[1290] I'd totally date a girl...

[TBeholder]

Dec 18, 2013 22:48:37 GMT eyemyself said:

Dec 18, 2013 22:24:03 GMT TBeholder said:

Speaking of anime. I want you to know that if you ever meet a joke using the term "memory violation" and mention of cephalopods in the same phrase, you may be the one who inspired it today.

I am bored, working late, and intrigued by this. Indulge a girl and share this joke of yours?

I'm not going to violate the board guidelines with tentacles, even if it's your cup of tea.

Dec 18, 2013 23:59:49 GMT lit said:

Haha, it must have taken place around this era.

Wrong pajamas, not sure about the bed and room either (minor differences).

[lit]

Dec 19, 2013 0:29:27 GMT TBeholder said:

Dec 18, 2013 23:59:49 GMT lit said:

Haha, it must have taken place around this era.

Wrong pajamas, not sure about the bed and room either (minor differences).

I didn't mean that today's flashback would have immediately followed that strip. They're not wearing pajamas in the strip I linked, because it's not night time. They just stop by Kat's room on the way to the lab. But the bed is the same. And the color of the bedspread and the walls are the same, but the stars seem to have vanished.

[rumblettt]

Hmm, I'm not sure I agree with Annie's assessment. Reynard didn't seem to be very "traditional" earlier, but perhaps he was just trying to throw the scent off himself by warning Kat about Annie.

[SilverbackRon]

Hahahaha!  I totally loved this one!

Clearly Annie takes everything exactly at face value.  It's obvious from Kat's reaction that she was just joking around at the time. 

I think the reason some people think Annie looks younger in flashback panel is because she is wearing her first year PJs.  Combine that with chipmunk cheeks from eating crisps and it does give her a younger look. 

And a sleepover at Kat's bedroom in the Donlan house!  I hope Tom gives us more flashbacks of silly little moments of their lives to come.  Maybe as part of his new "extra comics" section?  *nudge nudge*  Even just random one page stories would be fun.

I can't really say much more that hasn't already been said.  This is one of best resolutions I could have hoped for.

[arf]

No-one's yet picked up on the irony of Kat telling Annie she'd totally date a girl who was super hot

Era-wise, I also suspect the flashback was from around the time of S1 (they're shown hanging out in Kat's bedroom in that chapter. Kat's threatening dire consequences for Jones if she's putting the moves on Mr. Eglamore. Annie finds this hilarious, since she suspects Jones is a robot. Kat doesn't buy that such a smooth operation could be a robot, but it gets her thinking...).

In the flashback, I suspect Kat is commenting with tongue in cheek on some outrageous magazine article (yeah, I'd *totally* do that!), and Annie didn't pick up on the sarcasm.

The Cursed Teapot may also be involved.

[fwip]

Dec 18, 2013 23:59:49 GMT lit said:

RAGHHGHGH the placement of that flashback is SO BRILLIANT. Of course moments like this must have been happening relatively frequently last year, only we rarely got to see them. I'm glad this one suddenly became relevant. It's just so cute.

Haha, it must have taken place around this era.

Yeah, makes sense, but now I really want to see chapter 12a, even though it's probably a pandora's box.

[eyemyself]

Dec 19, 2013 0:29:27 GMT TBeholder said:

Dec 18, 2013 22:48:37 GMT eyemyself said:

I am bored, working late, and intrigued by this. Indulge a girl and share this joke of yours?

I'm not going to violate the board guidelines with tentacles, even if it's your cup of tea.

Erg... Um... I may not have actually thought that request through well enough to follow it to it's logical conclusion. Oh My. 

[brightside]

Dec 18, 2013 15:56:14 GMT fwip said:

First thoughts: Tom, you troll.

Yes, yes he is. A great one, indeed.

Very funny page! Like, well, a lot of people said before me Annie is learning but still has some problems with social norms, and undertanding things like sarcasm is not her best trained ability now (the forest was not enough, it seems).
Also, hooray for all the possible drama used for a punchline!

[The Anarch]

Dec 18, 2013 16:04:51 GMT GK Sierra said:

Dec 18, 2013 13:38:09 GMT eyemyself said:

I support this status update.

