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People notice the bad more than the good. If you get a test back with a bunch of red corrections, you're likely to look at those before you look at the stuff that doesn't have red marks on it. I think the same goes for heroin. First off, people who use heroin responsibly and don't get carried away, and therefore aren't affected much in regards to their physical and psychological appearance, aren't likely to make it known to the world that they use heroin. This first part is kinda a chain, since my point is they don't want people to know because of the stigma, but they also contribute to the stigma by not publicizing their safe/responsible use. Secondly, since responsible users don't come right out and tell everyone they use heroin safely, people only pay attention to those heroin users who are visible in society (visible not because they make it known verbally; visible because their unsafe/irresponsible use has physically and psychologically altered them). Those visible cannot hide like those who use it responsibly because their very appearance/personality can alert someone of their addiction/improper use. Basically what I'm getting at is people rarely see cases of responsible heroin use because it's very easy to hide. Which leads to people only paying attention to awful cases of heroin abuse --> leading to the stigma. Yet, the stigma stays strong as ever cause those responsible heroin users hide because of the stigma. What a vicious cycle. :P

Sounds like you have a pretty awesome relationship with your sister. My sister tries to call the police everytime I try and make out with her... erm... That's twice today, now. I'm just in one of those moods.

I've been waiting for someone to vote yes. Off with their head!!! Thanks, Furah, that was my question.

If you say it fast enough, you start saying pry. Try it a few times. "I could probably go to..." "I could prolly go to..." "I could pry go to..." I guess it's more of a 'praw-eee' instead of 'pr-eye'.

Bought my pair for $10. They're some of the smoothest looking sun glasses. I like em way better than my knock off aviators.

I think sex as people have it today isn't really a natural biological function, tbh. With contraceptives (birth control, condoms), it isn't completely natural. Sex, in it's biological nature, has a purpose: to reproduce. Sex's purpose is not simply sexual pleasure. Thus, when you separate sexual pleasure from the core purpose of the act by using a condom or birth control, sex becomes... un-natural? Rather, not fully natural. Not sure if that makes sense. This is why I feel as if waiting for marriage is what should be done, because to most naturally partake in the act of sex (no condoms, no birth control), you must be willing to accept conception. Kids who aren't married are very likely trying to avoid having a child. Those most willing to accept conception are those who are married (in most cases). I'm in no way saying sex is bad. I'm just trying to put in perspective why having sex with contraceptives can't be classified as a natural bodily function in all sense of the word. It only becomes a pure natural bodily function when birth control and other contraceptives are dismissed (which usually occurs after marriage). So it's not like those who are waiting to have sex until after marriage are not partaking in a completely natural bodily function for no reason whatsoever. True, some people do not use contraceptives. They're exceptions. But as far as I know, our culture screams at its youth to use contraceptives... And I don't know of any unmarried couple actually going through the process of Natural Family Planning.

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Not really a huge annoyance, more of an interesting observation, but when people say "prolly" or "pry" instead of "probably." Was in a meeting this morning and I was noticing people saying 'pry.' I was like o.O

I don't have a webcam. D: Plus, my uncle Jerry films me changing in my room and then sells the film on the internet, so someone hacking my webcam would be pointless.

Tripsis worked hard, but to no avail. The best that could be made while meeting requirements: I like it, but I don't want it so choppy. I'm still considering putting it in my signature, even though it isn't smooth. EDIT: I think I might redo the grip tape on my longboard. And I figured since I'll probably get a new one soon, I may as well have fun and try doing an Emma theme, haha. Just trying to make some silhouettes with the pictures from this thread. Trying to find which one looks the best as a silhouette.

Unhealthy and risky... Sex may be healthy, but the lack of sex isn't unhealthy. Risky in the sense of your relationship might not last until marriage, so you didn't get to have sex at all even though you spent a lot of time with her? The risky part just sounds selfish. Unless I'm interpretting it wrong. I'd say sex should be the last thing on your mind in a relationship.

Haha, your skill is unmatched, but yes, it does look horrible. :) Thanks for the effort, though! I'll live without it as my signature.

Thanks for the work, Tripsis. So I'm guessing there's no way to get that second resized gif down to 150KB without making it choppy?

Was wondering if anyone here could resize this gif so that it fits TIF requirements. If it isn't obvious, I want the dimensions to just be scaled down, no cropping or anything. And, if possible, could someone compress it or whatever so that it meets the 150KB file size requirement. If this isn't possible, I understand. Thanks!

Wouldn't know. I don't watch TV. :\

One of my buddies loves Tyler, the Creator. He's going to the same college as me next year cause he transferred. We're talking about blasting his music in our dorm to scare all the freshman guys (since some of that [cabbage] he make is just weird, haha). Hunting Season - The Dodos

I have. But given the circumstances (different colleges) we're kinda at a stand still. I was trying to get that to change this summer (i.e. getting to know each other really well, hanging out a lot, maybe even getting into a relationship and trying a long distance one), but she took summer classes for a whole month, and we've both been working for two months now, so that kinda fell through. And +1 on everything you said, dude. It's exactly how I would've said it.

:blink: What the hell!?

I don't know how to resize a gif file. I don't think resizing it will do much either, since it's 1.6MB right now. :c :thumbdown:

Sure is. I've actually been pining for someone for about 9 months now, and it's been pretty [cabbage]ty at times and fantastic at other times (but mostly [cabbage]ty). So, I'd have to totally agree when you say that it's easier to not have anyone you're really interested in. It just plain sucks when you're interested and she either isn't or you have no idea if she is or not. But this girl has the same morals as me when it comes to saving ourselves for marriage, and she wants a virgin for a boyfriend. I don't know how many girls I'm going to meet like her. :\ :oops:

Haha, oh my gosh, one of my friends from college uses that stuff, too. We always laugh about it because he seriously gets jacked for maybe 45 minutes and does reps like a beast and then just crashes like crazy. It's pretty freakin funny.

Honest opinion of those shoes, Realize: Yuck! :P To each his own.

I'm frustrated beyond belief. And quite unhappy. I just don't know if having casual physical relationships would make me happy. I want a serious one. D: I just try to either keep it off my mind via activities (longboarding, video games, movies) or just tell myself that it should be worth it once I get married. And I sure as hell hope it's worth it. :s

31 pixels too tall. Blast!

I came off that way, yikes. And now that I think of it, if both people are just in it for the action (and they both truthfully didn't want anything more), then I guess it isn't disrespectful to either of them. When we get to friends with benefits along the lines of a full on sexual relationship, I do have a problem with that, because I'm [one of the few, perhaps] who believes in sex after marriage. So in that case, I would label their actions as immoral. Note: doesn't mean I'm going to be an [wagon] to them unless they're offensive about it. I'm not going to get in an argument about that, though. Regardless of whether or not it's disrespectful to women (it being friends with benefits on a level where actual intercourse isn't involved), for some reason I just don't feel good about doing it. My friends always make jokes and want honest answers when they ask, "Would you have sex/make out with [chick from our school]." And I'll say, "No." They'll say, "Even if she wanted you to, she asked you to?" And I still say no, because I just don't feel comfortable doing it.