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Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:29 pm

radthemad4 wrote:Ancient History: I don't think I've seen your coloring (shading?filling?) style anywhere except maybe Photoshop's stamp filter. Did you see it somewhere or make it up?

What, on the rat? That's just a photoshop filter or something. The scan came out a bit wonky.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:41 pm

I take that back. Stamp filter doesn't look like that. I was talking about the rat, the college student, the scorpion and the skull. Your whole shading via 'fully solid colors with non straight paths with gaps in between them thing'.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:58 pm

Oh. That's not shading, that's just...how I draw, usually. I thought you were talking about the colors on the rat. Frank once described it "Like a Mayan heiroglyph in ballpoint," but I usually do it with a sharpie or pencil or whatever is at hand. I have stacks of the things at home.

[/edit]As for where it came from...well, I'm not entirely sure, because I've been doodling like that forever, but I would say I was probably inspired by something I saw in comic books and then sort of elaborated over time, because once you get the knack for it it's very relaxing and agglutinative. I mean, look at the stuff I used to draw on the CDs I'd turn in for my electronic music classes.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:05 pm

Yeah, wasn't sure how to refer to it ('fill' is the best I can think of). However you got it, it looks pretty cool imo.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:13 am

That... Is so cool!

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:24 am

I am victorious! Well on my way to my handy-man merit badge, I just replaced toilet parts to fix a leak that sprang from the back of the tank.

I add this to my untrained accomplishments: diagnose and repair broken clothes dryer, replace a normal bathroom sink with a utility sink, convert ungrounded outlets into grounded ones (correctly), cut and splice water lines together to repair a leak. Other projects on my horizon this summer (or fall, since I'm on the freaking road every other weekend and have to yardwork on the remaining ones): wire and install ceiling fans, ceiling lights, and find and repair an elusive small roof leak.

All of this pales in comparison to the sadistic wooden model boat I bought to work on with my 5 year old in a moment of naiveté. He builds lego creations with instructions supposedly for 12+ year olds, but this boat with be the death of me. I will have to take pictures of the fucking "instructions". Whoever made this abomination should be serving hard time for depraved heart toy manufacturing.

Count Arioch the 28th · Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:36 am

I've come to the conclusion I'm not funny anymore.

My brand of humor stemmed partially from impotent rage and the rest came from being fucking lit most of the day. I've stopped drinking and now have a physically easy job where I make decent cash and now I can't get pissed off enough to be funny anymore.

Part of me is sad for that, but this is kind of what I have wanted my entire life, to make other people less happy and myself more happy. I suppose being a little boring is worth it.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:23 am

I'm guessing you're just too content with life right now. Once you're used to it, you'll find yourself getting pissed off more easily about less important things.

e.g. now: "It sure is sweet to have a pool full of diamonds."

one week later: "THERE'S A WHITE SAPPHIRE IN MY DIAMOND POOL!!! MAN WHAT THE FUCK! LOUSY INCOMPETENT ROBOT BUTLERS!"

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:11 am

White Privilege: Complaining on a higher level!

tussock · Post by **tussock** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 2:02 pm

Happiness from newfound wealth has been shown to last little more than six months, though in that time you can choose to accept being happier person and that will work to some extent, moreso if you stick at it.

Count Arioch the 28th · Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:51 pm

Six months will give me plenty of time to think of new goals and plans for the future. With a bit of luck this will only be a short stop on my way up.

Count Arioch the 28th · Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:05 am

I'm thinking the next campaign my PF group is running might end abruptly.

It's an evil adventure path, and I don't think some of my group members can pull off evil. I'm quoting Ayn Rand and Anton LaVey, and I'm getting a lot of edglording and british cigarettetry back from my fellow players.

Fun fact: I quoted a bastardized version of the Bioshock opening in-character and one of the other players called me Trotsky...

