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Started earlier and immediately found a shiny. A shiny Skwovent or whatever. I saw a few in a corner and I thought "uh, I'd better double check those..." and it was just sitting there looking at me.

Ah well.

It was ok.

The actors did fantastic. Some of the CGI was kinda bad, and some of the scenes felt a little amateurish. Just a few scenes, but they felt more like a high quality fan film rather than a full budget show. Some parts were rather cringey at points.

But really, overall, it's easily far and away the best anime/manga adaptation I've seen. It was fun, captured the characters really well and they were all likable.

I'm sure I didn't enjoy it as much as others seem to have, but that's ok. Because even though I just thought it was ok, it's getting good reactions overall and I'll definitely watch a second season(if it gets one *fingers crossed*)

Yeah, I'd forgive them even if I wasn't trapped. I'd want them to escape and be safe rather than risk their own life trying to get to me.

Besides, in the described scenario there was nothing they could've done, and would've died when the building collapsed seconds later. And they're sending for help as well.

I don't consider that being abandoned, they recognized reality and made the most logical choice.

Solid_Sonic posted...

I guess but I also want to give the person I decide to get close to a good experience being with me as much as I enjoy being with them and I worry my tendencies lend themselves too much to being one-sided.

As long as the things they like about you outweigh the ones they don't, you'll be good. Sounds like criticism is one thing you struggle with, but not everyone will be critical over you or your decisions. I think you'll be fine if you find a genuinely understanding person who is a bit easy going. Then you'll just need to deal with the occasional temper flare, which they'll understand and be able to forgive.

A relationship is a lot of give and take, or so I hear anyway. Take the good with the bad, and learn how to be happy together and support the other when they're struggling. Your partner will have days that they'll need you to be understanding and forgiving too.

Solid_Sonic posted...

I think I'm a terrible partner if I got into a relationship. My inability to stand criticism combined with immature temper flares means I'm really prone to getting defensive and raising my voice. I don't want to put someone through that.

There are loads of people with that kind of personality and live happy lives. Sure, it might make it more difficult, but it's not a death sentence. People are understanding, people have tempers and feelings and others recognize that. You just need to find someone that knows it's just a temperament and not you just bring malicious.

I don't think there's any couples ever that have ever 100% matched in personality. Compromise, empathy, and understanding along with good communication will go a long way in helping a partner accept that part of who you are.

You also shouldn't try to hide it, it's who you are and you shouldn't change to suit others, as long as we're not talking about you becoming physically violent. Having a temper and being defensive isn't great, but it's also not a relationship killer either. Learning how to navigate each other's emotions and mindset is part of the dating process.

joemodda posted...

Tbh I think I'm slowly arriving to that conclusion as well. I've never been on a date and I've pretty much faced nothing but rejection both irl and online.

I think some people are just meant to be alone and frankly I'm just part of that crowd

This too for me. Tc, you might have issues that restrict your ability to date, but I don't think it's the issues you outlined. At least not entirely. Obviously you know more about yourself than I will ever know about you, and I do think some people are not fit to date, but I almost never feel that way about others. I just recognize you might feel it about yourself.

At this point you have a few options. Either continue on and try to find a person who understands you and can handle you. Or you can work on the issues to get them under control to open up more dating options. Or accept that you are who you are, don't apologize for it, and hope life works out.

She's pretty, but she does have a bit of an odd look to her. Can't quite place what it is though.

Mr_hulk88 posted...

You're a Youtuber? That's a twist I didn't see coming

Eh, yeah, but not really.
My cousin that lived with me until recently wanted to become a YouTuber, so I bought him everything he needed. Computer, camera, capture card, microphone, etc. I got it all set up for him... but he refused to use it. So I started using it just to learn the basics.

Then when we'd play a game together I'd record it and upload, hoping he'd gain interest and I could back out. But it was the opposite, he backed out and I was stuck with a bunch of recordings. I found it fun, so I kept going.

But I'm not consistent at all. My current Internet is not good enough to upload much of anything. So it's been a while since I've made anything.

