LifesEagle

Granted, but it's broken. I wish I had an accent like a 1930's person, with the static in the background and everything. Granted, but then you are stuck inside an old wooden radio box with no chance of escape. I wish it would warm up. Granted, but then it would be so hot that you couldn't bear it. Ow. I wish I could go back to visit my friend (I'm lonely ).

Who knows. We have had as many as 400 people online at one time. Now that is really, really strange. Are they bots or something? They must slow down the board like nothing else.

Bad INfluence - P!nk That film is awesome.

I was originally going to apply for a degree in optometry so I got a job at an optician for a while to see what it was like and I learnt a lot while I was there. I saw a lot of people stumble around with those eye drops. That's why I like to bring sunglasses with me when I go in case he uses the drops. There have been times in the past when I've gone there for a contact lens appointment and he makes me take out my lenses and I've forgotten my glasses. That happened once and I had driven there so I was essentially marooned and blind with no way to get home.

You had better be scared! I'm watching you! As far as President Obama is concerned, here is my question... Race. When you have one parent who is African American and one parent who is Caucasian... which race are you? Do you go by the colour of your skin? Do you select features, such as hair, face, etc. to make the determination? Do you pick the race that you feel will give you an edge? What I believe is that we need to put the entire race problem behind us and move on. Obama is one-half white. If his birth certificate says that he is a Caucasian, would this have changed history? He is still the 44th President of the U.S.A., but now he is just another white guy. During the race for the Presidency, Obama was all about "the people". There was no discussion about race. At the inauguration, it was all about race. Did he forget that his mother was white? How sad that our country can't move on. I think race ought to be removed from being a factor in life. We all ought to just be Americans. Enough of my rant. And by the way, I have no idea what race is on President Obama's birth certificate. My vote for President went to the candidate who I felt could best lead the country. THANK YOU. At last, someone has picked up on a point I've been talking about from the very beginning! As for "which race are you", after watching Australia and seeing the treatment of the so-called "creamy" children that were taken away from their families for being mixed-race it appears that you are in both camps and in neither camps. You don't have to be a genius to think of people who have been prejudiced for this in the past and in fiction. But as you say, in Obama's case, the race card has indeed been played BUT, to be fair on Obama, HE wasn't the one to play it, it was the media. Everyone over here kept on saying that "America really needs a black president right now", but DOES America need that? America needs a good leader regardless. I don't think Obama will improve standards for the black community in the USA as some people have suggested (and thus imply that the standard DOES need improving, which I don't think it does). If he does well then I will indeed admit that I was wrong. But I have lost faith in the American voter simply because America complains about this and that and then votes the opposite way. But then again, I have no idea what I'm talking about. I cannot talk politics. You are very knowledgeable in politics! Where is TGHL when we need him? What Obama has done for the African American community in becoming the President, is significant. There is more out there for a young black person, than becoming a sports star and Obama has succeeded in reaching the top!!! That is true, but actively addressing the issue in that way again implies that there is a problem. It would be better to be unimpressed that a black individual has gotten to the top because then you completely elliminate the idea of race. Of course, congratulate the individual for the SUCCESS but leave race out of it. That just promotes the idea that people of different races have different oppertunities open to them. I know nothing about politics, I just waffle. Would that waffle be with syrup? In the USA people think that the best way to be someone is through sports or acting. Forget education... that doesn't get you anywhere. I maintain that America has a smell and that smell is somewhere between doughnuts and waffles. Mmm. I'm hungry. I warmed up to Obama on finding out that he's too attached to his Blackberry that he insisted on keeping it with him in the White House. He must really love that phone! More than the phone... I think he is so accustomed to the immediate contact and reply, that he felt that he went back to the dark ages without it. He said that that way someone on the other side of the country can send him a message asking him "What are you doing?", thereby being kept in check. A good idea in theory, but if *I* were the friend of the president of the United States I'd feel a bit funny about questioning him! But a government should be afraid ofits people, not the other way around, so I suppose it's a good thing. Or good publicity for Blackberry.

Hopefully my friend will be back then so I'll be entertained for a bit. Maybe go out shopping or something.

What's that? Watching YET ANOTHER film. NO. No what? Grrrrrrr. No more films!!!!! Stop goofing off or I will have to blindfold you. And how will blindfolding me help, exactly...? I was watching The Office.

I WILL FOLLOW IN THINE EXAMPLE.

I have metamorphosed into a chicken.

What's that? Watching YET ANOTHER film. NO. No what?

