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To anyone who downplays the value of a good education I offer this:

Would you take a knife to a gunfight?

The why would you enter a battle of wits, unarmed?

That is what life is a constant battle of wits, words and intelligence.

If you think you can skate through life on looks or charm without ever using your mind- here's you a very nice pocketknife, good luck!



This has been a public service announcement brought to you by my having to deal with yet another idiot.

Saw in the VR news about a new download and I've not had the best of luck with those in the past but I'm happy to report that the Alexa bar is pretty cool. Better than that I actually like it. Fast access to VR, plus some other places I like to go plus an intersting VR history button for the houses that is kinda odd. For instance it shows Umbrae Octo with over 100 members and as the No. 2 house. Now I know that's not right. lol

Okay I actually found 4 threads in the forum this morning that I felt I had something to say in and could perhaps add to the conversation. But afterwards I went on to hangman and when I returned it was to find the most dreaded conversation killer posts imaginable. Someone had posted after every one of mine and some others too with a post of "I agree with so and so who had posted umpteen people earlier." No reason given for why they agreed or what part of their statement made it accurate just that I agree with them. Gosh I am really beginning to hate that, why are you bothering to even look at a thread if you're not going to try and say something in it. If it was just one thread I'd say okay but not 4 in a row. Gimme a break!

I've got an Icy! Okay in plain English my sister got me a present a mp3 speaker/player called Icy kinda like Idog but it's a penguin in blk/white. She know's I'm a big Anita Blake fan and even have my own beanie babie penguin on my desk. I've got him playing now beside me, dancing along with Type O Negative. Yep I'm going to corrupt him while he's young. :) I'm very happy. Okay I'm an easily pleased, selfish capitalistic person. Yippee...

Oh man I finally got something good. Had to get a new Blood glucose monitor and went for the new accuchek aviva with the lancets in a drum so I don't have to change every stick. It's so cool, easy, fast and takes such a small amount I've got a lot less bruising. So Yipee I may not be sucking as much as my own blood for a while. It's too sweet anyway. lol

Oh and if you're wondering why I'm putting it in my journal, well no one else in my family would understand my excitement and I just felt like celebrating. :)

I'm in such a screaming mood. I don't post all that often in the general forum as I refuse to if I don't think I can at least add to the discussion. So it makes me crazy to put some real thought and work into a post then when I look to see what follows all I see are "I agree" type posts. Nothing to add or argue with no real discussion going on at all. Don't they realize they'll end up closing an interesting thread with their bullcrap answers and so prevent others who might have something to actually add to the conversation from being able to do so. Just something that's been bugging me lately as it seems to happen way too often.

You know how they say misery loves company? I'm finding out how true that is today. I took the acoytle (I know I can't spell it) test the other day and failed it of course only got a 70%. Didn't surprise me really since I confess to not have studied just read the VR Manual through. I've been on for 8 months and that may seem long but in terms of most others here it's not. But I was feeling pretty stupid for a bit because afterwards I pretty much knew exactly what I messed up on. Don't we always know then. lol

Anyway I have seen that only 4 people have passed it so far and I was surprised about that but I'm not sure if it's because others are failing it too or just not even taking it. Then today I was reading thru journals as usual and saw that SilentBlackRose had failed it also and she's been on here since 2005. Yep misery loves company and I don't feel so bad anymore. Thanks dear lady for admitting that in your journal and good luck when you re-take the test.

I often wonder why I do things the way I do but then I admit I do have a terrible curiosity sometimes. I explored and still enjoy investigating about other religions even though I cannot agree with most of them. I’m of the opinion though that you have to believe in something and if you’ve ever faced the sudden strong chance of your own death, I will wager that you do. Nothing like fighting for your very life to make you seek the help of divine intervention by whatever name you call it.

Today I did it again, I saw where the new acolyte test had been put up and went to check it out then found the only way to see the questions was to take it. Yep, curiosity got the better of me and I did it. Failed of course but I just had to know what kind of questions they need to be able to answer. Dang that is not a good job! Have you ever noticed how people will yell at the sales clerk but turn nice when the manager shows up? I suspect that’s how it is for them, low men on the totem pole so fair game for the angry idiots. It’s probably a very good thing I failed. lol

This is a joke only a woman or a man who lives with a woman can understand. But it's just so true!





AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. JAMES THATCHER, BRAND MANAGER, PROCTER &

GAMBLE. -

Dear Mr. Thatcher,



I have been a loyal user of your Always maxi pads for over 20 years, and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart

enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from "the curse"? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my "time of the month" is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call "an inbred hillbilly with knife skills." Isn't the human body

amazing?

As brand manager in the feminine-hygiene division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your

customers' monthly visits from Aunt Flo. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize

it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles

into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy! The point is, sir, you

of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in capri pants.

Which brings me to the reason for my letter.

Last month, while in the throws of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: "Have a

Happy Period." Are you f***ing kidding me?

What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness, "actual smiling, laughing happiness" is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit

pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything "happy" about a day in

which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreens armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. For the love of God, pull your head out, man.

If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say

something that's actually pertinent, like "Put Down the Hammer" or "Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong"? Or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your accounting department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flexi-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bulls**t. And that's a promise I will keep. Always.

Best, Wendi Aarons Austin , TX

Well there I go again ruining someones night by being too honest. I mean they spring their very best come on line at you and then you spring the truth back at them. Nothing like hitting on a woman who's avatar looks good then her telling you she's old enough to be your mother. Boy does that stop the desire to flirt dead in it's tracks. Tonight I get this message after only 1 message saying Hi how are u, I reply good watching a bit of tv and playing VR then I ask how is the world treating you and I get this.

"NOT REALLY WEN IM HORNY, SINGLE AND CANT DO OUT WITH A BROKEN ARM SO WISH I HAD U TO HELP ME LOL "



I double-check the profile to make sure but I'm right I've got 21years on this young man. Now I just wouldn't be happy if I didn't make sure he had actually read my profile where I honestly admit my age or even my profile where my pictures are found. So I tell him of the difference and wait...and wait...and wait. lol Well a nice to have met you would have been nice anyway.

Okay in what world does a 13 year old describe themselves as "hot"? Fun, cute, smart, cool dresser even I can understand but hot, nope just doesn't compute. Maybe to a 13 year old of the opposite sex or whatever but not to anyone else. I'm getting old, that's all there is to it.

Nightgame

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Favor earned: 25000



Yipee me! I reached my goal, now I just have to decide what number to choose for my next one. 50,000 seems reasonable but so far off I'm afraid I'll get discouraged so I'm thinking of taking it in 10,000 increments and seeing how that goes. Yes I love hangman and competing with myself to reach a goal. Just the way I'm wired. :)

For years I've heard the term cold-cocked but I now know how it feels. It hurts like a real sob and when you add that it was a stupid accident and I feel even worse. Picture this 7:30 this morning and I'm at my sister's house to babysit my 2 year old nephew, Adam. My sister and neice are leaving for her to be dropped off at school then my sister is going on to work. My nephew decideds that today it's not so cold and he wants to go bye-bye too. So he follows them to the door and won't let them leave without them by grabbing onto their hands. So I go over and gently pull him back saying we'll go watch the Wiggles and sing and dance. *yes I dance with the kids, get over it* He doesn't like that though and starts sliding down onto the floor still blocking the door so I lean over to pick him up still talking to him and suddenly he jumps up ramming the top of his head into my lower jaw right on the end of my chin. It slams my teeth together(thank goodness my tongue wasn't between them or it'd be off) and my whole head is ringing. I fold over trying to figure out if I'm going to pass out or not and my sister is screaming are you ok? If I hadn't been afraid to move my jaw I'd have answered that really bad so good thing there. My nephew never even noticed he'd done it. I've said before he's a wild child and afraid of nothing. He was unfazed until he figured out something was wrong with me since I wasn't talking or playing with him. So he comes over and starts patting my knees to get me to look at him. I have to pick him up and tickle him, goodness knows he didn't mean to nearly knock me out and I'm just glad he didn't seem to even feel it. But man my whole jaw and head are hurting tonight along with a lovely bruise forming on the tip of my chin. Going to look funny, that's for sure.

