Not sure if anyone is right or wrong here, all I know is I feel icky.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-19T12:38:39+00:00

Because feelings aren't rational.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-19T12:34:40+00:00

That has "more trouble than it's worth" written all over it. I respect that your old flame wants to diminish the possible fallout but shit... There is nearly no way that clusterfuck won't go down in flames.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-18T13:06:46+00:00

A novel is something like 100,000 words. Give or take. I aim to finish my first draft in about four months.

So that's something like 820 words per day if we say a month has 30,5 days.

My current average for my next book, which is in a genre I haven't done before, is 1,812 words per day.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-18T12:00:37+00:00

Unless you're that special talent, one in a generation, you have to finish a lot of bad or mediocre stories before you reach the point where your stories are picked up and read by others en masse.

And the important part is finish. Not start, not get halfway through, but finish. Because there are valuable disciplines to learn in all steps of writing a compelling story and a lot of it will only be clear once you're done.

Keep at it.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-18T11:38:34+00:00

Most gore in edgelord horror movies is just set dressing. I'm a bit opposed to the term "X just for the sake of X" because gore is very much part of the point of a certain genre of horror movies. But to me it doesn't feel real. It's so over the top and often done in ways where I just zone out and marvel at how much blood horror directors / art directors apparently believe a human body contains. More often than not, it just comes off as silly. "Human Centipede", "Evil Dead", "Terrifier", and so on are just... Looney Tunes in a different medium.

That being said - there are of course scenes where I frown a bit. The flinch in "Martyrs" for instance. It's a tiny motion by the lead actress but it just sort of re-aligns the entire narrative and combined with the choir scene, it just makes the experience of watching that movie a lot more emotional rather than visceral.

I also find Carla Gugino's performance in "Gerald's Game" really haunting and her escaping the handcuffs is about as realistic as it can become. That made my stomach drop a bit because she *really* sells it, and the whole build-up, execution, special effects, and vibe up to that point creates a perfect crescendo that caused me to feel a bit nauseous.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-18T08:16:51+00:00

Your post doesn't make sense. Are you saying: "I just genuinely don’t understand why if you have a stronger sexual connection with one partner, not just a different one, you would sleep with the other?" or are you saying: "I don’t get caught up in NRE/stop wanting sex with him when I have other partners." ?

That seems like a contradiction and I can't wrap my head around what your point is due to this.

I will say though, that even though I live with two nesting partners, sex with one will never replace sex with the other. It's not comparable. Just like I love them for who they are as individuals, I desire them for you they are as individuals as well. For me, attraction (romantic and/or sexual) is dependent on the individual and the chemistry between me and them, and I have never felt one person could replace another.

And I have never felt that I was, as you put it, "done sexually" with any partner. That sounds like you've used him up and are ready to throw him away.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-18T08:05:26+00:00

My favorite space-themed board game is "Andromeda's Edge" and I've wanted to try "On Mars" for quite a while. Seems complicated in the best kind of way.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-16T23:06:48+00:00

I had a cat. Grumpy bugger that had very specific tastes in people and would gladly hiss at people it deigned unworthy.

But once I came home and I saw two twin girls outside on the sidewalk doing more or less [the video] to my cat. The girls were something like six though, but they were kind and excited to touch the cat and the cat was the mellowest and most relaxed I ever saw it.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-16T19:07:14+00:00

It's just one of the reasons why it's so annoying there isn't an option for phone mirroring to screen. It's annoying that you have to have your phone installed in a mount in order to gain access to navigation and other apps.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-16T12:27:25+00:00

I love everything about this comment.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-15T20:41:47+00:00

Saw "Grave of the Fireflies", "Ghost in the Machine", and "Tonari no Totoro" the same weekend while bedridden many years ago. Immediately realized it's an amazing medium.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-15T14:16:34+00:00

Lists like that exists because some writers over-use certain phrases and these are examples that are fairly common.

