Tocky on 4/4/2016 at 03:30
My things to point out:
1. The proper response to my paradise sentence should have been "those people are not going to paradise because if they did then paradise would be filled with stupid assholes" whether the person answering were Muslim or not.
2. I don't like any person who thinks they would because I don't like stupid assholes.
3. I will never worship any God who is so pathetic as to need or require it.
4. I will be most humbly grateful to any God who will let fett catch the blame for decades to come.
ToolHead on 4/4/2016 at 11:13
Shit. That sounds absolutely brutal, fett. Don't die.
BruderMurus on 4/4/2016 at 12:22
Quote Posted by Tocky
I don't hate Muslims. I have a strong aversion to those who act as I described. If you believe everything I said applies to them then that is on you. I do love the Hammers though. They were cheesy with haphazard plots and over acted stilted dialogue but I love them, particularly those with Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price. Plus the vampire ones often have naked boobies in them.
I don't even hate you, BruderMurus. You are just a dumbass liar. If you were Muslim then you would have capitalized Islam. I wouldn't hate you then either. Hate imparts importance and you don't rate it.
son of a bitch ... you are a dumbass yourself asshole... i am a muslim ... and i dont care what you believe ... no one invited you to islam
may the hammer of rightiousness smash your sinners face ...
TannisRoot on 4/4/2016 at 13:17
Cheers Fett. Here's to hoping that soon this nightmare of a chapter in life is left long behind you and that your recovery is long lasting.
Queue on 4/4/2016 at 14:46
Quote Posted by BruderMurus
son of a bitch ... you are a dumbass yourself asshole... i am a muslim ... and i dont care what you believe ... no one invited you to islam
may the hammer of rightiousness smash your sinners face ...
[video=youtube;JU5LMG3WFBw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU5LMG3WFBw[/video]
fett on 4/4/2016 at 17:49
Geez, what's going to happen around here if I actually die? I can only imagine it will make it 120% funnier. It's a sacrifice on my part, but well worth it.
heywood on 4/4/2016 at 22:07
Quote Posted by fett
No shit.
I know most of my posts are about my health issues lately but I'm living here in the hospital waiting for a heart and it's kind of the biggest thing in my world atm. I'm really ready to get past this.
So yesterday I'm hanging out with my kids and the "fault alarm" on my portable driver goes off. This is the "oh fuck me I'm about to die" alarm that freaks out when the tubes that feed the actual internal device are damaged or the driver itself is failing for some reason. In most cases, I would have someone switch me over to a backup driver. This involves actually disconnecting the tubes from the internal device and quickly connecting them to a new set attached to a functioning driver. So the device - my heart - actually stops working for the 2-3 seconds it takes for the switchout.
So this alarm goes off and the heart stopped beating for about 3 seconds. The alarm stopped but I almost passed out. They've had to switch me back to the larger, non-portable machine (there's more detailed info on the readout), but nothing was wrong - not with either machine. Meanwhile I felt like I was having a full blown heart attack and it just started to subside this morning. They think maybe it was a combination of dehydration and lack of sleep.
This is following a mini-stroke that I had last Friday where despite no permanent damage, I lost about 8 hours - like amnesia.
All that to say that both times I experienced that fight or flight thing and really thought I was punching my ticket. While I've made dozens of videos for my wife and kids on flash drives (in case I buy it) and feel like I have my Affairs In Order, I don't think there's any real way to prepare for That Moment that brings any peace. Shit was scary and though I didn't panic, I was freaking out mentally trying to be content in case that was it.
No real point here other than to say you never know when it's going to happen so keep your crap in order. I guess it's the best you can do to assure some measure of closure when/if you see it coming. It's weird how the human brain can just readjust and convince itself that it won't happen once the danger and panic passes. I went on with normal life today and not much lingering fear. Which is why people put off getting everything prepared just in case. I never thought I'd be in a situation like this but it's happening a lot lately. I wonder what kind of residual stress and anxiety might be building in the background. Hopefully I'm processing it as I go but how objective can a person be about that, really?
