> Consequently, there is a limited understanding of cross-phylum biogeographic structuring and an escalating need to understand the macroecology of both microscopic and macroscopic organisms.

The heck

@bobble Well that used up my quota of multi-syllabic words for the day.

@PrinceNorthLæraðr I had to duck out shortly before you had finished ranting, but that does, indeed, suck. Bleh

pokes wild floof <3

I've written... three pages... analyzing the meaning of three words

birdy what has Lit done to me

(granted, I probably repeated myself a lot in here so I shall cut later. just need to get all my ideas down now)

birdy worries about crown

> A final note on the first three words. (Also, congratulations on reading this far into my discussion of so few words). The narrator doesn’t simply say that history has failed. The narrator says that history has failed us. “Us” is a group that includes the narrator and the reader. In using this pronoun, the narrator asserts a group identity, draws the reader in with the promise of understanding and a shared experience, and invokes the idea of “us vs. them”.

> The “them” being, of course, the historians who have failed to do their due diligence, failed to properly honor the lives of common folk by recording their common stories.

that's uh the last paragraph of what I have so far

That last bit is pretty savage for what bobble usually writes :P

I'm getting very spicy with this answer

ooh, spicy crown

It's touching on some stuff that I have opinions about, like colonialism and the parts of history that should be recorded (cough common people, not rich guys)

opinions!

mick offers some Spicy Gay Energy to embark on these opinions

> Colonialism and war are things ordered by privileged people, rich and powerful people sitting safe at home. Colonialism and war are things that happen to common people, reshaping their lives in ways that they cannot control. Privileged people are the ones who write the history books. Common people are the ones who struggle to survive, who create stories of resilience and hard work and ingenuity in the face of their world changing.

can you feel the spice I put into this

spice

i look forward to this answer

(I probably count as a privileged person, given how much money my dad makes)

On the other hand, I have mental & physical health problems, am queer, and am very obviously Asian

we're all privileged and not-privileged in our own ways. no need to feel bad about the ways in which you are.

there's this very nasty privilege/victimhood culture and i think it's gotten so toxic

"you can't have REAL problems because you're white/straight/whatever" is so wrong and demeaning

we all have problems and we're all struggling with our own stuff.

some of us get by, by dumping spice on Internet Q&A sites and doing Grown-Up Make Believe in chatrooms

which is perfectly valid :P

things I learned from 11th grade English class: use parallelism and consciously varied sentence structure to get your point across

also, sometimes English teachers let you chill for entire class periods reading a book if you did the essay early

'borg there appear to be some HP nerds at Khan Academy khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-macroeconomics/…

hahahahahaha!!! beautiful

> Income earned from owl consultancy services

> Money spent on dementor repellant

this is wonderful

> As usual, his friend Hermione bails him out of trouble

accurate

curls and sighs

floof!

does the ploof need pattas

@.@

I am le tired... But we did do half a games room this weekend, so I am pleased.

But work is now just a barrage of requests ^^;

So I guess... It doesn't pay to feel accomplished.

:(

work sucks

I think I am hepressed.

hepressed?

like hangry only ... less energy

:P

oh :p

i've been very sleepy today and have spent most of it in pajamas

But I now have all the games books in one place >.>;

I realise I have some first edition AD&D.

!!!!!! you do???? that's amazing!!

and 2nd ed... and 3rd... 3.5... PF...

my housemate now has 5, so that helps

so jealous ;-;

some WoD 1 and almost all of WoD 2

I think I showed you most of it in DM ^^:

yeah :P

you have an amazing collection

@Sciborg This is called "Working from Home" >.>;

hehe - "almost-but-not-technically-yet-working" from home

@Sciborg Eh - it is something :)

did floof see Mick's small Life Announcement? <3

no big deal but i thought it was worth mentioning

@Sciborg Oh awesome :) This news?

yup - i thought it was funny that this aligned with our recent discussion of Labels :P

it was a while coming

It can be whenever you feel comfortable with it, so... <shrugs> I don't see there being a time limit or whatever :)

