Post your random thoughts/feelings etc

GraybeardGhost said:

Only half a dozen? They must be slowing down.

We're in the middle of a presidential election season here, with most of the world watching anxiously (and with good reason). In one party, the field initially included at least four determined theocrats of whom I am aware, though there may have been others I've blissfully forgotten. They've all been knocked out of the race now by a man whose only religion is himself, but the forces of intolerance march on, ironically waving the flag of "religious freedom." The only freedom these hypocrites truly seek is that which would allow them to impose their minority views on everyone else under penalty of law. They've made advances in some areas, been slapped down in others, but no matter which way the tide turns, they never give up and they never want for support.

It's not just here, though. The only real difference between the religious conflict in America and that which has been ravaging the Middle East for centuries is the level of violence perpetrated by the zealots on either side. Change the scripture, change the symbols, and you'll find the story is essentially the same. It's a worldwide plague, and it will never be brought to an end until people come out of the Dark Ages and stop using mythology as a foundation for their lives.

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Well said mate, I couldn't agree with you more. :thumbup:

ugh

My head is throbbing and I haven't slept for 3 days. Everything seems so impossible right now. I'm still really mad at myself for what happened. I just want it to go away.

Each time gets longer. Maybe one day. Don't count your chickens until they hatch. :bigsmile:

Does it ever get better, huh? Does it really? Ah mean, like, will this constant stress, mental torment, and frustration ah feel at being told ah huv nae right to complain, will that just eff off? And the nagging feel that things aren't right in ma life, will that go anaw, aye? If ah could just bring masel' tae leave... but can't. :sad:

When you have to rely on others for important things - like shelter, transportation, sometimes food - you're often subject to their wishes. So if they happen to be controlling/paranoid types, you end up controlled and viewed with suspicion.

I don't want to do a master's program, and I'm going out of the country for a trip next month whether certain relatives of mine like it or not. They might be assisting me in very important ways - for which I'm grateful - but that shouldn't mean I have to make the life choices they want me to make. I know what kind of stress I can handle, and working while going to school full time is much too difficult for me. I'm so angry. I've had to lie about my trip details because they're paranoid, but I'm a 25-year-old woman. Let me ****ing travel where I want. Do I question their travels???

The second and last time I had a crush on a girl was around 2007. I'm 22 now and it just doesn't happen. People are just are just kind of...there.

Make it stop

I still hate myself for what happened, and self forgiveness seems completely impossible. I wish I never almost died and ended up in the hospital, or I wish it killed me and it'd all be over. I don't want to have to experience the in-between, it's just too painful. It feels like I am covered in this thick layer of grime and no matter how hard I try and scub it away, it won't even budge. I hate myself SO much right now, how could I have even let that happen in the first place? I've never felt so scared of what is to come, but I cannot stop the panic. I know it's been a week and half since I got out of the hospital, but life still feels ****ing impossible right now. I cannot cope with having to deal with all these consequences, it puts me in a panic. This is entirely too much for me, I have no idea what the hell to do now or any time soon.

I wonder to what extent I'm transparent. I try to be approachable and friendly at work, but surely people can see through the guise. Surely they don't find it difficult to imagine me wasting away at home once I take off at closing time.

GraybeardGhost said:

The forces of intolerance march on, ironically waving the flag of "religious freedom." The only freedom these hypocrites truly seek is that which would allow them to impose their minority views on everyone else under penalty of law.

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Oddly enough, if you said "the flag of tolerance" you would be describing the progressives, which right now represent a bigger threat to the US than any christian group in the history of the country ever did, since the cowardice of the conservatives won't let them fight back and bring some balance.

Barack Obama is the worst president the US ever had, and yet he doesn't receive 1/10 of the criticism he deserves because people are afraid of being called racist. The result is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sflQ7eIIrYg

A president proud to be authoritarian, who constantly try to subvert the meaning and importance of the republic, cheered by a crowd of idiots who don't realize an autocrat do whatever he wants, not what the people or even his supporters want.

Now, keeping the state secular and away from the influence of religious zealotry is very important, fundamental even. However, keeping the left out of power is just equally important, because both groups think the checks and balances of democracy are in the way and must be dealt with for their ideal societies to be created.

Round 'n' round it goes, where it stops, nobody knows....

Exercising gives your body an energy boost.
Every day, too exhausted to exercise.
But......I need to exercise to get an energy boost,
but......too tired to exercise,
but.....

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Off to see Iron Maiden in Adelaide Thursday night! Gonna have a few bottles of Trooper beer beforehand.. going to be an awesome night. So pumped!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij99dud8-0A

Louco said:

yet he doesn't receive 1/10 of the criticism he deserves because people are afraid of being called racist.

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You're making some pretty big assumptions right here buddy.

Megaten said:

You're making some pretty big assumptions right here buddy.

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About he deserving criticism or about people being afraid of be labeled racist?

That people are called racist even in the mainstream media for criticizing Obama is no secret. Back in 2008, even the democrats themselves who didn't show overwhelming support for Obama were accused of being racists.

Louco said:

About he deserving criticism or about people being afraid of be labeled racist?

That people are called racist even in the mainstream media for criticizing Obama is no secret. Back in 2008, even the democrats themselves who didn't show overwhelming support for Obama were accused of being racists.

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You said that he doesnt receive 1/10 of the criticism he deserves because people are afraid of being called racist. Our current president has received a great deal of very open criticism ever since he got elected the first time. Dont forget that Donald Trump (the guy who will probably be our next president) demanded he show his birth certificate to prove he was American. Note that he didnt do that with any previous president. Then they questioned the man's religious beliefs because they thought he was "too sympathetic" to Muslims. So then he had to show everyone that he went to church and was a Christian. Which is ridiculous. People have openly called him Osama Obama. Which is pretty messed up when you think about it. Quite a few of my friends absolutely cannot stand him and have been telling people this for years. And to top it off, Ive heard people blame Obama for Trumps popularity in the polls right now. Thats why the man is always on the defensive and delivering jabs right back at people. Im just saying, if you dont live in this country, then you're probably making some pretty big assumptions on what everyday Americans are really saying/thinking.

I hate the way no matter how hard you try

NOTHING EVER CHANGES

I am still dealing with the exact same crap I was last yr and the yr before

This is one one of those days where i want to break someones face

MollyBeGood said:

I hate the way no matter how hard you try

NOTHING EVER CHANGES

I am still dealing with the exact same crap I was last yr and the yr before

This is one one of those days where i want to break someones face

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You as well, huh? Ah know how ye feel, hen. :kickingmyself: :veryangry: :bat:

Graeme1988 said:

You as well, huh? Ah know how ye feel, hen. :kickingmyself: :veryangry: :bat:

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Hey Graeme. How are you?

BlueDays said:

Round 'n' round it goes, where it stops, nobody knows....

Exercising gives your body an energy boost.
Every day, too exhausted to exercise.
But......I need to exercise to get an energy boost,
but......too tired to exercise,
but.....

:kickingmyself:

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This is why I ditched the big intense workouts and the gym membership and just keep it simple now. Like I try to do at least 25 pushups and 20 leg lifts a day but I usually do more. I usually work in a plank here and there also. For cardio I use workout videos on YouTube. I was walking alot but the pollen around here is so bad now I don't feel like going out.
But I find that keeping it quick and simple keeps me exercising more consistently.

Megaten said:

You said that he doesnt receive 1/10 of the criticism he deserves because people are afraid of being called racist. Our current president has received a great deal of very open criticism ever since he got elected the first time. Dont forget that Donald Trump (the guy who will probably be our next president) demanded he show his birth certificate to prove he was American. Note that he didnt do that with any previous president. Then they questioned the man's religious beliefs because they thought he was "too sympathetic" to Muslims. So then he had to show everyone that he went to church and was a Christian. Which is ridiculous. People have openly called him Osama Obama. Which is pretty messed up when you think about it. Quite a few of my friends absolutely cannot stand him and have been telling people this for years. And to top it off, Ive heard people blame Obama for Trumps popularity in the polls right now. Thats why the man is always on the defensive and delivering jabs right back at people. Im just saying, if you dont live in this country, then you're probably making some pretty big assumptions on what everyday Americans are really saying/thinking.

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You talk as if people were nice to Bush or even Clinton when they were in office. I don't need to be there to know this was not the case, because my generation was brainwashed into hating Bush by the left here for some unfathomable reason, and what all the journalists here do when it comes to foreign issues is to parrot the New York Times, The Guardian, etc. Not a single bad thing about the Obama administration ever gets here by the way.

When I think about it now it's actually funny, we even had ads with artists from our biggest TV station saying stuff like "Bush, you are only trying to finish what your father started!" (about the Iraq war). Brazilians don't care about most of our own national issues, why the left thought they would engage in some kind of anti-Bush global initiative will be a mystery forever, but many among the more easily impressed youth fell for that and hated with a passion the president of a friendly nation who never did us any harm.

Such a thing coming from the same people who couldn't hide their joy when the 9/11 happened, by the way. Well, the brazilian left is better known for their crimes than for their kindness, so yeah.

Anyway, I like to read the american news and also alternative media to try to understand what's going on there. I could post many links from american sources to back up what I'm saying, but I have a lot of respect for personal experience when it comes to know what's really going on, so fair enough.

ps: A friend once told me to read this book, implying I want/pretend to be american instead of brazilian. It really seems funny though.

MollyBeGood said:

Hey Graeme. How are you?

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Eh, no too bad, actually - insomnia and depression aside. Post-surgery recovery's going well. I'm trying to kinda walk unaided a wee bit, which is good albeit painful. Ah just don't want ma oldest sister to blab that bit o' progress to ma physiotherapy team cuz ah know they take that as a reason to push me further than ah feel capable to do at the moment.

And my mum's back to her usual unsupportive, pessimistic, antagonising, lying, self-pitying self. So we're back tae normal, as far as not gettin' along goes. And things were apparently going to be different following ma operation. :thumbdown:

Anyway, I'm just trying to focus most of ma energy n' time tae gettin' back intae shape, in the hope ah'll fit enough to actually walk around Edinburgh when ah go to the Fringe festival again this year.