Posts by curvesaregood

LOL what? is this a joke?

gatorade is helpful. i was vomitting for most of the night (had a bug) and my doc said today to drink gatorade to rebalance my electrolytes. you should eat a banana to get your potassium up too.

I wouldn't get my cat tested in the first place. I could never trade his life for mine, even though he's 'just an animal' and won't live for years and years. I love my cat like he's a person, a family member. I love him more than I love my aunts, uncles or cousins. Just thinking about this is making me upset.

1. I go to bed anywhere between 9:30-11:00 pm and wake up at 7:00-8:00 am. I eat a snack (likely yogurt), brush my teeth, wash my face, apply moisturizer and watch television or read a book until I feel tired enough. I sleep best on nights that I've consumed pasta for dinner... I rarely wake up during the night. If I do it's because I need to use the toilet or I'm hungry/thirsty. If I'm hungry, I drink a glass of milk and consume a slice of vegemite toast, which satisfies me every time.

2. If I can't fall asleep, I'll lie in bed for a bit and ask myself why and address the issue. Am I thirsty? Hungry? Anxious? Needing to use the toilet? If all else fails I'll continue to read, browse the internet or watch a DVD. I won't even attempt to count sheep; that simply makes me agitated at the repetitiveness.

I keep away from anything deep-fried and/or crumbed, lollies, butter, cream, most baked treats, sodas and chewing gum.

Twilight is essentially a 'damsel in distress' tale. Bella is helpless, foolish and average, which is heightened when compared to the super-abilities and intelligence of Edward. Whenever Bella makes a decision for herself, she ends up putting herself in danger (being deceived by evil vampires, intentionally risking her life) or sending mixed messages to Jacob. Edward should make all the decisions for her, because she's so inept.

I adore Twilight, but that's my take on it.

Original Post by rachd:

Original Post by curvesaregood:

Original Post by hayleymajayley:

Plus I think the whole mormon lady writing a teen love story with heavy abstinence undertones is just annoying.   

The abstinence thing is merely a way to create sexual tension. Part of what makes Edward perfect is his gentlemanliness. If he were a rampant sexual predator then I'd agree with people finding his behaviour "stalkerish" and "creepy".

 Ummm...I hate to break this to you, but Edward's character is a creepy, stalker guy. He climbs through Bella's bedroom window to watch her sleep (without her knowing it)...he locks her in his house to keep her from Jacob, he disables her car.... What is in that does not scream stalker?

I'll grant you the first act may be slightly off, but the other things were all to protect her. If you thought the love of your life was going to be in danger, likely to be killed by some mongrel dog, would you not attempt to prevent it?

Original Post by coffincritter:

Does anyone notice he's been a high school senior for the past 10 years or whatever? Do they just think he's a bit..."special"? Why doesn't the head vampire guy who was posing as the father just claim he's being homeschooled and spare him sitting through the same biology class forever?

The family keeps relocating when they repeat high school and, as Edward said in the movie, the younger he starts out in an area, the longer they can stay there. Seeing as Edward doesn't sleep, it would be even more boring for him to spend more hours at home. Also, the family would appear even more "strange" if they were homeschooled.

It's an Australian show and was very popular here when it aired last year. Americans might not get the humor, like what happened with Kath and Kim.

EDIT: The series only lasts one season. It was planned that way.

I take antidepressants, paxil specifically, partly for my depression and partly for my anxiety/eating disorder issues. I too was fearful about antidepressants, because I read many accounts of them causing weight gain.  But they have not made me gain a thing. The only weight I have gained was due to my recovery and controlled intake. I've realised that people who gain weight on antidepressants mostly do so due to comfort eating and overeating.

Right now I feel calm and happy, however that only lasts so long as I'm taking paxil. In the past two instances I've gone off paxil I experienced severe depression. Withdrawal symptoms are also hellish. Now I'm resigned and perfectly content to taking paxil for the rest of my life.

Emo is over now. The new thing is vampire.

I think you should switch to another medication such as paxil. That's why I take. And if you're not feeling very happy whilst you're on zoloft, imagine what it would be like without it. I'm just one of those people who believes some people are only able to cope with the help of chemicals. Counselling can only help to an extent.

People can still eat an overall healthy diet if they have a muffin here and there. But if the muffin is low-fat, you probably won't notice a different in taste, and it's fewer calories for the treat.

I understand the point you are trying to make; that eating healthy food is better than being thin and eating junk but most people on this forum wouldn't try to survive off only 1000 calories of chocolate every day.

I agree with you. Genetically they're a man. Their feelings are irrelevant.

If it actually were a person who was born a man who was pregnant, then it would be a big deal.

I can't wait to see how Obama acts and whether people grow to hate him as much as George W Bush... I only hope he is not assassinated, because then he'd go down in the history books as some sort of martyr.