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SharkSaint
| Favorite team: | New Orleans Saints  |
| Location: | Florida |
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| Registered on: | 2/21/2021 |
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re: Currently overused words
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 1:18 pm to baybeefeetz
Truth
Really it's how its used. So many people saying "My Truth".
Really it's how its used. So many people saying "My Truth".
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re: Disney World vs Universal Studios
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 1:15 pm to keks tadpole
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I don't know the terms of the Marvel Universe between Disney, Sony and Universal Studios, but Isle Of Adventure has a death grip on it's rights to Marvel IP. They must be holding out for a fortune from Disney. They have spiderman, Cap A, X-men represented and they haven't updated that area of the park in well over a decade.
Here's the irony though. Universal now has to pay Disney for the rights to anything Marvel. So yes Universal has exclusive rights in Florida to properties like the X-Men, Hulk, Spider-Man and Captain America. But they have to pay Disney for the rights to all those Marvel rides and Disney gets a percentage of all Marvel merchandise that Universal sells in its stores. There is a good amount of irony to it. That's why you've seen Universal move away from Marvel and why it's so dated.
The terms between Disney and Universal when it comes to Marvel only apply to Florida. Disney has no such Marvel restrictions in other parks (California, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai or Paris) so you will see more Marvel stuff at those parks first. The other thing to remember is that Universe only has the exclusive rights in Florida to the properties they use. That's why Disney is building Guardians of the Galaxy at Epcot. Universal never used that property and therefore never had the rights to it.
Heck Marvel Studios itself just recently reacquired the X-Men rights. Fox Studios had it for a long time. That's why the X-Men have been absent from the Marvel Universe since Disney took over.
re: How do you deal with suicidal depression
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 1:06 pm to SharkSaint
Part 2
When I look at myself in the present I see a broken individual trying to put on a good face. I don't recognize myself anymore. The pandemic has cost me my job. I'm on unemployment and will start looking for jobs after my parents visit in April (they live away from me). I know I'm depressed but I don't have health insurance so there's no way I can afford therapy, counseling or a psychiatrist. I can't tell my family the truth. My dad is old school, he wouldn't understand and would consider it weakness. He'd probably want me to move back in with them for awhile to get my head straight but that would make my depression worse, not better. I'd be away from my home, the few friends I do have and I'd be around my father. I don't want to dislike my father but I do, he's a bully, mean, sexist (not in any physical way, but he thinks a woman's place is in the kitchen), bitter and stuck in his ways. He was never the type of father that I could really go to with problems or for guidance. My mom is the opposite, I love her to pieces. She is amazing and I am blessed to have her. She essentially cancels out my father. As much as I dislike my dad I love my mom just as much. But she would be heartbroken if she knew how depressed I was. She's the only family member that knows that I have suffered a little, but she doesn't know the true extent.
My sister honestly wouldn't probably know what to do and my brother in law would freak out as he had an adopted sister who committed suicide. I know that his first reaction would be to automatically assume I could commit suicide. He'd probably do anything to prevent that, even having me committed against my will.
I look at society as well and while it's not the root of my problem it doesn't help. Being a white conservative catholic (barely) male I am pretty much hated by our current society. I honestly feel like I was born in the wrong time, that I should've been born a good 20 - 25 years earlier. I was born in 1983, I would've loved to have grown up in the 70s and 80s. I know it's nostalgia but they seemed like simpler, better times. Times that will never come back. At least back then I wouldn't have been hated like I am today and even if I was alive I'd be in my late 50s or early 60s and in the "I don't give a damn" part of my life. I just don't feel like this country has any place for me anymore. I'm truly disillusioned with what society has become.
And maybe that goes to the crux of the argument. I'm lonely, I'm along, I'm isolated and I'm tired of it. I'm tired of always having to fight the battles and never having someone there to support me. I screwed up, I should've tried to embrace love instead of hating it. I know I'm only 37 but it already feels like it's too late. That it's too late for me to start again, to start over. I'm single, have no children, no job, few friends, I have very little to show for me life. I actually live in a nice area and I have a nice condo but yet I have no woman to share it with.
