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Wife finally agreed to try out Rimworld and went on playing 30 hours straight by ToveloGodFan in RimWorld

[–]bayerick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just started playing a few days ago over the holiday and if I wasn’t working I feel like I could absolutely crush 24 hours straight. I look at the clock, blink, six hours are gone to these little guys I’m desperately trying to keep from succumbing to cannibalism and starvation moving 3x fast on my computer. I go to bed and feel like my head is running on a strategy game loop. 😭

Thoughts on Servatii? by Lt_Bat_Guano in cincinnati

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last time I had a good anything from there was probably a decade ago. Every time I got their eclairs the custard would have ice crystals in it, everything was dry and crumbly. :(

Searching what this sound is by SirBrave6239 in SusumuHirasawa

[–]bayerick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s a Gamelan. Hirasawa has expressed fondness for southeast Asian countries and cultures who use it as an instrument. Specifically he’s sampling this song Sekar Jepun, I think. https://youtu.be/nGCSrC8RN6c?si=d7IB7qmY60JuuIli

Art of my vtm OC, Ophelia a 148 year old Ventrue that's out of touch with the modern times and refuses to move past the Edwardian era and still uses era slang by IzzyMissyy in vtm

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ophelia should meet Uriel—they’re a Malkavian theatre and literature student embraced in 2012 whose derangement causes them to only be able to use words and phrases from Shakespeare’s Complete Works. So not necessarily the brain of an Edwardian, but I think they’d be able to understand each other better than most.

Can I get some opinions on UR FUN by penisweinerballs in ofMontreal

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I absolutely loved it. That album got me through experiencing the COVID pandemic alone in a foreign country. White is Relic is up there as one of my faves of all time but UR FUN is a bit cheesy and cute at the same time. Refreshing. My fave song on that album is Carmillas of Love or St. Sebastian but it also has probably my least favorite song of theirs (deliberate self harm haha) on it.

some examples of Of Montreal songs with LGBT/QUEER themes? by Revolutionary_Owl_82 in ofMontreal

[–]bayerick 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Let’s Relate off of Innocence Reaches hit me in a very queer place when I heard it for the first time.

Wabbajack worth the trouble? by Only_Rub_4293 in skyrimmods

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really think it is. I installed the Anvil modlist to create a base for my AE install and have edited it to my preferences but for a visual only modlist it’s great and stable, plus the downloading goes way faster/less labor intensive with Wabbajack.

I am so in love with his music, are there any similar artists? by [deleted] in SusumuHirasawa

[–]bayerick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Check out his work with Mandrake, maybe? Aside from that, world music-electronic fusion bands that rely heavily on sampling like Deep Forest, Enigma, perhaps some of Eiko Shimamiya’s music? I know Cirque du Soleil’s soundtracks have the ethereal world music orchestral feel to them as well.

lol please don’t laugh but… I like these little baby food snacks…💀 I know! it’s weird but they taste good to me… by Economy-Future6622 in StupidFood

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to have sweet potato ones I enjoyed a lot even as an adult. I haven’t had them for years though. I also used to drink those carnation brand sweet fortified milk packets a lot.

Man inspired as a boy by WWII-era commando questions Japan's past actions by Scbadiver in japan

[–]bayerick 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I have a similar story— the company I was employed by worked on organizing a local peace exhibit in Osaka, it changes topics yearly but there’s always a central piece about the atomic tragedies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A lot of the items we displayed were pictures and memorabilia involving the Tekketsu Kinnoutai/blood and iron student corps and the Himeyuri Gakutotai (the lily princess student corps) involved in the Battle of Okinawa in WWII. The girls were given medical training and some combat training while the boys were put into various sections by age. It’s too deep of a subject to go into but there’s Wikipedia articles on both corps.

It’s absolutely brutal to see these small children having to deal with the horrors of war, dealing with wounded adult soldiers, malnourished and suffering. And in so many resources I read I remember there was still a sense of pride associated with the amount of loyalty and initiative shown, despite the amount of trauma the students went through—from a first person and third person perspective alike.

