I can't even open up a browser without the fucking computer having a heart attack. You get to wait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
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I can't even open up a browser without the fucking computer having a heart attack. You get to wait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
You are going to upload yoga videos? LMK PLZ
You get to wait too.
What about me?
Especially you.
Bitch.
holy fucking shit, a fucking earthquake, i dont remember the last time i felt one holy shit.
CNN and Fox is reporting it was a 5.8 earthquake.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Ri
cellphones and landlines are out, i cant reach any of my family. Im with my little sister.
My prayers are with you and your family. As you know prepare for the aftershocks.
holy fuck dude. I thought a car crashed into my house, and i ran to my sister for the house to just start thrusting everywhere. Were getting aftershocks right now.
Line lines are back and i just got a call from family in colombia that just heard the news.
Dude, you live like right there.
also ...
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Originally Posted by CNN
I thought my tv was going to fall over. Didn't feel any of the aftershocks though.
Shit, my sister and her fam are out there.
im a bit south of that Irvine dot, and we felt it pretty hard. holy fuck.
Got in touch with my mom and aunt, theyre fine, but my mom is a nurse so theyre going crazy at the hospital right now.
Went across the street and my grandma is fine. Cellphones are still out. AT&T just announced the phone servers are on emergency breakdown mode and only emergency service numbers are going to work.
Yeah, the network is likely flooded with people trying "are you ok" calls, so it goes into panic mode. GSM networks dont handle massive usage spikes well. I imagine you are getting a lot of new "No Service" areas too, they will go away as the panic dies down..
yeah ATT announced that. My sisters 3g phone worked shortly after, and my iphone just got a MASS of text messages, and hopefully calls can go through.
Glad you are alright B-Ri.
I still don't find Earthquakes scary. That shit was weak. I was here during the infamous '94 quake, but this shit is nothing compared to what people in the South face with tornadoes and shit.
The fish place I was all psyched up for for lunch is out fish for the fish tacos. That's just not cool. They said i could get Ahi fish tacos but those cost almost twice as much! I'm a growing boy, I need fish!
Folks are a fine, grandma's fine, I'm much happier!
I certainly understand that you might be scared and confused at the moment, and I certainly hope you and your family are okay, but you might want to re-think that sentence.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Ri
I had to go back to make sure he actually said that.
You made this post 2 minutes after the earthquake. The thing lasted 20 or so seconds from where I was at. Was your first instinct to hop on TNL and post about it? Just curious.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Ri
Silly person. He dropped his PS3 and CAUSED the earthquake, and had to give himself an alibi.Quote:
Originally Posted by aren
Ahi tuna for fish tacos? C'mon... fish tacos are awesome, but using that cut seems kind of ridiculous. Let's have some hamburger helper made with ground tenderloin while we're at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by stormy
Why is that ridiculous? Tacos are as awesome/high quality/healthy as you make them. It doesn't have to be some lowball fastfood poison turd substance just because it can be described as a "taco".
what about Taco Grande?Quote:
Originally Posted by PaCrappa
my iphone was charging on my macbook. AS i called family to find out their statuses, i already had TNL pulled up and posted, no calls came through.Quote:
Originally Posted by aren
To clarify, my philosophy on food is the more shit you surround good meat with, the less you're tasting the good meat.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaCrappa
Maybe it's just because I eat so much cheap meat. For any of that, I'll heavily season it, marinade it, fry it, whatever. But when I get a good cut of steak or fish, I salt and pepper it and grill it medium rare... no sauce or anything. Maybe I'll add a squeeze of lemon to the fish, but that's about it. And no doubt that a fish taco with ahi tuna and fresh ingredients would be awesome... maybe some sprouts and a rubio sauce. Hell yeah I'd eat it, and I would love it. I just wouldn't pay for it.
That's not a bad philosophy.
Shrimp makes the best tacos. Shrimp with corn tortillas, good lettuce, lime, cilantro, onion, and a red chile (salsa). I always stand by, you should have twice as much meat as veggies in a taco.
I never pay attention to the lettuce I buy, I think it's loose leaf, is that a type?
I always get shrimp tacos at Wahoo's, but Fish grill is a level above that. It's fresh and delicious. I still can't believe they were out of blue fish :(. They cook all the fish on a wood fire grill.
Goddman I'm hungry. That's buggin' me.
Fuck Los Angeles. Oh god the ground shook for 5 seconds!
