I have no answers for you. Why do men and women have low self value? Why do I? Is it "the media"? Is it conditioning? Is it parental/friends/.....
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i think it's all of these things, depending on the person. for me, it began as a parental thing. i can remember being less than 10 and being told to suck in my tummy. my mother, at a size 2, made it known that pretty things come in small packages. i can vividly remember being 13 and being a size 6 and trying on clothing with her. she would try on something and say she looked fat in it. if, at a size 2, she was fat, i was massive. i can remember when the eating disorder started at and when the negative feelings began at 14.
so here i am at 30, and still going through the same emotional bullshit associated with a low self-esteem and restricting what i eat out of fear of getting fat, despite not being under the influence of my mother anymore.
i teach my students not to fall prey to the power of the media, and yet i still do. i teach them to feel good about who they are and that healthy and beautiful come in different packages, and yet i am terrified to gain a pound.
so, like kbordson, i do not have answers, but merely have experience to share.
3 TBSP olive oil 2 cloves garlic, sliced 2 heads fennel, thinly sliced salt ground black pepper
Heat a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add the oil, garlic, fennel, and start tossing, to coat fennel in oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. As the fennel starts to caramelize, add a splash of water to steam for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
Donnie: You are such a fuckass. Elizabeth: Did you just call me a fuckass? You can go suck a fuck. Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?
Ronald Fisher: Beer and pussy. That's all I need. Sean Smith: We gotta find ourselves a Smurfette. Ronald Fisher: Smurfette? Sean Smith: Yeah, not some tight-ass Middlesex chick, right? Like this cute little blonde that will get down and dirty with the guys. Like Smurfette does. Donnie: Smurfette doesn't fuck. Sean Smith: That's bullshit. Smurfette fucks all the other Smurfs. Why do you think Papa Smurf made her? Because all the other Smurfs were getting too horny. Ronald Fisher: No, no, no, not Vanity. I heard he was a homosexual. Sean Smith: Okay, then, you know what? She fucks them and Vanity watches. Okay? Ronald Fisher: What about Papa Smurf? I mean, he must get in on all the action. Sean Smith: Yeah, what he does, he films the gang-bang, and he beats off to the tape. Donnie: [shouts] First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have... reproductive organs under those little, white pants. It's just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, what's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?
Agreed. I don't, however, wish to fall into the elite camp and proclaim that I 'get it' and that proverbial others don't and therefore certain images are inappropriate for mass consumption.... It is systemic, I suspect. It is not a secret, nor is it new, that Americans are politically unaware and media hungry. That pairing is ripe for opportunities if in either politics or the media, but also ripe for being the recipient of manipulation if a consumer.
And, I'm a ma'am... or was that satire I didn't catch?
Sorry, took me some time to respond since I had to get the sand out of my clit...
My problem with the cover is that there are people in this country completely swayed by media representations, however false. I recently had a family member send me an email diatribe against Obama which essentially stated that if he were to become president we would experience 9/11 everyday and that since he is in bed with the Middle East we should stop at nothing now to correct his campaign efforts. People like that fill our country and they vote. That is what scares me most about covers like this. I appreciate satire, truly I do... this just seems really potentially dangerous, but perhaps Squeak is right that American's just don't really get satirical wit.
The only positive to come from it, in my estimation, at least, is that it is clearly engendering discussion.
I have about 15 fewer jumps than you, but I had several landings that looked like that and then it was discovered that the brake lines were too long, so no matter how I tried to flare, NOTHING happened. Could that be it?
Iron Monkey is on Green Street between Montgomery and York with a rooftop deck.
C View is in Harborside.
The Hyatt is pricey, but has a great view. This is right next to the Exchange Place Path.
Lighthorse is on the corner of Washington and Morris. Only small outside tables here.
There is a Mexican place, BYOB, called the Tacqueria (spelling?) where a fellow jumper works. It is on the corner of Grove and Grand. The Bar Majestic and The Merchant are near here and both have outdoor seating and great happy hours, but are not exactly near Hudson.
