OMNOMNOMALY

[FONT="Georgia"]I have allergies, I had an allergy test, we still don't know what exactly it is that I am allergic too. I got the most ridiculous hives ever, and my throat closed up in like grade 3. I had to carry an epipen for awhile after the hives episode, but I never did use it and it finally expired. I think it'd be a waste to get another, so I persuaded my mom to leave it alone. Now I can only hope whatever it was that gave me the intial reaction never comes back into contact with me ;D I've got the basic ones though, the whole "grass, pollen, wheat, outdoors in general" but they're not extreme, I just get a runny nose during allergy season.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]Minor but stupid incidences: My first run in was in grade 10 at the beginning of the year. I went to a party (alcohol and drug free) and we all got kind of rowdy. We ended up outside on the street corner and in her yard. There was a noise complaint so a police cruiser drove by. They stopped and asked us if there was a fight because the neighbour had heard screams. I was really stupid so I told the cop that we were just "overflowing with love" and he gave me the worst look ever. Obviously because I sounded like I was on drugs. Thankfully, they drove off after we promised we'd be quiet. At my 17th birthday party where we WERE drinking, another noise complaint was called in. I was slumped over in the basement of my friend's house trying to be less drunk, when he came down and was like "the cops are parked outside my house." So I helped to herd all the more drunk kids downstairs where we proceeded to attempt to be quiet, or atleat the drunkards perception of quiet xD Which is not very. But we were in the basement. The cops left after like half an hour. Those are my lame run ins with the cops. I've yet to actually get in trouble.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I've taken up dancing at work when it's really slow. I pick a horrible song with a great beat, turn it up really loud, and just dance. I'm pretty sure it scares away customers, but at the same time it's really funny to see people's reactions. My store is in the middle of two escalators and people on the top level can see down into the store. I've had one or two people stop up there to watch me, and tons of people stop mid sentence going up or down the escalators to stare. I'm gonna become mall-famous :cool:[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]A thread where I can really shine ;D Haha, I do so much stuff that is completely embarassing but I wouldn't stop it for any amount of money. Everrr. I think number one is singing when I go for walks/runs/when I'm alone. I'm just outside, walking home from the bus stop, and I'll crank my iPod up as loud as it goes and belt out whatever song I happen to be listening too. I'm like you Rach, I love karaoke (it's pretty fun when drunk, I won't lie) so I guess it's not a surprise I like to do that too xD It's just really embarassing when my neighbours are out in their yard when I come meandering into my front yard singing. I [I]can[/I] sing though, so there's a bit of a difference there ;D I'm also kind of embarassed of cosplay. Really, I don't think people should look down on you for dressing up on Halloween! But people definitely think it's kinda weird that I dress up more than once a year for said special occasion. It's so much fun though and it's really neat to see myself fit so perfectly with the characters I choose. I realize it's not the most conventional hobby, but I really do enjoy it and it's unique enough that it can keep a conversation going =P I'm more comfortable with it these days. I don't deny it, but at the same time I don't advertise it; people are getting used to it too, and lots of my friends are interested in seeing my pictures, haha! I still think it's fun to plunk down on my couch and watch saturday morning cartoons, too... That doesn't always go over well at sleepovers, lol =3[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]Hurray! Phoenix Down worked =) I'm excited to get this going, now.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]get back on that pointy sharp metal horse.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I work at a jewellery place at the mall. People are okay, though there are always the ones who bark orders at you, ask you questions you couldn't possibly know the answers too, and then get mad at you when you go to find your manager to ask for help. There have been instances where I've almost told a customer to "**** right off" because I have no interest in helping them. I think the worst was when this really rude and brisk couple came over and then kept asking about ring resizing. She had a type of band that didn't fit, and I told her it couldn't be resized on the spot and she didn't want to wait, so I told her I could exchange it for her. So she picks out a few she likes.. they don't fit. So she picks out some more.. and some more.. and some more. I think I probably took out over 15 rings. If they did fit, they just weren't "right". I can appreciate that it was a gift so she wants something she likes, but seriously.. In the end she ended up getting the one she brought in resized! That's what pisses me off. She knew she loved that ring, she just didn't want to wait! And then I pull out everything.. and then she wants it resized. Ugh. People.. just ugh.[/FONT]

