Randomness thread, part two.

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Originally Posted by courtiebee

Do most ppl like dreams? I'd be happy if I never had them. I just don't like them at all, good or bad.

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Google lucid dreams or lucid dreaming - it can be pretty weird at first, but once you realize what's going on and that you're mostly in control, it can get to be good. I've read where alot of people who dream can only do so in black & white or they have no sensations or feelings. When I dream, it's always in color, i can hear, feel, touch, etc etc and remember tons of details.

If it's a bad dream and I know I need to wake myself up, I can get "stuck" inbetween the dream and waking up. I can almost wake up and be aware of where I'm at, but feel like I'm getting sucked back into the dream. It usually feels like a couple minute struggle before I can wake myself up and kill the dream.

Other than that, it's mostly like watching myself as a 3rd person in a movie half the time when i dream and then being the 1st person actor the other half of the time, but still being able to manipulate things to make them happen how you want. Unless you've been there/done that, it's really hard to explain how it goes....

I had a dream this week that was a sequel to a dream I had a few years ago and it's not the first time this has happened to me. I'll also have dream reruns.

Anybody else? It seems there's more stored in our brains than we know.

Dreams are awesome. Find some way to repo men me and just put me in a dream state for the rest of my life imo.

Let's go back to talking about dreams about me!

pfft dreams i have experienced the awesomeness that is the real thing!

dream reruns alllllll the time, often with me knowing I've had the dream before at the time. Sometimes I wonder if I just dream that I've dreamed them before, but I'm pretty confident this is not the case and too lazy to keep a dream diary so gonna go with my gut on this one.

One time I dreamed bigred stole my tshirt

I think the hardrock rehab security guards disagree.

I once paid bigred $10 to stfu so we all wouldn't get killed!

It was $5 on two different occasions, I believe. And define killed. You claim he was going ot murder me but I'm pretty sure he was my best pal!

You always think that when you are drinking. Pretty sure last year in Vegas you thought you had half a table of friends in the Venetian, but pretty sure even the dealer wanted to take a shot at you.

how did I miss this last year

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the weirdest dreams are the ones where I dream within a dream. That's when I get REALLY confused

and then sometimes in real life I don't know whether something actually happened in the past or whether I just had a dream about it.

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Originally Posted by badandy519

I can get "stuck" inbetween the dream and waking up. I can almost wake up and be aware of where I'm at, but feel like I'm getting sucked back into the dream. It usually feels like a couple minute struggle before I can wake myself up and kill the dream.

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I get this quite frequently, but usually with nightmares, (if you can call them nightmares, not sure what that means as an adult, but somewhat unpleasent dreams where I don't want to go back to them). Freaks me the fuck out as I'm totally aware of what's hapopening but I'm almost powerless to stop it, although sometimes I can get out of it. Sometimes I get this after I've completely woken up, but the moment I put my head back on the pillow I instantly feel myself being sucked back into it just where I left off.

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Originally Posted by BennyLaRue

I had a dream this week that was a sequel to a dream I had a few years ago and it's not the first time this has happened to me. I'll also have dream reruns.

Anybody else? It seems there's more stored in our brains than we know.

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I think I know what you mean. I'll have a dream where the whole time in it and after it I'm aware that it's a continuing dream of some previous one. Then after a little while in the morning I realize I never actually have the initial dream. Weird stuff.

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Originally Posted by courtiebee

p.s. Sean I even went back to check that I spelled your damn SN right cuz I always get it wrong

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This attention to detail is why I love you. That and the super hotness.

i find it kinda funny, i find it kinda sad. the dreams in which i'm dying are the best i've ever had.

my only complaint about dreams is that, sometimes i will dream about a situation that relates to my life, some time will pass, and when that situation comes up i will not be 100% sure if what i remember was a dream or reality.

but i'll be like 98% sure

I dream about CTB all the time. Love dreams.

I rarely, if ever, get pms

my last 3 vivid dreams i recall have all been dying actually. all within the last 5 days. first was getting bit by a vampire, second i cannot remember and i just woke up from getting stuck in a cave in.

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well shiiiiiit

boog changed his relationship status to "good friends" with my wife on sims social - should i be worried?

I guess you should find out who her new fuck buddy is then?

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Originally Posted by givememyleg

boog changed his relationship status to "good friends" with my wife on sims social - should i be worried?

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no you shouldn't be worried

boog will 'take care of her' just fine :)

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Originally Posted by givememyleg

boog changed his relationship status to "good friends" with my wife on sims social - should i be worried?

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Haha, he's in the Friend Zone.

Don'tworryatall.

The computers really are taking over (soon)

BBC News - Supercomputer predicts revolution

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Originally Posted by givememyleg

boog changed his relationship status to "good friends" with my wife on sims social - should i be worried?

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I kept it as "good friends." She sped the relationship fastforward to "close friends." There was nothing I could do about it.

I'm doing my best to flirt with her.

This link was in the bc, pretty interesting

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/ma...nted=1&_r=2&hp

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Originally Posted by BooG690

I kept it as "good friends." She sped the relationship fastforward to "close friends." There was nothing I could do about it.

I'm doing my best to flirt with her.

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When do you guys become "all up in your friend's wife" friends?

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Originally Posted by DanAronG

This link was in the bc, pretty interesting

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/ma...nted=1&_r=2&hp

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I really enjoyed this. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by DanAronG

This link was in the bc, pretty interesting

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/ma...nted=1&_r=2&hp

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the first time i step out of bc to see what else is on the ftr forums, and the first thread i click i find this. :D

glad ya enjoyed it ;)

Get the fuck back before Christ where you belong

epic day in americaland sports. GOAT category tennis match and several epic college football games

I'm a blonde now.

It's freaking me ouuuuuut.

I went blonde to be tinkerbell for halloween.

nothing wrong with being a blonde

Is online poker legal yet?

It is where I live!


... or at least it's not explicitly illegal, and that's good enough for me.

The downside is that they can throw you in maggots-in-rice prison with the heroin traffickers without needing to be explicit about that either.

If they all look like Kate Beckinsale and Claire Danes though, I guess it's not so bad.

Well then. Hurricane Katia hit my city (Leeds) today. Luckily we were warned by the news and the Met Office (A full Amber Warning was issued) and have developed some coping strategies. Some local residents have battened down the hatches by grouping the wheelie bins together in order to minimise damage from the horrific storm. Despite that, there have still been some wheelie bins which have fallen victim to the ferocious power of nature. I don't understand why Americans didn't use this strategy to protect their wheelie bins when Irene hit; I can only assume that it's to do with the UK being the more developed country.

Anyway, this picture from by my house shows the full extent of the mayhem.

http://i.imgur.com/YGkCll.jpg

Stay safe, Britain.

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Originally Posted by Ash256

Well then. Hurricane Katia hit my city (Leeds) today. Luckily we were warned by the news and the Met Office (A full Amber Warning was issued) and have developed some coping strategies. Some local residents have battened down the hatches by grouping the wheelie bins together in order to minimise damage from the horrific storm. Despite that, there have still been some wheelie bins which have fallen victim to the ferocious power of nature. I don't understand why Americans didn't use this strategy to protect their wheelie bins when Irene hit; I can only assume that it's to do with the UK being the more developed country.

Anyway, this picture from by my house shows the full extent of the mayhem.

http://i.imgur.com/YGkCll.jpg

Stay safe, Britain.

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It's a cover up. This is all linked to riots.

Oh no is Stephen Fry OK?!

Had no idea about this devastation. Where can I send money?

i want to thank boost for his continued cultural awareness education in the lol thread :clap:

I do what I can...

Kinda freaky

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You are now breathing manually.

also The Final Countdown is now playing in your head.

Final countdown one is odd.

I get the blinking one from time to time without even meaning to.

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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

Oh no is Stephen Fry OK?!

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I dreamt he died the other night. I woke and was seriously "oh, thank god".

I recon my dream was linked to your post. Rilla you're fucking with my head. Get out. Leave me alone!

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Originally Posted by bikes

You are now breathing manually.

also The Final Countdown is now playing in your head.

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you are a god.


also i heard this version - Norther - Final Countdown - YouTube

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Originally Posted by WillburForce

I dreamt he died the other night. I woke and was seriously "oh, thank god".

I recon my dream was linked to your post. Rilla you're fucking with my head. Get out. Leave me alone!

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I just had a nap and dreamt that I was in your mind. I woke up in a cold, cold sweat.

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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

I just had a nap and dreamt that I was in your mind. I woke up in a cold, cold sweat.

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I just had a dream that I was in your mind. I woke up in sticky, sticky undergarments.

I had a dream with boost in it and he ejaculated a 9-roper all over my face

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Originally Posted by boost

I just had a dream that I was in your mind. I woke up in sticky, sticky undergarments.

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I dreamt that... wait.

what did lolzzz say?

Flew Southwest for the first time tonight. Holy shit wtf is that poor excuse for boarding a plane.

i love how southwest boards! all you have to do is register 24hours before your flight and you get the pick of any seat on the plane.

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Originally Posted by bode

i love how southwest boards! all you have to do is register 24hours before your flight and you get the pick of any seat on the plane.

