Imponderables: Suiting Up For Some Fun

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, May 15, 2009 11:20 AM

Off to Cali in a few hours so I figured a fresh thread would be in order.

TAW West Coast Mech Wars
http://tawscenarios.com/forum/index.php?topic=112.0

http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=38121&m=703387#703387

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

NICODEMUS

Friday, May 15, 2009 11:34 AM

I can has firsties?

ZEEK

Friday, May 15, 2009 2:17 PM

Whatcha doing in CA? Disneyland!? The happiestest place on Earth?

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, May 15, 2009 3:16 PM

EDIT- Ms A here
Duh Zeek we're paintballing... well ok NV I cannot even go take pics a the doctor has vetoed it..I shall be sitting in a chair reading, but I'll be doing it supportively:)

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Friday, May 15, 2009 3:37 PM

NVG here:

Nic can haz fursties.

Disneyland, my light brown ass. We're scenario paintballin' son. Three hundred plus people playin' the game, role playing, completing missions, and throwin' a lot of paint.

My happy place. Just need the midget on a tricycle and we're set.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Friday, May 15, 2009 4:01 PM

lol you two are having strange personality disorders.

Well too bad about missing out on Disneyland. I guess paintball is a distant 2nd...3rd...maybe 100th :-P but it's still something.

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, May 15, 2009 10:44 PM

never been to disneyland, or disney world. been to seaworld when i was two (dont remember that of course), went to universal in high school ^_^ i'd rather go paintballing, not gonna lie.

NAVYSEILS

Saturday, May 16, 2009 11:11 AM

I should be going paintballing soon. My sister came back with a coupon book for a paintball place yesterday or the day before. So shes got cheaper places for me and 9 peeps to go along. She can be a good sister sometimes.

I'd rather go to disney though... cause disney is in a place that is not here.

ZEEK

Monday, May 18, 2009 4:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
never been to disneyland, or disney world. been to seaworld when i was two (dont remember that of course), went to universal in high school ^_^ i'd rather go paintballing, not gonna lie.

When I lived in San Diego we had season passes to SeaWorld. It was pretty sweet. We'd go all the time when they had fireworks displays and we'd go pet the sting rays or watch the sea lion and otter show. They had this one show called city streets that we went to all the time. It was pretty cool cause every time there was something different. I remember we loved watching this fat dancer who played a cop. We were always disappointed if the fat cop wasn't in the show. lol Oh and penguins the babies are so darn cute. The scary shark exhibit was one of my love to hate it things. They have the underwater part where you go through this moving walkway and look up into the water at all the sharks. I always thought "if this thing breaks I'm dead dead dead". Of course shamu was cool. Seriously what's not to like about SeaWorld? Oh oh and captain something or other's playland. They had these spinning tubes you could crawl through and they bouncy bridges to run across and big nets to climb around on. SeaWorld so wins over paintball. Disneyland beats SeaWorld too. This ain't rock, paper, scissors though. So, Disneyland double beats paintball. Which makes sense since Disneyland and SeaWorld cost more than paintball I'm pretty sure.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, May 18, 2009 4:52 PM

We're home and okay. MSA is home feeling a bit sicky. I get to climb on the roof to get the cooler ready for what suddenly turned into hot weather over the weekend. Pulled the not so lucky card. Record high weekend for the scenario AGAIN. Our general dropped out due to auto breakage (glad he was safe though), and Damian (TAWs Producer) had to scoot home on his motorcycle due to his mother having a heart attack. He recently lost his father late last year. The whole weekend had a wierd emotional charge to it. There was plenty of hard fighting and a few fun points. Ultimately our side lost. But one Fallon player won MVP for our side. My team, Easy Company, secured Most Valuable Team.
Almost thirty people from Fallon showed up for the event. That is a lot. What's better is we had 300+ players for the weekend making for the most players ever for a TAW event at Combat Zone. If they are not capable of producing another scenario event at Combat Zone in the next few months we may have attended our last event there. CalTrans (California Transportation Department) is planning on mowing the field down for a highway interchange.

