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Nah... Never looked at porn, but there's too much stuff I've said and written. Including stuff about my parents somewhere, I'm sure...

Haha yeah me too, I bought it on holiday in my first year of secondary school. It's gorgeous, creamy with flowers on it <3: kind of a weird shape though. And it's getting holes in the bottom, so who knows, might have to get a new one sometime soon!

Alleynes in south London's shut for the week... and I'm in south london. We have SATs this week too... argh.

Jeez reading all of this is so depressing. I barely ever run anywhere. Only time I ever ran a mile took me about 8/9 minutes... that was last summer at school -.-

I'm not sure it would scar her for life, but it would probably have quite an effect on her school life. It's so unprofessional... teachers are supposed to teach and support, not perform strip searches. Isn't that the police's job? And for such a trivial thing too? That's absurd. and they didn't even call her parents first? :shock:

:o I thought that was Tim Berners-Lee?Seriously? You didn't know Al Gore invented the internet, even after all his ramblings about it? No.. :?

PLAYING DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HERE! DONT CALL ME A RACIST PLEASE. and I don't support the BNP either. Discussion here seems to be pretty one-sided, so... From the BNP website: Is there really much wrong with this? Racism - discrimination against a person or group of people purely on the basis of race. But the BNP don't discriminate against people purely on the basis of race, do they? Maybe things have been different in the past (certainly there was racist things said by now old BNP members) but from the above, their concern seems to be with 'preserving' British culture, not blindly hating people who aren't British. There's a difference. Like I said... just putting another argument across. Their whole attitude is far too nationalistic, but do they really deserve to be labelled racists? I dunno.

:o I thought that was Tim Berners-Lee? Smartest person ever, eh... As Stilev said, there's numerous answers, just depends what fields you're thinking about when you say 'smart'. Right now I have great admiration for Philippe Petit (saw Man On Wire last night... : ) Da Vinci, maybe...

It's sought, not seeked. :P

Just out of curiosity, what is it about Darren Shan you enjoy so much? I just really don't get them.

That gets so frustrating. I went camping for a month, and no one brought watches. It was fall, so it got dark early, and you never knew what time it was. Like 7pm seemed like 9:30, since it was pitch black, and you couldn't tell the difference at all. Not knowing the time, coupled with not caring about what time it is, is an amazing feeling. Yeah it should be, depends what you're doing though... on a day when you can slob around doing whatever takes your fancy, sure, but what if you have work, school, an appointment? You'd just have to leave whenever it felt right and accept you could be hours early or late... Plus I never feel totally... secure... unless I know the time. Just helps keep things in place if that makes any sense!

There was a member of a cabin crew flying back from Mexico to London who was suspected of having it but apparently tests were negative. I don't think there's been any others... two in France though I think?

1. Go to Macchu Picchu... my mum climbed it a couple of years ago it sounded amazing 2. Build a toothpick bridge! (which can hold a substantial amount of weight, and, more to the point, looks good : ) 3. Begin/co-found, or edit a magazine (like a school/literary one) 4. Be able to speak French fluently and live in France for a while 5. Fly a plane! (this will probably never happen though) 6. Hold a spider. Not necessarily a big one... but I have a phobia which I'm trying to tackle atm so yeah 7. Attempt to hitch hike from Glasgow to London. (then probably give up and get the train home) 8. Eat a chili 9. Take a krav maga class :P 10. Ride a camel 11. Make a bonfire (this might not sound like a big deal but it'd be cool) 12. On the same note, learn how to start a fire with flint or twigs or however you do it. 13. GLASSBLOWING! this has always fascinated me and I think you can do workshops which would be pretty cool! 14. Attend tomato-throwing-festival in Spain ( :thumbsup: ) 15. Pass grade 5 saxophone (again, may not sound like a big deal) 16. Visit all those places I've always felt naturally curious about... all those islands north of Canada, Greece, Chili, Israel. 17. Convince someone above the age of 12 to believe something absurdly stupid. 18. Be an extra in films 19. Plant a tree... like an oak or yew... something that will last years and years even after I'm gone 20. Witness a full eclipse (even if I had to travel halfway around the world to see it) 21. Create a full, visual family tree to cover walls all around the house, with pictures of relatives instead of their names, going as far back as possible 22. Have my palms read/future told, without believing what I hear 23. Sew a quilt entirely by myself and give to friends as a wedding present 24. Sleep under the stars with someone I really really love 25. Visit every street in the world, if possible, with the same name (haven't decided on the name yet though) 26. Go a week without spending more than £10 a day (not including bills and rent) 27. Go a fortnight without buying anything 28. Audition for the Apprentice, despite having no financial or economical knowledge whatsoever 29. Have tea at the Ritz 30. Decorate a house or flat for sale - and do it beautifully! 31. Be vegetarian for a year (I've already done this one but I'd do it again) 32. Live at some point in a house with the garden or courtyard in the centre 33. Enjoy strawberries and cream at Wimbledon! (Come on Murray!) 34. Go without knowing or asking the time for a day 35. Bet and win money on (just once!) a horse in the Grand National 36. Not forget about all of this... and add something new every time I cross one off

Really? Kill anyone who takes more than they put in? Go ahead and bring up Godwin's Law on my [wagon], we all know what's coming next. Oh, calling me a Nazi. Mature. :thumbup: Economically speaking, anyone who requires more input than the output they provide shouldn't exist. You are a sick, sick child You are a sad, sad person. You said so yourself - that's 'economically' speaking. What about morals, ethics, human rights?

Do you think incest is okay? Depends. No, personally... but then again, between two consenting adults? Not anyone else's business, is it? Why do you ask?

