Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 229505 times)

metroid composite · « **Reply #2275 on:** October 05, 2009, 12:45:55 AM »

Quote from: Makkotah on October 04, 2009, 11:12:37 PM

Learning to talk to people is a learnable skill. Travelling abroad helps with that, since you need to be able to talk to strangers else be completely isolated.

"Hi I'm a tourist" travel smalltalk is pretty easy. Breaking into insular cliques of friends and starting up a friendship is a lot harder, I find.

Veryslightlymad · « **Reply #2276 on:** October 05, 2009, 12:55:27 AM »

Quote from: Grefter on October 04, 2009, 11:18:38 PM

Travel requires no drugs of any kind to deal with other than a good soundtrack though. If you are flying and you haven't listened to a Hendrix track while doing so then it is a damned shame.

Golden Earring, however, remains the music of choice for ROAD trips.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #2277 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:06:28 AM »

Quote from: metroid composite on October 05, 2009, 12:45:55 AM

Quote from: Makkotah on October 04, 2009, 11:12:37 PM
Learning to talk to people is a learnable skill. Travelling abroad helps with that, since you need to be able to talk to strangers else be completely isolated.
"Hi I'm a tourist" travel smalltalk is pretty easy. Breaking into insular cliques of friends and starting up a friendship is a lot harder, I find.

This is very true, but you're talking at perpendicular angles now. I think the original intent of this discussion was to dissuade you from immediately writing off the population of heterosexual males who would randomly strike up a conversation with you. Though it does relate to your tangent about seeking out lesbian friends as well, my first reaction to reading your earlier post was definitely a 'well that sucks that you had a bad experience at the bus stop, but it's pretty lame that you're going to disclude such a large portion of the population at large from conversing with you over it.'

Of course, it might just be a defensive reaction. I know you aren't the only person in the world that feels that way about 'men who are strangers' and it just really sucks when you come across someone with such prejudices who eyes you with 'that look' that makes you feel like you did something wrong just by existing too near to them.

Grefter · « **Reply #2278 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:20:06 AM »

There is something wrong with you existing to close to me.

Taishyr · « **Reply #2279 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:23:37 AM »

There is something wrong with people existing within a hundred miles of me but you fail to see me complaining about it.

Dunefar · « **Reply #2280 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:33:04 AM »

You know, I wonder if this topic needs to go back to being Good Xorning.

Taishyr · « **Reply #2281 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:34:43 AM »

Do you really need to ask?

(answer: the subtle irony of the current title as regarding the contents of the thread probably actually means don't bother, but the DL likes its irony nonexistent and its messages with a sledgehammer to the knees, so.)

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2282 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:34:51 AM »

Not while I'm the topic creator, it doesn't.

Dunefar · « **Reply #2283 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:37:22 AM »

Tai, I don't think the irony of the current topic name is subtle. <_<

Taishyr · « **Reply #2284 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:40:22 AM »

Subtler than we usually go for 'round these parts.

Dunefar · « **Reply #2285 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:42:53 AM »

Funny that.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #2286 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:43:36 AM »

Quote from: Taitoro on October 05, 2009, 01:40:22 AM

Subtler than we usually go for 'round these parts.

It's either that or we start taking ourselves seriously for realsies and then ten thousand feet of loligoth destruction ensues. Better this way.

Taishyr · « **Reply #2287 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:45:18 AM »

Isn't it, though?

Tangent: fuuuuuuck philosophy. My brain cannot take this stuff seriously at all, the words "mental masturbation" keep flashing through my head like a siren. At least it's not as bad as economics (so much damn hate), but.

Snow: ...is the loligoth cuddly?

Dunefar · « **Reply #2288 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:45:33 AM »

This is completely unrelated, but it's nagged at me for awhile.

Why do people use the hidden user option, anyway? I mean, what's the point? Oh no, other DLers know you're online. Scary.

Dunefar · « **Reply #2289 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:46:48 AM »

Quote from: Taitoro on October 05, 2009, 01:45:18 AM

Tangent: fuuuuuuck philosophy. My brain cannot take this stuff seriously at all, the words "mental masturbation" keep flashing through my head like a siren. At least it's not as bad as economics (so much damn hate), but.

Congratulations! You win the prize! For all it's an important part of intellectual thought, philosophy is mental masturbation given dignity and a dram of respect.

Nitori · « **Reply #2290 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:46:57 AM »

Ko, if you knew where I was then things would be considerably less fun~

Taishyr · « **Reply #2291 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:47:51 AM »

While economics is egotistical masturbation, foreplay, and rim jobbing all simultaneously. I know. Doesn't mean the lesser of two evils shouldn't be set on fire as well.

And I'm on hidden user for a few different reasons, prominent two being I used it during Mafia and now I'm too lazy to switch back.

Dunefar · « **Reply #2292 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:50:20 AM »

For all the negative talk about it, philosophy has a time and a place in our lives. The problem is cutting through the gallons of pretentious bullshit that encases the important parts.

metroid composite · « **Reply #2293 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:51:09 AM »

Quote from: DjinnAndTonic on October 05, 2009, 01:06:28 AM

This is very true, but you're talking at perpendicular angles now. I think the original intent of this discussion was to dissuade you from immediately writing off the population of heterosexual males who would randomly strike up a conversation with you.

Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #2294 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:52:19 AM »

Quote from: Taitoro on October 05, 2009, 01:45:18 AM

Tangent: fuuuuuuck philosophy. My brain cannot take this stuff seriously at all, the words "mental masturbation" keep flashing through my head like a siren.

Ssssh, quiet, don't let the jocks know about our secret mental masturbation sessions.

On a brighter topic, I had a great weekend and am now in a healthy relationship with a real-live Japan-born gamer. We played Dissidia together loudly in a restaurant to celebrate becoming an official couple. The other Japanese people around us seemed horrified at our manners, and it was awesome. <3 <3 <3 Sunshine and rainbows, folks.

-Djinn

Taishyr · « **Reply #2295 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:53:14 AM »

Bringing her to next DLCon, then?

Ultradude · « **Reply #2296 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:54:17 AM »

Quote from: metroid composite on October 05, 2009, 01:51:09 AM

Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.

Important topic, that.

metroid composite · « **Reply #2297 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:55:01 AM »

Quote from: Ultradude on October 05, 2009, 01:54:17 AM

Quote from: metroid composite on October 05, 2009, 01:51:09 AM
Wait what? I thought we finished that discussion a couple days ago and had moved on to talking about socializing with lesbians.

Important topic, that.

For me? Yes, yes it is.

Dunefar · « **Reply #2298 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:55:36 AM »

Quote from: Taitoro on October 05, 2009, 01:53:14 AM

Bringing her to next DLCon, then?

You'd send Meeple into spasms of jealousy, doubtless.

Taishyr · « **Reply #2299 on:** October 05, 2009, 01:56:45 AM »

You know, I just realized that near to half my female friends (~12?) identify as bi or lesbian. This is actually kinda surprising, all things considered; Kalamazoo is... not the most friendly of towns there, despite expectations.

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