Also the advice I offer to anyone who's ever like "she has a boyfriend, but man she's really great and funny and blah blah":
in six months or so, you are probably going to be the boyfriend, with the exact same thing happening.
Yeah. I know this other chick. I would straight up tell her "listen, I'm not going to be in a relationship with you. If you want to hang out and go on dates and stuff, that's cool. But I don't want anything more than that" and I think she would be down. But all I really want is a long-distance relationship.
Time for lunchamunchas. But what to eat? Seattle has so much to choose from.
Go down the aquarium and tell the guy showing the little kids to tide pool exhibit you'll take 4lbs of crab.
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I'm thinking about doing a credit freeze since so much was in my wallet when i lost it. SS card, driver's license, badge for work. My main credit and debit cards were not in my wallet, so I don't need to nuke those accounts and get new ones.
This video is further proof that Frank Mir is an asshole. Held that for way too long. Herb Dean is a great judge and it isn't like he's going to call a match like that without reason.
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs.
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There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs.
2002 called they want their cliche back
An era gets the cliches it needs, not the cliches it wants
When I was 16 my then-girlfriend won a prize for an essay she submitted to the ayn rand institute. I had previously gifted her a copy of AS for her birthday.
kind of explains a lot about who I am today
(a complete douchebag)
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"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
When I was 16 my then-girlfriend won a prize for an essay she submitted to the ayn rand institute. I had previously gifted her a copy of AS for her birthday.
kind of explains a lot about who I am today
(a complete douchebag)
I always wanted to write a long rant about why the book is horrible for one of those contests.
When I was 16 my then-girlfriend won a prize for an essay she submitted to the ayn rand institute. I had previously gifted her a copy of AS for her birthday.
kind of explains a lot about who I am today
(a complete douchebag)
you ruined a young life
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Time for lunchamunchas. But what to eat? Seattle has so much to choose from.
Go down the aquarium and tell the guy showing the little kids to tide pool exhibit you'll take 4lbs of crab.
I can just walk to Pike Market for that, it's closer.
Also, eeew, children.
Yeah children are pretty bad.
I've never been able to bring myself to eat at Pike's market.
Why? During the weekdays it's lovely. Great food selection, reasonable prices for lots of things, locally sourced items. It's cool beans.
I have a hard time being around really tight crowds and I'm paranoid about food poisoning.
I can't stand crowds either, there are no crowds during the weekdays. Seriously, it's all just locals in small groups. The weekend is when the place is terrifying. I've also gone there frequently, at minimum every two weeks, at max three times a week, since moving to Seattle almost two years ago; haven't gotten food poisoning yet.
The idea of an Atlas Shrugged movie has me cackling. Either it gets hollywooded and we get to hear a the cries of a million pathetic randians as their bible gets turned into an action movie, or the general public gets to see an honest interpretation of the book and comes away knowing its an ideology based entirely on trying to justify being an evil shit.
The idea of an Atlas Shrugged movie has me cackling. Either it gets hollywooded and we get to hear a the cries of a million pathetic randians as their bible gets turned into an action movie, or the general public gets to see an honest interpretation of the book and comes away knowing its an ideology based entirely on trying to justify being an evil shit.
The worst possibility, and in my head the most likely is that the latter happens (honest interpretation) and that the vast majority of America loves it, because everyone likes to think of themselves as rich, smart, and having pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps.
I mean, look at the Tea Party.
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"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
The idea of an Atlas Shrugged movie has me cackling. Either it gets hollywooded and we get to hear a the cries of a million pathetic randians as their bible gets turned into an action movie, or the general public gets to see an honest interpretation of the book and comes away knowing its an ideology based entirely on trying to justify being an evil shit.
Based on IMDB, I think it's going to be C) Releases straight to DVD and no one ever watches this turd. It has a budget of 15 mil and a cast of minor TV actors
The idea of an Atlas Shrugged movie has me cackling. Either it gets hollywooded and we get to hear a the cries of a million pathetic randians as their bible gets turned into an action movie, or the general public gets to see an honest interpretation of the book and comes away knowing its an ideology based entirely on trying to justify being an evil shit.
The worst possibility, and in my head the most likely is that the latter happens (honest interpretation) and that the vast majority of America loves it, because everyone likes to think of themselves as rich, smart, and having pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps.
I mean, look at the Tea Party.
When people agree with the "greed is good" speech in that one movie, you know that the world is filled with smug assholes.
The idea of an Atlas Shrugged movie has me cackling. Either it gets hollywooded and we get to hear a the cries of a million pathetic randians as their bible gets turned into an action movie, or the general public gets to see an honest interpretation of the book and comes away knowing its an ideology based entirely on trying to justify being an evil shit.
The worst possibility, and in my head the most likely is that the latter happens (honest interpretation) and that the vast majority of America loves it, because everyone likes to think of themselves as rich, smart, and having pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps.
I mean, look at the Tea Party.
When people agree with the "greed is good" speech in that one movie, you know that the world is filled with smug assholes.
Yeah the day the world decides Atlas Shrugged is a good ideology to live by is the day I just give up.
I find it uncomfortable that hard core objectivism places me in alliances with the religious.
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Man the more I look into administrative assistant jobs the more I'm convinced that I wasn't really an administrative assistant. More like a junior administrator or something. Hell the guy was hoping I'd be his replacement.
Look, granny panties don't flatter any ass type. Get yourself some boy shorts or a nice thong.
it's not even that i don't like the way i look
it's that sometimes my craving for shit food is indescribably intense and, in talking myself out of indulging, i legitimately think "i'd rather die than get fat again"
like, the concept of going back to 300 lbs makes me mildly suicidal
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sometimes I think I'm good at programming pads and mixing tom toms
When I first read Atlas Shrugged, I thought it was just commentary on the Cold War (Ayn Rand came from the shithole that was post 1917 Russia straight to Manhattan, after all). And that viewpoint was reasonable for someone in that context to hold (gat damn commies, etc etc).
I just didn't know she would turn it into some kind of manifesto
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and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
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Yeah. I know this other chick. I would straight up tell her "listen, I'm not going to be in a relationship with you. If you want to hang out and go on dates and stuff, that's cool. But I don't want anything more than that" and I think she would be down. But all I really want is a long-distance relationship.
Cue anoraak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOmH_nx0WwE
Go down the aquarium and tell the guy showing the little kids to tide pool exhibit you'll take 4lbs of crab.
This video is further proof that Frank Mir is an asshole. Held that for way too long. Herb Dean is a great judge and it isn't like he's going to call a match like that without reason.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs.
I can just walk to Pike Market for that, it's closer.
Also, eeew, children.
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2002 called they want their cliche back
Yeah children are pretty bad.
I've never been able to bring myself to eat at Pike's market.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Why? During the weekdays it's lovely. Great food selection, reasonable prices for lots of things, locally sourced items. It's cool beans.
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An era gets the cliches it needs, not the cliches it wants
Also
http://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-shrugged-movie-atlas-society
I have a hard time being around really tight crowds and I'm paranoid about food poisoning.
Oh dear lord.
kind of explains a lot about who I am today
(a complete douchebag)
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
It sticks with a lot of people. Have you met Elendil?
I always wanted to write a long rant about why the book is horrible for one of those contests.
you ruined a young life
I can't stand crowds either, there are no crowds during the weekdays. Seriously, it's all just locals in small groups. The weekend is when the place is terrifying. I've also gone there frequently, at minimum every two weeks, at max three times a week, since moving to Seattle almost two years ago; haven't gotten food poisoning yet.
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The worst possibility, and in my head the most likely is that the latter happens (honest interpretation) and that the vast majority of America loves it, because everyone likes to think of themselves as rich, smart, and having pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps.
I mean, look at the Tea Party.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Based on IMDB, I think it's going to be C) Releases straight to DVD and no one ever watches this turd. It has a budget of 15 mil and a cast of minor TV actors
When people agree with the "greed is good" speech in that one movie, you know that the world is filled with smug assholes.
Yeah the day the world decides Atlas Shrugged is a good ideology to live by is the day I just give up.
I find it uncomfortable that hard core objectivism places me in alliances with the religious.
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Objectivism has a comfortable place among the folk who run this country.
Look, granny panties don't flatter any ass type. Get yourself some boy shorts or a nice thong.
Which you can use to buy useless weapons and armor. Assassin's dagger and whatever armor happens to be lying around for life.
Most likely a FOX production.
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Man the more I look into administrative assistant jobs the more I'm convinced that I wasn't really an administrative assistant. More like a junior administrator or something. Hell the guy was hoping I'd be his replacement.
it's not even that i don't like the way i look
it's that sometimes my craving for shit food is indescribably intense and, in talking myself out of indulging, i legitimately think "i'd rather die than get fat again"
like, the concept of going back to 300 lbs makes me mildly suicidal
and then I listen to this song and weep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEyo3hDbjk0
I just didn't know she would turn it into some kind of manifesto
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin