It is the first time I'd ever heard of the website, and I clicked "random page" a few time, and nothing bad turned up. Just a few articles written in really poor English. I really didn't expect to see a page full of the worst taste images 4chan could find. I grew out of looking at bad taste images on the internet about 12 years ago, after a single surfing session.
The townhouse my Mom rented when I was 8 was broken into. Strangely, they only my Mom's undergarments, her prescription sunglasses, her costume jewelry (she kept the real stuff in a hidden safe), her make-up, and my skateboard.
Never click the random page button on Encyclopedia Dramatica.. especially if you have a bizarre fascination with depravity or have ever had one of those "but how bad could it be?" experiences.
And never,ever, for the love of the FSM, look up "kittens".
Psshh, I've seen more than half of those before, and the others didn't really phase me. I don't know why, but 2girls1cup was about a million times worse than anything, even BME Pain Olympics, for me.
Never click the random page button on Encyclopedia Dramatica.. especially if you have a bizarre fascination with depravity or have ever had one of those "but how bad could it be?" experiences.
And never,ever, for the love of the FSM, look up "kittens".
Psshh, I've seen more than half of those before, and the others didn't really phase me. I don't know why, but 2girls1cup was about a million times worse than anything, even BME Pain Olympics, for me.
Pain Olympics was much, much, worse. Good fucking god.
This wasn't a personal failing, but I had to deal with the discomfort of someone else failing. When I went into the restroom at my work (a restroom that is utilized by other companies as we have a suite in an office building), a woman was on the toilet in a handicapped stall doing her business while talking on a cell phone. What is worse is that other people were using the stalls as well. Apparently this woman does this frequently. It is just rude and a bit gross. She may not mind sharing her toilet sounds with whomever she is speaking, but other people may not want to.
See, the thing is, you have to close your cell phone before you wash your hands. Sure, you have to hike your pants back up too, but you wash your clothes more frequently than you wash your cell phone.
In religion class, we're supposed to read Dostoevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor" for a discussion about compassion and how it relates to theism and atheism. I am a huge fan of Eastern literature in general, and kind of a bookworm otherwise. Some people had it finished today, and our teacher asked how they liked it. The following ensued:
Girl: "It sucked." Me: "...Are you kidding? Dostoevsky was one of the greatest writers to emerge from Russia, and one of the greatest writers in the history of the written word." Her: "Did you read it? It sucked." Me: "The Brothers Karamazov is one of the most important works ever put to page!" Her: "DID YOU READ IT?" Me: "Chunks of it, yes, and it is OBJECTIVELY GOOD. You can not like it, but it is not BAD." Teacher: "Well, we can agree on one thing: as far as existentialist writers go, Dostoevsky is not the worst. He's not as bad as Kafka. No one turns into a bug." Me: "AUGH!"
In one blinding moment, I saw clearly every logical point HungryJoe was trying to make a few months back when I said The Scarlet Letter sucked, and why he and Scott find people like that illiterate. I was so goddamned angry that I was in a class with and being taught by a person like that. Also, my teacher hates The Great Gatsby. She once summed it up as "Rich guy falls in love, gets killed, boats. The end."
I think in order to solve this problem, I'm going to go back, finish The Brothers Karamazov, reread The Scarlet Letter, and spend the next couple of months reading classic lit and poetry. Just to correct any faults with myself.
In religion class, we're supposed to read Dostoevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor" for a discussion about compassion and how it relates to theism and atheism. I am a huge fan of Eastern literature in general, and kind of a bookworm otherwise. Some people had it finished today, and our teacher asked how they liked it. The following ensued:
Girl: "It sucked." Me: "...Are you kidding? Dostoevsky was one of the greatest writers to emerge from Russia, and one of the greatest writers in the history of the written word." Her: "Did you read it? It sucked." Me: "The Brothers Karamazovis one of the most important works ever put to page!" Her: "DID YOU READ IT?" Me: "Chunks of it, yes, and it is OBJECTIVELY GOOD. You can not like it, but it is not BAD." Teacher: "Well, we can agree on one thing: as far as existentialist writers go, Dostoevsky is not the worst. He's not as bad as Kafka. No one turns into a bug." Me: "AUGH!"
In one blinding moment, I saw clearly every logical point HungryJoe was trying to make a few months back when I saidThe Scarlet Lettersucked, and why he and Scott find people like that illiterate. I was so goddamned angry that I was in a class withandbeing taught by a person like that. Also, my teacher hatesThe Great Gatsby. She once summed it up as "Rich guy falls in love, gets killed, boats. The end."
I think in order to solve this problem, I'm going to go back, finishThe Brothers Karamazov, rereadThe Scarlet Letter, and spend the next couple of months reading classic lit and poetry. Just to correct any faults with myself.
Dude. Sorry. Books can be bad or good. It's not a definite thing. Some people need to learn to deal with that. Just because you have strong personal feelings toward a book, and even a mass of people do, it doesn't mean it's a good or bad book.
Literature is opinion based, as there's no way of measuring quality other than reading it and forming your own opinion.
Edit: And let me add that this is ridiculous:
Me: "Chunks of it, yes, and it is OBJECTIVELY GOOD. You can not like it, but it is not BAD."
