Random thoughts thread

I arrived in Japan 3 months ago. It's not as hard as I envisioned, even the first few steps. I can pay for my utilities bills, rent a 6x4m² room, eat well although I do have to cook for myself and the menu is always just something chicken and whatever vegetable, but I mean, I'm always full, cover traveling cost, the occasional ice cream and snack and still have $200 left every month while also working part time 20 hours a week. I am fine. I think I'll continue to be fine. I'm relatively happy maybe not with my current job but that's understandable since I'm shit at Japanese but everything else is great.

I live close to Tokyo but not really Tokyo (40min by train) so it's not like I can visit Akihabara whenever I like but just going to a small bookstore in this rural area makes me happy. I was stuck in an old bookstore for hours for quite a few times. Manga is surprisingly cheap. I only have to spend $7 to buy all 24 volumes of Pandora Hearts from a second hand bookstore. It looks brand new though. The only thing that's holding me back from building a castle made out of manga is my living space. It's not really spacious by any mean.

All of the parts for my computer arrived on the 22nd, I stayed up that night trying to assemble my PC until 5:30AM. It went smoothly, I accidentally damaged the HD audio cable (pulled on it too hard), kinda sad but I can still plug my headphone directly into the motherboard. Got internet up and running on the 25th, it was an awkward 45 minute call to my ISP support center with me struggling to understand what they were trying to say but I got it to work in the end. I have never experienced faster internet in my life. Went from downloading at 1.5MB/s to 40. 40. 40/1.5 = 27. My mind was blown when I clicked on that "install" button of don't starve together on steam and in less than 20 seconds it was just... done. Finished. It's probably just normal internet for everyone here though.

Anyway, I can post on lewd while sitting on a chair, in front of a computer screen with my favorite mechanical keyboard again. Life is beautiful. That is, until I remember that Kyoani was on fire the other day. One of my teacher who is into anime keeps making examples and test questions related to the incident. I was so sad when I saw it on the news that my arms and shoulders just sagged and felt weak.

A lot of things happened but I feel like they aren't very interesting.

水面の朧月 wrote

I arrived in Japan 3 months ago. It's not as hard as I envisioned, even the first few steps. I can pay for my utilities bills, rent a 6x4m² room, eat well although I do have to cook for myself and the menu is always just something chicken and whatever vegetable, but I mean, I'm always full, cover traveling cost, the occasional ice cream and snack and still have $200 left every month while also working part time 20 hours a week. I am fine. I think I'll continue to be fine. I'm relatively happy maybe not with my current job but that's understandable since I'm shit at Japanese but everything else is great.

I live close to Tokyo but not really Tokyo (40min by train) so it's not like I can visit Akihabara whenever I like but just going to a small bookstore in this rural area makes me happy. I was stuck in an old bookstore for hours for quite a few times. Manga is surprisingly cheap. I only have to spend $7 to buy all 24 volumes of Pandora Hearts from a second hand bookstore. It looks brand new though. The only thing that's holding me back from building a castle made out of manga is my living space. It's not really spacious by any mean.

All of the parts for my computer arrived on the 22nd, I stayed up that night trying to assemble my PC until 5:30AM. It went smoothly, I accidentally damaged the HD audio cable (pulled on it too hard), kinda sad but I can still plug my headphone directly into the motherboard. Got internet up and running on the 25th, it was an awkward 45 minute call to my ISP support center with me struggling to understand what they were trying to say but I got it to work in the end. I have never experienced faster internet in my life. Went from downloading at 1.5MB/s to 40. 40. 40/1.5 = 27. My mind was blown when I clicked on that "install" button of don't starve together on steam and in less than 20 seconds it was just... done. Finished. It's probably just normal internet for everyone here though.

Anyway, I can post on lewd while sitting on a chair, in front of a computer screen with my favorite mechanical keyboard again. Life is beautiful. That is, until I remember that Kyoani was on fire the other day. One of my teacher who is into anime keeps making examples and test questions related to the incident. I was so sad when I saw it on the news that my arms and shoulders just sagged and felt weak.

A lot of things happened but I feel like they aren't very interesting.

Wow, that's actually really cool :o I'd love to hear more about your journey sometime.

The U.S. election RP is a 3-user job minimum this time in order for the event to be balanced but still intense so that it doesn't bog down to just two of us, so I'll need another big helper, maybe having @Angel or @Rose to fill in the gap to keep things interesting. That way, if @Backlash happens not showing up unexpectedly, then my second helper will continue the event to make up for lost time. 

