Originally Posted by Arikana

crunky: But I want some of these pretzels! D:
Odd, my taste buds aren't like that. They just decide if they like anything in an instant, though there's different preferences for different moods. Like I can like one thing one moment, but can switch moods instantly and find myself craving/liking something else.
My moods jump around a lot.. @[email protected];

Yeah, definitely.. just need to watch one's intake that's all. Anyone can be healthy, just a bit of hard work and it can seem easier than it looks.

I know, I know.. but meat is so yummy. <3 Though so is spinach and broccoli.. I'm torn! D:

Arikana: -
I think people eat a lot differently then they used to and now you can get food 24/7 so people go nuts! xD Plus everything is processed these days...>.>
Broccoli with Parmesan cheese! :drool:

Originally Posted by Arikana

Emma Corrin: Fun. Nothing too difficult at least?

Yeah, perhaps we should drop it. I'm getting a little confused and feel like we're going in circles. @[email protected];

Really? Wow, I've been through them quite a lot... and Canada/US airport customs is probably the worst, though Canada's been improving their customs people. I don't know about the US ones cause I haven't really flown to or through the US as of late.

Hmm.. I see. Though I don't think I'd need to worry about them using iodine in a blood donor clinic, I think they usually use it to clean the wound.. and since it was, a) just a needle prick, albeit a slightly larger than normal one, b) in a clinic, therefore cleaner than normal standards, there's no need. : )
Where were you and what had happened that you needed iodine on your arm?

Depends on what you consider difficult lol

I don't travel outside of the US all that much lol

:headdesk: I was donating blood, nothing happened, it's a standard procedure. They put the iodine across the inside of your elbow, for everyone. It's just standard. I was in a normal clinic, under normal circumstances, with a regular needle to draw the blood. The gauze and tape they use here don't cover the entire inside of the elbow, just where they drew the blood, so the iodine is exposed and gets all over everything it touches.
And I think this conversation is basically going in circles as well because I don't know how many times I've explained this xD;
I don't know if you're just misunderstanding what I'm saying or what :lol:
Nothing personal, just kinda tired of repeating myself every time I post :rofl:

crunky: Yeah, definitely.. and don't forget the fast food restaurants! Because of them people are eating so unhealthily nowadays. D:

Oh, yeah! Though I prefer my broccoli with melted cheddar cheese instead. :drool: <3 It also looks better cause of the orange colour. >w<

Emma Corrin: True, and also current state of mind. The more fatigued, the more easily something is considered difficult.

Aw, really? No out of the country vacations often? : (

Interesting, that the nurses at your blood donor use iodine? The ones from yesterday used... um.. I forgot what it was called. >_<; But it was clear and didn't feel like iodine...

Yeah, probably the misunderstanding part.. and my brain is kind of not really paying much attention lately... XP

Originally Posted by Arikana

Ace Strife: Cexa: Lol, nice, good luck with that. What happened to your mule's account to land its gold count in the major negatives? D:

Nah, I don't have access to the dream avatar creator on here as it was released after the previous time I donated, therefore my previous donations didn't give me access. And besides, I donate via mail-in donations so I don't know if it would even count.. XP
I was gone for about six to seven months, not too bad... but with the recent inflation of the value of gold on here, it makes it worse. Especially with the missed CIs. D:

That actually sounds really nice, I've kind of already been imagining my dream home and although my idea is very expensive, I love it. Though I'm too lazy to describe it out in detail, I'll say that it's a Snow White and Seven Dwarfs style cottage, but larger, grander, and prettier. And it has a man-made waterfall in the yard that leads into a pond and the most magnificent gardens. <3 And much more that I'm too lazy to go into further detail. XP;
My dream home would be a place where nature's at its best! <3

Oh, nice choice, very handy indeed. I wonder what power I'd want... I could never decide, especially since there's so much I want to be able to do, but can't figure out what's best for me...

I'm from Canada, but unlike most other people on this of the world, I don't call it soccer, I prefer calling it football.
Ahaha.. why am I not surprised you'd put football when I saw you were from the UK? XD Most Europeans are pretty obsessed with football.
Like when I was in London, England for a family vacation this past May 2011; on the day of the UEFA championship league game... I went to see Wicked at the Apollo Victoria theatre and then afterward when I used the underground to return to my Aunt and Uncle's home my and my parents were staying at, it was freaking crowded! And all because Wembley Park station was along the way... >_>
But speaking of the game that night, I'm so happy Barcelona one! <3 I love Spain, I went there and Morocco almost five years ago and just loved every minute of it! <3

Ahaha.. somehow find a way to make your new job as exciting as your old one?

