OOC CHATTER POST #9

[goosemods]

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, I'm cleaning out your litterbox.

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why do I do this every time

[gonnabefamous]

I finally have furniture for my craft room so I did the thing where I was like I'M GOING TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE. So, I pulled a bunch of shit out, then I was like oh no this is overwhelming I'm going to stop. My job here is done. Closes door.

But also I'm a pack rat and I found a bunch of unused Lisa Frank stationary and stickers and stuff from my childhood so I guess that's neat.

Re: why do I do this every time

[readingrainbows]

imo the best way to deal with that is to drag most of the shit into the hallway and then bring in stuff a chunk at a time

lisa frank scares me but also i'm happy for you

astrology !

[pandoral]

aleena's intro (sup aquarius sun/capricorn moon!) made me wonder how many people here are into astrology things? i feel like this has possibly been discussed before several ooc posts in the past, so srry if it's been done to death. :u

does anyone use astrology stuff for character things? sometimes if i'm stuck on personality whilst writing an app, i try to think about various placements (particularly sun/moon). it's helpful?

irl i find astrology interesting but am not quite a believer
mostly i'm just obsessed w hearing things "about myself" so i guess it's on par w taking a personality quiz

i'm a virgo sun/gemini moon/sagittarius rising w hella earth & mutable signs going on in my chart c:

Re: astrology !

[prophesie]

when jj and i were 12ish we found a book from the 70s that gave sex advice based on your astrological sign and a part of me thinks that's all i ever want to know? the picture it painted for me was............. exquisite lmfao

anyway, i usually pick my characters' birthdays by looking at the bday cal and seeing where the gaps are. one exception: i made ulysses a cancer on purpose bc that's said baby sister's sign and also kind of as a drag on him.

SO YEAH. I KNOW NOTHING. but i always join in on these discussions despite being a massive ignoramus because i'm also, more importantly, a massive narcissist and i love personality tests. me!!!! it's me!!!!!! tell me about me!!!!!!!

i'm...................... a............................. (hold on i have to check) sun in scorpio and a moon in gemini. yes. me!!!!!

Just found out I’m a LEO MOON???

[lilipad]

My mom told me my birth time is actually 6:18am??? She’s made a liar out of me and i’m Shook

Re: Just found out I’m a LEO MOON???

[sheepish]

sounds like you were.............


lyin to us

Cotillion will be a little late today.

[evercreep]

I got a headache last night and puttered around complaining about things instead of writing it. :(

Re: Cotillion will be a little late today.

[stclair]

she was complaining about how shitty glee was which was very cute

serious question

[insightfulness]

anyone gone numb after having an edible before

Re: serious question

[quickbuck]

oh fuck yes dude i've been MESSED UP on edibles

callout: jj

[ulixes]

won't stop interrupting this episode of the exorcist to point out a "cotillion dress"

Re: callout: jj

[novelling]

I'VE SEEN IT ON PINTEREST

MBTI again

[heresie]

Cam and I have been talking about it so EVERYONE TELL ME YOUR CHARACTER'S TYPES

Clem is ESFP (The Entertainer). Energetic, sociable, enthusiastic. Conflict-adverse, prone to boredom, shortsighted. "The biggest challenge Entertainers face is that they are often so focused on immediate pleasures that they neglect the duties and responsibilities that make those luxuries possible. Complex analysis, repetitive tasks, and matching statistics to real consequences are not easy activities for Entertainers."

Reece is INFJ (The Advocate). Creative, passionate, altruistic. Sensitive, private, can burn out easily. "Advocates indeed share a unique combination of traits: though soft-spoken, they have very strong opinions and will fight tirelessly for an idea they believe in. They are decisive and strong-willed, but will rarely use that energy for personal gain – Advocates will act with creativity, imagination, conviction and sensitivity not to create advantage, but to create balance."

Ariadne is INTJ (The Architect). Insert Inception (2014) joke here. Quick-witted, quietly intense, persevering. Arrogant, judgmental, dislike authority. "Architects are defined by their tendency to move through life as though it were a giant chess board, pieces constantly shifting with consideration and intelligence, always assessing new tactics, strategies and contingency plans, constantly outmaneuvering their peers in order to maintain control of a situation while maximizing their freedom to move about. This isn’t meant to suggest that Architects act without conscience, but to many other types, Architects’ distaste for acting on emotion can make it seem that way, and it explains why many fictional villains (and misunderstood heroes) are modeled on this personality type."

