aquariusman

I will generally be helpful and friendly, but the minute I get a hint of someone trying to take advantage of me, I'll draw the line. So no, I do not have a hard time saying no. I just like to say yes :wink:

I really have to admit that I hate watching hockey - or any sports for that matter - but I love playing the game. Ice hockey, roller hockey, road hockey, basically, if it involes hitting a ball into a net with a stick, I'm down for it. I play defense for my team, and always have. Every so often I've tried a stint playing winger, but I really found that I much more enjoy defense, not to mention I'm just plain better at it.

So what exactly is wrong?

I disagree. Poultry is required to grant it that status.

/join party Humanity, overall, isn't all that brilliantly good. But at least it's mutual. They're not crossing over to do bad things and such, but aren't gonna give up their money to charity neither. And may I ask how you KNOW he did those things? The rape, assault, etc? Oh and Aquarius, you better get a new Sarcasm detector. Sorry, sarcasm translates horribly on the internet. Also, when he says he wants to kill/handicap the guy, and you tell him to do it, that's not funny to me. And the arrogance and cynicism in this thread is a bit overwhelming. We're all human. They are all human. Stop acting like they're some kind of monster and you're completely innocent. Yeah, you might be slightly more "good" than they are, but you're not miles ahead of them, no one is. You're average and they're slightly below. Seriously, you might be saying that "I'm just normal, but they're devils", but you're still saying that you're better then most of them. If you don't like the people around you, change the people around you, it's in your control. Being a stubborn mule and refusing to let them affect you is just plain dumb. They're clearly affecting you if you feel the need to tell someone how "horrible" these people are, so stop hiding it and just move your [wagon] away from them. Oh, and my area is fairly good, but that doesn't mean I don't know the kind of people you're talking about. I've been around drugs, I've been around crime, I've been around violence. And when I'm around something that I don't like, I walk away. When I'm around something that I think is wrong, I tell someone. But I don't just sit by and watch, I do something. By not doing something, you're saying that what these people are doing is alright. You're giving them your permission to keep on doing what they want, even if you say you hate them for it. So start something. Start convincing people not to do this. Go out and help the people that are the victims. Don't just stand by and watch it happen around you. Either get out or help out. /rant I have a thing against people who say they hate something, but do nothing about it.

Pffft, running with iPods :P I just find interesting trails to run, and the only time I'd run with an iPod is on a treadmill (Oh, how I hate treadmills). Then again, I also have winding side streets, a decently sized forest and a lake at my disposal... I love my neighbourhood. It's also inconvenient to have an iPod when you're trying to run sprints at the end of your run.

Don't be a tool. First of all, this guy was never sentenced? I assume that mean he was charged, but found not guilty. For whatever reason he is not guilty, or at least in the eyes of the justice system. Secondly, dizzle is talking about how he's sick and tired of all the scum he's surrounded by, and yet you go and suggest he kills one of them? Clearly you wouldn't know hypocrisy if it punched you in the mouth and the told you not to be so violent. Dizzle, all I can really suggest is talking to your parents and telling them that you don't feel safe at the school you're going to now, and then work with them and your school to get transferred into one that's better. Schools with academic/arts programs are general better in regards to the student body.

And we love/hate you because of it.

I honestly do not know. Winter has snow, and thus hockey, skiing, tobogganing, hot chocolate, keeping warm (Not a solitary act), and so forth. Then Summer has swimming, rugby, running, less school, cottages, lakes, forests, biking, hanging out outside, and more. I'll just weasel out of the decision and choose Spring time. Rugby season in full swing, beautiful weather, not too hot, not too cold, sunny, green, and just overall gives you a great feeling.

Clearly there's a reason you seem to hate your sister.

And how is that bad...? I get happy and my sister doesn't. How'd I wish that would happen to me. B) It's called family. Family > all, unless they show you that you aren't important to them. Anyways, if you think your close with your sister's friend, and you're close to your sister, ask your sister about it, see what she thinks. If your sister is her best friend, that can make things really easy for you if you and your sister are close. I'd base what you do off of what your sister says.