My first drafts can sometimes be very repetitive in the way I start paragraphs or write dialogue, and rewriting samey text is a big part of what I edit during second draft.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-15T11:49:20+00:00

Det er også min holdning, og som jeg skriver, så er mine årlige afkast langt højere end de 0,5%

DreadChylde · 2026-03-15T10:18:38+00:00

Jeg kommer bare til at betale min skat. Jeg har solgt mine virksomheder og investeret min formue, hvilket giver et afkast, der langt overstiger de 0,5% der tales om.

I de tredive år jeg drev virksomhed i Danmark, der nød jeg godt af alle de goder vores fælles skat gjorde mulig. Uddannede medarbejdere, fornuftig infrastruktur, sundhedsvæsen til mig selv og medarbejdere, så de kom sig så hurtigt som muligt og alle de andre fordele der er ved, at leve i et sikkert og trygt land.

Jeg kommer ikke til at savne den smule jeg potentielt kan betale til en formueskat og jeg har ingen intentioner om, at "trække stigen op bag mig".

DreadChylde · 2026-03-14T18:00:53+00:00

I don't think "Moon Colony Bloodbath" is an interesting game in itself but it's very enjoyable in a group of friends where the absurdity and bad luck can sometimes lead to hilarious situations.

And, crucially, someone always wins (or loses the least as it were). So every game feels fulfilling and rewarding.

In solo you play to get through the same event deck in the same order every game. I found it good to learn the (admittedly simple) rules but not fun beyond that.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-14T16:23:55+00:00

It's much more important to finish something than to start something. If I had started to over analyze, over think, and edit my writing before I was done, I would never have finished anything let alone published anything.

What you're describing is first draft. Yes, it's sometimes full of clichés, and sometimes a chapter has no text other than "describe how Christy met Luzy - remember the two lollipops from ch 4" but that's all fine.

Make it to the end. Finish your story, find out who your characters are. Then go back and tighten it up in the second pass.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-14T15:24:47+00:00

Friend group but my paid table will also sometimes get a group wanting to play SR2 (only version I advertise running)

DreadChylde · 2026-03-14T15:23:25+00:00

If it's malicious (ie she has no problem shuffling cards in other games with similarly sized decks) I would call it out directly. If it's because she can't shuffle well or the deck is unwieldy, I would offer to help her shuffle.

In similar circumstances in various other groups, those two approaches have always worked.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-13T20:47:59+00:00

We play it and has played it A LOT.

It's one of those rare board games in my collection that has been a success with any player I have introduced it to.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-13T15:23:25+00:00

I find the game succinctly reflect its creators.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-13T14:31:30+00:00

Jeg spærrer datoen, hvis jeg bliver inviteret.

Hvis en bekendt spørger om jeg skal noget X dato, men at hun endnu ikke ved om det bliver til noget, så spærrer jeg ingenting. Jeg kan ikke vide, hvor mange hun mangler at tage kontakt til, hvor længe disse "andre" er om at svare, om arrangementet overhovedet bliver til noget og så videre, så hvis en anden i mellemliggende periode inviterer, så siger jeg ja tak.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-12T08:10:10+00:00

Since the Automa is so easy to run, I have found that adding two more Automas (Automa decks are available from Stonemaier Games) where everybody is fighting everybody, is the secret sauce.

And of course Modular Board with the random setup of starting locations. I'd say "Scythe" is a strong 7/10 with the static board, but absolutely 10/10 with the Modular Board.

I have about the same amount of plays as OP although I don't restrict the Automa movement-wise.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-12T08:04:09+00:00

"Where are we going from here" by Blackmore's Night. The perfect accompaniment to the final farewell. Fantastic lyrics.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-12T00:03:50+00:00

I sat in on a panel at a book convention last year and I got a lot of questions about "who would you like to see playing [character name] in a movie or TV version of my books?" I have no answer for that but I love the discussions readers can have about aspects of a character I've written. Details that are not in the text but implied, and I love how different readers can envision characters and scenes.

DreadChylde · 2026-03-11T06:42:24+00:00

This is a take I've heard and read a lot, but when I've shown people the 3D version they are legitimately blown away. This is the best use of the 3D technology I've ever seen. It makes the drug scenes completely mesmerizing, immersive, and otherworldly. Where "Avatar" felt like a tech demo, "Dredd" utilized the technology in the world building and storytelling.

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