00:01 <SunsetShimmer> thatd be the sugar
00:04 <Cepheid> Yep.
00:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: My Little Pony Speedpaint Compilation #35 [ http://tinyurl.com/y8szpcae ]
00:05 <Cepheid> That's also what causes addiction to sugar.
00:06 <Stormspark> I actually eat very little sugar
00:07 <PinkieShy> I eat/drink alot..
00:08 <PinkieShy> so far today.. a 13oz glass of sweet tea, 2 cans of coke, a bowl of peanut butter chocolate cereal with whole milk.. lol
00:11 * Filly_Nightmares yawnskrees and nestles on PinkieShy
00:11 <PinkieShy> brb.
00:11 <PinkieShy> disconnecting i think lol
00:12 <PinkieShy> am i still here?
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00:17 <Chaosweaver> no
00:24 * Filly_Nightmares yawnskrees at PinkieShy
00:24 * Filly_Nightmares is tired floofy
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00:36 <Cepheid> "You know the drill. Stay cool. Don't die. Kill the clouds."
01:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Ponies Around the World 2018 - The Gallery (Part 1) [ http://tinyurl.com/yda23kpa ]
01:08 * DashedRainbows licks PinkieShy
01:09 *** Tempo is now known as Tempo-AFK
01:13 <SunsetShimmer> " 01:12 PinkieShy: am i still here? " - Truly a question for the ages....are any of us really here?
01:14 * Filly_Nightmares meow
01:22 <Cepheid> Ye know, Fortnite Save The World is fun.
01:46 <SunsetShimmer> People just gotta accept that others like it rather than trying to predict its drawn out 'imminant' demise.
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01:57 <Cepheid> It has to be making them money as they just released a major update for it after all.
02:02 <Cepheid> Plus, it's not like the devs are hurting for cash at this point.
02:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #1511 [ http://tinyurl.com/yadk9j48 ]
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02:20 <SunsetShimmer> its the same argument when people say something is a dead game, lol - 'dead game' doesn't mean a game you dislike, it means a game thats literally got no support and/or player base at all...
02:39 <Cepheid> Mmhmm. Plus, there's kind of a... dependency between Save The World and BR.
02:39 <Cepheid> Battle Royale is dependent on the development of Save The World.
02:41 * Stormspark has gone insane
02:42 <Stormspark> I'm getting one of those ginormous plushies
02:42 <Stormspark> it will take until November but oh well!
02:42 * SunsetShimmer has acquired 4 plushies the last 3 weeks, 3 of which have arrived and the 4th is on its way
02:43 <SunsetShimmer> Springtrap, Golden Freddy and Foxy are all cosy by the laptop - Fredbear shall arrive in due time. :P
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03:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by ExplodingPonyToast: Music: Suskii - Heart [Future Bass] [ http://tinyurl.com/y9jbr5ln ]
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03:07 <Thelema5> Hello everypony
03:13 <PinkieShy> aaaah!!! :D
03:13 * DashedRainbows licks Thelema5
03:13 <PinkieShy> Peter Capaldi is playing in Christopher robin movie!!! He is voice of Rabbit!!! :D
03:13 * PinkieShy likes Doctor Who.
03:14 * Thelema5 tastes like Sri Lankan Deviled Potatoes
03:14 <Thelema5> PinkieShy, Peter Capaldi played the best Doctor, IMO
03:14 <PinkieShy> :O
03:14 <DashedRainbows> You went huh
03:14 <PinkieShy> Thelema5 you like Dr who?! :D
03:15 <Thelema5> Especially for his story arc. He brought the proper gravity to the role
03:15 <Thelema5> PinkieShy, of course! We've discussed it in the past.
03:18 <PinkieShy> I do forget stuff easily..
03:18 <Thelema5> That's okay, I do too!
03:19 <DashedRainbows> How is Thelema5
03:19 <PinkieShy> Like if I met you irl say today and you told me your real name.. I'd forget it tomorrow lol
03:19 <Stormspark> I mean this is going to be one of those monster plushies
03:19 <Stormspark> I mean, slightly bigger than me monster, lol
03:19 <Thelema5> DashedRainbows, I'm suffering some intestinal distress > /// <
03:19 <Stormspark> my friend is like "where in the hell are you going to put that?"
