Ok, so for those who have been here a while (i noticed a few new names while perusing the forums) i used to be a regular, but due to ridiculous amounts of school work, have not been very active...at all.
anyway, how is everyone doing? things going well?
Ok, so for those who have been here a while (i noticed a few new names while perusing the forums) i used to be a regular, but due to ridiculous amounts of school work, have not been very active...at all.
yes. due to a bit of prayer and a bit of driving around wondering where the place is, I have a job working at Rhino Lining to pay for my soon to be born child, Alanah Faith Lopez
yes. due to a bit of prayer and a bit of driving around wondering where the place is, I have a job working at Rhino Lining to pay for my soon to be born child, Alanah Faith Lopez :D
Yep, things are goin' pretty well at the moment. The book is coming along (slowly, but it's not something I wish to hurry) and I've been asked to take part in a recording that will be entered to be the official England song for the football (soccer to some of you guys) world cup, which is pretty interesting because it's basicaly an old band of mine called 'Clockwork Zombie' getting back together again after many years (I think about 15 years) They were a great punk/metal crossover that I really enjoyed at the time and I've been going through some old recordings we made and remenising (sp?) and as it turns out, so have the rest of the guys, so we may yet see us playing a few gigs again.
Music wise, I've slowed right down to a crawl quite recently, out of choice, so I can concentrate better on my other great love, painting.
I've been knocking out landscapes, seascapes and portraits like there's no tomorrow and developed quite a lot over the past year and I'm starting to get a bit of interest localy. Pretty soon, I should be able to arrange an exibition of my work.
Congrats to the humanity, I'm a father of two, both in their teens now, so if this is your first child and you ever need any advice, (apart from medical) consider my door open.
Yep, things are goin' pretty well at the moment. The book is coming along (slowly, but it's not something I wish to hurry) and I've been asked to take part in a recording that will be entered to be the official England song for the football (soccer to some of you guys) world cup, which is pretty interesting because it's basicaly an old band of mine called 'Clockwork Zombie' getting back together again after many years (I think about 15 years) They were a great punk/metal crossover that I really enjoyed at the time and I've been going through some old recordings we made and remenising (sp?) and as it turns out, so have the rest of the guys, so we may yet see us playing a few gigs again.
Music wise, I've slowed right down to a crawl quite recently, out of choice, so I can concentrate better on my other great love, painting.
I've been knocking out landscapes, seascapes and portraits like there's no tomorrow and developed quite a lot over the past year and I'm starting to get a bit of interest localy. Pretty soon, I should be able to arrange an exibition of my work.
Congrats to the humanity, I'm a father of two, both in their teens now, so if this is your first child and you ever need any advice, (apart from medical) consider my door open.
the humanity wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 1:49pm : thnx.
it is my first. I can't wait to see her.
She's gonna completely change your world bud, but in a good way.
[QUOTE u='the humanity' d='2009-10-29 13:49:36']thnx.
it is my first. I can't wait to see her.[/QUOTE]
She's gonna completely change your world bud, but in a good way. ;)
that's awesome Slacker. My girlfriend actually picked-up painting this year and is getting pretty good at it quickly. she has a natural ability to mix colors, and so she's come up with some pretty nifty stuff.
i'm actually sorta kinda trying to get a sort of post-rock experimental band thing going with a friend right now, but unfortunately school kinda owns our souls right now, so practicing has not happened, but we have started the process of exchanging music!
that's awesome Slacker. My girlfriend actually picked-up painting this year and is getting pretty good at it quickly. she has a natural ability to mix colors, and so she's come up with some pretty nifty stuff.
i'm actually sorta kinda trying to get a sort of post-rock experimental band thing going with a friend right now, but unfortunately school kinda owns our souls right now, so practicing has not happened, but we have started the process of exchanging music!
Life is good. I teach guitar. I have a full-time night job, (where they let me play my guitar). I'm happily married-17+ years. We have a 2 year old little boy-the joy of my life. And most importantly...I've got Jesus. The only thing I have to complain about is the anti-christ, I mean Barrack Obama.
Life is good. I teach guitar. I have a full-time night job, (where they let me play my guitar). I'm happily married-17+ years. We have a 2 year old little boy-the joy of my life. And most importantly...I've got Jesus. The only thing I have to complain about is the anti-christ, I mean Barrack Obama.
Can't say I've been very regular as of late, but I'm doing ok. Things have been interesting though...the house that once had my family in it now holds me, my little brother, and his death metal band. :/
^ lol
Can't say I've been very regular as of late, but I'm doing ok. Things have been interesting though...the house that once had my family in it now holds me, my little brother, and his death metal band. :/
I've been alright. My probation officer is being a bit of a dick but apart from that everything has been fine. And congratulations on the child the humanity! We're waiting on our first at the moment as well.
I've been alright. My probation officer is being a bit of a dick but apart from that everything has been fine. And congratulations on the child the humanity! We're waiting on our first at the moment as well.
the humanity wrote on Oct 31st, 2009 at 2:11am : o_0
everyone in in this club has a kid.
Surely you've heard the phrase 'Go forth and multiply' ?
[QUOTE u='the humanity' d='2009-10-31 02:11:58']o_0
everyone in in this club has a kid.[/QUOTE]
Surely you've heard the phrase 'Go forth and multiply' ? ;)
bored_maniac33 wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 7:23pm : she has a natural ability to mix colors
I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things.
That, and shading. I don't really do much with painting and drawing anymore, though. I need to get some charcoal pencils and stuff. That's been my favorite thing since I did an awesome charcoal drawing in like third grade.
apak wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 11:42pm : Doing college apps. I have one to Stanford due this Sunday. I need to get things done, but I'm here to take a break. Too much stress.
I've been doing college applications, too. I'm applying to Emory, Auburn, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago. College applications are frustrating, though.
I'm taking the SAT again in December, and the ACT for the first time a week after. My SAT scores were good, but I didn't have a calculator, and they weren't quite as good as I was hoping.
The SAT and ACT are college entrance exams, for those of you not in the US. The SAT is the more important of the two, and, although neither are required to go to college, most college at least recommend the SAT, and some have a minimum SAT score to get in.
Besides that, school has been both good and bad. My only real complaint is my AP biology class, which I guess is good. My grades could also be better in pretty much all of my classes, besides economics.
[QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-10-29 19:23:03']she has a natural ability to mix colors[/QUOTE]I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things. :(
That, and shading. I don't really do much with painting and drawing anymore, though. I need to get some charcoal pencils and stuff. That's been my favorite thing since I did an awesome charcoal drawing in like third grade.
[QUOTE u='apak' d='2009-10-29 23:42:26']Doing college apps. I have one to Stanford due this Sunday. I need to get things done, but I'm here to take a break. Too much stress.[/QUOTE]I've been doing college applications, too. I'm applying to Emory, Auburn, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago. College applications are frustrating, though.
I'm taking the SAT again in December, and the ACT for the first time a week after. My SAT scores were good, but I didn't have a calculator, and they weren't quite as good as I was hoping.
The SAT and ACT are college entrance exams, for those of you not in the US. The SAT is the more important of the two, and, although neither are required to go to college, most college at least recommend the SAT, and some have a minimum SAT score to get in.
Besides that, school has been both good and bad. My only real complaint is my AP biology class, which I guess is good. My grades could also be better in pretty much all of my classes, besides economics.
Just sticking down and trying to learn Medicine at the minute. I've just began hospital placements and it's mostly really good. Long days and lots of work, but the doctors are really nice, and it's nice to be socialising with medical students I really didn't know well back over the last two years because we were never together before, so I've made a few new friendships over the past two months. Other things are hurting because of it though, including friendships with non-medical students and with Christ (it's pretty much non-existent now).