I have a feeling I might be able to gather enough anger for storytime later one... I'm about 2 weeks from finishing as MC and giving the chair to the next DM in rotation so we'll see how this goes...

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:12 am

Have you tried the "kill this sack of kittens to prove you're evil" test?

Count Arioch the 28th · Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:20 am

(IC)

And why should I prove a damn thing? Least of all to you? Who made you the authority on "evil"? Let me assure you that I don't do anything unless I have a reason to do so and I can see the benefits to me. So go bother someone else with your pointless ritual. I'm sure you'll find lots of people who want to join your super-secret evil club with the brutal kitten-killing initiation like every other person in the super special evil club did! Sodding cultists, one of you smears shit on your forehead and the next day there's 15 other people just like you...

(OOC)

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:29 pm

So, I've been bugging the manager at Red Robin just about weekly for a bit more than a month, I think, and I finally got an interview. Did the interview yesterday morning.

...it lasted about six minutes.

On the other hand, she scheduled me for a second interview, which is in about half an hour from now. It's just a dishwasher position to start with, but I'm supposed to be able to move up from there, and it's where they start everyone (they've said), so I'm kind of eager for it. I need a job.

Positive thoughts, rituals to old gods, and symbolic sacrifices would not be unappreciated. Hell, I'll even take prayer this one time.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:34 pm

Candle lit. Happy thoughts in the Ether.

Covent · Post by **Covent** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:55 pm

Prak_Anima wrote:So, I've been bugging the manager at Red Robin just about weekly for a bit more than a month, I think, and I finally got an interview. Did the interview yesterday morning.

...it lasted about six minutes.

On the other hand, she scheduled me for a second interview, which is in about half an hour from now. It's just a dishwasher position to start with, but I'm supposed to be able to move up from there, and it's where they start everyone (they've said), so I'm kind of eager for it. I need a job.

Positive thoughts, rituals to old gods, and symbolic sacrifices would not be unappreciated. Hell, I'll even take prayer this one time.

*Begins Sharpening Sacrificial Knife*

This ones for you Prak!

Laertes · Post by **Laertes** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:03 pm

Best of luck on it. Should I meet a <rolls dice> Welshman today, I shall sacrifice him to Tyr in aid of you. Dishwashing is definitely honourable work and I hope you do well in it.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:57 pm

Best of luck Prak. Make sure to take 20s before the interview. Call in Aid Anothers if possible.

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Eh, I tried, but maybe others will have better luck.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:28 pm

Thank you all for your not-actually-functional positive thoughts, they are all appreciated. Though, Laertes, go easy on the Welsh, I bought a nice knife* from one once.

So the GM seemed to like my answers. Another short interview (is that just how it is now? Do managers just try to get your answers as quickly as possible and get you out the door so they can do their other stuff?), but she said she'd be looking at me for a line cook position (yay!) and that they're going to try to make a decision today or tomorrow and call with a definite answer.

*I say knife... it's actually the length of my forearm

Laertes · Post by **Laertes** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:37 pm

As someone who does a lot of cooking, I understand why such knives are necessary, Good luck with hearing back about it!

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:12 am

Heh, actually, it's not even a chef's knife. I was on a trip after senior year and found it in a giftshop when the bus stopped in wales.

Count Arioch the 28th · Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:30 am

I've never had an interview go more than 10-15 minutes if there wasn't an entrance exam or physical or whatever involved.

Either way Red Robin kicks ass, and I'm wishing you luck.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:12 am

Yeah, I really never know how to feel about such short interviews. It seems like a horrible thing, but then maybe I'm just comparing them to interviews years ago which went longer.

Laertes · Post by **Laertes** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:48 am

My interviews for my current job went on for about four rounds, since everybody wants signoff. Then again I'm an Excel drone for a very large company, so our hiring practises are calcified to the point of fossilisation.

Back when I was an airline customer care dude, we had an exam which focused on smiling and clear communication, and if we could hack that then what really mattered is how many languages we could smile in.