03:19 <DashedRainbows> Shoot
03:20 <Thelema5> Stormspark, what sort of giant plushie?
03:20 <Stormspark> you know me, guess, rofl
03:20 <Stormspark> an awesome one
03:20 <Thelema5> A Swedish Metal Band
03:20 <Stormspark> how do you get a plushie of a band?
03:20 <Stormspark> I mean, it's a plushie, how could it be anything but ponies
03:21 <Thelema5> :P
03:21 <Thelema5> Stormspark: https://www.ebay.com/i/371331793587?chn=ps
03:22 <Stormspark> ok that's funny
03:22 * Thelema5 snerks
03:22 <Stormspark> but yeah I'm not that into bands
03:22 <Stormspark> I mean I just like the music, who's in the band isn't that big of a deal to me
03:24 <Thelema5> IF it's a giant MLP plushie we'll make it fit.
03:25 <Stormspark> of course it is lol
03:25 <Stormspark> I don't even want to know the size of the box that will be required
03:27 <PinkieShy> Thelema5 I'm looking forward to the 13th Doctor's First Episode :D
03:27 <PinkieShy> Have you any idea when the show should air?
03:28 <Stormspark> anyway, size: 75"
03:28 <Thelema5> Stormspark, that's huuuuge
03:29 <Thelema5> PinkieShy, I expect it'll air sometime in early 2019
03:29 <Thelema5> Don't know for sure, though
03:29 <Stormspark> yes!
03:29 <Stormspark> it is
03:32 <Thelema5> Uh oh, I think my internet derped again
03:34 <PinkieShy> I'm taking my router tomorrow to get a replacement from my ISP
03:34 <PinkieShy> Moto Surfboard only had it since like 2015..
03:34 <PinkieShy> Oh well its free routers.. ISP even said these things fail here and there.
03:41 * Thelema5 knows nothing about techsie stuffs
03:44 * DashedRainbows is still sadpone. Think I always am
03:44 <DashedRainbows> I know it'll get better but waiting sucks
03:54 <Thelema5> Wasn't there a ketchup commerical about that?
03:57 <Thelema5> So I was supposed to go out for a tour on my hosts sailboat tomorrow, but a sudden storm today broke the boat's moaring and sent it adrift with no crew. It was found hours later broadsided on a breakwater
03:57 <Thelema5> They managed to get it back in the water, but I'm not sure if it's seaworthy or not. Trip may be canceled
03:58 <Thelema5> I won't know until some time tomorrow.
03:58 <Stormspark> I don't like using ISP equipment, it's usually awful
03:58 <Thelema5> Stormspark, don't some ISPs require it?
03:58 * Thelema5 really doesn't know
04:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by ExplodingPonyToast: Bonus Music #140 [ http://tinyurl.com/y9xf5spy ]
04:06 * Cepheid needs a shower.
04:06 * Cepheid also needs a lot of water.
04:10 <Stormspark> DSL and cable, no
04:10 <Stormspark> you can get your own
04:10 <Stormspark> as long as they meet the standards
04:11 <Stormspark> for instance, with my old ISP, the provided equipment wasn't capable of over 10mbps, even though my service was 50. You had to rent a more expensive one with wifi and such built in to get the speed
04:11 <PinkieShy> My isp don't allow routers but their own i believe.
04:11 <Stormspark> so I said screw that, and went and got my own docsis 5 device, and used that
04:11 * Thelema5 offers Cepheid some water. He's on his own for the shower, though
04:11 <Stormspark> oh wait, docsis 3
04:11 <Stormspark> lol
04:11 <Stormspark> I'm not from the future
04:12 <Stormspark> I don't want a combo modem/router
04:12 <Stormspark> I just had to call their support and give them the mac address of my device
04:12 <Stormspark> they didn't care
04:13 <Stormspark> I got this one
04:13 <Stormspark> https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-SB6141-RB-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B00OMDZAV0/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1532664788&sr=1-2&keywords=sb6141&dpID=41U9A4DF3CL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
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04:13 <[1]Thelema5> Good to know
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04:14 * Cepheid also needs food. Goes to make some prior to shower.