Just sticking down and trying to learn Medicine at the minute. I've just began hospital placements and it's mostly really good. Long days and lots of work, but the doctors are really nice, and it's nice to be socialising with medical students I really didn't know well back over the last two years because we were never together before, so I've made a few new friendships over the past two months. Other things are hurting because of it though, including friendships with non-medical students and with Christ (it's pretty much non-existent now).
tyronelab wrote on Oct 31st, 2009 at 2:46pm : Other things are hurting because of it though, including friendships with non-medical students and with Christ (it's pretty much non-existent now).
Try listening to some worship music. Whenever I feel distant from God, (and it happens to all of us from time to time), I'll listen to a lot of the music that draws me closer to God. Vineyard, Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, Matt Redman, Delirious, etc., are a few of my favs. I'll be praying for you.
[QUOTE u='tyronelab' d='2009-10-31 14:46:01'] Other things are hurting because of it though, including friendships with non-medical students and with Christ (it's pretty much non-existent now).[/QUOTE]
Try listening to some worship music. Whenever I feel distant from God, (and it happens to all of us from time to time), I'll listen to a lot of the music that draws me closer to God. Vineyard, Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, Matt Redman, Delirious, etc., are a few of my favs. I'll be praying for you.
SOADrox429 wrote on Oct 31st, 2009 at 11:37am : I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things.
It's just something that comes with practice, you intuitively know what colours to put together and in what quantities to get the colour you desire.
Of course a basic inderstanding helps, primary colours (blue, red, yellow) make secondry colours when you mix them (blue and red make purple, blue and yellow make green, yellow and red make orange) then you can get different browns by mixing primary and secondary colours together.
Just try spending a day mixing colours, think of a colour and shade that you want and create it from primaries, once you have it, repeat the exercise with a different colour, you'll soon be confidently mixing any colour you want.
SOADrox429 wrote on Oct 31st, 2009 at 11:37am :
That, and shading.
Try cross hatching.
For a light shade just do a series of parallel lines set at a diagonal. To make it darker, do another series of parallel lines on the opposite diagonal, to make that darker do another series of diagnal lines verticaly, to make that darker do another series of lines horizontaly.
[QUOTE u='SOADrox429' d='2009-10-31 11:37:50']I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things. :([/QUOTE]
It's just something that comes with practice, you intuitively know what colours to put together and in what quantities to get the colour you desire.
Of course a basic inderstanding helps, primary colours (blue, red, yellow) make secondry colours when you mix them (blue and red make purple, blue and yellow make green, yellow and red make orange) then you can get different browns by mixing primary and secondary colours together.
Just try spending a day mixing colours, think of a colour and shade that you want and create it from primaries, once you have it, repeat the exercise with a different colour, you'll soon be confidently mixing any colour you want.
[QUOTE u='SOADrox429' d='2009-10-31 11:37:50']
That, and shading.
[/QUOTE]
Try cross hatching.
For a light shade just do a series of parallel lines set at a diagonal. To make it darker, do another series of parallel lines on the opposite diagonal, to make that darker do another series of diagnal lines verticaly, to make that darker do another series of lines horizontaly.
SOADrox429 wrote on Oct 31st, 2009 at 11:37am : I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things.
It's just something that comes with practice, you intuitively know what colours to put together and in what quantities to get the colour you desire.
Of course a basic inderstanding helps, primary colours (blue, red, yellow) make secondry colours when you mix them (blue and red make purple, blue and yellow make green, yellow and red make orange) then you can get different browns by mixing primary and secondary colours together.
Just try spending a day mixing colours, think of a colour and shade that you want and create it from primaries, once you have it, repeat the exercise with a different colour, you'll soon be confidently mixing any colour you want.
SOADrox429 wrote on Oct 31st, 2009 at 11:37am :
That, and shading.
Try cross hatching.
For a light shade just do a series of parallel lines set at a diagonal. To make it darker, do another series of parallel lines on the opposite diagonal, to make that darker do another series of diagnal lines verticaly, to make that darker do another series of lines horizontaly.
Cross hatching looks nicer when there are less directions in my opinion. The lines should be parallel and perpendicular only. To make darker cross hatching, just decrease distance between lines.
[QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-01 03:43:57'][QUOTE u='SOADrox429' d='2009-10-31 11:37:50']I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things. :([/QUOTE]
It's just something that comes with practice, you intuitively know what colours to put together and in what quantities to get the colour you desire.
Of course a basic inderstanding helps, primary colours (blue, red, yellow) make secondry colours when you mix them (blue and red make purple, blue and yellow make green, yellow and red make orange) then you can get different browns by mixing primary and secondary colours together.
Just try spending a day mixing colours, think of a colour and shade that you want and create it from primaries, once you have it, repeat the exercise with a different colour, you'll soon be confidently mixing any colour you want.
[QUOTE u='SOADrox429' d='2009-10-31 11:37:50']
That, and shading.
[/QUOTE]
Try cross hatching.
For a light shade just do a series of parallel lines set at a diagonal. To make it darker, do another series of parallel lines on the opposite diagonal, to make that darker do another series of diagnal lines verticaly, to make that darker do another series of lines horizontaly.[/QUOTE]
Cross hatching looks nicer when there are less directions in my opinion. The lines should be parallel and perpendicular only. To make darker cross hatching, just decrease distance between lines.
bored_maniac33 wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 7:23pm : she has a natural ability to mix colors
I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things.
That, and shading. I don't really do much with painting and drawing anymore, though. I need to get some charcoal pencils and stuff. That's been my favorite thing since I did an awesome charcoal drawing in like third grade.
apak wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 11:42pm : Doing college apps. I have one to Stanford due this Sunday. I need to get things done, but I'm here to take a break. Too much stress.
I've been doing college applications, too. I'm applying to Emory, Auburn, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago. College applications are frustrating, though.
I'm taking the SAT again in December, and the ACT for the first time a week after. My SAT scores were good, but I didn't have a calculator, and they weren't quite as good as I was hoping.
The SAT and ACT are college entrance exams, for those of you not in the US. The SAT is the more important of the two, and, although neither are required to go to college, most college at least recommend the SAT, and some have a minimum SAT score to get in.
Besides that, school has been both good and bad. My only real complaint is my AP biology class, which I guess is good. My grades could also be better in pretty much all of my classes, besides economics.
yeah good luck with the apps. I was actually shocked at my SAT score. I did a full 100 points better than I expected. I took the ACT last week. It's a lot easier than the SAT in my opinion. There are no trick questions. The sat is more structured like an IQ test more than anything else.
[QUOTE u='SOADrox429' d='2009-10-31 11:37:50'][QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-10-29 19:23:03']she has a natural ability to mix colors[/QUOTE]I envy her. This is the one thing I just can't seem to get right when painting, and it's one of the most important things. :(
That, and shading. I don't really do much with painting and drawing anymore, though. I need to get some charcoal pencils and stuff. That's been my favorite thing since I did an awesome charcoal drawing in like third grade.
[QUOTE u='apak' d='2009-10-29 23:42:26']Doing college apps. I have one to Stanford due this Sunday. I need to get things done, but I'm here to take a break. Too much stress.[/QUOTE]I've been doing college applications, too. I'm applying to Emory, Auburn, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago. College applications are frustrating, though.
I'm taking the SAT again in December, and the ACT for the first time a week after. My SAT scores were good, but I didn't have a calculator, and they weren't quite as good as I was hoping.
The SAT and ACT are college entrance exams, for those of you not in the US. The SAT is the more important of the two, and, although neither are required to go to college, most college at least recommend the SAT, and some have a minimum SAT score to get in.
