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I agree with a lot of what you are saying but any woman other than Adriana Lima who thinks it's a realistic goal to look like Adriana Lima is kidding herself. What's realistic is looking and feeling *your* best--not looking like someone else. Not fake, but illusion is certainly involved. I have a friend who is a figure competitor www.amberblack.net. She definitely works out and diets very meticulously and is a fitness model. I've been to a couple of her photo shoots and can tell you that most of her diehard fans (and she has plenty) would not even recognize her the way she looks normally. Everything she has accomplished with her body is certainly real, but the presentation is carefully staged. One time she came over for a photo shoot and I didn't even recognize her until she started talking!!!! Surprisingly, she's very well grounded and is incredibly low-maintenance but she spends a great deal of time achieving and maintaining her look and most women just don't have time. I'm with you in that most people could make time to be a geat deal more fit and healthy than they are, though. Walt I agree 100% that people in magazines are smothered in make up and then touched up in photoshop, that's not what I'm talking about. I'm simply saying that peoeple think it's so unrealistic to be thin and healthy.

LOL! That was aewsome!

I don't have fuck buddies, but I would probably kiss them if I did.

I suspect most people define "real" more by what it is *not* than what it is. If someone (male or female) spends hours in the gym every day, diets meticulously, and is constantly doing everything they can to "enhance" their appearance and achieve a certain look, then to me, that's not real--that's illusion. While I may respect their effort and dedication, and I certainly don't have a problem with anyone doing that, using that kind of look in advertising to convince consumers that buying some product will make them look like that, is a bit on the ridiculous side. Apparently, though, it works. I have to agree with you though, that there are a lot of unhealthy people out there. Walt It doesn't take hours ad hours at the gym and a meticulous diet to be in shape and healthy. See, that's the problem with people, they're lazy. 60% of the people in America have problems with obesity... and why is that? Becuase they eat crappy food and they don't move enough. It's usually these people, too, who say that looking like Adriana Lima is an unrealistic goal, when it isn't, they just choose to do nothing about it and they keep gaining more and more weight. Yes, some people do spend all day at the gym and will only eat certain things, and while that may not be your thing, it's certainly not "fake" either. They just put more effort into looking good and being healthy than you (and a lot of other people) do. And while I agree that advertising that one simple product will change your look or make you lose weight is ridiculous, it's not rocket science that eating healthy and moving your butt will make you lose the weight. For some reason though, people would rather take their chances by buying something they've been told will work, instead of actually changing their lifestyle. It's sad.

I love a very select few people I work with, I hate everything else. Which is why my last day is on Tuesday the 11th.

Nothing wrong with being skinny. I think what he's getting at is that he prefers *real* rather than artificial. Walt It's a shame that what is considered "real" is what we better refer to as overweight and generally unhealthy.

shading hurts the worse in my experience. I have color and black and white tattoos

There hasn't been a coaster that has come close to "X" at Magic Mountain. For me anyways. http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/x.html

Read them of course! (then chuck 'em)

I don't see he point of keeping magazines for very long after they've been read; unless they have something in particular in them that you want to keep. +1 for chucking them

I'm not opposed to gay marriage, as long as they don't plan on having children.

Yep, DL them as zip files, then extract them to your desktop or something, and then drop them into your fonts folder. Voila!

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I know, I haven't liked him from the beginning.

Logan's a douchebag.

I've used many fonts from this site and had no problems thus far.

That makes it all the more fun.

It's very hard to offend me. I laugh at people who do get offended easily, though.

sweet!

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear this. I don't think anyone can really help you understand why, some people are just scuzzy. I know it hurts more than anything in the world right now, and with children it's even worse that she'd do that. Cheaters make me sick. /rant

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I'm not a cooker, and I just learned a new dish, nothing complicated, but very good. Chicken Catchatori

Ugh, I hate the rain too. Actually, I don't hate it that much so long as I don't have to go anywhere and I can just stick around the house and watch a movie or something.

lol, are you serious? You're offended? I'm sorry, I just find that funny.