GunStarHero

I remember the days of spawn killing my paycheck. Glad they're far behind me now.

Recently I've been making Italian tacos and adding spiced rum towards the end. I use beef with extra fat (eg. 70/30) so it soaks up the rum. The seasoning itself consists of salt, onion powder, garlic powder, rosemary leaves, thyme, granulated sugar, cumin, basil, and I will occasionally add cilantro or marjoram. Tortillas are flour and veggies are predominantly grilled bell peppers and onions.

One thing I didn't mention is that I move around a lot. So I've had quite a few different roommates in a short span of time. And since I'd like to stay somewhere as long as I can (or need to) I don't want to act like the kitchen is my domain when I'm using it, I just expect common courtesy and have said as much when I start cooking. Some people respected it, some did not. Had roommates that just let me do my thing while they sit back and let me cook our meal in peace. On the flipside, I had intrusive roommates that would set up shop right beside me on the stove top I was already using. Plus I'm a chef so having a crowded kitchen is something I'm quite used to anyways. But! Can't expect everyone to be respectful or courteous, and that's just how it goes. I mean, 20-somethings and teenagers living away from maw and paw for the first time aren't exactly known for their manners and social skills. I live by myself nowadays, though, so it's in the past, regardless.

I'm planning on moving again later this year and it will be the first time I'd have any bit of difficulty doing so. Over the past 8 years I've moved 12 times. Got so used to it that I lived out of a suitcase. Last year I finally unpacked that suitcase all the way. I actually look forward to the day where moving isn't so trivial that I can literally carry everything thing I own in one bag.

This is hilarious, to be honest.

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Oh, I didn't realize that post was directed at me. I was unaware I let that person off scot free for the prime rib. I never cooked for them again and made them pay for the wasted food in the case of the prime rib. As for people disturbing me while I cook, I don't mind most of the time. I like teaching people if they are willing to learn, but not everyone wants to learn and not every roommate is exactly a winner.

Maybe just let people do their own thing? Don't try and control your kid or a love interest like that, won't end well. Just cause your kid is "fiercely feminine" now doesn't mean jack. That being said, the whole "ze, zir, zippity do da" pronouns thing has gotten out of hand. We don't really need new pronouns; we've had a singular "they" for the longest time and it covers everything. I see no point other than to call attention to one's self for these "ze, zoo, bibbidi-bobbidi-boo" pronouns. Almost every person I've seen use those new age pronouns is younger. Kids can be dumb. They do dumb things. Doesn't invalidate everything they bring to the table, but I try not to take them seriously since, to me, it stems from the special snowflake thing. To be quite honest, I notice it's mostly girls that want to wear men's clothing, and some lithe boys that like dresses. So it's whatever, let them be. Although I don't know why you listed pansexual in your later post. That's considerably more tame than the other zany orientations tumblrinas came up with. Just think of pansexual as an extension of bisexual.

Only had that happen a few times and we always just mix and match between the two. However, I had the very irritating issue with roommates that I would notify well in advance that I'd be cooking for, only to have them waltz into the kitchen, as I'm cooking, and make something else for themselves. Like I give people advance notice of my cooking to avoid this stuff and yet it happened several times with my previous roomies. I'd always ask "hey, don't you want what I'm cooking? I'm making it for everyone." and they just shrug it off and grab a hot pocket. Kind of insulting considering I try and treat people to something they like and I go all out for them when I cook but I get replaced by a hot pocket. Then you also have to consider that said roomies would often ignore my suggestions or do something new without consulting me (or any known recipe) and then complain when their dish turns out terrible. Also had the issue where a roommate would observe me cooking and would attempt to assist only to ruin what they touched. Sometimes it was something trivial, like a slurry, but I've also lost bigger ticket items like prime rib and Neapolitan cake.

I went to school for graphic design and find myself using Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and InDesign the most since I left school. I make graphics all the time with Photoshop and Illustrator if I need vector (honestly I should use vector more but I like the freedom of raster). Most of my paintings in the past 8 years have been done in Photoshop, though. I do photo manipulation, same as you, but more often than not I just create everything from scratch. I am legit terrible, like incredibad, with 3D. Only worked with 3DS Max and quit using it after I got the basics down. After Effects is mainly for when I make a gaming video or work on my machinima project.

