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2311
« on: May 26, 2016, 06:38:24 PM »
Not terrible, my reaction time is a bit shit apparently.
To be fair, I believe phones have slower input latency than a mouse.
2312
« on: May 26, 2016, 01:14:41 AM »
And the things we have the power to change aren't always the things that are important to change. Just because someone else values something, doesn't mean everyone does. If you were born with some incurable, terrible condition, would you spend your life trying to change small shit that doesn't matter? Would you try to change your perspective, go get a better job or a diploma? No, because only changing the core problem, the problem that you can't change, will make a difference to you.
It's not a matter of being resolute in my mindset, because if I wanted to, I could become a better person. Give to charities, never do drugs, be active and involved in more social spheres, start putting others before myself. But doing so would do nothing for me, it would bring me no peace or contentment. Doing that in and of itself would just be a distraction, and one that takes far more work than watching TV or smoking weed.
Changing your perspective doesn't entail simply finding a good job, or getting a diploma, or any simple worldly matter. It goes beyond that as doing so will affect the way you view reality and your life, thus altering how you are influenced by it, and ergo how you feel as a result. Every single aspect of your life is a part of that. You don't have to be entirely selfless to at least see things from another point of view. One that has less room for meaningless subjective notions about your life that inevitably lead to greater suffering. You can't logically assume that someone born with a terrible condition cannot have a better outlook on life than you do. There are countless people out there that fit that sort of bill. You shouldn't project your outlook on life as some sort of absolute. I'm not saying my outlook on life is absolute either, because it isn't. I'm only telling you that because our perspectives aren't absolute, they can be altered through conscious effort. In the end, you can do whatever you want to and, in the end, you will always have to face the consequences of your actions. I'm not telling you to change because it's abundantly obvious you don't have the will to. I'm just telling you that you shouldn't ignore truth. At the very least, be truly mindful of what it is that you're doing, why you are doing it, and what the consequences of your actions will be. Instead of looking at life with a different mindset with different notions, try to observe things without bias, with no notions at all, because that is how wisdom manifests itself.
2313
« on: May 26, 2016, 12:56:25 AM »
Well I don't necessarily think Incubus is complete shit now, but I dig their first two albums much more than their later stuff.
2314
« on: May 26, 2016, 12:54:18 AM »
No, I've had dreams where I've experienced some psychoactive effect from a drug, but I never wake up retaining the feeling.
Usually the feeling in the dream doesn't compare to the real thing anyways. I figure that since I've been in some pretty extreme states of altered consciousness before on psychedelics, my standards for significant psychoactive effects are higher than the average person's ergo dream states not comparing.
2315
« on: May 26, 2016, 12:46:49 AM »
yeah and I'm a bad person,
Only because you make yourself one.
as if there's any other way
So you're saying your nature is inherent? Because that's completely illogical.
what
I agreed with you
you make choices that make you a certain kind of person, you cant be born good or bad
all of my choices have been made out of apathy
Ahh with that wording it looked like you meant, "as if there is any other way than being bad."
So if you're really saying is that you realize it's your own fault that you're a bad person, then why aren't you making a conscious effort to be a better one?
why should I
not like it changes anything
there's no point at all
If it changes nothing for you then you've yet to understand the potential you have to influence the world around you. Truly, if that is what you believe then you are still very ignorant in that regard.
You are a part of this world, a world that is entirely and absolutely interdependent. Every single action you make will effect it and those around you in some way.
yeah no shit I'm ignorant, I'm pretty much the worst
and yeah, even if I could influence the world, there's still no point. I change the world, so what? Nothing's gonna change my world.
Your world is the result of your perception of reality. If you come to understand that the only inherent nature you truly have is just simply 'being' then you come to realize how utterly foolish it is to abide by the thinking that life is a static unchanging state.
All phenomena are impermanent. Everything is constantly changing. Action and reaction proceed ever onward into eternity. Your life, your mindset, none of that is exempt from this process. You can carry notions to the grave to have them dissolve away in death (although, some believe them to even carry over into another life) or you can dissolve them now through conscious effort, practicing mindfulness, and understanding that, ultimately, these notions are meaningless.
Go ahead and hold on tightly to those meaningless subjective notions you have of your life and reality, let's see where they get you. Not any further away from suffering, I'm sure. Maybe a little bit of temporary pleasure here and there, but no closer to peace.
Not everyone is born the same way, and there's far more inherency than just "being". I don't need you to come here and tell me all I have to do is change my perspective, because there are far bigger problems I have than my outlook.
No, not everyone is born exactly the same, however, your humanity is still the result of the interdependence of reality. It does not exist without some sort of conditioning. Your birth was a result of actions your parents took, and thus did your life manifest itself as a result of that. Your body, mind, ego, none of that is some essential inherent phenomenon that exists outside of interdependence. Neither are the notions of your life that were conditioned as a result of your upbringing and what influenced you as you developed and matured. Changing your perspective doesn't magically and instantly change you as a person. To be so adamant in seeing from a certain perspective you have to gain a mastery of that perspective through repetition. Absolutely no one masters anything without practice. It's fairly obvious you've had a lot of practice seeing the world and your life through your seemingly dismal perspective, but that doesn't not mean, in anyway, shape, or from, that practicing seeing through a different perspective is impossible. Some things in life can't be reversed or ceased. Someone with down syndrome can't reverse their condition, someone who has lost a limb can't grow it back, we can't stop the sky from appearing as blue, or age from deteriorating our bodies. However, acknowledging that we don't have the power to change everything does not mean it isn't foolish to deny the power we have to change certain things.
