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http://gettingstronger.org/2010/03/cold-showers/ Does anybody else here take freezing cold showers on a daily basis? I read about them a couple months ago and have taken a 5-10 minute freezing cold shower every morning since then. According to the various sources I've looked into, the basic perks of a cold shower are that it increases your blood circulation, boosts your immune system, boosts testosterone levels, and lifts depression. Considering I don't have any actual scientific measurement devices to track some of those things, the best I can do is track my own mood. I can say that cold showers make you feel ALIVE. It's very hard to have negative thoughts/worries while you're in thermal shock! Some people take hot showers then slowly turn down the temperature till it's finally at its coldest point. I've had better results by simply starting out w/ the coldest setting. The first time I took the shower, it was brutal-- I yelped and laughed hysterically for a good 2 minutes while my body was trying to adapt. After about 5 minutes, though, the water finally felt very warm and it felt great. It's a very invigorating experience. A "case study": a very close friend of mine has been struggling with suicidal thoughts off and on for the past several months. One day when he was at my apartment I made him take a freezing cold shower to see if it'd have the same mood-lifting effects on him as it does on me. The result? He felt happier than he had ever been in months and his suicidal thoughts were gone for the rest of the day-- another friend converted to cold showers. I'm sure a lot of you guys can be skeptical on this, but at least be a proactive skeptic about this. You don't really have anything to lose by taking a 5-minute freezing cold shower and seeing how you feel afterwards... but you're not allowed to leave the shower until the water finally starts feeling warm ;) Now, for all I know, the effects could all be a self-fulfilling prophecy. But hey, even if it is, does it even matter? Feeling good is feeling good, right? :D Now go take the plunge!

I really don't understand why you aren't polyamorous I can be, but she's not really down with that her exact quote being "I don't usually like doing this sort of thing with someone I'm not in a relationship with". Almost like she let me get with her to hold it over my head...but that's my cynicism talking. I don't really care cause whatever happens is just going to happen So you're not being polyamorous because of a girl? >_>

Just fixed it for the most part... downloaded the client and went back to using "software" instead of OpenGL. Only tried OpenGL cuz I heard it would quit making RS black-screen on me.

Any ideas on how to increase my FPS while playing? It's constantly in the 10-15 range lately and has been making boss hunting a pain in the ass. Is it my graphics card or what?

I really don't understand why you aren't polyamorous

So the master wand is obsolete now considering you could wield the polypore staff and still cast other spells

If I spelled any of my usernames backwards they would... actually make sense to people.

Whats the magic dmg boost on the staff? Does it have a special attack or any special secondary abilities?

that key's cursed.

SoL saves all runes for one cast. Id use mace till full prayer then switch to SoL+tome of frost to save money. Hell you could even switch to battle robes too since youd have so much inventory space.

Why wouldn't you use Akrisae's over Ahrims? After about +70 mage att, any additional bonuses will not provide any significant advantage-- you'll still get ~350 crims/1k casts. If the set effect works on monsters, you'd have infinite prayer there too.

I get 150k strength xp/hr at monkey skeles w/ elite void, rapier, turmoil, extremes, and a lava titan. 98 str, 91 att

Was the best weapon for fight caves back in the day... mainly because it was only 72gp per shot, maintainable at full power w/ 2 bows, and most importantly it had the furthest distance compared to all other alternatives. The distance factor alone made luring/safespotting a walk in the park.

All magic spells have the same accuracy

Back in 2005-2006 when I was in my "prime" in terms of RS knowledge/activity, I got my start on Zybez with writing guides. They had a great PK'ing forum. I enjoyed watching everyone's PK vids and screenshots, back when using Windows Movie Maker effects was considered fancy. After every video contained less legitimate PK footage/loots drops and instead more 3-second clips of a lucky number-roll, 30-second introductions, and unnecessary Sony Vegas "special effects" which made clips difficult to comprehend, I quit watching PK vids altogether. Also, since the PK'ing community has a stronger tendency to trash-talk and is generally less mature than the rest of the RS population, I grew less tolerant of the PK'ing discussion scene as I grew older. I haven't been around there in a while-- I wouldn't be surprised if everything's more or less the same as always. I'm probably the only thing that changed.

