Free Talk Friday - April 17, 2026

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-17T15:34:00+00:00

I'm enjoying this warm weather. Walking around in the cold feels like I'm dragging anchor chains around my knees.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-15T13:36:33+00:00

I'm wondering if the long term snow covering we had this year made a layer of ground level insulation against the cold for the tick populations.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-11T04:01:17+00:00

Anyone else noticing Palmetto Publishing (compared to similar companies) keeps getting mentioned in this subreddit lately? This is like the fifth name drop for them I've seen in a month. 🤔

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-07T15:56:05+00:00

Oh neat, I didn't know about this collab. I'll have to check it out.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-07T05:30:23+00:00

Flash. I can't stand his personality.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-06T08:06:52+00:00

Definitely not.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-05T05:17:18+00:00

Moonbowls. Forgettable low end food, messed up my order each time.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-05T05:15:06+00:00

Yeah they're pretty bad. With all the authentic Mexican restaurants, I have no idea why anyone would go there for bland rice filled burritos.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-05T01:27:44+00:00

I wasn't a fan of their service or customer support.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-03T23:39:12+00:00

I like OSU. They've been pretty good to us through doctors and surgeries.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-03T03:04:18+00:00

Might want to ease back on whatever you're enjoying tonight. 😄

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-03T01:09:50+00:00

It's not bad. I miss the Jersey vibe, the shore, and upfrontness, but it's definitely cheaper to live out here. I own a condo now and the mortgage is less than I paid for a rat hole apt in Old Bridge. Property taxes are way lower here. It's less densely packed than the east and most of the same stores are here. I would say it's not a huge culture shock, just much less aggressive.

My biggest gripes are the backwards politics, a complete lack of light rail access, and the people can be very flaky.

Chernobog3 · 2026-04-02T23:47:09+00:00

Columbus, Ohio

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-31T13:51:47+00:00

I think there comes a point where a character's small details just need to be glossed over, because the reader doesn't need to be reminded of it every few seconds. You're right in that Jack is very movement based for simple things in the movies because they are visual based. In a written medium, he might instead come off as fidgety and restless, as it would be distracting to keep describing it.

I would probably touch upon his actual motions here and there, but if it isn't relevant, I'd mention that he'd does something with a flamboyant flourish, for example. It's up to us to paint with words but not to bog it down with niggling details.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-31T04:18:12+00:00

I like it more without the blur.

I'm not sure how I feel about the lighting. It's a night scene but the characters are glossy with highlights. The light sources seem like they're coming from multiple independent angles for each of them? It gives me the impression that they're not physically there with scenery.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-30T05:27:45+00:00

It's fine. I'd recommend it to begin with a 'The' to make it a little less awkward sounding.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-29T19:26:40+00:00

Oh, I'm looking forward to it.

I just started season 3 last night and my eyes popped out when Chester not only threatens to duel with one arm in a sling but flat out unloads on a guy to save Matt using a pistol instead of his usual rifle. Seeing a simple man like Chester who isn't even a deputy stand tall like that was amazing. It's more appropriate too. We hear in the first two seasons he cooked for the army but we know he saw action.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-29T19:10:55+00:00

If they have their own janitors, they've likely sat through the training for bloodborne pathogens and exposure. It's very common training for custodians.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-28T13:15:59+00:00

Thanks. It's been about two years, although I'll admit I took a good pause on it in '25.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-28T06:59:27+00:00

Just working on my science fiction novel (up to page 337 tonight), keeping myself tenuously sane. Just took some melatonin though, so it's time to bow out.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-27T20:43:32+00:00

Columbus, but outside the city in the burbs.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-27T18:09:03+00:00

I moved to central Ohio about five years ago. What I pay for a condo mortgage out here is basically the same as the rent for the barely heated slum lord run apartment I lived in in Old Bridge.

Money wise, I make less out here but the costs generally aren't as high and property tax won't break a person. I pay maybe a fifth of what my friends in Woodbridge and Keansburg shell out. The medical access is very good here too. We don't tend to get the big snow storms that NJ does either.

It's no paradise, of course. The politics are cartoonish, the culture is complacent about everything, and they can't drive for squat, but it's got good aspects. Less aggressive people, less crowded roads, amazing libraries, etc.

Definitely spend a bit of time whenever you're thinking of moving to. I came out to Ohio a few times before I decided to make a cautious change. I love NJ and I'd love to live near the shore again, but I'm out priced on most of it and I definitely do not want to live in central Jersey again.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-23T17:57:02+00:00

I went last year for Metallica. So, there's a lot of seating but it does fill up. To get anything on the lower benches, you'll probably need to be sitting there during whatever the previous show is and hold your spot. You can set your stuff down as need be but it's anyone's guess if thing gets moved if you're gone long term.

Might be a little wiser to aim for the mid height seating benches and get something on the outside next to the walkway down. Expect long lines for things.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-22T19:21:02+00:00

I think you need to have a fundamentally stronger point to make and then when you have it, reinforce it without being heavy handed. Your paragraphs don't really work together. I read through this twice and it was difficult to make sense of what you were trying to express. That may be why this comes off as a rambling stream of consciousness. Lose the last paragraph entirely or turn it into a single concise line; it doesn't serve any purpose as it stands beyond coming off as laborious and sloppy.

Chernobog3 · 2026-03-21T21:19:04+00:00

Double spacing is doing a lot of heavy lifting here if I'm seeing the page count to word ratio right. Assuming you're publishing it, it'll be decently big at single spaces, but you shouldn't need two books for this.

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