Horatio

[iT'S PAST CHRISTMAS I CAN'T FINISH IT >] [but it is before Christmas 2008. You have plenty of time to finish it.]

Hey, don't worry about it! No one expects you to know all the tools of the trade when it comes to a new operating system, especially one that isn't as popular. But that's what Horatio and I are here for. Correction: Actually that is what Jesse is here for, I just back him up on a couple of the baby step items. Jesse: You have taught me so many things about the Mac, I couldn't begin to count them. Thank you!!!!

Now that makes your dream seem more real.

Religion, of course. That's probably the main reason why. "My religion does not decide my actions, it drives them." Oh, so I guess it just drove you to flat-out oppose abortion and same-sex marriage, while the first issue really should be handled on an individual basis and NOT by the government, and the second issue could not possibly defile the term "marriage" more than heterosexual couples have already defiled it. Really, people place too much importance on a single word, like it's some kind of special, holy word even though the bible doesn't make it such (maybe other sacred texts do?). Sorry, mini-rant there. So anyway this "fair tax" plan of his is actually kind of interesting. It takes away everything, including the IRS, except a sales tax which is raised to 23% or something. My dad says that our family would probably be paying less. Just think, no poopy self-employment tax (which, in Connecticut at least, is 100% more tax), no struggles over what things were "earned" or not, no losing HALF of all your winnings (I think that's just ridiculous! What's the point?? You win Who Wants to be a Millionaire and you can't even be a Millionaire!) My family seems to like him, mostly because of the tax thing I think. I'm so tired of religion in politics. Can anyone explain why the government has to make moral decisions? Are people too stupid to have their own morals? Sadly, yes, people are too stupid to have their own morals it seems. But that's still not the government's place. Tell your parents to look at Ron Paul. He's got big plans for lowering taxes as well. He also says that it should be up to the states, not the federal government, to decide things like same-sex marriage and abortion. To me, the person you choose to marry and whether or not you have an abortion, should never be decisions of the state. I think these are totally personal choices and should be left to the individual.

True! That makes me happy! Deedadeedadeedadodo has returned and has her topic pinned in HampsterDance Talk. yep, saw that. not sure if i remember her... i have been on hd for a long time, though! i even remember the old boards... ~Liz She was on the old boards. Then her parents took her computer away for two years.

Something tells me that the male gender doesn't hold Sweet 16 parties... Not really. Its more like, 'YYAAAAAHW I CAN DRIVE NAO o: And then have a Halo tournament. Such is the life of dumb highschool guys. no, i didnt think you would have a party, i just wanted suggestions for mine. from anyone... or i could just ask for ej concert tickets. too bad he's going to be in africa on my birthday. ~Liz Change the day you celebrate your birthday. Have an "Un-birthday" birthday. LOL yeah except he's not touring anywhere near me..and all of his concerts are sold out..well public tickets anyway, i think rocket tickets are still available (rocket is the exclusive club that you have to pay $40 a year to be in and then you get priority seating and other fun things...) ~Liz I assumed that you were a member. Of course, $40 per year is a great deal of money, and I didn't think membership was that expensive. So... tell them you're his girlfriend and request a backstage pass. LOL LOL!!! I'd have to come up with a better excuse than that! why would he have a girlfriend when he's got David? i mean not that i wouldnt want to be his girlfriend, but you know...pretty much impossible! ~Liz Ummmm, because he can? can he? He is Sir Elton John. He can do almost anything he wants. LOL but would he want to? i mean that's the hurdle... :closedeyes: ~Liz Probably not. But I read your story... sorry to break it to you, horatio...it was pure fiction...wishful thinking...(albeit very wishful) ~Liz Ohhhhhhhhhh! (sorry) you're modding very quickly tonight! ~Liz Your posting rather quickly tonight! LOL Actually you got lucky. I completed as many subjects as my brain would handle and then shut down the computer study program for work. So, I came here after going for a run in my wheel and voila... you are a posting maniac! WOOT!!!! a posting maniac! i dont think ive ever been descibed that way! lol i was just reading the interesting going-ons in the reliationship topic...not that i know who rsvp(?) or any of them are! ~Liz I thought I came up with a very good way to get someone to really not like you. Disgusting... but probably effective.

