Write What's on Your Mind

What is the alternative? We've been playing with the bones of god since 1517.

Cont.

society is going to keep getting worse until people realize that being good is the end itself. I don't see this happening unless we return to Christianity, or something similar.

What resources do you use to become proficient and fluent in languages? I'm trying to become conversant in German within about a year without taking any formal kind of course.

because the eagles settled for a field goal the opening drive they deserve to lose (dont know who I want to win, probably them though)

>watching normieball

talke it to reddit fag

>are fucking morons
irony, folks

its the superbowl...not understanding how lit drama and narrative and heroics and intellect and body and skill and desire is: doesnt enjoy a high quality war epic crafted in real time some of the most athletic humans on earth

I use Duolingo daily, watch my favourite series in German on Netflix with English subtitles and I have two complementary conjugation and grammar books. Also I have a few German friends but I haven't really tried German with them yet. We are more comfortable in English.

I started in september. I think I can be conversational in June when I go at my cousine's wedding in Germany.

Correct my grammar for me, headmaster.

ya but i bet u get all snobby if someone talks about mma

everyone sweats the main guy from tame impala but other dudes bands are actually better i don't get it

youtube.com/watch?v=yo4IkYF1wm4

When I was a kid, I went on a camping trip with my family, and I still remember the smell of dew and fresh life among the plants that hung in the air. There was a kind of beauty to it that you can't fully convey in words. Now when I go outside, I just feel the same as always. I still miss that feeling.

Today was a coworker's last day on the job
she is in her 60s, I in my 20s, and she talked to me occasionally despite my antisocial nature.
I'm a sperg that doesn't know how to socialize but in spite of myself, I enjoy it a lot. Talking to old people is great, they always have long winded stories about anything and everything

I wish I could initiate conversation. Fuck, people don't care about the things I care about, what am I supposed to say?

how much do you want to bet? (I dont watch mma)

>I wish I could initiate conversation. Fuck, people don't care about the things I care about, what am I supposed to say?

Talk about what you like. You don't always have to be the guy listening to someone else talk about their bullshit, sometimes you're allowed to talk about things you like.

your head was full of less thoughts then, less tensions, worrys about pulses of times, and expectations and itches: I know exactly what you mean, the vividness of colors, leaves on the ground, green fir trees; the smell of the forrest after fresh rain

I don't have hobbies that most people would understand without a lot of context

I've finally figured out a story that has all the shit I wanted, but now i have to figure out the plot and actually give the story emotional weight and plot details

hear me out

>dude starts working at a failing horror-themed restaurant located in an actual haunted house because it's the only job he's able to get
>the story revolves around him trying to help salvage the restaurant but the issues are worse than just bad food, health code violations and actual hauntings
>the owner built the restaurant on top of a wellspring of ancient evil for the sole purpose of guarding it from entities who want to see it used for destruction
>consequently, the health inspector, the critic and the rich guy who wants to buy the place are not what they seem

for the record, the main character's last name of "Ramsay" was chosen months before the plot turned into this

I want to have a cute asian gf but I'm broke and don't know how to invest in the stock market because the jews are behind everything

you have two options

>take personal responsibility and google shit
>blame the jews for your own idiocy

tell me why exactly you chose number 2

I wonder if I could find that inforgraphic that shows food, furniture, and entertainment for the different classes of society. Also I like hardcovers, I know that most of them aren’t worth the extra cash, but I still buy them.

i'm thinking about getting into lifting, but it feels like a step backwards, i used to box but i felt like i reached the maximum number of punches to the head u can take before it does something, so i gave it up, but i miss the workouts and the competition, i want to do bjj so i can have ground game to match my standup but that shit is so expensive and for some reason getting choked out disturbs me more than getting bashed in the skull even tho the brain damage is objectively less from getting choked assuming they let go once ur out...but it only costs like 20 bucks to join a weight lifting gym, but it just feels like such a step backward to go from training combat sports to just lifting heavy things, plus everybody on Veeky Forums lifts which means if that many betasoys do it, it must be kinda pleby, idk sell me on why i should take up lifting heavy objects repetitively as a way to stay fit

I'd read the shit out of that. Provided that it isn't shit.

it better not be an allegory for some sjw bullshit like the shit under the restaurant is supposed to represent oil or sth

it's a symbolic representation of making the best of a bad situation. Also, it give me the excuse to write copious amounts of food porn.

