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Sabishii Red Paragoomba                   Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Lefties were more common before the Roman empire, or so it has been theorized.
Geniuses also tend to be left handed. Asdf is right though, there's been no absolutely concrete data that shows lefties will die sooner. I like being lefthanded. 
As for why the villains are left handed, maybe it's an inside joke? Maybe they're trying to emphasize the two sides of the spectrum or the good vs evil thing? I have no clue. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| I have to agree with the others, give it some formula and ditch the high notes at that speed and level of randomness. I recommend listening to some classical music and obserivng the patterns, a lot of musical artists take some of their rhythmic ideas from it. Listen to some of the classics from each genre for a more modern example.
It's not bad for a start and the piece gets a bit better as it goes on. Keep working at it, you at least have something to stand on and work with. (edited by Sabishii on 03-11-06 06:42 PM) |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| The second one is much better.
As for standing out though, take lessons from human life, it's very rhythmic and timed, even down to body cycles and the things we find comforting. Rhythm and patterns are what the whole world revolves on and also the foundations of music and musical theory. Also, it's helpful to take the Burkian Parlor in mind, nothing you think, say, or do is new. It's all based on ideas that have been passed through time, be it in the areas of math, science and technology or of various art forms. Anyway, if you polish the second one up some and keep your style but with something resembling typical music, you should be doing well. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba  Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Ramen if I'm feeling super lazy, vegetarian chicken sandwiches if I'm feeling slightly less laxy or more concerned about nutrition.
There's only two people in our house and we have such different tastes that we both wind up cooking for ourselves. I pretty much live in the too lazy to cook thing, so my diet is largely raw fruits and veggies and noodles. Tarale, you're amazing. I don't think I could gather myself to cook every night. Sounds like you're a good cook too, judging on the menu. I like the sound of Monday and Wednesday, personally. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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A plausible idea, but is tarring and feathering still legal? I've never heard of any laws against it  |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| For that matter, who even knows if the driver was calm enough to think clearly? I've heard rush to the hospital stories entailing everything from forgetting the woman in labor to forgetting which side of the road you're supposed to drive on.
It's entirely plausible that he could have lost the sense to stop at the checkpoint, as people often do in emergencies(need we repeat the plethora of "What's the number for 911/(your country's emegency number)?" stories?). Also an interesting idea, beneficii, that maybe the driver didn't trust the guards at the check point. I'm not entirely sure that I would want someone I didn't know was medically certified and who might not even speak my language to put their hands on someone in my charge, doubly so if it were my significant other. The whole idea is even more repulsive being a woman, I'm not enthused by the idea of having a total stranger try to help me give birth under those conditions, particularly not when theres a chance I could go to a hospital instead. It's a sad story, one of those cases where there's no one you can really blame. I'd call it an act of Murphy's Law - If it can go wrong it will, and in the worst possible order. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| That's rough, but I've been there myself. It's not really going to hit until you go back(if you do) to get what's left of your stuff.
I had a tree destroy the trailer my family was living in early in April(right after my SAT and before my AP exams, go figure) this year. When we went back and realized out home was demolished, it was all I could do to stand up. I couldn't help but cry. Maybe it's because I'd never moved until that happened, but it was emotional. I had the same dazed and not exhausted feeling you report. It's a scary thing, glad you're okay though. That's one of those things no one should have to experience. It's a good thing you have cash handy though. Did you have renter's insurance to cover all your stuff? |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Love the koi,it's adorable. Danielle hit it on the head though, it seems to be about what the tattoo is and perhaps even where it's placed. You seem to have made really good choices on that so far, so I'd say go right ahead.
The raven idea is definitely interesting. Any particular inspiration or meaning behind it? I like the idea of the codex of ultimate wisdom though. Nerd branding is a good thing, though I speak from a group of girls who are few and who happen to find geeks and nerds the sexiest thing in the entire world.
Go for either, they both sound like great ideas. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Look, it helps a lot if you remember that not everyone has the same taste.
