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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead.         Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| I vaguely remember this thread from a while back.
Here's a little word of wisdom for all you smokers out there - only some people look cool when they're smoking. Namely old gentlemen, spies, and movie stars. As for anyone else, you probably look dumb. Especially if you're under the age of 18. My brother, sister, and dad smoke. They all look like dumbasses. And they kind of smell bad at all times. I'll never smoke. I cannot possibly see why anyone would start smoking; I had one cigarette and it was one of the sickest tasting and most unpleasurable experiences ever. "Durrr NEVER SAY NEVER." said someone who felt the need to be a douche. Uh. No. I'm serious when I say "never". My dad smoked two cartons a day when I was a little kid. Yeah. Cartons. That's like, 200 cigarettes. He gave up for 2 years. My sister, being the idiot that she is, constantly smoked around him and brought the habit back. He's only up to about 3 packs a day again. Still, not good. I dont' want to have to deal with a weakness such as cigarette addiction. |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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Originally posted by Zabuza ... than what the hell is http://board.xeogaming.net/thread.php?id=3130 for? In order to make it so I'm not trolling, I guess I'll have to make some point to this post. Uhhhh... lets see. Oh, okay, here we go. Is the story competition still taking entries? I dunno if I want to put what I have in, because I honestly am afraid of someone taking the one good piece I've written and slapping their own name on it. I'm not accusing anyone here of being thieves, I'm just saying, I'm confident that I'll win if I enter. |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| I heard that this movie got fairly good reviews. I read one in the paper today (it was a local one, so it wasnt a very reliable source I suppose) and it got 4 out of 4 stars, not for the fact that if they didn't give it a perfect score they were pretty much considered terrorists, but for the fact that the film actually turned out being good.
When I first saw the trailers, I thought it'd be a film fueled only by propaganda and patriotism, and then I let my heart thaw a little bit and figured I should at least give it a chance before I say its sole intention is to empower someone, somewhere, somehow politically. I'm still not gonna see it, on account of the fact that it just doesn't look that interesting. If someone was like "Wanna go see a movie?" I'd be like "Sure." and if they said "Okay World Trade Center, okay?" I'd be like "Fine by me." It's one of those cases. |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| Holy shit. How do you beat off 15 times in a week? Thats like, more than twice a day... ehhh, I guess that's reasonable for some people... I... guess...
It's so aggrivating to hear people say "I don't masturbate." First of all, that's bullshit, and I don't need to prove whether it is or it isn't, because... it just is. And second, if you don't wax your bean, it doesn't make you any better of a person than anyone else. It's not that big of a deal to the point where you have to lie about it. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's like pooping. Everybody poops. Are you gonna say you don't poop too? |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| Let's mix it up, SHALL WE?!
http://www.myspace.com/imfrombarcelona Mmmmm... wonderful Swedish Pop FTW. Watch the two videos. I want to hang out with the people in the videos. |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| Some things, especially the egregiously assholish things, really, really, REALLY should just be kept to ourselves. There's a time and place for everything, and the last place to be discussing how much we "disliked" someone is in a discussion about their death. Not only is it offensive, but it doesn't make you look like an asshole, it makes you look like a downright social retard. Sure, I wasn't a Steve Irwin "fan", but he deserves at least some respect for what he did with himself and it is absolutely unnecessary to state that he's "just another person". Keep it to yourself if thats how you think, because 99% of the people who hear that will get irritated, and it doesn't matter if THEY can't do anything to stop you from saying things like that, you should know better to not even say things like that in the first place. I'm sorry, I know I've been lurking, maybe even trolling, but the reason why I haven't been as active is because I've only read topic upon topic filled to the brim with bitter responses to things, and this thread is a prime example. Ah, whatever, that's a topic for another time. I'm just thanking Xeo to be the first person to have the balls to finally say something about this.
