After way too many years dealing with way too many issues and general exhaustion/malaise, I have once more begun playing video games on camera... if OBS counts as a camera.

Come watch me play Supermarket Simulator, while a janky dragon head flaps its maw at you!

https://youtu.be/Ku6cEOcpgmQ

HEY EVERYBODY!
Ladies, gentlemen, other and undecided.
Guys, gals, and non-binary pals.
Whatever other unique and inclusive-but-not-pandering greetings you can think of.
So, still haven't found myself a day-job. BUT. My YouTube channel is going to have a massive overall... Possibly even a complete restart under a new name, depending on how it works. And I'm gonna start posting again.
And maybe streaming.
STAY TUNED.

... or is it just a freight train?

So, yeah, a few weeks ago now, I lost my job. Finances not being where they should be, layoffs in several departments, yadda yadda. Doesn't make me any happier to know several people are now suffering, especially when the boss is vocal about his plans which many of us are like "uuuhhh so you're just doubling down on all the things that NEVER worked, because the new ideas only worked MOST of the time?"

But, I digress.

Took a small mental health break so I wasn't just numb all the damn time. Started shotgunning applications and resumes. Finally have a potentially decent interview lined up.

Fingers crossed this is a big step up for me, and not another massive round of BS.

So, I was chatting with a buddy of mine. Talking about art, and the woes of inspiration coming and going. Their suggestion was that I should start doing commissions. Because then the pressure would push me into drawing more.

I should start doing doing commissions. The guy who cheats his way through pictures and takes a month to do things that hardly live up to stuff artists that normally get paid reasonable amounts of money fart out by accident.

WHO WOULD EVEN HIRE ME, PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT CRAZY FOR CALLING THEM CRAZY FOR THE SUGGESTION

The wonderful bean Chivaran is doing an art raffle, over here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57857117/

Go check out their work, they do a bunch of sexy dragons, and also other stuff!

Man if I wasn't such a cheapskate I'd probably get all the commissions this year... And if I remembered to look more than once every few months I'd keep an eye out for art raffles and free comms and shit XD

So I know I barely post on here and all that stuff, but hey, I figured I may as well get the word out as much as possible.
I've got a new YouTube channel where I'm gonna be uploading gameplay stuff, probably 1-2 times a week.
Current project: an extremely masochistic run of Dark Souls 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcdn4sMDeKw

Come watch!

FUCK YOU! I'm still standin'! Ju fuckin' cohkarosh!

.....

Seriously, power went out at 6:30 on monday, came back 4:10 today. Hurricanes can suck my dragonny balls :|

Long story short, my sweetie had two cats, Ash and Peekaboo, back when he lived with his mom. Since he moved down with me, they've still been at his mom. She recently got a kidney transplant (yay 4 and a half years on the wait list!) and his sister had to take the cats for a while; during that time and since, Ash was *terrorizing* his sister, barely letting her get out from under the bed/behind the couch/wherever she was hiding, to the point she's been making messes in the apartment. It finally got to the breaking point last night/today, and so after a trip up and back (thank GOD there was barely any traffic and each way was only an hour instead of two or three) Peekaboo is now wandering around our apartment and being adorable, even at 10 and a half years.

Also maybe now that we can watch how much she's getting she'll lose a little weight >.>

So apparently, when i deal with a couple days of frantic stress and overheating (i.e. several days of "enough sleep" but being woken up repeatedly for bullshit reasons, going into work that's only on a generator so no AC, and then the generator fails so we sit in the building for 2 hours looking at all the crap that now can't get done and I know is just going to be piled up on top of everything the next day) when I do finally lay down for a good night's sleep and my brain decompresses it gets.... Weird...

So in my dream I'm sitting at my computer, looking at some generic creepypasta bullshit website. I even remember thinking that it was mediocre at best. Of course being a dream that's enough to make me post about it, it doesn't stop there. I'm now actually AT the scene that I was watching, specifically where there was some sort of interview going on. I can hear the two people talking as if through speakers that are a little farther away. Here's what I remember.

Guy one: And then, he gave me these pictures...
Guy two: Pictures!? Well at least you didn't go to the website, then you'd be in real trouble.

