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A little tip for you guys.. When you're feeling really down about something, don't get drunk and try to send your girlfriend a message about it and anything else bothering you. I have to make this up to her somehow :-k

Both of you, leave now.

This. If there was a cap on how much we could earn, the jobs that should have been paid much higher for won't get done, because people think, 'well no point being a lawyer or surgeon, I can just do a normal managerial job and get paid what I would for those jobs'. I don't think we would cap the maximum wage low enough that there would be no point in furthering your education and instead working some menial job for close to minimum wage. There would have to be incentive to do higher end jobs otherwise, as you said, they just wouldn't get done.

There's no point in dragging on a relationship that neither of you are enjoying. I would move on to someone else. If you can't get anything out of her now, why would you be able to get much out of her later? On one hand, I'm thinking the same as you. Yet on another hand I know relationships hit points where both people have to work to keep things going. The way I see his problem, he's left the "honeymoon phase", as it's put. Really he could go either way, it's up to him. If he leaves her he risks possibly losing her for good this time and running into the same problem again. If he doesn't leave her, he risks possibly ending up with the relationship going completely to hell over time. My grandpa once told me to find someone that I loved but I also just enjoyed being around/could put up with because those amazing little feelings you get in the beginning do fade away over time.

How exactly does smoking and intelligence correlate? Many very intelligent people over the course of history have smoked. There is no logical reason to smoke; Hence it being non-intelligent (it only has cons and bad sides). I've smoked too occassionally, mostly to calm nerves in extreme situations, but I can admit he has a point. Association by intelligence doesn't make smoking any better either, fallacy. Cigarettes have thousands of carcinogenic chemicals, hundreds of plain-out poisons, industrial toxics [1]. Knowing the facts and still continuing to inhale smoke that has arsenic, cyanide, carbon monoxide, benzene.. Is thus pretty dumb. Acknowledging the facts is more logical than ignoring them, even if you smoke regularly (or occassionally, like me). I completely understand what you're getting at, but the way Sqx is putting it, it seems as though he thinks intelligent people wouldn't smoke.

How exactly does smoking and intelligence correlate? Many very intelligent people over the course of history have smoked.

So much for free speech... Spam might be a nuisance, but we aren't about to lock up the guy on the corner for "spamming" the public with messages of Christ. Had he only used his own account to spam people I wouldn't have much of a problem with it. But he was using other peoples' account and baiting others in as well. He crossed the line, he deserves to be punished. Perhaps a punishment is in order for phishing, but certainly not for spamming. With such a severely crippling and life-long sentence, we liken his crimes to murder and theft. The punishment doesn't fit the crime. Right, the crime doesn't fit the punishment but I also think they're making an example of him to try to reduce spam/phishing although I doubt it will have any real impact besides on this guy's life along with his family's.

It's one of those things I do when I'm stressed out and need to chill. I've pretty much given it up besides those rare occasions when I need one but I really only gave it up for my girl (she's not into it). So if she ever leaves me it will be the first habit I pick up again :)

Curious. What sort of things had you been seeing? It seems more likely that your confidence in the rituals is what now allows you to 'sleep peacefully' (and no longer notice the anomaly) rather than the rituals themselves (i.e. the placebo effect). For the longest time I would wake up at night and the ghost of the man would be sitting on the edge of my bed, he would stand in a corner near me when I watched tv, and generally make himself noticeable at completely random times. The wolf was generally around my brother's room and he even claims to have heard it clawing at his door one night and thinking it was one of our dogs he opened the door and found nothing there. And while he was going to open the door he says he heard breathing coming up behind him. Needless to say he didn't stay in his room after that. My mom also had experiences of waking up with the man sitting on the edge of her bed as well. The oddest thing that happened to me before I started actually seeing the ghost was that my bathroom door opened from being completely closed without my aid (and I was home alone so nobody else could open it and walk away). I tried not to think anything of it while I finished my business but it creeped me out.. I will agree with you on the idea of the placebo effect. But I have some faith in herbal medicines and ancient rituals as well.

Why do you people think a 3.0 is so bad?

I've had too many experiences with the paranormal to deny it. Hell, I've made believers out of many friends as well. I used to have the ghost of an older man in a suit haunting my house. I brought a bunch of friends over one night and told them nothing more than there were 2 ghosts in my house. One was a man and the other a wolf. Most of my friends reported back (well, screamed and came running back to me) with descriptions that matched perfectly to what my family and I had been seeing in our house. It's taken a while and quite a few Native American rituals, but I haven't seen or heard anything out of the ghosts I saw so much of. I sleep peacefully these days but there's very little excitement left in my house haha.

Boxers. Gotta let my boys move as they please ;)

-People who are just absurdly stupid. -People who just can't comprehend the idea of decent grammar (I'm not even aiming for perfect anymore). Earlier my mom said she was going to put one light up for Christmas so she could say she had lights up. You cannot make a singular object plural without having multiple of said object. I didn't think that one was very difficult. -When people tell me to "stop talking smart." Maybe I'm not "talking smart." Maybe you're just stupid. I'm no genius but I can form complete sentences and throw in some flashy words here and there to spice it up. Give it a try once in a while, you might feel a little better about yourself. -Lack of appreciation for music. Your favorite style is no better than anyone elses' favorite. Stop debating it because you're an idiot for even trying to say one style is better than another. Develop better taste if you're that insecure about what you're listening to.

So much for free speech... Spam might be a nuisance, but we aren't about to lock up the guy on the corner for "spamming" the public with messages of Christ. Had he only used his own account to spam people I wouldn't have much of a problem with it. But he was using other peoples' account and baiting others in as well. He crossed the line, he deserves to be punished.