Something tells me that the male gender doesn't hold Sweet 16 parties... Not really. Its more like, 'YYAAAAAHW I CAN DRIVE NAO o: And then have a Halo tournament. Such is the life of dumb highschool guys. =D no, i didnt think you would have a party, i just wanted suggestions for mine. from anyone... or i could just ask for ej concert tickets. too bad he's going to be in africa on my birthday. ~Liz Change the day you celebrate your birthday. Have an "Un-birthday" birthday. yeah except he's not touring anywhere near me..and all of his concerts are sold out..well public tickets anyway, i think rocket tickets are still available (rocket is the exclusive club that you have to pay $40 a year to be in and then you get priority seating and other fun things...) ~Liz I assumed that you were a member. Of course, $40 per year is a great deal of money, and I didn't think membership was that expensive. So... tell them you're his girlfriend and request a backstage pass. LOL!!! I'd have to come up with a better excuse than that! why would he have a girlfriend when he's got David? i mean not that i wouldnt want to be his girlfriend, but you know...pretty much impossible! ~Liz Ummmm, because he can? can he? He is Sir Elton John. He can do almost anything he wants. LOL but would he want to? i mean that's the hurdle... :closedeyes: ~Liz Probably not. But I read your story... sorry to break it to you, horatio...it was pure fiction...wishful thinking...(albeit very wishful) ~Liz Ohhhhhhhhhh! (sorry) you're modding very quickly tonight! ~Liz Your posting rather quickly tonight! Actually you got lucky. I completed as many subjects as my brain would handle and then shut down the computer study program for work. So, I came here after going for a run in my wheel and voila... you are a posting maniac! WOOT!!!!

Yes, I did say something quite like that. You are very wise Dr. Wolf.

Something tells me that the male gender doesn't hold Sweet 16 parties... Not really. Its more like, 'YYAAAAAHW I CAN DRIVE NAO o: And then have a Halo tournament. Such is the life of dumb highschool guys. =D no, i didnt think you would have a party, i just wanted suggestions for mine. from anyone... or i could just ask for ej concert tickets. too bad he's going to be in africa on my birthday. ~Liz Change the day you celebrate your birthday. Have an "Un-birthday" birthday. yeah except he's not touring anywhere near me..and all of his concerts are sold out..well public tickets anyway, i think rocket tickets are still available (rocket is the exclusive club that you have to pay $40 a year to be in and then you get priority seating and other fun things...) ~Liz I assumed that you were a member. Of course, $40 per year is a great deal of money, and I didn't think membership was that expensive. So... tell them you're his girlfriend and request a backstage pass. LOL!!! I'd have to come up with a better excuse than that! why would he have a girlfriend when he's got David? i mean not that i wouldnt want to be his girlfriend, but you know...pretty much impossible! ~Liz Ummmm, because he can? can he? He is Sir Elton John. He can do almost anything he wants. LOL but would he want to? i mean that's the hurdle... :closedeyes: ~Liz Probably not. But I read your story... sorry to break it to you, horatio...it was pure fiction...wishful thinking...(albeit very wishful) ~Liz Ohhhhhhhhhh!

I'm sure Cheesemaster, Mega Wolf or other wise poster would have better advice, but as I see it, you have no hope of convincing her. You are trying to convince her against something that her friends, the advertising giants and big companies are saying is good. Of course, the companies and their adverts do not say have a relationship at her age, they just show young people in love. This makes it really tough for you to convince her otherwise. Did you know that the diamond marketing strategy, with "show her you love her, buy her a diamond" (or something close to that) is the greatest marketing strategy ever developed? I think it was more along the lines of "if you love her, you will buy her a diamond". Now, if the girl doesn't get a diamond from the guy, he obviously does not love her. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Anyway, if there was some way you could talk to her and show her that 'you' are not getting involved until you are in college, perhaps that would help, but I doubt it. Maybe only to keep her away from you, but as the saying goes... "You always want something you can't have." Good luck. Haha, I don't have much better advice. One doth not need a boyfriend, but convincing a teenage girl otherwise is pretty near impossible, no joke. Media does in fact make it look like every teenage girl needs her very own love story. =D The only ones who don't succumb to it are generally us nerd chicks, who usually don't have a chance with the doods. XD In the mean time, I can tell you how to get a girl to go away, with two separate methods, one being kind, the other being absolutely terrible. Method One, The Kindness Method: So like, basically, here's how you ward a girl off. Don't be very friendly. Being friendly to a girl will only make her like a guy. I'm not telling you to be terrible and whatnot, but just avoid talking to her. And, if you know how to get it to relay back to her, you may want to say to someone, "Er, I think she likes me, but I really don't like her like that at all." Then she will undoubtedly deny it to everyone, and try to make you look evil. =D However, if you want to avoid looking evil, you can just do the first thing and also show your negative side to her, such as showing her bad habits and never show her anything cool or cutesy about you. Make yourself look lazy, don't answer texts until like way later, and only answer with like one or two words. If this doesn't work, you are so screwed and have to use method two. =D Method Two, The Really Mean Method: Well, you can do a number of really mean things to a girl to get her to go away. Insult her. If she asks you how something looks, say something with a disgusted look on your face like, "I don't care". Or you can just totally ignore her and be rude if she's persistent. This method will probably get people pissed off at you. =D But pretty much, Arkcher boy, you're screwed. =D I can tell you something that will drive her away fast... pick your nose in front of her. That is probably the most disgusting thing ever. It's a good thing this trait is limited to humans and possibly chimps, monkeys and apes. Hamsters never do something so ucky as that. Besides with our little noses and long claws, it would be painful.

