I think that your standards are too high. Either that or you're way too overly worried about getting hurt by a friend. Because it's one thing to 'not have friends by choice', but it's another to only have a few friends and find out that one's betrayed your trust.

Anyway, I'd reach out to people. You're too quick to judge. Sure, there are douchebags out there, but I bet there're some decent folks around that you're selling incredibly short. Plus... you grow to appreciate douchebags. I mean, I only hang around with all my friends still because we're all unapologetic assholes. To each other, to others, whatever. It's just about having some fun.

Texting never bothered me, especially not in situations where I don't have to give a shit about present company, such as in class. But, if I'm hanging out with someone and they're not talking much and keeping an active conversation with someone via text, it can be annoying. Mostly because it's typically someone I don't know so well in the first place, people I know and respect typically don't do that sort of thing.

Can I add to the impossibility a bit by further harping on the "Dude, there's no way you're traveling faster than light" train of thought?

Say you were to get an object traveling at the sort of velocity necessary to match light speed. How do you get the sort of energy to do that? Light is a bizarre phenomenon, as it's so energetic it travels at maximum velocity despite being a particle. How does it do this? Light displays both the characteristics of a particle and a WAVE. The wave aspect of the light is resultant of the fact that it is PURE energy. None of the overall mass/energy is wasted bonding light to another particle, so light can put all of it's energy into momentum. Since it's just above massless, it moves quickly.

Now, one of the great features of being all energy, and thusly, a wave, is that you don't travel in a straight line. Minute differences in the amount of energy you carry determine the frequency you wave at, and thusly offer an unpredictable range of possibilities where the 'particle' of light could be located at any given point. It could be anywhere along the path of the photon (light particle), AND anywhere within the range of the wave's path.

So, assuming you COULD travel at or faster than the speed of light without regards to the mass of an object being accelerated, you'd have to contend with the fact that your greater-than-maximum-velocity object would travel as a wave. Depending on the scale, the unpredictable nature of the "particle's" location could be as much as several to several hundreds of times the object's size. A human being traveling at many times light speed would, 'in theory' as you put it, wave around such objects as entire doors. You could be traveling straight toward the wall 6 feet to the right of the door, and wave right through the door around it and into the room on the other side uninterrupted. But that's only one of the possible scenarios. There's a far greater chance that you'd simply wave into the wall in the first place (which would actually cause your energy to be absorbed into the wall from the impact causing an enormous expenditure of energy in some form or another).

My point here is that it's easy to argue for the soundness of a theory when ignoring the only factor that decides truth: reality. People can't wave around doors, things can't travel that fast.

The only way you'll ever improve, I'm afraid, is to stop being so irrational regarding your health. Take your medication AS ADVISED regardless of whether it helps. Then report the results to your doctor on follow up visits. It's up to you to schedule another appointment when your doctor asks for a follow up. You don't necessarily need to go back to a ward to live for treatment, so long as you're honest and forthright and able to make scheduled appointments with your doctor.

If you don't take your medication, you probably won't improve. If you don't follow up with your doctor, they won't be able to solve any issues you have with your current medication.

I doubt much'd change for me. I'm not one of those fearful little pussies who keeps themselves separate from IRL and online. I mean, I already presume nothing's private anyway. And really, what's to hide?

At 10/29/09 06:28 PM, kikomannnn wrote: I'm trying! I already casually invited her to a "movie night", talked to her several times.

... and? Was it yes or no? Don't put up with her bullshit. Why is your time to invaluable to you that you'd let her string you around with some vague 'maybe'? Have some self-respect. I mean, if you're asking her to the movies it's no secret that you're interested in her. Why not just go ahead and let her know?

I haven't given up but she seems too distant. Last night I went running at the gym, and I had my glasses off and wasn't sure if she walked by me or not, so I hit her up on Facebook and was like "Yo were you at the gym" that night as a casual hello. AND SHE HASN'T RESPONDED YET. WHAT KIND OF FEMALE DOESN'T CHECK FB 24/7??? It's like a gender trait for them!!!

She's not going to respond. Women don't respond at all to wishy-washy timidity. What you should be doing instead is "Oh hi! [NAME]" and if it's not her just laugh it off and explain your mistake. Who knows? It could be an even cooler chick who you just started a decent conversation with for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

So... yea. Call her out on her crap and get a yes or no. Quit acting like it's all cool she's ignoring you. By the way: my third party impression is that she's not interested.

At 10/29/09 06:20 PM, kikomannnn wrote: This is mostly because I'm hung up over a GIRL (I know, GAY). Nevertheless, I can't force myself to leave my room. This is deep now. Before it was kind of a crush, now I'm severely effected by this ho. I almost want her to emancipate me from my funk by FLAT OUT REJECTING ME. THEN AT LEAST I CAN MOVE ON. But alas.

Ah, the heart of the issue. Yea... stop being such a fucking idiot and ask already. I bet if she had any interest she didn't think you were going to do anything so she moved on already.

