You guys seriously fucking suck. You took a thread that could maybe have provided a little bit of something, that someone on this site may have needed to hear and flushed it down the toilet for no fucking reason. Don’t you realize the only people reading that vomit are the ones writing/responding to it? Seriously…fuck…of…
[quote]X-Factor wrote:
You guys seriously fucking suck. You took a thread that could maybe have provided a little bit of something, that someone on this site may have needed to hear and flushed it down the toilet for no fucking reason. Don’t you realize the only people reading that vomit are the ones writing/responding to it? Seriously…fuck…of…[/quote]
Not true, I read that “vomit” … but then again I’m deeply interested in watch C-SPAN as well … so there’s that
another rule, don’t trust the government with YOUR health
The FDA is fraught with corruption products that I wouldn’t feed to my dog is somehow legal because some corporate CEO has a buddy who knows a guy…
[quote]Agressive Napkin wrote:
How did we get into a drug and genetics argument?
Some people are pre-disposed to addiction. People with family history of alcoholism and stuff will (in general) find it much easier to get hooked and a lot harder to get off of.
What is everyone’s problem with that?
It’s a lot like genetics in body-building. Some people gain mass easier than others, some get leaner easier than others, but at the end of the day everyone has it within their power to improve (or get help with their addiction/not try drugs in the first place).[/quote]
I don’t think most people have a problem with that notion, until people use that excuse in an attempt to rid themselves of all responsibility for their lives spiraling into pure shit. My family has dealt extensively with this crap. Every time I hear someone say they couldn’t help it, that it was in their genes, that they were powerless, it makes me want to puke. There is always a choice. It might be easier for some than others, but the fact is that it exists.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Quixtar
Make 50k a week and never leave you home
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I’m listening…
[quote]Phoenix44e wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Quixtar
Make 50k a week and never leave you home
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I’m listening…[/quote]
ACM
^ am I supposed to know what any of these things are oorr?
[quote]Phoenix44e wrote:
^ am I supposed to know what any of these things are oorr?
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Amway
[quote]ranengin wrote:
How to do OK checklist:
- don’t do anything really fucking stupid[/quote]
lol /thread
Don’t go to bed with no price on your head… Don’t do it!
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time
Don’t roll the dice if you can’t pay the price… Don’t do it!
Don’t run your feet down no dead end street
Don’t do me dirt or you’re gonna get hurt… Don’t do it!
Don’t run away 'till you hear what I say
Keep your eye on the sparrow when the goin’ gets narrow
Ain’t gonna fight with no thief in the night, well, well, well… Don’t do it!
or if you do, DON’T GET CAUGHT!
It’s better to beg forgiveness than ask permission.
Learn how to negotiate. Just about everything in Life is negotiable.
Always have a backup plan. When life kicks you in the nuts, landing on your feet is a helluva lot better than landing on your ass with a dazed and confused look on your face and not a clue how to get back up.
Maintain a good relationship with the branch manager of your bank. In this day of electronic everything, it’s tempting to just automate everything, use the drive through or ATM or computer instead of dealing with a person. When something doesn’t go right with your money, or if you’re in not so common situation financially, or if your short on cash flow and you KNOW the check in your hand is good and you need it cashed immediately, having that relationship will save your ass. Not everyone needs a lawyer or an accountant, but we ALL need unfettered access to our money.
Wear condoms. Every time. Even if she tells you she’s on the pill. ESPECIALLY if she knows you’re gonna break up with her soon. If she’s hot and thin, she’s probably bulimic, so she’ll be throwing up the pill anyway. Protect your seed. If you don’t, at least 18 years of HELL is the punishment. Don’t be stupid.
That bears repeating: DON’T BE STUPID!
If you are in a high stakes situation and you DON’T know who the patsy is, then YOU’RE the patsy.
Try and view life through the lens of paradox, humor and change - don’t become too attached to anything, especially your ego.
That’s all I got for tonight - I gotta catch a helicopter in the morning.
I should have added: Don’t get mired in useless details.
Genetics or not, addiction ultimately and always boils down to a choice. Sex, porno, meth, alcohol, etc. It’s a choice to RUN. To run from problems. To run from simple joy. To run from the temporary pains of withdrawal "I need a hit man. It’s a CHOICE. It’s a choice based in lack and in fear. Does it take over your brain and make a decision for you? Sure. It’s your job as a cogent human being to fight for control.
Sure, it’s harder one for some than others. Some people never get addicted to nicotine, some do. And? Every single thing out there, someone has gotten addicted to it and gotten off of it - even Crystal Meth.
Does that make me cruel and cold-hearted? That’s how it is sometimes, sorry.
If you lose yourself in complications, you tend to fuck up, make excuses and then start accepting a state of life that’s “less than OK”. Just cuz you grew up in a crack den, doesn’t mean you need to stay there.
Expect more from yourself.
It’s a choice but it’s not always a simple one. It’s pretty simple to me. I’m happy, balanced and doing well in life. I’m not in physical or emotional pain. But it’s not so simple for someone suffering from severe depression or mental illness or chronic pain sometimes with no idea what is wrong with them and why they are in despair (maybe they’ve always felt that way maybe not) but they take what they feel they need to to dull their pain or to bring them closer to death or escape from whatever hell they are living in. Or some people are only moderately depressed but being constantly surrounded by alcohol draws them in.
I would have to fall really fucking low to stick a needle in my arm. I trust the people who do are already there. I’ve known a few people who’ve gotten caught up in addiction and I know all of them were self-medicating the only way they could figure. Call it an excuse or whatever, the reality is some people are in a bad place.
It empowers people to hold them responsible for their own well being but you can do that and still acknowledge some people are facing some challenges, and who really cares if it’s genetic or not.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Wear condoms. Every time. Even if she tells you she’s on the pill. ESPECIALLY if she knows you’re gonna break up with her soon. If she’s hot and thin, she’s probably bulimic, so she’ll be throwing up the pill anyway. Protect your seed. If you don’t, at least 18 years of HELL is the punishment. Don’t be stupid.
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Excellent advice both my parents gave me. I’m glad I followed it most of the time, and got lucky the rest of the time.
[quote]waldo21212 wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Wear condoms. Every time. Even if she tells you she’s on the pill. ESPECIALLY if she knows you’re gonna break up with her soon. If she’s hot and thin, she’s probably bulimic, so she’ll be throwing up the pill anyway. Protect your seed. If you don’t, at least 18 years of HELL is the punishment. Don’t be stupid.
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Excellent advice both my parents gave me. I’m glad I followed it most of the time, and got lucky the rest of the time.[/quote]
This and making the clinic one of the first dates you take your lady friend to.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Chances are if you’re regularly logging into a ‘health/fitness’ site like T-Nation, then you’re probably doing “OK” in life.
Better question:
How to do EXCEPTIONAL in life?[/quote]
“We are here to drink beer. We are here to laugh at the odds. We are here to live our lives so well that death will tremble to take us.” - Charles Bukowski
Thank you Chris Shugart for exposing me to this quote.
“Exceptional” is a relative term.
[quote]Soulja874 wrote:
This and making the clinic one of the first dates you take your lady friend to.[/quote]
Agreed. Epic first date advice here kids…
1.) Take girl to malt-shop. Enjoy a frothy chocolate milkshake with two straws. Play Richie Valens on the jukebox…
2.) Somehow dovetail from the topic of Richie Valens to the topic of severe genital gonorrhea…
3.) Take date to STD clinic.
I’d like to expand the OP’s list of 6 by one:
7). Don’t save money on professional services. By that I mean use the best doctors, tax preparers and lawyers you can afford.
TAKE RISKS don’t be a pussy
[quote]wswnsc wrote:
Amending #6… Do not get addicted to any crazy pussy either. One well placed crazy chick can derail your life faster than chasing a hundred “normal” girls[/quote]
A fucking men bro.