how's it going, what's up in your life, and who are all these people

What the ****, Sulkdodds is back?

The end must be nigh.

srsly, welcome back.
 
Not very good. I have been vomiting all day due to a stomach bug.
See above.
E-Migrants.
 
oh, I'm not 'back' really, I just popped round literally to see if anyone was misgendering Chelsea Manning in the Politics forum so that I could rise from the grave to call them a human turd

then I noticed I'd been a member for ten years (!!!!!!) and thought I'd say hi!
 
Sulkdodds said:
oh, I'm not 'back' really, I just popped round literally to see if anyone was misgendering Chelsea Manning in the Politics forum so that I could rise from the grave to call them a human turd

then I noticed I'd been a member for ten years (!!!!!!) and thought I'd say hi!
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Unfortunately you can't leave. I locked the door after you came in.


There is no way out.
 
Good. Finishing off my Masters ATM. These people are silly. We need you to stay to balance it out. Also you never redeemed the Puzzle Agent code I sent you you bollocks. Gave it to someone else in the end.
 
Starting grad school on Monday. Now interning at a in-patient psych unit in south Chicago. Signed a lease for a new apartment. Just hit 1,000 posts. Just bought Payday 2. Somebody play with me.

Is this the new Misc thread?
 
Sup Sulky. Our politics forum has been sadly quiet recently.

As to your questions, this are going ok. Trying to figure out a way to move out of my current living situation, and slowly realizing its impossible to live by yourself in Connecticut due to ridiculous Rent costs. I don't make a lot of money, but what I do make would make it easy to live in my own place anywhere outside of New England. Starting to piss me off.

Most of these people are the same as always. A few new people who think this site is still about Half Life discussions, but they'll learn soon enough.
 
Even when we were halflife2.net we didn't talk much about half life.
 
Sulkdodds said:
oh, I'm not 'back' really, I just popped round literally to see if anyone was misgendering Chelsea Manning in the Politics forum so that I could rise from the grave to call them a human turd
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Was this you in the Ron Paul AMA.

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Hey Sulk.

Well I'm back at School still stuck at Best Buy though going to attempt 2nd run with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept.
after I passed the written and first oral interview just to be shot because of WEED...smh don't ever do drugs it's a career killer apparently.
Oh and I broke up with my GF so I'm living that single life and saving mad money wohoo!
 
SULK

Am married now, moving soon, then a second wedding next summer. My pet cat is still agoraphobic.
 
I 'liked' a post on halflife2.net...this is ****ed up, man...wait, are we still swear filtered?

EIJIT: congratulations! toaster's cat is the opposite. she was an indoor cat but then escaped and now she's just allowed to roam around outside.

UNOZERO: sorry to hear about the drug test! while I'm not one to keep people from their ambitions, I'm gonna come right out and say by joining the police you would be becoming part of the vast machinery of oppression which uses drugs as an excuse for institutional racism, a war on the poor, and a school to prison pipeline that has established a new form of racialised slavery in the USA...so your situation is pretty ironic

BAD HAT: yes (who are these pissants downvoting me). also I was all riled up with Ron Paul saying "he deserves some punishment" but then cooled down when he actually took a damn stand about the excessive imprisonment and torture of a True American Hero. at least that dude is still intellectually honest in his politics ('cept when it comes to systemic racism and misogyny, smh)

MUTOID MAN: you'll thank me later

DANNY_QQ OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS: don't be such a boor

KRYNNDOG: think you'll move out of connectemup? I live in London atm so pretty used to crazy housing markets; recently a picture went around on social media which showed an estate agent's advert for a "well-furnished one-bedroom flat"...which was, in fact, somebody's garage.

VEGETA: roger that

btw folks the news that this place is very quiet does not surprise me. there was a period from the early 2000s to perhaps 2008 where a lot of interaction on the internet was done through these little independent fiefdoms, minor forums organised around common interests and run by obscure ordinary weirdos like Munro (HI MUNNERS). these admins had absolute and tyrannical power (though, practically speaking, they faced threats from their own moderation infrastructure; HI PI), but only over their own domain, and they also had near complete independence from anyone outside of them. nowadays, I think this has been replaced, for most people, by engagement through corporate-owned public spaces like Facebook and Twitter, with Reddit, Metafilter and 4chan remaining as alternative public spheres. Of course, I don't mean alternative in their model, because their model is very similar - but their culture, ethos, and financial backing are different (and yes, subreddit board moderators are supposed to have power, but they are answerable to and controllable to by the discretion of the reddit administrators). we're looking at broad centralisation under a small number of aegises (I think; I haven't got any data to back it up!). History has moved on, and left places like this behind.

