Random Thoughts XII - Floccinaucinihilipilification

[Takhisis]

Do remember that poor Wally was into double-figure coffee cup consumption.

Did you see his coffee container in a subsequent strip?

 

[Kyriakos]

Everything is moving slowly with the new seminar, which is at 7000 words currently.
I still think that >10000 words it will have taken a more recognizable form.
Anyway, due to general weirdness, John Searle also made an appearance, in an attempt to contrast his Chinese Room with the antithetical edge, which is the incalculable (but still possible to restrict, to some degree) reactions of a human reader to a literary text.

 

[Grendeldef]

Do remember that poor Wally was into double-figure coffee cup consumption.

Did you see his coffee container in a subsequent strip?

Didn't at first but now I have looked into the dark heart of coffee rehab. I can only hope that scary places like that are work of imagination of a disturbed mind. As a counter measure to this I went to Wraeclast and killed few tens of thousands of local and I feel much better again.

I should also start painting the window frames as the weather is far more suitable with temps at ~25C rather than around 30C.

 

[MaryKB]

Last night while sleeping deeply I had this weird dream. I was some sort of child princess who could fly, and I was being tutored by Wonder Woman. Then bad things started happening, because Batman and the Joker teamed up to do evil. We had to escape, and so the safest place we could go to was the North Pole. So we turned into these like tin soldiers, because no one was looking for toys on the march. But Joe Biden was there for some reason, and we had to smuggle him out with us. Then I wanted to see how things were at home, so I flew back to watch my family, which for some reason was the Downton Abbey. Someone was after me, and she saw me and called out to me, and I flew away, but had the sense I was being tracked. So I had to fly in between two layers of clouds so they couldn't see I was going to the North Pole. Then when I was back there, we were supposed to make life-size models of ourselves and I was having trouble with my magic clay. Then this guy who apparently I liked was helping me, and it turned out he liked me, and I asked him if he'd make my model's face for me and he agreed.

And that's the last thing I remember.

 

[warpus]

I wasn't sure where else to post it..

When I was travelling through Japan I matched with a girl on a dating site.. She was from New York and wanted to meet up and bring a friend along. Sure! We went out for drinks and had a blast enjoying some of the local cuisine and what not.. There was so much positive energy around this person! Met up two days later as well, then went our separate ways. We met up again when she came up to Toronto a several years ago. I showed her and her cousin around town and we celebrated Canada day together.

I hadn't heard from her in a while so I checked up on her facebook account, which she rarely used.. and.. it was full of condolences She was stabbed by an ex last summer and is no longer with us I googled her name and the date and.. pretty horrific stuff. It shocked me and surprised me.. I'm still sitting here sort of thinking about it..

We weren't insanely close, but the positive energy she brought with her everywhere she went was contagious.. She also loved to travel, just like me, and so we'd chat every once in a while about our future travel plans.. She was a free spirit, somebody I could really relate to.. and somebody who seemed to bring positivity to everyone she met.

We don't have many friends in common, aside from an Irish girl I haven't talked to in years now.. and her cousin, who I intend to reach out to at some point as well.. but there's basically nobody for me to talk to about this who would understand who she really was... aside from those 2 people I just mentioned..

I was so sure I would get to see her again at some point in the future.. and here I'm sitting trying to figure out the best way to remember her

 

[MaryKB]

I wasn't sure where else to post it..

When I was travelling through Japan I matched with a girl on a dating site.. She was from New York and wanted to meet up and bring a friend along. Sure! We went out for drinks and had a blast enjoying some of the local cuisine and what not.. There was so much positive energy around this person! Met up two days later as well, then went our separate ways. We met up again when she came up to Toronto a several years ago. I showed her and her cousin around town and we celebrated Canada day together.

I hadn't heard from her in a while so I checked up on her facebook account, which she rarely used.. and.. it was full of condolences She was stabbed by an ex last summer and is no longer with us I googled her name and the date and.. pretty horrific stuff. It shocked me and surprised me.. I'm still sitting here sort of thinking about it..

We weren't insanely close, but the positive energy she brought with her everywhere she went was contagious.. She also loved to travel, just like me, and so we'd chat every once in a while about our future travel plans.. She was a free spirit, somebody I could really relate to.. and somebody who seemed to bring positivity to everyone she met.

We don't have many friends in common, aside from an Irish girl I haven't talked to in years now.. and her cousin, who I intend to reach out to at some point as well.. but there's basically nobody for me to talk to about this who would understand who she really was... aside from those 2 people I just mentioned..

I was so sure I would get to see her again at some point in the future.. and here I'm sitting trying to figure out the best way to remember her

I am so very sorry. Please feel free to reach out to me if you'd like someone to talk to.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Edit: My apologies. The warrior came forth within me in full force. Was not yet wind. Embarrassing.

