Real Life Rantings! Argh!

[Talierin]

Apple makes me a little nuts too, but I"m not as bad as him..... although you should have seen me raving over my college's G4 lab for their graphic design dept. the other night....


Homeschoolers are definitely not socially stunted! Even the ones that are really "sheltered" growing up aren't usually! :mad: Stupid people... *mutters* if there's one question I get about being homeschooled that I hate, it's that one...

[YayGollum]

Sure, Dogbert is definitely cooler than Catbert, but Catbert is still achingly cool.

Anyways, yes, you got it. That's why I'm going to college for the thing. It's easy and might run into money because of it. I can't buy the darts because I'd rather save my money. *hangs head in shame* I save my money just so I can buy people presents, though! Oh. But then, I do rant about having to buy presents and I never would unless they reminded me to. oh well.

Also, I know all kinds of home-schooled, private-schooled, and public-schooled type people. Oh. But then again, I only pay attention to the Outcasts of those groups. And Outcasts are always the coolest. sorry about that.

[Rhiannon]

Who said Homeschoolers were socially stunted?

It has been discussed at R'ville recently, and a few people expressed the usual *gag* concern *gag* that homeschoolers will grow up with 'narrow world-views', 'limited social skills', 'no diversity', and be 'unable to deal with the real world'. *gag*gag*gag*

And these are adults. When I get flack about home school from other teens, I usually respond with "Oh, you think so? I've got an idea! Let's compare test scores! Oooh, look! I'm a whole 10% smarter than you!"

Well, not really, but I sure do think about doing it.

[BranMuffin]

Rhi, test scores have nothing to do with a social life. And they don't prove that homeschoolers are smarter. They just show how bright you are.

I think your diversity comes from moving around and from reading books a lot.

Plus hanging out on here with us crazy people will add a flare to anyone's character.

[Rhiannon]

Rhi, test scores have nothing to do with a social life. And they don't prove that homeschoolers are smarter. They just show how bright you are.

Yeah, I know. I don't set a whole lot of store by test scores (especially the SAT, bleeeh). But a lot of people do.

I have actually, when someone really ticked me off, said something again to "well, I'm may be a geek, but I have a huge vocabulary!" using expansive hand gestures. Then I turn around and walk away, leaving them stunned and bewildered in my wake.

I think your diversity comes from moving around and from reading books a lot.

Very true. And homeschoolers in general tend to read more than public school students, if only because we have so much more time for it. Plus hanging out on here with us crazy people will add a flare to anyone's character.

Flare, just what my personality needed ;)

[Dragon]

*ahem*...
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rhi,
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I would like 2 request that u turn your attention to my deep thoughts
<-:D :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

rant-> I am sleep deprived and mal-nourished. every time I tyr and eat something, I realize that we have no decent food, so there is nothing I can eat. everytime I try and sleep, someone wakes me up w/ some stupid excuse like "it's dinner time!" but, how is that possible!? we don't have any food!!!" I have to go to school. I have homework, and I don't know wether 2 avoid it, or not avoid it, so I'm attempting 2 do both and it's not working so well. I have a headache. I'm tired. and I miss my friends:( :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad:

I think this may b too much ranting 4 one post, but it's 2 late now

[Rhiannon]

*hugs D- again*

You sound kind of like my sister Rachel, D; she was malnourished, and felt bad, and we found out she had a mild case of pneumonia. So maybe you should go for a check-up. You also have to eat. Fruits, vegetables, and meat, even if you don't really feel like it. I swear it'll help; just eat some protein. Don't avoid your homework. Try and sleep on a schedule. It all sounds like a huge pain, but really it does help.

And remember that we love you and this too shall pass and that which does not kill you only makes you stronger and that two tablets of ibuprofen work wonders on the pounding skull ;)

[Dragon]

*sigh*

where's my midol?:confused: :(

[Arebeth]

I HATE SCHOOLS, I HATE SCHOOLS, I HATE SCHOOLS, and well... I hate schools. I've always done. Worst of all, I'm something llike a "miss-I-know-it-all" with the best results each year, I'm studying Latin and maths and four modern languages, so people are sure that I love them but I don't!!!
I must going back to this silly posh school in just ten days and I'm already making nightmares... It takes so much time that sometimes I can't even write or read or do anything in the evening, and still we're not learning anything... They are just so boring and looking at you as a mad person just because you've read a book or know something about politics or don't care about their last boyfriend/night at the disco. Now it's quite alright, but in the past they've done some awful things I can hardly forget.
I'm fed up with that. I'm really hoping university is not so bad because I'm going to spend a few years in one I think.
Sorry for this post, it will look like a "teenage difficulties" thing, and I hate that. But I had to write that somewhere.

[YayGollum]

I saw nothing wrong with that rant. Very beautiful. Makes all kinds of sense. Yay for Latin! :D

Anyways, Rant ---> Sensitive types. Sure, everyone's sensitive in some way, but some types are way too sickeningly annoying and incomprehensible for me.

[Dragon]

I beleive that hating school is healthy. teenage problems? school is everyones problem. it is hooblah. yarg

um... yay? is there a reason behind this rant? or were u just bored and that was the first thing u thought 2 complain about

[Rhiannon]

Latin is v. nice.

[Arebeth]

Originally posted by Dragon
I beleive that hating school is healthy. teenage problems? school is everyones problem. is there a reason behind this rant? or were u just bored and that was the first thing u thought 2 complain about

Given that I must go back there next week, it's just my main problem at the moment. Plus, I always fail in sports and sports teachers hate me and... Awful. I know most people feel the same, so I try not to complain too much about it, buut sometimes I can't help.

I like Latin but I've been studying Greek for a year (we can't study both in the same time) and it seemed to be great too. Maybe I should have continued... No, definitely I like Latin...

[Rhiannon]

Yay! Greek! My real name is Greek (I'm not, just my name). Charis.

[YayGollum]

Yes, there was a reason for that rant, evil Dragon person. I often get frustrated by people who miss my sarcasm. Things are especially crazy when they think I'm lying about it. "Oh, I don't believe you! You weren't being sarcastic! You were trying to be evil and insulting and things and now you're trying to say that you were being sarcastic! Ha! I'll hate you for forever!" :rolleyes:

Anyways, I've never paid any attention to Greek. I just had to get into Latin for school, but over the summer, I got into it a lot more. Very easy and beautiful.

[Froggum]

I had my first Greek class tody and I'm convinced that it is the devil. (it's ancient greek, by the way. UI doesn't offer modern.) :(

[Arebeth]

In fact I've got some Greek roots, too (hey see... I kind of come from all over Europe...) so my mother would have liked me to learn ancient Greek. I think she was quite disappointed when I chose Latin:( . But I don't regret it: this class is absolutely awful. I know you shouldn't choose an option for the people but still... I couldn't have stand them for four years.

[Dragon]

rant--> my french 2 teacher is an imbecile. she is the only french teacher @ my school, so I can't switch classes, it wold b an ideal time 2 do homework, except that it's 1st period, so Idon't hve any homework yet. argh. and I'm having trouble convincing my mom 2 let me transfer

unrant--> FROGGUM!!!

[BranMuffin]

Rant-
I should've paid more attention in spanish class... My girlfriend is decently fluent in it(since she took four years plus the equivalent of two in college) now she like to talk in it but has no one to talk to. I used to be able to speak it a little but forgot it...Plus she knows sign language so she can talk about me in front of my face and I wouldn't even know it...not like she would though.
end rant

[Talierin]

Rant - My college class on Mondays is so boring! It's a stupid "how to use a mac" prequiste class I have to take, not like I've known how to use one for the last 11 or so years, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Oh well, I can spend my time helping the other people out, most of them haven't touched a mac :rolleyes:

[Arebeth]

Originally posted by Dragon
rant--> my french 2 teacher is an imbecile. she is the only french teacher @ my school, so I can't switch classes, it wold b an ideal time 2 do homework, except that it's 1st period, so Idon't hve any homework yet. argh. and I'm having trouble convincing my mom 2 let me transfer

unrant--> FROGGUM!!!

Try my English teacher andmy school, and we'll deal with it after that!:)

[Arebeth]

Originally posted by BranMuffin
Rant-
I should've paid more attention in spanish class... My girlfriend is decently fluent in it(since she took four years plus the equivalent of two in college) now she like to talk in it but has no one to talk to. I used to be able to speak it a little but forgot it...

I truly don't think that languages classes at school can learn you to actually speak a language. If it was just for my English classes, I probably won't be here!! But, luckily, I happen to watch a lot of films and to read a lot, even in English (which is helpful). For example, I've been learning Dutch for four years now, I've always had the best results, but I'm still not able to follow a conversation in Dutch...

[Rhiannon]

Rant: I don't have anywhere to take any language classes even if I wanted to! (which I do, I love language, I just got sick of French, and I despised my French 2 teacher).

[Talierin]

-> Unrant: I changed classes so I'm not doing the boring comp class... doing production design now.

[Rhiannon]

Yay! Rhian is very familiar with the horror of boring classes. Ick.

[Wonko The Sane]

Ok, so yeah...my last post in this thread was page 42. Sorry. I'm not reading all I've missed in the last 2 months. :)

Ok...I guess I'm sort of back...don't expect much. :)
I just finished with classes so even though I'm still sick I have more time to waste.

Boring classes suck...I just got done with mine...I guess they weren't boring...but one my teachers...man...:) I didn't know you could MAKE fascism dull! :)

[Rhiannon]

Yay! Wonks, the kettle corn just hasn't tasted the same without you around!

Rant: Aaaaargh, boring boring boring English Comp 1 teacher! So far we haven't even written anything; it's all been 'Turn to page such and such in your text book. You'll see on the bottom of the page is says blah blah blah blah' and then he will tell a long, boring, pointless story about his life to illustrate whatever it is that's in our text book.

So guess what we did today. Today we did SENTENCES. The sentence my group got was 'The man looked at the sky'.

First we had to take our NOUNS (those're the THINGS), and REPLACE them.