Go to German. I only got 4 hours of sleep. :closedeyes:

You had better be scared! I'm watching you! As far as President Obama is concerned, here is my question... Race. When you have one parent who is African American and one parent who is Caucasian... which race are you? Do you go by the colour of your skin? Do you select features, such as hair, face, etc. to make the determination? Do you pick the race that you feel will give you an edge? What I believe is that we need to put the entire race problem behind us and move on. Obama is one-half white. If his birth certificate says that he is a Caucasian, would this have changed history? He is still the 44th President of the U.S.A., but now he is just another white guy. During the race for the Presidency, Obama was all about "the people". There was no discussion about race. At the inauguration, it was all about race. Did he forget that his mother was white? How sad that our country can't move on. I think race ought to be removed from being a factor in life. We all ought to just be Americans. Enough of my rant. And by the way, I have no idea what race is on President Obama's birth certificate. My vote for President went to the candidate who I felt could best lead the country. THANK YOU. At last, someone has picked up on a point I've been talking about from the very beginning! As for "which race are you", after watching Australia and seeing the treatment of the so-called "creamy" children that were taken away from their families for being mixed-race it appears that you are in both camps and in neither camps. You don't have to be a genius to think of people who have been prejudiced for this in the past and in fiction. But as you say, in Obama's case, the race card has indeed been played BUT, to be fair on Obama, HE wasn't the one to play it, it was the media. Everyone over here kept on saying that "America really needs a black president right now", but DOES America need that? America needs a good leader regardless. I don't think Obama will improve standards for the black community in the USA as some people have suggested (and thus imply that the standard DOES need improving, which I don't think it does). If he does well then I will indeed admit that I was wrong. But I have lost faith in the American voter simply because America complains about this and that and then votes the opposite way. But then again, I have no idea what I'm talking about. I cannot talk politics. You are very knowledgeable in politics! Where is TGHL when we need him? What Obama has done for the African American community in becoming the President, is significant. There is more out there for a young black person, than becoming a sports star and Obama has succeeded in reaching the top!!! That is true, but actively addressing the issue in that way again implies that there is a problem. It would be better to be unimpressed that a black individual has gotten to the top because then you completely elliminate the idea of race. Of course, congratulate the individual for the SUCCESS but leave race out of it. That just promotes the idea that people of different races have different oppertunities open to them. I know nothing about politics, I just waffle. Would that waffle be with syrup? In the USA people think that the best way to be someone is through sports or acting. Forget education... that doesn't get you anywhere. I maintain that America has a smell and that smell is somewhere between doughnuts and waffles. Mmm. I'm hungry. I warmed up to Obama on finding out that he's too attached to his Blackberry that he insisted on keeping it with him in the White House. He must really love that phone!

She was on when I drew it but disappeared right after I posted, so so much for that.

Lollipop.

The sweet melody of being awake at a quarter past three in the morning. Oh, and songs from Calamity Jane.

She used to sleep on my pillow above my head. Also, why aren't you wishing?

81 guests online right now!! Look, 3 pages' worth of users... this is strange. What's going on?

I think once there were several people online at once but nobody was doing anything. Am I the only one who just sits at the board index and refreshes every few seconds like a loser?

(I am resurrecting this because it is awesome and I haven't had a chance to play yet). Granted, but all your money goes to an UNworthwhile charity (e.g. "Save the dog dung" fund). I wish that I could have my cat here with me right now.

Oh, that one, I thought there was another one that was a little bit more accurate. I am always interested at what the bots are looking at, though. Speaking of which, I saw an Ask Jeeves one the other day. How odd.

EXCEPT THAT THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION REMAINS, ESSENTIALLY LEAVING FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW. -KAT- IS GONNA GET YOU. HAHAHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Wouldn't you allow some people this comment when the movie varies greatly from the book? I would have at least expected that if you were going to act in a movie based on a book, that you would have at LEAST, read the book to get your impression of what the author was trying to accomplish. Yes, of course, that is allowed. But there's always a huge group of people - the hardcore fans, mostly - that whine and whinge just for the excuse to whine and whinge. They're broken records and because the film did not match their imagination EXACTLY then it is apparently bad. What I'm trying to say is that people assume that the two different types of medium will produce identical works of art which is nigh on impossible. We're all different, therefore everything we view will be different. This is increased when you transfer a book to the screen. Oh... the whiners. The must also be pilots. I work with a bunch of those type people. Worst pilot ever = the one that almost killed us on landing. I have never been so scared in a plane in my entire life, and I'm a VERY good flyer.

COULDN'T YOU JUST DELETE...?

Don't. We love you with your make-up. It is just that I have this little hammy soap-box and every now and then I have to get up on it and make lots of noise. So, don't listen to me. I am just ranting. I feel good about wearing make-up so I do it. And in my case the au naturelle looks does NOT suit me. At all. Urgh. Let me be the judge of that. Thing is, for me to take comparative photographs it wouldn't be fair as I wear different types/amounts of make-up depending on what I'm doing, as is the system for most. What I put on tomorrow for the day won't be elaborate. But I may put on a little more on Saturday when I'm going to a nice theatre so I'll see if I can remember to take a photo then so you can see the difference. Right now I have HUGE rings under my eyes. It's almost 3. :closedeyes:

That's if your radar was working. Do you fly IFR? Don't need it. Eagle eyes.