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Misery

Misery

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  • Misery
    I dont get why I can use horribly complicated, esoteric fractal apps with UIs designed by maniacs, and work with them with ease, but if I try to use any standard image editing app (whether it's Photoshop or, you know, anything else) I get lost and frustrated within like 20 seconds. Must calm down, dont stab anything...
    Misery
    The less I engage with the internet as a whole, the more I'm wondering why in the world I ever spent so much time doing so in the first place. None of it is a good time, nor is it accomplishing anything at all. Going to just yank this cable out for awhile, see how that feels.
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    thejuice
    Reminds me of the cartoon illustration of the stick man and the cliff, demonstrating the easy decisions/ hard life and hard decisions/ easy life phenomenon.
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    As much bad news as there is, and worse people, I hope you enjoy going out rambling a bit in the weather and meeting folks face to face. A book by Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism, would probably be a good read for you right around now.
    MC1Rcat
    MC1Rcat
    I recommend it. I go thru phases of being totally unplugged. It refreshes my spirit & perspective on the world & humanity. It's good to take breaks & see only thru your own eyes/ perspective & leave behind the lens of the internet & media. The only voice that comes to your mind is your own & you can just BE. I hope you have fun exploring in the winter wonderland outdoors :)
    Misery
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    Got this today. I'd been trying to find this for a few months now, it's a very recent release, very popular, and hard to find. I wasnt expecting it to arrive for another couple of weeks yet. It's also very heavy.
    Tony Ramirez
    Tony Ramirez
    My friend Anna loves board games and would love that. If so I will show her the picture to see if she knows it.
    Misery
    There are times when I really hate tech in general. 99% of those times are when I have to deal with some dumb nonsense from some account I shouldnt need to have. Worst is password related stuff, I then get to open like 3 email accounts I never use and connect my phone and, I dunno, sacrifice a goat or something to fix it.
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    thejuice
    Can't remember password. Ok. Enter email to receive code to unlock. Can't remember email password. Enter mobile number to recieve code to unlock email to get your account back. Old phone number so you can't access email. Okay, we need you to send a photograph of your passport to prove you are. Pray the website doesn't get hacked and you don't get your identity stolen..
    Trophonius
    Trophonius
    Yes, I hate that so much. My regular login process looks like this:

    1. Try to log in -> "Wrong password"
    2. Try different passwords -> "Wrong password" x5
    3. Forgot your password? -> Send recovery email to mail I no longer use
    4. Try to log in in old email -> "Wrong password"
    5. Try different passwords -> "Wrong password" x5
    6. Forgot your password? -> Send recovery email to another recovery email account
    Trophonius
    Trophonius
    7. Open new recovery email -> Create new password for old email (I will forget)
    8. Open old email -> Find recovery password for the site I wanted
    9. Attempt to create a new password -> "Password is too easy, use numbers, symbols, etc."
    10. Attempt to create a complex password -> "You already use that password before"

    At that point I give up.
    Misery
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    So I made this today, I learned a whole bunch of new things doing it. I also spent like a whole hour just trying to get that repeating heart shape in there.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Looks like delightfully quiet and magical fireworks.
    Misery
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    Look at the size of this box. Would you believe that's a board game? Those weird giant cards to the left are from that. There are so many of them. This hobby continues to amaze me. Horribly expensive though. But this one is soooo good. And no, it doesnt fit on any shelf.
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    FilterFreq
    That looks awesome. If I had more IRL friends I think I'd be into those as well :D
    Misery
    Misery
    @FilterFreq I play these all solo myself, actually... modern board games very often have solo modes, or they might be co-op (so it's players against an automated system) so you can multihand. This one is a boss battler (real common type), so it's players VS a boss deck that plays itself.
    Misery
    Misery
    Complexity can vary wildly from one game to the next. If you want to see some good examples, look up games like Mage Knight, Sentinels of the Multiverse, and Marvel Champions (all of which are superb). Bloody low character limit.
    Misery
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    Started on this today.
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    As soon as I saw it I thought it would make a great cover for a blank writing pad. :)
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    FilterFreq
    I have one of those types of thing lying around, too! Do you notice an uptick in creativity when starting with a prompt? I've never tried to write a story before or even start once, but they seem kind of like a cool creative exercise
    Misery
    Misery
    I did, yeah, that initial prompt helps where normally I'd get stuck at the starting point, that happens a lot.
    Misery

