Posts made by boneghazi

Okay, so I could totally google this but I thought it might be a good topic of conversation here because why not! Some of these questions will likely be really obvious but... I have always wondered...

1. Jury System. Just why would anyone ever want to be tried by a court of their peers when the majority of our peers aren't all that smart - why not rely on a professional with experience? (Like a Judge!) Does this happen anywhere other than America? What do yall lawyers think about this?

2. The Gavel. Talk to me about this. ORDER ORDER! BLAM BLAM! Is it just to punctuate that you mean business? What do yall lawyers think about this?

3. Why did you choose the section of law (family, criminal, etc) that you chose? Or did it choose you?

4. Bond and bail, what's the difference?

5. Why on earth did you choose to practice law to begin with? Was it the money or..?

6. What is the most hilarious case you've worked on?

7. What is the saddest case you've worked on?

8. Criminal Justice Lawyer Types: What's the scariest person you've represented?

9. Would you ever represent someone that is guilty but they wanted you to get them off the hook? Would you lie for them? What's the furthest you'd go?

10. Do you like arguing? How can you manage to keep your shit together when impassioned?

Thanks in advance for humoring me

So far, the staff have been 10/10. In other words helpful especially during CG and active and friendly.

There is quite a bit of RP to be had but I need to get my head out of my socially awkward ass and start asking for it.

As soon as my little break is over.

Get dough from the store (it's a yeast/flour/water dough you can buy for about .75c American). Divide into 8-10 balls. Stuff with cheddar and cooked bacon (or country smoked ham sandwich meat). Bake. Dip in home made garlic butter.

Have you seen Kingdom of Death? That looks like a $400 initial investment and then you gotta buy minis on top of that. UGH.

These people are nuts.

THAT BEING SAID I wouldn't mind a MU with the Invisible Sun setting/theme/flavor. A girl can dream.

Oh I know this thread is way dead but I just found IS now and it looks really good I was wondering what your thoughts on it are after almost a year? Is it worth the $100 investment?

@surreality That sounds like a huge fucking nighmare. Holy shit.

Thank you everyone.

This morning I had to take her to have her put to sleep. She wasn't interested in food or water and the tumor was worse. I'll spare details but... I was there with her til the end. She would have been there for me.

I'm going to take a little internet break for a few days.

My best friend since 2008 is dying.

I miss her already.

No my prone-to-getting-sick-because-he-has-a-cleft-palate son may not drink after you and your cold sores. It's why I locked you out o the fridge and do not allow you to drink from the milk carton you fat fuckhead.

Nycto's Favorite Salad.
I have made about 4 or 5 for various functions this month and everyone loves it and my family can't get enough.

@surreality I have no idea whats going on with you, I've never heard of any doctor saying.. that kind of thing. Yeeesh x_X good luck with the antibiotics.

@Rinel I am impressed you have the self control to manage to stick to it, with the lack of feel goods. When that happened to me I just took a quarter more.. and another quarter... and then.. on and on. It got way out of control way fast.

I'm glad to hear you also have a great psychiatrist, they are rare gems!

@Rinel Right? Thankfully my addiction wasn't as bad as it could have been, but my tolerance had grown so much that I was needing to take like 10 to 15mg at a time for the same "buzz" that .5 to 1mg was giving me when I first started.

I didn't have much of a choice with going cold turkey. I didn't have any more available and to be honest no one knew about my addiction. Not my friends or boss or husband or any family. I was embarrassed that something like that could happen to me (I do not have an addictive personality, as they say) but it's just so easy when your tolerance is through the roof to take more.. and more... and more.

The doctor that gave it to me didn't prepare me for the reality of benzos though. He didn't tell me about how addictive they were, or how dangerous or anything like that. I should have done my research but I was just so goddamn happy to get rid of my anxiety. I had started doing weird repetitive scratching on my hands with my nails, tearing the flesh off without realizing it and in my line of work (tattoo artist) having open sores on your hands is a pretty fuckin' bad idea. But I couldn't control it. I have no idea where it came from!

I also, near the end, had trouble with memory and just... felt slightly drunk all the time? But also.. numb?

Benzos are a hell of a drug.

Five days of no smoking today.

The most surprising part about it is that... I haven't had any cravings, no mood swings, no tremors, nausea, or other severe withdrawal symptoms I was expecting. Actually, my mood I would say is better because my blood pressure is more manageable and I'm feeling better physically because less chest pains.

Not at all what it was like when I was giving up benzos. Hooboy. That's some shit. My doctor has told me getting off of benzos is about like getting off of heroin in terms of difficulty. I did it cold turkey (had to used up all my supply and the government cracked down on it so I wasn't going to get any more from them) and the first 2 or 3 days I hallucinated and just... sweat and shook and slept. I still feel their siren's song though. Shit is powerful.

Imagine taking a pill and literally your whole life was okay. Everything is just okay. Great, even. Amazing. That's a benzo.

I DO struggle (with smoking) when it feels like I should be doing something though. I have these moments of "I have something I should be doing" and then I realize oh it's a regular smoking time. And then I can brush it aside. It's not always easy. Like "last one. It can't hurt!" but I'm getting through it. I know on the other side my thinking will be clearer.

Tomorrow I am going to start intermittent fasting for the first time. One day fasted, one day not. Eating mostly a keto type diet on my on days and surviving on tea and water for my off days. I likely won'know if it's for me or see any benefits until I hit month 2 or 3.

I'm really conflicted because I've been taught that FASTING BAD EAT ALL THE TIME and FOOD PYRAMID BIBLE and CALORIES IN/CALORIES OUT. That "crash dieting" is a cardinal sin. I'm at the point where I have tried every diet and have been living on 400-800 cals a day to keep my weight where it is, no weight loss even if I am body building and doing 2 hours of cardio a day or if I'm just lounging on a couch all day. It doesn't matter!

But the fact of the matter is that a condition I have known as PCOS just doesn't work like that. I need to readjust my thinking and reassess the rules. I might need to break them to just find what works for me. I am probably not going to die form PCOS but it's preventing me from living. It's stripping everything away that I liked about myself. My glorious long, healthy, thick hair. My sunny disposition and all together "good" personality. Anything outgoing about me. It's literally turning me into a grumpy ass cave troll with discolored skin, thin hair, beard, boils, and now that I can't shave my fucking armpits for a while you can add smelly to these adjectives.

I pray the damage that has been done can be undone. I'm so fucking done with this. I need a change.

I'm getting ready to do a 5e Eberron game and I'm trying to decide what to play. I want to play ALL THE THINGS.

You can do it! I believe in you.

I quit smoking today.
I feel better than I have in years already. (Even if it is just in my head).

I also met my husband online. We met in early 2000 when I was only 14/15ish (he was 17) and we met and married 3 years later. It wasn't on a MU though, and I consider myself really lucky. Those were the days before webcams and voice chats were a real THING .

Next year we'll have been together for 20 years, married for 16.

I consider us very very lucky.

If my sister in law doesnt lay off the nagging I will batman into her room and pee on her bed. That is all.

Marc Cohn - Walkin in Memphis