Talking of which, although we can't be facebook friends unless I actually like you (sorry!), you are very welcome to follow me on twitter @john_brindle if you want to keep in touch or keep hearing from me. if you would like to know what is happening in my life, I have travelled in the USA, graduated with an MA in Journalism from Goldsmiths in London, done a load of freelance games writing and also campaigning work/policy analysis for a media think tank, and in a few weeks I am starting work at a national broadsheet newspaper. I have also wanted to kill myself a lot of times, but maybe it'll all work out okay in the end.

i'll hang around this thread for a while, like a ghost trying to conceal the fact that he has nowhere better to haunt...

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RYANHAIR: sorry I forgot! I ain't staying but sounds like the puzzle agent switcheroo was for the best as I guess me forgetting to redeem the code is evidence I probably wouldn't have gotten around to playing it :p thank you tho!
 
This thread is just making me realize how much things have changed since I first joined, both personally and in the world. Good to hear from you again Sulk, though I'm sad your avatar no longer animates :(
 
Wanted Bob said:
This thread is just making me realize how much things have changed since I first joined, both personally and in the world. Good to hear from you again Sulk, though I'm sad your avatar no longer animates :(
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Go to his profile for a spinning nostalgia trip.
 
Good to see spinning Freud man (without so much spinning). Good work on starting a career. I'm in a pretty dull job for a year and half now, looking to move on but I don't think I care so much about my field (anything related to computer work, I prefer it as a hobby). I started writing a book, fiction is a lot more fun to work on!
 
Serious post:

Things are not terrible and my life is going pretty good so far. I'm about to graduate from an online university with a bachelor's in web design & development. Gaming remains a favorite activity of mine and there are several games I'm really looking forward to with imminent releases/betas.

I always knew you'd have a very successful career Sulk, grats on all that and good luck as you continue.
 
I find it kind of interesting that with special interest forums dwindling, large, private, heavily moderated forums like Something Awful and Neogaf are still thriving. I guess people appreciate (some level of) quality control.

Things are a bit shit, objectively speaking, but I'm doing alright. Just need to find a way to not feel so utterly paralyzed and hopeless in everything I do. But hey, things are looking up since a couple years ago!
 
Posting in this thread makes me feel awkward for a number of reasons that are probably known to more people than I expect, but I'm glad you're doing well for yourself Sulk. Shit's been bad for me the past five years or so, but now that I've been living on my own for eight months, it's all setting into a lifestyle that makes sense and doesn't slowly destroy me. Cats, videogames, politics, and philosophy. Not much has changed on the surface level I guess. But things are okay.
 
Wish I lived somewhere that a) allowed pets b) wasn't a complete shithole.
 
To be fair my place is kind of a shithole in ways. It's not even 1BR, it's just a bachelor with a livingroom bathroom and kitchen, and the overbearing building-wide water heating is physically impossible to turn off once it gets toggled on Sept 1st. I hope to find a bigger place in the next 4 months or so, hopefully within the same building since the location is good and the management is socially lax and economically legit (read: minor amounts of noise and ... substances ... are OK as long as you don't make a scene and pay rent on time). I just want my cats to have the space to run around and play with each other without being restricted to like 750 square feet of space. They already have a penchat for sprinting out of the apartment to explore the hallway whenever I leave or enter, which is cute as hell but also annoying.
 
Stigmata said:
To be fair my place is kind of a SH in ways. It's not even 1BR, it's just a bachelor with a LR BR and kitchen, and the OB BW WH is PI to TO once it gets toggled on Sept 1st. I hope to find a BP in the next 4M or so, HF WI the SB since the location is good and the management is SL and EL (read: MA of noise and ... substances ... are OK as long as you don't make a scene and PR OT).
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I ain't understand a word.
 
Sulkdodds said:
KRYNNDOG: think you'll move out of connectemup? I live in London atm so pretty used to crazy housing markets; recently a picture went around on social media which showed an estate agent's advert for a "well-furnished one-bedroom flat"...which was, in fact, somebody's garage.
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I can't imagine living in a city. For one, its not really my scene, but the rent is astronomical. I don't understand how someone can live in a place like that alone without making like at least $80K/year. My brother was paying like $1200/mo for a place in Boston, with FOUR roomates. And the place sucked.

