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Sensitivity to things like that always increases when you stop for prolonged periods.

Also my father died of lung cancer and he gave the "I know I know" thing up until a couple years before he died. It had metastasized to his bones and he could not even lie down without radiation therapy, muscle relaxers, and morphine.

W_S_C_M posted...

Disagree. I had a lot of friends at work I'd hang out with outside of work.
Not so much anymore though

They are still co-workers in that scenario though. Now if you continued to hang out with them after one of you no longer works together, then you would be "real friends". The thing is, people cannot just switch off, it is entirely possible something you say or do will impact your work with that person - and that is what separates them from a real friend.

I think too many people erroneously think that someone cannot change roles. Someone can be a "work friend" and then become an actual friend as circumstances change. They are not locked into one role.

hockeybabe89 posted...

Apparently classmates are not friends either.

It was just some conversation my mom and sister were having at dinner about their shithead co-workers, that are overly talkative to a fault and have terrible relationship history, and turned to "You shouldn't be friends with co-workers. Like in school, they aren't your friends, just people you have to be friendly to. None of them actually care."

An example of someone being partially right but overly cynical. It is possible many people do care, but the process of work and school is often "going through the motions" and when you are no longer a part of that motion, you no longer matter. Not because that person doesn't like you or have fun around you, but because your only link was that interaction and life moves forward.

LincolnDuncan posted... I met my wife at a job we both worked at. Is she not my real wife?

That doesn't make any sense. A co-worker can transition into something else. They are not bound to be a co-worker only for eternity.

Depends entirely on the definition of "real friends".

First off, depending on the circumstances, your co-workers could also be your competition. Second, unlike "real" friends who you take the time to put into your schedule and formulate a place to meet up and something to do, work friends are already in your schedule via the thing you do to make a living. Third, and why relationships at work are generally frowned up, you can often not choose to cut them out of your life should you need to without taking a significant risk with your livelihood.

"Real friends" thus would be:

• People who do not effect your livelihood
• People who you need to make time for, and not who are already part of your schedule (these are either co-workers, neighbors, obligations, or family)
• People you can cut out of your life with minimal consequences except for what they bring to you in terms of their friendship

CountCorvinus posted... "online friends are not real friends"

Same energy.

Not really. Online friends can absolute fit the general definition of a "real friend" since they can absolutely meet all the criteria described above.

Co-workers and friends have been separated for a long time for a reason, and the reason ain't some random "online ain't real" bullshit. The two, while sometimes capable of offering the same thing, carry very different risks and scenarios surrounding how they interact with you.

A colossal asshole marketing genius who rode off the back of actual technical geniuses whom he repeatedly tried to take the spotlight from.

His ego was so big and his luck so great that it was fitting that he had an extremely rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable and he was too arrogant to have it cured when he had the chance.

Man died the way he lived, thinking he knew better than everyone else.

I'm against censorship in almost all cases including this one.

She is 66 years old. She wasn't deleted, she was shamed into semi-retirement because everyone and their mother started talking about her behavior.

As some others have noted, despite her age and millions she is still very much active.

Depends entirely on the circumstances. There are events that can take place that are not in control of tourists that could prevent someone from returning in time. But if it is just "losing track of time" or being narcissistic enough to believe an entire boat will wait for them? Nah.

WingsOfGood posted...

Like the whole premise of the show is she was born as the Slayer but tries to more or less be a normal girl

It's amazing that you just defeated your own argument with your own statement and then tried to act like you didn't. But I guess after getting hit with the genres you had nothing in the tank but giving ground.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer can absolutely, and unequivocally, be watched whether you care about the romance or not. Your advice was shit. And let me remind you what you said since you have seemingly already forgotten.

WingsOfGood posted...

If you dislike romance stories then you probably won't regret your choice.

Devolving Buffy The Vampire Slayer into "a romance story" is inaccurate and quite honestly just dumb. I watched the show solely for the supernatural element and its "monster of the week" setup when it originally aired. There are like a dozen other things one could watch the show for and enjoy it without even touching the romance.

WingsOfGood posted...

False. Romance is a huge part of it. Sure it isn't all the show has but my point is if a person finds such stories insufferable they would be offput.

That is like saying Scooby-Doo is a romance. It isn't.

Genre: Supernatural; Horror; Coming-of-age; Teen drama; Comedy drama; Action; Philosophical;

I see genres that have romance in them, you know what I don't see? Romance as the genre. Do you know why? Because while it is an element of the show, it is absolutely not the only thing it has to offer.

Dark_Arbron posted...

Though a similar question - why don't they make the whole plane out of the material used for the flight recorder?

Density.

Also it doesn't matter if the plane is indestructible if the the force generated by the impact splatters everyone. Humans simply aren't built for surviving that kind of force.

Buffy is good for more than romance. Whoever says shit like that probably never watched the show because that statement is laughable.

Angel is also a good show.

Both are products of their time, both have shitty and good seasons, and both have shitty and good episodes.

The appeal is mystery + knowledge + brooding + "he is special and he picked me"

I mean maybe if you missed like every year since then.

