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mALX
Jun 27 2015, 04:46 AM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 25 2015, 06:56 PM) *

Unfortunately TV wouldn't help. The only film I've ever fallen asleep watching was Reign of Fire, an utterly abysmal film. Anything else and I will stay awake until it finishes. And I find watching TV in the morning to be a pretty effective way of clearing the cobwebs out of my head. At the moment it's the original Transformers cartoons smile.gif

My mind pretty much runs at that sort of speed all the time anyway, which is why I have to try to empty my mind. Unfortunately my last attempt at using a meditation technique to clear my mind and help me sleep left me somewhere between being asleep and awake, with none of the benefits of either state.

And of course, lack of sleep means I'm getting worked up over things easier, making getting to sleep even trickier. sad.gif


Edit:
Speaking of which, time to make an attempt at storming its bastion.

Night y'all



My husband has to sleep in a pitch black room with two fans going for "white noise," and the slightest movement/light/or sound will disrupt his sleep and put him into a state like you described.

Me, I always slept with a nightlight or a TV on; plus I want to sleep where I can hear every member of the family if they move (so I don't need to sprinkle flour on the floor to see if my children are sneaking out at night, or so I can jump up and fix something to eat if someone wakes up hungry in the night); and I have night blindness, so the last thing I want is to be in a completely blackened room with fans whirring.

Everyone has their own certain tricks they learn about what helps them sleep best; I think you need to test different things out and see what helps you the best.




QUOTE(Winter Wolf @ Jun 24 2015, 06:46 AM) *

That thread was 2 years old. Or was that 200 years old. wink.gif

Why cannot I post here??

After all cross dressing is now allowed for men in Fallout 4. Woohooh!!

See, I can post nonsense here as well. laugh.gif



I, (for one) really like the idea of my girls wearing pants instead of being forced into skirts !!!! laugh.gif




QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 26 2015, 12:23 PM) *

Urgh, my hair is the very spirit of anarchy.

I've decided to grow it longer, don't know how long yet. It might come down to how long it gets before it becomes annoying. Thus far it's resisting all attempts to keep it under control.

Which means that I wake up looking like a reject from an anime. laugh.gif



You have Kobby hair! I love wild hair on someone other than me, lol. I spent half my life trying to tame my hair, and the other half trying to puff it back into being wild after I finally got it to behave, lol.


Callidus Thorn
Jun 27 2015, 10:17 AM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 27 2015, 04:46 AM) *

Everyone has their own certain tricks they learn about what helps them sleep best; I think you need to test different things out and see what helps you the best.


Well, I managed to sleep better the last couple of nights, almost got a proper night's sleep last night. I'm beginning to suspect it's tied into creativity. I'll try doing some creative writing exercises next week in the evenings, see if that can tire my brain out a little, stop it winding up so easily.

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 27 2015, 04:46 AM) *

QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 26 2015, 12:23 PM) *

Urgh, my hair is the very spirit of anarchy.

I've decided to grow it longer, don't know how long yet. It might come down to how long it gets before it becomes annoying. Thus far it's resisting all attempts to keep it under control.

Which means that I wake up looking like a reject from an anime. laugh.gif



You have Kobby hair! I love wild hair on someone other than me, lol. I spent half my life trying to tame my hair, and the other half trying to puff it back into being wild after I finally got it to behave, lol.


Heh, at this point I'm a little concerned by my hair. Before I started cutting it really short (3/8ths of an inch) I always combed it to the right. Now that it's getting longer that little bit at the front is trying to grow into an emo-flap. ohmy.gif

Once it gets long enough it's going straight back, stop it getting in he way of my widow's peak. I'm also working on growing a goatee, to look as sinister as possible evillol.gif

Not that I really think it's necessary though... huh.gif
mirocu
Jun 27 2015, 04:02 PM
Soooo.....



Hair is on the agenda, I see biggrin.gif
mALX
Jun 27 2015, 06:53 PM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 27 2015, 05:17 AM) *

Well, I managed to sleep better the last couple of nights, almost got a proper night's sleep last night. I'm beginning to suspect it's tied into creativity. I'll try doing some creative writing exercises next week in the evenings, see if that can tire my brain out a little, stop it winding up so easily.