Definitely considering moving out of CT, and possibly out of New England completely since rent's not much better anywhere short of like 200 miles away. The problem is that everything I know is in CT, and it sucks to leave it. I'm not the most social of people, and rather picky with friends, so I doubt I'd integrate into a new community very quickly. What I should do is find a better job. I make shit cashmoney for what I do, but the atmosphere of my workplace is perfect which makes it hard to risk leaving for more money only to find myself hating the place. Been considering starting my own business, but if I'm having trouble finding the money to move into a place myself, I don't really have a chance of starting a shop of my own without a massive loan. ****, now I'm all oppressed feeling. Thanks Sulk.

Congrats on your career though! When you say "freelance games writing", you mean writing plots for the games themselves, or journalism about games? If the former, which ones? And what parts of the US did you visit?
 
Krynn72 said:
I can't imagine living in a city. For one, its not really my scene, but the rent is astronomical. I don't understand how someone can live in a place like that alone without making like at least $80K/year. My brother was paying like $1200/mo for a place in Boston, with FOUR roomates. And the place sucked.

Definitely considering moving out of CT, and possibly out of New England completely since rent's not much better anywhere short of like 200 miles away. The problem is that everything I know is in CT, and it sucks to leave it. I'm not the most social of people, and rather picky with friends, so I doubt I'd integrate into a new community very quickly. What I should do is find a better job. I make shit cashmoney for what I do, but the atmosphere of my workplace is perfect which makes it hard to risk leaving for more money only to find myself hating the place. Been considering starting my own business, but if I'm having trouble finding the money to move into a place myself, I don't really have a chance of starting a shop of my own without a massive loan. ****, now I'm all oppressed feeling. Thanks Sulk.

Congrats on your career though! When you say "freelance games writing", you mean writing plots for the games themselves, or journalism about games? If the former, which ones? And what parts of the US did you visit?
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[censored], I pay $775 inclusive-minus-electricity per month for rent, in Toronto of all places, and a really good location to boot. Shop around. I find that a lot of difficulties in finding a place to live come down to a lack of effort. I got my place by talking face to face with the landlord for 10 minutes, half an hour after I first talked to her over the phone.
 
Despite recent bad stuffs, which when it comes down to it are just a major blow to my ego and a rather minor blow to my bank account, I guess I have to say my life is going really well. About to start a new semester and feeling really positive about it. Want to try to get involved in a few more things this year, things are well with the lady friend, and have some fun stuff planned in the near future. Hopefully my optimism is well founded.

As for this place, pretty much a ghost metropolis minus the cobwebs because the cobwebs wanted to spend their time in a more active forum. It's pretty alright though.
 
Stigmata said:
[censored], I pay $775 inclusive-minus-electricity per month for rent, in Toronto of all places, and a really good location to boot. Shop around. I find that a lot of difficulties in finding a place to live come down to a lack of effort. I got my place by talking face to face with the landlord for 10 minutes, half an hour after I first talked to her over the phone.
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When I lived in Louisiana near LA Tech, I was paying $475 for a nice two bedroom duplex. That was the best shit ever, especially since I was making $35k/yr there. Now I'm making like 18k a year and absolute minimum rent I can find here is for shitty studios at like $600/mo in places where my car will get broken into every night. If I live in non crime infested areas I'm looking at $900/mo minimum for same sort of shitty studio apts in a ugly complex, or at best 1 bedroom in a ugly complex.

Also this is the first time I actually counted up my wages in a yearly format. For some reason I was thinking it was somewhere between $22k and $25k. Yep, that settles it, I'm ****ing quitting and finding something else. I'm not running a store alone, doing all the ****ing work + customer service for $18k. Jesus, I feel like a retard for doing this for three years now.

EDIT: Wait, it is $22k, but my take-home after taxes is only $18k. My point/frustration stands though.
 
