What are some of yours?
I'd like to remain drug free (besides herb)
Stop smoking cigs (probably not gonna happen)
Spend more time with my family
Keep successfully quit smoking (so far been going quite good)
Quit drinking alcohol/being a lonely alcoholic
Quit any mind altering substances? But do I really want to? Herb is not included.. maybe?
Stop being an infinitely depressed selfish asshole
Release "Endless Lullabies" and explode all the listeners away
Become internationally well-known between experimental music listeners
Lighten my spirit more and more by knowledge and meditation
See my parents at least once during this year
Figure out what the fuck am I doing after this
_I'd like to get sooner or later get a job of creative advertising.
_I'd like to be a bit more in love with who I am, and be a bit more calm. I've been stressed and tired all the year, and I know my essence is being chiled out as fuck. I'll recover my original being, I guess.
_I'd like to be a bit more social (not much, I'm already quite social comparing to previous years.
_I'd like to release the best record ever made in my country and get people really moved by it.
_If deftones plays here, my ultimate dream is to open for them. I think about it at least every week and i'm trying to figure out the way to do it.
-sort my fucking life out
Quote from: Starz on Dec 25, 2010, 02:02 PM
-sort my fucking life out
i'm in the same boat. gotta get my shit together.
-completely revamp my guitar setup
-record more music
-start a decent band
- Get a new job (4 years at Urban has me going crazy)
- Get a boyfriend
- Move somewhere new by the end of the year
- Read more books
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Dec 25, 2010, 04:03 PM
Quote from: Starz on Dec 25, 2010, 02:02 PM
-sort my fucking life out
i'm in the same boat. gotta get my shit together.
Same here.
-Tying to that, I would say just finally try to grow up i.e be more responsible, independent.
Kind of like this?
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No more deep fried foods
Smoke less herb (maybe 3 times a week? lol)
:(
This wasn't a new years resolution. Because I never do them anyways. But about a week ago I have up energy drinks all together. I can still drink coffee, but no energy drinks. I know a lot of you don't know me personally, but if you did, you would know that this is a HUGE step for me.
It was largely based around not wanting to consume so much artificial sweeteners and shit like that. Then also largely based around the fact that I spend about $6,000.00 a year on energy drinks....so yeah. Lots of incentives there.
trey, good on you. i can't stand energy drinks. all my work mates drink them and i can't stand the way they smell.
i'm going to try to stop biting my nails. very unlikely that i will stop but i'm going to really try hard. harder than my past attempts.
I truly love drinking energy drinks. Only sugar free of course. but its gotten to the point to where I drink about 10 day and they don't even do anything for me. which is just fucking ridiculous when you think about it. I have been meaning to quit for a while. I'm going on almost a week now, so I guess thats good. Its just time you know. They really arent bad for you for all the reasons people think they are bad for you. But more so for the reasons sodas and sugary juices and shit are bad for you. Just all; the artificial coloring and sweeteners and high fructose fuck my pancreas syrup and all that. I'm feeling pretty good about myself for finally kicking it. and I think I will actually stick with it this time. If nothing else for pride that I have told everyone that I quit. But I don't deny at all that I will be drinking massive amounts of black coffee instead. Which I find to be much cheaper and healthy.
but yes, no nail biting. Why do you do it in the first place?
i purely dislike energy drinks because of their smell and something about them just screams death. a friend of mine had a friend who died from drinking too much diet coke. the doctors were able to pin point that all the artificial sugar in the coke was what stopped her heart beating. they told her to quit or she was going to die. she was so addicted to diet coke that she couldn't stop and ended up dying.
i bite my nails for pure enjoyment. the thing is when i stop i start to bite the skin around the nails and end up with bloody scabs that hurt like hell. i've been doing it since i was a kid. i thought i simply did it because of anxiety but it's a mixture of a lot of feelings. i stopped biting today. i was watching tv and next thing i realised i had the taste of blood in my mouth. i had bitten into the skin on a finger so hard and hadn't noticed. this is going to be very difficult.
Quote from: blixa on Dec 27, 2010, 02:30 PM
i purely dislike energy drinks because of their smell and something about them just screams death. a friend of mine had a friend who died from drinking too much diet coke. the doctors were able to pin point that all the artificial sugar in the coke was what stopped her heart beating. they told her to quit or she was going to die. she was so addicted to diet coke that she couldn't stop and ended up dying.
i bite my nails for pure enjoyment. the thing is when i stop i start to bite the skin around the nails and end up with bloody scabs that hurt like hell. i've been doing it since i was a kid. i thought i simply did it because of anxiety but it's a mixture of a lot of feelings. i stopped biting today. i was watching tv and next thing i realised i had the taste of blood in my mouth. i had bitten into the skin on a finger so hard and hadn't noticed. this is going to be very difficult.
died from drinking diet coke you say?......shouldnt that have been posted in the bullshit thread
ok, new years resolutions:
change job
move in with gf and see if it works
no seriously, she died from the amount of diet coke she had consumed. her heart stopped beating because she couldn't stop drinking it. she went to seven different doctors who told her the same thing. she used to consume an abnormal amount of diet coke. i'm talking crazy numbers here. even when her heart started playing up, she continued to drink diet coke.
i know it sounds crazy, but it's true.
