Faces to Names

[quote=HiFromBuddha][quote=Searz][quote=HiFromBuddha]Regarding insect eating, none of the locals at that shit. The only people that were eating it were tourists posing for photos, and doing it under peer pressure.[/quote] Oh... that sucks. [/quote] In fact, I was told that locals are told to actively avoid that kind of stuff. It's just there to exploit the generalised Western view of Asian cuisine, that we eat everything, and make a substantial amount of money. The things there were also fairly expensive for Asian pricing standards as well, because they know that tourists will still buy that shit. A big scorpion on a skewer was about 50 RMB, which translates to about $10 AUD. For a skewer with one fucking scorpion on it, that's a really cost inefficient purchase, especially for locals. Generally though, the whole culture of eating insects is false with some exceptions (there's like this sort of grub that I saw quite a few people eating). Eating all the weird animals though is very common. You can expect to find turtle and frog and other animals of the sort served up in restaurants fairly often. The most you'll probably see in a restaurant that isn't catered to tourists are sea worms, possibly water cockroaches.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][quote=Searz] Do you have any idea of how many people wish they had black hair? Treasure it damn it![/quote]My hair is a very dark brown, not black. People only ever go on and on about wanting my curls anyways, the color of my hair pretty much gets ignored 100% (something this experience has only confirmed for me). I'll probably recolor back to brown next month, mostly because the upkeep of having red hair is really a pain, but also because I think the only "red" that would actually suit my skin tone is a coppery-gold (aka the color my hair sun-bleaches to naturally). This color doesn't seem to be as messy or overly pigmented as the old color thankfully, the old color was still leaking red even though it'd been two months since I colored it (though dyeing it again helped get some of that extra pigment out). Also, this is a pretty neat documentary I watched a while back about eating bugs. In a lot of places eating bugs is actually a thing, but a lot of the crap they serve on food carts is 100% tourist-y nonsense. [embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acxbx-DUkL4][/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=The_Nameless_Bard]My hair is a very dark brown, not black.[/quote] I don't care. It's close enough not to matter. [quote]People only ever go on and on about wanting my curls anyways [...]I spent most of my teenage years being told by my peers that I'd be so much prettier if only I had straight hair[/quote] People suck. [quote]I'll probably recolor back to brown next month, mostly because the upkeep of having red hair is really a pain[/quote] Oh yeah. But you know what has even less upkeep? NATURAL HAIR.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][quote=Searz]I don't care. It's close enough not to matter.[/quote]It's far enough from black to be boring as far as most people are concerned. Brown is a boring color in most people's eyes, but no one cares what color my hair is anyways because the curls are the part that matters, I guess. [quote]People suck.[/quote]Yep, four years of being called "pubic head" by guys was a really enjoyable period of my life. Somehow that didn't make me resent my hair, but it did make me sensitive and snappy towards people who say I'd look better with straight hair (which still happens on occasion). [quote]Oh yeah. But you know what has even less upkeep? NATURAL HAIR.[/quote]Well, my hair color is a color that's easy to replicate so I can just dye it back to dark brown and not worry about it. Sometimes you just want to change something. I was hoping this change would make a difference, but it mostly confirmed what I already thought: which is that having curly hair means that most people ignore every other detail about my hair.[/quote]

[quote=mastrer1000]random question: how long is your hair if you straighten it?[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]If I pull it straight it's nearly waist length now, but the last time I cut it was almost 10 years ago.[/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Sometimes you just want to change something. I was hoping this change would make a difference[/quote] Wanna change something? Spend that time working out. That's a surefire way of getting more attractive. [quote=The_Nameless_Bard]If I pull it straight it's nearly waist length now, but the last time I cut it was almost 10 years ago.[/quote] Holy shit. That seems like a huge inconvenience. Short hair is awesome. It took me a couple of long years of hair in my eyes to realize.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][quote=Searz]Wanna change something? Spend that time working out. That's a surefire way of getting more attractive.[/quote]I'm on my feet pretty much constantly at my job and I'm actually pretty well in shape at the moment because I cut soda out of my diet when I moved (plus I walk nearly everywhere) and lost 10-15 lbs. Losing more weight would be unhealthy, to be honest, I'm already right on the edge of healthy and underweight because I don't eat much either. The last time I was this slim and toned, I was 15 or 16. Dyeing my hair had nothing to do with attractiveness, I didn't do it for other people. I know me actually admitting I'm attractive is a shock, but this move actually helped me get past a lot of things, including that. Might be hard to believe, but my hair is far worse to deal with when it's short (I once had very short hair). The weight of it actually straightens it out some right now, when it's short there's nothing stopping it from becoming impossible little ringlets. Also, it just looks terrible and I love my long hair. If anything, I want it to be longer.[/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=The_Nameless_Bard]I'm on my feet pretty much constantly at my job and I'm actually pretty well in shape at the moment because I cut soda out of my diet when I moved (plus I walk nearly everywhere) and lost 10-15 lbs. Losing more weight would be unhealthy, to be honest[/quote] Okay, then put on some weight instead. With muscle. Muscle is both attractive and useful. Or learn something. Anything productive really.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard][quote=mastrer1000]random question: how long is your hair if you straighten it?[/quote]here's a really bad picture where I tried to pull a curl out to show the length [img=http://i.imgur.com/p5g6hsY.jpg width=500] also, spider has new home [spoiler=tarantula pictures] [columns][nextcol width=450][img=http://i.imgur.com/Ez7sIAR.jpg width=400][nextcol width=450][img=http://i.imgur.com/uLlAvrA.jpg width=400][/columns][/spoiler][/quote]