That's an interesting choice of literature. I remember reading one for my high school class. It is quite interesting how the worst case scenario could be enough to scare a person into thinking that their future will become like that if nothing changes. Agreed. More education and experience in all kinds of areas would help to let people get used to reality and how they can improve it. (Yeah. Ah, I see. I haven't even read the series yet since I'm not that good of a reader, so I've only seen the movies which was alright. Maybe reading the books would be helpful for both of us. )
Ooh, very nice. That'll be an interesting article to talk about. I hope it goes well.
I've been doing alright. I was watching a lot of anime recently, but now I've just returned to school so now it's busy again. How have you been?
(Yes, it really would. I've been working on a story for the past couple of months and I named my protagonist the same name of a character who's quite loved from the Hunger Games without realizing because I hadn't read it in such a long time, and though I don't plan on officially publishing this story or anything, it's a bit unfortunate that if anyone were to ever read it, the name would most likely be heavily associated with the Hunger Games character. )
Thank you!
That's nice. I don't really watch much anime but I'd be willing to hear some recommendations if you have them. Forgive me if I already should know this--my memory fails me at times--but you're in college, right?
I've returned to school as well, and I'm personally doing pretty well (thank you for asking) though I feel like I'm on the verge of losing my mind at times. I've been busy with a lot of side projects along with that, and I turned 16 several days ago, which was....fun?
(Yep. Ah, I see. That can be a bit tricky to work with at times, especially since there's only a limited of good names to use. I gave the character in my avatar a name that I thought was unique, but it turns out a lot of things have the same name and are more popular. )
You're welcome!
Hmm, it's a bit hard to give anime suggestions, especially since a majority of them aren't exactly appropriate to mention here. They're still good anime, just with more teen-friendly content in them. That's alright. I am still technically in college. I graduated college a year ago, but I went back to go for a Master's degree.
That's good, glad you're still doing alright despite the tough times. I can understand that as well, especially since every day feels nearly the same. Ooh, nice! Happy belated birthday! I guess it wasn't as exciting as it could have been with quarantine and all, but hopefully still a good birthday.
This whole place has been a major nostalgia trip for me. Can't believe it's still up and active.
I'm not really here, per se. I just rise from the depths of inactivity every once in a while to remind people of my existence then slink back into the shadows again.
Have you tried the original LMB theme? That one really causes a good amount of cognitive dissonance.
If you're not really here, then I already have too much cognitive dissonance.
(Yes, it really would. I've been working on a story for the past couple of months and I named my protagonist the same name of a character who's quite loved from the Hunger Games without realizing because I hadn't read it in such a long time, and though I don't plan on officially publishing this story or anything, it's a bit unfortunate that if anyone were to ever read it, the name would most likely be heavily associated with the Hunger Games character. )
Thank you!
That's nice. I don't really watch much anime but I'd be willing to hear some recommendations if you have them. Forgive me if I already should know this--my memory fails me at times--but you're in college, right?
I've returned to school as well, and I'm personally doing pretty well (thank you for asking) though I feel like I'm on the verge of losing my mind at times. I've been busy with a lot of side projects along with that, and I turned 16 several days ago, which was....fun?
(Yep. Ah, I see. That can be a bit tricky to work with at times, especially since there's only a limited of good names to use. I gave the character in my avatar a name that I thought was unique, but it turns out a lot of things have the same name and are more popular. )
You're welcome!
Hmm, it's a bit hard to give anime suggestions, especially since a majority of them aren't exactly appropriate to mention here. They're still good anime, just with more teen-friendly content in them. That's alright. I am still technically in college. I graduated college a year ago, but I went back to go for a Master's degree.
That's good, glad you're still doing alright despite the tough times. I can understand that as well, especially since every day feels nearly the same. Ooh, nice! Happy belated birthday! I guess it wasn't as exciting as it could have been with quarantine and all, but hopefully still a good birthday.
(Ooh, what's your character's name? And yeah, that happens to me quite a bit too unfortunately. It happened to my own first name. My parents named me it at a time when it wasn't that popular but now it's like Stephanie in terms of Arabic girl names. Or, well, I take that back, because as common as the name is made out to be I've never actually met a Stephanie personally. I think. )
Ah, alright. And that's cool! What are you getting a degree in, if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you! In all honesty, it wasn't much different. Me and my family have never made a big deal out of birthdays for the most part. And yeah, time was already weird since before quarantine happened, and then it got even weirder, and now.....I don't know what constitutes as time anymore. All the days are the same and they pass so quickly that it's disturbing.
I'm covered in the colors pulled apart at the seams~
I'm not really here, per se. I just rise from the depths of inactivity every once in a while to remind people of my existence then slink back into the shadows again.
Have you tried the original LMB theme? That one really causes a good amount of cognitive dissonance.
If you're not really here, then I already have too much cognitive dissonance.
That makes sense. I mean, cognitive dissonance is stress that happens when someone has two conflicting beliefs or ideas or whatever. I'm claiming to not be here but I'm also technically here at the same time, which is a contradiction, so I can see how that would happen.
I'm covered in the colors pulled apart at the seams~
(Yep. Ah, I see. That can be a bit tricky to work with at times, especially since there's only a limited of good names to use. I gave the character in my avatar a name that I thought was unique, but it turns out a lot of things have the same name and are more popular. )
You're welcome!
Hmm, it's a bit hard to give anime suggestions, especially since a majority of them aren't exactly appropriate to mention here. They're still good anime, just with more teen-friendly content in them. That's alright. I am still technically in college. I graduated college a year ago, but I went back to go for a Master's degree.
That's good, glad you're still doing alright despite the tough times. I can understand that as well, especially since every day feels nearly the same. Ooh, nice! Happy belated birthday! I guess it wasn't as exciting as it could have been with quarantine and all, but hopefully still a good birthday.
(Ooh, what's your character's name? And yeah, that happens to me quite a bit too unfortunately. It happened to my own first name. My parents named me it at a time when it wasn't that popular but now it's like Stephanie in terms of Arabic girl names. Or, well, I take that back, because as common as the name is made out to be I've never actually met a Stephanie personally. I think. )
Ah, alright. And that's cool! What are you getting a degree in, if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you! In all honesty, it wasn't much different. Me and my family have never made a big deal out of birthdays for the most part. And yeah, time was already weird since before quarantine happened, and then it got even weirder, and now.....I don't know what constitutes as time anymore. All the days are the same and they pass so quickly that it's disturbing.
(I picked the name Poki for the name of the creature in my avatar thinking it sounded pretty unique, but overtime I found out there were other things named Poki, so now my creature is mainly called "Poki the Elephant Mouse". Ah, interesting. I suppose over time as more parents name their kids, uncommon names start becoming common. I know a couple Stephanies, though there are probably even more common names, especially names like John or Chris, I know quite a handful of Johns and Chris's. )
Yep. Thanks! I'm working on my Master's in Electrical Engineering. What major would you like to go for in the future?
You're welcome! Ah, I see. I can understand that. My family doesn't do much for birthdays, except that the birthday person picks where to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I can definitely relate. Each day passes trying to figure out what to do for the day and wondering when will it go back to normal, although since it's been 8 months since it started, I guess it almost feels like the new normal.
One day I want to get one of those mechanical keyboards that make the nice clicky sounds. 
Agreed. More education and experience in all kinds of areas would help to let people get used to reality and how they can improve it. 