In retrospect, apparently my brain was adding extra fuckery to the situation, because remember I was originally "watching this on my computer." So now I open up this manila folder sitting on the table, and there's a stack of papers there; somehow I realize that it's in reverse order. I'm about to take and put it back in correct order and read it but I just... SEE, the top page, what should be the last, where the "creepy" story suddenly gets all Shamalamadingdong and twisty. The top left corner is just this (fairly well drawn) picture, kinda Mayan style (http://lau.vsb.bc.ca/studentp/karlrick/website/Pictures/artworks%20and%20sculpture/2.8mill%20maya%20art.jpg is a good example). All black ink, looking printed out. It's basically either the top half of someone, or someone sitting there with their legs tucked up to their chest, one hand up in front of them pointing out in front, which is to the right. I also remember it had like... The kind of smiling face where you just see the top half of the eye open, like a D with the flat line at the bottom, and a big wide pulled back smile that's just whiteness like his mouth is open.

The words on the page are "written" with sticker backings, obviously as if someone had bought a huge stack of sticker letters, peeled off the stickers, and used the bright yellow and green silhouettes remaining to write it out. It was hard to make out for a second, until I could read it right. And, of course it was in all caps.

"OH GOD, ON THE CEILING! IT'S UP ABOVE YOU! IT'S PULLING YOU UP!"

Of course right now I realize that this is taking place in my actual apartment's kitchen/eating area, I'm ACTUALLY me looking down at our dining table... And I'm floating up, or rather being *pulled* up by something I can't see. Right towards the ceiling fan, which is now on at full speed, and even though I know (from literally first hand experience) it would only bang a bit I'm SUPER scared that not only will the fan seriously hurt me, this thing holding me is going to do horrible things to me. I start turning my head to look and see what it is....

And I wake up making a scared/pitiful sound that actually just freaked me out even more, my heart beating a hundred miles an hour. I realize I was just dreaming, but even then it took me a good few minutes just to work up the nerve to look up at the ceiling to be sure I wasn't STILL dreaming. And those lines were just running through my head. Even though it was 4:30 in the morning and my alarm goes off at 7, I still had to sit there and watch TV for a good 45 minutes before my psyche cooled itself down enough that I was willing to go back to sleep without having more horrid dreams.

FUN!

Eh, may as well. For the record, grand total of 8/9 depending on your definition of "very muscular", so I'm balanced... HAAAhahahaha



[ ] They are possessed by an angel
[ ] They are possessed by a demon
[ ] They are a werewolf/vampire/faerie
[x] They are physically strong.
[ ] They have a rare hair/fur color
[x] Their eyes are an unusual color
[ ] This happens to be red
[ ] Their eyes change color (Not unless shape-shifting magic gets involved >.>)
[x] They have wings
[x] They can grow extra body parts/shapeshift
[ ] They are immortal
[ ] (if a female) they have large boobs (Naturally.)
[/] (if a male) they are very muscular (.... define "very")
[ ] They are very attractive to the opposite gender.
[ ] They are telekinetic/pyrokinetic/etc (Does fire breath count? =P)
[ ] They have sixth sense/can mind-read/etc
[ ] They have an object of some sort that gives them powers
[ ] They have a special ability/power, but they don't know about it yet
[ ] They were bestowed/cursed with these powers
[ ] They are a healer
[ ] They are from a very rich/royal family
[ ] They don't know that they are from a very rich/royal background
[ ] They have lost one/both of their parents
[ ] They ran away from home
[ ] Their parents are cruel, uncaring, abusive etc.
[ ] They witnessed one/both of their parent's death
[x] They are part angel/demon/faerie/some other mythical creature (Intentionally bonded to dragon spirit later in life =P)
[ ] They never knew their parents
[ ] They were abused/spoiled as a child
[ ] They have lots of friends/no friends
[ ] They are emo/cutesy
[ ] They look much younger/older than they really are.
[ ] They are currently in a relationship
[ ] They have lots of morals and state them a fair bit for example: 'I would rather be with my friends than with my boyfriend/girlfriend' 'Nothing matters more to me than my friends/family' 'I wouldn't hesitate to die in place of a friend' etc. It's fine if your OC has these beliefs/values, but if they constantly say them out loud/preach them to others, then we have a problem.
[ ] They have a mental disorder
[ ] They have an emotional disorder
[ ] They struggle to stay sane
[ ] They are a psycho
[ ] They have multiple personalities
[x] They are very intelligent
[ ] They have hallucinations
[x] They can summon spirits/demons/angels etc. (again, using magic)
[ ] They have an unusual/unrealistic pet
[ ] They have a guardian spirit
[ ] They have a 'special type' of soul
[ ] Their soul is not the same as them
[ ] They can talk to spirits/ghosts
[ ] Some part of their body glows
[ ] They have a rare/unusual name
[ ] They were born on an important date, such as New Year's Eve, Midsummers Night, The Winter Solstice etc.
[ ] They have a twin/sibling that they were separated from at birth/a young age
[ ] They are connected with a certain element
[ ] They are connected with a certain animal
[ ] They always dress like a certain 'label'
[ ] They look quite a bit like a character from a popular anime/manga
[ ] They are a race/species that is discriminated against/misunderstood
[ ] They have a certain power that is misunderstood/feared
[ ] They live/lived on the streets at some point in their lives
[ ] They are hiding from someone/something
[ ] They have a rare blood type
[ ] They cry blood
[ ] Certain noises/smells/situations/etc make their powers activate/give them a nervous breakdown
[x] They are from a different country to where they live (Different WORLD, actually! gotta love dimensional travel)
[ ] They are very mysterious/dark
[ ] They are very lively/happy
[ ] Their mood changes a lot/very quickly
[x] They are very patient
[ ] They are from a long line of --
[ ] They have a piece of jewelry/clothing that they always wear
[ ] They have amnesia
[ ] They have some sort of permanent medical condition
[ ] They have a curse upon them
[ ] They are involved in some sort of prophecy
[ ] They are 'the chosen one'
[ ] They have insomnia--

