Are you content?

[King Gizzard]

Are you content?

[Black Dagger]

No, I'm page 12.

[Josy]

Yeah pretty much.

Are you content Nathan?

[Kizzy]

It's been a very slow process, and there have been some major hiccups but yeah getting there.

[Cherie]

Yeah pretty much.

Are you content Nathan?

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[Z]

No I'm protent I believe all campers should have the right to pitch tents wherever they want

[Cherie]

No I'm protent I believe all campers should have the right to pitch tents wherever they want

Con tent would translate as with tent :suspect:

[Shaun]

No I'm protent I believe all campers should have the right to pitch tents wherever they want

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Highlights: surprisingly leftfield for comedy veteran Z, perhaps the sign of better material to come
Avoid: lack of punctuation (MINOR QUIBBLE)

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[Marsh.]

No. Not yet.

[Z]

Con tent would translate as with tent :suspect:

:suspect: I never liked you Cherie :fist:

[Kazanne]

I'm content ,life is good ,got a spring in my step and song in my heart:hugesmile:
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[Marsh.]

I'm content ,life is good ,got a spring in my step and song in my heart:hugesmile:
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[T*]

I'm content ,life is good ,got a spring in my step and song in my heart:hugesmile:
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[Kazanne]

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Work that pole chick:hugesmile:

[Kazanne]

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[smudgie]

In general yes.

Bit of a day today however.:spin:

[Kazanne]

In general yes.

Bit of a day today however.:spin:

aw,hope it's nothing too bad smudgie:hug:

[Cherie]

:suspect: I never liked you Cherie :fist:

I know you are constantly on my case just a taste of how it feels to be me :fist:

[smudgie]

aw,hope it's nothing too bad smudgie:hug:

No. Not too bad Kaz, just a hectic day.


Thank goodness for the NHS.

Daughter was taken to hospital at 6 this morning, struggling to breathe and in agony. She has inflammation of the cartilage around her spine. Flared up due to the virus she had last week or so. Body stress etc, anyhow, she is home with her partner now with some Diazapam and Tramadol to keep her cosy.
The hospital were fantastic. Blood tests, X-ray and scan all done this morning.
It is the funeral of the poor lad that was murdered on Monday, she is now fretting she won't make it.

Meanwhile hubby took son over to our local hospital at three with a broken hand, beggar done it ages ago and put off going for the X-ray due to work etc, anyhow the offshoot is he is back there in the morning to have if reset.

Had both the doctor and the nurse ringing this morning re hubby, I can honestly say, he has been looked after so well.
I know we hear some awful tales with the NHS, but this family can't complain.

[King Gizzard]

Yeah pretty much.

Are you content Nathan?

Well sort of Josy, watched a homeless documentary the other night that made me a bit more aware of how better off I am, but I am still restless

[Kazanne]

No. Not too bad Kaz, just a hectic day.


Thank goodness for the NHS.

Daughter was taken to hospital at 6 this morning, struggling to breathe and in agony. She has inflammation of the cartilage around her spine. Flared up due to the virus she had last week or so. Body stress etc, anyhow, she is home with her partner now with some Diazapam and Tramadol to keep her cosy.
The hospital were fantastic. Blood tests, X-ray and scan all done this morning.
It is the funeral of the poor lad that was murdered on Monday, she is now fretting she won't make it.

Meanwhile hubby took son over to our local hospital at three with a broken hand, beggar done it ages ago and put off going for the X-ray due to work etc, anyhow the offshoot is he is back there in the morning to have if reset.

Had both the doctor and the nurse ringing this morning re hubby, I can honestly say, he has been looked after so well.
I know we hear some awful tales with the NHS, but this family can't complain.

Ah,those days are horrible smudgie,when things never stop going wrong.I hope your daughter gets on ok,how scarey for you though,also hope your son gets his hand sorted,kids eh? no matter what age you fret I bet?I've had my little boy home today as he had a temperature but he seems ok now,lets hope your night is more peaceful.:hugesmile:

[MTVN]

Yeah pretty content, moreso than I've been most of the last 2/3 years

[smudgie]

Ah,those days are horrible smudgie,when things never stop going wrong.I hope your daughter gets on ok,how scarey for you though,also hope your son gets his hand sorted,kids eh? no matter what age you fret I bet?I've had my little boy home today as he had a temperature but he seems ok now,lets hopr your night is more peaceful.:hugesmile:

Yeah, I swear it gets worse as they get older:joker:
Hope your little boy is better soon.:hugesmile:

[Jemal]

Ah bless you, young nathaniel son. *in mr miyagis accent*

[Kizzy]

Well sort of Josy, watched a homeless documentary the other night that made me a bit more aware of how better off I am, but I am still restless

Yep that's it, if you get down you only have to put things into perspective like that and it's really humbling.

[Me. I Am Salman]

in all seriousness no
I want my pre-summer 2013 life back

[Josy]

Well sort of Josy, watched a homeless documentary the other night that made me a bit more aware of how better off I am, but I am still restless

Yes that really does put things into perspective doesn't it

You know what I do whenever I'm feeling low, I always think about that woman that got her face ripped off by a chimpanzee.

[Kizzy]

Yes that really does put things into perspective doesn't it

You know what I do whenever I'm feeling low, I always think about that woman that got her face ripped off by a chimpanzee.

Is that an Alan Partridge quote? :joker:

[Josy]

Is that an Alan Partridge quote? :joker:

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[Kizzy]

Aw bless her, she's great :laugh:

[lostalex]

Some people put their efforts into changing themselves thinking it will bring them contentment.

Some people put their efforts into trying to be content in what they already are.

I'm not sure which is the better strategy.

I don't believe anyone is truly content though. Everyone is either trying to be something different, or trying to accept who they already are.

[Ammi]

Some people put their efforts into changing themselves thinking it will bring them contentment.

Some people put their efforts into trying to be content in what they already are.

I'm not sure which is the better strategy.

I don't believe anyone is truly content though. Everyone is either trying to be something different, or trying to accept who they already are.

..I guess that's true Alex, in that there it's not so often that someone is 'content' with every area of their lives but I do think that has a lot to do with perspective as well because if someone is fairly much content and positive overall, they kind of don't really notice those areas of 'discontent'...but if they're feeling fairly negative/down etc about things, they become more aware of them..?...

[lostalex]

..I guess that's true Alex, in that there it's not so often that someone is 'content' with every area of their lives but I do think that has a lot to do with perspective as well because if someone is fairly much content and positive overall, they kind of don't really notice those areas of 'discontent'...but if they're feeling fairly negative/down etc about things, they become more aware of them..?...

well that's true, that's the ignorance is bliss argument right? like i'm sure retarded people are "content". because they don't know any better, they don't have any aspirations. I think a lot of people see retarded people being happy, and wish they could just enjoy the moment, and not feel that pressure to be something more. I know i do.

We see children and retarded people able to enjoy life on such a basic level. I think we all wish we could enjoy life on such a basic level. But we don't have that luxury, able-bodied adults have a greater responsibility so that children can just enjoy life.

It does seem like childhood is the best time in life, and unfortunately we were too stupid to really appreciate it.
In life, the more you learn, the more you know, the more you realize, you realize how little you know, and how little everyone else knows, and how utterly ****ing clueless we are as a species.

we all wish to be children again.

[Marsh.]

It's a vicious cycle. You spend the majority of your younger years wanting to be older, then when your older and can be independent you yearn for your childhood back.

The grass is always greener.

[Ammi]

well that's true, that's the ignorance is bliss argument right? like i'm sure retarded people are "content". because they don't know any better, they don't have any aspirations. I think a lot of people see retarded people being happy, and wish they could just enjoy the moment, and not feel that pressure to be something more. I know i do.