*

Heh, at this point I'm a little concerned by my hair. Before I started cutting it really short (3/8ths of an inch) I always combed it to the right. Now that it's getting longer that little bit at the front is trying to grow into an emo-flap. ohmy.gif

Once it gets long enough it's going straight back, stop it getting in he way of my widow's peak. I'm also working on growing a goatee, to look as sinister as possible evillol.gif

Not that I really think it's necessary though... huh.gif




Sometimes when I was having creative bursts I would end up writing all night long - instead of making me sleepy it would charge me up and the night would be over with before I knew it, lol.


*

You had me laughing on your hair and evil beard = get Kobby to show you his pictures from 3-4 years ago. First he grew his wild hair long to tame it, then grew the "evil looking" goatee-ish type beard (but his was more like James Hetfield's (Metallica):

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/312...635-523-665.jpg


http://metbash.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/...what-2013-2.jpg


... or maybe Fred Durst's (Limp Bizkit):


http://bestweekever.blogs.com/photos/uncat...red_durst_2.jpg



Either way he was just plain adorable, lol.



Callidus Thorn
Jun 27 2015, 09:08 PM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 27 2015, 06:53 PM) *

Sometimes when I was having creative bursts I would end up writing all night long - instead of making me sleepy it would charge me up and the night would be over with before I knew it, lol.


I sometimes get that with books. I get so caught up watching the story play out in my mind that sleep becomes optional.

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 27 2015, 06:53 PM) *

You had me laughing on your hair and evil beard = get Kobby to show you his pictures from 3-4 years ago. First he grew his wild hair long to tame it, then grew the "evil looking" goatee-ish type beard (but his was more like James Hetfield's (Metallica):

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/312...635-523-665.jpg


http://metbash.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/...what-2013-2.jpg


... or maybe Fred Durst's (Limp Bizkit):


http://bestweekever.blogs.com/photos/uncat...red_durst_2.jpg



Either way he was just plain adorable, lol.


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Well, I can guarantee that I won't end up looking adorable with them. If anything, I think they might be overkill, if people's reactions when I'm out for a walk are anything to go by.

I'm either pretty sinister and intimidating already, or I'm ugly on a level with Frankenstein's monster. rollinglaugh.gif
King Of Beasts
Jun 27 2015, 10:28 PM
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Elisabeth Hollow
Jun 27 2015, 10:40 PM
QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:28 PM) *

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King Of Beasts
Jun 27 2015, 10:57 PM
QUOTE(Elisabeth Hollow @ Jun 27 2015, 05:40 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:28 PM) *

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Oh Liz that's sexy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Callidus Thorn
Jun 27 2015, 11:01 PM
Gods!

Kill it!

Kill it with fire!!!!! panic.gif
Elisabeth Hollow
Jun 27 2015, 11:14 PM
QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:57 PM) *

QUOTE(Elisabeth Hollow @ Jun 27 2015, 05:40 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:28 PM) *

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Oh Liz that's sexy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Only for you bby
King Of Beasts
Jun 27 2015, 11:41 PM
QUOTE(Elisabeth Hollow @ Jun 27 2015, 06:14 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:57 PM) *

QUOTE(Elisabeth Hollow @ Jun 27 2015, 05:40 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:28 PM) *

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Oh Liz that's sexy ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Only for you bby


It's so sexy <3
Elisabeth Hollow
Jun 27 2015, 11:42 PM
Mhmmmmmmmmm <3
mALX
Jun 28 2015, 07:07 AM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 27 2015, 04:08 PM) *


I sometimes get that with books. I get so caught up watching the story play out in my mind that sleep becomes optional.

*

rollinglaugh.gif

Well, I can guarantee that I won't end up looking adorable with them. If anything, I think they might be overkill, if people's reactions when I'm out for a walk are anything to go by.

