Actually, I think I figured it out.
Most people tend to act different around their family than around their friends. Within your family you have a certain "role" you have to play. In my family, I'm supposed to be the college-age big brother, so I don't really get to interact with my family the same way I would interact with other people my age.
But here's the thing: I don't actually have any IRL friends, so my main source of interaction with people (around) my age is the internet. That's why I feel like I can "be myself" more online: it's either get my socialization here or get it with my family, and the latter is much more restrictive.
Heapers’ HangoutWell, what I said was specific to me. You have your own social role within your family.
(I'm taking Social Psych this quarter, can you tell?)
Heapers’ HangoutI gave up trying to play my role because I realized it would just be me being another version of my brother. And that's a very frustrating situation to be in, especially when you realize your parent(s) will never be able to accept you as they want you to be or as you will be. The only thing I can do is maintain the peace until I move out.
edited 12th Feb '11 3:56:33 PM by Jumpingzombie
That's part of why I moved into the basement: My parents thought it would let me have my own space—"it's like a little apartment", Mother said.
edited 12th Feb '11 4:01:32 PM by CentralAvenue
Heapers’ Hangoutso?
When a mysterious, malicious, mostly malevolent man with multiple arms and menacing height shows up in your hood, what do you do? If you're Gloarb, you gather your friends together and fight back.
But evil forces soon begin to surround Gloarb and his friends...forces Gloarb may not be able to comprehend...
Gloarb vs. Slendermans contains the following tropes:
- Abandoned Area: Slender Man hangs out in an old abandoned apartment (despite also living in a fully functional, non-abandoned apartment as well).
- Beyond the Impossible: Slender Man dies. Repeatedly.
- May be a case of Unreliable Narrator
- Character Derailment: The Skin-taker shows up to protect Gloarb. Far from his usual fourth wall-breaking, skin-taking/grinding self.
- Crowning Music Of Awesome: The theme song, a remix of 20 Dollars, featuring Busta Rhymes, Noisia, Pete Rock, Regina Spektor, Lupe Fiasco, John Legend, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Slash, Kid Kudi, Fergie, MGMT, and Elton John.
- Cool Car: Slender Man's Cadillac.
- Bizarrely, described as "shitty" by Gloarb himself.
- Crossover: With Candlejack, Zalgo, River City Ransom, and various rappers.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Slender Man's landlady evicts him for having mud on his suit.
- Driven to Suicide: Redlight jumps in front of a van after losing at Chinese Checkers. Later, Slender Man kills himself after Gloarb and Zeke Straham crap on him and his family.
- Jerk Ass Sue: Gloarb does nothing but commit morally reprehensible acts over the course of the show's 389-episode run, but never gets called out on it.
- The Lancer: Gloarb, to Japanese Spiderman.
- Long-Runners: The series has been running on American TV since 1972. Averted by the British adaptation, which lasted half an episode before being cancelled.
- Nice Hat: This series' depiction of Slender Man is notable for cycling between a top hat, fedora, and bowler wheneer he shows up on camera.
- Fan Dumb: Fans of Gv S are notoriously chodesome.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: Averted with Lefty.
- Mary Sue: Gloarb. Not as bad as H(a)unting, but still.
- Rock Beats Laser: Gloarb gives Slender Man a thrashing with his signature Nike Blazers. Slender Man was wielding an AK-47 at the time, according to later testimony by Gloarb.
- Shoe Phone: Quite literally. Gloarb's signature sneakers contain a phone in the heel (as well as dynamite in the shoelaces!), although he ignores this functionality in favor of its bludgeoning ability.
- So Cool Its Awesome
- Squick: Gloarb claims to shit on...well, lots of things.
- Wacky Wayside Tribe: Gloarb hangs out with totheark, then later poos on his porch. What exactly did it have to do with the main plot, again?
- Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma: This series can be hard to read at times.
You know around 2004 I was obsessed with Brandy And Mr Whiskers, for reasons I will never understand.
You needed to know this.
Apparently it's up for deletion.
Also, now available in radio apparently
Jerks and meaner characters can be fun to watch and/or like in fiction. They're entertaining, say or do things without caring about hurt feelings or consequences, usually don't give a crap, and when (or if) they do it's rare and notable when compared to other characters. Or, it's fun watching them suffer, if karma is at hand.
In Real Life, these people are jerks and you're usually at the receiving end of their behavior. It's not funny it's annoying and frustrating.
Or, in real life, you are the jerk, and it's not fun, and you feel all kinds of remorse because you did real life jerkish harm.
@Roles: I proved unable to fill mine at home a loooooong time ago. As an adult, fortunately, I get a new one. Trying to do better this time.
whoever wrote this shit needs to step on a rake in a comedic fashion

Freecell has got to be about the most difficult game Windows put on there.