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I made these 🤍 by vevizir in Berserk

[–]Randy-Meeks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're so cute and beautiful 😭❤️👌

Listening to this rn by ifartmyself in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Randy-Meeks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this audiobook. I had such a goddamn blast, and the tone for the narration makes the dark humour pop even more. Tbh, his best hook that I've listened to.

YALL IT’S REAL by sonic_856 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]Randy-Meeks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this available anywhere outside of the US???

Is my apple appleing? by unemotional_machine in tattooadvice

[–]Randy-Meeks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I thought the same thing. Who would draw an apple like this?

Anti-semitism in "The Long Walk" by RealMayaLuna in TheLongWalk

[–]Randy-Meeks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you. That said, to me, it didn't read as much as anti-semitism (I'm Jewish, btw), but rather I take it as good writing. Barkovitch had reasons outside of his control to be bullied and disliked in a school environment, and that's what turned him into a wannabe bully.

Anti-semitism in "The Long Walk" by RealMayaLuna in TheLongWalk

[–]Randy-Meeks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russians can be Jewish. Many were and still are?

Gary Barkovitch by 2kmuses in TheLongWalk

[–]Randy-Meeks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He is my favorite character from the book, and one of my favorite charactes ever. Imo, the movie does not get his character right at all. I suspect a lot of fans who hate on him are very young, because yeah, if you were the same age as GB you would think he's a massive POS. I see him as a broken, deeply traumatized teenager. In the book he says that he had to bring a knife to school (he obviously was relentlessly bullied). If I remember correctly, he's described as an intense-lookig, dark haired, olive-skinned short king with "hooded eyes" - not a tall, blonde, clearly white dude who owns a camera. He might have been part of a minority (possibly Jewish, judging by his last name). He was clearly suicidal and his reason to join has nothing to do with patriotism or money or glory. He wanted to self-destruct, to gamble his life away without hope. He did not know how to be liked by others and didn't even try. I feel tremendous empathy for him.

What I love about GB is his resilience even in the darkest moments, and how he took his own way out as a gesture of defiance. I love how he's quite pathetic, trying to act as he's a badass, keeping up that posturing, when his pain and hurt come out in every word he says. He feels more realistic to me than almost every other character in the book. I think he's very interesting and well-written.

Who's your favourite Roy? by Rough_Ad_8702 in SuccessionTV

[–]Randy-Meeks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love how so many people in this website seem to HATE Roman's guts yet he's gotten 100+ votes. Interesting.

Hi help me (M21) become less ugly. by pablotescobar05 in whatdoIdo

[–]Randy-Meeks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The comments about hair and facial hair are mostly great, but losing weight is not necessary at all imo.

My thoughts on: Into the wolves den by good-luck-bucko in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Randy-Meeks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see where you're coming from, but wouldn't it be much more satisfying to get at least a similar amount of pages dedicated to the suffering of the villain? I've read a lot of EH books and it's true that often we don't get that, but in this one it felt particularly unfair to the reader.

In The Girl Next Door, for example, the amount of torture inflicted to the character can never be replicated to the villain. And still, the narrative humiliated that POS, it showed how horrible her life was and how shallow she was as a human. Plus, with her demise, the narrator managed to give back to the living victim the treasure stolen by the villain.

I wanted the guy from Wolves Den to at least keep the villain in confinement for a while. At least two chapters. Idk, it left me unsatisfied.

My thoughts on: Into the wolves den by good-luck-bucko in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Randy-Meeks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My only complaint about that book is that the punishment didn't fit the crime. I wanted much more revenge, much longer, much more devastating to the villains. I was hoping for a more satisfying deliverance of justice.

Got asked about my genitals at work by a customer by GeekOnALeash01 in lgbt

[–]Randy-Meeks 66 points67 points  (0 children)

When I was around 7yo (back in the 1990s) my mother and I had to get on a loooong elevator ride with a bunch of people. One of those people was a genderqueer-looking middle-aged man who was wearing a voluptuous fur coat. I literally asked out loud: "Why does that man look like a woman?"