Overall points: 9.5

Take points off your OCs overall score if they fit any of the following statements:

[ ] They smoke
[ ] They are an alcoholic
[ ] They are overweight
[ ] They are addicted to drugs
[x] They have a short temper
[ ] They enjoy bullying others
[ ] They do not care much about others
[ ] They are emotionless


< 5 Anti-Sue/Stu
Your character may be a bit on the boring side. Of course, this does depend, but generally if they are scoring that low, it wouldn't hurt to 'spice them up' a bit.


6-15 Balanced Character
If your OC scored around here, then they are probably quite a well-balanced and interesting character. Those scoring in the higher end of this category may be a bit too much though.


16-25 Borderline Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu
We have a problem. You need to tone your character down. They are most likely a bit annoying to others, too.

26 < Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu

Yep. Saturday after next is my birthday.... gonna be 30. Should I be scared? >.>

GET ME PRESENTS! >:O

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Wow, MAY? Fucking MMMMMAY was the last time I actually posted up a chunk of story!? Sweet jebus.... For those two of you that might still care, I should hopefully be having things going again soon. I've been chipping ohhhh so slowly away at the latest chapter, but work and various nonsense with life have kept me too stressed/busy/distracted to really focus on it. Fortunately I seem to be part of the one retail business that doesn't go super insane around Christmas time.... Only that last week or so when everyone goes "OH FUCK YEAR END BUDGETS SSSSHHHHHIT ORDER EVERYTHING TWICE" So, hopefully I can finish cranking it out before THAT happens @_@

.... Sue me. Honestly that movie is *fucking* good.

DON'T GO SEE IT IF:
You want your movies to make sense. (hell half the time the CHARACTERS don't know WTF is going on, or rather how it's happening)
Everything needs to be sappy and romantic and/or moody and serious.

DO GO SEE IT IF:
You love random, chaotic comedy.
You enjoy silly, pointless, but visually exciting fights.
You don't take *anything* seriously.
You don't mind the fact that Michael Cera still plays "confused awkward teenager" even when his character is 22 and in that particular scene he's supposed to be being bad-ass. (Honestly it still works tho)

Stolen from http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1507491

01) [x] You own tools that you use regularly (if screwdrivers and other computer tools count XD)
02) [x] You carry a wallet (generally in your back pocket). - Fuck the back pocket
03) [x] You prefer movies or shows where there is more action than romance
04) [x] You spit on the ground when not in a building (it can be mucus or something else).
05) [x] You scratch where it itches when it itches
06) [] Your idea of good footwear is boots or tough tennis.
07) [x] Your wardrobe only changes if you gain weight or the clothes fall apart.
08) [x] You don't count calories when eating.
09) [x] You have deodorant strong enough to make you socially acceptable but not strong enough
to make you smell like it.
10) [] You tend to wipe your hands on your clothes instead of a napkin.