Some people like nerds and punks. Besides, if someone doesn't like you, odds are a relationship wouldn't have worked even if they did. It takes a lot to accept rejection, but a piece of advice an old friend gave me really seems to come in handy here. You have to love yourself before you and expect someone else to love you. I know that's cliché, but it's one of the more truthful things I've been told. Love who you are, be secure with the fact that you're human and therefore you will have faults and you will not be able to please everyone. Take comfort in that. Embrace what you like in yourself, change what you don't and then flaunt it. If people like it, they'll come. If not, screw them. Someone will take interest eventually, promise. Kinda like Wite, I used to have all kinds of issues there. I'm short, slightly heavier than most teenage girls, nerdy and geeky and sarcastic enough to push away the most amiable people. I just had to find someone who laughed at my sarcasm instead of being offended by it and someone who realized that you dont need a supermodel exterior to have a beautiful mind. You know what's even better? I've found several people like that. They all tell me i'm crazy every time my confidence slips and I start to be down on myself. It's just high school though. Keep in mind that most high schoolers are out for "fun," be that in the form of sex or trying to date the hottest or most popular guy in school. Dating isn't really about curing loneliness or serious relationships in high school, it's all a game. I'm told that changes in college, but I won't find that out until fall of 2007. Love yourself and the rest will come as it must. Love yourself and you won't need someone else. That's confidence in the purest form and confidence is dead sexy. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Always a good idea to have renter's insurance the case of rented housing though. We're in the process of getting that now.
That sucks that you didn't have any though, insurance is lovely to have in such situations, despite the annoyance of legal procedures and the company trying to give you as little money as possible. Will it be easy to replace most of what was lost? |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Ah, one food I'm picky about. I like them with nothing but cheese on them.
As for restaurants, I dislike Pizza Hut, Dominos and most of the really big chains. Papa John's is okay though. My absolute fsvorite places for pizza are the small joints though. We've got Paril's Pizza and Mellow Mushroom down here that are absolutely incredible. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| As everyone else said, if by 23 friends you mean actual friends(people you hang out with outside of school by choice), you're in good shape regardless.
As for high school though, my only advice is as follows: Don't rush to judge and don't assume anything. I've eliminated some of my current best friends on sight because they didn't seem to be the sort of people I'd like or because I'd heard something about them that didn't speak well. Example, I've been tagged for appearances as everything from a skater to a goth and one of my best friends tends to get shoved under the preppy and trendy tag. Try and imagine that walking into Starbucks for a frappacino and then going to kareoke later on. Don't pay any mind to what anyone says about you. High school is a land of exaggerations and bullcrap. People will assume the worst possible thing on the smallest possible clue 90% of the time. I've had people assume I'm easy just because I kissed my boyfriend to say hello and goodbye, and they were only little pecks. Don't take any crap, but don't let the he says/she says get to you. Put your education first. Unless you're not doing your work to go meet the rep of a college, it's not worth it. That party/concert/movie isn't worth it. Odds are it's going to be a bunch of high school drama anyway. Go for it only if you can make time for it after classes. It's twice as hard to balance school and other stuff in high school. Go to as many clubs or sports or whatever as you can. There's a 2 week period where everyone is coming and going from everything to try and figure out what they like and where they want to stay. Find people that like what you do and branch out your interests some. I recommend community service type clubs. Not only do you get a hugh assorment of people to get to know and an awesome thing to slap on a college resume, but it's a great way to blow off some stress and steam (Try being ticked when you're giving toys to homeless kids and orphans or when you're collecting money for people with blood cancers, heck, try being upset when you're making cards for the elderly in a nursing home) Awesome way to remind yourself that it can ALWAYS get better and that you're not in the worst position. Overall, be yourself. I've learned that it's miserable to try to fit into an image and that you deny yourself of so much when you do. Don't be afraid to stand beside what you like and what you believe. Don't be shy, everyone looks/feels retarded - it's the human condition. Do what you want, but stay out of trouble and don't be foolish. As long as you don't come home dead, drunk, drugged or with crapped grades, it's all good. Friends will come to you and nothing else will matter. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| I'm not a huge coffee person. Reminds me too much of licking as ashtray, flavor wise. Only way you can get me to drink it is putting enough milk and sugar in it to mask the flavor entirely. I'm definitely an energy drink person though. Monster brand is my favorite. I'm partial to the original and to the Khaos blends.