IT'S HAPPENING

[thshrkpnchr]

Dec 19, 2013 5:23:51 GMT The Anarch said:

Dec 18, 2013 16:04:51 GMT GK Sierra said:

IT'S HAPPENING

YES IT IS

[Señor Goose]

Dec 19, 2013 5:27:18 GMT thshrkpnchr said:

Dec 19, 2013 5:23:51 GMT The Anarch said:

IT'S HAPPENING

YES IT IS

[Elysium]

Dec 19, 2013 0:29:27 GMT TBeholder said:

Wrong pajamas, not sure about the bed and room either (minor differences).

That's definitely the same year;  it isn't the year 7 or year 9 dorm so it has to be the year 8 dorm

[King Mir]

Dec 18, 2013 13:35:07 GMT polioman said:

Dec 18, 2013 13:27:49 GMT eyemyself said:

Nothing wrong with boring. I often wish my life was a little MORE boring.

On topic: Personally love this particular resolution. It feels real to me. So many of life's anxiety inducing moments between friends really do turn out to be built up out of nothing when they are finally examined closely. I think these last few pages show growth for both Annie and Kat; Kat has gained a better understanding of her friend's insecurities and Annie has had the opportunity to share her fears, be heard, and hear that everything really is alright.

I agree, it felt more like I was reading something that actually happened than a story, especially considering that real life is almost never as dramatic as fiction.

I'm also just vaguely annoyed that this whole thing was built up so much only for this to be the resolution.  But whatever, it's consistent with the characters, so I'll take it and hope we get something more dramatic next time around.

Drama's borring when it's predictable. I like the resolution the way it is.

[TBeholder]

Dec 19, 2013 3:24:15 GMT arf said:

No-one's yet picked up on the irony of Kat telling Annie she'd totally date a girl who was super hot

I thought mentioning that Annie is winged was more relevant, in context of her numskull friend being into birds.

Dec 19, 2013 0:42:25 GMT lit said:

They just stop by Kat's room on the way to the lab. But the bed is the same. And the color of the bedspread and the walls are the same, but the stars seem to have vanished.

Not sure about bed (and if yes, it's a standard item), walls are of slightly different tone, which can be explained by lighting... but look at the lighting itself, and on the "teapot vs. android" page the bed seems to be leg side to the wall, unlike this flashback.

[thshrkpnchr]

Dec 19, 2013 8:49:54 GMT TBeholder said:

Dec 19, 2013 3:24:15 GMT arf said:

No-one's yet picked up on the irony of Kat telling Annie she'd totally date a girl who was super hot

I thought mentioning that Annie is winged was more relevant, in context of her numskull friend being into birds.
flashback.

I think it's both. Annie's definitely a super hot-wing firebird girl.

[Rymdljus]

Dec 18, 2013 15:34:44 GMT eyemyself said:

Dec 18, 2013 15:28:23 GMT warrl said:

I suspect Annie was actually thinking "when are they going to admit it?" and now is astonished at how strong her own emotional reaction was when she finally saw them snogging.

^^^This. Sometimes a person just doesn't know how something will hit them emotionally until they are face to face with it.

Yes indeed! This happened to me. Completely unexpected sledgehammer out of the blue. Didn't matter that I "knew" what was going on. When it finally hit home it hit home hard. 

[yarksie]

YAY! Annie knows my wish came true and I am happy, (and a day late, fuck you internet connection!)

[Ophel]

Dec 19, 2013 13:34:24 GMT yarksie said:

YAY! Annie knows my wish came true and I am happy, (and a day late, fuck you internet connection!)

Not exactly how I would express 'em, but I enjoy this visual expression of emotions nonetheless. It's accuracy and impact makes this picture quite effective in conveying what is deemed a very intense and heart-stirring content. Bravo!

It's sad that I can't comment like this for GK content.

[zimmyzims]

Now that we're back talking the actual comic, and have chosen to discuss our feelings about this page (again), I can confess that here I can relate to Kat more than ever. I, too, would totally date a super hot girl.

[nightwind]

Me too.
Which isn't that surprising, I guess.

[eyemyself]

Deep down who wouldn't date a super hot girl? As long as she can carry on a reasonably intelligent conversation, that is.

[stef1987]

I just realised;
Annie is technically saying she thinks Paz is super hot.

Dec 19, 2013 21:12:20 GMT eyemyself said:

Deep down who wouldn't date a super hot girl? As long as she can carry on a reasonably intelligent conversation, that is.

