Vanir Thunder Dojo Tan

 

If you're not pissing off a few people

every now and then,

you're probably not

fully expressing yourself.

  i am not even trying to piss anyone off either

like a boss.

(Split from the member rankings thread as I feel this a worthy topic in its own right)

 

This reminded me of something: the star system in the personal profiles. I feel that should be eliminated, have never seen the use in it and have noticed that it can be applied as a revenge tool.

I dont think we should eliminate it; it's a collective, innit?

Just because one or two people remove stars doesnt mean twelve or forty eight people wont be adding all 5...

I think it's a decent means of actually seeing your own reputation level - in case you care to be a more respected person or not.

I don't personally care how my stars are, i am what i am and that's not my problem     but i do enjoy seeing what others think of me...

yoooouuuuuu dirty old man!

fishing in my pond
but watch out for the Poi, son;
and really big fish

once you pop, you just cant stop.

This again:

Apologies for the large font. My eyesight is getting worse every year and I find it increasingly difficult to read the standard default 12 point size. It's not driven by a desire to shout loudly. Just personal comfort - (and, I must admit, aesthetics. I find Georgia a much more attractive font than Arial.)

 

As for your question about why I am "scrutinizing" the chat - I must confess I'm completely at a loss as to what you mean.

 

I'm quite familiar with the meaning of that word, but I'm not really sure that you are.

 

Like anyone else on who comes to this forum,  I first check out thread titles that seem to have some potential interest value to them. I look at a few of the replies to see what's being said. And if I find enough of them interesting and relevant to however I happen to be feeling at the time, I may well throw in a comment of my own for whatever it's worth. Wouldn't you say that this probably describes the pattern of about 90% of the users of this forum ? Perhaps even yourself ?

 

Now, if you were to quickly check the dictionary to make sure that you actually are au fait with the meaning of 'scrutinize', could you then explain to me how the process I've described above is seen by yourself as "scrutinizing the chat" ?

 

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simply put, why does it matter to you what we do with our chat room, or how pleased we are to see the maximum (5 person) threshold raised?

There and back again

Full aware of the gray crane

Flying to the gods

hehehe awww, did i beat you to it?

but i like that last line...!

Hiya VTDT,

 

I must confess that your reply and the question wrapped within it, have left me rather confused as to what you're asking. My guess is that it's very much written in the 'modern style' - very short, (never more than two sentences), and with an added emoticon or  acronym like LOL, IMHO, or ROFL tagged on so that everyone feels at home with the familiar.

 

Are you making reference to the question I asked Jeff, and simply turning it back on myself ? Saying basically, "You tell me first." ?

 

But why the sad face on the emoticon ?

 

This is just a chat room after all. Surely differences of opinion are what makes discussions come alive ? Without the contrasts we'd could only communicate about two lines before hitting a dead end - "I think you're nice, and I agree with everything you say.", followed by the rejoinder,"I think you're nice too, and I agree with everything you say."

 

I never use emoticons or LOLs as a matter of priciple, so I'll have to leave you with just the words on their own to try and decode. But I'm sure you're nice too, (Though unfortunately I can't promise to agree with everything you might say.).

 

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that is loud text, i quieted it a little...

So im not sure what the deal is here, but my question was simply in regard to your quoted response to me:

You call this a chat ? Sounds more like a head count than an interesting discussion. 

 

How about enticing us with something more interesting than simply quoting the number 8 ? 

 

Perhaps something like, "Do you think there is any relevance to chat ?", or "Is there any difference between spiritual chat and mundane chat ?", or "If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work ?"

 

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And all i was asking is why you were scrutinizing the chat?

There and back again.
Where and front, what am I? huh?
Silly Syllables!

i dont think any of this has cleared much of anything up...! 

But i will keep an eye on the thread anyways n_n

Thanks for all the help, everyone!

i have a little jar of turmeric, but it's powdered, and i dont know what the specifics are...   but i'm trying, half assed - but trying.

wood goat on authentic wood! I like it!

all 3 are ONE movie.  they should only be watched back to back or not at all

edit: and the animatrix is like a great primer, or post-movie

Alright, so at the very end of the game, i start practicing daily, and an hour each day... 


I'm jsut going to go right on ahead and say it:

I was never competing, or in it for the prize, i only hoped that participation would light a fire under my ass and spur me back into consistent practice...

Suffice to say, it didnt, but i've caught up. i'm going to call my sum total hours 5, and leave it at that.

why are we (read as why is ThisLife) scrutinizing the chat room??? 

we peaked at 8!  today was a good day!

ah i remember fairly clearly that when there were already 5 people in chat, a 6'th could not enter, they would get some sort of error message, i think?

if anyone is upset about "losing their contributions" could the thread not be split and thus preserve said contributions?

crazy!  Just crazy.  i thought the old limit was 5, is there still a limit?

gee, i'll be lucky to clock a whole 2 hours 

and i walked a full hour non stop last night!  So i know i have more than 2 hours now   haha    but it's like waiting till the end of the race to start running, eh? XD

I am pleased that my ageing years cause yo such mirth 

hehe, it makes me think that maybe one day i will get to become reacquainted with my year of the Wood Ox...    i'll be 60 and still laughing the same!

... provided i can survive this hellish world that long!   it's changed a lot in the last hundred years...    in the past, i think i could have adjusted...

The present world is simply too inhumane. i dont want to live on this planet anymore.

I still stand by my claim that i am a pre-heaven being in this post-heaven manifestation.

I do not believe that pre-heaven was lost, but that manifestation has separated from pre-heaven; much like cells split apart.

The location has no center because there is nowhere that the location is not,

or is it...

 

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TEE-HEE

i didnt notice when i posted     lol

Is Pre-Heaven Qi lost forever?

 

Is it possible to replenish it?

 

Many say no, but is that absolute?

 

Even if one cultivates the light body for example. 

Truth: I don't know.

Idealization:

Pre-Heaven Qi is kind of like a blueprint; or in relation to Post-Heaven, the underlying code tha operates the game.

That being said, i don't see as to why not.  Pre-Heaven is like a picture of perfect harmonious interaction, or in my mind, a fluid and moving and active perfect harmonious interaction; whereas post-heaven is a product of allowing the rules to be broken and subsequently pursuing (but not always achieving) return to pre-heaven.

Prognosis: Pursue Pre-Heaven by not pursuing; do by not doing. Accomplish by never initiating; succeed by only responding in kind.