[quote name='Break'] The screaming wasn't specific, it could have been any number of horrible things towards homosexuals. Just wanted people to know that I am not horrible because of my opinions. As for people having a [i]right[/i] to be true to themselves in public, it depends how far you want to go on the "people can do whatever they like as long as it doesn't harm anyone else", and how you interpret the word 'harm'. It doesn't traumatise me, but it is something that I don't like to see. Perhaps I am in the minority, and - in actual fact - a lot of people are fine with homosexuality. Perhaps not. I could say something about 'rights' as well... but I'd most definitely end up arguing in circles, round corners, down really deep wells and all that malarky.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Georgia"]I realize that it wasn't a specific example of what you might do to homosexuals. Just reiterating that you don't freak out at them in public because you know it's wrong to do that; that's good. I'm gonna define harm like my friends at dictionary.com do... harm /hɑrm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hahrm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm. 2. moral injury; evil; wrong So therefore I don't think that being yourself, whether thats straight, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transexual, whatever, and admitting it in public will do any harm to anybody else. If a person is mentally traumatized by that... welllll... it's a shame you're they're sheltered to that extreme point. I'm not gonna argue generalized rights either, I just think that being able to freely admit who you are in regards to your orientation [I]is[/I] one. Edit: [quote name='Break'] I'm getting no where! But I still don't agree with it. I wasn't even raised a Christian. I don't know why I'm using religion to support myself, but I suppose it seems the most concrete out of the two things that could argue against homosexuality, the other being my irrational opinion. And I don't [i]do[/i] irrational opinions. I have to have a reason behind things.[/QUOTE] [quote name='Break'] I accepted it a lot more when I was a little younger. I don't know why. Perhaps I'm just a radical who likes to be against the norm all the time (the norm this time being [i]for[/i] homosexuality). I think when I was younger, I presumed that everybody thought that it was horrid, so I just said the opposite to them. Now I think this is actually what I believe, possibly one of the only things on which I have a firm opinion. ;)[/QUOTE] wait...what? I'm confused. Firm opinion, or not? Because I've seen you say that you have both "I don't care feelings" and then "against homosexual" feelings, AND then you don't have really good reasoning but you still have a firm opinion? Not attacking you, really. I just don't [I]get [/I]it. [/FONT]

[quote name='Break'] I do. I would love nothing more than for it not to be my business - like I said, I don't like seeing it or hearing people talking about it. I don't know why. But as it becomes more acceptable in society, there will be more openly gay couples in public - surely. With regards to what I said about not liking to see it, is it not increasingly becoming my business anyway? EDIT (again!!): Just to clarify, I don't scream at homosexuals in public lol, if that is the vibe I'm conveying! (I'm worried that it is!) I tolerate it, but I do not like it. I have homosexual friends, and I don't care. In fact, I don't even know what my opinion is.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Georgia"]My basic point is that you gotta tolerate it. I don't care if you don't like it, nobody said you had too. You don't scream at homosexuals in public; don't start doing it now ;D People have a right to be true to themselves in public, and I guess that's why it bothers me when people openly hate on gay couples or get weirded out seeing two guys or two girls holding hands. ( I'm not getting a bad vibe from you, you're expression your opinion and so am I. No worries =)) I can understand why some people find it awkward to see... I don't think they should, but they do and what I think won't change it. I know that it's a new thing, particularly for older people. Edit: [quote name='The Boss'][color=darkred][size=1] So many people speaking from a strictly Christian stand point, I could almost be insulted that just because a religion says something that it must be true and used in defense of disliking an individual or group. [/color][/size][/QUOTE][/FONT] hear hear.

