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Haha, don't feel too bad, it took me a few seconds the first time I looked at it too. And if it weren't for Gaia I'd never have gotten it, because I didn't write out any sort of coding myself on any other site. Sometimes on Facebook now, but not really, because it doesn't work everywhere and it's too confusing to figure out where it's good and where it isn't.

Wait...I thought being nice was fatal, oh crap, have I been nice?!? OH NOES!!! Hehehehe, j/k!!

I try to evaluate the good parts of my parents, and not be so biased as to not accept them and make use of them to be a better person myself. And to be aware of the bad things, especially the little things, that just lead to unnecessary suffering.

Aren't families awesome like that? You can love them and not like them all at the same time. You never really feel that way about too many other things.

Ignorance is bliss, and kids still have a whole lot of ignorance to keep the happy (hopefully, there are a few kids that have way to much knowledge, and poor them for what that implies).

Don't get me wrong, I used to be really horrible about it, I even sabotaged a few friendships over it, which I'm luckily getting the chance to repair now. I'm trying to be better at perspective, when it comes down to it that's the hardest part. How you look at things greatly determines how they will effect you, and perspective is something that can always be altered to a more advantageous vantage point. It's not easy, but I guess the first part is always deciding what is worth it, what is of value, and then try to control the emotional response. It's rationality, and if I have one talent, it's at least being rational. This usually comes at the cost of being emotional though, and while I like the control not being emotional gives me, I always feel I'm missing something that other people have.

But I'm on the first floor, the puppies would be fine, THEY'LL BE FINE!!!!!!!! crying

Seems like a valid one.

I definitely don't want to be emotional, and while it seems kind of empty and painful, I would still prefer rational over emotional. Probably because I'm a control freak. However, yes, I'd have preferred balanced best of all. Ah well indeed.

Aww...but my shoes!

^_~

Yea, but just sometimes, I'd like to feel those warm fuzzily ones. That might be nice.

@JK: While I am lumping junior high in with elementary school, those definitely weren't the only years of epic children fail. Sixth grade was actually the worst of all of them, fourth and fifth probably being behind that. Junior high was probably next, then second, then first and kindergarten. People were pretty nice in third grade, for some reason. But I assure you, the hormones contributed in their own way, but were not the only cause of this obnoxious behavior, especially in the earlier grades.
That's a good way to see life. =D I used to be pretty grudge-holdy when I was younger, maybe until Sophomore year of high school or so. I think that was mostly a defense mechanism though, getting angry at the people who hurt me and taking it out on them, hurting them back. That anger just kind of dissipated as I established myself in a true group of friends in high school, and now the only grudges I hold are older ones that I have a difficult time getting rid of still.

@Morgey: Oh, sorry, forgot to act mean towards you so I won't die: Ahahaha, you loser, you didn't get that image's joke immediately?! lol lol lol
Ahem. Well, at least you know we won't be all mean and fail, but it's okay if you still don't feel comfortable saying some things. =D Just do what makes you happy.
I... can be optimistic for you? You can do it, I know it! Wah, I fail at this... emo
I'll never understand the family unit and how it still holds together today.
And my sister is still selfish so it works! =D
Kids do just kind of expect others to be like them at first... like the first time I played sports with other kids... I had thought I was decent at sports, you know, for a kid who has asthma at least, but no, I completely and utterly sucked compared to the vast majority of people in my grade. XD I set them at my own low level.
Everyone has their flaws, and not being able to let things go as easily doesn't necessarily make you a worse person.

@JK: My favorite joke code is talking for a while, then putting[/rant] at the end. =D
I try to evaluate the good in most people, but some people who have managed to piss me off enough, I've given up and automatically search for the bad in them first. Maybe I'm just trying to justify my dislike for them by finding more bad? I dunno. Not too many people I feel that way about though. Like my parents and I are soooo different in terms of beliefs and interests, and that gets annoying, but I still love and like them, because they're just such caring individuals.

@Morgey: Wow, we kind of make a triangle, the three of us, because I consider myself pretty balanced with the rationality VS emotional-ness... ^^;; I might lean a little more towards the rational, but whenever I take tests on right/left brain stuff or rationality VS feeling, I always get right down the middle... I mean, I guess it has some advantages, but it's not all great. You often have conflicting feelings on things and don't know what to go with. Like whenever I'm trying to help people feel better, I never can decide if I should be consoling and huggy, or explain what they should do to improve themselves. I dunnooooo. gonk

OMG leave those puppies alone!! D:

Kitsune: But I said people don't act as if it will kill them here. D: But shup, it only took me three years of intensive research to get it.

Thank you. ^^

You were actually doing quite well! -Patpat-

Exactly!

P.E was rubbish anyway. In our class, there were about four people who took it seriously and everyone else used to say every lesson that they'd forgotten their kit and then go off and do whatever. Not that I'd ever do that. But yeah, I do get your point. XD

But I'm sure you were better than you think you were. =]

This is true, but most people at least have good points to balance it out as well. =P

As long as I get to be the point in the right corner, I'm happy with us being a triangle. That's interesting though, how d'you manage it?

Don't most people ask for advice and then just do whatever they were originally going to do anyway?

NO I HATE THEM.

JK: WAAAH.

Nah, every tiny thing is just the end of the world is all.

My counsellor's tried explaining to me many times that one problem isn't a world-ending disaster. I still haven't taken it on board.

If they get to be old dogs, then that just means you've murdered them with old age.

I wish we'd had written tests. All we did was play rounders every single time. So the teachers couldn't be bothered to plan their lessons, and we couldn't be bothered to do their lessons, it's perfectly fair!

I was awful at P.E at the time. Later on, I found that I wasn't actually that bad, but I was screwing up a lot because of nerves. Doubt that applies to you at all as I'm just crap at people, but sometimes you don't do well at something for reasons other than you're just bad at it.

Tune in next week for more mindblowing insights into ... stuff.

Only the most twisted of minds can come up with such horrific murderin' techniques.

@Morgey: Yeah, but you're awesome like that. XD I think my other reason was asthma though.

@JK: True, true. I guess I feel like too much responsibility is given to me if people come to me with a problem?

It is so difficult to figure out what that is though... *sigh*