Stalinwolf

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

I googled “eldridge horror” and I’m enjoying all of the posts that meant to say eldritch. Though I suppose if you don’t read Lovecraft or partake in nerdom, eldritch isn’t exactly an everyday word, and I can see how it could be misheard.

Also fucking brilliant if intentional here. That gentleman is absolutely one Lord Eldridge, if I’ve ever seen one.

Native: “Tunga m’matwa?” (what the fuck is that?)

Dandy: “My dear savage, you look upon the esteemed Lord Eldridge of Banglesbury!”

Native: “Noka wat’ay?” (why does he look like that?)

Dandy: “My good savage, I’ve no idea what ever the fuck you’re saying.”

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago

I have a few relatives who seem incapable of understanding that miraculously high-definition photos from the 1800s containing never-before-seen imagery of lumberjacks posing with 12ft. tall sasquatches could possibly be inauthentic. .

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago

Sweet croc!

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago

I manage a produce section at a grocery store and spend all day on my feet with no real personal workspace to unwind, other than a small shared office often occupied by talkative old women. I honestly love my job, am respected by my employer and I’m pretty well compensated (Canada), but even a desk in a cubicle looks kind of cozy to me. Just having a space for your things, a plant or two, a photo of your wife and kid. Not gonna lie, I kind of wish I had a small office and/or cubicle to retreat to. Even if it was just for the paperwork parts of my day.

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago)

HP Lovecraft’s way of conveying old and decrepit settings, threaded with veins of natural beauty that encompass the horrors lurking within them. He had a particular knack for inspiring imagery that is both vividly moving and unsettling. For a specific example, scope out the first few paragraphs of A Color Out of Space

The first couple of paragraphs of The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath serves as a testiment to the sense of majesty he could impart to the reader, but it was also (in my opinion) the last of his older, flowery, and overly-poetic style of writing before he hit a home run and found a new rhythm with A Colour Out of Space and everything thereafter. I personally was not a huge fan of The Dream Quest, but he certainly knew how to describe a triumphant city.

NOTE: I recently watched the new Color Out of Space film immediately after finishing the short story, and in my opinion the short story is infinitely better. It’s more subtle, much creepier, far more detailed, and takes place 150 years earlier (1880s). It has an entirely different vibe that I found to be far more isolating and less obnoxious than the film.

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago

I would usually just read whatever it said on the box and the customer would seem pleased with my knowledge.

Stalinwolf, 6 months ago

Their shit must slide out so good…

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

This reminds me of the anonymous confession thing that made it’s rounds on Facebook several years back. My cousin would post links to his every day with messages like, “Let’s see what you’ve got” or “Give me your worst” attached to it. I suspect he was desperately fishing for compliments, or hoping for anonymous love confessions from the girls he was flirting with, as he would also post scrambled love letters on his wall that he must have figured these girls had time to sit down and eagerly unscramble (ie; I VELO UYO YLSHAE RMOE NTHA HTE UNS VELOS TEH ONOM). I always made sure to anonymously let him know what a stupid, annoying fuck he was being.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I’m yet to encounter the majority of issues I hear Lemmings griping about. Everyone has been pretty civil toward me. Every time my inbox blows up I feel dread, only to open it and find zero confrontation or vitriol. I’m not running into any racists, sexists, bigots, etc., and I certainly haven’t noticed a decline in content (I browse Top ~6 Hours).

I realize my personal experience doesn’t equate to these problems not existing, but I do get the strong impression that people are exaggerating greatly.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

This is too minor of a thing to really gripe about. Getting upset over this is like getting angry that Coke or Pepsi has altered the design of their logo again. It’s just… Not really a big deal.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

I know plenty of people dumb enough to take this as proof. I worked with a young guy a few years back who was standing idly by while I discussed PCs and malware with another co-worker. Idle guy joins the conversation to tell us how just recently he avoided some malware himself after receiving a popup from Microsoft saying his PC was infected. The popup included a number on the screen, which he called.

Relieved to have Microsoft looking out for him, buddy calls the number and follows instructions to give the person on the other end remote access. After which, the malware is allegedly removed, and he’s ordered to fork over $100 USD for the services rendered. Still relieved just to have Microsoft looking out for him like this, he forks over his fucking credit card information to pay for work. He finished the story with this very serious nod. A nod that said I really dodged a bullet there.

Poor blessed soul.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

You can fit so many Ink Spots in this bad boy…

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I miss hearing cardinals quite a lot. I moved from the Midwestern US to western Canada and have enjoyed learning the new birds (even bought the Audubon western bird guide to go with my old copy of eastern). I haven’t seen a Cardinal at all out here, but they’ve been photographed on rare occasions. I’m honestly just thankful that we still get robins every spring. It’s a nice reminder of home.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Whoops.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Lol, I feel like I should have known this one, but at least I’m better equipped for future use.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

The 0 in your name made me think you were downvoted, and I started to get really worked up for about one or two seconds.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I bought carpet tape to keep rugs in place on my polished hardwood floors.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

If ya drink 'n wanna drive, drive the watermelon caaaarrrrrrrr… 🍉🎶

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Imagine if you woke up not only a woman, but a woman so exactly your type that all you could do was shlick to yourself in the mirror all day until you made the room stink and gave yourself a terrible rash.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I feel this, but it’s only one kid for me. Three must be insane. Most days I look forward to something intended to occupy that free time, but like you I’m always wiped or experiencing a headache by 8pm or later. So I’ve gotten back into reading. Low energy, comfy, can do it on bed. Except now I open the book and am nodding off between sentences. Falling asleep easier than ever, but doomed nonetheless.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

There’s a random planet in Mass Effect that is tidally locked, and mentions it’s life exists only in the twilight region. The light side is violently hot, and the dark side is brutally cold. Every time I come across this planet my imagination always goes a little wild, picturing strange alien creatures lumbering about in the cool air beneath a deep purple sky and perpetual sunset. It’s such a cool vibe.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I grew up in a house where a lot of weird things happened, and this reminds me of the time my wallet and a few other important articles of mine went missing. My mom had laid them carefully on my bed at the time. She was the only one home. When I got home later, I wasn’t able to find them. She helped me look everywhere, but they were just inexplicably gone. She was convinced I had moved them.

