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Thanks for the link!I personally don't like watching TV on the computer. It makes me think two things:1- What is the point in having a TV for TV2- We are so addicted to TV that even when we aren't near one we still have to watch it.<_<However, my hubby and roomy will watch some TV on the puter sometimes so I am sure they will like this link alot. Thanks again!
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I find myself drawn to the brighter shades of most colors. Dark isn't too bad ( though it can be subduing to a point of depressing for me depending on the color). Muted or pastel shades just irritate me. They look sick and washed out.Red - overstimulates me. LOL! There was a tattoo shop I used to frequent and it's entire waiting room was RED! This was neat for like the first few moments but then I found myself edgy.Blue- Shades of blue ( particularly the darker ones) make me sleepy. Real calm and nice, but sleepy.Purple - I LOVE purple. Preferably bright purples however my room is a nice balance between a dark purple and two shades of lighter purple ( it was too depressing with all the dark).Green - I find soothing if it isn't a limey ( or neon) shade.Yellow - I have to be in the mood for. I like the buttery gold shades.Orange - I am really not fond of orange itself however I do enjoy it's darker shades ( such as burnt umber)Black - Is a nice safe feelingWhite - irritates me. It's just so WHITE and blank and bland. I refuse to wear all white socks. I know weird huh? Although there is the rare occasion where it does remind me of clean or purity. Maybe that is a socially instilled thing.Pink - is my daughter's FAVORITE color. She has a whole drawer dedicated to pink clothing and it is the color of her room ( two shades with white to break it up). I personally am not fond of pink. It's kind of bland. Brown - I like several shades of brown. Earthy and comfy feeling. Secure and bonded.So that is more or less what colors do for me ( how I feel about them).
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I have purple hair. HUH?I like to dye my hair various colors. This usually entails bleaching it first to strip the color out and then after that is all said and done, applying the new bright color ( I usually go with the Manic Panic brands). This of course and obviously RUINS my hair. No bigs. I usually just get a haircut ( buh bye hair!) and start from scratch. This time around though I have been TRYING to be careful. I would like to keep my vibrant locks AND get some length out of it before it turns into bozo the clown frizz fried. So I tried my hand at some of that Garnier shampoo instead of my regular cheapy 99 cent stuff. OMG! My hair still looks and feels like hair and it's no where near bozo status yet. I would suggest this brand of shampoo to anyone who ( like me) has a dye addiction when it comes to hair.Anybody else have any preferable shampoo products they use?
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Are you a wha?What I am asking here is are you one of those people who has to avoid something (like reading a horror book or watching something intense on TV) before you go to bed, because it may influence what your dreams may be like?I'm usually not affected by what I watch, read, or talk about before going to bed. I could watch a slaughterhouse movie and sleep just fine dreaming of rapids or flowers or something. HOWEVER I have noticed that I do have to watch what I'm doing if I decided to have a couple of drinks ( which makes sense since alcohol messes up your sleep cycle). The last time I made THAT mistake my hubby was playing a pretty gory zombie kill game ( Dead Rising for the XBox360) and I had the weirdest dream involving zombies trying to invade my house while all my friends living with me ( in the dream) were too busy to help me out. Oh yah and I was armed only with a ballpeen hammer and a chisel for most of it. UGH!So what about you?
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Dreaming In Different Languages?
GrinningKittie replied to blood&CLASSIQUE's topic in General Discussion
Yeah I have dreams sometimes where no one is speaking English and yet I understand them just fine ( even though I speak only english.....unless you count the smattering of spanish I've retained from highschool). I really don't think it's any real language either and yet everyone (including me) is just fine and dandy with conversing readily. Weird huh? -
LOL SheepDog!I understand that one. I have two kids ( one of them autistic and has seizures) 6 cats and a hyper 6 month old DOG sized puppy! Not to mention I help run a club that meets twice a month. Active much? LOL!I found that adding beans ( like making a 7 or 15 bean stew) to my diet really helps give me a natural energy boost. After all they are packed with protein. And boy could I use that boost! We just got a bowflex and I REALLY want to lose some weight and strengthen up some. I found that when it comes to exercise I'm more of a morning person so I squeeze in a 20 minute bowflex work out right after my son's bus picks him up and just before I have to wake my daughter up for her morning routine. I really want to start with my pilates however I can't find my tape, so I'm gonna have to get another one ( weeps).Hey Organized a question for you here......My bowflex did not come with a leg curl attatchment and I really want to have a symmetrical work out. What exercise would you suggest that I could do that would work on the back of my legs like a leg curl would?