Now, I should try to do the mature thing and steer this thread back to what it originally was instead of ramming it farther off track, though that may be a little late, so I'll try my best. It really is a shame that we had to lose someone like Steve Irwin, and it's an even bigger shame that he had to go so early. It was a different way to die, so, as terrible as this may sound, maybe it was a fitting way to go out. I mean, how many people have been killed by stingrays, 70 in recorded history? An exotic end for an exotic man, I guess. This guy was a child hood hero to a lotta people, and was pretty near and dear to plenty of Australians. I couldn't even tell you how many people my step-mother (who's Tasmanian) knew that were litterally in tears because it was like they're national spokesperson was taken from them. He kind of revolutionized the whole animal documentary thing; everything from before him was pretty dry, and anyone that wasn't him (like Jeff Corwin) just never made it as exciting. He might've been wreckless, and a cornball at times, but I honestly wouldn't have had it any other way if I had my way with things, and I don't think anyone else would. Overall, a cool man and excellent rolemodel who left a pretty distinct mark on this world. Again, a shame he had to go so early, but everything he's done will certainly be appreciated. |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| Not to discourage you or anything, but the Barnes And Nobles around here is run sort of by people like your Donna manager there. But that's just here, so I guess that doesn't really matter. Barnes and Noble is a pretty sweet store, actually, all the books that are there that are in the "Barnes and Nobles Classics" section tend to have a lot of extra info in them that's interesting. I figure working in a bookstore must be fun; if you get bored, there's always something to read. | |||
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| Last week my English class was reading about Henry David Thoreau and other Existentialist writers. As I always say, Wikipedia is a better source than I am, but basically what Existentialism is, is a way of thought in which a person almost communicates and connects, spiritually, with the world around them. Of course, being a highschool english teacher, my teacher was inclined to tell us that this sort of thinking should appeal to us. This was kind of comforting, because I could connect with the ideas of these writers in one way or another.
It's a strange coincidence, us studying this at this precise point and time. I've noticed a lot of people changing, around me at least. A lot of them, for the worse. A lot of my friends who once held some sort of agreeable morals are now buckling under peer pressure and, which brings us to the point of this topic, losing their individualism. It may be through little things, and it all depends on the person. I have one friend who once avidly opposed drug use. Now she believes that she think's it'll be a good idea to give pot a try, just for the experience. I try to explain to her that it's one of those things that doesn't need to be tried to experience it, like a car accident. You know what happens. We all do. You get a feeling, for a little while. Sure, first hand experience is one of the main components to existentialism but, as with every idea, it's got its loopholes. Why does this bother me so? Because she believes that it will open some sort of "artistic" doorway in her mind. She's not alone in thinking this. Just because rock-stars have created masterpieces under the influence does not mean that every person will; they live in much different worlds and times. Now, I said before, I have no problems with drug use, it's not my scene, I shouldn't judge. But when you drag me or art into the equation, it gives me something to defend, and in this case its the latter. I don't see how creating something under the influence is any better than using your own, natural, un-altered mind. I just think it's a cop out for people who can't depend on their own mind to make something impressive. Hell, if someone says to me "I get high to get high, sit around, goof around, and have fun", I have much more respect for them than the person who says they get high for the sake of their art. Das whack. BUT! Who's to say what's right? After all, being an individual means making your own decisions. When people are pressured by others into doing things, or encouraged to do things that they didn't like originally (in the case of my friend) I think people can lose their ability to choose for themselves. EVERYONE gets peer pressured. I have, you have, the whole world has. We can get "influenced by others", as we all will have to, but sometimes influence can overpower a person's sense of self, I believe. So, what is it that's causing this trend of 'overinfluence'? I'm proud, and whether or not this makes me sound like a jerk is up to you, but I rarely sell out. Everyone talks about how lame myspace is. Who's the one that's told to get one by the very same people and never does? Me... who's the one who's been offered so many substances and turned them down, not because DARE told me to but because I have my own set of oppinions on them? Me... and who's the one who has his ass on track but rarely anybody takes his advice? Me! Because... everyone's an individual! It's all about Me, Me, Me! For everybody! It's such a confusing subject. To say you want to change the way a person thinks would be taking away their individualism, yet you want to preserve that very thing. When you know that people are going to do things they're going to regret, but you just can't say anything because you're not their master (as they'll more than often point out out of defense), it sucks because you can end up losing someone you care about to something you know is bad and they think is good. But if it's all about ourselves, why do we care about those people in the first place? Is it because we want something from them, and they won't be able to give us what we want if they do something dangerous that may harm them in some way? I suppose that's what it is. As incredibly cynical as it is, we all want something from eachother. Companionship, love, even worldly things like money or sex or connections to others for more to reap. That's why we make friends. And there's nothing wrong with that. Now, this has gotten a little too deep. Let's talk about individual image. What, to you guys, makes a person an individual, stand out from the crowd, be it in a good or a bad way? (I didn't know what forum to put this under, but because of the general rantyness of it I decided to put it here) |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| They charge for napkins at our school.
So one day I spilled my drink. It went all over the table, and my pants. I went up to grab the napkins, and the lunch lady hollers at me "HEY THOSE ARE 10 CENT'S EACH" and I was like "... there was a spill though." and she sighs. Very heavily. And goes to get a dishrag for us to clean up the mess. While she was in the back we took half of the napkins 
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| Whoa. No. But if it helped you relax that much, please share how you managed to do that. I need a little relaxation right about now... | |||
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| It's the most... wonderful time... of the year.
Thanks for the reminder. Chances of copping a feel: 35% Chances of copping a feel... of my own moobs: 99% (1% chance of my arms getting chopped off) |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| This is strange, I was just having a conversation about this with Hobo...
I've never met a single person get 'inspired' by pot. I've met people who think that it would, and say "oh well, if you don't like pot, then you can't like any of your musicians you listen to because pretty much they use drugs to make those songs." Well, point one is that I'm not a rockstar. Point two is that, as respectable and awesome as they are, they're lives are much different than today's average drug user, and though artists are known to do drugs, it isn't what made them good. You don't need to do drugs to write songs like the Beatles. Those people had talent, drugs or no. Most kids who smoke pot, especially from where I live, are impressionable, run of the mill, people who buckle under peer pressure, have no personality, and don't know what to do with their spare time, and some think that doing drugs will make them creative. They can't admit to doing it just to perverse themselves in the feeling. I have more respect for the person who admits they do drugs for the sake of having fun then for the person who says they do it because it makes them more creative You don't have to enjoy drugs to enjoy work by people like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (which if you've actually read anything by them you'd know this). Just because they used drugs to create things doesn't mean that whoever is reading or viewing it has to do drugs to appreciate or fully comprehend their work. Drugs and art are known to coexist, but it isn't like the very best works of art have ALL stemmed from ideas brought on by drugs. Drugs are unneccessary; they may crack writers block but it tends to give people the false idea that they are creative. Most people don't realize that, if you're doing drugs to make something, then you absolutely need the talent and drive behind you to actual create. Pot won't make poems unless it's taken by a poet. I don't do drugs. I've been around people who do drugs, I've been with people when they did drugs, I've been offered, told that I should do them, but I never will. I've seen nothing come out of it. I don't need that day of feeling high to make me feel guilty. I don't do drugs, cause I don't want my parents or brother or sister to be ashamed of me, and since I have a concience I feel bad when I get pleasure at the cost of other people's pain in such a way. I have fun the way I am, and I think of it like this; when people say "oh, but you can't say anything because you don't know what it feels like"... yes. I do know what it feels like. I haven't gotten high off of illegal drugs, but I've had to take things because of my illness that put me into the same state. Granted I wasn't in a situation where it was recreational, but... meh, I know how it feels. I also think, you know, do you really need to know what it feels like to get high if you want to talk about it? Do you really have to get stabbed in the face to be able to tell how painful it is? Do you have to get into a car accident to tell what happens? So why do people pressure others to do this thing that's detrimental to their mind? That's what it really is; everyone who's done pot is going to say "UGH NO ITS NOT" because they did it, and they know this is true, but they don't want to admit it because it's something they've done that's illegal and they feel the need to make it look more benevolent than it really is. There is a REASON to why drugs are taboo and illegal, to why if you do them you're only respected by the other people who do them. Because it's a sad community of escapists, with one artist out of a million stoners. Why, just like how there's one artist out of a million people! Pot doesn't do anything. It gets you high. It makes you giggle and eat a lot. It makes certain people comfortable with you, it makes many more uncomfortable if they find out you do it. It's something for the bored to immerse themselves in. Like TV, and the internet, but with much, much worse repercussions. There's no real way to glorify pot and it's properties; try as you might, it just isn't true. It isn't what made culture; people are what made it, not the drugs they took. Xeios, don't give into pressure. You're a better person if you do it then you don't. You don't need to jeopardize your innocence and mind for a moment of selfish indulgence. Same thing all applies to drinking too. |
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AlpoRaggins Troubadour Not so much dead. Since: 12-11-04 From: Someday, Somewhere, Over the Rainbow Since last post: 6410 days Last activity: 6300 days |
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| I looked at this, saw "Rock the Dragon" and my soul began to cry. From laughter. I REMEMBER ROCK THE DRAGON!! It was sooooo badddddd. I used to be into DBZ in elementary school. It never really resurfaced with me, but sometimes I wish cartoon network would still play it... |
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