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Posted in What are you currently drinking? Posted 4 years ago

why not fancy water? la croix hibiscus, yo.

Posted in these are the best eyes Posted 4 years ago

@Priestess of Pie: oof yeah. we have happy closed eyes, but nothing neutral. Not enough neutral mouths either IMO but that's another issue.

@ephenay: that's cause goat eyes are best eyes

Posted in these are the best eyes Posted 4 years ago

Vichard's eyes are probably my second-favorite out of the "special" ones we have; for ones you get in the shop, I usually default to Side Eyes. I like the size and placement of them, and the fact that they're kinda tired-looking. Most realistic ones for me lol

Posted in these are the best eyes Posted 4 years ago

and by "these", I mean the sheep eyes from the new "Sheepish" CI (since I change my avatar every 5 minutes). i freakin' love sheep and goats, and I love their cool-looking eyes. And the fact that these come in red feeds my satan aesthetic
thx voltra very cool

what are y'alls favorite eyes?

Posted in What are you currently drinking? Posted 4 years ago

nothing, which reminds me it's time to finish that glass of water sitting on my desk.

Posted in Which nightmare would frighten you most? Posted 4 years ago

not gonna lie probably number 4 because that speaks to some real-life experiences and anxieties for me. obviously if this were real stuff and not dreams, the priority list would be different, but as far as nightmares go, that one would probably get me. I am very self-conscious about my voice and have a big problem with people ignoring what I say and pretending they can't hear me.

Posted in i turned 21 today! Posted 4 years ago

Congratulations on surviving to adulthood! Sounds like you had a good time.

Posted in I watched the Lion King remake finally Posted 4 years ago

I always thought it looked pretty bad, but I was gonna give it a chance just out of curiosity... until I heard their version of "Be Prepared". Then I saw a clip of the Mufasa death scene. wtf is going on over there disney are u ok because holy heck those clips are BAD. Just... everything I've seen about this has been awful.

Posted in So Much To Doooo! Posted 4 years ago

If you figure out how to do that, let me know, 'cause I'm right there with you. Always something to do and I always seem to be lacking either the time, the energy, or both (usually both) to do it all.

Posted in Arrrrgh! Posted 4 years ago

I really hope my "no automatic updates" thing holds up, 'cause it will actually destroy my computer (like, shut it down completely and irreparably if I can't log in fast enough to roll it back and undo the update before it crashes) if it does update again. I've had a couple of scares where it would show me the "update" window out of the blue, but so far it hasn't actually started an update without my permission.

I kinda hate computers, but can't really get by without 'em these days and don't really want to, either. I just want them to be... better.

Posted in What ethical dilemmas do/have you had? Posted 4 years ago

I don't really encounter many ethical dilemmas outside of the ones connected to everyday living, though I figure those are more than enough.
Eat things you know are bad for the environment and your body, spend more than you can afford and risk running out of money, or just don't eat enough to get through the day? Great choices. Throwing things that could be recycled into the garbage because recycling isn't available and you don't have the time, space, or energy to collect it yourself and take it to the nearest recycling facility (seriously, does anyone do that?). Work for a huge corporation that screws over employees, destroys small businesses, and sells products that support all manner of unethical practices... or don't have a job because those big corporations are your only option if you want to be able to put that food that's so bad for the environment on your table and live another day? Even so you're still not gonna be able to pay rent no matter what. "Better than nothing" is the default state of being. Doing things you wish you didn't have to because you have no other option is all there is. Is it even a dilemma at this point, when there's not really any alternative?

When it comes to things I have some form of control over, I don't really have many issues. I'm sure I've had to make hard decisions before, but I generally know what I'm doing is the right thing for me and anyone else potentially involved, so it doesn't feel like an ethical problem. But for the things I'm trapped with that I know are wrong and have no say in? That's an everyday struggle that I just have to tune out until I have the means to do something about any of it.

Posted in Arrrrgh! Posted 4 years ago

yikes. At least it could have been worse, I guess? Not that there are many things worse than computers deciding they're gonna do a thing and costing you all your progress... I had to change my settings to forbid my computer from automatically updating because it's old and can't handle the latest updates any more. But I still have to save often in case of the occasional random crash. Very aggravating.

Posted in Topics of interest Posted 4 years ago

Even so I generally use forums for human interaction, I can't say I get all that much of it here tbh--but more than I would elsewhere, and people here for the most part are pretty friendly, unlike a lot of other places. It also gives me something to do, read, or look at in my down time. If nobody's around to talk to (or there's nothing of interest being said), I can play around with the avatars. Sometimes I come here just to chill; putting some music on and tooling around with the avatar stuff is pretty relaxing. Then if I want to check around and see if there's any interesting discussion going on, I can. Sometimes I just browse for threads where people are sharing stuff like art or stories and look at those. And when I do have something I want to share with people or talk about, I can usually bring it here and at least hope for a little bit of a response.
Mostly, I guess it's just a familiar environment since I started going on avatar sites a long time ago and never completely outgrew them. I do feel like I'm a little old for it sometimes, with all the cutesy images and items and whatnot (and all the alternatives being geared more toward that edgy teen audience), which is also partly why I'm not as active on sites like this as I used to be.

Posted in Bucket List Posted 4 years ago

@vengeance: lucky D:
Black Forest is just one of those places I really wanna see for myself. Might be the most beautiful and magical place on earth, or certainly one of them. I grew up with fairy tales, so a mysterious forest is right up my alley. Most places around the world I'm content to see in pictures and video, but this is one of the few I feel I need to appreciate in person if I ever get the chance. A visit to Germany in general is in order; there are quite a few things on my "to see/do" list there, but the forest is at the top.

@Another Movie Addict: Sounds like fun. I probably could have had the opportunity years ago, but shied away from it for "personal reasons". I'd be much more willing to try now, but of course now I have "real jobs" to worry about. So it'll be a balancing act that depends on what my obligations and opportunities look like around that time of year in the future, I guess.