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Three weird settings. (Two decidedly weirder)
General | Posted 18 years agoThough they all share some kinks--err, qualities, there are a few very different factors that influence each setting.
Aestivum continuity: Dragons were created as weapons in the last war, much as the Warforged serve this role in Eberron, though their creation is tied up in ancient magic. The dragons are new magic, but people are very wary. They need them too much by now to get rid of them all, but they're too afraid of them to let them off a short leash by freeing them and/or granting human rights.
Bodyshoppe: Dragons -- and all the other nonhumans -- are all biological constructs, many are neophiles, and many either started as or became kinky people, either seeking new ways to enjoy that, or learned from their experiences to enjoy the strange.
Everything that isn't one of these... is just my fevered imagination.
Aestivum continuity: Dragons were created as weapons in the last war, much as the Warforged serve this role in Eberron, though their creation is tied up in ancient magic. The dragons are new magic, but people are very wary. They need them too much by now to get rid of them all, but they're too afraid of them to let them off a short leash by freeing them and/or granting human rights.
Bodyshoppe: Dragons -- and all the other nonhumans -- are all biological constructs, many are neophiles, and many either started as or became kinky people, either seeking new ways to enjoy that, or learned from their experiences to enjoy the strange.
Everything that isn't one of these... is just my fevered imagination.
iDisk
General | Posted 18 years agoGun Control
General | Posted 18 years agoFor presentation in front of a class of college students:
"Let's think about this rationally. Given: There are as many guns as citizens in the US. Given: In this state, a little over ten percent are gun-owners. Given: Over 75% of these guns are not owned for hunting.
Let's combine the last two of those, and assume that ten percent of Floridians own a gun for self-defense. Look around this classroom. How many students are there? About fifty? What would have happened if, when the madman opened fire, five of your peers drew and returned fire?
I promise, things wouldn't have gotten nearly so bad."
Whew. Feels good to finally put that down on ASCII. Can anyone spot a flaw in my logic I missed?
"Let's think about this rationally. Given: There are as many guns as citizens in the US. Given: In this state, a little over ten percent are gun-owners. Given: Over 75% of these guns are not owned for hunting.
Let's combine the last two of those, and assume that ten percent of Floridians own a gun for self-defense. Look around this classroom. How many students are there? About fifty? What would have happened if, when the madman opened fire, five of your peers drew and returned fire?
I promise, things wouldn't have gotten nearly so bad."
Whew. Feels good to finally put that down on ASCII. Can anyone spot a flaw in my logic I missed?
memejacking
General | Posted 18 years agoIF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool..
Opening Credits
Tachikoma Beat Showcase by Sam Reeve (from Ghost In The Shell Tribute Category: Techno Style)
(Set this to a time-lapse morning scene...)
Waking Up
Reiterated Inspiration by Scott Peeples from Project Majestic Mix: SquareDance LE
A little on the melancholy side, but if I'm actually faced with waking up in the MORNING...
First Day At School
Kyuukyoku Hakai Program by Shiro Hamaguchi from Ah My Goddess TV Original Soundtrack 2
(Can't even comprehend this one...)
Making Your New Best Friend
Fall Semester by The Get Up Kids from Four Minute Mile
(lol dunno. Appropriate in the ironic sense?)
Falling In Love
Drag by Justin Clayton from the old MP3.com
(oh wow, the ironic. "You're like a drug / I don't know if I should hate you")
Breaking Up
Hollywood by Ultra Velvet, no idea the source (unless it's also MP3.com)
(Does nothing for me)
Prom
Adam's Song by Blink-182 from Enema of the State
(now I'm just creeped out... I'm not sure I'd see this movie now.)
Graduation
Son Of "Cha!" by Local H from Here Comes The Zoo
(Yes, my collection's eclectic. Pretty sure this is where the movie takes a nihilistic twist.)
Life's Okay
Souvenir by Korn from See You On The Other Side
(If this is what gets picked for Life's okay... my life must really turn south at some point)
Death of a Close Friend
Candy Store Rock by Led Zeppelin from The Led Zeppelin Box Set (Disc 4/4)
(Damn. warped.
Mental Breakdown
Missing Time by KMFDM from MDFMK
(Considering everything else that's come up, the first really appropriate track (The world is crashing inside-out / gently I came off the hinges) Great song, though.)
Driving
Destiny by Zero7 from Simple Things Remixes
(I must be sane again and in that scary calm place)
Flashback
Crystal Palace by Øystein Sevåg from A Winter's Solstice IV
(I've had plenty of really lousy Christmases.)
Getting Back TogetherMajor Force / Return of the Original Art Form by Fatboy Slim from Essential Millennium (CD 2 of 3)
(what the fuck.)
