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#3 is all about the proximity infatuation. Being in close contact with someone over a period of time can trump whatever "negatives" are seen off the bat. True lie.

I guess I've always been confused because if women aren't signing up to perform in porn movies (even the most ridiculously offensive ones) then there is no more porn.

I understand that people get trapped in situations that call for extreme measures (putting food on the table for a young one for example) but Cooper is your argument that women that have few options are essentially forced to do porn against their better judgment? Couldn't getting a crappy fast food job be another option? I just never really bought into the argument that 1) men force women to do porn, 2) women have no options so they do it.

Honey Nut Clusters Of Oats or something.

Ah, when I read alcohol I immediately thought of liquor, not beer or wine. Carry on.

"Meat soaked in alcohol still needs to be put in the fridge while marinating."

What?? Am I missing some weird type of food preparation that involves marination in liquor?

That hat looks pretty sweet, you should totally wear it. Ryan Carson wears hats too. He's from Carsonified.com and Vitamin.

I'd suggest making guacamole from scratch... the whole process of mashing the avocados and all the other ingredients. Maybe doing it live in front of people?

I know you have guac in your list of ideas but I didn't know if you meant *real* guacamole ;)

Shit that's not good.

I gotta tell you that I just laughed out loud when reading your first example because it was so ludicrous. I don't think I've seen that before, but then again I haven't been a teenager in awhile so I don't really know what they're up to. It sounds like something that might be a fad though.

I'm satisfied with what I've got going on right now. I have people that love me, people that look up to me, people that count me as a friend, but not as much time as I'd like to spend with all those people mostly because I have so much going on at the moment in my professional life. Of course all the things that are going on with regards to work are all my choosing and are all interesting to me, so although I complain a bit about how much I always have to do, it's all stuff I love doing so in the grand scheme of things I have it pretty good.

It's not too often that someone can say that their #1 passion and hobby in life is also what pays their bills. I know I'm very fortunate to experience that.

I think no matter what country someone lives in, if they are in tune with the people and politics of their country, they can easily point out the flaws that have been made too commonplace. Here are some flaws present in my country, America:

• Most people don't care what is happening outside of the U.S. and couldn't tell you what international conflicts are currently going on. I bet if I asked the next 20 people I see to describe what is happening currently in Tibet they'd look at me with a blank stare.
• Americans judge politicians based on charisma, looks, and past experience far above their actual stance on issues. I'm an Obama supporter but it upsets me when people say they're voting for Obama because he "looks more Presidential" or "he looks like a good leader for our country." Or when people say they are or are not voting for Hillary because she's a woman.
• We're too caught up with superficial shit. Major U.S. media will report on the death of a celebrity for weeks if not months (Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger, the girl who was kidnapped in Aruba, JonBenet Ramsey, etc.) but will rarely talk about the daily death tolls of soldiers and innocent civilians in Iraq, the conflicts in Israel, monks in Tibet, and every other relevant news item.

Damn, now that I've written those 3 quick items about a dozen more things have popped into my head, but I suppose those are a "good" start. Anybody else care to chime in about what's going wrong in America or their own country?

I wish there was a "Take 5 Points Away" button for Gnorb's latest response :)

If you want the taste of a freeze pop without all the hassle of buying them and/or freezing them, buy one of the new Gatorade Rain flavors as they all taste exactly like freeze pops. No, that's not a good thing.

And not to hijack the thread but I had the new Gatorade Tiger Fruit Punch the other day and it was pretty good, not as sweet as the normal fruit punch but the same caloric content. How do they do that?!?!

I have no idea what psychological trainings are.

Learn something new.

Yeah it'd be a lot more peaceful.

Are you trying to incite a flame war or are you just bored?

Hanging out with friends I don't see that often.

Exploring something new that I'm really interested in.

Putting together a design I'm happy with off the bat.

When my dog sleeps with her head laying on me.

That's pretty ridiculous dreamweaver, I'd be upset if that happened to me, and especially since it's your close family. I don't have a lot of close family, and have quite possibly the worst memory of anyone you'll meet, but I always remember their birthdays and call at the very least.

My birthday is coming up in a bit too so we'll see if the same thing happens to me :)

I wait till I get completely exhausted, then I'm usually asleep about 30 seconds to a minute after my head hits the pillow.

I've been Eugene and it was very nice, a little depressing because of the weather, but the people are great. Portland and Eugene have large arts communities.

Did you do 110 pushups over the span of the entire day, or 110 in a row?

I went to a pretty large high school, in a pretty large village, and I was a different religion than others as well. Besides being a computer/web guy, I was also known for being Jewish since few in my entire high school were (1 out of 1000 or so).

I think I was always known as the kid that was good with computers. My friends that were learning HTML came to me to teach them how to do cool stuff on their free Tripod accounts.

Trident gum-flavored water. I have gum in my mouth, and am drinking water at the same time, therefore heretofore withinwithout.

Mine's red, from Ikea. I need a new chair as well.

I've got a mini Miquelrius notebook next to me at all times to jot down different things. I probably use that instead of yellow sticky notes because my thoughts aren't really "disposable" or to-dos, they're more like chunks of code or little ideas to hold onto for later.

Damn you guys sure do need a lot of stuff! I'll take a nice office and some 30" monitors over extra rooms any day of the week :)