As for bread, wheat is the greatest thing in the whole world of the breads. White bread tastes funny. It's very flavorless and it seems to disintegrate too easily, there's nothing to chew.
Danielle: I share your pain. Except it's soda and energy drinks for me instead of coffee. School's impossible without that caffiene kick that early. I recommend caffiene pills, if that's what you drink the coffee for. One pill is usually the equivalent of a cup of coffee and if you drink water you spare the calories and still get the kick. Plus, you keep the hydration caffiene makes you lose. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Don't sweat it. Everyone else hit it dead on the head.
My first time I regretted. It was way too soon and it only happened because he kept pressuring me and because I thought I loved him. I got really paranoid and thought I was pregnant, despite the fact that he never ejaculated and we used protection, which caused me to miss my period. I got extremely attached to him despite the circumstances and he freaked out and pushed away. We broke up because it was too soon. For about a year afterward, I'd get flustered and start crying whenever a boyfriend did anything that might hint at anything beyond making out. As MathOnNapkins said, it brings a lot of potential problems and lots of emotional and psychological issues that you might not be able to handle. Granted it was the first time for both of us and we've been involved on and off ever since (that's what that nice little attachment bit does, which is logical when you consider the biological function behind it). He's still my best friend and we're still dealing with the on and off dating because of the attachment. We both also say we regret the timing, but not the person. Five minutes of fun can have years of consequences. Be careful regardless, but if you really care about her and about yourself, be especially careful. Don't feel bad and don't let it be an awkward situation for you. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| I consider anything less than an A a failure and all my classes have been AP or AP prep since I started high school.
Most people consider that a snip extreme, but I've always held myself to that standard because I wanted to impress my father and because I've never had much skill in the social or athletic arenas. I'm an academics and arts person. Plus, everyone that I've seen snooze through high school seems to regret it and with the rest of the world's academic efforts rising, it's going to be a pain to try to compete for a decent living. Oh! Something else I forgot, start thinking about a major for college and applying for scholarships first thing! You don't have to pick a major and stick with it, but it helps to have classes that show in that major for college and the more money you can suck out of other people, the less you have to cough up for college. I seriously wish I'd picked mine earlier. I have a year left to be sure and get all the scholarships I can, but it feels like a rush already. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| The movie has a very good point, I suppose. It's about learning and figuring out what you like.
I'm a nerd to almost the highest sense. I study six or seven foreign languages by choice, read anything I can get my hands on and I want to stay in school the rest of my life because I enjoy the learning so much. That's the bit about AP though, it's not for everyone. Take the hardest classes you can without murdering your GPA and all your free time. That's the beauty of high school, I guess. It's the first time you get a chance to customize your education. Don't like gym? Fill out the credits you need for it and kiss it goodbye? Love math? Take all the classes for it you can. I recommend AP classes to anyone who likes learning because, for me at least, it's been the first real challenge I've had in school. I dislike the people who take it because of the quality point though. Most colleges don't even accept it anymore. Still, I have to admit that slacker classes can be fun. I had a blast with Communications Technology, which is a class centered around video technique and production at my school. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| While I can understand being upset about her friend liking you and I can understnad not wanting to hurt a friend (doubly so if it's her best friend), I don't think either of them consider the awkwardness this whole mess could bring. It's awkward to date a friend's dude even if they've broken up and you have her blessing.
Don't date the friend if she asks again, it'll only cause a whole other mess of problems. Girls at your age seem to have a talent for causing themselves imagined misery. I'd walk away from the whole mess and just find someone new or leave the whole dating thing alone for now. At that age, it seems like people change significant others more often than they change underwear. Have fun with it for now, it's not worth the drama. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Definitely continues in high school, but that's when you begin to seperate the drama queens from the rest of us.
