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...not at the cost of other cultures and ethnicities. Makes me feel like you would change the race/ethnicity of a character in a reboot or movie adaptation of an established IP just to pander to something that isn't exactly a positive look into diversity itself, and more like gaining profits from the viewers who would buy into such pretentious actions.

To me, it makes every other reboot, remake, or adaptation seem less enjoyable and pretentious on itself, especially if said shows/movies are from old ones which I enjoyed prior.

And I'm not against diversity overall. I'm also part of a minority in the US, so of course I am very interested and invested into adding different people and nationalities into such things. But as stated, not when the reason behind it feels like petty pandering just to extract as much money as the entertainment industry wishes to collect, rather than taking steps into making their projects truly diverse.

My two cents.

The day still goes on

Jul. 15th, 2025 06:43 pm
fennectik: Tired of your BS (Disdain)
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Saw that some guy here now sports a "trump for president 2024" cap and it makes me feel ill every time I see it on his head. I try not to say anything, but its hard to understand why some still believe on this horrible person in office.

Also had to deal with some asshole cutting in line when going to eat as it was the most natural thing for him. This being the same person who was acting up sometime ago as well.

I wish I could say that I could retreat to a quiet section in this place unfortunately there is virtually not a single corner where I can do so. Also with the dact some assholes here think its ok to blast their music full volume on their phones being insensible to others.

Just another day in this place.

Finished Dr. Stone: Science Future

Jul. 15th, 2025 06:28 pm
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So I caught up with Dr. Stone and made it through the first part of the Science Future ark and it was as expected, fully enjoyable and immersible. I don't think I could ever get bored of this series. Too bad the second part is yet to be available but I am willing to be patient till it is.

And Kohaku is still my favorite.

Mental health post

Jul. 14th, 2025 11:47 pm
fennectik: Tired. Mentally or physically. (Tired)
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This damn OCD continues to bombard me with horrible intrusive thoughts of which it includes my family at times and I'm so sick of it.

One thing is that it tries to undermine me but then tries to hurt those I love by forcing such thoughts into my head when I try my hardest to stop them.

I only hope that medication does its job. I'm not sure how kuch of this shit I can take.
fennectik: Tired of your BS (Disdain)
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Seriously?

WTF is wrong with you?

Another weird dream

Jul. 14th, 2025 06:04 pm
fennectik: Tired. Mentally or physically. (Tired)
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Had a dream where this person I no ponger talk to and never will tried to catch up to me and talk to me after ignoring him. I even pretended not knowing him.

Quite frankly I hope I never find him in my life again, same goes for his brother. The last time someone I no longer tolerate tried to make an attempt to talk to me failed as I simply walked away. I could feel the asshole smirking when I left the place but didn't gave no mind.

That's me. If you cross paths with me chances are I'll never bother remembering you.

Also the person in my dream was wearing a dreadful purple shirt and had an afro for some reason.

Language goals

Jul. 14th, 2025 03:30 pm
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My long-term language-learning goals are to:
  •     refine and polish my Welsh skills so I'm comfortably at a C1 level
  •     improve my knowledge of my heritage languages (Irish, Cornish, and Scots) to a fairly fluent level (at least B2)
  •     obtain at least an A2 level in the other three Celtic languages (Breton, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic)
  •     learn more about the ancient and medieval languages of Britain, Ireland, and the surrounding islands
  •     be able to read academic Celtic studies texts written in German and French.
My shorter-term goals (things I want to achieve within the next year) are:
  • take a Dysgu Cymraeg proficient-level course. I found this table for their level descriptors
  • read more books in Welsh
  • go to weekly Welsh-language meet-ups in my university town
  • read a book in Irish
  • finish Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook, and make good progress on the Intermediate Irish book
  • go to weekly Irish-language meet ups in my university town
  • take a Cornish exam in June (either Grade 1/A2 or Grade 2/B1.... I think I could try and go for Grade 2)
  • finish the Scots Open University course
  • start on the Luath Scots Learner book
  • finish Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook, and start on the intermediate one
  • try and go to another Celtic nation for a bit and speak the language there, probably a summer course next year, if I have the money

Horrible dream

Jul. 14th, 2025 11:48 pm
fennectik: When stuff happens (Stressed)
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Some days ago I had a crappy dream where some guy gets near me cornering me and then circled around me stabbing me on my back multiple times.

Been a while since I had some type of f*cked up dream where I'm being attacked in a horrid way.

Can't wait what my brain conjures up when I sleep tonight.

Old Irish-Modern Irish dictionary

Jul. 13th, 2025 02:12 pm
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I can't believe there's no published Modern Irish-Old Irish dictionary? Is anyone working on one?