Besides that, school has been both good and bad. My only real complaint is my AP biology class, which I guess is good. My grades could also be better in pretty much all of my classes, besides economics.[/QUOTE]yeah good luck with the apps. I was actually shocked at my SAT score. I did a full 100 points better than I expected. I took the ACT last week. It's a lot easier than the SAT in my opinion. There are no trick questions. The sat is more structured like an IQ test more than anything else.
Cross hatching looks nicer when there are less directions in my opinion. The lines should be parallel and perpendicular only. To make darker cross hatching, just decrease distance between lines.
THIS.
it becomes scribbling. which is a separate technique that should have almost no grain.
[QUOTE u='tyronelab' d='2009-11-01 10:04:29']
Cross hatching looks nicer when there are less directions in my opinion. The lines should be parallel and perpendicular only. To make darker cross hatching, just decrease distance between lines.[/QUOTE]
THIS.
it becomes scribbling. which is a separate technique that should have almost no grain.
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 3:43am :
It's just something that comes with practice, you intuitively know what colours to put together and in what quantities to get the colour you desire.
Of course a basic inderstanding helps, primary colours (blue, red, yellow) make secondry colours when you mix them (blue and red make purple, blue and yellow make green, yellow and red make orange) then you can get different browns by mixing primary and secondary colours together.
Just try spending a day mixing colours, think of a colour and shade that you want and create it from primaries, once you have it, repeat the exercise with a different colour, you'll soon be confidently mixing any colour you want.
Try cross hatching.
For a light shade just do a series of parallel lines set at a diagonal. To make it darker, do another series of parallel lines on the opposite diagonal, to make that darker do another series of diagnal lines verticaly, to make that darker do another series of lines horizontaly.
I think i really just need to practice. The more I practice those things, the better I'll get. I've just been focusing more on intellectual pursuits than artistic pursuits in the past few years.
apak wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 12:29pm : yeah good luck with the apps. I was actually shocked at my SAT score. I did a full 100 points better than I expected. I took the ACT last week. It's a lot easier than the SAT in my opinion. There are no trick questions. The sat is more structured like an IQ test more than anything else.
I did 90 points lower than I wanted on the SAT. I'm hoping that I can get those 90 points this December. I'll be at my high school, and I'll have a calculator. Both of those things should help me out.
I've heard that the ACT is easier, but I've also heard that it depends on how your mind works. I'm pretty sure the ACT will be easier for me, though, especially the science parts.
Speaking of that, the fact that the SAT has no science or social science part annoys me to no end. If you're planning to go to college to study biology or chemistry or political sciences, then taking a test over maths, critical reading, and writing isn't a completely accurate measurement of your abilities in your chosen field of study. It can give an idea of your abilities, but a science or social science section would give a much more accurate representation.
[QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-01 03:43:57']
It's just something that comes with practice, you intuitively know what colours to put together and in what quantities to get the colour you desire.
Of course a basic inderstanding helps, primary colours (blue, red, yellow) make secondry colours when you mix them (blue and red make purple, blue and yellow make green, yellow and red make orange) then you can get different browns by mixing primary and secondary colours together.
Just try spending a day mixing colours, think of a colour and shade that you want and create it from primaries, once you have it, repeat the exercise with a different colour, you'll soon be confidently mixing any colour you want.
Try cross hatching.
For a light shade just do a series of parallel lines set at a diagonal. To make it darker, do another series of parallel lines on the opposite diagonal, to make that darker do another series of diagnal lines verticaly, to make that darker do another series of lines horizontaly.[/QUOTE]I think i really just need to practice. The more I practice those things, the better I'll get. I've just been focusing more on intellectual pursuits than artistic pursuits in the past few years.
[QUOTE u='apak' d='2009-11-01 12:29:54']yeah good luck with the apps. I was actually shocked at my SAT score. I did a full 100 points better than I expected. I took the ACT last week. It's a lot easier than the SAT in my opinion. There are no trick questions. The sat is more structured like an IQ test more than anything else.[/QUOTE]I did 90 points lower than I wanted on the SAT. I'm hoping that I can get those 90 points this December. I'll be at my high school, and I'll have a calculator. Both of those things should help me out.
I've heard that the ACT is easier, but I've also heard that it depends on how your mind works. I'm pretty sure the ACT will be easier for me, though, especially the science parts.
Speaking of that, the fact that the SAT has no science or social science part annoys me to no end. If you're planning to go to college to study biology or chemistry or political sciences, then taking a test over maths, critical reading, and writing isn't a completely accurate measurement of your abilities in your chosen field of study. It can give an idea of your abilities, but a science or social science section would give a much more accurate representation.
Cross hatching looks nicer when there are less directions in my opinion. The lines should be parallel and perpendicular only. To make darker cross hatching, just decrease distance between lines.
Yeah, that works nicely, but it's more of a graphic design approach, it's time consuming and fiddly, but it looks great when it's done properly, using different directions is more of a sketching approach, much more useful when drawing from life.
[QUOTE u='tyronelab' d='2009-11-01 10:04:29']
Cross hatching looks nicer when there are less directions in my opinion. The lines should be parallel and perpendicular only. To make darker cross hatching, just decrease distance between lines.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that works nicely, but it's more of a graphic design approach, it's time consuming and fiddly, but it looks great when it's done properly, using different directions is more of a sketching approach, much more useful when drawing from life.
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 8:20am : I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.
How so?
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?
[QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-02 15:51:24'][QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-01 08:20:10']I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.[/QUOTE]
How so?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?
SOADrox429 wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 9:30pm : I did 90 points lower than I wanted on the SAT. I'm hoping that I can get those 90 points this December. I'll be at my high school, and I'll have a calculator. Both of those things should help me out.
I've heard that the ACT is easier, but I've also heard that it depends on how your mind works. I'm pretty sure the ACT will be easier for me, though, especially the science parts.
Speaking of that, the fact that the SAT has no science or social science part annoys me to no end. If you're planning to go to college to study biology or chemistry or political sciences, then taking a test over maths, critical reading, and writing isn't a completely accurate measurement of your abilities in your chosen field of study. It can give an idea of your abilities, but a science or social science section would give a much more accurate representation.
You know, the SAT is really weird like that. The math section requires almost no knowledge of math. Most of the "math" is really basic. Everything is a trick question, and you have to figure out how to solve the problems. It measures how you think more than how good you are at math. The writing section was added because the UC system threatened to not require SATs because it was a racist test. Basically, white people had and still have a huge advantage. Vocab and analogies... Most white Americans don't have to study for that at all. Lots of politics going on with the SAT. It has a turbulent history.. The ACT is easier if you're more booksmart. Less trick questions and less critical thinking. The essay part on the ACT is really weird. don't know how to approach them.
[QUOTE u='SOADrox429' d='2009-11-01 21:30:43']I did 90 points lower than I wanted on the SAT. I'm hoping that I can get those 90 points this December. I'll be at my high school, and I'll have a calculator. Both of those things should help me out.
I've heard that the ACT is easier, but I've also heard that it depends on how your mind works. I'm pretty sure the ACT will be easier for me, though, especially the science parts.
Speaking of that, the fact that the SAT has no science or social science part annoys me to no end. If you're planning to go to college to study biology or chemistry or political sciences, then taking a test over maths, critical reading, and writing isn't a completely accurate measurement of your abilities in your chosen field of study. It can give an idea of your abilities, but a science or social science section would give a much more accurate representation. [/QUOTE]You know, the SAT is really weird like that. The math section requires almost no knowledge of math. Most of the "math" is really basic. Everything is a trick question, and you have to figure out how to solve the problems. It measures how you think more than how good you are at math. The writing section was added because the UC system threatened to not require SATs because it was a racist test. Basically, white people had and still have a huge advantage. Vocab and analogies... Most white Americans don't have to study for that at all. Lots of politics going on with the SAT. It has a turbulent history.. The ACT is easier if you're more booksmart. Less trick questions and less critical thinking. The essay part on the ACT is really weird. don't know how to approach them.
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 10:08am :
bored_maniac33 wrote on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 3:51pm :
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 8:20am : I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.
How so?
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/
[QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-03 10:08:16'][QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-02 15:51:24'][QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-01 08:20:10']I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.[/QUOTE]
How so?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?[/QUOTE]
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 10:08am :
bored_maniac33 wrote on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 3:51pm :
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 8:20am : I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.
How so?
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/
Are there any boxing gyms near you? If not, buy a punch bag and whenever you feel angry, punch the living daylights out of it until the feeling has passed.
I've had similar problems all my life, things build up all week and I end up feeling like a volcano ready to blow, but I found that a good intense, energetic, rehearsal with my band generaly did the trick for me. But obviously the band isn't always available when I need to let off steam, so I came up with an alternative.
Have you ever seen anyone lace making? (Yeah I know, it sounds wierd doesn't it, but bear with me.) My mum used to do a lot of lace making which is traditionaly done on a 'lace pillow' (http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/BeginGuide.html) which is actualy a pretty hard pillow with a wooden base and stuffed with sawdust. My dad used to make them for her and they needed to be 'punched' into shape. (ahh, now you can see where I'm going with this eh?) Anyhow, I discovered how very theraputic doing this was to me and got my dad to make one just for me, which I hung on my bedroom wall and punched whenever I got angry.
Basicaly, any intense aerobic exercise should do the trick, a bike ride, where you go as fast as you can for a short while, a game of squash or tennis, even just going for a quick run, it's just a case of burning off the adrenaline that is being released into your system. But personaly I've found that punching something until I'm completely spent and my hands are sore is just sooooo much more 'satisfying' because you can imagine that you're punching the very thing that's bugging you.
That's one way of doing it, it's like meeting the problem head on and getting all the frustration out of your system, an alterative is to distract yourself, find a hobby that takes a lot of concentration to do. I've been painting for quite a few years now and I've found that I very rarely have any anger problems anymore since I started painting every day. I alternate my painting style, so if I'm too wound up to do fine art, I'll do a more abstract style with slashes of colour across the canvas or maybe a really trippy cartoony style.
Anyhow, I hope some of these suggestions help.
Personaly, I prefere the painting option because I'm not naturaly a violent man, but sometimes it just isn't enough, so I still have the lace-making pillow fastened to the wall
[QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-04 02:44:08'][QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-03 10:08:16'][QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-02 15:51:24'][QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-01 08:20:10']I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.[/QUOTE]
How so?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?[/QUOTE]
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/[/QUOTE]
Are there any boxing gyms near you? If not, buy a punch bag and whenever you feel angry, punch the living daylights out of it until the feeling has passed.
I've had similar problems all my life, things build up all week and I end up feeling like a volcano ready to blow, but I found that a good intense, energetic, rehearsal with my band generaly did the trick for me. But obviously the band isn't always available when I need to let off steam, so I came up with an alternative.
Have you ever seen anyone lace making? (Yeah I know, it sounds wierd doesn't it, but bear with me.) My mum used to do a lot of lace making which is traditionaly done on a 'lace pillow' (http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/BeginGuide.html) which is actualy a pretty hard pillow with a wooden base and stuffed with sawdust. My dad used to make them for her and they needed to be 'punched' into shape. (ahh, now you can see where I'm going with this eh?) Anyhow, I discovered how very theraputic doing this was to me and got my dad to make one just for me, which I hung on my bedroom wall and punched whenever I got angry.
Basicaly, any intense aerobic exercise should do the trick, a bike ride, where you go as fast as you can for a short while, a game of squash or tennis, even just going for a quick run, it's just a case of burning off the adrenaline that is being released into your system. But personaly I've found that punching something until I'm completely spent and my hands are sore is just sooooo much more 'satisfying' because you can imagine that you're punching the very thing that's bugging you.
;)
That's one way of doing it, it's like meeting the problem head on and getting all the frustration out of your system, an alterative is to distract yourself, find a hobby that takes a lot of concentration to do. I've been painting for quite a few years now and I've found that I very rarely have any anger problems anymore since I started painting every day. I alternate my painting style, so if I'm too wound up to do fine art, I'll do a more abstract style with slashes of colour across the canvas or maybe a really trippy cartoony style.
Anyhow, I hope some of these suggestions help.
Personaly, I prefere the painting option because I'm not naturaly a violent man, but sometimes it just isn't enough, so I still have the lace-making pillow fastened to the wall
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 4th, 2009 at 8:04am : I think I'll try some of that..not sure what exactly but I'll get something to hit
Try some martial arts as well. It solves the hitting things and the hobby parts and its brilliant execise, plus it can occasionally come in handy.
[QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-04 08:04:13']I think I'll try some of that..not sure what exactly but I'll get something to hit[/QUOTE]
Try some martial arts as well. It solves the hitting things and the hobby parts and its brilliant execise, plus it can occasionally come in handy.
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 10:08am :
bored_maniac33 wrote on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 3:51pm :
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 8:20am : I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.
How so?
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/
Ah I understand sort of. I'm an angry person too. I mean, I have my musical outlet. Listening to metal has really helped me get through. I also composed some stuff when I felt pissed or depressed, and it helps. Then you can go back on those pieces and they actually translate your emotions well. I also have my younger brother, so if I'm really pissed one day, I'll beat him for saying anything negative about me, even as a joke. Physical outlets are very effective. I broke a couple of my knuckles after punching a wall. It helped a lot but my hand hurt for a few months.
[QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-04 02:44:08'][QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-03 10:08:16'][QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-02 15:51:24'][QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-01 08:20:10']I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.[/QUOTE]
How so?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?[/QUOTE]
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/[/QUOTE]Ah I understand sort of. I'm an angry person too. I mean, I have my musical outlet. Listening to metal has really helped me get through. I also composed some stuff when I felt pissed or depressed, and it helps. Then you can go back on those pieces and they actually translate your emotions well. I also have my younger brother, so if I'm really pissed one day, I'll beat him for saying anything negative about me, even as a joke. Physical outlets are very effective. I broke a couple of my knuckles after punching a wall. It helped a lot but my hand hurt for a few months.
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 10:08am :
bored_maniac33 wrote on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 3:51pm :
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 1st, 2009 at 8:20am : I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.
How so?
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/
Ah I understand sort of. I'm an angry person too. I mean, I have my musical outlet. Listening to metal has really helped me get through. I also composed some stuff when I felt pissed or depressed, and it helps. Then you can go back on those pieces and they actually translate your emotions well. I also have my younger brother, so if I'm really pissed one day, I'll beat him for saying anything negative about me, even as a joke. Physical outlets are very effective. I broke a couple of my knuckles after punching a wall. It helped a lot but my hand hurt for a few months.
Beating up your brother isn't a legitimate way of getting rid of anger...
[QUOTE u='apak' d='2009-11-04 23:48:08'][QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-04 02:44:08'][QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-03 10:08:16'][QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-02 15:51:24'][QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-01 08:20:10']I'm ok I guess, I have a lot of anger and sadness I'm dealing with.[/QUOTE]
How so?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, sglover, is there anything any of us can help you with?[/QUOTE]
Well I have a feeling a lot of it is because I am 15 lol, but I have anger problems. When someone does something that pisses me off I don't say anything, I guess it was just the way i was brought up, but I don't do anything, then my family thinks i'm weird because I'm quiet. But that's because if I start to talk I'm going to say things that no one wants or needs to hear. Then I have pent up anger and I don't know how to let it go, I get rashes from it occasionally :/[/QUOTE]Ah I understand sort of. I'm an angry person too. I mean, I have my musical outlet. Listening to metal has really helped me get through. I also composed some stuff when I felt pissed or depressed, and it helps. Then you can go back on those pieces and they actually translate your emotions well. I also have my younger brother, so if I'm really pissed one day, I'll beat him for saying anything negative about me, even as a joke. Physical outlets are very effective. I broke a couple of my knuckles after punching a wall. It helped a lot but my hand hurt for a few months.[/QUOTE]
Beating up your brother isn't a legitimate way of getting rid of anger...
