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I GOT THE SHOP!!!!!!!! =D> =D> =D> :thumbsup: \ \ \ :D :thumbup: We managed to talk the guy down to 17 grand pa including all costs of outings (air conditioning/water/electricity), new carpet, coat of paint and 3 months rent free. Come to think of it, usually get pretty good deals on most things. Managed to get our new car 3 grand cheaper, full tank of gas, free petrol vouchers and floor mats :lol: Great location, out the front of about 250 car parks and 50 meters walking distance from the train station. It's off one of the main roads, within walking distance of the main mall and centerlink :thumbup: Will update you guys on the progress. Including the winner of naming my shop. Oh and to make things even more interesting, it's right next door to my good friend Amanda's hair dressing salon. So was able to go across and talk figures with her about sales in the area. Funny as!

OOOH lol thought that you were referring to some piece of advice in the relationship thread my bad :lol:

huh? What do you mean lent. I don't like secrets in general, whether they involve money or something insignificant. It's more the fact that I'm impatient about opening my shop. When I met Brent, he was Brent. I never even found out about trust funds or anything like that until we were engaged.

Get to go look at commercial leases in an hour :ohnoes: :ohnoes: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: everyone cross your fingers and toes for me please. This determines whether I start my dream straight away or have to suffer working for some other [bleep]er for up to 12 months. That.. or I persuade Brent to let me use a bit from our trust fund that has apparently been set up for us that I only just found out about :? I don't even know how much has been put in it. I'm too scared to touch it though because we were told we can have the full amount now or don't look, don't touch and more will make its way in there. Why the hell do you tempt someone who has no patience :wall: Or tease someone who hates not knowing :wall:

Most school shooters attempt to kill themselves for one of two reasons (or likely a combination of the two, now that I think about it): One: Because they are scared of the consequences. Nobody wants to sit in a prison cell for 50+ years and slowly rot away. They would rather die. Do you see why life in prison is a better deterrent as opposed to capital punishment? Two: Because they want to be glorified after death. A living, breathing body (the killer's, mind you) with which to punish leaves the murderer no glory as his saga is on going. Another less obvious reason is that they're scared of critics. Some might not be, but I'd be willing to say that a large portion of murderers regret committing it. Another thing you'll find criminals talk about is not giving people the satisfaction of capturing them. Some murderers feel like they have won, if they've taken out a large amount of people, get talked about, make history even if it's in some disturbing way and then took themselves out before anyone could do any healing or get any justice.

1. Government 2. Economy 3. Sex 4. Murder 5. Weapon 6. Horse races I'd just like to see what they can come up with without it :lol:

Sex can be whatever you want it to be, depending on your ideologies/religion and probably a few more factors that I can't think of right now.

My view is if someone is acting like an [wagon], then they're going to deserve being called an [wagon]. But if people pick on you for no reason then that's just lame, get a life or find a hobby. I also believe in doing what you gotta do to protect yourself.

I was too shy to ask my fiance' out face to face. I asked him over the net because I knew he was leaving for the army in about a week for 6 months and I only had a fraction amount of time to gain the courage to ask him. I knew within myself if I didn't ask him right there and then over msn, I would lose my shot. It worked out for me. If being gutless got me a son and soon to be husband, then being gutless rocks. I'd never break up with someone over msn or text message though. I feel too bad if I do that.

I absolutely hated my parents breathing down my neck every 2 seconds, trying to listen to my conversations. Then again I was always up to no good 8-)

It's her choice what to do with her life. You have no right to make any decisions for her. Not only that, she's not even your GIRLFRIEND, she is your EX GIRLFRIEND. You do however have the right to tell her what you think and walk away if it's too much for you to handle. Smoking is YOUR problem not her problem. She's fine with smoking and you're not. Therefore the problem belongs to you, so own it, don't pass it. If you can't deal with it then don't be around her.

