610 Forum Posts by "House-Of-Leaves"
At 10/15/03 04:54 PM, mrpopenfresh wrote:At 10/15/03 11:17 AM, House_Of_Leaves wrote:Why?Let me answer that question with a question;
Why not?
That's exactly the answer I was going for! *grin*
Thanks.
At 10/16/03 02:00 PM, House_Of_Leaves wrote: I'm not gonna stay away from any of those little chips, if they come around...
Uh. Take out that 'NOT' in there. I'm staying the hell away from them. LOL, I'm a dork.
At 10/16/03 05:54 AM, Slightly_Crazy_Dude wrote:At 10/15/03 10:51 PM, Cassidythapimp wrote: This is also a religious issue, and i'm suprised that noone has brought it up yet. In the book of revelations, it says that the AntiChrist will use a mark, the "mark of the beast" to identify those that follow him, and will eventually be necessary for all commerce.Wow never thought about it that way...Now im gonna think hard on what im saying here. Its just the morality of it aswell, is there a greater good by getting this chip ?!? Or will it be societys downfall, people would know were you are and what youre doing almost every day and i dont think i could live with that.
I did bring it up, though vaguely, because I didn't want to pull the thread off topic. That's exactly why I wouldn't let them put a chip or mark on me.
As www.theonion.com put it..."Schwarzenegger Elected First Horseman Of The Apocalypse." *wink* I'm not gonna stay away from any of those little chips, if they come around. Y'know. The book of Revelations scared the shit outta me.
At 10/16/03 11:15 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: "YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN WRIGLEY FIELD," so says the sign put on the garage door of the alleged "Fan" of the Chicago Cubs.
There's always next year.
Hahahahahah!!!! That bastard. I got SO MAD when he did that. Shoulda heard the string of curses that came outta my mouth.
I hear he also had to turn his phone off, and received a few death threats.
Man...don't fuck with the Cubbies.
At 10/16/03 01:54 AM, UNpossible wrote: Thanks to a lack of sleep, and homework, I'm not sure whether that's sarcasm or genuine surprise.
If neither sides can live together, then how can there be tolerance? If people can't accept gay kissing in public, will equality mean that straight people can't kiss? Show signs of affection?
Just what does "equality" mean to us all?
It was genuine surprise. Not -good- surprise, really, but surprise nonetheless.
It's the lack of logic and reality in it. I'm willing to play the 'what if' game, but...with it, reality has to rear it's ugly head.
Gay or straight doesn't have any bearing at all on leadership abilities. And if, by some chance, there was to be a 'homosexual nation' started, do you think none of them would think about the problem of procreating? And remember...there's lesbians and gays. Not just gay men. Because us women can be queer too!
So...in light of this fact, what exactly would be stopping them from starting a clinic for artificial insemination? There's plenty of gay and lesbian parents out there, that successfully raise their children. Granted, not all of them would be gay.
There would be legislation put into place that allowed for the adoption of children by male couples, I'd be willing to be. A surrogacy program, for women willing to bear children for their male friends to raise and care for and love.
Gay is not synonymous with stupid, and in this day and age, there's ways of procreating without ever gettin' in the sack with someone.
At 10/15/03 11:47 PM, General_Patton wrote: Look, whether or not gays and heterosexuals find each other disgusting. If each side founded a nation, which one would exist the longest... think about it.
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Just...
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Wow.
Dave, I still less-than-three you.
You know it.
*grin*
Portland isn't sunny. It's rainy as hell. But I'm sunny! And bright!
And very zen right now. Or hyper. Is it possible to be both?
Oh...and to the 'pee with your whatever' comment...uh...yeah. That wasn't even worth the effort of typing out, simply because it made no sense whatsoever.
You know what it -could- be? Seasonal depression. It's starting to get darker earlier, colder, weirder, it's closing in on Christmas...all sorts of stuff. I know I have to seriously watch my moods during the winter months or they start getting more and more negative and 'blah'ish.
A couple tips: when it's sunny outside, go for a walk or something, soak up the sun. The vitamin D will help you feel better physically and mentally. Also, be sure that your room/house is well lit, so you're not in the dark. Dark brings moods down.
Oh, right. And come down here and party. That'd cheer you up! :D
I...think? The 'Au Contraire' was to the A_O's comment about it not even being thought about 100 years go. There's nothing contrary to that, it's right.
The Renaissance wasn't 100 years ago. ;)
There's -always- been openly homosexual areas. Take Berlin right before the second world war. There were gay cabarets everywhere, which is one of the things Hitler came down on, hence the upside-down pink triangle symbol. The fact is that, especially here in america, people have always been afraid. Of everything. Including sharing their inner thoughts and feelings, preferences, anything that was contrary to the norm, or the Bible.