'The officers looked at the clouds'.

Then we had to take our VERB (that's the ACTION) and replace IT.

'The officer gazed at the clouds.'

Then we have to put in ADJECTIVES (those are DESCRIPTIVE WORDS).

'The navy officer gazed at the stormy clouds'.

THEN we had to put in an ADVERB (that usually ends in 'LY').

'The navy officer gazed frantically at the stormy clouds.

And THEN we had to add a BEGINNING TO THE SENTENCE.

'As the sky darkened, the navy officer gazed frantically at the stormy clouds.'

WELL, I don't know about anyone ELSE, but I feel more intelligent already!

Gee that exercise felt familiar! Oh yes! I DID THIS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!

[Arebeth]

If it can ever help you, I understand...

[Dragon]

erm? what they hey was that about? what class was this again? college courses? hummahumma?

[Rhiannon]

Yes. This was my college level English Composition 1 class.

Gar. Justkillmewhydoncha?

Rant: I'm siiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!!! I cand bweeve fru ma noge! I can't sleep! I feel like someone beat me with a stick!

Obviously it's time to go get doped up again.

[Dragon]

argh, can't u drop the class, rhi? ...or would that b bad?:confused:

...hold on, I know I can translate this... u can't breathe thru ur nose?

[Rhiannon]

Well, 1) it would cost us to drop the class late (college classes = expensive), and 2) I'm sure it's character building, or something. And anyway, I need another English credit to graduate high school, Mom has decided.

Yes, I can't breath through my nose. Aargh. One more hour before I can be doped up again...

[Arebeth]

I'm sure that classes are character building. But not in the good way.

[Annushka]

Try sitting for 1hour 20minutes in an auditorium listening to an obvious idiot without any decent thoughts in his head. And try not to sleep. I'm so happy I got through that:):):):):)

RANT - people are so terribly irresponsible. At the University I'm applying at they gave us wrong information about the cost of an exam I have to take. So I sent the check to Netherlands and now I have to send another check (which means the 1st one is partially lost) and wait for another 2 weeks for an answer. After which it's possible that there'll be no time left and I'll miss the exam deadline:mad: :mad: :mad: So my possible admision will be postponed by ONE year!!!
And this is extremely important, cause for the last 5 months everything I did had to do with that. I just can't afford something so stupid to mess with my future:mad: I'm so tired:(

[Rhiannon]

Aaaaaugh! Shush, how awful! Shall I come and kick the stupid people around for you?

[Annushka]

I'm afraid that won't help, Rhia:(:(:( I really can't take this anymore. I can't believe that there'll be a day when it'll all be over. And I have 5 months untill then. I should get married and have 15children instead of all this *achieve something in my life*****:(:( BTW today a person whom I respect very much kinda said that boys are smarter than girls. No matter how hard-working, motivated and talented girls are. I'm depressed:(
That's so not fair. Why do we have prove anything to anybody?

[BranMuffin]

Shush, I'll be the first to admit I'm not smarter than my girlfriend in a lot of areas. As I am smarter than her in others. But on the whole she is the brighter one. Girls don't have to prove anything, and they shouldn't have to either. Whoever said that is a little shallow and doesn't know what he is talking about. Don't be depressed.

*Waits for Rhi to kick the stupid people since she broke down the wall earlier*

*Thinks Rhi has a violent mean streak?*

[Annushka]

Thanks, Bran! That kinda cheered me up. And the last part about Rhia is quite hilarious:D

Why can't people understand that there's a certain balance everywhere. I'm NULL at everything considering any gears, machines, cars and poetry and many other things:D
But when you want something and feel like you can do it and certain people (here I'll really appreciate Rhia's help) say that you shouldn't be all that enthusiastic just because you're a female, that's hard. I have no idea how to defend myself in that situation. Start arguing? - That's pointless.

Anyway, why on earth am I so talkative today???

[Dragon]

talkative is somewhat good...

well, shush, I am going 2 with my usual reasoning 4 almost everything and say; ppl r stupid.:rolleyes: the person that said that obviously isn't worth wasting time on, they are biased and... wel, stupid. they r wrong. girls r smarter:D ;) actually, not necessarily, it depends on the person, and most ppl would say that girls r smarter in general, but not really, it all depends on the person... wait, y am I telling u this? u already know this stuff! arggh!!~*bangs head on desk*~:o

sometimes it's good 2 b a little violent.... I punch walls:o....and one time I broke a ring bc I punched a refrigerator, but I definantly felt better afterwards:D :rolleyes: :)

[Rhiannon]

today a person whom I respect very much kinda said that boys are smarter than girls. No matter how hard-working, motivated and talented girls are.

Oooh, watch me kick him halfway to Canada! Grrrrrr. That was an unworthy statement, and while of course I'm not in a position to judge, sounds like it would have been made by a biased, unworthy person. I hope it was merely an aberration!

Girls don't have to prove anything, and they shouldn't have to either. Whoever said that is a little shallow and doesn't know what he is talking about.

We love you, Bran. You can tell your girlfriend from me that she lucked out.


*Thinks Rhi has a violent mean streak?*

You bet your sweet whiskers. But I only hurt stupid people.



But when you want something and feel like you can do it and certain people (here I'll really appreciate Rhia's help) say that you shouldn't be all that enthusiastic just because you're a female, that's hard. I have no idea how to defend myself in that situation. Start arguing? - That's pointless.

Don't let the get you down, Shush! You don't have to prove [i]anything. If those don't realize that you are an incredible person, if they [i]dare try and limit you because you're a woman, then they aren't worth one single second of your time. You don't need to argue with him. That's the proverbial pearls-before-swine. Swine aren't worth your attention. You can be anything you want, and if they try and tell you different, I recommend decapitation. For them, that is. You don't need to defend yourself. You just need to go out and be you and knock them all dead.

And don't give up on 'making something of your life'; and there's something you want to do, go out and do it. But if you get married and have fifteen great kids, you've made something of your life too, haven't you? So go out and be whatever you want!

[Kailita]

My gosh, you can guys can rant a lot in the matter of the few days in which I was absent.

And Rhi...your ranting is absolute poetry. ;) And your ENGLISH COMP teacher!! GAHH! *Bangs head against wall* I feel your pain.

Shushy, I would give you advice.......but just listen to Rhi. ;) You are wonderful and we love you and you've already made an impact in my life so don't give up. :)

Okay. My turn to rant.

Ahem.

I have returned to the evil hellhole also known as highschool. Ugh. Enough said. (But I'll go on...just because you all love to hear me ramble, right? :rolleyes: ) Everyone who's been listening to me in June knows that two of my best friends moved away this summer. I've been swinging back and forth between devastation and apathy...neither of which is consoloing me much. The past few days have been total agony. I keep passing places where we used to hang out...I keep seeing boys who look like them...and every time I turn the corner to pass by their old locker area, I know that they're not going to be there, but I just can't kill the hope that maybe, just maybe...

But then I turn the corner. And of course they're not there.

Everything is so different. I hate it. Last year school, despite all the hard/boring classes, was fun for me. This year it's just tedious. Rhi, this is the opposite of being the military kid who moves away - it's the friend who gets left behind. At least you get to start over completely...maybe even view it as an adventure, with a chance to start over. For me, it's the same old existence, just with a couple of huge gaping voids where people I love should be. Sigh. End rant.

[Kailita]

Rant #2 (Also known as On Second Thought) ---> Where the dickens is Jam? I haven't seen her around here in ages...

[Rhiannon]

Re Rant # 1: Aw! *hugs Kaia* I know all about that nastyness. I got left behind too, which is the problem with being a military kid making friends who are military kids.

Re Rant # 2: She's about- not on the forum much, but she pops up on MSN IM every once in a while.

And Rhi...your ranting is absolute poetry. And your ENGLISH COMP teacher!! GAHH! *Bangs head against wall* I feel your pain.

Isn't it awful? At least we're going to be writing tomorrow...And thankee *blush*

[BranMuffin]

School= bad thing:rolleyes: .

We love you, Bran. You can tell your girlfriend from me that she lucked out.

She knows:D , and takes advantage of it quite frequently.

sometimes it's good 2 b a little violent.... I punch walls....and one time I broke a ring bc I punched a refrigerator, but I definantly felt better afterwards

I had a headache once and was feeling a little out of the ordinary(aren't I supposed to feel that way?), so I asked my friend if I could hit my head on his Chevy Blazer. Being not so bright at the time, I SLAMMED my head against the thick metal door jam.....and dented it in pretty bad(the door jam not my head). I didn't have a headache anymore but the next three days my left hand was a little numb and it tingled every once and a while. Hey, I was at a hard core show, so it was alright. Right?
I worried my friends a little after that cause I stumbled back a bit and seeing as I made the whole truck shake they were a little worried...I was ok though. Then I went back into the show. Good times. Good times.

[Annushka]

First of all - thank you guys for all those things you said!!! (Kaili, have I really made an impact on your life?:))

Second - I'm absolutely sure that the worst thing in the world is when people leave:( In time you just get used to their absence, but it still hurts. Kaili, you'll just have this special place in your heart for them! And will be unbelievably happy when you finally see them again:)

Bran, that's scary. You slammed your head SO hard that your left hand was tickling? Please don't do that again. That's kinda dangerous! There's a much less harmful thing to do when you feel like being violent - I tear paper in pieces. Very calming:D But I guess for a big guy like you it wouldn't be satisfying at all:D

[Rhiannon]

No! Bad Bran! Do not dent other people's cars!

It sounds like you gave yourself a concussion. Very bad Bran. It's probably good you have a girlfriend who's smarter than you. She can protect you from yourself :D

I really like to rip fabric. It's incredibly soothing. I also like doing pen and ink pictures, big spaces of black and white...

