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StardustSoldier · **Reply #160 on:** August 17, 2019, 09:41:53 PM

Hah, well I do happen to like pink. I've always thought the "pink is a girl's colour" stereotype is silly, which helped inspire me to purchase those headphones.

But it's not my favourite. That would be green, specifically bright green.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #161 on:** August 17, 2019, 09:45:46 PM

Well, if anyone calls you out on it, just say that the color isn't pink, it's salmon! That should solve your problem.

...Right?

What is the most painful sensation you have ever felt?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #162 on:** August 17, 2019, 09:58:03 PM

Oh, they can call me out on it if they want. I don't care. I don't need to justify myself to them.

...actually, come to think of it, I like your "salmon" answer. I'll have to remember to use that if anyone does ever comment on my headphones.

Hmm, well it's probably not the most painful per say, but one of the most gruesome. I was at a friend's swimming pool, and I slipped and banged my chin on the top of the metal bar that you use to climb out of the pool. The force of hitting myself caused me to bite into my tongue and I drew blood. Either way, it still hurt quite a lot.

There was also another time when I burned my chin on a heated stove top. I seem to have a thing for chin-related injuries.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #163 on:** August 18, 2019, 12:40:12 PM

Have you ever been infected by any type of malware on your computer?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #164 on:** August 27, 2019, 04:50:54 PM

Not that I can remember. If I ever was infected, it wasn't anything significant or that did long-term damage. I do have an anti-virus program which occasionally catches files that are supposedly infected and gets rid of them for me, but I've never had any serious malware problems.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #165 on:** September 04, 2019, 07:30:04 PM

Now that you asked me about my first day of school, I'm curious. How was your first ever day of work?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #166 on:** September 04, 2019, 07:45:11 PM

My first ever job was a janitorial position at a sporting goods/camping store. I worked there part-time while I was still in high school. I got the job because my (then-current) step-father owned the store. I remember I didn't really care for the job at the time, but in hindsight I wish I'd given it more of a chance. The extra money was certainly nice. That said, however, it was around fifteen or so years ago now, so I don't remember the first day specifically.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #167 on:** September 04, 2019, 07:59:42 PM

What game has made up an integral part of your childhood, if any?

The Chronicler · **Reply #168 on:** September 13, 2019, 11:16:36 PM

(please correct me if I end up asking this to the wrong person)

Just a few months ago, you managed to watch all 14 LBT movies, many of which for the very first time, yet you have apparently still not yet seen any of the TV episodes (26 in total, since it lasted only one season). Any particular reason why you're not in as much of a rush to see the TV episodes as you were to see the movies?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #169 on:** September 15, 2019, 03:29:07 AM

@ImpracticalDino: I could probably name quite a few if I thought about it long enough. Off the top of my head, Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario World (both for SNES) come to mind. Spent many fun days playing those in the basement of my parents' old house, and I still love Mario platformers to this day.

@The Chronicler: Yep, that's correct. When I originally joined the forum, it was only the first movie I'd seen as an adult. Although it didn't take long before I watched the sequels, as I wanted to be able to more openly discuss the rest of the series with everyone, and that way I also wouldn't have to worry about spoilers any more (and I was curious to see the rest of the movies regardless).

But yeah, I'll admit that, as of right now, I'm not that enthusiastic about seeing the TV show. For a few reasons.

For one thing, I've seen quite a few lukewarm comments about it, even from this very community. Normally I'm a firm believer in that people should just make up their own minds about something, since it's all subjective anyway. At the same time however, seeing that even some of the more avid LBT fans don't really care for the TV series, and it thus hasn't drummed up a lot of enthusiasm in me to see it myself.

The other thing is that, while I enjoyed most of the early sequels, it went downhill for me after the tenth film. #11-14 I wasn't all that crazy about, even if there were a few bright spots here and there. And perhaps related to that, I felt burnt out after I finished my initial marathon of the movies, so I needed a bit of a break from LBT anyway.

All that said, I do still plan to see the TV series at some point, partly for the sake of completionism, but it'll be more of a "when it happens" thing.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #170 on:** September 16, 2019, 07:41:00 PM

Where did you get your snazzy new lookin' profile picture from, hmm?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #171 on:** September 17, 2019, 12:18:22 AM

I got it from here. Like with Cera and the pencil, it was just too adorable not to use.

OwlsCantRead · **Reply #172 on:** September 17, 2019, 09:03:09 AM

How much are you willing to pay for better internet where you live?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #173 on:** September 17, 2019, 01:14:04 PM

Nothing. My internet works perfect as it is. <3

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #174 on:** September 20, 2019, 09:32:35 PM

Do you own any Pokemon games?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #175 on:** September 24, 2019, 11:12:40 AM

Oh yes. My brother and I were huge into Pokemon growing up. We owned Pokemon Red, Blue, and two copies of Yellow (one each for my brother and myself), as well as Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Puzzle League, along with many of the trading cards.

After Generation II, I slowly began to lose interest in Pokemon, although my bro was still into it for a while. I know he owned either Gold or Silver, as well as Crystal. And again in Generation III, he owned either Ruby or Sapphire, Emerald, & either FireRed or LeafGreen. For Generation IV, he owned either Diamond or Pearl, Platinum, & either HeartGold and SoulSilver (too lazy to pick appropriate colours for these

). After that, though, he wasn't into Pokemon either.

I considered adding Pokemon Stadium 2 to my collection as a kid as well, but I never got around to it. Several years ago when I was still in college, I also considered getting back into Pokemon and doing an epic playthrough of all the main series titles, but again, I didn't get around to it.

My brother and I have many fond memories of playing Puzzle League in particular, and we would even play with each other well into adulthood, after we'd both otherwise moved on from Pokemon.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #176 on:** September 24, 2019, 08:43:42 PM

Do you prefer eating out at fast-food or fine dining or both?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #177 on:** September 24, 2019, 11:30:16 PM

Both. It depends on what I'm in the mood for.

ImpracticalDino · **Reply #178 on:** September 25, 2019, 11:36:36 PM

Was being a writer your first career choice, or did you major or wanted to be in another profession?

StardustSoldier · **Reply #179 on:** September 26, 2019, 12:06:45 AM

That's a bit of a tough question to answer, as while I've been passionate about writing for as long as I can remember, I haven't always thought of it as a career option, necessarily. I do have dreams of having my own novels published someday, but I don't really consider that a "career", in the sense that it's unlikely I'd ever make a stable income from it. That would certainly be awesome if I did, but for the near future at least, my fiction writing is a hobby more than anything.

Granted, I have had successful ghostwriting/editing jobs, but I've only been doing that for about a year. That, and I am job hunting for something else at the moment.

So to answer the question directly, I'd say no, being a writer wasn't my first career choice, although I'm not sure what was my first choice. I did get a diploma in Multimedia Production at the college a few years ago, though it ultimately wasn't where my passion lay.