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emilynhoward skep

6 months ago

Friend, last night I watched the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice for the first time right after having re-read the book. This movie insulted my intelligence and I took it very personally. I will not dignify it with a post on my website trying to convince everyone what a piece of crap it is, but you may be someone who understands.

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skep 6 months ago

I... actually like it, for the most part. I remember you saying you thought it was one of Austen's weaker novels for its fairy-tale-ness, so I imagine it doesn't improve things if you have to trim out all the subtleties to fit it into a 2-hour runtime.

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skep 6 months ago

I will agree that the ending scene is really bad. It's so bad. I dread re-watching the movie because I don't want to be subjected to that scene again.

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

It's mostly that they took out the humor that was in the book and replaced it with their own bad humor. And cut out a lot of plot points to make room for random fancy shots of landscapes and statuary. And everybody was played so flat and subdued that it didn't make sense why any of the characters cared about each other.

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skep 6 months ago

Well if you make them hot then they don't need personality. Everyone knows this.

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pixelglade 6 months ago

BBC Pride and Prejudice is superior. "Oh, my poor nerves!" Is what Mrs Bennett says when she sees the Kiera Knightly Pride and Prejudice.

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pixelglade 6 months ago

Though, some of the casting choices weren't too terrible

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skep 6 months ago

I recognize I do actually have to watch that version at some point.

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

I think they could have gotten away with 5 hours instead of 6, but the BBC is much truer to the spirit of the book. They actually let people be funny and ridiculous.

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silliestgoose-online skep

6 months ago

I've never tried using RSS, but your last comment on someone else's profile led me to try following yours :O

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skep 6 months ago

Well shucks, I guess I'm going to have to write something now

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skep 6 months ago

But welcome to the club! I've been RSS-ing for 15 years. When it comes to keeping on top of new content, nothing's been able to beat it yet.

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silliestgoose-online 6 months ago

I was excited to see my local NWS offices have RSS feeds, but they've not had any content added to them. It's been a hassle getting updates from them since leaving Facebook D:

skep 6 months ago

Hmm, I see my local office posted the winter weather outlook 18 days ago. Nothing for daily weather though. That would be nice to have.

skep endlesscycles

6 months ago

Thanks for finding me. I tore through half the comic already, 100% adding to my RSS app

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endlesscycles 6 months ago

glad you liked it so far :)

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sorbier 6 months ago

you know youve made it when you have to start content aggregating your own content

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skep 6 months ago

Here's what I recommend you read: [everything I've ever written]

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nohappynonsense 6 months ago

https://nohappynonsense.net/images/thankgoditsskepdays.jpg

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skep updated their site.

7 months ago

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emilynhoward 7 months ago

"It's time to talk about the Mystic Stamp Company." Our Skepperlord delivered--with sufficient postage.

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skep 7 months ago

Dang you read fast.

adalines-domain 7 months ago

A childhood filled with obligations, relatable.

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emilynhoward 7 months ago

You also, I will point out, write fast. But yes, they did not give me a PhD in the Englishes for nothing.

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skep 7 months ago

I'm not going to comment on what I did at work today.

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oopsiedoodle 7 months ago

I admit I was skeptical at first that you truly did not want to collect those stamps. The way you so vehemently denied it sounded just like the kind of thing a person would say when they’re desperate to convince others they aren’t the type of person to collect stamps. But the more I read, the more convinced I became. Thanks for the the reminder of Mystic Stamps. I vaguely remember seeing those albums back in the 90s.

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

why did i read this

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skep 7 months ago

I haven't figured out why anybody reads anything I write but if I do I'll let you know

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sorbier skep

7 months ago

as skep's #1 fan (skepperoniac) allow me to lead the charge with the rallying cry: RELEASE THE STAMP COLLECTION

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emilynhoward 7 months ago

YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

skep 7 months ago

Okay, I didn't keep it though...

nohappynonsense 7 months ago

skep you've never thrown anything out in your life we know you have them

skep 7 months ago

So, funny (and true) loophole, I never technically threw it out. I just never took it with me when I moved out of my dad's place and told him he could do whatever with it.

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skep dicjournal

7 months ago

To answer your question, yes, I did convert to an SSG a couple months ago. Huge pain in the butt and I wish I would have known about them when I started my website. Still, I do really enjoy how much easier it is to make an update.

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dicjournal 7 months ago

I can imagine! But the workflow is nicer and more nimble, no? I built my professional website after this one and used Hugo from the outset and love it. My one hangup with this one is the migrating of my posts. I COULD simply paste them in a folder and leave as is, but I'm so tooky that I would inevitably end up attempting to convert 150+ html into md and I think I need some major hyping up to even tackle it >.<

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brachypelmide 7 months ago

i read this as "yes, I did convert to a super shotgun a couple months ago", goddamn doom getting into my head ARRGH

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skep 7 months ago

Yes, I definitely don't miss having to update all the navigation myself. No way I'd be converting all my 200+ existing posts to MD though; they can stay HTML for all I care. I am usually picky about these things but not here.

