elfpirate

[b]I was reminded of yet another stupid game that my brother and I frequently participate in. This dumb game is a traditional right of passage in many Polynesian and Pacific Island cultures.[/b] [b]The object of the game is to walk across a blazing fire pit- barefoot. [b]It's dangerous, yes, but it's fun...[/b] [b]I've only seen one person really injure himself doing this, but it wasn't the fault of the inferno- he sliced his foot open on a bottle that some idiot had thrown in the fire...[/b] [b]... and then cauterized it on one of the scalding stones[/b]:rolleyes: . [b]This one isn't quite as embarrassing to admit to as the "interstate-rolling" one:D .[/b][/b]

[quote name='Generic NPC #3] I've thought [i]I've[/i'] been bored, but apparently not as bored as other people get. What the hell were you people thinking? lol[/quote][b]The point is that we [i]weren't... [/i]we were playing [i]dumb games.[/i][/b] [b]And it wasn't out of boredom that I did it- it was more of a morbid desire to get as close to death as I possibly could... to tempt fate, as I said... if I had been bored, I would have gone swimming...:smirk: [/b] [b]I was rather suicidal at that point in my life...what more can I say?[/b] [b]These days, I have been known to play the afore-mentioned punching game- the one where you punch eachother in the arm 'till someone can't take another hit. I've never been able to convince another female to play it with me, though. And I reserve that one 'till I'm buzzed up pretty well...:animesigh .[/b]

[b][size=1]I'm [i]:love:loving[/i] :love: this story... tee hee![/size][/b] [b][size=1]His Evil Sexiness will not rule me, though... for he is my prisoner...muahahaha![/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1](a[/size][/b][b][size=1]lthough the fool [i]did[/i] dare to capture the dreaded Oni Kaizoku- I shall escape soon enough... !)[/size][/b] [center] [/center] [center]DW was the only prisoner I took when I boarded...[/center] [center]spared only on account of his sexy black mage-iness[/center] [center] [/center] [left] [/left]

[b][size=1]I already covered this in my post on the "relationships" thread, but no, I don't have a lot of friends... and I don't [i]want[/i] to have a lot of friends, either.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]I'm definitely the lone wolf type of person. I don't let a lot of people in to my world... it's just my nature. Could be the Complex PTSD- I dunno... but I avoid making friends with people. [/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]I'm not even sure how I wound up with the friends that I [i]do[/i] have... (except the one- I became friends with him when he moved into my house...it was unavoidable:D)[/size][/b]

[b][size=1]My worst habit is definitely the habit of injesting substances that poison me... like tobacco and alcohol, among other things...([i]much[/i] worse things- wakarimasu ka?)[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Other than that, I have a litany of bad habits...[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Disregarding "appropriate" social graces- like, saying things that are extremely rude to say aloud and offending the hell out of otherwise decent people.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Drinking straight out of the container (of milk, juice, etc...)[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Purposely waking people up at 4am, just because I'm still awake and I'm bored.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Neglecting to attend my appointments.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]I am [i]absolutely[/i] incapable of accepting compliments regarding my "beauty" or my body... (I've been told that it's a [i]really[/i] obnoxious habit...)[/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]Procrastinating.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Taking on way more tasks than I can realistically handle.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Being way too damned honest.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Mixing languages together when I'm speaking- and writing- often within the same sentence.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Speaking in Scottish, Irish, and New Zealand accents and dialects for no real reason.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Matching the accent and dialect of others when I'm speaking to them.[/size][/b] [b][size=1]The list goes on and on... it would take forever to list them all. I'm an irritating ****, all around. [/size][/b] [b]Oh, yeah- I also talk to my pets and to other animals as though they understand what I'm saying and will be able to reply. (though I don't do that baby-talk crap... not even to babies...)[/b]

[quote name='Pyro Kitty']Two words, elf: restraining order. :)[/quote] [b]Yeah. I would've considered that if he [i]weren't [/i]one of my best friends... or if I didn't know that it would take me about a second to render him unconscious.:smirk: [/b] [left][b]Seriously, though- he's not scary... he's just... um... strange. No matter how mean I can be at times, he still "loves" me. That's why I think he may be a touch on the masochistic side...[/b][/left] [center]On a side note- it seems wrong to shorten my name to just "elf"... so...[/center] [center]prepare to be boarded...[/center]