I'm gonna have to go with Idread on this one..... He's a little brother and he's supposed to say "negative" things to you. Wait for him to grow up and mature and then you won't have that problem with him.
I'm gonna have to go with Idread on this one..... He's a little brother and he's supposed to say "negative" things to you. Wait for him to grow up and mature and then you won't have that problem with him.
yeaaa....hitting individuals for relief is a no go.
I know what you mean tho sg. this is a problem for me with my girlfriend and I, not because i get violent but ebcause i keep things bottled up until they become huge problems. i don't know...honestly, i've found that talking about it with someone really helps me actually release, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.
we're here for you tho! ....albeit i might not be here often...but i'm here anyway!!
yeaaa....hitting individuals for relief is a no go.
I know what you mean tho sg. this is a problem for me with my girlfriend and I, not because i get violent but ebcause i keep things bottled up until they become huge problems. i don't know...honestly, i've found that talking about it with someone really helps me actually release, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.
we're here for you tho! ....albeit i might not be here often...but i'm here anyway!!
Potee wrote on Nov 5th, 2009 at 9:57pm : I'm gonna have to go with Idread on this one..... He's a little brother and he's supposed to say "negative" things to you. Wait for him to grow up and mature and then you won't have that problem with him.
Besides, he'll be big enough to hit you back by then as well.
apak, the guys are right, hitting your little brother for simply being a typical little brother is just a form of bullying, even if it is a 'knee jerk reaction'.
Buy a punchbag, whenever he winds you up, punch the bag instead, or alternatively, go for a bike ride, or lock yourself in your bedroom and liste to some music or whatever else it takes to simply remove yourself from his presence.
It's like this, he's discovered how to push your buttons, and he's a kid, so it's like a new toy to him. But he's also your brother, and he will naturaly love you as a brother (even if he doesn't realise it yet) and that means he will like having you around, or at least, he'll be 'used' to having you around. Practicaly all little brothers see their bigger brothers as a role model and nothing is more satisfying to a kid than 'hanging with their older brother', they look up to them and want to be like them, so if he bugs you, punish him by removing yourself from his presence. If he asks why you spend so much time away from him, simply tell him straight, that it's because of his behaviour, so if he wants to see you more often and hang out together and do brotherly things, then he's gonna have to stop acting like a brat.
[QUOTE u='Potee' d='2009-11-05 21:57:18']I'm gonna have to go with Idread on this one..... He's a little brother and he's supposed to say "negative" things to you. Wait for him to grow up and mature and then you won't have that problem with him.[/QUOTE]
Besides, he'll be big enough to hit you back by then as well.
apak, the guys are right, hitting your little brother for simply being a typical little brother is just a form of bullying, even if it is a 'knee jerk reaction'.
Buy a punchbag, whenever he winds you up, punch the bag instead, or alternatively, go for a bike ride, or lock yourself in your bedroom and liste to some music or whatever else it takes to simply remove yourself from his presence.
It's like this, he's discovered how to push your buttons, and he's a kid, so it's like a new toy to him. But he's also your brother, and he will naturaly love you as a brother (even if he doesn't realise it yet) and that means he will like having you around, or at least, he'll be 'used' to having you around. Practicaly all little brothers see their bigger brothers as a role model and nothing is more satisfying to a kid than 'hanging with their older brother', they look up to them and want to be like them, so if he bugs you, punish him by removing yourself from his presence. If he asks why you spend so much time away from him, simply tell him straight, that it's because of his behaviour, so if he wants to see you more often and hang out together and do brotherly things, then he's gonna have to stop acting like a brat.
I know. I just hit him instinctively. I feel like crap every time I hit him, but I can't show anything because of my pride. Running, for me, helps. It's hard to find time to work out or anything though.. I stopped hitting him a while ago. It was really therapeutic is what I was saying. I always thought it was natural for brothers to physically fight. I guess that's not the case.
I know. I just hit him instinctively. I feel like crap every time I hit him, but I can't show anything because of my pride. Running, for me, helps. It's hard to find time to work out or anything though.. I stopped hitting him a while ago. It was really therapeutic is what I was saying. I always thought it was natural for brothers to physically fight. I guess that's not the case.
Oh it's definately the case, brothers do fight, I can tell you that as the youngest of several male siblings, but it's the measure of the man who decides not to fight.
Oh it's definately the case, brothers do fight, I can tell you that as the youngest of several male siblings, but it's the measure of the man who decides not to fight.
my sister and I stopped fighting early on. it helped a lot, she became a great support, instead of a stressful person.
talk to your brother. tell him you shouldn't want to hit him, and talk about it. don't blame anyone, say its as much you as him, and try to get a suitable situation worked out.
my sister and I stopped fighting early on. it helped a lot, she became a great support, instead of a stressful person.
talk to your brother. tell him you shouldn't want to hit him, and talk about it. don't blame anyone, say its as much you as him, and try to get a suitable situation worked out.
bored_maniac33 wrote on Nov 6th, 2009 at 12:55am : yeaaa....hitting individuals for relief is a no go.
I know what you mean tho sg. this is a problem for me with my girlfriend and I, not because i get violent but ebcause i keep things bottled up until they become huge problems. i don't know...honestly, i've found that talking about it with someone really helps me actually release, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.
we're here for you tho! ....albeit i might not be here often...but i'm here anyway!!
Yeah I'd like someone to talk to to be honest..I've thought about trying to get a girlfriend, not exactly my strong point however
[QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-06 00:55:31']yeaaa....hitting individuals for relief is a no go.
I know what you mean tho sg. this is a problem for me with my girlfriend and I, not because i get violent but ebcause i keep things bottled up until they become huge problems. i don't know...honestly, i've found that talking about it with someone really helps me actually release, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.
we're here for you tho! ....albeit i might not be here often...but i'm here anyway!![/QUOTE]
Yeah I'd like someone to talk to to be honest..I've thought about trying to get a girlfriend, not exactly my strong point however :p
bored_maniac33 wrote on Nov 6th, 2009 at 12:55am : yeaaa....hitting individuals for relief is a no go.
I know what you mean tho sg. this is a problem for me with my girlfriend and I, not because i get violent but ebcause i keep things bottled up until they become huge problems. i don't know...honestly, i've found that talking about it with someone really helps me actually release, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.
we're here for you tho! ....albeit i might not be here often...but i'm here anyway!!
Yeah I'd like someone to talk to to be honest..I've thought about trying to get a girlfriend, not exactly my strong point however
I'm pretty sure a girlfriend would help depression and loneliness for sure. You should get together with some good friends, drink a shots of something, and talk about life. That's the best thing in world.
[QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-08 11:08:34'][QUOTE u='bored_maniac33' d='2009-11-06 00:55:31']yeaaa....hitting individuals for relief is a no go.
