Rubyvixen

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  What smell takes you back to your dub days?

  by mtbatoon in

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  old heated paint.

  let me explain.

  the old kh i went to would give off this strange smell of burnt paint ever time the central heating was put on.

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  I am standing on the train platform this morning when all of a sudden someone passes me eating Fritos and it instantly reminded me of assemblies after lunch....the overwhelming smell of fritos and the sound of shastas being opened...*gag*
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  What smell takes you back to your dub days?

  by mtbatoon in

  1. jw
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  old heated paint.

  let me explain.

  the old kh i went to would give off this strange smell of burnt paint ever time the central heating was put on.

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  Rubyvixen

  Pine-sol!
  
  Seriously, the smell of Pine-sol makes me recall pretending to clean the bathrooms when it was our turn to clean the hall (key-word pretend...hah).
  
  Also ,the overwhelming smell of aftershave makes me recall Thursday night meetings for some reason...ack!
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  hello all - new here

  by GoingGoingGone in

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  hello everyone, this is my first post.... i'm in the process of fading after being a jw my entire life (almost).

  i don't go to meetings anymore..... hubby's an elder, and boy, is he mad.

  he still makes the kids go with him to meetings, service, etc... they hate it and i feel sorry for them, but there's not much i can do about it.. i've been feeling lonely today, i do miss my friends sometimes, and i have really good friends, but since i don't go to meetings i never see them much anymore.

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  Rubyvixen

  Hi there and welcome :)
  
  Sounds like quite a situation you have there still being surrounded by all that. The people here are awesome though.
  
  Can't wait to hear more from you :D
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  Halloween - Are you celebrating?

  by Nellie in

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  of all the holidays that witnesses shun, this was the one i could understand most.

  but after leaving the organization, how do you feel about it now?

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  Rubyvixen

  My favorite holiday :)
  
  What's not to like? I love theatrical costumes and I love candy. A day when everyone is reveling in chocolate, candy and mischief? Too awesome.
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  A question I've asked an elder as a kid, he never gave an answer

  by zagor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the question was, "so if things are going to be returned to as they were in eden does that mean that we all are going to be naked again and that we won't need any clothing.".

  it is very uncomfortable thought for many dubs.

  it is not only to do with "immorality" as such (though many naturalists would vouch that it being naked has nothing to do with it anyway).

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  "Even though this thread is not about it but I would love to mention that I find it hard to believe that members of GB don’t engage in a healthy sex life too and that it must have a prominent place in their lives. How otherwise explain Sydlick’s choice of a wife who could be his granddaughter. (oh yes they would have so much to talk about, right)"
  
  
  They have a rather...eccentric...relationship and she is much younger than him yes but not THAT much younger and she has always acted far older than her years. ;)
  
  This is a great post though.
  
  I wholeheartedly agree with your points.
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  Guild Wars players???

  by FMZ in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  anyone else play this game?

  it's really very good, i was going to get into wow but a friend persuaded me to play gw instead, very glad i did.

  graphics are amazing, people are nice, and the strategy aspect of the game is unbeatable..

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  Rubyvixen

  No!!!
  
  I play WoW!
  
  WoW beats the pants off of Guild Wars =)
  
  I play Horde on Shadowmoon, Undead Priest.
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  Hobbies & talents & dislikes.

  by hibiscusfire in

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  2. friends

  sometimes i wonder if the persons we are sreally show off our talents.. you may go somewhere with all these talents, hobbies and dislikes and people just see you for another two legged creature on planet earth.. for instance at work people just see you for what you do, they don't know how talented you may be.. my hobbies:.

  watching television & movies, sewing, being around my doggies, relaxing-bathing- walking on the beach - love the sand.

  i just learnt how to swim so i don't mind swimming in the pool now.

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  Hobbies: I am a very addicted to computer gaming (and video games in general :)), currently in love with the World of Warcraft MMORPG. I also love puzzle games, board games, brain teasers. I love reading (big historical fiction dork here among other genres) and chilling out and listening to really amazing music. Lately I have been really into learning different types of dancing like bellydancing and tango which has been fun.
  
  Talents: I am an artist and a musician, been playing piano since I was 4 years old and currently do a lot of work with keyboard programming (producing etc.., more on the electronic end of things which probably reflects my musical tastes as well ;)..). While I went to school for art, I am not currently working in that field at all (neuroscience) but I do spend lots of time with my sketchbook when I am inspired although that really goes in cycles.
  
  Dislikes: This summertime weather =( . It is so humid and yucky here. I wish it could be October all year!, people who do not question or think for themselves, inefficiency, ignorance, greed, umm I am sure there is more but that was what was currently on the tip of my tongue or fingers so to speak.
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  Are You Happy With Your Life???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  basically, are you happily single, married, divorced, separated?

  do you wish that your life could be happier?

  do you believe that life sucks and then you die, anyway?

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  Rubyvixen

  Yes.
  
  It took me a long time before I got to the place I am at now and I feel life is wonderful in that you as a person are constantly evolving. There is so much out there that makes life like a huge juicy peach you just want to take a huge bite out of (or mango...I am hungry right now, can you tell?)...so much knowledge, spice and beauty.
  
  I feel very sorry for people who let *any* organized source (cult, religion, whatever you want to call it) dictate how they live their life and what they can or can't do. I feel sorry as well because the people who let themselves be controlled in this fashion often do so out of fear. Fear is the oil in the squeaky door of such organizations.
  
  I feel very happy to have a nice sense of self, to be an individual, to live without fear of displeasing (an imaginary god, old men who live in Brooklyn, people who judge...whatever), to pursue whatever I want to pursue whenever without silly guilt from any source, to have friends who love me for ME, to have a boyfriend who rocks my world and keeps our apartment clean and loves my cats :P (what more can a girl want? lol), and to have a job where I am constantly learning and where my co-workers are pretty cool.
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  What's Your Status? Christian, Pagan, "I Don't Know", "I Don't Care"??

  by minimus in

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  just curious......

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  Rubyvixen

  I am an atheist.
  
  Funny how I ended up working in the field of science with that outlook :)
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  The GB as JW celebrities

  by Rubyvixen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am really,really curious as to how other people back while in the org viewed the gb.

  because my oldest brother (older than me by 14 years!

  ) was first at the watchtower farms and then brooklyn bethel and my uncle is a member of the gb, my mother tended to flaunt these facts and look for every opportunity to go to either place with her bible studies (these terms are so weird to use after all these years lol).

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  Rubyvixen

  Lawrence...
  
  No truer words have been said :)