tetris11

God that's lovely. What could be, what could have been

I read somewhere that he had some kind of hysterical speech impediment and that he trained himself out of it by rhyming or singing until he could speak normally.

There's also his method where he writes down his goals 15 times a day until you reach that goal. It sound silly, but it worked really well to keep me focused. I took it kinda to the extreme, and used it as a springboard to maintain other commitments to achieve my goals too: jog 3x a week, not eat chocolate, no coffee, no masturbating, no TV, and no music. I would also write out my goals taking only 15 breaths and not blinking for extra brownie points.

I did this in the 5 months before my exams, all the way until I would get my grades. High school and Uni -- almost a decade where I would just go on full discipline mode for several months.

I don't do it much now, except when I had a health scare last year and what got me back into shape? You bet it was that method.

Scott Adams really helped me during my high school and uni years. He was one of those "you can will yourself to do whatever you want" types, who teeter dangerously towards the "bootstrap yourself" crowd, and I guess goes hand-in-hand with the toxic conservative mentality that you're better than others.

Still, anyone that can will themselves out of a mental condition is worth listening to, and his mental exercises genuinely did shape me on to a path to success. As a kid battling with mild (back then undiagnosed) ADHD, he gave me structure and willful thinking.

I am forever grateful to him, despite how he spiraled towards the end.

It's an old joke (1993):

I do like Girlchan in Paradise if that helps.

Also wow have you opened my eyes to {Ruby|text}

I did try sparkle on raven, but it's not for me

"And what do you think, under-the-table eunuch?"
"Perhaps something with less Zinc."

I was graced by our Mother of Mercy Nicole, but never did respond to her calls for my salvation.

Sadly I have not yet been blessed by her holy Son, Roan Cong, but await his divine grace

The new builds are genuinely terrible too compared to the old council houses. Imagine a 16 floor build, with two lifts, but only 1 of them is working, and that the lift is dead centre of the building so there's no actual windows or lights other than the bare minimum.

Once you're up beyond the 5th floor, good luck to you leaving you the apartment ever again. You could not tempt me to live in anything other than an old council house compared to a new build

It's like a wotsit with text on it

You don't want THAT!
*smiles benevelontly*
neither do I

Hyeah - when he's not clowning around!