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krindar

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  1. I used to think "books only", but I was really glad I had a Kindle when I read Frank Herbert's Dune. It's a great read, but carrying it (hardcover) with me all around uni, with the rest of my stuff, just to read it on a train would be too much. It's also a pain to carry all those when you move. Now I only buy physical when there's some added value, like illustrations, maps or there's particularly interesting edition. Plus lately it's been all about audiobooks to me. Since I'm not commuting by train and walk to work I can just listen to them. Which is great, because besides that I don't have to much time to actually read. That's a real life saver for me.
  2. I see I'm not alone in thinking German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and Huskies are great. I'll also add all the kinds of wolfhounds to it, really majestic creatures.
  3. It was and it still is Rainbow. My attitude towas the characters had changed of course as they got more and more detailed personalities, but the favorite stayed the same nonetheless.
  4. It would be great if there was something in the lines of Amazon Echo or whatever Google has, but mobile and a pony. My cats wood probably freak the hell out though.
  5. I'm absolutely into classical and opera lately, especially Mozart. I watched "Amadeus" by Miloš Forman somme time ago, decided to give Mozart a try, found a great rendition of "The Marriage Of Figaro" by Scottish Chamber Orchestra and I can't seem to get enough of it.
  6. I'm on a phone so I'll paste the video later. My answer is not too original, it's either Mozart's Requiem or Handel's Messiah. Even as a non religious person they make you think there must be something more than we know.
  7. Sometimes it's a matter of perspective. I appreciate my family even more when I moved and started living on my own. Constant contact is always bound to create tensions, but seeing someone a few times a year is a whole different thing. My family is a mixed bag. They're the ones who encouraged me most and who brought me down hard. We differ in a lot on our world views. But when you realise they're just humans, flawed as all the others, you can put the differences aside, accept them and not take shit from them.
  8. So long since I've read an actual book. T_T Currently I'm listening again to the whole of Hitchhikers Guide series audiobook.
  9. Pinkie Pie: excitement Fluttershy: sympathy (and, well, shyness) Twilight: curiosity Rarity: diligence Applejack: pride Rainbow Dash: passion
  10. You have quite some time to think of a good design then. The inside of an arm could be painfull though, the skin isn't too thick there and that's what is a problem usually. Although it isn't as bad as it seems, I used to think I couldn't stand pain to well, yet I've got my first tattoo in one of the most painful places. And if it's gonna be small (as it has to be on a forearm) at least it won't take long. Best wishes for you!
  11. Recovering computer from a crash after system update. AKA turn it off and on again.
  12. Sure, if it was good. I bought Shovel Knight because it was awesome. I still miss a decent old-school shooter, like first two parts of Doom. Third part and, what I've seen in the trailers, the fourth are not the same. Don't get me wrong, Doom 3 was a pretty decent game, but way different in style. The limitations of the first two turn out to be great advantages to them. The levels were designed really ingeniously, the difficulty level was really well tuned - especially in TNT and Plutonia. They were really hard, but if you failed you knew it was your fault, not a bad design, and if you tired you'll find out a way to complete them. Also, third part had obviously way superior graphics, and yet - it didn't quite made as good impression. Frist two used bright, vivid colours more often, which looked really awesome. In the third part everything is muddy, colours are dim and don't contrast often. What was ment to look meanacing or gory looked simply boring. First and second could be scary without it. I feel fourth will be more gore-fest than something you actually play because it's fun to play.
  13. I'm a PHP developer. Right now the only disadvantage of this job is that it gets boring over time, if you work too long on one project. Besides that, it's great. My first two worklpaces sucked, one because of continous, unnecessary pressure and way over the top expectations for shitty cash. Second - a total chaos in management, nobody really knew what they were supposed to do. Plus constant attempts to screw over clients and sometimes the staff as well, so that the company could squeeze a few more cents out of the project. Right now it's way better, I've got into a really good team, I can develop my skills like never before and I get paid well. I'm really gratefull for that.
  14. GameGrumps and the gang (KittyKatGaming and CommanderHoly)
  15. Those sound pretty awesome. It's interesting also, because my friend once told me I metioned on one ocassion that I wanted a lizard tattoo on my ankle, while I can never recall telling that. That was pretty much the reason I had the fox and wolf. I love those animals, which is kinda werid, as I've never actually seen them. Those don't sound mainstream at all, although maybe it vaires locally. Rose is really often and I've seen such tattoos many a time, but never really the same. You can get the same thing done in so many ways that even something trival can be great. And most important is always the meaning it has to you. Those seem to have a deep importance to you and for a long time, so I'll say they're a good choice. Although I've seen one case where the tattooer politely refused to make a tattoo because the design was to cliche. It was a different situation though, because the person came in with a ready made design taken from the internet and wasn't the first with exactly the same thing (it was a feather if I remember well). She didn't get that one made, but the artist said he can make her another one, just not that exact thing. His point was that this picture is so popular it stops being what it has to be - showing something important to the client. And also making the same tattoo for a hundred time can probably make you want to stab yourself. In the end the client settled for something completely different and both her and the artist were really happy about it. Thank you, always nice to hear that.
  16. She doesn't quite have any super-power, isn't magical, etc., but that's what makes her a good character. She is manipulative, despotic, wants to get what she wants no matter the cost. It is a warning to watch out for such people, as those are the kind you'll find in your real life. It reminds me of what someone said about villans in Harry Potter. While Voldemort is the most powerfull of them all, it is Umbridge who is the scariest. You won't find many people with incredible power who swore a vendetta against you, but in your life you'll find many who will abuse you, try to manipulate you and those are the ones you should worry about.
