August's Pink Plushy and Phantasmagorically Random Banter Thread #166

[Tragic_Comedian]

Ain't read the book. Never seen the movie in its entirety, I kept falling asleep and waking up (do that all the time). Parts I saw were okay.

[Eon]

Love the world as best as you can. Faltering is just another step on the path of life. As always, keep a chin up and relax.

Also, I find all this talk of love quite interesting considering, you know, that line from The Green Mile. Spoilers please, if you mention it.

Ah... If only that was so simple...

ION: Good night all...

[AsteriskAmp]

Ah... If only that was so simple...

ION: Good night all...

It is that simple, though it is harder to put in practice properly.

[Pheehelm]

The book is from 1995 and the movie from 1999, why would one ever need to spoiler something that old?

I'm only just now getting around to watching some movies everyone but me has seen, consequence of not exactly having the sort of "nice things" budget growing up other people did. I'm afraid to mention the title of one movie I only recently got to see for the first time ever because of how people would react. It was extremely popular and from that same period you mentioned. I also saw The Green Mile for the first time recently, coincidentally enough.

So yes, I would appreciate if people would spoiler text stuff like that more often.

[LaZodiac]

Ah... If only that was so simple...

ION: Good night all...

*hugs*

Have a good night Eon. If you need to talk, feel free to PM me. After a good night, you should cheer up

[DraPrime]

Lewis had it at four.

Storge - Affection
Philia - Frienship
Eros - Romantic love
Agape - unconditional love

And Lewis took if from Greek. There's some rather important stuff to be found in the use of these different Greek words in some famous documents (and one in particular that concerns me), which is lost in English due to just the word "love" being how we describe all kinds of love.

The world is corrupt. Doesn't mean we shouldn't love it.

Well...love the people, not necessarily the world itself.

I highly contest that the book is better, actually. The movie really does move me quite heavily, and I feel that it does the book justice.

Essentialy, it is what happened when a Stephen King book transitions to movie in a good way.

It would be really cool if it was better. The book was fantastic. When Delacroix was executed it was messed up enough that I had to put the book down just to absorb what had happened.

[Heliomance]

I'd like to try this Random Banter thing. Are there any forms I need to fill out? Rites of initiation?

Mostly you just need the ability to survive being repeatedly glomped in welcome.
*glomps*

WHAT? No! Why the hell would you need to do that?

No, don't leave, Blue! Luna won't be able to survive without your love, she'll pine away to nothing!

[The Succubus]

Essentialy, it is what happened when a Stephen King book transitions to movie in a good way.

Does...not....compute....does......not......comput e.....*explodes*

[Teddy]

Well...love the people, not necessarily the world itself.

On the other hand, it's first and foremost the world that needs saving, as we humans keep messing it up. It could use some love.

But then we get to the point where we need to define the word "world", so that we know if we're talking about the human society, the planet Earth or literally everything...


Personally, I tend to view upon everything with more rationality than emotion (or at least I like to think that I do, while at the same time I manage to scare myself from time to time by how much I do so). After all, in some cases, even positive emotions may influence your decisions toward the worse. Also, it's easier to take in the situation if you don't have to react emotionally toward it. Also, I'm not the most emotional person there is. Not emotionless, mind you, but I rarely experience any particularily strong emotions of any kind (especially anger. I'm practically never angry).

[DraPrime]

On the other hand, it's first and foremost the world that needs saving, as we humans keep messing it up. It could use some love.

But then we get to the point where we need to define the word "world", so that we know if we're talking about the human society, the planet Earth or literally everything...


Personally, I tend to view upon everything with more rationality than emotion (or at least I like to think that I do, while at the same time I manage to scare myself from time to time by how much I do so). After all, in some cases, even positive emotions may influence your decisions toward the worse. Also, it's easier to take in the situation if you don't have to react emotionally toward it. Also, I'm not the most emotional person there is. Not emotionless, mind you, but I rarely experience any particularly strong emotions of any kind (especially anger. I'm practically never angry).

Well...err...um...

*sigh*

Sorry, can't theologize here. I'll say this though. The people are more important than the world. Helping the human race matters a whole lot more than the world itself. Also, asceticism (not being "worldly") is cool

[Teddy]

Sorry, can't theologize here. I'll say this though. The people are more important than the world. Helping the human race matters a whole lot more than the world itself. Also, asceticism (not being "worldly") is cool

Well, that's why I brought up the problem with definitions (I always do. I hate it when people talk about two different things), because if by "the world" we mean the planet Earth, I'd say we'd have huge problems to save the human race if the world goes kaput.

Now, the point of discussion wasn't saving something to start with, so I'm kind of discussing on a tangent while leaving the whole "love" thing behind...

[DraPrime]

Well, that's why I brought up the problem with definitions (I always do. I hate it when people talk about two different things), because if by "the world" we mean the planet Earth, I'd say we'd have huge problems to save the human race if the world goes kaput.

Now, the point of discussion wasn't saving something to start with, so I'm kind of discussing on a tangent while leaving the whole "love" thing behind...