1. What is your job? Stay at home mum although I'm opening my own shop soon. It depends what deals I can get on shop lease. If I can find a good price, I'll have it up in the next month or two. If it's a little far fetched, I'll wait for the market to come down a bit. It's due any month now. Quite funny how some people waste their time obtaining a degree when they do nothing with it. Guess it wasn't what I wanted to do in life, after all. 2. Do you have any nicknames? My family calls me Milly, my friends call me Mel. Boring yet original. 3. What famous celebrity/fictional character do you look like? Rene'e Zellweger crossed with Drew Barrymore. My friend Shannon showed his students over seas some photos from when he was in Brisbane and one of his students screamed out that he had his photo taken with Drew Barrymore. God bless Chinese students 8-) 4. What famous celebrity/fictional character do you want to most look like? Angelina Jolie... Although my lips are better ;) 5. What are you most proud of in life? My son 6. What do you regret most in life? Let me get back to you at the end of it. Should think of something by then. 7. Pancakes or waffles? Pancakes because waffles are easier to burn. And boy does it taste like crap. 8. Favorite cookie flavor? Macadamia and white chocolate. 9. What is the most expensive thing you have bought? The most expensive item in our house is my engagement ring, just under 6 grand worth of diamonds. I don't mind flashing it off ;) 10. What is the most expensive thing you have broken? Ripping a photo in the heat of the moment. Didn't cost much but it was expensive to me in other ways. 11. What is the funniest thing you've seen? My son throwing up on my mums face. Gold :thumbup: 12. What's your dream meal (appetizer, entree, and dessert)? I'll have a good chicken carbonara any day. 13. If you could go back in time, what year would you go to and why? I'd tell you to stick your time machine up your arse because I'm happier where I am now. 14. Pizza, yeeeeeeaaaaahhhh or naaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh? Normally it would be yeaaaah but for a long time it's going to be naaaaaaaaaah I'm on a diet.

Today.. found some extremely cheap commercial lease.... fingers crossed it's enough of what I'm looking for because then don't have to wait 12 months.

Good one that can hurt a lot. I remember when my fiance' told me he fell out of love with me... thank god he was just being a bastard when he said it to hurt me and didn't really mean it a few years ago. We've come a long way since then lol

I agree cut their balls off, sick perverted bastards. But at the end of the day their nuts aren't the only thing to cause psychological damage. Molestation still occurs whether their balls are in tact or not.

I don't know anyone who hasn't got any hanging in there. It's just up to you who you trust them with or whether you're happy enough with yourself to talk about it. Intimacy isn't just sexual.

If it were up to me I would make death threats illegal. Yes technically they are illegal but people wont get prosecuted for it (depending on where you live mind you) unless the accused identifies the object they're going to kill you with and explains how they will use the object to kill you. I think that's pretty piss poor. If someone is stupid enough to say they're going to kill you and they have evidence or witnesses to it, they should be prosecuted. It would prevent a lot of deaths! Obviously someone with anger issues might just say it out of anger but I'm talking about the people who say they are going to kill you, then come back, have changed their clothes in hopes you don't recognise them, are waiting for you but the police won't do anything other than escort you back to your car. It pisses me off that people almost have to literally come in to the station with a knife coming out of their back for them to take threats more seriously. That or end up already dead.

I agree with you that they would suffer much more in prison. But in all honesty and thinking emotionally not rationally here, if someone hurt my son I'd much rather pay the right people to get the job done and maybe pay a little extra to make sure they suffered. Although it would damage the person so much more by taking away their freedom, I'd selfishly feel better that the bastard were dead :?

Hard decisions? Not really... I'm happy enough with myself that I'm open to talk about most things that are bothering me with a lot of honesty. I'm not afraid to be vulnerable or to show others that I'm feeling weak at the particular moment. Sharing this with other people is enough to get me out of hard decisions. They usually help me sit down, weigh up some options, provide alternative thoughts, throw in some devil advocate provocatives that might be harsh but true and usually I'm satisfied and come to my own decision somewhere in the middle of it all. One thing that I can't sort out though is deciding what to eat. Food is pretty much the only decision that I can't be influenced with nor make up my own mind about. Deciding what to have for breakfast, lunch or dinner is a problem. Usually Brent and I debate about it for a good 30 minutes before we even reach a solution. "what do you feel like for lunch?" "dunno... what do you feel like?" "I dunno, I'm asking you because if I knew what I felt like, I wouldn't be asking" "well I dunno either... are you in a chicken mood?" "I dont know what kind of mood I'm in.." and it goes on...... :wall:

