Thread "Rant, moan, rave and share - for all your chatter, natter, and wildebeest needs" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 1:05AM, May. 31, 2011

I heard if you break open turtles, there's treasure inside.

Go ahead, try it some time!

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…Why do people think that butchering the English language and "Spelliing thiings liikee thiss" is cool? Why? Just… Just why?

"Waant to get myy nose piercedddd <3333"

I feel like an out of control English teacher, sitting with a red correctting pen just WAITING for someone to spell like that so I can circle and cross things out like there is no tomorrow!

Posted at 2:05AM, May. 31, 2011

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…Why do people think that butchering the English language and "Spelliing thiings liikee thiss" is cool? Why? Just… Just why?

"Waant to get myy nose piercedddd <3333"

I feel like an out of control English teacher, sitting with a red correctting pen just WAITING for someone to spell like that so I can circle and cross things out like there is no tomorrow!

i wonder if they even know what those red squiggly lines mean.

Posted at 3:05AM, May. 31, 2011

i wonder if they even know what those red squiggly lines mean.

They've got worms?

Posted at 3:05AM, May. 31, 2011

i wonder if they even know what those red squiggly lines mean.
They've got worms?

Who doesn't?

lolwhut?

Posted at 3:05AM, May. 31, 2011

heh… turtle fence…

stupid stupid stupid politicians who are so out of touch with reality. But then again, what about those who vote for these morons?

The average person is out of touch with reality. They live in a state of waking hypnosis. Their thoughts aren't their own. Their thoughts are the thoughts of the corporate media, govt, religion, etc. And they just seem to do what they're told cuz they're just so darn highly suggestible. Ahhh… the mind control. :)

Posted at 4:05AM, May. 31, 2011

Right, this might sound kinda weird (and it might not be the place to post about it) but…

Does anyone have a spare Wacom pen nib? The plastic tip thingie that's touhcing the tablet surface as you draw? I could REALLY use one or two but I'm so broke it's not even funny and the only guy selling them over here charges about 25$ plus shipping for a set of four. All the money that falls into my pocket flies out straight away for bills/food.

Someone send me one and I'll draw you some fanart/guest strip/other :D
I really want to get back to drawing proper comics again.

Posted at 6:05AM, May. 31, 2011

creepiest thing ever just happened to me…

I was in the shower, with my right shoulder to the opening. I started to wash my face, and something scratched my left shoulder, i turned to move the luffa or whatever was there, but nothing was there. or in the bathroom…

Posted at 6:05AM, May. 31, 2011

I'm sleepy because I don't eat but I don't eat because I'm sleepy… thus once again I've caught myself in a cycle where I fuck myself over.
An employment opportunity came up, lack of job experience on my resume is going to lead to denial. Chances are high that a better applicant will be chosen with a fuckload of experience, but I applied anyway.

Once again addicted to Coca-cola, you glorious bubbley bastard you.
Those damn canker sores also came back.

On a brighter note, the Duke Nukem demo is in three days.

Posted at 8:05AM, May. 31, 2011

-Turtles?

turtles are very serious issues.

I like turtles.

TURTLE POWER!

Posted at 12:05PM, May. 31, 2011

My french comic came in the mail! It's HUGE, wow. It's the size of a large artbook here and hardcover too. C'est parfait!

Anyways I need moar. Shame shipping costs are so insane…i wonder if i could beg someone in france to collect all my wanted comics and then ship them off to me in a single box. (instead of 6-11$ shipping every time)

Posted at 1:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Does anyone have a spare Wacom pen nib? The plastic tip thingie that's touhcing the tablet surface as you draw? I could REALLY use one or two but I'm so broke it's not even funny and the only guy selling them over here charges about 25$ plus shipping for a set of four. All the money that falls into my pocket flies out straight away for bills/food.

I have spares, but I think it would cost more to send them all the way from Canada. : (

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My new boss is so nice. We did really well sales-wise on Sunday so she got us chocolate. My coworkers and I are like "Positive reinforcement? What is this?"

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Thanks for the suggestions, guys! Looking through my portfolio I realized I have something I meant to develop into a larger painting and never did, so I think I'll do that.

Posted at 2:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Whenever I see the Mutant Nninja Turtles, I always think of the other artists that could possibly be a teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in their spare time. Like Van Gogh. Wouldn't Van Gogh the Mutant Ninja Turtle be funny? Actually, I think he'd be really crazy, eating yellow paint and like: "I need to cut off my ear and give it to the prostitute!" And then Leonadro would be all "But dude, we don't HAVE ears!"

And Van Gogh would be crushed, and have to find something else to cut off and give to the prostitute.

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creepiest thing ever just happened to me…

I was in the shower, with my right shoulder to the opening. I started to wash my face, and something scratched my left shoulder, i turned to move the luffa or whatever was there, but nothing was there. or in the bathroom…

Read that and thought about the Grudge, instantly. That is really really creepy.

Posted at 3:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Heh… had so much fun yesterday. Watching my niece graduate was really nice. And to think for the first five years or so of her life I was saddled with her, changing her diapers and withstanding watching that cursed Purple Dinosaur with her every morning (and now she even wonders why she watched that monstrosity). She's grown into a beautiful young woman with aspirations on becoming a nurse so she can help others. I guess now I know how a proud father would feel. Makes me wish I had children myself…

Then I see my youngest brother's children and my senses snap back into place (they're little MONSTERS!!!).