I know what you mean tho sg. this is a problem for me with my girlfriend and I, not because i get violent but ebcause i keep things bottled up until they become huge problems. i don't know...honestly, i've found that talking about it with someone really helps me actually release, but I know that doesn't work for everyone.
we're here for you tho! ....albeit i might not be here often...but i'm here anyway!![/QUOTE]
Yeah I'd like someone to talk to to be honest..I've thought about trying to get a girlfriend, not exactly my strong point however :p[/QUOTE]I'm pretty sure a girlfriend would help depression and loneliness for sure. You should get together with some good friends, drink a shots of something, and talk about life. That's the best thing in world.
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 11:08am :
Yeah I'd like someone to talk to to be honest..
Well you've got us bud.
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 11:08am : I've thought about trying to get a girlfriend, not exactly my strong point however
Don't 'try' to get a girlfriend, girlfriends will happen when they happen, just relax and you'll soon meet the right girl for you. If you try to force these things, you'll just seem overenthusiastic, out of place and awkward, which puts girls off, you may even end up kinda 'putting on an act' which generaly results in either failure and disappointment or you going out with someone who likes you for your 'act' rather than for who you 'really' are.
sglover34479 wrote on Nov 8th, 2009 at 11:15pm : I honestly don't have any friends here. We moved here just over a year ago..i dunno I just haven't bothered to try and meet any friends..
This on the other hand is something you can work on. Like the Humanity says, your music is an advantage here because it's a meeting point and conversation piece with other likeminded people. Get to know some other musicians, jam with them and hang out, you'll soon be meeting lots of new and interesting people, most with similar interests to yourself, including girls.
[QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-08 11:08:34']
Yeah I'd like someone to talk to to be honest..[/QUOTE]
Well you've got us bud. [QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-08 11:08:34']I've thought about trying to get a girlfriend, not exactly my strong point however :p[/QUOTE] Don't 'try' to get a girlfriend, girlfriends will happen when they happen, just relax and you'll soon meet the right girl for you. If you try to force these things, you'll just seem overenthusiastic, out of place and awkward, which puts girls off, you may even end up kinda 'putting on an act' which generaly results in either failure and disappointment or you going out with someone who likes you for your 'act' rather than for who you 'really' are.
[QUOTE u='sglover34479' d='2009-11-08 23:15:25']I honestly don't have any friends here. We moved here just over a year ago..i dunno I just haven't bothered to try and meet any friends..[/QUOTE]
This on the other hand is something you can work on. Like the Humanity says, your music is an advantage here because it's a meeting point and conversation piece with other likeminded people. Get to know some other musicians, jam with them and hang out, you'll soon be meeting lots of new and interesting people, most with similar interests to yourself, including girls.
And many guys are interested in girls who are musicians. That'd be great to have a girlfriend you can jam with...or even better, be in a band with your wife like the band at the youth gathering I was at over the weekend.
Ugh....I'm glad Thanksgiving is coming. School sucks and now I feel as though I've been shoved into a bit of a big leadership position in my youth group due to the seniors being idiots this year. I'm about to rage on people, and on top of that every song I try to write sucks something awful.
And many guys are interested in girls who are musicians. That'd be great to have a girlfriend you can jam with...or even better, be in a band with your wife like the band at the youth gathering I was at over the weekend.
Ugh....I'm glad Thanksgiving is coming. School sucks and now I feel as though I've been shoved into a bit of a big leadership position in my youth group due to the seniors being idiots this year. I'm about to rage on people, and on top of that every song I try to write sucks something awful.
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around.
^try a different approach?
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around. :)
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around.
Congratulations bud, now you can become a 'protective Dad'.
I'm VERY protective of my daughter, whose 10 years old now. Infact, I've just been to her school, bawling out her teacher. She's having trouble learning her multiplication tables (it's not like she can't quickly figure out any multiplication, she just has trouble learning them as an instant recall) and yesterday her teacher had her stood on what is known as 'The Spot' which is in the playground, (it's where children are made to stand for 5 or 10 minutes when they misbehave outside as a punishment) through her 'entire' break, (15 minutes) on a cold day, shivering and not even able to put her hands in her pockets because she had to hold a piece of paper with the multiplication tables on it. To make things worse, she's only just getting over a bad cold that kept her off school all last week, and she's obviously still not 100% with a noticable chesty cough, but she's been off school so much recently, she can't afford to be losing any more school time.
I let it be known that as far as I'm concerned, it's a form of abuse and that I'm a VERY angry man about the whole situation and that if it it ever happened again, I'll be taking 'legal' action.
The Headmaster, who was also at the meeting, said that he was sure it was done with the best of intentions, I replied by saying that the Spanish Inquisition was done with the best of intentions, to save people's souls, but it still didn't make it right.
[QUOTE u='the humanity' d='2009-11-23 11:18:10']
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around. :)[/QUOTE]
Congratulations bud, now you can become a 'protective Dad'.
I'm VERY protective of my daughter, whose 10 years old now. Infact, I've just been to her school, bawling out her teacher. She's having trouble learning her multiplication tables (it's not like she can't quickly figure out any multiplication, she just has trouble learning them as an instant recall) and yesterday her teacher had her stood on what is known as 'The Spot' which is in the playground, (it's where children are made to stand for 5 or 10 minutes when they misbehave outside as a punishment) through her 'entire' break, (15 minutes) on a cold day, shivering and not even able to put her hands in her pockets because she had to hold a piece of paper with the multiplication tables on it. To make things worse, she's only just getting over a bad cold that kept her off school all last week, and she's obviously still not 100% with a noticable chesty cough, but she's been off school so much recently, she can't afford to be losing any more school time.
I let it be known that as far as I'm concerned, it's a form of abuse and that I'm a VERY angry man about the whole situation and that if it it ever happened again, I'll be taking 'legal' action.
The Headmaster, who was also at the meeting, said that he was sure it was done with the best of intentions, I replied by saying that the Spanish Inquisition was done with the best of intentions, to save people's souls, but it still didn't make it right.
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 24th, 2009 at 6:43am :
the humanity wrote on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:18am :
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around.
Congratulations bud, now you can become a 'protective Dad'.
I'm VERY protective of my daughter, whose 10 years old now. Infact, I've just been to her school, bawling out her teacher. She's having trouble learning her multiplication tables (it's not like she can't quickly figure out any multiplication, she just has trouble learning them as an instant recall) and yesterday her teacher had her stood on what is known as 'The Spot' which is in the playground, (it's where children are made to stand for 5 or 10 minutes when they misbehave outside as a punishment) through her 'entire' break, (15 minutes) on a cold day, shivering and not even able to put her hands in her pockets because she had to hold a piece of paper with the multiplication tables on it. To make things worse, she's only just getting over a bad cold that kept her off school all last week, and she's obviously still not 100% with a noticable chesty cough, but she's been off school so much recently, she can't afford to be losing any more school time.
I let it be known that as far as I'm concerned, it's a form of abuse and that I'm a VERY angry man about the whole situation and that if it it ever happened again, I'll be taking 'legal' action.
The Headmaster, who was also at the meeting, said that he was sure it was done with the best of intentions, I replied by saying that the Spanish Inquisition was done with the best of intentions, to save people's souls, but it still didn't make it right.
Oh man. That's terrible. Private school?
And haha. That's an awesome comeback.
[QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-24 06:43:44'][QUOTE u='the humanity' d='2009-11-23 11:18:10']
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around. :)[/QUOTE]
Congratulations bud, now you can become a 'protective Dad'.
I'm VERY protective of my daughter, whose 10 years old now. Infact, I've just been to her school, bawling out her teacher. She's having trouble learning her multiplication tables (it's not like she can't quickly figure out any multiplication, she just has trouble learning them as an instant recall) and yesterday her teacher had her stood on what is known as 'The Spot' which is in the playground, (it's where children are made to stand for 5 or 10 minutes when they misbehave outside as a punishment) through her 'entire' break, (15 minutes) on a cold day, shivering and not even able to put her hands in her pockets because she had to hold a piece of paper with the multiplication tables on it. To make things worse, she's only just getting over a bad cold that kept her off school all last week, and she's obviously still not 100% with a noticable chesty cough, but she's been off school so much recently, she can't afford to be losing any more school time.
