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Hello everybody! Ive just finished reading a long story which has a character named after the author and this lead me on to thinking: do any of you use yourself as a character in any of your stories? If you do, is it an idealised version of yourself or just normal you? Do you think it would be too obvious to use your own name or pseudonym for the name of the character or would you come up with a different name? If youre a reader; what do you think of this? :king:

Well this I dont think this is a phobia, but I hate having dirty hands. Particularly sticky things which I can feel, like jam or butter. Eugh. Maybe this is a phobia! Talking about blood which is still inside me. Makes me feel all yucky in my stomach. :wacko: . If Im bleeding, thats fine. If someone else is bleeding and Im not, great! . I have an active imagination so I can wind myself up into being scared of anything for a while..

I thought that was the cause, however you can still run the firewall with the internet zone set to medium security. . Interesting! Having just read the zonealarm information, medium is a workaround they recommend, smug grin . Router (specifically: NAT) is the best line of defense, but I like to control the access of stuff thats already on my system too.

I have never tried Haggis.. it sounds a bit weird. I think that black pudding might be some sort of English food, its made from blood and can be sausage shaped, never really had any inclination to try that either! I use the phrase "my cup of tea" too, though I tend to say it in English . Bubble and squeak is very nice, like the description Trebs posted says it is basically fried mashed potato with various chopped up leftover veg or meat. Its very easy to make. I think that the secret to making a good one is a very hot pan . Euw snails . I dont know if the common garden type snail that we have over here is the one you eat, they are a garden pest . My favourite British food is.. curry! . I also really like peppered German salami, its great.

Wow real English food? This week I have had stir-fry (Chinese) and curry (asian though this one was Indian), by the end of the week I will have had stew (not sure), pizza (Italian), bolognaise (probably Italian with a name like that) and shepherds pie (not sure). I have no idea what authentic English food is.. we are a mix of a lot of culinary traditions from our colonial days and I regularly eat food originally eaten in many different places all over the world. That may be because as a family we have always cooked for ourselves much more than average, though. What do you think English food is? Perhaps Tea .

Next goal to aim for: 44444 posts . I also enjoy seeing all numbers the same .

XP IE (I can cope with the occasional fit - theres a small button on the front of my case which i use ) MSN - all the people i want to talk to are on there, and I did not like Trillian AT ALL. mIRC - Works even when my internet is all but physically disconnected! Skype Creative Mediasource Winamp Bearshare for filesharing - with spyware removed . Word Photoshop/Gimp/Paint depending on how used to doing what i want to do in those programs i am. All that and I dont even LIKE Microsoft.

Well, i used my Google-fu to look it up; http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=...ron&sa=N&tab=wi Seems predominately red. How have all you yellow people bought it?

Dude, if you think that you can't reconcile it with your mom and if you really are at this point ready to take that final, rather permenant, step then tell her about your sexuality. If she doesnt like it, then you can carry on with your intended course of action but if she is cool with it - then i hope it gives you reason to think twice. Disclaimer and anti flame statement.. : I in no way condone, or support suicide in any shape or form except for the terminally ill. Suicide in itself is not wrong. What IS wrong is the effect it has on the people who love you and care about you. Re-reading through the thread a common theme seems to be "just give it a few more days", and thats life frankly - just giving it a few more days, and a few more on top of that... I dont know you at all, but that isnt the point - You are not terminally ill, your suicide would be an unnecessary tragedy, not justified, and it upsets me that you have got to the point where you think it is the only way out. There is nothing wrong with you or what you are feeling, but you have to deal with it in a different way to what youre thinking of.

Red, it definitely comes red as a powder. I havent had it that often (like maybe twice ) as its horribly expensive and the flavour can be duplicated or bettered using other spices.

Ugh i have the same problem. It cramps my hand to write for a long time which is why i never achieved very good English grades - I always got penalised on the length (or lack of!) of any work which I did. I am learning to write neater and quicker... but if I have to write a lot for a long period of time it really sucks and it hurts my hand like hell. I feel for you!

"On a different note, my mother just came up to me and we had the following dialog: mom "when are you going to talk to me" me "what do you mean" mom "when are you going to realise that i'll love you no matter what and talk to me about your problems" me "i don't know what you mean" " It sounds like you do have people in your life that do care about you and who arent paid to, im sure that your mother cares and loves you very much otherwise she wouldn't have asked how you were. Recently in recovering from a bout of depression lasting much of my teenage life ive discovered that having a positive attitude is a great step forward, its not going to work all the time - I still have my lows, but so does everybody else. Just a thought - and i dont know if you already have one - but you could talk to Myr about getting a blog here so that all the decent people who visit can comment on your day and how you felt at the end of it. I dont know if its true for you, but Ive found that discussing something over with someone can make me see it from a different perspective. I think the key is talking to people. It was a mantra often repeated in various anti-bullying intiatives at various ages and I didnt much listen to it, but its starting to make sense and I think it applies here. Other people can be really supportive of you. And I mean Real People. Therapists have their time and place but sometimes they may not be what you need (and I am not suggesting that you stop sessions in any way, just that you broaden the number of people you discuss issues with.) Hmm so theyre my thoughts, I really hope that I can help in some way. If you need to talk to someone then you can send me a private message - I may not always be online at the same time you are because of timezones etc but i'll try to reply ASAP. Xeo

You could try using baking powder/bicarbonate of soda and mixing it with vinegar. It will bubble and fizz but ive been told its good for removing tough stains if you scrub it around . Im not sure anything productive would happen mixing Hydrogen Peroxide with it... the way that could work is if you scrubbed them - bicarbonate of soda is a very very mild abrasive. Have fun!

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Rob Birthday: 7th of May, 1988 Eye Color: Browney going to flecked hazel-green in the middle. Hair Color: Brown Height: 179cm Right Handed or Left Handed: Right Your Heritage: British The Shoes You Wore Today: My older trainers which i usually go to school in. Your Weakness: Too dedicated to people after I should have let them go. Your Fears: Finding out that my parents won't respect who i am. Your Perfect Pizza: Black olives, mushrooms, garlic and salami. Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Decent A-Level passes so i can get into a decent uni. Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lol Thoughts First Waking Up: I'm Tired. Your Best Physical Feature: Oh, definitely my personality . (on consultation.. my smile has been voted as the best ) Your Bedtime: I have been trying to cut my bedtimes back to being earlier.. but no success yet. Pepsi or Coke: Diet coke - the real stuff tastes too sweet. Do you Smoke: Nope Do you Swear: Yes Do you Sing: Im practising Do you believe in yourself: Yes Do you think you are Attractive: Yes, because if you dont think you are attractive then I dont know how other people will be able to. Having the right attitude helps too. Are you a Health Freak: No Do you play an Instrument: No Ever been called a Tease: Yes What country would you most like to Visit: Iceland Number of CDs I own: 25 Number of Piercings: None Number of Tattoos: None Saying that Bothers You: When somebody tells you that you "made" them make a mistake because they feel bad about making it. I did all that because I wanted to tell you how much I liked your "from behind those eyes" new story. The mood, atmosphere and emotions descriptions are put in a way that I feel like can really relate to and I think that makes for a great story . I think that your story has a real grab to it. It wants to be read . I'll be looking for the next installments .