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How long have I been on funnyjunk.com and how did I even get there?
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There's definitely some adult humor. Once I showed my Mom a SFW Oglaf! comic strip. And then she asked if there was more. And I played dumb.
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I can't tell if my laptop has some auto correct/suggest that's messing with me. Or maybe I have a brain tumor.
It's like I'm typing words correctly but they're completely not the word I was trying to use. I mean to type "series" but in proofreading I discover I typed "serious". I dunno, maybe it's just weird muscle memory.
It's like I'm typing words correctly but they're completely not the word I was trying to use. I mean to type "series" but in proofreading I discover I typed "serious". I dunno, maybe it's just weird muscle memory.
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My fingers constantly want to add a G to any word that ends in "in." I usually don't type a completely wrong word though. Did this only recently start happening?
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Happy Valentines day! :heart: :heart: :heart:
It dawned on me - literally, laying in bed this morning - that the Sonic Movie comes out today because it's secretly a Valentines movie. And somehow Sonic's power ring is going to be used as a wedding ring in some romantic subplot. :barf:
Of course I haven't seen the movie or any promotions that would suggest that. And I don't have any plans to see the movie in theaters or anytime soon.
I did however see a different Video Game Movie recently. Dragon Quest: Your Story. It looks great! But it, the plot anyways, probably won't be received well outside of Japan. There's this cultural sentiment about the game that only existed in Japan. Because it was a pop culture thing there that made the video game industry conscious of release dates. Dragon Quest was THE game kids would skip school for in order to play on release. So they don't release new games on school days. And because of that, the connotation is DQ is for kids. And that's kind of important context. Without it, the title "Your Story" rings hallow. And the plot will seem pretty jarring. Maybe even alienating. Because it's something that's suppose to feel childish. I mean I get it. But I can't see DQ as a childish thing beyond some of the chibi artstyle. Then again, I've only played #VIII in the series and there's tons of manga and TV series that have never been localized in the west. It struck me as a legit Epic Fantasy for all ages, you know?
I could also be taking for granted that I'm American accustomed to liberty - which makes the message of "your story" about as revolutionary as saying "water is wet". Not to belittle it or anything, it's just the effect is kinda weak when the framework is missing. Like Peter Pan without the Victorian era values. Or a more generalize Man vs Society conflict - but you never see the character's society because it's suppose to be "your story". And that's what I mean by alienating. And it happens so fast too. Like, I caught the ball but set it down because burying your childhood isn't a real expectation.
Space Captain Harlock is another, older, Japanese film which had a similar theme. Viewing childhood as a kinda of paradise you can never return to. But it used Earth as a metaphor. You preserve it for a future generation but not yourself. Space faring Humanity agreed to preserve earth has a heritage site, so nobody is allowed to live on earth anymore. Only a few people know Earth was destroyed and replaced with a hologram array. Harlock was like, let's not fool ourselves. The past was shit, but we can make it better.
DQ Your Story is like "this is something you can always go back to AND it get's better with time. No shame."
But I'm like. "Why would he be ashamed? Oh! I'm suppose to be him? Makes sense, but, same question. Why would I feel ashamed?"
It dawned on me - literally, laying in bed this morning - that the Sonic Movie comes out today because it's secretly a Valentines movie. And somehow Sonic's power ring is going to be used as a wedding ring in some romantic subplot. :barf:
Of course I haven't seen the movie or any promotions that would suggest that. And I don't have any plans to see the movie in theaters or anytime soon.
I did however see a different Video Game Movie recently. Dragon Quest: Your Story. It looks great! But it, the plot anyways, probably won't be received well outside of Japan. There's this cultural sentiment about the game that only existed in Japan. Because it was a pop culture thing there that made the video game industry conscious of release dates. Dragon Quest was THE game kids would skip school for in order to play on release. So they don't release new games on school days. And because of that, the connotation is DQ is for kids. And that's kind of important context. Without it, the title "Your Story" rings hallow. And the plot will seem pretty jarring. Maybe even alienating. Because it's something that's suppose to feel childish. I mean I get it. But I can't see DQ as a childish thing beyond some of the chibi artstyle. Then again, I've only played #VIII in the series and there's tons of manga and TV series that have never been localized in the west. It struck me as a legit Epic Fantasy for all ages, you know?
I could also be taking for granted that I'm American accustomed to liberty - which makes the message of "your story" about as revolutionary as saying "water is wet". Not to belittle it or anything, it's just the effect is kinda weak when the framework is missing. Like Peter Pan without the Victorian era values. Or a more generalize Man vs Society conflict - but you never see the character's society because it's suppose to be "your story". And that's what I mean by alienating. And it happens so fast too. Like, I caught the ball but set it down because burying your childhood isn't a real expectation.
Space Captain Harlock is another, older, Japanese film which had a similar theme. Viewing childhood as a kinda of paradise you can never return to. But it used Earth as a metaphor. You preserve it for a future generation but not yourself. Space faring Humanity agreed to preserve earth has a heritage site, so nobody is allowed to live on earth anymore. Only a few people know Earth was destroyed and replaced with a hologram array. Harlock was like, let's not fool ourselves. The past was shit, but we can make it better.
DQ Your Story is like "this is something you can always go back to AND it get's better with time. No shame."
But I'm like. "Why would he be ashamed? Oh! I'm suppose to be him? Makes sense, but, same question. Why would I feel ashamed?"
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Ever since I got a new laptop last spring. I felt like I just wasn't used to the keyboard. But that doesn't explain how I can type words right but wrong. Lol.Nathaniel3W":3o8616dr said:
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I've been caught up in writing dialogue and drama for months now. I don't know I'm doing anymore. I can break down and analyse existing narratives and explain what makes them tick. But synthesizing one for myself is something else.
I mean I can outline the storyform. Like you'd set forms to pour concrete into. But the nitty gritty of the dialogue is the concrete mix. And I just haven't figured out the right mix yet.
I mean I can outline the storyform. Like you'd set forms to pour concrete into. But the nitty gritty of the dialogue is the concrete mix. And I just haven't figured out the right mix yet.
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This month if flying by.