Ah, that sucks. D: What blood type are you? *is still trying to meet a positive and negative AB type* >_>;
Have you gone to school to be a game or software designer? Or are you planning on just teaching yourself by immersing yourself in software/gaming programs?

Well.. walked for about two and a half to three hours, the rest was spent in the Markham civic centre doing the donating bit and chatting afterwards with a fellow donator about hockey. <3
It was my first time to donate blood, but I'd definitely do it again and again once the Canadian Blood Services allows me to. <3

Ahaha.. nice! Watch you make an even longer one with your next post in here. : P

Damn you wrote such a huge paragraph haha I dont think I can write that naturally..

I dont think I will could ever make it come down from negative to postive for this amount of gold >.< well its all started when i wanted to get someone a Dove Anklewing, which I saw for 2.5k I thought thats the lowest it gonna be for now so I wanted to purchase it, I clicked on the item and clicked on buy (In Market) but it did nothing.. I clicked on it few times, still nothing so I refreshed it, the item was still in the owener's place.. I started clicking on buy again still was nothing after 3 or 4 times i gave up and thought something was up with Mene as it has been for past few days I went off the Market to exchange when I noticed the gold count was -8500 o.O I was like wtf I had 6500 now its running on minus I thought someone I bought something that way to expensive then my current gold so I went to check the item in market it wasnt there I panic'd and thought I read the pricing wrong and thats why i wasnt able to buy it with all the clicks But I remembered it being under the lowest buying price items less then 3k it was freaky I dont know how it went to this low tho.. Jelly said only Inso can sort it out and she challanged me to get my gold count back to postive by posting >.< which could mean I be 8.5k richer once Inso sort it out.. >< i cant do anything with my gold now I am scared it would go out even more or I can't buy stuff at all which sucks atm lol

Arh you were away for longer then me I got into a stage where online was just no go limit.. I check few things and just get off and do something else with my life rather then being online.. but got soo bored of it I had to come back and mark my signature lol >.< its true tho some items are way over price to what they worth normally...

I am not obessed with Football I just enjoy playing it and haha o.O'' tell me about it, I live near a stadium and its like that every weekend, you can't get around anywhere at all lol I dont like my local team that I live near at the moment and Barca is good team lol

Making my new job as exciting is not gonna happen, its a strict business place >.< I am new and well related to the boss who I hardly talk to but thats not the thing, I been given work the person left half way and I got no idea what to do, and no one else in the company got any idea what to do either.. I am not into the field of work either (Car's and car insurance) I dont like cars nor drive one so I got no idea what to do when something happens lol

I want to go into University to do game design or software engineering but last 2 years I failed to get into as there been problems with my application and this year it was too full for me to even get into one so arh I guess its old style learnin it myself into those system on my own time and I would have basic idea when I finally get into a uni at some point lol

My bloodtype, I really dont know, I always wondered what my bloodtype is but really dont want to go and let those people take my precious blood haha xD and ooh oh okie, guessing you love hockey?? I never played it but it somewhat interesting.. hehe and how long till you can donate blood, like the gap between each time you donate?

Haha its suprising How I keep replying to what you said and its like writing as essay lol :shock:

Originally Posted by Arikana

Emma Corrin: True, and also current state of mind. The more fatigued, the more easily something is considered difficult.

Aw, really? No out of the country vacations often? : (

Interesting, that the nurses at your blood donor use iodine? The ones from yesterday used... um.. I forgot what it was called. >_<; But it was clear and didn't feel like iodine...

Yeah, probably the misunderstanding part.. and my brain is kind of not really paying much attention lately... XP

Never lol
Like I said - I've only done a few day trips to Canada and that's it~
I've only recently gotten my enhanced driver's license (because it's so expensive) so I've only recently been able to easily go across the border lol

Maybe it differs depending on where you go lol
But the last time I donated blood, and every time before that, they used iodine :3

Yeah... it's kind of annoying having to repeat the same things over and over again ^_^;

Ace Strife: Cexa: Ahaha... slowly changing Menewshans into long posters one at a time... :ninja:

Oh, that sucks. D: I hope whoever's dove anklewings those were didn't get like 8.5k from the pressing of the 'buy' button many times. And I agree with Jelly's challenge! You should totally try it, which shouldn't be too difficult if you simple chat a lot on your mule and max arcade gold on it daily. :3 Chatting here with me will probably guarantee 30g per post and can keep on thinking of things to talk about. *nods*

At least you had the self-discipline to not go on the internet for a while... I just forgot about all avatar sites. XD; Yeah.. the pricing of items is getting ridiculous. :/ It's probably because of the fact it seems Menewsha's lost a lot of the older users, especially the ones who donate to the site; and without the smoother supply of donators, the demand has caused the CIs to become more expensive. Even EIs released a few weeks ago are more expensive than they used to be! D:

Oh, that's good. I mean I get that football's popular around the world and all, but sometimes when there's not much going on it can be so boring. D: Haha.. yeah, most of Europe and its residents are insane for football. Which team is your local team? Mmm.. Barca's dang good, though I've got to admit a lot of the starting lineup for their team is also on the Spanish national team. XD Therefore I expect them to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup and become repeat champions. *nods*

Lol. Then why did you take this job if you haven't got a clue as to what to do? XD;

Well, all things happen in good time. I'm sure you'll get in next year, just keep at it, be persistent and persevering. You can do it!