Todd is ENTP (The Debater). Charismatic, energetic, adaptable, inventive. Argumentative, insensitive, unfocused. "Debaters have a longer road than most in harnessing their natural abilities – their intellectual independence and free-form vision are tremendously valuable when they’re in charge, or at least have the ear of someone who is, but getting there can take a level of follow-through that Debaters struggle with. Once they’ve secured such a position, Debaters need to remember that for their ideas to come to fruition, they will always depend on others to assemble the pieces – if they’ve spent more time “winning” arguments than they have building consensus, many Debaters will find they simply don’t have the support necessary to be successful."

Tally is ESTJ (The Executive). Strong-willed, honest, loyal, dedicated. Stubborn, uncomfortable with unconventional situations, too trusting. "Among their established friends, Executives show themselves to be outgoing and enthusiastic, always more than happy to bring others along for some healthy sport and outdoor activity. Executives sometimes get a little overbearing in their push for participation, but it’s just because they want everyone to have a good time. Executives’ friends are never short on invites to social activities and events, from tickets to a local ball game, to a weekend camping trip, to Sunday BBQ."

If you don't know what your characters are I will take a stab at it for you but Cam always says I'm dragging both him and his characters when I do it for him as a heads up

Re: MBTI again

[bubblewrapped]

I...have already done this for all my characters because I was bored.

Griffin: ISTP ("The Virtuoso")
Lucas: INTJ ("The Architect")
Nia: ESTJ ("The Executive")
Nisha: INTP ("The Logician")
Yancey: ENFJ ("The Protagonist")

My dead kids were:
Zav: ENFP ("The Campaigner") (Holy shit was he ENFP)
Dimi: ENTJ ("The Commander")
Takeru: ENTP ("The Debater")

callout: marin

[threatens]

i didn't get flu shots and now i'm like... dying... which is terrible because there's a lot of rp things i wanted to do. and need to do this coming week, yikes :(

SO JUST A GENERAL WARNING i'm going to be slow lol but i will be around???? if you need me in a more immediate way, i have my character dropboxes and email ;o;

Re: callout: marin

[browbeats]

please stay alive we love you :(

more self callouts

[longcons]

i'm also gonna be here-but-slow just bc i've been stumbling home and falling asleep at 9pm every night

which hasn't been conducive to tagging. i need to play thru the pain and get work done in which case maybe i'll be online but no promises pals bc i have been

very tired sorry

Re: more self callouts

[stclair]

cam sleep is good for you :( way more important than tagging :((

"Educational" Game Recs?

[magitechnically]

I'm gonna pick the collective game brain here.

My brother is looking for video game recommendations that aren't straight up ~educational~ games, but are more productive usages of time than, oh, shooting up dudes all day in Call of Duty. Games that involve elements of problem-solving, physics, coding, etc. (If anyone knows of a game to enjoyably teach children vlookups, he's interested in that??? lmao) Doesn't necessarily need to be a straight-up game for things like coding/design/what not. Basically, they're accepting they have a kid (age 12) who really enjoys being in front of his screen so they want to shift his library into something that will build his skill set beyond button mashing.

Any recommendations are super appreciated! ♥

Re: "Educational" Game Recs?

[bubblewrapped]

Crusader Kings is almost Spreadsheets: the Game 😎
Garry's Mod is just kind of a physics sandbox that you can build computers in.
The Portal games are all physics puzzle games. Mirror's Edge is pushing it, but is also a low combat problem solve-y game.
Tactical games like FTL are a little more thinky than CoD.
Planet Coaster allows you to get extremely fiddley with the fine details of physics/numbers while building custom coasters and is all around just a fantastic successor to Rollercoaster Tycoon.
Something like RPG Maker, where he can make his own game?
Also there's like Minecraft or whatever it's got circuits/wiring. once my bf made a music box that played such great heights while you rode on a minecart it was very romantic

someone tell me not to drink an entire bottle of champagne

[quickbuck]

i forgot i dont have friends and i already opened it

Re: someone tell me not to drink an entire bottle of champagne

[puphart]

no

pinterest has sub-boards now

[quickbuck]

i have to reorganize my entire stupid pinterest

Re: pinterest has sub-boards now

[bubblewrapped]

FINALLY jesus I have been bitching about this for months.

juice & ditto

[puphart]

i'm taking the day (mostly) off! i'm knitting and watching bs on my tv! it's really nice!

except that i'm watching a giant bomb video with justin and griffin mcelroy and i realized i've never seen what they look like before. and... this... does not compute. especially justin.

this is weird, you guys.