A future PhD project for someone perhaps.... for me?? 🤔

Took the Helluvaboss character quiz

Jul. 13th, 2025 01:59 am
fennectik: Meowscarada (Meowscarada)
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And I got Loona-

"Like Loona, you are independent, edgy, and fiercely protective of those you care about. You have a tough exterior, but beneath it lies a deeply loyal and caring heart. Your sharp wit and no-nonsense attitude help you navigate through challenges with confidence and resilience. While you may come across as aloof, your friends know they can always count on you for support and honesty. Embrace your inner Loona, and continue to balance your fierce independence with the deep connections you cherish."

I'm pleasantly amused.
fennectik: Pondering (Pondering)
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Man, gaming seems harsher as time goes on. Doesn't help when companies like Nintendo are pretty harsh themselves when it comes to their own games. Seemingly this guy bought Switch 1 games on a Facebook marketplace and tried them on his Switch 2 console, updating them from their site to have them running. Sometime later bans him for trying out said games and when calling Nintendo he got notice that said games were pirated allegedly, to which the person in question went on providing evidence tha he got them legitimately.

Well the thing was that if the Switch reads a game you own twice, it might be seen as a pirated one, which still sounds ludicrous. I know Nintendo can be so paranoid and defensive about their games in business but damn.

The whole article can be read here:

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/nintendo-bans-switch-2-owner-after-they-played-used-switch-1-games-decision-eventually-reversed-after-proving-innocence

Mental Health post

Jul. 12th, 2025 11:51 am
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Been reading a lot about dealing with OCD and had visited the mental clinic to aid me with that stupid thing. I'm finding ways to cope with it the more I read about it and I'm telling you its making wonders for my life at this point.

I'm still dealing with a lot, but at least I know how to work with it little by little.

That's progress I gladly accept.

Français

Jul. 12th, 2025 11:20 am
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I'm thinking I should probably try learning French again at some point. I'd like to be able to read all the Celtic studies texts that are in French 

Gaelg

Jul. 11th, 2025 10:36 pm
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Ta mee geearree dy ynsagh Gaelg!

(no subject)

Jul. 11th, 2025 09:01 am
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I love it when bronies go on calling out on furries about anything. Such hypocrisy is monumental.

Online friendship

Jul. 11th, 2025 08:37 am
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If someone online who has claimed to be your friend and be by your side agreeing to anything you've said and acting supportive, then suddenly they would turn your back on you and try hard to harass you after a fallout saying things like "everything that happened to you was your fault" all because you had said fallout with that person who claimed to be your friend from the beginning and even siding with those who had hurt and bullied you in an attempt to hurt you as well, then that person was never your friend to begin with.

Health post

Jul. 11th, 2025 12:02 am
fennectik: Tired of your BS (Disdain)
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In my quest to aid myself of job related injuries and nerve pain I have tried to enroll on social security benefits once more in hopes that I may be able to get enough funds to live through this hell that is my body, and to which I'm realizing I may not be able to hold a job for long because of said body complications.

The nerve pain is even more agonizing being I can barely do anything with my limbs without sharp pings of excruciating pain surge through said injured limbs.

I can only hope that I may be able to become a bit more stable if I can.
fennectik: The Mask (goofy)
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And according to them, this is the reason why my account was banned:

"Thanks for reaching out. Upon review, it appears that this account was banned due to Spam Content."

That's silly. Considering that this is IMGR, virtually every account on that site is a spam account, especially with some who post what could well be "sh*t posting" more than just "spam" as they declare I've done.

It is quite a coincidence that I get banned a few days after reporting a NSFW upload someone set up on their account without marking it as such and was displayed publicly. Surely that didn't play a part on my account's ban.

But seeing as this place is run in part by REDDIT or at least, its a part of that hideous place, I'm not one bit surprised that they won't even consider reactivating my account, which is on itself quite dumbfounding.

Well, not missing it really. What I was using that place for was to store some of my images for reference on the HIDDEN section, therefore it wasn't"spamming" their open timeline, but being that I found better places to store said images, imgr can happily go an duck a duck.

And its all good.

Next things to learn

Jul. 10th, 2025 10:39 pm
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I think the next modern Celtic language I want to learn is Manx. And as for older languages, I'd really like to get into Middle Welsh.

Tex Avery's genius slapstick

Jul. 10th, 2025 12:44 am
fennectik: The Mask (goofy)
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Had a ball watching a Tex Avery clips video uploaded which was also pretty inspirational for me to try my hand at continuing my artistic practice with a pencil.

I'll post the link below so anyone reading this nay watch if they like:

https://youtu.be/ACi8TYDfrsQ?si=u4XVN6hYF8PMw0sV

Speaking of animation, been watching The Amazing Digital Circus which is indeed, amazing.
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