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
I know all about that nastyness. I got left behind too, which is the problem with being a military kid making friends who are military kids.
Agh! For once in my life, I understand why the base kids are so seclusive and keep to themselves and are mostly homeschooled. I used to think (about three years ago) that they were just stuck up or something. But no. They're being smart. They're saving themselves from heartache. Aghhh. One of my friends (one who is NOT a base kid) and I have this kind of grim joke that we're never making friends with military kids again...that if we ever meet someone really fun and interesting that we want to be friends with, the first thing we'll ask them is, "Are you in any way, shape, or form affiliated with the military?" and if they answer yes (after giving us a weird look), we'll just walk away and say, "Oh, sorry, can't associate with base kids." Of course we would never do that. But I've already lost (*counts*)...five friends due to moving from the military over the years...and I just don't think I'll be able to handle anymore.

And then at the end of THIS year, ANOTHER of my friends (also has a dad in the military - ugh) is moving! It's too late to stop associating with him, heh. I've known him since the seventh grade, and we're all way too deep into the friendship anyhow. But in the midst of my mourning for my other friends, I forgot that Jacob is moving at the end of this year. That just hit me the other day. Urgh. WHY? Why why why...it's so frustrating...I just...ack, ergh, gah...*goes and tears paper*.

(That actually is a very good stress-reliever. I do that also, Shush. I write whatever is stressing me in big bold black letters on paper, then rip the paper up. Or I go and practice with my javelin. :D)

Originally posted by Annushka
(Kaili, have I really made an impact on your life?)
Yes, you have! I don't have that many - okay, I don't have any friends outside of America, besides through TTF. So getting a different point of view besides the normal, predictable American one is very refreshing. And plus, I love your Shushyness :) - the way you're sweet and friendly and dependable. Those kind of things mean a lot to me!

Originally posted by Shush
I'm absolutely sure that the worst thing in the world is when people leave In time you just get used to their absence, but it still hurts. Kaili, you'll just have this special place in your heart for them! And will be unbelievably happy when you finally see them again
Yes...I know I'll see one of them again for certain (the one that I'm starting to fall for *blush*). He calls me every week and we've been writing/e-mailing a lot. I've also kept up contact with my other friend, so the communication is still definitely there. It's just...different. Of course. The thing is...I don't want to get used to their absence. Part of me would rather just miss them every day than adjust to life without them and forget the way things were. I don't know...I don't want to be miserable. But I don't want to forget.

Bran. You are crazy. :rolleyes: But also a typical male. :) Heh. Just don't do that kind of stuff too much. It kills brain cells...and you need all the ones you can get. :D *Maniacal-middle-sister-type teasing*

[Annushka]

Yes...I know I'll see one of them again for certain (the one that I'm starting to fall for *blush*). He calls me every week and we've been writing/e-mailing a lot. I've also kept up contact with my other friend, so the communication is still definitely there. It's just...different. Of course. The thing is...I don't want to get used to their absence. Part of me would rather just miss them every day than adjust to life without them and forget the way things were. I don't know...I don't want to be miserable. But I don't want to forget.

I know how that goes. I never wanted to rearrange my life or forget the people who left the country. I just got used to their absence. Without any wishes. Whenever he calls or I call I have this feeling that nothing has changed, we're still the same, but in everyday life it's not like that at all. And that's what I hate the most. The risk that you will change in different directions is huge:(

Yes, you have! I don't have that many - okay, I don't have any friends outside of America, besides through TTF. So getting a different point of view besides the normal, predictable American one is very refreshing. And plus, I love your Shushyness - the way you're sweet and friendly and dependable. Those kind of things mean a lot to me!

I feel exactly the same way. It's like a whole big world that I'd never know if I wasn't here.
My Shushyness!:):) Sounds really nice:)
One more little question - what do you mean by dependable?

[Rhiannon]

Agh! For once in my life, I understand why the base kids are so seclusive and keep to themselves and are mostly homeschooled. I used to think (about three years ago) that they were just stuck up or something. But no. They're being smart. They're saving themselves from heartache. Aghhh. One of my friends (one who is NOT a base kid) and I have this kind of grim joke that we're never making friends with military kids again...that if we ever meet someone really fun and interesting that we want to be friends with, the first thing we'll ask them is, "Are you in any way, shape, or form affiliated with the military?" and if they answer yes (after giving us a weird look), we'll just walk away and say, "Oh, sorry, can't associate with base kids." Of course we would never do that. But I've already lost (*counts*)...five friends due to moving from the military over the years...and I just don't think I'll be able to handle anymore.

Aw *hugs Kaia* It's awful, isn't it? Why d'you think I'm an internet junkie? (aside from the little I-have-no-life thing). I have two close friends. Just two. I have another circle of close friends, most of them met on the internet. Then I have another circle of friends, from forums and such. I cope. I know how to go to movies and restaurants by myself (take a book).

So, if I weren't a military kid, I might not be outcasty at all. I might be *gasp* preppy. I might not even be over-weight, since I gained weight when we moved and/or when I was depressed. But you know, 'that which does not kill me makes me stronger'. I'm glad I am who I am, because I like being me. And if there were some rough spots getting here...well, they're part of me now.

Bran, she's right. A little bump on the head kills 500 brain cells. I saw it on the Discovery channel so I know it's so.

[My_Precious]

Annushka, I like your avatar. Who is the kitten dreaming about exactly? :)
Well, I have to say that my new rant will be about the cost of the college books... How come a book that is barely an inch thick costs $90??!!! And silly me thought that going to a local college instead of the one I was planning on going to would help me to save some money. So far I spent the money that I haven't even earned yet... Argh.
Being young and poor isn't exactly what I thought about when I moved here...
:(

[Talierin]

Eep, I'm glad mine weren't that much! around 40 for inch thick comp book, and 11 for a little skinny thing, and I think my inbetween sized one was 30-35, so not bad for me...

[Annushka]

Originally posted by My_Precious
Annushka, I like your avatar. Who is the kitten dreaming about exactly? :)


You're originally from Russia, aren't you? Yay, I finally found someone!!!
Well, I think the kitty is dreaming about a big-big plate with something yammy:D

[My_Precious]

Lol, yes, I am from Russia. (Born there)
Well, judging by my cat, the plate of something yammy would include crawling and jumping things... :eek:, ....and toothpaste.

:D

[Dragon]

erm..... toothpaste?...your cat eats....toothpaste?:confused: :confused: :confused:

[My_Precious]

Toothpaste, minty gum, sweet peas, canned corn, red starburst, and licks the glossy covering on the photos, and also likes those green face masks... :) :cool:
Aside from that he is really picky in his food.
:confused:

[Annushka]

My friend had a dog who just loved soap!

Muffy loves chocolate ice-cream. But I've read somewhere that sweet isn't good for cats or something like that.

Exactly where in Russia were you born (if it's not a secret)? :D

[Turin]

Back to the subject of ranting, I don't like spoiled little kids that start crying if they don't get what they want, I HATE rednecks and mexican people(no offence) that play loud anoying stupid music in there cars and at the beach. I hate spongebob with all my heart! I like Patrick though. I also hate R&B kinda music and the people that sing it. There'll be more rantings later.;)

[My_Precious]

Originally posted by Annushka

Exactly where in Russia were you born (if it's not a secret)? :D
No, it is not...:)
I was born in Moscow, but then we moved to Kazakhstan to my Grandparents. Back then USSR still existed, so it didn't really mattered--everything was the same everywhere...

[Annushka]

Originally posted by My_Precious
No, it is not...:)
I was born in Moscow, but then we moved to Kazakhstan to my Grandparents. Back then USSR still existed, so it didn't really mattered--everything was the same everywhere...

Moscow is beautiful. But I love Leningrad better:) It has this special mood. You feel like home there! So, you're not planning to visit Russia any time soon?:D

Back to the subject of ranting, I don't like spoiled little kids that start crying if they don't get what they want, I HATE rednecks and mexican people(no offence) that play loud anoying stupid music in there cars and at the beach. I hate spongebob with all my heart! I like Patrick though. I also hate R&B kinda music and the people that sing it. There'll be more rantings later.

I've a question - who are rednecks? And are they and mexicans the only ones playing loud music in public?

[My_Precious]

I always thought that Redneck were...eh.."country people from the south without any...intelligence". At least that's my impression...:D Am I right? Do they have to be from the south, or it doesn't matter?

No, I'm not planning on going to Moscow any time soon. I really want to though (It is beatiful there, and it does feel like home there for me), but I don't have any money for the ticket, and with the college and all I don't really have any time either.

[BranMuffin]

The stereotypical Redneck are the ones who listen to country music(nothing wrong with that, though), wear wranglers, a cowboy hat, and drive a big jacked-up truck with big wheels. There is also the Rednecks who are not so socially alert either, I think those are the ones Turin was talking about.
No they aren't the only ones who play their music loud. I guess Turin hasn't been driving enough to know that. Or maybe they were the ones that were bothering him at the time.

Bran, she's right. A little bump on the head kills 500 brain cells. I saw it on the Discovery channel so I know it's so.

Ok. That explains a lot then...

Bran. You are crazy. But also a typical male. Heh. Just don't do that kind of stuff too much. It kills brain cells...and you need all the ones you can get.

True, true, I won't, and thanks a lot.

It sounds like you gave yourself a concussion. Very bad Bran. It's probably good you have a girlfriend who's smarter than you. She can protect you from yourself

LOL, very, very true.

But I guess for a big guy like you it wouldn't be satisfying at all

Nope, it wouldn't. I was acting strange at the time, I think something was put into my drink.

Rant/Saddened-> My girlfriend has left for college...She now lives about two hours away, in St. Augustine(very pretty city, romanticle). But I gave her a stuffed lion before she went away(its just like me squishy, hairy face, big, soft, etc.). We can still talk via phone and e-mail, but as it has been said it's not the same. Especially since holding her and holding the computer aren't quite the same...

[Turin]

Your discription was about right, except the ones down here wear nascar hats, white ribbed tank tops, tight jeens and yes cowboy boots with jacked up chevys and country music, sometimes flying the confederate flag.

[Dragon]

Especially since holdong her and holdong the computer aren't quite the same...

I should certainly hope not!