04:14 * Thelema5 offer some leftover Chickpea Vindaloo (very hot)
04:15 * PinkieShy hands Thelema5 a bottle of chocolate milk from Discord's cotton candy clouds.
04:15 * Cepheid noms.
04:16 <Cepheid> I gotta make sure I stay awake after my shower, to boot.
04:16 <Cepheid> Been constantly exhausted due to my sinuses as of late. Tylenol helps, but I still feel all sluggish and groggy.
04:22 * Thelema5 nods
04:22 * Thelema5 thanks PinkieShy
04:27 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/927n9x/out_of_nowhere/
04:29 <Cepheid> When you record cat play in slow-motion, it seems to look worse than it actually is.
04:29 <Cepheid> That black cat looks like was slammed quite hard into the floor, but it's an illusion caused by the slow motion of the ears, etc.
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04:39 * DashedRainbows rides around on Thelema5. Whee
04:39 <Cepheid> So as of late, I've apparently been missing all sorts of "fun".
04:39 <Cepheid> In the sense of "police showing up to arrest my neighbours."
04:40 <Thelema5> Oh? Why has that been happening, Cepheid?
04:41 <Cepheid> On garbage day this past Tuesday, a garbageman handled their garbage, and got a poke in the hand from a syringe needle.
04:41 <Thelema5> Ouchie! I hope it wasn't infected with anything nasty
04:41 <Cepheid> Ripped open the bag. Lots of syringes. Cops called, city called. Drug was apparently steroids.
04:41 <Thelema5> Haven't they ever heard of a sharps container?
04:41 <Cepheid> They started ripping open other bags that they loaded into the truck. More syringes.
04:41 <Thelema5> Jeebus
04:42 <Cepheid> In all, about 20 bags, each with about 10-15 syringes in them.
04:42 <Cepheid> But some other stuff went on after that, and apparently it involved arrests.
04:42 <Thelema5> ... how frequent is trash collection? Ours is weekly, and I can't imagine producing more than 2-3 bags of trash in that time
04:42 <Cepheid> Now we know why the girlfriend looked all bulked up, I guess. >.>
04:43 <Thelema5> 20 seems extreme
04:43 * Cepheid shrugs.
04:43 <Cepheid> Most of this is coming by word of mouth of the parents who observed all of this.
04:43 <Thelema5> Plot twist: Girlfriend /was/ boyfriend... but steriods are gonna steriod
04:43 <Cepheid> But yeah, a sharps bin probably would have been better, even if it was illegal drugs.
04:44 <Thelema5> I hope the trash collector didn't contract any diseases
04:45 <Cepheid> That is my concern, yes.
04:46 <Cepheid> Plus the city and the police's concern as well, I think.
04:46 <Thelema5> Poor guy, just trying to make a living
04:52 <Cepheid> ... Why does searching for "Mental Illness" on reddit bring up /r/the_donald(The subreddit that favours Donald Trump and discusses him.)?
04:53 <Thelema5> Need you ask?
04:54 <Thelema5> The people who populate that particular subreddit are especially deranged.
04:55 <Thelema5> Try /r/mentalhealth
04:55 <Cepheid> I was mostly just looking to see how mental health is being perceived at the moment.
04:55 <Cepheid> Since as of late, there seems to be a growing trend of associating mental illness with violent behaviour.
04:56 <Thelema5> Has there? Oh my.
04:56 * Thelema5 hides away
05:00 <Cepheid> Yeah, after one of the more recent shootings in the US, the cause has slowly been blamed on mental health or video games. And with the recent Toronto shooting, the media picked up on the fact that he had been dealing with mental health issues.
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05:06 <Schism> 33 guns and 42 kilograms of carfentanil were seized from the shooter's home last year.
05:10 <Thelema5> Yikes!
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05:12 <Cepheid> Though, I'll say this much: I called it a few months ago that the next major group to be stigmatized will be the mentally unwell, because picking on women and black people is getting boring for the *YAY*-holes who move from group to group. You're gonna see more people making calls to do something about people who are mentally unwell to solve current societal problems, etc.
05:13 <Schism> In happier news, or at least amusing news, it's somewhat eye-widening to see Carl Bernstein's name as the byline on national news articles again.
05:14 <Cepheid> Who?
05:15 <Schism> One half of the famous duo, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who are well-known for working in the Washington Post in 1972.
05:16 <Schism> The two were assigned to investigate a certain break-in at the Democratic National Committee.
05:16 <Cepheid> Ah.
05:16 <Thelema5> Just a small incident
05:16 <Schism> Certainly didn't make huge headlines, but it was something of a kerfuffle.
05:18 <Thelema5> Heh
05:19 * Thelema5 goes to get another drink even though he swore "no more" after the last
05:22 * Thelema5 wonders if it's a problem to mix alcohol with doxylamine succinate
05:22 * DashedRainbows ponies about
05:22 <Thelema5> Or Diphenhydramine
05:23 <Thelema5> I'm pretty sure you shouldn't drink while using Diphenhydramine
05:23 <Cepheid> Yeah, that's a bad idea.
05:23 <Thelema5> Oops
05:24 * Schism passes Thelema5 a Flamin'... Moe.
05:24 <DashedRainbows> Nah
05:24 * Cepheid wanders off to shower. Will be back soon.
05:24 <Schism> "Cough syrup! Regular, plain, over-the-counter cough syrup!"
05:25 <DashedRainbows> I've drank on vistaril which is even worse
05:25 <DashedRainbows> Sigh
05:25 <DashedRainbows> How I miss that Schism
05:27 <Thelema5> I hope my liver is up to the task. Last time I combined alcohol with Diphenhydramine I had a hard time breathing through the night. Woke up several times thinking I was dead...
05:28 <Thelema5> I don't expect that to happen again (much less of each substance) but I DO hope for a good night's sleep
05:29 <Schism> That sounds like a diphenhydramine overdose, TBH -- I've had situations like that. Heart racing and palpitations too?
05:29 <DashedRainbows> Dph isn't fun at all
05:29 <DashedRainbows> So I've read
05:29 <Thelema5> Schism, nuh uh, just slow breathing, disorientation.
05:29 <Schism> Huh. Still, remember that NyQuil is known for having 10% alcohol, so.
05:30 <Thelema5> True that. And Diphenhydramine. So I think I'll be okay. Had a few drinks and 1/2 of a Diphenhydramine pill for sleep
05:30 <DashedRainbows> Overdose means a bad time. Horrific hallucinations and such
05:31 <Thelema5> Oh, did I mention thatb I broke a toe yesterday while hiking? Just a minor toe, doesn't cause much problems... but still annoying
05:31 <DashedRainbows> It sucks don't it
05:31 <Thelema5> I think it's just a fracture. No worries, it should be okay in a week or so
05:32 <Thelema5> Been through this a couple dozen times
05:32 * DashedRainbows shouldn't do this to himself
05:32 <Thelema5> Nope!
05:33 <DashedRainbows> Why am I even awake
05:33 * Thelema5 is wondering the same
05:33 * Thelema5 goes to bed. G'night DashedRainbows!
05:33 <DashedRainbows> But somehow I don't even want to sleep yet
05:33 <DashedRainbows> Gn
05:34 <Thelema5> And goodnight to everypony else
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05:38 * DashedRainbows licks Schism and hides
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05:45 <Cepheid> Schism: Truth told, I never understood why the people had an issue with the secret ingredient being children's cough syrup. They're already filling themselves up on poison anyways.
05:46 <Schism> They never had a /problem/ with it, they just could never figure it out until Homer revealed it. Once it got out, everyone was making Flaming Moes.
05:47 <Cepheid> Ah.
05:47 <Cepheid> Never thought of it that way.
05:55 <Schism> Radioactive wolf seen roaming around the Ukraine. https://www.sciencealert.com/first-grey-wolf-leaves-chernobyl-exclusion-zone/amp
05:58 <Schism> Also, behold, the hottest take. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-hail-the-raccoon-trash-panda-and-spirit-of-canada/
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06:23 <Schism> Splorf. "If'fin Ah hear the words 'Cutie Mark Crusaders', 'mahteor', an' 'yay!' in any two outta three or better combination, you'll be grounded for a week."
06:28 <Ali> Cutie Mark Crusaders annoy Schism! YAY!!!!
06:35 * Finwe pith helmets on Ali.
06:35 * Ali licks Finwe
06:35 <Finwe> Good morning, everypony!
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06:39 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
06:50 <Cepheid> Note to self: Never, EVER again mix nyquil and melatonin.
06:51 <Ali> some jacked up *yay* yo?
06:52 <Cepheid> Put simply, to quote a certain future-seeing individual: I'm *REALLY* feeling it.
06:52 <Cepheid> Which is really sad given that I took the concoction LAST NIGHT.
06:56 <Cepheid> I'm gonna hop in bed, I think I shall.
07:01 <ConfusionRift> Seems you just made a fireball of a concoction.
07:01 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, rest should help.
07:03 <Cepheid> I feel much better in bed now. Also not as blasted warm.
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07:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Newbie Artist Training Grounds VIII: Day 5 [ http://tinyurl.com/ya5bhmzx ]
07:07 <Cepheid> Wonder if I'll have another weird dream tonight. Last nights dream was a some sort of time-travel, futuristic war scenario groundhog day cycle thing. Depicted in a Metal Slug-like art style on a 2.5D plane world. With the occasional 3D scene. I feel like I should file it away in my game ideas folder.
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07:08 * Schism peers at the president of the EU Trade Commission. "Very smrat, Mr. Juncker."
07:09 <Schism> smart*
07:10 * Finwe counter-licks Ali with tangible latency.
07:12 <Finwe> Mr Schism.
07:12 * Finwe doffs himself.
07:20 <Cepheid> https://youtu.be/tgfGiTA1pek
07:30 <ConfusionRift> Gato!
07:31 <Cepheid> At least your feline recognition system is still functional.
07:31 <ConfusionRift> Gato! Gato! Gato!
07:31 <ConfusionRift> Why is the alarm in Spanish? o_0
07:32 <ConfusionRift> Anyways, that be a nice kit... till it grows up. :P
07:32 <Schism> o/` My name is Gato / I have metal joints...
07:35 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/catsfanclub1611/status/1022671844921339904
07:35 <Schism> Good spot to relax.
07:37 <Schism> Cepheid: https://twitter.com/catsfanclub1611/status/1020296415610720256
07:39 <Cepheid> I've had spitfire do that to me once or twice as a kitten.
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08:16 <Cepheid> So lately Spitfire has been curling up on my lap when I am in bed. On top of that he has been dreaming a lot. Feels weird to have a cat gnawing on/licking your pants thinking he is eating something.
08:25 <Cepheid> I have decided that Waddle Dee is the best character in existence. He is multipurpose, the most sane of all Popstar, and he inexplicably knows how to do everything. Including eating, despite having no visible mouth.
08:26 <ConfusionRift> Funny thing about that. He does. Just not in plain sight. It was shown in the anime. :P
08:27 <Cepheid> Heh.
08:28 <ConfusionRift> Thing is, Waddle Dees tend to be more like ants. Now, their team leader (the one with the bandanna) is very versatile.
08:30 <ConfusionRift> Ooooh... actually, it seems they absorb food. :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzm3sNl8VwQ
08:31 <Cepheid> My point thus stands.
08:55 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift.
08:55 <Finwe> o7
08:56 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
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11:15 * ConfusionRift boops DerpyHooves. Hmmm.
11:52 <Tirek> I live.
11:53 <Tirek> Good morning, ponies, persons, and other fantastic fauna.
11:54 <ConfusionRift> Hey there. It's been a while.
11:54 <Tirek> Life has been extreme and chaotic.
11:54 <Tirek> I won't go into details though.
11:54 <ConfusionRift> Same here.
11:54 <Tirek> In lighter news, I wrote a new song
11:54 <Tirek> https://clyp.it/an4uobly
11:56 *** Tempo-Sleep is now known as Tempo-Work
11:57 <ConfusionRift> Oh, this is really good. If you were trying to go for the "tall and intimidating tower of peril", it does fit it well.
12:00 <ConfusionRift> I don't hear many Genesis style works, since many prefer NES, Atari, SNES, and some Arcade soundfonts.
12:01 <Tirek> This is one of the first tracks where I tried writing melody first. I think a major issue with my older works is that I write harmony first, and struggle through writing a melody that fits.
12:01 <Tirek> After I wrote hackerman's stuff I found I just couldn't get anything near that quality of work with my usual method.
12:02 <Tirek> And it dawned on me recently that its because hackerman's stuff already had the melody written, and I just built a better song around it.
12:04 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, that would be problematic.
12:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Comics: Muffins of Labor / Stable #33 / CMC Everfree Epil #2 / Scar of Solar #10 / Tornado #5 / Search For #2 [ http://tinyurl.com/y74u9qof ]
12:05 <Tirek> So, now, I'm trying to get a hand on writing melody first.
12:05 <Tirek> Its very hard for me to grasp, after 8 years of harmony first
12:06 <ConfusionRift> I had the issue of either concentrating on rhythm, or trying to replicate what I got on my head already. On one I would make a good beat that had no melody to fit in and most didn't work, and the other left me in a mess because I couldn't figure out the right key or tone. Either way, I would end on a stalemate.
12:07 <ConfusionRift> It's hard to break a habit for so long. :P
12:08 <Tirek> http://picosong.com/wfMYg/
12:08 <Tirek> Here's my first attempt at writing a melody first
12:11 <Tirek> Having a good rhythm to start is actually, usually a good idea.
12:11 <Tirek> But if you write a basic melody first, you could theoretically fit it to any rhythm.
12:12 <ConfusionRift> That's the thing. I did do that, but I ended up either over extending it, or it wouldn't hold more than a minute.
12:12 <Tirek> Write melodies in 8-16 bar phrases.
12:13 <ConfusionRift> Also... maybe it's just me, or this song sounds familiar. I know it's original, but it really does sound familiar.
12:13 <Tirek> I used the same melody for Tourmaline Tower.
12:14 <Tirek> Crystal Village came first, then I used its melody to write something more imposing.
12:15 <Tirek> I kinda wanted the melody to be a sort of "main theme" that recurs throughout a soundtrack.
12:22 <ConfusionRift> Aaah, I see.
12:23 <ConfusionRift> I also tend to not stick to one theme in mind. So it goes out of control fast.
12:25 <Tirek> Melody writing is a lot more nuanced than I explained.
12:25 <Tirek> You have to keep in mind what each note of the scale's function is.
12:26 <Tirek> Dominant, Subdominant, Leading tone, etc.
12:26 <Tirek> I don't know them all, and still just kinda write by feeling.
12:26 <Tirek> Also, its supposedly good to have few skips, some but not many.
12:27 <Tirek> Too many skips makes it sound disjointed and chaotic. Too few makes it sound complacent and wandering.
12:27 <Tirek> Or, I guess jumps, not skips.
12:28 <Tirek> Then, its a good idea to construct your songs with intensity in mind. Consider the verse - bridge - chorus of modern rock and pop. Verse is medium intensity, Bridge is a resting period of low intensity to build up to the chorus which has the highest intensity of the track as a whole.
12:28 <Tirek> This is all a lot to take in at once, but.
12:29 <Tirek> Obviously, like all media creation, once you know how the rules work, you can break them. I started by breaking them so I still don't quite understand them.
12:29 <ConfusionRift> Huh. (head explodes)
12:35 <Tirek> https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/23
12:35 <Tirek> I gotta memorize this for when I write melodies.
12:36 * ConfusionRift respawns.
12:37 <ConfusionRift> Huh, I completely forgot all about these, it's been so long. Not a composer either. (shrugs)
12:50 * Filly_Nightmares floofs up and curls up in ConfusionRift warms
12:52 * ConfusionRift pets Filly_Nightmares.
12:52 * Schism yawwwns, awakening. And makes fish.
12:52 * Filly_Nightmares yawnskrees at Schism!
12:52 * Schism applies fish to Filly_Nightmares' mouf.
