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Louisiana Writer, just to point this out as Lacey already did, not all young people are arrogant and blind to the ways of the world. Many of us have had tough life experiences at a young age. While we may not have all the experiences older people do, many of us aren't completly blind to the way the world works. Making that generalization about all young people shows you're arrogance and the fact that you will just take the easy way out by lumping us all into one group. Maybe my post is a little off topic, but I thought it needed to be said.

Barefoot is the way to go!

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End hatred because that would lead to and encourage people to work together which would lead to solving or at least putting a dent in the hunger problem. Would You Rather..... Live Forever as a semi-human robot with some human emotions, but not all (Like in the movie Bicentennial Man) or... Live as a full human with all the emotions but a mortal life span? (I watched Bicentennial Man in English class today so it made me think of this question.)

That is definetly a Mondo Cock!

Mambo Italiano is a comedy with a gay theme. It's light hearted and pretty funny! It's on LOGO every once in a while if you get that channel. Also, The Conrad Boys is another good one and has a more serious tone/theme to it.

The Explorer You scored 28% Egocentricism, 46% Heirarchy, 69% Spirituality and 50% Morality! You are the Explorer! Something is missing. Your giving and spiritual nature has not yet found its reason for being. The higher power and cosmic justice which give your nature meaning are out there, but you can't find them among the many pretenders. Organized religion seems so close, but somehow missing the point- perhaps because you have not found one that convinces you that order and justice can exist in this world. You are The Missionary without the message. You are mostly selfless. You do not believe in an ordered universe or necessarily in an ordered society. The Soul is more important to you than the physical world. You do not believe there is justice. You SHOULD: Travel and experience other cultures in the same way that the locals do. This will not necessarily require a significant budget- which you are unlikely to have if you are staying true to yourself; you can do it by volunteering with philanthropic organizations. You should NOT: Be too quick to settle down. You probably wont find a soul mate until you find your own soul, so have a few meaningful but fun relationships without making too many long-term promises. Become tied down financially or professionally. Your life will be: Fascinating. Your life may be: Inspirational. Your life will not be: Stable. Your opposite is: The Conqueror. Your companion is: The Counselor. Ehhh....Kinda right I guess.

Who wouldn't want to be a pirate!

When the Spanish exchange student who sits next to me scores 10 points higher than mua on our English grammer test. Talk about sad!

Yeah, our teacher actually showed us the entire movie just for the grammer lesson the soldier gives Brian. Latin is pretty easy once you get the hang of it and it ties into pretty much any Western language.

Well, I've taken 4 years worth of Latin (thanks to the gracious Catholic Church, lol), so I can translate (sort of), but can't write it to save my life. I also have an incredibly basic understanding of Spanish, but don't use it much since no one speaks Spanish around here. I'd like to learn another language, but I'm not very good at them.

Isn't it great that we have so many heart attack joints across America!

Believe me, my parents tried sending him to rehab, but they went and talked to the cops and they said that they have to first put him on probation and all this other bulls**t. That was my parent's first choice. And no, I do not expect everything to be the same right off the bat and I realize it's gonna take a while and it might no always be pretty. But I have a more optomistic view of what's going to happen. Also, my parents would never send him to faith based rehab, because as you said, it's a joke. Luckily for us there's a top rated rehab facility just 25 minutes from where we live. So when it does come to that point, and yes I believe it will, he'll be in good hands. Again, many thanks to everybody!

My condolences and may he rest in peace.