That is an opinion, it is not a fact. Bad and good are terms used to describe personal enjoyment in most cases, and in this case, that applies.
I acknowledged that she could despise the story, or what was being said, etc., but she provided no reasoning of any sort. She just said that it sucked. If one reads Dostoevsky, one should recognize that he was talented at writing even if what he was writing about was unenjoyable to the reader.
I acknowledged that she could despise the story, or what was being said, etc., but she provided no reasoning of any sort. She just said that it sucked. If one reads Dostoevsky, one should recognize that he was talented at writing even if what he was writing about was unenjoyable to the reader.
Writing talent is subjective. There in no given style, form, or anything that says that a writer is talented or not. Everyone has different views of talent and that goes for every art form.
I understand what you're trying to say about her views, but you have to understand that in a lot of things, especially art, people immediately have a view of something as they absorb it, and there doesn't always have to be a reason like there does in other fields. Any art is subjective, and there are no grounds to argue that point.
Edit: I also wanted to clarify that normally, letting someone's views be an excuse to say something is good or bad is ridiculous, but in the case of artworks, there is an exception.
Well, it seems Robert, my deaf housemate (and not the cool kind, the alcoholic kind) stole the DS, phone, and hard drive. I think he also stole my wacom, but it looks like another housemate is going to send me them. Things might possibly not suck.
Sorry to hear of your shitty week, and of course we're here for you! I normally don't like revealing current projects that I'm working on as gifts for others, but hopefully this might cheer you up a bit and have you anticipating the finished product.
This has been fairly challenging so far because the stitches are extremely small, but once I'm done with this, the rest will be cake.
Sorry to hear of your shitty week, and of course we're here for you! I normally don't like revealing current projects that I'm working on as gifts for others, but hopefully this might cheer you up a bit and have you anticipating the finished product.
This has been fairly challenging so far because the stitches are extremely small, but once I'm done with this, the rest will be cake.
I normally don't like revealing current projects that I'm working on as gifts for others, but hopefully this might cheer you up a bit and have you anticipating the finished
Summer + table tennis table outside + entire neighbourhood armed with a paddle = productivity, lolwut? Through whole my life, whenever there was a table tennis table nearby, it got played. A lot.
You know what would be super epic? Removable, stitched awesome glasses.
The girl I have tentative plans with cannot do anything until next weekend. Damnation.
Dude, it happens. I've been dating this girl who's in her senior year of college, and just a few days ago, she was like "I have midterms for the next two weeks, so if we could get together after that, that'd be great." Just keep in contact and make sure she doesn't forget about you, and you'll be fine.
Daylight Savings Time is approaching. I hate Daylight Savings Time with the heat of a thousand white hot suns. Daylight Savings Time can die in a fire.
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We got robed yesterday night. Not a lot of my stuff was missing, but my dad lost his laptop and phone among other things.
When I went into the restroom at my work (a restroom that is utilized by other companies as we have a suite in an office building), a woman was on the toilet in a handicapped stall doing her business while talking on a cell phone. What is worse is that other people were using the stalls as well. Apparently this woman does this frequently. It is just rude and a bit gross. She may not mind sharing her toilet sounds with whomever she is speaking, but other people may not want to.
That is so unsanitary.
Girl: "It sucked."
Me: "...Are you kidding? Dostoevsky was one of the greatest writers to emerge from Russia, and one of the greatest writers in the history of the written word."
Her: "Did you read it? It sucked."
Me: "The Brothers Karamazov is one of the most important works ever put to page!"
Her: "DID YOU READ IT?"
Me: "Chunks of it, yes, and it is OBJECTIVELY GOOD. You can not like it, but it is not BAD."
Teacher: "Well, we can agree on one thing: as far as existentialist writers go, Dostoevsky is not the worst. He's not as bad as Kafka. No one turns into a bug."
Me: "AUGH!"
In one blinding moment, I saw clearly every logical point HungryJoe was trying to make a few months back when I said The Scarlet Letter sucked, and why he and Scott find people like that illiterate. I was so goddamned angry that I was in a class with and being taught by a person like that. Also, my teacher hates The Great Gatsby. She once summed it up as "Rich guy falls in love, gets killed, boats. The end."
I think in order to solve this problem, I'm going to go back, finish The Brothers Karamazov, reread The Scarlet Letter, and spend the next couple of months reading classic lit and poetry. Just to correct any faults with myself.
Literature is opinion based, as there's no way of measuring quality other than reading it and forming your own opinion.
Edit: And let me add that this is ridiculous: That is an opinion, it is not a fact. Bad and good are terms used to describe personal enjoyment in most cases, and in this case, that applies.
I understand what you're trying to say about her views, but you have to understand that in a lot of things, especially art, people immediately have a view of something as they absorb it, and there doesn't always have to be a reason like there does in other fields. Any art is subjective, and there are no grounds to argue that point.
Edit: I also wanted to clarify that normally, letting someone's views be an excuse to say something is good or bad is ridiculous, but in the case of artworks, there is an exception.
We care. Let it out. That's what this thread (and the rest of us) are here for.
But, the thing is, I really don't want to go into it and I really don't feel comfortable talking about it. I'm sorry. It was dumb of me.
This has been fairly challenging so far because the stitches are extremely small, but once I'm done with this, the rest will be cake.