I'm sorry bran, that's not good:( :( :(

rednecks are deplorable creatures.

there are ppl of all sorts who play their music loud, I've always wanted 2 blast classical music whenever I get 2 a corner where sum1s blasting rap or heavy metal or something....

I got Stizzle 2 do it (his brother has a tricked-out stereo system) but I still wanna do it 4 myself

[Turin]

I don't really mind when someones blasting rap or rock cause I like that kinda music, unless the bass is rattling my brain.

[Talierin]

Originally posted by BranMuffin
Rant/Saddened-> My girlfriend has left for college...She now lives about two hours away, in St. Augustine(very pretty city, romanticle). But I gave her a stuffed lion before she went away(its just like me squishy, hairy face, big, soft, etc.). We can still talk via phone and e-mail, but as it has been said it's not the same. Especially since holdong her and holdong the computer aren't quite the same...

Poor BranMuffin.... I know how you're feeling now, unfortunatly..... *mutters something about long distances*

[Dragon]

erg, it's not the distance here, it's the age and parental units:rolleyes: :o

horribly unfair:(

[BranMuffin]

Originally posted by Dragon
there are ppl of all sorts who play their music loud, I've always wanted 2 blast classical music whenever I get 2 a corner where sum1s blasting rap or heavy metal or something....

I got Stizzle 2 do it (his brother has a tricked-out stereo system) but I still wanna do it 4 myself

I do it with Classical, Rock, Alternative, Techno(at times), and my favorite the Space Ghost/Brak CDs. I seem to get really weird looks when I play "Don't Touch Me" really loud. I don't know why.

I don't really mind when someones blasting rap or rock cause I like that kinda music

Rock=good
Rap=bad

unless the bass is rattling my brain.

Why do you have a fish in your head???

Tal, aren't you coming down in Dec. though? Yes, long distances aren't the best for relationships.

It's ok, D. One day...one day....

I'm going to visit my girlfriend on Saturday!!!!

[Turin]

Some rap is good, like POD and Supertones, even some 50cent.

[BranMuffin]

POD=not rap
Supertones=definetly not rap
Pod=Alternative rap- BIG difference
Supertones= SKA, nowhere near rap, and Tal and Mac will agree with me on this one.
50 cent? Don't care...I don't think I've heard them.

My philosophy on the genre of rap is that: You can't spell **** without rap.

[Talierin]

Supertones are DEFINITELY NOT RAP! Well, ok, a couple of their songs (think Chase the Sun) are rappish, but it's a sort of reggae/southern california style smoother rap, a non-angry kind.


And yes, I am coming in Dec, but it's still a long ways off *sigh*

[Annushka]

Isn't 50 Cent that scary looking guy with *In the club* song?
I am not really good at defying what style the group is. It's all so mixed nowadays.

I've never heard of Supertones. But POD is quite interesting.

[Turin]

Alright just forget everything I said about rap, I like some of it that doesn't mean that you have to like it. And yes 50cent did sing "in the club".

[My_Precious]

I like 50 Cent's stomach... You can use it as a washing board...
:)

[Dragon]

I. Hate. Word problems.

They are the bane of my existence.

I just spent 4 hours on 20 problems.

The most I have ever spent on a homework assignment before is 30 minutes.

That was 50 equations.

These 20 problems took 4 hours!

Words are not numbers.

Do they not understand that?

[My_Precious]

You have to do word problems in high school? For what class? :confused:

[Turin]

Another of my rantings, I hate the narrarator(sp) on most of the special features on TTT, he doesn't pronounce anything right for example he calls the people of Rohan the Rohans when the correct word is Rohirim(sp). (I know I suck a spelling):rolleyes:

[Turin]

The movie I hate with all my being is "I am Sam", I cannot express my frustration with it, and all of its kind(emotional movies). I can never bare to watch them because there so embarassing.

PS- Sorry for double posting.

[Kailita]

Rant #1 (aka "Why I haven't been around for a while"): My schoolwork is killing me. Chemistry. Algebra II. AP European History. Just kill me and put me out of my misery! And that's just three out of the six! The others aren't too bad - Dance, Honors English, Spanish II - but they still involve homework (yes, even dance - getting down those moves takes lots of practice at home). I divide my waking moments between eating, breathing, school, and homework - trying to slip a little bit of sleeping in there when I can. Urgh. So my occurences here - which were about three times a day back in summer - will probably be reduced to about once a week. Thank God for the weekend. :rolleyes::)

Rant #2: Remember my little fit about base brats and people moving, blah and etc.? And remember that friend of mine who's joining with me to keep from associating with military kids? (Her name is Jill, for further reference.) Well. There is a new girl in our chemistry class. She just moved here from Japan (though she speaks perfect English and has been in American school districts all her life). She is very very nice, and Jill and I were showing her around the other day, and she was telling us all the places she's lived before Japan - Hawaii, Chicago, and so on.

So Jill mused aloud, "Wow, you've lived everywhere!"

And the girl smiled and said, "Yes, my dad is in the military."

:o

*Bangs head repeatedly against wall*

Needless to say, I stopped in my tracks and went straight into a royal fit.

"Wait, what??? Are you telling me...are you telling me...you're a...a...nooo, no no no no no, no you can't be a base brat, you're way too nice..."

The poor girl looked at me like I had forgotten to take medication or something. Jill just sighed and humored me, trying to explain our past situation. So the girl smiled and took a stab at cheering me up, saying, "Well...I'll hopefully be staying until the end of the year..."

I moaned. She'll leave about the same time as my other friend whose dad is in the military.

Why, oh why are these base kids attracted to me like magnets? This is just my luck...

[Wonko The Sane]

Real Life RANTING:


WHY THE BLOODY HELL CAN'T PEOPLE DO THE DISHES?! OR THROW THINGS AWAY?!?
My god...my roommate is sooo awful. He takes advantage of me and the fact that I'll clean things up. My dad's out of town so he thinks he can get by without doing the work...since he's older by about 13 years, and 6'4" and burly I don't feel quite comfortable to yell at him to get to work the way my dad does...but that might be cos my dad's just as tall, just as muscly, and 13 years older than our roommate. *sigh*

I'm pretty ticked off at the little wanker right now...he makes a sandwhich and then doesn't put the mustard knife in the dishwasher. INSTEAD...he tosses it in the sink when putting it away to be washed would only require him moving about 2 inches and waste no energy at all.

And he likes to slack off on his job too. He got "sick" and couldn't work and then his first day back he got "injured" for which he's getting worker's comp...and that's a load of bull too because if he can go to the gym with his "injury" he can damn well work with it! GAH! And yet he uses his injury as an excuse for not cleaning...

I was gone for 4.5 days and when I came back the garbage was overflowing, there were soda cans on the counter, food on the floor, and the milk had gone sour and was left in the fridge. And then over this past week I've been working, going back to my mum's and then coming back the next morning...and EACH TIME I COME BACK THERE'S MORE GARBAGE, AND MORE DISHES, AND MORE CRUD EVERYWHERE!!!

This guy needs to learn some respect...Especially when I'm trying to sleep, for example, and he feels the need to: talk on the phone in his loudest outdoor voice (he hasn't mastered the concept that when you're on the phone you only have to talk in a normal voice for them to hear you...seriously he reminds me of when the Weasley's called Harry and were shouting into the phone at the tops of their lungs cos they didn't know how it worked), was throwing balls to the dog so that she ran up and down the hall RIGHT OUTSIDE MY DOOR to go and fetch them, AND had his stupid bad rap music playing at full volume. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO SLEEP. He does this when I'm watching important programs, writing important papers, and reading important books too. I HATE IT!

[Turin]

Hmm, sounds like my family, people like that were put on this earth for one reason, to teach you patients, thats how my dad is, my brother is always in his room playing gamecube or something and I'm in the main living area(on the computer), so my dad gets mad at me for not sweeping emptying the garbage wash the dishes(by hand) ect... So I end up doing all my brothers work.

[Turin]

My dad's done it again, my brother is in his room sleeping(or pretending to) and my dad asked me to mop the floor:mad:. Why should I do everyone elses work when there just laying in bed? Totally pointless and random, just like my dad.

[Dragon]

that's terrible guys, wonks, can u possibly get another roommate? is this for college or just whatever? *is confuzzled*

[stizzle]

arrrgghh!!!!! i havnt talked to D today....arrgh
people keep getting me present and i didnt ask for any!!!!!!
all i wanted was 14 shades of gray by staind but people keep getting me more stuff.....my birthday is tomorrow so why are peopel giving me stuff yesterday and today?
birthdays are evil....i dont deserve persents what makes people think that?
i mean wouldnt it make more sense if they gave my mom presents? shes the one who gave birth that day not me me!
it was a lot harder on her...and she has also had to put up with me for the last 15 years
......after i get over the frustration of not deserving stuff im all like "hey wait...dude! i just got a **** load of new stuff ...i feel like havin a par-tay" but by that time my birthdays already gone ....oh bother!

[Dragon]

it's not wether u deserve them, it's wether we want to splurge on u or not.:rolleyes: :o

u cannot deny gifts. if you do not want them, give them to the needy! ~*is referring to herself*~(;) ;) nudge, nudge) j/k

maybe I will give ur mom ur present... ~*looks extremely thoughtful*~:D

[Wonko The Sane]

I can't really get another roommate sadly...so I guess I'm just stuck with the stupidity.
Also I'm not supposed to buy groceries...and so my stupid roommate is so lazy he hasn't shopped in decades...
And now we're out of dishwashing deteregent...and I can't do dishes.
THE SCHMUCK!!!

[Rhiannon]

The stereotypical Redneck are the ones who listen to country music(nothing wrong with that, though), wear wranglers, a cowboy hat, and drive a big jacked-up truck with big wheels.

No no...That is a stereo-typical Southerner. Precious was right. A Redneck is a general gross country idiot of the Southern variety. A hick might wear wranglers, a cowboy hat, and a big jacked-up truck with big wheels, but he won't necassarily also be a redneck.