Allow me to process a brief issue situation with @Backlash's Iowa for the 203X campaign from her home state as if I'm a journalist, which should help break the ice a bit to start the day.

Lucian: "Miss Iowa, what is your state's future potential for the inaugural year regarding seeing Cordelia go, and what can you expect from any of the new runners in this race, seeing as though your previous governor is now ready to leave is currently in Republican hands?"

LucianDreamer wrote

The U.S. election RP is a 3-user job minimum this time in order for the event to be balanced but still intense so that it doesn't bog down to just two of us, so I'll need another big helper, maybe having @Angel or @Rose to fill in the gap to keep things interesting. That way, if @Backlash happens not showing up unexpectedly, then my second helper will continue the event to make up for lost time. 

Allow me to process a brief issue situation with @Backlash's Iowa for the 203X campaign from her home state as if I'm a journalist, which should help break the ice a bit to start the day.

Lucian: "Miss Iowa, what is your state's future potential for the inaugural year regarding seeing Cordelia go, and what can you expect from any of the new runners in this race, seeing as though your previous governor is now ready to leave is currently in Republican hands?"

Above: Democratic Senator Iowa pondering over her recent bill whilst a former president climbs up a table leg after another former president, and a dogfight in the background. On each side of her, there is a blue donkey spirit and a red elephant spirit representing her conflicting thoughts.

I don't like politics fiction or nonfiction just a whole bunch of a mess. Only good politics is voting what cheeses to get in grocery days yep yep

Life's good <3

Feel like I've finally figured myself out. A lot to do, but I have a lot of support to get it done <3

It's my birthday, sitting here, drinking, talking to my gfs and just, aaa perfect

Steph wrote

Life's good <3

Feel like I've finally figured myself out. A lot to do, but I have a lot of support to get it done <3

It's my birthday, sitting here, drinking, talking to my gfs and just, aaa perfect

But I don't see you on the birthday lists, anyways, happy birthday! Even better, you surpassed the thousand mark yourself! <3

Steph wrote

Life's good <3

Feel like I've finally figured myself out. A lot to do, but I have a lot of support to get it done <3

It's my birthday, sitting here, drinking, talking to my gfs and just, aaa perfect

Oh my stars, that's fantastic! Happy Birthday, sweetheart! You deserve all 'a that, and more. ^~^

My new doctor let's me have a year supply of my antidepressants at a time now c:

Steph wrote

Life's good <3

Feel like I've finally figured myself out. A lot to do, but I have a lot of support to get it done <3

It's my birthday, sitting here, drinking, talking to my gfs and just, aaa perfect

Happy Birthday!

Steph wrote

Life's good <3

Feel like I've finally figured myself out. A lot to do, but I have a lot of support to get it done <3

It's my birthday, sitting here, drinking, talking to my gfs and just, aaa perfect

Happy Birthday Steph!

Guess I going to need new cooking gloves, the black ones we been using for years is showing some minor scars, so I'm hoping to make use of fire-retardant gloves soon.

Thank you all for your birthday wishes!

Steph wrote

Thank you all for your birthday wishes!

Of course it would be your birthday the day I don't check in. Happy belated birthday, I hope you had a stellar day!

I think I might change my name on here, but I don't know what to... >_<

floattube wrote

I think I might change my name on here, but I don't know what to... >_<

Your favorite animu character of course!

floattube wrote

I think I might change my name on here, but I don't know what to... >_<

But you already recently changed your avatar! I won't be able to recognise you! >_<

malmon wrote

floattube wrote

I think I might change my name on here, but I don't know what to... >_<

But you already recently changed your avatar! I won't be able to recognise you! >_<

That's the plan! We won't know where float went, we'll be lost and scared. And this new face with 700+ posts will come in and save the day!

seel wrote

malmon wrote

floattube wrote

I think I might change my name on here, but I don't know what to... >_<

But you already recently changed your avatar! I won't be able to recognise you! >_<

That's the plan! We won't know where float went, we'll be lost and scared. And this new face with 700+ posts will come in and save the day!

I have to keep everyone on their toes! 

In all honesty though, I don't know if I want this account linked to me irl. I say things here that would cause me a life time of embarrassment if someone happened to find it ^-^'

I made a joke with a friend about writing a porn visual novel. Fastfoward and I'm writing up the basis for it because we ended up discussing it and thinking it could be an alright idea. What even.

seel wrote

I made a joke with a friend about writing a porn visual novel. Fastfoward and I'm writing up the basis for it because we ended up discussing it and thinking it could be an alright idea. What even.

I'll playtest when it's ready :3