Rilha

Yet somehow, the idea of people being so daft fails to give me faith in humanity either. D:

I want to learn Finnish too. <3 I've recently discovered an undying love for noun declensions and the Finnish language has 15 cases! ^o^

Actually, pianofreak, the American founding fathers weren't Christians at all. They were Deists. At any rate, the Qu'ran seems no worse than the Bible to me. There's PLENTY of violent commands by "God" in both, and the vast, vast majority of "dedicated" Christians that I've met were nothing like Jesus at all. Just look at Pat Robertson! To quote Mahatma Gahndi, "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ."

Wouldn't you want to know that you looked as good or better after going through something like that? It sounds more like encouragement for getting better rather then complimenting on your weight. But then again knowing that around ~60% of adults and ~35% of children in America are overweight or obese, there is a good chance that you should have lost the weight for health reasons. But at the time it was impossible to lose that weight in a healthy manner. Not eating at all should not be condoned! I had a LOT more to worry about than losing weight. Like, dying. Also, you see, I NEVER started to look like I was feeling better during those three months. I kept getting sicker and sicker, and eventually ended up in the hospital after finding out that my platelet count was basically zero, my hemoglobin level was eight, and I was going to have to get my entire colon removed or DIE. No, I never looked better during that. That was a downwards spiral. Anyone who knows me knows that I appreciate honesty and would not lie to me for my 'feelings'. Some people told me that I looked like I had been run over by a truck. But others told me how good I looked now that I was skinnier.

No, I hate being pitied. Hate it. However, these are the same people who bug me to lose weight now. D: One of them, my grandmother, scolded me when I was having a meltdown after my surgery because I "didn't have a right to cry", that my "cousins had it worse" and that I should focus on losing weight. Is it so wrong to think of THAT kind of thing being @#$%ed up?:x

How about Rebecca: "Drop your weapons and surrender!" I know how to say that phrase in forty languages.8-) I love saying that.

My disease is gone now.8) I had my entire colon removed, so the chances of getting THAT again are nil...unless I suddenly develop a whole new large intestine!:lol: (I DO have a good number of other autoimmune diseases now, but none so severe as that). Mononucleosis almost sounds nice, compared to the hell I've been through...

In my opinion it doesn't measure maturity at all. D: Just available time, culture, and ego reactions. I DO consider myself mature; I was forced to grow up before my time, and I am often mistaken for being ten to twenty years older than I actually am. However, this test didn't seem to judge the kind of stuff that leads to that at all.

I've never attended after-school activities. Hell, I've never even attended SCHOOL (homeschooling FTW!). I'm 16 and I'm starting college on the twenty-first. I can't wait! So no, I get the impression that it's not that vital.:lol:

You Are 26 Years Old Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. What Age Do You Act? http://www.blogthings.com/whatagequiz/ IIII'm 16. D:

But they were also saying "You look way better than before!" Besides, I think it;s a liiiiiittle bit odd to be basically saying "Hey, that symptom looks good on you!"

Never. I LIVE in my beliefs...dying for them would kind-of defeat the purpose of that, wouldn't it?

I've always come out right on the line between INTP and INTJ. However, I think I'm closer to INTP, after reading books about the Myers-Briggs typology.:wink: Personally, I tend to credit the Enneagram a lot more than the Jungian types.

Modern society is very warped when it comes to a lot of things, particularly image...self and otherwise. Several years ago, I was extremely sick (extremely severe ulcerative colitis, you don't want to know more). I had just gotten off of another round of Prednisone; a horrible drug known to cause all sorts of nasty side effects including drastic weight gain (the least of my worries at the time). I couldn't stay on the stuff for very long or it'd probably kill me (which the disease was already doing), so they had siphoned me off of it. As soon as I was off the drug, I found myself completely unable to eat; everything I would try to eat I would throw up. I could still drink some select beverages, but that was it. I went like this for three months and lost eighty pounds. Almost every time I would try to stand up, I would black out, faint, or something else that caused me to lose consciousness. I could only stand very, very slowly and only for a short while. Guess what? People were COMPLIMENTING me on how 'good' I looked after those three months. People who KNEW that I was unable to eat, and that I was extremely ill. It didn't matter that I couldn't eat, that I couldn't stand! It didn't matter that my disease was killing me (I'm still amazed that I made it out of that alive). No, it was always "You've lost weight! You look good!" Does beauty matter more than life? Is it better to be skinny and dead than fat and alive? Where do you place your values?

D: I wouldn't know. xD That doesn't sound fun.

Currently, BenBru, Bubsa and marik. xD There's one more person who's ALWAYS on at the same time as me. Rilha.:shock: I think she's stalking meeee... ;O

I don't attempt to conform to anything. However, I act out the 'nerd' stereotype stupidly well. xD I don't attempt to be or not be like anyone else; I just like what I like. I'm happy with that.

xD I love KoL. It's so ridiculously satirical.

I can't dance either, and I've never bothered to go to a dance. But if a girl wants me to go, I'll go. Don't be afraid to look like an idiot.. I do it all the time :-s :-w xD I'm a girl and I dance like a drunk squirrel with a broken leg having a seizure.

D; I'm widely agreed to be ugly. My body is really messed up.:cry: But anyways, even if you ARE (which I do doubt), what does it matter? It's not something that's your fault, it's not something that can be changed. xD They were just being jerks anyhow. =3

:lol: . Still one of the funniest moments i've had in my TIF life here =P. Back on scape azvy had a fairly girly sig (well it did have a flower in it) so everyone (including me) thought he was a she. :lol: . I think it ended up with like 10 people thinking azvy was a girl. And me running from azvy. For a long, long time. :oops: People keep mistaking me for a guy here. CURSE IT, I'M FEMALE! DDD; One of the funniest quotes that I've seen was on a different forum so I'll just quote her. This was after I mentionned that I have never met a language without some form of the genitive case. xD ... :lol:

Yay! ^o^ I'm very glad to hear that you're okay. ; )

D; I hate medical issues. I'd know, I've had -more than my fair share- myself. I lived, for better or for worse. I only hope that the same goes for Steve.:cry:

I never take it seriously. However, I was asked about it, so I responded. xD Besides, it's fun to brag about! <--self-absorbed

D; I'M NOT A SIR! DDD;