bighead wrote:she " thanked me" for her gift. lol
LOL same here man, you cant say no to that though!
Noah Hofrichter wrote: CMSTPP wrote: Ya it's expensive but it's worth it. Over the next couple of years I will be saving up to purchase the whole train piece by piece.I have also seen the hiawatha model. I don't know if you know The protto type modelers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but they own two or three sets of the Milwaukee road. I know for sure they have the orange and maroon set, the 1947 Hiawatha. And they also have the 1955-1960 UP milwaukee road set. All are run by E-units. They also own 6 or 7 more passenger trains in brass. C&NW, NP, the California Zephyr, The Suoer Chief, and so on. I'm pretty sure they have $100,000 or so dollars in passenger trains. it's nuts.Happy railroadingJamesThe NAPM was the place I was thinking of too! I member of the club I belong too is also a member there, and so he told us about an open house they were having after Trainfest this year. They have a very awesome and impressive layout indeed! Lots of time, effort, and money was poured into that layout though. If I were a member there I would just hope we never lost the lease, it'd be a shame to tear it all down....Noah
CMSTPP wrote: Ya it's expensive but it's worth it. Over the next couple of years I will be saving up to purchase the whole train piece by piece.I have also seen the hiawatha model. I don't know if you know The protto type modelers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but they own two or three sets of the Milwaukee road. I know for sure they have the orange and maroon set, the 1947 Hiawatha. And they also have the 1955-1960 UP milwaukee road set. All are run by E-units. They also own 6 or 7 more passenger trains in brass. C&NW, NP, the California Zephyr, The Suoer Chief, and so on. I'm pretty sure they have $100,000 or so dollars in passenger trains. it's nuts.Happy railroadingJames
Ya it's expensive but it's worth it. Over the next couple of years I will be saving up to purchase the whole train piece by piece.
I have also seen the hiawatha model. I don't know if you know The protto type modelers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but they own two or three sets of the Milwaukee road. I know for sure they have the orange and maroon set, the 1947 Hiawatha. And they also have the 1955-1960 UP milwaukee road set. All are run by E-units. They also own 6 or 7 more passenger trains in brass. C&NW, NP, the California Zephyr, The Suoer Chief, and so on. I'm pretty sure they have $100,000 or so dollars in passenger trains. it's nuts.
Happy railroading
James
The NAPM was the place I was thinking of too! I member of the club I belong too is also a member there, and so he told us about an open house they were having after Trainfest this year. They have a very awesome and impressive layout indeed! Lots of time, effort, and money was poured into that layout though. If I were a member there I would just hope we never lost the lease, it'd be a shame to tear it all down....
Noah
That's right. I forgot that you went to Milwaukee for that show. The thing that impressed me the most was there station. Completely made of lego pieces. I would have never guessed that. I also think there train shed is very impressive. Countless hours went into that masterpiece, I'm sure. Every year I go they have things added.
Ya, I hope there lease isn't lost either. I couldn't really imagine tearing that whole complex of a layout down. What a waste and what a bueatiful railroad. I'm hoping it stays.
ok you asked for it....
(heres the whole story. its really long and really miserable and REALLY off topic....)
at the begining of high school i was contuining what i started in middle school.... being a hermit. completly alone with one friend who was fading fast. i had already settled down into the real me, the gothic me, and was pretty much a loner at school. no one cared. i was happy about that. i would go days without talking to anyone. without making a sound. without caring at all. it had been so long since i had known anything better than lonliness, that i didnt really know ther was a something better. at least not soemthing better for me. i actually got to like being alone. that scares me a little now. then i met someone who turned that all around for me. Amanda (not gonna use last names). ok. amandamy school grasso to there then around to all the houses. i met amanda on the bus. i was so confused. why is the cute little puck chick talking to me? sitting near me? listening to what i have to say? NO ONE does that. i didnt get it. after a few weeks of knowing her she put her arm around me and said she loved me. i had no idea what was going on. i dont know what to say, didnt know what to do, i didnt even knowif she was just messing with my head. she was serious. she loved the weird gothic loner kid with no friends. it was so weird to me. then summer happened. i had 2 months to wonder why i felt bad about being lonely. lonlieness was my only companion. i didnt need anyone else. then it hit me- i love this girl. if only i had realised that earlier. i started to call her. asked if she was too busy to spend some time together. last few days of that summer were great. everything was kinda going good. i had a great frined, mabey even a little bit more. i remember many occasions when i had the oppurtunity to ask her out. never did. what a stupid mistake. about a month into school, with much support form my frineds, who i had learned to trust all over again, i decided that it was time for me to finally do what i had wanted to do for so long. .... i was one day too late.... she got on the bus with terrible news for me, great news for her. to make it short, someone else had gotten to her first. broken heart. emotional breakdown. many very distressed myspace messages to her and my other friends. amanda is still my friend. i still love her. after a few months of rage/hatred of myself/rejection/isolation during the day and shameful crying my @$$ off at night, i met her friend aubrey on myspace. we talked to eachother fro a while like everything was pretty normal. i kinda liked her from the start i think. at about 10 that night she posted a bulliten. not gonna say waht was in the bulliten, but that night i more or less saved her life. (send me a private mesage if you need clairafying) that takes a lot out of someone to do that. we agreed to meet up with amanda later that week and meet in person. i lovedher. shes doing better. ater 3 months of trying to get back in contact, i gave up and decided that a girl who i had been helping thru similar broblems, rachel, (she lives in scotland... its a myspace thing) might just be the one for me. it will be 2 years before i can actually go see her, but if wecan last that long apart, then it just might last forever. just today i was on the bus with amanda, and aubrey called. just 1 day after i decided that id be better off moving on. one day. she has a boyfriend now anywayse so if rachel says yes then everyone ends up being happy.