Right well, if you drink too much of anything, even water, eventually your kidneys will not be able to work fast enough to remove sufficient amounts from the body, leading to swelling of the brain, breathing shutting down and ultimately death.
Diet coke will have aspartame which is a sweetner, theres been a lot of debate about its health implications but it is like one of the most tested products due to this and every country that tested found there was no problem with it in terms of health.
She probably had a rare condition, made worse by drinking way too much, I wouldnt worry about drinking diet coke though, seriously.
i used to drink a lot of creaming soda and i started getting heart palpitations so i stopped.
i don't know about her heart condition, but my best friend had anorexia (due to anxiety) and she was telling me how they peddle diet coke to the anorexics in the hospital. they call it dc and all of them drink it and the doctors have no problem with it. as long as they aren't drinking too much.
Yeah that does sound a little off that she would die of an aspartame overdose. But I guess it's possible. I could see it being more that she severely dehydrated herself and caused a shift in her electrolytes which can lead to cardiac dysrhythmia. Especially if your potassium balance gets thrown off. So if she really was drinking just insane amounts of diet coke, I can sort of see how that might cause an electrolyte imbalance.
But shit, who knows? Maybe she really did OD on aspartame. Theres a lot of money in the diet cola industry and they might just want to keep shit like that on the DL. Plus everybody reacts differently to things. We all have our own chemistry and genetic make up. She might have just been REALLY sensitive to artificial sweeteners.
Quote from: blixa on Dec 27, 2010, 02:30 PM
i bite my nails for pure enjoyment. the thing is when i stop i start to bite the skin around the nails and end up with bloody scabs that hurt like hell. i've been doing it since i was a kid. i thought i simply did it because of anxiety but it's a mixture of a lot of feelings. i stopped biting today. i was watching tv and next thing i realised i had the taste of blood in my mouth. i had bitten into the skin on a finger so hard and hadn't noticed. this is going to be very difficult.
But yeah, holy shit dude. Thats pretty bad. You should try dipping your fingers in shit that taste really nasty or wear gloves around the house or something. I know that sounds really dorky but it might help. Maybe just use an abnormal amount of hand sanitizer and your fingers should probably taste pretty gross
Damn, there's some interesting neuroses down undah.
My NYRs are to get a good job in the accounting field, help more people with their investments, and fuck a baker's dozen bitches (or more, but I couldn't think of better alliteration).
You should help me with my investments. I was thinking about starting up with Euro Pacific Capital. I know you love Peter Schiff so I'm guessing you have at least looked at this before? Do you know anything about it?
Yeah, my parents are starting up an account there. You do need at least 25k though. What else would you like to know?
Quote from: Variable on Dec 28, 2010, 03:09 AM
Yeah that does sound a little off that she would die of an aspartame overdose. But I guess it's possible. I could see it being more that she severely dehydrated herself and caused a shift in her electrolytes which can lead to cardiac dysrhythmia. Especially if your potassium balance gets thrown off. So if she really was drinking just insane amounts of diet coke, I can sort of see how that might cause an electrolyte imbalance.
But shit, who knows? Maybe she really did OD on aspartame. Theres a lot of money in the diet cola industry and they might just want to keep shit like that on the DL. Plus everybody reacts differently to things. We all have our own chemistry and genetic make up. She might have just been REALLY sensitive to artificial sweeteners.
Quote from: blixa on Dec 27, 2010, 02:30 PM
i bite my nails for pure enjoyment. the thing is when i stop i start to bite the skin around the nails and end up with bloody scabs that hurt like hell. i've been doing it since i was a kid. i thought i simply did it because of anxiety but it's a mixture of a lot of feelings. i stopped biting today. i was watching tv and next thing i realised i had the taste of blood in my mouth. i had bitten into the skin on a finger so hard and hadn't noticed. this is going to be very difficult.
But yeah, holy shit dude. Thats pretty bad. You should try dipping your fingers in shit that taste really nasty or wear gloves around the house or something. I know that sounds really dorky but it might help. Maybe just use an abnormal amount of hand sanitizer and your fingers should probably taste pretty gross
my mum always wanted to put chilli on the tips of my nails since i started biting when i was a lot younger but she always thought that she would fuck me up. little did she know hahaha.
i haven't bitten my nails in a few days and i've been using nail polish so they look really nice. it always starts off like this then i start biting them again. i want to know what it feels like to scratch an itch with nails as opposed to just pressing down on the itch with my skin.
topic: NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS
take it to the bullshit thread, kids
Quote from: lostpilot on Dec 28, 2010, 03:19 PM
topic: NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS
take it to the bullshit thread, kids
your new years resolution is to CHILLAX!
CHILLTHEFUCKOUTPILL ©
no need for water. just let your anger push it down your throat.
- Do some trips next year... Canoeing in Finland and visit either EXIT festival in Serbia or Sziget festival in Hungary
- Have more fun in life instead of being such a depressed loner all the time
- Join a band
1) 8-10 climbing/mountaineering trips before i get married in september
2) hopefully honeymoon in patagonia
3) study for GRE & grad school applications
4) work my ass off and save $ at my current job
5) snowboard 40+ days
6) read 50 books in 2011
1) Get a job.
2) get a future wife
3) don't lay in bed with your laptop anymore, it fucks up your neck
4) workout more
1. Get a good job.
2. Get a new car
3. Get my own place
Quote from: one weak on Dec 28, 2010, 05:58 PM
1) 8-10 climbing/mountaineering trips before i get married in september
2) hopefully honeymoon in patagonia
3) study for GRE & grad school applications
4) work my ass off and save $ at my current job
5) snowboard 40+ days
6) read 50 books in 2011
congratulations. getting married, how exciting!
- Live.
Quote from: black coffee on Dec 28, 2010, 05:23 PM
- Have more fun in life instead of being such a depressed loner all the time
yes this is what i need to do
OH OH OH!
I'm actually really excited to announce that I'm getting our of the Navy/Marines and going to College!
YAY! No more war for me. Only learning and fucking (college) freshman from now on. (no homo)
Wow... What are you gonna study ? And what are you planning on doing after that ?
Quote from: Variable on Jan 02, 2011, 10:14 AM
OH OH OH!
I'm actually really excited to announce that I'm getting our of the Navy/Marines and going to College!
YAY! No more war for me. Only learning and fucking (college) freshman from now on. (no homo)
wow, congrats man!
Quote from: Variable on Jan 02, 2011, 10:14 AM
Only learning and fucking (college) freshman from now on. (no homo)
+ 1,000,000 YES!!
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Dec 28, 2010, 01:09 PM
Yeah, my parents are starting up an account there. You do need at least 25k though. What else would you like to know?
Gay. I just noticed this post. I do have some money saved up. But not 25K to just invest. I should have figured when their min for gold investment was 10K.
Quote from: tarkil on Jan 02, 2011, 12:02 PM
Wow... What are you gonna study ? And what are you planning on doing after that ?
Well like most noobs to college I don't exactly know 100% for sure. But currently my end goal is med school. Although I'm taking a serious look at law school because I think it fits my personality very well.
But currently the plan is to move back to New Mexico and get a job in one of the local Emergency Rooms there like I had before I joined the Navy. The post 911 G.I. Bill pays 100% tuition plus a monthly housing allowance that will more than cover rent and bills and all that. So I'm pretty set as far as all that goes.
I might also move to Texas to go to school because I have friends and family there too. I recently visited the campus of TCU and really liked it. I also found out that the guy/girl ratio is literally 59/41% so thats a pretty big upside too.
Quote from: Variable on Jan 02, 2011, 04:55 PM
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Dec 28, 2010, 01:09 PM
Yeah, my parents are starting up an account there. You do need at least 25k though. What else would you like to know?
Gay. I just noticed this post. I do have some money saved up. But not 25K to just invest. I should have figured when their min for gold investment was 10K.
Quote from: tarkil on Jan 02, 2011, 12:02 PM
Wow... What are you gonna study ? And what are you planning on doing after that ?
Well like most noobs to college I don't exactly know 100% for sure. But currently my end goal is med school. Although I'm taking a serious look at law school because I think it fits my personality very well.
But currently the plan is to move back to New Mexico and get a job in one of the local Emergency Rooms there like I had before I joined the Navy. The post 911 G.I. Bill pays 100% tuition plus a monthly housing allowance that will more than cover rent and bills and all that. So I'm pretty set as far as all that goes.
I might also move to Texas to go to school because I have friends and family there too. I recently visited the campus of TCU and really liked it. I also found out that the guy/girl ratio is literally 59/41% so thats a pretty big upside too.
Come to MN, yo! It's only sort of cold and our new governor is only sort of socialist. Then we can work on our book: "A College Kid's Guide to Libertarianism"
ohhh, i really want to go to new mexico. heard it's all types of amazing.
hope you like the color brown.
racist
i was going to say, 'what do you mean?' but i understand now. and rest assured, the whole time i was in america i was only hit on and approached by african-americans. i was snubbed by everyone else.
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just saying how it was. i saw so many attractive hispanic guys and they were all focused on my sister, who didn't even notice them. she was too busy buying shoes and make up all the time.
nothing beat the hot orthodox jews in skokie though.
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Jan 02, 2011, 10:21 PM
Quote from: Variable on Jan 02, 2011, 04:55 PM
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Dec 28, 2010, 01:09 PM
Yeah, my parents are starting up an account there. You do need at least 25k though. What else would you like to know?
Gay. I just noticed this post. I do have some money saved up. But not 25K to just invest. I should have figured when their min for gold investment was 10K.
Quote from: tarkil on Jan 02, 2011, 12:02 PM
Wow... What are you gonna study ? And what are you planning on doing after that ?
Well like most noobs to college I don't exactly know 100% for sure. But currently my end goal is med school. Although I'm taking a serious look at law school because I think it fits my personality very well.
But currently the plan is to move back to New Mexico and get a job in one of the local Emergency Rooms there like I had before I joined the Navy. The post 911 G.I. Bill pays 100% tuition plus a monthly housing allowance that will more than cover rent and bills and all that. So I'm pretty set as far as all that goes.
I might also move to Texas to go to school because I have friends and family there too. I recently visited the campus of TCU and really liked it. I also found out that the guy/girl ratio is literally 59/41% so thats a pretty big upside too.
Come to MN, yo! It's only sort of cold and our new governor is only sort of socialist. Then we can work on our book: "A College Kid's Guide to Libertarianism"
What school would I go to?
And MN is REALLY fucking cold dude. I'm not a puss, but I don't know if I'm down for that. My GF for sure isn't.
But I'm down to write the book anyways. I have actually just entered the beginning phases of writing a book. It's about why "conservative republicans" and "Christians" should support the legalization of Marijuana. As in if they really are what they say they are, they would be the ones leading the activism to get it legalized. Or pretty much I'm going to make a case that legalizing pot is the Christian thing to do. I think it's going to be really good if I can actually produce it. I might hit you up for some help here and there.
Quote from: blixa on Jan 03, 2011, 05:10 AM
ohhh, i really want to go to new mexico. heard it's all types of amazing.
Yes I love New Mexico. It's home for me. I'm from Albuquerque although you're probably thinking about areas more like Santa Fe or our really beautiful rural areas like Choma or Ruiodoso. It really is a unique place though.
Come visit me some time. I have a girl friend though (who is mexican ironically to the above conversation) so you're just going to have to control yourself if you do come visit ;) Come during the balloon fiesta, its really cool
i'll try to not rip your clothes off when you come near hahaha now you got me googling the ballon fiesta.
Quote from: Variable on Jan 03, 2011, 08:50 AM
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Jan 02, 2011, 10:21 PM
Quote from: Variable on Jan 02, 2011, 04:55 PM
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Dec 28, 2010, 01:09 PM
Yeah, my parents are starting up an account there. You do need at least 25k though. What else would you like to know?
Gay. I just noticed this post. I do have some money saved up. But not 25K to just invest. I should have figured when their min for gold investment was 10K.
Quote from: tarkil on Jan 02, 2011, 12:02 PM
Wow... What are you gonna study ? And what are you planning on doing after that ?
Well like most noobs to college I don't exactly know 100% for sure. But currently my end goal is med school. Although I'm taking a serious look at law school because I think it fits my personality very well.
But currently the plan is to move back to New Mexico and get a job in one of the local Emergency Rooms there like I had before I joined the Navy. The post 911 G.I. Bill pays 100% tuition plus a monthly housing allowance that will more than cover rent and bills and all that. So I'm pretty set as far as all that goes.
I might also move to Texas to go to school because I have friends and family there too. I recently visited the campus of TCU and really liked it. I also found out that the guy/girl ratio is literally 59/41% so thats a pretty big upside too.
Come to MN, yo! It's only sort of cold and our new governor is only sort of socialist. Then we can work on our book: "A College Kid's Guide to Libertarianism"
What school would I go to?
And MN is REALLY fucking cold dude. I'm not a puss, but I don't know if I'm down for that. My GF for sure isn't.
But I'm down to write the book anyways. I have actually just entered the beginning phases of writing a book. It's about why "conservative republicans" and "Christians" should support the legalization of Marijuana. As in if they really are what they say they are, they would be the ones leading the activism to get it legalized. Or pretty much I'm going to make a case that legalizing pot is the Christian thing to do. I think it's going to be really good if I can actually produce it. I might hit you up for some help here and there.
The U of M is actually a pretty good school as far as colleges go. And it isn't thaaaat cold. We got up to a whole 7 degrees yesterday!
I'm interested in your take on that and would totally help out. Been doin a lot of thinkin about Christianity lately?
- Make a New Years Resolution list
Oh, wait...shit.
Quote from: blixa on Jan 03, 2011, 01:25 PM
i'll try to not rip your clothes off when you come near hahaha now you got me googling the balloon fiesta.
It goes down in October. It's actually pretty cool. Not really if you live there though because literally hundreds of thousands of people poor into Albuquerque over the course of it and make traffic really bad. But its pretty cool to wake up and look out at the sky and literally only be able to see a wall of hot air balloons.
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Jan 03, 2011, 03:55 PM
Quote from: Variable on Jan 03, 2011, 08:50 AM
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Jan 02, 2011, 10:21 PM
Quote from: Variable on Jan 02, 2011, 04:55 PM
Quote from: alvarezbassist17 on Dec 28, 2010, 01:09 PM
Yeah, my parents are starting up an account there. You do need at least 25k though. What else would you like to know?
Gay. I just noticed this post. I do have some money saved up. But not 25K to just invest. I should have figured when their min for gold investment was 10K.
Quote from: tarkil on Jan 02, 2011, 12:02 PM
Wow... What are you gonna study ? And what are you planning on doing after that ?
Well like most noobs to college I don't exactly know 100% for sure. But currently my end goal is med school. Although I'm taking a serious look at law school because I think it fits my personality very well.
But currently the plan is to move back to New Mexico and get a job in one of the local Emergency Rooms there like I had before I joined the Navy. The post 911 G.I. Bill pays 100% tuition plus a monthly housing allowance that will more than cover rent and bills and all that. So I'm pretty set as far as all that goes.
