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Actually Skaggs, I flirted with you LOTS! You just never showed any interest, so I stopped. I just stumbled across this old thread.... and had a great visual of you flirting with Skaggs. (You two would make such a cute couple.) Thanks for the laugh... Oh, and yeah, Jack was a real asshole... especially that time he got on to me for jumping out when the red light was on. (Geez, it was like he was trying to keep the place safe or something!) but we miss having you out here.

Sounds like a great time! Thanks for sharing...

Sure, as long as the same goes for people who are killed scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, driving racecars, bicycling, recreational flying, rockclimbing... pretty much anyone who is doing anything for fun that has risks involved (which is just about anything, to some extent). Of course, I'm not a Christian and I don't want to be buried in a cemetary anyway, so I don't really care. Now, does skydiving attract people that have suicidal tendencies? Sure, some... but I think it is a small percentage, based on my experience. The majority of skydivers do not have a death wish; quite the opposite, they have a strong desire to live and experience all the good things that life has to offer.

OMG, that was so funny! After doing "internet helpdesk" for two years, I can totally relate. I don't think I've ever been cursed at that much at any other time in my life... This was in a small town and we were the first ISP to have local access for them... and not only was this the first time for most of our customers to ever use the internet, it was also the first time a lot of them had ever had a computer... which I guess must have been a source of great frustration for a lot of these people because some of them would call and just bitch me out until I could finally get them to settle down and figure out what the problem was (which, 99% of the time was a problem on their end).

The DSM is simply a guide, but in no way does it accurately assess the mental condition of every person. If you were to use that manual in a strict sense, I bet you could diagnose every person in the entire world with at least one psychological disorder (depending on the mood they were in when you talked to them). One of the biggest problems that I see with psychology today is that many psychologists/psychiatrists are way too quick to diagnose patients and label them with problems such as "major depressive disorder" and "bipolar disorder" and such... and while these labels might fit some people, people are far too diverse (and therefore their psychological conditions are far too diverse) to be neatly categorized into one of about 300 different mental disorders. And I think that in a lot of cases, labeling people like this is doing more harm than good... And along with the over-diagnosing of mental disorders, antidepressants are being handed out at an alarming rate - in many cases, to people who do not need them (and therefore might be adversely affected by taking them)... Oh, I better stop now... I could go on a major rant about this whole subject, but I don't feel like it right now (and it doesn't really have anything to do with this thread anyway)... Anyhow, the main point is that (IMHO) the DSM is not to be used as some sort of bible, just a guide. And I don't think there is much relevance in the fact that someone uses "i" in place of "I" to suggest they have a psychiatric problem, especially on the Internet where that usage is quite common; all kinds of grammar skills get thrown out when typing email or posting in forums. (And BTW, I'm pretty sure that they're still using the DSM-IV; I don't think version V exists yet ;)

For some crazy reason, the city of Austin decided to take out a bunch of 4-way stop signs in this one area and put in roundabouts... I'm not sure why, because I don't recall the 4-way stops ever being a problem... But the roundabouts turned out to be a HUGE problem... I just started trying to avoid driving on those streets because too many people didn't know how to use them... As for the red lights, I spent a few days in the hospital thanks to someone running a red light (17 years ago, and I still have scars and back/neck problems from it) so I am pretty cautious about that. Luckily I have no memory of the car hitting me (or about to hit me) since I was knocked unconscious... There is a traffic light at the end of the road where I live right now, and we see so many people run that light! I can't figure out why... but I always look before going on green (and have avoided several potential accidents by doing that)... Glad to hear you're ok, Jan! And yes, the reaper is always lurking...

I'm not really trying to lose weight, but I'm trying to get back in shape because I am SO out of shape right now... mostly from drinking too much and not getting enough exercise in the last few years. So I have cut back on the drinking and set myself a goal of doing aerobic exercise at least two hours a week. I'm three weeks into it right now and doing good so far... Even with just three weeks of regular exercise, I can already feel the difference (especially in my stress level!)... and I'll probably start doing more than two hours a week after I've done this for a while, but I thought I should set a realistic goal to start off with (more likely to stick with it that way!)... So I've been following your threads to help keep myself motivated too. Thanks, and good job with your weight loss so far!

That's funny... I'm not a medical student, but I'm taking an anatomy class at the moment and we have a cadaver that we use for study. I'd like to tell that joke to the teacher, but I won't because it would probably be inappropriate... But it's still funny. (Of course, he's probably heard it already anyway.)

Ah, that explains why I enjoy hanging out with you.

It's that thing in your avatar that's wearing sunglasses. How to make the perfect Gin and Tonic? Ewww... gin is gross! I already know how to make the perfect drink - 3 parts whiskey, 1 part Coke. I miss that puppy! She was so cute! But no, I'm on my way to school right now... gotta go put my uniform on....

I wasn't searching ebay, dorkwad... I was using Yahoo, but it came up with an ebay link. And I know it's hard to believe, but I was actually trying to learn something....

Nothing particularly interesting... I was trying to find out what the pH of whiskey is. (Does anyone know?) Sorry, it had nothing to do with kinky sex or anything like that.

Check out this old prescription for a pint of whiskey (from Prohibition times). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3782130320 I just came across this (while looking for something else) and thought it was kinda neat...

That reminds me of the movie "Brazil".

I got George Clooney. Hmm... I'm ok with that. Apparently I "lust after the older man, older and wiser, he can teach you how to truly indulge yourself."

Ok, I was about to disagree with you until I read this part.

I get a lot of emails like that, usually from people claiming to be ebay or paypal. It is good to forward the message to the real company to help them control the fraudulent emails. For Yahoo, the address to forward the message to is mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com (you need to display the message with full headers before forwarding it to them).

Well I didn't want to make all the other ladies jealous. But, if you'd like, I could start a thread about how you were drooling all day while looking at what's-her-name's nipples in the chilly packing area.

Your explanation is more along the lines of what I was looking for at the moment, but thanks to you both! Much appreciated.

I'll be setting up a website soon where pics may be purchased. Hmm, we could even set up a "Freaky Nick" live webcam...

Can anyone explain to me the difference between dissociation and dissolution? They seem the same to me, so I guess I'm missing something... Or if anyone can point me to a good chemistry discussion board, that would be appreciated too. (I tried searching but didn't find any that seemed very good.)

Sort of.... He's wearing a cute frilly collar and a tail... And he has the words "Freaky Nick" written on his chest in lipstick.

Update from the day after: I have no clue what happened passed 10PM last night... It's ok, Frenchy... I have pictures.

And to whom is this personal attack directed to? Are you referring to me calling Frenchy a selfish bastard or are you suggesting that I'm calling one of you greenies a fairy? (There's nothing wrong with being a fairy, Remster. Fairies are cool... And I've seen you in your cute little fairy boi outfit. You need to add boots to the outfit though; fairies are supposed to wear boots.)

STEP AWAY FROM THE ABSINTHE[/B] I mean it It's mine, all mine... Selfish bastard... I want to play with the green fairy too!