Real Life Rantings! Argh!

[YayGollum]

Huh. I have no idea when this Atlanta Rennaissance Festival thing starts. oh well. What, did you have some crazy renaissance type shoes? Ick. All of those clothes are uncomfortable to me. *hides*

[Rhiannon]

Nope, they were slide-on sandals I got from Payless. I love garb (ren fest clothing). I really really want to get some real costumes- I want a wardrobe, actually, but I'll settle for one real outfit. I love costumes. I hate clothes, but I love costumes. Love dressing up. And unlike my friend Angel, I don't think bodices are uncomfortable ;) And I like a man in a kilt.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Errrr, not me. Never understood the appeal of anyone wearing a kilt. Yuck. Costuming is fun though. I agree Yay. That's what I tell my parents, unless I leave it til the last minute there's really not enough pressure for me to focus and get it done.

[Kailita]

Mm...I've never tried on a bodice. I don't imagine I would like it much, though. Kilts...heh...kilts are funny. Normally I don't wear dresses, but Renaissance dresses are fun. Long and flowy...and not so short that you have to worry about how you position your legs or wear you sit.

[Rhiannon]

I like kilts. I also like bagpipe music. And I like bodices- you just have to fluff, that's all (go on, ask me about fluffing, ask me!). And I like being part-Scottish (and part Irish and part Welsh and part English). I like all things Scottish. I have got to learn to step dance. And I want a dirk (Tal's going to get a dirk at her Ren Fest *jealous*).

[Annushka]

Costimes are so much fun. You feel like a different person. Well I suppose you do, cause I actually never (since 6) wore a real costume. That`s sad:(

Rhia, and I really didn`t get what <fluffing in a bodice> means:)
And BTW people who are part this part that are always very original:)

[Kailita]

Ooh, cheers for step dancing! So cool. :D

Rhi...dare I ask about fluffing...? *Looks fearful...*

Okay, extreme unrant ---> My missing Sprite bottle has been redeemed! And more! My other friends found out about the mean boy who took my bottle, and they all rallied together and got me - get this - eight new bottles! Including my first Dr. Peppers and my first Diet Sprite!! :D *Is elated* I'm so happy...but I have no room left in my locker, now that I have eighteen bottles! I mean, I can hardly even get my books in! And when I open up my locker, I get a showering of bottles! :D:D I have to put them in exactly so - like a card house or something - to make sure that they don't avalanche or something. Hmm...I wonder if there's a world record for most bottles kept in a highschool locker...

[Rhiannon]

hia, and I really didn`t get what <fluffing in a bodice> means

Rhi...dare I ask about fluffing...? *Looks fearful...*

Oh boy oh boy! I love telling this story, although Raithnait with kill me (shh). The nearest SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) chapter is an hour away, and several months ago while Rai was visiting me, one of my dad's co-workers (well, his wife, actually) took us with her to one of the meetings because I really want to join (I can't, because it's too far *sigh*). Anyway, in the SCA people who aren't wearing garb- that is, costumes- and wear mundane clothing in stead are considered 'naked', so Mrs. S dressed Rai and I up in some of her clothes. I got an empire waist thing, but Rai got stuffed in to a skirt and bodice- and the bodice was just a wee bit tight and she kept complaining she couldn't breath. Well, they told her to fluff. Fluff? What do you mean by fluff? Reach down into the bodice and pull up!

Oh me oh my, but Rai turned the funniest color. She wouldn't do it, either.

YAY FOR KAIA'S SODA BOTTLES!

[Kailita]

Oh my goodness! :eek: How embarrassing...:rolleyes::o

I doubt I would have done it either, heh. And I'm sure I would have turned about four shades of pink. :rolleyes: Poor Rai.

[Annushka]

I forgot. 2 years ago I had an amasing chance to wear a 17th century costume. Me and my friend rented it and went for a walk in the most beautiful park I`ve ever been to. And I had to put on a bodice. Actually that was amasing. I felt like I was born to wear it:) It wasn`t uncomfortable at all by the way:)

[Kailita]

Oh horror of all horrors and extreme rant! ---> The Internet isn't working at school anymore! :eek::eek::eek: Which means I had to endure two hours of actually...typing lesson plan...in typing! *Dies of boredom and lack of stimulation*. It's horrible. Hopefully it will be back up by Monday. But until then...I'll just waste away in typing class...typing "The fox jumps over the brown dog" over and over and over and over...

and over...

and over...

and over...

[Rhiannon]

Oh, poor Kaia! *runs to prepare ttf IV*

Annushka, that sounds awesome! Exactly the sort of thing I like to do :)

[YayGollum]

Bring a book Kailita person. There ya go. Problem solved. Wow! That was hard to figure out! :rolleyes: *runs away*

[Rhiannon]

They get mad at you if you read in class. They can get very mean about it.

Unless she typed out of the book...there's a thought. Book on tape, learning dictation!

[YayGollum]

Oh, you two go to the same class? I had no idea. oh well. It makes no sense that someone should be able to mess around on some crazy forum when they could be reading a book. I don't know too many teachers that are offended by a kid reading a book when they're bored.

[Rhiannon]

No- we don't know each other in real life. I just know that teachers absolutely hate it when you read in their class (though my choir teacher before last was so stoned all the time he hardly noticed).

[Kailita]

Yes...exactly what Rhi said. (Except for the whole stoned choir teacher thing, heh...) The majority of my teachers are control freaks and absolutely must have complete power in their class rooms. :o They're dictators, I swear, all of them! :mad: I mean, seriously, what harm is reading a couple chapters going to do when I've already the lesson plan - and retyped it over about four times. :rolleyes:

Oh crackers. Internet should be back up soon, so it's all right.

[YayGollum]

Hm. That's creepy. oh well. Yay me for having a lot more cool teachers! Whoops! My keyboarding teacher was especially cool. The type that I could walk up to anytime and have an intelligent conversation with. sorry about that. *hides*

[Kailita]

*Is jealous* My typing teacher and I are on a strictly need-to-know basis. She gives me (and the rest of the class) the assignments; I do them. I don't cause trouble; she gives me a passing grade. That's about it.

[YayGollum]

Got it. I'm hoping that you can see why it doesn't make much sense to me that this evil teacher would mind you reading a book but not messing around on the internet. oh well. Too crazy. Nevermind. Let me see here.

Rant ---> My evil mom lady and her love life. Too sickening. Maybe I tell her that love is bad so often that she decides to be evil.

[Kailita]

My typing teacher doesn't like me to be on the Internet either, heh. Just because I get on doesn't mean that I'm allowed to. :rolleyes: And my citizenship grade is probably suffering from it. Crackers.

Is your mom dating, Yay? Blegh...I don't think I could handle it if my mom was still seeing guys. Yuck.

[YayGollum]

Citizenship grade? Anyways, no, she's not dating yet. It's the evilness of the internet that's gotten to her again. She just left to pick up her date from the airport. Ick. Love is bad. I tell her that. I'll just have to tell the date. Yeah, that'll work. :rolleyes:

[Wonko The Sane]

Just for the record bodices are great and totally comfortable.

And yes, "fluffing" is necessary, but not bad!! Fun in a way. :) A bodice on a dress is very feminine and beautiful, and NOT uncomfy. :) I love dressing up.

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
Just for the record bodices are great and totally comfortable.

And yes, "fluffing" is necessary, but not bad!! Fun in a way. :) A bodice on a dress is very feminine and beautiful, and NOT uncomfy. :) I love dressing up.

YAY!

[Wonko The Sane]

I was in Robin Hood and I played Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine. :) (My drama teacher said I was so regal I should do Shakespeare! I was so proud!!) And anyway, I had to wear the bestest dresses in the world. :) I have a rough sketch of one of them, it was in a peachy colour.
And the other was a rich royal blue with gold detailing and a tight bodice. :) SO awesome.

I drew a rough sketch of the first dress. :)

[Wonko The Sane]

Sorry...last attachment malfunctioned.

[Dragon]

hmm... I do the bottle tapping sound expirimentation thingy too.... except, with everything, and not just bottles, most the time just with my knucklkes, 'cause they are nearby and easily accesible...flouncing cooly is cool...

fluffing? bodices? you will understand my comfusion since I only read the posts it shows when you "opt to post, yadda, yadda, yadda"......well....I will go back and read some of it out of curiosity eventually, so dont bother enlightening me unless you absolutely feel the need to....

[Rhiannon]

Ooh, lovely dress sketch! Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine is a very cool historical figure- I would have loved to see that!

[Annushka]

That`s a very nice sketch. I imagine how it would look in color:)

[Dragon]

Originally posted by Annushka
That`s a very nice sketch. I imagine how it would look in color:)

hmm....I dont..... I have a poor imagination except for supplying images while reading....

[Kailita]

Yay, citizenship grade = separate grade you get for how well you behave in class. Completely separate from academics. It goes up if you're good and listen and are polite...it goes down if you're rude and unorganized and don't pay attention. :o I always pay attention in typing...to the Internet, anyway... :rolleyes::p

Yay, if you tell your mom's date that love is evil, that might be considered evil on your part. And then you'd have to put the results in the evilness thread in here. I'm very interested to see how your poor mom's date person will react...:rolleyes:

Wow, Wonks, that's a really pretty dress...you got to wear that? Coo...:) We did a Shakespearean Dinner Theater in my Performing Arts class in 7th and 8th grade...ohh, so fun :D...and I had a dress somewhat like that for one of my parts. I was Kat in Taming of the Shrew and Witch #1 in Macbeth. :D

[Dragon]

hmm...we have those funny citizenship grades too.....they are so insignificant theyl dont do much to our grades though...

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Kailita

Wow, Wonks, that's a really pretty dress...you got to wear that? Coo...:) We did a Shakespearean Dinner Theater in my Performing Arts class in 7th and 8th grade...ohh, so fun :D...and I had a dress somewhat like that for one of my parts. I was Kat in Taming of the Shrew and Witch #1 in Macbeth. :D

Hey, you were me! I love Kat. I wish I could do a Shakespearean Dinner Theater and play her. And I'm Witch #1 (and #3).

