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[tulpa001]

I'm reaching that level. I need more sleep than my host, and I'm also trying to wake up at night while she sleeps.

[Lucilyn]

Any time I fuse with the others tends to be exhausting. I can do it for much longer now than when I first started, so maybe it'll get easier for you guys?

 

Same (as in used to but not anymore) except I have no idea if what they do is like what we do

 

I need more sleep than my host, and I'm also trying to wake up at night while she sleeps.

 

I mean that might be why you're so tired. Brain don't care who the host is, brain cares if it gets sleepy time or not.

[Lucilyn]

The thread I just made is already off the View Today's Posts :|

 

Guess peoples' tulpas don't encourage them to try new things like I thought

 

or, the forum is just ded right now. Stahp that

[tulpa001]

Well, the problem is, my host is super adventurous. Here's the list of things I made us do. Note I can't say her, because I have the captain's chair.

 

* Eat foods she has already eaten before because I prefer the taste.

* Join online communities; probably I influenced her into joining one before I was a tulpa.

* Research tulpa stuff online.

* Play video games less.

* Listen to house music.

* Work on dealing with suddenly having me in her skull.

[Guest]

I need to go hunting for computers at thrift shops around here. I live around a major retiree hotspot, so a lot of old people buy really decent prebuilts, and then die, and have them donated out. Brother works at one of these places and actually takes home computers that don't sell, just figured one of them has a good $300 worth of stuff in it. Threw in some spare RAM and installed Windows on it, probably gonna gift it for Christmas.

 

Anyone else have similar experiences with thrift shops?

 

 

Also No Shave November, how did we do? I've managed to grow a pitiful goatee, moderately okay sideburns, and a creepy mustache.

[Kiahdaj]

I finally went to my first concert, tonight. It was long overdo, considering how much music I listen to. I found out Animals as Leaders, Intervals, and Plini (all of which I listen to) were playing at a place not too far from me, and figured that was as good a concert as any I could really expect. For 30 bucks, I couldn't say no.

I was pretty far up in line, and despite being one of the first few dozen to get in, they had sold out of the CD I wanted, before I even walked through the doors.

I started off really close to the stage—only 2 or 3 "rows" (there weren't any seats) away.

 

It was definitely the loudest thing I've ever experienced. My ear drums closed up to protect themselves. Have you ever heard something so loud, that you couldn't hear it? It was like that. I would really like to know what sound guy was responsible for it and thought "Yeah, that sounds good. Very clear." The drums were the only instrument that could really be comprehended consistently. The melody was often almost entirely buried in the noise. I could only hear the bass guitar in quiet sections that were practically given to it, which is a shame. I would have liked to hear the bass player. He looked like he was really good.

I didn't appreciate the lights that they shined directly into your eyes, sometimes. Starting things off with a blinding light in your eyes and ear drum-piercing noise was kind of disorientating.

The parts that I could hear were cool. Watching Plini play guitar was definitely entertaining. Between his skill and the kind of thing he plays, he made it look very effortless. Makes me jealous. There was one song in particular that sounded familiar, but I don't recall liking as much as I did tonight, so I'll have to hunt that down.

 

Shortly after Intervals started (when Aaron Marshall and Plini traded places on stage), the moshing began. And I was right next to it. There were only one or two people serving as buffer between me and the madness, and I definitely got bumped into more than a few times. As time went on, and Intervals' songs got a bit heavier, the moshing got more aggressive. I realized I needed to get the hell out of there before Animals As Leaders came on, so I took the opportunity between sets to move towards the back, and leaned against (later sat on) the rail. I was right to do so. After Animals started, the mosh pit easily quadrupled in size. I would have been swallowed in there. I wanted to be there to enjoy (and watch) the music, not to have to keep watching out that I don't get pushed over. So while I was very disappointed I didn't get to be closer to Tosin Abasi, I made the right call. And at least I can still say I've been in the same room as him. That's a pretty cool feeling. He is of course every bit as incredible a guitarist as I already knew. It was a bit surreal to watch him do his thing.

