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[(Anonymous)]

Would it be weird to have a blurb about my triggers and other things that make me uncomfortable in my roleplay preferences?

I don't expect people to add TWs unless they want to but I feel like I should explain what I'm willing to play, what's a grey area we would have to discuss first, things like that.

[(Anonymous)]

no tbh, i wish more people would do that

[(Anonymous)]

So, does anyone know the anime that the gifs used on the Bittersweet Love Meme is from? I keep staring at them and the art style looked vaguely familiar. But I can't place it and it's bugging the hell out of me.

Already tried a reverse image search with tineye but got nothing.

[(Anonymous)]

hotarubi no mori e

i recommend watching it, anon :3

Smut recs

[(Anonymous)]

Help, I woke up horny.

What's the hottest porn thread you're either writing or stalking lately?

[(Anonymous)]

Venting so scroll if you want.

But I'm getting tired of seeing players who play their characters questionably OOCly and like to throw them in situations just for shits and giggles get the castmates I want. I know RP is for fun, and don't get me wrong, I'm not against crack. I love it. But I still take my character seriously and stay within my character's IC limits. I don't turn them into some unrecognizable blob of moe goo or some shit. I don't throw them into haphazard ships even if I ship a lot of things.

I play normally, I'm friendly and encouraging, I don't gush on my timeline over my characters or ships, and I rarely even discuss my threads because I thought people would think I'm some kind of attention whore and turn them away. I tag out and have never received any criticism about my character. I've been told by people that they follow my threads, but these same people are not playing with me. They're playing with the vocal obnoxious people I would crit in a heartbeat if I were in their game.

It's like my policy of staying under the radar has gone completely out the window. Should I be posting on DM a lot now? Should I become THAT player? Should I not hold back and push prospective castmates into joining to the point that it sounds like I'll die if they don't play with me? Has the standard changed and I didn't know it?

I just don't get it and I feel angry at myself for feeling jealous. I'm not usually like this. It's just really discouraging and makes me question whether I really play as well as people say I am. Maybe it is me. Maybe I come off as boring so no one wants to join me.

My only solace I get is that the other players tend to be OOC, too, but I sometimes think that's because of the other player's influence. I'd still like to have some castmates than none, though.

[(Anonymous)]

Man, I do feel you here, anon. Its hard to watch the popularity contest parade pass you by.

But you sound confident in your ability as a writer and committed to characterization, and there's real value to that in the rp community.

My suggestion here is that you can probably push yourself to be both mature and assertive about the things that interest you, playing wise, without feeling guilty that you're giving up your standards and turning into the annoying king of rper you hate.

Be direct and specific in approaching the rpers you enjoy. Keep your compliments sincere and your wants stated, but not pleady. I would play happily on a request like that in a heartbeat.

[(Anonymous)]

i h8 having to resort to passive-aggressive behavior but we've talked about it and my roommates are still eating my food (it's been six months of this shit) so last night i wrote 'hi! please don't eat me, thanks! :)' on all of my foodstuffs in the fridge

not rly rp related so... what do/did your roommates do that pushed your buttons, anons?

[(Anonymous)]

hate*

[(Anonymous)]

someone i was playing with was actually decent and sent me a pm to tell me they're dropping. considerate rpers exist!

[(Anonymous)]

you want us to give them a cookie or something?

[(Anonymous)]

A friend found an apartment I might be able to rent but the landlord won't answer my calls.

She (the friend) said she tried calling to see if she and her husband could rent it and got an answer on the first ring. They couldn't get it since it's a very small apartment (the ad says "one person only") but I'm still butthurt.

Come on! I called three times and left a message!

[(Anonymous)]

my scam senses are tingling

[(Anonymous)]

Can anyone name ships that only really took off in popularity after they were sunk? I was just thinking of the strange progression of Amon/his Lieutenant during Legend of Korra's run.

[(Anonymous)]

>get tagged by super rare canonmate on meme
>they are good! thread goes on a while! excitement!
>pm them asking if they want to have more threads, they say yes!
>while you're going back and forth for a bit about setting things up, they stop responding

what did i doooo i'm sorry i take everything back

[(Anonymous)]

Seek help.

[(Anonymous)]

I spent all day going like I'm gonna do it! I'm going to get home and call the hotline! It's happening! but now that I'm here I can't get the courage to dial the number.

[(Anonymous)]

if you wanted a sexy girl and a hot night you should have just asked me

[(Anonymous)]

i did it

i filed my taxes

[(Anonymous)]

Me too

I get 128 dollars back

but i owe my state 80 dollars :(

[(Anonymous)]

i want to bring a character into a game who's addicted to hard drugs. which, obviously, they won't be able to find in-game.

i'm wondering if i should play our the withdrawal or just sort of nix it. has anyone played something similar before?

[(Anonymous)]

i have, and i got permission from the mods for them to have a supply of drugs available

a lot of mods would probably be willing to talk options with you, so it wouldn't hurt to consult them about it

[(Anonymous)]

boston anons, please stay safe D:

+1

[(Anonymous)]

and for people who are worried about family/friends/coworkers in Boston, there are a hella lot of resources out there to help get info

http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions/ <- Google's person finder
http://raceday.baa.org/individual.html <- a thing to track individual racers

I know that these links are all over tumblr & shit, but it never hurts to spread info around. also, cell phone lines are down in the Boston area at the moment, so use the internet instead.

LOG IN

[(Anonymous)]

(or not)

and read a random page out of the book nearest you

record yourself on vocaroo

[clammedup]

I hope y'all like boringass texts on Nazis!

on another note, you can tell in a HEARTBEAT when my voice goes from 'slightly Southern' to 'audiobook reader'.

