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i guess it's somehow about genres, but if there's some satirical comedy in it maybe I could appreciate the story better.

don't worry 'bout it

You don't realize that it's how the author keeps you hooked? You're being trolled.

I finally purchased Game of Thrones (first book) without seeing much of the show, so I'll be able to give my two cents on the matter eventually. From the little bit I have read on the prologue, though, I can see how you would be confused, leonard. However, I find myself again agreeing with d since reading creative fiction has enabled me to accept my confusion and move on. Perhaps my questions will be answered, perhaps they won't, but you must learn to accept what you have been given and continue to read on. Or not, I mean, your choice on what's your reading material, right?

How is this topic bugged? It appears to be working fine to me.

I followed the Marvel scene and man, the king is back. Justin Wong takes the championship using Storm, Wolverine, and Akuma! No Doom, Magneto, Zero, or Dante/Vergil. Insane.

Wish I followed Dota2 a bit more but it's hard to follow even on the noob stream ahaha.



Interesting, though I think I will stick to working alone for my entry. I find a good amount of fulfillment and satisfaction from creating a work that I've thought up from scratch.

It comes easier if you're familiar with how a MOBA or ARTS works. I'm watching the noob stream even though I've been playing the damn game for around 8-9 years because, why not? You learn more and the chat is surprisingly helpful, most of the time.

Been a while, though, xnine. How have you been? Everything going alright in your life?

I've actually played League of Legends for about 4 years, so I'm fairly well versed in the MOBA genre, but it's difficult to keep track of skills and items being used in Dota 2. When I do tune in, it's pretty enjoyable regardless though.

And I've been okay, though a bit busy. Studying for the MCAT consumes a fair bit of my day as does my part-time job. Whatever free time I have left I sink into watching anime or trying to finish games before my summer is over.

What about you?

Sorry to hear that, I've heard the MCAT can be a monster.

I'm level 30 on LoL, but started on DotA 1, so I'm playing 2 now. We should be friends, message me your usernames on LoL/Steam.

I came really close to deleting everything below this, but I think it's better to just let it out, I suppose.

I've been better. Going through a tough time right now, actually. Quit my part-time job at the library and moved cities. Making some life decisions that are pretty important, and realizing how little I've progressed. Pretty depressing. It's tough when I turn around to take a look at everything and realize the best thing I've done in my life is graduate from undergrad and the most impacting thing I do is run a writing contest on a porn site yearly. I love this place and will keep coming back for everyone, but I feel like I'm just not going anywhere, and I'm currently not because I cannot decide on a profession to strive for and my bachelors in psych isn't helping that, especially since I don't have what it takes to go through grad school, considering my poor GRE scores and how terrible my study ethic was in college. Managed to graduate with a 3.0 GPA, but I was really lucky with that.

Sometimes I think about what I want to do, and I just don't know what to tell myself, and other answers seem like pipe dreams. I love video games, I love computers and the internet, I love writing and editing, I love trying be a friend to people and support them in genuine ways because it makes me feel like I mattered to someone, when I ask how they are and really want them to answer my question because I actually do really care about them.

Sadly, after all that, I fail to realize what I should be doing with my life here. Makes me really existential.

Sorry to pour all that out, but...Fuck it, I just felt like it.

Yeah, could be better.

I was supposed to play LoL. But my PC still not fixed. :V

Don't wanna install another game on ex-brother's PC.

well xenon, can't say that I know how you felt but maybe I'm currently at some confused condition too. basically this, I kind of spent too much time trying to graduate and I'm getting closer, though it's still far and the wait starts to frustrate me.

i feel like, these are the times i can focus on things i wanna do, so i'd be a somebody after i graduate, yet my mind drifts around recklessly and i can't really seem to make use of my time that well.

i realize that i must try to take a step forward, even if it's a little uncomfortable. maybe that way i'll finally know what i'm really looking for.

I have the same problem. I've decided to major in accounting. Mostly because I heard it's easy and pays well, and I have no idea what else to do. At one point I told myself, "Fuck it. Pick something and stick with it. It won't be the end of the world if it turns out to be a dead end." I still have plenty of doubts if I'm making the right choices or not, but hell, I've got time to figure it out.

I know things were hard for you too some time ago, high. We haven't really talked in a while, so it made me wonder how you were doing. I think taking that step is the most difficult thing of all, because you get so comfortable being stagnant, yet you know that you can't hold your position forever.