2316
« on: May 26, 2016, 12:20:47 AM »
yeah and I'm a bad person,
Only because you make yourself one.
as if there's any other way
So you're saying your nature is inherent? Because that's completely illogical.
what
I agreed with you
you make choices that make you a certain kind of person, you cant be born good or bad
all of my choices have been made out of apathy
Ahh with that wording it looked like you meant, "as if there is any other way than being bad."
So if you're really saying is that you realize it's your own fault that you're a bad person, then why aren't you making a conscious effort to be a better one?
why should I
not like it changes anything
there's no point at all
If it changes nothing for you then you've yet to understand the potential you have to influence the world around you. Truly, if that is what you believe then you are still very ignorant in that regard.
You are a part of this world, a world that is entirely and absolutely interdependent. Every single action you make will effect it and those around you in some way.
yeah no shit I'm ignorant, I'm pretty much the worst
and yeah, even if I could influence the world, there's still no point. I change the world, so what? Nothing's gonna change my world.
Your world is the result of your perception of reality. If you come to understand that the only inherent nature you truly have is just simply 'being' then you come to realize how utterly foolish it is to abide by the thinking that life is a static unchanging state. All phenomena are impermanent. Everything is constantly changing. Action and reaction proceed ever onward into eternity. Your life, your mindset, none of that is exempt from this process. You can carry notions to the grave to have them dissolve away in death (although, some believe them to even carry over into another life) or you can dissolve them now through conscious effort, practicing mindfulness, and understanding that, ultimately, these notions are meaningless. Go ahead and hold on tightly to those meaningless subjective notions you have of your life and reality, let's see where they get you. Not any further away from suffering, I'm sure. Maybe a little bit of temporary pleasure here and there, but no closer to peace.
2317
« on: May 25, 2016, 11:59:20 PM »
yeah and I'm a bad person,
Only because you make yourself one.
as if there's any other way
So you're saying your nature is inherent? Because that's completely illogical.
what
I agreed with you
you make choices that make you a certain kind of person, you cant be born good or bad
all of my choices have been made out of apathy
Ahh with that wording it looked like you meant, "as if there is any other way than being bad."
So if you're really saying is that you realize it's your own fault that you're a bad person, then why aren't you making a conscious effort to be a better one?
why should I
not like it changes anything
there's no point at all
If it changes nothing for you then you've yet to understand the potential you have to influence the world around you. Truly, if that is what you believe then you are still very ignorant in that regard. You are a part of this world, a world that is entirely and absolutely interdependent. Every single action you make will effect it and those around you in some way.
2318
« on: May 25, 2016, 11:48:01 PM »
yeah and I'm a bad person,
Only because you make yourself one.
as if there's any other way
So you're saying your nature is inherent? Because that's completely illogical.
what
I agreed with you
you make choices that make you a certain kind of person, you cant be born good or bad
all of my choices have been made out of apathy
Ahh with that wording it looked like you meant, "as if there is any other way than being bad." So if you're really saying is that you realize it's your own fault that you're a bad person, then why aren't you making a conscious effort to be a better one?
2319
« on: May 25, 2016, 11:42:08 PM »
yeah and I'm a bad person,
Only because you make yourself one.
as if there's any other way
So you're saying your nature is inherent? Because that's completely illogical.
2320
« on: May 25, 2016, 11:40:22 PM »
yeah and I'm a bad person,
Only because you make yourself one.
2321
« on: May 25, 2016, 11:11:21 PM »
Ye, taken 20 mills before, and 10 a few times. Standard opium glow feeling. Slightly stronger than hydrocodone. usually would smoke or take a benadryl with opiates to prevent any nausea.
2322
« on: May 25, 2016, 08:54:37 PM »
A bird flew into my windshield once. Left a bit of a splatter so I figure it probably died.
Never hit anything else, though.
2323
« on: May 25, 2016, 06:26:01 PM »
Well this version was recorded in 1964 but the song was written in the 19th century.
2324
« on: May 25, 2016, 05:41:44 PM »
I'm not saying it's a salad or anything, but I only have it once in a blue moon.
Ahh not as unhealthy as El Paso, but whey, sugar, and potato starch have no place in a taco. For the average American, sugar is already ingested faaaaaar too much. For someone like me, whose whole digestive system is wrecked from processed foods to the point that sugar=pain, it's a worrying thing to see it being sneaked into seasonings. I'm just explaining the difference since you asked, and there is a significant one.
2325
« on: May 25, 2016, 05:12:31 PM »
I'm looking at my McCormick taco seasoning packet right now and the ingredients are:
Spices (Including chili pepper, cumin, paprika, oregano), onion, whey (milk), salt, garlic, sugar, potato starch, and natural flavor.