It doesn't take too much blood to see how what blood type you are, at most it's a few drops and then they put them into this palette thingy and add liquid to see what type. I found it quite cool when I did it last year. >w<

Yeah, I'm a HUGE fan of hockey. <3 I especially love how there's always something going on, since if the players are ever not doing something to help their team the opposing team will take advantage and possibly score. :3 I could so ramble on and on about hockey... XD;

Nice! I can bring out the inner text waller in you. Next thing you know, in a month or two, you'll be regularly spitting out long posts. : P

Emma Corrin: Aww, really? Alright then, in that case what are the top three locations that you'd want to go to for your dream vacation?

True, true. I'm just happy that whatever the mobile clinic I was at yesterday, didn't make my arm itch. Cause I was told that there was a chance that my skin could be sensitive to it.. D: So I'm thankful it didn't affect me. : )

Yeah, sorry about that. D:
*noms on your blue alien cow in apology* >w<

Originally Posted by Arikana

Emma Corrin: Aww, really? Alright then, in that case what are the top three locations that you'd want to go to for your dream vacation?

True, true. I'm just happy that whatever the mobile clinic I was at yesterday, didn't make my arm itch. Cause I was told that there was a chance that my skin could be sensitive to it.. D: So I'm thankful it didn't affect me. : )

Yeah, sorry about that. D:
*noms on your blue alien cow in apology* >w<

Venice, Italy; London, England; and Athens, Greece - hands down <3
I love the Italian language and culture, and I've always had an obsession with Venice in particular, so that would be my first choice. Athens, Greece would be my second choice because I'm even MORE in love with their culture and mythology than I am with Italy's, so Athens would have to be my next stop. And London, England would be my third choice because I love their accents, their buildings, their culture, etc. and have always dreamed of touring there :3

Haha That's always a good thing! :)

No worries :lol:

Emma Corrin: Ooh, nice choices. <3 I've never been to Italy and Greece yet, but I've been to London and loved every minute of it. <3
If you ever go to London and once you get an Oyster card (used for all their public transport systems), I highly suggest getting the London Card especially if you intend on sightseeing everything on the list. My parents and I got one each when we went this past May 2011; and my opinion of it is that it's really worth the pounds to get it. If you want more information just read the website. : )

Yeah, Italian culture is absolutely amazing and their language is oh so very beautiful. <3

Mmm... I love Greek mythology and back in grade six when we studied it, I was such a nerd on the topic! >w< I loved learning more and more about it cause it was just so fascinating!

British accents are freaking sick! I want to learn to imitate it one day, but same with the gorgeous Australian accent and all other accents out there! >w<

True.. other than the eczema I had when I was a little kid and the acne that every youth/young adult deals with, I haven't had any skin troubles ever. : D

Mmm.. btw, your blue alien cow is very delicious! *continues nomming on it* <3

Thanks, but I'm not traveling any time soon.. As in, not within the next 5-10 years XD;
I've got too much going on here to try and get a passport and plan trips outside of the US xD;
Thanks though :P

I've always been able to speak with a British accent -- when I was younger and the HP movies started coming out, my friends were all obsessed with making me speak with the British accent because I sounded exactly like Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) - I still do XD;

I've always had a knack for accents in general though -- it's like my knack for languages -- I speak with their accent when I speak their language - it's really fun :)

Not having a lot of skin problems is definitely nice :)

Haha Thanks XD;

Originally Posted by Arikana

Ace Strife: Cexa: Ahaha... slowly changing Menewshans into long posters one at a time... :ninja:

Oh, that sucks. D: I hope whoever's dove anklewings those were didn't get like 8.5k from the pressing of the 'buy' button many times. And I agree with Jelly's challenge! You should totally try it, which shouldn't be too difficult if you simple chat a lot on your mule and max arcade gold on it daily. :3 Chatting here with me will probably guarantee 30g per post and can keep on thinking of things to talk about. *nods*