Twilight came a decade after season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer lol.

Now we have shit like Euphoria.

I mean, yeah?

It didn't take a ruling today for that to be fucking obvious.

Moreover, the other shoe has supposedly been gonna drop on Trump for nearly a decade now. At this point you should believe he is facing consequences only after they have been actually dealt.

Two different kinds of disasters. Like asking if a planet killing asteroid is preferable to nuclear war.

Only so much as would be natural.

Only a fool dismisses a visual history on display, and only a jackass makes it their only criteria for evaluating someone.

Uta posted...

Probably Made in Abyss. Less so because of the volume of horrible stuff but more so what happens and to whom whenever the show does decide to be really fucked up.

I second this but I would describe it as the "atmosphere" of the show being what makes it top the list for me, it is quite terrifying owing to the unknown of the Abyss and the fact that characters can just stumble into an unavoidable, and brutal, death at any moment.

Elfen Lied sets up its brutality real quick and doesn't really let up, but it just doesn't have the same fucked up atmosphere as Made in Abyss.

RIP.

He may not have not made the best decisions as the years went on, but DBZ remains one of the stars that makes up the night sky of my youth.

May he be as prosperous in the next dimension as he was in this one.

I've known quite a few people who were driven to be successful only to get there and immediately start having an existential crisis.

Sometimes an idea is more powerful than the reality. And when you can no longer trick yourself into believing that you aren't yet successful, suddenly you have to confront the fact that perhaps it didn't have the meaning you thought it did.

They're called acquaintances.

Friend denotes personal investment whereas an acquaintance is someone you have met, but do not have any further investment in.

Sun damage and fair skin + drugs + alcohol + probably plastic surgery + shitty relationships = looking older than your age. I just hope she is happy and has turned her life around.

ROBANN_88 posted...

slyly asking her if she's safe, without him knowing is not an overreaction

Based on the information given, sure it is. Most people don't like having you get into their business or interrupt their conversations because it turns the train of thought and/or their "vibe" into something else.

Moreover, there is an implicit implication that the other looks like someone who would be violent to women. If that person asks what the note was you have put that woman in a poor place whether she answers truthfully or not, and if she answers truthfully, you have insulted the man.

To put it in one word, such an action is rude.

It depends ENTIRELY on social cues. Are they doing something? Are they clearly waiting for someone? Do they look like they will kill you if you say something to them?

A lot of people not only go to coffee shops to people watch, but to engage with others. But this is certainly not the case for everyone. The best person to approach is a regular who you can tell is there you soak in the atmosphere.

As always though, if you feel like you gotta shoot your shot and will never get another opportunity, then just say hi and ask the questions from above. Just don't be a jerk if they are busy and/or have the social grace of a wound up house cat. Don't take it personally and keep at it and you will the conversations just become part of your day.

Summertime Render.

$40 is a high price tag for a DLC, but I doubt anyone will question Fromsoft delivering value.

And it is because of the latter that I don't mind it.

Well that was a very good trailer.

It makes perfect sense. As far as I'm aware Voldemort had an inside man who was posing as Moody and the tournament offered the chance to not only kill Harry Potter, but specifically transport him to Voldemort's location (to revive him and gain protection from his mother's "curse") while, if all went well, not revealing that Voldemort had in fact returned.

Barty was the defense against the dark arts teacher at Hogwarts at the time, he was either involved in or created many of the security mechanisms, so him finding a way to rig it makes perfect sense.

They just seized an opportunity. They did fuck up the killing Harry Potter part, but then they got lucky (or already knew it would happen) that the government of the wizarding world is just as corrupt and stupid as most governments and refused to believe he returned.

Also keep in mind that Voldemort believes Harry Potter is the one destined to destroy him. He literally based the vast majority of his decisions on this self fulfilling prophecy.

Shitty prosecution, shitty investigators, shitty jury.

He did it. There is very little doubt. You can look up the obscene amount of evidence against him, but the fact of the matter is that none of it mattered because Johnny Cochran turned it into a sideshow.

The prosecution made numerous unforced errors and the investigators were lying and corrupt idiots.

He had the means, he had the motive, he had the opportunity. He had no credible alibi. And he got away with it.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

Coincidentally, it's a 10/10 movie today, too.

Yeah it is a great action movie whose jokes/special effects/conflicts really haven't aged all that much.

It helps when your plot is pretty generic in the spy with marital problems who takes on nuke using terrorists though.

It is important to note that there are levels of manic and the things you talk about are not necessarily indicative of a manic episode.

From a few people I've known with the disorder, I've seen everything from enhanced energy/creativity/sexuality to full blown "I'm a prophet" manic psychosis.

TodorokiHayato posted... How did you know you were manic for 7 months? If the duration was that long, I would have thought it was just part of my personality.

If accurate, I would presume the crash led to quite a bit of rumination on the subject. One of the main issues with those who have bipolar disorder is them spending an inordinate amount of time trying to catch the high of manic episodes. It is one of the reasons they stop treatment and relapse so often. They can't let it go.

ironman2009 posted...

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon

Came here to post this. Glad there is remembered love for that gem.