I'm either pretty sinister and intimidating already, or I'm ugly on a level with Frankenstein's monster. rollinglaugh.gif



Yeah, I've had good books keep me up too, where you can't stop reading because it would break the magic it has you woven in or something. Just can't wait even a few hours to find out what happens next.


*


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QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 05:28 PM) *

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KOBBY !!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!!






QUOTE(Elisabeth Hollow @ Jun 27 2015, 05:40 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Jun 27 2015, 04:28 PM) *

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GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't make me pull out the Dog Man !!!!!!




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Callidus Thorn
Jun 28 2015, 09:16 AM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 28 2015, 07:07 AM) *

QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 27 2015, 04:08 PM) *


I sometimes get that with books. I get so caught up watching the story play out in my mind that sleep becomes optional.

*

rollinglaugh.gif

Well, I can guarantee that I won't end up looking adorable with them. If anything, I think they might be overkill, if people's reactions when I'm out for a walk are anything to go by.

I'm either pretty sinister and intimidating already, or I'm ugly on a level with Frankenstein's monster. rollinglaugh.gif



Yeah, I've had good books keep me up too, where you can't stop reading because it would break the magic it has you woven in or something. Just can't wait even a few hours to find out what happens next.


You just can't beat a book that grabs you by the eyeballs and drags you headfirst into it laugh.gif

Until you look at a clock and realise you've been sitting there reading for three hours straight rollinglaugh.gif
mirocu
Jun 28 2015, 03:05 PM
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Callidus Thorn
Jun 28 2015, 03:26 PM
*Abandons thread until the pics go away*
mirocu
Jun 28 2015, 05:47 PM
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mALX
Jun 28 2015, 06:23 PM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 28 2015, 04:16 AM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 28 2015, 07:07 AM) *

QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 27 2015, 04:08 PM) *


I sometimes get that with books. I get so caught up watching the story play out in my mind that sleep becomes optional.

*

rollinglaugh.gif

Well, I can guarantee that I won't end up looking adorable with them. If anything, I think they might be overkill, if people's reactions when I'm out for a walk are anything to go by.

I'm either pretty sinister and intimidating already, or I'm ugly on a level with Frankenstein's monster. rollinglaugh.gif



Yeah, I've had good books keep me up too, where you can't stop reading because it would break the magic it has you woven in or something. Just can't wait even a few hours to find out what happens next.


You just can't beat a book that grabs you by the eyeballs and drags you headfirst into it laugh.gif

Until you look at a clock and realise you've been sitting there reading for three hours straight rollinglaugh.gif



laugh.gif been there/done that!



QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 28 2015, 10:05 AM) *

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Gaaaaaah! No more round faces!!!!! Or I'll bring out more dog men!




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mirocu
Jun 28 2015, 06:23 PM
You canīt beat the Annoying Orange and his crew tongue.gif
mALX
Jun 28 2015, 06:54 PM
QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 28 2015, 01:23 PM) *

You canīt beat the Annoying Orange and his crew tongue.gif



It isn't as bad as the one Liz posted though, lol. But either way, I see something freaky - I post something freaky back !!!!

BWAAHAA !!!!




mALX
Jun 29 2015, 02:33 AM


Our Blackberries are in, the best crop we've had in three years. Right now I am eating our very first cobbler of the season. As they ripen, they'll sweeten up; then I usually make some for the neighbors and give a quart of berries with each. Mmmmm good stuff!




mirocu
Jun 29 2015, 04:06 PM
Planning to make cakes or something out of them, mALX? If so, tell me so I can book a plane ticket biggrin.gif
mALX
Jun 29 2015, 05:59 PM
QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 29 2015, 11:06 AM) *

Planning to make cakes or something out of them, mALX? If so, tell me so I can book a plane ticket biggrin.gif



Just the cobbler, but for the next month or so we will have blackberries in our pancakes and sweet biscuits, over ice cream, etc - Our blueberries didn't come in this year, that is usually our biggest seller.