At least you had the self-discipline to not go on the internet for a while... I just forgot about all avatar sites. XD; Yeah.. the pricing of items is getting ridiculous. :/ It's probably because of the fact it seems Menewsha's lost a lot of the older users, especially the ones who donate to the site; and without the smoother supply of donators, the demand has caused the CIs to become more expensive. Even EIs released a few weeks ago are more expensive than they used to be! D:

Oh, that's good. I mean I get that football's popular around the world and all, but sometimes when there's not much going on it can be so boring. D: Haha.. yeah, most of Europe and its residents are insane for football. Which team is your local team? Mmm.. Barca's dang good, though I've got to admit a lot of the starting lineup for their team is also on the Spanish national team. XD Therefore I expect them to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup and become repeat champions. *nods*

Lol. Then why did you take this job if you haven't got a clue as to what to do? XD;

Well, all things happen in good time. I'm sure you'll get in next year, just keep at it, be persistent and persevering. You can do it!

It doesn't take too much blood to see how what blood type you are, at most it's a few drops and then they put them into this palette thingy and add liquid to see what type. I found it quite cool when I did it last year. >w<

Yeah, I'm a HUGE fan of hockey. <3 I especially love how there's always something going on, since if the players are ever not doing something to help their team the opposing team will take advantage and possibly score. :3 I could so ramble on and on about hockey... XD;

Nice! I can bring out the inner text waller in you. Next thing you know, in a month or two, you'll be regularly spitting out long posts. : P

haha that be awesome tho, we get more active users and and more post for mene, so it be all good,

And Actually I did find out the person who I bought the wing from got a report saying her same item was sold 6 times which giving her 12.5k extra gold as out of the 6 times I clicked 1 actually worked and thats where I got the anklewing from but other 5 times somehow she got the gold o.o weirdly so still waiting.. I feel bad causing so much problem and crashing the system lol I shall never use my IE for those stuff again its pain dressing avi now buying stuff as well lol And arh well i dont think I can make it, I mean I should be playing Aracde which I havent done is past weeks as I normall get sleepy when I get home so I dont bother, I cant play at work cause the computer just suck with it come to graphics lol I cant see many of the pictures either lol but I am gonna see how far i can get with this.. soo far its nearly 200g buy just posting around which is more then I ever get on this account.. its always gold from sales or game lol thanks to you tho for making me post this much :heart:

I agree with the current CI's as I remeber before you can get a set for 2-3k when I joined but now its 3k each which I find it really not the price i am willing to pay I only get the items i really like otherwise its buy and sell *gotta make profit* lol but tho some items have gone down compare to before which is a plus for new user but old user its tuff time as they old item go down as new item goes up >.<
I haven't checked the pricing for new CI's I was hoping they get 3k sell back but doubt it so I am just gonna see how far it goes.. stll waiting for Common sell back to come back to stores so I can sell the ones I wasted my pies on lol

Well my current local are called Westham who sucks haha xD my fav is Newcastle, they aint the best but I still like them lol as i grew up trained by some newcastle team coaches back in school, those were great lol I am not really good.. I am like a sub but still xD and for international I love Brazil haha (its not since they won the world cup) it was way before.. like since I learned about football when I was like 5 or something xD and Barca I hardly know who is playing as I dont watch they match much.. but they is good.. have you seen their lastest match.. it was well good, luckly one of their oppoents team's goal which was awesome been dis-allowed haha unlucky them :P

As for the job, I was home bored and as Uni was a failer I didnt wanna just sit home I got offered this job which was alright on what my actual job started then people kept bringing me other jobs its like wtf do you want me to do, and they like *shrugs* its the person who use to work in your position's job we dont know what to do for it.. so I am stuck until I figure those out.. but money is money as specially my Uni fee would be like rocket sky 3x more then what it is now for next year :(

I wanna check mine out, I always did wanted to know what it is.. but I never actually bothered going to see about it haha I shall soon :haha:

Do you play hockey?? i think you should :p it would be fun right??

and I am really sorry if my typing doesn't make much sense in some area's I am typing fast and I suck at grammers :p

Originally Posted by Arikana

crunky: Yeah, definitely.. and don't forget the fast food restaurants! Because of them people are eating so unhealthily nowadays. D:

Oh, yeah! Though I prefer my broccoli with melted cheddar cheese instead. :drool: <3 It also looks better cause of the orange colour. >w<

Actually, I politely disagree, I think people choose to eat that way. I think people know it's unhealthy and that fast food places just sell what people buy. McDonald's offers yogurt and apples and salads and milk but people still buy fries and burgers and milkshakes. I don't think anyone would argue that french fries fried in vegetable oil is NOT a healthy food choice. All of the nutritional information is available as well even though I would be shocked to meet someone who didn't know it was high calorie. I think it really comes down to personal choice. I bet if you talk to someone who eats there regularly and asked them what they eat at home they would tell you junk food. I don't have a problem with fast food per say since I think everything in moderation, BUT I simply choose not to eat there because I am concerned with the quality of their food and I can make much better tasting food at home anyway.