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are you an aisle or window guy? front or back of the plane?

just ate a large stirfry with 8oz chicken, mounds of vegetables and white rice, half an apple pie, and washed it down with a quart of whole milk.

not going to lie, i don't really have a stomache ache, but there is some mild discomfort.

@lukieproblems

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Originally Posted by Lukie

are you an aisle or window guy? front or back of the plane?

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aisle for the leg room, and always front of plane for the quickness getting off

I like aisle and I don't really care where on the plane. I hate being on the asking side of the getting out interaction. Also I tend to get up a lot, esp on long flights, it's so nice to just be able to stand up in the aisle for a few minutes. As for fore/aft, I don't care too much, I am never in that much of a rush.

window plz and stfu fat guy next to me im trying to sleep

also after reading the reaction to the micheal bolton emmy thing made me painfully aware of how unaware the masses are to the awesomeness of the internet

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Originally Posted by bikes

also after reading the reaction to the micheal bolton emmy thing made me painfully aware of how unaware the masses are to the awesomeness of the internet

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Link? Was not aware of this...

BBC News - How water bottles create cheap lighting in Philippines

this is pretty amazing

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BBC News - How water bottles create cheap lighting in Philippines

this is pretty amazing

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Wow, that's pretty awesome!

+1, awesome stuff

I figure it's all the justification I need to buy a big drill, have fun playing builder for a few hours and then give a real builder some money while my mrs tuts and tells me that she told me so.

I bet you thought this was a real post...



















NOPE! Chuck Testa

Randomness thread almost on page 3, coming in for the save:

'Where Children Sleep': A Round-the-World Tour of Bedrooms - Maria Popova - Life - The Atlantic

I am almost certain Jamie will be a complete cunt within a few years.

possible leg injury, figured in lieu of seeing a doctor I would ask the medical professionals on FTR:

so monday i was in the weight room (har har) doing power cleans with 185 and got a little careless lowering the weight on a rep (manually lowering it from the rack position, not dropping it) and it slammed into my right thigh very hard, about 2/5 of the way up from the knee to the hip. this specific rep stood out to me because it was a lot of force driving into my knee when my knee was probably somewhat flexed, i.e. it didn't just bounce off but drove into my leg a little. serious error on my part.

anyway, i finished the workout without incident or pain, nothing seemed wrong really. the next day (tuesday, i.e. 3 days ago) i put a little pressure on my leg with my hand and it was sort of a weird, sharp but radiating and debilitating pain. it felt very abnormal but there wasn't and still isn't any swelling, discoloring, or loss of performance (I've since squatted with no problems).

the situation basically remains the same today. no visual effects, no discomfort even during strenuous activity but if i put even moderate pressure on it, it hurts pretty bad.

what could this be? a bone bruise? a small fracture? it's hard to tell exactly where the pain is coming from, if that makes sense.

Doubt the fracture on the femur, they are typicaly a huge problem and the body reacts fairly badly to femur fractures. Possible bone bruise that discolour could still happen. IF your still able to function I doubt it's a serious tear or anything. No swelling and no bruise, doubt it's too much.

FWIW thanks for doing a real lift and not some swiss ball balance core move or some shit. If you haven't had a chance, search for an article called "fuckarounditis" by martin berkhan, you will get a kick ot of it.

Hey Samantha I have no idea about your medical issue just wanted to chime in saying I power cleaned 186 pounds so there

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Doubt the fracture on the femur, they are typicaly a huge problem and the body reacts fairly badly to femur fractures. Possible bone bruise that discolour could still happen. IF your still able to function I doubt it's a serious tear or anything. No swelling and no bruise, doubt it's too much.

FWIW thanks for doing a real lift and not some swiss ball balance core move or some shit. If you haven't had a chance, search for an article called "fuckarounditis" by martin berkhan, you will get a kick ot of it.

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How are you putting pressure on it? Just down at the same spot you smacked? Assuming its nothing jyms has ruled out, maybe you jived up the nerve. Might be worth a playing around with what you can feel lower down while you're pushing on the painful bit.

Of course, this is assuming you recognize it as not serious enough to consult actual people who have actual understandings of the human body.

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I have no idea about

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first times for everything itc

Hey KiwiMargaret just wanted to chime in and say that was actually my second time

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Originally Posted by wufwugy

Hey KiwiMargaret just wanted to chime in and say that was actually my second time

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:( Did you at least mean the other things you said?

It was still special for me.

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Of course, this is assuming you recognize it as not serious enough to consult actual people who have actual understandings of the human body.

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I giggled.

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Originally Posted by jyms

If you haven't had a chance, search for an article called "fuckarounditis" by martin berkhan, you will get a kick ot of it.

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Fuckarounditis | Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health

was a great read.

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Doubt the fracture on the femur, they are typicaly a huge problem and the body reacts fairly badly to femur fractures. Possible bone bruise that discolour could still happen. IF your still able to function I doubt it's a serious tear or anything. No swelling and no bruise, doubt it's too much.

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It is slowly but surely getting better. It's still painful to put pressure on it, albeit less so, but any worry I had is gone.

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FWIW thanks for doing a real lift and not some swiss ball balance core move or some shit. If you haven't had a chance, search for an article called "fuckarounditis" by martin berkhan, you will get a kick ot of it.

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Good read. Too much useless-at-best shit goes on at gyms, and not enough core lifts. Here are a few very sad observations at my gym:

There are 6 upright support benches (4 flat, 1 incline, 1 decline) to go together with another 5-6 standalone ones..... and 1 power rack. Amusingly, it's a rare day that I have to wait for that power rack.

Of course, the upright support benches don't get a ton of use either because a lot of the regulars seem to be doing cable crossover instead (when they aren't doing curls, laterals, machines, or some seemingly bizarre circuit combinations that I try not to pay much attention to).

Also, realizing the apparent irony of someone giving an update on an injury suffered while weight training in the same post as berating others about weight training, this is the only injury I've ever had in about 10 years of lifting. And I'm not even sure it really even qualifies as an injury, really.

just watched monday night football, and the difference between having an elite quarterback on a football team and having just a guy continues to be readily apparent. the colts with manning win that game.

i don't watch sportscenter anymore because the 'sports coverage' is laughable, but i caught the highlights of the tigers beating the yankees, verlander vs cc sabathia. it reminded me of a couple years ago when i dated a calvin klein model from new york (way out of my league) who, after breaking up with me, started flying around with verlander to games and shit.

i don't really have much more to add other than i was pulling for the yankees, in a humorous sort of way

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i don't watch sportscenter anymore because the 'sports coverage' is laughable, but i caught the highlights of the tigers beating the yankees, verlander vs cc sabathia. it reminded me of a couple years ago when i dated a calvin klein model from new york (way out of my league) who, after breaking up with me, started flying around with verlander to games and shit

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I LOL'd at the part where Lukie thought there was a girl out of his league.

i pulled my calf muscle last night while sleeping =( pain

Yesterday we were chilling on the steps in front of the hostel, and a guy from Kenya came out of the hostel and was like looking to sit down too, so I pointed at the bottom of the stairs where there was still space and was like "you can sit there bud". tl;dr: I told a black guy where he's allowed to sit.

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But you're family is black, kiwi. It just depends on what you consider your family.

Will you be my new daddy, rilla?

Hier kommt die Sonne!

I f things didn't exist we wouldn't know they were there.

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Will you be my new daddy, rilla?

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I can't, my blood is too pure.

Heh, I underestimated teh power that DNS servers have over my internet. These are my numbers:

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/340/1530182227.png

So it should be wicked fast. Not Norway or Japan kind of fast, but still.

But I would only have timeouts and shit. Then I found this as I couldn't sleep:
Speed Up Your Web Browsing in a Few Clicks: A Brief Introduction to DNS


And holy shit. What the fuck. Holy supersonic speed, Batman. It turns out my local ISP's DNS servers suck major ass, quite expected actually.

Gotta get these new DNS's right into my router to make this permanent for all at my home asap.


/obligatory hidden brag: yes, I'm on a fucking island

Back to work but man oh man, Austin is a cool town.

someone else out there has to love maynard... listen to the new puscifer album - First Spin: Listen to Puscifer's 'Conditions' LP | SPIN.com

"We don’t allow faster than light neutrinos in here" said the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar.

clever that's

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someone else out there has to love maynard... listen to the new puscifer album - First Spin: Listen to Puscifer's 'Conditions' LP | SPIN.com

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nice. ty sir

Theory: a society is a product of the drugs it consumes. Coffee, alcohol, and sometimes cocaine are the drugs of living fast, pursuit of status and power. Lo n behold, those people rule our society. What if instead of coffee and alcohol being preferred drugs of consumption, they were weed and LSD? Perhaps then the very structure of our society would reflect, and instead of the amoral model of all about the dollah dollah bill yo, love and community and nature are what we all grow to appreciate more.

Maybe a different set of drugs shaping our society wouldn't even bear forth people or entities that we consider totally standard ways of life

Less hippy bullshit please.

Haters just gotta hate

The question isn't whether drugs change societies, but how and to what degree

All good junkies know about balance.

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All good junkies know about balance.

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So balance that cocaine habit with some Robitussin?