it just became clear it wouldn't make any sense to pretend we weren't in a relationship anymore... lol |
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12-01-2017, 11:08 AM | #330 |
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Don't do coke dk. Smoke treez and listen to OM.
Going on six weeks weedless. |
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