Last night I had a great time, right up until the end made me want to punch myself in the balls.
Got to indulge a fantasy dancing with a friend. For some reason, I let myself suspect that she wanted more from me and planned to say so that night, even though I know better (this isn't entirely random - I over-interpret things into "signals,"...
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Got to indulge a fantasy dancing with a friend. For some reason, I let myself suspect that she wanted more from me and planned to say so that night, even though I know better (this isn't entirely random - I over-interpret things into "signals,"...
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saillesong:
I'm sorry. It sucks when the dream you have of someone doesn't pan out.
Actually happened: A few months ago a black man, a Hispanic man, and I helped an Asian man who lost control of his car on a freeway ramp and spun out. Together, we pushed it off to the side of the road, so he could safely get help. It was like a poorly advised ad for racial harmony that still manages to be racist.
elliott:
ahaahahhaha! awesome story. i hate to say this but even though i'm asian myself whenever there's an awful driver on the road i always get pissed and peep them and lo and behold..asian.
porphyria:
I LOVED that video.
Im getting this on my foot tomorrow!
Im getting this on my foot tomorrow!
I was just looking for a picture from Team Fortress 2 on Google Image Search and instead found a drawing of the Scout, looking coy, spread-eagle, stroking his dick. I hate you, Rule 34. I hate you so much.
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elliott:
^ ahahah what he said
semiretiredpunk:
No shit. Why are there so many of them? They are everywhere! 
So, perhaps I'm wrong about the mechanics of MR, but it seems like it's a really bad idea for the models to utilize it.
That is, of course, unless you're one of the models who will always be picked up: Sash, Aleon, Ember, etc. Though even Sash had one set not make it through. (That is, by the way, not some sort of knock at...
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That is, of course, unless you're one of the models who will always be picked up: Sash, Aleon, Ember, etc. Though even Sash had one set not make it through. (That is, by the way, not some sort of knock at...
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elliott:
I miss staff review too for the reasons you stated above, plus I miss the excitement of seeing a new set on the front page that yknow I haven't already seen before, lol. But it seems as though MR is the only way to go pink these days. And if you do have a set accepted through SR the queue to have it go up is apparently even longer than the MR wait time.
I know that when I spoke with Holley about SR vs MR she was saying SG staff is sorta phasing out SR altogether. I know for me, I'd like to be paid of course, and go pink (that would be ideal!) -- Plus in addition to getting paid once your set is bought, you get a lot more traffic to your blog & the website sorta opens up doors to you meeting other creative types & can help you gain exposure as an alt model/get your art and ideas out there, if you know what I mean. x
I know that when I spoke with Holley about SR vs MR she was saying SG staff is sorta phasing out SR altogether. I know for me, I'd like to be paid of course, and go pink (that would be ideal!) -- Plus in addition to getting paid once your set is bought, you get a lot more traffic to your blog & the website sorta opens up doors to you meeting other creative types & can help you gain exposure as an alt model/get your art and ideas out there, if you know what I mean. x
porphyria:
Thanks, I agree with you on most of' this and I was really upset about MR for a while, especially coming in at the turning point of all this in 2008. When the second chance sunday deal was about to turn into memeber review. When I first signed up my set was chosen by staff review, that's rarley hapened in the last three years now, and my sets will only now get chosen through MR which means I have to make safe massively appealing sets, that arent me, to get anything live (the only reason my set went up today is because so many models have been complaining about MR not allowing different or creative sets to go up, so they started a "creative set weekend" thing where the SG's vote the most different sets to go live, that wouldnt stand a chance in the "MOAR TITS AND PSFB" MR mindset.)
Sg is so large and the brand has so much value and recognition that they can manipulate the models to get free content, because so many alt girls want to be associated with the brand, it's really smart for the company to take advantage of that at no cost, although as a model I dont like it, I cant blaim them.
Alot of girls do SG just for fun and for the community, creativity and (not gonna lie) the attention more then to get sets bought, I mean it's a lovely perk but in all honesty I can make $500 working a freelance job for three days, its nice money, but it's done more for personal gratification. I figure when ever I do a set, the least I get out of it is one or two clothed pictures for my port and resell it and it easily goes up on zivity and get some money, the best it goes live here and I get some money, win-win.
