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Post by Pacmanite on Dec 14, 2011 19:11:08 GMT -5
I used to fear that I would fall in deep crush with someone I could never be with.
Then I feared that that someone would feel the same about me.
Both of these things have now happened, but I'm OK, and the world's still turning. So... I don't know what to really fear any more.
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Post by Pacmanite on Dec 13, 2011 8:23:44 GMT -5
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Post by Pacmanite on Dec 12, 2011 6:33:03 GMT -5
Saaarn! You better have a rocking awesome happy birthday! But of course you will because you'll be having a Scar with you. ;D Now I have run out of semi-intelligent things to say so let me just conclude WHOOOOOOOOOOO!! SARN BIRTHDAY! =D =D
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Post by Pacmanite on Dec 11, 2011 2:18:49 GMT -5
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Post by Pacmanite on Dec 9, 2011 18:16:52 GMT -5
Like #1,989. Good luck Robyn! =D
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Post by Pacmanite on Nov 26, 2011 3:50:30 GMT -5
Sarn you are incredible. Everyone has already said it better than I could, but you have been such a wonderful friend time and time again, and I'm amazed at how you find so many ways to spread the love. You're a generous, compassionate friend, and I'm starting to get a little tear in my eye. But thank you, for always being there when I needed you. You have been an unspeakable comfort to me and an incredible woman of faith.
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Post by Pacmanite on Nov 8, 2011 22:28:25 GMT -5
The culture of sharing.
Sharing our art, sharing compassion, just sharing and listening and discussing all sorts of things, serious and silly.
Where else would I think to post a thread about translating some obscure Latin letter?
Where else would I talk about things I never even thought I could understand in myself?
Everyone is so accepting of each other, so generous. Everyone is so willing to just share, share a bit of time, share a bit of love.
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Post by Pacmanite on Nov 8, 2011 0:47:18 GMT -5
What is the problem that this would be trying to fix?
"Divorce is messy".
Of course... as far as I've heard, it's devastating for the couple and it often deprives kids of a parent which they like. And there's the mess of trying to split the family possessions.
But how would an expired marriage be less messy than a divorce? If the two people were living together, then decided to split up, I can't imagine that it would be less devastating whether it was decided through action (filing a divorce) or inaction (letting the marriage contract expire).
And I think there would still be disputes about possessions and possibly children. You can't anticipate everything that might happen in a contract. "I bought that vase on my credit card, so it's mine." "You bought it as a gift for me, remember?" "...No?!"
I don't see how this is better than a divorce. Especially when some people already have prenuptial agreements before they marry. If this option is meant to replace divorce, I don't see how it's much of an improvement.
Also, I see this as a way for mistrust to creep into a marriage. A partner could worry that the other partner might not quite love them enough to renew the marriage next time it comes around... and there would be no court to oversee it. On the day the marriage contract is due to expire, a partner can just up and leave, take all their stuff, take half the kids, and run off to another part of the country. And all of that would be legal, no questions asked, no investigation as to the motive of that person. Is that... fair??
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Post by Pacmanite on Nov 5, 2011 1:21:17 GMT -5
Both of them currently work from home. My dad's a mining consultant, owner of his own business, and he works hard at his desk from morning to midnight, and beyond... but he likes his work and makes a lot of monies. My mum trades stocks. Also she's just finished studying her diploma in law and would really like to find a part-time job at a firm which isn't too far away. She's itching to get back into the workforce now that both me and my brother are out of high school.
My brother works at Towers-Watson. It's a finance-y kind of job, something to do with advising risk and stocks and investment things. He's been there only about a year and has already got a nice pay rise; they must like him. <3
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Post by Pacmanite on Nov 5, 2011 1:07:49 GMT -5
Cappa's drawings have a real thrust of personality to them and are so wonderful to look at. =D
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Post by Pacmanite on Oct 29, 2011 4:36:43 GMT -5
I do think the word love can have very powerful strength. Depending on its context.
I often tell my parents I love them, and they often tell me the same. We all sincerely mean it.
If I tell my Mum I love chocolate or a piece of music or something, she doesn't get jealous or imagine that I might love those things more than I love her. It's obvious from the context that this is an exaggerated word for "like".
