You know, that just got me thinking, if you really take the (scarcely) etymological origins of the words literally, saying that someone's a goddamned saint, for instance, is a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?
Guess which [creepy undersea animal I was just talking about earlier in this thread] I saw at the aquarium?
THAT'S RIGHT MOTHAFUCKAZ
JAPANESE SPIDER CRAB UP INS
They were pretty huge, but moved reeeeeeeally slowly, and weren't at all that creepy, save for their stance...I think it just reminded me a lot of dead bugs with their legs curled underneath. After realizing how little they moved, and how slowly they moved when they *did*, I suddenly felt totally comfortable with the idea of being near one in the water, rather than behind a few inches of acrylic. Maybe if they were larger I'd feel differently...but the ones in the exhibit were maybe only 2.5 feet high with a "leg span" of maybe 4 or 5 feet. Not like the 12-foot span I saw on da Googles.
That's awesome. I remember reading about those things in a book in gradeschool. The book was like biggest creatures on earth or something.
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edited April 2009
Ha, I must admit it's getting almost as bad over here.
You actually don't have to do anything to be a hero here, just have a near death experience that gets lots of media coverage.
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Oh, man; tomorrow's gonna be rough; I've been stuck till 3:30 here looking up football game dates and ticket prices, and buses from Jaen to the nearest airport, and trying to muster the energy to clear all the shit I've got on my bed, and my cell-phone (AKA one of my only two ad-hoc alarm clocks) is on the verge of running out of batteries because I lent my power adapter without thinking.
EDIT: I don't doubt it, Orikae, but personally, I prefer working with the raw text; I like having absolute control over my uninspired designs.
Request for all USA'ers: please stop fucking calling everybody a "hero". Seriously.
But isn't everyone in the US a hero? I thought you were kinda just born into herodom over there, like a hero monarchy or something?
Have you pushed somebody out of the path of a moving vehicle today? Hero!
Were you able to stay alive in a hostage situation? Hero!
Have you purchased energy-saving lightbulbs? Hero!
Have you not killed anybody in the past 5 days? You're a goddamn hero!
It's part of the culture of selfishness inherent in our country. Anyone who isn't completely centered on achieving the American Dream for themselves is going above and beyond.
Plus, when it comes to a prideful and nationalistic place like the US, we need to find things to brag about, and we haven't had much of that recently.
I'm making some plans now. I don't think I'll be there much longer. If things work out the way I want, I don't really think I'll keep doing design. I love it! But I want to try something else... something more linguistic.
Edit: Is this weird? I really like what I do... and I worked really hard to get where I'm at, but I want to put it all aside to see how things go with linguistics. For some reason I keep thinking there's something wrong with me.
Dude, not at all. So many people don't understand the concept of "one life" that's all you get. Anything you want to do, you have to do it in this life or not at all.
EDIT: Spoilered because no one should have to read all that...
Jesus Christ, I'm getting overwhelmed pretty damned quickly here. Like a stupid ass, I decided to splurge on a little travel for Semana Santa, and now, big surprise, I'm left 60 euros short for the month, without an extra source. I may have to take to playing my cello on the streets for cash.
And then there's the big career conundrum rapidly gaining prominence in my mind, and getting likewise harder to ignore. What the fuck am I going to do after this teaching stint is over? I mean, I may have bought myself another year (if they accept my application for renewal), but what do I want to do after that? Fuck man, I'm not good enough at anything to consider it as a career; I'm an art grad who has absolutely no originality, a teacher who can't even keep kids' attention for more than 10 seconds, a musician who's getting rustier by the minute, and was never that good to begin with. My ADD keeps me from being able to focus on the right things long enough to get anything done...I dunno, I feel like with my perfectionism, even manual labor isn't quite in the cards for me.
I dunno, man; it's a bit too much to think about at 4 in the morning on a weekday.
Request for all USA'ers: please stop fucking calling everybody a "hero". Seriously.
But isn't everyone in the US a hero? I thought you were kinda just born into herodom over there, like a hero monarchy or something?
Have you pushed somebody out of the path of a moving vehicle today? Hero!
Were you able to stay alive in a hostage situation? Hero!
Have you purchased energy-saving lightbulbs? Hero!
Have you not killed anybody in the past 5 days? You're a goddamn hero!
It's part of the culture of selfishness inherent in our country. Anyone who isn't completely centered on achieving the American Dream for themselves is going above and beyond.
Plus, when it comes to a prideful and nationalistic place like the US, we need to find things to brag about, and we haven't had much of that recently.
Hah, ain't that the truth.
Anybody wanna make a sub-USA with me? We'll take over part of Vermont. Not like anybody would notice...until cows started disappearing and the delicious smell of hamburger filled the air. Also, no heroes, I promise!