Birth of Child
Megalomaniac (Bomb) - Mix By Excessive Force from the KMFDM self-titled LP
(Did I sire the antichrist or something?)
Wedding Scene
Bleed Black by A.F.I. from Sing the Sorrow
(The normal moment must have been a brief respite)
Car Accident
Shak (Rock Yer Sol) by Skylab2000
(or maybe this movie's supposed to be a tragedy? Go driving, get better, get T-boned? Lame. I definitely wouldn't see this movie)
Death Scene
Punk by Gorillaz from the self-titled CD
(Tell me I can find something better to listen to when I'm dying, please!
Funeral Song
La Who? by La Junta
(Never heard this before... frankly, it should've stayed this way. Maybe someone crashed the funeral with a ghettoblaster? Hopefully everyone present beat the shit outta 'em.)
End Credits
Chopin F minor Ballade by Sonia Rubinsky, piano from Alma Brasileira Recital
(/me shivers)
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool..
Opening Credits
Tachikoma Beat Showcase by Sam Reeve (from Ghost In The Shell Tribute Category: Techno Style)
(Set this to a time-lapse morning scene...)
Waking Up
Reiterated Inspiration by Scott Peeples from Project Majestic Mix: SquareDance LE
A little on the melancholy side, but if I'm actually faced with waking up in the MORNING...
First Day At School
Kyuukyoku Hakai Program by Shiro Hamaguchi from Ah My Goddess TV Original Soundtrack 2
(Can't even comprehend this one...)
Making Your New Best Friend
Fall Semester by The Get Up Kids from Four Minute Mile
(lol dunno. Appropriate in the ironic sense?)
Falling In Love
Drag by Justin Clayton from the old MP3.com
(oh wow, the ironic. "You're like a drug / I don't know if I should hate you")
Breaking Up
Hollywood by Ultra Velvet, no idea the source (unless it's also MP3.com)
(Does nothing for me)
Prom
Adam's Song by Blink-182 from Enema of the State
(now I'm just creeped out... I'm not sure I'd see this movie now.)
Graduation
Son Of "Cha!" by Local H from Here Comes The Zoo
(Yes, my collection's eclectic. Pretty sure this is where the movie takes a nihilistic twist.)
Life's Okay
Souvenir by Korn from See You On The Other Side
(If this is what gets picked for Life's okay... my life must really turn south at some point)
Death of a Close Friend
Candy Store Rock by Led Zeppelin from The Led Zeppelin Box Set (Disc 4/4)
(Damn. warped.
Mental Breakdown
Missing Time by KMFDM from MDFMK
(Considering everything else that's come up, the first really appropriate track (The world is crashing inside-out / gently I came off the hinges) Great song, though.)
Driving
Destiny by Zero7 from Simple Things Remixes
(I must be sane again and in that scary calm place)
Flashback
Crystal Palace by Øystein Sevåg from A Winter's Solstice IV
(I've had plenty of really lousy Christmases.)
Getting Back TogetherMajor Force / Return of the Original Art Form by Fatboy Slim from Essential Millennium (CD 2 of 3)
(what the fuck.)
Birth of Child
Megalomaniac (Bomb) - Mix By Excessive Force from the KMFDM self-titled LP
(Did I sire the antichrist or something?)
Wedding Scene
Bleed Black by A.F.I. from Sing the Sorrow
(The normal moment must have been a brief respite)
Car Accident
Shak (Rock Yer Sol) by Skylab2000
(or maybe this movie's supposed to be a tragedy? Go driving, get better, get T-boned? Lame. I definitely wouldn't see this movie)
Death Scene
Punk by Gorillaz from the self-titled CD
(Tell me I can find something better to listen to when I'm dying, please!
Funeral Song
La Who? by La Junta
(Never heard this before... frankly, it should've stayed this way. Maybe someone crashed the funeral with a ghettoblaster? Hopefully everyone present beat the shit outta 'em.)
End Credits
Chopin F minor Ballade by Sonia Rubinsky, piano from Alma Brasileira Recital
(/me shivers)
New poll on Yahoo group
General | Posted 19 years agohttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/adultdragonkin/polls
Trying to decide what to do with my avatar... decided to keep with the plot.
Bonus points if you tell me what modification you had done to earn the votes!
Background:
After pioneering protocols for freeze-branding of dragons around 2036, and then using such to create tattoos of a much broader palette than was possible without such bleaching, Chrontius opens a tattoo/piercing parlor, coinciding with the rapid advances in genetic and tissue engineering enabling dragons' existance -- in fact, he quickly expanded his offerings to include more complete body modification including the conventional, plastic surgery, sex and species reassignment; this was not so much due to his creating the technology as the pieces had been falling into place for decades prior. He was in the right place at the right time with the right sized venture capital.