Swisher Sweets. Precut for smoking noobs ;) and some even come with a nice plastic tip that makes you feel like a tool haha

Same here with alcohol. It's not that I don't mind buying 17 year olds alcohol, it's just if I got caught, kiss good-bye to any jobs in the public sector. Most shops accept their college ID too, and you can get them at 16. :roll: Yeah. I guess it's not even the getting caught part that bothers me, it's that they'll call me up and ask me to go get them some during school or whatnot. I mean if we were hanging out and we stopped by a gas station then I'd have nothing against buying them a pack (as long as they've got money) but I'm not going to go out of my way to buy people cigarettes.

I woke up, felt normal, went out and bought my first legal pack of cigarettes, then went on with my life. It's kind of annoying to have people asking me to buy them cigarettes or whatnot now. They can get them themselves if they had a damn clue considering I started smoking underage and had no problem getting cigarettes.

Only really buying for my gf this year. Getting her perfume from Victoria's Secret that she wants. Money is tight around my house so there won't be much for presents but it's not a big deal. I pretty much told extended family that if they're getting me anything it might as well be money because that's about all I need at the moment (unless they'd like to get me a car or an apartment haha).

My girl knows about my video game addiction and she stays with me. It's not a big deal unless you're going for that over-the-top gorgeous, preppy, more friends than she can actually count, thinks you're worthless and nerdy girl.

Heh, I was walking the other day and realized how inefficient walking is. You always have to have one foot on the ground not moving. Should we have wheels on our feet we would move forward at a constant speed and with far less effort :-k

That's bad? I'm a high school senior with a 2.6 right now. I'd kill to get up to a 3.0 before graduation. Freshman year I managed something like a 3.85 but it's gone downhill from there..

MC_Kejml, he's been told to stop, correct? Take the matter to the principle. Threaten to get the law involved with harassment charges on the kid. Hell, threaten legal action against the school for letting this continue. The principle will do something about it. The last thing he needs is the school getting sued over something that he could have stopped.

[/hide] sooo hot. Agreed. I'd hit that, but I wouldn't stick around long enough to hear her talk.

Police here in the U.S. bring a decent number of people in on charges related to prostitution. I will admit most are caught through sting operations but a decent number are caught in the act or whatnot.

I've actually never really had anything like it happen before. When she said she didn't want to hang out I told her it was fine. When she mentioned she was gonna hang out with her friends and suddenly she figured I was gonna hang out I admit was a bit of an [wagon] and made a comment about it. I guess what bothered me the most was I felt the only reason she even bothered having me hang out too was because two of the people going to the movie with the group were two of my best friends. I would never tell her to stop the friendship for my own insecurities. I told her sister if the guy started doing that face-to-face with her and I was right there, he would end up getting his [wagon] kicked. Right... so she knew him before you, he's asked her out, she sees him everyday and she still isn't going out with him. What does that tell you? She's not interested, and no matter how much he tries to protest about that, her mind ain't changing. From the looks of things, from her actions and his attitude problem (treating her like some object you can call dibs on) it won't ever. I forgot to mention one thing about this guy. He invited her to a college party this weekend where he mentioned there would be weed, alcohol, and sex (he made emphasis on the sex, also she would be the youngest and only female). She talked to me about it one night and wanted my opinion (made me feel amazing). I told her I was fine with her going but if anyone tried anything sexual her friend would be taking them to the ER when I found out. I've always been very against guys using alcohol as an excuse to try sexual things without repercussions (because I've been drunk quite a few times and I know it doesn't make you act like that). I take it very seriously when it involves someone close to me. Alright, I did tell her about the dream I had just a bit ago. She was apologetic because she assumed it had to do with the joke from the other day. Yes, she is incredibly playful. It's actually odd for us to be serious about much. And you make a very good point in your last sentence. I don't think she would mind me being insecure much either, but at the same time I hate the fact that I'm insecure and I hate to admit to to any irl. We've talked about it and she's admitted that she can be jealous and I admitted that I can be. She told me any time I feel like something isn't right to just mention it to her. And I have once but if I mentioned it every time my mind ran wild I don't think I would have her around anymore.. I know I should give her that space but at the same time a few of the things she's mentioned (that were bothering her) were things that I had done or something about our relationship. I've also found her mind seems to run wild at times too. I guess I really have trouble admitting her emotions because I've never had a gf that actually cares about them. My first gf ended up cheating on me and only wanted to be with me for sexual purposes, my second gf was suicidal and I had to deal with keeping her from killing herself while not saying anything to upset her, and my third gf again was only with me for sexual purposes. I ended up dating my second gf a second time around after she cleaned up her act but all we ever did was party together and that ended quickly. Now I've found someone who actually cares about me and it's like I'm starting all over. A lot of things are new to me until we end up in a bed, then I've got most of the experience there. That's a shame man and I know how that goes. I've been rejected from jobs as well and I'm like you and have a hard time handling rejection. I have coping strategies when things get really bad though. I will :) Music has a huge impact on my emotions. I can be having an amazing day and a really sad song can bring me down. But it always seems harder getting back up. I know. It's just hard for me because of the distance and how little we get to see each other, then for her to call off plans we made a week before and just want to hang out with her friends. If she would have mentioned a day or two earlier it wouldn't have been as big of a deal because I could have found someone else to hang out with, but when she does it just an hour or two before we were supposed to go do whatever then I'm pretty much stuck flying solo for the night. Thanks for all that Ginger. Knowing how long it can take to sit there and type that all out makes it mean all the more to me :)