[b]This question has been running through my mind a lot recently, because a friend of mine is currently in a coma after a really horrible car accident (she was hit by a drunk driver last week:animeangr ).[/b] [b]I've thought about it quite a bit in the past, because my mom once told me that if she ever ends up in a state in which she can no longer function on her own, she wants [i]me[/i] to euthenize her somehow- the whole "Death before dishonor" thing.[/b] [b]I used to think that I wouldn't have much of a problem doing that for someone, but now I'm not so sure.[/b] [b]If it was my son, I don't know if I would be able to let go- even if there were no chance that he would ever wake up... but if it were anyone else, I think that I would see it as a mercy killing. I know- that's terrible, right- that I say it depends on who the person is... I must be evil...[/b] [b]So I pose the question to all of you: [/b] [b]If one of your loved ones was in a coma and there was no possibility that they would ever come back (ie- the brain is simply too desroyed to function again)- and it was up to you to decide whether or not to take them off life-support, would you be able to "pull the plug"? Why or why not?[/b]

[quote name='shika']my eating habits pretty much suck too. in the morning i have no time to eat, and if i did i'd end up sick anyways b/c i just can't eat in the morning without feeling like i have to vomit. its weird, i've always been like that... [/quote] [b]That sounds really familiar...:animesmil .[/b] [b]I have this problem where my body just refuses to tell me when it needs food. I literally never feel hungry, so it's really easy for me to forget to eat, since there's nothing to remind me to do so.[/b] [b]People are always asking me "Did you eat today?" and then I get yelled at, because the answer is usually "Uuuhm... nope... I guess I forgot."[/b] [b]Sigh... I think it's related to the fact that I never sleep.[/b]

[b][size=1]Try this:[/size][/b] [b][size=1]There's this great stuff called "Lock Tight"- you can usually get it wherever snowboarding equipment is sold. It works kind of like super glue, but it's great for keeping screws in place in the threads...[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Come to think of it, you could probably find it at the hardware store, as well...[/size][/b]

[quote name='Who?]Oh, I wasn't talking about you if that's what you're thinking. I was talking about the general populace of teenagers who take pride in breaking rules. You have a valid reason to be pissed off, because you saw a problem and actually [i]tried[/i'] to do something about it.[/quote] [b]As all people should, neh?[/b] [b]No, I didn't really think you were referring to me, but I thought I should point out that I'm not just another angst-filled, anarchistic, rebellious-for-the-sake-of-being-rebellious kind of person.[/b] [b]If I break a rule/law, etc...it's because I've made an informed decision to break it- usually based on the principles of the matter at hand. I would never break a rule just to be a rebel. That mentality is for chumps and children.[/b]

[b]Uh...I don't know why I'm admitting this, but when I was between the ages of 9 and 10, I lived in El Paso, Texas- right next to the interstate highway(I-10).[/b] [b]I used to lay down on the shoulder and roll all the way across the highway just to tempt fate. If that ain't the stupidest game a little girl can play, I don't know what is...:nope: [/b] [b]For those of you that don't know, I-10 is one of the largest, most-travelled interstate highways in the US- it connects Florida to California...[/b]

[quote name='wrist cutter']It's interesting that they cast you out of their group because you aren't perpetuating racial stereotypes.[/quote] [b]Interesting and ignorant. People should accept one another for who they are, neh?[/b]

[b][size=1][i]Of course[/i] I think of my pets as family... because they [i]are[/i].[/size][/b] [b][size=1]That's why they call it "animal adoption"... not "animal imprisonment".[/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]You adopt a pet for the entirety of its life... or, that's the idea, anyway.[/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]I love my pets a lot- they have their own little personalities and temperaments- and they are so loyal(as long as you're treating them properly). [/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]My rat is a great source of entertainment, as well- she's got a quirky personality and [i]loves[/i] to play. [/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]She's the only rat I've ever known that will actually play games... and she frequently tries to get me to play with her- kind of like a puppy does... it's hella cute.:D[/size][/b]

[b]I never used to hang out with people of my own race- until we moved to a community in which I was no longer a minority... and I was honestly frightened of people of my race...:animeblus .[/b] [b]It seems stupid now, but that's just the way it was... and it was a huge culture shock... I hated it.[/b] [b]It's ridiculous that race should matter. [/b] [b]Right now, there are a lot of people that are concerned about me hanging out with my friend/mentor. Just because he's of a different race, (or- more accurately- he's of a different [i]tribe[/i] with a different race mixed in- but we do look like we're different races, because I'm pretty pale) a lot of people assume that he beats me.[/b] [b]There are two funny things about that- One-we're not a couple...we're friends and business partners. Two- it's the people of the local tribes (that neither of us are) that are concerned for my safety.[/b] [b]I guess it's good to know that a lot of people "got my back" if something ever goes down... but nothing ever would with him... he's too sweet for that:animesmil .[/b]