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

imagine not posting on your site for over a month, lol, what kind of shit writer you'd have to be to do something like that

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skep 7 months ago

Yeah, after a month I think you'd have to give up writing altogether and take up stamp collecting or something

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acetaminophriends 7 months ago

A month isn't really that long to go without producing polished art of some kind I'd say. In any case I just wanted to say I admire your commitment to creating a polished experience, and ability to write about the most mundane of things in an entertaining way. Which makes me wonder, do you do some other kind of writing outside of this website?

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skep 7 months ago

"Art" might be overselling what I do a bit, but I appreciate the compliments. And I do! But not nearly as fun though. My day job is writing instructional documentation for software. Still a paid gig!

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acetaminophriends 7 months ago

Definitely not the kind of writing I had in mind haha

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emilynhoward 7 months ago

I am genuinely impressed by how often you update your site and how much content is on it. My site is just a trickle by comparison. I do know the feeling of "I should be writing something" all the time, but I also know that creativity is like the tide and comes and goes on its own terms.

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emilynhoward 7 months ago

Also, once in a state of extreme stress I almost took up stamp collecting as a hobby. I don't know how to say this in a way that doesn't offend actual stamp collectors, but if you find yourself starting a stamp collection that may be a cry for help.

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skep 7 months ago

I actually *did* have a stamp collection, and now that I've remembered that fact I realize it would be something good to write about. So I'm going to leave you in suspense, which is the first time a stamp collection has ever had that effect on anybody.

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dicjournal 7 months ago

It's nice to have that kind of rotation where one can tinker with the code, isn't it? I get writing droughts where I have nothing to say but then feel connected to my little site by adding little things here and there. It looks like you use an SSG? I regret not doing that, meh >.<

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skep 7 months ago

New button

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vistas-save-room skep

7 months ago

your game reports are really engaging !! this website is awesome,, if i wasnt absolute ass at writing id definitely take inspiration and do something similar but unfortunately i simply cannot write

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skep 7 months ago

I think you should do it anyway! The way I see it, nobody gets "good" at writing until they start doing it about things they genuinely care about. If you're feeling inspired, why not roll with it?

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vistas-save-room 7 months ago

that is , true , thanks

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rusty-bytes skep

7 months ago

thank you for following me :)

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rusty-bytes skep

7 months ago

obsessed with your calvin and hobbes analysis

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skep 7 months ago

Hey, thank you! It's been a couple months, time to figure out which one I will unearth the truth of next...

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badgraph1csghost 7 months ago

Garfield: "I hate mondays." / Hagar the Horrible: "Before you go pillaging, remember to take out the rubbish!" / Cathy: "Summer dresses, ack!" / Calvin & Hobbes: "This preoccupation with Nietzschean perspectivism borders on the Kafkaesque."

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skep 7 months ago

Mostly I just read it for the jokes

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skep

7 months ago

Wait, maybe I should have gone with Skepperonis

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miela583 7 months ago

No thank you

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acetaminophriends 7 months ago

Yes, thankyou

nohappynonsense 7 months ago

https://nohappynonsense.net/images/skepperoni.jpg

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brachypelmide 7 months ago

skeppians?

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asterion 7 months ago

I'd suggest "skeptics" but I think that one's already taken...

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emilynhoward skep

7 months ago

I got your letter today! Will reply as existential crises allow.

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skep 7 months ago

That's reasonable, I'll check the mailbox in a couple years

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skep

7 months ago

From here forward I'll be referring to all of my followers (you) as Skepperdoodles.

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miela583 7 months ago

Good, it sounds like a cookie.

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

about time

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emilynhoward 7 months ago

Is there a pin or patch or hat that we get? A secret handshake or hand sign?

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

https://nohappynonsense.net/images/skepperdoodle.jpg

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skep 7 months ago

@Emily Well gosh, I would think that's up to the Skepperdoodle Club president to decide

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skep 7 months ago

@Mike Are you photoshopping at 6:30 in the morning

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

that is a photograph from last years annual meeting duh

harakanvarpu 7 months ago

Heck yeah!

p7uen 7 months ago

We are skeeple no longer

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ghostscape 7 months ago

what if i'm Skeptical about this

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artivadar 7 months ago

follower of skepperism

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brachypelmide 7 months ago

wait how the hell did you create 3 update notifications. what's this dark magic

brachypelmide 7 months ago

nevermind neocities shat itself on my end. back to defcon 5. pretend i dont exist

skep 7 months ago

Nothing new today, just spent a lot of time improving semantic elements and other small accessibility-related changes.

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skep 7 months ago

@brachy Sometimes Neocities does that when I re-upload my entire site. I delete the extras so I'm not spamming feeds.

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brachypelmide 7 months ago

oh, so dark magic WAS involved. anyway good to know

nohappynonsense 7 months ago

skep can you quiet down i'm trying to pretend like i'm going to write something this week and you're out here spamming update screenshots

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skep 7 months ago

Okay those dark magic updates couldn't have been up for more than two minutes, you're telling me everyone's sitting here on a Friday afternoon constantly refreshing the page

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nohappynonsense 7 months ago

i have my meta rayban things set to auto-update my neocities feed page every 5 seconds so that's how i caught it

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skep 7 months ago

Oooh that makes sense, that's the only thing I would use them for too

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brachypelmide 7 months ago

wrong, actually, there are precisely 92 people constantly refreshing their neocities pages at this very moment. they watch. they linger. th

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