Re: juice & ditto

[stclair]

omg you should watch the My Brother My Brother and Me show... if you can get it lmfao unfort seeso isn't available in canada

but one of my favourite bits, the high tech resume of the future

HAUNTED DOLL WATCH!!!!

what's your teen name?

MEMES

[evercreep]

Now that we're getting settled into Y2, are you guys interested in revisiting some memes? If so, which ones did you really enjoy? What days are they best on?

We won't be doing Veritaserum again (I think we had enough of that hellscape), but music memes, getting to know you memes, AU meme blast, FMK, etc. are all rolling around in the back of my mind.

Re: MEMES

[byebyebirdies]

grasps

i'm home alone for at least 24 hours i need something to do yes please any memes all memes

ACTUAL RESPONSE: i like the ones that give us something to reference IC, like the roommate meme! (i mean. i like them all. but those are sticking out to me rn.)

tv/movie/podcast recs

[neattrick]

i binged all of alias grace and now i don't know what to watch. what are you guys into right now? i'm interested in anything with a good mystery but also just anything that's got a good story

Re: tv/movie/podcast recs

[byebyebirdies]

ok well most of my podcasts are about video games or dogs so not those.

mystery... i'm sure i've watched a bunch but all that's coming to mind is british murder mysteries? i liked foyle's war a lot for the first few seasons. i love inspector lewis.

i'm watching the second season of life in pieces right now and it's NOT a mystery but i love it. it's a sitcom where each episode is 4 5-minute short stories of different parts of their family? that + the fact that the rec started with my mother-in-law made me go "ummm" but then my brother-in-law (whose recs i will ALWAYS listen to) said he was hooked, so i tried. and i watched s1 in like 2 days. it's very funny.

+ you've seen glow, yyyyy?

(i watch so much shit you'd think i'd have some better ideas AND YET)

Slowness until about the new year

[lilwitchhazel]

Hey guys!! Work has been insane/I'm trying to finish a major project by the end of the year, and that coupled with general holiday business means I'm going to be slower and more braindead than ever! Ideally in the new year I can go back to normalish hours at work and have more mental energy, buuuut as it stands now I'm probably going to be a little pokey until the end of the year. I'm still going to be able to keep up with things in general, but I'm going to focus on the things I think are the most impactful and I might accidentally drop stuff sooner or miss junk, especially in journal comments! That being said, please email or dropbox me if I missed anything/you want me to tag something (I mean it when I say I'll backtag forever)/you need me for anything 😘💖 iluuuuuu

Re: Slowness until about the new year

[magitechnically]

Ugggh good luck with the end of year crunch!!! We'll miss you and look forward to your return!!! :( I have a silly Azurquid ward written that I still need to post uppp, but I will wait until post-work hours. 💖

slowatus status: me

[odder]

Hi hi hi hi
I DID get the flu shot this year and was very proud of myself but now I STILL feel like a death warmed over pluuuus I’m gonna be out of town (HAMILTON PART TOUR) tomorrow. Annnd I might have to help babysit my godchildniece this weekend so long story short; hi I’m Lyss and I’m going to be slow please forgive :(

Re: slowatus status: me

[browbeats]

I miss everyone and you should all come back to me

Is this another slowatus

[of_mice_and_men]

So... for the last what feels like two months I've been babysitting my sister's kids for twelve hours a day five days a week. But today my father is opening a restaurant, an honest to God fucking pizzeria. Which means my sister's schedule (she's enlisted as basically his head manager at this place since she's been working for him for the last decade and she's the only one he trusts to get shit done) will temporarily go from twelve hours a day to possibly open to close, which is closer to eighteen hours a day until their restaurant stabilizes a bit. Idk how long that'll be so I'm going on a bit of a slowatus for the next two weeks.

