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Music has been around since cavemen. Literature, what, something like 3000 BC or something with Gilgamesh. Movies have only been around a century, and it has been a century of many wars and a realistically doomed outlook.
I'd ditch the movies and use my imagination, the way I used to. Get back to my roots. Music and reading seem more fundamentally necessary to a well-balanced brain. Thankfully I don't ever have to make this choice.
*bonk bonk bonk*Quote:
Originally Posted by Sven
*bebonk bebonk bebonk*
The centuries prior to movies had less wars and a brighter outlook?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sven
Not understanding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
The birth of jazz!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wryan
Who takes Discover? Has anyone seen a Discover card "in the wild"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurosawa Fan
With movies came industry and with industry came population booms, pollution, ozone issues, nuclear potential, and a popular fixation on the apocalypse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
I was being tongue-in-cheek with my commentary, but I think there's a bit of truth to the statement that this has been a relatively chaotic century.
More like unfairly stressed and depressed. :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sven
I have a Discover Card (it's bright orange!), but I've never used it to purchase anything. I got it because it has a 0% interest rate for the first year and I needed a card to transfer all of my debt to, and pay off within a few months, because I refuse to pay back Bank of America at a rate 347%. Thieving bastards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
All centuries are chaotic. That's the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sven
I like democratic republics, the abolition of slavery, modern medicine, running water, sanitation, space exploration, I can go on and on.
Someone tried to make that joke, about having a mall in a rural village. I rolled my eyes and very sarcastically told them yes, I lived in a wild village, making sure to sound annoyed, as if they'd just belittled my one accomplishment and offended my hometown.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wryan
I guess I was suggesting that this chaos now exists on a global scale, whereas before, communities were vastly limited. So if the chaos is global, that means it's bigger. Kind of deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Plus, I, in no way, am suggesting that I somehow disapprove of the advancements made. At all. I don't know where you got that, but know that I, too, am a lover of indoor outhouses, increased life expectancy, etc.
As someone who has worked multiple retail establishments I have seen not a one that doesn't take Discover card. I have seen more not take American Express since they charge a hefty fee to retailers for the privliege to accept their card. Discover card was the first credit card I ever got, I signed up for one when I was 21 and they gave me a $3000 limit which was not a good thing. Thankfully I learned the pitfalls of credit and now have no cards and no debt.
I always find credit card debt stories confusing. Shouldn't it be obvious by now that the whole industry's profit model is based on fucking people over? Why in the world would you ever put more on your card than you could afford to pay off at the end of the month? I mean, unless it was some life and death thing. Even if you're young and inexperienced, I find the debt is almost inevitably the result of gross irresponsibility. Like somehow not understanding that sex without birth control will likely result in pregnancy. It's weird to me that these things happen, and I think a lot of it has to do with American culture. Personal debt there is extraordinarily high, and it seems so unnecessary to me.
Oh, my God.Quote:
Originally Posted by number8
Wait... No. NONONONONONONONOOOOOOO I'M GOING TO BE AT COMIC CON ON THAT DAY.
:frustrated:
Still crying.
That sucks.
I wore this t-shirt today:
http://www.threadless.com/product/15...ing_Stone#zoom
Admittedly morbid, but being a horror fan, I found it rather comical. The girl at the coffee shop, however, was appalled by it. She would not shut up about it, just kept talking about how horrible it was and alternately asking to see it over and over again. At first it just seemed like friendly, comical banter, but after a while it became apparent that she was honestly offended.
I tried ending the conversation with, "I know it's morbid, but I thought it was funny."
She replied, "If you think eating children is funny."
:rolleyes:
I plan to wear that shirt in there ALL THE TIME now, just to irritate the hell out of that vocal and judgemental cow.
I have a strange affinity for the smells of paint and nailpolish remover.
How is that NOT funny?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spun Lepton
But, seriously. One of my best friends is a professional childrens' illustrator, and even she will draw people eating children.
(See #6 on here.)
That's usually how that works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spun Lepton
Everywhere I've worked, including the business I own, has accepted Discover. I see them every so often. It's no Visa or Mastercard, but it's more prevalent than American Express.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
I won't play this devillish game! I'll enjoy my film, music and literature, thank you very much!
And Spun, I love that shirt. Cute.