on top of this i have my intense hatred of most of humanity and general annoyance at people at school and my parents and helping my friends thru some really hard times.
forgive me for the rant.
-Rooney.
GEARHEAD426 wrote:ok you asked for it.... (heres the whole story. its really long and really miserable and REALLY off topic....) at the begining of high school i was contuining what i started in middle school.... being a hermit. completly alone with one friend who was fading fast. i had already settled down into the real me, the gothic me, and was pretty much a loner at school. no one cared. i was happy about that. i would go days without talking to anyone. without making a sound. without caring at all. it had been so long since i had known anything better than lonliness, that i didnt really know ther was a something better. at least not soemthing better for me. i actually got to like being alone. that scares me a little now. then i met someone who turned that all around for me. Amanda (not gonna use last names). ok. amandamy school grasso to there then around to all the houses. i met amanda on the bus. i was so confused. why is the cute little puck chick talking to me? sitting near me? listening to what i have to say? NO ONE does that. i didnt get it. after a few weeks of knowing her she put her arm around me and said she loved me. i had no idea what was going on. i dont know what to say, didnt know what to do, i didnt even knowif she was just messing with my head. she was serious. she loved the weird gothic loner kid with no friends. it was so weird to me. then summer happened. i had 2 months to wonder why i felt bad about being lonely. lonlieness was my only companion. i didnt need anyone else. then it hit me- i love this girl. if only i had realised that earlier. i started to call her. asked if she was too busy to spend some time together. last few days of that summer were great. everything was kinda going good. i had a great frined, mabey even a little bit more. i remember many occasions when i had the oppurtunity to ask her out. never did. what a stupid mistake. about a month into school, with much support form my frineds, who i had learned to trust all over again, i decided that it was time for me to finally do what i had wanted to do for so long. .... i was one day too late.... she got on the bus with terrible news for me, great news for her. to make it short, someone else had gotten to her first. broken heart. emotional breakdown. many very distressed myspace messages to her and my other friends. amanda is still my friend. i still love her. after a few months of rage/hatred of myself/rejection/isolation during the day and shameful crying my @$$ off at night, i met her friend aubrey on myspace. we talked to eachother fro a while like everything was pretty normal. i kinda liked her from the start i think. at about 10 that night she posted a bulliten. not gonna say waht was in the bulliten, but that night i more or less saved her life. (send me a private mesage if you need clairafying) that takes a lot out of someone to do that. we agreed to meet up with amanda later that week and meet in person. i lovedher. shes doing better. ater 3 months of trying to get back in contact, i gave up and decided that a girl who i had been helping thru similar broblems, rachel, (she lives in scotland... its a myspace thing) might just be the one for me. it will be 2 years before i can actually go see her, but if wecan last that long apart, then it just might last forever. just today i was on the bus with amanda, and aubrey called. just 1 day after i decided that id be better off moving on. one day. she has a boyfriend now anywayse so if rachel says yes then everyone ends up being happy. on top of this i have my intense hatred of most of humanity and general annoyance at people at school and my parents and helping my friends thru some really hard times. forgive me for the rant. -Rooney.
Hope you dont cut yourself.
