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[red13th]

don't forget about us when you're famous BB!

 

[BlueBadger]

BlueBadger had another great article about his music published!

Woah

Awesome. The more, the merrier. It needs published everywhere. c:

Yay! BB is on his path to stardom.

don't forget about us when you're famous BB!

Awww guys.. :')! Thank you so much!! <3

I could never ever forget about you guys :3. You've shown me more support than I can even describe, and you guys have been like family to me <3 I really care about you guys!!

Thank you! ^/////^!

 

[DOWN]

Cheer up Hippie. Those of us without faith are doomed to look for the only other pillar of meaning in the form of love. With only one of those things to hope for, that means the whole big picture is partly dependent on the mythological better half to get joy and we sit in limbo waiting on it. Just distract yourself by cleaning your room while jamming and mouthing Paper Planes like I do. Keep your side of the street pleasant until someone comes knocking to either date or make a porno.

 

[Kevyt]

How long before he has to whitta some of his posts?

hmmm?

Romantic relationships have some general value, you're choosing some common values or a general sense of purpose in life, and committing yourself to that, and another person that can share in that with you. It's sort of like how people find meaningful work, only in this case that sense of purpose also involves having meaningful relationships for their own sake and doing this sort of 'work' together or as a sort of team. You're basically choosing a 'family', and I think that can be a really important part of one's personal development or finding general satisfaction in life.

But we're fortunate to have the things that we do have, we don't really need much in the way where becoming fixated on what we don't have will do anything to improve our circumstances. Life itself is kind of a gift, and there's a profound amount of satisfaction we can find just by trying to see life for what it really is in its own self-sufficiency and beauty, instead of always looking elsewhere. We're an extremely instrumental culture, and often we do not realize that we don't really need to do anything but really be where we are, to realize a meaningful degree of happiness.

I completely agree.

What you do is what matters to improve your depression and anxiety problems, not other people. Get outside help if you are cognizant if it is a problem hippie to address it before it grows and grows and becomes unstable.

Oh, I am. Exercising has helped a lot. I recommend a good work out to anyone who's feeling down. I think kinsei would also agree.

If your depression seems to be a product of anxiety (mine is) consider trying tianeptine. Best antidepressant I've ever tried and no one really talks about it because it has barely left France. It's been around since the 1960s and is generally quite safe, and the only weird side effects as far as I know are some indigestion and vivid dreams.

I'm hesitant to take any anti-depressants. Getting a good night's sleep, eating healthy and exercising is a much better way to fight depression imo.

Awww guys.. :')! Thank you so much!! <3

I could never ever forget about you guys :3. You've shown me more support than I can even describe, and you guys have been like family to me <3 I really care about you guys!!

Thank you! ^/////^!

D'aww!! You deserve it!

Cheer up Hippie. Those of us without faith are doomed to look for the only other pillar of meaning in the form of love. With only one of those things to hope for, that means the whole big picture is partly dependent on the mythological better half to get joy and we sit in limbo waiting on it. Just distract yourself by cleaning your room while jamming and mouthing Paper Planes like I do. Keep your side of the street pleasant until someone comes knocking to either date or make a porno.

Yooo!!! I love that song! That's my jam! I love MIA <3

Doing a porno? Depends how much I get paid...

 

[DOWN]

Yooo!!! I love that song! That's my jam! <3

Doing a porno? Depends how much I get paid...

You get paid in sweet lovin'.

But the point is to make sure you hear out the offer so that you get the ego benefits, then you're free to reject it. Always hang on to a proposition until you've milked it for all the flattery it's worth.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

I'm hesitant to take any anti-depressants. Getting a good night's sleep, eating healthy and exercising is a much better way to fight depression imo.

It really depends on the kind of depression you're talking about. A good antidepressant doesn't just treat the superficial symptoms of depression but actually exerts a regulatory effect that leaves you better off than before. Our body isn't a perfectly self-regulating system, gradual shifts can happen in homeostasis that can be difficult to treat just by behavioral means. Relying strictly on behaviors or lifestyle changes can be akin to trying to pull yourself up by your bootstraps (ie: practically impossible).

The sort of attitude you're looking at with antidepressants is similar to how pain killers are used in chronic pain (vs say, recreational use of those same narcotics). Really chronic pain and depression aren't all that different, both are chronic dysfunctions that result in negative affect or a sense of distress. For treating pain with narcotics the dose is carefully titrated to the point that it only keeps the pain under contol. People suffering from chronic pain are generally unlikely to become addicted to painkillers, or even to get 'knocked out' from high doses (it doesn't effect their quality of life in the same way that it might 'ordinary' people). And having painkillers as a tool actually gives them a sense of empowerment or agency over their circumstances.