I might also move to Texas to go to school because I have friends and family there too. I recently visited the campus of TCU and really liked it. I also found out that the guy/girl ratio is literally 59/41% so that's a pretty big upside too.
Come to MN, yo! It's only sort of cold and our new governor is only sort of socialist. Then we can work on our book: "A College Kid's Guide to Libertarianism"
What school would I go to?
And MN is REALLY fucking cold dude. I'm not a puss, but I don't know if I'm down for that. My GF for sure isn't.
But I'm down to write the book anyways. I have actually just entered the beginning phases of writing a book. It's about why "conservative republicans" and "Christians" should support the legalization of Marijuana. As in if they really are what they say they are, they would be the ones leading the activism to get it legalized. Or pretty much I'm going to make a case that legalizing pot is the Christian thing to do. I think it's going to be really good if I can actually produce it. I might hit you up for some help here and there.
The U of M is actually a pretty good school as far as colleges go. And it isn't thaaaat cold. We got up to a whole 7 degrees yesterday!
I'm interested in your take on that and would totally help out. Been doin a lot of thinkin about Christianity lately?
Yeah UNM isn't bad. Its just that I don't have to pay a dollar for tuition. So I might as well go to an expensive ass private school with a rep for being REALLY good if I can. And no, as far as for real cold goes. Albuquerque isn't all that bad. But it's worse than Cali, where I currently reside.
And no. I haven't been thinking about Christianity much lately. I was just driving to San Diego and started thinking about how pot would probably be legal if it wasn't for the "conservatives" and "Christians" in the country. I'm lumping Mormons and all the little Jesus worshiping off shoots into "Christian" just for the sake of simplicity. To me, it seems that they are the largest group trying to keep pot illegal mainly for "moral" reasons.
So then I started thinking about how if these "conservative republicans" really were conservative republicans, they would actually support legalizing weed because that = more freedom, less government spending, less government control, a new market for revenue and entrepreneurism, and a smaller government if we got rid of the DEA or at least part of it because of making pot legal. Or, Legalizing pot goes right in order with the republican belief system.
Then, people might say that all that is well and good, but they want it to stay illegal for moral reasons. To which I think there is a very good argument that it is more immoral to keep pot illegal than to make it legal. Even under the pretense that smoking pot is immoral. We create so much more crime and criminals by making it illegal that the ends do not justify the means. That and making it illegal really hasn't stopped anyone from using it. Therefore the actual philosophical statement of making pot illegal is not worth the back blow of drug cartels and sending fairly innocent people to prison and corrupting them further as a result of the system.
It's obviously more complex than that. but there it is in a nut shell anyways.
i don't have to go to new mexico for a balloon fiesta because canberra has something exactly the same.
AND I'M BITING MY NAILS AGAIN. it started today when i was in the car and i tasted blood and realised i was biting my nail. i can't do this anymore.
just go stick 'em up your butt, who wants to bite nails that taste like poopy?
Quote from: blixa on Jan 06, 2011, 11:48 AM
i don't have to go to new mexico for a balloon fiesta because canberra has something exactly the same.
AND I'M BITING MY NAILS AGAIN. it started today when i was in the car and i tasted blood and realised i was biting my nail. i can't do this anymore.
I don't know. It's pretty much all that Albuquerque has to claim, so let me have this one please.
Did I already suggest that you guy gloves? Or you should just start taping your fingers or something.
new mexico has some of the best photographers. that place was kind of huge when i was in photographies theories because, artistically, it held so many possibilities. even its name. it kind of implied a place that wasn't so american. i still believe that canadian photographers are much better. they are so underrated though.
news update on my nails, i just painted them. i realised that when they are freshly painted i spend more time bedazzled by them rather than biting them. i plan on doing two things this year - giving up potato chips of all sort and not biting my nails anymore.
New Mexico is still pretty fucking American. I mean it's a lot different than New England, but that's a cultural difference in the South West as a whole. It's about the exact same as Arizona and Cali. Just without a beach and overpopulation.
So did your nail painting trick work? You should sprinkle some diamonds on your nails too. That would be pretty bedazzling
when i hear the words 'new' and 'mexico', i don't think AMERICA! i only know new mexico through the photographs i've seen in theories class. it could be really farking american. i don't know. but if it's like california then i'll probably not like it so much. i didn't enjoy california when i was there. i've been to the midwest. i really liked it there.
nails in bad condition. i'm still holding out that i will be able to not bite them. i sort of bit my thumbnail tonight. this is really hard.
Well there are some pretty unique things about New Mexico that I guess you could classify as un American. like the Native American reservations and culture out there. The Zuni Indians have a lot of petroglyphs that a lot of people study because they think it's documentation about aliens visiting us thousands of years ago. And a place called chaco canyon is really cool. Just a huge Indian Ruin out in the middle of no where. It was a big city way back when so its really cool to go see. It's so secluded it just makes it beautiful.
Also New Mexican food is definitely different than mexican food. And its really good. Green chili is a huge part of the culture. New Mexico is the only place in the U.S. ( and to my knowledge the world ) that grows green chili is mass. You can literally get green chili cheese burgers at McDonalds. Green Chili bagels at Einstein's. Most people put in on their pizza. It's everywhere. And if you have never been to New Mexico, then chances are you have never eaten green chili. A lot of people think they have had it before but are mistaken. People also think I'm talking about Jalapeños and stuff like that. And Green Chili is WAY different than all that.