Something tells me that the male gender doesn't hold Sweet 16 parties... Not really. Its more like, 'YYAAAAAHW I CAN DRIVE NAO o: And then have a Halo tournament. Such is the life of dumb highschool guys. =D no, i didnt think you would have a party, i just wanted suggestions for mine. from anyone... or i could just ask for ej concert tickets. too bad he's going to be in africa on my birthday. ~Liz Change the day you celebrate your birthday. Have an "Un-birthday" birthday. yeah except he's not touring anywhere near me..and all of his concerts are sold out..well public tickets anyway, i think rocket tickets are still available (rocket is the exclusive club that you have to pay $40 a year to be in and then you get priority seating and other fun things...) ~Liz I assumed that you were a member. Of course, $40 per year is a great deal of money, and I didn't think membership was that expensive. So... tell them you're his girlfriend and request a backstage pass. LOL!!! I'd have to come up with a better excuse than that! why would he have a girlfriend when he's got David? i mean not that i wouldnt want to be his girlfriend, but you know...pretty much impossible! ~Liz Ummmm, because he can? can he? He is Sir Elton John. He can do almost anything he wants. but would he want to? i mean that's the hurdle... :closedeyes: ~Liz Probably not. But I read your story...

Something tells me that the male gender doesn't hold Sweet 16 parties... Not really. Its more like, 'YYAAAAAHW I CAN DRIVE NAO o: And then have a Halo tournament. Such is the life of dumb highschool guys. =D no, i didnt think you would have a party, i just wanted suggestions for mine. from anyone... or i could just ask for ej concert tickets. too bad he's going to be in africa on my birthday. ~Liz Change the day you celebrate your birthday. Have an "Un-birthday" birthday. yeah except he's not touring anywhere near me..and all of his concerts are sold out..well public tickets anyway, i think rocket tickets are still available (rocket is the exclusive club that you have to pay $40 a year to be in and then you get priority seating and other fun things...) ~Liz I assumed that you were a member. Of course, $40 per year is a great deal of money, and I didn't think membership was that expensive. So... tell them you're his girlfriend and request a backstage pass. LOL!!! I'd have to come up with a better excuse than that! why would he have a girlfriend when he's got David? i mean not that i wouldnt want to be his girlfriend, but you know...pretty much impossible! ~Liz Ummmm, because he can? can he? He is Sir Elton John. He can do almost anything he wants.

I agree.

Start writing!!! I would love to know a famous author!

Something tells me that the male gender doesn't hold Sweet 16 parties... Not really. Its more like, 'YYAAAAAHW I CAN DRIVE NAO o: And then have a Halo tournament. Such is the life of dumb highschool guys. =D no, i didnt think you would have a party, i just wanted suggestions for mine. from anyone... or i could just ask for ej concert tickets. too bad he's going to be in africa on my birthday. ~Liz Change the day you celebrate your birthday. Have an "Un-birthday" birthday. yeah except he's not touring anywhere near me..and all of his concerts are sold out..well public tickets anyway, i think rocket tickets are still available (rocket is the exclusive club that you have to pay $40 a year to be in and then you get priority seating and other fun things...) ~Liz I assumed that you were a member. Of course, $40 per year is a great deal of money, and I didn't think membership was that expensive. So... tell them you're his girlfriend and request a backstage pass. LOL!!! I'd have to come up with a better excuse than that! why would he have a girlfriend when he's got David? i mean not that i wouldnt want to be his girlfriend, but you know...pretty much impossible! ~Liz Ummmm, because he can?

Of course we noticed that Clinton moved to NY *just* so she could become senator. BUT... what idiots elected her???????? I would have booted her butt back to Arkansas. Even that state did not want the Clintons back.

