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I was actually at a seminar at which two spokesmen from Exodus International were prominent speakers. I got to hear about 12 hours of lectures from them. And people wonder why I went through a suicidal phase.

I came through Dom's stories as well. I love how this thread has a gap in it over a year long.

I went back...IE7 won me over.

My plan is to keep doing everything I'm doing now in terms of GA. I will have internet access and my computer with me. (knocks on wood)

I'd challenge "Briticisms" too.

Kevin, you're so cute. Most people would say "the waters out today". You, however, turn it into a 9 sentence epic tale with phrases like "rampant case of plumbing dehydration." LOL. You're my hero.

So, for those of you who don't know, I leave for Thailand two weeks from today. And I am absolutely terrified. I wasn't born in the US, but I don't ever remember being out of it (I was born in England and moved to the states when I was 3 and haven't left since). I know on a rational level that it's probable that nothing catastrophic will happen. I can't help but think, though, that I'm forgetting something major I need to do in advance or something. Even though I've read pretty much all the information about Thai culture that I could get my hands on, I know I'm utterly unprepared. This post has no real point except to tell people that I'm losing sleep because I'm so petrified.

The answers to your questions are: yes, no, no, yes, depends on the dvd player, depends on the dvd player, probably (IE now has tabbed browsing), yes, no

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULES!

Congrats Vic, love ya to bits!

But where's the P for pants?

Those are interchangeable?

Kids tend to overreact like that.

Hey CJ, it's taken me way too long to comment. I really liked the story. As for the commas, I liked it the way it was as opposed to putting less of them. I hate surfing with a passion, but all my friends at school are surfers, so I know exactly what you were talking about.

See, now it seems like people have different takes on this. My dad, who was teaching me, was telling me to get it to around 1200 rpm before I even start letting off the clutch. And this is why it's hard at first. It's like rubbing your stomach and patting your head, it's counter intuitive to let off of one thing slowly and push on another at a different rates. I don't want to be one with the car, I want to give the car an address and have it take me there.

Not in my case, half the time when I want it to move the engine dies. It's entirely my fault of course, it's a wonderdul car, I'm sure, if you know how to drive it.

I have my license, but I have never "enjoyed" driving, I see it as a means to an end, and the more automated the process, the better. While staying with my dad for the summer, I don't drive because I don't have a car here in Arizona. He takes me basically anywhere I need to go, and I supplement it with rides from others. But since my dad is leaving tomorrow for 10 days, I needed to have a way to get around. So I guilted him into letting me use his car while he's gone, which no one besides him has ever driven. The issue isn't just that it's his precious little BMW, which was the main reason he wanted me to stay away from the keys, but because it's a standard, which I've never driven. So I've had to spend the past week learning it, which culminated in me driving it here (Tucson) from Phoenix, where he's flying out of. So, the question I have for the car people here after this experience is: Why on Earth would anyone choose a standard? I know, I've heard the standard reasons; better gas mileage, more control, etc. But after this experience, I've decided that before I ever even consider a standard it would have to get twice as much gas mileage and cost at least $5,000 less. I know those aren't realistic, but I see nothing short of that that could ever compel me to choose one of those god-awful cars. They're so much work, so much more thinking, and when I thought I couldn't hate them anymore, it didn't have cruise control! If I could find one, I'd get a car that drove itself. The point of a car, to me, is to get you where you're going, the less I have to contribute to that, the better. The whole mindset behind buying one of these cars is beyond me, I just don't get it.

You possess a copyright on any original material that you create. What you're talking about, the registration with the Patent Office and such, is a method of formalizing what exactly you created and is largely a method of later proving that you were first. As for copyright notices, they don't have to be elaborate. I was going to say that you should just change someone elses before I realized the irony of stealing a copyright notice. Some are elaborate, some are simple. Just include if it's ok to post other places or only with your permission, etc. It is traditional that if two people are talking, you keep different voices in different paragraphs. I really think this helps with breaking up the story.

First of all...Welcome! Secondly, in answer to your question, not at all. We welcome stories that feature relationships between adults. While it is true that we have a large portion of stories that are about teens and their relationships, we are always looking for ways to expand into new areas within male/male pairings, as long as it doesn't include relationships between adults and children, or variations thereof. Let me, or another committee member, know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Kitty (PiscesRising), our GAC in charge of author development, would be particularly helpful in this regard.

Thanks, to you too! On the first one, well, we've got mudslides coming and on the second one, what if they're supposed to blow up? I bought one of those $50 packs of fireworks from Sam's Club to blow up. Looking forward to that.

These laws are completely by state. If you're looking for state or country, the definitive resource is: ageofconsent.com It has pretty much everything.

Welcome, take a look around and jump in to any conversations that interest you!

Welcome Rishi! Though it's certainly not the type of site you want if you want to recover, but what a boring life that would be! The Domaholics have found particularly effective methods of dealing with withdrawal. Glad to have you join the fray Geoff! I'm sure you have lots to say that's worthwhile, and if it's not being discussed, start a thread!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIV!!!

I'm not saying one way or another about moving in together, but.... That's the sweetest thing EVER