torn asunder

morons! i'm kidding, i just thought it would be funny!

yo know what? if charlie was a freaking rock star, hardly anybody would even notice, and a lot of people would probably cheer him on. why is that? i say, rock on, mr. sheen! do yo thang!

never meant to imply they should be a lifestyle, just that they can be used effectively in appropriate situations. personally, i think they can be a very good thing, but i also think people should couple them with some form of therapy/self-help/wha-have-you, and try to get back off of them as soon as possible. thing about meds is this (at least with the SSRI/SSNI, i'm not sure about tricyclics & such) - it's not like they're using some pharma-chemical to change your body, they're actually using your own body chemistry. all those meds do is block/plug up the receptacles for seratonin/norepinephrine, so that those chemicals, which are already present in the body and entirely natural, don't get reabsorbed right away; they stay in your bloodstream longer, thus changing your moods. hell, check this out, quoted from wikipedia: (just found that out... interesting!)

unless of course, those feelings make you want to kill yourself, or someone else... suggesting nobody ever take psych drugs is irresponsible. some people are greatly helped by them. it's up to the individual to determine whether the benefits outweight the risks/side-effects, and not just trust their doctor.

agreed

i've already run that, and solved it, as a matter of fact. how, you ask? by taking a little bit from almost everything available. it's really the only way to do things without eliminating programs.

please, (and this applies to anyone who's complaining about snyder's methods) tell us your suggestions or ideas to close a billion+ dollar gap in the budget. everyone loves to bitch, but nobody really has any solutions that aren't just bandaids on a bullet hole...

definitely time to cleanse the house again. i'd probably do it every few months, just to be safe, knowing it's history... and i have that shit happen around here sometimes too, no loud voices, but bangs and knocks & such, and irritatingly whispered/murmured voices, usually in the evenings...

great advice sometimes comes from the most unusual sources. this was in a mike tyson interview, and really struck a chord with me...

negative reinforcement sucks. you're not going out of your way to help promote this, you're insulting everyone who was excited about it in this thread, and then pretty much told the original poster he was going to fail. how about just shutting up if you have nothing nice to say, hmm? regarding the topic at hand, i think it sounds amazing! that really would be ideal for me and what i look for when going out (if not a live band). of course, the fact that i live so far away is going to make nocker give me shit about how i'll never show up either, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, as the saying goes...

state is in debt. so what solutions are there besides either increasing revenue (raising taxes), or cutting spending, or both? seriously... in your household, if your bills are more than you can afford, you can either reduce your costs (cut spending) or increase your income by working more hours or getting a second job (increase revenue). what else is there? i mean, really, what?

can't stop smiling...

i only have one thing to say here... michigan is looking at a (roughly) $1.5 *billion* deficit. EVERYBODY needs to sacrifice. i'm so sick of people going "yeah, there need to be cuts, but not to *my* area of interest!!" so tell me, people, where the fuck is the money supposed to come from, if not from *everybody*? ugh... sorry, i'll shut up now...

i'm looking for something like this...

saw this today & loved it!

(bodybuilder "king kamali"...)

mostly rhetorical question - why the fuck do cool night like this always have to be on a weekday?

only question i would have is, when they pass by, do you address them as "sir" or "ma'am/miss"? or does it just depend on the attire they're wearing?

"trailers for sale or rent! rooms to let, 50 cents!"

i guess that makes me...

heh, i beat you to the titanic one!