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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #60 on: February 08, 2011, 09:59:50 PM »
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #61 on: February 08, 2011, 10:01:26 PM »
I've got my own, but what do you think the meaning of life is, or what is your own?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #62 on: February 08, 2011, 10:06:00 PM »
How do you feel after writing? Do you generally think "this sucks why am I writing it," or do you more often think "huh, that was actually pretty good"?
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #63 on: February 08, 2011, 10:16:36 PM »
What was it like to be a kid in your days? What was cool then? What made your days?


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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #64 on: February 08, 2011, 10:23:45 PM »
Are you actually a knight of Cydonia?
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #65 on: February 08, 2011, 10:28:10 PM »
What ran through your mind as The Fifth Element was in production?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #66 on: February 08, 2011, 10:35:35 PM »
Have I told you ilu yet?

Glad you agree with that approach to tantrums. I will never understand public shaming as a form of disciplining a child.

How do you type without boxing gloves on?

It took some getting used to.

New Vegas would be sweet...but I would need to have it first. :(

In that case, I recommend Trouble Witches.

Why do women have this obsession about trying to seem less perverted then men when the truth is they are on average...just as perverted? I ask this not as an offended male. I'm one of those freakish anti-pervs myself. But know from personal experience that once you're out of the public eye, girls are typically pretty nasty too >=P.

I do think women and men think about sex to more or less equal degrees, but I wouldn't say they have an "obsession" with trying to seem as though they don't. Women who talk openly about their sexuality tend to have judgements made about them that make life difficult, whereas those same judgements are a source of pride in men. So I'd say girls might be more reserved about talking about sex than boys are for this reason primarily. And then, some girls just aren't that pervy.

You said she's 5 right? I doubt anybody would like dem games at 5. So I hope you intend to continue trying to corrupt her later! >=).

Definitely, it's great hand-eye coordination exercise, at the very least. And the music's good, too.

But anyway H-doujin? Isn't..uhh. everything Touhou doujin? So basically it's all the h-material in general? I don't know much about this stuff. Other than the H-stuff I see on danbooru or whatever is awful, surely you don't mean that? Am I missing something? I'm not asking for reccommendations here, just.. I thought everyone thought touhou H-stuff was really really bad, and I mean the people interested in H-stuff in general too.

Not all Touhou doujin manga are hentai, by a long shot, but yeah, there's a lot of it. And a lot of it is bad, really bad. But some of it is quite well done, in drawing and writing.

Anyway, umm.. How did you discover your wife likes it? I mean isn't it akward to bring up?

We were having a conversation once about the "doujin" concept, and when I said there was illustrated pornography of video game characters, she thought this was the most hilarious thing she'd ever heard, and demanded to see it at once. She's a graphic artist herself, and she ended up appreciating some of the titles on their own merits, not ironically.

And may I ask what your daughter's mild cognitive disability is? It's not mild cerebral palsy is it? I was misdiagnosed with that before, and it turned out they had it completely wrong and I had something else. What I have doesn't matter but I know now that they tend to slap mild cerebral palsy on virtually everything short of a broken nail nowdays, so you might want to keep a close eye on her symptoms for awhile (like..for over a decade).

Sorry to hear about the misdiagnosis, and what may be wrong now. She's borderline autistic. It's a spectrum disorder, so you get everybody from Rain Man on one end to incredibly accomplished concert pianists on the other, and everyone in between. She's just over the line. Very social, friendly, very intelligent in non-verbal areas - can build anything you put in front of her, draw anything you show her - but she's not talking yet. She can say a few words, it's just taking a lot of work. But she's a happy and healthy child, so that's plenty for me.



Aah I wish I'd thought of this.

I've got my own, but what do you think the meaning of life is, or what is your own?

I think life is an opportunity of indeterminant length. Why you are conscious, why you were born as the person you are in the circumstances you are - this is unknowable, but you do have control over what you do with the opportunity you have. I think if we want future generations to have it better than we do, then it's our obligation to try to leave the world a better place than we found it. For the good of the future of the human race, or a better human race. I'm not one of those "you're part of the problem or part of the solution" people, though. It's just what I think is what I'd consider my meaning of life. Couldn't say if it's the meaning of life.

