For its reputation, the actual story is kind of meh. The point-and-click computer game based on it was pretty good, and has a potentially happier ending (if you do things right). I do think there are segments of the story that are very quotable (mainly just AM), and it’s conceptually interesting.
LOL, if my high school called me and told me I had to come back and take another class or they would revoke my diploma, I’d laugh my ass off and tell them to go fuck themselves. I have a masters at this point—pretty sure my higher degrees don’t become invalid just because my H.S. diploma is suddenly voided on a technicality.
It depends on the reasons they’re choosing not to visit them.
Devilishly so, you say? I think I found your problem, you twice-damned bastard. 😝
I do it because I like the physical act of writing itself. I mean I literally just find it enjoyable in and of itself. So, sometimes I journal even if I don’t have anything to write. But, it is helpful to process certain things or just document important events in one’s life. It’s interesting to go back and see what you were thinking and feeling at the time of a major turning point in your life and compare to how you feel now or how you remember that event now.
Some people journal just to record what they did in the day, and this a journal becomes a record of activity. That can be helpful if you’re trying to ingrain yourself in new habits or get rid of old ones.
So, which commandment did you break: using the Lord’s name in vain or bearing false witness?
This, 1000%. Every study I’ve looked at states the current economy makes having children more of a drain than a gain.
LOL, “Western culture is a disease?” Seriously? You label a huge number of the world’s cultures a disease and don’t think for a tenth of a second that you might be generalizing a bit? Painting with too broad a brush?
Man, grow up a bit before you start spouting off such ignorance online.
God.
Right as they’re about to climax, I do my Donald Duck impression.
I have an over-active imagination and music stimulates it. There’s almost no time in which I’m listening to music and not imagining some emotion-stirring scenario in my head.
Oh, man, where to start? The tribal nature of humanity is a core problem in our psychology that leads to so many different problems in modern society, it’s difficult to even fathom. We just aren’t evolved to live in a society this large. We’re also grossly myopic and don’t act to fix problems that we know are coming but aren’t right in front of us yet. Then there’s the fact that we have advanced science and yet tons of us still subscribe to religion.
I don’t know if contempt for humanity is right phrase for what I feel, but I definitely consider myself a misanthrope. Disappointment might be more accurate.
I flirted with the manosphere for a while. I don’t regret it, but I’m aware enough of the public perception that I don’t mention it to most people today. Yes, I’m aware of the irony of announcing it here. I would simply say that it suffers from the over-simplification of groups and ideas that affect all groups today, including feminism. Are there bad elements to it? Absolutely, but even feminists admit it has good points and members. People just tend to submit to basic views of things in general.
We all do. Stereotypes contain kernels of truth, which do define groups to a certain extent. At the same time, no one fits the bill absolutely perfectly. So, it’s all a matter of perspective and standards. Stereotypes provide general rules of thumb that can be just as harmful as they are helpful. Knowing where to stop applying them is the real artistry.
I have mild dyslexia. It makes reading take a lot longer (about 100 pages in 3 hours), and it makes telling left vs. right a bit of a chore (1-2 seconds of additional cognitive load), but other than that, it’s been okay. I don’t know if that lines up with what other people call “mild dyslexia” though. I’m judging myself based on other cases I’ve read about/heard.
I decided in my mid-to-late 20’s that I did not want kids and that relationships tend to bring too much stress into my life. And from what I’ve seen from most other people’s relationships and marriages, I do not regret my decision. And these aren’t even bad relationships/marriages. They’re very functional. But there’s still stress and “drama” in all of them. No, thanks.
Tough question, but the first one that comes to mind is the Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.
Consenting adults can do what they want, so long as they’re not hurting anyone else. It’s nobody else’s business.
People who believe in God have failed to adequately reflect on their beliefs. Religion is fairy tales for adults. Sorry, but that’s the truth. Your question is simply a step on the staircase of rationality.
I’m willing to bet your situation is more common than you or anyone else realizes in society, simply because we haven’t been trained to recognize it as a problem. I would talk to your wife about it and ask if she’s willing to engage in some couples’ counseling. If she’s not, that’s a pretty good sign your marriage might best end.