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Lasairfiona · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:10 am Post subject:

Yeah, we had some ratan and made it into a halberd and then a MASSIVE katana which is totally called something else but I'm drunk and can't think of it. We totally added some melted down figures in pewter to the base to balance the whole thing. I could even use it well even though it was almost taller than me.

Anyway, it was good times but I was never big enough to wield anything effectively. Also, women in armor was a bit uncommon.
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WheelsOfConfusion · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 12070 Location: Unknown Kaddath

Sometimes they're more like the Society for The Specific Pedantic Anachronism That The Head of the Group Arbitrarily Approves Of.

Finnegan · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:14 am Post subject:

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Darqcyde · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:03 am Post subject:

I just gotta add: you live with you until the day you die. Regardless of what happens, you can not separate you from yourself, so your decisions are ultimately yours to live with. I've always thought you seemed like one of the most upbeat, happy, and overall positive people on these forums.

And like you've said, people project themselves a lot when they judge others and their actions; people can't see themselves being happy doing what you're doing so they think you must be unhappy. To me, they are the ones who are leading the truly sad lives.
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Dogen · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 10595 Location: Bellingham, WA

And it's not like you have to have the same priorities forever. You can change them whenever you feel like it, as things worth prioritizing come and go. You went through some stuff, so you're focusing on you and what helps you feel good right now. That seems like a good plan to me.
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Finnegan · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:53 am Post subject:

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DeD CHiKn · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:30 am Post subject:

What is the term for someone who only uses technical terminology when basic, more common words would be OK?

Example: Using "Monozygotic twins" instead of "identical twins".

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DeD CHiKn · Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:34 pm Post subject:

I know someone who is in school for psychology, and as such is taking a bunch of science courses.

Their vocabulary is like this now. I haven't called them out on it directly because it's probably something they are doing to help remember the terms. But yes, it comes off extremely annoying at times.

They also try to over analyze everything now.

Samsally · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 6314

After I took one class in psychology in college I backed away from that degree super fast. (it had never really been on the table, but it was still a bit like "Ah... NOPE.")

That shit was interesting as hell, but being in that class did nothing good for my own state of mind.
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