Callidus Thorn
Jun 29 2015, 09:32 PM
Urgh, why do I forget never to look at the comments on anything that pops up on Yahoo. sad.gif
mALX
Jun 29 2015, 10:17 PM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 29 2015, 04:32 PM) *

Urgh, why do I forget never to look at the comments on anything that pops up on Yahoo. sad.gif



Oh no, did you click on a bad link?


Callidus Thorn
Jun 29 2015, 10:20 PM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 29 2015, 10:17 PM) *

QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 29 2015, 04:32 PM) *

Urgh, why do I forget never to look at the comments on anything that pops up on Yahoo. sad.gif



Oh no, did you click on a bad link?


The links aren't the problem. But everyone who comments on them seems to be one form of bigot or another.

It makes me feel sick everytime I see it.
mALX
Jun 29 2015, 10:36 PM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 29 2015, 05:20 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 29 2015, 10:17 PM) *

QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 29 2015, 04:32 PM) *

Urgh, why do I forget never to look at the comments on anything that pops up on Yahoo. sad.gif



Oh no, did you click on a bad link?


The links aren't the problem. But everyone who comments on them seems to be one form of bigot or another.

It makes me feel sick everytime I see it.



I know what you mean. People seem to look for reasons to hate others no matter how little (or no) cause given. It is a poison that eats through any good sense they ever had. The worst part of it is, it is in all of us; even those who have been victims of bigotry have their own prejudices too. I guess it is a part of being human, but a very ugly part.


Callidus Thorn
Jun 29 2015, 10:45 PM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 29 2015, 10:36 PM) *

I know what you mean. People seem to look for reasons to hate others no matter how little (or no) cause given. It is a poison that eats through any good sense they ever had. The worst part of it is, it is in all of us; even those who have been victims of bigotry have their own prejudices too. I guess it is a part of being human, but a very ugly part.


It is humanity's greatest weakness. We are all different from one another, yet so many seem intent on dragging everyone down to their version of what's right. They're all too busy focusing on how we're different to remember that we're all the same. Those differences scare them, because they don't understand them. And that fear makes them feel weak, so they turn that fear to hatred, because it lets them lie to themselves and pretend that they are strong. (Which is what creates so many bloody fanatics.)

Yet they forget that it is those people who are different; the oddballs, the nonconformists, the ones who look beyond what is simply presented to them, that have brought humanity this far. Without all that makes us different, there would be nothing in human existence worth celebrating or remembering, nothing worth passing forwards to future generations, because nothing would ever change.

It is a truly depressing thought verysad.gif


On a more cheerful note, I'm writing a little short story that came to mind.


Edit: And now that I think about, that bit above really got away from me...
mirocu
Jun 30 2015, 04:09 PM
I think as our society nowadays is so over-sensitive to the point we can no longer speak our minds about things, even if those opinions arenīt really evil at all to begin with, comment sections on Yahoo and Youtube have become outlets for that. Fail-safe valves if you will, to let the steam out. And as people have become more and more suppressed, they become ever so hostile and fierce whenever an opportunity to release some steam appears. If things werenīt so sensitive, people wouldnīt be so hostile in those comment sections. Theyīre not bad people, really. But we tend to exaggerate when we have a chance.

How do I know this? Well, because once I too was one of those commentators on Youtube who tend to let some steam out...
mALX
Jun 30 2015, 07:38 PM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 29 2015, 05:45 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 29 2015, 10:36 PM) *

I know what you mean. People seem to look for reasons to hate others no matter how little (or no) cause given. It is a poison that eats through any good sense they ever had. The worst part of it is, it is in all of us; even those who have been victims of bigotry have their own prejudices too. I guess it is a part of being human, but a very ugly part.


It is humanity's greatest weakness. We are all different from one another, yet so many seem intent on dragging everyone down to their version of what's right. They're all too busy focusing on how we're different to remember that we're all the same. Those differences scare them, because they don't understand them. And that fear makes them feel weak, so they turn that fear to hatred, because it lets them lie to themselves and pretend that they are strong. (Which is what creates so many bloody fanatics.)

