Skyfalling

From what I know, the empire ended at Romulus Augustus (ironic, seeing as Romulus was the founder of Rome and Augustus considered one of the best emperors). I thought it was something like Romulus Augustus gave up the crown to Odovacer, the barbarian warlord of the time. Also, I do agree with the army beginning to fall apart. Since a certain emperor (I forget who) allowed non-Romans to become citizens, then the non-Romans joined the army. Because they were not originally from Rome they wouldn't be as faithful as previous generations of that beautiful army (like during the Punic Wars).

I'd say that I'd want someone to love me but at the same time I would also like to love someone. To say it this way, when I harbor deep feelings for someone it becomes my inspiration (literally). I find myself suddenly enjoying the things that I might not and even if it could be unrequited I still feel some sort of emotional bliss inside me. However, for once in my life, I would like someone to love me. Someone who would take care of me but I wouldn't simply rely on them for everything. It'd be great if I could choose both but since I have to pick...I think I'd like to love someone.

I grew up with Harvest Moon and here and there I still play it from time to time. I've played almost all of the games (SNES, GBA, PS2, etc etc) and I can still have some good fun. I've always been a big fan of it but it's starting to get a little old with me.

Well, I wouldn't even put up one of those paintings in my house anyway without second thoughts. They're not my style. It's really intriguing though how they remain unburned though. Thanks for the information, you've really enlightened my day.

Fish. That's all we've ever had. When my father was still in Hong Kong he had all sorts of them - pirahnas, pidgeons, turtles, chickens, dogs, etc. We can't have anything like that here though; we just don't have the kind of time to be taking dogs on walks. I still love my fish though ^^. From what I remember and what's in our tank now, this is what there is...Georgie - Albino Oscar - DeceasedSpikey - Albino Oscar - I guess he'd be about 8 or 9 years old...Margery - Goldfish - N/APuffy - Goldfish - N/APegasus (don't ask) - Bottom Feeder - N/ARex Jr. - Bottom Feeder - N/AKarina 2nd (Little sister named her) - Oscar - N/AKyler - Oscar - N/AAs you've noticed...I can't seem to remember any of their ages ^^;;. Of course I still love them...although, honestly, I don't really think about them much at all. We feed them, clean their tank, everything.

When I was a kid I used to use Yahoo all the time for all of my searching needs. As time passed, eventually I discovered Google, and now it's the only search engine I'll accept for the best results possible. Yahoo was good in the old days, but Google seems much cleaner.

This one is simpler for me since I usually don't talk much. If I could, I'd choose reading and writing over hearing and speaking. However, it would totally bum out being able to watch television, I'd be living off of subtitles for the rest of my life. I wouldn't want to lose either.

I guess you could say that I wasn't that excited. I wanted it at first because it was something I couldn't have (greedy, I know) but didn't know anyone who had it so I couldn't get excited. About two weeks later I go check it out again and they opened registration for it, so I finally got one, but it wasn't as special anymore.

I personally have no problem with the thought of homosexuality, but I guess you could say I 'stiffen up' when in the actual presence of one. I'd like to be open minded about the whole ordeal, but when it comes down to it, I'm just uncomfortable around them. If I stay away from them then it's alright but if I'm with them then that's completely different. If I had the chance to get to know one then I'm sure it'd be just like having a normal friend, I guess I just can't bring myself to do it though.

Wow, that's just...bad. We don't have a Taco Bell here, although I've always wanted to try it. If I ever do, I'd be kind of nervous. I feel like I should poke all the food I order now...

I think it all really depends on what you're going to need in an MP3 player. I just got my 4GB red iPod a few months ago, and I'm pretty satisfied with it, although at the beginning putting on music was a real pain. They didn't include any real in-depth info on how to upload my music, only that I had to have iTunes and I could choose to sync all my music on it, but I only wanted to put on the songs of bands I currently liked; not the old ones from months ago. Once I figured it all out it was good though.All I can really say to you is that the shuffle is good for if you don't really care all that much about selection. The nano is like a normal MP3 player, except with more fun add-ons (games, photos, notes, etc.) and can hold a lot of music. If you're interested in videos then consider a 30/80GB iPod video, pretty much like a nano I suppose but with the ability to play movies and stuff, although a bit chunkier than a nano, so don't expect to put it in your pocket.

Since Spiderman 3 just came out I'm eagerly waiting to see it after people stop buying tickets. After that choice, it would most probably be Transformers, since I've been in love with them since I was a child. I hope it's good...>.<. I'm also looking forward to Harry Potter and Pirates, that's it that I know of so far. Oceans 13 looks interesting.

I'm going to go see it tomorrow when it comes out in theatres and I'm really excited! I grew up watching the old cartoons and I've always been a big fan of Marvel ^^. I'm also really excited that Topher Grace is playing Venom, although I don't know why, but I loved him as Eric from That 70s Show. I'm totally looking forward to this, but I do feel slightly bad for my friend, as she hasn't watched the first two so might get a little confused.

I don't watch many sports, but I do enjoy watching golf with my brother every now and then. I tried to watch rugby once and I was surprised at how I liked it as well, seeing as football isn't really my thing. Well, that's about it, I mean I tried tennis, but it wasn't too good.

From those signs, it could be possible she's interested in you, or she thinks you're both close friends of some sort. Don't feel too bad over questionable things like height and age difference - love is love. As for a good way of asking her out, I'm not quite sure, people always say 'they get in the moment' and do it. If you're close enough, maybe hang out with her outside of school and ask her then. If not, you could always ask to speak to her privately or something. I don't really suggest you do it over friends or any other internet chat client. Tell her in person, it means a lot more (to me, anyway). Using signs to find out if someone likes you is a good thing, but the answer is something you're unsure of unless you can get a straightforward reply.

My favorite classic would probably have to be Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Before I had read it, I watched the first two versions of it on television (show and DVD) and was addicted to it since that day. I'm not sure, but I really felt this connection to the sisters and even the mother and father. The difficulties of relationships and marrying for money or love, it was a trivial thing at that time. When I picked up the book and started reading it, I couldn't put it down. It's certainly an interesting read.

I didn't mind Britney Spears when she first came out, innocent and all (from what we suspected from this pop princess). Things pretty much went downhill after she married Kevin Federline, I just felt myself losing all respect for her after all that has happened. I don't even mind about her kids, plenty of other people do it. I guess I only can't respect her because it hurts to see her in such a condition.

Thanks again for your replies everyone ^^. I appreciate the advice you gave, sniperkiller. I don't think anyone really ever stops looking for a partner . I don't think he ever really thought about asking why I wasn't talking to him either or how he could make me relaxed, but even if he did ask something like that, in that time I'd probably be speechless . I guess it really was a silly experience, tuddy, but I'm sure it all happened for the best.

That site in the first post was pretty nasty. Those rainbow colors were making my eyes die...for an ugly site, I'd probably say my high school's. I can't give a link to it, but it's pretty generic and bad looking.

Thanks for the comment, and yeah, I haven't dated anyone since then . I'm trying to focus more on school now - love can wait another day.

My father is a cook with his own restaurant so it's only natural that I know how to cook as well. However, I'm still pretty young so I only know how to make very few foods. I'm pretty much a professional with the microwave, but I can make some grilled cheese, variations of egg, french toast, and can work the deep fryer alright. He's planning on teaching me some stuff, I mean, I should know how to provide for myself when the time comes for me to leave. So I guess I'm pretty bad at cooking, I need to learn how to make different types of food and not breakfast