Scintillant posted...

i feel like mine has gotten worse over the past 2 years, it wasn't really a problem in 2017-2020

Mines gotten better, but it still fluctuates. I can now mostly do public stuff, like buying groceries and getting tickets to a movie without panic attacks. I didn't used to be able to.

NPC posted...

I'm confused, do you have to get their permission to leave?

Not any more, no. But I was never allowed any freedom for a very long time. So, I guess it's a habit that I feel I need to let them know. Just up and leaving could be problematic too.

I just struggle to open up that I want to go out or do anything. Idk, I'm just pathetic in general.

Absolutely. It's gotten easier the last few years, as I can now function around people for basic stuff. But it used to be so bad that I couldn't do anything if there was another person around.

Even right now I'm wanting to go to town, but my parents are here and I'm struggling to find the will to tell them I'm going out for a bit. >_>
All because I need to open and display a simple want to go out.

I'm enjoying it so far. Not sure I like the retcon of Fionna and Cake's world being real the whole time, but that's a pretty minor point. I liked it better when it was Ice King's imaginary world.

Though, Marcelline seemed really rude and unkind. She was interrupting him and talking about her own stuff rather than letting him say anything. Then she cut the call short just to continue having fun without him. Felt really self absorbed and out character for her imo.

DerWillZurMacht posted...

Jesus Christ, somebody call the police! We just witnessed a MURDER!

I've been dead inside for years already. He basically just kicked a corpse.

Cacciato posted...

Oh damn, you went a lot further south.

Wasn't our idea. Though, it was actually a bit shorter of a trip to get there than Virginia Beach last year.

Also, I know it was already obvious... but I don't want to spend extended periods of time with these people. They're insufferable. Mom is good, if it was just the 2 of us it would've been fantastic. But the other 4 people are all arrogant, loudmouth, know-it-alls who are never wrong and are all trying to outdo everyone else. It was absolutely ridiculous.

Like, an example. My uncle's gf lives collecting sea shells. That's all she did the entire time, and she asked us to bring her any neat ones from the water if we find them. So my 10 year old cousin was super excited and when he'd find one he'd run it up to her. How did she respond? "What's that? You think that looks like something I would want? Don't you know what a full shell looks like? This is trash, no one would want that." Then she threw it back in the water. I mean, yeah, it was a broken shell, but he thought it was neat so he brought it to her and she calls it trash and throws it away. The least she could've done was thank him and then toss it away after when he's back in the water, at least explain you want complete shells rather than just calling it trash to his face.

Also, she's dumb. There were weird little palm trees, and one had clusters of fruit on it. I pointed it out and jokingly said "I love coconut grapes." And she immediately ran over and started grabbing them off the ground and was ready to eat it. I stopped her and said "Wait, those aren't really grapes, don't eat it! I have no idea what that really is, I was joking." And she hits me with a "looks like a grape, so it can't be poisonous." Then she refuses to believe that it's possibly toxic because it "looks good." Then she ate it... right off the ground. Then my uncle was searching up poison control in case she got sick. Turns out she was fine, but why do something so stupid? Then we went to the zoo today and they had a desert section full of cactuses. One had prickly pears on it, and her mouth was watering for them. She kept saying she wanted to eat one, so I asked if she's tried one before and she took that as confirmation that they're edible. She ran over and was plucking them off the cactus and the thorns in her fingers, but she was determined to get done to eat. Then we some weird fruit in another tree at another exhibit and she asked me if it was edible. I told her it looked toxic, hoping to discourage her. Then later she showed me that she a pocket full and was going to eat them too. I told her it's not a good idea, but she said I'd hear if she died and if I didn't hear that then it's fine. Mom said she was like that anytime they went out, just grabbing anything and trying to eat it. Then she called us dumb for trying to Google it rather than just eating it to see if we get sick. >_>

It was a stressful weekend.

Nice, Congrats! I still haven't given it a real shot. I'll need to get on that if I want to get it done.

Yes, because...
AnsestralRecall posted...

Everyone has an accent.

