tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.comments2024-03-26T21:27:55.583-04:00Weird & Wonderful Worldsmaxcan7http://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comBlogger718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-41247489898592333602024-03-26T21:27:55.583-04:002024-03-26T21:27:55.583-04:00I completely agree with your statement: We can for...I completely agree with your statement: We can forget the gods, but we cannot forget the people who created them.<br />Thank you for your record. I almost forgot about them, which is not a good sign.elden ring runeshttps://www.buymmog.com/elden-ring/runesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-5503914483438983942024-02-12T10:42:27.565-05:002024-02-12T10:42:27.565-05:00The ennui part was actually the last part I wrote ...The ennui part was actually the last part I wrote before posting. In retrospect I wish I had fleshed it out just a tiny bit more, but if anything maybe I should have just made the other ones shorter.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-17962714292426596932024-02-12T09:03:11.622-05:002024-02-12T09:03:11.622-05:00Both of those parts you quote were some of my favo...Both of those parts you quote were some of my favorites as well, glad you liked it :).<br /><br />> "my god dude this rules...and rules in a way that i think only could have come from the very particular interests and hangups that run underneath the rest of your work here - a weird and wonderful world indeed"<br /><br />🙏 Thank you thank you :) 🙏maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-83707187729837689962024-02-12T03:36:39.691-05:002024-02-12T03:36:39.691-05:00oh and "made a home for himself in the memory...oh and "made a home for himself in the memory buffer of grief" excellent excellent excellentÈnziramirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352631114489892861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-13098404155339991512024-02-12T03:18:54.259-05:002024-02-12T03:18:54.259-05:00my god dude this rules...and rules in a way that i... my god dude this rules...and rules in a way that i think only could have come from the very particular interests and hangups that run underneath the rest of your work here - a weird and wonderful world indeed. some great bits of prose here too, loved ennui and "[b]ut Incidental has a way of making incidents out of accidents and Shevet help you if Incident insights a cohort of colluding co-incidents and then you have a Calamity on your hands" got me. Ènziramirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352631114489892861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-61858731776204626052024-02-10T11:36:47.728-05:002024-02-10T11:36:47.728-05:00"It feels as though it would (or at least sho..."It feels as though it would (or at least should) overall be a very positive experience to me, though parts of it might be harrowing or uncomfortable!"<br /><br />Yes this is very on point haha, that is exactly right.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-43283264157517577462024-02-10T11:08:29.749-05:002024-02-10T11:08:29.749-05:00On the intrigued but discomfiting bit: your use of...On the intrigued but discomfiting bit: your use of the word cathartic is absolutely one aspect of what I meant by "enlightening." It feels as though it would (or at least should) overall be a very positive experience to me, though parts of it might be harrowing or uncomfortable!<br /><br />I know how it is with inspiration that comes in a gush and then slows to a trickle. I have like ten or fifteen unfinished stories, and as many ideas for games and whatnot that I've begun at some point and then somehow...just couldn't get anywhere with. I'm glad you posted this even if you consider it unfinished, as I certainly believe there is enough there to work with. No pressure, but if you DO decide to run it, I think that group we had would be a great place to give it a shot!<br /><br />Blackouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672996667698419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-42530362348010578822024-02-10T10:45:05.914-05:002024-02-10T10:45:05.914-05:00Ya I get the sense that people are getting a kind ...Ya I get the sense that people are getting a kind of intrigued but discomfiting vibe off of this but the funny thing is this actually came from a really positive and cathartic place lol. I appreciate your interest, I've been trying to cut back on big online commitments although I was enjoying our group a while back, so if I do decide to run it online I'll for sure let you know.<br /><br />Other than running the MRD Vol. 1 Module at PAXU in Philly a few months ago (the only module I've ran multiple times lol), I have not run a game in over a year, and I think that is in part why I've struggled lately with inspiration and commitment to writing and blogging. <br /><br />I'm disappointed that I wasn't able to carry this to completion, I mean maybe I still will, but it was like an explosion in Fall and then a drip of inspiration here and there ever since. I just tried to get it to a place where I could post it, but ya there's potentially a fair bit more to do for this to accomplish what I had originally set out to do with it.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-49224985150125440372024-02-10T09:21:30.979-05:002024-02-10T09:21:30.979-05:00This...
This is really, really good, Max.