Please understand, I'm like Nguyener in that I would never actually commit suicide. I'm too much of a coward to go through the pain of it and I wouldn't do that to my mom. But I have thought about it. There have been days (including today) where I honestly wouldn't have cared if I didn't wake up. So many other people deserve life more than I do. I'm tired of not feeling joy, of not feeling anything or at best crying. At least crying this morning showed that I still have some emotions. I guess I just realize that outside of family very few people would be sad if I were gone and even the few who would be sad would be able to move on shortly. This world would forget me very quickly and that makes my depression even worse. I feel like I have failed at life. I know it's against the Catholic faith but I so desperately want to believe in reincarnation. I want to get another chance at life.
I really wish I had a solution for both of us Nguyener. Just know that you aren't the only one suffering. Hopefully you read this and think "heck, I might not be in great shape, but at least I'm not that guy." :lol: But in all seriousness if you need to talk I'm here. Heck I myself could use as many people as I can to talk to.
When I look at myself in the present I see a broken individual trying to put on a good face. I don't recognize myself anymore. The pandemic has cost me my job. I'm on unemployment and will start looking for jobs after my parents visit in April (they live away from me). I know I'm depressed but I don't have health insurance so there's no way I can afford therapy, counseling or a psychiatrist. I can't tell my family the truth. My dad is old school, he wouldn't understand and would consider it weakness. He'd probably want me to move back in with them for awhile to get my head straight but that would make my depression worse, not better. I'd be away from my home, the few friends I do have and I'd be around my father. I don't want to dislike my father but I do, he's a bully, mean, sexist (not in any physical way, but he thinks a woman's place is in the kitchen), bitter and stuck in his ways. He was never the type of father that I could really go to with problems or for guidance. My mom is the opposite, I love her to pieces. She is amazing and I am blessed to have her. She essentially cancels out my father. As much as I dislike my dad I love my mom just as much. But she would be heartbroken if she knew how depressed I was. She's the only family member that knows that I have suffered a little, but she doesn't know the true extent.
My sister honestly wouldn't probably know what to do and my brother in law would freak out as he had an adopted sister who committed suicide. I know that his first reaction would be to automatically assume I could commit suicide. He'd probably do anything to prevent that, even having me committed against my will.
I look at society as well and while it's not the root of my problem it doesn't help. Being a white conservative catholic (barely) male I am pretty much hated by our current society. I honestly feel like I was born in the wrong time, that I should've been born a good 20 - 25 years earlier. I was born in 1983, I would've loved to have grown up in the 70s and 80s. I know it's nostalgia but they seemed like simpler, better times. Times that will never come back. At least back then I wouldn't have been hated like I am today and even if I was alive I'd be in my late 50s or early 60s and in the "I don't give a damn" part of my life. I just don't feel like this country has any place for me anymore. I'm truly disillusioned with what society has become.
And maybe that goes to the crux of the argument. I'm lonely, I'm along, I'm isolated and I'm tired of it. I'm tired of always having to fight the battles and never having someone there to support me. I screwed up, I should've tried to embrace love instead of hating it. I know I'm only 37 but it already feels like it's too late. That it's too late for me to start again, to start over. I'm single, have no children, no job, few friends, I have very little to show for me life. I actually live in a nice area and I have a nice condo but yet I have no woman to share it with.
Please understand, I'm like Nguyener in that I would never actually commit suicide. I'm too much of a coward to go through the pain of it and I wouldn't do that to my mom. But I have thought about it. There have been days (including today) where I honestly wouldn't have cared if I didn't wake up. So many other people deserve life more than I do. I'm tired of not feeling joy, of not feeling anything or at best crying. At least crying this morning showed that I still have some emotions. I guess I just realize that outside of family very few people would be sad if I were gone and even the few who would be sad would be able to move on shortly. This world would forget me very quickly and that makes my depression even worse. I feel like I have failed at life. I know it's against the Catholic faith but I so desperately want to believe in reincarnation. I want to get another chance at life.
I really wish I had a solution for both of us Nguyener. Just know that you aren't the only one suffering. Hopefully you read this and think "heck, I might not be in great shape, but at least I'm not that guy." :lol: But in all seriousness if you need to talk I'm here. Heck I myself could use as many people as I can to talk to.
re: How do you deal with suicidal depression
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 1:05 pm to supadave3
Apologies in advance for this being a novel. Nguyener I hope this post helps you with what you're going through.
