u/BazExcel

New collector here, I really want to pick up GKids upcoming release of Love & Pop, but the GKids webside refers to it as a "GKids store exclusive." I'm not sure if that's in reference to it in its pre-order state or if it will only ever be available directly through them. I want to get it so bad, but I won't be able to afford it directly from them because with shipping it adds up to almost $80 CAD, which I can't bring myself to spend on just one movie. I'm not sure how these releases work because I've never been around for one before. I imagine if Amazon or Gruv got it the shipping would be much cheaper if not free.

I'm 18 and I work at my local McDonald's. I've been working there for about 3 months, and I can't say that I have any big complaints. The work isn't easy, but it's the same every time, and the people are nice enough. It's my first job and I could be be doing a whole lot worse. The one thing that I can't seem to figure out is why I'm actually doing this. For the record, I had been independently trying to work for years, I had next to no pressure from my parents. But now that I'm out of high school and work is all I do, It's stopped making sense to me.

I mean, I don't really like working, but working doesn't actually do anything for me. As much as I want to, I'm probably never going to be able to move out of my parents house, regardless of where I'm working or for how long. This makes college seem stupid to me, as I'd just be putting myself in debt to stay in the same status quo. I probably wouldn't even be able to get a full-time job in my chosen field, and a full time job in my chosen field wouldn't be enough to live off of.

If I quit McDonald's, the only change in my life would be more free time. Regardless of how hard I work, I'll never be able to move out and become my own person. As much as I love my parents, I'm tired of living with them and I desperately want to move out. But it's never going to happen, no matter what. There's no point in working to any capacity for me, it will never do anything but take up my time.

I've been really interested in making chiptune music lately, specifically inspired by artists like Crystal Castles and Aphex Twin. However, I'm finding through my research that this stuff seems kind of difficult to access physically. I actually own a couple of GBA SPs, but I have no idea which flash cartridge to buy, and way less of an idea of how I'm supposed to burn one with LSD. From there, I have no idea how I'd get sounds from the gameboy into my computer or other device, like a mixer or amplifer. This whole thing seems like it would take a lot of money and time. Is physical hardware considered to be the very best way to make chiptune, or are digital emulators accepted as being almost identical?