Serpent Eye

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All Harpies are henceforth banned from the HYT Friend Chat. Have a nice day, Yours eternally, - SerpentEye

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It's actually now illegal in my state to hand out/take anything to/from people on the street when you're in a car (ie, handing a homeless person money on the corner could get me a ticket) so I don't really do it too often any more, but I used to do this sort of stuff all the time. The first time I helped someone, I was coming out of the bookstore, and this brother and sister (they were maybe in their 40s) came up to me. They were obviously homeless, and asked if I had any money to spare. I honestly don't carry any sort of cash around with me, strictly debit/credit cards. I offered to take them across the street to the McDonald's nearby. Probably wasn't too safe of me, but I cleared out the backseat of my car and gave them a ride over. I told them they could each get anything they wanted. They were too embarrassed to go in, understandably, so I parked my car (took my keys with me and threw my CDs into the trunk) and went inside and got their food; got them each a Chick-o-Fillet sandwich, large fry, and an Oreo shake. They also asked me if I could take them to their next 'stop' so they wouldn't have to walk, so I did. It was only about 5 miles away, so it wasn't too big of a problem. Near the end, as I was pulling up to the park they wanted to go to, they started arguing and fighting in my back seat, so I quickly pulled over at the park and they got out and all was well. :thumbup: On a different occasion, I had just finished doing some shopping at Target and was driving home. Right outside on the corner of the street by Target there was a man with a sign asking for money. At first I didn't make eye contact and pulled off, but halfway down the road I felt really ashamed and bad about myself, so I flipped around, ran into Target again, and bought some bottled water, Gatorade, beef jerky and a bag of trail mix. I hopped back in my car, drove back to the corner... and the man was gone. I then spent the next 25-30 minutes driving all around town looking for any sign of him. I had almost given up hope, when I finally saw him walking down the sidewalk! I don't even know if I was allowed to pull over where I did, but I stopped my car on the side of the road and gave him the bag of goodies. He was really thankful and we both thought it was kind of funny that I had spent so long looking for him. I personally don't like giving money out to people, but I love offering to buy them food or drinks (water, etc.) that they might need. I know its terrible to say "Well they're just going to buy beer/drugs" but... maybe it's okay if they do buy beer or drugs, but I'd much prefer to buy them something filling like trail mix! :thumbup: I don't consider either of these to be 'life changing' in any way... just sharing my stories. :P My life changing experiences are a bit too personal to share.

Dear god... :blink:

I still don't know what the [bleep] the Harpies are. Plan B scares me. Hi Jeff! :thumbsup:

No.

I hazn't in like two weeks! You have no proof!!!!!!!!!!! :sad: He will be turned to the Harpy side. Do not worry my Young apprentice fellow Harpy. :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

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Yeahhhh I would just delete the email and not click any of the links. :P If you're still worried about your account, you could still just go ahead and change your RuneScape password and/or bank pin, and reset your recovery questions. No harm in being extra cautious. But yeah. Delete the email. :P Edit: You could also check out this topic, it makes for a good read: Stay Safe: A Guide to Account Security

:thumbup: Also, have you checked your Message Centre on RuneScape yet? It seems like this would be something they would message you there about.

You may also want to black out your email address in the image. Just a tip. :)

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One of my favorite books! :thumbup: If you don't mind pushing through all the courtroom dialogue and exposition. :P

Just finished reading Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. For those of you who may not know, Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park, Congo, creator of the television series ER, etc.) passed away in late 2008. A completed manuscript (Pirate Latitudes) was found saved on his computer by his assistant, and was published in late 2009. He also had the majority of another manuscript written, what would turn out to be Micro. His publishing company looked for another author to finish completing the novel, and they chose Richard Preston. (Never read any of his work, until now!) It was published a few days ago on November 22, 2011. I had read a bit about the book before it was released... but honestly it took me completely by surprise. It wasn't what I was expecting, at all. I still enjoyed it, but as was the case with Pirate Latitudes, it didn't quite completely feel like a Michael Crichton book. Obviously the fact that so much of the novel is rooted in actual science rang true of Crichton, but there were parts that just seemed slightly... detached. Were these the parts that Richard Preston worked on? I don't know really. [hide=Spoiler!]It's about this group of science students (one is studying spiders, another beetles, one is studying botany, etc. etc.) who get recruited to travel to Hawaii for a few weeks to work for this up-and-coming company. To make short of it (no pun), they end up being shrunk in size so they stand about half an inch tall. They then proceed to fight beetles, ants, wasps, birds, etc. in order to survive while trying to return to their normal size.[/hide] Anyway, I read it in one sitting. Loved it, even though half of the time I was just like O_o I would highly recommend it to any Crichton fan! Just... is a little different from his other novels in that it seems slightly far-fetched/humorous.

Voted for Los Angeles of course! :thumbup: New York City would be doable as well, just a wee bit more expensive.

Meol, let's have a talk when you're older.

Congratulations Q and Kim. Very much well-deserved promotions! :thumbsup:

Quality, not quantity. :P

Yes, he could cut all his hair off for starters.

I'll keep my eye out for you! :smile: We love new faces!

That is the saddest, cutest thing I've ever seen.

Shameless bump because I posted a link to the new rules in my first post. :thumbup:

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