@ThanosReXXX I've considered switching and might after this Ibuprofen bottle expires. I don't use it often - only when I really need it, when any pain is borderline unbearable - and stick to the recommended doses. I can't say I used to do that as I built up a bit of a tolerance for a little while, but I backpedaled on that quite a bit when I learned a little more about NSAIDs. People used to be worried that it affected the liver, but the truth is long-term use apparently does little to the liver but can affect the kidneys.
We actually used Aspirin for a little while in the house I grew up in until we found out they my mom was allergic. Then we switched over to Ibuprofen. Before that, I'm pretty sure I was just given children's Tylenol.
@HobbitGamer I normally avoid articles like that with a ten foot pole, but now I feel like I need to read your blurb in there. XD
@ThanosReXXX - With you in all fronts there. Rarely a word written which doesn’t contain at least a nugget of knowledge. The forums in your link that use the quote seem to be using it as proof of the existence of a soul. I’m guessing it’s from a theologian or Christian philosopher. It doesn’t seem like it comes directly from the Bible, but rather from someone with extensive reading and knowledge of that text. Really enjoyed the second quote in your last reply. Firm believer we create our own realities. We all have a brush and paint, we can make what we want. My opinion of course.
@HobbitGamer - Right in the paint?!? You did get the good stuff. You’re like a low rider of humans. I just sprinkle a little glitter on my paint before it dries.
Meant to post this earlier, my wife ordered an organic bed mattress last night because... they exist. It’s a real thing. No word yet on whether it’s also free range and grass fed.
@bimmy-lee So will the mattress have like cotton stems and seed casings in it, wrapped in leathered sheep hide that's sewn together with intestinal fiber? Is this a haggis mattress??
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Man this week is dragging already. The first two days of work have been horrible. Customers complaining, stuff getting shipped into them incorrectly. Of course, it's my fault as i do the shipping right? Wrong, I don't.. one of these days, im going to invest in that universal remote from the movie click, and pause life, slap a customer in the face, and press play. Or just tell them how i really feel about them with all the nasty words i can think of, then rewind it.
@Tyranexx Obviously, it's all poison, except one is less so than the other, hence me swapping out ibuprofen for tylenol/paracetamol. Works faster as well, and can be taken when under the influence of alcohol, another tiny advantage over ibuprofen...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@bimmy-lee The reality quote? That was the first one.
The second one was about not getting what you want...
But completely agreed, obviously. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been something that I'd archived on my computer. Oh, and it's not just your opinion: it is a fact that life IS what we make it, whether people like it or not. Of course, you need to be aware of opportunities if and when they arise, and there's a bit of good fortune involved as well, but we can do FAR more than most of us realize.
Funny you should mention brush and paint in relation to life: I once had to follow a management course, courtesy of Landmark Institute (creepy bunch, banned in Europe, still exists in the States), where they were always talking about life as a blank canvas, and you being the painter of your own life. I found the initial/starter course to be pretty interesting and helpful, but afterwards it got too creepy for my taste, so I never applied for any of their follow-up/intermediate and pro classes.
As for that organic mattress: does the manual also mention when it's time to fumigate the thing? You wouldn't want the thing to start crawling away with you and the missus lying on it...
@HobbitGamer I've got flakes and bits (and bobs) as well, but none of them are sparkly and/or golden. More like annoying and uncomfortable...
@ThanosReXXX So a terrible form of stucco with a bit of fiberglass for fun? XD
@bimmy-lee FYI, because you like these movies too; I watched The Blackcoat's Daughter earlier on Netflix, and wasn't terribly impressed. If you enjoyed It Follows, you may like it.
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@HobbitGamer Like the bear said to the terribly lousy hunter:
"You didn't REALLY come here to shoot bears, now did you?"
Don't ask the question that you wouldn't like to have the answer to.
But if stucco is code for skin, then you're right on the money...
Click is on the list of movies I need to see, but never have. Maybe someday. XD
@ThanosReXXX Haha, fair enough! I find it ironic that we're discussing OTC meds at roughly the same time the mobile Dr. Mario game has hit the masses....
Currently playing: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (Switch)
@ThanosReXXX - Ha, if it comes with bed bugs, then we don’t need to worry about getting bed bugs. I’ve pulled a lot of living things out of organic fruits and veggies, so I’m half expecting it. We’ll see. It’s going to take a week to 10 days to ship, then another few days in transit. It has a one year sleep trial, so if it does try to crawl away, I’ll give it directions back to the organic mattress manufacturers.
I’ve heard of the Landmark Institute. Never known anyone who did the courses, but I’ve heard they’re rather creepy. You know, I’d like to believe we all can make of life what we want, but sometimes I wonder if I think that because I’m a white guy in America. Who knows? Maybe just some of us can. At any rate, just believing in that can probably be beneficial to a lot of people.
@HobbitGamer - Awesome, thanks, I’ll check it out. I really like It Follows. It ends poorly, but almost everything does. For me personally, slow moving, unstoppable things are way creepier than super fast things. Lots of time for dread. Inevitability is scary. An actor painted blue in the background of a Romero flick is way creepier than modern, CGI rage zombies in my opinion.
@bimmy-lee Well this will be up your alley, then. Will be happy to discuss my annoyance with it when get around to it.
A movie has to have that sense of dread for me to get hooked. I feel like it can make the situation more relatable. Dream House, Shutter Island, The Road, those sorts of things.