Yet they forget that it is those people who are different; the oddballs, the nonconformists, the ones who look beyond what is simply presented to them, that have brought humanity this far. Without all that makes us different, there would be nothing in human existence worth celebrating or remembering, nothing worth passing forwards to future generations, because nothing would ever change.

It is a truly depressing thought verysad.gif


On a more cheerful note, I'm writing a little short story that came to mind.


Edit: And now that I think about, that bit above really got away from me...


No, don't retract it. It is great stuff, and needs to be said. These are crucial points that people need to remember; because they are too easily forgotten or pushed to the side.

It is okay to get serious on here, it is our place to talk about what is on our minds. Hug_emoticon.gif









QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 30 2015, 11:09 AM) *

I think as our society nowadays is so over-sensitive to the point we can no longer speak our minds about things, even if those opinions arenīt really evil at all to begin with, comment sections on Yahoo and Youtube have become outlets for that. Fail-safe valves if you will, to let the steam out. And as people have become more and more suppressed, they become ever so hostile and fierce whenever an opportunity to release some steam appears. If things werenīt so sensitive, people wouldnīt be so hostile in those comment sections. Theyīre not bad people, really. But we tend to exaggerate when we have a chance.

How do I know this? Well, because once I too was one of those commentators on Youtube who tend to let some steam out...



Something about the anonymity of the internet creates an environment where people feel it is okay to say or do things they never would dare to in their real lives; as if because no one knows who they really are that they can be free to be horrible to another person. It makes me sick inside sometimes to see how people treat one another on the internet.

Me personally, I try to treat people on here as if I was seeing them in person. It opens me up for some bad ones, but it also opens me up for meeting and really getting to know the good ones, and there are good ones out there; even if they are few and far between.




mirocu
Jun 30 2015, 08:26 PM
I must say I donīt do that anymore. Itīs not that I wanted to be a jerk to anyone, it was all about letting out steam. But I have stopped doing that and I think more before I type. Not that I comment youtube vids anymore, but still smile.gif
Callidus Thorn
Jun 30 2015, 10:20 PM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 30 2015, 07:38 PM) *

QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 29 2015, 05:45 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 29 2015, 10:36 PM) *

I know what you mean. People seem to look for reasons to hate others no matter how little (or no) cause given. It is a poison that eats through any good sense they ever had. The worst part of it is, it is in all of us; even those who have been victims of bigotry have their own prejudices too. I guess it is a part of being human, but a very ugly part.


It is humanity's greatest weakness. We are all different from one another, yet so many seem intent on dragging everyone down to their version of what's right. They're all too busy focusing on how we're different to remember that we're all the same. Those differences scare them, because they don't understand them. And that fear makes them feel weak, so they turn that fear to hatred, because it lets them lie to themselves and pretend that they are strong. (Which is what creates so many bloody fanatics.)

Yet they forget that it is those people who are different; the oddballs, the nonconformists, the ones who look beyond what is simply presented to them, that have brought humanity this far. Without all that makes us different, there would be nothing in human existence worth celebrating or remembering, nothing worth passing forwards to future generations, because nothing would ever change.

It is a truly depressing thought verysad.gif


On a more cheerful note, I'm writing a little short story that came to mind.


Edit: And now that I think about, that bit above really got away from me...


No, don't retract it. It is great stuff, and needs to be said. These are crucial points that people need to remember; because they are too easily forgotten or pushed to the side.

It is okay to get serious on here, it is our place to talk about what is on our minds. Hug_emoticon.gif


I planned to say something a little less like part of a speech on the subject laugh.gif

And I'm not used to this thread being serious biggrin.gif

QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 30 2015, 11:09 AM) *

I think as our society nowadays is so over-sensitive to the point we can no longer speak our minds about things, even if those opinions arenīt really evil at all to begin with, comment sections on Yahoo and Youtube have become outlets for that. Fail-safe valves if you will, to let the steam out. And as people have become more and more suppressed, they become ever so hostile and fierce whenever an opportunity to release some steam appears. If things werenīt so sensitive, people wouldnīt be so hostile in those comment sections. Theyīre not bad people, really. But we tend to exaggerate when we have a chance.

