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One Life To Live... So How You Gonna Live It !?

I try to enjoy the little things in life. I love my family and my friends, and all who partake of NationStates *Do I hear a Nod?* Love may be too strong a word. ? But I don't take things for granted. What do you love about this life that we're living? :) I love Real Jasmine Incense !!!

Obviously this thread is toast. And people are not into it. And stuff. :)

One Life To Live... So How You Gonna Live It !?

I try to enjoy the little things in life. I love my family and my friends, and all who partake of NationStates *Do I hear a Nod?* Love may be too strong a word. ? But I don't take things for granted. What do you love about this life that we're living? :) I love Real Jasmine Incense !!!

Pesto.

You know, speaking as someone from the UK, and about the things that have happened in my lifetime, if there's one thing that the passage of time has improved, it's not technology (although thats good), it's not greater choice in media (although 67 channels to watch in the UK is a big improvement from the 3 when i were a lad) but it's in food. Goddamn it, when i was young, a typical weekday night, if it wasn't a cooked dinner (think, basically, roast beef), was egg and chips or beans and chips.

Twenty years later, and for dinner monday i cooked myself Kung Po chicken. Tuesday was seafood gratin with olive ciabatta bread. Wednesday was Beef Stroganoff. Thursday was ardennes pate in garlic ciabatta bread. And tonight was hawaiian pizza. Followed by booze.

It's just the growth of choice, for which i place the credit solely at the door of the EU.

Pesto. Twenty years later, and for dinner monday i cooked myself Kung Po chicken. Tuesday was seafood gratin with olive ciabatta bread. Wednesday was Beef Stroganoff. Thursday was ardennes pate in garlic ciabatta bread. And tonight was hawaiian pizza. Followed by booze. It's just the growth of choice, for which i place the credit solely at the door of the EU.

YES! I'm a pure veggie myself, and my choices are virtually limited only by my wallet :p . Every night I can have infinite cuisine, off the top of my head, and there it is *presto.* Pineapples pizza.. needs extra juice IMO. BOOZE is always nice. The EU.. Well, since I'm American, I can't blame the EU, but must blame my fellow countrymen. But you're right. Food has come a long way since I was a kid. There weren't microwaves back then.. we got those *damn* dinners you had to boil in a plastic bag. :D

YES! I'm a pure veggie myself, and my choices are virtually limited only by my wallet :p . Every night I can have infinite cuisine, off the top of my head, and there it is *presto.* Pineapples pizza.. needs extra juice IMO. BOOZE is always nice. The EU.. Well, since I'm American, I can't blame the EU, but must blame my fellow countrymen. But you're right. Food has come a long way since I was a kid. There weren't microwaves back then.. we got those *damn* dinners you had to boil in a plastic bag. :D

I suppose, basically, under all the marxist rhetoric i display, and the class warfare, and the like, i do subscribe to the Whig theory of history, which basically claimed that history was a slow, gradual process of improvement.

I suppose, basically, under all the marxist rhetoric i display, and the class warfare, and the like, i do subscribe to the Whig theory of history, which basically claimed that history was a slow, gradual process of improvement.

If you know about the Whigs, then you're either a smart Brit or a smart American. :p *that's really narrowed down*

I feel like things besides food have improved. Well, microwaves are related. What else? *Thinking* Transportation. Drugs. Beer. I think sex is probably the same. The education system's worse. Lots of things are worse. But there's plastic. Which is worse and better all at once. But hey.. one of the highlights in my life is plant-based gelatin. So there you go.. *clearing throat*. Sometimes I think that the improvement is gradual and the destruction is not. But it's late...

If you know about the Whigs, then you're either a smart Brit or a smart American. :p *that's really narrowed down*

I feel like things besides food have improved. Well, microwaves are related. What else? *Thinking* Transportation. Drugs. Beer. I think sex is probably the same. The education system's worse. Lots of things are worse. But there's plastic. Which is worse and better all at once. But hey.. one of the highlights in my life is plant-based gelatin. So there you go.. *clearing throat*. Sometimes I think that the improvement is gradual and the destruction is not. But it's late...

I'd say smart Brit, but i could very well be wrong about the first part ;)

Sex has got better in the past fifty years or so. There was a slight dip in the 80s with AIDS, but to be honest, the sexual prospects for a human adult are better today than they ever have been, culture has been liberated from so much of the Judeo-Christian-Mohammedan guilt complex.

I'd say smart Brit, but i could very well be wrong about the first part ;)

Sex has got better in the past fifty years or so. There was a slight dip in the 80s with AIDS, but to be honest, the sexual prospects for a human adult are better today than they ever have been, culture has been liberated from so much of the Judeo-Christian-Mohammedan guilt complex.