I think it may have just been a lot for one weekend.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Monday, May 18, 2009 4:53 PM

I do love Sea World Zeek... but NV had such a great time at the tournament. Plus his team was voted most valuable team out of 300+ player( 'cause he's so awesome naturally) It was a bit hot for Peanut , but still loads of fun and at least I got to be somewhat useful by being the medic and tending to the various injuries.

I'm home today as all the heat of the weekend combined with travel and coming home to discover the landlord hadn't turned on the cooler ( it was over 95 degrees in our house) made for a difficult night and a nifty migraine this morning, but I'm doing a bit better now:)

HUGS Navy oh you will do such a great job. Don't forget your headshot!!

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Monday, May 18, 2009 6:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
I do love Sea World Zeek

So pregnancy doesn't make women completely insane huh?

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, May 18, 2009 6:58 PM

We were talking on the way home yesterday and in Vallejo there is Marine World Africa USA/Six Flags. Of course we won't get to go on any rides, but it is less crowded and has a lot of the same stuff as Sea World.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, May 18, 2009 8:59 PM

gimme an airshow and i am THERE. not a big sea/marine life world type person much, more the watch-crazy-pilots-play-chicken-while-wishing-i-was-them type person XD

MSA

Monday, May 18, 2009 10:10 PM

Not completely Zeek:) though NV might have disagreed last night when I went all mental over how hot it was....
I loved Sea World... nothing cuter than all those little animals and the cool fish.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NAVYSEILS

Monday, May 18, 2009 10:23 PM

Sea World is good times. I love that place. I can walk under sharks, pet stingrays and feed dolphins before going on a massive rollercoaster. It's great. I was very sad I didn't manage to book a day at the discovery cove place and swim with some of the animals last time I was there.

ZEEK

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:27 PM

So HIMYM season finale? What did everyone think? I was unimpressed. The goat was kinda lame. I mean the whole build up only to find out the big deal was Lily brought the goat over to Ted's place. Um...ok I sorta figured that part out already. The Robin/Barney thing just seemed like the cat's out of the bag, but not much else. And seriously how did they get out of that other building once they jumped over there? No way did they jump back. Did they like knock on the door and be all "um hi can we use your stairs?" pssh

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:02 PM

Saffron in an episode of Tru Calling XD "Murder at the Morgue"

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:32 PM

Good morning people.

I think it is like their building, tenant access. The episode was a little weak, but it also feels like it is building to the final season.

Kinda blah today. I got some pics of a small tornado yeaterday on my phone. Too bad it sucks so bad.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:07 PM

Yeah it wasn't as funny as I was expecting, but I think they were just using it as a set up for next year.... I do like that they keep making jokes about Lily and Robin being pregnant and I think it was wise of them to shoot the finale nice and early before everyone was either in labor or popping out

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:37 PM

Yeah I liked the pregnancy jokes. Other than that though not much really hit.

This day is not a good day. I'm all sleepy cause I was nice and got up early to drive a friend to the airport. Being nice is such a curse.

MSA

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:58 PM

HUGS and yet you're so good at it Zeek

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:05 PM

Bah I went to sleep extra early last night and I'm still kinda sleepy this morning.

Also, I kinda agreed to go see Terminator at midnight. Though that might fall through. Still if it doesn't I'm going to be crazy sleepy tomorrow.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:27 PM

ugh, terminator. the sequels of movies need to stop ><;;

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:49 PM

The bad writing needs to stop. I think there's plenty of potential for this movie. I don't think they'll even manage to see the tip of that iceberg though.

The way I'd write it is the John Conner we know isn't the John Conner of legend. That John Conner couldn't be the same guy because he couldn't have been born of a time traveler. So, what I'd do is have the humans losing the war badly under the leadership of wrong John. Wrong John begins to realize that he was never destined to lead and the only way to win the war is to prevent the events of the original Terminator movie. The whole time he'd be trying to track down that initial time travel facility and destroy it before Arnold can be sent back. It would be like wrong John's last stand with the few fighters he has left. I could see that being a good movie and when they blow up the time travel facility or whatever there can just be a bright flash and then when it fades away everything looks different and we see some other actor leading a charge of humans against retreating machines.

I think that could be cool even though it wouldn't really make sense because the events of T1 were set off because the humans were winning. If the humans were losing then the machines wouldn't need to take out Sarah Conner. I guess you can fudge that saying that the machines know that sending that terminator back gave them the advantage and the only way to keep that advantage is to still send the terminator back otherwise the loop would be broken. Something like that.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:46 PM

Call it dumb, but if they've gone this far why not tie it in with other flicks with similar stories. Lets say that the machines retreat, humans follow then find other humans who have been harvested for power via The Matrix. The machines don't exactly have an indefinite power source. I'm sure there are more instances of this all over the planet securing more storyline for the Terminator world.

How about this. Humans rebuild and reclaim the half wasted planet. They establish orbitting stations and eventually explore space. Flash forward to a rehashed Nostromo and Summer Glau playing Ellen Ripley.

Or perhaps the humans defeat the machines and are able to rebuild eventually to explore outer space. I'm sure there are still habitable places on Earth. But with all the nuclear detonations it is possible that Earth can not support the peoples growing numbers...

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5:10 PM

lolz XD summer glau would be a badass ellen ripley.

MSA

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:06 PM

Or what if the humans just reprogrammed the machines and they became allies??

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:11 PM

Can't find the Photo Thread.

Here is one of the only field pics of me I can find online so far.

I played Shadow most of the weekend. Saturday I had eleven kills and two deaths. Sunday I had twenty one kills and one death. Team Easy Company took Most Valuable Team for our side.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:12 PM

I know it is a big hit to my nerd cred but I've never watched any of the Alien movies.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 6:56 PM

How the *bleep* is that possible.

Gotta try them on. Not bad flicks. Okay, the last one (written by Joss) was a bit on the not good side. But it is a bit more fun than the others.

Not all are interested but tonight on PBLive the producers of this weekends event will be on for an after action report, 7PM PST.
http://www.pblive.tv/

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
How the *bleep* is that possible.

I've just never gone out of my way to watch them so it's never really come up.

MSA

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:41 PM

Zeek we may have to revoke your nerd herd badge...

HUGS NV... don't you just look awesome. I shall have to get the pics uploaded tonight

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

RHYIANAN

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:32 PM

Don't feel bad Zeek, I've never watched them either.

I'm a leaf on the wind

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:30 PM

to quote NV, how the *bleep* is that possible? @_@ sad sad.

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa paintball pics. im jealous ><;;

SOLARFLARE

Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Okay, the last one (written by Joss) was a bit on the not good side. But it is a bit more fun than the others.

Wow. I didn't realize Joss wrote the last one. My first reaction is that maybe I should try to watch that one again. But I do remember I didn't like it much the first time...

On the other hand, the first two alien movies were excellent. I recommend getting the big tub of popcorn ready and making it a double-feature night.

ZEEK

Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:47 PM

From what I've heard Joss wrote it but the studio hired a bunch of script doctors to cannibalize most of it. Which hasn't made me want to see it.

Terminator was awesome!! Well it might be. We didn't go cause browncoat Beth lost track of time. Maybe tonight though.

ZEROKIRYU

Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Navyseils:
I'd rather go to disney though... cause disney is in a place that is not here.

*poke*

BRIGLAD

Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:52 PM

Quote:
it is possible that Earth can not support the peoples growing numbers...

Dang it NV... Are you telepathically reading my Fanfic Ideas????

I've got the first chapter of a Terminator:The Sarah Conner Chronicles/ Firefly crossover nearly done.

And after that shameless plug, Back to our regularly scheduled programming...

B

MSA

Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:07 PM

LOL Briglad he was wondering why no one picked that up and ran with it...