How do I know this? Well, because once I too was one of those commentators on Youtube who tend to let some steam out...


When they're commenting on a news item just to flood the web with mindless hate and bigotry, directed at a group of people, it's more than just letting off steam. Some of the crap they come out with is vile and despicable, posted by people who don't want to understand because it would challenge their worldview too much. It's not one or two people replying like that, it's literally dozens of them, all feeding off of each other's hate.

That's what gets me, it's not just what they're saying, it's the bigots camping out for a circlejerk that makes me sick.
mALX
Jun 30 2015, 10:38 PM
QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 30 2015, 03:26 PM) *

I must say I donīt do that anymore. Itīs not that I wanted to be a jerk to anyone, it was all about letting out steam. But I have stopped doing that and I think more before I type. Not that I comment youtube vids anymore, but still smile.gif


I don't picture you ever being horrible to anyone, Mirocu!





QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 30 2015, 05:20 PM) *

When they're commenting on a news item just to flood the web with mindless hate and bigotry, directed at a group of people, it's more than just letting off steam. Some of the crap they come out with is vile and despicable, posted by people who don't want to understand because it would challenge their worldview too much. It's not one or two people replying like that, it's literally dozens of them, all feeding off of each other's hate.

That's what gets me, it's not just what they're saying, it's the bigots camping out for a circlejerk that makes me sick.



I usually don't read the comments on YouTube, but have seen what you are talking about on a couple other sites; and you are right about the feeling they give off - like they feed on the antagonism they roil and do everything they can to keep it going like they just crave the attention regardless how bad it makes them look.


Callidus Thorn
Jun 30 2015, 11:05 PM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 30 2015, 10:38 PM) *

I usually don't read the comments on YouTube, but have seen what you are talking about on a couple other sites; and you are right about the feeling they give off - like they feed on the antagonism they roil and do everything they can to keep it going like they just crave the attention regardless how bad it makes them look.


I tend to avoid youtube, too damaging to my datacap laugh.gif

But it's things like this that make me wonder at humanity's chances...
mALX
Jul 1 2015, 12:30 AM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 30 2015, 06:05 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 30 2015, 10:38 PM) *

I usually don't read the comments on YouTube, but have seen what you are talking about on a couple other sites; and you are right about the feeling they give off - like they feed on the antagonism they roil and do everything they can to keep it going like they just crave the attention regardless how bad it makes them look.


I tend to avoid youtube, too damaging to my datacap laugh.gif

But it's things like this that make me wonder at humanity's chances...



There are a lot more signs than that to make someone worry about where our future might be heading; but the (self) destruction or implosion of mankind is most likely to see its end long enough after our lifetimes that we won't be here to see it; (and I doubt our children will either).


Callidus Thorn
Jul 1 2015, 01:14 AM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jul 1 2015, 12:30 AM) *

There are a lot more signs than that to make someone worry about where our future might be heading; but the (self) destruction or implosion of mankind is most likely to see its end long enough after our lifetimes that we won't be here to see it; (and I doubt our children will either).


Well, humanity might prove tough to kill, even for humanity. There are certainly no shortage of cockroaches going round that look human, after all biggrin.gif But the stuff we lose now, we've got no chance of recovering if we do.
mALX
Jul 1 2015, 02:26 AM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 30 2015, 08:14 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jul 1 2015, 12:30 AM) *

There are a lot more signs than that to make someone worry about where our future might be heading; but the (self) destruction or implosion of mankind is most likely to see its end long enough after our lifetimes that we won't be here to see it; (and I doubt our children will either).


Well, humanity might prove tough to kill, even for humanity. There are certainly no shortage of cockroaches going round that look human, after all biggrin.gif But the stuff we lose now, we've got no chance of recovering if we do.



Yeah, like our integrity, ethics, morality? I agree with everything you've said, and you had me rolling at the human cockroaches, lol.


mirocu
Jul 1 2015, 02:02 PM
Iīm so happy I finally have a steady internet connection! biggrin.gif



Yeah, I know. I can go on and on about stuff sometimes tongue.gif
Callidus Thorn
Jul 1 2015, 03:43 PM
Urgh.