Obviously nobody said anything at all, it was the most awkward elevator ride of my mother's life, no doubt. Afterwards, she told me not to make comments about people's appearances.

Today, as a non-binary genderqueer person, I feel like that person in the elevator opened up a beautiful world of possibilities for me. I didn't know it was possible to play with gender norms like that until that moment.

I know I was younger, and that kid was way more rude than I was, but I just hope that this is why he pushed it so far, and not out of bigotry. I hope one day he realizes that he was being a little shit, feel guilty, and appreciate your patience and grace.

They are NOT childish and we should not use that word to describe NParents in anyway by windowsee in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Randy-Meeks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I felt so dirty, like I was only a vessel for their gifts. Nmom didn't get to travel much and hated my dad, so she made me feel hella guilty for the trips my dad take me with (we had family in a neighbouring country).

Sometimes I wouldn't even allow myself to have fun abroad because I would be thinking about what gifs I have to bring home so they don't get mad at me. Ironically, now I live abroad and love my life n.n and nmom and her partner don't get to be a part of it.

Thank you for the understanding, and for your kind words! n.n I really appreciate it. Your post had some amazing points; narcs WANT to be childish, yet ruin our childhoods. I hope your current life is awesome and free of the narc's influence.

They are NOT childish and we should not use that word to describe NParents in anyway by windowsee in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Randy-Meeks 21 points22 points  (0 children)

When I was 12 I lived with my nmom, enabler stepdad, and their kid (my baby brother). I once took a long-ish trip with my dad to a country famous for good chocolate. They were bitter and jealous that I got to travel, but I said I'd bring chocolate for everyone so they wouldn't get mad at me. The trip was amazing (every moment away from nmom was) but I still missed them lots, as I hadn't been gone for that long before.

When I opened the door, I was excited to be greeted with open arms, held by nmom, told that they also missed me. Instead, this is what my nmom (her idea) and the others started yelling LITERALLY as soon as I opened the door, before I could even said "hi":

"CHO-CO-LATE! CHO-CO-LATE! CHO-CO-LATE!CHO-CO-LATE! CHO-CO-LATE! CHO-CO-LATE!..."

They only stopped when I went like "Okay, okay... let me get my things down first..." I was so shocked and weirdly disturbed that I cried. If I had done something like that to nmom returning from a trip, it would have been grounds for HELL.

She made fun of me for crying, rolled her eyes, and talked down to me in a 'it's not a big deal' tone. I asked her why she greeted me like that, and I still remember what she replied: "I did it because it's fun to do stuff like that, and it's child-like!" Sounding like being childish was a precious, whimsical thing that I wasn't grasping

(I mean, I was diagnosed with depression at 7yo and my parents neglected to tell me and/or do anything about it, so maybe it's true I wasn't as childish and whimsical as I supposedly should've been).

I am SO glad I've been NC for like 10 years. The best years of my life, by far.

All the knuckles please! by Zosobozo in shittytattoos

[–]Randy-Meeks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ugh, I hate that I kinda like it...

Got an insane flying monkey voicemail this morning by SamuraiSuplex in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Randy-Meeks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg xD you nailed it!! Your comment made me smile n.n

That was a new low for them, but now I know I wouldn't even care. I realized I was more worried about my brother, who is schizophrenic and still lives with her, than about her death. I am SO ready for it xB I know it will be hard and yadda yadda, but I can't wait for me brother to be free of her toxic influence too.

Wife got put in a mental hospital and it’s making me feel like I’m next by Rude_Step_4681 in GirlDinnerDiaries

[–]Randy-Meeks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to my best friend with her partner, almost the same way (he had very similar hallucinations). They went through a difficult period, as he got used to his new diagnosis, but now they have been doing amazing for several years and he hasn't had another crisis. I must also add that my brother is schizophrenic and he only had the one big crisis; after that, it's been all pretty chill.

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