To each their own. No need to dismiss someone's style. That's the beauty of these programs and art in general: there are many paths to the same goal.

Smoothing is something I see new users abusing, almost like the ever cringey BLESSED DUO OF BEVEL & EMBOSS! Also , personally, I think showing him how to use the paint brush to feather would be better than the tool itself. Just my opinion, though. Gotta teach em how to BR before we hit dat noob combo, naw I'm sayin'?

Lemme know if you need more help.

Ok, so stupid question first, but have you made sure that the image you are trying to crop from isn't locked? By default an image would show up listed as "Background" in your layers sidebar and have a lock on it. Simply double-clicking it and hitting OK will remove it. Otherwise you can't modify it at all. So for more specific cropping, try and use something like the Polygonal Lasso tool, which can be found under the Lasso tool. You can also try the Pen tool and play connect the dots to achieve the same effect. Not sure why you were using a mask for cropping, but thinking about it, you could use it in tandem with the paintbrush but that seems a bit advanced for this.

I guess I need more info on what exactly your're trying to do? Screenshots would be helpful if you could provide some. I'm not sure why you would be using any masking tools for cropping. The lasso can be used for cropping but you may be using it incorrectly. Again, not sure what you're trying to do.

Do not stir the slumbering dragon, my child.

There should be a tool called the Rectangular marquee tool (will be towards the top of your tools on the lefthand sidebar by default). Select it and then draw out the rectangle over what you want to crop and then you can copy/paste it as you please. Make sure you are on the layer you want to pull from, though. Likewise there are other, non rectangular marquee tools that allow you to use different shapes or even draw your own customized one. You can also highlight the area with the same tool and go to the Image Menu and select crop and everything outside of it will go away.

Zeni, don't make me crush you again in another rap battle.

Well Jesus Christ. Glad things worked out as well as they did, hope she gets better as fast as possible.

Went from a crummy school to a nicer one when I was in the 3rd grade. Immediately got placed in the AP class. It had a different name, but it was the same concept. Can testify that all the students there were quite intelligent, some way more so than myself. Stayed a part of it for as long as it was offered. Once we hit high school we just had the typical AP/Honors stuff. It was like a thrice weekly class and let us skip math in particular. Did geometry, algebra, calculus, physics, and I believe a bit of trigonometry. Your scores on the tests in that class replaced all scores in your normal math class. Someone was failing and got placed back into standard classes, though. When we got to middle school we got to choose more specific classes. For example, I took engineering and ended up taking home a bronze medal for bridge building at the state Science Olympiad event. (We made the little wooden ones and they stress tested them with weights until they eventually snapped, and total weight sustained was used as placement for rankings, blah blah blah.) A good number of us maintained AP classes throughout high school. Beyond Composition/Writing and Art, I didn't take anything in high school, myself. Most of us went to the same college, as well, and reunited again in the honor programs for high GPAs. Lots of high scoring entrance exams, as you might imagine. Unfortunately, I had to withdraw from that school my junior year due to expenses and went to a different university, but I wound up being Valedictorian, graduating Summa Cum Laude.

Congrats on having a Bacon number of 3

Might not be considered a celebrity, but Judith Barsi's death was fucking crazy. Despite being only 10-years-old, she was already an accomplished actress (one role you might recall her from is Ducky in The Land Before Time). Unfortunately, her father wasn't exactly a stable individual and, for whatever reason, her mother decided not to leave him even after he constantly threatened her, Judith, and warned he would kill them both and himself. Sadly, he kept his word and executed Judith while she slept, then turning to his wife and murdering her. He spent the next couple days moping around the house, his family's bodies still resting where he killed them. Then he told his daughter's agent he would be moving out for good and proceeded to incinerate the bodies and walked into his garage and shot himself as well.

People still listen to Nightcore? -_'