Morning all.. ok well afternoon and such. Sorry wicked busy day again.

Poor NV is home sick.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek: From what I've heard Joss wrote it but the studio hired a bunch of script doctors to cannibalize most of it. Which hasn't made me want to see it.

why does that not surprise me for some reason?

how is it joss seems to attract people who like to cannibalize his stuff?

aaaaw feel better NV

SOLARFLARE

Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:43 PM

Yeah. I just didn't think that script was up to Joss' normal excellence. Studio interference would explain it.

MSA

Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:16 PM

Studios are evil

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Friday, May 22, 2009 2:20 PM

OK terminator was pretty dumb but the action was at least somewhat entertaining. The problem is they clearly got a single idea in their head then wrapped the plot around that. They didn't even make a good point of that idea. In the mean time the movie had no real sense of urgency or importance. Plus the redhead hottie was all pregnant. I don't wanna see that. I wanna think I could be the one getting her pregnant. If she's already pregnant where's the fun? *hides from MsA*

MSA

Friday, May 22, 2009 2:37 PM

Oh no need to hide Zeek.. pregnant is NO fun!! Worth it and wonderful, but NO FUN.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, May 22, 2009 4:34 PM

Gawd I hate my people. Always bitching and whining about stuff. And when that ain't happening they gotta one up the misery of other people. It's is ferking rediculous. Now, someone turned the A/C in the North wing down to 68 degrees. Hmmm, who pays the power bill? What happens when the A/C unit burns out? What can possibly be making the clients sick?

And who uses tacks to post memos and the like
RIGHT NEXT TO A CORK BULLETING BOARD?

It is harsh to degrade retarded people when I think of my people as fucking retards.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEEK

Friday, May 22, 2009 5:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
And who uses tacks to post memos and the like
RIGHT NEXT TO A CORK BULLETING BOARD?

Stuff like that drives me crazy. Some people are just so wrapped up in their own little world that they can be incredibly inconsiderate. I feel some of your pain NVG.

MSA

Friday, May 22, 2009 10:18 PM

You've really really got to consider hiring some people whose collective IQ exceeds 50....just love the tech who's constantly out sick with respiratory diseases as she puffs away a=on her many packs of cigarettes at break...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by NVGhostRider: And who uses tacks to post memos and the like
RIGHT NEXT TO A CORK BULLETING BOARD?

you should get a picture of that and post it on failblog. shit like that is epic epic fail. XD

MSA

Saturday, May 23, 2009 5:46 AM

NVG Here;

Read over a few posts of mine, seem to be having problems spelling. WTF?

Giving up and going to bed.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Monday, May 25, 2009 6:13 AM

NVG here:

Sunday night Adult Swim HOORAY I don't have to work tomorrow

BUMP!

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Monday, May 25, 2009 4:42 PM

NVG here:

Memorial Day

BUMP

Get out and thank a vet. Enjoy each free breath today on them.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, May 25, 2009 9:30 PM

wow, hat trick NV XD

went to Lime Rock (race track ) today for the memorial day race, military gets in free today so me the bf and bf's bro went, ran into a few others from their shop as well. lotsa loud cars, lotsa fast racing, lotsa spinning out XD and 'chirping' tires, lotsa non-racing cars that were $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (like the lotus elise, ferraris, a sole lambo, some aston martins, an austin healy, and a bunch of others that i would need the bf to name for me, lol) in the parking lot. long day, fun day, little sun burned, but it's all good. hope everyone had a great memorial day and thanks to all the vets out there.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:52 PM

Ponder:

As a male/Female member of American culture, what do you feel is one of the biggest threats facing our next generation?

I have a TON of ideas on this one. Just wondering what y'all think.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

KELKHIL

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:11 PM

the lack of financial responsibility...

Can't pay your bills... no problem, let the Gov'ment bail ya out!

I honestly think they shoudl re-instate the debter's prisons for some of these shady people. At least that is some of my tax monies I can agree was spent well...

