/lounge/ - sushi social

I made pdxbbs.us but I don't have any users yet.
You don't have to be in Portland. You can talk about anything.

>>2344
tfw you spend all summer alone

>>2106
When I think "regular social life" I think of something much more far-reaching than what I have, but by comparison to others I guess I might fit the definition. I have five extremely close friends that I have a great relationship with. With them I feel like I can be myself, it's very comfy. When I'm not around them though I'm extremely introverted, and other people that I interact with never go much further than being mere acquaintances to me.

I hung out with a small group of people for the first time in almost 7 years. It was strange to say the least. They've made the offer for me to come hang out again which, while it wasn't anything to write home about, I think I will just to start up with some form of social interaction again. Thankfully it's just a group of people sitting around watching some anime and making small talk.

>>2366
Sounds comfy desu.

>>2374
It was ok. Although I was really on edge being in a social situation again after so long so that probably had an impact on how I perceived everything. I'm going again tonight and am nowhere near as nervous as last week so I hope I can enjoy it more this time.

>>1356
which parts?
these parts? as in sushigirl?

>>1357
just new places in general
forever they'll know the top sites

I guess it's time to wake this thread from its winter sleep because, well, I've finally done it.
For the first time in 6 years I've finally gotten a little bit of tan over the summer!

though the heatwave certainly wasn't comfy.

>>2372
Great job my dood!

>>2270
The soft pastel colours on those are so nice.

Here is a picture that I took of my favorite spot on a roof in my neighbourhood. It's nice up there.

>>2351
this is awesome

>>2359
hey, hope you figure out a solution to your torrent problem, I've enjoyed the couple streams i've dropped in on. I was wondering in the same vein as >>2324 about how you manage to stream all these separate video files without dropping the stream.

>>2367
Well, probably to everyone's surprise, Japanophobia has always run using VLC and OBS. There were many countless adjustments made in order to do this, so many that I could not list them all. It was done using tedious and very time-consuming tests.

Perhaps the greatest factor is how small the video files are. Since most of the anime is from before the 2000s, the resolution for video files tends to be between 1024 X 768 down to 640 x 480. This has the benefit of both saving hard drive disk and not placing too much strain on VLC. OBS also runs more quickly at lower resolutions.

For more stability and simplicity, the streaming computer uses dual monitors, with OBS set to capture one so that VLC can run in full screen. This removed all the issues with trying to designate screen areas in OBS. The captured monitor is only set to a resolution of 800 X 600 to match the recording resolution in OBS. I found that this made the stream run more smoothly.

File types are very important. VLC seems to be okay with AVI, MP4, FLV, and MKV on the lower resolutions. Blu-Ray quality resolution MKV files tend to take a while to load and may destabilize VLC. I tend to avoid these anyway because the files consume too much storage space.

OGM files are the worst. VLC can only run these at a very limited frame rate. A lot of older anime is only available in OGM. For the rare occasion that anime is only available in this format, I use a torrent copy of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe to convert OGM to AVI. This is also a useful program for dealing with subtitles and audio tracks.

So far these are the only methods I have found to work for me. Perhaps someone out there has simpler solutions, but I have not met that person yet.

Nice website. I'll watch the stream the next weekend!

i am terrified of irc
how do i overcome this

>>2370
What about it actually scares you is a good first question to ask, when you're trying to overcome fears of things.

Grab an umbrella and go for a walk at any nature walks nearby. On rainy days they are usually devoid of people and people-made sounds. P E R F E C T

I go on walks like most people here, one of the most amazing ones was at 5:00am in some woods. The rain has something about it that just "washes" the stress away…

If it's summertime, I love to open the windows and feel the wind and listen to the thunders and the rain while playing a video game. If it's cold, I put on my coat and take a walk around, maybe stop by a bar to drink a coffee and listen to music and casually browsing the web for a while. Rain is the perfect weather for comfy spacing out.

can't go wrong with crêpes, I don't think I've ever eaten that on a sunny day

I feel like lo-fi hip hop was designed to be consumed on rainy days. I hardly listen to it, but if it's raining hard on campus I'll put an album on, grab an umbrella and wander around for an hour or two.

>>1111
If you're worried about unsteady hands you can brace them on the table while you do the finer details.

>>1092
>>1096
Electric kits aren't all that great. It doesn't feel or sound anything like acoustic drums. You could always try a beginner child set and only pick up a snare, bass, mounted tom, hi-hat and one cymbal. It would be reasonably compact; in comparison to a 'regular' kit.

>>505
I dunno, you call the art bad but I really like the style, for some reason. Have any more drawings in general?

>>831
Wew, it's been a while but I've got some more guys done. I'm still trying to come up with a decent paint scheme.

>>504
I've been collaborating on an invented language.

Been folding sheets of paper these days. Here are two masks I got from a book by a designer called Tomoko Fuse. I love them origami masks.

Can you elaborate a bit?

>>2358
Source on image? It looks comfy

I stumbled across this and it feels like I'm drifting away as I listen to it. This guy's channel looks cool as well - he has lots of interesting musical instruments on show.

A man dancing in the tube to a tune of the same name by Fearofdark.

kamisama arigato-o

>>2341
I've really got to start watching/reading Monogatari.

Channelling my inner Ni-chan.

Last night I had a spooky dream. It was not a nightmare, and I kind of liked the … well you'll see what it is.
I was in a crowded place, some kind of event or something, out in the open, a wide place.
There was a big thing, about 30 ft tall, and it was covered with cloth, seemingly several layers, to keep all light from touching it. At the bottom there was an opening through which people would walk in.
I was told that it was a sort of shrine where people would worship a god that represented a corpse, and that was the reason that it had to be in complete darkness (or at least, untouched by sunlight). It was not a cult like that of Santa Muerte in Mexico and other parts of south america. Santa Muerte delivers death (I think), this was a representation of that very state of being dead, or being a corpse. Spooky.
Pic semi related. This resembles a buddha, though the one in my dream wasn't anything remotely related with enlightenment or any higher state, but something wicked.

>>1948
>>2346
I now realize I have a tendency towards spooky dreams and shrines

>>2346
The question is: did you go in and see the lich?

>>2306
Are you sure you have the right server and channel? There are always plenty of people, even though it's mostly silence. Just say hi.

I dreamed I was with a girl at a party and I knew she was going to break up with me but when we went into a corner to discuss it I saw another guy yelling at and hitting his girlfriend so I walked over to stop him and then I tried to tackle him but he caught me and threw me off balance (I knew it was a bad idea the whole time but I felt like I had to do something) then suddenly some old guy picked him up and tossed him aside before he could beat me up and it felt like everything was going to be alright because at least I tired, even though I knew I wouldn't be able to solve it all on my own. I was laying on the floor and my glasses had fallen off and there was some 80s song playing, sounded like something out of the breakfast club, and it really did feel like it was all going to be OK. and then I woke up

I dreamed I was in a company of monster slaying semi-medieval warriors on a mission in some unknown desolate city.

In the dream, we were recruiting new soldiers to make up for a few losses we took, presumably during a previous battle or something. So we were lining them up in a big clearing in order to inspect them, when suddenly there was this sound, kind of like a passing jet, in the sky. At fist, nobody could recognize where the sound was coming from untill a pelican, as big as a building, appeared in the sky. Then it suddenly swooped down and started dive bombing us with it's claws.

It didn't look as big in the sky but when it got closer to the ground I could sense how big and heavy the thing was because of the big booms it made when it's claws touched the ground to grab somebody close to me. So we all scattered into the nearest building where we spent the night in because the pelican kept circling above even when we were gone.

>kinda looked like pic related but it had eagle talons instead of webbed feet