My favourite teachers: Mrs. Davidson - Grade 2 teacher. Everyday she would get us what I think was 20 minutes to actually run around or play games in the gym, when we would only actually have a gym class once or twice a week. I love her for that. The entire time we had her, which I think was only one term (Out of three for the entire year), she had a walking cast on her left foot from breaking her ankle playing volleyball. She jumped up to block [bleep]e, and when she came down, she landed on someone's foot. When she left, she cried. I'm not even sure if I cried, but I won't lie that right now I am actually close to it. Mrs. Sutton - Grade 4 teacher. She was just a very nice person. Always friendly, I'm not sure what it was about her, but I have just always liked her. Mrs. Deminico - Grade 5,6 teacher. In Grade 5, I ended up in a grade 5/6 split class, and had her. Then in grade 6, I had her again. I couldn't complain at all. Mrs. Deminico was a great teacher, and a great person. Mr. Wistow - Grade 7 teacher. Up until the past few months, I considered Grade 7 to be the best time of my life. Mr. Wistow was and still is an awesome guy. He acts like he's 20, and if it wasn't for his graying hair, you would never guess that he's at least 40. Mrs. Todd - Grade 8 teacher. She's probably the person that made me realize how interested I was in math. I consider her to be one of the smartest people I know, and one of the nicest, especially since she had a reputation for being mean. Mr. Mortimer - Grade 9 Phys. Ed. teacher, volleyball coach. I really wish that he was still teaching at my school, because he was a great teacher. Unfortunately, he moved to Australia at the end of the semester. One of the things I'll remember him for is the fact that he delayed leaving for Australia until the end of volleyball. His wife was already in Australia, and he wanted to see us through the season. Mrs. Maxwell - Grade 10 English teacher. She might just be one of the funniest teachers I've ever had. Three quarters of the class would be spent talking about pretty much everything but the class. She'd say a few sentences, and then a conversation would break out about something loosely related. The other quarter of the class would, of course, be spent actually doing the work. Despite all this sidetracking, it never felt like anything was left out. Mrs. Parsehkian - Grade 9,10 French teacher. I'm beginning to think that she is the reason I like French so much. She's made French class just so enjoyable, because of how great a person she is. Mr. Law - Grade 9, 10 Science, Grade 11 Physics teacher. Yes, I've been in his class for the past three years, and I love it. He reminds me and my sister of our cousin's best friend (Cousin + his friend are both late 20's). This cousin is absolutely hilarious. Mr Law reflects him, looks a helluva lot like him, and even acts like him. He's good at what he does, and I'm glad to still have him as my Physics teacher. Mr Bhatia - Grade 9, 10, 11 Mathematics Teacher. Again, another three-year teacher. I'll admit that I've slept through nearly a third of his classes, and that they were a bit dull at times, but he somehow managed to pull off being a dedicated teacher - almost always being available for extra help in before and after school - and being a dedicated father. I was in accelerated and enriched courses the past three years, so the rate at which the course progressed what phenomenal, covering one or two chapters everyday, having a test every week or two, and usually two quizzes every week. Because of this, Mr. Bhatia didn't seem to be the best or most caring of teachers, as he had no time to explain concepts to every student during class. Instead, volunteered much of his time to providing extra help outside of class. Also, up until my third course with him, he had never missed a day. The entire class was actually shocked to find a substitute in his place, as there were only 2 classes of my grade taking the accelerated courses. I really must admit that I've loved every one of my teachers, my coaches, and principals. I hae infinite respect for everyone of them, these teachers are just the ones I feel noteworthy, and even then I feel ashamed not to have mentioned every teacher I've had. I feel even worse about the names I've forgotten.

Even better, it'll come in a plastic box.

I hate the suburbs for a variety of reasons. First of all, they are just plain boring. Cookie-cutter houses side-by-side for miles. Then there's the environmental impact of living miles from where you work. Finally, I simply much prefer rural areas to and urban or suburban area. And at least city centers are interesting. By the way, the best places for agriculture are often most sought after places to live for us. I'm pretty sure that at least in Canada, the Golden Horseshoe contains the best agricultural land, and yet a good majority of it is now developed.