[YayGollum]

That's creepy. Grades for behavior. Insane. My school just tossed punishments at you, they didn't mess with your gradeses. oh well. Let me see here. How is trying to help people evil? I tell them that love is bad. That's helpful. Sure, some people might not appreciate help, but oh well. Yay for helping people out for their own good, right? :D

[The-Elf-Herself]

People don't want helped though, they just want someone to be a sounding board for their venting, and then they go back out and get themselves in the same messes as before. If their creative, they get into new messes.

This the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper

-T.S. Eliot

Okay! Now that I have that bit of cynicism out of my veins, isn't life great? :rolleyes: Yeah Yay, but she's your Mom, I doubt she's going to listen to you about that. Yuck for mean grades on behavior! That's hardly fair.

[Dragon]

hmm... that quotish thing you did, I've seen it quotished on here like three times b4...

[The-Elf-Herself]

Oh really? Well, it's the last little stanza from a pretty famous poem, it's actually the most well-known part. I like that poem, "The Hollow Men". Anyways, my rant is:

*Pauses, then says this all in one breath* All the books I checked out on the Loch Ness Monster feature mostly opinions which is fine because that's what I want except for this one part where I need facts to give the reader a basic overview sort of a timelineish thingy and now I'm sunk because I can't trust any of them for facts so I have to look on the Internet which means making huge amounts of inconvenient biography cards and all sort of hassle for a comparatively small section and I just wish I could get the dang thing over and done so I could get to the heart of my paper and have it done already.

Not sure if that's coherent. Oh well. What I mean by facts is a brief overview of when crazy sightings purportedly happened and searches launched and that sort of thing.

[Kailita]

That makes perfect sense, Jam, and even though you did the whole thing without any punctuation, it didn't come across as illiterate babbling. It sounded like a rant in one breath. ;)

Yes, grades for behavior are stupid. Especially when your parents care more about your behavior grades - which don't effect anything - than your academic ones. :rolleyes: Yes, Shakespearean Dinner Theaters are awesome. :)

And T.S. Eliot is sad and cynical, but a good writer. I see why you like Evanescence, Jam. They're very good, but so sad sometimes. "Hello" makes me want to cry...

[The-Elf-Herself]

"Hello" is beautiful. I felt like that a lot when I was younger and used to go to public schools. Evanescence is great, they're sad but there's a thread of hope underlying all their songs that keeps them from being depressing.

rant---> um, have to dust today. Hate to dust. Don't believe in dusting, I like writing my name in it when it collects on surfaces.

[Dragon]

rant-->my mom is sitting next to me tunneling warmth into my right shoulder when I really want a good cool breeze........now she's laughing at me.....

[Kailita]

Originally posted by The-Elf-Herself
rant---> um, have to dust today. Hate to dust. Don't believe in dusting, I like writing my name in it when it collects on surfaces.
Hehe. Me too.

I love Evanescence. I think I like Tournaquet (did I murder the spelling there?) and My Last Breath the best. Haunted is somewhat frightening. And My Immortal is also very sad, though not so much so as Hello. But overall, a very good cd. (Jam...I vaguely remember you saying you didn't particularly like Whisper in another thread...is there a reason why?)

[The-Elf-Herself]

I never said I disliked it, I just didn't mention it among my favorites. Now all the songs are my favorites, so it's really hard to choose one. The only two I have to listen to consistently every single time I play the CD are...um...all of them, but the most necessary one is...all of them....okay this isn't helping...alright, I love Tourniquet and Everybody's Fool. Everybody's Fool would probably be my favorite right now. That doesn't mean I dislike the others, it just means that whenever I listen to the CD I HAVE to make to sure to listen to that song.

[YayGollum]

Rant ---> People talking about artists, songs, groups, actors, or movies that I've never heard of. *sniff* oh well. *runs away*

[Dragon]

....yay, have you heard of/seen daredevil? if you have , there's a scene in there where the lady is beat up a lot of sandbags, and they are playing a superly awesome song really loudly right there...that songs called....I think, bring the life? well, its by evanessence, and I dont know about everyone else, but the first time I heard of them was when sum1 here asked about the song in that movie, and I thought, coolness:rolleyes:

[YayGollum]

Sure, I've heard of that Daredevil movie, but I haven't seen it. oh well. Yes. Thank you for telling me where I might be able to someday run into some of the crazy music you people are talking about. I wish these crazy people would do it more often.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Now where would be the fun in that Yay?:D You didn't ASK about where you could hear Evanescence, you just ran away because you didn't know. Makes a huge amount of sense.:rolleyes:

Anyways rant---> What is it with me being tortured on Saturdays by having to get up at 6am? Last week it was to clean up this park, this week it's to check on the dogs I'm petsitting. Honestly, I know I could have turned down the jobs, but I need the money. Still, you'd think maybe I'd have one stinking Saturday where I didn't have to wake up.

[Dragon]

go to sleep REALLY early on friday

rant---> today my class had a water balloon fight, and I stayed like 200 ft away from all of it and sat on top of a slide where everyone could see me, because to hide would be cowardish....well, I sat there, soaking up the emotions, having as much fun as everyone else was, all the while staying DRY (dry=good) when the teacher points me out and sends like 15 kids over towards me with the sole purpose of dumping water all over me.... I made it very clear that I didn't want to get wet, but apparently WANTING isn't good enough for them, so I got splooshed, and really pissed off...afterwards, when everyone was picking up water balloons, and I had picked up what I considered to be my fair share (remembering that I didn't throw any) the teacher came over to me and this is what ensued;

her"can you explain?"

me"explain what?"

her"why you were hiding on the slide away from everyone?"

me"I wasn't hiding, I sat up high where everyone could see me and come and get me if they wanted to, and that's just what they did."

her"well, why were you over there?"

me"I dont like water balloon fights"

she gives me this look like its not possible to not like water balloon fights and that I'm some sort of sick, deprived wacko...

as a way of explanation, I say "I like waterGUN fights, I was only out here because you made everyone come out, I tired to tell you taht I didn't want to participate, but you didn't listen when I tried to tell you, if you're angry at ME for not wanting to get wet its your ow-"

her"I dont want to hear it, (my name here) you had no reason to stay inside and so you weren't going to be allowed to!"

she stormed of leaving me there wanting to throttle her

my mom seems to think its funny that I am wet and I didn't want to be :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I almost cried when people kept asking me what was wrong, one boy came over to me and said in this stupid cocky voice, "did you really think you were gonna stay dry?" all I said was dont make me hurt you" and he left, but he had this stupid look on his face and I just wanted to beat it off of him:( :mad:

[YayGollum]

You is a scary person. Anyways, I don't like any kind of water fights. I don't like many kind of fightses at all. oh well. Hey, what's wrong with running away from things you don't really care about, but that people could easily explain? :eek:

[Annushka]

I love water fights. On 22th of July we have a special day (Vardevor) which comes from ancient times. The point of it is to pore water on as many people as possible:) And nobody can forbid you that. So if someone wants to stay dry he/she stayes at home. Well, it might sound a little crazy but summer here is extremely hot so everyone is happy about the chance to cool down a little. Well, except for all dressed up ladies who are the main target. Anyway, I can understand how upset D was:)

[The-Elf-Herself]

Nothing's wrong about it, I just don't see the point. Guess it's just a Yayish thing.

rant---> I am so sick of Labrador retrievers. I go down this morning at 6am to let the dogs out of their pen so I won't have to clean up anything and when I went to put them back in this insanely goofy clueless lab decides it's time to play and starts running around in circles, completely evading my attempts to grab it. It wook me twenty minutes to get him in. Grrr! I love all dogs, I really do, but at that moment I was NOT feeling the love for that particular beast. Well, at least he wasn't like the cat, haven't even seen that stinker, the only reason I know they have one is that the cat food and water bowls keep getting emptied.

Evil water fights. I like staying dry too. Everyone knows that I hate getting my hair wet because it takes forever to dry, so they aim for it first thing. I act like I don't care because otherwise I'll never hear the end of it about "my precious hair"(their words), but inside...um you don't know what I want to do.

[Dragon]

Originally posted by Annushka
I love water fights. On 22th of July we have a special day (Vardevor) which comes from ancient times. The point of it is to pore water on as many people as possible:) And nobody can forbid you that. So if someone wants to stay dry he/she stayes at home. Well, it might sound a little crazy but summer here is extremely hot so everyone is happy about the chance to cool down a little. Well, except for all dressed up ladies who are the main target. Anyway, I can understand how upset D was:)

well, I'm cool with stuff like that, where its a holiday, or something where you have the choice of st6aying home, or inside, or whatever, and I understand wanting to get rid of the hotness, which we have a lot of here, but it wasn't hot THEN, and she forced everyone to come outside.....:mad: its so much more fun when you aren't forced to partake in it:rolleyes: :mad:

[YayGollum]

The point of me running away from things that I don't understand and that some people could easily explain is ---> Argh! I am trying to quietly point out that I am disturbed by the fact that they don't naturally explain instead of ranting about it all the time. Silly me. Anyways, Ack! Why do people like dogs? just wondering. Also, yes, Dragon lady. Evil teacher. Poor you.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Well, you didn't ask. Since the discussion was between people who already knew about the band, we didn't feel a need to explain it. All you had to do was stick your figurative nose in and ask. Although I guess running away is your version of that. *shrugs* People like dogs for many reasons. You really can't lump them all together since they're so many different breeds and varieties of dogs. That's precisely the reason I do like them, because they have so many different personalities and appearances, some are as standoffish and "smart" as cats, where as others are big lovable dopes that you can just hug and hug.

[YayGollum]

There are plenty of different personalities and appearances with catses, too. Anyways, Got it. I wonder why I haven't heard that before. oh well. Dogs are either too big and scary or too small and annoying. Most cats are a lot like humans that are very self-centered. That's cool. :D

[Annushka]

The only thing annoying about cats is that they don`t care about people at all. They are never thankful for all the things you do for them. They just take it for granted.

[Kailita]

Yes, yes, Annushka is very right. (Urgh...why hasn't the urge to call you "Nushy" gone away yet?? :rolleyes: ) But yeesh, how many times do we have to defend dogs to you, Yay?