^^^

Anyway, mines a bit of a country accent. I used to hate it, but the more YouTube videos I made the more I grew used to it. I kinda like it now. It's not nearly as pronounced as I thought it was.

https://imgur.com/a/Q0xniLj
https://imgur.com/a/kXNTV4M
https://imgur.com/a/bM7bBAm
https://imgur.com/a/u1okQ68
Some pics. Haven't really seen it done much. Just kind of hung out on the beach and the pool. So not many interesting photos to post at the moment. I think we're going to a zoo tomorrow so maybe that'll change then.

Anyway, some photos of the foggy mountains yesterday morning, a big valley we passed, the pond next to our place, and the turtles that surfaced wanting us to feed them.

Unfortunately, if we throw anything down the seagulls rush in and grab it before the turtles can.

It's ok. I haven't gotten too far yet. The Gacha aspect so far is just for weapons and armor. Looks like you can play through the original story, crisis core, and first soldier after the tutorial section.

Cacciato posted...

Outer Banks?

That's one mom wanted to visit, but bag, it's oak Island.

Literally just now arrived. Long trip.

Yellow posted...

"Sorry but this one's just going to be us, maybe some other time! Let's go to X next year."

Probably too late now. Seems like they care about you though.

Yeah, literally following them on the interstate right now.

Just met up with the family, heading out now. Will post pictures of stuff later.

I live in a tiny little mountain town with like 2k people in it and barely anyone knows who I am. Just relatives, and current/former coworkers.

I always get asked if I'm new to the area, and I have to explain that I've lived here my whole life. Then they usually give some kind of half genuine response as if they're humoring my claim. It's annoying.

EclairReturns posted...

These relatives sound horrible, and I sort of wish you'd stay away from them for your own sake. I seriously doubt familial abuse can be fun in any capacity, no matter the locale.

These relatives aren't abusive. It's my uncle, who is the only one of my dad's family to turn out ok. His girlfriend is super rich but controlling since she always just gets what she wants.

At first she just wanted to get a room near us and visit a bit, which would've been ok. But then she learned where we were going and kind of just decided that wasn't good enough.

Personally, I'm annoyed that they took over, but I'm just happy to be going somewhere. A beach is a beach to me, plus she rented us a better place to stay than we had before and is paying half. So our half is basically what we intended to spend on a room anyway.

I just hope they don't want to spend a lot of time together. It's ok if we're doing something together, but in the evenings they want to play card games and such, and I'm not really down for that.

My mentally challenged cousin did. He absolutely refused to wash himself. It was the worst BO smell I've ever experienced in my life. He would literally go months without washing,anything he touched would have his smell linger on it after he was gone.

We told him constantly that he needed to go shower, and he'd say ok, then just not do it. Even when he did he'd just put the same rancid clothes back on and he right back to square one.

It got to the point that we couldn't even breathe without getting sick from it. Thank goodness he met a girl that he liked, and I guess she said something to him because he FINALLY started bathing regularly to be with her. He's now living with her and he just visits us occasionally, and still has BO every now and then, but it's nothing like it was before. It's more normal, but it still turns my stomach a bit, I guess due to it making me sick before.

I had no idea that a healthy, non decaying person could ever smell like that.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

bro how do you let your family push you around so much lol

I've had exactly 0 input on any of the decisions on this trip. I'm just glad to get a trip.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

how i imagine op: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/5/7/AAXuu6AAE0iN.jpg

Basically.

My mom and cousin use it. They've both gotten some decent stuff for cheap. I looked into some of their stuff and was tempted, but I had a gut feeling and didn't quite trust them.

I'm at work now, and as soon as I leave in the morning it's a 5 hour trip to the coast where I'll be for 3 days.

Some relatives hijacked it though. Literally invited themselves along and changed all of our plans to ones that suited them instead. We're not even going to be in the same state we originally planned. But it still looks like it'll be fun.

Easy, they won't be flirting with a guy like me. Do it answers itself.

Whargarble posted...

Most people lose their virginity by the time they're as old as your Gamefaqs account.

I'm well aware.

Never have.

I used to be, but back then I thought I wasn't.

itachi15243 posted...

What kind of people are you around where they are just telling you this (seemingly) unprovoked?

