Tyrphanax

I’m so bad at dealing with religion in this aspect because it honestly makes no sense to me and is thus a very simple “choice”, so I’m afraid I won’t be much help in terms of how you deal with your mother about this aside from what I said before about being insistent but respectful. Maybe tell her what you’ve told us here? It sounds like she’s overreacting a bit (my mom was this way for a long time in terms of taking things very very personally) and maybe she could be calmed down with honesty and talk about feelings. I honestly don’t know.

What I do know is you must do what you need to do for your health in the end. Keeping yourself sick for the benefit of others is never a good plan.

Also, don’t worry too much about the living with your parents thing. I’ve recently been going through some dark times and moved back in with my parents, and I’ll be 27 in August. So you’re not alone there.

TV’s Frink said:

I’ve seen View to a Kill and like 10 minutes of a few others.

Also the one where Bond plays a video game against the villain and whoever takes a hit gets and electric shock through the controls.

Never Say Never Again is a great film.

Mick Fleetwood seems like the most interesting man. I’d love to just sit and hear stories he tells. His appearance on old Top Gear was very interesting.

Bingowings said:

Probably Ironman

The right side!

TV’s Frink said:

Mark’s Down On Your Syntax said:

I was going to nominate the General Grievous pillow thread but it’s taken an upward turn lately. I’ll give it a week, see what else happens.

In a week’s time there will probably be an anime made about it.

Check out those “arms.”

And he’s holding “lightsabers”. Suuure.

TV’s Frink said:

He’s the guy who insisted there wasn’t a single possible hint of racism in TPM, so…

His name and avatar are also animes, so I think we know all we need to know about him.

Dek Rollins said:

The only thing you can judge me for is the fact that I don’t know what tentacle porn is.

We wouldn’t even have cared had you let it go, but methinks thou doth protest too much.

While I, personally, feel like religion being interjected into these processes likely dilutes their efficacy, if you feel like it may help you to work through them, then by all means do it. If you don’t feel that way, then, again, it’s your well-being and you need to put that first. Things may be rocky, but the people who love you will adapt.

If you’re a dependent, however, and you live with them, it’s best to keep things smooth and diplomatic. Maybe strike some deal where you see a secular psychologist but also assuage her fears by agreeing to some form of religious something or other? I honestly don’t know what the best option would be, and I can’t really tell you what to say. Just be insistent but understanding and open.

I wouldn’t say you’ve made things worse, these things just need to be massaged and dealt with in a diplomatic fashion. As your mother, the hope is that she will eventually realize that your well-being is more important than her desires for your religious beliefs.

All parents eventually go through this sort of “disappointment” at some point in their parenting careers: whether their child is gay, religious, not religious, not a fan of their favourite sports team, didn’t get into their university, a Liberal Arts Major rather than a doctor, doesn’t want children, moves out of state/country, or a million other things, something you do will disappoint them and they will cope with it, come to terms with it, and hopefully move on. You must do what is best for your mental heath, whatever it may be.

TheQuazz said:

wat even is this

The forward stabilizer.

Density said:

Maul surviving is so dumb even George Lucas couldn’t have thought of it. The dude was literally chopped clean in half. That alone is enough to kill anyone instantly. Never mind the fall down a bottomless pit. I don’t care how strong with the force you are, what kind of alien you are, it’s just dumb. Boba Fett surviving, I can see. We don’t really see what it’s like inside the Sarlaac so it might be possible for him to find a way to cut himself free and jet pack out of there before he gets digested. But we clearly see Maul’s body break apart and watch him fall down an endless shaft. You might as well say Palpatine survived too. I mean why not? Hell, Darth Vader already survived burning once for that matter; who’s to say he didn’t survive being cremated? Maybe the ghost was just an illusion. I mean we never saw him fade away like Obi-Wan and Yoda did. And you can definitely expect to see Han return in the next movie.

Funny enough, I’m pretty sure it was his daughter (Katie Lucas) who came up with the idea.

She’s like George, but maybe worse? I mean, I feel like Dave has been in meetings with the Lucas’ family before where they said some dumb shit and he went home and cried while bashing his head into the wall until he figured out a way to make that idea not suck so much ass.

lovelikewinter said:

Dat_SW_Guy said:

well, in all fairness, SAND.

the PT still uses some sets and miniatures, so its not entirely CGI.

The sets and miniatures are coated in layers of CGI, so it doesn’t really count.

This is always my response to “but you know they used more miniatures in the PT than ever before” line. Yeah that’s great, but when you alter the shit out of the shots to the point that you can’t that it’s a miniature, you’ve gone too far.

Darth Lucas said:

Tyrphanax said:

They don’t explicitly say how he survived, just that he was able to grab onto a vent as he was falling, kept himself alive through his immense hate for Obi-Wan and Palpatine, and dragged himself to a garbage skiff and got dumped on a junkyard planet where he went insane until his brother found him.

I’m gonna assume that the lightsaber cauterized his wounds and kept him from falling apart. And who knows what the differences are in Zabrak anatomy. Maybe bisection isn’t too big a deal for them, especially when the Force is involved.

I mean in a universe where someone dies of a broken heart, you have to admit that this isn’t that far-fetched.

In all fairness, Darty Vader shouldn’t be alive after being burned alive by lava and inhaling so much ash. I don’t care how high tech your robot safety suit is, real world, that’s not gonna happen. At the end of the day it’s a fantasy. Some suspension of disbelief is required. As long as it’s not stupid like dying of a broken heart, I’m willing to accept some far fetched things.