Anyway, D...oh...you poor thing. *Huggles D* I'm so sorry. Those mean people! *Whacks them all with one of her many soda bottles* Don't they understand that no means no! You don't have to want to get wet just because they do. :mad: *Grumbles* Stupid people...poor D-ishness...

Personally, I love water fights. But I'm very against soaking people who don't wish to be soaked, because that takes out all the fun.

Everybody's Fool is a very good one..."Without the mask, where will you hide? Can't find yourself...lost in your lies...!"

Unrant ---> As of Friday, I have 24 bottles! Eeeee! :D And my friend Bird (uhh...I don't think that's her real name...but everyone calls her Bird so much that I've forgotten her real name...:rolleyes: ) is renting her locker out to me for a nickel a week so I can actually have room for my books in my own locker again. :):rolleyes:

[HobbitGirl]

Poor D! Those evil people had no right to soak you! As soon as they chucked the first balloon at you, you should have gone right down that slide and pelted them until they were dripping. (At least, that's what I would do. A balloon for a balloon, darnit. :D :rolleyes:)

I'm not even gonna try to defend dogs to Yay again. He likes cats better and we like dogs better and that's just groovy. To each his own. :)

[Kailita]

Oh yes. Another short unrant. ---> TESTING IS FINALLY OVER! Bravo! :D Which means NO MORE WACKY TESTING SCHEDULE! Which means I have to go to all my classes every day (aww...:() but I'm not stuck in them for two hours each (huzzah! :D). It also means that I have typing class every day again, so I will be more on top of my posting, hopefully. :) No more long gaps of days on end with no crazy Kailita input. ;) I'm sure you all care. :rolleyes:

[YayGollum]

Uh, huh. Anyways, it looks like this The_elf_Herself person defended them well enough this time. I'll probably forget, though. oh well. Let me see here. Scary Annushka person, the reason you wrote for hating catses is one of the reasons I like them. They are so achingly self-centered and confident that you gots to admire them. I was pretty much raised by cats. Maybe that's why I'm so crazy and the people that were raised by dogs are so typical? :D

[Annushka]

Yay for the end of testing season. Mine is not over yet. Still one exam left. But after that I`ll get my diploma:)
That wasn`t a reason for hating cats. Actually I don`t hate them at all. That`s just one sad thing about having a cat. He`s absolutely sure that he`s your master and not you are his. I want to be appreciated even by a cat:D Anyway, that might be cool for somebody raised by the cats. I agree.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Like I said, I love both species. Dogs simply have a wider variety of temperments than cats, being as there are so many different breeds. So many more people own dogs and are "dog-people" because they can choose the precise type they like. I don't care about being appreciated by my animals, my birds certainly consider me their rightful servant that they can order about with an imperial squeak. I don't care how self-centered and confident you say cats are, birds are equally so, even when they're doing something that's not too bright. Maybe that's one of the reasons they don't get along(besides the whole "cats considering birds to be lovely little snacks" bit).

[Annushka]

I don`t want to sound offending but I always thought that birds are the animals most unlikely to think. We had two birds and none of them had personality or character.

[Kailita]

I've never kept birds as pets, so I wouldn't know. But I think they're beautiful creatures.

I went to a concert at a football stadium last weekend and it was amazing how many birds were swooping through the stands! They were so cool! It was like they were saying, "Fine, if you humans want to build crazy things in our territory, that's okay. But we're still going to fly around and do our normal stuff no matter what you put in our way. So :p."

Hehe. :D

[The-Elf-Herself]

What kind of birds did you have? If they were finches or something, I could see not having a huge amount of personality. They really have to be cockatiel size or bigger to be smart enough to be a stuck-up little feathered nuisance. Oh well. There have to be exceptions to the rule I guess. All I know is every single bird I met has always had a larger-than-life personality(excepting pidgeons, doves, finches, they're really not smart enough to). The huge ones like macaws and stuff would chase cats around, not be chased by them.

[YayGollum]

There we go. That reminds me. Cats don't have owners, they have staff. Maybe it's the same way for birds. I wouldn't know. I just had one parakeet a while ago, but he was boring. Didn't even talk much even though we were always around. oh well. Anyways, yes, macaws are evil to poor catses.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Yeah, you can hardly compare a parakeet to a cockatiel. Mine believe that it is my job to serve them, at least that's how they interpret my daily cleaning of their water dish. So I'm not an owner, I'm a servant to their royal little selves. :rolleyes: They're basically a bunch of little ingrates, but amusing, pretty, and endlessly original little ingrates. Huzzah for macaws who even the score between catses and birds!

[Kailita]

Hmm...pigeons do seem rather clueless. And kind of freaky, with their red eyes. But my view on them has changed ever since I read Wringer in...sixth grade, I think it was. You might like that book, Jam. It's about a boy who lives in a town where they shoot down pigeons in a festival each year...but he ends up taking in a pigeon...and yeah, it's pretty good.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Hmmm. Not sure if I would want to read that. I don't like the idea of shooting an animal without doing something with it, even if it's just stuffing the head like they do with deer. Seems wasteful. Now if they were making those pidgeons into pies for the homeless, that's different.

[Dragon]

hmmm, birds, yes..... my papa has both a dog and a duck, the dog is huge black.....and well....aggresive to everyone except his lovables (me!:rolleyes: :D ) the duck is....well.... a duck, I dont talk to her much, but the duck stays in a pen in the backyard, and the dog stays inside most the time except when he has to....."do his business" or one of his lovables go outside.....the funniest thing I've ever seen is when the dog goes outside, and they let the duck out of her pen, and the duck chases the dog all around the backyard, and the dog is whimpering and yipping, and the duck's going"wuackwuackwuackwuackwuackwuackwauck!!!!!!"

hehehehahahahehehahehahehaehaehaehhahaheehehe!!!!! !!!!!!!!:D :D :D

[Kailita]

Aggressive ducks! :eek: Scary! :rolleyes:

Yes Jam, I agree, I think it's incredibly wasteful as well. My uncle is a hunter and I can't stand going to his house. Once a flock of geese flew over his property in perfect formation...it was so cool...I was standing in the middle of his field watching them with my cousins. And one of them - my uncle's son - says immediately, "Let me go get my gun!" The first words out of his mouth. I don't know how he could be so blind to the beauty of those birds.

And I don't see how anyone could ever kill a deer...no matter how good venison tastes...to close those beautiful, innocent, round brown eyes forever just seems like a crime to me, no matter what the reason. I've been trying to be a vegetarian forever...but I just like cow and pig meat too much. :rolleyes: I don't eat deer, though. Or duck. Or anything that flies...or once flew. :(

Anyhow, in Wringer the boy goes against the whole shooting society after taking in the pigeon, and he sort of becomes an Outcast because of it...it's pretty cool.

[Rhiannon]

I am not against hunting- it's very big where I live, and my uncle does a lot- though I do think if you're going to kill something, you had better make use of it. Being wasteful is bad, but hunting in and of itself is not- without it the deer population would be out of control.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Yeah, exactly Rhian. We have a huge deer population here as well, it can be deadly to motorists, even those that are really looking out for deer. I can sort of see it from both ends, on the one hand I can appreciate deer in their natural loveliness, but I can also appreciate good smoked venison. Mmmm! Hunting for sport and then just throwing the meat away is terrible though. If you're going to shoot it, use it. If you make a habit of shooting pidgeons, only do it when you have a surplus of pidgeons, kill only what you must, and then by all means use the meat from the birds!

My specialty is exotic birds, the kind that you'd never eat if for no other reason than there's not much meat to be had on their bones. I want to run an aviary/refuge for abandoned/abused exotic pet birds, which are sadly more and more common.

[Kailita]

Heh...if it was up to me, the deer would run rampant and birds would take over the world. ;) Mm...only in my own little world...:rolleyes:

Aviaries are so cool, Jam. But what kind of exotic pet birds are there? I've heard of exotic birds...and pet birds...but exotic pet birds?

[The-Elf-Herself]

Exotic pet birds are simply exotic birds that are kept as pets.;) There are:

cockatiels
cockatoos
caiques
conures
eclectus'
macaws
amazons
parrotlets
African Greys

and lots of other species.

[Dragon]

rant-->my arms are tres tres sore....I played basketball 4 about 3 hours yesterday....now the inside of my elbows ache....which might sound stupid, but it really hurts!!!:( :(

[YayGollum]

What's tres? Anyways, yes, it is evil when the inside of your elbows hurt. Easy solution ---> No strenuous activity. Ever. learn how fulfilling the life of a couch potato can be. :D

[The-Elf-Herself]

Tres=very in French.

rant---> had to bake cookies all yesterday for this sale. They're especially yummy cookies with Cool Whip in the center, but unfortunately all that baking has ruined the taste for me. All the messed up ones I gave to the dog instead of eating them myself.

[Dragon]

it wasn't strenuous at the moment,.....it just is now...yes, yay, except when you get up to get some potato chips and be all canniballistic, then you get really sore, because you never do anything

baking....not fun....cooking=tres, tres fun, exspecially in francais class!!! we make enchiladas suisas and crepes!!! yumminess.....cooking crepes is REALLY fun when your teacher lets you flip in in the skillet (I mean w/out a spatula or anything):D :D :D

[YayGollum]

Sounds like some achingly yummiful cookies, The_elf_Herself person! oh well. Anyways, Ick. French is evil. *hides* Potatoes are my most favoritest food of all time. Being a cannibal is not that bad. Since when do you get sore when you don't do anything? I've never noticed that. oh well. Let me see here. My evil mom lady is done with her vacation, which means that I am, too. Gots to volunteer again. *sniff* That didn't sound right, did it? oh well.

[Kailita]

Cannibals? What? How do cannibals connect with potato chips? You lost me...:confused:

Ohhhh. Wait. Sorry, I get it now. :rolleyes: Cannibalistic because you're a couch potato and you're eating potato chips. Got it. Sorry, it's past midnight over here and my mind is just barely functioning. :o

D, what's the difference between baking and cooking...? Isn't baking part of cooking most of the time?

Rant ---> Math homework over the weekend. Evil functions and other new math material. Evil perverted math teacher. Yick.

[Dragon]

baking=cookies, bread, muffins, other "rising" stuff

cooking=everything else, enchiladas, chinese rice, chicken:D

weekend homework= the root of all evilness....ick, perverted math teacher giving MATH over the weekend=somehow, even eviller(how would one spell"eviller"?)