New portfolios are showing up right and left. Some are great some are good and some are just there. I tried to be objective last time when rating them but the more I did it the worse I felt. I am not an art critic and if pictures of your tat's and piercings is art to you, who am I to judge? There is no way I'm judging personal pictures of a person or their family that just seems wrong. Therefore I have made a decision that this time around I'm starting everyone off with a 10. The only thing that will make me change it is if the person has a port no better than my own and comes over and rates me down without making any kind of comment. I don't give a shit if you just tell me you hate my glasses give some reason for not rating it fair.

So I'm going to go back and re-examine their contributions and if I still feel they are no better than my own I'll rate them the same they gave me. That's as fair as I can be and lets me rate without it bugging me. So there.

Last night was fun went out to dinner with my best friends then rented a movie and crashed out at Kay's. She's great about letting us hang out at her place since mine's full of my mother and Elemental's place is too far most of the time. The very best line of the night though was when we were trying to find a movie to watch. Understand we all have very different taste, Kay love horror and neither Elemental nor I can stand it. I don't mind bloody but Elemental hates it. I like stupid comedy but they both dislike it so it's always a job finding something we all want to see. Compromise is the key of course. But we were throwing out titles to see how each other felt and at one point Kay says and I quote "On a scale of 1-5, I give that one a 7". Dead silence from us then laughter when Elemental finally points out what she actually said. Now we know she meant 1-10 but darn it was just too funny. Then we found a great movie "the Guardian" and enjoyed our night.

I know I've been working on the database and all but this is a big jump.

Your Status: Sire (Level 28)



You have completed 100% of this level.





Pages Viewed Score: 27 x .30 = 8.1

Time Spent Score: 29 x .50 = 14.5

Ratings Score: 28 x .10 = 2.8

Posts Score: 22 x .10 = 2.2

Score: 27.6

Referral Points: 2

Referral Modifier: 1

Mark Bonus: 15%

Mark Modifier: 1.15

Total Score: 27.6





Ratings Score: 28 ( 9547 of 8392 or 100% )

I saw a thread yesterday Vampire Fae and thought it sounded interesting and so I read it and the first post was good, had information to back her questions and then I got to looking at the next 5 or 6 posts and all they said was "intersting" or I never heard of that or something that added nothing to the discussion or asked any other question about it. I find many threads that I don't know a darn thing about *hey I never said I was smart* but at least I have better manners than to post Wow! or something like that. I nearly didn't post at all but I did like the topic and how it was begun so I posted my short little comment which while not earth shaking I hope at least added to the topic under discussion. Then I went on playing hangman. lol Later I came back to see if anyone decided I was being an idiot and said so there but found that the Wow! threads had been removed and mine was right under the lady that posted the thread. I was surprised but then found a couple more after mine that also attempted to add to the discussion and they remained too. Whomever removed the Wow! comments, I thank you as I must admit I'm getting tired of them. Posting in the Gen Discussion just for the numbers makes you look silly. Now that being said my responses probably make me look silly but that's from my own mental condition not being frivolous. Yep I think I spelled that wrong so it's time to head back to hangman. If I can shake this headache I just might make it to 25thousand this weekend. *crosses fingers*

The most important thing the state legislature has found to waste time on this session is insurance coverage for same sex partners by the University of Kentucky. 2 years ago when they met the state didn't even have a budget to operate on but what did they focus on, a law to oppose same sex marriage. They beat the religious drums and got the right and left wing vocals going and then had it put on the ballot where of course it passed *damn bible belt*. Now here we go again instead of the real problems facing the citizens of this state they have decided to make a law preventing any company from offering coverage on their own claiming it is in violation of their same sex law. I confess I'm not gay or bi or anything but straight but I don't really care what other's choices are what I care about is that once again the sob's we voted to represent us in the state capital are working for the insurance companies and not the citizens once again. Yes, I will email and call my representatives office for all the good it will do me, they'll just start the usual religious drums again and the truth will be hidden again. We elect men and women to protect the private interests of big companies and not us citizens.

I cannot adequately express my gratitude to Cancer and anyone else involved in the recovery of my profile and repair of my message center. I didn't realize just how much I would miss talking to my friends here until I wasn't able to anymore. Talk about withdrawl symptons, I became a real bear. I still want to thump whoever hijacked my stuff but I guess we never get all we want in life. I'm too happy to be back on vr and fully operational to really care right now. lol