Still wouldn't mind having children though. I just have to find the right partner… don't want to end up like all those extremely vicious divorce/custody battle cases I keep seeing on TV…

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Ah… I guess today I'll work on my accelerated bullet string. Where a series of bullets are fired with incrementally increased speed values… and when they are fired all at once they spread rapidly until all their speeds are reduced 'til they're at the speed of the slowest bullet. I guess something like this…

Youtube Video: Touhou 6 - Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Extra Clear
Starting at 0:45

Should be easy to create the reverse of that. Other plans include creating the invisible "guns" that will fire these things which will be my way of having these things fire in interesting patterns.

Posted at 6:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Still wouldn't mind having children though. I just have to find the right partner… don't want to end up like all those extremely vicious divorce/custody battle cases I keep seeing on TV…

Same, I wouldn't mind having children (bit young to be thinking about it of course) I'd be a bit silly and try to mould them into my minions, I like looking after kids. But then I see monsterous little brats in the supermarket throwing massive trantrums about not getting chocolate biscuits or lollies, and I remember how much I hate small screaming children.

I do like children, but if I had the choice, I'd probably skip the whole baby, toddler, screaming child phase and just adopt one who was 12 years old.

Posted at 7:05PM, May. 31, 2011

I do like children, but if I had the choice, I'd probably skip the whole baby, toddler, screaming child phase and just adopt one who was 12 years old.

Ah. Skipping to the best part, I see.

Posted at 7:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Hahaha, best part my arse, at least by 12 they know how not to crap in their pants.

Posted at 7:05PM, May. 31, 2011

I do like children, but if I had the choice, I'd probably skip the whole baby, toddler, screaming child phase and just adopt one who was 12 years old.

Really? I wouldn't mind having kids, but I'm terrified of the teenage years. I've been a good kid 0-12 and 16-now, but even I was terrible as a young teen.

Posted at 7:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Eh, might just be my optimism about the teenage years. Personally, I cannot stand little children, I just say that I'd prefer the older years because I have to deal with them at school in art classes and teach and stuff. I get more problems with the really young years then I do with the older years.

Posted at 8:05PM, May. 31, 2011

it really depends, there are friends that are off-limits to my wife, because she comes back googly-eyed for their adorable well behaved children. So i send her to another friends house, who has the child that the name "terrible two's" was for. It was great when she worked retail, because for some reason she only got to see the terrible children, so no amount of time at our friends house could undo that.

I do want children someday, but if my dogs are any example of our parenting skills, we will be so screwed.

Posted at 8:05PM, May. 31, 2011

If you had cornered me four years ago and told me that I was going to have three little kids back to back – and love every second of it – I probably would have stood there waiting for the punch line. Never once did I dream I would like kids.

In fact, I was quite vocal with my fiance (and anyone else who was unfortunate enough to broach the topic of children with me). But birth control is apparently only %99 effective and three kids later, here I am.

I'd never even been around babies, not that I could remember. The closest thing I came to babysitting was my younger sister, and even then I was close enough in age to dodge changing her diapers and feeding her. In the end, it felt like kids would be a death sentence for me. I had no idea what to do with them, and was frankly quite scared of the prospect.

But then you have your own kids and….perceptions change. If I could describe meeting my son, it was almost like all twenty years of my life up until that point were just the flickering images in the opening credits of some movie. Just names and production companies and then the giant title reading "Motherhood" in bold letters. Once I had kids, the film finally started rolling.

But life is mysterious and unpredictable and capable of completely changing your percetions of reality faster than you can say "congratulations, it's a boy".

Don't rule out kids. And don't dread the little ones. Yes, the are messy. Yes, they tend to crap their pants. And yes, they have a disturbing tendancy to be sticky. But they are altogether, completely and wholly amazing. The last three years have been the most dynamic, insightful, fast-paced and thrilling years of my entire life.

And don't let little kids scare you, either. If I can do it, anyone can. Also, on a side note, I'm pretty sure little kids can smell fear…

Posted at 8:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Awesome advice Ally, haha you always come up with the best advice I have to say, and you have three? Crap! I kept thinking you just had the one little boy!

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Also, you know that awkward moment when you are talking about someone, but doing it slightly louder then you had originally intended, and then that person is actually behind you while you say: "they're so full of shit!" and you turn around going "Oh noes"?

Yeah, three guesses what happened to me yesterday in English.

Now I fear for my life.

Posted at 11:05PM, May. 31, 2011

In regards to kids, little ones are great, older ones… can be. It's all about adjusting as they grow. If/when you have some your views WILL change out of necessity and you will most likely love that it does.

Posted at 11:05PM, May. 31, 2011

Mum found a baby pigeon, it was in a puddle outside a shopping centre. I have dubbed him Lord Fugglington, or Fugly for short, beacuse hey, let's face it, he's cute but in a fugly sort of way…

Got him in a cage in a makeshift next made out of a box, some blankets, a hot water bottle, and a giant 60 watt light bulb to keep him warm. He's quite big too, he fits into my hand quite easily. Fed him some baby bird food, got canary food scattered on the cage floor, though I doubt he'll eat it.

Remember how we were talking about kids? And how I disliked small children?

Karma. Karma in the form of a baby bird. Damn you universe!!!

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 1, 2011

I have spares, but I think it would cost more to send them all the way from Canada. : (

that's okay, someone else offered too. But if that doesn't work out for some reason, I think shipping a nib to Poland shouldn't be too pricey (since it could be sent in a letter, couple of $s at most). So yeah, thanks for the offer :)

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Meanwhile, today's the third day of neck pain. I think I pulled some muscle on the right side and now looking right or tilting my head right is somewhat painful. But it feels better than yesterday (still painful enough to mess up my night's sleep, got only four hours in).

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 1, 2011

Chatting on facebook with my distraught friend. She and her husband (also my friend) are in the midst of a marital spat- he called the cops on her and threw her and the kids out. This isn't the first time this has happened with them. But hell. Why can't people just be adults?