*HAHAHA* Well, I'd say you're a smart person, even for a Britisher. Sexual prospects made a huge dip, but at the same time the *movement* sparked a sexual revolution. I'm straight. I have to announce that now.. is that an improvement? Perhaps. *Thinking* And I think sin has progressed into something that's kind of like a fairytale..

YES! I'm a pure veggie myself, and my choices are virtually limited only by my wallet :p . Every night I can have infinite cuisine, off the top of my head, and there it is *presto.* Pineapples pizza.. needs extra juice IMO. BOOZE is always nice. The EU.. Well, since I'm American, I can't blame the EU, but must blame my fellow countrymen. But you're right. Food has come a long way since I was a kid. There weren't microwaves back then.. we got those *damn* dinners you had to boil in a plastic bag. :D


Oooh. I remember those boil-n-bags. And TV dinners with foil containers. And as a vegetarian for the last 15 years, I can definatly agree with the exploding range of food options available now. When I started it was slim pickings (esp. here in rural Texas). But now every time I go to the store, there are new items to try. They even have veggie marshmallows now!

*HAHAHA* Well, I'd say you're a smart person, even for a Britisher. Sexual prospects made a huge dip, but at the same time the *movement* sparked a sexual revolution. I'm straight. I have to announce that now.. is that an improvement? Perhaps. *Thinking* And I think sin has progressed into something that's kind of like a fairytale..

Thats precisely the thing that is missing, Sin. I come from somewhat a backward, half religion, half pub based culture, so when i used to drink and not get hangovers, i didn't feel right about it, because i wasn't paying for my sin. When hangovers returned it was like the return of an old friend. But, in essence, thats fading masssively to almost non-existent in all areas where the modern world touches more than an iota. There's a X-ian in work with us, one of those old skool "tiny little chapel, nobody who isn't a member of our congregation will get into heaven" types. 50 years ago, she would have been in the majority and my good friend Leanne would have been burnt at the stake for being - as she charmingly describes it - a "lettuce licker". Now she's more of an oddity than the lesbians in the office, and her black and white world of sin, suffering, and guilt about sex has pretty much (although not entirely) faded away, to be replaced by more complex issues like consent, responsibility for anothers feelings, contraception/birth control, sexual hygiene etc. Which i think is a huge improvement myself.

Oooh. I remember those boil-n-bags. And TV dinners with foil containers. And as a vegetarian for the last 15 years, I can definatly agree with the exploding range of food options available now. When I started it was slim pickings (esp. here in rural Texas). But now every time I go to the store, there are new items to try. They even have veggie marshmallows now!

Heyyyy.. you're my age at LEast! *yayyy!* Veggies rule. ;) *Veggie Marshmallow? Veggie Marshmallows???????????* What are they CALLED and who MAKes them!!? // And yeah.. I've been vegetarian for 9 years and in that time the market has exploded into something liveable. !!! And even comfortable !!!

and her black and white world of sin, suffering, and guilt about sex has pretty much (although not entirely) faded away, to be replaced by more complex issues like consent, responsibility for anothers feelings, contraception/birth control, sexual hygiene etc. Which i think is a huge improvement myself.

*SEXUAL HYGIENE* .. !? ohhhhhhhhhh that's just.. weird. :)

*SEXUAL HYGIENE* .. !? ohhhhhhhhhh that's just.. weird. :)

well, i personally think in the new morality giving someone chlamydia through inaction is slightly more important than whether you have sex before wedlock.

well, i personally think in the new morality giving someone chlamydia through inaction is slightly more important than whether you have sex before wedlock.

*OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh* Sexual Hygiene. Been a while. :p Sex before wedlock? What's wedlock? *yeah* I like computers. And MP3s. And I like how I can download music for free. And free videos online.

*OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh* Sexual Hygiene. Been a while. :p Sex before wedlock? What's wedlock? *yeah* I like computers. And MP3s. And I like how I can download music for free. And free videos online.

wedlock = marriage. in olde school language.

oh yeah, computers are great compared to what they were. I remember the days of the ZX Spectrum home computer, and waiting half hour for "The Hobbit"'s loading screen to print a picture up, and if one line of that screen was slightly askew the program wouldn't work. Now i get pissed off if something doesn't appear on screen two seconds after i double click the link.

Heyyyy.. you're my age at LEast! *yayyy!* Veggies rule. ;) *Veggie Marshmallow? Veggie Marshmallows???????????* What are they CALLED and who MAKes them!!? // And yeah.. I've been vegetarian for 9 years and in that time the market has exploded into something liveable. !!! And even comfortable !!!

I'm 36.

Here's a link to the marshmallows. They're fairly new. They came out in 2003.

http://www.veganstore.com/index-store.html?deptid=17125&parentid=45&stocknumber=850&page=2&itemsperpage=12

I'm 36. Here's a link to the marshmallows. They're fairly new. They came out in 2003. http://www.veganstore.com/index-store.html?deptid=17125&parentid=45&stocknumber=850&page=2&itemsperpage=12

I'm a mere 28. "Non-bone-char processed sugar" ohhhh, Thanks for this, Texoma. I'm very, VeRy grateful!