How do you feel after writing? Do you generally think "this sucks why am I writing it," or do you more often think "huh, that was actually pretty good"?

I think "this sucks why am I writing it", nearly all the time. But I finish it, and edit it, over and over. And then I write some more. Because I can't imagine doing anything else that makes me this happy.

 
What was it like to be a kid in your days? What was cool then? What made your days?

Hm. Well, instead of talking about all I didn't have then, all that didn't exist yet, since you know that already, I'd say being a kid in the 70s and 80s was fairly nice, but there was a turning point in the 80s, when the whole D&D Is Satanism and Child Molesters Are Everywhere scares started. Oh, and we were always, always terrified of nuclear war. Always. We were convinced the Russians wanted nothing more than to bomb us into oblivion, and that it could happen at any time.

Popular things me and my friends were into included gaming. There was a kid with an Atari 2600, and I loved those games, but mostly we played tabletop RPGs. Once high school started, it became about music - working part time to buy music or music instruments, with which to form a shitty, forgettable garage band. But it's great being in a band, so you do it anyway.

Are you actually a knight of Cydonia?

I haven't been cleared for knighthood yet, and am merely a knave at this point. And not of Cydonia, but Newark.

What ran through your mind as The Fifth Element was in production?

"Finally, a movie that best expresses my cult's teachings to the general public!"

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #67 on: February 08, 2011, 10:37:40 PM »
"Finally, a movie that best expresses my cult's teachings to the general public!"

You have a cult that teaches people that Milla Jovovich is hot?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #68 on: February 08, 2011, 10:40:29 PM »
You have a cult that teaches people that Milla Jovovich is hot?

Yes. It is the only commandment.

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #69 on: February 08, 2011, 10:41:15 PM »
I moved to Iceland because I came here on vacation, on a whim, made some friends, was bored with Baltimore, and decided to give it a shot. That was in 1999. It's been working out alright.
That's so awesome. You have no idea. I admire you for that.

Don't let anyone talk down to you and tell you what you should be thinking, feeling or doing with your life. It's your life. It's the only one you get. The decisions you make will effect you first and foremost, so think what's best for you; not what will please your parents. Trust me on this, you won't regret it. It might be hard defying your parents and striking off on your own path, but even if you fail, you can hold your head up with pride and know that you made an honest effort to live by your heart. No one will ever be able to take that away from you.
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #70 on: February 08, 2011, 10:41:41 PM »
What is the meaning of 42

Can you play an instrument?

Being as old as you are (hurr hurr,) do things that are "popular" nowadays seem stupid to you? Give some examples?


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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #71 on: February 08, 2011, 10:44:01 PM »
Yeah, uh, about that. Slaves can't age. He's like Gary Coleman, only not running for governor of California.

I don't think Gary Coleman is running for governor of California either... unless he came back from the dead and is running as a zombie. Though that would be pretty awesome.

Hm ... I'm gonna say Fallout New Vegas, because I really want that game bad. Your LP would be the next best thing.

You should definitely give it a look, it'd be well worth importing or whatever you'd have to do. Me and my two best friends played soooooo much Fallout 3 last summer. You'd think that three people taking turns with a single-player game like Fallout would be boring, but it was actually pretty awesome.

The best part by far was coming up with different characters and giving them weird personalities and stuff; my personal favorite was one my bro made, a drunken Irishman by the name of "Punchy Fistgun" who we gave 1 INT. See, the logic behind this was that he could get the strength bonus from alcohol without losing any INT... since it can't go any lower. Makes total sense right? We did Punchy's adventure on Very Hard and never used any armor or weapons, just jauntily skipping across the wasteland drinking hard liquor and punching various people and fauna to death. Also dying. Dying many, many times. It was glorious.

Anyway, yeah. Great game, don't miss it.

Oh, and here's my question: Lately I've had a habit of eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon. Am I pregnant?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #72 on: February 08, 2011, 10:50:30 PM »
Does one need wealth to be happy?

How does one be confident in who they are as a person without coming off as a douchebag to others?

What is your favourite season and why?

American English or British English?

If there was one country you could vacation in for a week, entirely free, which country would it be?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #73 on: February 08, 2011, 10:56:35 PM »
Being as old as you are (hurr hurr,) do things that are "popular" nowadays seem stupid to you? Give some examples?

Yeah, I try to be aware of that, actually. To realize when I'm hating on something just because I don't "get" it, instead of for a good reason. Also, a lot of things that are popular that I hate are hated by people in their target groups, too. So I can't say for certain there. But when it comes to music I've definitely gotten more contemporary. I used to listen to nothing made after 1989, but now I'm following DJs on Ustream. So I guess it's all relative.

I don't think Gary Coleman is running for governor of California either... unless he came back from the dead and is running as a zombie. Though that would be pretty awesome.

Fuck, that's right.

OK, I've sat here for a full minute trying to incorporate "Watchu talkin' 'bout" into a joke about death, and I've got nothing.

Oh, and here's my question: Lately I've had a habit of eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon. Am I pregnant?

Crunchy or smooth?

Does one need wealth to be happy?

Nope.

How does one be confident in who they are as a person without coming off as a douchebag to others?

If you're truly confident in who you are, you don't behave like a douchebag.

What is your favourite season and why?

Summer because THE SUN NEVER SETS. Summer starts with the sun going up around mid-May, and setting some time in late-August. It's the best.

American English or British English?

I speak American English but have to write in British English at work, and ... I don't know. British English still looks exotic to me.

If there was one country you could vacation in for a week, entirely free, which country would it be?

Yes, Japan.

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #74 on: February 08, 2011, 10:58:36 PM »
OK, I've sat here for a full minute trying to incorporate "Watchu talkin' 'bout" into a joke about death, and I've got nothing.

Whacharon about, Amat?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #75 on: February 08, 2011, 11:00:52 PM »
What a question. Probably leaving home for the first time. If you don't have a plan, like I didn't, it's an incredible challenge. I'd recommend having a pretty clear idea about where you're going and how you're going to support yourself if you ever move out.
What an answer. And may I ask, how did you rise from the ashes?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #76 on: February 08, 2011, 11:04:01 PM »
Give to us how good you are at Touhou from 1 to Sapz :3
Favorite video game series?
Do you go to any conventions? I was trying to get into E3 last year through various means, but I couldn't :I
And lastly, what would you prefer, vanilla, or mint?

Last questions for a while, sorry.
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #77 on: February 08, 2011, 11:05:58 PM »
What are the mistakes of the past you feel we most need to avoid, as a society?

And, um, I feel strange not asking relationship-related questions. Hm. What advice would you give to people who are just starting out on their married life? As in, what to worry about, what pitfalls to avoid from the start, things like that?

What's the best season to visit Iceland to take good photos?

How hard was it to emigrate to the European Union? You described this once before, but that post has eluded me.

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #78 on: February 08, 2011, 11:12:55 PM »
Don't let anyone talk down to you and tell you what you should be thinking, feeling or doing with your life. It's your life. It's the only one you get. The decisions you make will effect you first and foremost, so think what's best for you; not what will please your parents. Trust me on this, you won't regret it. It might be hard defying your parents and striking off on your own path, but even if you fail, you can hold your head up with pride and know that you made an honest effort to live by your heart. No one will ever be able to take that away from you.

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That's... wow. Thanks.

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #79 on: February 08, 2011, 11:15:29 PM »
I used to love the concept of Formspring- like, people answering questions and stuff, because it interested me- until I opened one and recieved questions like "why are you fat."

Making one here though DOES seem bit more interesting, no?


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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #80 on: February 08, 2011, 11:16:16 PM »
Hey!

I think, I'd just like to ask.

Well, everyone has their hard times and moments. When you find yourself in tough times, what are the kind of things you think of or do in order to try and lessen how stressful such things are?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #81 on: February 08, 2011, 11:22:16 PM »
Did you ever expect this thread to be so popular?