[(Anonymous)]

sometimes i get so sick of comment-style rp and i just want to start fresh somewhere else, but i'm worried i won't ever find another place to rp fandom characters. where else does fandom rp exist?

[(Anonymous)]

tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

does anyone know of any good longfic? I don't care about the fandom, I just really need something nice and long to read.

[(Anonymous)]

The Perfect Mind series, a Chrono Crusade AU. http://archiveofourown.org/series/2592

It's sort of a fix-fic for the anime version (that mixes in some manga details and goes off the rails a little), and some of the stories in it have a ton of OCs, but all of the OCs are pretty interesting (particularly Sam, a private eye that's officially done with supernatural shit) and the world-building is top notch. I don't like a lot of long fic since I'd rather just read a book, but I've reread a bunch of the stories in this series, particularly Children of the Water.

[(Anonymous)]

Someone I barely know has made a dramatic exit from Dreamwidth, I think! I'm dying to know the details but I'm worried that maybe I just shouldn't ask...

[(Anonymous)]

if you barely know them, I wouldn't ask.

[(Anonymous)]

the fact that plants aren't really green but just reflect green light is really making me question life.

[(Anonymous)]

WHAT

[(Anonymous)]

in a large city a tourist from kashmir asked me for directions and we got to talking. after about ten minutes he very politely asked if we could become facebook friends, but did not press the issue when i said no. it made me wonder, american culture sees something like that as creepy, but are there other cultures that see it as acceptable? i didn't feel threatened or scared and as i said he was very polite, but i'm curious about whether the guy was socially clueless or a genuine creeper, or just from a culture where people would think nothing of exchanging fb info with near-strangers.

[(Anonymous)]

it might just depend on the person. I used to work for a social media marketer and one of my jobs was to friend everyone that asked to be her friend on Facebook.

EVERYONE.

she just didn't use Facebook for super personal stuff, she used her personal email for that instead.

[(Anonymous)]

so i finally got an appointment with a therapist for my social anxiety. does anyone know what i should expect for the first appointment or just in general? i'd love to hear what it's been like for anyone else that's gone through therapy.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm in counseling right now! my first meeting was mostly just an introductory thing--my counselor just explained how things would work, a few rules, stuff about the program (she's a graduate student so it's only for this semester, and our session are recorded but destroyed after she goes over them with her teacher, etc). And then we started to dig into what the problem might be and laid down some goals for the sessions.

[(Anonymous)]

Today is such a good day for me!! I did my first outdoor run ever and made it 3/4 of the way around the lake! And what got me was my lungs burning from the cold air so with some acclimation I have no doubt that will become easy! I did a deadlifting PR today!! Lifted more than some of the guys! Aand I had another PR on kettle bell reps! I just feel like a million bucks right now! What accomplishments are you guys proud of?

[(Anonymous)]

i tied my shoes with one hand

[(Anonymous)]

my favorite lper on youtube was doing really well about a year and a half ago and then they stopped uploading videos for a few months. i just decided to check back with them and noticed they've started uploading loads more videos again but have maybe an eight of the viewship they once did. the lull really did ruin their following.

it's kind of depressing :c

[(Anonymous)]

who, anon? this sounds an awful lot like a LPer I watch.

tv recs

[(Anonymous)]

recommend me a tv series rpanons

i'm currently watching the following and elementary, have enjoyed doctor who in the past so all that sort of stuff is up my alley

you'll be saving me from a day of boredom

Re: tv recs

[(Anonymous)]

Pushing Daisies

[(Anonymous)]

my little sister just tried to pronounce "smh" as "sh-meh" and it reminded me of y'all anons who thought it meant "so much hate"

[(Anonymous)]

stfu

[(Anonymous)]

Hi everyone. I don't know where else to go anymore, so I'm dropping a comment here. For all you psychanons or anxious anons... what kind of therapy works? How can you make the feelings go away?

I feel like I have crippling anxiety that comes and goes in cycles. When it rolls in, anything at all can set it off. Small things, big things, and then I find my day consumed with choking up, pains in my stomach and chest, and complete paralysis. By the end of the day I end up in despair and distress because I could not stir myself to any activity at all. I have tried yoga, and ended up crying for an hour after I finished a session. I heard breathing techniques can help, but if they can, I haven't been able to find one that'll open up my throat and lungs properly. I turn to friends and family, but no one knows the right thing to do or say to calm me down. I don't even know what will calm me down when I am at my worst.

I don't know what it means that it seems to come in cycles. I can have a few months where I feel absolutely horrible and walk through life choked-up and unable to act in any large capacity, and I can have another few months where I am perfectly happy, excitable, and productive. I rarely have much of an in-between.

Should I seek therapy? What kind? What other options are there for me? I am tired of feeling this way because it is painful and it worries all the people in my life. I am out of ideas. I feel like I'm losing control.

[(Anonymous)]

yes seek therapy

sometimes that step can be hard but you're talking about it here even if you're anon, that's a great thing! But you need to find a professional to talk to asap, and just reaching out to someone will help with feeling out of control, trust me I know and I needed a severe kick in the ass to go do it.

mention to your doctor, if you have one, that this is a problem you have, particularly the cycles, if you're female note where it hits with regards to your period, hormones can mess you up big time. if you don't have a regular doctor, find one. They can send you on your way to a recommended therapist. From my experiences with therapists the first one you try might not be the one, you want someone you feel is helping you specifically and helping rather than trying to string you along for your cash as long as possible.

I hesitate to say it as I'm not a medical professional at all but given that you have no inbetween, bipolar disorder might be a possibility, when you're happy do you feel a little out of control and bouncy with it, wanting to do everything all at once? start a million new projects because you feel so good?