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aww I'm glad you enjoyed it naw, it's not dangerous at all. It's just a cheap gillette razor. It works on one AA battery , I didn't like electric razors as much....probably mostly because I do like to lounge around in the tub while I shave. LOL and yup, the whole time I'm in there I have music on and I'm usually singing along -Kevin

Ohhhh I'm so sorry I hope you feel better.

Yes!! I completely agree! I also definitely agree with you about the vet thing. I'm pretty sure that's how I would feel too. glad to hear you're writing again! Take care and feel better Kevin EDIT: I posted at the same time as Lucy, but I just wanted to say I completely agree with her!

Hey Ibuprofen! Good luck on your exams! I'm sure you'll do teriffic I'm sure by the time you read this you'll have already taken your exams, but as a general bit of advice (that I'm sure no one'll listen to anyway lol ) let me remind you of the importance of getting enough sleep! Lack of sleep is one of the most detrimental preventable things that can happen to your health, it's also one of the worst things you can do to your concentration (which will of course effect how you do on your exam). The other thing people tend to do when studying that's very bad for their performance is over-indulge in caffeine. Studies consistently show that large amounts of caffeine actually impair learning and recall. Anyway relax and try to get some rest and I'm sure you'll do splendidly on your exams! I know it'll be a huge relief when it's all over! LOL, and don't worry about the hair brushes and other things, those can be replaced easily enough . Perhaps you can borrow one back from your sister or other family member in the meantime? And budgies awww so cute! Don't worry about misplacing him, he probably misplaced himself Take care, good luck, and have an awesome day! Kevin

Hmmm,I think you must mean FBTE (From Behind Those Eyes ), which is the very excellent serial Viv has in progress! (In fact she's so thoughtful she gave US a present on her birthday and released chapter 20 ). SOOTB ( Someday Out Of The Blue ) is the (also excellent) serial being written by LittleBuddhaTW . Anyway have a teriffic day and take care! Kevin

Good Luck, Ronnie! I'm sure you'll do great! Xander and Jayne sure are cute dogs! LOL I noticed you left the chain in Jayne's picture Take care and have fun Kevin

Yay!! So glad you had such a great day, Viv! I can't believe they made you go to a boring meeting on your birthday . LOL, I bet you showed them though, smiling anyway ohhh clever idea, Rob! I can definitely see a trend like that catching on Kevin

Gosh you know these things just get easier and easier to answer the longer ya wait to answer them 1. What is my middle name? Marie 2. What is my favorite color? Green 3. Which of my kids is older, my son or my daughter? Daughter 4. Where was I born? San Diago 5. What is my favorite candy? Jolly Rancher 6. What are the names of Viv

That was good of you, James. I hope the ride back is more fun! Take care and have an awesome day! Kevin

Hmmm does it count that my posts are often 50x longer than the average post? Kevin

...okay you caught me! The truth is I bought one of those things and made up the other post as "cover story" out of embarrassement -Kevin

Happy Birthday VIV!!!!! I hope you have a really awesome day, and a teriffic year! Kevin

Well I think it's because you've got integrity and courage. It's awesome that you stand for your convictions! Probably, but we wouldn't have gotten far without people who were willing to do stand up for what they believe. I think you'll make quite a positive difference - actually I bet you already have . **claps** well said!