Part 1
I am a previous poster here (Yes I was banned after making posts I later regretted. I would love to rejoin but in the least please let this stay up for at least a little bit before banning me again) who still reads these forums regularly. Reading your post shook me to my very core as your post could have easily been one that I made. For years now I've gone in between phases of being okay, being hopeless, being angry and being downright miserable. But more than anything else, the feeling that I've personally had to fight for years now was the feeling of being alone. Of being depressed and extremely lonely. I'm guessing your feelings are very similar.
For me personally reading your post and reminiscing on some past memories finally caused my facade to collapse. For awhile now I have felt extremely isolated, lonely, anxious, depressed and hopeless. But I've been trying to keep up the facade to family and friends. I was just crying for the better part of an hour and finally was able to compose myself to write this message.
I'm 37 years old now and I've made some horrible mistakes in my life. Being introverted life has always been tough, but what's made life far more difficult is being closed off to the world. My greatest weakness is that I'm a perfectionist and I'm my own worst critic. I constantly compare myself to others and how I've fallen short. Besides that though my second greatest weakness is that I don't open myself up to the world. I'm always too afraid of being hurt and I'm not the type who trusts people easily. I've always felt out of place in a crowd or with a group. I've always hated how I can never be funny even though one of my best friends (in many ways one of my only true friends) says I actually have a witty dry sense of humor. She told me it doesn't come out immediately but it's there and people I worked with always enjoyed working with me because I was funny and down to earth. I guess it's hard for me to see my own qualities, but damn is it easy for me to see my own faults.
I consider myself a pretty talentless individual. I mean I've been told I do make people feel welcome and at ease which I guess could be considered a talent. But in terms of real talent my only talent was high school tennis. I wasn't good enough to continue it into college though I started playing really late (when I was 12). One of the coaches I took lessons with thinks if I had started earlier I could've been pretty good. I didn't play for 12 years though and just started picking it up a few years ago. While I do love it I get really frustrated when I don't play good. When that happens my inner demon comes through and constantly reminds me "you even suck at tennis. how talentless are you when you aren't that great at the one thing you were okay with?" In many ways I am my own worst enemy.
Dating has always been a struggle for me as well and it's where I have my biggest regrets. I regret the women I might've had a chance with. I regret chances I was too afraid to take. I'm 37 years old and I've never had sex. I fear I'm going to become a real life 40 year old virgin, just without the cool collection of toys and action figures worth millions of dollars like in the Steve Carrell movie. :lol: My virginity has come to define me in my love life, or lack of it. At first I tried being the absolute nice guy, doing everything for a woman. All that got me was a lot of "I really enjoy our time together, you seem like a nice guy and would like to hang out but I just see us as friends". I was the king of getting "friend zoned". Then I became bitter and went full Red Pill/Incel/MGTOW. Some of my posts here were during that horrible phase. I was warped into that lifestyle for years and actually at one point became convinced that I was lucky. That I had been spared the divorce court rape/alimony rape and other things. In theory I was delusional, I don't have near enough money for any women to marry me for money. The only thing the Red Pill/Incel/MGTOW thing did for me was cost me more years of dating and even just finding friends. I truly believed in it until the last year when the loneliness took over and I realized being alone is now how God ever intended us to live.
Part 1
I am a previous poster here (Yes I was banned after making posts I later regretted. I would love to rejoin but in the least please let this stay up for at least a little bit before banning me again) who still reads these forums regularly. Reading your post shook me to my very core as your post could have easily been one that I made. For years now I've gone in between phases of being okay, being hopeless, being angry and being downright miserable. But more than anything else, the feeling that I've personally had to fight for years now was the feeling of being alone. Of being depressed and extremely lonely. I'm guessing your feelings are very similar.
For me personally reading your post and reminiscing on some past memories finally caused my facade to collapse. For awhile now I have felt extremely isolated, lonely, anxious, depressed and hopeless. But I've been trying to keep up the facade to family and friends. I was just crying for the better part of an hour and finally was able to compose myself to write this message.
I'm 37 years old now and I've made some horrible mistakes in my life. Being introverted life has always been tough, but what's made life far more difficult is being closed off to the world. My greatest weakness is that I'm a perfectionist and I'm my own worst critic. I constantly compare myself to others and how I've fallen short. Besides that though my second greatest weakness is that I don't open myself up to the world. I'm always too afraid of being hurt and I'm not the type who trusts people easily. I've always felt out of place in a crowd or with a group. I've always hated how I can never be funny even though one of my best friends (in many ways one of my only true friends) says I actually have a witty dry sense of humor. She told me it doesn't come out immediately but it's there and people I worked with always enjoyed working with me because I was funny and down to earth. I guess it's hard for me to see my own qualities, but damn is it easy for me to see my own faults.
