Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceApril 18, 2012 - 7:58am
it's not real, it's horrifying
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 7:59am
No. This is horrifying.
Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceApril 18, 2012 - 8:05am
:Achievement Get:
Freak!- Distress three people with a single picture. [3 pt]
Matt
from New Zealand is reading This is how you lose her by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 8:16am
Make that four people. Didn't need to see that at 3am!
bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING.April 18, 2012 - 8:21am
Typewriter, what the fuck is that?
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 8:39am
I still say the loss of private equity coupled with an increase in cost of living (consumer pricing index) and substantially higher tuition cost is scary. Why the fuck bother having kids at this point.
But it was kind of an odd pic....shouldn't we make a thread with shit like that and designate it NSFW or lose your lunch? Just so I can avoid it and never bother checking it?
Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceApril 18, 2012 - 8:26am
It's called trypophobia: fear of holes. Something you do NOT want to see is porn of it. (I came across that when I was on 4chan. It scarred me.)
Flaminia Ferina
from Umbria is reading stuffApril 18, 2012 - 9:15am
@Typewriter's pic. I'm sure you all noticed that, whatever it is, thing's got eyes. Lots of eyes.
Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceApril 18, 2012 - 9:40am
Naw, those things are "pods"
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersApril 18, 2012 - 10:02am
Great news - I just stopped crying over that picture. No more, please.
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 10:13am
I love it. More please! Those look like little skulls that are going to climb out and knock on Davery's doors. Or crawl in their hair.
I want a pair of those in place of where my jumblies would be if I had any.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 10:20am
I would agree with Jessica, believe it or not. That was a little much....kind of made me sick (and I am no stranger to brutal shit) ....so, let's not put stupid shit in the threads any more....You know I love ya typie, but...no thanks.
Also, just a word of advice....be careful what you put in your heads, it doesn't go away.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 10:29am
I was going to post a picture of Ryan Gosling to calm everyone, but then I reconsidered because some people are weirded out by that kind of perfection.
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ReneeAPickup
from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck WendigApril 18, 2012 - 10:37am
It's a lotus pod. There is a photoshopped pic of a boob with it on there, too and people were claiming it was some kind of disease. It's just a flower.
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 10:38am
There. Thanks Renee. You guys are a bunch of fucking wimps.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 10:40am
I've seen the boob one, and yeah, I'm kind of with the prudes here. Every time I see them in flower arrangements I have flashbacks.
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersApril 18, 2012 - 10:50am
Flaminia Ferina
from Umbria is reading stuffApril 18, 2012 - 10:51am
Still, thing's got eyes. Many of them.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 10:53am
@Avery - Feminist Ryan Gosling, right?
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersApril 18, 2012 - 10:54am
That was Pay Equality Day Ryan Gosling. Which was yesterday.
Flaminia Ferina
from Umbria is reading stuffApril 18, 2012 - 10:56am
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 10:58am
If you guys can't handle seeing that shit, then how do you ever expect to describe something that will make your reader feel like the way it makes you feel?
Now that I know what tickles your gag reflexes...
Flaminia Ferina
from Umbria is reading stuffApril 18, 2012 - 11:00am
you THINK you know, Chester
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 11:06am
I THINK I KNOW EVERYTHING®
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 11:07am
Because I'll search for it when I need to. I don't particularly like seeing shit when I'm not looking for it.
I don't know; it seems sort of stupid to get uptight about a Photoshopped picture, but my sister is literally afraid of mustard, and after seeing her cry after so many pranks pulled on her over the years, perhaps I've developed a bit of a soft spot for shit that makes people uncomfortable.
Blue Hawaii, my story from the last round had cleft lips and ants, two things I'm not too fond of looking at. All I'm saying is, you do your research when you need to.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 11:13am
I am just not sure I want to expose myself to it and don't like having it thrown at me. Just my thing. I guess maybe I don't have the palate for unnecessarily disturbing imagery. I grew up on a farm and even served in the military, I am no strange to brutal shit, that said, you should really, really be careful what you expose yourself to, memories can last forever. If I am a prude, then I'm a prude, but I wouldn't consider myself a wimp. I write some dark stuff...just not without purpose....
edit, then again, I may just be this girl. LOL
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 11:17am
Yeah, right, you pansies! Those little pods were the inspiration for this:
Some of the best ideas are not the ones you wanted to pursue. They got thrown at you. But are you guys really that disturbed by that image? I thought some of you were kind of joking.