I used to put cheddar cheese on my broccoli too and I still like it but then I bought a block of Parmesan (the good stuff, not the kraft sprinkles hehe) and grated it myself and it's like comparing milk to heavy cream. xD Plus its so salty in flavor that I never have to add any other seasonings to it.

Emma Corrin: I was typing a reply to you last night when the thunderstorm cut the power for a moment, so I lost what I had typed. D: Then I decided to not try again when the computer restarted in case the thunderstorm decided to do it again...
Why does this keep happening to me? D: First my forgetfullness cost me an entire post, then a thunderstorm costs me half a post. D:

Wah, that's so long! : ( Well then I have to say that when you do start traveling, you'll be equally as busy as you are now (just a bit more relaxed) as you'll have a ton of places to need to go! ; )
You don't have a passport yet? D: But did you say you've been to Ottawa before? Cause I'm pretty sure you need a passport to cross the Canada/US borders.

That's awesome! Erm.. Can you show me? >w< As in record your voice, and upload it onto youtube or tinypic/video or photobucket or something so I can see/hear? >w<;

Yeah, I also have a gift that enables me to learn languages really easily, though I'm not sure about accents as I've never asked anyone about whether I can speak with accents or not.
I agree, speaking in languages is fun! : D My top two want-to-learn languages are ASL and Russian! <3

Definitely! Makes doing pretty much anything easy as I won't have to worry about anything hindering me physically.

XD Your welcome! :lol:

Ace Strife: Cexa: Lol, true. And hopefully users who actually want to post.. >_>; Right now it's pretty much the same users posting around from six/seven months ago, plus maybe a handful of new users. >_>;

Wow... So it's as I partly assumed, it's not exactly a fail in the overall system, but more like lack of complete compatibility with IE. >_>; I seriously hope Inso takes his time with looking into it, cause I really want to see you take Jelly's challenge to get back up to a positive gold count! >w< Really? You fall asleep while arcading? : o I think it's time for a new computer if you can barely see images on your computer.. D: Or perhaps mute and play at work? : P Lol, your welcome! <3

Nah, I remember when I left it was 1.5-2k and now it's 2.5-3k, this inflation is ridiculous. >_>; But at this rate, it's too late to revert back to normal... the damage has been done for too long to be able to change. D:
Haha.. yeah, I remember at past events I'd buy the expensive commons with event currency and sell back later for gold. XD; This way it's all posting earned stuff and getting gold in return. :lol:

Hmm.. I think I remember seeing it one of the London Underground system thing. I just don't remember which one.. XD;
Brazil's good, but I still say Spain is better. : D I also feel bad for Argentina, cause they have the current best player in the world in Lionel Messi, BUT they don't have a strong enough supporting cast to go as far as other teams. Could be so much better if they had a more balanced, stacked team like Spain. :yes:

Mmm.. well at least you're doing something now. I seriously need to remember to ask this person to be a reference for my applications to volunteer at a couple senior homes so that not just will I have something to do for the next year, but also as a career exploration thing to see if I would enjoy working with seniors for a career. <3 I love seniors, they're so adorably cute! <3

XD; You should go see! Then tell me, cause I'm curious! XD; I don't why, I just like finding out people's blood types.. >_>;;

I play ball and floor hockey, but not the real ice hockey. D: <3 I want to and will one day!! >w< <3

It's fine, I read poorly written (in terms of spelling and grammar) fanfiction often and am used to correcting spelling and grammar as I go. : P Though after a while, I'll just ignore the mistakes and just keep reading on. XD;

crunky: True, but the fact that like 85-90% of people still choose to eat the crap stuff is what's given me my opinion. Still they "healthy" options aren't as healthy as they seem, they're just what I call barely healthy as they just do the bare minimum to make it deemed "healthy" by the public. >_>;
And another thing is definitely the quality of the meat, antibiotics and hormones injected in just to make it grow quicker is ridiculous and unnecessary! It's just slowly killing those who eat it faster! D:
And their french fries aren't even real! Have you seen the Supersize Me documentary/movie? Keep them in a jar and they stay the EXACT same for a FEW freaking months!!! D: It's disgusting... I still wonder what they do to it.. D:

Oh, nice. :drool: But seriously, the talk of melted cheese on broccoli is making me seriously hungry right now.. >_>; And now I want some.. >_>;
*turns your Yan into broccoli with melted marbled cheese and eats it* <3