I'm not saying that you should try antidepressants, but I generally think the attitude about them is extremely uninformed and they should be regarded as tools just like anything else, and important ones because psychological dysfunction means that we don't have the same degree of choice or agency as 'normal' people. That's a big part of what depression is, a loss of choice and ability to effect your circumstances. The benefit of tianeptine for those it works for is it doesn't blunt your range of feeling or make you feel like more of a 'zombie', like SSRIs may tend to.

 

[Hours Left]

Awww guys.. :')! Thank you so much!! <3

I could never ever forget about you guys :3. You've shown me more support than I can even describe, and you guys have been like family to me <3 I really care about you guys!!

Thank you! ^/////^!

Always cheering for you. <3

 

[CornBurrito]

I added far too much rum to this rum and coke. I don't want to get quite so drunk.

 

[berzeli]

hmmm?

whitta [whit&#592;]

Verb
whitta (third-person singular simple present whittas, present participle whittaing, simple past and past participle whittaed)

1. (slang) To delete old posts made on a public forum due to newly gained interest in your person.

(I may have fucked up faking the grammar, it turned out to be harder than anticipated to get it "correct". :/)

Basically when Gary Whitta got hired to write the Star Wars spin-off thingy, people went through his gaf post history and found some things he said about the prequels. Those posts mysteriously vanished, for some mysterious reason which totally wasn't completely reasonable. Recently ivy mentioned something about some of his posts getting whittad, and well I liked the expression. So the question is how long it will take before BlueBadger "needs to" start deleting his posts.

 

[red13th]

Holy shit I just saw the video for Sia's Elastic Heart for the first time, when did Shia LaBeof become that sexy? Have I been missing out?

 

[DOWN]

Holy shit I just saw the video for Sia's Elastic Heart for the first time, when did Shia LaBeof become that sexy? Have I been missing out?

I've thought he was physically attractive for a while, but you are one day late as we now know he has his hair in a rat tail. He's done another video with nude scenes and he's in Nymphomaniac.

 

[Kevyt]

You get paid in sweet lovin'.

But the point is to make sure you hear out the offer so that you get the ego benefits, then you're free to reject it. Always hang on to a proposition until you've milked it for all the flattery it's worth.

Milking a proposition? lol

It really depends on the kind of depression you're talking about. A good antidepressant doesn't just treat the superficial symptoms of depression but actually exerts a regulatory effect that leaves you better off than before. Our body isn't a perfectly self-regulating system, gradual shifts can happen in homeostasis that can be difficult to treat just by behavioral means. Relying strictly on behaviors or lifestyle changes can be akin to trying to pull yourself up by your bootstraps (ie: practically impossible).

The sort of attitude you're looking at with antidepressants is similar to how pain killers are used in chronic pain (vs say, recreational use of those same narcotics). Really chronic pain and depression aren't all that different, both are chronic dysfunctions that result in negative affect or a sense of distress. For treating pain with narcotics the dose is carefully titrated to the point that it only keeps the pain under contol. People suffering from chronic pain are generally unlikely to become addicted to painkillers, or even to get 'knocked out' from high doses (it doesn't effect their quality of life in the same way that it might 'ordinary' people). And having painkillers as a tool actually gives them a sense of empowerment or agency over their circumstances.

I'm not saying that you should try antidepressants, but I generally think the attitude about them is extremely uninformed and they should be regarded as tools just like anything else, and important ones because psychological dysfunction means that we don't have the same degree of choice or agency as 'normal' people. That's a big part of what depression is, a loss of choice and ability to effect your circumstances. The benefit of tianeptine for those it works for is it doesn't blunt your range of feeling or make you feel like more of a 'zombie', like SSRIs may tend to.

You are very right, I will check it out. You have taken tineptine before?

whitta [whit&#592;]

Verb
whitta (third-person singular simple present whittas, present participle whittaing, simple past and past participle whittaed)

1. (slang) To delete old posts made on a public forum due to newly gained interest in your person.

(I may have fucked up faking the grammar, it turned out to be harder than anticipated to get it "correct". :/)

Basically when Gary Whitta got hired to write the Star Wars spin-off thingy, people went through his gaf post history and found some things he said about the prequels. Those posts mysteriously vanished, for some mysterious reason which totally wasn't completely reasonable. Recently ivy mentioned something about some of his posts getting whittad, and well I liked the expression. So the question is how long it will take before BlueBadger "needs to" start deleting his posts.

