The life and times of... - Page 3

BreakABone · 01-29-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

He keeps his little shtick going for years and years and people expect him to throw it all away because they expressed an interest and asked him nicely?

haha I didn't expect anything.
Thought would be cool to ask though.

do you mind sharing any of your photos? Said you were into photography, right?

Ginkasa · 01-29-2008, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

haha I didn't expect anything.
Thought would be cool to ask though.

do you mind sharing any of your photos? Said you were into photography, right?

I so totally thought you were asking him because he's "frequently complimented" on his "devilishly good looks" before I read the second sentence.

DeathsHand · 01-29-2008, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

Said you were into photography, right?

*shrug*... Closest thing I have to a hobby, although I hardly get out and do it...
Personally I think the only reason people compliment my pictures is because they're only used to seeing their families''s' vacation pictures...

Those are all very yellowish-brown, oh well...
I also recorded my avatar!

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Originally Posted by Ginkasa

I so totally thought you were asking him because he's "frequently complimented" on his "devilishly good looks" before I read the second sentence.

Hey, I never said you could quote me on that one.

Fox 6 · 01-29-2008, 12:09 PM

GM will never answer anything.

Since all ya'll got to see a picture of me, I would find it rather neat if you all shard a picture (if you want).

manasecret · 01-30-2008, 09:19 AM

Where's bobcat been? I want to know his story.

Bond · 02-02-2008, 02:39 AM

I'd like to know more about Angrist and his Jehovah's Witness faith, if he was born into, if he had a choice to accept or not accept the faith, if he also finds truth in other faiths?

Angrist · 02-03-2008, 03:59 PM

I was kind of born into it, as in: my parents were Witnesses and I grew up with it. Nobody is fully born into it, because every person has to study the bible himself and then decide if he believes it. If he does and he/she wants to accept it, he gets baptized.

So yes, everbody gets a choice. I got baptized when I was 18, my brother when he was 20. Some want to get baptized when they're 13 or so, it really depends on what somebody believes and if he/she can take responsibility for it.

Do I see truth in other religions? Hm not fully. Most of them have many things right, but they also still have a lot of non-biblic influences. Only God can judge, but I'm glad that we're as close to the bible as we are.

I'm still growing in my religion, trying to do more for the congregation, strengthening my faith and love. I really love it.

BreakABone · 03-01-2008, 09:27 PM

I'd like to know more about folks reading habits.
I want to get into it more.

Fox 6 · 03-01-2008, 09:53 PM

Movies i liked that were based off of books. ie Thank You for Smoking, No Country for Old Men. Plus the classics ie 1984, The Grapes of Wrath. Plus anything that interests you.

Library is free reading for all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

manasecret · 03-02-2008, 02:14 AM

The Fabric of Reality was a fascinating look into David Deutsch's interpretation of quantum physics, namely the multiverse and how right now there are countless yous and mes in other parallel universes. Somewhere there is a me writing how his whole theory is hogwash and there can't possibly be another him (namely me). It also gave me the best explanation of what science really is that I've ever gotten.

That book put me on the science bent ever since. Now I'm reading The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. So far, he has given me the best explanation of Einstein's relativity that I have ever gotten. Greene is a very good scientific writer, he makes his book very easy to understand (something that Deutsch often has trouble with).

Angrist · 03-02-2008, 09:11 AM

I like all of the Michael Crichton books. He wrote Jurassic Park, Sphere, Timeline, etc.

Books I recently read and liked: Shogun, Dune.

Typhoid · 03-02-2008, 10:02 AM

The only books I've ever read under my own free will, are the books by George Carlin. I have all three, and I've read each of them about 7 times.

I really want to read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but nobody I know has it.

DeathsHand · 03-02-2008, 01:33 PM

I learned to read at around age 3-4, and eventually got bored with it.

I bought a book for the first time in a long time (6-7 years?) because I wanted to see how it felt to be one of those hip college(-aged) students who are interested in and curious about things, and spend their time reading and having opinions... And because a program on the civil war sparked my interest.

So on impulse, I ran to amazon.com, glanced through a list of Civil War bestsellers, compared reviews and subject matter, and settled on This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War...

It's pretty interesting, although I find it hard to keep my eyes and mind focused on reading and comprehending the book... My vision goes blurry, my mind wanders. And I bought it maybe 2 weeks ago and I'm 25 pages in...

Baby steps...

Dylflon · 03-02-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

The only books I've ever read under my own free will, are the books by George Carlin. I have all three, and I've read each of them about 7 times.

I really want to read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but nobody I know has it.

If you come over, I'll lend it to you.

Typhoid · 03-02-2008, 09:00 PM

Phil, you Dylan and Becky all suck then.
Wtf.
I request a copy of the book from one of you.

Also, Dylan - I believe you will like your birthday present.