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enforest
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 Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 02:41:13 AM
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I'm planning to combine my old powers with my new magic (thought that was how it could work).
Don't worry, it won't be a repeat.  |
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whitelila
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Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 03:36:28 AM
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Gosh, I'm not sure that is allowed...
You might need to ask Jev. to make sure you don't have points taken off for wrongful use of magic in the voting... |
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enforest
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Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 03:46:17 AM
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Ah, I misunderstood. I reread the rules, and I thought the way it would work was that we'd have to integrate the magic into the original weapon. Ah, well, this makes things MUCH easier.
I was going to attempt an iron maiden of sorts with the tree. I think that'd be pretty scary, judging from how that trunk opening in the photo seems to just be crawling with indescribable "parts" that could resemble something rather demonic and torturous...
Oh well. Back to the drawing board
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Desdemona
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Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 12:25:20 PM
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Originally posted by Cytokine
There's a sexual 2 at my work that can't start her day without a kiss from me. I am at a loss because I really am just providing her with a free service that she ain't paying for.
Lol, share the love, Ethan.
7w6cp Sx/sp
ENFP
Dramatic/Mercurial/Idiosyncratic Style
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Desdemona
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Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 12:28:08 PM
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Originally posted by Cytokine
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Originally posted by whitelila
I can take some seriously ugly pictures with my cell phone.  If I tuck my chin into my neck and crunch my brows together i look like a super stupid fat orc.
FaceTime Is Making People Hate Their Faces So Much They’re Getting Plastic Surgery
"Patients come in with their iPhones and show me how they look on [Apple's video calling application] FaceTime," says Dr. Sigal. "The angle at which the phone is held, with the caller looking downward into the camera, really captures any heaviness, fullness and sagging of the face and neck. People say ‘I never knew I looked like that! I need to do something!' I've started calling it the ‘FaceTime Facelift' effect. And we've developed procedures to specifically address it."
Source
Sounds like what digital cameras do to me. Yes, I totally understand these people. Ugh.
7w6cp Sx/sp
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Dramatic/Mercurial/Idiosyncratic Style
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Cytokine
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Posted - 28 Feb 2012 : 1:25:53 PM
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How a digital camera makes you look often has to do more with the camera (sensor type, sensor size, lens f number, white balance) than with you. If you look good in the bathroom's mirror but not so much on pictures you can probably blame the camera or the person using it.
Although if you also look bad in the mirror it's probably not the camera's fault.
1w9 sp/sx Obsessive Compulsive
"Corpus omne perseverare in statu suo quiescendi vel movendi uniformiter in directum, nisi quatenus a viribus impressis cogitur statum illum mutare."
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.ron4
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 12:35:33 AM
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Originally posted by Lake
Most of the time I have absolutely no idea how I come off to others.
This used to paralyze me into self-conscious silence, but now I speak up and then retreat into self-consciousness.
I hope to find peace with that whole thing one day here.
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I hope you do too.
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chemical_art
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 12:45:40 AM
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MH
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 9:30:51 PM
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| Unless you have first-hand experience not only in your field but the opposing your opinion is null and void. Imo this is a big problem |
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Galen
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 9:45:30 PM
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These shrimps are overcooked. All rubbery and [blocked]e. At least the sauce turned out alright.
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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." -Roald Dahl |
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MH
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 9:46:56 PM
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| Galen i like spicy cocktail sauce. Most are made mild..this also presents a problem |
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MH
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 10:01:55 PM
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Galen
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 10:06:31 PM
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Originally posted by May Hem
trying to figure out what was blocked that ends in e
Maybe if I had spelled it [blocked due to guideline #4 violation]e it wouldn't have been blocked
edit OH COME ON ARE YOU KIDDING ME
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MH
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 10:07:12 PM
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radical_ed
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 10:59:25 PM
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I'm trying to figure out how to feel valuable without having to do anything to earn it. Maybe I'm overthinking it. Perhaps I should just meditate on it. But I am stuck on the thought that if it doesn't make me look good in others' eyes, what's the point of doing it. Gah! I'm such a 3.
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silver
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 : 11:26:40 PM
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Originally posted by radical_ed
I'm trying to figure out how to feel valuable without having to do anything to earn it. Maybe I'm overthinking it. Perhaps I should just meditate on it. But I am stuck on the thought that if it doesn't make me look good in others' eyes, what's the point of doing it. Gah! I'm such a 3.
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Radical Edward
sp/sx 3w4 INTJ, 136 tritype
Level of Development: 4
mmmm i'm reading, i'm understanding, but I can't help --- sorry---possibly you're over thinking, maybe, unsure, it sounds very 'bookish' - mmm maybe look beyond the sterotype.. to you.. then maybe someone can help... maybe not...
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whitelila
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 03:10:29 AM
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| I need to lose weight. I'm very mad at myself for eating lots of chocolate and white bread over the past few days. Lots of salty crap too. I don't know what is wrong with me. I'm depressed. Eating foods that make me fat make me more depressed. How can people lose weight without trying. How can people not eat. I can't stop shoving food in my mouth. I have to stop this. How do i stop it. I think it is emotional based. I'm not even hungry! In fact, I feel full and sick. Full and yet i have no real nutrition in me. help. |
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AstralScream
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 05:49:39 AM
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Emotional/depressed eating is hard to fix with a formula. Ime, getting angry and scolding yourself for it is one of the worst things to do; it only leads to frustration and self-rebellion.
Simplest mechanical starting point: eat more. Just start with fruits and vegetables. Train yourself to reach for them first. Add them to everything. You can only eat so much of those without beginning to feel very full and satisfied. The tricky part is not finding them "boring" and just eating something else instead. If you're craving a candy bar, broccoli just doesn't sound so appealing. Maybe you're scoffing right now. Tastes can change, though. I used to never crave, like seriously have to have, couldn't live without it mentally - stuff like mangos and kiwis. Carrot and cucumbers - I go out in the middle of the night on strawberry and peach "binge" runs now..which is probably weird but it's better than automatically going for the ice cream isle. As I've slowly added them to my diet I've grown more of a taste for them than candy or other junk. I know..."eat your fruits and vegetables blah blah blah"...it's so ridiculously trite sounding, but eating them regularly in large amounts has helped me with everything: weight, mood, general health, etc.
Have you ever kept a food journal, lila? I don't recommend them, though they are effective in weight loss. It's just that the more you focus on how much you're eating (esp. if the calorie counting game is involved), the more neurotic it gets - when you're prone to obsessiveness it can easily become a hyperfocus.
If you're really overeating, I'd say the only thing that would work would be to tackle the depression. If there's some underlying problem and you don't deal with it, you may find a way to lose weight, but those emotions could just mess up something else in your life.
I don't know, if you want to talk about it.
She is chained to the tremor
of a never arriving rhythm;
she has a heart of silver
and a dagger in her right hand - Federico García Lorca
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whitelila
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 08:34:43 AM
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I think those are great ideas. Thank you. I'm not eating near enough fruits and vegetables. I had not made the connection, but yes... that might be why i'm over eating, and i am over eating, not normal eating, almost like force eating when i don't even like the food anymore. cold french fries? Gross, and I ate some last night. lol I am use to eating high quality foods, lots of fresh juice from the juicer, cucumber pear is a nice mix. I think that might be it. I need to go buy $200 worth of fruits and vegetables. |
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dboon
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 10:11:24 AM
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Fruits and vegetables are good for discipline and routine; you can't stock up because they'll go south. So more stops at the market equals less waste, fresher material.. which can be a real chore after the 8-5 grind.. fresh = work. But I'm only feeding one person too.
Speaking of work, there's a bridge down the street being repaired. It's been closed for a couple weeks now (and 3 more months).. and that is a real PITA because I use it everyday. The upshot is I can hear the jack-hammers pounding in the distance this morning, and it has me inspired to actually do something. This could turn out to be beneficial.. The hum of progress.. |
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jevoudrais
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 11:17:12 AM
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AstralScream
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 2:27:09 PM
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Oh, and don't think you have to give up chocolate 
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate
http://shop.equalexchange.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=18607
http://www.atthemeadow.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_59_57
I'm obsessed with dark chocolate: 80% or higher cacao. Much lower in sugar and the taste is so rich it's like eating coffee. You can also buy it with fruit and nut chunks in them. In small amounts, it can make a great treat. The typical milk chocolate bar has little to no fiber content; this stuff is full of fiber and will not be easy to inhale. The taste is so strong, you'll either hate it or love it and just be satisfied with less. If you're not used to dark chocolate, I'd suggest starting with a lower cacao content - maybe 60%.
If I'm really depressed I can move in either direction. Either I stop eating or I start shoveling anything in mouth I can find. Recently, there were problems with delivery pizza. Ugh, that stuff is rank.
She is chained to the tremor
of a never arriving rhythm;
she has a heart of silver
and a dagger in her right hand - Federico García Lorca
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AstralScream
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 2:49:34 PM
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Stopping eating is a bad idea. If someone is capable of just "not eating" that's not a good thing. If you starve for too long, it will do several things that in no way aid a person in being thin or attractive. Your metabolism will flat-line, your body will begin storing fat, if your cravings are bad now they'll get even worse. You may become obsessed with recipes and grow irritable and compulsive. That kind of behavior is seen in even the most "normal", supposedly benign diets. This is the brain/body's reaction to semi-starvation, and will prove unsustainable in the end. Either you'll be discouraged from continuing and just go back to your old habits, maybe starting one of those lovely "yo-yo diet" patterns, or if you're really 'lucky'...it could trigger an eating disorder.
Eating less than 1000 calories a day, or even lowering it to as little as 1300 if you're accustomed to 2000 a day, can set nasty things in motion. Cravings will get even worse, so will depression. There's a reason why dieting drives people insane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Starvation_Experiment
This article details the horror more effectively (I really hope you read this one, lila). I don't agree with everything, but it makes some great arguments against the whole "willpower" mindset:
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-weve-came-to-believe-that.html
I don't know if it says this in the wiki article, but those men were eating roughly 800 - 1500 calories per day, not nearly enough to sustain themselves (especially men). The experiment was meant to shed light on famine victims, but sadly this is what some dieters will try to get away with for a short period of time. Crash diets are like short-term famines. Anyway, that experiment had disturbing results: this is why we must keep eating.
Skipping to the results:
The full report of results from the Minnesota Starvation Experiment was published in 1950 in a two-volume, 1,385 page text entitled The Biology of Human Starvation (University of Minnesota Press). The 50-chapter work contains an extensive analysis of the physiological and psychological data collected during the study, and a comprehensive literature review.
Among the conclusions from the study was the confirmation that prolonged semi-starvation produces significant increases in depression, hysteria and hypochondriasis as measured using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Indeed, most of the subjects experienced periods of severe emotional distress and depression.[1]:161 There were extreme reactions to the psychological effects during the experiment including self-mutilation (one subject amputated three fingers of his hand with an axe, though the subject was unsure if he had done so intentionally or accidentally).[5] Participants exhibited a preoccupation with food, both during the starvation period and the rehabilitation phase. Sexual interest was drastically reduced, and the volunteers showed signs of social withdrawal and isolation.[1]:123-124 The participants reported a decline in concentration, comprehension and judgment capabilities, although the standardized tests administered showed no actual signs of diminished capacity. There were marked declines in physiological processes indicative of decreases in each subject’s basal metabolic rate (the energy required by the body in a state of rest), reflected in reduced body temperature, respiration and heart rate. Some of the subjects exhibited edema (swelling) in their extremities, presumably due to the massive quantities of water the participants consumed attempting to fill their stomachs during the starvation period. . .
One of the crucial observations of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment discussed by a number of researchers in the nutritional sciences—including Ancel Keys—is that the physical effects of the induced semi-starvation during the study well approximates the conditions experienced by patients afflicted with a range of eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. As a result of the study it has been postulated that many of the profound social and psychological effects of these disorders may result from undernutrition, and recovery depends on physical re-nourishment as well as psychological treatment.[1]:199-200
So, basically, what I want to convey..is that trying to "not eat", and accomplishing said goal for any length of time can bring about some seriously messed up thinking via physiological reactions alone. Individuals prone to eating disorders have a serious problem that goes beyond chemical reactions, but even if you don't have that tendency, a restrictive diet can trigger a mindset that mirrors it. It's really upsetting to me, just how easy it is to fall into this when the so-called "dieting industry" supports that sort of extreme behavior: Lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks! etc. NO, please don't buy into it. Your body will go crazy if you lose weight that fast, and if you're vulnerable through depression or some other mental unrest it could easily open doors to the underworld.
Off my soapbox for now..
She is chained to the tremor
of a never arriving rhythm;
she has a heart of silver
and a dagger in her right hand - Federico García Lorca
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.ron4
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 3:23:13 PM
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I like to polish my apples.
"If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change". |
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whitelila
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Posted - 03 Mar 2012 : 7:08:58 PM
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I'm obsessed with dark chocolate: 80% or higher cacao. Much lower in sugar and the taste is so rich it's like eating coffee. You can also buy it with fruit and nut chunks in them. In small amounts, it can make a great treat.
yeah, that is what i'm eating. lol
I'm mean exactly. I'm eating dark chocolate with sea salt and Cadbury: Fruit & Nut. Chem-art even sent me two large boxes full of dark chocolate 80% and the fruit and nut, because he knew it was my favorite.  However, it is the "small amounts" I'm having a problem with.
So, you read my mind. Seriously, you plucked out of thin air exactly what kind of chocolate i have been abusing. I'm impressed.
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Off my soapbox for now
I'm reading the links and am appreciative of your emotional support and informational exchange.
thank you.
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