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Christians Hey why do we not have a forum?
GrinningKittie replied to paVer's topic in Health & Fitness
I would na say everyone hates Christians. Well I CAN say that because collectively I am a part of that mass and I don't hate Christians. Even though my belief preference is not Christian, I have two Christian friends whom I not only adore but respect.I think people have a problem with pushy Christians. The ones that tell you that you are going to Hell over and over because you do not believe in what they do.However when you break it down, I think people just have a problem with "pushy" if they were willing to take the religious title out of it. I don't care if you are Christian, Atheist, Buddhist, Pagan, Satanic, or some follower of a cult that worships the Great Dish Master........if you get pushy on me I'm not likely to respond in a positive manner. In fact I feel sorry for the pushies. They push because in my opinion they have NOT found the solace that they so go on about. It's more of a campaign to affirm that they are doing the right thing. If one is truly at peace with their path then why do they need that external reaffirmation?Anyways that is just my two guatalajaran centavos on the matter. -
By no means am I saying that the blame always falls on the child. Parents are human too and therefore just as likely to make mistakes. I agree with the parents owning up to the mistakes made on their part. There is nothing wrong with that at all. I was just saying that you can't tell your teen it's a fifty-fifty thing when it comes to responsibility and owning up IF it is the teen's entire fault.You didn't come home on time? How is that my fault?You lied about your homework? How is that mine to own?You stole money from my wallet? How is action supposed to rest on my shoulders?Just some examples. That is all. In those instances as a parent.....how are we to 50/50 that kind of behaviour?I'm sorry I did not call you to remind you to be on time? That would be silly. Who's gonna remind the teen to be on work at time when s/he gets older?I should just accept that you lied about doing your homework because you REALLY wanted to watch that movie with your friend and I should now trust you that you won't do it again? What kind of message does that send to the teen about the value of trust?I'm sorry I left my tantalizing wallet out for you to get into? Again another trust issue as well a respect, personal property and boundary issue....all ready to be waved away so as not to be too hard on the teen?There are times when it's the teens fault. There are times when it is the parent's fault. And times when both parties involved messed up. The key here is discerning between them and then treat them accordingly.Again just my two guataljaran centavos.
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I was in the kitchen today cooking up some taco meat. Actually I subsituted pork for the beef. It's real easy to whip up. You get about a pound of meat and some taco seasoning ( I use the Taco Bell Seasoning Packets). Follow the directions on the packet ( basically cook up the shredded meat then dump water and sauce powder on it and simmer).Then it hit me......I could ADD stuff to this. So I chopped up a green pepper, a red pepper, and half a white onion ( courtesy of my food processor....I LOVE That thing!) and dumped it all in with the marinating meat on the stove. As I cooked it I thought of several things I could do with this filling.....1- Grab a bowl of nacho chips, dump filling on top, sprinkle with shredded cheese and microwave for a moment to melt the cheese. MMMM! Maybe even add sour cream and olives (if you are into olives).2- Grab a soft tortilla, fry up on stove, dump filling and cheese in tortilla, fold tortilla over ( like an omellette) and WHA-LA! Quesadilla!3- Grab a soft tortilla, dump filling on it, dump some refried beans on it ( after they have been warmed up in a pan on the stove of course), maybe add some sour cream or cheese and Ta-da!!! Burrito supremo!4- Grab a baking dish ( one of the large 9x11 ones) put a layer of refried beans down, dump the filling on beans, add a layer of chips, add a layer of cheese, top off with more peppers and bake in the oven at 350 for about 12 minutes and whoohoo! Mexican bake chip n dip casserole!5- Tacos.....after all this is what the filling was supposed to be used for in the first place right? LOL!
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My daughter has you beat in the lazy department. She loves ramen no matter HOW it is presented to her. I can open a packet of it dump it on a plate and sprinkle some seasoning on the brick and she'll chow down on that in no time flat. I tried that once just to see what the appeal was. To this day I have no idea though....ICK!
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Pie Cakes (or, Pies Inside Of Cakes)
GrinningKittie replied to KansukeKojima's topic in Health & Fitness
Oh my word! I wish I would have come across this sooner! My son ADORES pie. He's been on some strange pie kick for well over a year. In fact for his 13th birthday he INSISTED that he have a pie party. No cake. Just pies. And mini pies. And pie decorations. And pie points. It was insane! This would have been GREAT as a surprise for him.Thanks so much for sharing!!!! -
Share What Makes Your Pet Unique Here
GrinningKittie replied to GrinningKittie's topic in Home & Garden
I am so sorry to hear that one of your fish had died.Did you ever catch the culprit?Is Lemon Slice doing any better? -
5 Things Not To Do On Your First Date
GrinningKittie replied to somertonlord's topic in Dating And Relationships
Tip number 6- Leave your exes or current past relationships out of it. No one wants to hear what a jerk Bobby was or how Diane could have been more faithful.Tip number7 - Eye contact is important. Nothing makes a person feel more important and listened to than direct eye contact. When you are busy checking your watch or staring past your date you are subliminally saying "I'm not listening and you bore me"Tip number 8 - Cologne/perfume......go LIGHTY on the stuff. More is NOT always better. Try to keep the body spray stuff to a lightly used lightly scented smell.Tip number 9 - Leave your current dramas at home. Your date is most NOT likely interested in hearing how Cindy ended up in jail because she slashed Janet's tires because Janet stepped on Cindy's dog who was present when Robert was just about to dump Samantha ( or some such silly nonsense). Tip number 10 - Be engaging in your conversations giving as much time to listen as you to in speaking. Hobbies, movies, favorite or worst places are neutral enough topics to work with while proving to be informative and even entertaining. -
What do you get when an RPG adventure game and a puzzle game have a baby? PUZZLE QUEST!!!! It's my "hate crack" for the NDS ( although the screenshot here is for the PS2). It's a pretty mindless simple game. You pick a character ( Mage, Warrior, whatever) and you get quests throughout the game. Some examples: Patrol the area around said Kingdom Escort Princess to her Barbarian Betrothed Save Dwarf Slaves from Orc fiends Etc etc etc. Your usual run of the mill adventure game quests. The twist here though is that all your battles are puzzles in the vein of Bejeweled. Yup. You gotta out think the baddies. Green orbs = Earth Red orbs = Fire Blue orbs= Water Yellow orbs = Air Purple thingummies = experience points Stacks of coins = money Skulls = enemy hit points What you need to do is line up at least three of the skulls to "attack" your enemy. The orbs give you different skills you can use to attack without having to line up blobs of color. Each enemy is different though ( for instance Chief Orcs use red orbs to attack you ) so you do have to strategize to make the most out of your turns. I play this game because I happen to love Jewel Puzzle games. If you like them as much as I do then you should be happy with this one as everything you do from battling, to capturing a mount, to learning spells from your captives or taking siege on a kingdom are nothing but puzzle battles. If you are looking for a good RPG adventure game go somewhere else. The only action here is the screen emptying when you run out of mana (turns) or become victorious in your battle. I must say that even though I don't paint a pretty picture for this game it is one of my favorites. In fact I recently got it for our PS2 because no one I know who has a NDS has ( or will get ) Puzzle Crack. I also have managed to get three of my friends addicted to this game after just turning it on and asking if they want to battle. Yes. It's THAT addicting......hence my reasoning behind renaming it "Puzzle Crack". LOL!
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I think the only one I really disagree with is number 1." 1.Whenever your child has a temper tantrum sort it out by admitting you were partly to blame for the argument."While it is true that sometimes the parent can be part of the issue ( overreacting, personalizing the processed information, miscommunications, etc.) it is NOT always an issue with someone outside of the teen. Sometimes the teen in question is wrong. To teach the teen that it is always a 50/50 situation as to why the teen is mad, the teen is not going to be able to fully take on responsibility for his/her own actions. It may turn into a "yes I was wrong BUT so n so was too so I should na have the total of the consequences given to me. I should only be given SOME of the consequences." I've seen this. It really does happen. And it is really hard to curb once the pattern of this behaviour is established.Just my two guatalajaran centavos.