My university had a co-op plan for business-related majors, sending them off to work for companies every other semester. My brother, formerly accounting presently finance, did a co-op assessing Excel spreadsheets for dairy and deli goods for Kroger corp. He did his work fast and ran out of it quickly, his bosses didn't have much more to give him so he just sat around reading CNN and Reddit articles until the days end. It bored him to death, but he's sticking with it because he wants to be CFO of some company some day. If that's your path, I support you in it, but you're a great writer as well, so you should publish something on the side. I think you even could presently, not that I know which of your works you feel are worthy of attempting. I wish I had more to show, but my inspiration comes rarely. I'd consider trying to be an author, but there's so much I don't know, and my portfolio of writings is less than a shopping list, with things unlikely to be professional works.

I'll probably be going to a career adviser very soon to assess what my best skills are and what I have the potential to be.

Thanks, guys. It's nice to have real talks sometimes.

Ditto on the real talk. Joking around is fun and all, but . . . that's about it.

That co-op plan sounds like a good opportunity. Even if it only yields boring grunt work in the short term, you're getting your foot in the door at least.

A CFO is a nice goal, but I on the other hand do not have a goal as lofty as that. I just want a position that makes decent money. I'd probably be fine with minimum wage or somewhere thereabouts, but there's no way in hell my parents would be cool with that.

I thank you for the kind words. I seem to have the opposite problem as you when it comes to writing. I have quite a lot of ideas. Even now, it's difficult to stick with Age of Anarchy and get it done. It doesn't help that I hardly feel like writing lately. An hour here, an hour there. Rarely more than that.

To be honest, I don't feel I'm ready to submit anything for consideration for publication. After I finish Age of Anarchy, I have another pretty big project I've been hammering out the details on that's kind of fan-ficiton and kind of not (don't know how to describe it). I think after that's done, I'll begin work on something with the aim of getting it published. I've got one idea in particular I've been sitting on that I personally think is fucking awesome. The only question is will I be able to do it justice.

I think there's a lot everyone doesn't know about any specific job before landing it. The only thing I have to say about that is carry on. I don't see what else we can do.

for that I think there's some magic formula called starting out small. maybe very small. I'm in for Warren Buffet's way rather than Richard Branson's 'diehard' bravado.

at least yeah, by then the most difficult thing isn't taking steps, but to patiently wait until a significant result came. even if I'm not that quick on catching up, at least my patience had been trained after going through lotsa schitts.

Damn... I didn't know you felt this way. I thought you felt pretty content with your job at the library that you were working at. Moving cities sounds like a massive decision if you've done it alone. I hope you're managing fine, at least in terms of sustainability.

I think we've all been where you are, and I can't really give you any advice. It's good that you'll be going to an adviser, that's already better than a lot of people I know. Good luck Xenon, I sincerely wish you the best.

On a side note, I might've been a different person today if I never ran into the Writing Contest back in 2011. If I become a doctor, you can take credit for some of it I bet!

Damn, you're trying to become a doctor? Those guys make bank! Devoting your life to helping others is cool too. Good luck with that.

Well, you need to ask yourself what you value. Is it money? Is it helping others? Is it...? etc. They say that people should value the little things, but I myself find that hard to do at least until I've accomplished my dream.

On your work ethic, I was and still am a bit like that, but I've become better and more diligent on my dream. Anyways, you should try to accomplish them; just don't throw caution to the wind. Not everyone is going to be able to accomplish things quickly like Isaac Newton or some other famous person. And frankly, comparing oneself to other people in general is unproductive. Ignore them and focus on whatever it is that you want. Look forward and keep walking.

Many thanks! I'll have to take this MCAT probably 1-2 more times before I can get into med school, but once I get in I'm sure I'll make it out.

And I'm one of those naive people going in to save lives and do good. But hey, I can't argue that making bank is pretty good too! In 2 years, I'll update if I've gotten into med school. And then in 10 more, I'll update when I'm out. Stay tuned!

I hope Waar shuts down the other chat

It might not amount to much, but we'll always be here for you, Xen. I know we're just random people online that you may never meet IRL, but that matters little in my opinion. If I can make a difference and make people happy, it doesn't matter how I know them! I'm always overly happy all the time and sometimes it comes of a bit psychotic, but it's helped plenty of my friends stay positive when they're down in the dumps.