I generally don't read peoples blogs here, or blogs in general. I have read maybe 4 blog entries on this forum since they appeared.
But I went out of my way to read this one.
Various random IQ tests clock my IQ at about 185. Yet best I muster in life is working fixing printers over the phone while people yell at me. Being smart, I do amazingly well at it, but cannot get ahead.
The world is made by and for the average. Very rarely can an above average individual get anywhere of merit, because we are all square pegs trying to fit in round holes. Schools AIm to give A grades to those who can work the hardest at the C grade material. And we get lost in the shuffle. Even beauty is really about how average you are. Beuaty is judged on symmetry, and familiarity. Barbie dolls and Fashion magazines tend to exagerate and warp the idea of average, so we fawn over unattainable goals in the media. But in the end, 95% of us reach for and fall in love with those whom are the most average.
Average people; the average person feels the most comfortable with an average person, but strives for the media warped god or goddess. it is sad, but alas.
Even Universities and colleges are designed for the average. Those with above average ability tend to get labelled as having learning disablities, whichever one is the curse dujour. Einstein had Dyslexia and failed Highschool math, nowadays the easy prognosis for the square pegs is ADHD, then med them up until their corners are rounded enough to fit in the hole. I was diagnosed with ADD and Dyslexia as a child (actually not ADD, but a variant. Closer to Autism) I was lucky and avoided the meds after the first year. School was still a pain, and I was still a square peg. But I learned what was a disability really was not, and when I learned to use it I discovered I could keep alot of different subjects and ideas going on in my mind at a time. My problem was not that I was unable to focus on the world around me but that the world around me was far to simple.
Life is about making mistakes. We make loads of them, they are necessary to learning. They are necessary to the way the wrld works. Even at the biological level, life makes mistakes and the beings who cannot handle the mistakes they are handed die off due to natural selection.
The mistakes we make are much the same.
We have a choice with each mistake we make (assuming it was not such a bad one we erased ourselves from the gene pool) ; A) Learn from it and become better for it B) Say **** it and give up. B leads to repeating the same mistakes over and over, doing the same things again and again, getting the same results.
There is a saying about a person who does the same thing over and over expecting different results ; that is called being crazy. That is 99% of the world, and as long as a person lets themselves fall into that demographic ; they are average. The only way to be above average is to fit in that remaining 1%
Anyways ; I always respected you and thought you were awesome, regardless of whether I have had much chance to really speak to you.
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Jun 22, 2008Sakura posted a message on My Life as...Not much of anythingPosted in: The Sorceress's Realm
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Jan 18, 2008Sakura posted a message on 18 days into the year: so far so good!I still talk to you??? O_oPosted in: Bitsy's Guide to the Fraggable Lifestyle
Oh wow, I thought these pms were from someone else.
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Jan 18, 2008Sakura posted a message on Is enjoying playing bad Magic cards a crime?pfft, you can't play substandard cards in standard. N00bPosted in: Bitsy's Guide to the Fraggable Lifestyle
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Sep 24, 2007Sakura posted a message on Getting to Know MeNo thats not GodPosted in: Why Hello
I met God once...Mother of Jesus is more accurate. Apparantly God makes mistakes, even with himself...er...herself.
Ever wonder why he was reaching for that naked guy? -
Sep 24, 2007Sakura posted a message on Getting to Know MeOMG we could be sisters!!!!!Posted in: Why Hello
Except for me it was a priests collar (don't ask...well ok ask)
And I fashioned it into a puppy
And I was like that gay man who played Dorothy
They arrested me when I tried to free the Lion from the zoo....facsists!!! -
Sep 24, 2007Sakura posted a message on Getting to Know MeI got crammed into a boys locker once. I was very dissapointed, he wasn't in there. Lucky his jock strap was.Posted in: Why Hello
I've been crammed into alot of boys stuff actually. -
Sep 24, 2007Sakura posted a message on Getting to Know MeAh, thats what I was getting wrong. The bowl. Dammit!!!Posted in: Why Hello
My guests cannot spell usually. They went to public school. -
Sep 24, 2007Sakura posted a message on Getting to Know MeAHA!!! I knew I recognized your polished marbelesque ramblings.Posted in: Why Hello
Just letting you know while the nuns were flogging you I managed to grab that nickle...and it was a buffalo.
You should send me your address, I promise each year for christmas to send you one normal modern nickle to make up for the one I denied you of. Besides, I belive it is just to pay for good entertainment when I see it, and I appreciate a good nun-flogging. You saved me weeks of therapy.
Do you have a good recipe for Gespacho? -
Sep 11, 2007Sakura posted a message on And so it begins...The body has trouble digesting most seeds as is sweety. It is an awesome start and they mix well on alot of foods. If you have a blender, put them into some shakes and such. That will break them up so your body can digest them better.Posted in: Hall of Enigma
They are good on salads and make good cookies.
I prefer capsules if you can find them -
Apr 25, 2007Sakura posted a message on My own little Future Sight.That is a really cool idea, ether. It is alot of fun to do actually, I have friends who rescue animals and such. I recommend going the legit route (as you seem to be doing, and making a career) then just as a personal private thing. The later will turn you into a cat-lady.Posted in: Ether uses Gigagash!
:ducks the onslaught of hurled cats:
I definately wish you luck. I love animals too, and have thought of these professions as well at times. -
Apr 20, 2007Sakura posted a message on Slightly Emo Venting and GuiltMy comments on internet dating come from experience...sorry Alacar. I am a really good judge of people, yet manage to become blined to stupid things on net relationships. I am not saying they are 100% bad, just that it is way to easy to get lost iin the fantasy of them.Posted in: Sakura-densetsu
I am trying to mend things with Elisha. i doubt she will see me as two timing, we already had the understanding we would see other people if we liked...no strings. We weren't even serious. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
Don't worry so much guys. Some people have nothing better to do than dig in other people's lives.
Since you've decided to troll back, you too can have a troll infraction.
Unfortunate for you that you slipped this in before the lock.
-Krashbot
I mean instead of all the unblockable crap. Wasted slots and easier to remove. Wonder is more stable.
I have been reading some of the information on this season in anticipation and worry. The loss of Rosenbaum was/is a huge hit. He was easily the strongest character and actor on the show.
Good news is that he is not completely gone, wording of interviews seems to indicate that he will appear in a few scenes.
They are also drawing more off of the comics this season ;
Other villains mentioned
Other character info :
Clark will start seeing how he needs to develop a double life. Will work at the Planet. Cloe develops a new power and takes over Isis. Cloe also gets in a love Triangle with Clark, Jimmy and a new character. Green Arrow will feature a great deal with alot of plot around his past.
My only concern ; in all the information I have read, I have not seen Lois mentioned. With Cloe gone it is finally the perfect time to get this dynamic flowing properly.
But alas, it is also clear there is alot ahead that we have not been full spoiled yet. They have been rather free with this imformation so far, I doubt they would spoil everything good
Oh, one more thing;
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If one can be socially retarded, it is likely one could be socially advanced.
It is known that women mature faster than men. As adults its not so big of a jump, but as teenagers the typical boy is about two years behind in development. That alone shows why a 17 year old boy and a 14 year old girl are likely to find a common ground.
How would you relate this to a 13 year old in grade 10, schooling by correspondace at home who works full time? She could not relate to anyone her own age, never could. That was why she asked to do her schooling at home, and on her own was finishing it alot faster. All of her friends were 17-25. In many ways she was more mature than most of the 30 year olds I know now, and the reason it never worked out is because at 17 she just was way to ahead of me.
Ill re-edit your post so it is more accurate
I was living as a boy at the time, though I doubt she would have stopped her daughter from dating girls. Her mother knew she liked both and never had an issue with it.
If it is good, it draws more people into the already existing fandom once they realize the amazing cult following of the original.
No bad can come of this really. It won't detract from the original and could actually boost its popularity. It would also be cool to have contempary versions of the RHPS classics on the radio.
I am a huge fan of the original and am actually happy to see this coming.
She trusted me enough that she had me move in with them. She saw her daughter as an adult and really she was. It was one of the few relationships where my partner had the majority of the control. It was like being 18 and dating a 25 year old who has finished college.
She is probably the only person I have dated with a higher IQ than my own. That was attraction. (for those wondering what a 17 year old may see in a 14 year old.)
It would depend on the boy regardless of age difference. Age has nothing to do with it.
By the way, police wouldn't do anything about a 14 year old and 17 year old dating regardless of laws unless someone complained. I have been in this situation when I was 18, my gf at the time was 13. Her mother had no issues with it. (age of consent in Canada at the time was 14) Her daughter was in grade 10, self schooling at home on correspondence, and worked full time. On more than a few occaisions law enforcement became aware we were a couple and said and did nothing. When her mother is right next to us and obviously aware and fine, it isn't their concern anymore.
Maturity is more than a number.
Age of consent laws are there to protect, and sometimes there are good reasons for 14 year olds and 17 year olds to be a couple. Some people do not need protecting.
Reacting "zomg its illegal for you to be with your BF" is ridiculously useless and does more harm. Age of consent covers sex anyways, not relationships. Big difference.
Rather than make a big deal to seperate them I would just make sure (as any responsible parent should) that she was educated and aware of the "birdsnbees".
4 Frantic Search
4 Cloud of Faieries
4 Snap
4 Demonic Tutor
4 Mind's Desire
2 Tendril's of Agony
3 Yawgmoth's Will
4 Fastbond
4 Sapphire Medalion
4 Sol Ring
4 Seat of Synod
4 Vault of Whispers
4 Tolarian Accadamy
4 City of Brass
This isn't even too far fetched for someone to build, and if anyone owns power at all would be disturbing. That is just off the top of my head and worse decks could be built just as easilly.
These "casual" tournaments always seem good on paper, but very quickly people learn why there is a BR list in the first place.
I concur that a more "casual" minded prize setup would be the best idea. To keep the fun in a tournament, you need fun prizes that spikish players could care less about.