Why? When it happens to you, you'll know why. I'd ditch 50 girls before I'd dog a friend. I'd say you can date a friend's ex under certain conditions. 1) your friend dumped them, not the other way around 2) you wait ATLEAST 1 day for every month that they went out, with a 10 day minimum 3) you have to tell your friend you're interested in the ex before making a move 4) you have to have your friend's 'okay' before you proceed to date I can agree with that, though I'd wait longer. I personally think that waiting until you're sure that they have no scrap of feelings toward that person, then ask them about it, then wait a week. THEN I'd go for it. It's all about making sure that your friend won't feel like you're betraying him by going out with the girl that just dumped him. Basically resentment and jealousy because of her being directed towards you because you are involved and it looks like you're on her side. Now, something I feel like I have to emphasize, is if you end a relationship with someone for whatever reason, and there's mutual [good] feelings towards each other, make sure the other person if over you before you make it clear that you've moved on, it can get you involved in a bunch of trouble, hurt someone you care about, and maybe even end the relationship you were trying to pursue. It makes it even worse if your ex happens to have a bit of a temper -.-

*Points to signature* Sublime, Leftover Crack, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Sublime, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Voodoo Glow Skulls, B.O.T.A.R., Prince Buster, Catch 22 (Only really Keasbey), The Arrogant Sons of [bleep]es, The Rx Bandits, Operation Ivy, Rancid, Tim Armstrong, Against All Authority, The Suicide Machines, Mustard Plug, The Aquabats, The Flatliners, The Toasters, The Specials, The Volecanoes, Five Iron Frenzy, The Mad Caddies, Save Ferris, Buck-O-Nine, No Doubt, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Big D and the Kids Table, The Johnstones That pretty much covers my library when it comes to Ska, Skacore, or Ska Punk. Yeah, I love the genre

Holy crap, talk about a love... err, heptagon? I guess it's actually two different ones... Either way, I had to draw a diagram. It really sucks for you, especially since you aren't at fault in either way, and it's just the people around you letting you down. I hope you still stay friends with G (Your guy friend).

:wall: I have to pay Ottawa a visit some time during the Winter and skate the Canal. Oh and Lent, that "castle" is our parliament building ;)

I'm more likely to reply to private messages than threads these days ;) And here I thought you disappeared all together. Edit: After catching up to what I've missed from being up at my cottage for the long weekend, a few comments: First, a little message for anyone looking to get a girlfriend or even just friends.. YOU ARE A MAN or a woman LET THEM KNOW THAT, PROVE IT TO THEM, AND YOU WILL HAVE THEM. Also known as confidence. Have it and show it. Use your imagination. Find something that both of you like to do. Involve it. If you can, I'd say something where both of you have chances to show off to eachother. Just as long as it's fun. But remember to be creative. doc_roe, all I can say is go with the person you can see. I'd explain why, but I don't have the time right now.

I have no clue what the state of schools is in America, but the "Lesson Plan" that was linked for grade 7-12 classrooms is just plain stupid. It seems like one of those gimmicky activities that won't hold a class's attention, and won't really even help them with anything. It's also just pretty much "What great things did President Obama say?". I really do get the feeling that Obama is just going to tell students to work hard, get involved, and respect their teachers; the same old crap that has been repeated again and again. I'm sorry to sound pessimistic, but I hate it when people try to "inspire" students when what needs to be done is help students find something that they are interested in. This is one of the reasons that I dislike mandatory courses. That time could be much better spent on something the student is interested in. (In high school) I think that for one or two years, there should be mandatory courses that cover as broad a spectrum as possible, then the last two years give as much choice as possible. Basically, education should be there to get a student interested enough that they will pursue that interest outside of school.

The worst thing you can do after breaking up is sit at home and think about it all day. You do need to think about it, but don't let it be all you do. Go out with friends, have fun and realize that you don't need your ex to have fun. Can I also take a wild stab and guess that you were timid because she WAS your first girlfriend, and were worried to overwhelm her or offend her? You just have to trust her to say if things are moving a bit fast. Hell, if you're unsure and really think you might step over the line a bit too far should you try something, drop hints to get the idea in her mind and see how she responds. Don't ask her outright though.