I let it be known that as far as I'm concerned, it's a form of abuse and that I'm a VERY angry man about the whole situation and that if it it ever happened again, I'll be taking 'legal' action.
The Headmaster, who was also at the meeting, said that he was sure it was done with the best of intentions, I replied by saying that the Spanish Inquisition was done with the best of intentions, to save people's souls, but it still didn't make it right.[/QUOTE]Oh man. That's terrible. Private school?
And haha. That's an awesome comeback.
apak wrote on Nov 24th, 2009 at 12:13pm : Oh man. That's terrible. Private school?
And haha. That's an awesome comeback.
Nope, it's actualy the local Church of England school, which just made the comeback all the more apt.
[QUOTE u='apak' d='2009-11-24 12:13:21']Oh man. That's terrible. Private school?
And haha. That's an awesome comeback.[/QUOTE]
Nope, it's actualy the local Church of England school, which just made the comeback all the more apt.
the humanity wrote on Nov 25th, 2009 at 10:21am : that is a bad move.
stupid school!!!
I hope my baby gets along great in school I hope she's smart.
it's ok if she's stupid though.
Yeah, your kid is 'your kid', regardles of how she turns out and there's no such thing as a completely hassle free child, but you're gonna love her no matter what.
In my own opinion, the best thing you can do is to introduce her to cool stuff like nature, art, music and literature, just to strike an inquisitive spark in her, then let her explore stuff for herself.
I personaly leave all sorts of different instuments lying around the house that she knows she is OK to pick up and 'play' with. Now she starting to get pretty competant on a keyboard, making up her own tunes accompanying one hand with the other, and has even guested at a couple of gigs playing rhythm guitar with one of my bands. She's into a lot of the music from the Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin, BB king, Booker T and the MGs, that kinda stuff and I read her Terry Pratchett novels every night, explaining words and concepts that she didn't previously know.
[QUOTE u='the humanity' d='2009-11-25 10:21:09']that is a bad move.
stupid school!!!
I hope my baby gets along great in school :) I hope she's smart.
it's ok if she's stupid though.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, your kid is 'your kid', regardles of how she turns out and there's no such thing as a completely hassle free child, but you're gonna love her no matter what.
In my own opinion, the best thing you can do is to introduce her to cool stuff like nature, art, music and literature, just to strike an inquisitive spark in her, then let her explore stuff for herself.
I personaly leave all sorts of different instuments lying around the house that she knows she is OK to pick up and 'play' with. Now she starting to get pretty competant on a keyboard, making up her own tunes accompanying one hand with the other, and has even guested at a couple of gigs playing rhythm guitar with one of my bands. She's into a lot of the music from the Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin, BB king, Booker T and the MGs, that kinda stuff and I read her Terry Pratchett novels every night, explaining words and concepts that she didn't previously know.
Babies are like sponges, they'll pick up on everything around them. Something my wife and I have done since our little boy was about 6 months old, (he's now 2), is teach him sign language. He already knows over 200 signs! It's a great way for them to communicate until they can speak fluently. We've used a video series called Baby Signing Time, as well as books from the library.
Babies are like sponges, they'll pick up on everything around them. Something my wife and I have done since our little boy was about 6 months old, (he's now 2), is teach him sign language. He already knows over 200 signs! It's a great way for them to communicate until they can speak fluently. We've used a video series called Baby Signing Time, as well as books from the library.
Potee wrote on Nov 26th, 2009 at 3:15pm : HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, and to everyone else. And happy Thursday to those of us who are not in North America.
angel_of_nobody wrote on Nov 26th, 2009 at 4:35pm : hi guys, i'm new here
Hello there. Welcome to the Christian Guitarist group.
Kind of funny that the first person to welcome you isn't actually a Christian.
[QUOTE u='Potee' d='2009-11-26 15:15:36']HAPPY THANKSGIVING![/QUOTE] Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, and to everyone else. :) And happy Thursday to those of us who are not in North America. :p
[QUOTE u='angel_of_nobody' d='2009-11-26 16:35:46']hi guys, i'm new here[/QUOTE] Hello there. Welcome to the Christian Guitarist group.
Kind of funny that the first person to welcome you isn't actually a Christian. :p
Yes...Thanksgiving the most Christian of all holidays......nothing related to moon phases or nativity mythology, just the plain fact of our dependence upon and appreciation to our loving Father.......yuppers...it's good...
Yes...Thanksgiving the most Christian of all holidays......nothing related to moon phases or nativity mythology, just the plain fact of our dependence upon and appreciation to our loving Father.......yuppers...it's good...
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 24th, 2009 at 6:43am :
the humanity wrote on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:18am :
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around.
Congratulations bud, now you can become a 'protective Dad'.
I'm VERY protective of my daughter, whose 10 years old now. Infact, I've just been to her school, bawling out her teacher. She's having trouble learning her multiplication tables (it's not like she can't quickly figure out any multiplication, she just has trouble learning them as an instant recall) and yesterday her teacher had her stood on what is known as 'The Spot' which is in the playground, (it's where children are made to stand for 5 or 10 minutes when they misbehave outside as a punishment) through her 'entire' break, (15 minutes) on a cold day, shivering and not even able to put her hands in her pockets because she had to hold a piece of paper with the multiplication tables on it. To make things worse, she's only just getting over a bad cold that kept her off school all last week, and she's obviously still not 100% with a noticable chesty cough, but she's been off school so much recently, she can't afford to be losing any more school time.
I let it be known that as far as I'm concerned, it's a form of abuse and that I'm a VERY angry man about the whole situation and that if it it ever happened again, I'll be taking 'legal' action.
The Headmaster, who was also at the meeting, said that he was sure it was done with the best of intentions, I replied by saying that the Spanish Inquisition was done with the best of intentions, to save people's souls, but it still didn't make it right.
SlackerBabbath wrote on Nov 25th, 2009 at 6:57pm :
the humanity wrote on Nov 25th, 2009 at 10:21am : that is a bad move.
stupid school!!!
I hope my baby gets along great in school I hope she's smart.
it's ok if she's stupid though.
Yeah, your kid is 'your kid', regardles of how she turns out and there's no such thing as a completely hassle free child, but you're gonna love her no matter what.
In my own opinion, the best thing you can do is to introduce her to cool stuff like nature, art, music and literature, just to strike an inquisitive spark in her, then let her explore stuff for herself.
I personaly leave all sorts of different instuments lying around the house that she knows she is OK to pick up and 'play' with. Now she starting to get pretty competant on a keyboard, making up her own tunes accompanying one hand with the other, and has even guested at a couple of gigs playing rhythm guitar with one of my bands. She's into a lot of the music from the Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin, BB king, Booker T and the MGs, that kinda stuff and I read her Terry Pratchett novels every night, explaining words and concepts that she didn't previously know.
Sounds like you're a pretty decent dad. It's also nice that you are having her avoid the trash that is called popular music today. What sort of teacher would have the lack of sense to do that to a child in England in November is quite scary. Sounds like a bygone relic of the old way of teaching.
just had a beautiful baby girl with wrinkly little hands and feet who likes it when I sing her New Fang and bounce her around. :)[/QUOTE]
Congratulations bud, now you can become a 'protective Dad'.
