just be careful!
I'm the first in my family to dorm for college and since I have the freedom to do whatever I want since my parents aren't around I'm pretty sure I became a wild child.
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just be careful!
I'm the first in my family to dorm for college and since I have the freedom to do whatever I want since my parents aren't around I'm pretty sure I became a wild child.
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In this particular context, i.e. I don't want to end up turning this into a semantics debate because nobody wins when you have to start busting out definitions to prove your point, exclusion and valuation are flip sides of the same coin. By establishing a normality and then classifying people as being outside of this normality (exclusion), you're establishing an ideal or above-average value as opposed to "outsiders" or "abnormals" that are lower than this value. Obviously valuation and inclusion / exclusion are natural parts of life for a variety of circumstances, but applying this to entire races is *extremely* short-sighted.
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Can't imagine not finding a race attractive. My taste in men is pretty wide I guess.
The amount of dumb shit we pulled was staggering.
It's not, but dorm life can be really hit and miss. Early in college I never clicked or fit in which made dorm life miserable. Once I got on a floor with other geeks, though, it was amazing fun. Keeping your doors open so people wander in and hang out led to a lot of fun.
The amount of dumb shit we pulled was staggering.
Prototype Viktor
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it's at best egotistical and at worse racism for heterosexual couples. Which is why you'd see so many couples that look like they could be brother and sister and produce children that look like under developed clones
Dead Prince
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insertjokeinsert asian
i see what you did there. ;P
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i haven't had the chance to try out the new update with weather. how awesome is it?
There are all sorts of yummy men, in all flavors.. a rainbow! My tastes might shift from time to time, but good-lookin' is good-lookin'.
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I lived in a dorm for one year. By the second semester, I was sleeping off-campus (but still had my dorm room).
Have you played it with the new update? I wonder how's performance like, and if there's any difference. I would imagine that all of those particle effects (snow, rain) and dynamic weather would have a negative impact on performance (stuttering, frame pacing).
I can relate to what you've said because up until recently I was very much into one of my friends. Not saying I'm not attracted to him anymore because I am, but I've managed to rationalize that attraction in the sense that I've managed to acknowledge nothing will probably happen between the two of us. It's finally settled in. It sucks because he's an amazing guy in every way, but it's better than pining over him.
The worst thing about being friends with someone you're in love with is being hurt or jealous every time that person ends up with someone else. In theory you could wait until he ends up with you, or you could work on sorting out your feelings, that is, try to openly acknowledge to yourself that there is a chance you won't end up together. Especially if he doesn't see you in a romantic way at all.
It's a tough and complicated situation you're in. If you see him often, it will be hard to "detach" from him. But the worst thing is that by staying close to him and thinking of him only, you're also giving yourself less chance to eventually fall in love with somebody else. Whatever you do, it won't be easy and I wish you the best of luck.
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any word on that ps+ version or somethin?
I'd expect it is coming soon, like in the first couple of months of 2015 because all of the features work and there aren't connection issues.
It's so stunning and has a fun Project Gotham Racing vibe. They went all out with it. Look at the water affected by turning:
Best weather in any game.
Yeah, those shots are mine. And it runs perfectly smooth as it did before. It's amazing.
MyAbsolution
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I'm so un-racist in my sexual preferences that I make the rest of you look like white supremacists. Until you have slept with or sucked a man of every color and creed you are all guilty of being racist and cannot claim otherwise.
Simply amazing. Too bad I don't have my PS4 anymore.
Challenge accepted.
Mystic Theurge
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I'm almost there. That has to count for something ;_;
That's a nice challenge. Though I haven't done that to any single guy lol
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This is like saying that people who say they aren't attracted to straight hair are claiming that straight hair is intrinsically incapable of being attractive. That's not what people are saying. It's pretty clear when someone is stating a preference and it doesn't mean they are claiming no one can be attracted to other traits or races due to inferiority of those traits, just because they personally aren't attracted to it.
It sounds a bit whack to suggest that someone who says they only like black men is saying that all other races are 'intrinsically worse at being physically attractive.' That's just irrational. It's clear that when someone states a racial or ethnic preference, they are referring to their attraction to the commonly associated physical features of that group. Not supposedly claiming that if you don't have those features, no one, despite different preferences, can find you as attractive.
But races and ethnicities do have traits commonly associated with or possessed by people of those groups and it isn't racist to prefer those features. That's not claiming that the ones you don't generally find attractive are incapable of being attractive to anyone else due to inferiority, which would be racist.
Nice. I opted for a single room but sometimes wish I had tried out the roommate thing.
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That sounds really fun - like having a floor full of other geeks/nerds and just hanging out all the time, lol. Oh well.
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So is Driveclub any good now? My brother is a big fan of racing games (in particular sim racers) - would he like this game as a Christmas present? Also, it's weird to me they had to add an update to the game that gave it weather lol.
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They planned for weather to be a free update post-launch all along. They'd been saying it since they revealed it, so it wasn't because of the other launch issues or anything.
Personally, I think the game is now worthy of recommendation. The features work, and they're sexy as hell to look at.
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Yeah, I guess I just usually see "weather" as something games either have or they don't when they launch. Cool they added it in (you'd think it would have been in the base game though).
I do have to admit, the game looks crazy stunning. If it's fun to play, my brother would probably like it. Is it more of an arcade or sim racer? Or a mixture?
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Insanely detailed arcade racer.
SoraanTribal
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Gotcha, thanks. My brother tends to prefer sim racers, but he might enjoy it. It's on sale right now I think, too.