 

[warpus]

Thanks MaryKB! I don't know what I need, honestly. Not sure what else to say about it. Probably just need time to process it all, but I appreciate the offer. It's just so.. barbaric the way she died. We weren't super close like I said, but I felt like we had a connection. I'm mainly torn up about how nice and positive she always was and the way it happened.. How horrible it must have been to go through something like that (I read some of the articles written about it..) and the pain for the family.. I feel a sense of loss but it must be so incredibly worse for them and for others who were closer

I've also never really had to deal with death before.. My grandfather passed when I was 14 or so.. and I had fond memories of him when I was much younger, and it did hit me hard when it happened.. but he wasn't in my life in person for almost a decade at that point (other than 1 visit IIRC), which likely softened the blow quite a bit. Other than that I haven't had to deal with death at all.. so this has left me in a state of mild shock.. but it doesn't really feel like shock either. It's like I'm sitting here waiting for some sort of answer to pop into my head that will allow me to move on. At the same time I don't feel like I'm grieving, I feel like I just want to remember her and the good memories, because I know that there won't be any more.. but when I picture her in my mind, I can't help it but imagine how she died. I am going to take some time to think about this and eventually reach out to the 2 people who we had in common as friends..

 

[MaryKB]

I'm so sorry @warpus, I know this is so difficult for you. What a senseless and cruel way for such a bright light to be extinguished from this world. I'm glad you got to know her and that she had a chance to make such an impact on your life, and that she'll live on in your memory. Maybe a part of her positivity and energy will be seen by others through you. I hope you're able to find a way to grieve, not just her loss but the loss of all the possibilities of what might have been.

My ex passed away in 2020 during the summer. It's taken me a long time to come to terms with his death, especially since he was abusive (I'm lucky he didn't stab me) I cried a lot of tears in his memory; I remember how he was when we first met, all the things he loved about life, and all of his dreams that will never be fulfilled now. Part of me hoped that one day he would realize what he'd done to me and apologize and we'd make peace, but that will never happen. I can only hope that his pain is gone now wherever he is and I will always remember him.

 

[Farm Boy]

I'm sorry, Warpus. She'll reverberate down through time. The only useful impulse I've figured out from life is... let her, when she does. If you listen carefully, she'll probably put you to work or have something you should be doing.

 

[warpus]

Whenever I end up climbing Mt. Fuji, I will probably think of her. That's the one thing I didn't get to do on that trip, and that's something she had pics of to show off, having just done it a couple days beforehand. So I can imagine a sort of pilgrimage up to the summit

In the end it's not about me, but it was just such a senseless death of such a great person

I'm sorry to hear what happened to you @MaryKB and thank you for your kind words (and @Farm Boy too)

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Last night while sleeping deeply I had this weird dream. I was some sort of child princess who could fly, and I was being tutored by Wonder Woman. Then bad things started happening, because Batman and the Joker teamed up to do evil. We had to escape, and so the safest place we could go to was the North Pole. So we turned into these like tin soldiers, because no one was looking for toys on the march. But Joe Biden was there for some reason, and we had to smuggle him out with us. Then I wanted to see how things were at home, so I flew back to watch my family, which for some reason was the Downton Abbey. Someone was after me, and she saw me and called out to me, and I flew away, but had the sense I was being tracked. So I had to fly in between two layers of clouds so they couldn't see I was going to the North Pole. Then when I was back there, we were supposed to make life-size models of ourselves and I was having trouble with my magic clay. Then this guy who apparently I liked was helping me, and it turned out he liked me, and I asked him if he'd make my model's face for me and he agreed.

And that's the last thing I remember.

The only way this makes any sense is if you've seen the first Downton Abbey movie. Maggie Smith is a regular on the show and Imelda Staunton guest-starred in the movie. This is relevant because Smith played McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies and Staunton played Delores Umbridge (some fans consider her more evil than Voldemort). There's a scene in the movie when I almost expected them to take out their wands and start dueling.

As for Biden, he's trespassing. The North Pole is clearly located in Canada (one of the things our SCA group enjoyed boasting was that the Principality of Avacal (the Canadian portion of the Kingdom of An Tir, when I was active; Avacal is a full-fledged kingdom now) comprised mundane BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Territories, including the North Pole. Therefore, Santa Claus was most definitely Avacalian. He needs to leave, lest our fighters smite him.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Yesterday, I tried to make a rather tasteless remark. Another finale ego high. Ugly as the night. I am deeply sorry about that and the moderators were so kind to put it into limbo.

Let me finish with some more advice: Who digs a hole for others, will fall into it himself. That is Karma.

But who digs a hole for himself, will have others fall into it.