I feel like I'm going to be alone for ever. No one appreciates me. Etc. I feel like the only use I may have is to play the role of a court jester to my friends, entertaining them and providing amusement but that I will never be able to have a girl of my own. I'm so tired of being alone.

No wonder you feel everything's hopeless, that's your outlook. Keep feeling that way instead of trying anything with the presumption of a hopeful outcome, though. Seems like a good way to live, right?

At 10/27/09 01:37 PM, Monocrom wrote: Real art is the creation of beauty. Plain & simple. How the fuck is a rape tunnel supposed to be beautiful??

Did you read the article? His previous project had a lasting impact on an aspiring model's life; he punched her in the face and broke her nose. The point is that he is going for an extremely objectionable action in order to provoke people into dialog about his work. It's something your very outrage about the concept, in fact, plays into entirely. He wants his efforts to have a lasting impact on people and society. They may very well.

Personally, I just find it fucked up and hilarious. G'bless art for producing such wondrously foolish things.

I know what you mean. I've got this bizarre compulsion where I'm checking through all sorts of topics I'm not even remotely interested in purely to see if there is inappropriate posting going on.

Let's be freaks together.

Man, I can't even cont the number of hors I've spend poundering the annoying eccentricities of the english language.

We didn't even say the pledge so often in High School. Our principal would start the school year strong: for the first two weeks almost every day. Then by week three he'd say it over the intercom maybe once or twice. Once September ended, only a handful of times.

But yea, the pledge of allegiance is a pretty stupid tradition. As if I ever believed in what I was saying. Most people are only doing it because everyone else is and they don't see harm in it.

As far as I know, this court case was decided years ago. They simply removed 'under God', "... one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Flows just as well. I heard somewhere that 'under God' wasn't even in the original pledge, but that it was added years later.

I think the answer here is clear: you need yourself a knockout tranny.

Yea, when I was taking Tae Kwon Do through my formative years we would meditate before every class, and occasionally when warming down. Incredibly relaxing, definitely a great addition to a workout routine.

How to do it: sit down somewhere comfortable. Shut your eyes, don't move. Focus on your breathing. Breath in for 10 seconds, out for 10 seconds. In through your nose, out through your mouth. Keep your back straight and don't raise your shoulders as you breath, you should be breathing through your diaphragm. The goal is to keep focused on your breathing so that eventually your subconscious mind takes over your breathing for you and you're left focused on absolutely nothing whatsoever.

I recommend it to pretty much anyone and everyone. It's been said that 20 minutes meditation is as restful as several hours sleep.

At 10/26/09 01:36 PM, HuIk wrote: Gloria Estefan. And my weapon of choice, rhythm.

Baha ha ha ha.

I think I have to agree immensely with free credit report.com dudes deaths. And I'd use them to bring back Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. Armstrong's just an afterthought though, we just need more big band era womanizers on this earth.

You know the list is a sham because Leslie Nielson isn't even appearing, despite being the best Dracula far and away.

It corresponds to the only part of the entirety of the page that allows user-input via text, aka: the search field. If I had to guess, I would say it was related to Google's minimalist approach to page layout. I'd even posit that leaving that character there to mark the spot was somehow more efficient than another way, but that isn't rooted in any sort of extensive knowledge of web design so I could be wrong.

Andrew Bird.

He plays all sorts, saw him live last year (in Northampton... fucking great). Guitar, violin, cello, and he even whistles to compliment his melodies (hence: Bird).

I recommend you youtube 'Masterfade', 'imitosis', and 'dark matter' post-haste to immediately get a feel for what his music is. It's light fair, definitely for promoting a general feeling of ease, comfort, and relaxation.

At 10/25/09 03:47 PM, FullClip92 wrote: but can anyone see how i feel? i mean im the exact same person i was before he found out, so why such strong reactions, its not like i was burning live puppies....

Actually, no. Before his knowledge that you were continuing to smoke you were presumed honest, trustworthy, and lawful. Afterwards, it's clear to him that you're dishonest, untrustworthy, and unlawful.

The counter-argument against your claims of innocence is that if pot isn't as big a deal as everyone claims, then why is it such a problem to not do it while staying with your uncle? Time and place, my friend. You're apparently not an adult, so your family is perfectly reasonable to demand that you not smoke while you stay with them. However, if you were to make it clear that you don't disagree with smoking pot in general and may not say no if presented the opportunity elsewhere, but that you respect your uncles wishes to not smoke on his property or bring friends who are high there, or keep or transport weed there; there is no reason why they wouldn't have accepted that as a compromise.

But, that's too little too late, I'm afraid. Good luck.

In spanish, there are two ways to say "to be." One (estar) refers to a temporary state of being, something one is capable of changing. The other (ser) refers to a permanent state of being, something one is born with and incapable of changing.

When you're trying to demean someone by calling them ignorant, you're not saying that they're simply unaware of the subject, you're saying that they're inherently lacking knowledge on all subjects. They're just generally ignorant and permanently incapable of acquiring the necessary skills or knowledge to remedy that ignorance.

And therein lies the difference. Typically, calling someone ignorant is insulting, whereas identifying a mistake as 'simply ignorance', is less insulting.

The wilderness stretched out before him. As the shadows lengthened, Evan--with two missing Jacksons--puffed his joint; content.

I call it: the story of UMass.

At 10/24/09 11:37 PM, FlashCam wrote: Wait a moment....Then how did we survive before electronics were invented??

The same way you didn't have pubic hair BEFORE you went through puberty.

Well... for one thing it'd make losing the rest of this weight and subsequently staying in shape MUCH easier. I'd probably be sleeping better as well, thanks to the end of exposure to constant eye-brain stimulation via screens. And I'd have a lot more difficulty learning guitar because I wouldn't have access to the internet. My home wouldn't have central heating anymore.

... ALL ELECTRONICS?! So there's no more driving because a car requires an electrical current to operate. My cell phone would be a paperweight. Public transportation would be over. It'd basically be a cataclysmic collapse of civilization as we know it. Even though government would still be intact, communications would be down, military equipment would cease functioning (except for mechanical devices, such as firearms, grenades, etc.).

If this happened at once there would be massive deaths. The elderly and many relying on hospital care would be the first to die. Those with respirators wouldn't have them anymore. The crippled with electronic wheel chairs would be stranded. Those in automobiles would find them all shut off as they coasted to a stop.

Most importantly of all: I'd regret having ever entertained this topic enough to respond, because the post would've been a huge waste of time.

Finally, evidence that Tom is a cyborg. I didn't think anyone could program a webpage as amazing as that, and sure enough he admits it if you know where to look.

Ha ha ha ha.

Sorry... it's just so... british. "... in a dingy ol' dungeon. ... -ow'ze gunna take care of his yungg-ins?"

Prepare for wallet rape. Went with the fam when I was a young douchebag (ie: 12... 13 maybe). Breakfast for four was something like $100+.

At 10/21/09 01:59 AM, iamgrimreaper wrote: So you think you can spit,
you dipshit?
Your words are like dying in my sleep, I don't feel them!
I don't give a fuck even though that was stolen from Eminem!
You think that you can spit cause you rhyme?
Your shit's makin' me wanna do a crime,
But the cops are out, so not this time...
You make your shitty flow again, and I won't hear of it,
Cause I know that you would say it cause I know that you're full of shit,
yeah, I said it, you join in scat porn,
well shit, if you do, come into my dorm,
let's make some shit like "Girls Gone Wild",
Except it'll be scat porn, and won't sell for a dime...
Man, I guess I am fucked up,
But I don't give a fuck! My dick, you can suck!

The only one spittin' in this topic is you,
Here's the sad fact: your rhymes are closer to drool.
You say his response make you wanna commit
crime, but your weak-ass quits as if the pigs had shit to do with it.
A true blue balla mutherfucka gangsta badass
don't do time for his crime, fuck that, he too sublime.
Funny you droning on-'n'-on on such a subject so crass,
obsessing over filmin' shit drop outta 'dat ass,
when all you needa do is post a film of your flow
your lyrics and rhythm got that familiar stench, y'know?

At 10/21/09 12:45 AM, MrSmirkODouche wrote: An uncomfortable view though. Solipsism? I'm not sure.

Yes, the rationalization that schizophrenia-induced hallucinations are perhaps reality that's only available to those with schizophrenia is a solipsistic way of looking at things. Why you're trying to rationalize and marginalize the severity of your illness is probably related to the reason why you're not getting treatment: fear.

I would suggest you resume taking your prescribed medication.

Man... I'm glad I haven't had to fly or take lengthy bus rides anywhere in quite some time, because I'm also pissed that I hadn't thought to bake magic brownies to bring along with me to eat. Thanks NG forums, you're brilliant.

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

Back when I was a young, strapping lad of around 15.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

I suppose I mostly interact with the BBS nowadays. But I do really like how NG doesn't censor its content to fit a third-person perspective viewpoint of what is and isn't appropriate.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I'd probably be like "alright, we're getting the chat up, folks... I mean, we link to it in the header on every page of the site and everything. Anything with that sorta traffic diversion deserves to be completed."

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I've been nostalgic for quite a while now about how I'll never see the days of 10 months free wings again. If only I could enjoy what once was...

At 10/20/09 11:33 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: So, essentially, it's just a keyboard with effects.

Yea. But in the same way the ocean is just a glass of water with vastness.

Thing looks pretty cool. Article said there was a 'pico' version that was something like 1/10th the price of the 'alpha' version. I like the sounds, like the guitar-like setup to the buttons, and really like the drum effects built into the bottom.

The prohibitively expensive price is an issue for anyone who isn't a serious musician, though. If they're still around in 20-30 years maybe I'll have the pleasure to play one.