Were people depressed? Yes, but they weren't free to talk about it. Were they gay? Yes, but they weren't free to talk about it. Were they anorexic? Yes, but it was seen as spiritual rather than a mental disease or a body-image issue. There's always things people don't want to talk about, and historically, homosexuality is one of them.
Besides. Would they let have let those Renaissance men get married to one another, no matter how openly gay they were? Probably not.
At 10/15/03 03:28 AM, stafffighter wrote: I call her the courtney love who was kind enough to die.
Hah! That's frighteningly close to the truth.
I sorta think the Courtney/Nancy connection was a little intentional on Courtney's part. Eventually, at least.
I have a friend (who's here on NG, actually, and part of the Blam Club) who's gonna be my Sid. Fun times!
We'll stay far away from the heroin though. Thanks.
Slizor, you STILL rock me.
That made me laughs so hard. All of this. Every bit of it.
The math part even. And I HATE math.
"Joke" forum or not...well. No, I don't think it was. This wouldn't be the first time, nor will it be the last, that history and politics get confused. Politics -cause- history, so it's an easy mistake.
If it wasn't 8 in the morning, and if I wasn't still working on my tea, I'd answer some questions.
Instead...I have a question of my own. One of philosophical origin.
Question from HoL
Why?
At 10/15/03 05:43 AM, General_Patton wrote: Ok, i see what you are saying. Faith would compell one to do good anyway. However, it is rather small-minded to believe taht if one does not believe in Jesus, one goes to hell (i am just assuming you mean this ffrom your statements on total faith). Are you saying that GHandi is in hell merely because he did not believe in Jesus specifically?
Small minded? No, it's called faith. :)
Small minded would be...me trying to convert everyone, or judging them or their actions here on earth, or all that.
I have faith in something, and it's unshakable. That doesn't mean that, logically, I could be wrong. Anyone could be wrong. There's no way to prove or DISprove the existance of God.
This is for a different thread, though, really. It's off topic from the original 'Why is Jesus white?' topic.
Jesus, for me, has never really had a face. I think, maybe if he did, he might look a little like...a brown Robert Redford.
At 10/15/03 02:48 AM, Dobio wrote: Yeah Cindy, that's exactly it.
My life, all 18 years of it, is basically the same old B.S. and it labels me as an unsuccessful person, who hasn't had a good 'teenage' years. They are suppose to be the best years of your life....yet, mine were lacking something...
Okay, I have NO clue when you'll see this, since it's like...7:30 am and you might not see it til later...hopefully you'll check it.
Sorry, gonna babble.
Seriously, everyone tells you that your teenage years are the best, and they're not. Take it from someone who turned 18 close to ten years ago. Being in a funk about age is so totally normal...hell. I'm dreading 30 like it's the fucking plague or leprosy and it's going ot rot my flesh off. But in all honesty, almost everyone will feel like that, whether it's at 18, 20, 25, whatever age it hits them that there's -things- and -stuff- and -life- they haven't lived, and their mortality hits them.
But looking back? My teenage years rocked. I did SHIT with them, except hang out with my friends and school and stuff. I mean, that's what being a kid is about, right? Doing nothing. There's NO such thing as 'wasted teenage years', because that's what you're supposed to do with them. Be lazy, be a kid, TRY to learn how to grow up but HATE doing it...it's all the same for everyone. Except the fuckers that start charities at 11 and become doctors at 14. They suck.
I've babbled enough. In a nutshell: don't mourn being lazy during years that are MEANT for laziness and fun.
My tea is done! Have a good morning. :D
S'alright, hon. I totally understand.
It's the 'landmark birthday' hump, probably. Lots of people do it when they turn 18. They're all of a sudden 'adults' and yet...sometimes they don't feel like they've done anything worthy of being -called- an adult for. I know that's how I felt. Maybe it's something like that with you? I dunno.
I'll pray for you a lot tonight, and you'll be my focus. Emotional isn't bad. Just remember that things will -always- get better, Dave. Always.
With that, I gotta sleep. If I could, I'd give you the biggest hug in the world.
Job interview tomorrow. :)
At 10/15/03 02:18 AM, Dobio wrote: Another lousy end to an otherwise great day...
Why is it that it's ONLINE shit that makes my days miserable...I swear I need to leave this place forever...
Then what's stopping you? leaving the internet isn't a BAD thing. And those you want to keep around you (ME DAMMIT OR I KICK YOU), theres ways of keeping in touch.
You can always take it out on me. :D I'm resilient!
At 10/15/03 12:33 AM, General_Patton wrote:
Well... if you do BAD things it does not matter how much you believe in god. If you like slashing kids' throats, but you fervently believe in God, thats too damn bad, your probably going to hell.
Okay, and here we have a perfect example of Omniscience, Omnipotence, God being God. If you kill someone and say, 'I can justify it later, and be forgiven, so no worries...' Don't you think God sees and knows? It's a pure faith that's needed. Not one that USES God rather than needs him.
Also, Vatican II explicitely stated that if one espouses to do the will of God, whether or not one believes in Jesus specifically, one still attains salvation. heaven is open to all good moral peoples. ALthough, Christianity is the TRUE path.
I...don't mean to sound rude here. But the Vatican can say whatever it likes, I think it's bunk. Please don't get me started on Catholicism. That's a whole different thread.
I just thought about this, though.
The reason that Jesus is likely depicted as such a W.A.S.P. is beause that's how most Americans relate, or -would- relate, to a saviour. After all...how many Americans during the years of slave trading and the Civil War would have taken kindly to a brown-skinned God?
At 10/14/03 06:10 PM, Psuedoname wrote: As much as I would like to believe that tracking capabilities won't be implated into these chips, I find the whole idea sketchy at best.
This is basically the same as placing a barcode on our neck and branding us.
MOOOO, brotha-man. Moo.
I agree.
Oh. Moo = AMEN.
Speaking of anarchy, I'm gonna be Nancy Spungen for halloween!
At 10/14/03 06:39 PM, General_Patton wrote: Christianity doesn't necessarily believe in redemption through faith. Faith is good, but it is not the most important quality. Even satan worshipers have faith in god, they worship his enemy. However, many denominations of the christian faith (i can't say all of them) believe that one cannot PERSONALLY redeem oneself. Redmption comes from God alone, whose redemption of people is based on their faith and actions (much of this is also based on one's circumstances as well).
Actually, that's the exact opposite of what I believe to be true.
Faith is the ONE and only answer, not acts. Sure, fine, you don't have to repent as much if you don't sin as much, and it's a good thing morally speaking to NOT be an ass, but that ain't gonna get you into heaven.
'No man comes unto the father but by ME.' Jesus said that. I'm not gonna argue with him. I will, however, paraphrase him and NOT give a passage number because I'm tired, dammit! LOL
My belief: be good to others, do good things, because in LIFE, that will reap good benefits, and it makes you feel good. But when it comes to salvation, it doesn't matter how many people's lives I save or how many old women I help across the street...if I do not have that FAITH in Christ, if I do not believe him to be God, then...I don't make it.
As for the fundamental beliefs of Islam/Christianity being different, I do know that. ;) My point was to counter-act the idea that Islam/Christianity had almost nothing in common when, in fact, they have quite a lot.
So much to reply to!
JudgeFUNK!! Thanks. :) That actually made me all nostalgic, and gave me warm-fuzzies. The respect was mutual. I don't know if I was a major reason, but I'm glad I could help. I'm GOOD at being a bitch!
The singing! God, what I wouldn't give for a chance to record. I've been looking for gigs around here, and there's NOTHING. Nothing. So. When I get around that way (which will likely be soon, with the plans I have) I'll let you know.
BE MY PRODUCER, or something. Or just lemme sing a lot. I'd be happy.
Shrikey! :D It's my duty to defy the stereotype "Christians are illogical!" It's my cause in life, or something. Hahaha.
BWS! The power of the boobies is strong. Never, ever underestimate it.
Real life got in the way.
I'm not on much anymore, period.
And I like to think I'm interesting. I think TheShrike just wants me around for my boobies.
Hahahah. JUST KIDDING!
Oh, and I DID post. More than I thought I would.
I know this sounds extreme...but it's how I feel.
Even if it was 'mandatory', I wouldn't do it. It has everything to do with privacy and the right to it, but it's also got a whole lot to do with my faith.
I will not be eartagged or marked like an animal.
1: Jesus' name wasn't 'Joshua', though it was likely pronounced similarly. Y'shua was his hebrew name.
2: My opinion: Jesus, with the belief he was the son of God, and is God incarnate, was still very human, or some believe. He would have had pimples, body odor, all of that. He was supposed to blend in, y'know? That's why so many people didn't believe he is/was the Messiah. He wasn't spectacular physically. He wasn't gleaming and pristine and never dirty. He worked hard, went to the bathroom, had gas. He just happened to have HUGE connections.
3: Islam and Christianity are only different in tradition and Saviour. As it's been pointed out, it's the same God. They even believe Jesus will come back to save the world as Christians do. But they don't believe he's the Son of God. They believe that the Bible is an outdated book, and that Mohammed (their prophet, and I can't be certain that's spelled right) was giving out a more updated and correct version of how things were/are/will be.
(DISCLAIMER: The above info about Islam was giving to me by a Muslim friend. He and I spent many, many hours talking about Christianity and Islam, and while he may have prettied it up a little for me (he was trying to convert me, actually), I believe he was truthful, in a very basic sense. He was obviously dumbing it up for me since I had no previous knowledge of Islam. If I'm wrong, correct me.)
Haven't posted or commented on a lot of ANYthing lately, and I'm going to break my silence/hiatus to comment here.
Obviously, a thread this long? Just about everything's been covered. I won't end up enlightening anyone, but I do want to state my opinion on a few points that have likely been brought up.
1: "Being queer is a lifestyle choice."
HOW you choose to live a homosexual life is a choice. But BEING homosexual, in my opinion, is as much of a choice as is your born gender. Being a bi-sexual woman, I don't see it as kink, as cool, as 'hip'. I think people would be surprised to know how many homosexual men and women feel the way I do about it. I'm talking about the stereotypes places on everyone, BY everyone.
Being bisexual pulls me out of either sexual-orientation 'community' into one of my own. Bisexuals are seen by the straight community as being slutty, greedy, and gay. Bisexuals are seen by the gay community as being fence-sitters, greedy, and straight. The dominant community (the straight one) see gay people as being promiscuous, dangerous, without morals, sinful. So...knowing this...knowing that while there's more awareness and acceptance and knowledge NOW than there ever has been, and yet there's still hate toward a sexual preference...KNOWING that being gay will likely piss off some of your family and friends and make you sad and make THEM sad...KNOWING that regardless of where you live you're going to see oppression of some sort, even if it's not being able to marry the person you love...
Why the fuck would you CHOOSE something like that? If I were straight? My life would be easier. MUCH EASIER. I wouldn't have gone through the confusion and the pain of telling my family and fearing rejection and wondering if being with HIM is really what I want over being with HER, but knowing I refuse to have BOTH at the same time...I wouldn't choose that. It's happened, and I'm happy, but if I had a choice? I'd have taken the easier road.
(That, I'll repeat, is all stereotyping. I obviously have the brains about me to know that not everyone feels the way I do, nor do they place the stereotypes I mentioned.)
2: "Gay sex is GROSS!"
The 'pecan pie' example said enough. HAHA! That was awesome.
3: "Why should gays get special rights?"
I'm not sure why this is an argument, ever. Special rights? Let's all of a sudden that the gay community had more members than the straight community. That all of a sudden, gays were everywhere, everyone was queer, except for that rebellious and sinful little group known as the 'hets'. Let's see how quickly that argument would change if suddenly the 'special' right of marriage for a minority was taken away, and given only to gay couples.
Yeah, I know. IF IF IF. But it still makes sense in my warped head.
Okay, that's it. I'm done rambling. I just really needed to get all that out. Especially about the 'nature or nurture' argument.
Ta ta!
I never have read Heart of Darkness.
House of Leaves is a GREAT book tho.
*snicker*
Man, if only I had more time to post. I'd love to get in on some of this. I might anyway. Waste time and such.
No, no never got to 'soak' the fucking Westboro shiteheads.
They never showed up.
Wow, but I've become a wee bit of a pottymouth, eh?
Sorry. They just piss me off. ;)
I'll post more later. I swear it.
Boo!
So, like...I'm not really back. But I wanted to say hello.
Hello!
I'm a female vocalist. I don't suck. But I'm also not on the radio.
My favorites:
Sarah McLachlan
Poe
Paula Cole
Patty Griffin
Other, too. But those are some of the first ones that come to mind.
At 7/10/03 04:18 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: I'm eating two slices of toast with home made butter. I had nothing to do today what with all the torrential rain coming down here, so I used the cream in the fridge. It's pretty good stuff, but I always end up feeling incredibly fat at the end of the day after making three bricks of butter. You know?
You know what? You shouldn't feel fat!
Actually, I'll share a bit of myself here. I'm on the Atkins diet. I just started it, after seeing the results of a couple of my friends, and it's all about cutting sugars but not the fat or the protein. I don't eat much at all as it is, but after cutting out the sweet stuff, and the carbs?
I'm not kidding, I lost 12 pounds since July 3rd. And that was even after having a Coke and two beers that night at that biker bar. LOL
Don't worry about eating the butter unless you've got a big intake of carbs. The bread will hurt you more, which is the weird thing. I dunno how it works scientifically? But I know the basic thing is...
The first thing your body burns for energy is sugar/carbs. If there's no sugar/carbs to burn, it burns fat instead. SO WEIRD that you can eat all the proteins you want, and not gain weight. And I don't mean like...gorge? But enough to feel satisfied. It's just odd. But I love it. It's made me get all creative with seafood and eggs. Not together, though.
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