Bhutto was expecting to be assassinated. How sad. As for her son, well, only time will tell. Let's hope he doesn't get assassinated as well. Tribal politics... that is all I see there. Obama... I am glad at he won Iowa. Clinton didn't even come in second. *round of applause* I hope she sinks faster than the Titanic. Take a look at the article in the December 2007, Atlantic Monthly on Obama. Let me know what you think. And yes... I did view it. Oxford, how fantastic. I certainly hope you get accepted. Please keep us posted.

Unless its RPVF. D: As you may recall, this is the same person who got a brand new car for her birthday, dual-core processor PC simply to check myspace and email, a new iPod because she kept complaining to her parents/grandparents about not having one, and while the list goes on, I think that since her rich grandparents always buy her whatever she wants, she thinks she should have a boyfriend simply because she wants one. You're probably right. And YOU are the boyfriend she wants. Oh, I'm aware of that. D: Have you ever considered moving to Canada?

Oh my!

Unless its RPVF. D: As you may recall, this is the same person who got a brand new car for her birthday, dual-core processor PC simply to check myspace and email, a new iPod because she kept complaining to her parents/grandparents about not having one, and while the list goes on, I think that since her rich grandparents always buy her whatever she wants, she thinks she should have a boyfriend simply because she wants one. You're probably right. And YOU are the boyfriend she wants.

*~*The Grand Illusion*~*The Final Cut*~* [YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS BUT I CAN'T WRITE "Toad's been #@%$$%&* us off since 1985!" IN MY SIGGY?! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL I WRITE ABOUT THIS IN MY ONLINE JOURNAL!!!] *~*The Psychedelic Luau*~*The Astronomy Domine*~* What? I meant 'blow me up'. What's wrong with that? ;D Gotta love dirty puns. =P Still. Well done Horatio for letting it through. xD By the way, Glowurm here, at Arr's awesome new house. =O My dad is being stingy and waiting until school starts to get it fixed. Which means about 4 or 5 more weeks without meeee. D: Unless I happen to be at Arr's house. Like I am now. xD I'll fix that. We will miss you unless you are at Arr's house. Hope your father gets it fixed sooner.

YOU CAN DO IT MK WEEEEO WEEEEO WEEEEO! I suddenly want to watch Kung Pow again. Do it. *thinks of an item off the menu at the Chinese Restaurant*

Oh noes !!!! Those double posts! I hate when that happens. Now we know how Horatio got his giant post count. Also, Arkcher's description of a guy's 16th birthday sounds pretty close to how mine'll prolly end up. Except, y'know, with goils. o: I didnt know lady-types got testosterone rushes. or necessarily liked holding hammers. or Halo tournaments. Testosterone is my middle name. Hammers and Halo are not things that should be limited to boys. That's just plain neglect. I have a pretty orange chainsaw I could let you borrow.

I'm sure Cheesemaster, Mega Wolf or other wise poster would have better advice, but as I see it, you have no hope of convincing her. You are trying to convince her against something that her friends, the advertising giants and big companies are saying is good. Of course, the companies and their adverts do not say have a relationship at her age, they just show young people in love. This makes it really tough for you to convince her otherwise. Did you know that the diamond marketing strategy, with "show her you love her, buy her a diamond" (or something close to that) is the greatest marketing strategy ever developed? I think it was more along the lines of "if you love her, you will buy her a diamond". Now, if the girl doesn't get a diamond from the guy, he obviously does not love her. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Anyway, if there was some way you could talk to her and show her that 'you' are not getting involved until you are in college, perhaps that would help, but I doubt it. Maybe only to keep her away from you, but as the saying goes... "You always want something you can't have." Good luck.

Macs are the greatest! You most definitely need a Mac. I hope you get your new Mac soon. Are you going to run the Windows or the Apple OS? Why would you run the Windows when this opens your computer to virus'? Virus' are usually not written for Macs. Besides... Windows is the most stupid program ever written. It makes me C.R.A.Z.Y.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitly Apple OS. I've been using my friend's a lot lately and I'm falling in loooooooooooooove with it. I know that a ton of people love Apple...but I'll never understand it. I'm too PC-wired. Me on a Mac: "Oh lord, where is the control panel? Control panel...if I right-click here...THERE'S NO RIGHT CLICK!" *Collapse* But I wish you the best of luck with your Apple. They're gorgeous machines. haha i know! and how are u supposed to copy/paste without right click? and other stuff too... ~Liz So easy. You just put your cursor in front or behind what you want to copy and then highlight it, then go up and click on copy. Find where you want to paste it and put your cursor there and click. Voila, it appears. The right and left click make me c.r.a.z.yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's definitly going to take some time to get used to, but I'm sure it will be beyond worth it. You will get used to it so fast, then you will never look back.