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I should warn you that some of my poetry is written when I am in a bad mood. It seems to help me out. Some of it is written when I am bored. At any rate here are a few poems I was able to wrangle up to share. I do hope you enjoy.REPLACEMENT PARTSI live off pillsAnd sometimes painIt isn't rightIt isn't saneThat's okayI'm working hardShattering myselfShard by shard Hold my handHello and goodbyeI'm leaving nowSo heave and sighRemember nowWhat you thought was meI'm killing her offSlow and invisiblyShe smiles a lotBecause she is numbShe lives for othersShe's mute and dumbShe has a purposeWithout prose or graceIn time that will be easyFor me to replaceIt just hurtsGetting thereBut in the endI will not care[hr=noshade] [/hr]SURFINGBabyCan you hear the moonlightDriftin', just driftin' right by?Can you hear the rooftopsSilently, sweetly, heaving their sigh?Can you see the shadows I chase?The shadows in the shades in the wind......... .................of a moonbeamed place?BabyCan you hold me, shelter me warm?Shut out the violence of this inner storm?Baby can you slay me the pieces to bit?Ressurect them and hold them, shine them with grit?Baby, baby,baby........I keep calling your name...........................CLICK!!!!The kittens the kittensThey left todayNo more are they leftWith my dresses to playCLICK!!!!Animated jolliesAnimated funAnimated tabooA people mocked and shunnedCLICK!!!!!Tear me gentlyTear me neatFeast on my insidesRot gut meatFailed on lowFailed on highBleed me slowlyBleed me dryRipped asunderRipped unsungSew me togetherJust for funCLICK!!!!If tears were jewelsThen I'd be richInstead I'm justYour average *edit*CLICK!!!!I'm sorry but the channel you are trying to access....CLICK!!!BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!CLICK!!!!Slugs aren't lovedSlugs are hatedBoth are pregnantWhen they have......CLICK!!!!!!!!!!!Today was......CLICK!!!!CLICK!!!!!CLICK!!!!!CLICK!!!!! There is nothing on.[hr=noshade] [/hr]GOT A BETTER SHADE OF BLUEO dear sweet dearI'd like to confide in youThat some days, some daysAre a better shade of blueSome mornings sweetheartStart off warm n niceSome start off bleaklyA colder shade of iceSome afternoons darlin'Are a wintery shade of slateBlowing through my mindWhipping winds of hateDarlin' help me hereI'm comin' close to throughI need to find another palletteA better shade of blueI like the dark ceruleansOf all the oceans deepI find myself at thinned skiesAnd lonely mountain peaksThe lighter shades of lakeDulling to bleak and greyBaby find me a better shadeBefore the end of my dayI'm tryin' honey, I'm tryin'I don't know what to doI'm drowning slowly darlin'In a better shade of blue
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Okay so the topic is pretty straight forward. "Can you read in your dreams?" So what brings this topic up? I heard recently that when you are asleep and in dream land, that it is supposed to be impossible for you to actually read anything intelligible ( like signs or instructions). It has something to do with the different parts of the brain and how they are functioning when you hit sleep mode. Anyways I found this really confusing because part of my problems in figuring out whether I am asleep or awake sometimes is that I can read in my sleep and it's regular words (much like I am typing and you are reading right now) as opposed to some strange gibberish.So can you read in your dreams or are you stuck with some strange version of written dream language?
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I'm a fairly boring kinda ramen gal. I either fix it by the package instructions ( okay loosely base the cooking on the instructions), preferring the cream of chicken, roasted chicken, beef or pork flavors OR I forget the packet all together, dump out the water and just add butter and salt. Oh yeah and I NEVER break up the noodles. I have, however had a really nice ramen based dinner with shrimp, watercress and onions. That was pretty nummy.
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UGH!So here is my vent. My rant. My list of dumb questions that I know aren't going to be answered any time soon yet should be aired out before something breaks.The he said she said game.........WHY do friends do this to you? WHY do they automatically figure that since you are a friend you will AUTOMATICALLY take their side on a matter....especially when you were no where NEAR the problem when it started?WHY do they continue to insist that their side is THE side even if you were there and you KNOW better?WHY do you suppose you should run far far away when a few close friends stop being close friends and want you as their advocate, cheerleader, lawyer, shield, tactitian, messenger, etc? Hmmmm I wonder on that one......The 180 personality.......WHY is it that you are someone's ultra cool buddy until their priorities change?WHY is it that as soon as something comes up in their life your role changes only you aren't informed?WHY is it that they even think they have the right to do that?WHY is it that they get all hurt and huffy when you point out what an *bottom* they have become?WHY is it that all of a sudden they think they deserve nothing more than the respect that they lack giving others because they have their heads up their butts?The innocent Madonna.........WHY is it that this personality can start a torhurriquake around themselves and be oblivious to what it does to those even minimally involved?WHY is this person convinced they have nothing to do with their own actions?WHY must they continue to find others to battle on for their behavioural issues?WHY don't they just crawl off to Hollywood and bat for their award in a different way?WHY won't they just stay on the meds they claim they do na need?The grieving lost.......WHY does one have to hold on to the delusion that everything will work out just as delusionally planned when in fact the opposite is occurring at the rate of a high impact meteor?WHY do they have to repeat the same stuff over and over and over and over? WHY can't they just let go and accept reality without trying to drag everyone into the warzone with them?WHY does one have to expect help in a square little package and if it comes in an oblong one instead they get put out?WHY am I asking all these nonsensical questions? Because they just keep rattling through my head ( crud I've entered the shoes of the grieving lost! ACK!).The backstory to this rant is one of those classic scenarios of when two of your good friends date and stuff from the twilight zone enters making their relationship end. Now the grieving lost is just that, and my other friend has become the 180 personality. The innocent madonna? That was only part of the twilight zone material.So how come I have na aired my concerns to the parties involved you may ask.....To the grieving lost....there is no point. She is convinced that happily ever after is just around the corner regardless of the fact that the break up was bad and things are only getting worse as far as her chances of even communicating with her ex ( let alone sashaying off into the sunset with him)is. Talking to her is just begging to hear the same crud over and over again and watch as she rakes over the injustices and then swings towards full optimism that all will shine well in the end. Reality is a blunt stick that fails to hit its mark with this one.The 180 personality? I have a play date with him later in the week to point out some of the changes in his behaviour that is affecting everyone around him negatively. I do not need that sort of attitude, especially when I did nothing to warrant it.The innocent Madonna? Out of the picture right now and besides the point. As far as she knows ( and believes) she is ( and always is) completely innoccent of any of the things that surrounds her. This has been an ongoing pattern and there is little that can be done about it other than to stay far far away from the storm. That of course is my intentions.*wipes brow*Whooo. I feel a bit better after typing all that down.
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I myself have used color therapy before and I find that it can help. The other day I had a terrible headache ( I don't get headaches often but when I do they are doozies). So I lay down for a few to see if it would go away. It was picky. So I focused on the spot where the pain was and decided it was a dark ugly purple red color. I decided to focus a golden color on the pain blob and slowly infuse it with the healthy golden light. Did it work? Well My headache did not entirely disappear, however it was a lot better than it had been. I eventually took some Tylenol to get rid of it entirely. So I do believe that working with colors ( and in this case healing energy) can be beneficial.Cangor was right in stating that brightness and shade are important too. For instance if you are low energy and you want to subject yourself to some red for a "pick me up" you may want to watch the intensity. Too bright and you may become irritable or jittery. Too dark and you may find yourself becoming morose. It is also said that each color has associations with the physical body too. Here are some listings of such:RED:#circulation#chronic illness#non-infected wounds#scar tissue#strengthens kidneys#heart#muscles#blood#lungsORANGE: * For depression * cramping anywhere in body * relaxant, sclerosis * heart disease * boosts immune system * circulation * raises blood pressure * artery disturbance (especially in legs) * genitals * fear (alternate with blue) * endocrine balancer (when used with blue) * cleans and purifies hormonal systemYELLOW: * combating fear (obsessive, habitual) * digestion * stomach * gall bladder * liver * immune system * fortifies endocrine and nervous systems * nerve tonifier * motor stimulant * assimilation * lateral disturbances * helps chronic to become acuteGREEN: * liver * swelling or growt * anti-inflammatory * eye problems * bronchial catarrh * gout * diabetes * cysts * tumors * pituitary stimulant * washes out endo-toxins * promotes healthy bones * painful joints * allergiesBLUE: *anti-bacterial * anti-infection *anti-cramping *headaches *helps farsightedness *facilitates restful sleep *pain relieving *nervousness *insomnia *hemorrhage *herpes *warts *lowers blood pressure *fever
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I was born in New York but raised in WA. In my late teens and early twenties I lived in the south for a short stint.Now before anyone gets the idea that I am putting any other state down, just quit. I started this thread to share the differences between places and to give others the opportunity to share the same.So I lived in Florida for awhile. One of the more confusing things to be asked was " You ain't from 'round here are ya?"No. How could you tell? "'Cause you got an accent. Don't worry. It's nothin' to be 'shamed of." Huh?? LOL!Some other things that made Florida different from my neck of the woods:Mosquito trucks that sprayed twice a week.Neighbors that had pet piglets instead of cats.Seashells used in the place of gravel.Sweating from pores I didn't even knew I owned....all by sitting in the shade waiting for a ride.Cow Killer Ants.Yellow Flies.Cicadas.Fire Ants = bad.Wood Oak Roaches could star in their own horror films.Fireflies ( ooooh pretty!)Miles and miles of flat land covered by elephant grass.Soda is soda ( or sodie) not pop. Not ever.WARM rain.REAL thunderstorms (even with lightening).Hurricanes ( Erin and Opal)Tornadoes spawned by hurricanesPiggly Wiggly markets.Armadillo roadkillNo transportationSo yeah Florida was interesting. In case you were wondering WHERE in Florida I lived it was a town called Pace ( somewhere south of Pensicola I believe).Years later I lived in Arkansas for a bit of a while. That was interesting too. My most memorable was working for Wendy's. I would ask customers what kind of drink they wanted. They always responded with "Coke" ( as in Coca Cola). So I gave them Coke. This eventually earned me a reprimand for not asking them what kind of coke they wanted. Huh? Did I mess up? Did they want a diet coke? Then why didn't they ask? I dunno. What the procedure was suppposed to be went something like this:Would you like a drink with your order?"I'd like a coke."What kind of coke?"Sprite please."Other things about Arkansas:Quaint names like GrapePossum ( or was it PossumGrape?) for townsWalMart being the "in town" place to shop"Going into town" meant going to the WalMart even if it was 40 miles away.The lovely smell of date trees in the summer evenings.Mercurial weather tempermantsTornadoes ( bad bad bad)Tornado alarm drills ( this gave me anxiety)Really clear nightsWild mud puppiesSevere flooding issuesClay for dirtNo public transportationDitches on the side of roads instead of curbsWarm temperatures in February and March.In case you are wondering I lived in a place called Kensett ( which is Searcy's back door welcome mat of sorts). Again I am not saying anything bad about any other state. I am just noting some of the things that I had to adjust to or caught me off guard.So where are you from, where did you move to and how was it different from what you were used to?
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Your All-time Worst Book Your all-time worst book
GrinningKittie replied to electriic ink's topic in General Discussion
For me it was The Satanic Bible by Anton Levay. To this day I have never finished it. I instead threw it across the room. Hard.Why was I reading it? A friend of mine loved it ( he thought he was Satanic but he was about as "evil" and "hardcore" as a lop eared bunny) and so to try and figure out where his views were and where he was coming from on things I took a stab at it. Now that I think about it I really should have stabbed the book. It was THAT bad. The first page gave you like the 11 statements of Satanism. That truely is all you have to read. The chapters are nothing more than long, hateful expansions on the small sentences on that first page. There is nothing educational or enlightening about the book nor does it have anything remotely entertaining about it. It's just full of wrath, hate and a self justified anger. The only kudos I can give Anton is making boogoo bucks off of 11 sentences. UGH! That book was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddd! -
Death penalty for a rapist is kinda harsh dontcha think? Wait let me rewind. Do we mean ALL categories of rape?As in date rape, drunken sex as well as violent acts of sexual penetration?Let's look at the date rape. If Cindy is date raped by Bobby ( a boy she goes to school with every day and may even be friends with) what kind of further psychological damage would Cindy end up with on top of the betrayal of trust by a friend and physical violation. Believe it or not, not all victims are gun-ho about prosecution. This goes even more so for younger victims who may blame themselves.Drunken sex is actually considered third degree rape in some states. So two people have at it intoxicated and one dies for it?Then there is the all out brutal rapist. Sure you could kill him. It may even be a warning to others.....however it just may be a challenge to others who have that behavioural pattern. See the problem in killing off all rapists? Not that I would be sad if any of them died mind you.I say make them wear a sign in public. They do that in another country ( I forget which one) where if you are caught breaking the law then you have to pay a fine and do very public community service with a sign on you advertising your infraction. Nothing like complete humiliation to make the consequences of an act sink in. Imagine having to clean up the roads with a sign on your front and back that says " Second Degree Rapist" or some such thing. Rape is an act of control. When you make them own up to it you take away the control. It's not the same kind of violation but it would sink in pretty deep if you ask me.As for peddy's ( pedophiles) I personally would have them castrated and then hypnotized so that every time they had "one of those thoughts or feelings" about a small child they would suddenly have a very itchy part of their body. But wait? How to relieve a phantom pain?"Mommy why is that man scootching his butt all over the sidewalk like that? He looks like Scruffy when Scruffy does that."- O my Darlene don't stare. We need to turn around right now.See? No worries about the peddy getting another victim. Soon the poor shmoe will wish he never touched a child to begin with.I think something life altering deserves something life altering back. Of course these are unconventional means of punishment and I doubt anything close will ever come into play. Until then the revolving doors of justice will just continue to spin, sucking bad guys in to shake a finger at them and spit them right back out again.