Originally Posted by Arikana

crunky: True, but the fact that like 85-90% of people still choose to eat the crap stuff is what's given me my opinion. Still they "healthy" options aren't as healthy as they seem, they're just what I call barely healthy as they just do the bare minimum to make it deemed "healthy" by the public. >_>;
And another thing is definitely the quality of the meat, antibiotics and hormones injected in just to make it grow quicker is ridiculous and unnecessary! It's just slowly killing those who eat it faster! D:
And their french fries aren't even real! Have you seen the Supersize Me documentary/movie? Keep them in a jar and they stay the EXACT same for a FEW freaking months!!! D: It's disgusting... I still wonder what they do to it.. D:

Oh, nice. :drool: But seriously, the talk of melted cheese on broccoli is making me seriously hungry right now.. >_>; And now I want some.. >_>;
*turns your Yan into broccoli with melted marbled cheese and eats it* <3

Arikana: - I have actually seen that documentary, and I will admit that at first, I wanted to agree with him till I started to look more into other views. I would also recommend, as a counterbalance, the movie "Fat Head" it's free on Hulu. He brings up some interesting points on the Supersize Me documentary movie. I think it's important to see both sides and also research for yourself whenever you see someone bashing a certain industry or what not. I am not saying that I support fast food restaurants but if they offer a product people want to buy, who am I to tell them they can't? Frankly, I wish more people would eat at home but that is just not what they want to do. I looks at the calorie counts at regular restaurants like "Chili's" or "Red Robin" they, have burgers that are over 1,000 calories alone! Now compare that with a Big Mac from McDonald's that has 540 calories. Now why is McDonalds being targeted and not Chili's or Red Robin? Now don't get me wrong, while I think their quality of food is better, the calories are a lot of times, higher. I think because fast food is cheaper, so naturally, more people will spend more dollars there than a restaurant but if the argument people are trying to make is that "Fast Food places are what is causing over-eating" then they should take into consideration all the other places that offer high calorie, low nutrient food.
I used to read or watch something and instantly latch onto it as truth but now I have learned there is sometimes a little truth in everything but that doesn't mean that just because part of what they say is true, that all of it is. I think it would break down as follows:

1. Do fast food places provide a lot of unhealthy food options: true or false
2. Could people simply choose to buy healthy food options elsewhere: true or false
3. Should a company be responsible for the choices that people make?: true or false

I guess what I am trying to say is there are lots of companies that make products that promote weight gain. Soda companies, Candy factories, Donut shops etc.
Should they be blamed for my weight gain? Don't I decide what I put in my mouth?
And honestly, companies want to make a profit, so if there was a profit to be made selling carrots, I think fast food restaurants would do it. They don't care if you want the apples or the fries at McDonalds, they just want your patronage either way. If something doesn't sell, they try something else. Clearly people want this food or they wouldn't be saying things like, "XX billion served" xD
Now, I am not saying health codes don't need to be met as far as cleanliness and making sure non-food items don't end up in our food, but deciding what is an except-able amount of calories or fat in a food product that we already know we should eat in moderation or not at all seems to be over the top and is really people pointing fingers at companies when they really should be looking to themselves and asking, "Why did I eat that?"

As a side note: I enjoy these conversations we have. I feel you really read each post and don't skip anything over comments I make and you respond in a friendly manner even when we have different views. ^_^

Originally Posted by Arikana

Ace Strife: Cexa:
Lol, true. And hopefully users who actually want to post.. >_>; Right now it's pretty much the same users posting around from six/seven months ago, plus maybe a handful of new users. >_>;

Wow... So it's as I partly assumed, it's not exactly a fail in the overall system, but more like lack of complete compatibility with IE. >_>; I seriously hope Inso takes his time with looking into it, cause I really want to see you take Jelly's challenge to get back up to a positive gold count! >w< Really? You fall asleep while arcading? : o I think it's time for a new computer if you can barely see images on your computer.. D: Or perhaps mute and play at work? : P Lol, your welcome! <3

Nah, I remember when I left it was 1.5-2k and now it's 2.5-3k, this inflation is ridiculous. >_>; But at this rate, it's too late to revert back to normal... the damage has been done for too long to be able to change. D:
Haha.. yeah, I remember at past events I'd buy the expensive commons with event currency and sell back later for gold. XD; This way it's all posting earned stuff and getting gold in return. :lol:

Hmm.. I think I remember seeing it one of the London Underground system thing. I just don't remember which one.. XD;
Brazil's good, but I still say Spain is better. : D I also feel bad for Argentina, cause they have the current best player in the world in Lionel Messi, BUT they don't have a strong enough supporting cast to go as far as other teams. Could be so much better if they had a more balanced, stacked team like Spain. :yes:

