Saw the Lone Ranger earlier this afternoon, was a very fun movie.

Hey there, welcome to the forums.

Russell, I didn't mean any offense, as I said - it definitely wasn't intended for anybody here. If you did take something positive from it though, you're welcome then, I guess?

This is going to get into another long rant, by the way, but then...we are in the ranting topic...

I was also diagnosed with a mild clinical depression from 14, and had a pretty negative view about everything for a long time. But I also managed to get through that without any medication. Well, I tried it once, but it just made things worse. The thing is that I didn't trust anybody, not even medication, for my own personal happiness - I have always believed that it should come from the inside and that it's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. And while I still have occasional downer moments for no apparent reason, I place a lot of value in the power of the mind. The things the human mind can do is absolutely mind-blowing. There have been a load of studies about it, all highly interesting.

On top of that, I'm half-Filipino and have travelled to the Philippines numerous times. Our family has always sent money over, and so while my family is doing a bit better than many others over there, every time I go over - it's still a massive culture shock. People who can barely afford to feed themselves, who are amazingly thankful for handmedowns, entire families who live in a 'house' (read: 'room') that's smaller than my own bedroom. They place importance on family and health and always focus on what they DO have, rather than the things they don't. And even with as little as they have, they're still always willing to share it with you. Then I come back home and people whine about every little thing and forget to be thankful for the fact that they're healthy and alive, with a roof over their heads, a flushing toilet and have hot water access, let alone have running water at all. And I get that many people just don't know any better because they don't have the same world experience, whether

Oh, and the line that's in my signature. -facepalm- Of course.
From 'October' by Broken Bells.

"I want to hurt you just to hear you screaming my name."

Poison
Alice Cooper

Chills, everytime.

'Buscuit'? Hahahaha, it sounds as if a Kiwi were to say 'buzz cut'. Like the hair cut.

You say dumpling, and I think Asia.
Asian food is amazing.

But from the sounds of it, it seems like the only Australian equivilant would be damper - a type of roughly-made bread. But that's not even popular anymore. It's only really cooked when out camping in the bush (traditional camping food = 'bush tucker'), and there's not that many who actually do that anymore.

I think 'damper' would be the answer given, if you asked most Australians, anyway. Either that, or just a blank stare.

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besleybean wrote:

Except Irene doesn't see it that way at all.
She is purely trying to disarm Sherlock and it works.

This.

It's a tad irrational to feel jealous for anybody in such a position, be it due to a completely fictional performance put on for the masses, or a celebrities real-life spouse/social circle.
I don't like many fandoms for that precise reason, many joke about this sort of thing, but also many people actually do say such things that are meant entirely meaningfully.

I agree with the brilliantly written and acted comment, too. I'd heard that many people complained about this particular scene when initially aired, nudity on air before 9pm or something similar...?
I think it was done quite tastefully, though. It's a favourite scene of mine, to see Sherlock caught so offguard so beautifully.

Walker, Texas Ranger.
X-Files.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Angel.
Weirdsister College.

Welcome, Atara. Such a pretty name.