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Re: Ruth and the Toppy Bottom

entropos — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:22:18 -0000

Awesome.

Re: On being angry all the time

Sheryl — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:46:10 -0000

Every so often we just have to give ourselves a good "talking to", right?

Re: Dark Side of the Moon: How FFVIII is the Anti-FFIV

Brade — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:47:23 -0000

I actually use Facebook in a very limited way b/c of the improv group that I'm in now, but it's under a fake name (Brade McGovern) =] However, I'd def like to check out the FFO group. I tried a search but came up empty--do you have a link?

Re: Confessions are so tacky

Test — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:25:04 -0000

Test

Re: Dark Side of the Moon: How FFVIII is the Anti-FFIV

Laughin Jude — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:41:32 -0000

I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it.

I don't do much spell-drawing when I play FFVIII anymore. I get most of my magic from the crafting skills. But my first time through, yeah, I sat there and Draw-Stocked to 100 on all my characters, and man did it get old fast.

Btw, if you're still on Facebook, you need to get your butt into the FFO Oldschoolers group that Mara started not long ago. There's a bunch of us vets of the 16/32-bit console wars reminiscing in there.

Re: Dark Side of the Moon: How FFVIII is the Anti-FFIV

Brade — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:54:08 -0000

Loved reading this and taking a nostalgic trip thru these games! I never considered the parallels b/c I played these so many years apart, but the similarities are pretty apparent. I was one of those people who was hella frustrated with FF8 the first time through—I got stuck at the save point near the boss fight where Rinoa is encased in some enemy's shell. I abandoned the game there and didn't beat it until a year or two later. To me, the incessant spell-drawing isn't that much of an improvement over "level grinding" in other FF's, but I did enjoy the game a lot more my 2nd time through. The characters are certainly memorable.

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: My Little Pony – The Movie

SunChaser — Wed, 01 May 2013 01:36:30 -0000

That's a crazy evaluation of this movie...seriously you have to be almost delusional in order to make your assumptions of this feminist crap make sense.

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: Tangled

Emma_indans — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:23:05 -0000

who what a baby complaining about a children's movie do you have nothing better to do such a hypocrite

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: Tangled

Kat — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:52:20 -0000

I feel for you cadence. The anger and sadness you carry as a result of all your pain must be overwhelming. I hope and pray you find joy and happiness in your life. Seek God. He WILL heal you. He's the only male figure that won't hurt you

Re: Screw all of you, I’m rich!

guest — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:35:26 -0000

lol so how does it feel to be super rich......haha not

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: Tangled

Erika — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:20:16 -0000

You missed both parts of the movie that proof Mother Gothel a villain. The beginning explains that she keeps all the power from a flower with the ability to heal to herself to keep herself young for hundreds of years. Rapunzel's real mother, the queen, grows ill while pregnant and is given a broth made with the magical flower. Rapunzel is then born with the golden hair matching the flower. Mother Gotel breaks into the palace and tries to cut a piece of Rapunzel's hair for herself to stay young but quickly realizes that it loses its power when you do that and so steals the child away completely. The whole reason she keeps Rapunzel in the tower is so that she can have the healing power of her hair entirely to herself in order to stay young.

During the part where she gives Rapunzel a chance to come home it is made pretty obvious that she orchestrates the part where the thugs attack Rapunzel later on so that she can come out looking like the good guy when she "saves" Rapunzel. Knowing these things, the ending doesn't not feel out of character for her at all.

Probably should actually watch the entire movie before you make a judgment call about a character whose most important scenes you either weren't paying close enough attention to or missed entirely.

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: Tangled

Cookiecrumbj — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:28:21 -0000

Rapunzel is not her "adoptive daughter".. Dame Gothel STOLE her for her own selfish needs.. and you call her the most reasonable character in the story? What does that say about you?

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: Tangled

Suhita Mondal — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:48:10 -0000

wow i like rapunzel

Re: I am uncomfortably numb, and I’m tired of it

Brade — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:20:04 -0000

Dude, I appreciate your honest writings--it's kinda eery how we've been through some of the same situations. Earlier this year, I finally got out of a long-distance relationship that was on/off again for several years. I can relate to your scenario of spending a brief few days w/ a girl I cared intensely about, but not being able to say all I wanted to say. And since this particular girl preferred to keep herself out of the online grid (probably smart in some ways), she did not have email or facebook. So I was limited to text messages if I wanted to write, which we both know are too short for serious topics. She would avoid phone calls for a spell, then we would go back to talking for a long period.

But I could never say all I wanted to--it's funny, because I used to watch movies where one person would not just come out and be honest with the other person, and I'd get mad because it seemed unrealistic. But holy smokes, I guess I was wrong. For people like you and me who tend to "over-think" things, we feel like we have to have the perfect words and the perfect timing. I've since learned that it's because smart/thoughtful people tend to underrate themselves and overrate others (one reason the birth rate is down so much among the educated middle class). Really we just need to practice having more confidence, if that makes sense =] We can do this by simple things like upgrading our wardrobe, hairstyle, and being more active. (I try to go biking every week, and I now use a stand-up desk at work.) Then when it comes to the opposite sex, instead of focusing only on how perfect/gorgeous/amazing the girl is, we need to keep in mind that we have things that SHE wants--and not only our "tool set" but other attributes like charm, thoughtfulness, and strength (whether inner, outer, or both).