As I'm sure you know, there is some really beautiful scenery in the state. There are so many wide open areas and the landscape changes so much depending on where you go in the state. I live in Albuquerque where we have some large mountains on the east side of our city. On the Albuquerque side of the mountain it looks very much like a high altitude desert. Not a lot of green at all except for the area right by the rio grande. Lots of tumble weeds, rocks, and sand. That sounds horrible, but its actually a beautiful city IMO. But then you go to the east side of those mountains and you would swear you were in Colorado. Big green evergreens all over the mountains. Lots of wildlife and little creeks from the snow runoff. It's beautiful. Then I could keep going talking about all these different landscapes just about an hour or so away depending on which direction you go. But Ill spare you. The last thing though is the Sky, its SO BLUE. There is no humidity and little pollution to block our view of the sky so it is just a really intense blue.
But yeah. Other than a few little cultural things that we adopted from the Native American tribes and the Mexicans who came over too, New Mexico is a lot like any other state in the South West. Just significantly less populated. I understand what you meant about the name though. To be perfectly honest, there are a lot of Americans who don't know that New Mexico is even a state. THATS embarrassing for the US. People literally have asked how I speak such good English if I'm from New Mexico. I swear, one time I was asked if I ride a donkey to school, and they were being dead serious. So yeah, you're not the only one that thinks New Mexico doesn't sound very Americanish
i love native american culture. it's so intense. a friend who i met in my honours class drove route 66 through new mexico in a rented car and she took photos. they were a beautiful documentation. she's very architecturally aware in her photography so they were spectacular photos. we ended up talking after class that same day and she said that new mexico is a place that i should go to. she recommended i hire a car and just explore. she drove all around america and the only state that made an impact on her was new mexico. she definitely sparked my interest.
my american cousin was introducing me to her friend and she said, "this is my cousin. she's from australia" and her friend was like, "does she speak english?"
lol oh wow. It's crazy how ignorant some people are. And I didn't know you were from Australia, very cool. Ironically to the conversation, I have always really wanted to go to Australia
But yeah dude, you should definitely check New Mexico out one day. If I'm still living there by the time you get around to getting out there, I will help you out as a little tour guide or help with transportation if you need it. I definitely would either do the research first, or know that you were going to meet with someone who knows the area though. Because NM can also be really lame if you don't know where to go or what to look for.
Quote from: Variable on Jan 09, 2011, 05:07 PM
I have always really wanted to go to Australia
have you?
(http://images.smh.com.au/2009/10/19/798383/article400_kath_kim_kardy2-420x0.jpg)
Yeah it seems like a beautiful place. I also love sharks and scuba diving. I also hear that the women over there are really cool. This might just be a rumor with no merit. But the guys I know who have been over there say that Australian women love American men because apparently Australian men are totall ass holes to you guys, and we are a lot nicer to you guys. That might be incorrect, I don't know because I haven't been myself, but thats just the rumor.
well...
trent. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RjC-vh06_c#)
Quote from: blixa on Jan 11, 2011, 11:43 AM
well...
trent. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RjC-vh06_c#)
AHAHA. I wonder what people think of Australia after seeing that.
it's obviously a fake and it's obvious that australians don't really care what everyone else thinks of us hahahaha. it plays on the stereotype of what a bogan is. it's extremely entertaining for me because trent is from the western suburbs, which is where i'm from. i see guys like him around occasionally so i get where the humour behind it comes from.
the guy who plays trent is one of the guys responsible for beached az. he's loaded with money.
Is he talking or singing? Sounds like both.
he's talking. he is also rhyming when he's talking about his mate kev and all the bitches that want him.
Quote from: blixa on Jan 11, 2011, 12:34 PM
it's obviously a fake and it's obvious that australians don't really care what everyone else thinks of us hahahaha. it plays on the stereotype of what a bogan is. it's extremely entertaining for me because trent is from the western suburbs, which is where i'm from. i see guys like him around occasionally so i get where the humour behind it comes from.
the guy who plays trent is one of the guys responsible for beached az. he's loaded with money.
Oh true, I read he was an actor somewhere years ago. Still cracks me up though haha
"Said he might be able to deal some goeeeyy"
Quote from: blixa on Jan 11, 2011, 12:34 PM
it's obviously a fake and it's obvious that australians don't really care what everyone else thinks of us hahahaha. it plays on the stereotype of what a bogan is. it's extremely entertaining for me because trent is from the western suburbs, which is where i'm from. i see guys like him around occasionally so i get where the humour behind it comes from.
the guy who plays trent is one of the guys responsible for beached az. he's loaded with money.
So because you posted that video, I'm guessing that you generally agree with that assessment of Australian men? Or was it just good timing for a good video?
And what's a bogan supposed to be?
All Australian men are definitely not like that haha.
Quote from: Variable on Jan 12, 2011, 08:23 AM
Quote from: blixa on Jan 11, 2011, 12:34 PM
it's obviously a fake and it's obvious that australians don't really care what everyone else thinks of us hahahaha. it plays on the stereotype of what a bogan is. it's extremely entertaining for me because trent is from the western suburbs, which is where i'm from. i see guys like him around occasionally so i get where the humour behind it comes from.
the guy who plays trent is one of the guys responsible for beached az. he's loaded with money.
So because you posted that video, I'm guessing that you generally agree with that assessment of Australian men? Or was it just good timing for a good video?
And what's a bogan supposed to be?
oh god, no. one thing about australian men is that they are very blokey hence the reason america has started to use some of our actors for 'tough' roles in hollywood films. i can't really lump them all in one category. they're all very different. also a guy from perth is going to be sort of different from a guy from sydney. i certainly don't agree that australian women prefer american men and i think maybe your friend was sort of exagerrating. irish, canadian and colombian men are a lot more popular than american men.
i met an american guy a few weeks ago. he told me he wanted to rape me. he was from nebraska.
Quote from: blixa on Jan 12, 2011, 10:42 AM
i met an american guy a few weeks ago. he told me he wanted to rape me. he was from nebraska.
you meet the weirdest people on the planet. and only good thing to come out of nebraska is 311.
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Jan 12, 2011, 05:48 PM
Quote from: blixa on Jan 12, 2011, 10:42 AM
i met an american guy a few weeks ago. he told me he wanted to rape me. he was from nebraska.
you meet the weirdest people on the planet. and only good thing to come out of nebraska is 311.
rape is a compliment in some cultures
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Jan 12, 2011, 05:48 PM
Quote from: blixa on Jan 12, 2011, 10:42 AM
i met an american guy a few weeks ago. he told me he wanted to rape me. he was from nebraska.
you meet the weirdest people on the planet. and only good thing to come out of nebraska is 311.
i was sitting at the counter at the pub waiting for my friend to show up. i talked to him for about 20 minutes. he was trying to pick me up. failed badly. he looked like springsteen.
I DO NOT LOOK LIKE FUCKING SPRINGSTEEN.
COME TO NEBRASKA.
Quote from: Variable on Jan 12, 2011, 08:23 AM
And what's a bogan supposed to be?
A bogan is Australia's version of I guess... Trailer park trash in America. Every sentence is usually ended with "cunt," and they have slang for everything. They commonly wear singlets, footy shorts, thongs (flip flops), and usually drink Australian beer like VB.
In America we call that a D-BAG.
Quote from: blixa on Jan 12, 2011, 10:42 AM
Quote from: Variable on Jan 12, 2011, 08:23 AM
Quote from: blixa on Jan 11, 2011, 12:34 PM
it's obviously a fake and it's obvious that australians don't really care what everyone else thinks of us hahahaha. it plays on the stereotype of what a bogan is. it's extremely entertaining for me because trent is from the western suburbs, which is where i'm from. i see guys like him around occasionally so i get where the humour behind it comes from.
the guy who plays trent is one of the guys responsible for beached az. he's loaded with money.
So because you posted that video, I'm guessing that you generally agree with that assessment of Australian men? Or was it just good timing for a good video?
And what's a bogan supposed to be?
oh god, no. one thing about australian men is that they are very blokey hence the reason america has started to use some of our actors for 'tough' roles in hollywood films. i can't really lump them all in one category. they're all very different. also a guy from perth is going to be sort of different from a guy from sydney. i certainly don't agree that australian women prefer american men and i think maybe your friend was sort of exagerrating. irish, canadian and colombian men are a lot more popular than american men.
i met an american guy a few weeks ago. he told me he wanted to rape me. he was from nebraska.
He only did that cause you look like the girl from Dollhouse.
you have to show them what a bogan is:
chimpanzee. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6cvOBCBVug#ws)
Not me but relevant.
>2005
>16 years old
>lived in NYC most of my life
>really popular in school, at parties and clubs every weekend, have lots of friends.
>one day find out I have to move to Australia because my dad got a job there
>excited, but sad at the same time because I'll be leaving my friends.
>don't know anyone in Sydney, but always heard the people are nice.
>start school
>everyone immediately makes fun of me for being "a fucking yank cunt"
>the guys hate me automatically
>some of the girls like my accent
>guys get pissed off and hate me more
>everyone is pretentious and generally unlikeable
>don't know anything about aussie slang, culture or humour.
>every guy has that macho bullshit attitude.
>can't relate to any of them
>bogans/lads everywhere and those who aren't try to be
>The clublife is terrible, and everything in general is boring
>still get shit for being american
>this continues for the next two years
>develop an extreme personal hate for every australian I meet from then on.
Quote from: downtownpony on Jan 14, 2011, 04:22 PM
Not me but relevant.
>2005
>16 years old
>lived in NYC most of my life
>really popular in school, at parties and clubs every weekend, have lots of friends.
>one day find out I have to move to Australia because my dad got a job there
>excited, but sad at the same time because I'll be leaving my friends.
>don't know anyone in Sydney, but always heard the people are nice.