Oh I see. Are you making this word up? I love it. Well I'll start taking screenshots of BB's posts and when he's famous and tries to forget about us (which I doubt) I'll have the evidence ready.

 

[daripad]

Pfft. You hungry hungry hippo, you.

That's what I was thinking.

Well, there's the reason why I am fat &#128517;

 

[Crayons]

I too love M.I.A

All I wanna do is *bang* *bang* *bang* and a $ and take ya money

 

[berzeli]

Oh I see. Are you making this word up? I love it. Well I'll start taking screenshots of BB's posts and when he's famous and tries to forget about us (which I doubt) I'll have the evidence ready.

The word is entirely ivy's creation afaik, I just like it and tried to create an "official" definition for it.

Haha. Planning on becoming a blackmailer are we?

 

[CornBurrito]

Do any of you gays play Smite? I've taken a great liking to the game recently.

 

[VegiHam]

*eats a vegetarian (and cute) guy*

I'm a Vegitarian! Everyone should eat me!

 

[daripad]

I'm a Vegitarian! Everyone should eat me!

Be careful, I'm quite dangerous

 

[Bladenic]

whitta [whit&#592;]

Verb
whitta (third-person singular simple present whittas, present participle whittaing, simple past and past participle whittaed)

1. (slang) To delete old posts made on a public forum due to newly gained interest in your person.

(I may have fucked up faking the grammar, it turned out to be harder than anticipated to get it "correct". :/)

Basically when Gary Whitta got hired to write the Star Wars spin-off thingy, people went through his gaf post history and found some things he said about the prequels. Those posts mysteriously vanished, for some mysterious reason which totally wasn't completely reasonable. Recently ivy mentioned something about some of his posts getting whittad, and well I liked the expression. So the question is how long it will take before BlueBadger "needs to" start deleting his posts.

funny you brought this up today considering what just happened on gaf

 

[Hours Left]

Edit: Never mind.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

You are very right, I will check it out. You have taken tineptine before?

I'm taking it right now. It has a really unique effect for me, like it feels really specifically targeted to some of my particular problems in a way that nothing else has, but I don't know if it would work for you. It's hard to explain, but I really didn't realize just how anxious I was before, because it was always running in the background. And it's not just 'anxiety', what I mean is it's not really something where you just feel relatively less anxious, I feel more fully human or psychologically healthy. There's a theory that it might work by sort of balancing the HPA axis somehow, which conforms pretty well with my experience with it, and may explain its long term benefits.

 

[VegiHam]

Be careful, I'm quite dangerous

Do you breath fire?

 

[Escape Goat]

 

[Henchmen21]

funny you brought this up today considering what just happened on gaf

???

 

[Escape Goat]

Daddy Doug got some nice buns

We need more Meechum buns.

 

[CornBurrito]

Alcohol is pretty rad.

 

[esms]

Alcohol is pretty rad.

A statement I couldn't agree more with.

 

[CornBurrito]

A statement I couldn't agree more with.

I hate beer though. Wine and rum + soda though is great. Maybe now I can handle beer though. But its always been so overwhelmingly bitter.

 

[esms]

I hate beer though. Wine and rum + soda though is great. Maybe now I can handle beer though. But its always been so overwhelmingly bitter.

The great thing about beer is that there are all different kinds/brands/brews/seasonals, so you can get different flavors that cater to your palate. What beers have you had?

 

[CornBurrito]

The great thing about beer is that there are all different kinds/brands/brews/seasonals, so you can get different flavors that cater to your palate. What beers have you had?

Dunno honestly. I've tried about 5-6 different kinds. Cant remember the brands. I'm fine with rum and wine though. And margaritas if I go to some Mexican restaurant.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Maybe if you zoomed in and enhanced you might see them sway between his legs.

I did and you can't. You can kind of see a vague shadow of the very bottom of his balls, but nothing substantial by any means.

 

[Captcha]

I hate beer though. Wine and rum + soda though is great. Maybe now I can handle beer though. But its always been so overwhelmingly bitter.

Any of that cheap shit you can go and grab at 7-11 is awful, and the "craft" beers I've tried are like 2 steps up from that (still awful in other words). I think I'd rather just stick to hard liquor and precious Long Island iced teas. I like rum too, highfive.

I did and you can't. You can kind of see a vague shadow of the very bottom of his balls, but nothing substantial by any means.

Lmfao, the struggle.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Alcohol is pretty rad.

drink cream sherry

Any of that cheap shit you can go and grab at 7-11 is awful, and the "craft" beers I've tried are like 2 steps up from that (still awful in other words). I think I'd rather just stick to hard liquor and precious Long Island iced teas. I like rum too, highfive.

drink cream sherry

 

[esms]

Dunno honestly. I've tried about 5-6 different kinds. Cant remember the brands. I'm fine with rum and wine though. And margaritas if I go to some Mexican restaurant.