Like you just walk up to someone and say "hey Melissa said to tell you-"

And they yell, "Ew, I have a boyfriend at you?" O.o

That one was in high school, and I've always had social anxiety, so it was kinda awkward.
"Hey, um, Lara, I uh..."
Then that's when she hit me with it.
"Ew, no. I'm dating someone." Then she went to walk away. "Oh, yeah... I know. I'm supposed to give you a message from them."
Then she was all over me wanting the info. >_>
I literally just walked up to her and started talking and she shot me down rather harshly.

Also, the few times I did approach and it turned out badly.

Glob posted...

How do you get rejected if you dont approach?

Quite easily. Once got hit with an "ew, I have a boyfriend" when I was just passing along a message from her friend.

Another time I was told by someone that they would never, under any circumstances, sleep with a man like me... Upon our first meeting when there was no interest between either of us to begin with.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

Go to a bar

...pass.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

Talk to someone

...pass.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

get rejected

I'm good at that.

MistyKnight posted...

Uap?

Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon I think. Basically the new term for UFO.

Many years ago my brother and I noticed what looked like a truck on top of the hill at the edge of our property. Not too unusual, as the neighbors liked to check the fence line occasionally. The strange thing was that it was late at night, and they were driving along the hill where there wasn't a good path for a vehicle. But they were very clearly driving. Then after a short stop the lights lifted into the air and flew over our house, and it was a helicopter... How on earth a helicopter was driving through the woods, then took off confused us. We refer to it as the shape shifting helicopter just because the logistics of where it was and what it was doing makes no sense unless it changed from a truck into a helicopter.

Also one night we were outside, it was dusk. Then one of us noticed something in the sky. It was a HUGE object. Like, probably at least the size of a football field(but it was at a distance so hard to tell, but it was surprisingly large). It was sort of shaped like the typical depiction of a cartoon bone, elongated with knobs at each end. It just silently glided overhead and off into the distance. It was pretty fast, since we lost sight of it over the hill rather quickly, but it wasn't faster than any regular aircraft. Just shaped weird and very big, and looked more like it was hovering rather than being propelled or anything. No signs of an engine or such.

Very odd indeed.
Oh, and also once I'm pretty sure I saw balk lightning, saw a bolt of lightning and afterwards a spark remained hovering where the lightning was for a second or two. Also once saw something smoky trailing through the sky, looked like a rocket maybe. Never heard any news about it though.

I didn't even know they were married, and don't really care much either way. I'm sure they'll both bounce back pretty well.

Which one will give me lots of money?

Uh... I think you guys are it. >_>

codey posted...

Looks cool, and I'm also laughing at how much she just gets wrecked in the trailer

Gives me the vibe that the entire movie will be the aliens just fucking her shit up repeatedly lol

This. For the 1st minute or so I thought it was going to be more of a tension filled psychological horror thing. Instead looks more like an action movie with her getting her teeth kicked in repeatedly.

I'd be ecstatic.

I have 10 days until my 40th birthday. I have been feeling really rough lately, but I think I can make it.

Who shaves over their sandwich?

Yes, when I caught covid. One person had claimed to have been exposed, so a bunch of people called out for the whole week... So I kind of understand.

But, I called her and told her I was having symptoms of covid and she told me that if I call out with symptoms that I can't come back until I get a negative test and that they really can't afford to miss another person. Gave me attitude that I just wanted time off, but ultimately she said it was my choice.

Turns out I was the only one who wasn't lying about it for extra time off.

Not so hot today.

There's a bunch of really frustrating, but minor things going on in my life that are keeping me irritated. Also, woke up earlier with a splitting headache, fever, and throwing up... So yay.

Foppe posted...

How many chapters/episodes does these 8 episodes cover?

I'm not too familiar with the episode numbers or chapters, but it goes through Arlong Park.

On the flip side of things, my brother tells us all about what he and his wife do. It's so embarrassing and I hate it.

MartavisBryant posted...

I'm a special kind of socially inept.

Same.

There's nothing to tell them, but even there was... No, God no. Never.