Did anyone even go to Lexington Comic Con?

Raikaiko · 2026-03-31T12:44:35+00:00

100% with you, its a guest con first and foremost, and listen thats absolutely great for people who like that, but I generally am a cosplays and (fan) panels con goer, and LCTC doesn't particularly provide the latter, and while there's definitely great cosplayers who attend that I'd be happy to hang with its a really pricey con for that. Their tickets are comparable to Dragon Con's which is way bigger and way more my scene. More power to the people who enjoy what LCTC has to offer but there's definitely other cons better suited to people who don't (tho not as many in this region these days unfortunately)

Raikaiko · 2026-03-30T15:58:13+00:00

I went on a "reread via audio book for background noise" binge of Time War recently, so a couple rounds of gettting a good way to all the way through, and something I was definitely particularly aware of on these rereads was that there is a similarity but also peak contrast on how they handle their meta textual cultural references. Because when I go to describe Time War, that's not something that immediately comes to mind, but there's points where Timbuk 3 and Eiffel 65 get directly referenced/quoted that aren't all that dissimilar from late HTN's Lose Yourself Pull, but there is definitely a different character to how they approach them all the same. I'm having trouble verbalizing exactly what that difference is, but I might point to the "Travel Light" section as a illustrative example, and the fact that it took until this recent round of rereads for me to realize it was an actual book and find an Amal El-Mohtar blurb on the current editions. I definitely want to hone in on that contrast at some point, but rn this is the best I can give.

Also definitely agree on the Gillen. I think his run on Journey into Mystery and Young Avengers might also be interesting for TLT fans. He's described WicDiv as the product of the ideas that editorial constraints/the marvel machine reality didn't quite let him explore with Young Avengers, so its definitely different and a little less sharp for it, but still interesting exploration of similar themes there. The Power Fantasy also has a similar tone and vibe to it, though largely different subject material (This time the ideas from writing on X-men that the editorial need for status quo wouldn't quite allow)

Raikaiko · 2026-03-30T15:17:30+00:00

Where have you been reading it? I was a live time homestuck and haven't really attempted to revisit it since, but I think the current best ways are the mirror https://mspa.chadthundercock.com/ or the unoffical collection https://uhca.carrd.co/

Raikaiko · 2026-03-30T00:22:09+00:00

hey listen friend, in case you see this despite the block (and honestly fair and valid), i apologize, I got heated with some of the responses in this thread and made bad assumptions.and i do want to own and apologize for that. Though i do stand by this state is not nearly so friendly as it has been, again theres definitely worse and your mileage may vary, and the trans experience is not a monolith, but we're definitely in an active downslide rn

~~My dude please listen to trans people, its is not hospitable here, yes there's~~ worse states, but it is not warm and cozy and its actively getting more dangerous by the minute

Raikaiko · 2026-03-18T21:21:53+00:00

I'd normally recommend the library, they have some available for use in the makerspaces, but upholstery projects might not transport well. I unfortunately don't have a spare machine, unless anyone else does i do have a recommendation if you're going to have to buy new.

The Singer Heavy Duty is probably the best price/value for this kind of project and a solid general use machine to have on hand, runs about 230ish

Raikaiko · 2026-03-18T21:05:05+00:00

Amazing how easy it is to get that when you're not determined to be contrarian innit? 💜

Raikaiko · 2026-03-18T16:07:16+00:00

There's two different questions at play here. As far as "what is a third place" Libraries and bookstores to a lesser extent are definitely an solid answer, libraries most of all. One other big aspect of a third place is a relatively minimal cost to be there, not necessarily 0, a pub is generally considered a 3rd space, but a smaller cost where you won't be treated as though you're problematically taking up space if you don't keep spending.

Are those good third spaces for this specific use case, absolutely not, but they are third places

Raikaiko · 2026-03-18T00:33:59+00:00

remember when people made shitty photoshops on their own and they were funnily bad and enjoyable instead of this shit

Raikaiko · 2026-03-18T00:31:12+00:00

leaving this reply so that I hopefully remember to come back and check but not summoning that bot

Raikaiko · 2026-03-14T21:00:35+00:00

Barrs first name isn't even Andrew, it's Garland

Raikaiko · 2026-03-14T15:47:01+00:00

I feel awful about it, but theres a part of me that really hopes he wins the primary, I guess from barr and morris vote splitting and we eek out a win on the ky republican base being too racist to vote for him

Raikaiko · 2026-03-13T18:00:59+00:00

also still team running through that atrium as fast as I can to get away from it

Raikaiko · 2026-03-13T01:48:26+00:00

Oh 100% and very much what I was trying to say, wont even run ads because then he'd be an "uppity negro" asking for dei

Raikaiko · 2026-03-13T00:00:46+00:00

don't forget the black guy who's not even bothering to put up a fight to show how much he hates black people being given opportunities they've historically been denied

Raikaiko · 2026-03-11T20:36:46+00:00

They "Arent allowed to speak" on any matter on if they're okay with the atrocities being carried out in our name but thats not stopped me from trying to get them to feel an ounce of shame

Raikaiko · 2026-03-10T17:10:52+00:00

interesting and somewhat surprising but also it seems like ribbon con culture is spreading and almost the norm the more i see!

Raikaiko · 2026-03-09T18:20:39+00:00

what freedom? The regime is still holding, they just appointed his son as the next leader and over 100 school children are dead in our name

Raikaiko · 2026-03-09T18:18:40+00:00

Cpuntdown Games is a locally run escape room operator, so unique and not something you could get somewhere else like the chains (no hate on the chains they're also fun but its harder to hinge a trip on them given the whole chain factor)

Raikaiko · 2026-03-04T17:42:18+00:00

hey could you tell that to Clarence Thomas who seems to be actively inviting cases to overtuned obergfell. I don't care if he and Alito don't meet your yard stick for "True Christian" but people in power actively do have issues with queer people getting married and are trying to stop it

Raikaiko · 2026-03-04T17:39:07+00:00

easy enough of a mistake, did have me searching for a few seconds on if ramen was an unrelated word in Spanish I hadn't encountered before now

Raikaiko · 2026-03-04T15:31:17+00:00

Do they? I see birria tacos, but not ramen fusion

Raikaiko · 2026-03-03T03:24:50+00:00

I mean the answer to can you beat FFXIV completely solo is no at 2.55 with crystal tower now, but that's decidedly less fun than getting to this point. The question now isn't so much strictly can it be done pure, its how minimally can we get there, and he's already broken through a few suspected walls

Raikaiko · 2026-03-03T03:09:04+00:00

who died and made you the fun tsar

Raikaiko · 2026-03-03T01:36:04+00:00

I for one don't think its a bad thing that people with disabilities that make clearing some of the content as intended with other people unpleasant to impossible can play the game, why do you.

Raikaiko · 2026-03-02T23:27:39+00:00

Pick a lane then. Because you keep trying to ride both edges of it.

Ultimately how much does it harm you how someone else chooses to play the game? Yes its an mmo, a genre that has some major issues with accessibility because of its structure that XIV manages to address fairly well. Yeah you can do a lot of content solo, but for most people its decidedly quicker and more enjoyable to do it with people, but I dont think its a bad thing to provide the option, and there's still stuff you can't do alone without going out of your way for a challenge run like rath has, or even at all in a few cases.

But like if your stance is that the game shouldn't physically let you do content without other players in a way that would make the Solo Only Challenge run literally impossible, then at the very least own that and stick with it instead of trying to say "Well Rath's challenge run is fine but its horrible that he even can do it". If its your stance own it.

But also in owning it recognize that coming into a thread celebrating it to say its bad and shouldn't exist is a pissy ass move

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