RosyBlue

About to go to bed... if I can put my phone down.

I'll be there. And I'd like a card to add to collection please.

Thanks for the Ingress keychain/bottle opener/stabby-stabber Troy! Yay level 8! It was nice to see everyone.

What do you think Monster? (Is it ok if I call you monster?) I don't want you to get left out of the planning since it was your idea.

Also, if anyone actually reads that whole thing, I owe you a cookie or a sticker or something. Sorry for the long post!

I feel that there's different ways to handle people, based on why they believe what they believe. I think that for MOST people, belittling or being a jerk about it is only going to reinforce their ideas. "This person who believes differently than I do is being a jerk, therefore people who believe differently than me are bad people and should be avoided." See what that does? It just shuts down the whole conversation. You've lost them. I'm not talking about people who know the truth and lie about it for personal gain. Those people can fuck off. Those are the ones you should feel free to belittle, if it makes you feel better. What would be better would be to expose them as frauds, though. This ends their shenanigans and shows the people who believed them that they should do more research, which also opens them up to reason. Besides the liars, there's the people who just don't know from lack of information and the people who are scared. People who are scared - When you're told from the time you're a baby that things are a certain way and that there are eternal repercussions for going against it, damn right you're going to be scared! That idea is a part of life for you just like knowing that if you jump into an active volcano, you're going to die. You've probably never seen it happen and you've certainly never tested it out yourself, but you believe it to be true because that's what you've been told and it seems logical to you. With these people you have to take baby steps. Trying to force a person like this will just make them never want to talk to you again. Forcing a person to do something they're scared of will make them shut down and then you've lost them. People who have a lack of information - These people fall into two groups: those that are willing to learn but may be apprehensive and those that are willfully ignorant. Many times I feel that the willfully ignorant are just scared, which takes you back to the scared group and the need for a more gentle approach. As for the ones that are willing to learn, as long as you don't be a condescending jerk about it you should get far with them. If someone seriously won't listen to reason after taking all of that into consideration, you need to just walk away. You'll only frustrate yourself and that frustration will spill into the rest of your life. I agree that religion CAN be dangerous. I also see hope people can think they need it. The idea that when I die I'm just going to cease to exist scares me. I have an overly strong fear of death because of this. It would be a lot more comforting if I believed that there was somewhere I would go. The human brain doesn't handle the idea of not existing well. It would also be nice if I felt there was someone looking out for me, that I could talk to when things get tough, and that loves me unconditionally. Everyone needs that. I won't delude myself into believing in a god just to have those things because I'd know in my heart that it's not true, but it would be nice. That's what you're fighting against. Taking away someone's security blanket is going to be hard. It's even harder if you're a jerk about it.

This sounds good! I love energy drinks. I'll have to go find it and try it. Is this one dairy based? Currently drinking fruit punch from Chuck E Cheese's.

I'll have a warm glass of almond milk laced with a horse tranquilizer please, thanks.

Not sleeping

I would be interested. I wonder how big the rooms are at The Red Apple. If they're big enough and someone on here has a movie projector, maybe we could all pitch in for a room and then project the movie on a wall.

This is the part that gets me every time: "And when no hope was left inside On that starry, starry night You took your life as lovers often do But I could have told you, Vincent This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you" The song makes me think of my friend who killed herself in high school.

I should be able to go.

Welcome!

Breaking Benjamin - Evil Angel https://youtu.be/PHTSRA1RrSs Don McLean - Vincent https://youtu.be/oxHnRfhDmrk Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me https://youtu.be/9pQo9OQlIB8

Ok, I made a separate list. Still too long, but http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1EQ4H8PEA0473

Do it!

That's what I thought too. I was wrong.

Feeling like I ate too many deviled eggs

Your big list makes me realize I should have more of my hobby related stuff in a list.

6.5 De-facto

I got started with anime with Ghost in the Shell (as far as series goes) so it's always been one of my favorites. Full Metal Alchemist is good too. That's just my longer running, non-fluffy, series picks. My list of generalized favorites is much, much longer.

Feeling like my finger got crushed in the fridge door hinge, because it did.

Where's YOUR wishlist Troy? I already have it but others might not. We want to send you happies too! This is my more functional items wish list: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1UAL4EASYPSKC/ref=cm_sw_r_other_an_wl_o_cy19wb8SWWFZ7 This is my random, silly stuff wish list: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2BY11SG7C5ORP/ref=cm_sw_r_other_an_wl_o_IA19wb76MA7TQ

Does the DGN member map still exist? If not, could we make one?