We see children and retarded people able to enjoy life on such a basic level. I think we all wish we could enjoy life on such a basic level. But we don't have that luxury, able-bodied adults have a greater responsibility so that children can just enjoy life.

It does seem like childhood is the best time in life, and unfortunately we were too stupid to really appreciate it.

It's really a cruel joke that childhood is the happiest we will ever be, but we are too ignorant to really appreciate it when we are children.

...in a way that's true and certainly, children don't generally have the stress and worries that adults do but I do think they do have lots of stuff that they worry about, just not the same stuff as us and they don't worry in the same way...sometimes they worry about what we might think are the silliest/smallest of things and we would say, oh you silly sausage/we can fix that...but for them, those worries are just as huge as ones we have because they're as real to them as ours are to us...in some ways, more so because they don't have the capabilities to understand them and reason them..but in other ways, less so because their minds/thoughts don't rush forward to start 'crossing bridges' that might never happen, like we do....LOL, I'm confusing myself...t'is early, Alex....but yeah, I think it's probably because I work with children who are quite 'discontent'....

[Ammi]

It's a vicious cycle. You spend the majority of your younger years wanting to be older, then when your older and can be independent you yearn for your childhood back.

The grass is always greener.

...hmmm, I'm not sure that I've ever been at a stage in my life when I've wanted to be younger, Marsh...it's not that I haven't enjoyed each stage/age but I've never 'yearned' for them back again...

[lostalex]

If i could do it all again, knowing what i know now... things would be so different.


That's what we all say.

I wish reincarnation was real if I could do it again.

If I could be myself all over again, I'd do it so much better.

[Ammi]

If i could do it all again, knowing what i know now... things would be so different.


That's what we all say.

I wish reincarnation was real if I could do it again.

If I could be myself all over again, I'd do it so much better.

..the beauty of hindsight...but we were meant to make mistakes as well, Alex..it's all a balance, if we did everything right all the time, then we wouldn't really have any 'substance' because we learn so much from our 'mistakes' and we carry those lessons through to the future...obviously, we can never change the past, so any time regretting anything is pointless energy..but what we can do is to assess our present and look at anything that we feel we can change about it, to make our future more what we won't have 'regrets' about...if we decide on any changes though, they should always be achievable and maybe just 'step by step' things..I think that maybe when people set very high 'goals', they're subconsciously setting themselves up for failure because they don't really believe in themselves...that's not always the case obviously, but it often is....

[lostalex]

..the beauty of hindsight...but we were meant to make mistakes as well, Alex..it's all a balance, if we did everything right all the time, then we wouldn't really have any 'substance' because we learn so much from our 'mistakes' and we carry those lessons through to the future...obviously, we can never change the past, so any time regretting anything is pointless energy..but what we can do is to assess our present and look at anything that we feel we can change about it, to make our future more what we won't have 'regrets' about...if we decide on any changes though, they should always be achievable and maybe just 'step by step' things..I think that maybe when people set very high 'goals', they're subconsciously setting themselves up for failure because they don't really believe in themselves...that's not always the case obviously, but it often is....

yup.

for any goal, it's important to start now.

One year from now, you will either be one year closer or one year farther from your goals. there's no reason to wait.

but we like to imagine that in an alternate universe we would do things differently, but we probably wouldn't.

...Even if we were reincarnated as ourselves, we'd probably do things exactly the same way again, because we'd still be ourselves.

It's funny how we all have a fantasy of what we should be, even though we already are exactly what we should be, we created ourselves, every bit of ourselves, but we can't take accountability for it.

Everyone i've ever met thinks they are a victim in some way or another. No one thinks that who and what they are is who they really are, they all think they could be better.

everyone is a victim

[Kate!]

If i could do it all again, knowing what i know now... things would be so different.


That's what we all say.

I wish reincarnation was real if I could do it again.

If I could be myself all over again, I'd do it so much better.

Would you though? I've thought like this sometimes and it's a double edged sword... On the one hand it would be great to start again with this power of hindsight and find out 'what if' you'd taken a different path. On the flip side however, the experiences (good and bad) we go through shape us into the person we are today and on the whole would I really want to change that? For me the answer would be no, even though parts of my life have been real low points and I've made a lot of mistakes, there's so much good stuff to balance it out that I don't have many regrets at all.

It's a really interesting line of thought Alex :)

[Ammi]

yup.

for any goal, it's important to start now.

One year from now, you will either be one year closer or one year farther from your goals. there's no reason to wait.

but we like to imagine that in an alternate universe we would do things differently, but we probably wouldn't.

...Even if we were reincarnated as ourselves, we'd probably do things exactly the same way again, because we'd still be ourselves.

It's funny how we all have a fantasy of what we should be, even though we already are exactly what we should be, we created ourselves, every bit of ourselves, but we can't take accountability for it.

..yeah, that's exactly right, we are who we are..the good, the bad and the ugly..and some days we see and feel 'the good', some days we feel 'the bad' etc..but they're all just as important to our lives because we take something important from all of them...the tricky bit is realising and seeing the good/positive in the bad things, if that makes sense...

[Ammi]

yup.

for any goal, it's important to start now.

One year from now, you will either be one year closer or one year farther from your goals. there's no reason to wait.

but we like to imagine that in an alternate universe we would do things differently, but we probably wouldn't.

...Even if we were reincarnated as ourselves, we'd probably do things exactly the same way again, because we'd still be ourselves.

It's funny how we all have a fantasy of what we should be, even though we already are exactly what we should be, we created ourselves, every bit of ourselves, but we can't take accountability for it.

Everyone i've ever met thinks they are a victim in some way or another. No one thinks that who and what they are is who they really are, they all think they could be better.

everyone is a victim



..oh and you added a little bit..:laugh:...yeah, 'self accountability' is important because I think it's mainly throught that, that we 'learn' and 'grow'..but there are some genuine 'victims' in life though...I see it from young childhood, that their lives are kind of already 'mapped out' for them and their struggle to change that is going to be huge...

[lostalex]

sorry for adding, you know i can't ever post without a few edits lol.

i agree that children are innocent, but it's impossible to have a good childhood when the people providing that childhood were also damaged, so we can go back through the sands of times to find blame, how can we claim victimhood when you can;t find the original evil?

it's hard to claim to be a victim when the people who victimized you are also victims. so i think victimhood is a useless idea.

it's useless to blame damage on people who are even more damaged.

it's like a very dark grey(so dark grey that it's almost black) pot calling the kettle black.

[Ammi]

sorry for adding, you know i can't ever post without a few edits lol.

i agree that children are innocent, but it's impossible to have a good childhood when the people providing that childhood were also damaged, so we can go back through the sands of times to find blame, how can we claim victimhood when you can;t find the original evil?

it's hard to claim to be a victim when the people who victimized you are also victims. so i think victimhood is a useless idea.

it's useless to blame damage on people who are even more damaged.

it's like a very dark grey(so dark grey that it's almost black) pot calling the kettle black.


..hmmmmm, do you think they're all 'damaged' though..maybe some just make bad choices and then if they have children, their children sometimes become 'victims' of their bad choices...?...

[lostalex]

..hmmmmm, do you think they're all 'damaged' though..maybe some just make bad choices and then if they have children, their children sometimes become 'victims' of their bad choices...?...

that's exactly what i'm saying... whenever you think someone's a victim, you always find that the victimizer was also a victim, and so on. The idea of victimhood goes back to the beginning. But who was the original abuser that set off this chain reaction of victims and victimizers?

so who was the original abuser? you can go back centuries to try to find him/her.

if you are religious, you might have to say the original abuser was God.

the blame game can be played forever. and only God is forever.

God started it all. if you think there is one.