Also, what is your favorite anime (assuming you watch much of it. If not, replace that with whatever you'd like)?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #82 on: February 08, 2011, 11:22:38 PM »
Man, I totally wanted to make a thread like this. "Ask Fake Old Man Jana." :(

Any tidbits of wisdom for those of us that may already be feeling weary at a young age?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #83 on: February 08, 2011, 11:27:25 PM »
You said she's 5 right? I doubt anybody would like dem games at 5. So I hope you intend to continue trying to corrupt her later! >=).

I'd like to show you (Ghaleon) this.

Yeah so, is it normal if you feel old when you're only 20?



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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #84 on: February 08, 2011, 11:28:57 PM »
How about when you're fifteen, cause I feel old now :(

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #85 on: February 08, 2011, 11:30:00 PM »
Any tidbits of wisdom for those of us that may already be feeling weary at a young age?

God damn, but this. Feels like I've already lived a thousand years.

Also, when/how did you figure out that you wanted to write for a living? What other things did you try that didn't work out for you (if anything)?
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #86 on: February 08, 2011, 11:43:43 PM »
What in your opinion makes something (like books, movies, anime, games etc) 'good'?

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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #87 on: February 08, 2011, 11:49:16 PM »
Whacharon about, Amat?

Using someone's catch-phrase in a joke about their being dead is fun. "Watchu talkin' 'bout", can't do a lot with.

What an answer. And may I ask, how did you rise from the ashes?

Just make sure you have the basics settled ahead of time; that you'll be earning enough to live there, that you'll be secure and content enough at the job, that you can handle other expenses that might come your way and so on. But the bigger question, about what I wanted to do and how to get there was something different. When you know what your calling is, how to get there becomes pretty clear. It's knowing your calling that's hard, and to be honest, I don't think there's one solid way to find it. If you're lucky, you will. I guess the best bet is to be honest with yourself about what you really love to do, and if you don't know, explore and find out.

Give to us how good you are at Touhou from 1 to Sapz :3

I'm ... really not very good at them. I usually die somewhere towards the end of Stage 4 on Normal, although lately I've been making headway into Stage 5 of UFO and SA. I can get all the way to Kanako before dying. IN is the only one I've 1cc'd.

Favorite video game series?

Imperishable Night, definitely. I love the cast, the story, the artwork, the music, the danmaku (love fighting Reimu), all of it. Oh, series. Yeah, Touhou.
 
Do you go to any conventions? I was trying to get into E3 last year through various means, but I couldn't :I

I went to Otakon in 2009, had a great time. I hope to come this year.

And lastly, what would you prefer, vanilla, or mint?

If you mean ice cream, vanilla. If you mean toothpaste, mint.

Last questions for a while, sorry. I used to love the concept of Formspring- like, people answering questions and stuff, because it interested me- until I opened one and recieved questions like "why are you fat."

I'm fat on the inside.

What are the mistakes of the past you feel we most need to avoid, as a society?

The same ones we keep making over and over, more or less - war, economic disparity, oppression and so forth. On a more manageable scale, I think it'd be nice just to see the media have a memory that goes back farther than ten years. I think that would help avoid a ton of mistakes. For example, when Reagan had his SDI project, and it was utterly ridiculed by the time he left office, but then Bush Jr introduces the exact same idea only under a different name, and pundits started debating the feasibility of it. Again. Who was there to remind them of SDI, really?

And, um, I feel strange not asking relationship-related questions. Hm. What advice would you give to people who are just starting out on their married life? As in, what to worry about, what pitfalls to avoid from the start, things like that?

I can't say I'm the best person to ask, really, but I will say that my wife and I at least had an amicable separation. It just didn't work, that's all. But we're friends. So I guess I can at least advise first of all living with the person for at least a year or more before even considering marriage. There's all kinds of things you don't notice about someone until you live with them. How you make it work from there, well, I honestly don't know. I guess that's an entirely personal thing that you and your spouse develop together, over time.