Also not experienced, but when jumping student gear, I hurt all the time. Now that I have my own, I don't. Remember, student gear is meant to fit a range of body types and, therefore, it really doesn't fit well. Just a thought from my VERY little experience.
One of my gifted 6th grade students can solve the 3*3 in about 30 seconds while looking at it. With his eyes closed he can do it in less than a minute.
At first we thought he had memorized the sequences, but then we would begin the cube sequences and then give it to him to see what he could do. He could always solve it regardless of what we had done to it. When I asked how he does it, he said he was taught to make a decision and then learn all the possible consequences of that decision. I guess that means he just memorizes the mathematical logarithms associated with the cube.
Body image & low self-esteem.. why??
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Vegetarian and/or Vegans in the Hizouse?
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3 TBSP olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2 heads fennel, thinly sliced
salt
ground black pepper
Heat a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add the oil, garlic, fennel, and start tossing, to coat fennel in oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. As the fennel starts to caramelize, add a splash of water to steam for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
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Im sure your life is gonna be complete when some old hag on here PM's you because you are just that cool
Oooohhh... PM sent....
What movie(s) can you.....
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Feeling Girly - The Notebook
War - The Thin Red Line
Your favorite great movie lines?
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Elizabeth: Did you just call me a fuckass? You can go suck a fuck.
Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?
Your favorite great movie lines?
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Sean Smith: We gotta find ourselves a Smurfette.
Ronald Fisher: Smurfette?
Sean Smith: Yeah, not some tight-ass Middlesex chick, right? Like this cute little blonde that will get down and dirty with the guys. Like Smurfette does.
Donnie: Smurfette doesn't fuck.
Sean Smith: That's bullshit. Smurfette fucks all the other Smurfs. Why do you think Papa Smurf made her? Because all the other Smurfs were getting too horny.
Ronald Fisher: No, no, no, not Vanity. I heard he was a homosexual.
Sean Smith: Okay, then, you know what? She fucks them and Vanity watches. Okay?
Ronald Fisher: What about Papa Smurf? I mean, he must get in on all the action.
Sean Smith: Yeah, what he does, he films the gang-bang, and he beats off to the tape.
Donnie: [shouts] First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have... reproductive organs under those little, white pants. It's just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, what's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?
New Yorker Cover. Has America completely become unable to accept Satire?
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And, I'm a ma'am... or was that satire I didn't catch?
New Yorker Cover. Has America completely become unable to accept Satire?
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My problem with the cover is that there are people in this country completely swayed by media representations, however false. I recently had a family member send me an email diatribe against Obama which essentially stated that if he were to become president we would experience 9/11 everyday and that since he is in bed with the Middle East we should stop at nothing now to correct his campaign efforts. People like that fill our country and they vote. That is what scares me most about covers like this. I appreciate satire, truly I do... this just seems really potentially dangerous, but perhaps Squeak is right that American's just don't really get satirical wit.
The only positive to come from it, in my estimation, at least, is that it is clearly engendering discussion.
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Caption the Avatar above you part 2!!!!
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Looking for a place to go for drinks after work in Jersey City, NJ
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C View is in Harborside.
The Hyatt is pricey, but has a great view. This is right next to the Exchange Place Path.
Lighthorse is on the corner of Washington and Morris. Only small outside tables here.
There is a Mexican place, BYOB, called the Tacqueria (spelling?) where a fellow jumper works. It is on the corner of Grove and Grand. The Bar Majestic and The Merchant are near here and both have outdoor seating and great happy hours, but are not exactly near Hudson.
Enjoy!
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Rubik's cube
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At first we thought he had memorized the sequences, but then we would begin the cube sequences and then give it to him to see what he could do. He could always solve it regardless of what we had done to it. When I asked how he does it, he said he was taught to make a decision and then learn all the possible consequences of that decision. I guess that means he just memorizes the mathematical logarithms associated with the cube.
DAMN YOU JELLO J!!!!!
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