I know these things. I live. My cousins are hicks. Some of my cousins are rednecks. The closest most of my cousins have come to the ocean is the Gulf of Mexico.

there are ppl of all sorts who play their music loud

Liiiike...me! I like my music loud. But not inconsiderately loud. Mostly I listen to it really loud on headphones.

I've always wanted 2 blast classical music whenever I get 2 a corner where sum1s blasting rap or heavy metal or something....

Better make it opera- blow their eardrums!

Kaia, base kids are just nice, most of them. Or I'm nice, anyway. But they tend to be friendly on account of they have to be. But still, poor Kaia.

EVIL WONKS ROOMMATE! KILL! Shall I come kick him around for you, Wonks?

[Wonko The Sane]

YES!!! PLEASE KICK HIM!!! :)

And Rhia, I like loud music too...but never on headphones. I wanna hear when I'm 75! :)

[Dragon]

kick, I think, is not good enough

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
I like my music loud. But not inconsiderately loud. Mostly I listen to it really loud on headphones.
I like loud music. :D I try not to blast it on my headphones though, for sake of my poor ears. I do most of my blasting on the sterio in my room. Much funness. :)

Originally posted by Rhi
Kaia, base kids are just nice, most of them. Or I'm nice, anyway. But they tend to be friendly on account of they have to be. But still, poor Kaia.
Yes, *sigh* poor Kaia. :rolleyes: Yes, Rhi, you're very nice. ;) I just wish that the base kids around here weren't - then it would be easier to avoid them and they could keep to themselves and I wouldn't be so sad when they leave. Meh. But I guess it's inevitable. I might as well just plunge myself into it now and worry about hurting when it comes. :rolleyes:

If kick is not good enough for this roommate, I think Rhi should bring out the sledgehammer...

By the way, Rhi, are you back for good now? :) We missed you! And I am in need of advice for how to deal with this boyfriend of D's...you'll have to see the V-Day thread...;) *Has been very evil lately...* :D

[Rhiannon]

kick, I think, is not good enough

Good point. Where's my cat o' nine tails? I can never find the thing when I need it....*rummages*

I don't listen to my headphones just real loud...but it tends to be pretty high. I hate hearing outside sound when I'm listening to music, is the thing.

I only play my music on the stereo when I'm home alone. That's also the only time I sing.

Yes I'm back for good! Rested, refreshed, and ready to partake of the outcasty goodness...

Mm, baby sis has a boyfriend? Well then, shall we start with the rack first, or the thumbscrews?

[YayGollum]

Did I already mention my evil roommate? Maybe that was here. Maybe it was somewhere else. oh well. He plays music loud, too. Mostly when I'm trying to sleep. Always at the evil volume that makes it impossible to hear yourself think. He sings at the same time. Doesn't have a beautiful voice, either. Doesn't help.

[Annushka]

I'd never wanna live in the same room with a strange person! I mean I can't sleep when someone on the room is NOT sleeping. Plus snoring people are evil. My cousin was visiting me last year. I could easily hear him snoring from the next room! That was awful.

Yay, can't you ask yuor roommate to be more quite?

[Rhiannon]

Poor Yay.

I feel for my older brother's room mate :eek: I feel for anyone who has to share living space with any member of my family, actually...

When I go to college I plan to have my sister make a list of my most annoying habits so that my room mate will be prepared, and I asked my sister what she would say. "Um...Charis listens to music, paces, snores...and her stuff spreeeeads. She's also constantly breathing!"

[Annushka]

LOL, it never crossed my mind that I might be the one to disturb others:o Yay for you Rhi for benig so much less egocentric than I am

[YayGollum]

Yes, I could ask the evil person to shush, but then, I keep the television on while he's trying to sleep, so I think we're even. I'm fine with just dealing with it, then ranting about it to people.

:rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Heh, I'm not not egocentric, Shush...I've just had roommates for most of my life! And I figure that things like annoying habits are what I'm going to want to know about them, so let's get it out in to the open!

[Wonko The Sane]

Yay...if I were you I'd say something now...maybe boys don't work the same way girls do...but my roommate used to keep things bottled up and just occasionally rant to friends...but every month like clockwork when she was menstruating she'd have a HUGE BLOWUP at me and let out all that pent-up anger.
If you and your roommate ever get into a fight it might be a lot worse if you don't say something now.
Try to compromise...

[YayGollum]

I thought that there already was a compromise. An evil and unspoken one. He turns on an especially loud fan, then starts snoring achingly loudly so he doesn't hear the television when I keep it on all night. I turn around in my bed and plug my ears (even though it doesn't help very much) when he turns his music on way too achingly early in the morning. Sounds fair to me. Even though he's achingly evil, he doesn't seem to me to be the type who'd eventually blow up. I never do.

[Wonko The Sane]

Well, I was just trying to help offer a compromise solution. But if your system works, and neither of you are likely to blow up, more power to ya!

[Annushka]

You never do? You always stay calm and neutral?:D I wonder how?

Actually I think that the thing you do is much more evil. It's worse not to let somebody go to sleep than to wake him up in the mornings!

[Wonko The Sane]

Actually that's not necessarily true...
It depends on if you're a morning person or a night person.
I'm a night person so it's worse to wake me up in the morning.
And Yay seems to be a night person too considering how late he was on TTF when he was back at his home.
But if Yay's up and this guy's asleep AND this guy plays music in the morning sounds like he's probably a morning person.
Which means both are just as bad for the other. :)

[Annushka]

You're probably right! I'm a morning person so I'm ready to kill everyone who won't let me go to sleep! I don't mind waking me up in hte morning at all!

A really sad situation then!

[YayGollum]

Yes, I am a night person. He is an evil and sickening and cheerful morning person. I do not understand them. *starts sizzling in the sunlight* Wait. Vampires are evil. oh well. That doesn't mean that they're not smart. Yes, the system works. Neither of us has complained, but it's achingly evident that we both hate each other's evil hobbitses. I wouldn't say that I'm more evil. He falls asleep after about five minutes with his head on the pillow. I stay up all night even after the television's off thanks to his evil snoring.

[Annushka]

Originally posted by YayGollum
Yes, I am a night person. He is an evil and sickening and cheerful morning person. I do not understand them. *starts sizzling in the sunlight* Wait. Vampires are evil. oh well. That doesn't mean that they're not smart. Yes, the system works. Neither of us has complained, but it's achingly evident that we both hate each other's evil hobbitses. I wouldn't say that I'm more evil. He falls asleep after about five minutes with his head on the pillow. I stay up all night even after the television's off thanks to his evil snoring.


What's there not understandable about morning persons? I can't do anything at night! Well except for sitting here or watching stupid TV. I love to sleep, and if I sleep little I have a headache. Besides it's much better when the day starts early.

[YayGollum]

Evil morning people are not understandable because they're *shudders when he thinks of the word* often *has trouble writing it* perky. Ick! Okay, that was sickening. Perky and cheerful. How can they be like that so early in the morning? They naturally wake up at ungodly hours. It makes no sense. They naturally get sleepy just when some good television shows are coming on. Things like that. If they'd adjust their schedule or their internal clock or something, they'd have more fun and be more sensible. Nighttime is just more fun than daytime. I gots to wear sunglasses and squint and things. I'm more relaxed at night. I hope that I'm making any sense at all.

[Rhiannon]

Evil morning people are not understandable because they're *shudders when he thinks of the word* often *has trouble writing it* perky.

Heheheheheheh. Poor Yay.

I am happy for the morning people of the world. Life is easier for them. Stuff gets done and the world turns and there are donusts because of them. But I hate sharing living space with them.

Not all vampires are evil, Yay. There was a mostly good vampire in Sunshine. And The Dracula Tape proves that Dracula was really the hero and Van Helsing was the villian. Doesn't that idea appeal to you???

[Wonko The Sane]

Morning people have it easy.
Happy, productive people, who are able to be cheerful *shudders* and accomplish things even at ungodly hours.

Like my sister. She gets up at 5 every day for Drill Team. It's so stupid. But she does it.

Well..it's only stupid cos I tried out and didn't make it. I suppose it's a good thing. Those girls are too conventional for me. And I wouldn't have been happy getting up early and having to listen to their giggling as they primped and curled and flossed and glossed and sparkled and perked their way through the locker rooms after practice every morning.
But still...it kinda hurts to be rejected.

ANYway, I blame my failure as a human in part on the fact that I can't go to bed early OR get up early.

Maybe things would've been different if I were a cheery perky morning person.

I'd probably hate myself even more. But maybe then I wouldn't have ended up so crappy.

[Dragon]

gah ~*is a humoungous night person*~

my dad says to ppl all the time that it takes me an hour to wind down and go to bed. HUGE underestimation... wait... ok, yeah, that makes sense, when I am willing myself to go to sleep, adn I have exercised my body and my brain so that I am exhausted in all mannerisms, I still can't sleep. I just kinda lay there, like "come on sleep! come and get it! please? maybe? just a little?" I usually don't fall asleep until around one when I'm trying to, and when I'm thinking about other things, at least 3, and when I don't wanna go 2 sleep, 5, but I can sleep during the day fine. and the morning, I could sleep all day long if my ppl would let me, plus, night is so much prettier and much more peaceful. I would b on here at night, but if someone woke up and found me on the comp I'd prolly b grounded 4 a month. they get angry at the weirdest things... I don't see why being awake is so bad:confused:

oh wait, I had a rant-->

I hate homework.

can't they just make school longer so u dont hafta deal w/ the responsibility?

or maybe they could realize that they are given a certain amount of time everyday in which to teach each day and that after taht we are actually ppl, and not info-spouting-submissive-hooblah machines?

yeah, that.... horriblility

[My_Precious]

i've never had trouble falling asleep. In fact, last year during my senior year I would fall asleep during breaks, in class, during lecture...:D
But I am definitely not a morning person. I cherish every second of my sleep.:cool:

[YayGollum]

Got it. Good. I haven't noticed a morning person type Outcast yet. Anyways, no, all vampires are evil even if they do things that some insane person might call good. They're too sickeningly popular.

[Niirewen]

I'm definately not a morning person. I hate getting up for school so freakishly early. I walk around like a zombie. And I can't stand when people are so cheery in the morning. Good for them, but it's incredibly annoying when all I want to do is sleep.:mad:
I always have trouble falling asleep too, Dragon, even when I'm completely exhausted! I hate it! And then I'm always tired during the day..
*sigh* That was my rant for the day.

[Kailita]

I'm a morning person. I'm also a night owl. So I get the best of both worlds, but pay for it with a minor form of insomnia. :rolleyes: I'm not peppy in the mornings...but I get up fairly easily. There is one reason for this that can be put into one word - sunrise. If not for the sunrise, I would have no reason to get up early. But sunrises are possibly the most beautiful things on Earth, in my opinion, and I love to see them. For once, the world is peaceful and quiet except for the birds, who always seem so excited to start another day. It's like you get a whole new chance to start over again as that golden pink ball comes up and the stars slowly fade into blue. I love it. :)

Unrant ---> Rhi is back! :)

Rant ---> Rhi is back. :rolleyes: So now she is contributing to the conversation, which means pages and pages will be written before I can show up again next weekend! Aiieee!

[Arebeth]

Originally posted by YayGollum
Anyways, no, all vampires are evil even if they do things that some insane person might call good. They're too sickeningly popular.

Mmmm... *speaking to herself as she doesn't want to start talking about vampires -she has a big, big problem with them, maybe she's insane (probably) or sickeningly popular too (?)*

Anyway, I suppose I'm some kind of night person, but life must be easier for morning people, as Rhi said. That's not fair. Napoleon said (translates): "The world belongs to those who get up early".

[Turin]

Originally posted by Kailita
There is one reason for this that can be put into one word - sunrise.


You should go to Alaska during the winter, when I went it never got dark, just a kind of blueish outside. Its hard to go to sleep when the sun never goes down and you can stay up really late and not even know it.

[Niirewen]

So I ran 7 miles today without stopping.. I am so tired. I run cross country for my school, and today we went on a 4 mile run, plus I had to run an extra 2 miles because I'm on varsity, and me and two other runners took a wrong turn so we ended up running even farther!!
Sorry I just felt like ranting about that..
Anyway, yeah.. sunrises are awesome.. but I definately don't have the motivation to wake up early enough to see them.
:D

[Dragon]

I like sunsets better, I just think they're prettier, plus, u don't hafta get up early 2 c them...

is it just me or do the actually look different? I mean, thinking logically, they shouldn't, bc they're the same thing only in reverse order.... but they don't look the same to me:confused:

[Rhiannon]

Rant ---> Rhi is back. So now she is contributing to the conversation, which means pages and pages will be written before I can show up again next weekend! Aiieee!

Well...I could...try and pipe down a bit....

Unrant: Yaaaaaay! I was at Hastings today and the cashier (who is nice, I get her a lot) had an Eowyn button! And she gave it to me! SHE GAVE IT TO ME! Woooohooooo!!!!!! (also have an Aragorn sign from the first movie that the Wal-Mart lady gave me...loooong story).

[Dragon]

Hastings? what is this hastings?

rant--->

I lost a homework assignment

I never lose homework

it's due tomorrow

I don't know where it could possibly b if it's not in my backpack

it's about something I'm actually interested in

and I lost it:( :eek: :mad: :( :eek: :mad: :( :eek: :mad: :(

[Rhiannon]

Hastings is a video/rental/bookstore chain we have here, D. It is the only bookstore in town. And their fantasy section is terrible. *sigh*

AUGH! Lost homework??? I'm so sorry D! How frustrating!

[Froggum]

It's okay, do what i do. just hurry up and re-do it before its time to hand it in. in a hurry it may not be all correct, but its something. :) At least you'll have a jump on me- I usually find out I've lost it when I get to class that day! (like last week)

[Dragon]

gah!

I found it half way thru the period b4 it was due, so I had about 10 min.s 2 finish it

:mad: :o

[Wonko The Sane]

Urgh...I keep gaining weight!!!!!
ARRRRRRRRRRRGHHH!
I leave for England in 6 days...*slaps self* STUPID BODY! WHY WON'T YOU GET THIN!??!



YAYAYAYAYAY for sunrise and sunset. I guess I LIKE the feeling of getting up early in the morning cos it feels like you have more time and stuff...but I actually really hate it at the same time. :( Eeeeew. I sleep til noon at least. Snaga doesn't get me. He's a night owl too, and NOT a morning person, but he still gets up earlier than I do. :)

[Dragon]

not thinning?

hummmmm.......

I'm pretty sure I've already ranted about this, but Imust do it again.

rant--> all my friends go to a different school. most of them I don't get to see at all. the others I only get to see on the weekends. I never knew 5 days could b so long. I'm miserable at school. I'm getting harassed bc I'm white, and a lot of stupid pigs are racist. I'm getting good grades in school, but I'm doing all my work at the last minute bc I'm depressed and thinking baout other stuff all the time. my french teacher is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stupid, and that used 2 b my favorite class. I don't get 2 take dance or art. if I do take athletics of any sort, I hafta drop computer fundamentals, and computers are the whole reason I'm at this school. the only way I can last thru the day is to keep telling myself that as soon as I get home I get to hear stizzles voice, but that's barely enough. I wanna see him, I wanna hug him and I can't. it's like we're continents apart, but worse, bc I know he's so close! it would only take abou 15 mins for me to get to his house, but I can't! and my mom wont let me go places w/out parents. I asked her if I could go 2 a football game at all my friends school, and she's like "who's parent is gonna b there?" IT'S A SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what she think's is gonna happen when I go to college, but she sure as hell isn't coming with me.she thinks I'm so weak and stupid and ignorant.

....... I'm gonna stop here, more later

not that u want that, but, the flow of anger is unstoppable

[stizzle]

you are not alone in your agony
yes,there are those who do not wish us to be
each day so long,each night i dream of you
no one can break us apart,
though it may help to express our atraction,we are bound through more than our hug and our kiss
you of all people should know this

stay strong
the weekend grows near

[BranMuffin]

*Holds out sign with "Awwwww" written on it for audience*
(Yes, its from Shrek)
*Audience obeys "Awwwww"*

I know how you guys both feel. Though my love is two HOURS away. Gah, I hate work and school they take up way too much time. Time we could be spending together. I'm looking forward to the weekend, too. She is coming home for the weekend. YAAAAY!!! It was funny and yet sad that we spent last Saturday together and then on Monday we we're on the phone and slightly upset that it was ONLY Monday. Agh, I wish for an infinite amout of Saturdays, thst would be nice...

[Dragon]

:D

I'm right there w/ ya bran

I hate school

blech

saturday! come to me saturday!!!!!!! please? maybe? just a little?

oh poo.

TOMORROW'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!

WHICH MEANS THE DAY AFTER THAT IS SATURDAY!!!!!!!!

YAY

poo. that means I still hafta wait another day tho....:(

[Turin]

School isn't that bad, its just the homework that the teachers hand out like theres no tomorrow, they act like the class they're teaching is the only class that you have and the homework they give you is the only thing that you have to do. Rant over.

[stizzle]

no see they know theres a tomorrow,thats when they see if you did your homework or not,so what you said really doesnt make sense now does it

[My_Precious]

You know what's frustrating? Having to get up reeeally early to go to school, spending there 7 hours, and then having to go straight to work. And I live that way Mon-Fri. On Sat-Sun I have to get up early to go to work... I am seriously sleep-deprivated.
zzzzzzzzz.....

[Wonko The Sane]

*slaps self*

I'M STILL NOT THIN!!!!

*sighs*

I've cut back to one meal a day and NO snacking...and I STILL won't get thin!

[Turin]

One meal a day? How do you live? I couldn't survive with one meal a day, I eat three meals a day and desert and I'm still not that fat.

[Wonko The Sane]

That's why I survive on one meal a day...cos I usually DO eat 3 meals a day and desert and I DO get fat...

I mean...I don't weigh 400 pounds or anything...but I'm overweight...and not by a few pounds either...


I mean, I suppose that I can hide it well..but at the same time I don't feel GOOD about myself when I'm this heavy.

Anyway it's not as hard as you might think.

I'm all about delaying satisfaction, the anticipation is sometimes better than getting the thing it is you're waiting for...

So it's really not that hard for me to wait to eat.


The one meal I have is supper. :)

[Dragon]

gah!!!!!! that's terrible!!!!!

how... why.... I mean...???:confused: :confused: :confused:

can't you... exercise?

it's better than cutting back on food, food is one of the best things in life.... you can't....

gah, I could never diet:rolleyes: :o :o :o :rolleyes:

[Wonko The Sane]

I do excercise...though not as much as I should...

I'm planning on excercising more when I go to England...Snaga's big into hiking and stuff so I plan to go on a lot of long walks and things.

But right now...I'm just cutting back on eating.
I LOVE food...but I know I overeat...*sigh*

[Talierin]

Look, just eating one meal a day isn't the way to do it..... try cutting down on porportions and eat better foods. And look up the ChangeOne (I think that's the name of it) Diet on google... my mom did it and it really worked for her. It basically shows you how to eat right and healthy.

[Starflower]

you shouldn't starve yourself girl, that's not the way to lose weigth, you'll just end up hungry and tired and ill...

why not try weight watchers ? they do a program for you , you can eat regular meals, just different stuff. A persons normal daily calorie intake should be around 2000 calories when youre on a diet, and no way are you getting that jsut on supper!
did you know that an average chocolate bar has about 70 calories, but a bottle of diet coke has about 2? ( can you tell my addiction is cocacola?) anyways.. snacking is good, its even essential for your wellbeing, just snack halthy, fruit, veggies, fat free yoghurts ...there is so much stuff out there you can eat with a good conscience...
i tried eating just once a day, didn't work, only made me hungrier !!!


