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Limited.

I'm pretty boring. I like playing pretty much just Minecraft, I enjoy creating CGI in Blender, and I like listening to pretty much just EDM, with hints of classic rock.

I think it's important to explore your interests, but it makes it easier when your interests are a little broader than mine currently are.

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My thoughts on the CallMeCarson situation

Since discovering his content at the end of 2019, I've always respected CallMeCarson. This man worked from nothing and made himself into a legend of the internet, a champion of Twitch and Youtube comedy.

The "situation" I'm referring to is of course the discovery of Carson exchanging n*de imagery with a fan of his. At the time, Carson was 19 and the fan 17. The internet's discovery of this action caused Carson's fame and fanbase to crumble to near ruins. Many have speculated that if he had publicly addressed the issue immediately, a simple return would be possible. However, Carson has done little to nothing to share his thoughts on the matter, and as a result, his fanbase is deteriorating drastically.

Onto my thoughts on this matter, which in the grand scheme of things means very little. However, I beg those of you who are under the impression that CallMeCarson has committed an unforgivable crime to consider something; A two year difference in age is not uncommon in relationships. Many people have shed light on this, however, only to be rivaled with another perspective, that Carson was using his fanbase and popularity to take advantage of his underage fans. I don't know enough about this aspect to give a fully-educated opinion. However, I would ask that you try to look the situation from his perspective and reconsider your opinion.

Another aspect which many have undoubtedly suggested is that, despite help from his friends and therapists, Carson continued this behavior. I won't try to defend this any more than simply saying that an addiction is hard to break for anyone.

Truthfully, I am not looking at the situation with an unbiased mindset. As many agree with, truly miss CallMeCarson's content. To this day, his videos bring me possibly the most amount of joy of all the videos on Youtube. Speaking optimistically, I believe that a return is still possible. It certainly wouldn't be easy for him, however. In a recent Twitter post, the first in nearly five months, he said "give me a little bit longer." This hopefully means that he will be making a return, something I can only hope for.

I want to make myself perfectly concise. I do not condone the action of exchanging n*de imagery with a minor, nor do I condone any of the aforementioned behavior. I simply want to see CallMeCarson make a return. Thank you for your time and attention.

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Specificity and Relativity

Two topics I believe are extremely important. That being said, they tend to conflict with each other in many ways. Allow me to explain.

Specificity. I'm always being told the world isn't black and white, that it is instead in shades of grey. Well I think everything would be a great deal simpler if it all were in black and white. Specificity is something I rely a great deal on. I enjoy strict boundaries, guidelines if you will. A concise outline of parameters that a variable must fall under to qualify for something. For instance, when given a task to do, I find it easier to complete when I know exactly how much needs to be done (or rather, how little I actually need to do). While I am a creative person, I appreciate when I don't need to create parameters for myself. That leaves a substantial margin for error which I am uncomfortable with.

Relativity. Another concept I find solace in. When describing something, you are in most cases describing something relative to something else. If you are describing how clean your car is, you might think it's clean compared to a freshly-soiled car, but someone else might think it's dirty compared to their freshly-waxed car. Paper is white compared to the color of cardboard, but almost gray compared to the whiteness of a bright white light. Relativity allows you to lend weight to an argument you are making.

However, these two concepts differ greatly for one another. While the former relies on constants, the latter relies on an ever changing set of parameters.

How I choose to cope with these differing concepts is beyond me.

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Problem? Me? Noooo, no problem here... 

Cataloguing every image of Stiles’ Jeep I can find throughout Teen Wolf. Season 1 almost done in 1 night.

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The True Measure of a Story

Any old story can make you laugh,

make you sing,

make you smile.

Any old story can make you feel happy,

feel angry,

feel scared.

But only the really special stories can

make you cry.

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So we’re gonna talk about this Jeep for a second.

So this Jeep is a fictonal Jeep (though is exists in real life of course) owned by Stiles Silinski on the show Teen Wolf (great show, slightly worse title). I have decided that I’m going to one day own as near a replica to the this Jeep as I can, and as my first car at that.

First, we’re going to talk about the car itself, and why I love it. On the show, it’s basically how the show’s main characters get around (apart from the ones who have their own boring jelly-bean cars ಠ_ಠ). In the show, the Jeep is definitely a character of it’s own. Especially during it’s fifth season, this Jeep has a personality all of it’s own, and I love it to bits. The Jeep is a CJ5 from between 1971 and 1983 (not sure exactly but that’s the years after they added about four inches to the hood length). And let me tell you, these were by no means “safe” vehicles to drive. Off-roading, no problem. But on the road, be prepared for possible tip-overs, awful brakes, turning radius, awful acceleration, and the like. What kinda bothers me is that in the show, they drive it like it’s a normal car with normal brakes, normal steering and normal acceleration. Maybe they made their Jeep run well? Who knows. Anyway. Part of why I love this car so much is it’s occasional undependability (is that a word?). Especially during season five, when the Jeep was meant to represent Stiles’ anxiety, it was prone to breaking down or being unreliable, which is to be expected I suppose. Many people would argue that a dependable, boring car is much better than an unreliable, slightly less boring car. Having never owned a car before, I can’t really deliver an educated stance on that debate, but speaking from the many people who own CJ5s, they are fun cars. Sure, they can break down. But so can a beater car. If you treat them well, they’ll serve you until you let it get bad, which is what happened to Stiles in season 5 (so sad). 

Now, let’s talk specs. Right off the bat, let’s talk about the top. When you picture a Jeep, it usually doesn’t have a top on it. And when it does, it’s usually fabric. This top is actually quite special. Hardtops are not uncommon by any means, but this kind is somewhat “rare.” From the extensive research I’ve conducted, it appears to be a Meyers (steel?) hardtop, with two auxiliary windows in the back (this was a factory option). Finding these is no easy feat. First, you need to know what year your CJ5 was from, because if it was from before 1976, your post-1976 top will not fit on your Jeep. This is due to the windshield being noticeably sloped back more in 1976. There’s your daily Meyers hardtop trivia.

As for body accessories, it’s pretty basic. You’ve got your pretty standard fender flares on front and rear wheel wells. Something commendable about the show Jeep is that there was no metal plating hiding rust. There does appear to be some body trim running underneath the door, of unknown material. In the rear, there does appear to be what I call a “double-tube fender.” The front is largely unchanged, apart from a yellow auxiliary headlamp centered on the front fender.

Here’s what I could use some help identifying. The front auxiliary headlamp, the rear “double-tube” fender, the body trim. And if anyone knows the car’s year, that would be awesome. Also, if anyone knows anything about the hardtop, please let me know because the angled back of it has me stumped. Email me at snappppstick@gmail.com if you know stuff and wanna share it!

Expect more posts about this Jeep by the way, it’s fun to knowledge-vomit.

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So I have a tumblr now I guess

Didn’t really know what tumblr what until now, I just knew people used it. Kinda still don’t but hey, maybe I’ll use this. It’s kinda like a little personal website of my stuff. My little domain. That’s kinda neat. Don’t know if I’ll really dedicate myself to this but it might be fun.