 

By the end, my feet were killing me, I was a bit sweaty from the heat, and I was a little nauseous. The biggest disappointment was of course in how poor the overall sound quality was. If it weren't for that, the rest wouldn't have bothered me as much. Either way, it was an experience, and I'm glad I did it. Although I can't say I'm particularly eager to go to another show—at least not a metal one where there are no seats. Install some chairs and we'll talk.

 

Anyway, that was my day. I haven't really posted here in a while, and felt like describing my experience, so I decided to go ahead and do it here.

[Tewi]

Six days since the last post, and you decide to post right in the middle of me writing one, alright (Yes, this post took 45 minutes to write). Well, the ear drums thing, they're implementing that fact into some cars now to play a loud static noise right before a detected imminent collision to protect your ear drums - by doing exactly as you described.

 

{I put

on to write the post, if you'd like you can put it on to read it. Very bunny-like.}

 

Was checking our emails (it's an old one, we have a gmail now too) when I saw this. Seemed kind of funny as a 'headline'. http://i.imgur.com/dVFS6bU.png

 

Its definition wasn't quite satisfactory though. "Rabbits thump their feet to warn each other of danger", and some other mannerism "decodings". They couldn't even get their rabbits to binky, which isn't surprising. So for fun or for your guys' knowledge I'll go over some of the things they tried to.

 

First, you'd be awfully confused by your rabbit thumping its feet at you if you thought it was trying to warn you of danger. See if you can figure out why

is doing it. Answer:

It's annoyed, in this case because it's no longer being pet.

 

 

Second, the strangely named "binky"ing, seen

, which is basically just them hopping around excitedly. But the term binky specifically refers to the jump-and-twist motion they sometimes do. It's just unnecessarily.. Unnecessary. But I suppose in nature, unnecessary uses of energy are a sign of abundance, aka a sign of happiness. No idea why it's called a binky.

 

Third, ears down. And a bonus. Lowering your ears is a natural reaction to an unfavorable situation, whether to literally help hide or just to feel less vulnerable. With a pet (or captive) rabbit, it means they're scared. Could be of an unknown environment, could be of the dog barking outside, could be of you. Ears specifically tucked down is not the same as flopped down, that's just chill. Related, domesticated rabbits may face away from you when they're upset with you for some reason. They may even turn their head back to make sure you know they're upset. Best not to bother them too much if you did something wrong, but if it was a necessary evil like taking away something they were chewing on, they'll get over it. Petting may or may not be an acceptable apology depending on the rabbit; try food.

 

Honestly, the rest is mostly simple body language. Some humans seem painfully oblivious to nature's blatant language, but hopefully you aren't. If you're trying to pet them and they move away, they don't want to be pet. If they seem annoyed by your presence (like being too close to where they sleep and eat), they don't want you around. And if they push their head against you, chances are they want to be pet. (Cats do this too)

 

Here's a useful site if you're serious about learning "rabbit language". http://language.rabbitspeak.com/ Not everyone is born with the instincts for this stuff apparently. We've been told to stay away from dogs we see in public before, only to walk up to them and pet them. Body language. And it's a two-way street. Walk slowly, hunch down some, don't make direct eye contact (but don't look entirely away either), and perhaps hold out your hand to let them smell you, also showing you're not afraid to be vulnerable. And gauge their reactions the entire time. If you're near a dog's property (as we were this last time), chances are they'll growl at you the whole way, but it shouldn't be that difficult to sense if they mean to harm you. We made friends with a couple of dogs in about sixty seconds like this, from being barked at to petting them. And we've also ignored some and gone on our way - ironically with small dogs with too much to prove, not big ones. Of course, if I have to explain this to you, you're probably better off not getting yourself bitten. Now with sufficient text buffer, I'll say I planned on saying something about myself here, but I'm a little too self-conscious now, so unfortunately I won't. But at least now you know I had something to say. Go watch some rabbit videos.

[Ashmo]

-just poking in-

 

Hello all?

[Kiahdaj]

Hi Ashmo. Nice to see you again.

[tulpa001]

Well hello.