610 Forum Posts by "House-Of-Leaves"
At 7/10/03 01:59 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: You know, I've become a local celebrity around here.
Hey, me too. In fact, I get offered money for...wait a second. Nevermind. That's got nothing to do with Newgrounds.
Uh....so, I'm eating a slice of provalone right now. Have a slice of gouda waiting for me.
yeah.
Well...I'll try to keep this short. *cough*
I've never made it a secret (except from my parents) that I was date raped. It's something that I've accepted, that I've used to help people, talked on, studied, and all that. It wasn't one of those confusing things either, where one party thought it was okay, while the other thinks it's rape. It was clearly nonconsentual. But there's something here that I want to mention.
Please, no one (especially females) take this the wrong way. But it wasn't just his fault. It was obviously his choice to do it, and I had no way of stopping him, but I had put myself in a very dangerous situation. I was drunk out of my mind, I was semi-unconscious, and I never should have gotten THAT intoxicated around people I don't know. While I know it isn't my fault I was raped, I did put myself in a situation that led to it. By no means should he be held less responsible, but I do think that women need to be more careful around men they don't know, even if they 'seem okay'.
As for the rape pregnancy. I can understand why a woman would want to abort a baby conceived that way, but I, for one, wouldn't. It's a very individual thing, and me personally? I know that it's not that baby's fault. I also know that it's possible to have a child that was conceived by rape, and have it be a very good thing come from something horrific.
I worked with a woman who's 10 year old daughter was conceived when the mother was raped. I sat and talked with her for a while about it, because at the time I was forming a Youth For Life group and speaking publically about such things, and she very obviously loved her daughter. I asked her everything you can imagine, especially the all important: "When you look at her, aren't you reminded of him? Isn't that hard?"
Her answer (paraphrased, but I remember it very, very well. I used it in a speech that I had memorized): "You're so young, you can't know the love a mother has for her kids. It's lots different than how you love your mom or dad, or friends, or boyfriend, or things like that. It's totally unexplainable, how you go from scared to unsure, to excited and finally she's like...born and you're holding her, and all that hate just washed away from me, you know? She's the best thing that ever happened to me. I wish she could've been conceived in love instead of...y'know...but I stopped thinking about that years ago. She's my daughter. I love her more than I can say."
Obviously, not everyone would feel that way. But she did. Plenty of other mothers do.
I completely and utterly disagree that any woman who dressed provocatively 'deserves' it. Nuff said.
You know...I think I'll try to liberate the cheese by nibbling on it.
I can't stop listening to your song, btw, Funk. :) Especially the liberate the cheese one.
Okay. The whole 'marijuana is/isn't addictive' argument shouldn't be an argument at all. The fact is, there's two types of addiction: physical and psychological. Physically, marijuana is not addictive. If you smoke a lot of weed, then suddenly stop, there are no withdrawal symptoms, there's no jitters, shakes, cold sweats, hot flashes, anything. Anything physically addictive will cause those things, if used enough. Cigarettes, alcohol, any narcotic, barbituate...all that stuff will cause withdrawal symptoms if there's an addiction.
Marijuana IS psychologically addictive, especially for people who have ADHD. It slows them down enough to be functional, I've seen it happen. Nirvana made the best point here. Marijuana should be used for recreational purposes only (the only exception, of course, is medicinal). Once it becomes something that's done every day, all day, blah blah blah...it's time to stop. That's likely a psychological addiction, but not a physical one.
Psychological addictions don't necessarily require medical attention. Just a lot of willpower. Physical addictions (and withdrawals) can be fatal.
Whether or not marijuana should be legalized shouldn't rest on the addictability of it. Alcohol and cigarettes are a prime example of legal addictive substances. My argument for legalization?
Money. Plain and simple. The government spends billions of dollars on a War on Drugs that will never be successful without tearing the Constitution to pieces. The government could MAKE money on legalizing marijuana. Taxes, age requirements, all of that...it would start to take it out of he hands of children. The money troubles that many states are having now would be eased a bit, and ...well, this is something that can't be proven, but how many people here (over 21) drank more before it was legal for them to do so?
I did.