With all of the stuff you have on tacos there's really no point in having something like ahi in it. Ahi is a delicate flavour you won't even taste with all of the other stuff you have in there. Another less expensive piece of fish would have probably served you just as well if not better for less money. I would have eaten it, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaCrappa
My worst phobia is earthquakes, so I'm freaking. Still haven't heard from my family in LA or my aunt in Chino.
Chino was the epicentre, so she might have broken lamps and junk.
OMG BREAKING NEWS: 0 FATALITIES AND 0 INJURIES REPORTED.
to see footage of canned vegitables knocked over at the local grocery store, tune in at 11.
Sometimes the fastfood ones can be good for the taste buds. I have a couple of Jack in the Box tacos every 6 months just to remind myself how good they are. Greesy enough to turn a paperbag clear, but that was always a good sign when getting a philly cheesesteak in Chicago.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaCrappa
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1217373602
TACOOOOOSSSSS
You sound like Advocate.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Ri
Where'd you go for a Philly cheesesteak in Chicago? Philly's Finest by The Alley? I've yet to have a really good Philly Cheesesteak here. Now, if you want to talk Italian Beef's, I could tell you some stories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirvana
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Originally Posted by Dyne
Only THEN would i sound like advocate.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Ri "If he sounded like Advocate"
God, it's been too many years to remember the name. It was a mom n pop shop a few miles from Midway airport. Italian Beefs in Chicago are good, too. There was also a nice mom n pop shop in Witchita that made great Phillys. The shop owners were transplants from downtown Chicago. I used to grab one every time I started my drive back to Dallas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooch
No, he babbled the swear words in the NHL thread all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Ri
My father just moved his wedding up from next July, in North Carolina, to this September in my old hometown. There's a lot of shit going down in my family with drama and I guess they want to get hitched before anyone gets cold feet and/or goes insane.
Completely lame. They never invited me to be in the wedding and now he is going to piss himself if I don't go back for it. I just took on a research duty with school and need to stay on campus over most weekends. Great.
I hate weddings.
I'm still drunk from last night. I also texted some people I shouldn't have while drunk and now I think I'll be holding my own dick for a bit.
What the hell is wrong with our parents? Seriously, you would think with age comes wisdom, but honestly nothing but senility and stupidity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
I love my stepmom, don't get me wrong, and I consider her and her relatives more family to me than my maternal or paternal side have ever been, but this is weird. They had a really nice wedding planned out and just threw it out the window. I guess the money is just tight and neither can justify spending much on a wedding anymore, and she and her kids are entitled to my dad's health insurance if they just get it over with and sign the papers.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingoffighters
Practicality won out, which is shocking, since neither of them tend to think that way. My father is a fucking idiot with money. I guess this can be considered wise financially, but they're going to make themselves crazy trying to plan it on such short notice.
I have to go get fitted for a fucking dress. They want me to be in the wedding now. This sucks. I'm only on speaking terms with my father so pushing it up an entire year sort of screws my plan to try to patch things up by then.
So you previously were NOT invited to the wedding? Why? And what prompted the change?
Honestly, I've heard you bitch about your dad plenty here, so it's obvious you two aren't close. If it's going to effect your schooling (and especially if he's not paying for it), I'd say skip the wedding. I mean, the guy can't not invite you, then turn around, change the date and then say he wants you there and be hurt if you can't make it.
My father pays some of my car insurance, but that's it. A lot of the 'I'm not paying for anything' comes from the fact that he's bankrupt, plain and simple. But he still claims me as a dependent and it sucks.
He invited me TO his North Carolina wedding, but didn't want me to be IN it as a bridesmaid or whatever. My stepmom evidently had her say in it this time around and is picking her wedding colors around what she knows I like (my dad wants red, she knows I hate red, so she is forcing him to pick something I would look nice in etc).
She's awesome, he's kind of a turd sometimes, that's the short version.
We used to be very, very close and then it just fell off a cliff all of a sudden. I don't even know what caused it. He disapproves of everything I do and I'm a constant failure to him, and I gave up trying to fight it, so we hardly talk now. We're perfectly civil when we do talk, but there's no hugging and I love you and see you soon sort of wishes.
I don't want to completely ruin our relationship by not going to his wedding, and frankly, I love my stepmom to death and I know she wants me there. I'll find someone to cover my jobs over that weekend. It's a pain in the ass that they don't even give me two months of notice and fully expect me to be there and ready. I don't even want to ask about paying for the dress I'll have to wear, it's not worth the stink. If I go to get it and I have to pay, I'll just bite my tongue and do it. It's their wedding.