Ok so the primary purpose of this post is neither to reference the very amusing old movie nor to actually relate a funny story which happened to me whilst I was on my way to GA; however, I'll do both just so that no one is disappointed. The primary purpose of this post is to ask a question. Last night I was taking one of my phenomenally long, hot baths when I decided I'd had enough of the heat and the difficulty it was causing in breathing. So I got out (I do this alot during my long baths, even for a bath I can sit still for 3 hours ), and got a fan from my room. So I was sitting in the hot water with a fan blowing on me. So my question is this: is that bad for me? My grandmother would have a heartattack and assure me I was going to catch pneumonia or a really bad cold. My mom would think nothing of it. I read an article once about the whole "being cold/getting sick" thing and basically it said that this couldn't happen because to get sick you need actual germs or bacteria (very logical), and being cold doesn't cause them. However, I later read somewhere else that the real danger is the fact that being cold (or maybe it was temperature changes in general) impair the immune system and make it easier to get sick. So what's the deal? Was I gambling with my health? Is it worse that the parts underwater were hot while the bits above water were cool? Anyway the reason I titled this question "A funny thing happened on the way to the forum" is because, though it's been several years since I've last seen the movie, I seem to remember a scene in which a (dud ?) eunuch was reprimanded for fanning the prostitutes while they were wet. Besides that watching the movie when I was a kid I seem to remember "Hero" as being one of the first gay crushes I ever had (I think it was largely his clothes and character's personality) Now for an actual funny thing that happened to me. A few days ago I was in the tub (anyone see a theme developing here? ) and I had a lot of stuff in my hands (perverts! let me finish! ), including my shaving gel, mirror, and this new razor I'd recently bought (hence being new). Now the funny, kinda gimmicky but still fun, thing about this razor is that it's got a button on the handle and when you press it the razor starts vibrating (I really don't understand how this is supposed to help get a better shave, but anyway...). So apparently I accidently pressed it and it started vibrating and startled me. Now when something vibrates and startles me I've gotten used to saying, "calm down it's just your phone", because so far in the past that's what it's always been. So I jumped a bit, said that, then realized, "no it's my razor". At which point I realized much to my chagrin that, "I don't know how to answer my razor". I did get a bit silly though and held it up to my ear and mouth and gave it a shot. No response though, but I'm sure if it's important they'll call back on my phone Have an awesome day everyone and take care! Kevin

Hey Maya Well obviously I don't really know the answers to those questions, but I'll take a stab at a few theories of my own. Old habits die hard, and this is a habit quite a few people have. Some people would tell you it's related to anxiety or OCD, but I think it's just something a lot of people get used to doing have trouble stopping. "Grooming behaviour" is very common in our branch of the evolutionary tree I'd say for Marylin Manson it's just shock value mostly. Marylin Monroe, the glamour and beauty probably appeal to people. Perhaps in some cases people just really like their work too lol. No, telling who someone's going to like or why. All I could guess is that you're just not used to looking at him like that. Well I think the scientific answer is something like...People in general are "wired" to acquire language and babies brains in particular are filled with all sorts of neural connection which make them particularly good learners. They also go through a specific babbling stage during which they have the ability to make any "human noise". The ones that they hear the most are retained and language goes from there, the ones they don't need are gradually proned away (to make for more efficient use of what's retained). This is why it's much easier for young children in general to learn a new langauge. Of course all that's just my own hunch about things (and what I've heard), no telling if those answers will seem definitive enough for you or not Have an awesome day! Kevin