Mmm.. well at least you're doing something now. I seriously need to remember to ask this person to be a reference for my applications to volunteer at a couple senior homes so that not just will I have something to do for the next year, but also as a career exploration thing to see if I would enjoy working with seniors for a career. <3 I love seniors, they're so adorably cute! <3

XD; You should go see! Then tell me, cause I'm curious! XD; I don't why, I just like finding out people's blood types.. >_>;;

I play ball and floor hockey, but not the real ice hockey. D: <3 I want to and will one day!! >w< <3

It's fine, I read poorly written (in terms of spelling and grammar) fanfiction often and am used to correcting spelling and grammar as I go. : P Though after a while, I'll just ignore the mistakes and just keep reading on. XD;

I think only time people post this much (not including people like you and emma) are in the rp thread or something else rarely but we shall make changes to the mene world xD

Well I am not sure about that anymore, I just got pinged in my Jelly with some other users who are also seem to have this trouble with market place, some couldn't bid, some are just like my case but none of them seem to be as lost on much I am lol >.<'' this is hard job getting from 8k >.< Jelly said no selling other items to gain gold counts lol am screwed there as well so post post here I come lol
And no that i fall asleep playing it, its more like when I get home I am so tired so i dont wanna concentrate on something that take too much effect (like the arcade games) to play so I just check messeges and threads then just do some other stuff before I just hit the bed... I wish I could play at office but as I said, it wont let me install Java + and adobe flash player for some reason.. thats why I cant vote or see any avi's that been nommed on User Pick until I get home lol

Those 1.5-2k is when i took my break and was just checking in and out which I never bothered getting the item as I wasn't interested in only avater sites at that time haha my avi just had a cloths but all the item was either given away or just common that rot in my invo lol but long as this doesnt turn into gaia i am happy with it.. I guess as there is nothing we could do ^^'' and this is the only event I actually got full set of event commons as I always not fan of the commons unless they have use for me lol

Hopefully you haven't been to this side of London haha its crappy place tbh always crowded with idiots :lol: but Olympic is gonna be taking place here so they are cleaning it up lol thankfully.. and arh Spain has been good past few years while Brazil getting lack of players as best ones are leaving or getting fatter xD still we rock haha I like one guy from spain tho.. he got style, I forgot his name..

Hehe yea I just learned that I could apply for game testers if I can find a company that aint dodgy :lol: but if i have luck I could be doing something I love lol but ooh Senior care, that be good in your reference and be a nice job if you can get into it.. what were you planning to do again after this year?? i got memory of a gold fish sorry :sweat:

whats a ball and floor hockey?? I seen Ice Hockey but dont recall any other ones lol

and blood test I shall soon incase I need to for furure references lol

@Cexa - sometimes my eyes blur when I try to look at my posts. xD

-Crunky- do you normally write big long post or did she convert you as well xD

Cexa: - well it all depends on who I am talking to. I usually talk a lot longer with Arikana then other people. xD So I can do both, I just try to match the flow of whomever I am posting with. xD

OOh fair enought =3 I only post this much thanks to her then on RP I try to get decent amount in lol

@Cexa - well she certainly brings the talker on me! xD I have never done a role play before. hehe I probably should join one someday since that would help me post more. =P I am not to keen on how to go about them. xD

She sure does, I havent roleplayed in ages, just started few days back lol its fun but hard to post at work lol

Yeah, I post only at work because I don't have internet access at home but I have to wait for those dead spots which, during the summer time are not as often as I would hope. xD And then I stay after work to do whatever I want/need to do online. It's a family business so that's why I have such free access to the internet as long as it doesn't interfere with my work.

Arikana: Yay I get to ping you twice! ;D

Good Luck Selling~! :'D

LOL. I should totally make it my non-items quest to convert as many Menewshans as possible into textwall posters. That'd be fun. :lol: And I've already got two people on that list! >: D

Also: I'm so pissed right now, it happened again. I forgot that I'd be auto-logged out for taking so long to type out my reply and lost my entire post since I'm using Safari and it didn't save it like Firefox does, but at least it's much faster in speed. But still.. all my hard work. D: *punches nearby brick wall in frustration*

And sadly, this second version will not be as great as my first version. D: Especially as I don't feel like thinking about exactly what I have written. >_>;


crunky: Well I saw Supersize Me in high school, and another food documentary called Food Inc. in college. Both were for various nutrition related courses and was probably the only way I'd watch food documentaries, as I'm not much of a documentary person myself. But then again, they were food documentaries and I can be quite the foodie... so perhaps I may watch them outside of school. Who knows? XD
Hmm.. I don't think it's just calories that should be the main factor to whether something is determined healthy or not, but rather how the food, or their ingredients, are grown/produced because for example with fast food they tend to use beef that's been injected with hormones and antibodies and the like to fatten them up quicker; and all for what? Just to earn more money faster?