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for the return of HK - Evil Geniuses are needed for a Better Tomorrow.

MSA

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:52 PM

I'll go with Kelkhil but add just a general lack of responsibility and a lack of seeing the long term effects and consequences of behavior. I'd say all generations faced this to some degree, but the problem , as I see it , comes from the fact that this new generation is being raised ( more so than any other generation) in single parent, young mother households where there is little time or energy left for the actual raising. This leaves the schools and daycares to try and instill values, work ethic, and responsibility in the kids. Not that these places aren't trying, but every step of the way they seem to be undermined by short sighted parents who are exhausted and done in by the earning of money enough to feed and put a roof over the kids and who will give in and give the kid anything they want so as to get some peace. This negates all they are taught about delaying gratification and earning what you get. It also further enhances the sense of entitlement that has spread so pervasively. I'm entitled to money, compensation, royal treatment, etc... just because.

I've recently seen several girls who were under 18 pregnant and totally nonchalant about it becuase they can get housing assistance, WIC, food stamps, and welfare so it's no big. Or even older women who chose to go wtih assistance instead of jobs because it's easier and why work?
Hey I'd love to stay home with the baby, but we have bills and a house and all so I'm headed to work... just how it is. I just can't fathom giving your kids a life of poverty not because you work really hard, but don't make much, but because you'd rather take handouts and sit on your butt than get up and work to give your kids a good life.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:03 PM

I had to steady my hand over the subject this morning. Funny because the reasons behind a client argument were exactly what both of you had stated.

We are bound to be outnumbered.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:23 PM

Well eventually being outnumbered will cause a crumble since the ratio of working to non working has to be 2:1 or more to support it.. soon it'll be the rapid decrease of benefits and once again,as always, the kids suffer for the adults failures

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:10 PM

cant really disagree on any particular point mentioned above.

ZEROKIRYU

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:17 PM

I blame the media.

MSA

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:43 PM

LOL Zero... see I was blaming Canada

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:55 PM

I think MsA nailed it with the sense of entitlement. I know far too many people who just think that they deserve money or even a good paying job. I know a guy recently who took 6 years to graduate and had the bare minimum of C's to graduate after retaking many courses and he's shocked that employers aren't throwing job offers at him. What makes so many people think that they don't need to put effort into anything these days? One of my friends told me a bunch of her friends said "I wish I knew this recession was coming because I would have saved then.". Um you save for the unknown. What's wrong with those people?

Though I really think this is an American attitude and not pervasive across the globe. I'm pretty sure China and India are raising a generation of people who are go getters. Which means our economic outlooks is going to stay low for years to come. Which is just swell when you think of how badly our bailouts are selling out the future of this country. Argh!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:14 PM

Of course it didn't help as much as intended, but our good President offered more money to people on unemployment. On one side I know people who are out of the job market because of disability or lack of jobs near to their field of study/skill set. On the other hand I know people who should swallow their pride for fast food jobs and the like to support their families. It feels like we've reverted to the old manual crank start method to start our hybrid cars.

What's funny is the positive impact on people who have a lack of education and legal citizenship. People on the Reservation are thriving despite the number of manual labor jobs still open to those who are on unemployment. I think I've seen more people here working than ever before. And the yard care companies in town that hire illegals are doing very well for themselves.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 7:58 PM

Somehow over time the " can do " attitude has been replaced with "why should I have to do it"

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:22 PM

At the same time everyone seems to think that someone else should have to work hard. They have no problem with everyone else having to pay taxes but the second they have to pay taxes themselves it's awful. Some people are just annoying.

ZEEK

Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:38 PM

Do the Thursday bump!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:22 PM

I'd like to but I'm sure people are watching.

Wow, nothing much to be excited about. I don't have any plans for the weekend.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEEK

Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:34 PM

Hiding ain't a plan?