I remember the first time I went to middle school, it all seemed new and exciting to me. I mean, it was one of those things - you're finally 'not a kid' anymore. You could actually start being an 'adult' and start experiencing new, amazing things. I didn't exactly experience the things I thought I would. Girls started liking guys, guys started liking girls. Some girls started to cake makeup on their faces at this age and wore clothing that I don't even like to talk about. Some guys were in that 'pants' phase where they wore their pants so incomprehensibly low it was disgusting. Of course, enough of my mindless, useless stereotyping. This story is about me, the foolish girl. I was shy. I really was, and I wasn't exactly the most popular girl in school, but I wasn't necessarily a loser either. I was more so in the middle, a place where I was somewhat safe. Of course, I did have my fair share of bullying by those egotistic eight graders, but I eventually got over it (one of those bullies proving to be a very kind girl in high school). Now, I came to grade eight, a grade that wasn't exactly the most exciting. My best friend had this guy friend and she went to talk to him one day with his group of friends. I guess you could say 'I fell in love'...with his looks. I thought it was love at the time, how silly of me. I immediately told my friend after lunch and she laughed at me. I liked this guy though. The thing is, I never had a boyfriend before, and I was shy. So my friend used this time to tease me. She actually told him I had a crush on him. When we were outside she told him I was in love with him. That was pretty much the only time I've ever hated her. That's what also started this rather awkward relationship between him and I. At the time, he didn't know about the real me, he just thought I was a girl like all the other ones. However, one day while I was going outside for the first half of lunch, my best friend ran after me as hard as she could. She told me he wanted to go out with me. I can't exactly explain this feeling I was having. It was a mix of excitement and worry. I mean, I did want to go out with him, but I wasn't quite sure how I was supposed to act, me being unexperienced with dating and stuff. So, I told her to go tell him I would go out with him (yes, us losers still used friends and MSN to ask out people). At the time, he was going out with this other girl with a really funny, princess-like name that I will not say. I can't say I liked her. She seemed like someone I just couldn't like even if I tried to - she was...well, really girly, and screamed. So, then began it all. I heard from my best friend that he dumped her and he laughed afterwards, that shows how much he liked her, eh? After that, we were officially together forever (sort off). It finally came to the first day of us being together, and it was probably the best day of my life. I was on cloud nine, nothing could get rid of this happiness I was feeling. I was stupid though, really stupid. I mean, I couldn't even talk to him because I was so shy! It was my stupidity that we could be together and all that jazz (I was thinking ahead a little too fast...twenty years too fast). That's how it led to my downfall. The next day, he told his friend to tell me he just wanted to be 'friends'. I was devastated. I cried on the bus a little and felt like shaking my fist at him as he walked to soccer practice. I mean, how could he do this to me? After I told my friend what he did, they went into a small war for a little bit. One of those 'how could you!?' wars. It's really silly, now that I think about it. He finally told her later on that he dumped me the day after because I wouldn't talk to him. The truth was, I didn't talk to him. I was too scared to, and didn't know how to keep a normal conversation flowing. I spent the rest of that year promising to myself that I would talk to him. I mean, we had plenty of opportunities. We pretty much saw each other every morning, so I could use that as my chance to make it up to him. My best friend thought it was a good idea, so we got to the planning. It's too bad now that I think back on it; maybe we really could of been friends if I had the same confidence I have today. You see, it was summer, and I still hadn't spoken a word to him except 'hi'. I planned to go to my friends house and visit him together, but that didn't work out. He was moving away to the big city at the beginning of the next school term. So, that ended it. Our one day relationship. I like to look back and laugh at it now though. I mean, how stupid was I? This mistake did teach me a lot of things though, like, don't trust my best friend with guy problems XD. That, and that I should of actually talked to him. I had it in my hands and now it's gone. I deeply regret it, but even if we had been together, he would of been 10 hours away from me next year. In closing, this is my story, and don't do what I did at that time.

I use the computer quite a bit, as a matter of fact, most of my life revolves around it (and school, of course). I only recently last year got a complaint from both my parents for using the computer too much and that I should be doing something else more profitable with my time. My mother is completely clueless about technology and thinks I should be outside gardening or something. My father came from a poor family and so when he came to Canada started doing amazingly well at school (as quoted from him, he got over 100% in science and math because he studied the whole book). He likes computers and technology a lot, but also thinks that I should do something else. It's hard, because they're practically comparing their pasts to mine. I'm sorry we live in the second fattest city in Canada, dad, and that we even call ourselves a city at all. We're more like a town, a village. I've tried going outside, doing sports, hanging out with my friends, but it doesn't work. It's just not me. I love my friends, but I like being alone a lot more. I just can't part from my computer, it's kind of like it's a part of me. This is where I can actually act like the person I really am.Sorry I kind of went off topic there...but this is all true. I definitely can't live without my computer. I think there are a lot of people that can't live without one. You'd most likely find at least one in every house, even if it's a Windows 95 or something. You know, there's not much to do down in this small area but fish. The internet is my way of connecting to people from other places around the world.