(I'm still going to email you a gdoc for Olivia and Riley tho Alex. I meant to do it yesterday but my sister's boyfriend got yesterday off so I accidentally took a nap for the entire day)

So what this slowatus means is that I'm probably gonna have super inconsistent activity and won't be able to check the game daily kids are mentally exhausting and I have no idea why the human race hasn't died out yet Bc holy shit So I'll try to stay on top of major plot points like quidditch and shinny but I might miss journals especially if the journals hit 100+ comments. But you can still email me if I miss anything that needs my attention of course

Re: Is this another slowatus

[longcons]

yoooooo godspeed my dude

oh um hey me too

[pandoral]

so... this isn't a SLOWATUS exactly ... just a warning that i may be kinda all over the place ? it's the end-ish of the quarter and projects are picking up, but im also graduating so time to uh... figure out how to survive... yknow? but also i may be here more sometimes as a probably unhealthy coping strategy! im trying to Not Stress

that said if any of you hear of any fun library or archives jobs... >>

you may also use this thread to commiserate re: horrible people you must work with
because let me tell you i got paired up w someone who is just... omg
and i am a fairly laidback person

we've spent ALL MORNING crafting an email to a professor about a topic for this project
just an EMAIL

it LITERALLY ONLY NEEDS TO CONVEY THE TOPIC IDEA like "hey we're doing x thanks" it does not need this much effort :c
but apparently it must be PERFECT and she's insisting on all these small details and a list of resources and talk abt scope and a mini literature review or whatever

and i'm jsut like please... pls? my professor... only cares about those things... in the final project... when it is done... because that is the point of the project
pls

give me strength to be assertive

Re: oh um hey me too

[stclair]

GOOD LUCK KAY!!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥ you are super awesome and you will punch graduation in the face :O also if things ever get Overwhelming please don't hesitate to hit up the hiatus post

and omg that... would kill me... could you be like "well i need to meet up with someone at X time, and the professor isn't expecting that much for the email, so how about we just get together what we have so far so we can send it by [sometime in the next hour]?"

rabbit tonight?

[puphart]

HI FRIENDS

i need to unwind and watch pointless shit tonight, does anybody want to kick around on rabbit later? i..... can't host (WE'VE ESTABLISHED THIS my internet is TOO AWFUL) but i can provide Presence.

i don't even care what we watch :< i just want to see things and whatever.

Re: rabbit tonight?

[neattrick]

i'm game and i can host it!! gotta go get dranks but i'll be around all evening

"weekly" "digest" 2

[puphart]

SUP Y'ALL i'm staring down my NEWEST stack of 60 freshmen papers and crying about my hiatus

if there's anything rad in the game that you have read recently i would love to read it later so link me PLEASE

it can be written by you OR NOT i don't CARE JUST GIVE ME THINGS pls

thank you

Re: "weekly" "digest" 2

[sheepish]

i was about to say BIG FISH!!! but you were in those threads so nevermind

At Chamilton

[odder]

They just sold me a v expensive cocktail and I’m not mad bc they had the foresight to put it in a collectible sippy cup which is smart

Re: At Chamilton

[magitechnically]

Everything is better with sippy cups??? HOPE IT IS GREAT!!! ❤❤❤

gb dreams

[noelnoel]

i had a dream about a senior/sophomore bonding activity that was a trust exercise. the sophomores were given flame throwers and told to torch one of their paired seniors while another senior doused them with water to put out the flame. the group left most unscathed won free, unrestricted internet and ennis was really gung-ho about being set on fire.

Re: gb dreams

[nothalfplaid]

Chloe would absolutely join Ennis's team and be enthusiastically lit on fire for internet access.

code stuff

[un_kept]

HEY does anyone have the code that lets you put in a little code box for people to copy and paste like we usually do for forms and stuff?

Re: code stuff

[colemoss]

I use this? Hope this helps!

<textarea cols="35" rows="5" style="max-width:200px; border:1px solid #CCC; background:#E7EBD0 url(http://i.imgur.com/D29zTOC.png) center no-repeat; background-size:auto 100%; border-radius:4px; box-shadow:0 -2px #C0C6A2,0 2px #C0C6A2; font-size:11px; overflow-x:hidden; margin:5px; color:#838E4C;"><b>Field</b>: Description
<b>Field</b>: Description
<b>Field</b>: Description</textarea>

what monsters have I created

[gonnabefamous]

So I got bored last night when I was up stupid late and thought it would be hilarious to face morph whole cabins together (how ELSE are you truly going to know which cabin is the hottest). So I did all the cabins I'm in.

If you're curious, this is what each cabin looks like morphed into one.

Senior Ribblefibble girls
Senior Ebonhide boys
Junior Coppertale girls
Sophomore Azurcrest girls

For extra weird, here's all four of my own characters morphed into one.

Re: what monsters have I created

[bubblewrapped]

I hatelove this