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well...if you really want to blind your classmates that badly...I say go for it. god bless the colourblind. A good buddy of mine dyed his hair black with red streaks. Its pretty hot. Thats my suggestion.

yea no kidding. I seem to recall reading a statistical study that found Americans work an average of 20% more than citizens of most similarily developed countries in the world Don't quote me on that though.

It took me a minute to figure out what you were actually asking...hehe Its not so much the looking part for me more a feeling. Have you ever tried to rip a cotton ball up, or just tear it into two pieces? Ugh, that feeling sends shivers up and down my spine. It's ironic since I had to deal with them everyday for first aid stuff while lifeguarding

Aw heck, don't worry about that The whole point of this thread was to hear people's thoughts on eye contact. I've only personally met somone in public hard of hearing once, and I think he was the friendliest person ever! He didn't care how loud he had to speak, or how loud I had to speak back...hehe Although, now that I think about it, I'm not even sure if he realised he was talking really loudly. Your comment reminded me of the time I drove up to Niagra Falls last year to visit some of my crazy Canadian cousins. I drove up in my jeep, which is an open top 4x4, boy was that fun. I get waves every once in a while normally, but it seems like its a borderline 'cult' thing in niagra. Everyone in that town who owns a jeep (and there are loads of them) waves to you randomely as you drive by giving you a sort of insider smile that was kinda weird. I have never done so many double takes in my life, thinking it was someone I knew... I had several jeeps slow or stop in the middle of traffic to let me turn left (granted it wasn't too busy but the thought was there)...one guy even shouted me down as I was looking for a parking spot and told me he was leaving and I could have his parking ticket and the spot where his jeep was parked.

Yea, thats hitting the nail right on the head. I must admit it is pretty awkward starting up as conversation with one person on a crowded bus. Everyone pretends they're not listening but you knowthey're all riveted. hehe Actually, that can be fun if you're on the bus or rail with someone you know who doesn't get embarassed easily. Oh, the possibilities... I've been to nyc once for a tournament. I have never been so stressed just walking down the street. I got yelled at by a cabbie, my wallet got stolen and some random guy threatened to stab me if I didn't move my ass outta his way. Somebody needs to spread some lovin' down there. Definitely not for me! hehe

Nice to meet you by the way I've done that with friends before...not on purpose...but when you're sitting waiting for someone going to the bathroom or in a shop you don't care for...I always enjoy watching people. Actually, people in shopping malls are marginally more sociable than when travelling. And yea...I don't know...I guess I've always thought that being friendly to strangers was important...for me, it felt so socially dysfunctional just sitting surrounded by people and pretending to ignore them. Blah! haha, yes! I had forgotten the 'ol elevator routine. Its always good for a laugh. The doors open and everyone files in silently. People jostle as they push buttons--on the rare occasion someone might actually ask for a button to be pushed. Then everyone cranes their necks and watches the little lights flash as the floors scroll by. Boy, what I wouldn't give to be able to listen in on what they're thinking as everyone shuffles uncomfortably.

I have a pretty general question here for people. When you're out walking the streets or sitting on some sort of public transportation, do you purposefully look around and meet people's eyes? Or are you one of those people who pretends to ignore everyone and then take a quick glance when you think no-one's watching? I was sitting on one of our local buses trying to get back home late last night and I couldn't help but notice that, even though the bus was crammed full of people, no-one was talking. When I got on the bus and looked around, everyone seemed to find their shoes or some magical spot on the ceiling desperately intriguing. I have never been around so many people and felt so alone--I might as well have been getting a ride home in a cardboard box. And I mean, it wasn't just that particular time, when I walk around downtown to get to matches I have never once had someone meet my eye. I mean they'll glance but if they catch me looking back its suddenly "oh wow gee look at that cement...*whistle* mmmmhmmm yup, thats some quality cement." My friends think I'm pretty weird, I mean, I'll sit beside some random homeless guy on the bus and strike up a conversation about just about anything I can think of. I've played a game of magnetic checkers with a hyper kid who was driving his mother and all the passengers up the wall. Most times I've tried to strike up conversation have resulted in the said person pretending that I didn't exist or gabbling some non-commited answer under their breath as if afraid of who might be listening. The art of meeting someone's eye and striking up friendly conversation just seems to be beyond most people and that frustrates me. Anyone relate? Or is this just a north american thing? hehe

Ok...touche! But now I'm disturbed in a more developed and mature way, with the skills to share my disturbed mind with people like you. kiddo? kid do!?!? Does this mean I get to call you gramps?

The best thing about my life is.. love and lust...tennis is a close third.

I hear ya on that one. I've been writing stories for myself since I was like...6 In fact I recently discovered one of my earlier writing pieces from grade one, it had the catchy title 'the red dog goes poop'. It was epic, let me tell ya. ...yea I was a disturbed child. I refused to submit anything online until I was browbeaten by my roomate last month. I'm glad I did!!

OK...ok...so I just stumbled on the whole gayauthors website when Blues e-mailed me and told me I should stop in and check it out! hehe I thought it would be appropriate if my first post was in here. I never thought there were many credible writers on the net until a couple months ago when I stumbled on G.F.D. hehe I was reading a lot of nifty stuff, and I think G.F.D. was the first story where I literally had to pry myself away from my computer in order to eat and drink. I'm sure I'm not the only one! Boy, talk about potent stuff You should put some sort of addictive disclaimer warning on your intro page Lovable characters, great descriptions that seem to flow with every twist and bend your plot takes--oh, and lots of ass kicking...we can't forget the ass kicking. Delicious!! I can't wait for more. Uh right, I had a point to this post...I swear...lemme find it first...<rummages around in pocket> Oh, right! The whole idea of submitting decent writing on the internet...instead of stories without a plot and a lot of mindless descriptions followed by senseless sex. Anyways, maybe I've just been brainwashed by a lot of horrible net stories, but I thought I'd shout out a gangantuan thank you for being such a great writer, and keeping your stuff free for everyone on the net So yea...I hope this isn't too out of place in this forum I just started submitting stuff online myself in the hopes that someday I might contribute something half as wonderful as what you seem to be able to write. So cheers!