This reminds me of a joke article I read once on translation of the male language to the female language. "What's wrong, sweetheart?" came out as "What self inflicted imaginary trauma have you caused youself now?" You need the social experience, very true, but I find that there is no distinguishing the drama from anything decent at that age. It's all puppy love that everyone winds up regreting and being embarrassed about. Maybe I'm odd, but I try to imagine myself married to the guys I date and if I can't see it, I get out of it ASAP. I imagine the ideal boyfriend as being my best friend with benefits, but under a title and a husband to be a boyfriend under a legal title. I was never able to find personal justification in dating for "fun" or in dating multiple people, so I can't offer any advice there. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| Empathy is a wonderful thing, but do you have a strong enough mind to counter the stray emotions you pick up? That's something a lot of people have to learn the hard way.
As for your friend, she'll be stronger for it. I know it sounds terrible for her to have to go through all of it, but it's so worth it. Tragedy is a defining feature in our personalities. She'll gain empathy, direction and compassion from all of this, if she hasn't already. It'll hurt like hell though. As S.N.N. said, just be there for her when she needs you. |
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Sabishii Red Paragoomba Since: 02-26-06 From: Georgia Last post: 6494 days Last view: 6494 days |
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| WARNING: Book post.
Does anyone else ever worry about the happy ending? That’s all I want, a happy ending. Anyone who’s been friends with me for a long time knows all the crap I’ve dealt with. I discovered my parents did drugs when I was 9, watched them go through the process of a divorce and fight like demons when I was 10. One of the biggest issues however, was my father’s suicide. He disappeared for three days in the summer of 2000 and on July 18th, I just so happened to find it. I was 11 at the time. That brought an end to so many of the issues connected to him, his verbal abuse, his diabetes, his clinical depression, his hepatitis and cirrosis, his smoking and drinking issues and god knows what else I haven’t mentioned that he had or did. That event scarred me in ways I still haven’t completely figured out, nearly 6 years later. It brought my mother and I much closer as we both struggled with pain people shouldn’t have to experience, only to tear us apart again when some Christian shrink tried to force religion on me again and convinced my mother to try to force me to act like a child, which I’ve never really been able to do. My father is the reason why I work so hard. All I wanted from him was respect and to feel loved, but multiplication doesn’t impress an engineer. He’s the reason why I have so many guy friends. I seek father figures and people I feel safe with. He’s the reason why I cringe whenever someone yells and why I have a hard time seeing people being disciplined. I always feel like it’s my fault, even if I’m completely innocent. He’s the source of so many of my issues, yet I respect and revere the man to no end. Hell, his ashes are sitting next to me as I type this in a jar on my bookshelf. I felt so plagued after his death, like my whole world caved in. I started gaining weight and became extremely depressed. My mother had only a high school education and had a hard time supporting us. My family fought over my dad’s ashes and in a series of a few years my aunt died of lung cancer, my great grandmother died, my grandfather died of hypothermia in a freak fishing accident, my mother had still more financial issues supporting us and so on. Last year in a hurricane the winds were strong enough and the rain was heavy enough to knock a tree over and knock the back corner of the trailer we lived in off and in April it happened again, I woke up in the middle of the night in April, terrified. I ran to my mother’s room without really knowing why, started sobbing and apparently said something along the lines of needing to leave. She rolled towards me, there was a big boom, I felt dust sprinkle my eyes and when I opened them, there was a tree in the room. My mother told me to get up and leave, but it was hard. I couldn’t walk and I felt drunk. Apparently a combination of physical shock and the sharp slant of the floor due to the weight of the tree. I cried the next day because it was obvious there was no way we could live there again and because, for the first time in my life, I’d have to move. So now, in June, we live in an apartment. I just got my ACT scores back and I made a 30 for my composite score. I’m going back to my senior year in August at the high school I’ve been to for my whole high school career so far and I’m taking AP gov, AP econ, AP lit and AP euro hist. Everything looks okay. For the first time in my life, things are starting to really look and feel up. But do you ever worry about a happy ending? I wouldn’t trade what I’ve been through for a lifetime of peace. At 17, I’ve been through more hell than most people will ever go through, and I appreciate that. It gives me stronger empathy and it shapes my personality. All I want, however, is a happy ending for my life, something in which I’m safe and content and in which I can help others. Someone to love and be loved by would be nice too. |
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