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There are like what almost 3,000,000 people on this forum right? Well if you all just donated one dollar to me or your pocket change for the day that you throw in on the counter everyday i could become a multi millionaire in less that an hour! Or if Bill Gates is out there and is secretly an XDA member and is feeling a little generous today his chunk change is welcome as well.
LOL
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I've been thinking about that but
1. Most of these members don't logon after they downloaded something, and most of those who do dont visit off topic
2. Bill Gates probably is a member here (this forum did start with just WinMo) but I don't think he feels generous. But still, if everyone did this you would make a few thousand.
Also I'm a broke student/photographer. If you want to help me out PM me
haha, and there are almost 6 billion people on earth
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aZzz.bZzz said:
haha, and there are almost 6 billion people on earth
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an exaggeration to call them all people , id stick with two-leggeds
jaszek said:
I've been thinking about that but
1. Most of these members don't logon after they downloaded something, and most of those who do dont visit off topic
2. Bill Gates probably is a member here (this forum did start with just WinMo) but I don't think he feels generous. But still, if everyone did this you would make a few thousand.
Also I'm a broke student/photographer. If you want to help me out PM me
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Well atleast thats enought to buy an hd7 and a new computer
We should make a charity for Austin
Austin's Donation Fund: One dollar unbricks 2 phones.
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Austin's Donation Fund: One dollar unbricks 2 phones.
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Ha earlier this year i rooted a g1 for a guy and made 50$ (no lie)
Austin021296 said:
Ha earlier this year i rooted a g1 for a guy and made 50$ (no lie)
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50 dollars for common adb knowledge? That's absurd.
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50 dollars for common adb knowledge? That's absurd.
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He offered saw what all my nexus one could do with it being rooted and said he wanted his g1 to do the same it was an offer i couldnt refuse.
I rooted my phriend's G1 and almost bricked it.
Original Android <3ers! said:
I rooted my phriend's G1 and almost bricked it.
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That would suck...Hows football goin?
damn sometimes reading off-topic feels like reading pre-teens chatting ..
wait ...
One time I bought a g1 and blackberry for 10 dollars and sold both of them the same day for 250 then bought an hd2 and traded it for a 50 inch samsung hdtv boooooom
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souljaboy said:
damn sometimes reading off-topic feels like reading pre-teens chatting ..
wait ...
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Hahaha!
if we all were to give each other a dollar we would end up having the same amount of money as we started would'nt we!
lol
Do bad I'm in the TEEN years, right? Like 4-TEEN! 5-TEEN! 6-TEEN!
Its easy to say there are so many members on this website and how if each members donates 1$.
But the problems is :
1. They should have online money transfer account. i.e paypal.
2. Credit card is mostly needed.
3. Amount in there account.
4. Facility to transfer money from there account to your account. If both have paypal accounts is good but if one has alertpay and other paypal. its hard to transfer.
5. 1$ is ok but in that there are fees will have to be cut.
6. Finally the donors interest and willings for donation.
So taking these into consideration, there are very less ppl. Atleast in this website, atleast I what I know, even atleast what I believe.
But the amazing fact is, how that Wikipedia got 11 million dollars.
I'm already a multi-millionaire
Like the title states... I'm pre-enlisting into the Marine Corps next summer, and I've recently gotten into XDA. I figured I'd try to find anyone else on this Forum in/joining the Military.
I almost signed up to the British Army when i was 16 and have always regretted not following through with it. In my work i have a lot of colleagues who are ex-military and they're all great guys. Every one of them deserve the utmost respect for serving their country.
If it's what you want to do, don't let anything stand in your way! Keep us updated with your news and hopefully in future you can tell us stories about your Boot-Camp and Tours of duty!
I'm also in the process of joining the USMC. I'm just waiting for my backround check to come in but its been two months already .. I think its because I had to put in a waiver but hopefully my waivers go thru ..
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I almost signed up to the British Army when i was 16 and have always regretted not following through with it. In my work i have a lot of colleagues who are ex-military and they're all great guys. Every one of them deserve the utmost respect for serving their country.
If it's what you want to do, don't let anything stand in your way! Keep us updated with your news and hopefully in future you can tell us stories about your Boot-Camp and Tours of duty!
