Whatcha thinking about now?

[Torey]

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What colour? Pics!!! My hair needs doing deeeesperately. So much regrowth

Black with dark purple at the front. I'll post a pic as soon as it's finished...

You're obviously subject to multiple personality disorder.

Relax. You'll get used to it, sooner or later, or you'll end up in an institution.

Both have something to recommend for themselve.

*sigh* 'Twas inevitable, I suppose...if only Mother would have recognised the early symptoms... hnoes:

[Heka]

Who are these people that go to Chinese restaurants and order the burger or the nachos. Wha... Why? I could understand somewhat that if it was some sort of chop suey or sweet and sour burger... but it's just a burger. Maybe they buy it so that they can scoop some kung pao chicken onto it?

The only situations I can imagine that someone would order just a burger is that they walk in the door and decide that they are not in the mood for Chinese and just can't be bothered to go somewhere else, or maybe they are just really hungry for burgers but wanted to see tacky paper dragons and get a free fortune cookie.

People who order the steak in indian restaurants piss me off to no end. Whats the point? Plus, curry is better than steak.

[Corvus]

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So through the latter part of my childhood my shoulders always got tingly and uncomfortable when I exercised and no one could tell me why. Apparently this falls into angina pectoris which may be a symptom of cardiovascular disease. It hasn't happened in years but it is slightly concerning.

Some people genuinely think Obama is a Muslum and because of this is supporting Islamic fundamentalists and this bothers me greatly for a number of reasons. On a related note I recently learned someone leans much farther right than I thought, and might be a bit whackier too. She thinks antibiotics have made viruses more resilient (which they have because people stop taking them and they develop resistance) but that this has lead to dead virus in vaccines being capable of spontaneously returning to life and making the person contract the sickness and then be capable of spreading it. A lot of things people say lately have me thinking " you know that doesn't sound quite right"

She also gave me the homosexuality is wrong speech (though seems to think I'm bi for some reason?) with the stipulation that Christians should be tolerant because tolerance and acceptance are not the same thing. Which actually sounds pretty progressive, though it had that undertone of scorn. Either way, she's not overtly hostile and she invites me to BBQs and has me babysit her kids so... plus I borrow her books. Meh.

Oh I almost forgot that Obama somehow pushing Islamic ideals in the U.S. while championing the fight for marriage equality, which is causing 'massive civil unrest'.

OH and all religions are essentially monotheistic because they all have a leader god that's more important than all others, this god is almost always male, and his son gets into some shit, so all religions are basically Christianity. Though, in her defense she did say Christianity might not be the one true path. I mean it's certainly skewed with a christian lens but it's not a terrible way to view other religions. The justification being that after Babel fell and language was divided the stories people had were scrambled from being translated and over time have altered into different religions. It's interesting but I'm afraid to argue with some inaccuracies or logical failures she has.

[ThorsSon]

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Who are these people that go to Chinese restaurants and order the burger or the nachos. Wha... Why? I could understand somewhat that if it was some sort of chop suey or sweet and sour burger... but it's just a burger. Maybe they buy it so that they can scoop some kung pao chicken onto it?

The only situations I can imagine that someone would order just a burger is that they walk in the door and decide that they are not in the mood for Chinese and just can't be bothered to go somewhere else, or maybe they are just really hungry for burgers but wanted to see tacky paper dragons and get a free fortune cookie.

the only person I know who does this, is my dad, who just doesn't like Chinese food. So, when he is dragged to a Chinese food restaurant, he orders a burger, rather than complain about the choice of venue.

[Shahaku]

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People who order the steak in indian restaurants piss me off to no end. Whats the point? Plus, curry is better than steak.

the only person I know who does this, is my dad, who just doesn't like Chinese food. So, when he is dragged to a Chinese food restaurant, he orders a burger, rather than complain about the choice of venue.

TS got it. I know folks that don't like ethnic food, but sometimes that's where we go to eat cause they know I love it and they'll eat that one non ethnic thing on the menu.

[Sean R. R.]

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First job interview: Failed

Money's low and I'm getting worried.

