Was this a troll post? Because that really, really does look like an intentionally painted sperm disguised as a vein and part of his head. If it’s something the artist is known for, that only makes it more likely.

When I returned to America, I couldn’t believe how dirty everything was, whether it was the town I lived in or the fast food joint down the street.

Frankly I agree. I think that we take individualism too far, and that perhaps the Japanese take collectivism too far, but I think our societies could actually learn a lot from each other in this regard.

It’s funny but, honestly you just don’t litter no matter what. If you have trash, you put it in a plastic bag or backpack and carry it around until you find a can. If you don’t have a carrying device, you carry it in your hands. Sometimes for hours. After a day or two of this, you just start naturally planning how to…

Coin purse. Seriously. It was the best thing I brought, and improved my trip immensely. Try to get a nice one with 2-3 pockets.

Swing and a miss! I appended OSU to my name while I was attending Oklahoma State, since ‘Nightfall’ will be taken basically everywhere. :)

Most of the “Fuck you, losers!” to new players refers to how the game was information dense, had some finicky and obtuse systems, and didn’t generally bother to explain much to you at all. Capcom took a big swipe at getting rid of a lot of that stuff this time, but it’s still that way to some degree. If you’re willing…

It’s all armor and weapons, but this is actually a huge boon because it works out the same as a stat-based game, but without a lot of the undesirable trappings. If you want more attack power, equip armor that ups your attack and weapons with high attack ratings. If you want a special ability, equip something that…

One of the best quality of life changes in this game is that they took 90% of the information that you used to have to look up in a wiki and put it into the game proper. Stuff like monster strengths and weaknesses, hitzones, weapon upgrade paths, gather points on maps, and what monsters drop what materials. There’s…

Yeah it’s a design choice for sure. MH has always tended away from having you do things ‘on reaction’ and more toward you doing things in advance and committing to them fully. What I mean is, they don’t want you to start a weapon swing without being sure it will land. They don’t want you to drink a potion without…

That kind of rhetoric from the bench seems like a great way to give someone the possibility of a successful appeal.

Miss, you are about to find out just how wrong you are.

I had to read this a few times before I could remember where it came from. And God bless you, that is fantastic.

One of my favorite things I ever read: “If a dragon says to you, ‘Don’t worry, I may not eat you until later’, worry.”

Saying ‘your classmates are going to kill you’ if you don’t pull your weight is something no reasonable person would recognize as a threat.

To be fair, I’m not sure this is racism and not simple thoughtlessness. I’ve jokingly told other people before that they would be ‘lynched’ if they did something unpopular. Now, to be sure, I’m certain the people I’ve said that to were not black. If I tell my buddy John that his bowling team will lynch him if he…

You’re so edgy. I bet you got through the whole thing without dying even a single time.

What makes me sad though, is that I’ve come to realize that a lot of people really feel this way. I want nothing more than for people of all races, creeds, nationalities, gender orientations, and so on, to come together and treat each other with respect, but I’ve found to my great sadness that a lot of people just…

“Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up?” - William Faulkner

Last year I went to Japan for two weeks. But, prior to that, I spent months learning how to behave, continuing to learn about the culture, and asking questions of natives about etiquette. I realized that I was a traveler who had been graciously allowed to visit another country as a guest, and it was very important to…