The populace around here is getting less and less transgressive all the time.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 11:23am
LitSeashellfest
That's what this place will be next year. I'll be sticking around for that!
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 11:33am
The populace around here is getting less and less transgressive all the time."
That just gives more spice and flavor! It's not a bad thing.
The strange thing is, I have seen some really sick shit in real life....like (and I won't be graphic) when I was kid my Dad wanted to see if I was responsible, so he got me my own calf. I raised him from about a week old on. Fed him with the bottle and everything. Eventually he got big and I had to help butcher him (which a 1600 lbs animal being butchered is very unpleasant). I cried when we put him down, but I understood (since he was feeding the family) that it had purpose.
I am sure most of you have seen road kill, or dead animals, or been to funerals and such, but unnecessarily disturbing or violent imagery is pointless and damaging. It is disconnected from reality and serves no purpose other than to warp someone.
But, I am willing to admit maybe I am being a little wimp...who knows. It's possible, didn't mean to go all ranty or politically correct about basically a non-issue.
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersApril 18, 2012 - 11:29am
"LitSeashellfest"
Awesome.
But seriously, yeah I really don't like it. I have a weird (and I know I'm weird) thing about skin growths and what not. I have these nerve problems you see...
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 11:39am
The fucking cluster of planter warts on my left foot is enough for me, really.
I am sure most of you have seen road kill, or dead animals, or been to funerals and such, but unnecessarily disturbing or violent imagery is pointless and damaging. It is disconnected from reality and serves no purpose other than to warp someone.
Some people like that sort of thing. I really don't know why. I have a friend who loves torture-porn kind of movies, and even hearing him talk about it makes me sick. It's just not my thing.
There is disturbing shit that I like and disturbing shit that I don't. I'm pretty sure we all have barriers of a certain variety.
bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING.April 18, 2012 - 11:46am
Make a grossout thread, mark it NSFW, and have a blast. I'll look at it when I'm in the mood for sick shit - I might even post there. But I don't want it popping in my eyeballs unwarned. Especially when I'm trying to get an update on the anthology.
jyh
from VA is reading whatever he feels likeApril 18, 2012 - 11:44am
Hey Girl,
God made my eyes just a little bit off-center so guys wouldn't be too jealous of me.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 11:44am
Yeah, I have never totally understood how people could get into that kind of shit.
Chester Pane
from Portland, Oregon is reading The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazApril 18, 2012 - 11:54am
Okay, okay.
Well, just to change the subject then...
Great movie a propos of Gosling.
Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceApril 18, 2012 - 11:54am
I'm sorry for all the horror I caused :( please forgive me.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 11:58am
I finally watched Lars and the Real Girl last night. It was pretty much the perfect movie for my palate.
Matt Attack
from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William FaulknerApril 18, 2012 - 11:58am
I still heart you typie. I am sure it wasn't malicious.
Side note: who is this Gosling everyone is raving about?
bryanhowie
from FW, ID is reading East of Eden. Steinbeck is FUCKING AMAZING.April 18, 2012 - 12:02pm
yeah, it's not a problem, type. I'd gladly tubgirl this whole forum. I'd just make it a link and say 'nsfw'.
Or would I?
Typewriter Demigod
from London is reading "White Noise" by DeLilo, "Moby-Dick" by Hermann Mellivile and "Uylsses" by JoyceApril 18, 2012 - 12:06pm
@Howie
please dont. I'd have to go look at my /b/ folder to reply with.
@Matty
gosling is this cute actor who does violent stuff.
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.April 18, 2012 - 12:13pm
More Ryan Gosling please but make him say stuff like, "It's just two guys cuddling, its not gay bro."
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersApril 18, 2012 - 12:19pm
Liana
from Romania and Texas is reading Naked LunchApril 18, 2012 - 12:26pm
I liked Ryan Gosling before he became popular. That's because I watched Lars and the Real Girl, and I just thought he was a great new actor and the movie was not a big production and was quite touching etc.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 12:30pm
I remember being in elementary school when he was in Young Hercules. My sister and I fucking loved him. Then The Notebook happened and I kind of forgot about him. I'm too hipster like that.