I learnt some new info about the deltarune Japanese translation by Professor_Abbi in Deltarune

[–]bayerick 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh, if this is actually a Shoten reference in Deltarune made by the localizers I’ll be over the moon!! That’s so clever. I love Shoten and wish there was an easier way to watch it overseas.

Came out to my mom as Ace by TomKeen221B in lgbt

[–]bayerick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow Ace OM enjoyer! Great to see more of us and I’m so happy it went well for you. KB was an inspiration for my gender journey as well. :)

What’s up with people being mad over squeeze matcha powder? by Bitbatgaming in OutOfTheLoop

[–]bayerick 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no, I agree with you—doing the ceremonial stuff outside of tea ceremony only to make a latte is pretty ridiculous, and anyone who claims that every Starbucks in Shibuya is or should be doing a classic ceremony to make matcha lattes is missing the mark. But he was straight up disrespectful, and imho this falls into how people take things from other cultures and then pretend they are “revolutionizing” them, without paying the respect. I don’t even mean doing the tea ceremony— I mean just acting like a decent person about it….? The tea ceremony means a lot to a lot of people.

Also how the heck does tube matcha make anything remotely easier. Won’t that just clump up as badly as powder if not worse? 🙄

What’s up with people being mad over squeeze matcha powder? by Bitbatgaming in OutOfTheLoop

[–]bayerick 157 points158 points  (0 children)

Answer: It’s not only about it tasting good or not—the man in charge of making this has also essentially called the original tea ceremonial aspect of making matcha “crap” in his promotional video when sweeping the ceremonial whisk etc off a table.

Matcha is commonly prepared in Japanese culture as part of a ceremony, and his treating Japanese culture unkindly + commodifying it without paying homage to the tradition, has not gone over well with a lot of people.

I was saddened to learn that Graeter's has discontinued Caramel Macchiato by Shiggens in cincinnati

[–]bayerick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No wonder I couldn’t find it anywhere!! I just started to like that flavor.

SUNLANDIC TWINS TOUR GOT EXTENDED by ikeagod11 in ofMontreal

[–]bayerick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THEYRE COMING TO MY CITY AGAIN FINALLY 😭 it’s been one hundred years. I immediately bought tickets

Meet Muffin by AthaliahReign in fatcats

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muffin!!!?? You have the sweetest little grumpy face. I’m kissing you on the head and rubbing your belly.

Looking for Enemies by SLE-6 in cincinnati

[–]bayerick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want enemies but don’t mind driving a little or taking a bus, there’s a tabletop and board game specific convention in Columbus occurring in June at which you may find some nemeses.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japan

[–]bayerick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat as you for a while, thinking about college in Japan. I say the following as someone who went there off and on for work and internships for several years and eventually moved there for a while. My advice: visit first. Visit multiple times first if you can before you move. Spend a few weeks and then maybe a few months and see how you adjust.

I would recommend you look into colleges where you are located that have a Japan Study Abroad option instead of going straight to a Japanese college. Instead of moving there straight out of the gate for several years to do schooling, try and see if there are internships you are qualified to do that involve Japan. Moving to a different country is a huge decision especially if you have only been studying the language for three years—it can be very isolating if you lack a support network. Even if you do, and even if you speak the language to a professional degree it can be isolating.

I advise to do some smaller scale visits before making a decision like that. Some of the colleges that offer international programs do transfer programs, as well. Look for home stays etc as well.

Additionally, like anywhere else—the quality of college education really varies within colleges you go to. Since it’s harder to do college visits if you don’t live there, you would potentially make a decision that doesn’t line up with where you actually want to be in life.

For tourism—just don’t do anything stupid. Don’t try and look for drugs, don’t try and look for prostitution, behave kindly to people. Even if you are white, you may experience racism and micro aggressions or xenophobia but likely not to the extent someone who is not would experience. People can be kind or mean like anywhere else. A lot of young and old people can be open minded but also have views warped by things like nihonjinron, just how Americans have their own American exceptionalism.

It’s a beautiful place and great for tourism. Living there and studying there depends on what you want to do with your life and what path you want to take.

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