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So what is "healing with color" and how does it work?There are many ways to use color to help balance the body ( mind/emotions/soul) out. All colors operate on their own wavelength and everyone reacts to these in their own way. It has been shown that color does affect not just the senses but the body itself.There are many ways to heal with color. Let's look at some examples: There is healing with colored light ( subjecting yourself for periods of time under certain hues).Healing with color based meditations ( focusing on a color in your minds eye). Healing with colored breath ( another type of meditation where you focus on a color as you breathe in and out......."breathe in the good -pink, breathe out the bad - olive green " <---as an example). Just surrounding yourself in a color ( outfit, material, room of said color) or focusing on a gemstone (candle/other object) to balance yourself out can be considered using color to help heal. If you work with chakras at all ( the bodies energy centers) then you know a little about working with colors ( on an energy level) already ( as each chakra is associated with a particular color).We are visual creatures by nature and colors make a huuuuge impact. Think for a moment what is the color of fear to you? What is the color of happiness? What does brown bring to mind? How do you feel about red? Does blue do anything for you? Other cultures have been using color therapy in its various forms for many years. For example in Chinese medicine there are five colors that are considered healing colors and each relate to a body organ. So now you have an idea of what it is. So how do you use it? Are you feeling low on energy? Choosing the right color(s) can help give you that boost.Are you feeling keyed up and unable to focus? Again color therapy may be able to help calm you down so you can center and focus. Let's look at some colors and see what they are associated with:Red: * Health * Passion * Love * Strength * Courage * Fertility * Will power * Sexuality * Physical Vigor * Energy * Protection * Stamina * Enthusiasm * Strong emotions * FireOrange: * Assistance in legal or buisness matters * Ambition * Career * Goals * General Success * General Attraction * Pleasure * Warmth * Energy * Self Control * Encouragement * Concentration * Adaptability * Stimulation * Overcoming Addiction(s) * Positive thinking * Action * Joy * Inspiration * Friendship * Changing luck * Positivity * Control * Power * Sudden Changes * Selling * Kindness * Material GainYellow: * Intellect * Confidence * Attraction * Divination * Purification * Communication * The Sun * Healing * Eloquence * Thought * Persuasion * Charm * Creativity * Accelerated LEarning * Memory * Unity * Inspiration * Sudden Changes * Skills * Psychism * Breaking Mental Blocks * Energizing * CaliravoyanceGreen: * Money *Luck *Prosperity *Abundance *Health *Healing *Peace *Fertility *Abundance *Growth *Harmony * Employment *Plants *Luck *Balance *Renewal *Rejuvenation *Helps against jealousy *Personal Goals *Charity *Success *CooperationBlue: *Harmony *Innerlight *Peace *Truth *Guidance *Wisdom *Spirituality *Healing *Psychism *Patience *Happiness *Openness *Meditation *Forgiveness *Protection *Devotion *Inspiration *Calming *Reassurance *Understanding *Sincerity *Fidelity *Opening blocked communicationAs you can see there are many uses for colors and a variety of ways to incoporate them into your daily living to help you feel better.Here is a project for you to take on for yourself. For the next week pay attention to the colors you are attracted to and the way you are feeling then log it down in a journal. You may be surprised to see what you find. You can also take the week to use colors more consciously and log in what, if any impact they had on you.