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Short Story, Feedback Appreciated Hey guys, I just wrote a short story. Here's a short excerpt. If you like it, be sure to check the whole thing out. It's 2 pages, so not very long but I think it's worth the effort. Excerpt: "One day,” said my Nana, “God will come back and punish us all. Good or bad don’ mean a thing. Just you watch, you’ll burn someday too.” She died shortly thereafter, leaving us all behind to dance in the pyres of Hell.

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Can We Talk About How Great Graffiti Is? Jesus Christ yo, is there anything more entertaining and invigorating than seeing graffiti? I ain't talking about dopey murals or Banksy-type of stuff that tries to be all artistic and have legitimacy with intellectual snobs. I'm talkin' about the dirty, grimy stuff that is all about defacing property and not giving a rat's ass whether it's artistic or not. Be it just simple curse words, an elaborate signature or just at some outlandish location that stuff is so real. All about the rush of committing a crime, getting your tag out there and taking joy out of knowing others will see your work. All about just getting wasted, making poor choices and reveling in the worst aspects in you. What's not to lov

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Only Ideas Exist, Prove Me Wrong Scrubs Can you conceive of any mind-independent objects? I'll point out that even in imagining a tree or a house that is not being perceived by anyone, it is still being conceived of by the mind. It would be a contradiction to say that this object you are conceiving of when you imagine it is also unconceived. Try as hard as you can, you cannot think of a single object that can be understood without the mind or is unconceived. Clearly, everything that exists exists only in the mind as ideas and this "material" world you speak of is not true. ggwp materialists

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More Tips For Talking to Girls A while back I made a thread about the very basic steps required to have success in dating. In essence, it was to accept who you are and be comfortable in your own skin, but that's just the start. Here are some other things to keep in mind when talking to a kyut girl: 1. Don't ever be afraid to show interest in her intellectual side! One of the biggest, dumbest myths out there is that girls don't appreciate intelligent conversation. This couldn't be further from the truth, especially when you're meeting someone in class or at a convention. Asking a girl what she finds interesting in a class, why she's taking it, etc. is a great way to show that you are interested in her, not just her body! It will make you sta

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How Often Does Basil Drink? Talking about alcoholic beverages, assuming you are old enough to drink. Weekdays I usually take a little bit less than 4 shots in the morning before heading to class, usually a heavy cocktail I sip while reviewing reading or notes and then put two shots in my coffee that I drink during class. Only drink on weekends on special occasions via living at home atm but Jw what Basil's drinking schedule looks like. Bonus: shots, beer, cocktails, wines or what is your choice?

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A Conversation About God Hello all. I'm working on a short story at the moment, it's called "Broken." As the title suggests, it's about a group of broken people at a dingy bar, discussing their lives after living lives of failure and extreme hardship. Talks about failed relationships, ambitions and unforeseeable misfortunes are all dealt with and of course, fate and religion come into play as people try to make sense of the world around them. This is just an excerpt but I want to get some feedback on what you think about the dialogue and some of the ideas presented here. Let me know what you think: "I used to believe in God. I really did. Put my faith in Him, believed that He knew the way. Nowadays I can't help but think that

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Ironic Songs Know any song that is particularly ironic? Explain to us why it's ironic too! My pick: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEJy3RqvT3Q]About a Girl-Nirvana[/url]. Love how the song is about taking advantage of a girl just for sex while she takes advantage of the man for the same reason. Both think they're in control of the situation but they aren't. The "I do" repeated throughout the song, alluding to marriage vows and commitment, are a particularly bitter but aptly ironic touch. Post Alanis Morissette and I'll personally kill you

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The Big Pet Guide Part 1 Beginner to Intermediate Pets Hello Basil, welcome to my Pet Guide. Here I will discuss various pets you can own, what to expect, start-up and maintenance costs along with the general skill level involved with their proper care. I believe that when you purchase a pet, you have a responsibility to the animal to provide it with the best possible enclosure and care possible, so this thread will deal with unconventional but ultimately highly beneficial care for your pets. To help people chose the pet that best fits their schedule, I've devised a series of tiers based on cost, time required to maintain them, how advanced their care is, along with other considerations that may come with the animal or their enclosure. Keep

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Would You Guys be Interested In a Pet Guide? Sup Basil, I've recently been very interested in owning pets and have done a fair bit of research on the animals I wanted before making a purchase. I've found that usually the costs and time investments that these animals require is much higher than I anticipated and than what a lot of people usually expect when they go into a commitment like this. Based on this, I'm wondering if people would like to have a reference guide with some quick facts, start-up costs and other information on the various animals out there that you can purchase. Don't want to make the damn thing only to find nobody has any interest in it, so let me know Basil. Oh and feel free to let me know if you'd like to contribute wi

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What animes would you recommend me? I've finally gotten around to making time to watch some TV and have taken some interest in anime. I like the medium since, unlike most American animations, more serious plots and topics are pursued. And that's really what I'm looking for here, interesting or thought-provoking animes that deal with more mature themes. I don't mean anything sexual in nature. That being said, some sex or nudity are alright if it's not gratuitous or for so-called "fan service." I've recently began watching C: Control, Jormungand, Level E, Trigun and Shangri-La. Out of those, I liked C and Jormungand the most, not sure what to make of Shangri-La but it captured my attention and while Level E seems well made and has a

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Simple Steps to Get Girls Sup Basil, have some free time on my hands so I'll do a thread giving pointers to fellow Basilers on how to talk to girls. The stuff in this thread will be simple, basic stuff--but sometimes it's the hardest since there's a lot of really bad information out there and if you're inexperienced, what your gut tells you could be really wrong. I hope this helps some of you guys out! [header]The Most Important Thing[/header] A lot of people will tell you that the most important thing is to work out, get better clothes or improve your personality, but the truth is, none of those things matter at all if you don't follow the first step. [b]You must learn to like yourself[/b]. How can you expect to make a good impression on a

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Ever Have a Fall-Out With a Close Friend? Hey Basil, I just came back from vacation which would have been great had there not been an incident with a close friend of mine. While I definitely played a role, I never pressured my friend into doing what caused all the commotion and it was still his choice. Wherever the blame goes, it ended up really shocking and hurting the people his lives with, especially his girlfriend of 2 and a half years and his trust with his parents. He isn't angry at me but the way things are, it's just best if we don't talk so assuage the fears of his girlfriend and family. All in all, this is a person I talked to on a near-daily basis and I would consider a very close friend of mine and it's just so weird to realize

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Why I Think Bush Was the Worst President When El-Quida attacked the U.S. because they hated our freedom and liberties, America had a chance to really punish them for it. But instead of doing what was reasonable, Bush went against all expectations by starting that misguided war--The Afghanistan War. Bush had the option to punish the freedom-haters by ensuring that everyone of their members was free to do what they wanted and give Afghanistan the freedom to chose its own leaders and form of government. Instead, we forced them to bend to our will, accept our institutions and have us make their choices for them. He gave people that can't bear to be free the oppression they crave in their deprived, backwards minds. He had such a great opportunit

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Adware on Google Chrome Okay so randomly I started getting ads that seemed out of norm from the ones I normally get. These were very intrusive and on sites I had never experienced them before. Googling for answers hasn't really yielded much results. I found a thread asking me to check Chrome extensions but I found I only had one (Google Docs). It then suggested looking at Program Files and looking for suspicious things. I uninstalled two (mysearchdial and coupons) but this did not solve the issue either. I also noticed that accessing youtube without an Https: tried to install an .exe from something called "Fusion Safe guard." The only solution at the moment has been the Ad Block extension but this is only a band-aid as there is cl

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