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Then wouldn't that just be about physical characteristics rather than race or ethnicity? For example some white people are redheads, and that's a physical characteristic. But red hair isn't exclusive to white people. Some people have colored eyes (blue, green, grey, etc...) But just the other time I saw a black guy with hazel eyes. I have seen black guys an girls with colored eyes, and that's their natural eye color (not contacts). This I suspect is the product of humanity being diverse, and all of us are mixed one way or another. To a certain extent, race becomes irrelevant, when there are blonde blue eyed Iranians and Cuban Americans. At this point it would be better to say I "prefer (insert desired physical characteristics/traits) kind of guys - Rather than saying I prefer (insert race of choice) guys. It seems like attributing physical characteristics to a certain ethnic/racial group is denying the diversity and physical variations from said group.
Edit: kind of similar to what Subzero said:
So uh... this is a difficult topic to discuss.
Did you have a Persian person yet? Or an Indian? How about Egypt, did you bang anyone from there, huh, huh?
I don't think it's all that much of a deal to have preferences, even skin colour, culture or religion. It's just a bit shallow in my eyes, not really racist (unless the person with said preferences is a known racist of course).
I personally can possibly be with anyone, if it fits it fits.
Does that make sense? I'm a bit drunk on wine so I may talk nonsense right now.
Yeah, I missed out on it too. My university was about 15-20 minutes by bus from my home, so there was no point in me living in a dorm or renting an apartment. But now, when I hear all the stories (about good and bad experiences) from workmates and former classmates, I just feel like I haven't fully lived through my university years :/
And what if I haven't slept or sucked any man - no matter the color? Am I still being racist?
That's the Starter Pokemon (I chose on my second playthrough of Pokemon X).
I first chose very poorly and got Chespin as my first PokeBuddy but Chespin is just so much more adorable, plus his third evolution as Chesnaught is just so powerful.
That plushie is really adorable too. =)
TheAbsolution
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So cute. <3
I turned into the world's biggest whore. Fly free little bird.
Also, try to be friendly with people and casually out too if you're looking for sex. Word has a way of traveling when you're stuck in a building with hundreds of people.
Maybe I'm weird
I am
It doesn't happen that often, though. I think I need to work on not mean-mugging so much or maybe I'm ugly or both idkbro.
wow that's amazing, i now want a Froakie so bad
.Speaking of Nintendo World Store, i'm gonna ask since i don't know a better place to do it on Gaf. Are there any New York gaffers here? I'm staying in New York for January and February by myself (well, with my godmother) and i would love to know some well known gay bars or clubs to hang out sometimes.
From what I know, a college is comparable to what we call a "Internat" or "Fachhochschule" here. If that is ture, a friend of mine went to one and it was all about agriculture. They did all kind of crazy stuff in their off-time though, exploding stuff and all that. Reminded me a lot of the stuff you do in "Bully" from Rockstar. 😄
You Germans and your long words... I can't imagine how a German spelling bee competition is like.
We spell bee as "Biene" in German. What do you mean with "Spelling bee competition"?You Germans and your long words... I can't imagine how a German spelling bee competition is like.
I want to learn German just because their words are ridiculous
I tried learning German with duolingo for a couple of months but forget pretty much all of it now. Reminds me to try again, planning to travel there next year.
It shouldn't be too hard for you I guess. Doesn't German have the same roots as languages like Spanish and Italian?I want to learn German just because their words are ridiculous
German comes from the romance languages? Oh, I didn't know that.
Yeah, I'll try doing the same too
In 'Murica, spelling bee competitions consist of participants spelling words. It's often like an elimination kind of process to determine the winner. From Wikipedia:
The only German words I know are from songs. I know this but I think it's wrong:
Hast du etwas zeit fur mich?
I rarely ever hear people spout "I'm not into whites."
The moment you define your physical attraction by race, you're immediately fetishizing a group of people. And it is most definitely racist.
I had to learn this the hard way. Because of some internalized racist feelings I was harboring, I use to tell people that it was physically impossible for me to be attracted to South Asian guys (South Asian myself). Someone told me to stay in my lane and I learned my lesson and I've seen the light.
The gay community, especially it's hookup community, is ravenously racist. No blacks, no latins, no Asians, no fems (more sexist). These are damaging assertions. Our standards of beauty in general are racist.
And if you're first thought is to weed out people based on things they cannot control, then there is your problem. Try to treat people as human beings.
The moment you define your physical attraction by race, you're immediately fetishizing a group of people. And it is most definitely racist.
I had to learn this the hard way. Because of some internalized racist feelings I was harboring, I use to tell people that it was physically impossible for me to be attracted to South Asian guys (South Asian myself). Someone told me to stay in my lane and I learned my lesson and I've seen the light.
The gay community, especially it's hookup community, is ravenously racist. No blacks, no latins, no Asians, no fems (more sexist). These are damaging assertions. Our standards of beauty in general are racist.
And if you're first thought is to weed out people based on things they cannot control, then there is your problem. Try to treat people as human beings.
Well, I don't know, I'm only talking out of my ... here, probably. But there are a lot of words that I recognize from my own language in Italian and Spanish Language.
What I'd do to get a place at some Linguistic class at a university. It's really interesting, teaches you a lot about how stuff that happened in humanities history influenced language.
Oh, so like the contest in Malcolm in the Middle (don't remember the episodes name though).
I always thought you were from a Spanish speaking country.
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did you enjoy the Bratwurst.
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