It was the thrill of doing something that was 'illegal' that was part of the fun. Take that away, and more than a few people would cut back. This is a guess, but it's also simple logic.
There's alot of other things about the marijuan plant that are useful. It's a huge renewable resource that can be used to make clothing, paper, common necessities like shampoo, chapstick, lotion, food, et cetera. Think about it. PAPER. People are always screaming about recycling and saving the trees, when hemp paper is stronger and easier to grow.
Anyway, I'm done psychobabbling. :D
I'm glad I missed that picture. Truly.
Anyway, I wanted to make an observation about the 'lock this thread' topic. First, I've seen dozens of these arguments in the Blam Club topic, and every time it came up, Wade was willing to help us by letting the threat stay up. The reason is similar to the reason we have this here.
There's no reason to lock this thread, and have all this non-politic related babble get spread around this board. We enjoy it, it's not hurting anyone, it's a place for us to post about random, life stuff without having to worry about it getting lost in the rest of the posts. It's a meeting place, a communal of sorts, and taking it away will just cause a lot of spam and arguments and flames and it's just not worth it.
If anyone out there doesn't like the Regular's Lounge...there's a simple solution. Don't click the link to read it.
TaDAAA! ;)
Oh, btw. I ended up taking that test that supposedly tells you which way you lean.
Hahaha, on the left/right scale, I was -6.25. On the libertarian/authoritarian scale, I was -5.95.
Interesting.
I'll wait patiently for the pictures. :)
I have mixed feelings about the supernatural. Though I've had plenty of experiences that scared the shit outta me.
I reviewed it, gave it 5 stars, and mentioned the new look, and all the good stuff. :) Cheers!
Worst: Welches grape juice commercials, especially the ones with the stupid little blonde brat. The girl. The one with the creepy eyes. I hate her.
Best: A pilsbury microwave cupcake commercial I only saw twice, years ago.
Pilsbury Dough Boy pushes a box of mix onto a white screen. He's already giggling.
Pilsbury Dough Boy giggles even more when a cupcake appears from thin air, apparently signifying how easy it is to make these cupcakes.
Pilsbury Dough Boy starts giggling maniacly as icing gloops down from the heavens, landing on said cupcake.
Pilsbury Dough Boy howls with laughter as sprinkles fall like little candy snowflakes, landing on the icing.
Narrator is explaining this the whole time, the ease of microwave cupcakes...and poor Pilsbury Dough Boy is about to pee himself because he's laughing so hard.
What happens in these commercials?
The finger. The dreaded finger. It's a woman's finger, inevitably. And as it closes in, Pilsbury Dough Boy's eyes widen with terror, and he stumbles back against the box of mix, arms wheeling backward, with a tiny little: 'No, no no no no!' uttered out of his doughy mouth...
But it gets him. And Pilsbury Dough Boy screams and topples, lost in a barrage of laughter that probably made his little doughy stomach hurt for days afterward.
That is all.
And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have miles making a very good, clear example of what was being talked about.
I'll add that I debate on politics a lot online, but that's not really fighting. It just stimulates my mind. I discourage flaming, fighting, etc.
I can't remember who posted the Special Olympics picture...but thanks a bunch. :) That made my day.
At 7/8/03 07:53 AM, thisisasignin wrote: you do not have to make movies to dislike movies
I'd like to agree in a very simple way with that, and make only one comment.
The statement: "Don't dis the movies you see unless you've made your own movie," is rediculous.
After all. I don't have to eat my own shit to know I'd hate it.
I'm with BWS.
Trade policy: yesh.
Putting our noses where it doesn't belong: NO NO NO.
From: USA
At 7/8/03 02:45 AM, BWS wrote: It may not damage your brain, but it sure isnt good for you. Look at all of the things it leads to also. I really dont care because I dont get messed up anymore, but come on, its not "good" for you.
That's all personal choice, though. Marijuana doesn't MAKE you do other drugs, or MAKE you fuck anyone, or MAKE you do all the things that people think or say. The 'gateway drug' argument is poorly founded. If someone chooses to do other drugs on top of weed, that's their fault, not the marijuana. If they had the personality to pick up other, more dangerous drugs, or knew that that was a possibility within themselves, they never should have done marijuana to begin with.