What's the best season to visit Iceland to take good photos?

Summer. Everything's lush and green in the country, but in the capital you're still only an hour away from the nearest glacier. Plus it's light all the time, so no outdoor night-time issues.

How hard was it to emigrate to the European Union? You described this once before, but that post has eluded me.

Well, Iceland isn't in the EU, but it does abide EU immigration law. Essentially, anyone in the EU can live in any EU country. To get in, though, you need to have a job waiting for you - one where it can be demonstrated that no national can do or wants to do the job. Once you've got that, you'll next need to have an address. Friends come into play with that. You may also need to demonstrate that you have a certain amount of money in your bank account. If your papers are in order and your background check is clean, you get a temporary work and residence permit. And once you get approved the first time, it's usually easy to renew, unless you do something stupid like get arrested or quit your job. Yes, that's right - your work permit is for one employer. It's not a free pass to work where you want, when you want. That's citizens only. You can usually vote locally after a few years, but not in national elections until citizenship, either. So most immigrants are either temporary workers making enough cash to bring back home, or people hoping to be citizens.

Well, everyone has their hard times and moments. When you find yourself in tough times, what are the kind of things you think of or do in order to try and lessen how stressful such things are?

Go for a walk and talk to myself, play games, watch movies, play guitar, read, chat with youse guise, write, think about everything I have to be grateful for.

Did you ever expect this thread to be so popular?

Nope. I nearly expected a lock in page 1.

Also, what is your favorite anime (assuming you watch much of it. If not, replace that with whatever you'd like)?

Ah god my favorite anime?? I have no idea what's at the very top of the list, but my faves include Eve no Jikan, Season 1 of Haruhi, Haibane Renmei, Trapeze, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru ... yeah, no idea what's number one.

Man, I totally wanted to make a thread like this. "Ask Fake Old Man Jana." :(

Any tidbits of wisdom for those of us that may already be feeling weary at a young age?

Yeah so, is it normal if you feel old when you're only 20?

How about when you're fifteen, cause I feel old now :(

God damn, but this. Feels like I've already lived a thousand years.

This is going to sound nuts, but you'll actually feel more alert, active and "young" eventually. I wish I had a scientific explanation for this, but I've been through it and I've seen the same thing with my peers. Being young is exhausting, I think. It's a lot of stress and a lot of hard work. When you get settled, professionally and financially, things are actually less stressful, and now you have more internal energy. That's my half-assed theory anyway.

Also, when/how did you figure out that you wanted to write for a living? What other things did you try that didn't work out for you (if anything)?

I've been writing short stories since I was at least seven years old and, I don't know. I've never considered another profession. Almost every job I've had has been to pay the bills while I write. I was involved in politics, and that was enjoyable, but that is one soul-crushingly depressing job, especially if you happen to have strong but unpopular convictions. So yeah, writing's just always been it, as far as I'm concerned.

What in your opinion makes something (like books, movies, anime, games etc) 'good'?

That's pretty broad, so to answer broadly, I think any form of art is "good" that accomplishes what it's trying to do, or what the creator wants it to do. If it can do this both effectively and creatively, then yeah. Generally speaking.
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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #88 on: February 09, 2011, 12:05:51 AM »
This and the other thread about asking questions, seem popular. Do you think more people will start popping up such "Ask me" threads?
Is it fine for regular members, not just admins and mods?
Also, is it a good phenomenon in your opinion?


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Re: Ask A Middle-Aged Guy
« Reply #89 on: February 09, 2011, 12:07:28 AM »
This and the other thread about asking questions, seem popular. Do you think more people will start popping up such "Ask me" threads?
Is it fine for regular members, not just admins and mods?
Also, is it a good phenomenon in your opinion?

I think it's a good idea, as I've enjoyed posting in them and answering this one. What becomes of the phenomenon is ultimately up to the mods.

"Human history and growth are both linked closely to strife. Without conflict, humanity would have no impetus for growth. When humans are satisfied with their present condition, they may as well give up on life."