The Hey Girl memes are a guilty pleasure, though. And he is a great actor. I respect that shit.
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.April 18, 2012 - 12:33pm
Okay, how did the Psychosis thread turn into the "I want to fuck Ryan Gosling" thread? lol You gals are trolling now. haahaha
avery of the dead
from Kentucky is reading Cipher SistersApril 18, 2012 - 12:35pm
I do feel compelled to mention that I didn't just have all of those pictures saved up or anything. I really didn't.
But I think everyone can agree, they feel sort of better now. A bit more serene.
I'll stop...
Liana
from Romania and Texas is reading Naked LunchApril 18, 2012 - 12:37pm
In my defense, Lars and the Real Girl was somewhat about psychosis. The not-so-dangerous kind, and maybe not quite psychosis. Plus, last episode of House ripped it off shamelessly and it wasn't a 10th as good as Lars!
But also Blue Valentine was good. Notebook, blah.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 12:39pm
...I wont.
Although I must say the lack of crochet-themed memes is disappointing, at best.
Bekanator
from Kamloops, British Columbia is reading Ugly Girls by Lindsay HunterApril 18, 2012 - 12:40pm
@Liana - I just posted a Lars clip on the Psychosis blog!
aliensoul77
from a cold distant star is reading the writing on the wall.April 18, 2012 - 12:43pm
it's not real, it's horrifying
No. This is horrifying.
:Achievement Get:
Freak!- Distress three people with a single picture. [3 pt]
Make that four people. Didn't need to see that at 3am!
Typewriter, what the fuck is that?
I still say the loss of private equity coupled with an increase in cost of living (consumer pricing index) and substantially higher tuition cost is scary. Why the fuck bother having kids at this point.
But it was kind of an odd pic....shouldn't we make a thread with shit like that and designate it NSFW or lose your lunch? Just so I can avoid it and never bother checking it?
It's called trypophobia: fear of holes. Something you do NOT want to see is porn of it. (I came across that when I was on 4chan. It scarred me.)
@Typewriter's pic. I'm sure you all noticed that, whatever it is, thing's got eyes. Lots of eyes.
Naw, those things are "pods"
Great news - I just stopped crying over that picture. No more, please.
I love it. More please! Those look like little skulls that are going to climb out and knock on Davery's doors. Or crawl in their hair.
I want a pair of those in place of where my jumblies would be if I had any.
I would agree with Jessica, believe it or not. That was a little much....kind of made me sick (and I am no stranger to brutal shit) ....so, let's not put stupid shit in the threads any more....You know I love ya typie, but...no thanks.
Also, just a word of advice....be careful what you put in your heads, it doesn't go away.
I was going to post a picture of Ryan Gosling to calm everyone, but then I reconsidered because some people are weirded out by that kind of perfection.
It's a lotus pod. There is a photoshopped pic of a boob with it on there, too and people were claiming it was some kind of disease. It's just a flower.
There. Thanks Renee. You guys are a bunch of fucking wimps.
I've seen the boob one, and yeah, I'm kind of with the prudes here. Every time I see them in flower arrangements I have flashbacks.
Still, thing's got eyes. Many of them.
@Avery - Feminist Ryan Gosling, right?
That was Pay Equality Day Ryan Gosling. Which was yesterday.
Oh, I dig that Ryan guy.
I was watching this
If you guys can't handle seeing that shit, then how do you ever expect to describe something that will make your reader feel like the way it makes you feel?
Now that I know what tickles your gag reflexes...
you THINK you know, Chester
I THINK I KNOW EVERYTHING®
Because I'll search for it when I need to. I don't particularly like seeing shit when I'm not looking for it.
I don't know; it seems sort of stupid to get uptight about a Photoshopped picture, but my sister is literally afraid of mustard, and after seeing her cry after so many pranks pulled on her over the years, perhaps I've developed a bit of a soft spot for shit that makes people uncomfortable.
Blue Hawaii, my story from the last round had cleft lips and ants, two things I'm not too fond of looking at. All I'm saying is, you do your research when you need to.