I'm VERY protective of my daughter, whose 10 years old now. Infact, I've just been to her school, bawling out her teacher. She's having trouble learning her multiplication tables (it's not like she can't quickly figure out any multiplication, she just has trouble learning them as an instant recall) and yesterday her teacher had her stood on what is known as 'The Spot' which is in the playground, (it's where children are made to stand for 5 or 10 minutes when they misbehave outside as a punishment) through her 'entire' break, (15 minutes) on a cold day, shivering and not even able to put her hands in her pockets because she had to hold a piece of paper with the multiplication tables on it. To make things worse, she's only just getting over a bad cold that kept her off school all last week, and she's obviously still not 100% with a noticable chesty cough, but she's been off school so much recently, she can't afford to be losing any more school time.
I let it be known that as far as I'm concerned, it's a form of abuse and that I'm a VERY angry man about the whole situation and that if it it ever happened again, I'll be taking 'legal' action.
The Headmaster, who was also at the meeting, said that he was sure it was done with the best of intentions, I replied by saying that the Spanish Inquisition was done with the best of intentions, to save people's souls, but it still didn't make it right.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE u='SlackerBabbath' d='2009-11-25 18:57:24'][QUOTE u='the humanity' d='2009-11-25 10:21:09']that is a bad move.
stupid school!!!
I hope my baby gets along great in school :) I hope she's smart.
it's ok if she's stupid though.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, your kid is 'your kid', regardles of how she turns out and there's no such thing as a completely hassle free child, but you're gonna love her no matter what.
In my own opinion, the best thing you can do is to introduce her to cool stuff like nature, art, music and literature, just to strike an inquisitive spark in her, then let her explore stuff for herself.
I personaly leave all sorts of different instuments lying around the house that she knows she is OK to pick up and 'play' with. Now she starting to get pretty competant on a keyboard, making up her own tunes accompanying one hand with the other, and has even guested at a couple of gigs playing rhythm guitar with one of my bands. She's into a lot of the music from the Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin, BB king, Booker T and the MGs, that kinda stuff and I read her Terry Pratchett novels every night, explaining words and concepts that she didn't previously know.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like you're a pretty decent dad. It's also nice that you are having her avoid the trash that is called popular music today. What sort of teacher would have the lack of sense to do that to a child in England in November is quite scary. Sounds like a bygone relic of the old way of teaching.
tyronelab wrote on Nov 26th, 2009 at 6:16pm : Sounds like you're a pretty decent dad. It's also nice that you are having her avoid the trash that is called popular music today. What sort of teacher would have the lack of sense to do that to a child in England in November is quite scary. Sounds like a bygone relic of the old way of teaching.
Cheers bud, that really appreciated. It's not actualy a case of keeping her away from moden stuff, it's just her personal choice, but she also quite likes the Kaiser Chiefs and the Ting Tings too.
I actualy said something similar to the headmaster of her school, that we were not living in the Victorian ages anymore and that we didn't do that sort of thing anymore, because like you say, it sounds draconian, but what is really surprising is that she's quite a young teacher...well... younger than me anyway. Anyhow, I saw the head again and he's promised that nothing of the sort will ever happen again, so obviously he's had words with her that probably involved the phrase 'What the hell did you think you were doing?' in there somewhere.
What really got me was that her teacher said that she wasn't treating my daughter any differently to the other kids, to which I replied, 'You mean you abuse all the kids in your class?' That was the point when she disappeared and let the head handle things, and probably a good job too... the last teacher that I thought had been mistreating my daughter ended up crying after I'd 'had words' with her.
[QUOTE u='tyronelab' d='2009-11-26 18:16:31']Sounds like you're a pretty decent dad. It's also nice that you are having her avoid the trash that is called popular music today. What sort of teacher would have the lack of sense to do that to a child in England in November is quite scary. Sounds like a bygone relic of the old way of teaching. [/QUOTE]
Cheers bud, that really appreciated. It's not actualy a case of keeping her away from moden stuff, it's just her personal choice, but she also quite likes the Kaiser Chiefs and the Ting Tings too.
I actualy said something similar to the headmaster of her school, that we were not living in the Victorian ages anymore and that we didn't do that sort of thing anymore, because like you say, it sounds draconian, but what is really surprising is that she's quite a young teacher...well... younger than me anyway. ;)
Anyhow, I saw the head again and he's promised that nothing of the sort will ever happen again, so obviously he's had words with her that probably involved the phrase 'What the hell did you think you were doing?' in there somewhere.
What really got me was that her teacher said that she wasn't treating my daughter any differently to the other kids, to which I replied, 'You mean you abuse all the kids in your class?' That was the point when she disappeared and let the head handle things, and probably a good job too... the last teacher that I thought had been mistreating my daughter ended up crying after I'd 'had words' with her.
tyronelab wrote on Nov 26th, 2009 at 6:16pm : Sounds like you're a pretty decent dad. It's also nice that you are having her avoid the trash that is called popular music today. What sort of teacher would have the lack of sense to do that to a child in England in November is quite scary. Sounds like a bygone relic of the old way of teaching.
Well, I think it's healthy for any kid to have exposure to mainstream things. It helps a lot socially. They don't have to like any of it, but it sucks to feel left out. Like you go to a dance and you don't know any of the songs.. That would suck big time. I personally can't stand most mainstream music, but I get my healthy dosage of it just to know what it is. I'm not really extroverted, but it helps a lot if you want to make some friends in school.
[QUOTE u='tyronelab' d='2009-11-26 18:16:31']Sounds like you're a pretty decent dad. It's also nice that you are having her avoid the trash that is called popular music today. What sort of teacher would have the lack of sense to do that to a child in England in November is quite scary. Sounds like a bygone relic of the old way of teaching. [/QUOTE]Well, I think it's healthy for any kid to have exposure to mainstream things. It helps a lot socially. They don't have to like any of it, but it sucks to feel left out. Like you go to a dance and you don't know any of the songs.. That would suck big time. I personally can't stand most mainstream music, but I get my healthy dosage of it just to know what it is. I'm not really extroverted, but it helps a lot if you want to make some friends in school.
mainstream isn't bad, IMO. Muse is mainstream. Chili Peppers are mainstream. Spiderman and That 70's Show, and given the popularity of it, Christianity is pretty mainstream too :P
we all agree (except one maybe... probably not) that that is a good thing.
crap is crap. it doesn't have to be mainstream. ever heard stump- buffalo?
mainstream isn't bad, IMO. Muse is mainstream. Chili Peppers are mainstream. Spiderman and That 70's Show, and given the popularity of it, Christianity is pretty mainstream too :P
we all agree (except one maybe... probably not) that that is a good thing.
crap is crap. it doesn't have to be mainstream. ever heard stump- buffalo?
apak wrote on Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:29am : Well, I think it's healthy for any kid to have exposure to mainstream things. It helps a lot socially.
I'm in complete agreement with you.
[QUOTE u='apak' d='2009-11-27 00:29:11']Well, I think it's healthy for any kid to have exposure to mainstream things. It helps a lot socially. [/QUOTE]
I'm in complete agreement with you.
Ok, when I said the trash that is called popular music, I did not mean to infer that all modern music is trash, or that all popular music is trash. It is a good idea to open your kids mind up to more than just the current music though.
Ok, when I said the trash that is called popular music, I did not mean to infer that all modern music is trash, or that all popular music is trash. It is a good idea to open your kids mind up to more than just the current music though.
tyronelab wrote on Nov 27th, 2009 at 5:17pm : Ok, when I said the trash that is called popular music, I did not mean to infer that all modern music is trash, or that all popular music is trash. It is a good idea to open your kids mind up to more than just the current music though.
Well said.
[QUOTE u='tyronelab' d='2009-11-27 17:17:48']Ok, when I said the trash that is called popular music, I did not mean to infer that all modern music is trash, or that all popular music is trash. It is a good idea to open your kids mind up to more than just the current music though.[/QUOTE]
Well said.
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