pooperson

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"] I use a 3.3 megapixel, wonderful digital camera which I love. It's a Konika Minolta. [B][URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/100MLT29-PICT0024_PICT0024-1.jpg"]Here it is[/URL][/B]. [URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/100MLT29-PICT0010_PICT0010.jpg"][B]Tracks[/B][/URL]. I took this while my mom was taking me to Pendleton for something or another. I thought it was really pretty, so I kept it! [URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/PICT0044.jpg"][B]Taxi[/B][/URL]. Took this while crossing the street in DC. It's amazing how boring walking can be. [URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/Stuff/100MLT29-PICT0085_PICT0085.jpg"][B]Oreos[/B][/URL]. You know those days when you're feeling super artsy but have nothing to take pictures of? All I had this day were oreos. [URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/outside/100MLT29-PICT0097_PICT0097.jpg"][B]Icecicle[/B][/URL]. This one might be one of my favorites ever. We have a huge forest in our backyard, and I was out with my camera. I love it. [URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/PICT0053.jpg"][B]Me in a car 1[/B][/URL]. [B][URL="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/PICT0112.jpg"]Me in a car 2[/URL][/B]. I could post a thousand like these. I love taking pictures in the car. They're my favorites. Fun fact: in the first one I wasn't wearing a seat belt! That's all for now.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]I came home with a trombone one time. I have a fetish for always wanting to buy wood boards and paint. I've never actually bought them before today when I had to buy paint for band. Goodness. I just really want to build something and then paint it. *Sigh... some dreams just never come true.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[quote name='IHZ']Otaku is a mean thing.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]Well, that works out because we're all very, very mean people. (I kid!)[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[SIZE=1][COLOR="deepskyblue"]Connection: [COLOR="Red"]red[/COLOR]. [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/PICT0009.jpg[/IMG] Taken before leaving for a band contest/trip to DC.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Mr. Maul'][SIZE=1]There's something about the teacher yelling "quality" that gets me. Funny stuff.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]It's a factual representation. [URL="http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2222353877"]Click![/URL] [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/graffiti5.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]Where I live, there is a huge reservoire called Geist. Generally, the people who live on Geist are pretty wealthy. My neighborhood - located nowhere NEAR Geist - is called "Geist Overlook", so people automatically assume that I'm rich because I "live on Geist". People are stupid. On the same note, my school is relatively wealthy, too, because a lot of the students live on Geist. So people assume that since I go there, I MUST not have a job, my parents MUST buy everything, and that I'm spoiled rotten. It's the hugest load of bull**** I've heard in my life. People also seem to mistake "happy" with "stupid". I'm usually really excited about things, and I jump around and freak out a lot... but I'm not stupid by any means. 2080 on the SAT, b****. I'm tall, so [I]obviously [/I]I play volleyball and basketball. I mean because marching band is for short people. I'm drum major, so I [I]must[/I] be power-hungry[B] all the time[/B]. It's so stupid. I work a lot, so I [I]must[/I] have no life. I also get the whole "you look a lot older than you actually are" thing. I hate training people at work because they're always older than I am but think we're the same age. The guy I trained tonight asked me when I graduated... and I said, "Next year!". But I've been getting that since I was 11... (the "you look older" thing... not "when did you graduate?" lol) :D[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]Congratulations. And tie. Huge, huge tie. [B]Hey There, Delilah[/B] by [B]Plain White T's [/B](still) - I woke up to it today... it makes me smile so much. [B]Angel [/B]by [B]Sarah Mclachlan[/B] - Because life sucks right now, but this song makes it better. [B]Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?[/B] by [B]FOB[/B] - I'm not sure why... I just reeeally like it. [B]Out of my Head[/B] by [B]Fastball[/B] - It's Fastball! It's amazing! and [B]White Houses[/B] by [B]Vanessa Carlton[/B] - Doesn't everyone love songs about college girls losing their virginity?[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]I love my graffiti, no matter how bad it is. [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/graffiti1.jpg[/IMG] This is the first one I drew. They get progressively worse. It's me on my roof with a taco at night, based off a true event. That's exactly what I look like, too. [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/graffiti2.jpg[/IMG] This is a picture of my physics class. [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/graffiti3.jpg[/IMG] I drew this for my cousin. My last name is Latvian for "little willow tree", so it seemed fitting. [IMG]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/taperson/graffiti4.jpg[/IMG] Now when it comes to [I]good[/I] graffiti, I'm impressed by Jon, my friend's best friend. This is one of his. Shiza.