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"I grew up in Bismarck, ND. In a religious family. My parents forced me to be around all kinds of sick fucks like these. I know they meant well, and were only doing what they thought was right, but it had a deep effect on me, and not the way they..." [
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"One cultural difference between Russians and Americans is the assignment of blame. When my mobile phone was forcibly stolen from me on the Metro, my friends blamed me for having my phone in my hand. I was talking on it.
When Dasha and I returned..." [
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"I'm the male equivalent of your friend, though not quite so successful; one of my friends (from my perspective) behaves in exactly the same way that you do. I also encourage and challenge this friend as much as possible -- though I've also stopped..." [
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"Yes, there are many of them. They are called "ANI numbers" and they are very very useful. The one I always use is 1-800-444-4444. Just call it and wait for the prompt.
If you're interested in this sort of thing, check out PhoneLosers,..." [
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"As a grungy teenager I was hassled by cops a lot. This is not quite an answer to your question, but perhaps information you will find useful.
I agree with Jellicle, but not most of the other people in this thread. Things happening in public..." [
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"Wow, thanks jonson.
I suppose this is as good a time as any to share the single most beautiful Soviet cartoon ever produced. I was thinking about posting it to projects with some other movies, but now that this post is up...
Yozhik v tumane..." [
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"Things that help foster happiness:
Take a big freaking vitamin every morning. Proper nutrition is absolutely critical.
Get really great sheets - make your bed really outstanding. (also meaning, get more sleep)
I get a ton of pleasure from..." [
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"troubles,
Well, I actually had some interest from some smaller labels, but things didn't work out for a couple of reasons -- usually, they wanted to change something important (most often, not wanting to publish the book, or not wanting such a..." [
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"The important thing is to realize how self-centered this is. By assuming everyone's mood and reaction is about you (mad at me! something i did! insulting me!) you assume that the whole world is focused on you, and revolving around you.
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"I'd say more like a few musicians.
The artist should have made better music choices. Contact an indie band. Do new arrangements. Whatever.
The lesson here, I guess, is that our cultural heritage -- that is, the old crap you'd like to make art..." [
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"Anecdotal evidence: Not far from our country house was a cat lady who was eaten by her cats.
Further useless evidence: None of the nearby dog lovers were eaten by their dogs.
A neighbor of mine had near-feral cats that would wander on to his..." [
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