[quote name='Sol-Blade']Well 'home' to me is alot of things, not just a location. Home to me, is at it's most basic form, the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Now I live in Vegas, and I too also refer to this place as home but not in the same sense as I do Hawaii. [/quote] [b]The island of Hawai'i is the closest I've ever known to home. I lived there as a child, and was super depressed and pissed when my family moved away from there. I still get a little misty-eyed when I see it on the telly or something.[/b] [b]Problem is- I returned there when I became an adult, and, although I felt like that's where I belong, none of my family was there... except my eldest brother- whom I didn't really know... and didn't get along with. I missed being able to be with my [i]other[/i] brother (and the rest of my family)... but they were SO far away. It kept it from feeling like home.[/b] [b]I think that, until I can convince the rest of my family to return there, I won't be able to be at home... because I want to be there WITH them...[/b]

[QUOTE=Baron Samedi][size=1]~_^ If you really do have a problem, and haven't been visiting a Doctor, [b]get one[/b]. And if you don't have a problem, well... grow up. What can I say?[/size][/QUOTE] [b][color=darkred]After reading a bit more, I'd have to say I concur with the Baron on this...[/color][/b] [b][color=#8b0000]either you really have some issues and need medical attention, or you are fishing for the "oh, she's so weird that she's cute" sympathy- attention- thing. It isn't cute- it's kind of irritating... go whimper to a psychologist.[/color][/b] [b][color=#8b0000][/color][/b] [b][color=black][/color][/b] [b][color=black]edit: [/color][/b] [b][color=black][/color][/b] [center] [b][color=black]*heh*- I didn't mean to make that sound quite as b****y as it did...:animeshy: [/color][/b][/center] [center][b][color=black][/color][/b] [/center] [center][b][color=black]I tend to be a little harsher than I need to be at times, and I apologize.[/color][/b][/center]

[b][size=1]To bring as much chaos and disruption as I can to the lives of those that I care about... [/size][/b] [b][size=1]That [i]seems[/i] to be what I'm here for... [/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]If there's another purpose to my existence, I'm having a really hard time figuring it out... cuz bearing chaos and disruption seems to be the only thing I can do really well at this point...:animeswea .[/size][/b]

[b]I think it's just fine, as long as [i]you're [/i]somewhere in there, as well...:D .[/b] [b]If you get taken over by any of them... [i]especially[/i] if it's one of those sneaky little chibis... you may want to serve them a notice to vacate your grey matter...[/b]

[quote name='gaarasgirl90][color=darkred][font=Fixedsys]Over time the word hate has dimmed down a bit, depending on how you use it. I mean I'm sure we all know that he doesnt hate the kid enough to wish ill or death upon him. I use hate alot when I'm only describing really extremly irratating people.[/font'][/color][/quote] [b]Yeah, we're all aware that he's not planning to skin the kid or anything...[/b] [b]I just tend to be picky about the overuse of words that are meant to have a strong effect when they're spoken or written. Words like love and hate should be used for real love and real hate, in my opinion... the overkill usage has diminished the meaning of so many a good descriptive word...[/b]

[b]I was wondering- what makes a place "home" to you?[/b] [b]I do not have a home... and I don't really remember ever having a place in which I felt "at home".[/b] [b]My family moved all over the damned place while I was growing up...I had seen every state West of the Mississippi River and then some by the time I was seven years old.[/b] [b]And now, especially after my family was torn apart by conflict, I suffer from a never-ending homesickness...[/b] [b]I've travelled quite a bit since I became an adult, and everywhere I go, I feel like a stranger in that landscape... no matter how long I've been there, I always feel like a guest... I never feel "at home". [/b] [b]I even have a hard time saying things like"Oh, it's late- I need to go [i]home[/i]...". I always end up saying "I have to go back to my [i]house[/i]" or something along those lines, because I can't call the place I live "home" when it doesn't feel like home.[/b] [b]I long to find a place on this earth that truly feels like "home" to me... but I've discovered that I don't really know what it is. I haven't a clue what it is that makes a certain place feel like "home"...because I've never experienced it before.[/b] [b]So what is it? Is it your surroundings? The culture around you? The amount of family that are in the area? [/b] [b]What do you guys think? What makes a place "home"?[/b]

[QUOTE=wrist cutter]Anyway, it's not up to me to decide what rules I feel like obeying, because it isn't my choice. My opinions aren't important enough to decide these things. [QUOTE] [b]I think it[i] is[/i] up to you to decide- that's what free will is for, after all... and if your opinion isn't important enough, WC, then whose [i]is[/i]?[/b]

