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#221
General Discussion / Re: Sexuality issues
Mon 30/04/2007 00:27:42
I just want to add that marriage itself isn't exactly a good platform for equality. Religions often dictate the kinds of work that men and women are expected to do within a marriage, but a good deal of legal and economic policies place women at a disadvantage. A few examples:

Some government "tuition assistance" programs in the US extend their benefits only to the "primary earner" of a household, effectively eliminating married women from the list of people who are eligible.

Government taxation in both the US and Canada often treats couples' income as "pooled" and taxes it as such; in this case women are actually paying more tax than they would be were they considered "single."

When childcare benefits are cut, the policies often say (explicitly and implicitly) that mothers or female relatives should pick up the slack.

Ironically enough, along with the push for equal marriage for gays and lesbians, there's also a movement to "de-legalize" the status of marriage. That is, let it be a religious institution, and a nominal one, but don't let it change the way the government chooses to view or tax you. Gay marriage introduces the possibility that maybe there doesn't have to be a "his" and "her" work dichotomy in the household...and the idea that two people might be entirely equal in their marriage is certainly a new one for the institution. :)
#222
Nah, not really, that would be a waste of your time and mine. Besides, I've got little children to lure to my house. Didn't that just tie this thread together nicely. :P
#223
Quote from: Nikolas on Sun 22/04/2007 18:10:49
I'm a full grown family man now.

Shame on you, sir! :o ;)

And Helm, I just hope I'm "better" than you.  :P yuk yuk
#224
Abstinence is always a good idea. Like right now I'm abstaining from talking about my sex life on the internet.  ;)
#225
General Discussion / Re: AGS Chess competition
Sat 21/04/2007 15:47:06
I'm in too, if this is still happening.
#226
Quote from: Meowster on Thu 19/04/2007 13:41:43
I'm 6 years younger than my boyfriend. We met when he was nearly 25, and I was 19.

We were both a little apprehensive about the age difference, but it's worked out really well. We've been together for 2 years and live together now.

The thing is though, he's always been a little immature for his age, and I've always been a LOT more mature than other people my age. So I guess it worked. If I was an ordinary 21 year old and went out pubbing and clubbing and whatever else... then maybe it wouldn't work. But I'm pretty mellow for a 21 year old... I like staying in, keeping my house tidy, relaxing at home in my comfy living room with a bottle of wine... we also have really similar interests IE video games, internet, writing, reading...

So it worked. And this year I'll be 21 and he'll be 27, but it really doesn't seem like that much.

THAT SAID, he often gets funny looks from people because I STILL LOOK ABOUT 16. And he just has to deal with that. Unfortunately, I may be very mature for my age, but I look VERY young for my age. The way he's learned to deal with it, Matt, is to joke about it. It's when you have the maturity to have a relaxed attitude about it, that people know there's nothing wrong there... if you know what I mean.

Wow, that's my situation almost exactly, except the age difference is five years, not six. It's only an issue when we're trying to discuss 90s cartoons though. Apparently I missed the golden years.
#227
Wow, that's the most impressive walkcycle I've seen in a long time. :D The secondary movement of the necklace, bandana, and face give away how much work went into this. Well done yht33, I can't wait to see the others.
#228
I had to throw together an outfit for a costume party.



I went with "Goth Gone Wild." Let's just say I had a lot of black left in my wardrobe from high school... :P
#229
If the character is kind of a slob you could always have dirty dishes stacked up or an overflowing laundry hamper. I actually just looked around my own room.  :P
#230
General Discussion / Re: Ivy got a website
Tue 03/04/2007 22:46:46
Thanks for the support, guys.  ;D

I'm glad you like my comics, Sheepisher. The last two of the semester will be posted tomorrow, although I'll try to keep doing new stuff over the summer. Heh, and the resemblance to Stan Lee is purely accidental.
#231
Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Re: The Shiva
Sat 31/03/2007 23:40:28
I will mark my calendar.
#232
General Discussion / Re: Ivy got a website
Sat 31/03/2007 20:49:39
Thanks for the feedback guys, I had a lot of fun coming up with the design. I originally wanted the tower graphic to change for the style of each page (e.g. a cartoon tower for the comics page, a pixellated tower for the games page), but the fairy ended up working better than I thought. I may eventually animate the fairy so she goes through one loop of an animation when you open a page, but I figured I'd devote my creative energy to games for a while. :)

Voh, I'll definitely look into the smaller image sizes, although that might not happen for a while. I guess I take my high-speed internet for granted. :-,
#233
Hey, I already posted this in the gen-gen but I figure it works here too.

I've got a website now!

www.LivelyIvy.com



#234
General Discussion / Ivy got a website
Fri 30/03/2007 19:39:15


Hey All!

After two months in the works, I'm happy to present my website,

www.LivelyIvy.com
.

Thanks to my friend and web guy Tim, the site has a blog page, stuff about my game(s?), my comics from the 2006-2007 year, and some other random extras. I hope to eventually turn it into an AGS resource, complete with sprite tutorials, background stuff, and my hopeless attempts to learn scripting. I'm accepting suggestions for the first tutorial, so feel free to post a comment if you've got any ideas.

Cheers!



~The Ivy~
#235
Hints & Tips / Re: Spooks
Sat 17/03/2007 18:19:16
You can download the game as a .zip at Vince Twelve's website here. Hope you like it! :)
#236
Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Re: Samorost 2
Thu 15/03/2007 05:55:04
I just discovered the Samorost games myself. They're a great example of how some simple photos can be manipulated to create a highly atmospheric world. Also, the player character and his dog are entirely too cute.
#237
Hey Vince, I bet WLBSWHEAC would be freakin' sweet on the DS. ;)

Oh, and Pheonix Wright rocks my socks. I've only played Ace Attorney, but I love the ridiculous situations that Pheonix gets himself into. He's so confident on the stand, yet so awkward in real life...and all the characters have some great expressions to boot. I don't know if they were unique to this game but the "Psyche-locks" were a very cool way to keep you from finding out things about the characters until it made sense.
#238
Baron: The AGS bus sounds like a good idea. I can easily grab a bus to Pearson so it'd be great to meet everyone there.
#239
Quote from: Akatosh on Sun 04/03/2007 16:31:43
I guess because it's simply, well, funny. Even for Germans, and you know what they say about German humor (lies). Congratulations, anyway.

Oh, you.Ã, :D Thanks very much.
#240
Wow, that's pretty cool! Thanks for pointing this out, Akatosh. Spooks seems to be enjoying considerable fame in German and Czech gaming circles. I have no idea why this is, but hey, I'll take it. :)
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