But I really, really, really hate weddings. Almost as much as I hate last minute plans.
Called my stepmom, and found out why they moved things. My stepsister has been getting into legal trouble (she is 15) and her complete asswipe of a father is suing for custody. Stepsister might have authority problems, but being with her father will only make it worse. She is TERRIFIED of the guy and there is a pending investigation against him for hitting her. He's still allowed to file for custody since family services is so slow to investigate. If she ends up there, nothing good will happen to her. She's a good kid at heart and this tears me up :( They're now broke from fighting him in court, which is why they canceled the bigger wedding.
They're also trying to sell the house eventually. Kinda sucks. I always liked it.
Sounds rough, Nomi. Good luck with that mess.
So, do you find yourself going out every night to sleazy bars looking for the surrogate daddy type to give you the love, approval and affection your real daddy doesn't...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
Fortunately, no. But I still think my sub-3.75 GPA is shit which is definitely a lingering daddy approval thing. Whatever.
You need to talk that shit out with him, calmly and openly. If you carry it around it'll just fester. It ain't healthy.
I had my own daddy issues and I carried around a lot of hurt for years until I finally talked it out with him and got it all out in the open. I felt like a ton of bricks had been lifted off me. It didn't fix the relationship, but it enabled me to let go of years of hate. He died recently, and if I hadn't gotten everything off my chest already, it would have been my biggest regret ever.
That's a pretty solid GPA. I wouldn't sweat it too much. Besides, in the real world, people skills are what matters. You can be all brains, but if you can't deal with people, your options in life will be pretty limited. However, you seem to be alright in that department, from what I can tell.
Oh, I know. I'm a clinical psychology major for crying out loud, I know how unhealthy this is. Blowing up at him a month before his wedding when his family is already falling apart is not ideal, however. I'll save it for October. After the honeymoon, long enough before Thanksgiving. And I'll bring someone with me to keep me calm, because I am not good at confronting people when I'm upset.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
I don't hate him, anyway, he just infuriates me sometimes. It's a step up from carrying round hate at the very least.
And Type Ryan, oddly enough, he's good with detached people. Great as a doctor dealing with patients and coworkers and such. But he is just downright awful with close individuals. God help us, I'm defending my brother, but my father is awful at dealing with either of us for even the most simple task. I think he is one of those autism spectrum genius types. Really, really sucks with close interpersonal interaction.
She can dazzle prospective employers with her Halo skillz and cleavage.
Staying calm is key. If you get mad and start yelling, he'll get mad and start yelling back, and nothing you say to him will sink in. Stay calm, no matter what, keep it genuine, and he'll get the point. He may not agree, but at least he'll know how you feel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
This sounds very similar to how my oldest brother acts. He treats complete strangers better than he treats his own family. I don't get it. We're the ones that would do anything for him, yet he'll be the first to act like a complete douche to us. IMO, a lot of it comes from his repressed feelings and emotions that have accumulated over the years. I guess it's easier for him to deal with strangers since he's not emotionally involved with them compared to his family. The man needs some professional help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
LOL.. that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
I think I just read that Dole had daddy issues. MEGATON!
Not everyone had the rosey father/son relationship you had, kof.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1217524359
That's advo, oh wait...
Hmm...if Advocate grew his hair out a little he WOULD look a little like Hero...
Strangers don't really know him so he wouldn't be comfortable being a prick to them as they would just say "fuck you" and never deal with him again. Whereas your family has to deal with him so he can safely vent his frustrations out on them and get away with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Type Ryan
Common tale, happens in most families... especially when somebody is dealing with an ass at work and can't blow up at that person without the fear of being fired. All that pent up frustration goes home to the family and either gets dealt with in a healthy way or it becomes psychological warfare.
Yeah, I can see how if Adam grew out his hair, he'd look like this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
Not that Hero. He don't got slanty eyes.
I can't get into see my dad today. I'm not sure if I even want to, (though I know the horrific regret of what will come of this if I don't even try). The motherfucker's been dead to me for 27 years.
I can't lie, I dread the entire situation when it finally does happen. I don't know what to ask him about first. "Hey dad, did you really fake your own death to all of your friends to avoid acknowledging any and all of your existing children?" or "How the fuck could you have picked a city 3 miles from me in the state you know my mother was from and not in 18 years of living here make one goddamn attempt to contact me?"
