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Random Thoughts.....What are you thinking?
Bismarck.Misao
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By Bismarck.Misao 2011-12-15 12:07:03
I have dual citizenship.
not sure which place is better right now :/
By slipispsycho 2011-12-15 12:09:24
By the time my children are adults, if it continues in this pattern, anything they do or say could be misunderstood as terrorism. Not cool.
Wouldn't really matter where you live, the whole world seems to be going to ***, even if they're not directly involved, if say, Iran/China/N. Korea do start lobbing nukes or start up a war, it could easily affect every country.
I've been saying for a long time that our rights are being slowly stripped away, so it's not like I'm just oblivious to that, but I'm more worried about how the world is going to be in general for my son when he's older, than the noose the government is putting on our rights.
Aw Slip. You are right, just like usual. It doesn't make me feel better for my future babies, but it's true. All that said, I would say not to let what may happen in the future with the world/country prevent you from having a kid if you decide you want to have one. Life has never really been easy, at any given time in history there has been any number of reasons to not have kids because of what may happen.. But we're here, and doing okay for the most part.
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By Asura.Dameshi 2011-12-15 12:09:29
I'm hoping that eventually the older politicians will retire and younger ones will replace them with different ideas and start to reverse what has been done. Give freedoms back, stop spending on unnecessary programs, etc.
I can dream, right? but the thing is, by that time, will it be too late? will enough damage have been done to make it unlikely for the country to recover? Maybe, maybe not. I imagine with enough time and effort, it could be salvaged. Even a small ripple can become a great wave, no?
Time will tell. It always does, never trust time with secrets.
Cerberus.Irohuro
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2011-12-15 12:14:23
the thing is, history has always shown that great empires can and will fall at some point. and at this moment it feel like the same is happening for the US =/
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Odin.Liela
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By Odin.Liela 2011-12-15 12:21:01
By the time my children are adults, if it continues in this pattern, anything they do or say could be misunderstood as terrorism. Not cool.
Wouldn't really matter where you live, the whole world seems to be going to ***, even if they're not directly involved, if say, Iran/China/N. Korea do start lobbing nukes or start up a war, it could easily affect every country.
I've been saying for a long time that our rights are being slowly stripped away, so it's not like I'm just oblivious to that, but I'm more worried about how the world is going to be in general for my son when he's older, than the noose the government is putting on our rights.
Aw Slip. You are right, just like usual. It doesn't make me feel better for my future babies, but it's true. All that said, I would say not to let what may happen in the future with the world/country prevent you from having a kid if you decide you want to have one. Life has never really been easy, at any given time in history there has been any number of reasons to not have kids because of what may happen.. But we're here, and doing okay for the most part.
I will still have one as soon as I can talk my husband into it. :D
I want at least two so they have a companion growing up and know how to play with other kids. I want one girl named Tamara because that's my Mama's name, but my stepmother hates her and I'm not sure it's worth the family war. But if I do, I want her middle name to be Rose because Tammy Rose is an adorable name. And I want one named Siobhan (pronounced sha-vawn) because it's unique, delicate, and Irish. I will have trouble talking my husband into that one, I think. And there's lots of other names for more girls! (Celia, Sophia (but Sophia is very popular and I hated being one of 4-5 Stephs in my classes, so I might never name a child something that's popular), Jessica (my name was supposed to be Jessica but my dad put up a fuss that he wanted a child named after him ><), Jessimae, Aeryn, Acacia, Ava, Lilia) And if it's a boy, I like the name Ember, but my husband thinks it sounds too girly. I also like Lancer, Gabriel, Talyn, Raiden, Rohan, Saber, Ashlyn, and Storm for boy names.
Anyways, he says that we have to be settled in first, so since we are moving to our new jobs this summer, I say we should wait a year to be sure we are settled in where we want to be. During that year (starting this summer) I'll get off caffeine, start eating my fruits and veggies, increase my daily intake of folic acid, and start taking prenatal vitamins and exercising more. That way I'll be all ready and prepared for when we are ready to try to have a baby! Wheee! :D
And if for some reason we can't have a child on our own, I'd be perfectly happy to adopt, too.
Edit: Also, look at my niece! My niece is amazing!
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-15 12:21:32
the thing is, history has always shown that great empires can and will fall at some point. and at this moment it feel like the same is happening for the US =/ Great empires usually last more than a couple hundred years though. Even Rome didn't just disappear over night, the downfall of Rome was a long drawn out process.. It wasn't just one thing that lead to it's decline, either. It was a long series of poor decisions, there were multiple times when the right person making the right choices could turned it all around.
Even if the country does get run into the ground over the next 20~ years, there's still every chance it can simply be turned around by making the right choices.
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Cerberus.Kalyna
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:22:49
ooo they finally voting it?
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:25:04
Hearing more Nos than Ayes
edit:
I'm starting to read that the amendment that was No'd on was supposed to make the bill better (giving immunity to Universities and such)
DAMNIT I thought this was on the entire bill at first.
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Bismarck.Eburo
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By Bismarck.Eburo 2011-12-15 12:25:10
Does no mean good? I missed something then heard them start voting lol
Also are they just voting on an amendment and not the bill itself?
Cerberus.Kalyna
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:27:22
Its on the amendment, I believe.
Asura.Ina
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By Asura.Ina 2011-12-15 12:28:01
By the time my children are adults, if it continues in this pattern, anything they do or say could be misunderstood as terrorism. Not cool.
Wouldn't really matter where you live, the whole world seems to be going to ***, even if they're not directly involved, if say, Iran/China/N. Korea do start lobbing nukes or start up a war, it could easily affect every country.