I barely consider looks when it comes to who I would date. Almost all of the time, the girls I would consider dating are much closer to average looking than anything. My last girlfriend, her personality outweighs the looks of the most attractive women I've seen. We'd still be dating if it wasn't for school or her water polo (She had no time between the two). hawkxs, just let people know that you're interested. If there's a guy you like, talk to him, FLIRT. That's pretty much the best way for anyone to get someone (Girls and guys), to just flirt. I guess that might bring up a problem of not knowing how to flirt. My best advice in general is just to do what first comes to mind (Well, there IS a line that needs to be drawn). If you think you might look like an idiot, who cares? Don't let what you might look like bother you, just have fun. I make no claim that I would know how a girl thinks however. I, like almost all guys, wish I knew. If Goddess still frequented the forum, I'd tell you to talk to her.

I go for runs every so often, and never actually time myself. So far all I have is from a test in gym, which I ended up running 2400m in 9 minutes. The test was running 2800m (Seven laps of our track), and once I started lap 7 and realized I had 3 minutes to go, I decided to save my energy for my rugby practice. So I managed to run what ended up being just about a 6 minute mile. For a very relaxed pace, would this be considered good? I felt like I could have kept up that pace for at least another half hour, and probably could've stepped up the speed too. I'll try to get a timed run for a 5 mile run around the track soon, cause I've always wondered how good of a runner I am. I should mention I'm 16, 6'3" and 190lbs. So 1.5 mile in 9 minutes, is that any good?

Let me get this straight... Because of at least one text your ex's parents read, a photo of her in a bikini sent to you by your ex, and your humour, your ex's parents hate you. Then they told your ex's friends that you were essentially the devil... Am I right? So what is the current status on your ex's parents and other friends? Right now the best solution probably would be to either tell your ex's best friend to grow the hell up (As Dark_Aura said), or to talk to her and just convince her that you are actually a good guy (And I certainly hope you are one). I want to say just to forget your ex's friend and do what you want, but that might give her reason to start trying to convince your ex that you really are the devil... One thing I think I can say definitively is to lay off the "We're in love" crap. I hate to sound a pessimist, but no, you are not in love. You are 14/15. Sure, in a couple of years, you might still be with her and actually be in love, and might JUST be able to say that yes, you were in love. But you can't know that now. I don't think anyone can know that so soon in a relationship, especially a teenage relationship. So saying that you are in love just sets you up to fall hard should one of you realize that you don't want this, yet the other still does. Despite that lovely bout of killjoy, good luck :D Lol... Uhm, her friends don't talk to me. She (being my ex) says that the only reason she won't date me is because she'd lose to many of her friends (even though only two of them don't really like me...) Her parents really liked me at first, so I just need to do what I did earlier, I know how to get out of all of this mess, I just need help planning the execution of it all...[/hide] Would you care to explain what you are planning on doing?

Let me get this straight... Because of at least one text your ex's parents read, a photo of her in a bikini sent to you by your ex, and your humour, your ex's parents hate you. Then they told your ex's friends that you were essentially the devil... Am I right? So what is the current status on your ex's parents and other friends? Right now the best solution probably would be to either tell your ex's best friend to grow the hell up (As Dark_Aura said), or to talk to her and just convince her that you are actually a good guy (And I certainly hope you are one). I want to say just to forget your ex's friend and do what you want, but that might give her reason to start trying to convince your ex that you really are the devil... One thing I think I can say definitively is to lay off the "We're in love" crap. I hate to sound a pessimist, but no, you are not in love. You are 14/15. Sure, in a couple of years, you might still be with her and actually be in love, and might JUST be able to say that yes, you were in love. But you can't know that now. I don't think anyone can know that so soon in a relationship, especially a teenage relationship. So saying that you are in love just sets you up to fall hard should one of you realize that you don't want this, yet the other still does. Despite that lovely bout of killjoy, good luck :D