That's why i don't believe in God, because if there was a God, he's an asshole for starting this. I certainly wouldn't praise him for creating this mess.

There is no glory in what he's done if he does exist. If there is a God he owes us all an apology.

[Ammi]

that's exactly what i'm saying... whenever you think someone's a victim, you always find that the victimizer was also a victim, and so on. The idea of victimhood goes back to the beginning. But who was the original abuser that set off this chain reaction of victims and victimizers?

so who was the original abuser? you can go back centuries to try to find him/her.

if you are religious, you might have to say the original abuser was God.

the blame game can be played forever. and only God is forever.

God started it all. if you think there is one.

That's why i don't believe in God, because if there was a God, he's an asshole for starting this. I certainly wouldn't praise him for creating this mess.

There is no glory in what he's done if he does exist. If there is a God he owes us all an apology.

....God didn't think this all through, did he..:fist:....:laugh:...

..but yeah, I do understand what you're saying...and parents have such a responsibility to their children to not 'pass down' all of the bad stuff but inevitably it will happen to one degree or another, no matter how hard we try not to...Alex, just going off topic...have you ever traced your family tree or ever thought about it..?...

[lostalex]

....God didn't think this all through, did he..:fist:....:laugh:...

..but yeah, I do understand what you're saying...and parents have such a responsibility to their children to not 'pass down' all of the bad stuff but inevitably it will happen to one degree or another, no matter how hard we try not to...Alex, just going off topic...have you ever traced your family tree or ever thought about it..?...

well i'm adopted, do you mean my biological family or adopted family?

biologically, i'm 1/2 Irish, 1/2 Italian.

but my adopted family is 1/2 Scottish(mom), 1/2 Polish Jewish(dad).

[Ammi]

well i'm adopted, do you mean my biological family or adopted family?

biologically, i'm 1/2 Irish, 1/2 Italian.

but my adopted family is 1/2 Scottish(mom), 1/2 Polish Jewish(dad).

..oh, sorry I didn't realise you were adopted, Alex..my apologies, what you said just made me think about generations and it's something that I've always wanted to do...

[AnnieK]

My mother in law is tracing her family tree at the moment...it's fascinating the things she's finding out....illegimate children, bigamy and wrongs uns :amazed: coupled with some quite well to do people

[lostalex]

..oh, sorry I didn't realise you were adopted, Alex..my apologies, what you said just made me think about generations and it's something that I've always wanted to do...

I did a genetic test, i used ancestry.com, i took the DNA test, that's how i know my biological ethnicity (the irish and italian) but i don't really feel any connection to any of those countries, biological or adopted.

I just feel 100% American to be honest. :)

I don't feel any real connection to Ireland or Italy just because a genetic test said that that's where my biological ancestors came from. I thought i would, but i don't.

If ireland or italy ever started **** with the USA, i know which side i'd be on. no doubt in my mind. i feel no connection or loyalty based on my ethnicity at all.

I was born on American land and that makes me 100% American as far as i'm concerned.

[Ammi]

I did a genetic test, i used ancestry.com, i took the DNA test, that's how i know my biological ethnicity (the irish and italian) but i don't really feel any connection to any of those countries, biological or adopted.

I just feel 100% American to be honest. :)

I don't feel any real connection to Ireland or Italy just because a genetic test said that that's where my biological ancestors came from. I thought i would, but i don't.


..yeah, it's funny how some people say that they feel strong biological connections to certain things and others don't feel anything at all...I always find it fascinating with people like identical twins/or twins who have been separated and haven't known of each others existence and then when they do find out and meet, they see how similar their lives/choices have been....

[lostalex]

..yeah, it's funny how some people say that they feel strong biological connections to certain things and others don't feel anything at all...I always find it fascinating with people like identical twins/or twins who have been separated and haven't known of each others existence and then when they do find out and meet, they see how similar their lives/choices have been....

yea, but remember ammi, they got in the news because it was a strange story, most biological twins that were separated probably don't feel that way. the news only focuses on strange and unique stories. if it was a story about biological twins that didn't have any kind of connection or similarities it doesn't make the news.