You used to be unable to ice barrage the monkey skeletons since it would glitch the spawns. Did they fix that?

Rock lobs?

It's good advice in general (minus the happily thereafter part), but not in his case. You implied that if he followed your advice, he'd get the girl he wants in the long run. But by doing so, it gives him a false hope that will likely never come into fruition and ultimately lead to disappointment. His focus should be on other girls, not this one girl. You put the emphasis on this one girl. Yes, he did, because he was/is trying to get this one girl. If it might work, he might be willing to try it. You are missing my point. Regardless of whether or not the advice does work, the fact that he's fixated on this girl is going to spell certain doom for the relationship because even if they do end up together, he's still going to be over-concerned with what she's thinking about. You know how needy men get under these circumstances-- paranoid, territorial, jealous, etc-- all qualities which are a huge turnoff for women. And then when things go south because of this, we're back to where we started-- he's single and needy again.

It's good advice in general (minus the happily thereafter part), but not in his case. You implied that if he followed your advice, he'd get the girl he wants in the long run. But by doing so, it gives him a false hope that will likely never come into fruition and ultimately lead to disappointment. His focus should be on other girls, not this one girl. You put the emphasis on this one girl.

By asking yourself, "Now how do I get out?" you're already screwed. If, by some miracle, you manage to escape the friend-zone, you must understand that you're still very needy, and therefore very unattractive to her. Thus, understand the following: YOU CAN'T HAVE HER. Don't ask yourself, "How do I get out [of the friend zone]?" Instead, ask yourself, "How do I stop caring about what she thinks of me?" Once you don't care about what she thinks about you, then all your anxieties/fears/insecurities about her not being attracted to you will no longer matter, and you will quit feeling like crap over this. Additionally, you should NOT be trying to get over her with the hope that in the distant future you'll some day manage to end up with her. This is a very bad thought cycle to get caught up in. If you want to be happy, you must understand and accept the fact that YOU CAN'T HAVE HER. I'd appreciate if you reply to this-- I worry that, like many others, you'll ignore this advice and instead take the easy way out (see below) by clinging to the hope that you still "have a chance" with her, and ultimately remain upset/disappointed until time and/or another girl fixes this emotional wound... and that can take years to happen. This is bad advice because by following it, he is very needy. This is extremely unattractive and will nullify all of his attempts to "show off all his most attractive traits." Not only that, but if she doesn't notice him "showing off," he's just gonna remain upset and continue desperately searching for ways to get her. It's easier just to forget about her. Again, I don't mean forget about her so that she'll pop up on the radar again so you can have another chance with her-- I mean forget about her and disregard any hopes you have of ending up with her.

Would those gloves be good against waterfiends since your unarmed attack styles are all crush?

http://www.personalpowermeditation.com/the-end-of-social-anxiety.php http://www.personalpowermeditation.com/blog/ http://www.personalpowermeditation.com/forum/index.php I've read 5 different books, none help me with my anxiety, its a psychological damage, not something I can read and go "yep, im better" unless this book SOMEHOW does something the rest didn't. It's COMPLETELY different from any other self-help book I had ever read in the past, and I read a lot of self-help books (they're the only type of books that are interesting to me). I didn't even have social anxiety when I downloaded the book-- I downloaded it cuz social anxiety is just the primary example used within the text. You'll be able to remove pretty much all fear/anxiety from any sort of situation imaginable after reading the book. For the first time in three years, I recently had "oneitis" for a girl I know. I got rid of the negative emotions within less than 2 weeks of reading the book. Last time it took me over a year to get rid of such negative feelings.

http://www.personalpowermeditation.com/the-end-of-social-anxiety.php http://www.personalpowermeditation.com/blog/ http://www.personalpowermeditation.com/forum/index.php

Common misconception: if there's turbulence in the marriage, staying together "for the kids" is better than cutting their losses and getting divorced. Better to get divorced ASAP than to keep fighting in front of the kids.

This is a pretty bold claim... It's obviously not always true... but most of the time it is :P