First off, I want to sincerly thank everyone who has posted on this. I literally didn't get any sleep last night as I stayed up all night thinking about all this and spent the entire day at school rethinking it. I've decided on what I'm gonna do. I'm going to sit down with him somewhere quiet and away from the house and tell him everything. I'm gonna apologize like you guys suggested and tell him that I still very much care for him and don't want to end up as "the guy with the brother who he hasn't seen in 20 years". But the biggest thing I'm going to tell him is that I'm gay. He doesn't know it yet and I hope by telling him that that he will realize that I told him that in absolute trust because there are very few people that know and I have a hard time with telling people. So all I can do is pray for the best and hope that he understands. I think he wants everything to be fixed but he just won't admit it or can't figure out how to do it. And to answer Mark and Rush's questions. Does he still live with you/how do you interact? Characteristics Doesn't Seem Like Just Pot? Yeah he still lives with me under the same roof, but we have not said a word to each other nor acknowledged each other's existance for 10 months almost. And to the pot thing, I highly doubt that he is on anything else, but more that there is something troubling him that he won't say. The pot is just something he hides behind. Not communicating problems and holding them in until they explode is something him and I both have a problem with. But I hope to change all that! Does he know I'm gay/how will he react? Like I said above, I'm pretty sure he has no clue. As to how he will react, I think he will be surprised since I'm not in any way a stereotyped gay guy, but I don't think he will react negatively because he's not that type of person. But he won't go around telling everyone he has a out and proud gay brother because where I live, homosexuality is looked down upon a lot because the majority of the people are uneducated/uncultured hillbillies. Again, you have no idea how grateful I am to get advice from all you guys/gals. Thank you so much!

I'll try to keep this short and sweet. I have a younger brother who is 15. Up until this past January, me and my brother had a really good relationship and always got along really well. We used to always do things together and I would always watch out for him. He ment the most to me of any other person. But then he began smoking the occassional joint around age 13. I knew he was doing it, but since he only did it once in a while all I did was tell him he shouldn't do it and left it at that because I didn't want to get him in trouble. Boy was that a big mistake! As time went on, he started to become such a user that he smoked every single day and would always come home high. My parents were completly oblivious to this fact and I kept on trying to hint it to them, but not say it outright. Well, they still didn't get it. He started to become angry all the time and that led to constant arguements with my parents and my house became a very unpleasent place to be. He then completly shut me out and stopped talking to me. Well, then everything hit a low point on my birthday. He got into an arguement with my parents and he sucker punched my dad. When I saw that I lost it and jumped on top of him. Long story short, I ended up with three broken knuckles, him a broken nose, my mom sobbing, and two cop cars outside our house. It was the single worst moment in my life. After that incident, we completly ignored each other and each held a deep hatred, and yes, I mean hatred, for each other. I went through a period of intense hate that I had never experienced before, followed by a feeling of sorrow, and then finally the feeling of wanting to make things better. I'm afraid that since I'm leaving soon, this whole mess will be left unfinished and become unfixable. I really want the old days of my brother and me to come back, but I know they wont until I take the initiative, because he's not mature enough to understand all this yet. I still love him and that is why this is the most important goal of mine to accomplish. So I guess what I'm asking is: Does anyone have any advice on how to at least breach the subject with him? I think things have calmed down a lot since all this, but I'm still kind of lost/scared/nervous as hell about doing this. Any advice would be extremly appreciated. Thanks, -Matt

Well, I finally read Ch. 9 and now I'm screaming for more! The ending was really well written and the revalations about his brother made ths story that much more interesting. As always, keep up the great work Camilo!

WTF!

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I read the first seven chapters and I love it. The characters are in-depth, but not so much as to drag the story down. It is also very believable. My bet is also on Luca! Keep up the great work Camilo.

Daffy Duck!

10o F is about normal for morning temps come late November and then winter. Anything above 80o is too 'effin hot.

I was exaggerating...but you get my point.

This is not at all unusual where I live!

Well, living now in a pretty rural area, I can say, in my opinion, that the benefits of urban areas outweigh those of the rural areas. In urban areas you get everything: culture, sports, diversity, excitement, etc. You dont really get that in a rural area. Also, people tend to be more accepting of differences in urban places where in rural places, most people tend to be ignorant because they haven't experienced the rest of the world. I plan on moving somewhere big and exciting because small town life bores the hell out of me. But don't get me wrong, I woulnd't mind coming back for the occassional hunting trip or snowmobiling, but thats all it would be: a visit. Just my $0.02.