I have noticed

[Rogue_Alphonse]

1 minute ago, molarbear said:

Meh, you eventually develop a mental filter over time when scrolling through threads

I just kind of view it as for some people this may be their only means of outside contact due to numerous reasons

More power to them but I just choose not to click on their threads

and now I'm going to post the entirety of the The Gettysburg Address because, well, you left the door wide open for this

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."  

Here's FDR's radio address to the public on D-day

"My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. 

And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer: 

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. 

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith. 

They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. 

They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest-until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war. 

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. 

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas -- whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them--help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice. 

Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts. 

Give us strength, too -- strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces. 

And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be. 

And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose. 

With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. 

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

Amen."

 

 

This.

 

But also, there are people like me, who just *have* to explain it. If you accuse me of something I'm not, or call me something I'm not, etc... I will explain to you in detail why you're wrong. At least to an extent. if you don't get it, well you're wrong and there's literally nothing you can do about it, outside of killing me. You'll just have to live with it. (This is not directed at you).

But also, a lot of things need a grand explanation. The internet and message boards can be very confusing, especially with a tight knit yet broad group like what we have here on UE. This is especially true for some of the idiots here that instead of having a civil discussion, instead revert to petty name calling. The other thing is, you're probably still reading all of this explanation and not getting it. I'm going to continue typing and rambling on until you understand it. Did you know that a lot of people here have been part of the [as] boards for 10+ years? It's crazy to think, people here have known each other for so long but can't be fiends... but rather be even meaner to each other.

 

And furthermore, “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” 
― Albert Einstein

[discolé monade]

oh. cool. now i'm passive~aggressive.  

 -__-

 

[midnight]

6 hours ago, Rogue߷Alphonse said:

This.

 

But also, there are people like me, who just *have* to explain it. If you accuse me of something I'm not, or call me something I'm not, etc... I will explain to you in detail why you're wrong. At least to an extent. if you don't get it, well you're wrong and there's literally nothing you can do about it, outside of killing me. You'll just have to live with it. (This is not directed at you).

But also, a lot of things need a grand explanation. The internet and message boards can be very confusing, especially with a tight knit yet broad group like what we have here on UE. This is especially true for some of the idiots here that instead of having a civil discussion, instead revert to petty name calling. The other thing is, you're probably still reading all of this explanation and not getting it. I'm going to continue typing and rambling on until you understand it. Did you know that a lot of people here have been part of the [as] boards for 10+ years? It's crazy to think, people here have known each other for so long but can't be fiends... but rather be even meaner to each other.

 

And furthermore, “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” 
― Albert Einstein

I don't get it. 

[PurgatoryGirl]

Without a doubt, I am indeed guilty of this.

You could blame it on the fact, that I am a writer but try to keep it short. However, that is close to impossible, especially when being deep in thought about something.

Don't believe me? Visit the Arts & Literature sub-forum, right now. LMAO!

[Neko]

On 10/16/2018 at 4:27 PM, midnight said:

a lot of people like to over explain things here. 

From now on, just to fuck with people, I think I will just respond with, "I don't get it."

Then these drama queens can over explain something again for me, so I can reply again with, "I don't get it."

 

I'm itching.

[midnight]

9 hours ago, PurgatoryGirl said:

Without a doubt, I am indeed guilty of this.

You could blame it on the fact, that I am a writer but try to keep it short. However, that is close to impossible, especially when being deep in thought about something.

Don't believe me? Visit the Arts & Literature sub-forum, right now. LMAO!

I will gladly read your long replies, my friend. 

I mean, we share food likes. 

We're like bff's, along with Mini. 

[midnight]

9 hours ago, Neko said:

I'm itching.

Get that checked out.

[PurgatoryGirl]

10 hours ago, midnight said:

I will gladly read your long replies, my friend. 

I mean, we share food likes. 

We're like bff's, along with Mini. 

It has been a very hectic day on and offline. So hectic that it has been dizzying. This definitely calls for a hot mug of Peppermint Tea. With me having a sore throat, it's for the best.

Speaking of writing, I just submitted 3 of my short stories for a writer's review.

Hopefully, there will be no complications, especially since today is the deadline.

[midnight]

7 minutes ago, PurgatoryGirl said:

It has been a very hectic day on and offline. So hectic that it has been dizzying. This definitely calls for a hot mug of Peppermint Tea. With me having a sore throat, it's for the best.

Speaking of writing, I just submitted 3 of my short stories for a writer's review.