Then there's those of us that smoke or USED TO smoke (I haven't for a LONG time), and that's the one and only intoxicant we've used. Me and many of my friends are like that. We have no desire to use it as a gateway.
Marijuana isn't just not harmful. :) It's got a lot of medicinal purposes, too.
Well, it looks like BCC beat me to it. I was going to make a group, sorta half-heartedly, so I'm glad someone else did.
As for my membership in any club, I'm still iffy. Still riding the fence. Still dunno if I might make a group with the most strict membership rules EVAR.
You gotta be me. ;)
(I.E. - Not a group. Just me, free agent. And stuff.)
My computer's giving me trouble. For some reason, I think the Riched32.dll is corrupted, because Word Pad won't open. It's annoying. That leaves me with Mikrosoft Word and Note Pad. I like Wordpad. Grr. I have a new dll file, but I'm lazy and don't want to install it yet. I'm tiiiiired.
If I wasn't doing a no-alcohol thing, I'd demand some Shrikey Cola and vodka.
News not really worth reporting:
When you all were talking about 34 degrees, I got very confused.
I'm stuck in farenheit land. That's fucking COLD.
Anyway.
It's been a while...so...
Themeparks make me happy. Especially when I win goldfish that live for 7 years and end up the size of a small croppy fish.
And, pointless but fun:
I GOT DRUNK IN A BIKER BAR LAST NIGHT!
It was so awesome! There was an AMAZING live band there that kicked ass, covered nothing but 70's classic rock, they did In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida RIGHT, with the drum solo and everything, and I was just...well. Happy. Very happy.
The lead singer hit on me, too. A lot. Sang to me quite a bit. It was funny. I was flattered. I wasn't really...interested, really, because he looked too much like a very skinny Charles Manson (sans forehead-swastica). But he STILL kicked ass. On the guitar and vocals and EVERYTHING.
Yay for biker bars!
At 7/2/03 02:28 AM, nailbomb wrote:
Religion doesn't make people evil, people make religion evil. It makes perfect sense now. Thanks for sharing your wisdom House_Of_leaves.
Exactly!
And then...with that, comes the people that DONT use religion or faith for bad purposes. I like to use myself as an example with this. I never have, and never will, use my faith as a tool to hurt or manipulate anyone. I don't go to church regularly because I don't believe in doctrines that were written by man. When I do go to christian functions, it's for the fellowship only. And usually it involved music. :D So, not every person of faith makes their faith of choice evil. It's all an individual thing.
Oh, my lord, why is everything making me laugh so much today???
Okay, first...I...don't know what to say. About the...sauna pants, was it? *cackles* Oh, my word.
Second, I can't remember who said it. "The power of the pussy." hahaha, I've been told that by my boyfriend before. He's quite honest about it.
His motto, and I paraphrase: "Women can cry in a relationship and get what they want. It's just what happens. Sometimes us men are truly sorry for making women cry. But there's always that fear in the backs of our minds: 'Are we ever gonna get laid again?'"
*LMAO*
I can't remember when I started posting in this place...but I've always been very open about my bisexuality. :D
At 6/30/03 08:00 PM, mynameisJonas wrote:At 6/30/03 07:56 PM, aviewaskewed wrote:hmmm, the only one I see doing any real whiny here is yourself...You're so ready to start a friggin war over a little ban. It's sad really.The real whiny one could easily be the one whining about my posts. I'd didn't start the war, but I will fucking finish it. DAG has a new friend, and he's an angry one.
...I thought that anyone who flamed someone was going to be banned?
Calling people 'whiny tart' and 'whorish simp' is pretty...I dunno. Flame-ish. Maybe I'm stepping out on a limb here, and asking to get banned myself. Since I am speaking out against the actions of a mod.
But when are we all gonna grow up? Ever since these two stupid groups started, it's been nothing but arguments and pissy people and anger and NO MORE FUN! I used to love posting here! Why can't we all just...realize that no one is better than anyone else? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
No one take all that personally. It's not just one or two people. I don't blame BCC for leaving. It's all so...tiring.
Oooooh, very nice question.
I'd do it. In a heartbeat. If he asked me to just wear the veil, and didn't ask me to change my beliefs? Oh, yes. I would.
It would surprise you, I think, to find out that I'm not a 'feminist type' at all. :) In fact, while some of my opinions about things are a little out-there and controvercial, I'm very...traditional, when it comes to my idea of house and home, and family. I would have no trouble wearing a veil, if it were only to please my future husband (I'll assume), especially if it were because of modesty issues and muslim tradition, and NOT because he and his family want me to believe that Mohammed was a prohpet.
That brings up another issue that I don't know if you'd want to address in this thread: the possibility of a Christian/Muslim marriage working. I know and have heard of Catholic/Jewish weddings, Pagan/Christian, yadda yadda, but knowing the strife that's been obvious between Christianity and Islam...it's just hard to comprehend.
Hmm, I dunno. But to answer your question, yes. :) I'd take on the veil if it were for love.
At 6/29/03 10:47 PM, Commander-K25 wrote: There's often a lot of contention over the "in his image" statement but can that be taken literally when you're talking about a God without apparent form? I believe that "in his image" refers to modes of thought and patterns of intelligence. We think along the same lines that God thinks, just not on the same scale.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I don't necessarily think that God has a gender or a physical 'image' to copy. But even then, if we think along the same lines, I still have trouble believing that God has the mind of an ape, no matter how intelligent of an animal they are.
But! Whoever brought up the 'from the dust' idea (Ninja, I think) touched on something I've thought about, too. Taking the bible literally can be a little dangerous. I would have been stoned (not the fun way) many times over if I was surrounded by people who took the bible word for word. So when it's said that Adam was built from the dust...it very well might mean that it was an evolution from a single celled critter on the ground.
As I said before, we human beings can't comprehend, in my opinion, the thoughts or life of God. So who's to say how long his days are? Millions, billions of years? Or perhaps he accelerated the evolution of that cell from the years and years it might have taken...to, say...under a minute?
God can do that sort of thing, I think. ;)
At 6/29/03 03:04 PM, Ninja_Scientist wrote: A lot of good stuff a few posts back.
Amen.
I agree with all of what you said. The bible has a lot of wisdom in it, but it also has a lot of bunk that men added to make life more convenient for the times.
In fact, this brings up the Gospel of Thomas again. The one book that was called heresy by the church, because it's Jesus speaking against everything organized about religion. "I won't be found in buildings of wood and stone." Among other things.
I think, when it comes to Harry Potter and the like, it's important for parents to let their children enjoy fiction, but instill in them that it is, in fact, fiction. I grew up with a friend that wasn't allowed to watch the Smurfs because Gargamel was a wizard. That just...baffled me. I suppose...to each their own, but still. Imagination and fiction is important to growing children.
Anyway, yeah. Bravo. :)
At 6/29/03 01:43 AM, aeQea wrote: just about any of them that are open 24-7. cubfoods is a popular 24-7 chain around these parts.
one.
Actually. I was going to mention Cub Foods. But around here, it's not called that anymore. It's WinCo. It USED to be Cub.
But see...ITS SO CHEAP! Sure you have to bag your own shit. But if I save a hundred bucks, SO BE IT.
OMG! Okay, I'll give in to the 'dragqueens jamming to a three piece band' thing. That's punk.
Everything else? Nah. ;)
Actually...I can't remember who wrote this. But it was about the style of music, and not the members. I sorta agreed with that. Copying the speedy beat or heavy powerchords of a punk band might make a band sound like a punk band. Agreed. But what punk was in the late 70's, and around there...nah. That's dead. It can't be the same.
Just like doo-wop wouldn't be the same now.
Just like blues has changed.
And jazz. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Just...change happens. That's all.
At 6/29/03 01:17 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote:At 6/29/03 01:16 AM, House_Of_Leaves wrote:Well, that and I don't think I have much left to say anymore. It happens sometimes.At 6/29/03 01:12 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: With all this flaming, the board has lost much of its appeal.Amen. I remember a time where flaming was discouraged as bad form.
Hahah, true that. I'm around only sporadically, so I never run out of stuff to say. :D
I think it's safe to say that Strom's politics 50 years ago is something we disagree with.
Commander is right, and he put it well. To assume that he was the same man when he passed as he was back then would be unjust.
I hope he rests in peace. :)
At 6/29/03 01:12 AM, JudgeMeHarshX wrote: With all this flaming, the board has lost much of its appeal.
Amen. I remember a time where flaming was discouraged as bad form.
At 6/28/03 11:19 PM, FreidanX wrote:At 6/28/03 09:21 PM, House_Of_Leaves wrote: As a Christian woman, I believe in evolution WITHIN creation. That is, I believe God created the universe (OH MY GOD, maybe with the Big Bang!) and creatures have evolved on this earth since then.That's interesting logic. Have you ever considered that maybe God created humans using evolution?
(Don't worry, I'm not trying to mock you.)
No, I figured you weren't. :) I could tell by the civil tongue you used. Thank you.
Yes, I have considered it. I've thought about it a lot. In fact, I practiced Wicca for years. I've studied and know about a lot of other religions and practices. I've educated myself, simply because I didn't want to make an uneducated choice.
I've thought about that quite a bit. Honestly? It could be true that God utilized evolution to create us. However, it's said that he created us in his image. I don't think my God is an ape. :)
However. He did create the animals first. Who's to say how long God's days are? Maybe he decided that apes were a good starting point? Maybe that's the explanation for the dinosaurs. Maybe one of God's days are millions of years for us. We will never, ever know. That's what I've let go of. Trying to comprehend God. I'm human. I can't comprehend something or someone so much bigger than myself. :)
In short? Sure, that could be exactly it. Until I see His face, and I'm able to ask Him, I won't know. Believe me, I plan on asking a LOT of questions. ;)
From apes to human? I don't believe that. I think that's going a little far. But there's proof of evolution withing shorter amounts of time, adaptation to environment, all that. So. Evolution within creation is what I choose to believe.I've heard that alot. I have never heard why some find the idea of humans themselves being derived from evolutionary processes so ridiculous, however. Care to elaborate?
Actually, it's not rediculous to me. I can understand it, and why it's such a readily believed idea. Just because I choose not to believe it, doesn't mean I don't understand it, or understand why others believe it.
One last thing...for all you scientists out there. I hear a lot: "Prove to me that God exsists."No offense, but I don't think that's a very fair generalization of scientists. I happen to be something of an aspiring scientist and am not at all the type who use my background to argue against the existence of God. (I've even begun reading the Bible just for the heck of it. *GASP!*)
My answer:
"Prove to me that He doesn't."
I believe that those people who are so closed-minded to alternative viewpoints have no right to call themselves scientists. A true scientist always leaves him/herself open to alternative viewpoints and NEVER considers what he/she knows so far as "final," "true," or "correct."
Actually, that wasn't meant to be a generalization. I'm sorry if it was taken as such. It's just that most people who are so steadfast in their belief of the scientific orgins of earth and humans...they are the ones that ask me to prove God exsists. I don't get asked that by many Christians, or many spiritual people, period. Usually it's hardnosed athiests or those that believe only in science. That's what I meant by 'scientists'. :) Hope that makes sense.
This is sorta why I didn't show up for a while.
Oh, btw, Funk. I signed up for the forum, tho I dunno how active I'll be. :)
Anyway, why I was gone.
I'm around. I post on other forums and check my email every day. Okay, almost every day. But see, I can't stand the flaming. This used to be fun until there were groups and flames and arguments outside of the usual political debates. We all get passionate about politics. But when it starts to get personal, that's where I bow out.
I make friends online. But rarely will I let it affect me personally. I have too much going for me in real life to let the internet world pull me into drama. Sorry.
I'll post. I'll continue to stand by my beliefs, regardless of what group posts what. I'll continue to be friendly with both groups.
Unless, of course, you're just an ass to me personally. PC or DAG, if you're an ass to me? You'll see how much of a bitch I can be. ;) heehee.
Anyway. Other than the usual group related drama, what's been up?