I skipped work today because my second child was born last week and we have friends over, and I'm half drunk, so forgive me if I seem insensitive... But fuck being prepared. Really, I mean that. I was once a Boy Scout, and I know that saying goes against the Scout motto, but I was in the Scouts for the camping trips only, and who cares about an organization of homophobes anyway. So fuck being prepared.
When I was in the USAF, I worked on a large scale project with state of the art requirements and a schedule that seemed impossible, and I was one of many people who were were overly preoccupied with risk and were focusing on risk burn-down plans and contingencies and backup options. That's when our chief engineer gave me the following words of wisdom: If you plan for failure, you will fail. If you plan for success, and leave yourself no option other than to succeed, then you will do better than you ever have before.
I was in my 20s and inexperienced, and at the time it seemed like the statement of somebody who in denial of reality since the state of the project seemed so dire. But over time I've learned that he was right, many times over, and this was one of the best bits of advice anyone has given me. The first point he was making is that you can't control everything and although you might not be able to guarantee success, you can guarantee failure if you don't do those things that give you an opportunity to succeed. Another point he was making is that your attitude toward success or failure is contagious, and among a team it can profoundly influence the team's motivation and potential. And in my professional experience, the highest accomplishments usually come from teams who really believe in themselves and have their backs against the wall. So....
I'm sure you've heard it all before, but just in case you're inclined to listen to half-drunken advice from someone who doesn't really know you, I would say this: don't plan to die, plan to live, make your decisions as if you plan to live into old age, don't let your family or your medical team see that you're ready to die, and don't expend time or effort preparing for your death that could be spent living. If you really think that it's going to be any easier on your family if your "affairs are in order", think again. They're going to suffer just a much regardless. Dealing with any "affairs" you left open is going to be trivial compared to dealing without you. It might comfort you on your death bed, but it won't comfort them.
Make sure that if/when you die, your family knows you didn't give up, and that you left no option but for your medical team to do everything. Don't just accept your fate. Show your kids how important life is and how much it means to you. I think that will be a far more important lesson than having your shit in order when you die. And don't give your medical team any excuses for not giving all they are capable of.
Hopefully that isn't too insensitive and hopefully I'll get to meet you in person sometime. Unortunately, when you swung though the Boston area I had just moved to Australia. I always wanted to have a talk with you about prog drummers.
Tocky on 5/4/2016 at 01:26
Congrats heywood! Kids bring a joy to life like nothing else.
Quote Posted by BruderMurus
son of a bitch ... you are a dumbass yourself asshole... i am a muslim ... and i dont care what you believe ... no one invited you to islam
may the hammer of rightiousness smash your sinners face ...
You didn't invite fett. You told him he SHOULD convert to Islam to save his soul as if you know the mind of God/Allah implying he would go to hell otherwise. You stated to go to paradise you HAVE to convert to Islam. Any Allah/God who would send someone to hell or even deny entrance to paradise based on which brand of religion a person had is an unjust one. Why would fett want to be with an unjust Allah? I tire of dogmatic demagogues who think THEY know the mind of GOD/ALLAH/ANY DAMN NAME YOU CHOOSE. It just may be you who are surprised, my violent fellow, when you face your creator. In the meantime face yourself. You actually owned up to my statement as if all those violent repressive assholes I stated were going to paradise. What a tragedy that would be. How stupid Allah would have to be to admit them unless he were a violent repressive asshole and then why would anyone with goodness in them want to be with such a shithead even in paradise?
May you gain peace and understanding or barring that at least an understanding of when to use capitals.
Queue on 5/4/2016 at 02:08
Would you then be suggesting "capital" punishment for continued offenses, Tocky?
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(We can give fett his heart.)
Tocky on 5/4/2016 at 05:37
Quote Posted by Queue
(We can give fett his heart.)
A capital idea!
