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Ray · Postby **Ray** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:21 pm

Take good care of it, don't let it get infected! If it does, visit a podiatrist as soon as you can.

Postby **NemZ** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:10 pm

Your toenail grooming needs just got 10% faster! 9 more to go and you'd have that task optimized.

Aiko Heiwa · Postby **Aiko Heiwa** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:14 am

soul.assassin wrote:Some older toys can't be played like new because over time their plastics could degrade in quality.

it wasn't even that old, it's only two years old

and so's the mold it's based off of too!

soul.assassin · Postby **soul.assassin** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:06 am

Aiko Heiwa wrote:it wasn't even that old, it's only two years old

and so's the mold it's based off of too!

Sorry. The only Transformers I know of was back in the 80s. Also, be wary of knockoffs.

Squigsquasher · Postby **Squigsquasher** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:58 am

Yeesh. I don't know if there's any glue or anything you could use to "heal" the crack. AFAIK plastic cement does nasty things to clear plastic so that might not be the best idea.

Also, yeah, plastic can degrade, but it really depends on the plastic. I have figures from 2001 whose actual plastic is still pretty strong. What you really want to look out for is the dreaded "gold plastic syndrome"- some toys from the late 80s and early 90s used this bronze/gold plastic with a distinctive swirl pattern. After a while it just "expires" and will crumble to bits at the slightest provocation. G2 Slingshot, G2 Electro and BW Neo Randy (snigger) are some of the worst examples.

Dataprime · Postby **Dataprime** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 10:14 am

Oh god, I forgot about the live-action Kite movie. I guess it's coming out on DVD/Blu soon.
The trailer looks like shit :(

Stop adapting anime into live-action it won't work.

Compiling_Autumn · Postby **Compiling_Autumn** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:50 am

Dataprime wrote:Oh god, I forgot about the live-action Kite movie. I guess it's coming out on DVD/Blu soon.
The trailer looks like shit :(

Stop adapting anime into live-action it won't work.

I still want to see it, if only for Samuel Jackson

Rosenakahara · Postby **Rosenakahara** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:00 pm

Dataprime wrote:Oh god, I forgot about the live-action Kite movie. I guess it's coming out on DVD/Blu soon.
The trailer looks like shit :(

Stop adapting anime into live-action it won't work.

Phoenix wright, Death note, so far parasyte, it CAN work it just needs to be done differently than how you do a normal movie and needs a good director

Also deviantart doesn't allow hotlinks anymore, wtf

Nuclear Lunchbox · Postby **Nuclear Lunchbox** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:26 pm

Compiling_Autumn wrote:I still want to see it, if only for Samuel Jackson

Sam Jackson in an anime movie? I'm intrigued. :nyao:

YouTube · Postby **Reichu** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:44 pm

I'm not coping with my current transitional period too well: depressed, reclusive, putting on more weight, constant intestinal inflammation and bloating, awful sleep patterns, unmotivated, getting myself banned from EGF, etc. Doesn't help that I feel like I was duped into a cashier job. (Told at interview I'd do stocking, then hit with the switcheroo after I turned my job kit in. Terrified of asking one of the higher-ups what the fucking deal is.) Looking at my job hours for next week, I figuratively want to kill myself.

Nuclear Lunchbox · Postby **Nuclear Lunchbox** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:52 pm

Eh. Gotta make that cash money somehow.

Postby **NemZ** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:53 pm

Some combination of stress and things caused by stress (binge snacking, poor sleep, etc), or is it all motivated by some deeper issue?

Cashiering isn't so bad, I've done that plenty at various jobs over the years. Just get yourself some comfy shoes with thick padded soles and put the bland customer pleasantries on an automatic loop while you tune out the idiocy. When it's busy a shift can fly by while you barely notice.

Sorrow · Postby **Sorrow** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:03 pm

Nuclear Lunchbox wrote:Eh. Gotta make that cash money somehow.

Sure, but being told you'll do one thing, that you accept and are (somewhat) happy with, and it then being sprung upon you that you'll be doing something else, which you don't feel ready for, is fair reason to be livid.

Grow up, be a woman and shut your mealy mouth - sure. At the very least however, this could have been apparent sooner. Not everyone can cope, and it can cause a great deal of stress for some people; as we can see with exhibit Reichu, here.

YouTube · Postby **Reichu** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:23 pm

NemZ wrote:Some combination of stress and things caused by stress (binge snacking, poor sleep, etc), or is it all motivated by some deeper issue?

It's really hard to say how any of my crappy feedback loops begin. I'm fairly certain that I'm bipolar type 2 (and never got diagnosed 10+ years back -- when it might have really been useful to know -- because A.S. and chronic depression superficially seemed to cover everything), so my current state of being was inevitably going to befall me on account of the fact that I felt unusually good for a few months prior.

Happiness is a very bittersweet thing for someone like me, because it is a neurological inevitability that it won't last. Eventually that hard crash will come and there is usually no respite until I hit my rock bottom... and then suddenly things perk up again. The only way I seem to avoid this is when I maintain a steady bland, neutral mood, but the downside of that is I don't really accomplish anything. I need those "ups" to move me forward, but it's obviously hard to keep going forward when clear skies yield to hurricane...

When it's busy a shift can fly by while you barely notice.

When it's busy it's not so bad, but when it's not, it's terrible.

Postby **NemZ** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:30 pm

Reichu wrote:When it's busy it's not so bad, but when it's not, it's terrible.

Nah, that's when you should be chatting up the other cashiers and making work buddies. Or if you're super bored just help out with the stocking you wanted to do anyway in a place that's near the registers.

Gob Hobblin · Postby **Gob Hobblin** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:20 pm

Reichu, you're in good company with people transitioning through shitty jobs. We feel your pain, and you have our support!

:asuka_thumbsup:

Just keep reminding yourself it's a temporary stop on the way to the inevitable place where you not only want to be, but were meant to be.

soul.assassin · Postby **soul.assassin** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:42 am

Came back trying to get my mother in-law's facebook games to work faster, but can't -- these damn games are now asking for a hardware upgrade and she doesn't have the money for it. And that iPads are running circles around her PC.

CJD · Postby **CJD** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 3:06 am

soul.assassin wrote:Came back trying to get my mother in-law's facebook games to work faster, but can't -- these damn games are now asking for a hardware upgrade and she doesn't have the money for it. And that iPads are running circles around her PC.

Whoa, you're married SA?! I never knew!

soul.assassin · Postby **soul.assassin** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:59 am

CJD wrote:Whoa, you're married SA?! I never knew!

No I'm not, but my sister is married and my in-laws are a floor above us.

Shamsiel-kun · Postby **Shamsiel-kun** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:32 am

...what does "FML" stand for?

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