The Syndicate

G-Man wrote:My youngest daughter turned six months old today!

thellama73 wrote:It just occurred to me that maybe the 200 zillion antidepressant ads I have to constantly watch on Youtube are because pharmaceutical companies think only depressed people watch Youtube.

thellama73 wrote:But the best game I've ever hosted is by far Minimalism Mafia. What a disaster.

Golden wrote:

DharmaHelper wrote:

thellama73 wrote:But the best game I've ever hosted is by far Minimalism Mafia. What a disaster.

I hear tell you would've had a 6-word-story contest?

"The killer was lynched, Day One."

He wasn't even a killer. It's like minority report.

juliets wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I'm partial to HPs myself.

Ah yes, there is a new HP that got a good review from The Verge. I may take a look at it, though I'm leaning Mac. I'm just so tired of dealing with these damn windows 10 updates that don't take and are glitchy.

Dom wrote:wtf is slack

nutella wrote:I had a strange dream in which Sorsha was hosting a weird game on this site. It was like a complex RPG kinda thing that took up a whole subforum, but had some things in common with mafia. There was definitely some kind of voting phase aspect, because in the dream I realized that I had signed up and then a few days later realized I had forgotten and missed a vote and Sorsha had warned that missing votes in this game was unacceptable. Don't know if it was like a lynch kind of vote or something more event-y/RPG-decision-y, I never really figured out what the game was really. All I know is that the setting/flavor/story was fantasy, like everyone was a wizard/sorceror with magical objects and potions, and that it was a long-term ongoing thing that anyone could join at any point. You could just join whenever you wanted by making your own thread titled with your name. There was a main thread that only Sorsha could post in to update the game story/events. Other than that I have no goddamn idea what was going on. Sounds like a fun concept though.

Epignosis wrote:You know that house we just bought?

It almost burned to the ground.

I'm not kidding.

You see, I bought a propane grill for the first time this weekend, and used it Saturday night. It went well, although the food could've been better I guess.

The next morning we went to church. I had to play the bass and fill in for the pastor. Busy morning.

On the drive back, we encountered fire trucks at the entrance of our cul-de-sac.

"Oh dear God, I've only been here a few months and I've already taken out part of the neighborhood."

I held my breath as I turned the corner.

The house was still standing (I'm in it right now). There were two trucks blocking our driveway. I had to get out and find out what was the matter.

"Are you Mr. Brown?"

"Aw shit..." "Yes."

Turns out a nearby neighbor decided to burn a tree stump with cooking oil and, since it's been dry and windy lately, the wind carried the flames into all the neighbors' yards. We are on a cul-de-sac that is inside a circular street, so we have neighbors and then we have neighbors roundabout us. The fence behind us is charcoal. The trees are scorched. The grass is black.

The fire came within five feet of our home.

Our backyard looks like Mordor.

MovingPictures07 wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2017 9:46 am Hey everyone!

I cannot express how happy I am that the site is back. I also just want to emphasize that, due to working crazy hours and having no relevant knowledge whatsoever, I did absolutely nothing to accomplish this. Daisy and Sokoth were working constantly with every bit of their free time to battle every incoming issue and spearheading the charge. I also want to acknowledge the incredible assistance of Tranq and especially Makaze, whose very generous help was exactly what we needed to get things running again. We absolutely wouldn't be here again without any of them, so be sure to join me in telling them thanks so much for the help!

And it's good to be around you all again. Understatement of the year.

Over the past month I definitely have missed having this place in my life, despite the fact that I've just had one of the busiest months of my entire life so often it didn't have much time to register. The work onslaught shows no signs of letting up since in addition to networking, dissertation, other projects, and everything else I start teaching a 5-week class (for the first time at that) on Tuesday, so mafia is a no-go for quite some time, but I'm happy that now I can talk OT/music/whatever with you folks and hop in the discord whenever I have time. So rest assured you'll see my screenname pop in here from time to time, as much as I can afford for now, and just know that I really miss being more involved around here. Hopefully I'll get to talk to you all again soon.

Ricochet wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2017 2:45 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2017 2:31 pm I think I'm sort of in a weird place where I'm only playing LMS games and only up until I win one? Maybe?

25 years from now, you'll get to win one just because the others will finally let you.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:58 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:56 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:22 pm Eloh is downstairs having a consultation with a customer who wants to get her son a "titty cake" for his 21st.

O wow. Is she going to do it? And a mom wants to get it for her son? That seems a little...odd.

Yep. It was a thing to hear.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:06 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:58 pm Two days back and I'm ready to throw my hands up.

Our county leadership is so results oriented they can't recognize a good process when they see one.

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:45 am What happened Epi?

In a nutshell:

They told us not to teach grammar because it isn't tested by the state.

You know what does tests grammar?

The ACT.

Th ACT scores tanked last year.

Well duh.

So now if we don't get ACT scores up, we're in trouble.

It's the usual bullshit.

Long Con wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:10 pm I would like access to the Politics Thread please. @MovingPictures07 @spacedaisy

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:07 pm I have a student who habitually copies and pastes things from the Internet and turns it in. No, I never give her credit for any of it. She just Googles whatever questions I pose and goes from there. No matter how many times I've addressed her, she insists on doing it.

Today I caught her searching, "How does this piece make you as the reader feel?"

The district says it's my job to get her to pass a state standardized test next month.

What the fuck am I supposed to do with this?

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:41 pm Teaching feels like hosting Celebrity Jeopardy.

"You know what?" *Rips up questions* "Just write a number. Any number. You could write a two. Or perhaps a three. Maybe even a four? Any number."

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:09 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:17 pm Shout out to the time MovingPictures07 PMed me and was like "Hey DH I'm thinking of making another mafia website what do you think about that my best friend?"

Want to play a mafia game on that website?

juliets wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:19 pm I'm thrilled to report I'm out of the wheelchair and walking with a walker. Also started physical therapy this week to help me bend my knee - those muscles are all seized up. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive over the last three and half long months. Hopefully will make quick progress now.

Long Con wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:45 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:50 pm

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:09 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:17 pm Shout out to the time MovingPictures07 PMed me and was like "Hey DH I'm thinking of making another mafia website what do you think about that my best friend?"

Want to play a mafia game on that website?

I will 100% play the next LMS Map Based game the theme of which catches my interest and attention.

See you in Mafia: A World Asunder

G-Man wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:25 pm Just a reminder that grammar matters and so does punctuation.