Sg is so large and the brand has so much value and recognition that they can manipulate the models to get free content, because so many alt girls want to be associated with the brand, it's really smart for the company to take advantage of that at no cost, although as a model I dont like it, I cant blaim them.
Alot of girls do SG just for fun and for the community, creativity and (not gonna lie) the attention more then to get sets bought, I mean it's a lovely perk but in all honesty I can make $500 working a freelance job for three days, its nice money, but it's done more for personal gratification. I figure when ever I do a set, the least I get out of it is one or two clothed pictures for my port and resell it and it easily goes up on zivity and get some money, the best it goes live here and I get some money, win-win.
Toy Story 3 last night. A bit maudlin, but Pixar's done it again.
elliott:
I'm desperate to see it, but things take forever to get to the cinema in Hong Kong coz they need to be subtitled, which is in a word weak.
waterdamage:
I would have said Beeker
waterdamage:
true, he was a musician. Musicians always get overshadowed by the emcee.
So if it said, "One white nation, under God, indivisible" would that be acceptable?
All of the arguments that apply to keeping "Under God" in the pledge can also be used to justify changing it to "One white nation."
All of the arguments that apply to keeping "Under God" in the pledge can also be used to justify changing it to "One white nation."
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_elichrusos:
I've decided not to correct that typo, because now I would like some Apples.
_elichrusos:
Well, I am thrilled to be wrong. 
Not everything happens for a reason, even if everything has a cause.
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_elichrusos:
I have the same sort of thing about atheism. Glib atheists who take cheap shots at religions upon which they clearly don't have even a cursory knowledge don't really help the cause.
Tangentially, last month at work I had a boy I work with tell me that he thought most vegans became vegans because they were arrogant. It completely blew my mind, on account of being such a bizarre thing to say, but after our conversation he did some research and now he's a little bit "ew meat".
Tangentially, last month at work I had a boy I work with tell me that he thought most vegans became vegans because they were arrogant. It completely blew my mind, on account of being such a bizarre thing to say, but after our conversation he did some research and now he's a little bit "ew meat".
_elichrusos:
Man, seriously.
Sage Francis on stage tonight: "You have to believe in miracles. You don't try to understand them. You just marvel at them. They're everywhere. Fuckin' mic stands, how do they work?"
sbmick:
His new video "The Best Of Times" dropped yesterday, go check it out, I'm in the mofo....i got a suit and red tie on in like the last minute of the video.....I saw him 3 weeks ago and he killed it with Moral Free Agents backing him up...dope show.
reid:
I dunno. Questions of epistemology are perfectly rational. But most of the time they are better suited just for that purpose: the study of knowledge.
A little familiar. Just a little.
*cough*
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devilsreject:
we should be friends.
LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE WARNING SIGNS!
How can you tell if you're stuck in a conversation with a boring person? Pay attention and watch for the tell-tale phrases!
"I'm spiritual, not religious."
(What does spiritual mean? What does religious mean? So you've experienced something you can't explain, probably because you haven't tried, but you really don't want to think about it because it might affect...
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How can you tell if you're stuck in a conversation with a boring person? Pay attention and watch for the tell-tale phrases!
"I'm spiritual, not religious."
(What does spiritual mean? What does religious mean? So you've experienced something you can't explain, probably because you haven't tried, but you really don't want to think about it because it might affect...
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mrmorningwood:
"God that was cathartic."
Yeah! And boring!
Yeah! And boring!
lucifer69133:
Two niggles:
1. I don't think Jesus introduced the whole concept of hell into the picture. The idea at the very least goes back to the Greek Hades, a word that is sometimes used in the New Testament to supposely refer to hell. There's also the Jewish concept of Gehenna, and then you also have various mythologies, like the Egyptian mythos, who are a lot older than Christianity and do contain some kind of hell analogue.
2. Are you this aggressive in real life? Because it seems to me that what you're complaining here about is the fact that people don't want to have an argument with you. And it really depends on the social context that you're in whether having an argument is appropiate or not. Since you only vaguely refer to "people" here, I'm guessing that you're whining about strangers that you meet in some kind of shared social happening...thing. And they don't tend to follow the logical end of their train of thought because they don't want to question their beliefs. This probably is because they're not looking for an argument in the first case, and all the vague metaphysical shit is just a marker of what "kind" of person they are, a bit like saying "I'm gay and from Colorado. What about you?". Fact is, a lot of shit is talked about during conversations with other people, and this is because emphasis is put on the talking bit, the style so to speak, rather than the content. This is called "small talk".