Not to sound like an ass or douche (or similar), but I never get why basing your love on intelligence is considered correct/mature, while basing it on attractiveness is considered shallow.
I find it to be a least as shallow, if not more, to reject people because they're not smart enough, than to reject because they're not pretty enough.
(No offense meant, a lot of people say what you said, and I've just been wanting to say this for a while)

(also, sorry for the lousy english, I'm tired)

[zimmyzims]

Dec 19, 2013 21:58:36 GMT stef1987 said:

I just realised;
Annie is technically saying she thinks Paz is super hot.

Dec 19, 2013 21:12:20 GMT eyemyself said:

Deep down who wouldn't date a super hot girl? As long as she can carry on a reasonably intelligent conversation, that is.

Not to sound like an ass or douche (or similar), but I never get why basing your love on intelligence is considered correct/mature, while basing it on attractiveness is considered shallow.
I find it to be a least as shallow, if not more, to reject people because they're not smart enough, than to reject because they're not pretty enough.
(No offense meant, a lot of people say what you said, and I've just been wanting to say this for a while)

(also, sorry for the lousy english, I'm tired)

I think, what she means is basically that dating a person who is utterly dumb or cannot keep up a reasonable conversation may be dull or even a total pain in the neck. It's not "I can't date you, because you're not smart enough", but "you're so dumb, I can't stand your company". It's unfair to call it shallow. Where the presupposition that we should date anybody comes from? It's utterly okay that we prefer to date people who we want to be with, and not to date those whose company we don't enjoy. For many people, intelligence is not a little matter when they choose who they want to pass their lives with.

[zimmyhoo]

Dec 19, 2013 22:33:21 GMT zimmyzims said:

Dec 19, 2013 21:58:36 GMT stef1987 said:

I just realised;
Annie is technically saying she thinks Paz is super hot.


Not to sound like an ass or douche (or similar), but I never get why basing your love on intelligence is considered correct/mature, while basing it on attractiveness is considered shallow.
I find it to be a least as shallow, if not more, to reject people because they're not smart enough, than to reject because they're not pretty enough.
(No offense meant, a lot of people say what you said, and I've just been wanting to say this for a while)

(also, sorry for the lousy english, I'm tired)

I think, what she means is basically that dating a person who is utterly dumb or cannot keep up a reasonable conversation may be dull or even a total pain in the neck. It's not "I can't date you, because you're not smart enough", but "you're so dumb, I can't stand your company". It's unfair to call it shallow. Where the presupposition that we should date anybody comes from? It's utterly okay that we prefer to date people who we want to be with, and not to date those whose company we don't enjoy. For many people, intelligence is not a little matter when they choose who they want to pass their lives with.

Very well said.  It's not white knighting, it's wanting to have a decent conversation on a peer-to-peer level.

[boxbot]heeeello zimmyzims, your av text and first part of your sig taken together are very confusingly funny![/boxbot]

[stef1987]

Dec 19, 2013 22:33:21 GMT zimmyzims said:

Dec 19, 2013 21:58:36 GMT stef1987 said:

I just realised;
Annie is technically saying she thinks Paz is super hot.


Not to sound like an ass or douche (or similar), but I never get why basing your love on intelligence is considered correct/mature, while basing it on attractiveness is considered shallow.
I find it to be a least as shallow, if not more, to reject people because they're not smart enough, than to reject because they're not pretty enough.
(No offense meant, a lot of people say what you said, and I've just been wanting to say this for a while)

(also, sorry for the lousy english, I'm tired)

I think, what she means is basically that dating a person who is utterly dumb or cannot keep up a reasonable conversation may be dull or even a total pain in the neck. It's not "I can't date you, because you're not smart enough", but "you're so dumb, I can't stand your company". It's unfair to call it shallow. Where the presupposition that we should date anybody comes from? It's utterly okay that we prefer to date people who we want to be with, and not to date those whose company we don't enjoy. For many people, intelligence is not a little matter when they choose who they want to pass their lives with.

yeah, sorry, I wasn't talking about zimmyzims post alone, It's more that I hear a lot of people lately act like what I tried to describe.
(And I don't mean to call zimmyzims shallow)
I recently heard a couple of girls describe how they (quite crudely and abruptly) dumped there boyfriends, not because they weren't nice, fun or understanding, but because they weren't smart enough. And I just don't understand the high value of intelligence, they acted like it gave them the right to dump their boyfriends in the meanest way, as if they had cheated on them or something.
And I just hear a lot of people talking and acting as if "beeing able to have an intelligent conversation" is the main important factor in a relationship.
And I just don't get that.