RE: Regarding your questions/points:
1) Neither; using McDonalds as my example, I can easily say that they don't necessarily have a lot of unhealthy options. They have quite a lot of salads and apple slices and other small things; but it's just that. They're either small or the unhealthy stuff is just more alluring; it would seem people are constantly consuming more and more on a daily basis, whether that's due to love for eating or just plain overeating, it's a big reason why the unhealthy stuff is selling more easily as cheap, larger portions = cheaper overall cost.
2) They can, but with how rushed people are these days, I doubt they will. They have no patience to just take time to do things, I get that time is money, but still... if they take the time out of their day to live a healthier life, they'll have a higher chance of living longer and being able to do more things.
3) Yes and no; if companies didn't scrimp to go for the cheapest spending costs and actually decided to use healthy options, the world would be a healthier place. If people didn't choose to eat out so much, they would be healthier as well. It all goes down to the basic decisions everyone makes, it's not just one person's or one company's decisions that affect a person's life. It's everyone's, in the long run.

Overall, I think the main issue is quite simple greed and impatience. If those producing/growing the meat have the patience to allow their animals to grow naturally without the usage of hormones, antibodies and the like; or if consumers have the patience to cook homecooked meals or even go vegan/vegetarian; then the world would be a healthier place. But much of our world is so fuelled by greed that it's ridiculous how unhealthy we are, we think that our current way of doing things is better... but just by looking around at how unhealthy we are, whether we're overweight/obese, have cancer or some other life threatening disease, being malnourished, or the like; it's obvious our world is truly not that healthy. Sadly, greed has taken over our world.
But it's not unstoppable! I believe that if the current generation of youth begin changing ways, then the world will truly be a better place. It must start with ourselves; change must come from within, not the surrounding.

Yeah, same here. I especially love getting to know peoples thoughts on various subjects, so I try my best to reply to everything. Another reason why I can make such long posts. Cause I read and reply simultaneously at the same time in order to not miss anything. :3
Well I don't like forcing my views on others, after all everyone is entitled to their own opinion and thoughts, and I for one won't refuse them that right; if I know that I can't respond in a nice/gentle manner or just am too lazy too at times, then I simply won't. ; )

Ace Strife: Cexa: Lol, thus you are the first to be victim to my new non-item quest: to change Menewshans one at a time into textwall posters! : D Though I don't know how the administrators and moderators would feel about this as this would mean more work for them since they'd have more to read and make sure everything posted would be within site rules. >_>;;

Yeah, looks like the situation is fixed for you! But at the same time I'm sad about it since I was really looking forward to you having to get out of negatives by only posting and arcading.. >_>;; Nevertheless it's good to know that once again all's well. :3
Also: If you can't play at work, then play at home? It shouldn't take too long, especially for tetris; just five 26k+ scores and you're done. : D

I didn't even care about uncommon items I've missed when I first returned, I was just so damn lazy to even care I just wanted an avatar to last me awhile. Unfortunately that plan backfired as now I've returned to previous form and continually change my avatar often. >_>;

Well I don't know about that since I'm still a little clueless as to where in London you are. XP Perhaps the closest underground station would be a good clue?
Spain is dang good and cause they have many very strong players, I wouldn't be able to help identify which one you're referring to. D:

Mmm.. good luck finding a non-sketchy company to help out. And perhaps try just taking one course at a time? Perhaps it wouldn't be too difficult to work into your work schedule, and then this way you can learn more about how video games are made and thus in turn helping you career-wise in the long run?
I'm currently not going to be in college this upcoming school year as I just finished a year in a program/major that just wasn't working out for me. So now before jumping head into something new, I'm going to try it out by volunteering to see if it's right. If it is, then I know it's the program/major for me. :3 Anyways, the program I'm interested in is called Activation Co-ordinator and Gerontology; it's basically working with seniors and planning events for them. Therefore to see if it's right for me, I'll be volunteering in senior homes. :3

Ball, floor and street hockey are pretty much the same thing, just played in different surroundings; and they are all like ice hockey minus the physical contact and is not played on ice arena/surface.

Awesome! Can't wait to see if you're an AB or not... and I still can't believe I've yet to meet an AB person. : (

SesshysMiko: Welcome! And lol, so do I! : P

B A B Y C O C K: Thanks for the luck, m'dear. <3
Feel free to stay and chat, the more the merrier~ ; )

You're most welcome! :3