Congrats? Is that a thing you even say? ^^;

hugs a borg

:D <3

you can imagine that there have been many "it's a boy!"/gender reveal jokes at my expense as i've been telling people :P

Just don't do anything dangerous ;p

not for a while, no - it's just a psychological change for now :)

@Sciborg (was referring to weird people's baby gender reveal parties)

oh - lmao. that too :p

we won't burn down a forest i promise

although my friend did ask if he could throw blue confetti

hehe :)

Huzzah

manly confetti! :P

I wonder if blue and pink will shift back... like the magnetic poles of the Earth... ^^;

the force of my gender shift will disturb the plate tectonics of the planet? :P

lol - no just the colours representing gender.

it has shifted before, so it could absolutely shift again

Since it used to be pink for boys and blue for girls.. and changed like... 40s?

which is interesting and weird.

people should start this as a trend online... and see if it will switch back ;p

hehe

I wonder if that changed around the triangle time... hm

flomps that was a distraction

pets <3

leans

@Graylocke wow. I didn't know that.

@Sid Yeah - this is why most paintings of the Madonna are with blue wraps.

Also interesting is the fact that we even have a separate word for pink compared to red... since it is literally "light red". Russian has separate words for blue and light blue, which seems reasonable given that... ^^;

I really shouldn't start down pathways of links -.-;

@Sciborg What news now?

<3

not a major change, just thought i would share

i was basically 90% there already

Oh wow. I didn't know you were gender fluid. What do you say for these occasions? Congrats?

i suppose it's celebratory, yeah! not a major deal but i'm quite happy :D

sometimes you take a bit to figure out what you want to be, i guess

I confess I don't fully understand gender fluidity but then everyone's different. So as long as the person concerned is content, it all works out, I guess.

Like most things, they are more complicated when you try to unpack them :)

there was never fully a phase of unhappiness i think, more just "not sure who i want to be." but the past few months things kind of solidified and i felt more confident in sticking to one side of the coin. it sort of happened gradually without me realizing, in a sense :p

but i do feel happy with this, it feels right.

more comfortable than being unsure and bouncing around

I am more comfortable abstracting myself from the problem entirely ;p

(not yours, mine... lol)

"error: Graylocke.gender returns null" :p

m.thewire.in/article/society/…

I hate having to attend phone calls and ironically I landed my job on the back of a telephonic interview

you got a job??? congrats!! :D

Wow - grats on the job!

Yeah. About 2 months back. I start in July.

Also - I totally understand that anxiety.

looks like two of us have happy news today :)

what kind of job is it?

That is assuming COVID doesn't mess up things further

my new one starts mid-May, might be all virtual due to Covid but fingers crossed. i'm proud of ya Sid <3

@Sciborg I will work for a Renewable Energy company.

Ooh - doing what kind of thing?

a bobble approaches? <3

oh and a matt approaches too!

shh, a bobble didn't study yesterday and is cramming before test

oh no

how dare a bobble

@Sciborg nuqneH insert rant about why mixed case klingon is terrible

the mickburb has been enduring his discord friends calling him "Mr. Mick" and sending him suggestions for manly products all day :p

i have been told to purchase copious amounts of Axe and/or Old Spice

@Graylocke That I would know once I join the company, hehe

They didn't give you an overview? :p

@Sciborg They probably did. I just didn't care to listen during their talk with the students, lol.

Ah yes, college. Lmao

Hopefully it's a good job, I'm happy for you :)

Yeah. Right now, it's probably just a detour, in a way. I kinda want to go for higher studies but I am a bit unsure with the COVID situation and all. So, I will just see how this job goes for at least a year. If it's great, I might continue. If not, higher studies, it is.

@Sciborg Ah, congrats!

@PrinceNorthLæraðr <3

@Sid That's about where I am, too. Hopefully things work out for you

don't mind bobble over here having a spiral again

is bobble okay?

bobble feels stupid

burb is DMing but can try to help, why is bobble feeling stupid?

birdy should DM