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Why don't you try giving it another chance? Also, If I lived in Britain, I'd try going for their Royal Marine Commandos... Talk about bad ass!
theebest said:
I'm also in the process of joining the USMC. I'm just waiting for my backround check to come in but its been two months already .. I think its because I had to put in a waiver but hopefully my waivers go thru ..
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That's great! What if we meet up? Haha. I'm gonna be going to MEPS in about a year, so hopefully all goes well. I'm only 16 right now, but I've been wanting to do this for a while now.
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I almost signed up to the British Army when i was 16 and have always regretted not following through with it. In my work i have a lot of colleagues who are ex-military and they're all great guys. Every one of them deserve the utmost respect for serving their country.
If it's what you want to do, don't let anything stand in your way! Keep us updated with your news and hopefully in future you can tell us stories about your Boot-Camp and Tours of duty!
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they don't have an age limit there? wow
anyway, i got counltess recruitment calls when i graduated from high school, said no, and they wouldn't take me anyway due to my ADHD and asbergers (believe me, i tried to sign up)
FatalityBoyZahy said:
Why don't you try giving it another chance? Also, If I lived in Britain, I'd try going for their Royal Marine Commandos... Talk about bad ass!
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Waaay too old now!
I'm sitting next to a retired Ghurka atm and those guys are fearless. Most of them serve for 20 years or more and have seen combat all over the world. One of them, who is a serving soldier, is currently under investigation for cutting the head off a Taliban fighter.
Who needs guns!
Edit: I'm 'Thanking' everyone in this thread who is serving or joining up. It's the least a civvy could do!
I was in the USAF, 4 years, best experience of my life.
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they don't have an age limit there? wow
anyway, i got counltess recruitment calls when i graduated from high school, said no, and they wouldn't take me anyway due to my ADHD and asbergers (believe me, i tried to sign up)
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UK does, I think its 16 or 18, 16 is when you can live on your own, married, etc. So I'm going with 16
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Former Army - Military Police and Medical Service Corps (8.5 yrs)
My brother and grandfathers were in the USAF and the ARMY. I can't go in because of to many medical conditions. I respect every military member, op, thank you for the enlistment. Take care of your self.
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I'd rather die than be in our military...
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Lets hope that dont happeb
watt9493 said:
My brother and grandfathers were in the USAF and the ARMY. I can't go in because of to many medical conditions. I respect every military member, op, thank you for the enlistment. Take care of your self.
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I'd rather die than be in our military...
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When the military are used to police the civilians in their own country you know that something is wrong! Any soldier that raises a weapon to one of their own deserves everything that IS coming to them!
Good luck my friend. The people will always triumph in the end, be patient!
I deeply believe in Karma. Not as some supernatural, occult force...just that everyone has everything that's coming to them! Live your life as a good person and good things will come your way. Live your life as an evil bastard and that's how your life will end.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. What goes around, comes around. Pick your metaphor! The good will out...
Wow, a legitimate political discussion in this forum ?
What is XDA coming to ?
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Wow, a legitimate ***** discussion in this forum ?
What is XDA coming to ?
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Pretend it's not a P****** discussion Those threads will get closed
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Pretend it's not a P****** discussion Those threads will get closed
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There's no politicaling going on around here! So how's everyone finding their HTC, Widows Mobile phone anyway.....?
Edit: It's a shame that there have to be divisions, borders, territory, politics in real life. We are all one race and we all share the same planet. XDA is my favourite site because the things that bring us together knows no boundaries. I now have friends all over the world, all good people, and like the other 99% of the worlds population we all want the same thing! A long and fruitful life and good health for ourselves, our friends and our families.
In a forum of 4 million members i would say that XDA OT is the place to come to find friendship, understanding, respect, fun, sadness, joy, and laughter. We have member aged from 14 years to 60 years, from every walk of life, from every nation. We don't fight, we don't hate...we laugh, we share sorrow and we spread happiness. I would be a lesser person if not for the people i surround myself with here. I learn with these people, i share with these people...these people are my family!*
*The mods are especially awesome!