Total So Far: 8

Do you love:
11) [x] Video games
12) [x] Working on mechanical items.
13) [x] Building things.
14) [] Working out at a gym machines
15) [x] Getting in and out of stores as quickly as possible.
16) [] Football (American)
17) [] Baseball
18) [x] Wrestling (Pro wrestling counts, dagnabbit!)
19) [] Boxing
20) [] Hunting and/or fishing

Total So Far: 13

Do you shop at:
21) [] Home Depot
22) [] Lowe's
23) [] Big and Tall men's stores
24) [] Hunting and Fishing supply shops
25) [x] Auto supply stores or other mechanic shops (when i gotta)
26) [] Hobby shops
27) [x] Comic book stores
28) [] Sports supply stores
29) [x] Video game stores
30) [x] Electronic supply stores

Total So Far: 17

Do you say:
31) [] Son (when the person is not your biological child or even younger than you)
32) [x] I can fix it.
33) [] Man-up
34) [] When I was your age - followed by how far you had to walk and in what weather conditions.
35) [] Don't be a wuss.
36) [x] It's just a scratch
37) [] Take it like a man.
38) [] That's not how you do it.
39) [x] (insert profanity here) - FUCK yes i fucking curse
40) [] Here's your (insert profanity and what the person just said).

Total So Far: 20

Do you read:
41) [] Field and Stream.
42) [] Bear Magazine
43) [] Playboy
44) [] Sports Illustrated
45) [] Pro Football Weekly
46) [x] Comic books
47) [] Men's Health
48) [] Men's Fitness
49) [] Men's Journal
50) [] Private Media Group, Inc.

Total: 21

Multiply your total by 2 and then you have your percent: 42% Male.

Huh... I was actually expecting more, but a lot of that seems more "grunting" than "masculine."

people who don't post up their own art?" Namely, folks that only have in their galleries, pictures that they've commissioned of their characters, and such. Simply put, it's because a lot of times, these folks end up having great artists that I've never heard of (or never found/lost the galleries of) that I can then find and watch as well. IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE OUT!

Just heard this: "Oh my god, that is the absolutely gayest thing I've ever seen."
Which, considering the fact that it was a page with a lot of naked men on it, MIGHT be true.
Except the page was a sight specifically for women to look at guys.
Love the auto-assumptions some folks make.

Cause I posted this in response to someone else's journal... Figured I couldn't let all that math go to waste.
*****
There are something in the region of 200-to-400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
It's unknown how many of those stars have planets, but even if it's only 1%, that's still between two and four billion stellar systems in our galaxy with at least one orbiting body in our own galaxy.
There are an estimated 170 billion galaxies of various shapes, sizes and make-ups in the universe. Using our own galaxy as a base purely for the sake of expediency, we're talking in the order of 5x10^20 (or 500,000,000,000,000,000,000, or five hundred quintillion) planets in the universe.
That's not even taking into account moons, significantly large asteroids, and other stellar bodies.

I think it's pretty easy to say that, even looking at the numbers of raw, random chance, the odds are worse that we're the ONLY planet in all of existence that has ever sprouted life. About the only thing with worse odds is that another planet with atmospheric conditions exactly equal to earth sprung up a totally compatible species which look exactly like us except perhaps for some pointy ears, or forehead plates/antennae, or something like that ;)

NOW! Are aliens here on EARTH? That, I have no clue

Been a while since I meme'd.

Tsundere (Harsh Outside-Gentle Inside)
[x] You come off as sort of aloof to other people.
[x] In public, you intentionally refrain from showing much weakness.
[ ] You have a secret obsession with something cute. (I don't hide any of my obsessions XD)
[ ] You pretend that you hate your crush even though you really love him/her.
[ ] You blush when people point out your sensitivities.
[ ] You blush when people tell sexual jokes.
Total: 2

Yandere (Gentle Outside-Harsh Inside)
[x] You’re very sweet and kind in public.
[ ] When romance becomes a topic of discussion, people say your personality changes drastically.
[x] You know some sort of martial art, *swordplay*, or otherwise
[x] You have a crush who you’d literally kill for.
[x] You have a pet-peeve that makes you snap.
[ ] Schizophrenic?
Total: 4

Meganekko (Girl-with-Glasses Character)
[ ] You have glasses.
[x] You can sometimes always be clumsy, ditzy, or absent-minded.
[ ] You are always very polite in your speech.
[x] You are fairly intelligent in some field.
[ ] You take discipline seriously.
[x] You have some sort of fetish for something
Total: 3

Tsukkomi (Angry Guy)
[x] You have a friend who often makes dumb or embarrassing remarks.
[ ] You smack/beat up this friend in some way.
[ ] You do your best to maintain a calm facade, only to be thwarted by this friend.
[ ] If you & your friend were a yin-yang, you’d be the “yin”
[x] You swear a lot.
[ ] You try to bring out the more serious side of your ridiculous friend.
Total: 2

Boke (Dumb Guy)
[x] You often make silly or embarrassing comments.
[ ] You like annoying the heck out of your best friend.
[ ] You often get beaten up by your friend in some way, but you take it in good stride.
[ ] If you & your friend were a yin-yang, you’d be the “yang”.
[x] You are normally very laidback and carefree.
[x] You try to bring out the happier side of your angry friend.
Total: 3

Nadeshiko (Perfect Wife)
[ ] You are always, almost overly, polite.
[ ] You love traditional Japanese culture.
[ ] You often wear either a kimono, yukata (summer cotton kimono), or apron.
[ ] You’re an excellent cook.
[ ] You are hardly ever angry.
[x] You have really long hair.
Total: 1

Sexy Character
[ ] Your bust/package is...formidable.
[x] You like making sexual innuendos.
[ ] You encourage trips to the beach, pool, or onsen.
[ ] There are some sexual things that you are ignorant to or need explained to you.
[ ] You’re an expert cosplayer.
[/] You like the taste of alcohol. (I like some drinks, but not alcohol period... Does that count? Half a point)
Total: 1.5

Loli/Shota Character
[x] You like sweets or chocolate.
[x] You adore cute things and/or the word “kawaii”. (I rarely use kawaii though)
[ ] You use Japanese suffixes like “-chan,” “-tan,” “-sempai,” etc.
[ ] You add unnecessary suffixes to the ends of your sentences, like “nyo,” “nyu,” “un,” etc...
[x] You are considered gullible or naive.
[ ] You have a tall/powerful friend who protects you.
Total: 3


Yandere it is, apparently >:(

I am now 29. *lazily blows a noisemaker*

Since it seems to be "the thing to do" round these parts, figured I'd say my birthday's coming up march 5th. So, y'know. Stuff.

Okay, am I the only one that gets plagued with this? Here's the gist of the situation, as per this past weekend.

Friend: Hey, you should get a commission from [artist], they're doing a big sale on their work!
Me: Oh, cool. (I am familiar with this person's art. I look, and while yes a sale, it's way out of my price range.) Ah hell, I can't afford it right now.
Friend: Dude, you *have* to.
Me: Eh, it's not *that* important that I have a picture done of a CoH character just to fit in.
Friend: No you don't get it, they're only doing the sale to try to build up some money.

So wait... I, who am broke and just shelled out something like almost $800 in car repairs/maintenance in the past two months, should give money to this other person because they are broke... And even less broke than me, no less? Am I really the only one not following the logic here?

That's right! Well maybe he "did", but his inspiration came from a different, far more insidious source..... Slaanesh, the Chaos God of decadence and sensation.

Oh, don't believe me? Don't believe that a fictional deity has warped one of the most visionary (at least with visuals) minds of our time?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Mov.....ues/index.html

Motherfuckers are watching it, and then going into a depression because the real world isn't vibrant enough. THAT'S EXACTLY THE SHIT SLAANESHI CULTISTS GO THROUGH!!!

*grabs up a flamethrower* I'm off to James Cameron's house. FOR THE EMPEROR!