Recent content by lastmagi

I voted, Never have, never will. I've known people who have, though. My respect for them knows no bounds. Lower bounds, that is. Seriously though, I just don't like the idea of getting myself in some kind of drug-induced high. I especially don't like the idea of making a fool of myself...

Which is why I had a hard time digesting the OP's post. It's marked with sweeping generalizations about society, with nothing in the concrete. And I think Ma Cherie does has something to go on. When I was 17 and in high school I saw the world one way that is vastly different than now. But...

I'm attracted to personality. For me, that's what defines how attractive people are. I know I've fallen for a lot of gals who at first glance didn't look at all pretty, but after I'd gotten to know them, they seem to get prettier. Of course, it apparently must have been the total opposite for...

Great ones, Tsuyoiko :). Mmmm... Now I wanna go back and reread Paradise Lost. And yeah, Perceval's story was among my favs of de Troyes' work. My fav might be Erec and Enide, too. Sigh... I wish I was more widely read. Oh, and glad everything went well, Sumo.

@Ma Cherie: Speaking of curves, I've always thought Sorceress Edea was quite the knockout! :p I have to admit one big prejudice of mine. I'm very biased when I see a slovenly dressed teenage male, who decks himself in an oversized t-shirt and low-riding khakis or jeans. This mostly has to do...

None of the above: Existing in an ecological system, which does not exclude humans. How the interactions are, exactly, is too much based on specifics to make a general assumption on a whole kingdom and is best for me to leave for another discussion. Sorry.

Depends on what the humor is, specifically. If it makes fun of the stereotypes themselves, then I've no qualms about it. The Daily Show oftentimes pokes fun at the common assumptions about different groups of people, but we know that they're (usually) not aimed at the people themselves. On...

I read about the GGP some time ago, and it still pisses me off to this day. I'd comment more, but most of it would be unintelligible keyboard-bashing.

Now that I think about it, maybe I was just thinking more about the teenagers in where I live, so that may have biased my answer. I live in a suburban area where you'd be hard-pressed not to find a teenager who hasn't smoked (usually marijuana). Can't say much about other areas, though. And...

I have one or two friends that smoke. Me, I've never smoked at all. It seems these kinds of people [nonsmokers] are actually kind of rare these days...?

for belle et al: if you're interested, discussions about evolution can be found in this thread: http://www.eupedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19907 If there, belle, I would request you to give very specific evidence grounded on sound reasoning on why evolution does not work for you.

I like to play my guitar sometimes. Let my fingers do the 'fretting'! (hey, I didn't realize I'd made a pun until the last word. Pretty cool, huh?)

How so? Have you ever looked at any scientific literature? They have a very precise way of going about their experiments, including a discussion on methodology, results, interpretations, etc. It's not simply a matter of taking their word for it, but of the reader being able to see for...

I'm not sure, mostly due to lack of exposure to death-penalty-related news events/cases. I'm willing, though, to become better informed about the issue. I will say, however, that I was utterly disgusted by Malaysia's execution of Nguyen Tuong Van (BBC Source Link. Actually, looking at recent...

This is OT, but..... I looked up some pics of Siberian Huskies. They're beautiful! I think I'm in love.... :love: