Then you're good in my books. Quite a bit of people mistake redneck and hick accents for Texan ones while those are typically lie in the Midwest and Southeast. I can concur with your opinions on it, then, since you've done a fairly good job of explaining what changes there were. The damsel in distress is best left to the old children's fairy tales in my opinion. It has no place in good modern fiction. Though I am willing to bend my principles a bit if the damsel has some other redeeming qualities about her, such as actually having a brain.
I'm not sure what I am. I'm usually stoic and serious when I'm bored, alone, or with other people whom I don't know very well (even between some of my friends). But with a certain group of people, however, I'm willing to lay down some hard jokes and have myself a laugh.
And that's where we're different (sort of). I think that respecting one's own cultures and others' is important to honor those who have spent their lives to better ours. The individual is incredibly important, but we also need to think of others who've indirectly helped to shape who we are.
And you should be proud of yourself. The dating scene with the American youth nowadays is getting pretty ridiculous (I'm sure it had been like that before now, but surely it's at its worst). I'm confident you can find someone nice that you'll be happy with for the rest of your life. You're the kind who knows who you can trust, judging from your relatively strict policy of friendships. Not sure when my future spouse will come into my life, though; I never gave it much thought and never felt like anyone had that kind of chemistry with me.
I've heard too many stories from friends, teachers, and others to ever think otherwise. I think I'll follow my dad's footsteps too and become a professor. I love academics and I love being in a college atmosphere. I don't imagine I'll mind it at all if I were to become a professor. Hmmm, very wise decision of you to walk out on Scott then. Those kind of remarks makes me sick.
I try to embrace new things and old things so I don't miss out on anything that may interest me. However, with certain things, the quality of the newer materials is just too much for me to consider outdated ones. For example, the video quality of anime from 2002 and up is just too good for me to really consider watching anything from the 90's (save for Pokemon) and beyond. I think my obsession (and I'm only speaking for myslef) with being on computers is habitual and unhealthy. I should be less reliant on technology...
My best friend would probably be able to relate to you more than I am able to. He was lucky to have good relationships with both of his parents, though, despite them never marrying each other. He currently lives with his mother's parents, but also has the company of his parents' other children at times (with whom he also has good relationships with). I think I mentioned it once, but didn't really placed an emphasis on it so you might have forgotten. Not your fault, though.
I think it's not something I'm proud of that most of my socializing is done online, though I think it's much more convenient for me that this is the case than the alternative. Hanging out in real life is very time consuming, and it's something that not a lot of people can spare nowadays. I don't mind that we have a long conversation at all, though replies will be slow. Even slower now since I just slashed at my internet time per day budget again, due to the new wave of work from school. I think it's a general agreement from everyone I've met that I have one of the roughest schedules in the school right now, having all the toughest classes jammed into one semester. Ah, a grocery store, eh? That's a good place to start. I think I'll work at one this summer as well, hopefully in the same shifts as one of my buddies from school who invited me to work with him. And my conversations with my friend, whether through IM or e-mails, are as spirited as the day I left. I don't think we'll have any trouble picking up the pace at all. The only thing I'll have to get used to is how differently we both will look after all these years.
I'll be the first to admit that the people in authority sometimes are ludicrous, case-in-point crooked elected officials and policemen who ticket bike-riders for barely crossing a stop-sign in the middle of nowhere (my dad has a story to tell on this one). But, the majority of them are chosen for the job for a reason: they have integrity. And in your job description, it says you have to obey those who are asigned authority, so...it all evens out. In the States (and probably most other civilized countries), there's a law entitled "in loco parenti" in which states that teachers are responbisble for your safety and guidance like a parent while you are on school property. And be honest, most kids interact with their teachers much more than they do with their parents.
Hmm, for that, I have to put into consideration what my loved one would feel if I sacrificed myself. Are they going to be put into a pit of depression if I die? Is it worth it to live out a dream at the cost of ruining the life of someone dear to me? For that matter, would my loved one remain widowed after I die? Or would my loved one seek to re-marry instead of living in an emotional rut forever. Then, they would have new memories and a devotion for a new cherished one. I can't be selfish when thinking of dreams, and I also can't allow my loved ones to easily fall into someone else's hands too.