I would probably have a heartattack of shock if any of the boys I know from uni said out of the blue he loved me. >_>
If I gave my friend a big tray of cupcakes, and she loudly said, "I LOVE YOU MARRY ME," of course I'd know that it's an exaggerated reaction to the cupcakes.
If a friend pulled me aside and started to cry and say "I love you," I'd know that it was something different.
And if someone I barely knew replied to a brief text message with "ily" at the bottom, I wouldn't think about it at all except wonder why the person didn't just type "thx" instead.
If a little boy I was babysitting said "love you" in a forced tone before going to bed or saying goodbye or something, I'd get the point that his parents just taught him to say that.
I think "love" is a word that can support extremely different meanings depending on the context it is spoken in. No one can prescribe when the word can only be used. As listeners we all have to be mindful of the context in which the word has been said, and use that to work out the meaning. I don't think the word "love" is being degraded by being applied to mundane things like chocolate. It still means something special when it's used with intended force.
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Post by Pacmanite on Oct 29, 2011 3:49:46 GMT -5
I saw a friend share this on my facebook, so I clicked it to check it out. Then it asked me for my information, and I clicked no. Then it didn't do anything. I was disappointed and gave up.
Thanks for telling me what actually does happen. I'm tempted to try it now, to see it myself.
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Post by Pacmanite on Oct 26, 2011 0:54:34 GMT -5
... it makes me wonder if those cats would transfer their genes down to any kittens that they would have.
And then I wondered, would a custom-human born with strange features also pass this appearance down to their children? Say, if a parent customised their kid to have ears like Spock, would the grandchildren also have a chance of getting Spock ears?
And that makes me feel very troubled. If you mess with human genes, you should know that they aren't just going to stay in one human individual. They could be passed down to any number of descendants... imagine, generations after Star Trek has been forgotten, a baby is born with Spock ears, to everyone's intense embarrassment. Some stupid decision which an ancestor made has now become a part of the make-up of many great-grandchildren, and the gene keeps going down the line... who knows where it'll turn up next... who knows how many more are carrying it invisibly...
I find it a little disturbingly similar to how a family history of incest can be (potentially) harmful for many innocent descendants. "Genetic pollution"? =/
Edit: I retract the last statement. No one should be considered "polluted" for their genes. Nevertheless, people could still feel ashamed of what their ancestor did, and there could be an inheritable stigma for the descendants of a custom child.
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Post by Pacmanite on Oct 11, 2011 17:26:49 GMT -5
Thanks Sarn, Purple, Celes and Jo, I'm so happy to be going to London. =D Take lots of photos - pics or it didn't happen. :IXD Don't you worry - I'll definitely bring my camera over there, with all those lovely sights to see in London <3 And if you ever decide to look around the North, say Scotland, I'd be more than happy for you to crash in my Hall of Residence.Scotland, eh?  I was more thinking of travelling Mediterannean but it's awesome that you're in Scotland. Yaaaaaay! ^__^ Congrats, King's College is an awesome place! If you're ever confused about anything in London, feel free to drop me a PM, I'll do my best to explain :3 Ooh thank you Jo, that's really nice of you! I hope London won't be too overwhelming for me  |
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Post by Pacmanite on Oct 10, 2011 4:44:28 GMT -5
Thanks for linking to the sermon, Sarn! I'm listening to it now, and it's lovely to hear people reading scripture with the Kiwi accents. <3 The sermon's going through a lot of the problematic theologies, which is very helpful for clarification.
I'll be needing prayers for finding a good place to stay when I'm on exchange in London. I've worked out that the places that best suit my needs are the Intercollegiate Halls of Residence - they are within walking distance of the KCL Strand Campus, but best of all they all have a music room so that I can practice my piano and viola when I'm over there. I don't like the thought of not touching an instrument for five months straight... ^^;; I don't think I've ever gone longer than a month away from the piano since I was five years old. But please pray that a spot will open for me in these Intercollegiate Halls, because I'm applying for the second and third terms only (Jan-Jun), and rooms for that time will only become available if some students leave just after the first term ends.
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