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I've always found it fascinating but have only seen a handful of movies featuring it. Has anyone seen any good ones?

Just wondering because awhile ago I downloaded a portable version of the program only to find that it's not in english. I googled 'change language of ImageReady' and it seems you can do it but I'm not sure if it's possible with a portable version of the program.. I'm thinking probably not because it doesn't have all the files a full version would most likely have. Just thought I'd see if anyone knew though. There's no option within the program or anything like that is there? Thanks to anyone who can answer.

Pretty sure we've all had at least one of these but I thought I'd ask anyway. I dropped out of high school when I started having problems with depression and anxiety. I tried to keep in contact with my small group of friends but the fact that I never really wanted to go anywhere for awhile there certainly didn't help things. I kept in contact with one of them more than any of the others but I think this is because we'd been friends for longer.. though mind you, one of the other girls I'd known since I was very little, and I still run into her down the street from time to time. It sucks because we always say to one another that we'll catch up soon but we're just not part of each other's lives anymore. I mean, we caught up properly one time a few years ago but since then it's just been brief (mostly) hellos on the street. I regret losing contact with her probably the most. It doesn't help that I haven't done much with my life and so now whenever I think of catching up with her, or any of the others (though mind you, another one of my good friends from the group moved to another state so I sort of lost my chance there), I feel awkward about the whole thing, like I'll feel stupid around them because they've all grown up and got impressive lives. Maybe a bit of an assumption but from what I've heard they're all doing pretty good. Then again, I'm only 20. So I know, I'm 'still young' and can accomplish things, ect ect. For now though, I just feel trapped in limbo. =/

Uhh. Yeah. So have you ever lost contact with a really good friend and regretted it afterwards? AND, have you then ever become their friend again? Just curious. =]

I'm not saying he doesn't, but I'm not saying he does either. I really don't mean to offend ANYONE, I'm just asking a question.

When I was little I used to believe in God and all the rest of it, but as I've gotten older, I don't know what to believe anymore. I believe in SOMETHING. I'm not sure what, I'm just saying, I'm not someone who doesn't believe there's something bigger out there, because I do.

Basically I thought of this question after a lady where I'm working asked me, "Do you know about Jesus Christ?" Which I thought was a bit of an odd question because religious or not, who doesn't? (Or maybe some don't?) Anyway, I said yes, and she went on to say, "He's our lord and savior. He died for our sins" and whatever else, you know how that goes. I thought that was okay, even though I found it kind of strange she was telling me this when for all she knew, I might've had strong beliefs on God/Jesus NOT existing. I honestly thought she sounded kind of crazy. You can believe in this stuff but just the way she spoke about it as though she'd had conversations with Jesus or something kinda bugged me, lol. And more than that, the fact that she was sort of making it seem like *I* was the one who was wrong for not discovering God/Jesus or whatever.

Er, so she then says believing in him is the only way to get into heaven... and tbh I felt kind of annoyed at this point, but she was a really nice lady and I could tell she really believed in all this stuff 100% and maybe didn't realise that... well I don't know. Everyone doesn't have to believe in this stuff, for starters. And afterwards it occured to me; they say God loves everyone, that he'll forgive you for anything you do, blah blah blah, and yet she's telling me you only get into 'heaven' if you believe in Jesus? Yeah, I found that odd. But I guess that's another contradiction I've thought of too; the whole 'he forgives your sins' thing. Because from what I've seen, most (MOST, not all) religious folks are against things like homosexuality, and consider it a sin, which as I've said, I'd been led to think was forgivable (sins, that is), yet don't a lot of them claim you'll go to hell if you're gay? I know in the end it's probably just different people's beliefs. Just saying...

Anyway... I didn't mean to go on about this for so long. I just wanted to ask the NON-religious people; does it bother you when religious types talk to you about God like they know personally he exists, and in a way that implies they think YOU should share their beliefs?

I hope I didn't offend anyone. I think people can believe whatever they want, it's just in situations like this where religious people speak to you as if they know better than you... yeah, it's a bit annoying.

I have a social phobia. I'm on payments so I have to work for the dole right now. I did it yesterday for the first time at a charity shop. I was very worried they'd have me working behind the counter but thankfully I was out the back sorting and tagging items. But today I'm pretty sure I was meant to be at the counter.. so I worried about that a bit.

Thesedays I seem to take forever when I'm getting ready. To anyone else it would look vain, but I'm so insecure that I just spend so damn long on myself hoping I'll look at least RELATIVELY okay. I'm never satisfied with the end result. Not completely. I have very low self esteem. I have depression but the anxiety seems worse these days. I don't feel 100% miserable all the time anymore so that's something. But I do feel anxious.

I have to walk to the store. It takes about 20-30 minutes. Suddenly I checked the time and it was ten to ten. I grabbed the phone immediately, planning on calling the shop and telling them I would be late... but then I couldn't think of a good excuse as to WHY I would be late. Then I just sort of freaked out wondering what to do (it sounds ridiculous, I know) and at some point I remembered I had another appointment at 11:30 with my employment service provider (who must've forgotten I was meant to be at the charity store on that day, otherwise he wouldn't have made that appointment). Feeling panicky, I considered just ringing them both and saying I was sick (and in the shop's case, insisting that I'd still be in tomorrow), but I thought that sounded really lame. I can't explain it, but it makes me feel like a ten year-old kid faking sickies and I didn't want them all to think I was being stupid and lying. This stopped me from calling anybody. Though I'm fully aware it looks just as bad not doing anything at all.

Another thing about me is, I'm scared when it comes to situations like this where I have to face up and use the phone. I'm generally an honest person but in this case I think the truth just sounds pathetic. I got freaked out so I didn't come in? It doesn't even make sense to ME, so why would it to them? I might be okay if it were JUST the store I hadn't gone to, but because I realised I had that appointment with the employment place, it's even worse. Because I truly believe the guy I have to see thinks very little of me and would just think I was wanting to get out of everything.

I want to try and call them now but I don't know what to say. I'd like to just say I've been sick, but why wouldn't I have called earlier if this was the case? I know, I'm an idiot. I'm worried about what I'm gonna do...

I'm talking about the sites you frequent virtually everyday. Just wondering. =]