[Kailita]

I think you mean "more evil", D. But I see where you're coming from, and yes, you're right. Stupid math teacher...

Stupid, arrogant keychains! I don't know if anyone shares this annoyance of mine, but I can't stand those little keychains that girls put on their backpacks.

Goddess
Diva
Princess
Angel

Or if they think they're rebels: Devil

Ugh. :o And the thing is, some of them are really sweet, nice people. They don't think they're better than everyone else. So why do they keep those stupid brands? Because they think they're cool? Or amusing? Ugh.

I want a keychain that says ANTI-PRINCESS. ;)

[The-Elf-Herself]

I agree. Those are very annoying. Maybe they think it's just some cute gimmick?:rolleyes: I dunno. My friend has a keychain that says:

I'm lazy
messy
loud
and
irresponsible
but I'm fun!

Finally, truth in advertising.:D The only keychain I have is one with a fencing pendant on it and I actually carrykeys on that(how novel!).:D

[YayGollum]

Yes, those keychains are achingly evil. Not that annoying to someone that ignores them, though. oh well. There are plenty of achingly sarcastic keychains out there. I just have some of the usual stuff and lots of useless keyses.

[Dragon]

yes, I hate the ones that say stuff like princess and diva and devil, but I oh so love the ones that say funny stuffs....like that lazy, messy fun one.:rolleyes: :eek: :rolleyes:

[Kailita]

Some of them are very funny, but those are the ones that aren't so stuck-up. For instance:

Motto of the Government: If it's not broken, fix it until it is.

Or all those retakes on the annoying "My Child is an Honor Student" stickers:

I love my child whether or not she's an honor student.
or my favorite...
My child was Inmate of the Year at the local penitentiary.

:D

[YayGollum]

Oh. A better one is ---> My child can possess your honor student! Or something like that. It was for the Nazgul's horses. Anyways, a real life rant ---> I have found that I am often sick in the morning. Feeling like I gots to throw up. It passes after a while, though. My grandmother had the same problem. Not a huge deal, just very annoying. I do get out of leaving home towards the beginning of the day, though.

[Annushka]

Poor, Yay:( Do you have breakfast or maybe coffee to fix it? I can`t take feeling bad:( So for me the worst thing is to get up in the morning and feel sick.

RANT - I can`t figure it out what KEYCHAINS are:(

[YayGollum]

Well, no, eating doesn't help. oh well. Coffee is pure evil. Anyways, the keychains these people are talking about are little things with crazy comments on them that are attached to keyses to keep them all together. Some people collect the things and have way to many and don't fit in pocketses.

[munchkin]

Originally posted by YayGollum
Coffee is pure evil.

Theres a new rant for me!:D Coffee IS pure evil! Ugh, nasty stuff! I perfer hot chocolate, but thats just me!

[Rhiannon]

Coffee is evil because it is deceptive. It smells so wonderful, and tastes like shoe polish.

But coffee&stuff (frappicino, mm) is good.

[Dragon]

huh? I thought I said that?:confused: :confused: :confused:

well, maybe yay said it too, but I bet I said it first!

*is being stubborn*:eek: :D :cool: :rolleyes:

[The-Elf-Herself]

Well, actually I think coffee tastes like burnt tea. Nasty burnt tea, with no sugar or milk. Regular tea is great though. And Chai tea. Tea tea tea!:)

[Annushka]

I love coffee. It`s the only thing that makes me adequate in the morning:D It smells wonderful, tastes wonderful and I can`t imagine my morning without it.

Hot chocolate is yammy and I love cappuccino too. Especially with chocolate cake with bananas:D I just realised that I`m terribly hungry:(

[YayGollum]

Crazy lady. Chocolate cake, bananas, and coffee? Ick. They should all be separate. oh well. I might have had a coffee traumatization type experience when I was little. My evil older sister that loved torturing me tricked poor Smeagol into drinking the stuff a while ago. Very sad. Also, coffee flavored ice cream, too. That is worse. It looks good, but tastes nasssty. Anyways, the smell is also sickening. But then, I hate the smell of most things that people love. *bawls* Yay for hot tea!

[Annushka]

It might be more right to say banana chocolate cake with cappuccino. I have never tasted coffee flavour ice-cream. I love everything chocolate.

[Kailita]

Are you still sick, Yay? Because if you are, you can join the club. :(:rolleyes: I'm losing my voice, hacking up a storm, and now I have to deal with runny/stuffy nose. Ugh. I can't decide which is worse. Runny is terribly annoying because you always have to deal with Kleenexes and have them near by and etc., but stuffy is also terribly annoying because it affects the way you talk, so "Mom" sounds like "Bob" and "not" sounds like "dot". :rolleyes: Frustrating.

I love tea. But I have to agree with Rhian on the coffee issue. Smells great, tastes horrible. I can't even take coffee when it has chocolate with it. Not even coffee ice cream. Well, I doubt I need more caffeine anyway. :rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

I don't like hot tea either. Only iced, with lots and lots of sugar *is southern gal* And I'm not much for hot chocolate. I'm decided that I don't like hot drinks at all, really- I like coffee iced, heavily sweetened, and mixed with chocolate and heavy creamer. Not much coffee left, when it comes down to it. I do like mocha flavored ice cream, though, but it's not my favorite. And I loooove coffee cake. Well, I love all cake. But not bannanas. Bannanas are evil.

Feel better, Kaia!

[The-Elf-Herself]

Oh yes, southern-style iced tea is the best! I lived for a while in Georgia and when I came up here and ordered iced tea I almost spat it out. These people sweeten the tea with LEMON, not sugar! Yuck! Fortunately, Mom makes lovely sun tea that's sweetened properly.

Bananas are great, although my brother is allergic to them for some strange reason.

[Dragon]

hot tea=good
cold tea= good unless sweetened w/ lemons
coffee=bad:mad:
chocolate cake w/ bananas=tres good

[YayGollum]

Dark chocolate is the best. No, I'm not sick. Using other languages is evil because some people won't understand you. Bananas are good. Southern type sweet tea is good. I hate the accents down here, but I wasn't a fan of the tea they served in New Hampshire. Had to stick to soda. There. I think I addressed everything. Doobedoobedoo... Rant ---> Evil graduation ceremony coming up. I could just show up sometime to grab the little piece of paper, but my evil mom lady says that she deserves to see me go through the evil ceremony. Argh!

[Annushka]

It`s the one when you put on this weird hats, they pronounce your name and so on? That`s nice. Why would you NOT wanna do that?

I think D has already explained that TRE means VERY:) But I know what you mean Yay. I keep using words that my friends don`t understand and that makes them very mad. So I try to control myself:)

[The-Elf-Herself]

Well, I can understand not wanting to wear the stupid hats and stand up in front of everyone in a silly gown and all that junk, but sometimes evil Moms have their prerogatives. Mine certainly does, in any case. Although she's pretty flexible about this stuff. They have this one in Gettysburg where(I think) you can dress up in authentic Civil War costume and graduate like that. Sounds interesting, as long as I can cross-dress.:D There is no way I'm wearing those big hoop-skirts that women wore back then. A nice uniform would suit me. Of course, I may decide to forego the whole thing. I dunno.

[Dragon]

heh, we get to wear whatever we want to our graduation, and its fun, cause they show funny pictures of everyone, and you get to guess who they are:rolleyes: :D and people w/ really pretty voices sing 4 us:D

and, me using tres isn't that bad, how would you like it if I went completely into francais?

"dark chocolate" est aussi bon que "milk chocolate"

mais, on es meilleur que "white chocolate"<--Il n'es pas chocolate!!!

:rolleyes: make sense to you?

n e ways, like she said, I already told you what tres means, and if I say something else, just ask me what THAT means:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Wonko The Sane]

My Rant:

what is it about old people that they all have to say:
you're young and happy now, but even the best relationships go sour, and even the happiest beds lose their charm.

just because they're old and unhappy and things didn't work out for them doesn't mean they have to bring me down with them.
They shouldn't kick sand in my face just because I'm happy.
They may say it's help...but it's not.
It's just them exorcising their demons. They take perverse pleasure in dashing people's dreams.
And I won't stand for it!!

[Rhiannon]

Evil graduation ceremony coming up. I could just show up sometime to grab the little piece of paper, but my evil mom lady says that she deserves to see me go through the evil ceremony. Argh!
Fact: Graduations are not for the graduates. They are for the mothers of the graduates.

Because I'm homeschooled, I get to do whatever the heck I want for my graduation; and I'm planning to have a masquerade! :D

[Dragon]

that's mean!!! who told you that sort of stuff? just say to them, well, its better to be happy now, and old, bitter, and cynical later, then to be bitter and cynical your whole life, and living unhappily because you know that any relationship you start is going to end badly, so you dont even try!

stupid peoples ....*grumbles*

I can almostgarauntee yay will agree w/ them tho

masquerade? ooh, here comes green envie:mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: :D :D :D

[The-Elf-Herself]

Yeah, I'm in the same boat Rhian. That sounds really fun actually. Hmmm... *gets a dangerous scheming look in her eye*

[Rhiannon]

I've been wanting to have a masquerade for my birthday for a while now, but it's never happened, and I was going to make it happen this year, but mom said she'd been planning on doing it for my graduation, so I said OK!

It's my big excuse to get a really awesome Ren Fest outfit.

[Dragon]

question; how do you graduate from home-school?

[Kailita]

Aiieesh! Why do you guys always talk the most when I'm away! Let's see here...

Graduation is a pain. I'm a freshman - in my first year of highschool - so that means I don't graduate for another three years. But I remember my middle school graduation, and it was such a bore. You get all dressed up. Your mom curls your hair and makes you wear make-up (ick). You get there like an hour early and sit. Then the ceremony starts and you sit some more while you listen to the important people talking. Then you sit as you wait for them to call your name. Then they call your name, you get up, walk to the stage, take the diploma, shake hands with the person you don't even know but are expected to love and revere (I think they call him the principal...:rolleyes: ), and go back to your seat. And...sit some more. :rolleyes: But all the same, it makes your crazy mom lady so happy that she cries. Strange, isn't it.