I tend to wonder about a few things. Here's a sample: About This Site I wonder how I can change the email address on my profile when I don't know my password (it stores it and logs me in automatically), and can't get it emailed to me since the email address isn't correct. I wonder what RSS feeds are. I wonder why it only lets me quote 10 times in a post (then it just shows the words "[ quote ___ ... / quote] " ), but then if I try to add a second post right behind that to finish what I was saying, It appends the new post to the previous post and usually does the new additional quotes correctly. About Life I wonder if anyone ever stops, "Spinning their wheels" or if they simply give up and go to something else and/or lower their goals/expectations so that they seem to make progress. I wonder why everyone (myself included) makes it so much more complicated than it needs to be, and why we all, at least occasionally, need to get our priorities straight. I wonder why it does seems so much like a book or movie sometimes, filled with irony and unbelievable coincidences. I wonder if anything's ever black and white (I don't really think so). I wonder why no one is ever satisfied (for long). About Myself I wonder if I'll ever make up my mind...about anything I wonder if I'll ever consistently manage to focus on my goals and do what needs to be done to attain them instead of just realizing what needs to be done then wandering off. I wonder if any of my goals even particularly matter. Accomplishing them or failing to accomplish them really won't effect how I feel long term anyway. I wonder if I'm extroverted or introverted. I like people, but I often live in my head. Perhaps I should just invite everyone else to live in my head with me....naw there's not even enough room for me as it is. I wonder if I create my own problems to keep myself entertained. I wonder why I have to keep everyone else entertained. I wonder why the abstract is so much more appealing to me than the concrete; why, for me, subjective things are so much preferable to objective things. About Others I wonder why "A" never applies herself, but doesn't seem to be afraid of failure I wonder why "B" refuses to try things on the basis that he might enjoythem. I wonder why "C" consistantly changes her mind, but still thinks each time will be different. I wonder why "D" chooses to live with irreconcilable points of view instead of just changing his mind about some of them. I wonder what "A-Z" (and beyond) really think about themselves, each other, and me. ***please note A, B, C, and D all represent people I know in the flesh, and have physically interacted with and not anyone I know from GA. About Philosophy I wonder if my colour blue and your colour blue look the same. Or if perhaps what I percieve to be blue is exactly what you percieve to be red and we just call them opposite terms and see them in different objects. (I'm not just talking about colours either). I wonder why the theory of parsimony is the gold standard when so many things in life, the mind, and even nature are anything but parsimonious. I wonder why "I think therefore I am" finally did it for Descartes. After wondering so much about the existence of everything else I'd have had no trouble thinking my thinking was the thought of by something else. I wonder how eternal life or final death will/would work. I can't quite get my head around existing eternally or simply ceasing to be. Reincarnation seems, to me, more implausible than either in pure logistical terms. Yet the concept of breaks in awareness is slightly easier for me to swallow. I could see "starting over" with no memory or anything else...it's just implausible and not in line with my personal beliefs. I wonder why. If anyone has any insights into any of these quandaries, or simply more questions of their own, I'd love to hear them.

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Kitty; however, I also want to congratulate all of us as well. I can say with absolute certainty and confidence that posts made by Kitty are almost always insightful, amusing, or informative (often all three). So we should all feel fortunate to have encountered a 1,000 of them! Well done, Kitty! -Kevin

Yay!! Congrats Snowy!! LOL not anymore ***points at Kitty's number of posts*** Congrats to Kitty too!! LOL I wish they counted blog comments. I comment like 3 times on a blog for every one forum post

I agree with the others. I definitely think this is worth exploring, but it probably is best to take it slowly....of course I know I'd personally have a tough time doing that as I tend to leap into things. Slow is probably still the way to go though. Good luck and take care! Kevin

Happy Birthday Tony!! I hope you have an awesome year and a teriffic day!! Kevin

Hey Viv! I'm sorry stuff's been rough at work lately Sounds like a bad situation and you're right it definitely sounds like Randy isn't treating you like a real friend. Just out of curiousity though what ever happened with the kids? Oh boy! I can't wait to read it , I wish I could get started on my entry again, I haven't worked on it since before I moved . yay!! Wow! Mary's quite persistent! LOL did you tell her he was gay? Reminds me of one time at work we had this gay (at least I think so) girl that used to come in. She was nice and really cute. Anyway one day after she left I was chatting with my coworker and he was talking about how cute she was and wondering if she was seeing anyone etc. LOL so seeing where this was going and wanting to spare the poor guy I was like, "you know I'm pretty sure she's a lesbian". LOL really surprised him! *blush* aww thanks Have a teriffic weekend, Viv!

I'm looking forward to reading more of your story . It looks like it's going to be very interesting.

Well personally speaking I often tend to over-edit mine till the poor thing's exhusted. "Oh no! I missed a comma!" ....of course that's only half the time, the other half of the time I just couldn't care less and might even leave glaring typos ***shrugs*** Glad to see you, Camy! Hope you have an awesome day, take care! Kevin

Hey Kitty! Thanks, I definitely try to do that now, but I do admit sometimes I think, "well I'd like to go do X, but it'd be more fun if I waited until I could do it with "that special someone" **cheesey grin** , but yeah for the most part I try to pride myself on being the kind of person who goes after what he wants and doesn't miss out on things. I know you're definitely right there! I'll just have to try to keep that in mind. Well, you beat me to it. Kitty hehehe don't worry I'll give you the second prize **awards Kitty 2,500,000 bonus points** and we should still have whatever you want in stock available at that cost (just imagine it's cheaper if necessary ) thanks and have an awesome day! Kevin