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If I have a place where I can cool off (i.e. my house), I love the heat. I also love the cold, though, as long as there isn't precipitation. I'm the kind of guy who has his windows open in the winter with a fan blowing cold air in at night. It's much easier and more effective to pull on a sweater to warm up than to take off clothing to cool down. Walking to classes through the snow is fun for a bit, but after a while, it's like, "Go away!!!" They don't cancel classes for snow up at university, since everything is so nearby. I loved snow when it cancelled school, but that's so middle/high school.

She lied about how long we've had it. I know for a fact we didn't buy it last year...

I live in a place where it's cold from September - April. This year, actually, it snowed in April. Totally not used to it, so I'm trying to soak up as much heat and sun as I can. Funny how much you miss the heat produced by the sun, no matter how uncomfortable it can be, after living without it for 8 months. Plus, when it snows/rains, I can't longboard, which is a huuuuge bummer.

It doesn't help that she's extremely cautious and worried about money. She was an accountant when she worked, and she's always trying to find ways to save money. Just the other day, our microwave broke (it starts microwaving every time you open the door). We've had it for as long as I remember (I'll say at least 3 years). She calls the people who made it (instead of just buying another one) and talks about how she has little kids using it and how unsafe that is (the youngest at home is 15), and that she had bought it back in 2010. She told them straight up "I was hoping I could just send it in to you guys and you would send me a new microwave, cause you'd think an investment like that would last more than a year." I was annoyed and frustrated that I had to go upstairs so I was out of earshot.

My brother plays Black Ops and I'll be sitting there watching him, and he'll say things like, "Oh, of course, that kid is [bleep]ing camping. What a [bleep]." Or, "Oh that would happen to me. [bleep]ing gay." It's even better when he complains about other people camping when he himself is camping: "Hell, everyone else is just [bleep]ing camping, this game is never gonna end." (all the while, he's sitting in the corner of a room with his pistol aimed at the doorway in a wager match (the one with the 1 bullet/1 shot kill with the pistol)). He's 15. :P

God Send Us a Signal - Hammock

Two more weeks of work. I'm dreading it. Hoping they flash by my eyes, cause I'm ready for a few weeks of free time before college starts again.

The second part of your post is confusing. I'm not sure whether you mean to say that it is unacceptable to have a problem with people using drugs if they desire to, or the other way around. There's a lot of "not"s in that statement. :P To be honest, a lot of people on this thread mention not caring. And it may just be a language thing, but everyone cares, to some extent, what their friends/family (even those who aren't close) do. I just think most people aren't willing to physically prevent people from doing drugs because we all live in free counties (I assume), and we're not keen on telling each other what to do. That's perfectly understandable. Personally, I know I don't have the energy or the willpower to try to do something for all those drug users out in the world. When my friends are in question, I rise to the level of speaking up and saying something, such as, "Dude, be careful doing that. [cabbage] can happen." Fortunately, none of my friends do hardcore stuff. If anyone close to me were to start doing hardcore stuff, I'd have a sit-down with them and tell them why they shouldn't do it, and how screwed up they could become. The furthest I would go prevention-wise would probably be trying to get them to go see a counselor or psychiatrist. Physical prevention would be for someone who has already let the drug screw them up, and their in the process of screwing up even more by going back to it. Sorry, I kinda just rambled. And to people like Nom (no offense at all), it's just so hard for me to believe that you would completely abandon/isolate a friend/family member instead of trying to help them. The only circumstance in which this might be acceptable is if you repeatedly attempted to get them help and they repeatedly refused to be helped. In that case, there is nothing else you can do but hope [and pray] that they find the strength to overcome.

It's not up to us to tell people what they can and cannot do. But it is up to us (us meaning those who are close to said people) to tell them what they should and should not do (strictly speaking about drug abuse), given that we are thinking about their best interests and not being selfish. We may not act on it (which I totally get, no one wants to be told what to do), but we should at least voice our concerns. Maybe you agree, maybe you don't. From your posts, I think you might.

Such a great movie. I love it. Gets an easy 5/5 from me. It was pretty dark, but I definitely loved the comedy thrown into it (i.e. Brendan Gleeson going to the park to kill Colin Farrell, who is going to commit suicide).

I remember when the whole pirate/knight LEGO theme was in. That was way back when I was younger. My older brother collected LEGOs and I say, it was one of the coolest hobbies. None of that custom piece crap. The only custom piece there was was the dragon (and the flame that you could either stick in his mouth or mount on a torch). The pirate ships were pretty darn cool, too. I'll have to ask him if he still has those. I'd say he spent a good deal of money on all his LEGOs. I distinctly remember walking into his room and there being a whole town set up. It was fascinating.

No, but if a person seriously started using heroin I would dissolve the friendship, only to be renewed if they get clean. I would not want to be associated with someone doing something like that, partially because of the stigma and partially because they're slowly killing themselves. Although I would say I don't place much store in friendships because I've learned that people generally aren't trustworthy. Sounds like ya need a big ol' friendship hug. :3

In Bruges. Kinda weird.

Just watching that made me realize how funky clouds are. Pretty darn cool. :thumbup:

Went over to my friends house and found some super old school skateboards. They were about the size of this one, but were more decorated. They were tough as hell to ride, but I'm totally bringing them up to college just for fun. Not many people have seen them nowadays. They were his great aunts. Wish I had taken a picture of the two.

The Struggle - The Dead Texan

Racist! Nah, but really, I know what you mean.

I wouldn't mind if it was. Not going to take active steps to try and get it banned, cause it's such a widespread activity. As long as some [wagon] isn't standing right in front of a door I need to go into, blowing smoke in my face, I'm gonna let it be.

Second hand smoke. Oh, and it smells disgusting. Don't get me wrong, I don't complain about it openly and obnoxiously. But it is rather annoying to walk through someone's smoke.

Still shows you care. ;)

Oh. Well, my newspaper said shotgun. But they could be wrong.

I can't find the article from my newspaper, but it was talking about how some people tried to survive by acting like they were dead. The gunman, after shooting people, went around and shot everyone again in the head with a shotgun. That struck me, because that's exactly what I would have done: faked dead. And not even that saved them. It's so terrible. I can't even begin to describe it.

Good choice. 1.4 hours in four songs, how can you get any better? :P Radau - God is an Astronaut

I don't think I dislike anyone on this board to the point of doing that. :thumbup: Confession/Secret: My mom is bi-polar, and is really difficult to deal with now that I'm older. A lot of what she does gets on my nerves. I love her so much, and I don't want to have a bad relationship with her when I'm all grown up. My dad told me that she just never really learned how to be a good mom, because my dad was the one who stayed at home with my brother and sisters when we were young while she worked. Now it's kinda like the opposite, and she doesn't know how to handle it. It's really hard to see that as true, but it is. So, along those lines, I have a better relationship with my dad than with my mom. And I hate it. I want to get along with both of them equally.

You see no reason to prevent them, yet you know all the negatives of the drug yourself. That itself should at least spark some sort of sympathy for the person and in turn lead to a preventive course of action, whatever it may be. In a lot of situations, nothing you do will prevent the person from using the drug. That doesn't mean you can't at least show your sympathy and concern for this person. You're telling me that if a friend of yours wished to do heroine, knowing he could get addicted, you wouldn't simply suggest against it or remind him that it could be a huge mistake (I can understand not getting extremely involved in it)? That seems a bit absurd. Of course, there's hardly anything we can do for those we don't know personally, but, once again, almost all of us would rather someone not destroy their life with a drug addiction.