    Took me forever to figure out how to do this. This one is very simple. I'll do much more complex ones later. Though, the more complex they are, the longer they take to render.
    Misery
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    This is one of the most complicated ones I've done so far.
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    What is it?
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    It's a Fractal Image, an image created by using mathematical equations to generate patterns. A lot of Misery's artworks are really pretty.
    Misery
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    Today's board gaming session. I'd been waiting for the expansion for this game to show up for like a zillion years, finally it arrived today. It's lovely to have high hopes for something, and then it shows up and turns out to be even better than you'd thought. Also I adore all of the art for this one.
    Misery
    Thinking I might try my hand at writing a bit after all. Today marks the 3rd time I've been approached by a game review outlet to write for them, and almost my entire friends list on Steam is people who sought me out after reading some review or whatever I wrote (I dont talk about it much, but I do write game reviews often). Writing stories though, that sounds a lot harder. I've never done that.
    jsilver256
    jsilver256
    Use the Save the Cat framework. (Editors will be looking for that anyway.)
    Misery
    So, I came out to my closest friend today (via texting, I dont think I could have done it in person without passing out). Went well. Had a colossal panic attack immediately after. But for once I managed to get through that without clawing my arm apart again. That's progress, I think. Probably.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    2 wins in 1 day, that's mental power. 🎉
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Definite progress. You did something really stressful and you didn't hurt yourself. I don't think you could have done that a year ago. I hope the next time you see this friend you feel a great sense of satisfaction and relief. ⭐ 🌈 ⭐
    Misery
    Ya know what I'm tired of... having to deal with too many accounts. Decided to dive into The Sims (to hold me over till Inzoi comes out), but whaddya know, gotta download EA's terrible app and log in just to play that specific thing (I bought it long before it hit Steam). Of course the app doesnt work quite right, and oh boy, gotta change the password again. Bah.
    Judge
    Judge
    Oh yeah. Good point. At times it can be overwhelming. So many accounts, passwords and different protocols. Not at all like the early days of being online.

    I used to HATE that "Origin" app that always came on in logging onto EA's "The Sims 3". Got so once I was into the game itself, I turned off Origin altogether. No telling what that app was harvesting.
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    thejuice
    think thats why retro is having a big boom right now. Too much signing in, remembering passwords, 2 factoring, being connected to internet 24/7, customer manipulation, pay to win, incomplete releases the list goes on..

    ive got an xbox one that brother lent me just sitting there. I just cant be bothered.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Yep. I already have steam and they still ask me to make a separate account. And on top of it if I have an old account I can't find a way to validate my game on steam because the keys are different for some steam games than for buying the game separately. Grrr
    Misery
    Decided to check out a new board/card game shop that opened nearby. Drove through chaos, went in, and... Warhammer. It's almost all Warhammer and for some reason those ugly funko things (which are literally 1/3rd of the store). I remember, now, why I just get my hobby stuff from Amazon. At least I dont have reason to drive through that mess again.
    Misery
    Decided to try some digital drawing on the iPad again. Lasted about 15 minutes before I launched it at the floor again. I might have to just accept that the only form of digital art I can make (without getting an increasingly intense urge to murder something) is fractals and similar weird constructs.
    Misery
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    My recent art haul. A giant pile of charcoal-related tools that came in the most recent mystery box, and then some of the calligraphy tools that I bought seperately. Also wow my arm hurts and I smell like dish soap
    Misery
    I always forget just how much I loathe the 4th of July until it actually gets here and the idiocy begins
    8398
    8398
    I’ve missed reading your posts. I couldn’t agree more xD
    Misery
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    What I've got so far (minus the various cleaning tools). The weird looking metal one is the simpler of the two and easier to clean and very quick to refill. The other one is much more complicated. Also, ink bottles. Deep purple in the middle, and then shimmering blue & green on the sides.
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    Mr. Stevens
    These look like fun, Misery.
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    I haven't used one since I was a kid, I used to love them. When I was still in primary school we used to have to write in cursive and a fountain pen was perfect for that. We were taught to use a dipping pen before we were allowed to use biros back then.
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