Stigmata said:
To be fair my place is kind of a shithole in ways. It's not even 1BR, it's just a bachelor with a livingroom bathroom and kitchen, and the overbearing building-wide water heating is physically impossible to turn off once it gets toggled on Sept 1st. I hope to find a bigger place in the next 4 months or so, hopefully within the same building since the location is good and the management is socially lax and economically legit (read: minor amounts of noise and ... substances ... are OK as long as you don't make a scene and pay rent on time). I just want my cats to have the space to run around and play with each other without being restricted to like 750 square feet of space. They already have a penchat for sprinting out of the apartment to explore the hallway whenever I leave or enter, which is cute as hell but also annoying.
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I've been living in a two bedroom shithole for two years now with "radiator" (i.e. water/steam heating) for one year at $662.50 (my half of the rent). I guess Chicago has this ordinance where property owners were forced to change over from heating a boiler in the basement of the building to electric heat. Sounded great to me at the time I was informed, but now I pay for heat via my electricity bill because they installed wall/floor mounted electric heating fixtures. I wish I still had that radiator heating because my electricity bill jumped like 300%. Not only do I have to deal with that, but hot water that does not stay consistent. As soon as someone flushes the toilet in my section of the building I get burning temps in the shower. Thankfully, I'm moving out at the end of the month and I have luckily found a condo with central a/c, heat, and it's own freaking water heater. Also, thankfully, I'm disbanding from my roommate. I'll only get into that if anybody is interested; in short, dude is a complete ****ing slob.

Btw, 750sqft is not bad for city living. Especially for a one bedroom. I don't know how much rent averages are in Toronto, but a single bedroom in a good neighborhood of Chicago/nearer to the loop will range $900+ for sure.
 
sixteenth said:
I've been living in a two bedroom shithole for two years now with "radiator" (i.e. water/steam heating) for one year at $662.50 (my half of the rent). I guess Chicago has this ordinance where property owners were forced to change over from heating a boiler in the basement of the building to electric heat. Sounded great to me at the time I was informed, but now I pay for heat via my electricity bill because they installed wall/floor mounted electric heating fixtures. I wish I still had that radiator heating because my electricity bill jumped like 300%. Not only do I have to deal with that, but hot water that does not stay consistent. As soon as someone flushes the toilet in my section of the building I get burning temps in the shower. Thankfully, I'm moving out at the end of the month and I have luckily found a condo with central a/c, heat, and it's own freaking water heater. Also, thankfully, I'm disbanding from my roommate. I'll only get into that if anybody is interested; in short, dude is a complete ****ing slob.

Btw, 750sqft is not bad for city living. Especially for a one bedroom. I don't know how much rent averages are in Toronto, but a single bedroom in a good neighborhood of Chicago/nearer to the loop will range $900+ for sure.
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It's literally not even a 1BR. My bed is less than 3ft from the door to my apartment. My "bedroom" is the half of the living room sitting to the left of the bathroom, the other half has my PC + desk + couch + cat tower. That said, my heat is water-based, and the building's rent includes water, so all I really pay for out-of-pocket is the electricity for my PC and overhead lights, and the gas for my oven. And my internet, and my cellphone, and cat food and litter, and cat toys every month or so as they destroy them...

It's not bad by any means, don't get me wrong. For just myself, this is perfect, because I don't need anything beyond a kitchen, a toilet+shower, and enough space for my bed and my PC. It's just the cats that require a bigger living space, I just want to make them happy.

Hopefully you find a better place soon, having your heat skyrocket when someone takes a shower or flushes the toilet sounds really shitty. My heat doesn't act like that, but on the other hand, it's physically perma-on when the building decides it's time to make everything warm, and Sept 1st is not typically the date when Toronto starts freezing.

Krynn72 said:
When I lived in Louisiana near LA Tech, I was paying $475 for a nice two bedroom duplex. That was the best shit ever, especially since I was making $35k/yr there. Now I'm making like 18k a year and absolute minimum rent I can find here is for shitty studios at like $600/mo in places where my car will get broken into every night. If I live in non crime infested areas I'm looking at $900/mo minimum for same sort of shitty studio apts in a ugly complex, or at best 1 bedroom in a ugly complex.

Also this is the first time I actually counted up my wages in a yearly format. For some reason I was thinking it was somewhere between $22k and $25k. Yep, that settles it, I'm ****ing quitting and finding something else. I'm not running a store alone, doing all the ****ing work + customer service for $18k. Jesus, I feel like a retard for doing this for three years now.

EDIT: Wait, it is $22k, but my take-home after taxes is only $18k. My point/frustration stands though.
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$18k a year for all that work is a ripoff unless you're skimming the profits of the store itself. That sounds like a shit deal :(
 
Sheepo said:
Despite recent bad stuffs, which when it comes down to it are just a major blow to my ego and a rather minor blow to my bank account,
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She turned out to be a hooker? Don't feel bad bro, we've all been there.
 
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