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I've actually seen a lot of videos on combat training, and basic training- each of them looks like some serious stuff to go through. Also, half of it is in the experience itself rather than the footage. There's a lot that goes on behind closed doors, you know? I've had a bit of experience with alcohol over the year where I started drinking... I was straight-edge before, but then I think around the 4th of July after my 19th birthday I had my first beer. They all don't taste great, but if you want good beer then go for craft beers- not Budweiser or Coors or Natural or anything like that. Go for Sam Adams or local breweries. Beer isn't for everyone, and it's certainly better if you just drink beer and don't mix it with any other liquid other than water. Champagne, or at least the one I had at a friend's on New Years, actually tasted pretty darn good. It was like sparkling cider mixed with hard cider. I'd say it's more of a ritzy drink. What kind of bad experiences have you had, may I ask? o: I want to keep my liver too; that's why I rarely drink.

Seriously? Paper towels? xD That's nuts. I can try, though. It's unfortunate that money runs the world as a commodity. Oh well, nothing I can do about it. I'm sure you can take care of the guild while you study and such, I just don't want you to feel like you have to run around fixing everything when school is more important! ^^ Too true; tickling has triumphed in many sibling fights in history.

Oh, then that's weird. Who'd know more about your family heritage than your family?

Yeah it is; I've talked to a lot of friends and relatives that have gone through basic and combat training. I've also talked to a bunch of veterans, young and old. The government definitely does a lot of things we're not aware of, but that's nothing new. Yeah, that's entirely true. I would never touch smoking... it's ugly as heck. I can't even stand being around smoke. I can't breathe around it. I'm always scared that drinking would lead to something bad, so I tend to stay away from it except on rare celebratory occasions. You're right though, the olfactory receptors and your taste buds both take in the same chemical substances and so things tend to have similar smells and tastes. Also, there is a bizarre phenomena where one can taste what they smell or smell what they taste. It's certainly interesting. I've tried Octoberfest and I liked it, but beer isn't for everyone. You'd be right to describe champagne as sparkling grape juice. You could probably try it on New Year's then! ^^ Oh you poor soul! :c I'm so sorry you've had those experiences, they sound awful. I've only had experiences of that nature a couple of times in my life, but that was when I was younger. I agree though, but that's why people invented moderation. It's fine in moderation only, but I'd still only touch the stuff on rare occasion.

Haha yeah, they really are. That's why people should use cloth towels and wash 'em, it saves a lot of money. Yeah, it's truly an unfortunate thing that money is a human-made regulator that causes so much suffering and so many problems. I wasn't aware; I had heard theories about the affects of gravity on time, but I wasn't certain that it was accepted. Well, I haven't been part of the Physics community for a while... it's a shame. That's pretty interesting to think about, though. Okay then, I won't stop you. I'll still continue to help out though. :3 That it would, I think you've cracked the kiddie code!

Wait what? o-o

Yeah, that's true. I believe we're #1 for obesity, yes. -.- Gosh yes, smoking is horrendous... when I end up breathing any of it in I start to cough uncontrollably. I can't even stand the smell of it on someone's clothes or doorstep or house. Aw I'm sorry, that really stinks. :c I have some uncles that smoke, but I don't have to see them often at all, especially since my grandmother on that side of the family got moved to a home. o: Eww, light beer. That sounds like it was gross as heck. ^^ I hope you like the champagne. Mhm, that would be bad if it happened to you. :c I hope it doesn't!

Yeah, that's true. Me too, it's a great money saver and they last practically forever. c: Eh, that's true. Panic at all the change would be the most likely outcome of changing the monetary regulations of the world. I wish it wasn't so annoying. x-x Hm, well that's still impressive. That's pretty cool. ^^ I did get a nice bit of rest, but today was hectic as all chaos. xD

Oh, that's odd. o-o

Tell me about it; I eat way too much! xD I work it off though, and I have a crazy metabolism. It drives my sister crazy. I'm sure you'll be fine, even if you don't cough. I'm just sorry you have to deal with it. :c It really does smell like suffocating death. xD It makes you wonder, right? Bleh. I call light beer Pisswasser, the German term that literally translates to pisswater. Nice! ^^ You could've gotten away with drinking underage in public! c: He probably did that because you're pretty. (I could get away with it sometimes too, because of my voice- but I never bothered because I didn't want to get the bartender or my father in trouble.) Heck, once a package store didn't even ask me for my I.D. because when I answered them they thought I was a grown man behind the two cases of beer I was hauling to the counter for my Dad. (They couldn't see my face behind the beer, so they went off of my voice and height.) xD Then they saw me (I was 16 at the time) and they gave me a "you're not seriously trying to buy alcohol, you're too young" look. Then my Dad walked up, and the owner knows him because he likes to order reserves of seasonal beers so that he can enjoy them in the off-seasons if he wants. My parents don't really drink often at all, and they normally only have a couple of beers at the most. I guess I'm lucky in that regard. ^^ Good plan! I hate strangers in my room, too. Once I got up to use the bathroom and went back to see a whole slew of my brother's friends tearing apart my room for my xbox. I kicked one straight in the nuts from behind and yelled at the lot of them, but I got the xbox for them because I didn't care if they played it. xD That poor kid ... he got too close and they all went in without permission.

I know, it's crazy! Gas is almost back at $4.00 per gallon here again! x-x Oh, and our general and income taxes went up again not too long ago too. That would be pretty cool! ^^ I would wonder how people would try to influence the value of materials, though... 3nodding I'm going to need the rest, things are getting crazy.

Yeah, but as long as you burn off the excess and eat right, you're fine... right? o-o Nice. 3nodding Yeah, I guess. I'd be pretty weirded out if I started getting used to cigarette smoke. I'd probably be really mad too. I hope you don't have to deal with it much anymore either, and there's no smoking in most dorms, so that's always nice. Haha yup, it is pretty funny. xD I know that's true and all, but most liquor stores around here are really strict on their I.D. policies and selling to minors and such. I'd prefer water over anything else, really. I used to hate the bland taste, but I grew to enjoy it and its health benefits. c: Well that's certainly interesting, hm? Well I suppose I just don't like people in my personal belongings and living areas in general. xD Well, I'm not horrible or anything, and I'd like for the lot of 'em to have fun, you know?

Yeah, It's pretty crazy. I think it's going down again, but I'm not sure. For us, it was with tax included, I believe. I think they do that at all our gas pumps nowadays, but our gas is expensive as heck anyway, and our taxes are crazy high too. x-x Me too, and that's a great way of thinking about it. One person's trash is another person's treasure. Yep, so I did. =P