Yeah, that’s pretty much my point there. I was very skeptical about them bringing back Maul to an eye-rolling, groaning, “ugh I can’t believe how stupid this is” degree and after having watched the episodes in question, Maul actually became one of the more interesting characters in terms of affiliation and motivation and history. With his return in Rebels, that’s only been enhanced.

Whoops forgot that part, thanks Frink.

You seem like an intelligent, articulate person with a decent philosophy towards life. You have an awareness of what you’re doing and what reality is, you just feel unable to control it. That’s how this thing works. But you sound pretty fed up with it, and this is the perfect time to do what you’re trying to do. You’re also lucky to have such supportive parents, so don’t be afraid to continue being open with them.

The internet is a funny thing in that it can really feed compulsive and addictive behaviors. I see it in my brother a lot, hell I see it in myself and I’m nearly a zero on the OCD spectrum. You just have to be careful with those rabbit holes (which I know is silly to say considering the nature of the affliction), do your best to identify when you’re being driven by compulsion, maybe even keep a record of your rituals for your therapist.

What you need to do is copy what you wrote down up there and read it off to your therapist when you find one. That’s the kind of stuff they like to hear, and it’ll help them to understand you and what’s going on with you. Just go in with an open mind and be willing keep no secrets and to work your ass off. Maybe it’ll take a few tries, but that’s anything in life. You have to keep trying. Look for a psychologist who specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), don’t be afraid of medication, but don’t settle with one that doesn’t work for you, and just generally be active in your therapy.

You can do this because I’ve seen it done before.

TV’s Frink said:

The anime.

Oh god can you imagine big droplets appearing beside their heads when Klinger showed up in a dress? Or the weird X thing when they get mad. Or a crazy nosebleed when a pretty lady walked by? Or a five-minute shot of Hawkeye staring stoically off into the sunset in complete silence as he contemplates the horrors of war while the grass blows gently around him? Wouldn’t the show be better if they all just screamed their emotions at each other all the time?

God, MASH was shit compared to the above paragraph.

They don’t explicitly say how he survived, just that he was able to grab onto a vent as he was falling, kept himself alive through his immense hate for Obi-Wan and Palpatine, and dragged himself to a garbage skiff and got dumped on a junkyard planet where he went insane until his brother found him.

I’m gonna assume that the lightsaber cauterized his wounds and kept him from falling apart. And who knows what the differences are in Zabrak anatomy. Maybe bisection isn’t too big a deal for them, especially when the Force is involved.

I mean in a universe where someone dies of a broken heart, you have to admit that this isn’t that far-fetched.

Been watching Ultimate Spider-Man because I ran out of YouTube to watch and I’d had it suggested to me by a couple people before.

It’s pretty decent actually. It’s your average “high school kids” retelling of the Spider-Man story (they skip the origin which is nice) where Spider-Man is put in charge of a SHIELD team consisting of young Luke Cage, White Tiger, Iron Fist, and Nova (Sam Alexander version) with all the moral lessons/teamwork learning/advice to kids kinda stuff you’d expect from that kind of thing.

But it has good reworkings of the origins of certain heroes and villains, plus there are a metric ton of fun references to Marvel stuff (Howard the Duck, Throg, Spider-Ham, Doop, Squirrel Girl), regular Stan Lee cameos, Agent Coulson is all over it, plus there’s been the usual Disney and Star Wars jokes. Even a Seinfeld joke and a reference to The Warriors. Drake Bell is a decent Spidey, and J.K. Simmons is JJJ.

It’s very definitely a kid’s show, and I dunno if I could actually sit down and focus on it, but it’s fun background noise.

3/5

Possessed said:

They are basically squids and we know what that means.

Disgusting anime.

It’s a complicated show, and no one understands it but Alan Alda.

As much as I’m loath to say it, Darth Maul has become a fairly interesting character with some decent depth.

Chewtobacca said:

Tyrphanax said:
What should we say?

I don’t see why there should be a need for people to exchange a greeting of any kind.

Me either, I was just curious.

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

Lord Haseo said:

I guess he thinks anything that is even mildly racy is for immature people and that in of itself is an immature thought in my opinion. So long as the thing you’re watching has more to offer than just things of sexual nature then it’s fine if there it occasionally get’s racy.

Wasn’t he talking about doing his taxes in the other thread?

I try not to think about anime when doing that.

I try not to think about it ever.

Lord Haseo said:

I guess he thinks anything that is even mildly racy is for immature people and that in of itself is an immature thought in my opinion. So long as the thing you’re watching has more to offer than just things of sexual nature then it’s fine if there it occasionally get’s racy.

Wasn’t he talking about doing his taxes in the other thread?

thecuddlyninja said:

Seeing that it’s about memorializing those we’ve lost, please never phrase it “Happy Memorial Day” moving forward. It really makes those who survived very queasy and uncomfortable.

What should we say?

TV’s Frink said:

darthrush said:

HansiG said:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 5/5

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Complete agreement

Haven’t seen it yet.

Sorry you had to see all those spoilers there.

Swazzy said:

Tyrphanax said:

I think I’ve fallen asleep during every one of the acclaimed Studio Ghibli films. So boring.

Tell that to Kanjiklub CatBus

PM sent.