:)

Starflower

[Starflower]

i am sooo tired... only another 1hr and 13 minutes to go , then i get to go home and sleeeeeeeeeep
it being 5.48 am in london ..

sorry, need to let it out every now and then :)


:)

Starflower

[Wonko The Sane]

I don't really have time to start a huge program as I leave town next week...

This is just a way for me to control how much I take in...because I don't really get hungry during the day, but I eat anyway.

One meal is good for me right now...but I'm not starving myself. If I get hungry I eat...
And I'm not about to have an eating disorder...my dad had one and nearly died...
Anyway, I'm fine really.
It's just that if I have 3 meals a day, I tend to eat snacks too much too...because I eat three meals even when I'm not hungry...
So this pretty much helps me eat only when I'm hungry, rather than because I think I SHOULD be eating.

[Arebeth]

Rant>>> My mother told me yesterday that she was expecting me to become a doctor or an engineer. I've got the choice. Great.
I don't know why I've always had the bad idea of being good at maths and sciences. (I'm also good at French and foreign languages, but that doesn't seem to interest anyone, for some reason). She keep telling me: "If you do anything else you will end up without work and it won't be my fault, I warned you."
But I don't want to be an engineer or doctor or anything like that! I want to talk, I want to meet people...
I was planning to study law or economics, maybe politics. I mean, it's not so bad, is it? (I gave up for a long time the idea of doing anything artistic of my life. At least nobody will stop me writing.)
And she's a painter!
Worse of all, I'm starting believing her. When I think that as a child I would be an actress or a singer or a writer... That's losing some illusions...

[Annushka]

Wonks! I hear you! That problem has been with me for all my life:( I hate it, but it's simply a matter of choice! You want this. you have to not have that! And by that I mean many yummy things that really used to make my life so much more fun! But the fact is that I tend to gain weight the second I start to eat more. So I just watch everything I eat! Sometimes I feel kinda sick and unhappy because I LOVE chocolate and all kinds of cakes and ice-cream and many many other things!!! I don't starve though, but I have my special eating program. So now I'll just shut up cause I can go on forever:(

Law, Economy and political science are great! Besides, to be happy and satisfied every person should do what he/she wants to do in his/her life. Right??!

[ely]

Well, it's better to share them. First, that's the thread for it and second, a shared trouble is only half a trouble... ;)

I hate people who stand on stairs. In the middle of stairs or in extremely narrow places. Sometimes I feel I would like to hit them. There are awfully many people at my school. You have to stand in line to enter the school-house and I better don't mention the queues for lunch - they're nightmares, and they don't move. And stairs, of course, are also overcrowded. And then your going down the stairs, crowds of people everywhere around you, you can't change your course, you are having major trouble not to be pushed down the stairs and then... bang! there are people standing in the middle of the stairs - they don't move, they even don't think of moving, they are just standing there and they get angry when others push them just a little. So, you're in the middle of the stairs, there are people everywhere around you and those behind you are angry that you don't move. And in front of you there are two-three people talking, laughing and the idea of moving never even crosses their minds. Pure evil. :(

[YayGollum]

Ah! Thank you! Yes, the achingly evil people like that are pure evil. Sometimes they even look in the direction of the poor and innocent people that are going up or down the stairs. It is possible to find a more suitable place to talk about whatever boring subjects they like to talk about.

[Rhiannon]

Wonks, skipping meals probably is keeping you from losing weight- it slows your metabolism and your body retains more fat. Eating something light in the morning would probably help. I really like the Weight Watchers program- it goes slowly, but steadily (and it would go faster if I would do better about doing what I'm supposed to), and it is not dangerous to your health (unlike the Atkins Diet. EVERYBODY, DO NOT DO THE ATKINS DIET! IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU!).

Arebeth, that is evil. Evil! Unfortunately I have no advice. I would say ignore her, but if she's going to be paying for your education, that might not work. Because you do need the education bit.

Rant: People at crowded museum exhibits who get right up in front of whatever it is everyone is trying to look at and stay there forever while they scrutinize the whatever-it-is. There were several of these at the Quest for Immortality exhibit I went to yesterday. Augh! (other than that, it was an awesome exhibit)

[Kailita]

Solution to getting past annoying people standing in the middle of the stairs: Hop on the stair rail and slide past them. :D

Rant I ---> *Has never been to an Art Museum...is incredibly deprived.* :(

Rant II ---> Did you know that for each soda bottle you recycle in California, you only get 2.5 cents? Two point five! What kind of a figure is that? How are they supposed to pay you half a cent?? In Oregon they're twice that much...then again, if I drove to Oregon to recycle my bottles, I'd probably waste more money in gas than I'd gain in bottle money. Anyway...yeah. I recycled 40 bottles today. I got one measly dollar. :o

[Arebeth]

You are paid for recycling bottles???

For the people in the middle of the stairs, does it also work when you're going upstairs?

[Kailita]

Oh yes...I always forget that some of the newer Outcasts don't know about my bottle obsession...:)

I used to collect bottles, Arebeth, and let them all pile up in my locker. The reason why is a bit strange and kind of a long story, but that doesn't matter anyway, the point is that I had loads and loads of bottles. :) Now I'm recycling them and making money, no matter how tiny and insignificant. :rolleyes: And yeah, you get money for recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans over here in the states, even though it's only a couple cents. Still, it adds up eventually.

As for sliding up stair rails...I've been wishing that that were possible for years. Sigh. Sliding down is so fun...sliding up would just be awesome. Stupid laws of gravity...*mutters*

[Dragon]

oh, it's entirely possible, K, it just takes a lot of work *has done it b4, takes a looooong time*

how have you never.... never bbeeennn.... toa .....um...... *has nervous breakdown*

um, what exactly is the atkins diet, rhi?

[Annushka]

I haven't heard of it too. Diets are evil. They make you feel not normal and frustrated:(:( I'd never ever diet in my lie. Besides they're useless, cause the moment you stop it the weight goes up again!

[Rhiannon]

The Atkins diet is the current big fad diet.

Poor Kaia! I haven't been to many museums either *sigh* I love museums! I love historical districts, too.

And my uncle cuts pennies in half :p He keeps a few in his wallet to leave as tips when he gets bad service.

[Arebeth]

I diet once. The whole point was to drink two bottles of water a day. (1,5 l each)

[YayGollum]

Ick. No, sliding down rails is too scary. You could fall off. Anyways, the evil people on stairs are sometimes leaning up against the rails. oh well. I know nothing about diets. The only thing I can remember of any relative of mine trying to do something about their weight was when my evil mom lady did some aerobic type things. That is also scary. Exercise is bad. Be happy with what you are. Couch potatoes are fun.

[ely]

Originally posted by YayGollum
Ick. No, sliding down rails is too scary. You could fall off. Anyways, the evil people on stairs are sometimes leaning up against the rails. oh well. I know nothing about diets. The only thing I can remember of any relative of mine trying to do something about their weight was when my evil mom lady did some aerobic type things. That is also scary. Exercise is bad. Be happy with what you are. Couch potatoes are fun.

Yep, yep, yep... now you finally say something that I don't have to argue against. :)

I once had a diet. I ate loads of green salad and meat twice a day. It was about 3-4 years ago. No I'm finally able to start eating green salad again without feeling sick. :p

I'm sleepy. I should go to bed...

PS "Be happy with what you are." very wise sentence, very wise... ;)

[YayGollum]

I'm sure that the sleepiness just got to you. I'll seem more offensive in the morning. :rolleyes:

[Turin]

Rant of the day: I just did a bike race and it was so hard! And I have 7 more of them throughout the state, and the end of the series is at the same course, I was so tired!

[stizzle]

this has to stop!
its killing us both and we just spent the afternoon crying with each other
its only 15 minutes there has to be a way for us to see each other more often


NEED HELP!!!!!!

[Talierin]

You should be glad you get to see her once a week or so... I still have three months to go before I'll get to go visit my bf for a couple weeks :(

[BranMuffin]

Yay! Unrant--> I got to see my GF this weekend!!!!! And tonight, too!!!!!

I feel sorry for you Tal. Really I do.

D, the Atkins diet is where you don't eat much if any carbohydrates(breads, pasta, potatoes, etc.). Since your body burns off these sugars first then uses up fat then proteins, the idea is not to have many carbs to burn up and then essentially your body will have to use the fat you have stored up. I have a friend who did do the diet and lost around 60 lbs. but he lost if rather quickly so I don't think it will last that long.
I think the best way to lose weight the right way is to eat right and exercise. The Atkins idea will work but I think they take it to the extreme. I still try to cut down on the carbs because I really don't need the excess fat.
And if all else fails just take my phliosphy: A waist is a terrible thing to mind!
I agree Yay, couch potatoes are fun. Viva la spuds!

[Annushka]

What exactly couch potatoes are???:confused:

And you're right! Eating right and exercises! But exercising is a bit less effective. Though it makes you feel very good and happy:)

[YayGollum]

Ick. No. Exercising makes you hot and sweaty and miserable. oh well. Couch potatoes are people who enjoy sitting on couches. I guess they could be sitting on other things, though. Doesn't really matter. They are the sensible people who do not need to exercise or diet to feel good about themselves. :rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Being a couch potatoe basically means you loaf around all day and never do anything, Shush *is first class potatoe*

I had something to rant about, only now it's gone! Oh well, I suppose this is a good thing...it must not have been that bad.

[Ice Man]

Hum, one rant I have is that it's so hard to lose weight and get fit. Darn, and I can't even eat all the yummy stuff anymore.

[Arebeth]

Rant>>> In sport lesson (I don't know how you say that in English) we have to run half an hour non-stop to get the best result. Nice. Problem: if you run, say, only 20 minutes, you get a great 0 out of 20. And I'm totally-definitely-completely unable to run 30 minutes. I don't know hat I'm going to do, given that a 0 for the exam (because that counts in the exam) would ruin my 18 out of 20 on average (last year I lost two points because of sports). And I really need good results at the moment. I hate sport.

[Ice Man]

Maybe you are pushing to hard on the first 15 minutes and that's hampering the rest of your running.