(Wow, that's a lot off "And I just", I really need to work on my sentence structuring, or I should just go to bed)

[rumblettt]

Dec 19, 2013 22:33:21 GMT zimmyzims said:

Dec 19, 2013 21:58:36 GMT stef1987 said:

I just realised;
Annie is technically saying she thinks Paz is super hot.


Not to sound like an ass or douche (or similar), but I never get why basing your love on intelligence is considered correct/mature, while basing it on attractiveness is considered shallow.
I find it to be a least as shallow, if not more, to reject people because they're not smart enough, than to reject because they're not pretty enough.
(No offense meant, a lot of people say what you said, and I've just been wanting to say this for a while)

(also, sorry for the lousy english, I'm tired)

I think, what she means is basically that dating a person who is utterly dumb or cannot keep up a reasonable conversation may be dull or even a total pain in the neck. It's not "I can't date you, because you're not smart enough", but "you're so dumb, I can't stand your company". It's unfair to call it shallow. Where the presupposition that we should date anybody comes from? It's utterly okay that we prefer to date people who we want to be with, and not to date those whose company we don't enjoy. For many people, intelligence is not a little matter when they choose who they want to pass their lives with.

So you're saying everyone with low intelligence has a terrible personality and is an undesirable mate?

[zimmyhoo]

Dec 19, 2013 23:30:11 GMT rumblettt said:

Dec 19, 2013 22:33:21 GMT zimmyzims said:

I think, what she means is basically that dating a person who is utterly dumb or cannot keep up a reasonable conversation may be dull or even a total pain in the neck. It's not "I can't date you, because you're not smart enough", but "you're so dumb, I can't stand your company". It's unfair to call it shallow. Where the presupposition that we should date anybody comes from? It's utterly okay that we prefer to date people who we want to be with, and not to date those whose company we don't enjoy. For many people, intelligence is not a little matter when they choose who they want to pass their lives with.

So you're saying everyone with low intelligence has a terrible personality and is an undesirable mate?

Why would you *say* that?  So what does that make meeeeee??

[keef]

Dec 19, 2013 21:12:20 GMT eyemyself said:

Deep down who wouldn't date a super hot girl? As long as she can carry on a reasonably intelligent conversation, that is.

A gay man?

Dec 19, 2013 23:30:11 GMT rumblettt said:

So you're saying everyone with low intelligence has a terrible personality and is an undesirable mate?

Not the way I read it.

Anyway, most people end up with mates not to different from themselves. Both in intelligence, beauty, ideas and so on. Seems to be build in.

[warrl]

Just want to mention that if you're of low-to-ordinary intelligence and education, you might find it difficult and unpleasant to engage in casual conversation with a highly intelligent highly-educated person who casually uses vocabulary you aren't familiar with and expects you to be able to easily follow multi-layer logical connections that are fairly obvious to her...

... so you'd break off the relationship, essentially, because she's too intelligent.

It isn't "too much X" or "too little X"; it's "too different from me in a way I am unwilling or unable to deal with".

[TBeholder]

Dec 19, 2013 4:03:02 GMT eyemyself said:

Erg... Um... I may not have actually thought that request through well enough to follow it to it's logical conclusion. Oh My. 

If you didn't see that coming, you probably weren't as wide awake as you thought.

Dec 19, 2013 21:12:20 GMT eyemyself said:

Deep down who wouldn't date a super hot girl?

See also: a seance of Psychomachia as performed by Melissa Hellrune.

Dec 19, 2013 22:59:53 GMT stef1987 said:

I recently heard a couple of girls describe how they (quite crudely and abruptly) dumped there boyfriends, not because they weren't nice, fun or understanding, but because they weren't smart enough.

Which they evidently didn't notice earlier, because? Oh, right. We all know that "smart enough" more often than not means "smart enough to see how totally awesome everything I am saying is", right? (Exactly because a lot of people... you know. Those for whom it's a sore spot - more often than most.) Just checking.

Dec 19, 2013 23:30:11 GMT rumblettt said:

So you're saying everyone with low intelligence has a terrible personality and is an undesirable mate?

I'm not seeing this there. But noticeably stupid folk tend to be annoying. Case in point: let's look at the internetz.