I'm not sure what task I would summon a servitor to do. Maybe I could have it help me focus on schoolwork, but shouldn't I just be able to do that myself? If the servitor is made of my energy, doesn't that mean I'm doing it myself anyway? It would be fun to draw things.

don't tell me ur that guy who works in a restaurant and so are "writing what u kno"

I wish I could write. I wrote a lot as a kid, and although my writings were terrible, they were probably better than what I write now. I miss the days when I could spend all my time in front of my laptop, convinced I could be like someone like Douglas Adams...I'd kill to be half the writer he was
I was forced to take a break. Over those two years, I evaluated my writing, and found faults in every word I wrote. I was crushed. And as I dismantled my writing, I slowly began to dismantle the iota of skill I had. And then my confidence. And then my willpower

Now my ability is gone, but my judgment isn't. I spend my time crying over blank pages, knowing that nothing I ever write will be good enough. I can't think of my writing as anything other than trash, and these thoughts holds me back from honing my lost skill. I hate it, and I hate myself.

sorry nerd we don't all play dungeons and dragons, wanna explain what the fuck a servitor is

nope, web developer

look at this crappy fucking post, well i definitely believe ur writing is as shitty as u say

>literally niggers throwing balls

That sounds like a really fun thing to read/write about, user. Do your best!

lol fuck off you crypto-normalfag nigger

Really want to learn bass guitar as I recently got one from a friend as a gift, but i'm so impatient. This impatience also limits me from doing anything productive with my life because all my hobbies are time consuming (i.e. reading). Also this qt in my English class likes me I'm pretty sure but I'm too much of a bitch to talk to her (party because I'm socially inept) and am too scared of fucking my chances up

Thank you. It is definitely bad, but this was just me rambling. Sorry for ruining your thread.

I missed a lecture due to the flu and now I have no idea what the theme of Bullet in the Brain (Tobias Wolff) is. I think it's about how there's more to a person than meets the eye but I'm not sure. This is a desperate cry for help, anons. My brainlet ass should have never tried becoming an English major.

If you guys don't mind, could you share some tips on how to write better?

i wish an attractive young woman would be my girlfriend. i thought being alone would get easier as i got older but it's only made me more desperate. i'm seriously considering getting an escort just to lie down next to me.

I'm coming to terms with the idea that there are no such things as "underachievers." I used to comfort myself with the idea that I was never reaching my full potential, but everybody reaches their full potential by default. If you don't have the awareness and wisdom to realize that you need to expend effort to achieve your goals than you do not deserve to achieve them. Despite this I still booze and smoke a lot of weed.

Man, I had the house to myself today and planned on cleaning house or reading or something but then I just jacked off like 6 times and my dick hurts but I keep doing it anyway
yo send me a link to your channel bro I'll subscribe

Not him, but I use a textbook called German for Reading which really moves me forward with every chapter.

I also use a website called LingQ. I believe there is a free alternative available as well. duolingo is a good start but don't persist past 60%. I actually had to deliberately lose my 96 day streak so I could move on. It was a good decision and I do not regret it.

at least you have friends...

nothing fucking happens in my life please god just kill me in my sleep

I already dont exist

I'm a political science major halfway through my junior year, thinking about going to law school but really torn on it. Any anons with some advice?

I think it's more a matter of losing potential over time. But I agree in that no matter how much inborn talent you have, if you have no one from whom to learn how to be dedicated, you're pretty much doomed to mediocrity.

I want to quit the internet for a while to try to detox from overstimulation and regain my focus, but I have been unable to do so. I get anxious about not staying up to date with news and internet culture. Veeky Forums and /leftypol/ are the only places IRL or online where I feel surrounded by like-minded people, which sounds pathetic, but I'm sure some people ITT relate.

>I'll probably be dead in a month or two.

Don't an hero user. What's going on?

I'm about to quit my job and move on a whim. I can't wait for a change

I feel like I don’t understand literature on the same level as everyone else. I can read Shakespeare and absolutely love it, but when people start asking what I thought about how the characters served to compliment or foil another I feel like an idiot. I’m a diagnosed schizophrenic so articulating my thought is though enough, but I just feel like such an idiot whenever people ask me to elaborate on my feelings. I wish I knew how to get better, but its just so hard to organize my thoughts.

I relate to this so much :(

I've been in kind of a funk lately, and the doctor recently diagnosed me with alchohol withdrawals(just psychological). I googled it and the symptoms all fit pretty well. Then I saw that once of them is loss of libido. I just thought I lost my mojo. So I'm kind of conflicted as to whether this is good or bad. All I really know is, ya know..fuck, I just want to want to fuck..ya know?

Try asking in a critique thread sometime, they have better advice.

If I don’t get into the university I want I’m going to kill myself.

I'm planning on getting my BS in poli sci (already got my associates). Why are you considering switching majors?

I did. It was great.

Go for it! Chase your dreams!

I've become so disgusted with basically everything in western society and it's effected me to the point where I don't really enjoy talking or interacting with anyone. I have a girlfriend and I want to have a family eventually, but I live in a major urban area and wouldn't ever want to raise kids in what's basically a place where a mass of disparate human beings are all piled on top of each other and have nothing in common and no common identity joining them.

I want to be more involved with writing, but I know that even if the writing project I'm working on is genuinely good that 1.) There's probably no chance I'd be able to get it picked up by a publisher, and 2.) If it is picked up by a publisher the chances of it being successful are incredibly small. With that knowledge I still work on it nearly every day because it's helping me work through the events that inspired the story.

I did pol sci because I wanted to do law school but didn't; ended up going to grad school for public policy. In retrospect I should have gone the law school route. Sure it might seem like a pain in the ass, might be costly, and might not be guaranteed to get you work, but in the end it'll increase your opportunities in a way that having a B.A. in political science won't. You're probably not going to have a lot of job opportunities simply by virtue of having an undergrad background in political science.