That's on the the nutrition facts so they can't lie through their teeth and say the preservatives are the natural flavor so my packets don't have any of that crap.
Ahh not as unhealthy as El Paso, but whey, sugar, and potato starch have no place in a taco. For the average American, sugar is already ingested faaaaaar too much. For someone like me, whose whole digestive system is wrecked from processed foods to the point that sugar=pain, it's a worrying thing to see it being sneaked into seasonings.
2326
« on: May 25, 2016, 04:55:06 PM »
What's the difference between buying all the spices then adding it in together and just buying the seasoning all in one package?
That shit is terrible for you, and just doesn't compare. Making your own seasoning is much better. Because pre-made seasoning is full of food additives, oils, and preservatives that are unhealthy af. Example: El Paso Taco Seasoning: Chili pepper, salt, maltodextrin, spice, onion powder, corn starch, yellow corn flour. Contains less than 2% of: partially hydrogenated soybean oil, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent), sunflower and/or cottonseed oil, natural flavor, ethoxyquin (preservative). Home made seasoning: Cumin, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, red pepper, black pepper.
2327
« on: May 25, 2016, 04:49:11 PM »
V-N
2328
« on: May 25, 2016, 04:46:24 PM »
I'm putting taco seasoning
That shit is terrible for you, and just doesn't compare. Making your own seasoning is much better. Also, I actually do put cumin on all my food but I'm also inclined to use Italian spice instead. I just don't atm because those herbs are antimicrobial and I'm already taking enough antimicrobial supplements as it is.
2329
« on: May 25, 2016, 03:58:46 PM »
Having such a terrible one is what got me so sick. Now my diet consists of nothing but home-cooked chicken/turkey, steamed spinach/kale, and boiled green beans. No snacks, no fast food or eating out at all. Also, only water to drink.
Oh and cumin, I put that shit on everything.
2330
« on: May 25, 2016, 12:50:10 AM »
Yeah I really stopped caring about that site a long time ago.
Once Activision wrapped their greedy chains and shackles around Bungie, everything went tumbling down the mountain like an avalanche.
2331
« on: May 24, 2016, 12:25:35 PM »
Smell. I know taste will be dampened but it's not like I can even eat much of anything very tasty anyways at this point. And I'm tired of having to smell delicious food that I can't eat anymore anyways.
2332
« on: May 23, 2016, 05:58:02 PM »
Schedule 1 drugs shouldn't be used for medicine, not until they've had proper and extensive research done with them. Pot may be be the only exception as it's had a fair amount of research done already even though it's still schedule 1. Even so, it needs more research done with it.
I've actually seen some stuff suggesting that micro-dosed LSD can have beneficial psychological effects for certain mental disorders. Of course we can't know for sure because research isn't generally allowed to be conducted with the drug as it is schedule 1.
2333
« on: May 23, 2016, 12:46:03 PM »
In the front which parts to the right. It's not as pronounced with long hair, but when I have medium length hair it's more noticeable. Just means I part most of my hair to the right which looks fine tbh.
2334
« on: May 23, 2016, 12:28:41 PM »
Also now a days we have painkiller shit to give girls when they deliver
They drill into your spine to administer those meds. Essentially a spinal tap. It can have long lasting effects and leave you with back problems. My sister had it done and I don't recall her ever saying it was worth it.
2335
« on: May 23, 2016, 11:15:20 AM »
Can't understand why people say it's okay to be that size. Do they not realize that the only way to reach that level of body fat is to be entirely unhealthy?
Why would you promote unhealthiness? It's absolutely ridiculous.
2336
« on: May 23, 2016, 08:43:36 AM »
can somebody explain what discord is? is it just like a skype or curse alternative
Text and voice chat program for gamers. Not full of ads like Skype and easier on your PC.
2337
« on: May 22, 2016, 08:07:10 PM »
stay floofy niggas
2338
« on: May 22, 2016, 06:12:04 PM »
Ham
Salami
Pepperoni
Provolone cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
Bell pepper
Black olives
Mayo
And just a tiny bit of oil/vinegar
On a hero of course.
2339
« on: May 22, 2016, 06:06:05 PM »
Rick Springfield
Poison
Three Days Grace
Shinedown
Chevelle
In This Moment
Hate Breed
White Chapel
Limp Bizkit
Bullet For My Valentine
Asking Alexandria
Papa Roach
Alice In Chains
Didn't really care to see any of them except for Chevelle and Alice In Chains, but I never had to pay for a ticket so it's w/e.
There's a ton of band/artists I'd love to see live but they're very niche and I don't really have the opportunity to go.
EDIT: Ah I forgot I went to see Sun Dried Vibes with some friends once. More of a local reggae/ska type band from the carolinas but they're growing in popularity.
2340
« on: May 22, 2016, 01:21:07 PM »
About 10 mins to wash, but I use the shower as a sauna essentially to help detox the flood of toxins in me atm, so I'll stay in there for at least 30 minutes.
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