[size=1][b]Heh...this may be difficult...[/b][/size] [b] Many of my friends are dead now, and the remaining ones have drifted apart...a[/b][b]ll except the two close friends that I have left... who, by some twisted fate, have both fallen in love with me.:animeangr I have no idea[i] why[/i], as I'm really not that great...and t[/b][b]his complicates both friendships, no matter what I do to keep things the way they were...[/b] [b]I love my friends dearly, and I will always be there for them... but I find it hard to keep them too close to my heart, as I've had to say goodbye forever to too many of my friends already. When it seems like everyone that gets close to you ends up dead, you develop the tendency to distance yourself a little...[/b] [b]And, as far as my family goes, I love them all beyond what words can express. A lot of my artwork is done in tribute to them, and three of my tattoos (so far) are tributes to family... the "mom" and "dad" kanji- (okasan and otosan?) on the backs of my upper arms, and the sleeve that I'm currently working on in tribute to my brother. So far, I've only got the Jolly Roger on the back of my hand done for that one, but I've been drawing the rest of it up for the last couple of months, and will have one of my friends ink most of it on for me...probably the one who did the Jolly Roger, though both of my friends are extremely talented tattoo artists...and finish the rest of it myself (shouldn't be too difficult, as it's not on my dominant side...:D ).[/b] [b]My brother has been my best friend and fellow pirate-ninja for my entire life. He and I grew up like twins- the same grade and everything- and we raised eachother when my parents were too ****ed up to do it themselves. [/b] [b]He is my strength when I have none... and my beacon in the darkness when I've lost my way. [/b] [b]He and I would not have survived our childhood if we hadn't had eachother... which is why my tribute to him will be an entire sleeve, compared to a simple kanji for each of my parents.[/b] [b]I love my family, but it's been a healing process to let them back into my life... I'd still lay my life down for any of them, though- regardless of past hurts and traumas...[/b]

[b]Well... I thought that honesty was the best policy, and I was as straightforward as I could be with this latest one, but he's [i]still[/i] being persistent. [b]I even went as far as to tell him that if he wanted to avoid being hurt and having his head messed with, he'd better turn and run away ASAP... but even that didn't deter him...so I tried to convince him that I was one of those psychotic females that would destroy his life over nothing... that didn't work, either... [/b] [b]I'm beginning to think that he's a masochist or something, because I've been kind of mean about the whole thing lately, and he thinks I'm as cute as ever... no matter how many times I tell him I'm not interested...[/b] [/b] [b]I unfortunately don't have the option of seeing less of him at this point, either... [/b] [b]So- as long as the guy is somewhat normal (and not bizarre like this one) I'd have to say that honesty is always best. But if he's a little strange and doesn't seem to be bothered by rejection at all- then it may not work... in which case, I'm not sure what to do...obviously...:animeswea .[/b]

[b][size=1]Hate is an extremely strong word for someone who is simply irritating...even if they are irritating all the time without pause...[/size][/b] [b][size=1]My hatred is reserved for those people who are truly deserving of the damnation of pure hatred...[/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]For instance, the people who prey upon children... and the people that murdered two of my friends over some insignificant bull****... or the "men" who rape...[/size][/b] [b][size=1][/size][/b] [b][size=1]These are the kind of people I hate- not just some irritating little neighbor boy or some obnoxious jerk at school... but that's just me, I guess:smirk:.[/size][/b]

[QUOTE=Freude][color=#b33d79][size=1]Perhaps this particular ordinance [i]was[/i] a bit harsh. They weren't even willing to compromise (skate zones=good). Now we see that the problem lies on the lawmakers themselves. If they still think of you as a "rude and obnoxious little punk" then you should probably get people from other sectors (read: concerned, non-skateboarding citizens) to back you up. Drag your parents along too; I'm pretty sure they'll listen to rallying mothers. [/size][/color][/QUOTE] [b]I [i]did[/i] get well-respected members of the community to join the cause. I gathered teachers and nurses and doctors and business-owners, etc, to speak on behalf of the skating minority. And they did so to the best of their abilities...but we still lost our battle.[/b] [b]And, although my brother and I couldn't talk my mom into going to the city council meetings, our father went- and, as a genius and a Professor of English and Writing, he made a very compelling speech.[/b] [b]But even that had no effect on the morons that govern this community.[/b] [b]***I'd like to point out that I am in no way an advocate of anarchy, but I do (perhaps arrogantly) think that certain laws simply do not apply...***[/b]