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]I sing whatever's on the radio as loud as I can when I'm driving. I'm not one to change the station unless there's a commercial, so whatever comes on the radio becomes my karaoke. It gets pretty awful... I can't sing at all, and my range is horrible, so my voice is always breaking and, well, it's just bad. If the music has no words, I dance while I drive. Also, when it comes to dancing, I can't do it. I don't know what it is... I think I just grew up with the inability to dance. So when I went to prom this year and my group I went with couldn't dance but chose to anyway, it was the best feeling in the world. I'm in marching band, too, and at 2 points this season, I've had to dance in front of everybody. Once was by myself (and it was terrible), and the next was in a group (and it was terrible)... but I've figured out that it doesn't really matter. So I dance anyway. Let's see... I have a weird obsession with the song "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne... it's kind of an inside joke between my ex and me... but I can't ever get that song out of my head, so I sing it when no one's there. I play with the pop-ups and advertisements on Myspace... "Hit 20 ducks and get a free ipod" and whatnot. I really like hitting the ducks. And I talk to my cats. Can't forget that one. In fact, I talk to everything. Inanimate objects? Yep. It's a good time.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I listen to what's on the radio that ISN'T country, Christian, or classic rock. They change the station. *Sigh...[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Mr. Maul'][SIZE=1] All are different names for [B]Nickleback[/B], which itself is Latin for sucks. [/SIZE][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]Ooh. I don't like Nickelback either... only, I think, 2 of their songs. They're way overrated.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]My brother just left for the Air Force, and if one more person who doesn't understand asks me what happens and says they "understand", I will punch them in the face.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I tolerate most music. I grew up around classic rock until my best friend started liking rap/pop and my brother started liking country. So I'm exposed to a lot of stuff. The one artist that I simply don't understand is Fergie. I mean... she spells. EVERYTHING. "D to the E to the L-I-C-I-O-U-S"? "F to the E, R, G the I the E"? "G, L, A, M, O, R, O-U, S"? But the worst one... sweet Jesus... "T to the A to the S-T-E-Y". How do you spell "tasty" incorrectly? I just don't get it.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Identity']Some people binge drink, some develop eating disorders, some take it out on others, dont you think self harm is a safer way than any of those?[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I don't believe one way or the other is safer. I'm saying that none of them are safe. They're all very temporary, and in the long run, that will not help you. Professional counciling, FTW.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Identity']I want to know everyone's general opinion of self harm, whether they think it's a safe way to cope or not, and whether anyone has practiced/does practice self harm.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]It's called "harm" for a reason. If you think that it's safe to hurt yourself, I would like to know your definition of "safe".[/COLOR] [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"] Edit. The only reason cutting makes someone feel better anyway is because it releases endorphines into the body. Eating chocolate and running both have the same effect... so I'd rather go with the chocolate.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]This is your oppurtunity to share with the OB world one of your really crappy days. That's self-explanatory, isn't it? I'll start. Today. Was the crappiest day of my life. I woke up when my parents left for Edinburgh, a crazy strip mall with a thousand billion stores. At about 1(ish?) and got online to make plans. I shouldn't have because my dad told me last night I wasn't allowed to drive today. [B]So I called my mom and asked her if I could go out today.[/B] She said yes. Then I drove out to Pendleton, where I have never been - let alone driven to - before [B]and got lost[/B]. That wasn't so bad, but it was hella annoying. So then I finally figure out where I'm going, and I met [B]Mr. Maul[/B] at his house. We then leave to go to wherever we were going to go to. I don't remember. On the way, we stopped to look at something, which is when [B]I drove right into a parked car[/B]. Oops. So we're waiting for the owner to walk out, when we realized that we had intruded upon a luncheon for the MCDC, which wouldn't have been bad if it hadn't stood for the [B]Madison County Deaf Club[/B]. Hah. Oops. So we're there for more or less 20 minutes getting insurance information, taking pictures, trying to figure out what they're saying, etc. Then we leave, and [B]I don't call my parents[/B]. Problem. We went to Wendy's, and I definitely didn't end up eating because I was nervous. Then we went to where we were going, and everything was good until the 'rents called, and I told them what had happened. Mom freaks out because I had a passenger in the car and because she didn't know where I was. So the entire walk back to my car was him rationalizing what happened and me thinking about ways that my parents were going to kill me. Because they would. So then I got home and - surprisingly - didn't get in any trouble... but my 90 days for my license weren't up. I didn't think that was a problem until [B]I figured out just now that my passenger is supposed to be 21 or older, NOT 18.[/B] So, right now, I'm not allowed to drive, and there is a possible chance I won't be driving for about 6 months. On the plus side, Mr. Maul is pretty tight, and the band that we saw was really good! Plus, he tells awesome stories! :D Please. Share your stories. [SIZE="2"]Make me feel better.