Well somebody had to say it.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:38 PM

Funny you said that Zeek. I've been doing a lot of that lately. So much that it has put a strain on relationships I have with other people. I had to do it. Am I sorry? Yeah. But then again most prople have no clue why I was hiding.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:12 PM

I'm sure a paintball game will turn up. NV

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:43 PM

I offered to help my bud John finish some drywall in his house. Its cool because once he gets it done most of his house will be done. He is in the same spot I was; cabin feaver due to being isolated in one room for most everything. Now that they've split the house and built a few rooms his whole family is much happier.

I've been working on markers so much that I almost feel like there is nothing to do but to work on them. Seems like I need to just paint a lot of people to make myself happy.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:37 PM

PAINTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that would be an awesome stress reliever/anti-boredom activity right now.

MSA

Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:58 PM

yay time for home...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Friday, May 29, 2009 4:39 AM

NVG here:

Watching Spaceballs and drinking some beers.

Life is good.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Friday, May 29, 2009 3:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
NVG here:

Watching Spaceballs and drinking some beers.

Life is good.

That sounds 1000 times more fun than working. Though I think you posted it last night. Still reading it now I'm totally jealous.

MSA

Friday, May 29, 2009 5:42 PM

Yeah he was dong that last night.. this morning we had an appointment and now he's on his way to work...

I'm sulking 'cause my doc wouldn't authorize the ultrasound yet. Wants Peanut more developed so he can check kidneys and brain function and stuff...yeah yeah.. I just wanna know boy or girl.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Friday, May 29, 2009 6:20 PM

You don't want a surprise? I'd totally want a surprise.

Though in the end I can make a case for either. I think a baby girl would be fun. Mainly cause I know I'd be one of those Dad's who gives Daddy's little girl anything she wants. The problem there is once they hit like 14 I'd need to go into like super spy mode to try to keep raging hormone guys away from my little girl. So, at that point I'd rather have a boy and just let him go annoy other Dads

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, May 29, 2009 6:53 PM

Dong?

I like that way of seeing it Zeek. Make my kid someone elses problem. Allah forbid I sick the dog or older cousin(s) on someones little boy.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
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MSA

Friday, May 29, 2009 7:49 PM

No surprise... no baby needs to spend the first 3 months wearing green and yellow. Plus I just can't wait to know

Cheered up some... got lunch and I feel better:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, May 29, 2009 9:45 PM

i like that mode of thinking MsA XD but at the same time i wouldnt want my girl wearing all pink or my boy wearing all blue, which is what sometimes tends to happen ><;; maybe thats why its hard for me to buy baby clothes for people....

my cousin (in-law-ish) just got her ultrasound, havin a little girl ^_^ naming her Maya, so she's gonna be Maya Martin, which means im gonna be callin her M&M XD have to.

ZEEK

Friday, May 29, 2009 10:05 PM

Pssh all kids look good in red. It's gender neutral and awesome. Hmmm...I'm thinking peanut needs a tiny red baby suit so he/she can suit up!

MSA

Friday, May 29, 2009 10:09 PM

LOL maybe a union suit with the little trap door in the back....

Yeah red's always cute... but dress, top with lace...or plaid shirt and little jeans. See it's not just color but outfit.

Mostly I just really really wanted to know and had gotten myself all psyched... but is ok. as we will just do it later:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:46 AM

just promise me, if its a girl, that u wont dress her in a sailor suit or velcro a bow to her head if she has little hair. (i dont know what possessed my mother to VELCRO a bow to my head. i really dont) :P

LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, May 30, 2009 3:13 AM

MSA, you're having a BABY?! CONGRATZ!!!!!