I don't really know... I kind of swing both ways. One half of me believes that it's immoral to take away someone else's life. Then the other half of me hopes all the pedophiles, murderers (depending on their motive behind it) get shot in the head. I say depending on their motive because I do try to take the emotion away from it or be empathic. For example, say a 25 year old man was molested or raped by his grandfather. Then for years his parents didn't give him any counselling. Then one day a gay guy drugs him and tries to make a move on him. Under the influence of the drug and under the influence of past trauma, the guy snaps and stabs the gay guy, killing him instantly. I guess if there is a chance of rehabilitation, I don't believe in capital punishment. But I guess that also brings the question about whether or not it is worth the time and effort to rehabilitate someone, let them back in to the world, then they screw up and take another life or molest another child. It's debateable whether people with such destructive mindframes are capable of becoming better people. Some would argue it's a disease, a life long mental illness that won't allow a person to change. Others argue it is environmental, with the correct alterations, change can be achieved. Others then again argue it is behavioural, they need to learn alternative behavioural techniques to deal with external stimuli. Some are disturbed by trauma and need inner healing to make the correct change. Then once again a new argument stems, if a person has a mental illness that isn't their fault, is it still immoral for capital punishment? Say a pedophile was born with Schizophrenia and it's the only reality they know. Or perhaps a murderer has some disorder and shot his cheating girlfriend in the wrong mind set. He is now overcome with shock and can't believe his actions. I debate this one like ying and yang, unable to come to a complete decision. The more I question it, the more questions stem from it.

I've always thought it was a waste of time, never got in to it. But if I were to be in to schoolies I would probably rent a hotel room for the night/weekend/week and get everyone who was staying to chip in. That way we could go across to the beach, club, socialise, go shopping, go for a swim and anyone who wanted to pike it or have an early night could go back to the hotel room. This is just my view point but I wouldn't bring people back to the room or encourage binge drinking or you could be up for some really expensive dry cleaning bills. Been there done that :x Broke a lamp, stained their couch and carpet, caused noise complaints, someone dropped a bottle over the side of the balcony. Then because I paid for it all, I was up for the bill. Make sure the people you take are mature. Or you're going to learn very quickly who isn't invited next time around.

A rich man asked a Zen master to write something down that might encourage the prosperity of his family for years to come. It could be something the family would cherish for generations. On a large piece of paper, the master wrote, "Father dies, son dies, grandson dies." The rich man was angry when he saw the master's work. "I asked you to write something down that could bring happiness and prosperity to my family. Why do you give me something depressing like this?" "If your son should die before you," the master answered, "this would bring unbearable grief to your family. If your grandson should die before your son, this also would bring great sorrow. If your family, generation after generation, disappears in the order I have described, it will be the natural course of life. That is true happiness and prosperity." The way of Zen

Last night would have to be one of the most awesome nights I've had in ages :D Brent and I went dancing all night took me back to the days when I used to do ballroom dancing. Although after a few more dacquories (sp??) I couldn't refrain myself from embarrassing the poor guy with a few swift moves of my own... despite what he thinks the sprinkler and lawn mower are both dance moves!! What a laugh and a half, nothing like getting your confidence back and not giving a crap about what other ppl think so long as you're having fun. You missed a good night Brisbaners! (get well Rick)

Pig and elephant DNA just woooont splice!!

I saw this on a documentary a long time ago and for some reason it popped in to my head again. Basically it was about a school program called "if you knew me you would know that...." and someone would tell other people something about themselves that others probably would never know. They found that there was less bullying, someone made a new friend or someone found out something that made them understand you better. With any luck this will connect a few of you together. So I guess I will start off... If you knew me... You would know even if I didn't like someone, I'd never turn my back on them. Even the people who think I'm the nastiest person in the world won't realize the other side of me until the day they need me.