I've been saying for a long time that our rights are being slowly stripped away, so it's not like I'm just oblivious to that, but I'm more worried about how the world is going to be in general for my son when he's older, than the noose the government is putting on our rights.
Aw Slip. You are right, just like usual. It doesn't make me feel better for my future babies, but it's true. All that said, I would say not to let what may happen in the future with the world/country prevent you from having a kid if you decide you want to have one. Life has never really been easy, at any given time in history there has been any number of reasons to not have kids because of what may happen.. But we're here, and doing okay for the most part.
I will still have one as soon as I can talk my husband into it. :D
I want at least two so they have a companion growing up and know how to play with other kids. I want one girl named Tamara because that's my Mama's name, but my stepmother hates her and I'm not sure it's worth the family war. But if I do, I want her middle name to be Rose because Tammy Rose is an adorable name. And I want one named Siobhan (pronounced sha-vawn) because it's unique, delicate, and Irish. I will have trouble talking my husband into that one, I think. And there's lots of other names for more girls! (Celia, Sophia (but Sophia is very popular and I hated being one of 4-5 Stephs in my classes, so I might never name a child something that's popular), Jessica (my name was supposed to be Jessica but my dad put up a fuss that he wanted a child named after him ><), Jessimae, Aeryn, Acacia, Ava, Lilia) And if it's a boy, I like the name Ember, but my husband thinks it sounds too girly. I also like Lancer, Gabriel, Talyn, Raiden, Rohan, Saber, Ashlyn, and Storm for boy names.
Anyways, he says that we have to be settled in first, so since we are moving to our new jobs this summer, I say we should wait a year to be sure we are settled in where we want to be. During that year (starting this summer) I'll get off caffeine, start eating my fruits and veggies, increase my daily intake of folic acid, and start taking prenatal vitamins and exercising more. That way I'll be all ready and prepared for when we are ready to try to have a baby! Wheee! :D
And if for some reason we can't have a child on our own, I'd be perfectly happy to adopt, too.
Edit: Also, look at my niece! My niece is amazing!
You have epic names picked out for your kids. If your stepmom is gunna try giving you hell over the name just remind her that you are the one squeezing out a human so it's your call. XD
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Bismarck.Eburo
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By Bismarck.Eburo 2011-12-15 12:28:58
Its on the amendment, I believe.
So are they just going to keep trying to amend it now and the bill will forever be in limbo? -.-
Cerberus.Kalyna
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:33:24
My bad. That's on the Amendments to the amendment, which would've made SOPA much better.
I have a bad feeling about this now.
Bismarck.Eburo
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By Bismarck.Eburo 2011-12-15 12:34:35
Only the government gets to vote on this, oh yeah
Cerberus.Kalyna
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:35:10
Now they're voting on the actual amendment, I think.
More No's than Aye's
Let's hope it stays this way (with many no's) when they vote on the act itself.
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2011-12-15 12:37:25
29 no 4 aye is what I got
Cerberus.Kalyna
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:44:56
I heard something about studying abroad.
If they *** things up that won't let me study abroad I will be so pissed.
SOPA is generally a good idea but it seems like it's also going to penalize websites for things they didn't do, which is very unfair.
Quetzalcoatl.Xueye
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2011-12-15 12:47:59
What part of SOPA is a good idea?
Cerberus.Irohuro
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2011-12-15 12:49:19
well its nice to have good hygiene... oh SOPA, not SOAP
Cerberus.Kalyna
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By Cerberus.Kalyna 2011-12-15 12:54:36
anti-piracy, sect =P
Bismarck.Misao
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By Bismarck.Misao 2011-12-15 12:54:52
SOPA is spanish for soup
just a fyi ^^
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2011-12-15 12:55:37
Very arguable, very arguable indeed.
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Cerberus.Irohuro
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2011-12-15 12:56:15
SOPA is spanish for soup
just a fyi ^^
its also a typo of soap~
Bismarck.Dreadnot
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By Bismarck.Dreadnot 2011-12-15 12:57:05
This is like watching a very slowly developing horse race, but then the horse took an arrow in the knee.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-15 12:58:29
Bismarck.Dreadnot said: »This is like watching a very slowly developing horse race, but then the horse took an arrow in the knee. I wish politicians would take an arrow in the knee.
Cerberus.Irohuro
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2011-12-15 13:03:40
i really wish that politician was an unpaid, volunteer position, requiring diplomas in other fields like business, technology, science, foreign relations, etc
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Odin.Liela
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By Odin.Liela 2011-12-15 13:04:19
The bottom of my foot itches and I can't scratch it without tickling it but I don't want to be tickled. ><
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2011-12-15 13:04:28
Iroooooooooooooooooo
Odin.Liela
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By Odin.Liela 2011-12-15 13:05:33
i really wish that politician was an unpaid, volunteer position, requiring diplomas in other fields like business, technology, science, foreign relations, etc
It would be much easier to trust them if this were true. Not even the diplomas part, just that they were unpaid. It seems like that way only people who actually wanted to help the country would become politicians.
This is a thread that I found on another website I post at. It can be really really interesting. I thought it deserved a place here.
Post your random thoughts for the day here, or anything else that intrigues you.
For starters, is it possible to give constructive critism to someone who doesn't have a neck? I totally just walked by a girl who didn't. Someone isn't getting a necklace for Valentines day!
And who decided black and white can't be colors? I want to say a racist. I really do.
Inb4thisthreadgetsreallywtf
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