>Why are you considering switching majors?
I don't think he is. You typically do law school after finishing your undergrad.

In your opinion, what is the best public/somewhat free university for a humanities education in Europe?

Self-defeating attitude, friend. It's good that you're still writing though. Re: cities and raising a family, I can't imagine wanting to do it anywhere but in a city. People in rural and suburban communities also have no common identity. In a city though, sheer numbers basically guarantee you'll find some sort of circle.

Yeah, do it. Don't come back here to bitch if things don't work out though.

Internet culture is not worth keeping up with and there are other places to get news. That you feel anxious when you're not online is proof that you need to detox.

Sometimes you have to take the initiative.

Best: Lmu Germany

I tell myself white lies and black truths. I protect myself with delusions of myself. I am not that compassionate. I am not that restrained. And yet I am. I long for chaos, and yet everyday I contribute to the overall order of things. I understand myself well. I look at the man in the mirror every morning with recognition. I have the punch of masculinity, I am a tall drink of water. And yet I can't escape the crushing reality of human agency. I can't believe that I can't effect a kind of vague indeterminate effect onto the masses. I see recognition in the mirror but I don't see it in the face of my peers.

I cannot stand my middle class peers anymore. The attention to clothing, the carefully curated Instagram feed, the endless small trips made with the sole purpose of picture-posting, the furniture in their homes, the things they say, their tastes, their pathetic feeling of superiority over the poor masses. I can't stand it anymore.

People need to stop taking pictures of food.

I honestly wish you the best. The genre isn't really my cup of tea but at least you have built something on it that isn't unsubstantial shit

As a *reader* lower class peers aren't much better, unless you prefer bluntness and endless banter.

You can choose the company you keep

I hate myself lol

Homeless, jobless, massive debt, no friends or family

Anyone have some other video essay type channel recommendations?

youtube.com/watch?v=jlkt5Q9a9Ek

How far can the will take you? I've got an experiment in mind to test this. Currently, due to a mental illness, almost nothing in life brings me pleasure, and I lose interest in every new thing after a few days. This state naturally promotes the most mediocre kind of hedonism, with an overindulgence in sugar, and more than twelve hours per day on Veeky Forums. Rationally, I should work on some skill in the meantime so I have a leg-up when I'm back to normal, but a failure in my head's reward system prevents this, and I'm back to square one.

What if I do it anyways, though? Enslave myself now to live a happier life in the future, like an indentured servant. Then I wouldn't feel so powerless. I could become a skilled artist despite my condition. Make others happy, even if I'm not. That might be ridiculous, but it's worth considering. Anything is better than this.

where are you? are you a writer? why are you homeless?

you can live in my house if you are a great thinker/writer and help me with my book

if that first post is you, you can live in my house if you can get to new york.

whats your email, make a throwaway email?

Why not just start a blog? It would be hard to find visual material to put onscreen and honestly wouldn't be that necessary for books.

I'm transsexual and people are awful. I'm an aspiring video game auteur. I can't actually write. I am a pretty solid thinker when I have things to think about. I haven't read enough to do more than rehash other people's ideas at present though.

[email protected]

how old are you? pretty solid thinker is good. think you can make it to New York? What are some books youve read? your favorites?

goodreads.com/user/show/66601812-alephwyr

Don't have the resources to make it to New York atm.

i mean...it's not like video games can get any worse.

how did you become homeless? how old are you? any plans or lines of hope of establishment? have you always lived in hawaii?

I desperately want to drop out of my pointless humanities degree but I literally cannot come up with any kind of alternative path to take. I hate just half-assing my life because, at my core, I don't think I'm a lazy person and I know that life has great value but I've just been feeling aimless for so long now.

I gave up on trying to make friends for pretty much those reasons. Relationships are just slightly more complex accessories for most middle class students.

Had to leave uni in senior year due to health issues. 29 years old. No to both the last two questions. As I said, I'd like to make video games. If I had $1000 I could probably commission all the assets I would need to make my first game, or at least build something kickstartable. Right now my only real plan is to try to get that money and to kill myself if I fail.

Far too real.

how much would you have toward a plane ticket? How is living in hawaii, how long have you been there? Were you in school there?

I have about $100 to my name. Hawaii is fine. I've been here a week. I was in school in Colorado. Let's stop derailing the thread now, you have my email.

Are you the same way? We can do it. This is a huge setback, but it's possible. Making music actually feels kind of satisfying - the only problem is that itch that sends you back to Veeky Forums like it's life support, similar to Gen X and TV. Perhaps getting over that will lead to great things.

you are far too simple to truly understand, your entirely unsubtle brute basicness compels your tiny knotted noggin to spedily drive on the all too usual routes, paying no attention to the scenery, or even the fundamental substance of vehicle and road

Why are we like this?

I'm the exact same way, and on top of it all, a nervous wreck and NEET. Picking up an instrument would probably do me some good, only issue is money.

Guitars can be hella cheap