I feel numb enough right now, but I can honestly say I have absolutely no idea how to react to this anymore. The absurdity of having to explain this situation to anyone and everyone I know is just, overwhelming. I left my job last week because half of my bosses (yes plural, bosses) didn't fucking believe me and it became apparent that this was gonna be an issue if I needed to leave for an emergency.
As a reasonable person I understand there is nothing reasonable about this situation, but I expected a bit more support from a place that I worked 6 days a week at for more than 2 1/2 years for shit money and the "promise" of moving up. That makes me naive to the cold, hard, reality of capitalism I suppose.
Don't worry, other than that shit though, the world is my oyster.
That's gotta suck, sorry you have to go through that shit. I've had to deal with some major blows due to family stuff but I can't begin to imagine either of my parents not wanting to communicate with me or ever wanting to get to know me.Quote:
Originally Posted by youandwhosearmy
on a side note, I just took a nasty shit and the water in my building was just turned back on so I couldn't wash my hands... that bugs me right now.
I'd be using bottled water.
Fuck, I'd use iced tea if I had to. No way I could take a shit and not wash my hands.
yeah, guess I could use some of the 2.2 liters of drinking water by my side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Hang in there yawa.
Hope you figure something out yawa
I've got a bunch of dust spots on my Rebel Xti. Pain in the ass.
uSE you're feather dick to dust it out
Yawa and a Nomi should have a steel cage tag-team match against their fathers.
I just got back from my trip to find a bunch of messages on my machine from the doctor's office telling me I have skin cancer.
goddamn. Sorry to hear.
Fight that bitch.
on the bright side, you topped yawa for winning the thread i think
Yep. It's melanoma, which I find read now is the one most likely to cause death. Can't catch a break.
:( I don't want a world without FuryFox, do what you can to fight it, keep us updated pls :(
God damn tnl is having a bad day.
Fuck.
Shit, all the other forms of skin cancer really aren't that serious. Sorry FuryFox.
If he caught it early, it's really easy to treat (cut it out.)
if it's in the beginning stages can't they just cut that shit out? didn't John McCain recover from the same thing?
I see hope in your future.
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Originally Posted by FuryFox
what? dude...
Oh god fury, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by FuryFox
You have all our support.
Out of curiosity; how'd you catch it, Fury?
Sorry to hear that Fury. I'll be thinking of you.
Damn dude :( Good luck, I hope they caught it early!Quote:
Originally Posted by FuryFox
Geah. Good luck man. My grandfather's been getting little patches of it taken off every other year for the last fifteen years or so. Survivable, especially for a young dude, but that does suck.
Nip it in the bud.
It's not a VD. You get skin cancer from UV damage (aka being pale as fuck and being out in the sun).Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Sorry to hear it Fury. I hope you stay well.
Wrong. Plenty of skin cancers, including melanoma, are hereditary and are not necessarily linked to exposure.Quote:
Originally Posted by mannerbot
You sound like a real bitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
Of course there is some correlation between genetics and incidence of skin cancer. But that just affects your risk of skin cancer. The UV radiation is what actually does the damage.
:lol: I know he didn't get it from unprotected sex. I meant how did he catch it in the sense that did he actually go to the dermatologist to get checked for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mannerbot
Nick, I don't mind the ads...except for this one.
I DON'T WANNA PIMP OUT MY PROFILE WITH CUSTOM GLITTER TEXT
The way I read it made this thread less depressing though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I am, it's okay. He's also a bitch for claiming me as a dependent and thinking that $40 a month for partial car insurance means I'm dependent on him. Still pisses me off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh
lol I actually figured someone who take it the way you took it after I reread it. I didn't care enough to change it.
No, really. UV damage is not the reason why all skin cancer exists. You could raise a child indoors and they could develop skin cancer with no exposure. There are normal breakages in the skin that cannot be repaired and normal growths that become cancerous that have nothing to do with UV damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by mannerbot
Genetic predisposition factors in hugely, sure. All redheads have a certain genetic mutation that has been linked to greatly increased skin cancer susceptibility, for example. They may or may not get it, and in this case, exposure matters (similar to the 'pale motherfucker' comment). But this is not the only type of skin cancer threat.
Look at the rates of melanoma lesions being on the sole of the foot. What kind of UV damage exposure do these people typically have?
Cancer is abnormal growth. This can occur on the skin and have nothing to do with radiation.