I wish...This...<br /><br />This is really, really good, Max.<br /><br />I wish I could italicize that second really.<br /><br />I have a feeling I will come back to this; I'd like to run it, but on a first read there's much too much I feel I haven't processed thoroughly enough. If you ever decide to run it, I would be interested in participating. I had to think about that phrasing carefully - at first I wrote "I would enjoy...." then "I would like to..." and then settled on "I would be interested in..." because it may not be a pleasant experience as such though I feel it could be a really enlightening one - and I use the term enlightening in the sense of "providing knowledge or insight" and in the sense of "unburdening, reducing load" and in the sense of "injecting light into."<br /><br />Great stuff.Blackouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672996667698419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-90609873407962072702024-02-02T10:47:37.789-05:002024-02-02T10:47:37.789-05:00I will neither confirm nor deny, but I like where ...I will neither confirm nor deny, but I like where you're going with it...maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-67369422163018449812024-02-02T10:47:06.471-05:002024-02-02T10:47:06.471-05:00The italics were very intentional ;)The italics were very intentional ;)maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-87819114659284623302024-02-02T10:46:54.836-05:002024-02-02T10:46:54.836-05:00Thanks, I struggled a bit with where to italicize ...Thanks, I struggled a bit with where to italicize so I'm glad it worked out.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-47850514314938345152024-02-02T00:49:31.517-05:002024-02-02T00:49:31.517-05:00Insanely good - italicization never felt so creepy...Insanely good - italicization never felt so creepyÈnziramirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352631114489892861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-92097202227535179382024-01-29T06:42:07.937-05:002024-01-29T06:42:07.937-05:00The last line made me scurry back to the beginning...The last line made me scurry back to the beginning and re-read everything. Then I started to wonder about the italics used for "speak of" and if that was related to the idea that it simply cannot be discussed. Really intriguing!Blackouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672996667698419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-23200941633935269812024-01-26T22:00:15.249-05:002024-01-26T22:00:15.249-05:00Very good. Creepy through implication, what can...Very good. Creepy through implication, what can't or won't be said. The civilizing mission so civilized it can't even acknowledge its own atrocities except through impenetrable euphemism, or a memetic/anti-memetic environment... maybe both at once depending on your point of view...semiurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-49323183272477404302024-01-20T16:00:13.980-05:002024-01-20T16:00:13.980-05:00It's "neurons that fire together wire tog...It's "neurons that fire together wire together", but ya that's Hebbian Learning. It's a core idea in cognitive neuroscience, behaviorial neuroscience, and many connectionist neural network architectures.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-38786163147917912932024-01-20T13:27:30.681-05:002024-01-20T13:27:30.681-05:00Fascinating! I think I heard the phrase "cel...Fascinating! I think I heard the phrase "cells that fire together wire together" before, probably from you, but this is the first time I'd really looked at Hebbian learning. also this: "empathize and socially intuit at a higher resolution" clicked for me - I thought it was a great way to phrase the idea.Blackouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672996667698419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-39239655768375415162024-01-12T10:28:45.180-05:002024-01-12T10:28:45.180-05:00I should edit the post itself with this info, but ...I should edit the post itself with this info, but in case you didn't see the comment above, it's available for free from internet archive :).maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-26079120989099132952024-01-12T10:25:09.318-05:002024-01-12T10:25:09.318-05:00"There's a character named Spidercuntboy...."There's a character named Spidercuntboy."<br /><br />Well, now I HAVE to see it.Blackouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672996667698419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-43149788846383968962024-01-11T23:02:56.788-05:002024-01-11T23:02:56.788-05:00It appears to be on internet archive so maybe not ...It appears to be on internet archive so maybe not that hard to find after all too lol. maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-56910881039911367862024-01-11T22:28:04.822-05:002024-01-11T22:28:04.822-05:00"who, when faced with something totally outsi..."who, when faced with something totally outside their frame of reference for consensus reality, choose to scoff and laugh and close their minds, not even considering to actually sit with their thoughts and truly experience what is being presented to them on its own terms"<br /><br />will have more to say once i get to watching this (trying to rope a friend into it) but the bit above is perfect, def among the worst types of dude. Ènziramirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352631114489892861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-51193755666407396062024-01-05T13:53:56.100-05:002024-01-05T13:53:56.100-05:00That's interesting, thanks for the clarificati...That's interesting, thanks for the clarification! Even if it's very different, I'd love to be able to read a translated version of it just to see.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-36461301029235854292024-01-05T13:35:26.813-05:002024-01-05T13:35:26.813-05:00Lemon People, the magazine that serialised Iczer-1...Lemon People, the magazine that serialised Iczer-1, was Japan's first Lolicon/Bishoujo manga magazine. Unlike ero-manga magazines published after the mid-1990s, there wasn't a real divide between adult and all-age regulations, so the contents of Lemon People ran the gamut of all-age to full-blown erotica, since the Lolicon readers were less interested in sex than with fetishism (Instead of an elf, Iczer-1 was a catgirl in a -pseudo-lesbian relationship with Nagisa). The anime only followed the contents of the manga up in the first OVA with much of the 2nd and 3rd OVA episodes treading new plot ground since the manga never went that far; the original mangaka was notorious for not finishing his serials, and Iczer-1 was no different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-26034843399219237882024-01-04T11:34:56.374-05:002024-01-04T11:34:56.374-05:00These are cool ideas :).These are cool ideas :).maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-71924629486139839592024-01-04T11:32:05.789-05:002024-01-04T11:32:05.789-05:00Fun. And it could pretty easily spiral out once th...Fun. And it could pretty easily spiral out once the game begins, perhaps on making landfall the Azure Horde churn up the Mudfolk and funnel them into their fight against the Fire Kingdom. The Fire Kingdom in turn capture a number of Mudfolk and bake them into a Clay Jannisary Corp but this raises the ire of the Gigantocracy of Stone who see these new clay people as their kin.Rookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508551136011491201noreply@blogger.com