What ticks me off about this is that she can't provide any reason for her beliefs beyond "That's how I was raised." Is that really a valid reason for anything? That's just laziness, isn't it? And no opinion (especially one as 'controversial' as this) should be the product of laziness...

Sorry to change the topic slightly but the mother said in the first link : If that's true (that the baby can do all of those things) that's... bizarre. Babies can't smile before 6 weeks and can't hold their own heads up for a long time. Is what she said not true or could it be related to the anencephaly?

London is expensive but amazing. Incredible experience if you can afford it.

The Hoosiers' song Trick to Life has a great message to it I think - "the trick to life is not to get too attached to it". So true... if you worry about ruining everything all the time or being 'unsafe' (fine line between safety and obsession) life wouldn't be enjoyable. There are so many ridiculous things happening atm in the name of hygiene and safety. I'm all for both of those, but taking it to the point that being safe is more important than having fun? Is that from that film... no idea what it's called... and there's a film festival and this guy puts on this really boring pretentious film and everyone's falling asleep, then the video changes and there's a woman and it's summer and everyone wakes up and cheers?... /random thoughts, sorry "I disagree with what you say, but would defend to the death your right to say it." Summary of some of Voltaire the french philosopher's ideas by... some other random person. Anyone know who said this? :D "D'you reckon the Queen of England's ever pulled up her bedcovers so just her head is showing and gone, 'Philip! Look at me! I'm a stamp!' "

Anyone know the game Cutting In? Two or more people on bikes try to force the others to put their feet on the ground while keeping themselves balanced. I've only played once but it ended badly - my friend's handlebar got wedged under mine and we both fell onto the ground on my side. My face got pushed into the concrete and I ended up with a black eye, fat lip and grazes all down one cheek. Looked like I'd been beaten up... teachers at school took me aside to ask who'd done it...

"Love actually is everywhere" I guess love is such an integral part of being human it's not surprising it's such a common - essential, even - element of every film, song, TV show, comedy sketch. Something we can all relate to in some way.

Today I had a life-changing conversation with me mum : I took the dog for a walk in the rain, slobbed around at home, pulled up some weeds, decided we should have a treasure hunt on Sunday, looked forward to seeing my two grandmas tomorrow, wore my dad's painting overalls, had a peanut-butter-strawberry-jam sandwich, was told an anecdote by my brother involving said peanut butter sandwiches, was scared by a spider which was crawling along my desk, changed my screensaver, threw out some stinky beetroot, thought about writing something, found a pair of earrings, spilt salad dressing, listened to the Cat Empire, watched Michael Macintyre clips on YouTube, thought about buying some new earphones, replaced the batteries in a torch, had a shower, picked the skin around my nails.

I think there's important distinctions to make between the reasons behind suicide. Many suicides/attempts are carried out by those with mental illnesses, others by those terminally ill, others who genuinely feel absolutely alone in the world and have nowhere to go, for whom perhaps a suicide attempt is a plea for help. So does the reason behind suicide alter whether it's right or wrong? If a terminally ill person with few friends and relatives kills themselves, is it 'less wrong' than a teenager with a family and wide network of friends to do the same?

No, it's pretty dumb. [cabbage], the movie was one of the most soulless and worst directed pieces of crap I've seen in years, and I realise the Twilight books are basically Stephanie Meyer's insane interpretation of a wet dream she had a few years ago. However I don't go around saying all fans should die in a fire while sporting a horribly stupid anti-Twilight signature... while never even having read the books! That right there takes a special kind of stupid. People like RobinHoodie are just like the rabid Twilight fans, except on the other side of the spectrum. So childish it's laughable. This. It's really beyond me why anybody would go to such lengths to hate something they actually (admit they) don't know. It's like the kid who's never eaten cauliflower and when he does get it on his plate, plainly refuses to eat it without tasting it, because his friends at school keep telling him cauliflower is "really really yucky". No, you know, come to think of it, it's even worse. It's the kid then going out on the streets with a sign saying "Ban the cauliflower! Hate the vegetable fans!", picketing the local grocery store. In a way it's hilarious, but in another way, it's also extremely embarassing. I'm not saying Twilight is actually any good, but for the love of god, if you want to have strong opinions about things, take the time to actually inform yourself. I'm getting on my high horse here, but you know, this is the root of hatred and discrimination: not knowing and not bothering to gain any knowledge either, but still feeling you have every right to have and express your callous opinion anyway. Well said. I've read all four books and although I enjoyed them I'd definitely agree with alot of the criticism. The first book was - I thought - pretty sexist in the sense that Edward is constantly saving Bella from cars and would-be rapists etc, and yet she never does anything for him. Their relationship is a certainly long way from perfect but whether this is influential or not is a different matter. One of the worst problems was that they didn't really talk much - not that they only interact physically, but that when they do talk it's always about Bella's safety or blood etc. They rarely have a normal, fun/interesting conversation with each other. Reading New Moon it's obvious that were it real life Bella would have a much, much healthier relationship with Jacob, simply because they talk to each other a lot more. Purple prose, I wouldn't disagree with that, but as for 'it's not written that well' I'm almost indignant lol. I loved her writing style (would have loved it even more if she didn't keep blathering on about how perfect Edward is, but nothing's perfect!) It was evocative, dreamy - you really got inside Bella's head. So many books are written in the first person without giving much of an impression of how the main character thinks and feels: Twilight definitely doesn't have this problem. The thing that I found really annoying was that the second book was (plot-wise, at least) pretty much exactly the same as the first, only with werewolves replacing vampires. So there's two species of supernatural monsters Bella has a) fallen in love with and B) needs protecting from. That was just stupid.

As in Beth Rowley? As in Brad Nowell. Lol oops thanks. And Range_This where are you?? It's 15 degrees here! :D