I am just not sure I want to expose myself to it and don't like having it thrown at me. Just my thing. I guess maybe I don't have the palate for unnecessarily disturbing imagery. I grew up on a farm and even served in the military, I am no strange to brutal shit, that said, you should really, really be careful what you expose yourself to, memories can last forever. If I am a prude, then I'm a prude, but I wouldn't consider myself a wimp. I write some dark stuff...just not without purpose....
edit, then again, I may just be this girl. LOL
Yeah, right, you pansies! Those little pods were the inspiration for this:
Some of the best ideas are not the ones you wanted to pursue. They got thrown at you. But are you guys really that disturbed by that image? I thought some of you were kind of joking.
The populace around here is getting less and less transgressive all the time.
LitSeashellfest
That's what this place will be next year. I'll be sticking around for that!
That just gives more spice and flavor! It's not a bad thing.
The strange thing is, I have seen some really sick shit in real life....like (and I won't be graphic) when I was kid my Dad wanted to see if I was responsible, so he got me my own calf. I raised him from about a week old on. Fed him with the bottle and everything. Eventually he got big and I had to help butcher him (which a 1600 lbs animal being butchered is very unpleasant). I cried when we put him down, but I understood (since he was feeding the family) that it had purpose.
I am sure most of you have seen road kill, or dead animals, or been to funerals and such, but unnecessarily disturbing or violent imagery is pointless and damaging. It is disconnected from reality and serves no purpose other than to warp someone.
But, I am willing to admit maybe I am being a little wimp...who knows. It's possible, didn't mean to go all ranty or politically correct about basically a non-issue.
"LitSeashellfest"
Awesome.
But seriously, yeah I really don't like it. I have a weird (and I know I'm weird) thing about skin growths and what not. I have these nerve problems you see...
The fucking cluster of planter warts on my left foot is enough for me, really.
I am sure most of you have seen road kill, or dead animals, or been to funerals and such, but unnecessarily disturbing or violent imagery is pointless and damaging. It is disconnected from reality and serves no purpose other than to warp someone.
Some people like that sort of thing. I really don't know why. I have a friend who loves torture-porn kind of movies, and even hearing him talk about it makes me sick. It's just not my thing.
There is disturbing shit that I like and disturbing shit that I don't. I'm pretty sure we all have barriers of a certain variety.
Make a grossout thread, mark it NSFW, and have a blast. I'll look at it when I'm in the mood for sick shit - I might even post there. But I don't want it popping in my eyeballs unwarned. Especially when I'm trying to get an update on the anthology.
Hey Girl,
God made my eyes just a little bit off-center so guys wouldn't be too jealous of me.
Yeah, I have never totally understood how people could get into that kind of shit.
Okay, okay.
Well, just to change the subject then...
Great movie a propos of Gosling.
I'm sorry for all the horror I caused :( please forgive me.
I finally watched Lars and the Real Girl last night. It was pretty much the perfect movie for my palate.
I still heart you typie. I am sure it wasn't malicious.
Side note: who is this Gosling everyone is raving about?
yeah, it's not a problem, type. I'd gladly tubgirl this whole forum. I'd just make it a link and say 'nsfw'.
Or would I?
@Howie
please dont. I'd have to go look at my /b/ folder to reply with.
@Matty
gosling is this cute actor who does violent stuff.
More Ryan Gosling please but make him say stuff like, "It's just two guys cuddling, its not gay bro."
I liked Ryan Gosling before he became popular. That's because I watched Lars and the Real Girl, and I just thought he was a great new actor and the movie was not a big production and was quite touching etc.
I remember being in elementary school when he was in Young Hercules. My sister and I fucking loved him. Then The Notebook happened and I kind of forgot about him. I'm too hipster like that.
The Hey Girl memes are a guilty pleasure, though. And he is a great actor. I respect that shit.
Okay, how did the Psychosis thread turn into the "I want to fuck Ryan Gosling" thread? lol You gals are trolling now. haahaha
I do feel compelled to mention that I didn't just have all of those pictures saved up or anything. I really didn't.
But I think everyone can agree, they feel sort of better now. A bit more serene.
I'll stop...
In my defense, Lars and the Real Girl was somewhat about psychosis. The not-so-dangerous kind, and maybe not quite psychosis. Plus, last episode of House ripped it off shamelessly and it wasn't a 10th as good as Lars!
But also Blue Valentine was good. Notebook, blah.
...I wont.
Although I must say the lack of crochet-themed memes is disappointing, at best.
@Liana - I just posted a Lars clip on the Psychosis blog!
Okay, last one. LOL