For the first time, it was easier to become a fully grown adult gryphon for the duration of a vacation than it was to _clothe_ said gryphon for said duration; about the same time Chrontius returned to a morphic form. He had a hunch that only something a little extreme on his part would motivate anyone to actually wish to become said gryphon; as a result, he launched what would become the first annual "Modify the Management" promotion, resulting in the eventual grafting of a cloned horse weewee in place of his own. He pledged to hang onto it for at least three months after convincing his partners that six months could become rather excessive. He kept it the whole year that it ran, extending the promotion -- every dollar spent in the franchise's clinics racked up points toward his clydesdale cock; the more extreme the mods (to a point) the greater the point value. Originally, the promotion would end with the grafting, but at the three month mark he decided that the points would expire over time, and when the total dropped below the original goal, he would be free to return to his fun bits (or at the six month mark, whichever came first). Six months came first. Investors and fans (and stalkers) enjoyed the fact that financial reports were not only made in the buff, but sporting that huge horsey hardon; public nudity charges have fallen through, beginning a revolution in the politics of nakedness; we're testing positioning as an adult boutique as well in certain test markets.
For the second annual promotion, points became ballots in a massive online write-in campaign for what would be done to the founder; many franchise owners also participated at a store level. By a small but significant majority, it was decided that in keeping with the equine theme of last year, this year he would become a gelding.
"Mind you, my happy bits will be kept in cold storage for later, I expect those back in three months. (And yes, that _is_ rectal anaesthetic.)
Barring another such suprise, next year's Modify the Management promotion will be rather more planned; no write-ins this time, just a Shockwave-based multiple-choice touchscreen.
Now, I just need a list for next year. Guys?"
While a multiple-choice system was implemented, write-ins were not disallowed as he requested, unfortunately...
Trying to decide what to do with my avatar... decided to keep with the plot.
Bonus points if you tell me what modification you had done to earn the votes!
Background:
After pioneering protocols for freeze-branding of dragons around 2036, and then using such to create tattoos of a much broader palette than was possible without such bleaching, Chrontius opens a tattoo/piercing parlor, coinciding with the rapid advances in genetic and tissue engineering enabling dragons' existance -- in fact, he quickly expanded his offerings to include more complete body modification including the conventional, plastic surgery, sex and species reassignment; this was not so much due to his creating the technology as the pieces had been falling into place for decades prior. He was in the right place at the right time with the right sized venture capital.
For the first time, it was easier to become a fully grown adult gryphon for the duration of a vacation than it was to _clothe_ said gryphon for said duration; about the same time Chrontius returned to a morphic form. He had a hunch that only something a little extreme on his part would motivate anyone to actually wish to become said gryphon; as a result, he launched what would become the first annual "Modify the Management" promotion, resulting in the eventual grafting of a cloned horse weewee in place of his own. He pledged to hang onto it for at least three months after convincing his partners that six months could become rather excessive. He kept it the whole year that it ran, extending the promotion -- every dollar spent in the franchise's clinics racked up points toward his clydesdale cock; the more extreme the mods (to a point) the greater the point value. Originally, the promotion would end with the grafting, but at the three month mark he decided that the points would expire over time, and when the total dropped below the original goal, he would be free to return to his fun bits (or at the six month mark, whichever came first). Six months came first. Investors and fans (and stalkers) enjoyed the fact that financial reports were not only made in the buff, but sporting that huge horsey hardon; public nudity charges have fallen through, beginning a revolution in the politics of nakedness; we're testing positioning as an adult boutique as well in certain test markets.
For the second annual promotion, points became ballots in a massive online write-in campaign for what would be done to the founder; many franchise owners also participated at a store level. By a small but significant majority, it was decided that in keeping with the equine theme of last year, this year he would become a gelding.
"Mind you, my happy bits will be kept in cold storage for later, I expect those back in three months. (And yes, that _is_ rectal anaesthetic.)
Barring another such suprise, next year's Modify the Management promotion will be rather more planned; no write-ins this time, just a Shockwave-based multiple-choice touchscreen.
Now, I just need a list for next year. Guys?"
While a multiple-choice system was implemented, write-ins were not disallowed as he requested, unfortunately...
Worst Case Scenario
General | Posted 19 years agoYaaay! My fifth iPod, 'Worst Case Scenario', called it quits in the middle of 'Psychedelic Soul' this morning. (2007.10.29)
10:34 PM: I've got a shiny new iPod, courtesy of the Apple store. It's blank, but life's been worse.
10:34 PM: I've got a shiny new iPod, courtesy of the Apple store. It's blank, but life's been worse.
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