Wait forgot the cherry on top: It is true what they say. There is no spoon. There really isn't.

And another ninja edit... always the last one : Because cherries just look in double better. Stereo. Always Spirit over Matter. "Mind" works as well. But it strongly is smoked by this crazy obsession of our culture to reduce the soul or spirit to the brain. Which is even more stupid than soy milk. And a ton more unhealthy. Than better drink soy milk and eat soy meat all day than do that.

Case in point: Naked, I look like a pot-bellied pig when I am on all fours. But I got soul. And now, I am centered.

Spoiler :

Paradise? A place without shame. A place were you are accepted and loved as you are, for who you are. Truly are. Not the role you sell others and yourself.
But sometimes, though only sometimes, we all need a good slap.

Out of love.

@warpus
Be heartbroken over the disappearance of such a wonderful person. A light was robbed. But not about heir having gotten lost. No one can get lost. Or ever will be able to get lost. And nothing ever is completely forgotten. Though almost, sometimes.

 

[Kyriakos]

I wasn't sure where else to post it..

When I was travelling through Japan I matched with a girl on a dating site.. She was from New York and wanted to meet up and bring a friend along. Sure! We went out for drinks and had a blast enjoying some of the local cuisine and what not.. There was so much positive energy around this person! Met up two days later as well, then went our separate ways. We met up again when she came up to Toronto a several years ago. I showed her and her cousin around town and we celebrated Canada day together.

I hadn't heard from her in a while so I checked up on her facebook account, which she rarely used.. and.. it was full of condolences She was stabbed by an ex last summer and is no longer with us I googled her name and the date and.. pretty horrific stuff. It shocked me and surprised me.. I'm still sitting here sort of thinking about it..

We weren't insanely close, but the positive energy she brought with her everywhere she went was contagious.. She also loved to travel, just like me, and so we'd chat every once in a while about our future travel plans.. She was a free spirit, somebody I could really relate to.. and somebody who seemed to bring positivity to everyone she met.

We don't have many friends in common, aside from an Irish girl I haven't talked to in years now.. and her cousin, who I intend to reach out to at some point as well.. but there's basically nobody for me to talk to about this who would understand who she really was... aside from those 2 people I just mentioned..

I was so sure I would get to see her again at some point in the future.. and here I'm sitting trying to figure out the best way to remember her

Sad :/
On the positive side, at least you have things to remember her for

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Condolences, @warpus

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Okay, this is a bit creepy. I've been binge-reading a Harry Potter story in which Harry is sorted into Slytherin and finds out that by some means the author has yet to fully explain, Harry is the son of Lily and Snape, not Lily and James.

In the course of the first year (they haven't even killed off Quirrell yet and the story is 46 chapters and counting), it's discovered that Harry may be a druid.

So what happens when I leave the story off and meander back to check my email?

My Pinterest recommendations that are usually for cats, owls, penguins, and medieval fashion and architecture, are suddenly popping up with recommendations for images of hedge witches.

 

[Takhisis]

You should start using private browsing, containers, or flat-out different browsers. Never be logged into your email while doing something else, because all of them try to log your activity.
Also, use ad blockers and privacy blockers.

 

[Synobun]

You should start using private browsing, containers, or flat-out different browsers. Never be logged into your email while doing something else, because all of them try to log your activity.
Also, use ad blockers and privacy blockers.

I can almost guarantee that the powers that be have a file on you just as long as for the people who don't bother with all of that.

 

[Takhisis]

It's not about The Powers That Be™ but about not letting your search results get screwed up.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

You should start using private browsing, containers, or flat-out different browsers. Never be logged into your email while doing something else, because all of them try to log your activity.
Also, use ad blockers and privacy blockers.

I do use ad blockers. They work most of the time (of course most of the YT channels I watch regularly are now affiliated with Patreon and have product placements; I skip over most of that except for one of them that incorporates the product placement into the presentation so cleverly that it's actually entertaining).

There are two browsers I refuse to use. There are two others I've used often, but they don't play nicely if both are in use at the same time. My computer pitches a fit when I try.

Pinterest gets stuff mostly right as far as my interests go. But it seems that if I even glance at some types of pictures, they assume I want a bucketload of them in my next recommendations.

The odd good thing does crop up, though. I found a picture that's almost perfect to depict the kitchen in one of the settings in my King's Heir story. It's almost as though somebody read my mind and created it (and not from my writing since I haven't actually physically written that part yet and when I do it's not going to be on the computer). The only real difference is the angle of the table and the location of the door.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Pinterest sent me more pictures of hedge witches and "kitchen" witches (actual witches in kitchens, not electrical appliances) and then asked if I was interested in them. I said no, so they went back to sending me pictures of cats, owls, and cakes.