[DanieMarie]

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TS got it. I know folks that don't like ethnic food, but sometimes that's where we go to eat cause they know I love it and they'll eat that one non ethnic thing on the menu.

I have food allergies, so I'm not even eating the burger in most ethnic foods. I'm slowly getting drunk because drinks are the only thing that don't risk contamination. The reason I bothered to respond to this is that I want to judge people who order western food at international restaurants, but I can't. I get the same dirty looks from other diners and servers for not ordering the food. People just assume that I'm refusing to eat it because I don't like it and they give me pretty ugly looks because of it. Kinda hurts. I wouldn't bother at all, but if it's a good friend's birthday and their favourite restaurant is Indian, I don't want to miss it. I imagine it's the same for people who just don't like Indian (or whatever).

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First job interview: Failed

Money's low and I'm getting worried.

Did you have to do it in French?

[Roknrol]

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People who order the steak in indian restaurants piss me off to no end. Whats the point? Plus, curry is better than steak.

For those of us that can't tolerate Indian food, but would still like to give our companions the option, steak is my food of choice. Just saying. Honestly, I'd rather not go in the first place, but if it helps me get laid...

[Carlin]

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Whether or not to go out to the shops. I really want juice and we need bread, but it's so hot out there!

[Sean R. R.]

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Did you have to do it in French?

Yep, I'm in France after all :P

[thalassa]

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She thinks antibiotics have made viruses more resilient (which they have because people stop taking them and they develop resistance) but that this has lead to dead virus in vaccines being capable of spontaneously returning to life and making the person contract the sickness and then be capable of spreading it. A lot of things people say lately have me thinking " you know that doesn't sound quite right"

And they should!

There were so many things wrong in just this statement, it would take more of my time than I have (it be lunch) to point out them all.

When things like this happen, it reminds me that a little bit of information held by someone lacking the capacity or inclination to understand it is an infinately dangerous thing. (I'm not saying she's dumb, but rather that without the proper background knowledge or context to understand something...lets just say Jenny McCarthy and autism)

Science education FTW!


ETA: this is actually a pretty good site for vaccine info (pros and cons of different methodology, etc)

[thalassa]

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Ever read something that is so hinky but written in a way that makes it nigh impossible to critique?

http://scarletimprint.com/2014/06/rewilding-witchcraft/

[MaskedOne]

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Ever read something that is so hinky but written in a way that makes it nigh impossible to critique?


http://scarletimprint.com/2014/06/rewilding-witchcraft/

Being a SB'er at heart instead of an ecologist, biologist, conservationist or host of other things more versed in this topic, my answer is simple

CITATION NEEDED!!!

credible and proper citations, not unquoted references to books that I have to hunt down and pray are better cited or links to sites that the author may or may not agree with.

[Doc_Holliday]

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I need a way to stay awake overnight and then be alert enough to stay awake till the next night so I can get a good rest. Any ideas? Absolutely no harmful drugs though, preferable natural stuff or minor OTC stuff with no bad side effects. I can't pull an all nighter for the life of me, if I do I'm dead useless.

[Roknrol]

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I need a way to stay awake overnight and then be alert enough to stay awake till the next night so I can get a good rest. Any ideas? Absolutely no harmful drugs though, preferable natural stuff or minor OTC stuff with no bad side effects. I can't pull an all nighter for the life of me, if I do I'm dead useless.

I work Grave shifts so frequently have to stay awake when my body would 100% rather be sleeping.

What works for me? Hold off on caffienne until you don't have an option...that'll maximize it's impact on your body. Sugar is the same way (stay away from chips and things during the time when you're awake awake...fruit and things like that are ok, but refined sugar will bring a crash)...you don't want to start in too early or you'll crash (probably hard).

Another thing that helps (me) is if you can get a little sleep - say, 2 hours - at some point, that can give you a decent refresher for awhile.

If you need to be driving while you're tired (not recommended of course), turn on your AC, take off your shoes, and blow the AC on your feet. The cold (esp on your feet) will help keep you awake.

You could also try meth.