Yes, I am back, and for good this time- Summer's here, no grades, therefore I technically can't be grounded for grades! Haha! -dances in victory-

I would have been on sooner, but I had to go see my cousin's graduation -tear-, then I got hauled off to my grandparent's here in MI (and I love it here! ), and they've just now set up the laptop for me (I've spent the last couple of hours checking my email... O.o)

But yeah... IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK!!! -glomps everyone-

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, May 30, 2009 3:56 AM

*returns glomp*

LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, May 30, 2009 3:58 AM

Hehe ^.^

Now I know what glee feels like... ^.^ ^.^

MSA

Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:39 PM

Sounds very happy for you

And thanks we're pretty happy about it:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

LEOPARDFLAN

Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:50 PM

As you should be! I can't wait to see him/her ^.^

MSA

Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:01 PM

Well we will know by June 18th boy or girl ( so long as Peanut cooperates during the ultrasound) ... we are calling the baby Peanut until we know gender so we don't say it.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Monday, June 1, 2009 3:21 PM

Welcome back LF it seems like it's been a loooooong time.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, June 1, 2009 4:19 PM

I began to think back on past ponders and how some of my answers have changed in the past few years. I've only been a member of this forum for three and a half years. In the six months prior I had done considerable lurking and found this to be the most appropriate forum for me.

In that time many people have came and gone. In some cases it was better for them to leave than to stay. In other cases, let's just say that they should have stayed while others rightly should have left.

What I'm getting at is the ponder of where this is all going. Similar to stating "Where is this going" during a romantic relationship, this seems to be a hard thing to ask and an even harder thing to answer.

So for anyone who has been here for a year or so, what do you think?

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Monday, June 1, 2009 4:33 PM

I'm really hoping this is like a family where people have times when they are very here and times when they back away, but that everyone returns to the family and we all end up on here pondering about liver spots and old age meds:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Monday, June 1, 2009 5:12 PM

Uh oh NVG wants to break up with us. This is his "we need to talk" post.

Well to me this is the support group for when something crazy is going on in life and we need a place to bounce things off of someone. And when no one has something to bounce ideas around about then it's just a random chatter place.

I'm also eternally optimistic that some of our missing members will return someday.

WASHNWEAR

Monday, June 1, 2009 6:03 PM

Browncoats...do the bumpty-bump...yeah, watch us do the bumpty-bump...

donttalkbackjustdrivethecarshutyourmouthiknowwhatyouaredontsaynothinkeepyourhandsonthewheeldontturnaroundthisisforreal

Still...what would Rorschach do?

MSA

Monday, June 1, 2009 6:08 PM

HUSG I'm glad you're optimistic too Zeek

I think NV's responding to my chatterboxing last night about the bar and how I'm worried that some monopolization be some is driving off a lot of others...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Monday, June 1, 2009 6:35 PM

I am actually just going back and wondering what happened. There are a lot of stories and MANY people have passed through this forum.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
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KELKHIL

Monday, June 1, 2009 6:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:

I think NV's responding to my chatterboxing last night about the bar and how I'm worried that some monopolization be some is driving off a lot of others...

here here. You are a wise woman MSA! I grow weary as well

So my ponderer is how do we fix what's broke?

<.<

>.>

(I was never here!)

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

Member of the Coalition for the return of HK - Evil Geniuses are needed for a Better Tomorrow.

MSA

Monday, June 1, 2009 6:46 PM

Well my plan is to suggest that we all ignore and don't respond to the monopolizer and go back to just chatting 'mongst ourselves...

I'd elaborate, but I'm being kicked in the bladder and have to go...

NV

( plus we might just threaten to shave Tristan bald if he doesn't start posting again ...same for HK and a few others)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

RUGBUG

Monday, June 1, 2009 7:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
I'm really hoping this is like a family where people have times when they are very here and times when they back away, but that everyone returns to the family and we all end up on here pondering about liver spots and old age meds:)

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
I'm also eternally optimistic that some of our missing members will return someday.

Well, as long as the board remembers my password, I'll be around from time to time. :D

So, how are folks?

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

MSA

Monday, June 1, 2009 7:36 PM

Rugbug!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!! It's soooo good to see you. We've missed you loads:)
How's the horse doing??

Well speaking for myself I am as well as I can be for being 5 months pregnant ( in fact headed for lunch in a second 'cause someone is kicking me for food)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

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