I'm a mere 28. "Non-bone-char processed sugar" ohhhh, Thanks for this, Texoma. I'm very, VeRy grateful!

"mere 28"

God, i remember when 28 was ancient <sighs>

"mere 28"

God, i remember when 28 was ancient <sighs>

*wait!* waits... how old are You!? :)

oh yeah, computers are great compared to what they were. I remember the days of the ZX Spectrum home computer, and waiting half hour for "The Hobbit"'s loading screen to print a picture up, and if one line of that screen was slightly askew the program wouldn't work. Now i get pissed off if something doesn't appear on screen two seconds after i double click the link.

My first computer was a TI/99a. I had to hook it up to the tv, and it used cassettes instead of floppy disks for storage. Twas the early 80's.

"mere 28"

God, i remember when 28 was ancient <sighs>


Ancient?!?! 28 is just barely out of childhood.;)

*wait!* waits... how old are You!? :)

as of December, 34. Although as of about three hours ago, when i should have gone to bed, about 67.

Ancient?!?! 28 is just barely out of childhood.;)

well, i know that NOW...

My first computer was a TI/99a. I had to hook it up to the tv, and it used cassettes instead of floppy disks for storage. Twas was the early 80's.

Yeah.. when I was like.. 7. My Dad was doing his PhD thesis on a "Word Processor" back then. It was an astounding achievement (the computer).

I'm a mere 28. "Non-bone-char processed sugar" ohhhh, Thanks for this, Texoma. I'm very, VeRy grateful!

No prob. I was VERY excited when I found out about them. It's strange the things that excite me now days. :D

as of December, 34. Although as of about three hours ago, when i should have gone to bed, about 67.

Please tell me you're married. Please tell me it'll be okay, I'll find someone soon. :)

Please tell me you're married. Please tell me it'll be okay, I'll find someone soon. :)

If you'd read my "bad night" thread, you'd see that i was very recently single.

And c'mon, be honest, it's 7am in the UK...if i was married, i'd have gone to bed with warm flesh, not stayed up all night posting bullshit on here ;)

but i'm sure you'll find someone soon - it's slightly easier for intelligent women than intelligent men.

as of December, 34. Although as of about three hours ago, when i should have gone to bed, about 67.

You don't say. I turned 36 in december. Just after christmas.

Please tell me you're married. Please tell me it'll be okay, I'll find someone soon. :)

Also single. But then again, it's not legal for me to marry yet in most of the US. Not that I have someone to marry at the moment. But that's not the point. :p

Also single. But then again, it's not legal for me to marry yet in most of the US. Not that I have someone to marry at the moment. But that's not the point. :p

You should come over to London, i hear Elton holds a good wedding ;)

but i'm sure you'll find someone soon - it's slightly easier for intelligent women than intelligent men.

*Hmmph.* Intelligent vegetarian men of my age, unmarried, educated with a good job, who reads books and isn't a complete tool.. right. Not so common. :D

BUT ANYWAY, GOOD NIGHT! See you guys around, and it was nice getting to know you better. And I'm sorry I spaced Pantygraigwen's bad night. I think you've recovered quite well. Top o' the morning to ye. 'night!

You should come over to London, i hear Elton holds a good wedding ;)

*lol* Well, if he ever proposes to me...

Though I have considered moving to the UK. I have a sister in Glasgow. She's been trying to get me to move there for years.

*Hmmph.* Intelligent vegetarian men of my age, unmarried, educated with a good job, who reads books and isn't a complete tool.. right. Not so common. :D

BUT ANYWAY, GOOD NIGHT! See you guys around, and it was nice getting to know you better. And I'm sorry I spaced Pantygraigwen's bad night. I think you've recovered quite well. Top o' the morning to ye. 'night!

'night

*lol* Well, if he ever proposes to me...

Though I have considered moving to the UK. I have a sister in Glasgow. She's been trying to get me to move there for years.

You should move to Ireland, i know a couple of very nice gay irishmen. Robert Fitzpatrick, and Patrick Fitzrobert.

Do excuse me, i see the chance for a very bad joke, and i almost always take it.

*Hmmph.* Intelligent vegetarian men of my age, unmarried, educated with a good job, who reads books and isn't a complete tool.. right. Not so common. :D

BUT ANYWAY, GOOD NIGHT! See you guys around, and it was nice getting to know you better. And I'm sorry I spaced Pantygraigwen's bad night. I think you've recovered quite well. Top o' the morning to ye. 'night!

No need to apologise, you improved the evening :)

Do excuse me, i see the chance for a very bad joke, and i almost always take it.

I can relate. Holding it in could cause serious mental injury. That's doubly true of a bad pun.;)