12:53 <ConfusionRift> "To open a way to go forward, make your wish here. And it will be granted." | (makes a wish, princess pops right next to him) Huzzah, instant win! :P
12:53 <Schism> Someone's just gotten to the Desert Palace.
12:54 * Filly_Nightmares waves da fishy around and eees!
13:07 * DerpyHooves derpfaces at Filly_Nightmares
13:11 <ConfusionRift> Sleeep tiiiime.
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13:22 * Filly_Nightmares skrees
13:29 * Schism yawwwwnskree.
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15:03 * Filly_Nightmares nestles on Schism face
15:05 * Finwe ruffles Schism.
15:05 * Finwe also ruffles Filly_Nightmares.
15:05 <Finwe> o3o
15:07 * Filly_Nightmares gnaws on Finwe
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15:22 <LibrarianofHope_> Dont eat finwe
15:22 <LibrarianofHope_> Its our only one
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15:37 <LibrarianofHope_> Im coold
15:37 <LibrarianofHope_> Those icyhot thingies dont mess around
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16:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by ExplodingPonyToast: Music: TCB - Only One (R3CTIFIER Remix) [Electro/Indie Dance] [ http://tinyurl.com/y9ntyuym ]
16:26 * Filly_Nightmares yawnskrees and curls up on Schism
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16:26 <ArchPegasusMichael> https://twitter.com/_pyx_ The Pretend You're Xyzzy servers are shutting down, code available to anyone willing to host.
16:39 <Schism> Huh, when I walk out into the hallway, and there's a sleeping bat clinging to the inside of the window. :>
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17:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Short Animations: I am the Man / Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash [ http://tinyurl.com/y8k3cfru ]
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17:51 * Schism opens a chest he's already searched. Unfortunately, the chest stays empty... like his heart.
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17:54 * SunsetShimmer is nomming Chicken/Pork and yakiudon noodles!
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18:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: SeaBronies Announces New Cruise, with Bill Newton, G.M. Berrow, and Dustykatt [ http://tinyurl.com/ya63pmwh ]
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19:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Ponies Around the World 2018 - The Gallery (Part 2) [ http://tinyurl.com/y7cg3cna ]
19:45 * Filly_Nightmares eees at SunsetShimmer for foods
19:46 * Schism provides Filly_Nightmares wif a hot dog with ketchup and mustard. A shimmydog.
19:46 * Filly_Nightmares noms da hotdog and then noms SunsetShimmer snoot!
19:53 <Schism> Filly_Nightmares, there is a tinybat which has taken up residence in the hallway outside my apartment.
19:59 * Filly_Nightmares floofs up excitedly at Schism
20:00 <Schism> It seems to have been removed from said hallway now, but it was adorbs!
20:12 * Filly_Nightmares chews on Schism
20:13 * Schism is a foodling, but is not food!
20:15 * Filly_Nightmares kneads food into Schism!
20:16 * Schism grumbles, and boops Filly_Nightmares with some bread and jam!
20:16 * Filly_Nightmares nomfs it and waves it around!
20:30 * Cepheid awakens.
20:30 <Cepheid> So apparently, I am a witch, according to someone on Twitter. Why? Because I know C++.
20:35 * Filly_Nightmares shows Cepheid the bread and jam!
20:35 * Filly_Nightmares murrs at Schism
20:41 * Cepheid murrs as well.
20:41 <Cepheid> So Schism, did a storm hit you a few hours ago?
20:49 <Schism> No, because you're using the past tense. Seems to be some clouds and rain going on here.
20:55 <Cepheid> Ah.
20:55 <Cepheid> 'Cause a storm passed over us at around 3:30. High winds, knocked over some trees at the NRC., heavy rains.
21:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by ExplodingPonyToast: Music: eksoka - Little Journey [Trance] [ http://tinyurl.com/ya9tvx4x ]
21:05 <Cepheid> My gods, Tizzy, you just love meat, don't you?
21:06 <Cepheid> You should see her. She's sitting in front of my dad, who's eating KFC. Her nose is pointed in the air, and the whiskers and nose keep twitching as she sniffs.
21:06 <Cepheid> She's now looking at my dad expectantly.
