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Double-spaced, I should hope? I wonder how many 25+ page papers your professor will have to read. It sounds like a thankless, dreary task. Everyone else's papers, that is... Certainly not yours! No no. :D
Yeah, double-spaced with footnote citations...thank almighty God... Honestly, mine will probably be one of the most interesting. The others are about health and ISIS and homosexuality in all those boring-ass developed countries where stuff actually works...and those topics have been done to death. I nearly did Armenia instead, that probably woulda been tough.
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I enjoy it, but I'll enjoy it mor later, because I'm on Faculty of Political Sciences and we still learn more politics than journalism. It's a nice band.c:
Ah, that's cool. We also learn a lot about politics, but also a lot of other stuff, like making tv. Especially making tv is stupid and boring as hell, haha.
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I'll gladly trade weather with you Mere. How does 40 degrees F' date=' 40mph winds, and torrential rain sound?[/quote'] Glorious haha Right now I have 10 fans going throughout. The mornings aren't too bad, for now. With my 5 a/c's it'll feel like central air, then I'll be a happy camper.
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Thanks, I know :) But sadly it won't take away the stupidness. Oh well, everything will be ok hopefully,
Most of my good friendships have gone through some absolutely stupid behavior and survived. I feel like getting past those differences makes your relationships stronger. Unfortunately, I recently had to let go of an unhealthy friendship, which was necessary but still painful. Doesn't sound like you're there, though, right?
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Most of my good friendships have gone through some absolutely stupid behavior and survived. I feel like getting past those differences makes your relationships stronger. Unfortunately' date=' I recently had to let go of an unhealthy friendship, which was necessary but still painful. Doesn't sound like you're there, though, right?[/quote'] I'm sorry to hear that, but I understand you, since I had it once too. Sometimes it's just better to seperate your ways, though it's very painful and difficult. Luckily, this is not the current situation. I've talked it through with them and surprisingly, they took it really easy. Especially my best friend, who just said: "Doesn't matter man, it can happen, with everyone. Nobody is perfect."
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What did I tell you man true friends are willing to forgive most things. A little drunken spat is no big deal. Neither, it seems, is hardly speaking to one's girlfriend for the best part of two months. It amazes me just how easy this relationship has been so far. Stoked that the first semi-significant hurdle in our relationship has been cleared. Hurdle number 2, it seems, is figuring out how we can orchestrate more alone time.

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I'm in a familiar but weird mood where I want to listen to music - metal' date=' even - but nothing I own appeals to me. I kind of hate it. Opeth is the closest thing to fitting my mood at the moment, but I've played their albums so many times it's like I hardly even hear them when they're on.[/quote'] I know the feeling and i always hate it when i get into those moods. jamming on my guitar usually helps or listening to something that's completely outside of my regular listening.
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I'm in a familiar but weird mood where I want to listen to music - metal' date=' even - but nothing I own appeals to me. I kind of hate it. Opeth is the closest thing to fitting my mood at the moment, but I've played their albums so many times it's like I hardly even hear them when they're on.[/quote'] I've had that where the vast majority of stuff doesn't do it for me - usually anything from 'V' by Voyager fixes that in my case.
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I know the feeling and i always hate it when i get into those moods. jamming on my guitar usually helps or listening to something that's completely outside of my regular listening.
Maybe my son will let me play guitar in a little bit. Usually I need to write something if I'm in this kind of mood, just haven't had time to write much with all of the rehearsals I've had recently. Listening to new stuff would be great, I haven't done enough of that since we cancelled our home internet. Aaaaa!
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Don't know them' date=' what kind of stuff do they play?[/quote'] I doubt you'd like them. Their most recent stuff was very accessible and melodic progressive metal, but not very complex. Nonetheless I just keep coming back to it because almost all of that album sticks in my head very well and it is for me really easy to enjoy.
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I'm hoping to get together to play some music with this band that is taking form. The guitarist had a concussion last week from a skateboarding accident, the foolish youngster. I've been listening and playing along with so much 80's pop of late, I may have trouble getting into a metal grove perhaps a little sacrifice is in order. The moon is waning after all.

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I'm hoping to get together to play some music with this band that is taking form. The guitarist had a concussion last week from a skateboarding accident' date=' the foolish youngster. I've been listening and playing along with so much 80's pop of late, I may have trouble getting into a metal grove perhaps a little sacrifice is in order. The moon is waning after all.[/quote'] This ambiguous statement becomes more menacing in the context of your fluent - I daresay inspired - lyrics on the topic if necrophilia. Perhaps the "metal grove" you mention isn't a mere typographical error, but an actual place: the secluded spot where you deposit the remains of the unfortunate women on your "long list of ex-lovers"! Anyway, I hope your jam session goes well.
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