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If you make an effort to further the cause of any group, you are, by association, in allegiance with them. Even if you are being paid for what you do, you obviously have so little problem with the policies employed by that group that you're willing to overlook any flaws and help them achieve their ultimate goal. For these reasons, I have to say that...
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onlyunusedname:

I share your philosophy about jealousy. An irrational Darwinian caveman holdover. I've always believed that -with everything we've shared- if my girlfriend is capable of finding a romantic partner that she prefers, then it's probably for the longterm best. What's the alternative, right? Preventing her from meeting anyone I suspect she might prefer? No victory in that. Actually, I've stopped -in most contexts- referring to her as "my girlfriend" ever since she left me for her dance instructor. But you follow what I meant. Hmmm. Right. *She* is -at least- much better off. So, you know, I don't think that necessarily runs counter to my thesis.


I gather we've had similar experiences with the Current Events boards. There are actually a number of sane, intelligent SGers who begin these threads by linking to provocative articles. You'll find these just above the part where the same seven neo-cons continue their ongoing argument about which one of them argues best (don't they have forums on nationalreview.com?), which is, itself, above the part where the same seven wits decide that wouldn't it be clever and ironic to turn this into a thread about yogurt flavors or mime jokes. But I usually don't get that far.


Yes. We should plan a St. Louis thing. (There's so many of us all of a sudden. Or maybe I just haven't checked in a while.) Preferably in some well-lit, public place. Until I can determine to what extent your profile picture has been Photoshopped. smile
darkskyy1:
so im getting closer to uploading a profile pic where you can tell what i look like
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Two things stand through the history of humanity as the cause of conflict: economic inequity and cultural differences. We are on the very cusp of realizing a potentially global community. I can talk to people on the other side of the world verbally or in text at will. If I wish, I can have the means to travel anywhere in the world in a matter...
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elisabeth:
Excellent post and also profile pic.
smatt:
Very true.

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I think that the American belief in the power of the status symbol is chief among the shallow manifestations of the mainstream American worship of material wealth. Like Dumbo's magic feather, people seem to believe that if they hold these things, they will soar over the heads of those who can't afford them. There is an obtuse and unhealthy fascination ingrained within our society that...
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stickyrice:
Love that journal entry! I've sifted it for sarcasm and can't find any.

I didn't mean to get you riled up by suggesting there aren't irresponsible people on the Internet and elsewhere (these boards are fucking pixels like everything else in the resoundingly fake Internet "environment," and not worth squirting out any extra gut-corroding gastric juices over). Everybody knows there are irresponsible people online, and in the American Medical Association for that matter. GStrife, on the other hand, was asking about a minor ache in his elbow, a problem with which it seems some of us have had experience; I figured he could take our advice or leave it and either way, he wouldn't die. As it happened, he came around to thinking he might have slept on his elbow and made it hurt.

Man, I almost told him to boil a rag and bury it in the backyard. The fact is, I forgot that one ...
hugoroark:
let go
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Maybe this will make me sound like I'm getting old or jaded early in life but I can't stand it anymore. Dignity and integrity in American culture is disintegrating. If someone is doing something that is hurtful or wrong or in bad taste and someone else takes issue with them, the first reaction seems to be to find a way to shut the injured party...
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elisabeth:
What a great journal entry. I oft wonder the same thing.
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Now that we signed the lease, dealing with this bullshit town is a little easier. The end isn't some abstracted idea anymore, it solid. I can't wait to move into the metro area. This carcenogenic sprawling strip-mall farm of a town isn't me and never was.

Made a fat-ass pot of vegetarian chili. Not too hot so Shalome could eat some too. Perfect for chilly...
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emmett:
Dude, Shalome 's tellin' me you might want to go to Columbia this weekend?? I'm getting into St. Louis around 11am Friday, the I got a meeting out by Riverport, then to home. Did you want a ride?? Call me.
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Went to the Rocket last night. They sell hangovers there. I apparently bought one. . .

Now that I think about it, with the exception of last night, I have been stoned or asleep for about 3 weeks solid. That's no exaggeration. Being unemployed ain't too bad. . . .while the money holds up. Well, I'll be moving into the city soon and the jobs...
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mrzablowdowski:
easy!
the picture looks like you'll tear the flesh off it
smatt:
I was unemployed for 9 months - the first few were excellent, passed in a haze of cheap vodka. It becomes a bit monotonous after about 12 weeks though. Good luck.
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Holy dog snot! I just seared some blackened po'k chops and I sincerely believe people will be writing books about these specific pork chops for years to come. They rock out with their cock out. Sooooo tasty.

I'm having trouble coming up with a fantasy for my profile. Anyone out there got any food for thought??
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anger:
I will never drink again.

[Edited on Mar 02, 2003]
tara81:
hey hey hey!
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Had the kickingest ass weekend back home. I got to see almost everyone I had hoped to see. I knew what going down to Evil's would probably end with and I was right: bleary-eyed and not even remotely coherent, wandering out of Rick's place after partying like rockstars with the guys from Level until five in the morning. I keep joking with Shalome that we...
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hel:
i did do another set... its up to the staff to put it up when they feel like it smile
smatt:
cheers for the pic, Anger. Mind if I add you to my Friends List?
I'm leaving off the Current Events board for a bit, the Iraq threads are boring the shit out of me; each side is entrenched and won't give ground, it's become a competition to see who can post the most links to news sites.
The beard went this morning. I'm making do with a set of sideburns.
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Well, this is disappointing. Shal made these boards look like the sort of free-thinking, politically-minded forum that I could really get me thinking about things in a new light. So far, all that has happened is a couple of guys jumped up my ass for not toeing the line on their military stance. Oh well. An open discourse on these kind of things is healthy....
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hel:
welcome to the site wink sorry if you had a bad experience
grapefruit:
i hate it when that happens.

one of many reasons i just don't discuss thoooose types of things.

good luck, yo wink
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Success!! I spent most of the morning patching together Frankenstein's entertainment center and, though it looks like shit, it does work. Now I can watch DBZ in stereo, complete with crappy, confusing dialogue and Casio-grade music. . . . .great.

Stoned most of the day. Muad'dib's first crop was ragweed but this stuff is the chronic. . .forget about it. I was still productive though:...
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grapefruit:
aaaaaah!

but don't you just love smilies?
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