>start school
>everyone immediately makes fun of me for being "a fucking yank cunt"
>the guys hate me automatically
>some of the girls like my accent
>guys get pissed off and hate me more
>everyone is pretentious and generally unlikeable
>don't know anything about aussie slang, culture or humour.
>every guy has that macho bullshit attitude.
>can't relate to any of them
>bogans/lads everywhere and those who aren't try to be
>The clublife is terrible, and everything in general is boring
>still get shit for being american
>this continues for the next two years
>develop an extreme personal hate for every australian I meet from then on.
Man that's grim, we're not all like that I promise. I dislike most people I meet, but I figure that'd happen with anywhere in the world for me. I'm open to making friends with people as long as they're cool back, where someone was born or their race doesn't matter.
Quote from: downtownpony on Jan 14, 2011, 04:22 PM
Not me but relevant.
>2005
>16 years old
>lived in NYC most of my life
>really popular in school, at parties and clubs every weekend, have lots of friends.
>one day find out I have to move to Australia because my dad got a job there
>excited, but sad at the same time because I'll be leaving my friends.
>don't know anyone in Sydney, but always heard the people are nice.
>start school
>everyone immediately makes fun of me for being "a fucking yank cunt"
>the guys hate me automatically
>some of the girls like my accent
>guys get pissed off and hate me more
>everyone is pretentious and generally unlikeable
>don't know anything about aussie slang, culture or humour.
>every guy has that macho bullshit attitude.
>can't relate to any of them
>bogans/lads everywhere and those who aren't try to be
>The clublife is terrible, and everything in general is boring
>still get shit for being american
>this continues for the next two years
>develop an extreme personal hate for every australian I meet from then on.
no offence, but the person who typed this up sounds like an utter cockhead. no wonder everyone thinks he's a wanker. look at his attitude. oh, boohoo, you had to move to australia.
moving to a completely new country when you're 16 years old can be quite rough I imagine. could you imagine leaving all your friends and everything you know behind and move to the opposite side of the world? and then have people make fun of you because you're a foreigner. he's 16. he's a kid. friends is the most important thing in the world at that age.
Besides having a lot of Mexican immigrants in my schools growing up (because I live in Texas) the few British kids I remember were occasionally made fun of because of their accent. That's about it though. I think they actually made more friends because they were British. It was never as hateful as what that kid described.
I think the world outside of America has a lot of hate for Americans.
lose weight
maybe get a better job
maybe to go school
get a girlfriend to hang with
just random things that come to my head
Quote from: Jacob on Jan 15, 2011, 05:56 PM
moving to a completely new country when you're 16 years old can be quite rough I imagine. could you imagine leaving all your friends and everything you know behind and move to the opposite side of the world? and then have people make fun of you because you're a foreigner. he's 16. he's a kid. friends is the most important thing in the world at that age.
he's whinging. do you how many kids are stuck in detention centres dying to be in his shoes? i don't think he appreciates what he's got. i don't care if he's 16. some people are racist here, just as some people are racist in america and in other countries. he seems more concerned about being "popular" and having shitloads of friends. he can have those things in australia if he got over what he had and get used to what he's got now. and half the things he's complaining about is shit we all face in high school irregardless of whether you're a "yank" or not.
i'm sorry, but i find it really hard to sympathise with him.
lol
bet you're an aussie
Aussies hate everyone especially the English, they have a stick up their ass because their country was founded by criminals exiled from English shores. Just look at Russell Crowe, loud mouthed cunt. This is all said tounge in cheek before someone gets their knickers in a twist.
Quote from: wheresmysnare on Jan 16, 2011, 05:15 PM
Aussies hate everyone especially the English, they have a stick up their ass because their country was founded by criminals exiled from English shores. Just look at Russell Crowe, loud mouthed cunt. This is all said tounge in cheek before someone gets their knickers in a twist.
Dude, not "everyone." I'm an Australian, and my best mate is South African. I've got loads of Canadian friends, and my best mate throughout high school was Bosnian. I'm sure I could point out more but I can't be bothered... and if I'm not correct, America has one of the highest percentages of racial related murders in the world. We sure as hell don't have that extreme side here.
Quote from: wheresmysnare on Jan 16, 2011, 05:15 PM
Aussies hate everyone especially the English, they have a stick up their ass because their country was founded by criminals exiled from English shores. Just look at Russell Crowe, loud mouthed cunt. This is all said tounge in cheek before someone gets their knickers in a twist.
in that case, they are making fun of themselves. i see this a lot during cricket season when it's australia against england where you see a lot of pommy bashing. it's hilarious because they're making fun of themselves. and russell crowe doesn't represent australia. the kiwi's are lucky that they got rid of him.
Quote from: Penicks on Jan 16, 2011, 03:38 PM
lol
bet you're an aussie
yes i am. that's why i know what this guy is saying is just all self-pity. i encounter racial bullshit everyday in my line of work, but i don't let it get to me. there are australian's that are racist, but those people exist everywhere. i went to high school with a few american's in my grade. no one gave them shit. they integrated very well because they adjusted to their environment and were a few of the most popular kids at school. they didn't sit around moping about how amazing their life back in america was. all this guy has to do is wait two years then he can move back. i'm sorry, as a person who has lived in three different countries, i can personally say i don't sympathise.