01-07-2014, 01:49 PM
Angel Wrote:Been feeling like adorable animals with human level intelligences is becoming a big must do around here. At least, maybe that's just my excuse for giving Minka some avatar appreciation. Really though, I think I'm going to stick with it for a while.. :lol: I also actually wanna make myself a signature later.. I got some brushes and fonts I want to play around with.What image editing program do you use? I have Adobe Photoshop CS2. It's very old, but it runs fine on Audrey, who is my Windows 8.1 PC. Other programs I have used are MS Paint and the free Photoshop-equivalent, GIMP.
Angel Wrote:Yay, after saving many dollars I decided to treat myself to a few things. Got myself the 2013 Collector's Lalaloopsy Doll, Goldie Luxe. I had planned on getting her at Target, when basic Google searches tend to say it's cheapest there. However once I had gotten to the review your order part of the process I noticed that the shipping and tax (we have tax on online purchases here in Arizona) was pretty much adding 10 dollars to the price. I decided to shop around and realized I could get the same base price for her from Amazon, but also pay no tax and get free shipping if I spent the rest of my money and got something else amazing too. So I got one of the Ruby Gloom DVD's I've been putting off getting and ended up getting a big discount too and it ended up 5 dollars cheaper then JUST the doll at Target!Online shopping can be wonderful, since you can pay a lower price on the things you want, and buy items none of the local stores carry, such as old video games, computer parts, rare toys, and more. Even so, I do still like to go and browse around a Walmart or Target store and buy stuff there more often than buying online. I normally like to see the product up close before purchasing. There are also some good mom & pop businesses in my town as well, and I like supporting locally owned businesses whenever I can.
Angel Wrote:Ever since Netflix pulled Ruby Gloom down right when the DVD's finally were released in America, I've told myself over and over I needed to start getting them. I love Ruby Gloom a ton. Strawberry Shortcake is one of my role models, and Ruby Gloom really has a lot in common with the character on a personality level which has made it easy for me to get the same happy feelings I get from her. They have plenty of similarities and I feel like they would be amazing friends. I've even seem some adorable fanart of them together on tumblr and seen basic agreement that they are similar girls. The supporting cast is so cute too, Misery is super adorable.IMO, I prefer DVDs over Netflix because with DVD, you keep the content you purchased forever. With Netflix, you can purchase content that you can stream, but sometimes that content you purchased gets pulled because Netflix loses the rights to stream that particular movie or TV show. It ends up being a long term rental because of that. Sometimes however, Netflix and other streaming services can get old movies and cartoons that haven't been released on DVD, which is strange. I would watch them, but not unless I can get a physical copy on DVD that I know won't expire after a few years.
As for Ruby Gloom, I have heard of the show, but never seen a single episode yet. I also have stalled a bit on my bid to collect all the 2003 SSC DVDs. I just have two so far.
Angel Wrote:Today Jim Sterling talked abot on TheEscapist in his weekly rant video the concept that gamers lately have been hating on people liking games they don't like. It's totally true that it feels like gamers have evolved from just hating when people dislike games they like to actively disliking games if other people like them.Same goes for game consoles unfortunately. If you go onto any random YouTube video about gaming, and make a constructive comment about liking the Wii U, other people will hate you for that as they think the Wii U is "dead" or is a "kiddie console". Some gamers love the Xbox One or PS4 so much they think all other consoles aren't worth your money. This is part of the reason that drives me to play classic, retro games from years past over modern games. FPS games don't interest me at all, and the main reason why I want a Wii U is for the new Mario games as well as games from the eShop. I also want a PS3 now, but it may be several months before I can afford a PS3, let alone a Wii U. The game I want? "Flower".
In general, constructive discussion on YouTube or any article on the internet can sometimes be impossible. Even if you leave the friendliest, most neutral comment on any video or article, ignorant people will find your comment and insult you because they think your opinion is wrong. You cannot reason with these people either. As I stated in my previous rant, social media really can bring out people who are intolerant of others beliefs and there is no real cure for this either. It's best to ignore hateful people and move on.