That's cool, then. Honestly, you're probably better off getting a hard liquor drink at the bar than a beer in financial terms. Drunker for less money and all that.

 

[Captcha]

drink cream sherry



drink cream sherry

Hm, I've never had sherry period now that I think about it. I'll keep an eye out next time I'm near some booze. Sherry is just a kind of grape wine isn't it? Does the cream version taste like milky grape booze ?

Also, any of y'all ever play Lords of the Fallen? I borrowed it from a friend and I'm playing it now. Seems like a reductive Dark Souls. I don't know if I want to keep plodding on and I'm wondering if it gets good.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

I kind of remember just drinking beer (and black coffee) until I started to like it. I don't really get where the motivation comes from to do that, though. I guess coffee has health benefits and you hear people go on about it a lot, and beer is like a really casual or social thing to drink and there are lots of kinds to try out. I still can't bring myself to acquire a taste for olives.

 

[Kater]

drink cream sherry

drink cream sherry

I actually drank that tonight. Good stuff. You still shouldn't drink that when you eat chocolates or anything with a lot of sugar, way too sweet.


Fuck, I'm so horny now. Blame... someone. &#128571;

Spoiler

ab

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Hm, I've never had sherry period now that I think about it. I'll keep an eye out next time I'm near some booze. Sherry is just a kind of grape wine isn't it? Does the cream version taste like milky grape booze ?

Yesh :3

Also, any of y'all ever play Lords of the Fallen? I borrowed it from a friend and I'm playing it now. Seems like a reductive Dark Souls. I don't know if I want to keep plodding on and I'm wondering if it gets good.

Sorry brah, I rarely play games.

 

[Escape Goat]

I did and you can't. You can kind of see a vague shadow of the very bottom of his balls, but nothing substantial by any means.

Oh, Ratsky...

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I actually drank that tonight. Good stuff. You still shouldn't drink that when you eat chocolates or anything with a lot of sugar, way too sweet.

Hooray you drank it!

but nah gato, I put it in the chocolate! :O

Oh, Ratsky...

what

 

[Escape Goat]

Hooray you drank it!

but nah gato, I put it in the chocolate! :O



what

 

[RatskyWatsky]

*coos*

 

[Kater]

Is your fursona a bird, Ratsky?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Is your fursona a bird, Ratsky?

fursona? is that from persona ive never played that game

 

[Kater]

fursona? is that from persona ive never played that game

No.

http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fursona

Educate yourself. &#128572;

 

[RatskyWatsky]

No.

http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fursona

Educate yourself. &#55357;&#56892;

i was joshing you tater

but how does one obtain a fursona? is there like a test you can take or something

 

[Aarglefarg]

Also, any of y'all ever play Lords of the Fallen? I borrowed it from a friend and I'm playing it now. Seems like a reductive Dark Souls. I don't know if I want to keep plodding on and I'm wondering if it gets good.

I beat a few bosses. I didn't like the lack of graphical clarity with all the effects going on in battle making it hard to see approaching enemies from far away, also bosses relying on invulnerable periods while other enemies come out.

 

[hateradio]

popsicles are fun

I remember during the 90s having some boots like that, as a kid.

;;

Is there a clip of this somewhere? And is that the same guy who was on Happy Endings for a short second as that one guy's love interest?

 

[Kater]

i was joshing you tater

but how does one obtain a fursona? is there like a test you can take or something

It's not like getting to be next Avatar. It's much simpler: You simply feel like that or that kind of species, at öeast. that's how it is for me. Ta-Da, I got a fursona. Cats are awesome.

Spoiler

I'm still so drunk, lol.

 

[Golnei]

I kind of remember just drinking beer (and black coffee) until I started to like it. I don't really get where the motivation comes from to do that, though. I guess coffee has health benefits and you hear people go on about it a lot, and beer is like a really casual or social thing to drink and there are lots of kinds to try out. I still can't bring myself to acquire a taste for olives.

From what I remember, the social obligation was the reason for desensitising myself to sugarless black coffee; but it's not exactly a pure example as I already liked most kinds of mocha, Turkish coffee and affogato, so I didn't have to overcome much of an aversion to the taste itself.

What in particular do you find distasteful about olives? Does your revulsion only apply to them when raw, or do you find it impossible to enjoy them even as an ingredient - also, do you have different levels of scorn for green and black olives?