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09-26-2009, 12:44 PM
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#201
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
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I've been cleaning my parents house for the last two days... I've remembered why I have a sttrong liking for utilitarianism and minimalism in design.
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09-26-2009, 12:54 PM
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#202
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hell Hall
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what do you think about my house?
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09-26-2009, 12:57 PM
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#203
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duane
He's a musician, and a really great guy, pretty awesome.
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Then I might be dismembering the wrong member. If so, I apologize. Seems like a long time ago, now.
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As the poets have mournfully sung,
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the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
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09-26-2009, 01:11 PM
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#204
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by creature6
what do you think about my house?
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HAha, just like that, but a much smaller house.
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09-26-2009, 01:30 PM
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#205
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hell Hall
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oh i see.it must be hard work.
maybe you can ask Rosie to give a hand.
meet Rosie :
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09-26-2009, 01:38 PM
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#206
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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Brilliant! I need one of those NOW!!!!
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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09-26-2009, 01:53 PM
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#207
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
Posts: 410
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger
You'll find the more you learn about A.D.D., the more of your past will make sense. Of course, A.D.D. is a complex diagnosis that actually describes an illness or condition that manifests in different ways in different people. I finally found an explanation for all the memory issues I've had (which, when you're in a family with 40+ cousins and can't remember most of their names, is a problem).
Also, after the diagnosis, for most folks there is a naturally occurring period of depression, and perhaps even grieving. Because you have to come to terms with the fact that certain things are never going to get better. You can take medication and learn behavioral coping mechanisms, but the disease (or brain chemistry disorder if you prefer) is never going away.
I went through this. Get help if you need it.
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Thanks for the support. If I had been here long enough and posted enough to send pm's, I would have sent you a really long and boring one, so I'll just say thanks, and I've got a great psychologist now who actually knows what he's doing rather than my family docter assuming I was bipolar.
Haha swine flu.
I think Rosie might shortcircuit and then there'd be one more thing my electrician father swears he'll get around to fixing (but if the directions are in Japanese he'll be delighted because languages are his true passion). But thanks for the thought, that's really fucking cool!
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09-26-2009, 01:57 PM
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#208
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hell Hall
Posts: 1,167
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how many languages does your father speak sweet Jane?
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09-26-2009, 02:45 PM
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#209
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 4,270
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Is Elder Scrolls IV a good game? Looks a bit like Baldur's gate, but with much better graphics.
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09-26-2009, 03:08 PM
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#210
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by creature6
how many languages does your father speak sweet Jane?
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His major was German with a minor in Russian at University of Illinois, then he learned Turkish and taught English there in the '70's. He also speaks Spanish, Hungarian (to spite my cousin Bella who came over during the democratic uprising and said an American couldn't learn Hungarian), Greek, and during the 90's he took an interest in East Asian languages and now understands Japanese, Mandarin and Korean. He likes to read about Gaelic languages and languages currently spoken in India, but I don't think he's fluent in any of those.
So, about 9.
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09-26-2009, 03:18 PM
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#211
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hell Hall
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is he able to hold a conversation in any of those languages?
how many languages do you speak?
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09-26-2009, 03:22 PM
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#212
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
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Yeah, in those 9 he can communicate fluently, of just about. I can only speak German, which is cool becuase I got a scholarship to go to school in Austria for next semester.
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09-26-2009, 03:28 PM
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#213
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hell Hall
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that's great.
I only speak English,French,Spanish and Italian.
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09-26-2009, 04:08 PM
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#214
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
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Those are really good languages to know- much more practical than the one Iknow :P
I ws really impressed by my cousins in Arizona who can speak perfect Spanish just from working in the service industry. Most of the spanish-speaking people who come through Southern Illinois are usually teaching at a University level or are migrant workers, so it's a shame that we don't have the same language immersion in that respect.
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09-26-2009, 04:25 PM
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#215
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hell Hall
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i learn Spanish at school and i learn Italian by self teaching myself and speaking with other Italian. i learn English by going to the country ,taking some lessons and listening music,watching tv and speaking with people helped me.
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09-26-2009, 06:16 PM
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#216
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
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What's your native language? I sometimes take it for granted on this board... there are a lot of non-native english writers that I never would have guessed on here.
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09-26-2009, 06:52 PM
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#217
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duane
Is Elder Scrolls IV a good game? Looks a bit like Baldur's gate, but with much better graphics.
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I've been playing "Elder Scrolls iV - Oblivion" on my PS3 for a while. It was named as best RPG of the Year by some magazines and is considered one of the must have games on this system. I think your assessment is probably fair, although it's been a while since I looked at Baldur's Gate. Graphics are nicer, gameplay probably is a little more open ended (meaning you can really go exploring if you like) and the game world is pretty expansive. Well worth your time if you can get a deal on the game ... or get it as a gift!
And yes, I think it is a very good game.
;-)
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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09-27-2009, 04:49 PM
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#218
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
Posts: 6,738
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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09-27-2009, 11:33 PM
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#219
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SO-IL
Posts: 410
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I was trying to remember jack's Signature, and I kept thinking "Inject Nixon? HOw does it make any fucking sense to inject Nixon?"
Goddamnit. SHOOT Nixon.
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09-27-2009, 11:38 PM
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#220
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: North Florida
Posts: 646
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My enormous cat is grunting in his sleep. It's a purr and a snore and a danceable beat all at once.
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09-27-2009, 11:41 PM
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#221
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: North Florida
Posts: 646
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger
I've been playing "Elder Scrolls iV - Oblivion" ...And yes, I think it is a very good game.
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That's what I spent my day playing, too. The graphics are breathtaking, but I still have a sentimental spot for Morrowind.
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09-28-2009, 07:17 PM
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#222
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,360
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Ubuntu is being a pain in my ass, and I'm too lazy right now to fix the fucking thing.
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09-30-2009, 01:32 AM
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#223
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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I was looking through my baby pictures today.
Ah, dangit, now I want some whiskey.
__________________
Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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09-30-2009, 10:43 AM
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#224
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,360
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http://www.seetickets.com/gat/price.asp?code=419792&userid={21D622D3-4508-4674-8ED9-8DB628788C02}&filler1=gigsandtours
100 USD (approx.) sound fair to you?
Fuck Nick Cave.
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09-30-2009, 12:13 PM
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#225
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: North Florida
Posts: 646
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That link doesn't seem to work, but I'm assuming that's the price of a concert ticket. I've never paid that much to see anyone, though I might consider it depending on who it was and how good my seats were.
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