  17. I'm inclined to say no, but I think it'll be left to our headcanons. With the show being not too eager to bring up what actually happened with AJ's parents, I don't think it'll go into much more detail discussing characters mortality.
  18. About regret, as I haven't touched that subject before. It is a huge deal for most of the people, and rightfuly so. As McDude wrote the decision shouldn't be taken lightly, but whether you'll regret it or not - you just won't know that untill you regret or you die. You'll never be 100% sure, so maybe it's better not to overthink it. My first choice wasn't really thought over that much, the idea sticked with me for long enough, and other decisions were made in the same way. So far I don't regret any, as the experience itself was something worth knowing. And the interest in drawings, cartoons, animation, as well as my liking of animals, is probably to stay, and that's basicly what my tattoos are about - my passions. Plus, the feedback I received was always positive (except for my family, but they're against tattoos in general, and even they were not really that bad). Of course other people opinions shouldn't matter that much, but lets face it - their do to some extent. And if you hear that your tattoo is awesome, less the chance you'll regret it.
  19. I've been thinking about starting this thread for some time and after darkwingmare's recent status update I decided it's finally the time. This thread is for everyone who already has a tattoo, is interested in getting one or generally interested in the concept. For the latter - I neither encourage or discourage getting one, it has to be yours and only yours decision. Maybe this topic will help you decide shomehow though. I've wanted to get a tattoo since I was about 15 years old, but didn't get one till I was 20 (21? somewhere around that). Technically I could get it when I was 18, since it's the legal age in my country, but I didn't have neither a good idea or sufficent supply of cash. And my first tattoo was Rainbow Dash (what a surprise!). It was some time after I started watching MLP and I thought "why not?". After thinking "why not" for a few more months I decided that since I haven't stick to one idea for so long this might as well be the right one. I don't regret neither the desing choice nor the fact that I finally got the tattoo. I found an incredible tattoo studio. Mostly because nobody even questioned my choice, not to say noone, clients and staff as well, were giving me any hard time about it. What they thought I'll never know, though. From the desings they posted on their site mine was not a usual one. The thing I didn't know was that the back is not the greatest first choice for the tattoo spot. It hurts as hell, there's a lot of spots where the bones are way too close to the skin, which are the most painfull. It's a weird sensation, sometimes it's more annoying than painful, sometimes feels as it's burning. It is all bareable though and weirdly, when the pain subsides it makes you want more (don't judge ). I think that after it's done you're really releived, your body starts to make it up to you for the pain somehow, so you get relaxed plus you know that the pain wasn't for nothing, so it serves as additional gratification. It wasn't another year until I got another tattoo, this time a drawing of a fox. It was done on my calf, where the pain is unbeliveably less than on the back. I just got myself a book and read, although I have only half paid attention. It wasn't because of the pain, but it was really interesting to see how the tattoo is actually done. Following the process when done on your back is not as easy. One more year and I've got another calf done (this time a wolf) plus an armada of different cartoon characters on my back in addition to RD. There was also a Tardis planned in the background, but when I realised it'll go straight through ribs I was kinda scared of the prospect. More so, it was after a large part of the tattoo was done, so I wasn't too keen to an hour more of getting needles set under my skin few hundred times a second. Fortunately the tattoo artist also wasn't keen on the prospect, apparently a lot of straight lines aren't fun to do. This way we've reached the consensus and I still lack a Doctor Who inspired tattoo, although it's gonna probably change in the next few months. So, what are your tattoos, what style is your favourite, what was your experience?
  20. It's really hard to judge your country's anthem. It's like when you repeat a word a bunch of times and it stops sounding like a word at all. Polish anthem has very good music, lively, not too pompous, albeit not an easy one to follow when you're singing. The text is really fitting for a country that has quite struggled to exist at times. It deals only with the fact that we have to defend ourselves, without poining out enemies or calling back to the greater past.
  21. Undertale. It is an incredible experience, one of the most ingenious titles I know.
  22. Concrete in my pants. Which is still pretty sfw considering other songs by The Darkness. (also, try to substitute word "love" in songs with something, like "peasant" for example; you're welcome)
  23. I got psychotherapy for anxiety disorder when I was in middle school. At the time I thought it was really good and it certainly helped, but in my case the problem wasn't solved until I got pharmacotherapy. It isn't always the case, but very often it's overlooked, as people are kinda afraid of taking drugs for mental problems, because they fear becoming dependent on them or the drugs kinda changing who they are and what their personality is. None is really the case. Danny from Game Grumps explained it pretty well in one of their videos, when he talked about his OCD. The drugs don't make you happy, don't change who you are, they just put you into your "default" state, so you can deal with your problems. When you're anxious, depressed, etc. you can't do this. Drugs actually affect the source of the problems, eg. SSRI-type drugs make serotonin, the "happiness hormone", be regulated by your body as it should be, so it gets rid of the actual problem. Psychotherapy can't do this. Nevertheless, psychotherapy and coaching should be a part of the process. This way you can actually know your feelings and different mental states, know better what they mean and deal with them. There is a lot of work outside the doctor's office though, because if you don't start to think about yourself and try to know yourself better there is no chance you'll get better.
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