rainwolfkin

I once had a dream where a friend of mine was teaching small children how to make kitten burritos

Hmmmmm .....

*strokes left earlobe*

..... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Hmm.

*prescribes a packet of fungicide to keep by your bed*

Yes I know. I suppose if I have one pet hate it is religion - the most dangerous form of idealism in that it tells us there is something other and more valuable than life. The events of last week being an excellent illustration of that. I'm not as obsessed with it as it might appear though - to be honest I felt I was due an update and that was simply the first thing that popped into my head, the easiest option if you like. Lame I know, but there it is. I suppose I'm a little too preoccupied with a certain complex German girl.

Hey, I'm just making friendly jest, I spend way too much time on this site myself. It's not a bad thing.... not that I've found.

Amazing what the human race will do just for something like sex. Almost bothersome how it consumes some people so much that they can't function without it.

right up 'n' at 'em young lady - no more understimulated moping

it's a beautiful day and there's walls to run up, shadows to jump out of, ice cream & donuts to consume and of course various shady characters and assorted baddies to take out with your silent, deadly ninja skill








morning

Extra kindness is always a good thing.

first disbelief - hearing reports over the radio

.......... and then thoughts of you

I'm glad you're ok

however small that is

This is exactly the kind of cool thing I like to hear -- hold on, I'm not talking about the bombings themselves -- I'm talking about the description you gave of how people dealt with it; helping each other out, not pushing and shoving or climbing over each other to reach "safety." It's not the same when something like this happens in the US; people here become untrusting, they stop helping and start fearing each other. If a bomb went off in a NY subway, you'd be lucky not to be killed by the other passengers, forget the bomb.

And of course, it's not everyone -- many people do everything they can to help, but my point is it's refreshing to hear that sometimes people actually do react to events of tragedy in a way which doesn't simply spread the damage.

You know, when terrorists bomb the US, they get exactly what they wanted out of it, it would seem. We panic and start randomly killing people all over the place, blowing up anything that looks threatening. We start to distrust our own citizens and create unconstitutional alterations to our laws to allow the government to more efficiently persecute the innocent. I mean, we basically do exactly what they did to us, but we don't even know who to focus it on. I heard some totally mad conservative talkshow on the radio the other day, where some complete redneck asshole called up to say, "ah think it's 'bout time ta take this here war ta some o' them other fuckers in the middle east." The host agreed with great emotion. Yeah, okay.. and what exactly did these random nations do to us?

The most damaging thing you can do to those who want to cause chaos and destruction is to not buy into the fear trip. It's called terrorism for a reason, right? If the attacks bring people together as a society to help each other, then the desired effect of the attack is neutralized entirely; they didn't really care about stopping the London transportation system, they wanted to make people in Europe freak out and start making poor the decisions like the US is.

I actually didn't want to make that into a big rant about US foreign policy, sorry.

Yeah.... it crept up on me. I thought SG would warn me when my membership was expiring, but obviously not.

Glad to hear you are ok!

Ahhh, ma'lady, the beauty is all yours. Must meet for photos soon. Maybe next week?

um you'd be surprised - if you knew the facts

Americans pay the most per capita for their healthcare and yet the general health of the population is scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of industrialized nations

we are on par with the Czech Republic

'tis because in Europe everyone gets the same standard of care

the growing ranks of the poor in America get no healthcare at all

Oooh... seems like I'll be in Islington tomorrow aft/early evening if you fancy meeting up for a beer in the J^3?

That's sad about the fence around Stonehenge. Too bad people can't just be more respectful of such ancient wonders. The peruvian andes sound amazing. I'm a big fan of mountains. I always wanted to live somewhere someday where mountains were in my backyard. That would be the best.

its ok I know you didnt mean it in a nasty way, it just made me think a bit. Im usually overloaded with emotions which creates dramatic situations. In a way I've been concious enough of that and want to move away from that and switch off my emotions in a way. Of course you change one aspect of your personality, purposely or not, and it changes the balance of yourself so I've become more of a physical person - someone who wants to experience stuff, consume stuff rather than let my head judge whether im happy or not with things. Am I allowed a Smith's quote? Pllllease?!

'does the body rule the mind or the mind rule the body?'

Well my mind wasnt doing a good job so he has been relegated for the time being. I realize that by becoming more outgoing and forward as a person I will probably create more drama..but jesus, what can you do?

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your accent...is cute. You know what? I do think your voice is a little strange compared to other Americans Ive spoken to but thats cool. Sometimes when we talk, the first line you say to me makes me notice your accent but from then on I just hear C talk. I hope you are not paranoid about it, Ive been called Welsh & Australian before by Americans ..hehe

Manchester doesn't have any cool castles, but we do have a Roman fort! Sort of. Bit of a reconstruction of the original built by Julius Agricola back in 79 AD, with a couple of trenches that look to the casual observer as if they might have been the legion latrines. 'Manchester' is a corruption of the Latin 'Mamucium', or 'breast like hill'. Yes, it was named - hopefully by homesick legionaries, starved of female company and in a dismal, unfamiliar land - after a pair of tits.

I loved sin city! See it again without having to do the peepee dance. It was a great movie. It's just so different from any other movie I've seen.
You don't really need to read the graphic novels first. I didn't!

BATMAN ROCKS. Seriously, the new Batman flick is VERY well done. There is some very good dialogue in the beginning, and very good character development throughout. I'd tell you more but I don't want to spoil it for ya.

what a vigorous Protestant work ethic you have

flex those proletarian muscles, baby

I find physical labor - hard physical labor (hauling freight for Wal-Mart) to be stimulating to my creativity

in the end there just aren't enough hours in the day - and you must make choices that enhance your life

I love solving analytical problems - and I love working with my hands

my application to the international brotherhood of electrical workers is pending - I have to pay my dues and test into an apprenticeship either as a construction electrician or as a lineman (more dangerous and more lucrative)