Rubes check your PM’s this week.
later, Ang:cool:
p.s. if regular beer isn’t to your liking you might try an ale or one of the new malts like Smirnoff Ice, Bacardi Silver, or anything by Pete’s Wicked Ale’s (strawberry blonde is a personal fave of mine)
Satomi, it seriously bothers me that you call (even in jest) your potential nephew/neice a bastard… seriously, so many kids are born to unwed parents anymore, half this nation’s kids are going to be technical “bastards” - and quite frankly I dont think marriage now-a-days is that strong or that important, because parents dont pay attention or raise their kids even when they are born in a marriage. What matters at this point, is that this child may be potential family, and even if he turns out not to be your nephew/neice, its not the childs fault at all. As adults and as a community we should be taking responsibility for ALL our kids - and unfortunately we dont. Its a game of hers, his, theirs, mine with nobody stepping up the plate to help those kids. Its just an unhappy happenstance of luck that he/she would be born into what sounds like a loveless relationship. “Bastard” has always been a derogatory term meant to degrade and separate those born unlucky from those born lucky - leave it to those who truly deserve it based on their character. If this kids mom really is the “trashy” sort of person, that kids going to need all the help they can get.
And honestly, people get married when theyre READY to get married and rise to that level of committment. Otherwise the marriage wont work out any how. I think alot of people now-a-days are getting married before they’ve thought things out and mentally committed to how hard marriage can and WILL be. People just enter in for their own reasons, or because they think its the thing to do, and then it falls apart because they’re not prepared and not willing to change to co-exist with another person with a will of their own. If your brother was like that, hesitant and willing to give up his relationship and not compromise with his ex’s beliefs, then that marriage wouldnt have worked out anyhow and she wouldve been miserable with him.
On the fucked up chick issue — technically, a girl consistantly telling you about her sexual experiences when you havent requested any such information from her can be grounds of sexual harrassment. Just because she’s not requesting stories from you or touching you or whatever doesnt mean its not harrassment, because she’s telling you those stories either to impress you or make you feel uncomfortable. Sexual stories like that belong outside of work, and never should be brought in unless you and the co-worker happen to be close friends. Even then, thats kinda “iffy”.
Speaking of relationships - you know, we so often, myself included, talk and complain about the bad stuff in our relationships that for once I have to say, I’ve got to love my guy. I was totally having a nervous breakdown yesterday, I was just completely stressed out from so much hard Japanese homework and Calc homework and not having all my books yet, and having 3 tests this week, and not having a job…I had just totally convinced myself I was doomed to be a failure in all my life…and Ben was just…wonderful. There I was sobbing (for the second time that day) and practically blowing my nose on his shirt and he was just so calm and supportive… How the fuck did I get so lucky? I feel so undeserving sometimes. I mean, Im so disorganized and scatterbrained and weird and just fucked up, and I found someone who’s willing to put up with that and doesnt consider it “putting up with”. I know Im a pain in the ass sometimes and he always does beautifully with it. Damn him for being so cool. I honestly think that relationships are 40% hard work and 60% luck (of either sort)… Im just pleased that for once I got the good luck.
Misha: I do regret my statements from my earlier post. It wasn’t right of me to say. I wouldn’t say the child is really the issue, but rather the woman that’s going to be entering our family. I don’t really know of her that much (I’ve met her once and she seemed decent, but that was a few years ago when they didn’t date). I would much rather his ex be the mother of his child, but what’s done is done. I was simply ranting without giving it much thought (we all do that sometimes). I apologize for my earlier statements and hope that you don’t view me as a cold-hearted person. I was just pissed. I’m beginning to cool down and it really hasn’t affected me a whole lot. There’s that occassional period of regret and sorrow. I am finding myself to be in my brother’s shoes because I’m feeling like shit about it as well. I have my brother’s back no matter what. He made a mistake by not thinking a whole lot before ending the relationship with his ex, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to bash him for it continuously. I’ve been through the type of situation in which I’ve been given shit from a lot of people for something I have said or done in my past and when there’s no true end to it, it just makes you angry. I will never disown my brother. He’s blood. But I also sympathize for his ex as well. I really don’t want to choose sides although I’ll always be there when things get weird like that. Again. I apologize for those remarks and hope you understand that I was angry at the time and just venting like crazy. From what I hear though, I don’t think I really want to meet this girl again after the things she said or did to his ex. I’d rather meet my niece or nephew than her to be quite honest. Anyway, I’ll end it there. Please don’t be too upset about my past statements.
Satomi, I can understand and it was an honest mistake. My bro is, according to the law, a bastard since my mom didn’t marry his dad (she married mine unfortunately) but people make mistakes so I won’t come down on you too hard.
Misha, I wish I could say that about Marcus all the time but sometimes you guys know how he can be. But for the most part, for the last few weeks, we haven’t had any problems and he’s gone out of his way to help. I appreciate that.