The media can really **** up your perception that way.

The media (US and UK) only report on exceptional stories, so you really can't judge reality based on the news media, which is only telling you the exciting stories. They only tell you the stories and cases they think are sensationalist enough to get people's attention.

They are a business that makes their profit from the number of people watching, and the more sensationalist the story, the more people watch. and the more the people that watch, the higher the price they can sell advertising.

[Ammi]

yea, but remember ammi, they got in the news because it was a strange story, most biological twins that were separated probably don't feel that way. the news only focuses on strange and unique stories. if it was a story about biological twins that didn't have any kind of connection or similarities it doesn't make the news.

The media can really **** up your perception that way.

The media (US and UK) only report on exceptional stories, so you really can't judge reality based on the news media, which is only telling you the exciting stories. They only tell you the stories and cases they think are sensationalist enough to get people's attention.

They are a business that makes their profit from the number of people watching, and the more sensationalist the story, the more people watch. and the more the people that watch, the higher the price they can sell advertising.


..yeah, I guess you're right Alex, I hadn't really thought of it that way...going off topic again, there is a great book called The Girls by Lori Lansens about conjoined twin..(girls obviously..), Rose and Ruby and if you ever get the chance to read it, I would totally recommend it, it's extremely thought provoking and a lovely bitter-sweet story...

[lostalex]

..yeah, I guess you're right Alex, I hadn't really thought of it that way...going off topic again, there is a great book called The Girls by Lori Lansens about conjoined twin..(girls obviously..), Rose and Ruby and if you ever get the chance to read it, I would totally recommend it, it's extremely thought provoking and a lovely bitter-sweet story...

yea, i probably won't. i would if i had a boyfriend, and then we could talk about it together, but you're not my boyfriend, so i probably won;t.

no offense.

i wish i had a boyfriend like you.

no offense.

[Ammi]

yea, i probably won't. i would if i had a boyfriend, and then we could talk about it together, but you're not my boyfriend, so i probably won;t.

no offense.

i wish i had a boyfriend like you.

no offense.

..yeah I know what you mean about talking about books/movies etc with people..book clubs are good for that and maybe also somewhere to meet people as well..?...'your guy' could be a bookworm, Alex...(waiting to discuss all the books he has read with you..)...anyway, I have to go and start my day...I have a feeling that if we knew each other in real life, we would spend many, many hours chatting about lots of different stuff and sharing views..some really chilled and great conversations..well, I think we do that anyway and it's always a pleasure...you heave a great day/afternoon/evening young man..take care...:love:...

[lostalex]

..yeah I know what you mean about talking about books/movies etc with people..book clubs are good for that and maybe also somewhere to meet people as well..?...'your guy' could be a bookworm, Alex...(waiting to discuss all the books he has read with you..)...anyway, I have to go and start my day...I have a feeling that if we knew each other in real life, we would spend many, many hours chatting about lots of different stuff and sharing views..some really chilled and great conversations..well, I think we do that anyway and it's always a pleasure...you heave a great day/afternoon/evening young man..take care...:love:...

i think so too.

have an awesome day :)

[AnnieK]

I'm content but very sad today....the world lost a great man this morning :love:

[Kazanne]

I'm content but very sad today....the world lost a great man this morning :love:

Who have we lost Annie?:conf:

[Marsh.]

Tony Benn?

[AnnieK]

No. It was a bit more personal sorry I didn't mean to be crpytic .I had just got the news that I had lost my grandad this morning. :sad:

[Z]

Oh I'm sorry to hear that Annie :( :hug:

[Cherie]

aw sorry Annie.

[Jessica.]

No, I'm not content at all.

[Niamh.]

Yes, I'm content, life is good :love: