@ Edd_N: You got at least a hit apiece on both from me sire.
Forged said:
I used to play video games, but now I think they suck, and I have no ****ing clue why I remain a member here.
Haha, made me laugh quite a bit. I often have that feeling myself, however it's the
people, not the place, that keeps me coming here.
Roach of Discord said:
Uhhh...my favorite colors are red and black...and...I'm hungry. I do have a girlfriend...
No idea why, but you being hungry, and immediately then mentioning your girlfriend not only reminded me somehow of Static, but made me consider cannibalism given your excellent way of throwing in the thought of a hawt gawthy Crotch g/f.
@ MrBret: Definately an excellent post, rivaling that of Black~Enthusiasm. You kept it interesting with some humor, definately a good read.
@ Pan: You remind me of one of my lazy co-workers. I should start calling you "smiley" too. I love pissing him off with that.
@ Black~Enthusiasm: You had me uncertain up until the killing your captain part. Thank you for a positive change in tone.
@ x42: All those skills, and yet you can't even code a simple skin right. :rolleyes
Master_America said:
I'm about 5'10", 135 lbs (I'm a small guy), with dark hair, green eyes, a horrid complexion, and big feet.
Add 4 inches, and about 40 lbs to that, and you'd have me. Irish by any chance?
Now for me I suppose:
I was born in Cape Cod Hospital, and raised primarily in Chatham. The house we live in is over 250 years old, and the original owner of it, actually owned the entire island of Cape Cod, or something to that effect. Apparently an older woman down the road has kept track of every person that's owned this house since the beginning.
Being 6'2", I find myself with a slightly hunched over posture as people back in the 1700's weren't quite as tall as myself. The livingroom is my only real safehaven from low doorways, and scraping my head on the ceiling.
I still have a vivid memory of when I was around six years old, coming down into the kitchen, and standing right between my parents, while they were in a raging fight. I tried talking to both of them, but they were so caught up screaming, and so loud, they didn't hear me. I spent the rest of that night in my room crying. My parents didn't stay together very long after that.
I grew up going to Chatham High School, full of the typical sports jocks, cheerleaders, and cliques. I was the typical nerd kid up through Middle School with few friends, but all the answers to my courses to make up for it. I was an honor roll student up until my Freshmen year in High School actually.
At age 13, my mom was diagnosed with Lieukemia for the second time in my lifetime. The first time I was too young to remember. She was brought up to Brigham & Women's hospital in Boston for the year she stayed there, getting treatments, and never really strong enough to be able to call me. From what I've been told, she wished she was dead from how horrible Chemotherapy made her feel.
At this time, I moved in with my then alcoholic father, at a time when I had begun experimenting. Through the many friends some of my more popular friends had, I made several contacts, one of which began giving me quantities of pot, which I sold off to my friends and their friends around age 14. When he first discussed me dealing for him, he told me that should he ever get caught, he'd come after me when he got out of jail. Sure enough, a month after beginning business, he was arrested.
Me, fearing for my safety, dropped pot, and any desire to posess it ever again. On very VERY rare occasions I'll take a few hits from a joint, however I prefer to consider myself drug-free. It ****s with my head too much, and ever since then, I've never been able to get high like I used to. Too many bad memories of my abusive father back then come back to memory when I smoke up now.
I finished off high school an average student, a large dissapointment to my father who reminded me of how proud he used to be when I was on the honor roll in Middle School. I took a year off from college, despite being accepted to UMass Dartmouth, in pursuit of saving money, and experiencing a life without early morning classes.
That all of course failed, and I ended up going to UMass Dartmouth a year later poor as hell, and working my ass off to pay the rent.
I drink when I feel like it, which is often randomly, and while there may be someone out there for all of us, my optomism on that subject is feeble at best. Recovering from a 2 year first love is a difficult process.
I currently work at Radioshack, which I've been at for the last year and a half (Got one of the last gold pins! They don't give those out anymore!), making minimum wage, $6.75, or Commission plus SPIFFs, whichever is greater. It's a great job a friend of mine got me into. Having gone from retail at a gas station to this job has made a major impact on me just by the way in which people treat you. Coming into RadioShack, people are depending on you to find an answer for them, and you actually have to use your
brain once in awhile.
Having a great manager also makes it that much better.
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1st, let this be proof that I DO read through all posts in a thread before posting.
2nd, Goddamn that's a long post. I don't think I've had the will or the patience to write that much for a post in a goddamn long time.
Also, I thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's posts. Just because I didn't write something to you doesn't mean I wasn't kept entertained or interested.
Master America, excellent writing. I almost lost the will to want to post this from your excellent storytelling.