That is the kind of stuff that makes me happy: He lets me know that he loves me and he cares, and he takes the time to go out of his way and support me.
My final semester has started and it’s Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. newspaper stuff. I’m not a morning person and I wonder how I ever did the whole 8:30 a.m./on time stuff everyday in high school. I just can’t get up that early and function well. Then, when I get out of class I go to work until about 7 or 8, come home, mess around for about 2 hours and then go to bed so I can start the day all over again.
Adding on to all of this, my job description has changed and so have my responsibilities. I now do the Calendar for the Free Times, and I have less time in which to do it, as if I were say a full time employee. I’ll put it this way: I used to work 2 hours a day, 5 days a week. Total of 10 hours a week, 20 hours a pay check at $8/hour. Now, I’m there 3 to 5 hours a day/about 15 to 18 a week. Total of 30 to 35 hours a paycheck at $8/hour. You do the math. While I’m getting broke off money wise, I’m dead tired and I’ve got the Happenings editor breathing down my neck like it’s a full-time job for me. It’s not though I work almost like one. Marcus has been really supportive the entire time and I can honestly say I love him more for that because he could be a real pain right now and not help. This is the kind of person I know he can be instead of the ass he can be sometimes. I have to say again, though, I love him for his help right now and for making things a little easier for me so that I can breathe a little more and not worry so much about our relationship. Knowing that he loves me, is willing to help and will work around my schedule just makes things a lot better.
Rubes
My mom married my dad, and I’m still a bastard…
You know, I dont know why the world is just completely set up to stress everyone out. Like we dont have enough problems in interaction with eachother, but then we have to put on time restrictions and deadlines and unreachable goals and money worries until we kill ourselves. You would honestly think that NO ONE would want to be stressed out and the entire country would run in such a way as to commit as little stress on its people. Make the jobs as easy as possible, using as little time as possible. Like this newspaper business - do we honestly (Im just being silly here folks) need one everyday? How about just putting one out whenever you get around to it? I as a reader would have someting to look forward to thinking “Wow, I wonder when the next edition is coming out, is it here today? Will it be here tomorrow?” It would be a suprise everytime! Like a birthday present! I would be overjoyed when it finally, randomly came. I would be a satisfied and happy customer. Why cant everyone be like me? I think thats one reason why I like buying off Ebay. I look forward to receiving a wrapped package I get to rip open, and not quite knowing when its going to arrive, and being so excited when it does arrive. …I know, I AM easily amused…
Satomi- I’m sorry for sounding so stuffy and upset. I think you just kinda struck a cord with me. I see the way the kids in my neighborhood get treated and how my friends sometimes get treated (like they were a freak or something) when people find out their parents werent married or they dont know who one of their parents are. I just hate how messed up people are in the USA still about marriage and sex and relationships and kids. I was worried you would see the kid in a different fashion than you should be and I think it struck an alarm chord in me. I should know differently. I do know differently. Im sorry.
Wow, the Kanji quiz was so much easier than I expected. Completely easy. I felt really weird afterwards considering how hard I had studied for it. One quiz down, one test and one more quiz to go until Friday.
Pats Misha on the shoulders
It’s cool. I blurted some things without thinking and you had the right to react. I’m cool about it now. I’m with my bro like 200% of the way. I know he’s hurting and he feels somewhat ashamed of himself. His tone of voice is just…so much gentler and kinder than I could ever imagine. He seems almost too humble. I know this turn of events in past weeks or months has affected him in one way or another. Best thing I can do is stick with him cause he’s, like I’ve been saying before all along, blood.
No joke that one is funny … amused by a eBay wrapped package :lol: :lol:
Hey I have to defend the newspaper business since I’m a copy editor.
You need to have a newspaper everyday because you might miss some news that has to be reported. Case in point:
Yesterday, I was running around Columbia in heels reporting on the Columbia Museum of Art, which just fired their director. They had an impromptu staff meeting that noone in the press knew about, and some college kids reporting on the local art scene just happened to be there (me and my crew).
The Free Times, whom I work for, didn’t have time to send someone over and so they wanted me to provide them with a news brief on the details of the museum naming an interim director. The Times prints every Wednesday, and honestly, if they had printed everyday they would have had the news. It was important because it affects the amount of work that local artists can submit.
The daily city paper, The State, was there to cover the annual meeting that was actually planned. They got the story and informed the people who read. This is one of the few times that I actually care for the paper.
So, yes you need a daily paper. We aren’t a big city but we still need a daily paper though. This just happens to be a really big example.
I’m thinking about getting some ale or another beer Fri. Since me and the man are going out, he’ll be my responsible driver just in case I get smashed.
Rubes
I wonder where’s TacoChan? I haven’t seen her around lately.
I’m thinking of getting this tattoo done some time in the near future and want to get one of Strider Hiryu. Your thoughts on this one as a tat.
has anyone talked to tc lately?
she’s prolly busy wit classes. the best femal game player i’ve ever seen or wtinessed has to be a girl called Goddess on kaillera. we played mvc, alpha and she was doing impressive tactics and setups. if anybody knows who i’m talkin about, post back.
Good luck in that tournament. I’m practicing now in CvS2 for March Madness here in Philly. At NEC3 in Dec, I had to play against Arturo Sanchez of all people. :eek: He knocked me into the losers bracket (but not easily) where I managed to knock off three other opponents. I guess I did pretty well, but even I was shocked that his kara-rolls were not all that good. I’m sure come March, his kara-rolls will be a lot better. So far, I’ve managed to knock off almost everyone in SF Alpha 3. Hopefully, I’ll come in the top 5.
As far as it comes to beer, Bud Light is o.k. if it is your first time drinking beer. When you get up to Coronas & Heinekens, then you’re really going to have fun.
ANGIELINA74: Don’t let one “bad apple” spoil the barrel. I’m sorry about all the harassment you’ve been going through because of him. Just do what you do well. If you leave SRK because of him, then he gets what he wanted. Don’t let him win.
Satomi- That tattoo would be really sweet if you could get the right person to do it and simplify it a bit.
Thanks. It’ll be my first tournament in about 6 or 7 months so I’m not quite sure how I’ll do. I’m supposed to be going out to practice but I haven’t gotten around to leaving work yet. At least you didn’t go down without a fight against Sanchez. I used to play this one guy in South Carolina named ShinRyuX on here that’s really, REALLY good. I used to get my ass kicked everytime I played him but I felt really good that I killed one of his characters. Of course once he or she died, I got eaten alive in 10 seconds but I at least put up a fight. So believe me, I know what that’s like. I at least beat him once in 3S with Ken against his Mokato, whom he plays very well.
Angie, if you don’t mind me asking, what’s going on?
Rubes
ok Rubes…a couple of pages ago an SRK troll, using several aliases (THE RAGE, Draco, Dragonheart, etc.) started spamming our thread with all kinds of mindless bullshit (flaming shadyk and tc’s relationship) among other things. for a while we flamed him, then tried to ignore him, then flamed him some more; then a-chan stopped by and warned the troll about making “hacker threats”…the whole thing got really old and tired, so I told everybody I was leaving SRK. I even pm’ed Inkblot to close out my account because there is no “unjoin” link to be found (unless i’m mistaken) So far I’m still able to login, i just choose not to post very much here because of said troll. I still read the boards, especially this thread so i can touch base with my friends. Jen and I are posting on the art site when we’re not busy with our own art, work, or whatever.
that’s basically it, in a nutshell.
Anubis, I’m still around just taking a break from the troll bullshit.
Draco/The Rage/Dragonheart hasn’t been posting on here lately. I doubt he did this thread any harm. I mean, it’s still intact and he didn’t spam with shit like the letter kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk like Acume1234 was doing. I say just ignore that shit. Don’t leave the forums cause of this guy.
Angie, I’m sorry about that mess. That’s retarded. I swear, I wish the mods would do their jobs and ban the people who obviously don’t have a point besides causing trouble. I had the same problem with that bastard in the SC thread a while ago. It would be nice if the people who do what they’re supposed to do and mind their business got some help and some respect from the mods enough to be left alone. I PMed Choiboy about the spamming bull and he then turned around and PMed the guy basically saying that I was wrong and he had done nothing wrong, which is bullshit. If I want to be left alone and not have to put up with childish ish, then I have that right and the mods have a responsibility to make sure that gets taken care of, especially if I haven’t flamed or spammed anyone. The only mods that I know who actually do what they’re supposed to do are Akumachan and Javier. Other than that …
When I get some free time, I will definitely come to TC’s web site and say hello. I’m sorry you guys had to put up with that and really come on SRK much because of it. I just stopped coming here just because I didn’t want to put up with my “home” thread and the people on there. I don’t play in tournaments much anymore but I do keep up with you guys since I like to think of you all as my friends.
Good news to share: :) Marcus gave me a promise ring Friday night!:) I was happy about that, if you couldn’t tell.
Rubes
Rubes: You’ll be happy to know that I’ve been playing as Ruby Heart for a little bit and I’ve decided to stick with her. I’ll let you know my progress.
Here’s something strange about Ruby Heart. Now I know that MVC2 doesn’t have a storyline, but most of the stages take place on Ruby’s ship and I thought to myself “Why the fuck do Storm/Sent/Magneto/Cable run the show when it’s her fucking ship?” I think she should tell that bitch Storm to stop screaming like a whore and sit the fuck down. She should be like “Bitch, do you own this ship?! Do you make monthly payments on it?! Aight then, so shut the fuck up!!!”
But seriously, Ruby Heart is the fucking captain of that ship and all of these top tier whores are just passengers. They should figure that out.