Now something like what Jam and Rhi and those crazy homeschoolers are talking about...that sounds like my idea of a graduation!

D, where did you learn so much French?

And Wonks...ugh...don't you dare listen to those stupid people. I'm completely serious. Just plug your ears if you have to. Don't let them bring you down, because otherwise you're letting them win and you'll turn out like them. Just because they're unhappy does not give them the right to try to pass it on. I don't know what it is with unhappy people taking pleasure in giving others unhappiness. Urgh. It ticks me off.

[Rhiannon]

question; how do you graduate from home-school?

Well, you finish the requirments for high school, and your parents give you a diploma. I'm four class credits away from being done. A lot of home school groups have a ceremony (I just came back from this years- only two, but one was my friend Alicia), and the parents generally have a party. My party's going to be a medieval themed masquerade (I don't want any Ninja Turtles showing up. Period or fantasy costumes only).

I don't mind graduations- I've been to three, all for Yokota high school (the school on the base I was at in Japan), because I was in the choir and knew people who were graduating. But out of the three I've been to, only one was kind of boring- the other two all had really good speeches etc. And I've decided just tonight that since, being a class of one, I don't get a valedictorian and salutitorian, I'm going to draft people to do those speeches for me- my older brother and my best friend, probably.

[My_Precious]

Here's my ranting--I think there is a black hole connected to my checking account--all the checks I deposit somehow manage to vanish into the thin air. Aah, the life of a struggling student...:rolleyes:

[Dragon]

oh, black holes suck! ;) :D

I'm in my second yr of french, and I have the coolest teacher ever, she has two really young kids and sometimes she brings them to school to play with us, and I'm also in french club, so I learn {I]even more[/I] there, she teaches us the curriculum, and funthings to say like underpants (souspantalons, pronounced "soopantoloh<--(funny, "almost n" sound)), and I have a cat in my pants, would you like a cat in your pants?(actually, I founs that one out by myself:D :rolleyes: )


J'ai un chat dans mon pantalons, tu veux un chat dans ton pantalons?:D :D :D

my graduation is going to be fun, because the students organise it

ugh. rhi, since you have so much family in texas, come graduate here, then I can come too!:rolleyes: :D :)

[Wonko The Sane]

Dragon,
It was some guy at Elendor MUSH who said it.

The Jerk.

:(

Rhia, can I come to your party? :D

[YayGollum]

Woah! Lots to say! Let me see here.

Scary Annushka person ---> Yes. That's the graduation thing I'm talking about. I wouldn't want to do it because it's hot and uncomfortable in the dress clothes I gots to wear under the gown. The evil hat doesn't sit still, either. I love the being up in front of crowds part. Anyways, got it. I know what the thing means, I'm just looking out for anyone else that could suddenly show up and say ---> "Yikes! Outcasts are expected to be bilingual?" :rolleyes:

Crazy The_elf_Herself person ---> My evil mom lady would love that Civil War idea. oh well. Masquerades are pure evil. You gots to dress up. *runs away*

Evil Dragon person ---> Yes. Translate all of the evilness you've said in other languages so far. Sickening. I just hear the nasssty French accent in my head and my throat starts to hurt. oh well. Not my fault.

Crazy Wonko The Sane person ---> Yes, this evil Dragon person is correct. I agree with them. I don't get why their reasons for tossing the advice at you is evil when the advice is helpful. Love is bad. Heartache is the worst kind of ache. Why risk it? There aren't too many sure things that I know of and I'm not a fan of taking risks. Silly, huh? :rolleyes:

Crazy Rhiannon person ---> I agree with that Fact of yours. Too bad I'm not a fan of it, though. oh well.

Superly cool My_Precious lady ---> An Unrant for you showing up again! Yes, black holes are pure evil. A solution ---> Spend as little money as possible. Hoard things. Become a miser. Scrooge is a great role model. :D

[Wonko The Sane]

Actually Yay, Dragon was agreeing with me that it's not nice to say those things.

Not ALL relationships end in heartache. And it's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

that's mean!!! who told you that sort of stuff? just say to them, well, its better to be happy now, and old, bitter, and cynical later, then to be bitter and cynical your whole life, and living unhappily because you know that any relationship you start is going to end badly, so you dont even try!



That's what Dragon said. He was saying I should say this part: well, its better to be happy now, and old, bitter, and cynical later, then to be bitter and cynical your whole life, and living unhappily because you know that any relationship you start is going to end badly, so you dont even try!

to the old jerk. And it's totally true.
It's better to be happy now and if necessary be old and angry and hurt and cynical later...than to just be miserable forever because you don't take chances in love.

[YayGollum]

I know that the evil Dragon person wasn't being evil. I think I saw something by that person that said I should say if I want something translated. I was saying that I did. Anyways, sure, I know that people don't always run into heartache. I'm just not a fan of stupid risks that are easily preventable. Silly idea, I guess. :rolleyes: Why do you assume that people will be miserable if they never think they've fallen in love? That's just craziness. There are plenty of people that never marry and are just fine with it. Or is there something wrong with only hanging out with family and friend types? :eek:

[Wonko The Sane]

No no no. I didn't say that.
You can never fall in love and be happy.
But this old guy had obviously had a bad experience with marriage which made him want to try to tell me that marriage was awful all the time.
So I'm saying, I'd rather be happy now and if it turns out bad be miserable later, than just be miserable because I listened to what he said.

[YayGollum]

How well do you know this guy you're talking about? oh well. I understand why the guy thought he might be helping you out. I don't understand why you think you'll be miserable if you accept the fact that love is bad. There are different types of love and the only one I'm talking about is the sickening and romantic type. oh well. Gots to go.

[Wonko The Sane]

I wasn't saying that I'd be miserable if I never loved. But I'd be miserable if I lost Snaga's love.
And also if I brought myself down because of what that guy said it would make me miserable.

[My_Precious]

J'ai un chat dans mon pantalons, tu veux un chat dans ton pantalons?

Non, je ne veux pas un chat dans mon pantalons.
Merci, thought...:D

[Wonko The Sane]

Doesn't that mean:

I have a cat in my pants. Do you want a cat in your pants?

My my my.

[Dragon]

pourquoi est-ce que tu ne veux pas un chat dans tons pantalons? c'est tres amusant!!!

actually, I say the french stuff exactly the way its spelled, which my french teacher is funny, and my frends think are funny, and sometimes I butcher it even more than normal, and that's hilarious!!!:D :D :D

n e ways, first I said, "I have a cat in my pants, would you like a cat in your pants?" then Myprecious said "no, I dont want a cat in my pants, thanks tho" then I said " why dont you want a cat in your pants? its very fun/funny!!!"

I think yay was saying that he agrees w/ the people that say that and he says I''m correct because I told you he would:D

[Annushka]

Originally posted by YayGollum
Anyways, sure, I know that people don't always run into heartache. I'm just not a fan of stupid risks that are easily preventable. Silly idea, I guess. :rolleyes:

I wonder how are you going to prevent that:confused:

Cats in the pants aren`t funny:( My hands, my neck, my shoulders are all scratched by Muffy:( I look like some kind of victim. But he`s having the fun of his life:)

[Dragon]

oops! I'm sorry....well, it seemed funny at the time...:( :rolleyes: can't you clip his nails? *doesn't know much about cats:rolleyes: *

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
And it's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.
Aiieee! *Runs about and bangs her head against the wall*

*Deep breath* Okay. I'm all right.

People have been telling me that all year, and I just didn't expect to see it here in GOO. I don't know if that's necessarily true. The pain that comes from losing someone you love can be almost unbearable. And then all you have left is memories. Is that really worth it?

[Rhiannon]

I can say 'I eat cats, my cat is very good' in Japanese </randomness>

[HobbitGirl]

<sighs, then shakes her head> Kailita, Kailita, Kailita. Of course it's worth it. And also, you shouldn't be killing yourself over this. He's moving away; so what? You'll be able to see him again. Just get your butt out to Florida. I got my own butt out there to visit you; if I can do it, you can do it better. :D Remember that lovely little saying, "Everything is okay in the end, and if it's not okay, then it's not the end."

Someone help me knock some sense into this chick so she stops despairing over her dude moving away.

[YayGollum]

Got it, crazy Wonko The Sane person. You're just talking about yourself. I'm talking about people in general. oh well. Ack! Now the My_Precious lady is doing it! oh well. Yes, thanks for the translations. The conversation you people are having is just so helpful. :rolleyes:

How to prevent heartache ---> Don't trip and fall into the nassstiness that is love. Sure, some people might say ---> "Oh, but you can't help it! The most stubborn types fall the hardest! Something messes with your brain and you are no longer yourself, but you don't mind!" Ick. No thanks.

[My_Precious]

*Kicks Yay for being so grumpy*
Have anyone noticed that young people are in general poor, and all the rich people are old. When you finally get the money, you can't have all the fun... I mean, what's the point of driving a $80,000 car if those little skin bags hang from every part of your body?

[Rhiannon]

Actually, I understand the 90% of millionaires are 1) fairly young (30s-40s) and 2) first generation money. This means that they were clever or lucky with their money, and that their children are going to spend it all away.

[My_Precious]

I'm 18. For me 40--it's old...

[Rhiannon]

I'm 17. My parents are 44. But I don't think of 30-40 as old, probably because I spend so much time around adults (I'm homeschooled, and there aren't many other homeschooled teenagers herabouts, so I'm left mostly to my own devices).

Besides, the age average of the Literary Men on my Harem of Male Literary Characters list is 47, so who am I to talk?

[Gary Gamgee]

Originally posted by My_Precious
*Kicks Yay for being so grumpy*
Have anyone noticed that young people are in general poor, and all the rich people are old. When you finally get the money, you can't have all the fun... I mean, what's the point of driving a $80,000 car if those little skin bags hang from every part of your body?