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I agree. I love repeat threads! My name, "taperson", originates from a youth group lock-in a year and a half ago, when we painted our youth room. My friend Kirsten & I were members of the incredible Green Team, but we didn't paint as much as we did tape things, like the edges of doors or windows. We had an amazing strategy in which I would get on her shoulders (funny because at the time i weighed 20 pounds more than her), and I'd tape the high spots. Anyway, after trying and falling and trying and falling and trying and finally succeeding in our efforts, we named ourselves the Taping People (how original), and I became Taperson. Then there was a paint fight... yummmmm. It doesn't quite relate to my personality either - but none of my usernames for anything do. They're all just based off of memories. It was all pretty stupid, actually.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]Before I became a food-runner at Casler's (my restaurant of employment), i was a hostess for 9 months. Probably about 8 months into the job, I had had almost no problems with customers. Then, on one Sunday, the other hostess didn't show up, so I was running the front by myself for a few hours. There was one party, 2 parents & 3 kids with 1 high chair, that wouldn't stop coming up to the host stand asking for their table, which wasn't clean yet. Not my job. I told them I'd seat them as SOON as possible, and in the meantime, I seated who I could in the bar. So after about 10 minutes, the dad just flipped out, came up to the host stand, started yelling at me, took his own menus, kids menus, crayons, high chair, etc, and cleaned off the table himself and seated his family. The couple I was about to seat was really, really nice and were telling me not to beat myself up because he was a jerk, but I realized I couldn't handle the stupid job anymore. And that's how I'm a food runner! Limited time with human interaction, FTW! People suck![/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I love every type of fruit. Gyaaaa... it's amazing! My favorites are bananas, strawberries, grapes, lemons, & limes. Plums are also pretty amazing. On a related note, grapes taste much better frozen than normal. You need to try them in order to have lived.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Mr. Maul'][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=dimgray]I live in [B]Pendleton[/B], [B]Indiana[/B], which is, geographically, in between [B]taperson[/B]'s and [B]Nerdsy[/B]'s locale of residency. (I smell a meeting of Indiana OB'ers)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]That sounds like more fun than a barrel of monkeys, which is [I]obviously[/I] a lot of fun![/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Retribution'][size=1]You sound ridiculous, just so you know.[/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]I agree. My goodness. I'm a Lutheran, but I believe some Catholic doctrine. A religion does not define a person. Way to label.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]Mm. I'm a major conservatron & am against abortion at all costs. [B]Pro Life[/B], FTW. However, I do believe, of course, that if the woman's life is in danger, it is acceptable, but only as a last resort. When I'm more awake & thinking, I'll elaborate.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]Where I live, it all depends on which [B]B[/B]MV you go to. The one where I live in Fishers is always insane. It takes a half hour to get to the front desk, plus another half hour waiting, plus the time it takes to do whatever you're going to do. Then there's the computers constantly breaking down. However, for a drive that's only about 5 minutes longer, you can go to the Fortville BMV and be in and out in about 10 minutes. The only difference is that Fishers' BMV doesn't make you parallel park for your drivers test... Fortville's does, and that's why I failed the first time. :)[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]First of all, I know this thread has been up here about a thousand times, but there have been a lot of new members, and with the resurrection of the "Who Would You Like To Meet" thread, I thought this applied. So the basic question is, [B]where do you live? What country/state/province/etc are you from?[/B] One might also wish to include the answers to the following: [B]What are people like in your location? What kinds of things do you do there? Where do the cool kids like you hang out?[/B] As for me, I live in the big town of [B]Fishers, Indiana, USA[/B]. It's hugely big enough to be a city, but the town council would rather be a town. Silly. It used to be a giant cornfield, but now it's a giant everything-else. I pretty much hate it. People are mean here. They're all pretty rich, and it's pretty annoying because they pretty much suck. My school - HSE - has the nickname "HSEasy". Mmm, we're morally going to hell! I do more now than I did a few months ago because I finally have my lisence. But there's still nothing to do. The cool kids go to movies and to Starbucks and the mall sometimes. I don't like movies or Starbucks, and I can't afford the mall... so I drive through Wendy's with my friends after Marching Band. Ooh, and Target. We all go to Target... and Kohl's. And everyone, myself included really likes parks. They're a lot of fun. Your turn![/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]I would like to change my answer to a 9. I'm happy. Life is good. I'm not fired from my job like I thought I would be. Everything's pretty happy today. It's amazing what a few good conversations can do to a person. :)[/SIZE][/COLOR]