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[T-Bonizzle]

Good to hear DQ. I hope you find ways more ways to get involved besides protests soon!

[Drama Queen]

Good to hear DQ. I hope you find ways more ways to get involved besides protests soon!

This has changed me, and I feel the change is permanent... right now I'm protesting, but when things settle down I will be active in other ways both politically and with the community in general. Last night, I was actually planning to go join an Islamic group who meet up once a month to make sandwiches for the homeless. But then the urgent shit storm at the airports happened.

[T-Bonizzle]

Those kinds of actions...working for your community has a much more meaningful impact than protesting. I know some see protesting as productive, but it's only productive if there isn't something else you can be doing with your time. Which to me means it's never productive. It's fun and a good way to meet likeminded people, but it shouldn't be the end all of your activism. I'm a part of two local political groups where I live, and while we do political stuff like fundraising and campaigning, we also do a lot of charity work as well. Doing the sandwhich thing sounds like an A+ to me!

A good next step should be to find out what elections are happening this year where you live. Most states have elections every year. In PA we have a ton of judicial elections, as well as city councils, school boards, and small positions like that.

[! JDM The Professional !]

Those kinds of actions...working for your community has a much more meaningful impact than protesting. I know some see protesting as productive, but it's only productive if there isn't something else you can be doing with your time. Which to me means it's never productive. It's fun and a good way to meet likeminded people, but it shouldn't be the end all of your activism. I'm a part of two local political groups where I live, and while we do political stuff like fundraising and campaigning, we also do a lot of charity work as well. Doing the sandwhich thing sounds like an A+ to me!

A good next step should be to find out what elections are happening this year where you live. Most states have elections every year. In PA we have a ton of judicial elections, as well as city councils, school boards, and small positions like that.

I must disagree there Bone. Protesting can be hugely productive and important in getting issues across in the media/to the average person who may not know about said cause.

[T-Bonizzle]

It's only productive if you follow up on it, and have nothing better to do. In the course of activism there are more productive things. Community service, persuading people, recruiting more people to your cause, and voting.

But this is the Good News thread, not going to keep on this topic here.

[Knuckles]

found out wife is 6 weeks pregnant. hoping its a boy this time :p

[T-Bonizzle]

You know, they do make multiple forms of contraceptive.

[Dorling]

My ship arrived back in the UK today. I've only spent 5 days in my home country since the beginning of September, it's good to be back - will be even better in 19 days when my time on this ship is over and I can go home to see the girlfriend and family!

What a trip though; Cape Town, Valparaiso (Chile), the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, Rio de Janeiro and Ascension Island - I got paid to go to all of those places. This really is nothing like working in the office.

[Jon]

Proposed to my girlfriend today... she said yes! 

[Mike Powers]

Congratulations bro!

[Dorling]

Congrats Jon!

I picked up my new car today.

[Rob]

Congrats to all.

I was looking at getting a Beamer too Dorling. Fighting all my urges not to lol

[GM Franchise]

Congrats Jon! Nice ride, Dorling.

I'm going to Omnia nightclub for my birthday Saturday night. It's going to be awesome!

[GM Franchise]

Even better news, here's how the party is looking:
Women - between 20-25
Men - 4-5 tops including me 

[Justin]

Even better news, here's how the party is looking:
Women - between 20-25
Men - 4-5 tops including me 

Hopefully you took advantage....well not slip something in their drink advantage...but you get my drift.