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21:41 <Stormspark> man, switch pro controller is unsuitable for this game in the higher levels
21:42 <Stormspark> the buttons have too much travel distance
21:42 <Schism> Cepheid: Have you yet to play "Shatter"?
21:42 <Schism> Also, hee.
21:43 <Stormspark> then again, if you can even play this game you're automatically in about the top 10% of gamers/reaction time. If you can get better than a C rank in that, you're in the top 10% of THAT group
21:43 <Stormspark> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp4XspOqoiQ
21:43 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
21:43 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about THUMPER: Level 6 - 1,169,100 (S Rank)
21:43 <Stormspark> I can only imagine how much practice (and the right type of controller) that took
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21:44 <Stormspark> The Switch Pro controller seemed to work great for it in the early leves, but the buttons on that controller have a lot of travel distance, which makes it pretty much impossible to play in the later ones
21:45 <Stormspark> it's literally to the point where an extra cm of travel distance for the button makes the difference
21:45 <Stormspark> amusingly the best controller for it may end up being the Gamecube
21:58 <Cepheid> Shatter? Not familiar with it.
21:58 <Cepheid> Ah, shoot-em-up.
21:58 <Cepheid> Stormspark: Which game are you speaking of?
21:59 <Cepheid> Also, I just gave GOG a metaphorical middle finger. They fully-refunded me, sure. I spent half that refund re-purchasing No Man's Sky at 50% off. >.> I can't spend the refund on any other platform, so..
22:04 <Stormspark> Thumper
22:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 'Rarity Investigates: The Case of the Bedazzled Boot' - Now on Youtube [ http://tinyurl.com/yazh4ymb ]
22:05 <Cepheid> Ah, heh.
22:08 <Stormspark> how has it taken these people 6 hours to empty a small uhaul truck?
22:09 <Stormspark> Seriously they've been stomping up and down stairs for 6 hours
22:09 <Stormspark> and it's not that big of a truck
22:09 <Cepheid> Simple, most likely answer: They're taking their time like sensible people.
22:10 <Cepheid> What's the weather like there, temperature and humidity?
22:10 <Stormspark> um, about 85, humidity low, bright and sunny
22:12 <Cepheid> So 30C, 30-40% humidity. Still best they take it easy then, it's not super-warm, but it's warm enough to still work up a lot of a sweat.
22:20 <Cepheid> https://i.redd.it/502c9wchejc11.jpg
22:20 <Cepheid> I need to play the Doom series again.
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22:23 <Vulpor> Hey everyone
22:23 <Vulpor> Hey everyone
22:23 <Vulpor> How goes life
22:23 <Cepheid> Okay.
22:24 <Cepheid> I see a psych doctor next month, I'm on a list for consideration as a TA at my university, and my cats are driving me nuts.
22:27 <Vulpor> TA?
22:27 <Vulpor> Teachers Assistant?
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22:32 <Cepheid> Yeah.
22:33 <Cepheid> Apparently someone put my name forward for consideration.
22:33 <Schism> Cepheid: You actually get to see a psych next month?
22:34 <DashedRainbows> Hi Vulpor
22:36 <Cepheid> Yes, so long as the appointment isn't spontaneously changed on me.
22:37 <Cepheid> I see the psych at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre on August 16th.
22:38 <Cepheid> Which is... a little too close of a shave for me regarding school.
22:38 <Cepheid> I'm on academic probation with OSAP, and they won't fund me unless I give them a explanation as to why I failed the same course twice in a row.
22:56 <Cepheid> Anyhoo..
22:56 * Cepheid gets back to coding.
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22:59 <PinkieShy> Welp next week.
22:59 <PinkieShy> I'll have a Ryzen 5 1400 PC.
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23:02 <Cepheid> Nothing like getting up quickly, and then immediately inhaling rapidly. And then promptly having to prop yourself up against the railings to keep yourself from falling over and/or passing out.
23:04 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #2692 [ http://tinyurl.com/yas229ma ]
23:28 * Filly_Nightmares sits on Cepheid
23:29 * Cepheid flops over.
23:34 * Filly_Nightmares flops too
23:42 * DashedRainbows licks PinkieShy
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