Moreover, things can become complicated if you do choose to have an argument. Let's take the Jesus example. You imply that he was not a very nice person because he introduced the concept of hell. They ask you why, and you give an example; I don't know, the bit where Jesus says such and such evil evildoer will burn in flames. And then the discussion will turn on the meaning of the example you've given, whether is supposed to be metaphorical or just a straight up condemnation. That kind of argument sounds stupid, but it's valid because often the whole point of the stuff that you read in the Bible is that they're parables, stories meant to illustrate some innate moral truth through some imaginative story. Another question can also be brought up: did Jesus really say that? Because the idea of a historical Jesus is quite fuzzy, and different writers of the Bible had different conceptions of the man. The Jesus in the Matthew gospels is not necessarily the same as the one in John. The Testaments are anything but consistent.
...so everything turns into this immense theological discussion, and the point I'm trying to make here is: do you really want to go there? I sure as fuck can't remember the last time I had a theological battle with some random person I met at a party. So I think the problem here is that people don't want to explain their beliefs to you because they're think you're weird and they don't trust you. The fact that you don't say whether you ever had an answer back says it all really. I say live and let live, which doesn't mean you shouldn't question what people say. Just be aware that people only open up under certain circumstances. The ridiculous generalizations they put out may reveal themselves to be something more complex if they feel comfortable enough for that kind of debate. I get the impression you're the kind of guy that is very quiet and listens, but doesn't say much about himself. *shrug*
1. I don't think Jesus introduced the whole concept of hell into the picture. The idea at the very least goes back to the Greek Hades, a word that is sometimes used in the New Testament to supposely refer to hell. There's also the Jewish concept of Gehenna, and then you also have various mythologies, like the Egyptian mythos, who are a lot older than Christianity and do contain some kind of hell analogue.
2. Are you this aggressive in real life? Because it seems to me that what you're complaining here about is the fact that people don't want to have an argument with you. And it really depends on the social context that you're in whether having an argument is appropiate or not. Since you only vaguely refer to "people" here, I'm guessing that you're whining about strangers that you meet in some kind of shared social happening...thing. And they don't tend to follow the logical end of their train of thought because they don't want to question their beliefs. This probably is because they're not looking for an argument in the first case, and all the vague metaphysical shit is just a marker of what "kind" of person they are, a bit like saying "I'm gay and from Colorado. What about you?". Fact is, a lot of shit is talked about during conversations with other people, and this is because emphasis is put on the talking bit, the style so to speak, rather than the content. This is called "small talk".
Moreover, things can become complicated if you do choose to have an argument. Let's take the Jesus example. You imply that he was not a very nice person because he introduced the concept of hell. They ask you why, and you give an example; I don't know, the bit where Jesus says such and such evil evildoer will burn in flames. And then the discussion will turn on the meaning of the example you've given, whether is supposed to be metaphorical or just a straight up condemnation. That kind of argument sounds stupid, but it's valid because often the whole point of the stuff that you read in the Bible is that they're parables, stories meant to illustrate some innate moral truth through some imaginative story. Another question can also be brought up: did Jesus really say that? Because the idea of a historical Jesus is quite fuzzy, and different writers of the Bible had different conceptions of the man. The Jesus in the Matthew gospels is not necessarily the same as the one in John. The Testaments are anything but consistent.
...so everything turns into this immense theological discussion, and the point I'm trying to make here is: do you really want to go there? I sure as fuck can't remember the last time I had a theological battle with some random person I met at a party. So I think the problem here is that people don't want to explain their beliefs to you because they're think you're weird and they don't trust you. The fact that you don't say whether you ever had an answer back says it all really. I say live and let live, which doesn't mean you shouldn't question what people say. Just be aware that people only open up under certain circumstances. The ridiculous generalizations they put out may reveal themselves to be something more complex if they feel comfortable enough for that kind of debate. I get the impression you're the kind of guy that is very quiet and listens, but doesn't say much about himself. *shrug*