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Then again it could be just that i'm tired. I feel kinda fatigued right now.

Just now, PastryOfApathy said:

If you think it's a seasonal thing, try light therapy. Works for me alright, just make sure to get a decent one and not some cheap-o Chinese garbage.

As in buying a light therapy device, or going to a place?

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3 hours ago, Crazy Lee said:

Damn things are expensive though. They could help.

A website here says that dawn simulators might help as well and are usually cheaper.

Pretty sure you could take a Vitamin D supplement if the light source isn't a viable option? But my girlfriend stayed at a mental institution in Seattle for a while way back and she said they had the light boxes (since it was always rainy) and they REALLY helped. So, maybe a good investment?

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I'm way too lazy. I need to edit my book, but I can't get in the writing groove. That and the internet is distracting me. And I looked at what I've already edited and hate it because I always hate things I edit when I look back at it. Someone make me go write >.>

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Its 1:16 and Im set to wake at 4:30

GG me

 

Well......Thats three hours sleep and a looooong travel time for me. (Which I can sleep through)

Starting tomorrow I'll no longer live in the land of the  drug addicts,zombies, and miscellaneous crazies

39 minutes ago, Mr. Sparta said:

I have no idea. But everything should just fuck itself for being there.

Shhhh, Sparta bby do you need a hypothetical hug?

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Something's just clicked with me, right, because I've just realised something.

As humans, we know what an unattractive human face tends to look like.

When it comes to furry characters, however, there is no such thing as an unattractive face. Only bad drawings.

Which is probably part of why so many people in this fandom are sex obsessed. It's because nobody has worked out what would make an anthro head physically unattractive.

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39 minutes ago, DrDingo said:

Something's just clicked with me, right, because I've just realised something.

As humans, we know what an unattractive human face tends to look like.

When it comes to furry characters, however, there is no such thing as an unattractive face. Only bad drawings.

Which is probably part of why so many people in this fandom are sex obsessed. It's because nobody has worked out what would make an anthro head physically unattractive.

I disagree, because furry faces are anthropomorphic; the key arrangement of features closely matches human expectations [for example front-facing eyes in animals which actually had sideways facing eyes in reality]. 

 

I just don't think many people deliberately draw ugly fursonas; why would they? 

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50 minutes ago, Saxon said:

I disagree, because furry faces are anthropomorphic; the key arrangement of features closely matches human expectations [for example front-facing eyes in animals which actually had sideways facing eyes in reality]. 

 

I just don't think many people deliberately draw ugly fursonas; why would they? 

It is pretty true that if a character is drawn as a realistic head on a humanoid body, it doesn't look quite right.

That said, it doesn't look ugly; just surreal. It could be argued that the art style is to blame and not the head shape, because if the same shaped head looked toony, it would be more acceptable.

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21 hours ago, Onnes said:

Wow, Oberlin's president pretty much stated outright that he wouldn't engage with batshit crazy demands.

https://oncampus.oberlin.edu/source/articles/2016/01/20/response-student-demands

shouldnt have read the comments. people are really upset and defending it.

 

sometimes im glad my school is more crazy right leaning than crazy left leaning. overtly fundamental christians are way easier to ignore than pseudo intellectual progress enforcers.

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9 hours ago, DrDingo said:

Something's just clicked with me, right, because I've just realised something.

As humans, we know what an unattractive human face tends to look like.

When it comes to furry characters, however, there is no such thing as an unattractive face. Only bad drawings.

Which is probably part of why so many people in this fandom are sex obsessed. It's because nobody has worked out what would make an anthro head physically unattractive.

Probably the same things that make real animals physically unattractive. Like a dog with mange, rabies, malnutrition.

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19 minutes ago, WolfNightV4X1 said:

....plot twist I AM Florida man

Excellent! I'm heading back there to my hometown in a month for an academic visit. Can you hook me up with some synthetic cannabinoids and an American crocodile in the Alachua area?

 

13 minutes ago, evan said:

shouldnt have read the comments. people are really upset and defending it.

 

sometimes im glad my school is more crazy right leaning than crazy left leaning. overtly fundamental christians are way easier to ignore than pseudo intellectual progress enforcers.

Fortunately, the vast majority of commenters seem to be of the opinion that the list of demands was crazy.  I keep meaning to make an actual thread on the whole student protest topic, but haven't gotten around to it.

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2 hours ago, Onnes said:

Fortunately, the vast majority of commenters seem to be of the opinion that the list of demands was crazy.  I keep meaning to make an actual thread on the whole student protest topic, but haven't gotten around to it.

I do see that now and am relieved, but it still doesn't make the alumnus claiming that Beethoven was black and based his music on African polyrhythm hurt any less

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7 hours ago, Mr. Sparta said:

Ok.

Hit me up on Skype bby

1 hour ago, evan said:

I do see that now and am relieved, but it still doesn't make the alumnus claiming that Beethoven was black and based his music on African polyrhythm hurt any less

Wat

That makes my head hurt.

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It might help to mention that I also work a third shift, so sleep for me is kinda a joke. I think part of the problem may be not getting enough sleep, my biological clock being offset from when I actually sleep, sleeping somewhat irregular hours (I try to get home at a regular time from work but it never works out), and sleeping in a room that's completely blacked out, where my alarm has to wake me up but my body still thinks it's night. This morning I woke up quite tired and groggy after 6-7 hours of sleep.

A sunrise simulator and lightbox might actually help a lot.

 

13 hours ago, DrDingo said:

Something's just clicked with me, right, because I've just realised something.

As humans, we know what an unattractive human face tends to look like.

When it comes to furry characters, however, there is no such thing as an unattractive face. Only bad drawings.

Which is probably part of why so many people in this fandom are sex obsessed. It's because nobody has worked out what would make an anthro head physically unattractive.

Not necessarily. It may be due to furry art being ART as opposed to real life. When I've thought about the challenges of making out with an anthro with a muzzle (which would be bizarre to say the least), I've realized that if you had anthros in real life they'd look a lot different than the artwork furs make, and a lot stranger. And those real life anthro heads would probably be pretty unattractive.

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There's an anime convention at a nearby university today. It's one day, and it's free (because it's on a campus). It's 10 minutes from my house, I'd say. And it seems they have no idea what the hell they're doing and it may be a hilarious trainwreck.

Before the con, they had registration. Not sure WHY they had registration. But they advertised it as "Free registration before the con. $5 donation at the door." I tried to ask them if the donation was mandatory, which would make it not a donation but instead an admission fee, and calling it a donation if you HAVE to pay it changes nothing. They told me "You can register before the con for free!" and didn't answer my question. I mean, if it's a donation, then I should be able to walk through the door and enter without paying. If I HAVE to pay they're full of shit. (Mind you, I planned to donate if I liked the con anyway).

Now, they announced the con is at capacity for pre-reg. Seriously? How many pre-reg slots did they have, 100? I've been to many other local cons, one at a high school that has about 100 people and never reaches capacity, one at a college that's been going on for 20 years, gets about 200-300 people in ONE building, never reaches capacity. One at a college in Grand Rapids, got to 2000+ people before they moved to a convention center. So either they had a retardedly low registration number, or the college had a retardedly low number for some reason (safety? fire marshal?). I didn't register because I figured I could just walk up...

I wonder if this thing will end up like Dash-con. I expect at least an hour in the ball pit. If I can't get in, I guess I'll just look at porn all day or something.

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It amazes me that people think accepting "monthly installment plans" with their cellular providers replaces the 2-or-3 year contracts they were locked into before with something better. This article is one of a few that breaks down the reasons why the new approach isn't necessarily more consumer-friendly, even though it promises "no contract lock-in."

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I just ordered myself a Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus 2 for my iPad mini. Now to use it once and never touch it again!! :D

3 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

You know something... they need a language filter on YouTube. Sucks looking at phone reviews when they're in another language. 

Ikr? I'll never understand why India in particular has such a stronghold on the smartphone review market... Last time I researched a phone I felt like i was learning more about it's price in rupees than about the actual product.

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4 hours ago, Crazy Lee said:

There's an anime convention at a nearby university today. It's one day, and it's free (because it's on a campus). It's 10 minutes from my house, I'd say. And it seems they have no idea what the hell they're doing and it may be a hilarious trainwreck.

Sounds like what's going to happen to a con where I live. It's this Pokemon con and it's their first time here. The con is in about 28 days and they have yet to decide on a venue or how many days it's going to last. I'm not even sure they have speakers for the panels. While a Pokemon convention would be pretty awesome, I think this one is going to be a hilarious flop.

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1 hour ago, Endless/Nameless said:

I just ordered myself a Wacom Intuos Creative Stylus 2 for my iPad mini. Now to use it once and never touch it again!! :D

Ikr? I'll never understand why India in particular has such a stronghold on the smartphone review market... Last time I researched a phone I felt like i was learning more about it's price in rupees than about the actual product.

Ikr! I mean, what's the deal, man? First they take over our corner stores, then they all want to be doctors, and now they're taking over the smartphone market??? 

It's a conspiracy, I tells ya, a conspiracy! 

 

In any case I'm torn between the Galaxy S4 and the Asus Zenfone 2. Both are great phones for their price point (albeit the S4 is over 2 years old). So not sure.

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5 hours ago, Lucius said:

My sole purpose of playing Spore is (to attempt) to create Amelia. The results are what you'd expect of an outdated game ha.

Any games similar to this?

Spore was such a good game, despite being cucked by EA. I recently downloaded it for a long-awaited replay. Good times.

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4 minutes ago, Mr. Sparta said:

Spore was such a good game, despite being cucked by EA. I recently downloaded it for a long-awaited replay. Good times.

Oh man, I did the same thing during the Steam winter sale.

I wasted so much time. But it was awesome.

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Just now, Mr. Sparta said:

Wew, lads. I fly home tomorrow then finals happen the next day.

How badly can this go?

ive done something like that before. just chill and review the big concepts, let the small parts come along with them. wont go perfect but itd be best to just go with the flow.

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6 hours ago, Bloodshot_Eyes said:

Grilled PB&J was a pretty good idea. 

I've already had dinner today, but I am totally making that in a few hours. That actually sounds really good. You know what else is good? Cranberry and Brie grilled cheese. Mmmmmmmmm, so tasty.

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Just made the grilled PB&J and it was delicious <3 As a side note, I'm also stuffing my face with those little candy hearts that only come out around Valentines Day. It's a wonder I don't gain weight.

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made the sandwich!
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