I consider myself a pretty talentless individual. I mean I've been told I do make people feel welcome and at ease which I guess could be considered a talent. But in terms of real talent my only talent was high school tennis. I wasn't good enough to continue it into college though I started playing really late (when I was 12). One of the coaches I took lessons with thinks if I had started earlier I could've been pretty good. I didn't play for 12 years though and just started picking it up a few years ago. While I do love it I get really frustrated when I don't play good. When that happens my inner demon comes through and constantly reminds me "you even suck at tennis. how talentless are you when you aren't that great at the one thing you were okay with?" In many ways I am my own worst enemy.
Dating has always been a struggle for me as well and it's where I have my biggest regrets. I regret the women I might've had a chance with. I regret chances I was too afraid to take. I'm 37 years old and I've never had sex. I fear I'm going to become a real life 40 year old virgin, just without the cool collection of toys and action figures worth millions of dollars like in the Steve Carrell movie. :lol: My virginity has come to define me in my love life, or lack of it. At first I tried being the absolute nice guy, doing everything for a woman. All that got me was a lot of "I really enjoy our time together, you seem like a nice guy and would like to hang out but I just see us as friends". I was the king of getting "friend zoned". Then I became bitter and went full Red Pill/Incel/MGTOW. Some of my posts here were during that horrible phase. I was warped into that lifestyle for years and actually at one point became convinced that I was lucky. That I had been spared the divorce court rape/alimony rape and other things. In theory I was delusional, I don't have near enough money for any women to marry me for money. The only thing the Red Pill/Incel/MGTOW thing did for me was cost me more years of dating and even just finding friends. I truly believed in it until the last year when the loneliness took over and I realized being alone is now how God ever intended us to live.
re: Disney World vs Universal Studios
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 12:54 pm to zippyputt
As someone who knows Disney very well (Disney fan and I live in Central Florida) the thing that gets me about Disney is the loss of non-IP attractions.
Harry Potter at Universal didn't cause it but it definitely accelerated it. Every new attraction has to be an IP now (Intellectual Property aka tied to a movie). I think Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom was the last non-IP attraction that Disney has built.
I agree with most of the posts here that (prior to Covid) Disney was better in terms of the overall park atmosphere, park maintenance, shows and attractions for kids and adults who aren't big into coasters. What Disney has done to their Entertainment department and slashing shows has been sad to see. Still, Universal has very few shows. Universal is better in terms of rides for older kids and theme park junkies.
As someone who lives in the area and has seen enough of both, they are both way overpriced for what you get.
Harry Potter at Universal didn't cause it but it definitely accelerated it. Every new attraction has to be an IP now (Intellectual Property aka tied to a movie). I think Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom was the last non-IP attraction that Disney has built.
I agree with most of the posts here that (prior to Covid) Disney was better in terms of the overall park atmosphere, park maintenance, shows and attractions for kids and adults who aren't big into coasters. What Disney has done to their Entertainment department and slashing shows has been sad to see. Still, Universal has very few shows. Universal is better in terms of rides for older kids and theme park junkies.
As someone who lives in the area and has seen enough of both, they are both way overpriced for what you get.
re: Bill Gates: Miami's beaches will be all gone because of climate change
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 12:48 pm to dgnx6
I do believe climate change is real. You just can't convince me that it's solely humanity that is causing it. I believe this might be happening even if there were no humans on the planet.
Never mind if it is humans it's China, not the U.S. Even if every single person in the U.S. goes to living in tree houses, tipis and huts it won't mean a thing as long as China is still around.
The Earth naturally has cycles of heating and cooling. I'm just not arrogant enough to believe that humans have the ability to affect the climate.
Never mind if it is humans it's China, not the U.S. Even if every single person in the U.S. goes to living in tree houses, tipis and huts it won't mean a thing as long as China is still around.
The Earth naturally has cycles of heating and cooling. I'm just not arrogant enough to believe that humans have the ability to affect the climate.
re: Now hiring: crews to remove COVID stickers
Posted by SharkSaint on 2/21/21 at 12:44 pm to rattlebucket
Yeah I have serious doubts the social distancing stuff is going to end soon.
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