You could be a Toon!

I think it's a basic Puritan thing, that if you really want something material or "frivolous", that it will be very character building when you don't get it.

Makes sense, but I don't think it was a character-building thing for this congregation. It was a punishment for the sin of pride and love of/desiring material objects.

I've seen dozens of shows where the protagonist is yearning and working for something, only to lose it at the last minute.

I HATE that trope.

You could be a Toon!

COULD be? According to several people, I already AM a Toon.

Got a random question: in written or drawn work, what makes a villain a *sympathetic* villain to you? Not somebody you want to win, but someone you say "I really understand why you do what you do. You have a good argument/you are so damn broken. I feel for you. But I still want you stopped." For example in many of the X-men comics we are intended to feel that for Magneto. Or we are meant to feel that in some portrayals of Cat-woman where she is not an outright hero/anti-hero. So I'm seeking examples where this kind of intent work for you? What villains do you feel sympathy or maybe even empathy for, without moving all the way to their side? Comics, plays books, animated cartoons only - anything without live actors, because actors can overwhelm the writing to make someone sympathetic.

Just curious. Not doing a study or anything.

We made onesies with iron ons (mostly Ramones and funny song lyrics) and hung out. It was fantastic.

Raq made an iron-on onesie for Matilda from Invader Zim: Perfectly Normal Human Worm Baby.

What villains do you feel sympathy or maybe even empathy for, without moving all the way to their side?

Dr. Doom. No one is going to hurt his people, ever.

What villains do you feel sympathy or maybe even empathy for, without moving all the way to their side? Comics, plays books, animated cartoons only - anything without live actors, because actors can overwhelm the writing to make someone sympathetic.

Hmm.... will ponder.

Was up past 11 last night, reading and stretching. I'm so tired my eyes keep rolling back in my head involuntarily. And my hip still hurts, always and forever, amen.

Was up late last night, drank a little too much, stomach was feeling funny (shakes fist at taco table), Tom was up every couple hours with tooth pain, and I was super stressed out because I got an email from my direct report late last night saying that we needed to talk first thing in the morning.

So, first day beck from vacation, my awesome employee tells me she's resigning, I have a zillion emails to go through, and I am so tired I could cry. I also have a work meeting after work so I'll be here late.

I may very well cry at least once today.

Skippy past shower stuff.

For those keeping score at home, the new condo has taken a huge step backwards. When we pulled up the carpet on Saturday, we noticed a depression in the floor in the bedroom by the sliding glass door. The installers said the flooring can't work with that type of dip, and asked me to go get some quickcrete from Home Depot, and they would level out that area. By the time I got back, they had removed the loose bits of the depression (since fresh concrete won't adhear to loose crap), and what was revealed was a bit of a cavern going into the garage below. And when you step back and looking at it, you can see, it's some serious damage. We are guessing either earthquake damage or hill is sliding a little, and that edge of the building has settled a bit, or some combination. Dunno. All i know is, big hole in floor going to a garage, where vapors could seep up and kill me. Bad. No cookie. We stopped flooring installation. Called HOA. VP of HOA said she will push this through ASAP. Sent email to management company with some pictures. Now, waiting. No clue how long it will take. If I can move into the other rooms. Dunno. I do know I have 15 days left in current apartment. And I can't afford rent and mortgage. We shall see what transpires.

Also, we discovered the garbage disposal was completely rusted. Swapped that out, and rearranged the pipes under the sink to try and fit garbage and recylce bins. But we are still having problems with the dishwahser discharge pipe. Will investigate tonight. Also, the kitchen sink faucet leaks a little bit. Hopefully just a washer thing.

Ah, the joys of home ownership.

Sorry if I skipped past other woes. ((( ))) for those who need it.

Oh, omnis, that's a rotten turn of luck! I hope it can be repaired with minimal fuss and no cost to you.