Weeks later, I had lifted my mattress for whatever reason (bed was in the corner against the wall) and they were wayyyy in the back corner, lying between the box spring and the mattress, as carefully arranged as she had laid them out on my bed.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Atlas.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Do moms have fat cocks or modest cocks?

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

This is me every time I host a 3-4 player game of tabletop Talisman. Sure, we’ll use the Ice Queen ending and purge the Frostmarch cards for a more straight-forward game. Base game and The Reaper. No corner boards. Should have a victor within a couple of hours.

The clock strikes midnight.

Wow, I finally gained a strength counter! What a wonderful start this has been for the ol’ Druid. Glad I still pick him every time because of those two games that went really well six years ago.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

My dreams used to be much more vibrant and mysterious when I was A) younger and B) regularly used psychedelics. I would dream of blowing along with petals in the wind through Japanese landscapes, or huge Mayan temples looming out in the mist of ancient valleys. These days I most just dream about dumb shit.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

What movie is it?

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Pixel 7 with Android, Nova Launcher Prime.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Bet it still runs great, though. Was using a 4A up until last year, and had the camera lens not allowed dust into it constantly and ruined my shots, I’d probably still be using it.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

WE GOT HIM BOYS! NO ONE SEEKS ENLIGHTENMENT ON OUR WATCH!

That’ll keep the youth from giggling, bonding, and appreciating the beauty of the forest around them.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Is that Serj? Or is it Vano from STALKER?

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

If you have buy one dog, you can buy of several dog and they are quiet.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Searchers later found a large, well-disturbed bed in those woods, as well as a discarded set of Bob-sized lingerie woven from grass and lichen, but whether or not Bob was fucked in that bed by Bigfoot is anyone’s guess.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I don’t bite… Unless I feel trapped!

youtu.be/chD6qQk7JcY?si=mNyXBCZnw4h1Hyru

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Joseph Curwen liked your status.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Not sure who downvoted you, or what the fucking motive was.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Based on their choice of words, I was honestly hoping for a cryptid. Like these…

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/068289e3-da6b-4a4b-9b54-2d22d714222e.jpeg

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/ca5fd782-8a21-48f1-a6b2-354b7e5b892b.jpeg

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/bddc95d7-350c-41da-8548-3e145c6a26b2.jpeg

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/334ac5c7-8f30-4a7b-af88-42cee053a10e.jpeg

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

I really miss the sanctity of spring or summer nights while on mushrooms. Some of the best and purest memories I have of old friends are from wandering the lake community I grew up in on damp and/or drizzling summer nights. We always got really hung up on our R sounds during speech for some reason. ie: “It’s so frrrrresh out right now. So rrrrrefrrreeshing after a good rrrrrrain…”, all the while hiding from passing vehicles by way of drenched shrubbery.

Running out into fields to push hay bales around (and fortunately not winding up under them), or standing silently at the blinking red stoplight in the center of the desolate intersection, admiring the strange, soft glow of the Pepsi vending machine outside of the closed gas station.

Man, those were the nights.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

What exactly is going on in the background of the Death Star there? Are those windows? People working late night office jobs? Are those just a bunch of lit panels going beep-boop? Is there some technician who glances up at them occasionally and goes “Ah, shit. The samouflange (what the fuck is a samouflange?) is out on the megacondenser! Rob, could you please run a parse on panel A5D and get that boy blinky again?” and Rob is like, “You’re right, Michael. I hardly noticed.”

EDIT: Apparently it’s Cloud City. I recall this now. I’m honestly shocked that everyone has been so civil about this.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

Those stairs bring me back to the days of abusing Adderall in my parents house.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

“YYYYEEEAAAAAA I’MGONNAEATTHATSHIT!”

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

My cousins has an eMonster PC and I thought that was just the most insanely powerful PC.

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

People out here downvoting the implication that this is an artifical image. AI or poor photoshop, this is shaping up to be a real reddit moment.

There is definitely some interesting things happening here. If not AI, it’s definitely showing characteristics of being artificial.

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/7656d2be-7c0d-498f-9d90-1a4405f1763a.png

Stalinwolf, 7 months ago

“It is called the Midwest because of the location of those states in the 1800s before the U.S. expanded to the Pacific Coast. These states were part of the Northwest Ordinance. This term became obsolete once the U.S. expanded westward, resulting in these states becoming the Midwest.”

Another site defines it as West of the Mississippi River, but between North and South. So I guess it qualifies.

Stalinwolf, 8 months ago

Imagine trying to follow the sled tracks that had the 3am zoomies. Better hope there wasn’t a village in the way.

Stalinwolf, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

Attention! u/spez demands that you suckle upon his prostate like a thirsty little pig!

“OMG guys, ^ THIS!”

Stalinwolf, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

Not to derail this brilliant joke, but I moved from the Midwestern US to western Canada, and I’m downright bummed every year to see there are next to zero haunted attractions. I think our local rock station occasionally hosts a haunted house at one of the malls, but there are no haunted woods, haunted farms, spooky spooks, jumpy jumps, and I’ve yet to see a single witch with a tray of cider and doughnuts. I never realized just what a localized tradition these things were until I moved away. Time to buy a few acres and show these lazy farmers what to do with their equipment in October. Waste of good spook-land.