Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Written by: Doc Lightning
Three words:
World of Warcraft.
That's why I haven't been on HoP for a while...
Fuel your fascination, burn your desire and dance with flames
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
Wielding a Wooden Spoon
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Written by: newgabe
I really do think the correct word is *obsessive*:
(adj) : not being able to think about anything else; having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others
If something is addictive it is
(adj) : causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Written by: Pele
Addictions can be anything, and when not dealing with chemicals are created out of addictions.
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
Written by: catmandoo
well i suppose if you really wanted to go to all the hassle of getting everything technically correct etc, then yes following the dictionary definition, we could use the word obsessive, but I think the whole idea is just to have a chat about it, and not worry whether or not it makes literal sense when everybody understands what they mean anyway.
I dunno maybe thats just how I feel about it...
Wielding a Wooden Spoon
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Written by: mcp
So instead of making way for new opinions and so on, why don't we make way for 'correct' ones. After all, we don't want to be sophists.
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
Written by: Pyrolific
I guess I could point out that this thread is in the social discussion forum - and therefore should probably be a little more than a bunch of people trying to redefine addictive to mean anything they want? without even agreeing on a meaning? (It has an accepted meaning anyhow).
"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
Written by: NYT
biochemists isolate the chemicals and mechanisms by which the brain gives itself pleasure
Written by: NYT
Despite the wide gulf between an addiction to drugs and an addiction to gambling, some mental health experts find it useful to view addiction as including all self-destructive, compulsive behaviors. Some even go so far as to include the relatively benign activity of compulsive television-watching.
Written by: NYT
The report finds that there are several ''significant personality factors'' that can contribute to addiction:
- Impulsive behavior, difficulty in delaying gratification, an antisocial personality and a disposition toward sensation seeking.
- A high value on nonconformity combined with a weak commitment to the goals for achievement valued by the society.
- A sense of social alienation and a general tolerance for deviance.
- A sense of heightened stress. This may help explain why adolescence and other stressful transition periods are often associated with the most severe drug and alcohol problems.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
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Help! My personality got stuck in this signature machine and I cant get it out!
"God *was* my co-pilot, but then we crashed, and I had to eat him..."
Written by: banshee
Unfortunately, it just masks the problems, and then brings in so many more problems of its own...
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to