An old saying 'youth is wasted on the young' I'm not that old myself but am begining to know what that means. *runs away hides bald patch*

[YayGollum]

I wasn't being grumpy. *sniff* oh well. I'm a miser, so I wouldn't buy the crazy car you talked about. I'm just a fan of being prepared for the worst. Pessimism is a beautiful thing. :D

[Dragon]

rhi, I can say that in french!!!<response to randomness

K?!?!?! boy crazy?!?!?!?!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo

uh....where did u come from???(uh, gary, I mean)

is combinig postses so as to not irritate yay:rolleyes: :o

I am mad at my friend who is not being very friendly:mad:

I have told her all sorts of stuff that she doesn't listen to, and she is making me REALLY mad....like, for one thing, I've told her that I always wanted to (for a swimsuit) get a boys swimtrunks, and a bikini top, except that my mom wouldn't let me get a boys swimsuit...well I've told her that over and over and over, so many times...well, someone in my class is throwing a end of school pool party, and most people had to get new swimsuits b/c well...they've grown since last summer, she was one of them... well, today she came up to me and said, "hey, I got my new swimsuit. I had this really awesome idea, I decided to get a boys swimsuit, and a bikini top, isn't that awesome?"(insert me fuming here) another time, she was at my house, and I let her borrow my shirt, cause we were gonna go to the movies, and she liked to dress nice, I said, "well, you can boorow it, but give it to me at school, TOMORROW, ok?" and she said "ok"well, the next day she showed up at school, and I asked her if she brought it, and she said she forgot...that friday she WORE IT TO SCHOOL WHEN I HAD BEEN NAGGING HER ALL WEEK, and when I got mad and blew up in her face, she said " you never said to bring it back to school" so I said "fine, whatever, just bring it back MONDAY"(me trying not to hurt her) she wore it the next friday too, and I was SOOOO MAD (changing some words to mad to avoid getting warning points)well, since it was a stretchy shirt, and she is, well, you could say more "robust" than me in some areas, the shirt was too big for me by then, and I told her she could go ahead and keep it, but I told her I was really mad at her ...what makes me really mad is that she gets lots of comments on how good it looks on herand no one said anything about it to me:mad:

what makes me really mad about the swimsuit thing, and that she's always asking if she can borrow my pants is that she used to tell me I looked really stupid in big baggy boys pants, and then she started going to the skating rink where a whole bunch of "punks" hang out, and now she's like, OMG, your pants are awesome, I'm gonna get some pants like that. I think she's noticed how many boys think its cool that I dress like them, and figures she'll get the same attention I do (only in a more"sensual"manner.... mine is friendly) and in the past, she has even tried to dissuade people from thinking that the way I dressed was cool, and, I was ok with the fact that she didn't like the way I dressed, because itsmy body, my style, whatever you wannna call it, and in less than a week, she turned around and is ..........UGHAREGAPGIODHIAUOREPFJRGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what makes it even worse is that I love her mom, her mom is awesome, I can talk to her about anything, she's funny, she's fun, but if I stop being friends w/ her (my friend) then I can't be friends w/ her mom n e more

[My_Precious]

Lol, sounds just like me and my cousin, except that when I wanted to get something, and couldn't (I used to live with my grandparents in Russia then, so we didn't have a lot of money), her mother (who is my aunt and Godmother, btw) would always get it for her...
Right now I don't care anymore, because I live here, work, and can get anything I want (well, ok, not "anything", but, for example, clothes I like). At the same time I miss my cousin so much it sounds silly. I would give anything to see her right now.

Soo, what I am trying to say is, try to focus on positive sides of your friendship, like her mom, etc., and try not to share your fashion ideas, or lend her your clothes... (I know it is not easy to follow the advice... I used to be furious at my cousin...:p)

[Dragon]

I dont have to share my fashion ideas, I wear them, even if I hadn't told her about the swimsuit thing, she would have thought "well, that sounds like something my friend dragon* does, maybe I'll try it"

*some names have been changed to protect the innocent

[Mindy_O_Lluin]

Rant, rant, stomp, stomp! I hate that when people try to control you. I want to be able to park close to where I work, and have done so all along, but now they gave me a ticket for parking in the visitors spots saying there is no employee parking there. Well I only park there after hours when no one is visiting anyway, so why force me to go park after hours in the employee lot, a 1/4 of a mile away (literally) when there are four floors of empty parking spaces in my own building right at my door, the whole time I am at work (I work nights). It is so cruel and hideous, I can't stop fuming about it. I feel like quitting, but I'd lose everything if I do, so, because of MONEY, I have to be under somebody elses control forever. I hate capitalism. It is really a LACK of freedom. It is just enforced slavery for 80% of us.

(Thanks for listening.)

(BTW, Dragon, that really sucks about somebody stealing your ideas. Especially someone you cared about.)

[Annushka]

That must be really irritating D.:( Your friend lacks individuality so she steals your ideas.

Mindy, I know exactly what you mean. It`s so depressing when you depend on such things. That`s exactly the reason why I wouldn`t mind being wealthy: not to depend on anybody. But unfortunately:( we are all under somebody else`s control. Our society is divided into two parts: the ones in charge and the ones who just accept the rules. I have the chance to compare Capitalism and Communism. And believe me it`s much better to depend on economic factors. At least you have the right to have your own opinion about lack of freedom.

[Mindy_O_Lluin]

You cannot express your opinion INSIDE of the corporation, there are no laws within to protect one's rights or freedom - if you make yourself rebelious, you are out. It is pure coersion. "You want to eat? Then don't talk back." There is no democracy there. And Corprations are going to be our new government, the way current trends are going. Then we will be as bad as off as under communism.

The problem with being wealthy, is that it self-perpetuates the problem. After one has their own financial freedom, they blind themselves to caring about the rest of the masses below them, and how to improve their lot.

Even I do that. Whenever I see a homeless person on the street, I try to ignore them, even though it hurts me to know they are there, but because I am on the verge of poor myself, I could not do anything significant to help them. If I were rich, I would create a foundation to support the poor and homeless and disabled and mentally defective who cannot work (since our government no longer wants to do it) , or who got booted out of a company because they 'don't fit in'. But I don't see the Bill Gateses of the world doing that.

[Annushka]

/quote
You cannot express your opinion INSIDE of the corporation, there are no laws within to protect one's rights or freedom - if you make yourself rebelious, you are out. It is pure coersion. "You want to eat? Then don't talk back." There is no democracy there. And Corprations are going to be our new government, the way current trends are going. Then we will be as bad as off as under communism./



That`s a hard question. I always thought that in developed democratic countries such things are regulated by the law. People are protected. They can defend themselves. The situation here is unthinkable. You ñan`t even imagine how unprotected people are.
Anyway in everyday life we all are under somebody elses control. The sad part beggins when we have to ignore our principles to be accepted or just to survive. That`s something really disturbing. When I think of something like that I just want to be out. So not to have to make any choices.

[Dragon]

sure, we get to choose the people in charge, but from then on out, its all under their control.laws can be changed, but it takes someone williiing to go through the trouble to change it, nonetheless someone who cares about the issue. the same with rules such as parking spaces, no one cares but the "menials" so no one does n e thing about it, because its the people on top that have the control...yes, we do have more freedom then most countries, but there are certain things u just cant do :o

[YayGollum]

Yikes! The hospital I volunteer at has a certain parking lot we're supposed to park in that's nowhere near the one that's much more convenient. oh well. We park there anyways. There's noone around that actually watches to see who parks there. Do you have someone like that in the place you're ranting about, Mindy lady?

[Mindy_O_Lluin]

Dragon - EXACTLY - no matter how idiotic the reasoning. I found that out when I had a conflict with my boss. She thought my reasoning was stupid and I thought her reasoning was even more stupid. But she was the boss, so who's reasoning do you think prevails?!

But, Annushka, you must have been sending out good vibes or prayers for me because when I went into work today, the security guard said that it was all a mistake and they don't mind after all if I park there after hours. (I almost cried at the kindliness of it after being so agrieved at the heartlessness of getting the ticket in the first place. Thank you so much.)

Yay - Yes, it sounds like the same situation as mine. I just think one of the security guards was being hateful that day.

[YayGollum]

Got it. There ya go. Problem solved. Rant ---> My evil mom lady is especially and unreasonably interested in all of this crazy graduation and college type thingses. Not fun. I had to write letters. I hate writing letterses. I'm expected to stop every single person I know and make myself look good and relay compliments back to her. Ack! :rolleyes:

[Mindy_O_Lluin]

Tell her we compliment you for being a good and responsible and supportive poster to all of us on TTF. (No matter what you look like. ;) )

[Rhiannon]

Yay, I'm with you. Mom wants me looking up scholarships and studying for the ACT and all this nonsense. You can't study for the ACT, that's the point. Baaah.

That and I am scared out of my wits. My head's going to explode. DEAR GOD I'VE GOT ONE YEAR TO MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT DECISION AND I HAVE NOT GOT A CLUE AS TO WHERE I MIGHT POSSIBLY WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.

[YayGollum]

I think I've told the lady that already, Mindy lady. Maybe not. I'll do it again. Wait. I am beautiful! :eek: :rolleyes: oh well. Let me see here. Yes, scholarship applying and all of that is pure evil. The tests are fun, though, aren't they? Whoops! Maybe not. Anyways, I had no clue where I was going to go for college, either. Too many choices. Yay for having people with connections that can give you an easy way in! You should get some. *hides*

[Annushka]

That`s really great, Mindy, your problem is gone.

Yay, you HAD no clue? That means you already have one? Do you know what specialty you might be interested in?

[Rhiannon]

The SAT is not fun. The ACT is, except for the math bit. Bleh.

Everyone is trying to tell me where to go. My brother thinks I should go to the same college as him, but while I like the college, and I love my brother, I am sick of being his little sister. He is one of those infamous people with a big shadow. My mom wants me to go to TCU, which I am not in the least interested in. My dad doesn't care where I go so long as it's in the south. I want to go to a college with a small campus, a small student/teacher ratio, a good English program, and a study overseas program. And some of the colleges I'm considering are *gasp* in the heart of yankee territory.

[Dragon]

well, think of it this way, TCU is near me, so if u somehow get forced into going there, u'll b able 2 c ME!!!:D also, ur dad should understand that most the best colleges are in yankee territory, I mean, Ivy league??? come on, as long as u dont turn into a yankee, it should b fine:rolleyes: :D ;)

yay; I like tests a lot better than regular classes, but its really nervewrecking when u aren't sure about the answer 2 a problem.

ooh, shush has good vibes :D :D :D :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Kailita]

Yankee Territory! Hurray Rhi, come west! I say...*big deep breath*... <--- take one of those, pray about it, search the Internet some, try not to stress, and choose the one which you like the most, no matter where it is.

Cheers for Mindy getting her parking spot back!

Originally posted by D
K?!?!?! boy crazy?!?!?!?!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo
What's this? I am NOT boy crazy. (Oh Heaven forbid that day ever comes...) I am, however, regretting some choices that I've made and grieving over the inevitable. It's very depressing. I've been holding back this rant from you guys because I know it's going to make me come across as a sentimental fifteen year old girl, but...it's on the verge of coming out and exploding...and I figure I might as well explode in a ranting thread with people who I know (er...hope) won't criticize me too much...

This boy...this crazy, anti-social, non-conformist boy...has liked me since the seventh grade. We've always been friends. But for the longest time I've been pushing him away and pushing him away because I didn't want to like him. I mean, he was just a geeky loner boy, right? But then this year I made the mistake of actually really getting to know him (uh-oh). And I started to forget the reasons why I didn't like him. He's definitely an Outcast kind of person, he's a deep thinker, he refuses to be the way that society demands him to be.

One problem: he's a base brat (meaning his dad is in the military) and he's moving at the end of the school year. Meaning within a matter of weeks. And then his dad is retiring, which means he's not going to move back. And...ugh...I knew this was going to happen, but I'm just not ready for it now...I've finally fallen and I've fallen hard, and now there's no way out and I can't help being miserable. I did it to myself, I know. And I tried my hardest not to. But...I couldn't help it.

Maybe love is bad, Yay. It sure does hurt now that I have to make it end. But if you met him...you would like him. He's a real Outcast...and he loves Gollum. And Rhi would like him too, because he has a good amount of respect for Eowyn.

Thanks for listening, you guys. I'm putting myself in a vulnerable place, but I've been feeling like this for a long time and I absolutely must tell someone. I don't really know what to do. And I guess this will explain my behavior in the next few weeks, if I seem a bit off or unnaturally depressed.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Oh man Kai. Not good. Not good at all. :( And he's an Outcast-type too? Man, this is a good reason why love is bad, because life is always turning out so that things like this happen. *Feels terrible for poor Kai* I'll write a song for you about this, suddenly I'm feeling really depressed as well. Also, I recommend that you write, write out everything. It really does help in crummy situations. Love is also bad because it sneaks up on you at the exact moment you forget to wear a gas mask. *adjusts hers' more securely* Fortunately, I've made it to sixteen without mine slipping.

[Rhiannon]

Aw, poor Kaia! *hugs* As a military brat, I feel your pain. He sounds like a good guy, though- I say, keep tabs on him and see what kind of man he turns in to. If he likes Eowyn it can only be good.

I've made it to seventeen without any serious love leaks.

[Annushka]

RANT - my computer is going crazy and isn`t showing posts after 25.05:(:mad: I`m furious:mad: The last post shown in this thread is D explaining the cat in the pants thing:( So I can`t post anywhere cause I have no idea what you people have recenly said:D

Edit: The problem is solved. The minute I posted a reply the computer brought up everything. And I read Kaili`s post. Kaili, can I give you the biggest hug?:) That`s so sad. But don`t you ever blame yourself for that. It`s perfectly normal especially if the guy is the way you say. I know I wouldn`t be able to keep away someone like that.

[Kailita]

Oh my gosh, you guys...thank you. Thank you so much. You make me feel so loved that I want to cry...

And Jam...oh Jam, I was afraid that you and Yay might come down hard on me, but thank you so much for understanding. And if you write a song about it...oh, that would be cool, you'd have to let me see it because it's more than I've ever been able to do. I've started a few, and then stopped because it's just way too depressing. Maybe once he goes I'll be able to manage it. Maybe not.

I have been writing. I write everything down in my journal. Heh, I've got the whole story down there...all the changes, a lot of occurences of "Oh no...this is crazy...I can't believe it, but I think I'm starting to like him...no, no way, this can't be happening!" :rolleyes: It really has been interesting. And good to look back on. I know you guys don't know him, but if you knew the whole story from the beginning...it really might make a good book someday, just because we've been through so much and gone through a lot of changes together. Assuming that the ending turns out somewhat happy or at least hopeful...:(

Rhi, I knew you would understand from a base kid's point of view, thanks. We plan on keeping in touch for as long as we can. He's not getting rid of me that easily. :rolleyes: And Shush...*hugs*...yes, you can give me the biggest hug, I really need it and it helps...even though I'm not usually a huggley person, now is a good time...

[The-Elf-Herself]

*gets all awkward* Er, no problem. Why should I come down hard on you? It's after the Fact, it's hardly instantly reversible, so it wouldn't make sense to be mean and evil. Hmm, yeah, I'll write a song out on this and give you the link when it's finished. It's good that you're writing.

[YayGollum]

Annushka person ---> Right. I know exactly what college I'm going to and all of my major type things. Not a huge deal now. Having helpful people with connections is fun.

Rhiannon person ---> Well, I never had to take the A.C.T. thing. Isn't that just the same type of thing except that it has more subjects? But sure, the math is never fun. Even if it is usually pretty easy. What's wrong with colleges in the north? What's so especially nice about southern colleges? Well, you'll run into nasssty accents everywhere.

Dragon person ---> Sure, I guess the big tests could be more fun that usual classwork. Why not? I just had all kinds of fun because I always showed up late and had to sit in the very back and brush past everyone as I finished first. :D

Anyways, Kailita person, I don't see what the huge deal is. You found out that love is bad. You ran into the heartache. At least a little bit. I've heard worse. I don't see what the huge problem is with continuing to talk to the person with a phone or something. I have no idea how old you people are or if you'd ever have the chance to ever visit. oh well. If you aren't able to ever communicate with the person ever again, you now have all kinds of experience and won't fail so easily next time, right?

[Rhiannon]

Rhiannon person ---> Well, I never had to take the A.C.T. thing. Isn't that just the same type of thing except that it has more subjects? But sure, the math is never fun. Even if it is usually pretty easy. What's wrong with colleges in the north? What's so especially nice about southern colleges? Well, you'll run into nasssty accents everywhere.

The ACT is mostly the same sort of things- fill in the dots- only they cover the subjects better. And nothing in particular is wrong with colleges in the north, except that they're in the north. Nothing in particular nice about southern colleges, except that they're in the south. My Big Fat Southern Family is still fighting the Civil War- that is, The War Against Northern Aggression.

[kohaku]

Ack, no test that lasts more than an hour is fun :mad: :mad: :mad:
I'm in a similar situation, in that i will be graduating college at the end of fall, so now I have to look into potential graduate schools and take the GREs. Ick. I have found, though, that getting practice material is very helpful for studying for these sorts of tests. Perhaps that is what got me my ACT score of 33.

[Kailita]

Testing is yicky. :mad: Finals are in two weeks, and I'm deathly afraid. Don't even want to think about those big all-state test thingies, but good luck. :eek:

Originally posted by YayGollum
I don't see what the huge problem is with continuing to talk to the person with a phone or something. I have no idea how old you people are or if you'd ever have the chance to ever visit. oh well. If you aren't able to ever communicate with the person ever again, you now have all kinds of experience and won't fail so easily next time, right?
Agh, Yay...there's a huge difference with talking over the phone or through letters, etc. It's different when you can't see and touch a person. You completely lose their gestures and facial expressions and tones. And...it's just very different. I don't know if I'll see him again. I might. But that could be in years, and loads could have changed by then. I don't know. I'm just trying to focus on dealing with the now and enjoying what little time we have left.

And...ugh...I don't want experience, I want...urgh...*sigh*. But I don't plan on falling again any time soon. In fact...heh...I have a whole nun complex laid out, even though I don't really plan on following through with it...it's just a consolation thing. Being a nun would solve a lot. I could grow my own food...finally be a vegetarian like I've always wanted to be. And I would never have to worry about clothes again. I bet I look good in a habit. :rolleyes: And then there would be no more worries about boys. So yeah...like I said, it would solve a lot.

The other problem, and my second rant, is that this boy isn't the only one leaving. The majority of my other friends, who are also base kids, are moving too. Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, Texas...they're going to be scattered all over the place. And I'm going to miss them so much! These are the people that I've laughed with, ditched pep rallies with, booby-trapped lockers with, walked to McDonald's with, and I don't know what I'm going to do next year without them. I'll still have my two girl friends, who I'm really close with, but...a lot will have to change. And I hate change. And I hate letting go.

But I don't want to complain. I just figure that I have to get all this out somewhere, and since this is a ranting thread, I might as well put it here. Thanks again to those who listen. (I would hand out golden sporks, but I'm all out. :rolleyes: ) This is, once again, to just get out things that are going to explode if I keep them in anymore and to preexplain mood swings/behavior quirks that may arise in the future. But I appreciate the space to rant.

[YayGollum]

Ick. No offense, but I don't get the insane people that hold onto grudges that don't belong to them. oh well. The climate is better in the north. Is an A.C.T. score of thirty-three good? I'm hoping that the little point system thing isn't the same as the S.A.T. :rolleyes: Anyways, sure thing, Kailita person. Happy to help. Losing any kind of friend is not fun as far as I know. sorry about that. If there's nothing you can do about it, is not the best thing to do ---> Argh! Don't worry about it anymore! If you obtained the prizes that are friends once before, you could probably have the ability to do it again sometime!

[Rhiannon]

Yes, a 33 on the ACT is good- the point system is very different from the SAT. I forget how high you can go, though. I did very poorly on the SAT, but very well on the ACT, so I like it better ;)

*pats Kaia's hand comfortingly offers always-available shoulder* I know exactly-exactly how that is, Kaia, only I'm the one usually doing the moving. Maybe that's why I'm such an internet freak?

[Rhiannon]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at this (http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/1054286308) !!!! LOOK AT THIS!!!! "she [Miranda Otto] also mentioned not holding out too much hope that much of the Houses Of The Healing would appear. Apparently the romance between Eowyn and Faramir, although definitely present, has been down-played somewhat. She seemed disappointed but said, 'well something has to make way - there's a lot of story to cover in the last film.'" NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!!!!!!!! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!! KILL! MURDER MAIM DEATH DESTRUCTION LYNCH DRAW QUARTER DECAPITATE TAR FEATHER HAVOC HAVOC HAVOC!!!!!!!!!! SO HELP ME, NONE OF THEM WILL ESCAPE ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The-Elf-Herself]

Breathe girl. Just breeeeaaathe.;) Foaming at the mouth is very unattractive. Besides, I've heard differently elsewhere. Very differently. I wouldn't worry overmuch about that. As long as they still have her and Merry kicking the Witchking's butt, I'm cool.

[Rhiannon]

*collapses in quivering, jelly-like heap* But...but....but...what if....?????

[Kailita]

*Prolonged gasp* Oohhh...they can't do that...they certainly played up the whole Eowyn/Aragorn - Arwen/Aragorn thing, so they better give Eowyn and Faramir their show space! Down-playing my shoe! There will be grief and long stretches of pain if they screw this up...:mad:

*Goes into sympathetic mode and pats Rhi, trying to remold her out of her jelly heap* There there, Rhia, you're supposed to let Jam be the jellyish one. And Jam says it will be very different, so we'll take her word for it, right? And if they screw it up, we can go tar and feather those evil scriptwriters and send them to La Guillotine!

[YayGollum]

Good thing I don't care too much about the characters involved. But then, after your rant at me, I'm not stupid enough to be too evil about it. :rolleyes: Anyways, got it. A thirty-three = good. Yay! A Real Life Rant ---> My evil and popular and annoying and teenaged little sister is now concerned about her weight when she is already alarmingly light. Argh!

[Kailita]

Ugh. That gets annoying fast. I'm not the skinniest person ever, but I try not to complain. I like myself the way I am. Your sister should, too. But I doubt she will, being evil and annoying and popular. :rolleyes:

[Dragon]

*always gets back after lots of posts*

*doesn't know which one 2 respond 2 first*

*can't think of the right thing 2 say*

OOOOVEEEEEERRRRRRRLLLLLLLLOOOOOAAAAADDDDD!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

yay, if u dont like ur sister that much, shouldn't u b rejoicing in her idiocy, and the pain she's causing herself?

K....ummm....of all the things 2 say, I cant seem 2 think of ane...:( pathetic, isn't it??? well, all the right things seem 2 already have been said *lets out a little sigh of relief that K has decent reasoning*

shush;u dont have 2 wear heels, just get a skirt so long that no 1 can c ur feet:rolleyes: :D :D :D or get boots:rolleyes:

[YayGollum]

Ack! Crazy Dragon person! I'm not that evil! Yikes! The fact that I made a rant about it shows that I'm concerned! oh well. She's pure evil. You gots to pity that, right? Anyways, she pretends that she doesn't care, but it's achingly obvious that she's just being evil to herself. oh well.

[The-Elf-Herself]

That's terrible. Very scary when people start doing that to themselves. I may complain about my *cough* shape, but I'd never be driven to starve myself. Although I have forgotten to eat on occasion, but that's different, and it doesn't effect me anyways.

Rant---> it's raining here. For some reason that makes other people grouchy and depressed. I don't understand why. It's the weather! You can't control it, so why bother with getting all sad when it doesn't go the way you want it to? Besides, ducks and robins and all kinds of birds like it. If it's good for them, it's good for me.:D

[Kailita]

Ooh, I love the rain. Rain doesn't make me depressed, it makes me feel warm and safe and cozy. I wish it would rain over here...but it seems like the weather here is finally realizing that it's summertime. :(

[Rhiannon]

I like rain, unless it's cold-wet-rainy-and-I've-got-to-go-be-someplace.

Good thing I don't care too much about the characters involved. But then, after your rant at me, I'm not stupid enough to be too evil about it.

Sorry, Yay, but what does that mean? That you are indifferent about whether it's changed, but because of my prolonged haranque about Eowyn you aren't going to say so because it would aggravate me?

*Goes into sympathetic mode and pats Rhi, trying to remold her out of her jelly heap* There there, Rhia, you're supposed to let Jam be the jellyish one. And Jam says it will be very different, so we'll take her word for it, right? And if they screw it up, we can go tar and feather those evil scriptwriters and send them to La Guillotine!

Kill them, kill them all....yes, I'll be fine, dear. It was mostly shock. I reacted violently. I'm just fine *eye twitch* just fine (must....restrain...fist. of. death...) I'm quite calm now.

[Dragon]

tar and feathering? I'm so happy that some one else actually knows what that it!!!:) :D :) :D

people that want to be "skinny" should just remember that they should exercise proportionately to how much they eat:rolleyes: :rolleyes: its not that hard, u eat a lot, u exercize a lot:rolleyes: tell her to enroll in a sport, or dance classes or something (ballet=TRES good exercise):rolleyes:

[The-Elf-Herself]

*Reads Rhian's quote from Kai*

Waaaaiiit just a second here. ME turn into a pile of jelly?! I don't THINK so. When have I EVER done that?:rolleyes:

Deep breaths Rhian. Nice deeeep breaths.

[Dragon]

ummm... I think she means u as in jam=jelly, yes? no?

[The-Elf-Herself]

Oh. Wow. That makes lots of sense. Gosh, I must be brilliant not to have caught that one. :rolleyes: I guess I just forget that my nickname is also the name of a spread.;) It's just what it is to me. Sorry Kai!

[YayGollum]

Nothing wrong with rain. It helps you sleep. The nasssty warm kind isn't fun, though. Let me see here. Yes, Rhiannon person, you got what I meant. Not trying to be too confusing.

[Rhiannon]

Well, that was sweet of you, Yay, in a backwards sort of way....but don't worry, I won't let it get around.

[Kailita]

Ballet = very tiring, and not for the weak of heart/body or the ungraceful (elephants like me! :eek::D). I took ballet for six years until I finally figured it wasn't my "sport" and got tired of running into walls. :rolleyes: (Yes...I did that...quite a few times. Those turns can be quite dizzying.)

Yes Jam, I meant you're jellyish as in referring to your name, not your personality. Psh...like our cold and cynical Jam would be moaning and swooning over something...that's a laugh. :rolleyes:

PS - I'm being tormented. The sky is dark and gray and cozyish, but it's not raining! Agh! So close, yet so far away...rain, gosh darn it, rain!

[Dragon]

;) do the indian rain dance;)

[YayGollum]

My superly cool and now dead grandmother lady did that one time and got it to work. Maybe it was just a coincidental type thing, but lots of other crazy things happen to that lady. Creepy alien lightses, ghostses, skunk apeses. All in Florida. Don't go to Florida!

[My_Precious]

Originally posted by YayGollum
Is an A.C.T. score of thirty-three good?
*Chokes on her candy* Thirty-three? Like..., with two threes? 33?
Who got that? That's the highest score I've heard of. Because it is 33 out of 34 possible. *Sulks on the idea of someone being smarter than she is. Remembers a research that proved ACT tests to be biased against girls. Feels much better*

[Kailita]

*Does Indian Rain Dance furiously*

It's not working, D...it's not working!! :o *Sobs...makes a fuss*

No, don't go to Florida! Evil, wicked Florida! *Growl*...*has taken a stand against Florida lately, since that's where her friend has to move*...

[rant #1] Graduation. Aiieee! I don't understand why everyone's so excited about it! I mean, it's great to graduate and move on and go to college and all that jazz...but isn't anyone going to miss their friends? Their stability? Their old life? Gah...I know I would. I have a problem with change. But that's a rant in itself. All I know is that if I hear that Vitamin C Graduation song one more time, I seriously will scream. *Incomprehensible sound of frustration* [/rant #1]

[rant #2] Another horrible song stuck in my song. Can't remember what it's called, don't know who it's by. I think Dido sings it, but I don't think she wrote it. But then again, I could be way off base.

"Cuz I'm leaving on a jet plane...don't know when I'll be back again. Oh baby, I hate to go..."

Agh...aiieee! *More frustrated sounds* I've had it in my head since Sunday...which was now two days ago...and I can't stand it. I really can't. Especially not now when everyone's leaving and...*more incomprehensible noises...tears at hair*. I don't know if those are the exact words, but I think they're close. But I absolutely...must...get that song out of my head! Someone sing something else, please! :( [/rant #2]

[Rhiannon]

Turn on the sprinklers. Every time Mom turns on the sprinklers there's a thunder storm.

[Dragon]

the only reason the indian rain dance works is because u dont stop 'til it rains:D :D :D ..........I'm sure there's some way we could incorporate sprinklers into the rain dance...

ummmm.......K??? that last post was a little....incoherent(right word???) made very little sense 2 me:confused: :confused: :confused:

[Kailita]

Yes, I was going for incoherent...well, more for incomprehensible, but incoherent works, too. Sense? Make sense? Does the infamous Kailita ever make sense...? ;) Especially not when she's ranting...

*Turns on sprinklers...waits expectantly...*

[Dragon]

while ur waiting....do the rain dance!!!:rolleyes: :D that way ur twice as likely to get some rain!!!

actually.....u usually do make sense.....maybe I'm just sensible???;) :D :D :D :eek:

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Dragon
actually.....u usually do make sense....
I do?! :eek::eek::eek: *Gasp*...*takes temperature*...There must be something wrong with me...

*Rain dances in the sprinklers* Who really needs rain anyway, when you have sprinklers to dance in? :D

[Dragon]

rain is more fun, when u look up in the rain, it looks like the stars are falling on u...exspecially(sp?) at night:D :D :D

yes, K, u do make sense 2 me, but then, I have had about 10 yrs of experience at discerning words in my little bros gibbering:rolleyes: :) :D :eek: :cool:

[Annushka]

I love rain. I love sleeping while it rains especially when I wake up at nights and then go to sleep again. But I really don`t like umbrellas. Whenever I take it not to be caught in the rain there is no rain. If I decide not to take it, be sure that I`ll be home all wet. Which is unpleasant:(

[YayGollum]

I think it was the kohaku person over here that got the thirty-three. I have no idea if that person is a dude or a lady. Doesn't matter too much, does it? oh well.

To that first rant ---> oh well. I adapt. I don't have a lot of problems with leaving people that are cool. There's always