Yes, but even if one defines our planet as the "world" then we're saving it out of love for humans in your example, not for its own sake. What I said still stands.

[Thufir]

Well, you can only do so much with paint.

You can do more with paint than you might think.

Look for Trazoi's guide, it makes everything easier.

Have a link.

Look at Blue's sig. Also, this discussion already has taken place, the conclusions were that love has three definitions, of which you may interpret whatever you wish so.

Arguably, it has considerably more than that. Different people interpret them differently, it can be considered that they are defining them differently, hence more definitions.

Personally, I tend to view upon everything with more rationality than emotion (or at least I like to think that I do, while at the same time I manage to scare myself from time to time by how much I do so). After all, in some cases, even positive emotions may influence your decisions toward the worse. Also, it's easier to take in the situation if you don't have to react emotionally toward it. Also, I'm not the most emotional person there is. Not emotionless, mind you, but I rarely experience any particularily strong emotions of any kind (especially anger. I'm practically never angry).

Thing is, it can be a problem the other way. Logic isn't able to deal with some situations where emotions will guide you through perfectly fine. I have been rather like you as you describe there, but over the past couple of years I've been actively trying to respond to things emotionally more, for this reason.

[Rawhide]

Well, you can only do so much with paint.

You can do more with paint than you might think.

[LaZodiac]

Mostly you just need the ability to survive being repeatedly glomped in welcome.
*glomps*

I like, never get glomped in welcome around here XP

Does...not....compute....does......not......comput e.....*explodes*

What? The Shining was a far better movie then a book, and I believe that the Green Mile is just slightly better. And then we've got stuff like Delores Caliburne, which I think is equally good in movie and in book. And then we have stuff like Lawnmower Man.

[Rawhide]

Ooh, and another good example.

[Heliomance]

Well, you can only do so much with paint.

Oh really?

[Tragic_Comedian]

Okay guys, I get it. I just can't draw.

ION: Good morning everybody. I wouldn't normally be awake, but the army called me a few minutes ago and woke me up. Alas.

[factotum]

What? The Shining was a far better movie then a book

What? right backatcha--the book of the Shining was considerably better than the movie. That's not to say the movie was *bad*, just that it wasn't as awesome (or one-tenth as scary) as the book was!

[DraPrime]

Okay guys, I get it. I just can't draw.

ION: Good morning everybody. I wouldn't normally be awake, but the army called me a few minutes ago and woke me up. Alas.

*looks at the sun beginning to descend towards sunset*

Man, timezones are weird.

[Tragic_Comedian]

What? right backatcha--the book of the Shining was considerably better than the movie. That's not to say the movie was *bad*, just that it wasn't as awesome (or one-tenth as scary) as the book was!

Well, it's all subjective. Better isn't quantifiable.

*looks at the sun beginning to descend towards sunset*

Man, timezones are weird.

Forsooth.

Thought: Someone should compose the James K. Polka.

[DraPrime]

Well, it's all subjective. Better isn't quantifiable.

My quality-o-meter disagrees with you!

Forsooth.

Thought: Someone should compose the James K. Polka.

The what now?

[Tragic_Comedian]

James K. Polk was a president. Polka is a type of music.

You see, it is a pune, or play on words.

[DraPrime]

James K. Polk was a president. Polka is a type of music.

You see, it is a pune, or play on words.

Oh, the one with the sweet mullet? He truly is a man worthy of music.

[YPU]

Dear playground, I hereby regret to inform you that I might just be returning to active participation of the forums, my sinecures apologies.

I am starting Goldsmith school next week and will have a lot of spare time after school as this is a high attendance low homework sort of education, chances are this time will be spend working on your nerves, you have been warned.

Also, anybody actually remember me?

[Ranger Mattos]

Look's like someone has a case of the negative nancies.

Oh yes. Today she attempted to throw a chair at me because the computer froze I keep telling our parents that she needs to see a psychiatrist.

Mattos! We must examine her genes to figure out what allows her to escape the mind control!!

I would attempt to draw some blood, but that would probably end with more of my blood lost.

You can do more with paint than you might think.

Ooh, and another good example.

Oh really?

Holy crap, those are all in MS Paint???!! I can't draw that well even in Inkscape!

[DraPrime]

Dear playground, I hereby regret to inform you that I might just be returning to active participation of the forums, my sinecures apologies.

I am starting Goldsmith school next week and will have a lot of spare time after school as this is a high attendance low homework sort of education, chances are this time will be spend working on your nerves, you have been warned.

Also, anybody actually remember me?

This is the proper thread for such things.

[Rawhide]

Also, anybody actually remember me?

Still wanting to break free?

This is the proper thread for such things.

Actually no, that would be the farewell thread. Though there's no reason people couldn't say farewell here either.

[DraPrime]

Actually no, that would be the farewell thread. Though there's no reason people couldn't say farewell here either.

*facepalm*

That'll teach me to be properly literate.

[Tragic_Comedian]

We all make mistakes.

This is probably when I would've woken up today if the army hadn't called.