These are realizations that have only crystallized for me this year, in fact, and I'm 33 now. So I know the ordeal of things taking a longer time than I would like. The "long distance" girl and I finally broke things off for good, but thankfully it went as well as could be expected. I finally got an email address, was able to write longer letters about my feelings, and we met for a dinner date this past August. It went so well that I thought there was still a glimmer of hope for us, but at the same time she was honest about the fact she was seeing someone else, and a month or so later, we had a final conversation over email and texts that put things to an end. But honestly I felt great about the fact that I finally was able to be honest w/ her and hold nothing back. And I also felt great about being able to "move on" for good.

Fast forward to today. I've recently met someone else who moved to my town a few months ago. Using my aforementioned lessons, we have already had several dates which have been tons of fun. There has already been a little physicality involved, so there is real attraction there. BUT because things can never be as easy for me as most people, one of my friends (who I normally hang out with kinda frequently) also likes this girl and has asked her out a few times. So yeah, just another obstacle that I will have deal with, huh? The good thing is that this girl and I had some really good up-front discussions about where we stand on things--we both have been through some serious crap not only in the past year but during our lives. So we agreed that we would be friends right now and not push each other toward exclusive dating. And that other friend and I have not really broached the topic of the girl we both like, even though we've hung out in the same group a couple times recently. It's a bit of a minefield right now, but on the most basic Zen level, I simply know that this girl makes me very happy right now, and I make her happy. And I'm trying to appreciate that as much as I can and push aside any angst. A beer or two usually helps with this =]

You and I, in my opinion, suffer from a psychological tendency to "close the loops" in our lives. We really hate unfinished threads in our lives, so we tend to obsess over them until they reach a conclusion. It's a difficult problem, but I believe it can be dealt with by finding (and doing) other things that bring joy, so we can offset that anxiety. This can be as simple as reading a good book, or doing volunteer work, or learning a hobby. Basically we need to have some things that we CAN control in order to feel better about the things we can't control.

I hope you and that girl have a chance for your moment of honesty ;) But whatever happens, keep trucking. We both share the urge to "keep going" despite feelings of depression that have come over us. I have decided in 2012 to take on a few new challenges, so that whatever happens with this girl I'm seeing right now, I can still feel good about myself no matter what.

Here are two great books I've read this year, written by two guys from the same general time period, but from greatly different circumstances. Both had to deal with lots of discouragement, but they found the answers they were looking for. And both authors have a great mix of intelligence and practicality:

William James: "The Varieties of Religious Experience"
Booker T. Washington: "Up From Slavery"

Re: Tell me what a police state looks like; this is what a police state looks like!

Rainier54 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:50:38 -0000

They act like they own this world, they don't, They act like they think they are as God's here. They are not. They act like they are the only ones who can do as they dam well please. They act this way, because they think that simply being religious, makes their soul safe. It is not, for by hurting torturing degrading others, they hurt their souls. Let the nightmares for their dreaming self begun. So Be It!

Re: RE: Did the government plan the coinciding raids on the Occupations?

Laughin Jude — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:28:48 -0000

It's funny how transparent the oligarchy in this country is anymore, right? Sometimes I feel like the United States is a parody of functioning country. At least I choose to laugh instead of crying, as Byron suggested...

Re: RE: Did the government plan the coinciding raids on the Occupations?

Donny Viszneki — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:03:08 -0000

There will be civil suits filed against the NYPD, but then JPMorgan Chase will just pay for it http://www.jpmorganchase.co...

Re: The American Occupy Movement and the Way Futureward, Part I

Sheryl — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:48:48 -0000

Interesting discourse. I look forward to more.

Re: Notes From Jamison Square

Laughin Jude — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:26:07 -0000

I'll give it a listen. We need more self-created media in this movement. I just met with a member of the media team at Occupy Portland last night with the aim of creating some kind of newspaper.

Re: Notes From Jamison Square

Mythhealer — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:47:10 -0000

I believe there is a specific reason why this movement is having a difficult time getting its 'engine' started. I've created a Livestream channel called: "Occupy Radio" where I discuss the specifics that are preventing this Occupy movement from success. http://www.livestream.com/o...

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: My Little Pony – The Movie

TripleShock — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:02:35 -0000

Flawless Victory.

Re: The Debate Over Symbols At Occupy Portland

Laughin Jude — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:30:46 -0000

Just for the record, I don't particularly know Lindsay personally; she's more of a friend-of-an-acquaintance that I just talked to the once.

And I'd have to agree on the broad point that the US flag has probably been tainted as a symbol. Whether I'd say that for the same reasons she did is another matter. But I don't think she was wrong by any measure.

Re: The Debate Over Symbols At Occupy Portland

Ragnarofl — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:33:57 -0000

Overheard at the checkout counter at the dollar store, where there were little american flag pins among the impulse iems: "I'd get one of these...but they just remind me of George Bush and all that shit."

I think your friend may have a point. :P

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: My Little Pony – The Movie

Laughin Jude — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:37:20 -0000

I have every intention of doing just that. :)

Re: Cadence Ohana’s Movie Reviews: My Little Pony – The Movie

Stardustings — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:37:34 -0000

Okay parody.
I thought it was a serious article for a minute there. You got me.
Yes, I hate psycho-babble feministers. Tease them please.