Hopefully, there will be no complications, especially since today is the deadline.

I am sorry your throat is sore. It seems to be going around.

I hope your short stories do very well!!

[SwimModSponges]

On 10/17/2018 at 1:35 AM, Rogue߷Alphonse said:

It's crazy to think, people here have known each other for so long but can't be fiends... but rather be even meaner to each other.

I'm not going to be a fiend.

[PurgatoryGirl]

10 minutes ago, midnight said:

I am sorry your throat is sore. It seems to be going around.

I hope your short stories do very well!!

Me too. I finally set some time aside to work more on my stories, again. Some of them were already bound but they are unpublished.

Having a chapbook of our poems and short stories was a graduation requirement for the Creative Writing Minor, 12 years ago.

Even though it has been 12 years since graduating, I was forced to backburn trying to get published due to family deaths, emergencies, job hunting, working, and my own health scares.

Over the last few months, I finally made time to revise and submit some of the short stories I have written over the last 6-12 years.

[midnight]

1 minute ago, PurgatoryGirl said:

Me too. I finally set some time aside to work more on my stories, again. Some of them were already bound but they are unpublished.

Having a chapbook of our poems and short stories was a graduation requirement for the Creative Writing Minor, 12 years ago.

Even though it has been 12 years since graduating, I was forced to backburn trying to get published due to family deaths, emergencies, job hunting, working, and my own health scares.

Over the last few months, I finally made time to revise and submit some of the short stories I have written over the last 6-12 years.

I am certainly hoping for the best. It would be tremendous for this all to work out for you. Writing, and writing well, is a very reputable quality. 

I enjoy reading very much. Haven't read much lately, but I enjoy it when I have time. I cannot write. I have zero creativity, but I do enjoy reading other people's creativeness. 

I enjoy the classics. Mostly. I mean, one of the most anticipated books for me was The House of The Seven Gables. I was researching Nathaniel Hawthorne, just for the fun of it, and to gain some knowledge in my spare time, and I ran right out and bought the book. I am not going to lie, I couldn't finish it. I need to give it another shot, but at that particular time, I couldn't get into it.

I digress. I hope it all comes to fruition for you!!

[PurgatoryGirl]

Since the time of elementary school, I have been writing my own stories.

Decades ago, teachers taught us in class to be imaginative and create our own short stories. I don't know if that still applies today because it seems like more people believe, that re-writing someone else' work is being "original."

There's paying homage to an author, which was what I did 12-13 years ago. Then, there are those who believe, that re-writing a published author's work is being so "original."

When you have the chance, you should read Octavio Paz's Flash Fiction Story, "The Blue Bouquet."

As a Creative Writing assignment, I paid homage to him by writing a Horror Flash Fiction Story titled, "Across The Street."

Edited October 19, 2018 by PurgatoryGirl

[midnight]

9 minutes ago, PurgatoryGirl said:

Since the time of elementary school, I have been writing my own stories.

Decades ago, teachers taught us in class to be imaginative and create our own short stories. I don't know if that still applies today because it seems like more people believe, that re-writing someone else' work is being "original."

There's paying homage to an author, which was what I did 12-13 years ago. Then, there are those who believe, that re-writing a published author's work is being so "original."

When you have the chance, you should read Octavio Paz's Flash Fiction Story, "The Blue Bouquet."

As a Creative Writing assignment, I paid homage to him by writing a Horror Flash Fiction Story titled, "Across The Street."

I shall keep that in mind when I venture to the book store again. 

We have a mini-library in our home. Varying subject matter, as we all have different preferences in our house. I read lots of books on local history and folklore. Paranormal books. Then, sometimes, I just want a classic. I enjoyed Dracula. I am a Verne fan. I have all of his works. Poe is always a go to. I m quite fond of Kipling. I have several books by Marx. Orwell. Wilde. Irving. 

However, I am not a fan of Shakespeare. 

[PurgatoryGirl]

1 minute ago, midnight said:

I shall keep that in mind when I venture to the book store again. 

We have a mini-library in our home. Varying subject matter, as we all have different preferences in our house. I read lots of books on local history and folklore. Paranormal books. Then, sometimes, I just want a classic. I enjoyed Dracula. I am a Verne fan. I have all of his works. Poe is always a go to. I m quite fond of Kipling. I have several books by Marx. Orwell. Wilde. Irving. 

However, I am not a fan of Shakespeare. 

Gotta love Poe!