I run in the park 3 times a week, and I always start slowly and work myself up until I find the correct pace for the day and the distance.

[YayGollum]

What's wrong with not doing much all day? Sounds like fun. Very easy. No pushing yourself to do anything. Anyways,

Rant ---> Good television shows on late at night + classes to go to early in the morning = a very informed television fan and a very sleepy student.

[Ice Man]

kazaa has been useless latey
and it's getting only worse

[Rhiannon]

Okay, The Boots.

There are these boots at Wal-Mart. $20. Size ten. Happen to fit me (I have the feet from Hades, impossible to find comfortable shoes).

They are brown patchwork suede ankle boots.

Pros & Cons:

Pro- they're relatively cheap, they're cute, and I like them

Con- they're kind of trendy; would I continue to like them? Would I really wear them for a long time?

Pro- they fit

Con- my allowance has been going at an alarming rate, and I'm supposed to be saving money.

Pro- they fit, and I need shoes

Con- I had open shoes in mind, since I unceremoniously murdered my flip-flops

Pro- pretty soon it'll be fall in earnest

Con- it doesn't get that cold here

Pro- I have a serious thing for boots.

So...things are coming down in favor of the boots.

[Talierin]

Originally posted by Arcanjo
kazaa has been useless latey
and it's getting only worse

That's cause they're prosecuting tons of people here in the states for dling music off of it... it's supposedly illegal, heh. So nobody's using it lately

[BranMuffin]

Oh and I suppose that having your bf send you files of cds isn't?

*thinks it might be a good idea to stop supporting Tal's criminal side*

[Talierin]

That prolly is too.... but I'm sick and tired of paying 18 bucks for 11 or so songs, some of which I won't even like that much.... it's ridiculous. I would prolly actually buy cds if they were cheaper, say 10-12 bucks.

[Turin]

Yet 10 more of my posts were deleted by some mod(Probably MacAddict) and I had just reached my goal of 600, argh!

[Rhiannon]

Most of the CDs I buy are $15. I think the most expensive thing I got was the Chicago soundtrack, and that was months ago.

[My_Precious]

What's up with those weird sounds in the middle of the track? Are they using them to discourage people from downloading? I just downloaded 4 versions of the same song, and they all have those "loops" or whatever you call them. Makes me angry!
Plus, if I really like all of the songs from the group that I downloaded online, I will go and buy the CD anyways. But on the other hand, there are instances where I like only 2 songs from the whole CD, and what's the point of buying it then...
:o

[Talierin]

Exactly my point.... most of the time the dled stuff isn't cd-quality, with a lot of skips and loops and funny noises, so it's not like we're really getting a good deal. However, it is a different story when MacAddict sends me stuff :O

But I do try to buy a cd if I like the music enough and have the money to do so...

[BranMuffin]

That is what the idea behind the songs being dled in the first place, to listen to a couple songs you like and then go buy the cd. Some people are really cheap or just plain don't have the money though. My alternative of dling was to listen to various internet radio stations and then write down the bands I like and go get their cd. I tales a little longer but at least it's legal.

[My_Precious]

No, I don't think that downloading songs from the internet is something bad and illegal. Why? Look at the prices on those CDs. I mean, I did pay $25 dollars for the last Linkin Park CD, but it had a DVD, the actual CD, and a lot of other interesting stuff in that grey/blue package. Sometimes though, the CD that you buy doesn't even have the booklet with the lyrics inside of them. Right now the companies who release the CDs are planning to lower the price on the music CDs. Which proves that they could've done it before, but didn't want to lose that additional profit.
And almost all of my CDs are from the store.

[MacAddict]

Usally if I hear a song on the radio (or in many cases in commericals) I just hunt for it and dl it, I buy cds whenever I can afford to but if its a band I really like (Like the OC Supertones) then I won't dl any of the songs until I have to money to buy the CD. Most of my music I have either ripped from a bought CD or found while sifting through long lists in deep searches of the Gnutella system.


~MacAddict

[Kailita]

Rant ---> Since Homecoming time is starting to approach, all the preppies are getting all hyped up about...gulp...float. *Shudder*. An anti-social kid's worst nightmare. Hey, let's all get together and gossip and slam down other people and get all cliqueish under the pretense of building a really stupid hunk of wood that we'll compare to everyone else's really stupid hunk of wood and get all competetive about, even though we know the seniors win every year and no one will even remember it come January.

:o

Ugh. And my mom's the worst, trying to force me into being social. "Now, you have to go to the float meetings at least three times this year...you don't want to be left out, do you? You want to support your class, don't you?"

And one of my best friends is incredibly peppy and school-spirited, so that's not helping much. Luckily, my other best friend wears black on pep rally days and will do everything in her power to keep me away from float, so maybe I might be saved...

[Rhiannon]

Eeeew, floats. I like the Rose Parade, and that's just about it.

Poor Kaia. Pep rallies are evil. I had to go to them when I was a part-time HS student in Japan, because I was in the choir and we did the anthems. Urgh. I would escape to the top of the bleachers nearest the door and try to read until they would let me out.

[YayGollum]

I've never had anything to do with a float type thing. oh well. Or pep rallies. Sitting in one corner and not paying attention to anything but the book in front of me worked well enough.

[Arebeth]

Mmmm, sorry about that, but I'm really too tired to look for it in a dictionnary. What are a float and a pep rally? I suspect they are some kind of evil things, but I can't guess what exactly.:)

[YayGollum]

Floats - Well, I already said that I had nothing to do with them. They seem to me to be things constructed by students to somehow show pride in the fact that they're required to sit through classes that they don't like. Sounds boring, but it's a popular type thing to do, from what I've heard. A strange ritual.

Pep rallies are these evil meetings of the students before some athletic type game. Meant to drive stakes of enthusiasm into the hearts of the brainless sheep that are most of the students there. Outcasts typically do not enjoy being flailed at by the evil administrators in this way.

[Turin]

Originally posted by My_Precious
No, I don't think that downloading songs from the internet is something bad and illegal. Why? Look at the prices on those CDs. I mean, I did pay $25 dollars for the last Linkin Park CD, but it had a DVD, the actual CD, and a lot of other interesting stuff in that grey/blue package.

Yeah I got the same cd but only for $20, I think it was on sale though.;) Nice to see someone else who like Linkin Park:D.

[Kelonus]

Most Cd's I get are about 15 dollars or up.

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Arebeth
Mmmm, sorry about that, but I'm really too tired to look for it in a dictionnary. What are a float and a pep rally? I suspect they are some kind of evil things, but I can't guess what exactly.
Oh yes, purely and utterly evil. Yay explained it beautifully, but with a somewhat strong Outcast bias. ;) As normal people see floats and pep rallies...

Float is a strange name for these things, because they don't really float. :confused: Hmm. Oh well. Anyway, every class of students in highschool (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) makes a float together, so there are four. The float itself is like a big platform on wheels with as much fancy stuff that moves and paper flowers as the students can make. Yeah...it's kind of hard to explain if you haven't seen one. They are basically to show school spirit and etc., and then the four floats from the four classes are judged to see which one is the best at the last football game of the year. Incredibly boring, horrible waste of time. I probably wouldn't be so anti-float, though, if it wasn't for what happens at the float meetings when all the kids in your class (sophomores, in my case) get together to help build the thing. That's just horrible, because everyone gets with their particular group of friends and gossips and argues over the pettiest, most superficial things. And original Outcast people really don't fit into that kind of setting.

Pep rallies are, like Yay said, big gatherings that take place during school where students get together in the gym to cheer on the sports team. There is lots of screaming, lots of confetti, lots of brainless competitions, and even more brainless cheerleaders. Shudder. But sometimes pep rallies aren't mandatory, which means you don't have to go to them if you don't want to and you can just hang out and do whatever you want for the hour that the pep rally goes on. That is always fun. :)

[Rhiannon]

I think they're supposed to look like they float.

My favorite float experience- watching the end of Animal House.

School spirit is evil.

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
I think they're supposed to look like they float.

My favorite float experience- watching the end of Animal House.

School spirit is evil.
Hmm...maybe they are supposed to look like they float...:eek::confused::o...*is just dense and has never thought of that...*

I've never seen Animal House. :( What happens?

Yes, school spirit is evil. :mad: Why can't anyone explain that to my mom? She gets so upset with me for being anti-social...she was a *wince* cheerleader when she was in highschool. She knows it's shallow...she's glad I'm a nonconformist...but she still wants me to be involved when she knows that it will amount to absolutely nothing in a matter of years and that there are so many other better ways I could spend my time! Urgh. [/rant]

[Rhiannon]

I've never seen Animal House. What happens?

Animal House is The Classic College Movie; it's about a frat house in which they mostly get drunk and make messes. The entire frat house fails school and gets put on probation, all the while pulling off insane plots, like toga parties and a horse in the the dean's office...And at the end they blow up the homecoming parade.

It's hysterical- but we have a TV edited version. It has lots of naughty words and things. After all, it's a frat house.

[Arebeth]

Thanks for the explanation, Kailita...:D

[My_Precious]

My new rant--I got that nasty cold that's going around. Great start to the fall, my favorite part of the year, eh? The cold is nasty enough to give me headaches, sinus problems and sore throat, but isn't nasty enough to make me stay in bed all time. (Which I'd prefer!) Soo, I have to go to school and to work... Where's my hot soup??:(

[Arebeth]

A nasty cold like that is going around here, too... I think I just catched it...

[Rhiannon]

*sympathy and healing vibes to all the sick people*

Rant: WHERE IIIIIIISSSS EVERYBODYYYYYY!!!!!!!! Rhiannon is bored! Rhiannon gets weird when she's bored! Even weirder than usual! Watch! She's going to stand on her head now!

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Okay, never mind, stanidng on head attempts aborted. Ow.

[Arebeth]

I'm here...:D

And me too, Rhia, I get kind of mad when I'm bored... I never could stand on my head, either.:)
Try to survive...

[Rhiannon]

*sings* "We've got cabin fever