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@bimmy-lee Good call on the mattress. By the way: the reason why I came up with the image/idea of the crawling mattress wasn't so much the organic mattress itself, but the fact that I happened to have just started watching the second season of Zoo (great series, by the way, albeit a bit far-fetched sometimes). Without giving away any spoilers, let's just say that the animals won't stand for our behavior anymore, and decide to do something about it.
And not just the big beasties, no... ALL animals, so insects and so on included. And THAT's where the two images came together: vengeful insects + organic mattress = bed walking away with bimmy and his better half on it...
As for Landmark: the methods that they use/apply aren't bad in and of itself. Basically it's just awareness, mindfulness, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), learning to think out of the box, and a bit of meditation training.
The thing is, and I'm almost afraid to say it, but it is the very reason they're banned over here, that their methods of applying these perfectly acceptable tools/means of improving oneself are too extreme and are seen as "too American". Too flashy, too in your face, etcetera. During most of the initial course that I followed, I was sat in the front or second to front row, because I'm a confident bugger, and also because I knew from my sales training, that it offers some modicum of control: people that choose to sit further back, will be seen as insecure, and as such will be chosen sooner, to come on stage and/or participate in exercises, especially at events like these.
Anyway, I do remember all the weird stuff that happened there, over the course of a couple of weeks, but what I chose to take away from it, is all the actually useful stuff I learned there, and that I was able to teach others, as well as apply to myself.
I should have elaborated a bit on the whole "life is what you make it" bit: of course it's true that not everyone can become a millionaire, so it's not about all of us being able to make of life what we want, but everyone CAN be the best version of themselves, that they could be, from within, so it's not a capitalistic thing, that's about having riches and so on. It's about getting all out of yourself, and that is the maximum potential, which will automatically make your life better, regardless of how incremental. The end result will always end up being better than what you have now.
So, it's not related to skin color or social background either. It's about choices, being aware of your own potential, not being afraid to take some risks, or at least not to be afraid to go into unknown territories (think AND go out of the box), and start with yourself.
Let's take a stereotype: a guy living in a ghetto, probably not Caucasian. He could choose to get rich quick, and join a gang, or deal drugs or whatever, but he could also choose to get an education, or a job, and then an education, and slowly climb up from there. It's not as quick as the "easy" way of taking the criminal path, but in the end, it's definitely the better one. And not just for yourself.
Important part, though, is to do all of it with realism in mind, so no ghetto kid will probably have a great job at first, or will be able to apply to the best school or university from the get go, but small steps forward are always better than standing still or taking leaps backward...
Or take me for example: worked at call centers, moved on to sales offices, became a team leader, trained people, but still I felt this nagging feeling that this wasn't it. Not to beat my own chest, but I think it's fair to say that at least 7 or 8 people out of 10 will ignore or push away that feeling, and just carry on, thinking or making themselves think that it's just part of what a 9 to 5 working life is supposed to be.
That's probably also where all the Monday hating comes from, as well as the whole TGIF thing:
basically two sides of the same coin...
Either way, I've seen things that I didn't like or agree with, but working for a boss man, and "only" being a team leader will only get you so far, so I was able to sell my managers on some changes, but definitely not all that I would have liked to make. So, after almost 14 years of sales & marketing for an employer, I decided to take the plunge, and start working for myself, so that I could finally be in control over ALL aspects of the process, and not be hampered or held down by company policies other than my own.
I haven't become rich either, but after having initially been quite apprehensive about doing all this (quitting my job, applying at the chamber of commerce, finding clients to work for), I actually found that although my income now rather wildly varies, I could breathe again, and although new kinds of stress came into my life, they weren't nearly as bad as that big millstone around my neck when I was working for a boss.
It's a very Western thing, though, to affix possibilities or options to one's social standing or origin. Most Asian people have a far better grasp on that, or maybe I should say they are more in tune. If you just look at martial arts fighters for example: from WAY back in the old days, people of all walks of life, whether it would be the emperor's son, or a lowly peasant boy, could become a great fighter or soldier. Of course there were classes, but within their means, they were all able to climb up to their own personal tower of success in some ways, to find their potential, and more importantly: inner peace.
They have all these wonderful labels for it, such as yin and yang, chi, and what not. That actually brings me back to the beginning of this text wall, and the things we learned at management training, which in a lot of ways are the Western versions of these things. And most of it we "borrowed" from other cultures and Westernized anyways...
So believe, yes, but only to the extent of believing in yourself. The rest is control over the things that you actually can have control over, so any outside factor is to be ignored in that regard. Be aware of it, but if you can't do anything about it, counter it (within the boundaries of your own possibilities) with the skills you DO have and the things you CAN do. As I so often say: think in solutions, not in problems.
And another one: my mentor always said "trust is good, control is better". That still holds up to this day.
So, end of text wall. Sorry I made you read all that, but I hope I managed to open a new door or window for you, regardless of how small. Possibilities, my friend, possibilities...
Moving on: completely agreed on slow moving, unstoppable things being way creepier. I don't know which jackass came up with zombies that move like Usain Bolt, but that guy needs to be institutionalized, to say the least. He ruined everything. The slow unstoppable hoard of the undead is FAR more fear-inducing than a zombie jaguar.
And besides: even a fool knows that dead bodies can't move fluidly. That's probably also why they mostly call them "infected" instead of zombies in most of those movies, because calling them living dead doesn't really fit the bill anymore...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@HobbitGamer Have you seen Pan's Labyrinth? It's fantasy mixed with horror, but placed in a real world scenario of the Second World War. A true masterpiece, far as I'm concerned, and a must see for fans of the genre. So, if you haven't seen it or don't know it yet, you might want to give it a watch...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
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As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
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