[FONT="Georgia"]I, like several others in this forum, don't care if someone is homosexual. It's really a non-issue for me; my best friend is gay, my atleast two of my other best friends are bi. Like SunFallE said, in regards to lesbians, I don't care if they hit on me because I take it as a compliment. I was raised in a really accepting and tolerant environment. I was just taught that all people are equal, despite differences like sexual preference and that there was absolutely nothing wrong with being different in that aspect or any other. It's becoming more acceptable in society, very slowly. People need to mind their own business; gay people are not the downfall of society and nobody is making you go out and change your sexual preferences, so mind your own business![/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]/casts phoenix down you guyyys don't let it die! /whines DDD:[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]Yuki, although usually so outward and sociable, hung back from the little groups beginning to form. After all, this wasn't exactly a normal social situation, so should her "normal" socializing rules apply? She looked to her Adjutant for encouragement. Aeryndyll gave her a slight smile and a nod. That was pretty affectionate, for him, she realized. Yuki appreciated this small gesture, as it gave her some confidence. The two had grown close. He had been by her side virtually every second since that day, when she'd got home and opened the book and summoned Aeryndyll to her side once again. They still had much to learn about each other, but she was sure their bond would continue to strengthen, day by day. Yuki noticed a sullen looking young man to her left, the one that had spoken out earlier. He too was not talking to anybody. He simply kicked at the ground while his Adjutant looked on, blankly. They didn't seem to have a good relationship, or perhaps it was just a different one from herself and Aeryndyll's. She hoped that was the case, as she couldn't imagine fighting a war with someone she didn't even care for. Yuki stood up straight and confidently walked over to the young man. She smiled brightly and extended her hand to him. [B]?Hi.? [/B]She said [B]?I?m Yuki Nakamura.? [/B]The boy looked her up and down, scrutinizing her. He did this for a few moments, before extending his own hand to shake hers. [B]?Jamie.? [/B]He replied. [B]?Nice to meet you, Jamie. This is my Adjutant, Aeryndyll.? [/B]She tilted her head in his direction. Aeryndyll simply nodded a greeting. [B]?This is Kite.?[/B] Jamie indicated, jerking his thumb back to point at his Adjutant, who merely looked at her and her Adjutant with no expression. Yuki nodded, and the two stood there awkwardly for a moment while Yuki searched for words to keep the conversation going, as it seemed highly unlikely that Jamie would. [B]?So? What were you doing when that green light flashed across the sky??[/B] She finally asked. She hated people that were unresponsive to her when she was friendly. She was determined to make him talk to her; at least a little bit, anyway. Jamie smirked. He loved when people tried so hard to get him to talk; he loved watching them get frustrated when he offered the absolute minimum response even more. [B]?Nothin?.? [/B]He answered, hardly containing a chuckle. Yuki arched a delicate eyebrow. [B]?Really?? [/B]Jamie shoved his hands into his pockets and exhaled a little breath, before meeting her eyes again. [B]?I was smoking a joint in the park near my place.? [/B]He studied her face, searching for that disgusted look he was so accustomed too. It didn?t come. A smile came instead. [B]?You must have thought that someone laced your weed when you ended up in the place with the book then, huh??[/B] Yuki laughed. Jamie was surprised by her reaction, but he grinned. [B]?I thought I was trippin? balls.? [/B]He replied. She laughed again. [B]?What about you??[/B] [B]?I was walking downtown, to go meet my friends at the bar.? [/B]Yuki replied. She was not only smiling outwardly, but inwardly as well. She was surprised that he had told her so easily. Jamie nodded. [B]?So what do you think about all of this, anyway?? [/B]she ventured. Jamie only shrugged. [B]?I don?t care, I guess. I?m indifferent to it all. If it involves fighting, I?d certainly rather be here than at home where shit all happens.?[/B] [B]?Let me guess? And all the shit that does happen, you tend to be the center of?? [/B]Jamie pulled a cigarette out of his pocket, and popped it into his mouth before patting his back pocket, looking for his lighter. [B]?You could say that.? [/B]He said, as he fished the lighter out of his pocket, and lit the cigarette. [B]?Did you want one??[/B] Yuki shook her head. [B]?I don?t smoke.?[/B] [B]?Of course you don?t.? [/B]Jamie took a long drag of his cigarette. [B]?You should start.?[/B] He seemed to tack on, as an afterthought. [B]?And why is that?? [/B]She looked at him, slightly confused. [B]?All hot chicks should smoke.? [/B]He responded, looking her directly in the eye. She didn?t reply; Jamie wondered if he?d freaked her out. It certainly wouldn?t have been the first time. He expected her to blush, maybe make an excuse or something, and walk away. But it wasn?t the first time that this girl had done quite the opposite of what he thought she would do. Yuki strode up to him, plucked the smoke from his mouth and put it to her own. She took a drag (albeit a much smaller one than Jamie had taken, she really didn?t smoke, she just wanted to throw him off guard) and then put it back in his mouth. She leaned forward and breathed out the smoke in his ear. [B]?I?ll seriously consider your suggestion, then. Thank you for your input.?[/B] She whispered, before straightening up. ?Come on Aeryndyll; let?s go meet the rest of our comrades.? Yuki smiled at Jamie. Jamie looked more than a little bit confused. ?I?ll see you in the trial.? She added, before turning her back to him and wandering off in the direction of the other groups. [B]?What the hell??[/B] Jamie muttered exhaling the smoke he?d forgotten was in his lungs. [B]?This just got a little bit more interesting."[/B][/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]Retribution - Totally amazed with your pics. Those are great! I can't even imagine what you can do with professional equipment. I did some photography in my Communication Media Studies class, and I really liked it. Not the best at it, but I still have some of the pics. I'm taking photograph 20 and 30 next year, and I hope I learn a lot so I can improve =3 The girl in the pictures was my partner for the photo unit. We had to use eachother as subjects. We weren't allowed to leave the park area around our school so we were pretty limited... I tried to make due =P I really liked the bottom weight one a lot. Playing with colour balance and saturation was fun, and I even changed her makeup a little with photoshop xD Combination of Lines is one of my favourites, but unfortunately I don't have the actually finished edit. It's kind of off-balance and I don't have photoshop anymore so I can't correct it at home >__> I just liked the field of view in the other two photos =)[/FONT]

[quote name='I'm Not Nomura'][COLOR="HotPink"][B] Worst musical arist? Nickelback. Hands down.[/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT="Georgia"]Yes. Oh for the love of God, [B]yes.[/B][/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]/bows I'M SORRY! I'll post today, I will I will! I have half a post written up I just haven't had time to finish it between summer school and work ;_; I'm comiiiiiiiing![/FONT]

[quote name='Retribution'][size=1] Starfire- Pomegranates really are good. The only part I don't like about them are those pesky seeds you have to keep spitting out, which makes eating an entire pomegranate an all-day affair.[/size][/QUOTE] [FONT="Georgia"]You spit them out? weird! No wonder it takes you so long to eat them xD I just eat the seeds whole, I think they taste pretty good. Nice mix of sweet and bitter.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I listen to really diverse music... My family really doesn't like any of it *laughs* I listen to top 40 stuff (ugh, I know. Shame on me), underground rap, alternative/modern rock like Metric, Muse, Lily Allen (sorta modern rock), Incubus. I like some jpop and jrock, artists like Yuki and Asian Kung Fu Generation, and quite a bit of instrumental stuff, be it orchestral or just two guys jamming on a bass and drum kit, like I have tons of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time orchestral arrangements on my iPod, and Ratatat who do instrumentals and remixes. [/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I second the pomegranate =3 Soo good. I can just pick away at pomegranate for hours at a time. Too bad it's messy AND stains >_< I love strawberries, peaches, any kind of apples, grapes, and coconut. I looooove coconut. I love the smell, the texture, the milk. Mmm! Unfortunately for me, most of my favourite fruits just happen to be the ones that get caught in my braces... I tend not to eat fruit in public unless I have a toothbrush and toothpaste handy =P I can't stomache bananas, similar to you, Allamorph xD. The texture totally weirds me out and it has a really weird aftertaste. I think I must have had too many as a child, because apparently I ate them all the time. Banana OD, haha. I haven't been able to eat a banana since probably kindergarten or grade 1. [/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I agree completely with abortion; I am pro-choice. I'm not religious in the least so I really have no conflicting thoughts about it, I just think that it's a right that all women should have access too. However, it should be said that abortion is [I]not[/I] a method of birth control. It is a last resort, and I think that it should really only be considered in the unfortunate scenarios where say, for example, a woman is raped. No woman should be forced to carry the child of her rapist. Or, alternately, a careful couple happens to be the unfortunate 1% or so who have the condom or pill be ineffective, and really just can't have a baby at this time and place in their lives, nor can the woman take the time off to have it and then go through adoption things. I don't think that a woman who is just having unprotected sex all over the place and then having several abortions really should be allowed to have it, because that's just plain irresponsible. I mean, I'm not saying that the government should be allowed to peek in on our sex lives, but if a woman has had several, they should really look into it. That's what I think, anyway.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Try and stalk me, I dare you ;D Most of you are my southern neighbours so it would just be really insane to find one of you anywhere near my neck of the woods. My city is currently experiencing a huge economic boom, so tons of people are moving here, and with that comes higher costs of everything, nowhere for the new people to live, and many many homeless people. It's getting kind of scary to just walk downtown, which is a shame because I adore going downtown. A homeless man squawked at me the other day and I just made a mad dash for my car. Bah. It's an okay place to grow up though, I mean, I've made it 17 years 8D And we have one of the largest malls in the world, hell I even work there now. I'm basically a certified mallrat =P[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I think I was 5 or 6, and I was basically hooked from my first episode of Sailor Moon =3 Access to anime was definitely limited, because I live in Canada, so I lived by Sailor Moon, then I grew to love DBZ and then the big one, Pokemon, haha. I've been into it on and off since, but I go through phases where I watch tons and tons and then I watch none at all for 5 or 6 months.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]I'm between a 6 and 7 now. I still like school and I'm managing a 91% in a grade 12 level course =3 That's totally awesome for me and should pull up my average a lot and help me with scholarships and such. Sadness is, I took my friend out for dinner and got insufficient funded! I was so embarassed and sad D: I don't understand how I have no money seeing as I don't freakin' go anywhere right now so I have nowhere to spend the money. Stupid me. . . Next time, I'm being more careful and checking ahead of time. Oh woe and betide the life of a poor high school student only working twice a week.[/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"]Finally! A recent pic where I have brown hair xD I'm sure you were all just holding your breath, waiting for this =PP [url=http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4338/p7100004rt5.jpg]This is my '=3' face, haha![/url][/FONT]

I'm tired even though I had a 3 hour nap xD Not to mention I have to go to bed soon because I have dreaded summer school again tomorrow... Is it sad that I'm kind of enjoying it? =3 I'm probably at a 7. Not awesome, but certainly I'm not bad.

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]a) I'm with White. While I'm not in love with the idea of pot because I have seen it lead some people to harder stuff, it always depends on the person, which has been debated before in this very forum *laughs* If you like pot and that's all you're doing and you don't let it cut into other hobbies then I'm all for it. b) Alcohol is my anti-drug. Well.. okay, that's a little redundant. Alcohol is categorized as a drug so I suppose that that's not the best wording =P Before people jump all over me, I'm 17 and the legal age for drinking here in Alberta is 18, so I'm not that far off. I'm always responsible when I drink, I haven't been drinking long, and I don't drink on a regular basis. I just really like the feeling of being drunk; it's fun and that's all I need if I'm looking for something out of the ordinary, so I guess you could say alcohol is what keeps me from trying things like pot, E, etcetera. Again, I'll restate, I don't have a problem with pot, I'm just not interested in trying it =3[/FONT]