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coborn35 wrote: GEARHEAD426 wrote:ok you asked for it.... (heres the whole story. its really long and really miserable and REALLY off topic....) at the begining of high school i was contuining what i started in middle school.... being a hermit. completly alone with one friend who was fading fast. i had already settled down into the real me, the gothic me, and was pretty much a loner at school. no one cared. i was happy about that. i would go days without talking to anyone. without making a sound. without caring at all. it had been so long since i had known anything better than lonliness, that i didnt really know ther was a something better. at least not soemthing better for me. i actually got to like being alone. that scares me a little now. then i met someone who turned that all around for me. Amanda (not gonna use last names). ok. amandamy school grasso to there then around to all the houses. i met amanda on the bus. i was so confused. why is the cute little puck chick talking to me? sitting near me? listening to what i have to say? NO ONE does that. i didnt get it. after a few weeks of knowing her she put her arm around me and said she loved me. i had no idea what was going on. i dont know what to say, didnt know what to do, i didnt even knowif she was just messing with my head. she was serious. she loved the weird gothic loner kid with no friends. it was so weird to me. then summer happened. i had 2 months to wonder why i felt bad about being lonely. lonlieness was my only companion. i didnt need anyone else. then it hit me- i love this girl. if only i had realised that earlier. i started to call her. asked if she was too busy to spend some time together. last few days of that summer were great. everything was kinda going good. i had a great frined, mabey even a little bit more. i remember many occasions when i had the oppurtunity to ask her out. never did. what a stupid mistake. about a month into school, with much support form my frineds, who i had learned to trust all over again, i decided that it was time for me to finally do what i had wanted to do for so long. .... i was one day too late.... she got on the bus with terrible news for me, great news for her. to make it short, someone else had gotten to her first. broken heart. emotional breakdown. many very distressed myspace messages to her and my other friends. amanda is still my friend. i still love her. after a few months of rage/hatred of myself/rejection/isolation during the day and shameful crying my @$$ off at night, i met her friend aubrey on myspace. we talked to eachother fro a while like everything was pretty normal. i kinda liked her from the start i think. at about 10 that night she posted a bulliten. not gonna say waht was in the bulliten, but that night i more or less saved her life. (send me a private mesage if you need clairafying) that takes a lot out of someone to do that. we agreed to meet up with amanda later that week and meet in person. i lovedher. shes doing better. ater 3 months of trying to get back in contact, i gave up and decided that a girl who i had been helping thru similar broblems, rachel, (she lives in scotland... its a myspace thing) might just be the one for me. it will be 2 years before i can actually go see her, but if wecan last that long apart, then it just might last forever. just today i was on the bus with amanda, and aubrey called. just 1 day after i decided that id be better off moving on. one day. she has a boyfriend now anywayse so if rachel says yes then everyone ends up being happy. on top of this i have my intense hatred of most of humanity and general annoyance at people at school and my parents and helping my friends thru some really hard times. forgive me for the rant. -Rooney. Hope you dont cut yourself.
no way. ive got friends who do (or did) that. dotn want to go there.
Honestly, why would anyone be so idiotic as to cut themself?? I can see an accidental slip of a knife(), but doing it intentionally? What is the point behind that?
RR Redneck wrote: Honestly, why would anyone be so idiotic as to cut themself?? I can see an accidental slip of a knife(), but doing it intentionally? What is the point behind that?
Well........the human mind can be messed up sometimes...............that or the side effects of antidepressants............
Dave
i think its like displacing the pain. if they cant do anything about the pain inside, they make it hurt outside so they have that to worry about i think.
i dont know.
lets not bash my loved ones, okay?
and i *really* think we should get back on topic....
I DONT KNOW WHY! Those guys are weird and I happen to have a strange fobia of emo's (those people). Seriously they are messed up. I have some gothic friends and i have no problem with that at all its pretty cool. But the emo kids, man their just weird.
NSlover92 wrote: RR Redneck wrote: Honestly, why would anyone be so idiotic as to cut themself?? I can see an accidental slip of a knife(), but doing it intentionally? What is the point behind that? I DONT KNOW WHY! Those guys are weird and I happen to have a strange fobia of emo's (those people). Seriously they are messed up. I have some gothic friends and i have no problem with that at all its pretty cool. But the emo kids, man their just weird.
I extremely dislike Goths. and Emo's. They scare the **** outta me.
Boy, has this place picked up a little lately! I'll admit it, I was wrong before I guess, which is a good thing. In this case I don't mind being wrong. Seems like the "regulars" group has changed around quite a bit though.
James, The Lego Depot at the NAPM impressed me too. My reaction was almost exactly the same as yours; I couldn't believe it. Definately very cool.
Well, I'm in the midst of running right now, so this is rather brief. The big train show (for this part of Wisconsin anyway) is this weekend in Madison, and my club set up our layout there. It's been a good time so far, and its only half over. I bought a couple new cars, and I've got my eye on a few more that I might have to pick up tomorrow....