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edited April 2009
Hrm, you kinda sound like me. I have a career, but I don't like it and my enthusiasm for it seems to get a little bit less everyday I'm here. I'm getting to the point where I feel like standing up, saying "Fuck you guys!", grabbing my coat and walking out.
If you die tragically, he may feel obligated to wear it a week or two after you die, so wait until the 3-week limit, then tragic death time. Just make sure that when you die tragically, you don't also die heroically, or your plan will backfire.
Request for all USA'ers: please stop fucking calling everybody a "hero". Seriously.
But isn't everyone in the US a hero? I thought you were kinda just born into herodom over there, like a hero monarchy or something?
Have you pushed somebody out of the path of a moving vehicle today? Hero!
Were you able to stay alive in a hostage situation? Hero!
Have you purchased energy-saving lightbulbs? Hero!
Have you not killed anybody in the past 5 days? You're a goddamn hero!
It's part of the culture of selfishness inherent in our country. Anyone who isn't completely centered on achieving the American Dream for themselves is going above and beyond.
Plus, when it comes to a prideful and nationalistic place like the US, we need to find things to brag about, and we haven't had much of that recently.
Hah, ain't that the truth.
Anybody wanna make a sub-USA with me? We'll take over part of Vermont. Not like anybody would notice...until cows started disappearing and the delicious smell of hamburger filled the air. Also, no heroes, I promise!
Why Vermont?
I mean, I understand taking over someplace that no one else wants, but...
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But isn't everyone in the US a hero? I thought you were kinda just born into herodom over there, like a hero monarchy or something?
I just can't stop.
Have you pushed somebody out of the path of a moving vehicle today? Hero!
Were you able to stay alive in a hostage situation? Hero!
Have you purchased energy-saving lightbulbs? Hero!
Have you not killed anybody in the past 5 days? You're a goddamn hero!
That's awesome. I remember reading about those things in a book in gradeschool. The book was like biggest creatures on earth or something.
You actually don't have to do anything to be a hero here, just have a near death experience that gets lots of media coverage.
You're just jealous that we're heroes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNs-orQHaKU
EDIT: I don't doubt it, Orikae, but personally, I prefer working with the raw text; I like having absolute control over my uninspired designs.
but i also have a paper to write tonight, and it`s speeding up the process enormously
The question is am I a hero because I'm American, or was I predestined to be a hero, therefore the powers that be opted to have me spawn in America?
It's part of the culture of selfishness inherent in our country. Anyone who isn't completely centered on achieving the American Dream for themselves is going above and beyond.
Plus, when it comes to a prideful and nationalistic place like the US, we need to find things to brag about, and we haven't had much of that recently.
You're not the same man I used to worship.
I figure I have to wear it until he dies.
Or three weeks, whichever comes first.
Dude, not at all. So many people don't understand the concept of "one life" that's all you get. Anything you want to do, you have to do it in this life or not at all.
Jesus Christ, I'm getting overwhelmed pretty damned quickly here. Like a stupid ass, I decided to splurge on a little travel for Semana Santa, and now, big surprise, I'm left 60 euros short for the month, without an extra source. I may have to take to playing my cello on the streets for cash.
And then there's the big career conundrum rapidly gaining prominence in my mind, and getting likewise harder to ignore. What the fuck am I going to do after this teaching stint is over? I mean, I may have bought myself another year (if they accept my application for renewal), but what do I want to do after that? Fuck man, I'm not good enough at anything to consider it as a career; I'm an art grad who has absolutely no originality, a teacher who can't even keep kids' attention for more than 10 seconds, a musician who's getting rustier by the minute, and was never that good to begin with. My ADD keeps me from being able to focus on the right things long enough to get anything done...I dunno, I feel like with my perfectionism, even manual labor isn't quite in the cards for me.
I dunno, man; it's a bit too much to think about at 4 in the morning on a weekday.
Hah, ain't that the truth.
Anybody wanna make a sub-USA with me? We'll take over part of Vermont. Not like anybody would notice...until cows started disappearing and the delicious smell of hamburger filled the air. Also, no heroes, I promise!
in other news, Basil Fawlty is my new idol
Why Vermont?
I mean, I understand taking over someplace that no one else wants, but...
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If you want to report something for awesome...don't.
[edit] man, I can't watch Hulu and maek poast. Too much delay!
god please die an elaborate and brutal Final Destination-series worthy death.
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are you watching Sliders?
(wait for a commercial)
Stephen Fry on the topic of a woman with two vaginas:
"Well, I'm curious. I'll press my nose into anything."
yes well there's a lot of moments like that with Steve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXuA3qGXl7c
Hahaha, yes, I am...and I'm enjoying it completely.
If I could make posts in under 30 seconds, waiting for commercials wouldn't be so bad!
It's really just my favorite show.
you'll get over it in about one and a half years
if you watch it too much that is
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