Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

I was wondering if anyone had seen the new knuckles tv show.

@Eel I am glad to hear I am not the only one who is smilingly challenged!

Good morning.
Today is 1 May 2024, Labor Day.
I'm really busy during May 2024 as I have a deadline to finish my storytelling project before 14 May 2024 as I need to practice at least 1 - 2 days before performing on 16 May 2024
There will be a lot of characters to handle, not to mention the character's switching pose, background changing while delivering the lines and it should be done precisely as I only have 25 minutes by maximum to perform my storytelling then I need 10 - 15 minutes asking my students to review the storyline. After that, they have 20 minutes to do the worksheet from the storytelling.

@Tyranexx Ooooh man I hate those corporate teeth flashing smiles, I never managed to get on top of those at all. I can smile but I’m rarely happy with how they turn out in photos, it can get awkward and even annoying after awhile. Now as I’ve gotten more comfortable with my picture being taken I’ve become less insecure in the way I’m captured in the day to day but it’s still strange sometimes. Same goes for hairstyling, because of how thick mine is, if treated properly my hair becomes hard to style and manage, if I even bother nowadays. Now it’s getting back to a length where I can tie it up again, so I’ll be rocking samurai buns before long.

@Yousef- nice to meet you first off. Haven’t watched Knuckles yet sadly, I’ll definitely do so once we draw closer to Sonic 3 coming out, so I can do the full Sonic 3 + Knuckles treatment like in the 90s

@Eel
There is a difference between smiling and smirking.
If you're smiling with a secret, it will looks like smirking.

I got to play an almost 30 year old turn-based strategy PC game with a friend online. Jagged Alliance Deadly Games co-op is fun.

@Yousef- I don't have Paramount+, but I did see the first episode on YouTube. Surprisingly, Paramount+ officially uploaded the first episode of Knuckles on their YouTube channel.

@Anti-Matter when it comes to taking pictures, I usually don't have much time or room to think about my darkest secrets.

I am bored

I worked so hard in front of my laptop to edit the characters for my storytelling since afternoon until almost midnight with a break from 4 pm to 6 pm. My head felt quite dizzy. 🥴
Tomorrow I have to color more characters to be scanned and edited on my laptop.
But at the same time, tomorrow I have to supervise grade 6 students for having National Exam.
Tough schedule. 😣

@Anti-Matter Wow, sounds busy! 😬

@CaleBoi25
Not just only busy.
I still have to do my properties management which I have to know how to manage my characters in stack and which stack should I use for the specific scenes and I have to Switch the characters with different pose in perfect timing.
Just imagine how to handle more than 30 different pose for 1 character and each character have different pose with different situation. Some scenes involving more than 2 characters so I have to stick some of the characters on the surface while moving other characters for having dialogues. Not to mention the songs that I will play for specific scenes and some scenes have very short songs and must be done precisely.

@Eel ...That actually describes most of my photo smiling experiences. Most of my forced teeth smiles don't look like a psychotic smile, more like I'm in pain lol (Which isn't far from the truth; I dislike pose smiling).

@Sunsy It is very rare that I have guests stay over, but it's nice to have the option. I'm saddened to read your mom has health issues; I hope it isn't anything overly chronic and is manageable. You don't need to elaborate if you don't want to as I know these matters can be private ones.

Seems like you have plenty of decent places within walking distance! Dollar General is okay in a pinch, but they aren't the most optimal. They're the new McDonald's or Subway in my region; they are popping up everywhere. It could be worse though; at least I don't have to drive an hour or more like a handful of people to even access decent food.

@jedgamesguy In most forced smile photos, I usually either look bored, in pain, or some version of under the influence. "Bored" is probably the most accurate in many cases. Not a fan of how some government issued IDs turn out either, though my last driver's license photo wasn't bad. Seems like you appreciate how hard thick hair can be to deal with too; hence why I keep mine short, though I also respect anyone who's going for a bona fide samurai bun! The worst is when I'm in high humidity; my hair likes puffing out in about forty directions.

Good morning.
Today is 3 May 2024.
I have deadline until 14 May 2024 to finish all the things for my storytelling.
It really made me really nervous as I have 11 days left to draw, color, edit, print, cut, paste, a lot of characters, background and 2D / 3D crafting for storytelling properties. 🥴😵
Wish me luck to able finish my big project right on time.

I've realized that I've recently started to close my eyes when I smile, which I don't think looks weird, but I do wonder if it's noticeable. My real smile lasts for about 2 seconds if it's artificial, but it's easy enough to notice or think of things that are moderately amusing for me so I've been able to "real" smile fairly consistently.

@Tyranexx Wish I knew what my drunk face looked like, but I'll give it a wait and get back to you when I do get one. Sadly my last government regulations required my hair to be tucked behind my ears, which made me look like a criminal if I'm being frank. Passport lasts ten years so it's safe to say I've been screwed over in a big way, at least, for the foreseeable future. As someone with decent genetics I feel your pain, finding good hair products hasn't been easy given how strangely mine reacts to it. I've had mine vary greatly in length over the last 18 months so I've got some good experience as to which suit me best, hoping to get it a little longer and keep that as a baseline.

@jedgamesguy That's what I guess I'd look like; I have no reference photos of me ever truly under the influence of something (as it has very rarely happened lol). I wonder if passports being good for ten years is mostly universal? I know that's how long mine is good for too. At least mine doesn't look too terrible...just wish I hadn't been in such a rush and was still sporting the winter cut when my picture was taken. Hair products aren't fun either, though some of that is because women get so many options that it's overwhelming. I prefer shampoo & conditioner combos, a bit of light gel or even some good ol' H20 if I'm really in a rush or my mop doesn't look too unruly.

Good evening.
A lot of characters I have edited today. 🥴
My head felt quite dizzy again. 😵
I have counted, there will be more than 80 pieces of characters I have to print, cut and laminate.
The numbers is keep getting crazy. 🤯
This will be the hardest storytelling to deliver for me as it has tons of multi different pose of each characters.
The switching characters with right timing is my biggest obstacle.
I still have 11 more days until 14 May 2024 to finish my storytelling project and I'm really nervous if I can't finish right on time.

@Tyranexx Yeah passports being valid for ten years is a very normal thing in most Western countries, at least after you turn 18, since you don't change enough after that over 5 years to justify replacing your passport every so often. I could always get a new one in a few years but there's really no point, I guess I'm stuck with this one for the next ten. As for hair products, I don't put much thought into it at all, I like being a guy for that reason, it's far simpler to explore options than for women as you say. It's rare that I do anything more than just using shampoo as far as hair care goes, my conditioner bottle's still over 3/4 full after six months.

Good morning.
Today is 4 May 2024.
I will continue again my storytelling project.
I need some focus today.
Wish me luck.

@Anti-Matter good luck!