I was born in the military. My mom was in the Army and had me right before her Unit was deployed to Grenada or Panama or some place back then. She had the choice of signing me over to the custody of the US or get out of the military. My mom was born in the military, too. On one of the Naval bases in Hawaii. My grandpa was in the Marines. I got accepted in high school but backed out when a mess of things happened and none of my family wanted me to enlist, but rather go in after collage. Got rejected when I was 23 for enlistment and again when I was 25. Too much trouble making when I was a kid. Maybe we'll get in another world war and open the draft again. I'll join then, they won't reject me then.
Im thinking of enlisting in the airforce.....any thoughts?
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Im thinking of enlisting in the airforce.....any thoughts?
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PM orb and see what he says. Is there an honest branch of the Mexican government? Seriously, not trying to troll. Just hear nothing but horror stories from friends who are either from or have family in Mexico.
I need to change my country to usa.....everybody seems to think I live in mexico...i havent been there in like 11 years...i was talking about the us air force
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8. Donations.
We appreciate all donations to xda-developers.com, it keeps our forum online and well maintained. As a user you're allowed to ask for donations in your signature as a thank you for your hard work. However donations up front are not allowed, this forum is about sharing, not about getting paid to do something, that's what your job is for.
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OK, so I made a donate button, hopefully the mods approve (it is for a good cause). Input your donation amount [for now, we are doing pennies, maybe we might increase it a little later on(now that I think about it, if 100 members donate 0.01, that's only $1.00 lol w/e)]. We'll see how this works. I'll try to list the people that donated, for (Sugar Honey Ice Tea)'s and giggles. (The forum needs to be family friendly.)
No donate button. I don't know when my bank statement will come in.
Just go to your account and send the penny as a gift. No charges and I don't need to verify.
*Mod Edit: Link removed*
P.S. Add a note with your XDA username, so I know who you are.
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You all know that idea, and you always thought about it. I was thinking about it as well. Now with internet it is much easier to do. Would like to know if it would be ok with the mods/admin to start a donation account where members would donate a penny (or whatever the lowest donation amount is), and then me wee how much is collected in a given amount of time...and then of course donate all of it to XDA to pay for server space, etc. What do ya'll think?
CURRENT BALANCE:
$4.15
DONATED LIST
Jaszek ($0.01)
DirkGently (£1=$1.52 Thanks)
Archer (£0.01=$0.01 Thanks)
BazookaAce (€2.00=$2.61 Thanks)
I'll donate for teh lulz
even if was just for you xD
Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
I'm in
4 million members..perhaps 100 Thousand of them active..
£1000.00 in pennies..
Not a vast sum but could probably feed a few third-world families for a year. Let's do it!
Oooor, lets bump it up to $1.
Well you guys can chose. I guess I would need a mods permission to do this first.
If we bump it up to $1, I take 25% for coming up with the idea .
I remember a website where you can give money to raise a bar to reach the top, but I forgot what its called. Anyone know?
In for a Penny, in for a pound!
Happy Xmas.
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I remember a website where you can give money to raise a bar to reach the top, but I forgot what its called. Anyone know?
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Kickstarter?
I'm tempted to give you two pennies!
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Kickstarter?
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That was it, but it's too late now. lol
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I'm tempted to give you two pennies!
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Do it. lol
Have another penny
Just a suggestion, if you will actually donate the $$ to xda, shouldn't you change the thread title?
Definitely NOT being sent from my HTC Amaze4G until Christmas Day.....
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Just a suggestion, if you will actually donate the $$ to xda, shouldn't you change the thread title?
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Only people who pay pennies get to decide that
What she said.
Yo Jay-Z, you've received 2 euros from the almighty bazooka
May i suggest the first $5.00 raised goes to Jaszek, to buy him a Christmas Four-Pack from all of us?
The rest to go to xda/charity...?
Hahah, fine by me!
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Just a suggestion, if you will actually donate the $$ to xda, shouldn't you change the thread title?
Definitely NOT being sent from my HTC Amaze4G until Christmas Day.....
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I'll do that
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May i suggest the first $5.00 raised goes to Jaszek, to buy him a Christmas Four-Pack from all of us?
The rest to go to xda/charity...?
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I am pretty broke right now. lol. Well for now I'll let it run until lets say Dec. 31st, and we'll see what the final balance is. Then I might steal from it. lol
And thanks everyone for donating so far (especially the people who killed the point of donating a penny and donated more [and also its only Europeans donating now, americans show them you arent cheap ])
Sorry! I'll be MUCH cheaper next time!
well im a full time welder and I've always liked my job But lately things have been going slow in my life and I feel like i'm just going nowhere in life.
I went to college coming out of high school and blew it off like an idiot. I've always been wanting to go back but I always feel like i'm setting myself up for failure and will just waste my time and money.
I'm 24 years old and now i'm at a point in my life where I have to start getting my **** together, but this welding job is just moving to slow for me.
for the past 3-4 years, I've been learning and working with computers. Im not a pro at it but I know more then the average person.
Well I've been doing a lot of thinking and its time I go back to school to improve my life. i want to get more into the computer world and chase a computer science degree. My question to you guys is, where should I start? I know I need to look into schools, classes etc. what I mean is what can I start studying in the mean time (before I actually start my schooling) so that I can have a head start.
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What kind of thing do you want to do with computers? Hardware, software, app development, web development, game development, db admin, network admin? There's loads of routes to go down, all dependant on what you want to do.
And if anyone recommends a programming language to you before you answer that question then they don't know what they're talking about. Either that, or they're just saying "this is what I know - look at me - aren't I clever?".
Im leaning toward network admin. Im planning to aign up fall or winter classes but I wanna study a bit before starting. My company will pay for the schooling depending on the grades.
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Good for you man !!! Its never too late to do something.
Im also going back to college in september, Im 22 with a fiance and child, But that aint stopping me !!
Hopefully looking to do a course on Programming and Software Development
I'm trying to learn Python. I think I can get the hang of it before school starts again in September.
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I can't advise you on the network admin side of things, other than you'll need a good degree to get a decent job, or start really at the bottom and work your way up slowly. It's quite a well-educated field, for real pros. There's plenty of hack and slash network admins out there, but they're the type that bring networks down by saying "I wonder what that does!" (I've worked with some of them before )
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Good for you man !!! Its never too late to do something.
Im also going back to college in september, Im 22 with a fiance and child, But that aint stopping me !!
Hopefully looking to do a course on Programming and Software Development
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Respect man. I think it gets harder once you have a family. I got a nice girl now and been thinking about settling down but the thought of not being able to provide is the only thing stopping me.
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I can't advise you on the network admin side of things, other than you'll need a good degree to get a decent job, or start really at the bottom and work your way up slowly. It's quite a well-educated field, for real pros. There's plenty of hack and slash network admins out there, but they're the type that bring networks down by saying "I wonder what that does!" (I've worked with some of them before )
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Well my plan is to use my company To pay for my school and at the.same time switch over to the I.T department (which will be no problem). That way I can be hands on while im learning. After im finished, I should have enough.experience to move up, weather its in this company or somewhere else.
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Good luck
Its never to late to do something
W!LßSO @ XDA
Absolutely, good luck with it. I was 22 before I got a qualification in programming, despite developing software since the age of 8. No-one would give me a job without it, so I did a course, got the paper and got a job. Been doing it ever since.
It's good to do something new and start over, as long as it's something you have a passion for.
I'm in medical school now, three years to graduation(but, I'll study another six years after that...). I have this friend, he's, I think over 30 years, and he's at the same "grade" as I am. He also was like you, had a "low-education"(help me here ) job, and then he decided to go into Med. I'm kinda proud of him, he's a good inspiration for people like you. It's a long way to become a doc, but it's never too late. I strongly recommend you to go to school, it'll be worth it!
All respect and luck shall be with you!
(I just realized my grammar sucks )
Yea man 24 is not late at all! Im a emt and a emergency medical flight dispatcher and when my girl gets done with school in like 3 semesers i think ima go back and be a game warden for the state of louisiana. She is 28 and im 34 and we have a two year old good luck man its worth it.
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..if I were to go back to school I would like to take up Android Software Development & know all there is to know about Andy coz Andy is the Future
@Archer
my son will be graduating from HS, what's his best move to get into "Android Software Development"? you developed software at 8? how is that possible
tnx
Definitely check out the Community Colleges in your area, especially ones that have really good relationships with the better Engineering/Technical universities in your area. You will save yourself a ton doing your first two years there, and a lot of schools that will even let you get complete your four year degree through associated Community Colleges. You also get the benefit of smaller classes and professors that actually know your name.
I just finished my associates after going on and off forever so don't feel like you're outback because you've waited. Get it done man, you're still well ahead of the curve. If you want to start this fall though you need to go ahead and sign up.
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Is it bad that I don't want to go to college? I'm a high honors student and everything but I don't know. My parents would hate me for this. After highschool I want to book a flight to some other part of the country. Maybe somewhere in California? Find an okay job and a little apartment. Buy myself a comfy couch and live alone and sit and soak in life. It's all I want I guess... But I get it you guys are motivated by things like your own family and stuff. I'd love to find someone but I know that probably won't happen because of the person I am. So I have no need to have a lot of money or be rich at all like most people. Just enough to get by and maybe occasionally buy a game or phone or something haha.
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Don't be a hermit.
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Not really a hermit haha. Just going on with life but alone mostly. I'd still have a job and stuff which would lead to talking to some extent. I'd be kinda talking to you guys through here because I would never leave you guys :3 even if I did go to college my life would be the same. I'd just be earning more money....
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With the high cost of living in California, you'll need more motivation than that.
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Fine then :I Texas?
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I never lived there, but if boborone finds this thread, he can clue you in on TX.
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And as could I, im located about 45 minutes from houston xD
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Most apartments and stuff in my particular area are about 300 to 400 a month which isn't too bad for a decent place. But im in a small town, now if I was to drive about 15 minutes to the next town they can be around 700 to 1200 a month
Im a special case however the place I got me and the roommate own the property and the house, so we only have to pay utilities and bills.
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i haven't found a wishlist thread yet.. maybe i should grab the opportunity to make one
this could be a Christmas/Birthday/whatever wishlist.
I'm just bored that's all -_- anyway,
MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU GUYS
Here it goes..
I wish God could take this inevitable illness away from me. It sucks taking meds 2-3 times a day, constant fear of being unsure when my last breath will strike. *sigh
On my wishlist:
For us to step back and look others in the eye then realize that each of us one on one can link to build versus destroy.
Understand and take the place of all those who suffer and know that we can equalize and comfort through sharing.
Hope for those of us that have replaced friends with technology will turn away for just a moment to shake the hand of a neighbor.
My wishlist right now:
That Santa would get the heck out of my house right now because I've gotta pee!
a.k.a. Josepho1997
Merry Christmas!
Urahara said:
My wishlist right now:
That Santa would get the heck out of my house right now because I've gotta pee!
a.k.a. Josepho1997
Merry Christmas!
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i haven't found a wishlist thread yet.. maybe i should grab the opportunity to make one
this could be a Christmas/Birthday/whatever wishlist.
I'm just bored that's all -_- anyway,
MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU GUYS
Here it goes..
I wish God could take this inevitable illness away from me. It sucks taking meds 2-3 times a day, constant fear of being unsure when my last breath will strike. *sigh
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I wish for you to be well so that you don't need meds any more.
Thats OK said:
On my wishlist:
For us to step back and look others in the eye then realize that each of us one on one can link to build versus destroy.
Understand and take the place of all those who suffer and know that we can equalize and comfort through sharing.
Hope for those of us that have replaced friends with technology will turn away for just a moment to shake the hand of a neighbor.
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Well said!
I just wish I could study more...I know I have the brains to crack IIT(that's the top college in India btw) but once I get caught in boredom(like this) there's nothing I can do.
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As much as I would love a Lan Evo and more money to pay off my expensive school loans. Having better health is good enough for me.
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All I ever wish for is that my daughters go to bed with their bellies full, and their minds full of curiosity and wonder, and that when I get home from work everyday, a hug. That's all.
i wish my fridge could walk and come to my bedroom -_- i am starving and too scared to run over to the kitchen (it's hell'a dark there right now)
I wish I was free again... and for you to get well...
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