27.5 degrees celsius here, it's too damn hot.

I think my brain is starting to melt.

I miss cold drinks sad.gif
ghastley
Jul 1 2015, 03:51 PM
Only 34 degrees on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Why not play some tennis to cool down? biggrin.gif
Callidus Thorn
Jul 1 2015, 05:08 PM
QUOTE(ghastley @ Jul 1 2015, 03:51 PM) *

Only 34 degrees on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Why not play some tennis to cool down? biggrin.gif


blink.gif
*Gibbers in horror*
wacko.gif


Urgh, and it's 28.5 now verysad.gif
mALX
Jul 1 2015, 05:15 PM



Acadian lives in the hundreds (F) all the time - and that is when it is shady! tongue.gif


(He lives in the desert)



Callidus Thorn
Jul 1 2015, 05:19 PM
QUOTE(mALX @ Jul 1 2015, 05:15 PM) *

Acadian lives in the hundreds (F) all the time - and that is when it is shady! tongue.gif


(He lives in the desert)


blink.gif

*Faints*




I don't do high temperatures. I like the cold.
mALX
Jul 1 2015, 05:26 PM
QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jul 1 2015, 12:19 PM) *

QUOTE(mALX @ Jul 1 2015, 05:15 PM) *

Acadian lives in the hundreds (F) all the time - and that is when it is shady! tongue.gif


(He lives in the desert)


blink.gif

*Faints*




I don't do high temperatures. I like the cold.



I used to live in Miami - when you live in that kind of climate your body adjusts itself for survival. Your blood thins out. Then if you move to a milder climate you freeze for the first year if it gets below 80, lol.

hazmick
Jul 1 2015, 10:22 PM
Bloomin' heatwave. I hate any weather which forces me to wear a t-shirt without a jumper. We just had a thunder storm though so everything's a bit cooler now. laugh.gif

Apparently today was the hottest July day ever, which hopefully means it'll only get colder from here on in, right? tongue.gif
Callidus Thorn
Jul 1 2015, 10:43 PM
QUOTE(hazmick @ Jul 1 2015, 10:22 PM) *

Bloomin' heatwave. I hate any weather which forces me to wear a t-shirt without a jumper.


I'm with you on that biggrin.gif

QUOTE(hazmick @ Jul 1 2015, 10:22 PM) *

We just had a thunder storm though so everything's a bit cooler now. laugh.gif


Lucky you. We're still stuck with thick air and too much heat down here in the southeast sad.gif

QUOTE(hazmick @ Jul 1 2015, 10:22 PM) *

Apparently today was the hottest July day ever, which hopefully means it'll only get colder from here on in, right? tongue.gif


I'm seriously hoping so panic.gif

Edit:

Urgh. It should not be 28.5 degrees at 11pm mad.gif
Elisabeth Hollow
Jul 1 2015, 11:23 PM
Y'all complaining about how it's hot but it's 35 C here in Texas in the shade after the rain lol
Callidus Thorn
Jul 1 2015, 11:42 PM
It's England.

We're not supposed to get these sorts of temperatures. We;re supposed to get lots of overcast skies, rain, and a severe shortage of sunny weather.

And we invented complaining tongue.gif
hazmick
Jul 2 2015, 12:10 AM
It's probably easier once you're used to it. As it stands, loads of people have been admitted to hospital with heatstroke, a lorry transporting batteries caught fire on the motorway, and bin collection has been cancelled in some places because the heat is frying circuit boards in bin lorries ohmy.gif

On a personal note, this dry air is playing havoc with my asthma. The lightning outside my window looks pretty though happy.gif


UPDATE: We have the hailstones we were warned about, averaging 1cm in size. Now I know how the Titanic felt.
Callidus Thorn
Jul 2 2015, 08:52 AM
Urgh.

That feeling when you know an article you've checked out was written by a complete and total idiot.
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