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All what you just said was inspiring, in that sort of way I wish I could think same as you.   But I'm afraid it'll be some time before I can attack it that way.

the thing about fighting for an afterlife or lost souls.... I actually do see the delusions of children as sort of the same thing.    Getting them to believe in santa clause and then ripping that away from them.    People conform to that too easily I think.

ALSO here's something I never realized.  there are listings on that website for more UK cities.

aberdeen
belfast
birmingham
brighton
bristol
cambridge
cardiff / wales
devon / cornwall
east anglia
east midlands
edinburgh
glasgow
hampshire
leeds
liverpool
london
manchester
newcastle
oxford
sheffield

Unfortunately only London is the only one with a user base right now.   Each city also has classified job sections for television/ film & graphic design.   Again, London:

http://london.craigslist.org/tfr/      (tv, film, radio)
http://london.craigslist.org/med/  (art, media, design)   

I like the ZZ Top diet.   (never tried it mind you)   But one of the guys did this.   He would keep going to MacDonalds and order what he normally ordered.  Except he only ate half.    Half a burger, half the fries etc. etc.

I think Zodiac is a little extreme for the subject.    If another thread popped up I would gladly chime in about how stupid it is.  But yes,  here just makes no sense at all.  Year of the dog represent!


This community is full of atheists.  I mean, percentage wise... I've never seen so many in one place.  Does anybody have trouble bringin it up in public or among friends?   I get the feeling I'm becoming that guy who laughs about something I find ridiculous & the person next to me is silently offended.    The internet helps with anonymity but moreso I think it offers an escape from a regional conformity.

And let them force their creation myths into science class....

I wish it was just science classes. No one pays attention in those.  Get this.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/canyonflood.htm


Who is honestly going to step up to the world's most renowned geologists and tell them that a 2 billion year old land feature was created by a flood six thousand years ago?       Our president, that's who.   Separation of church & state anyone?    We are creating a delusional world for our children.



And a nice quote from the article.   "Now that the book has become quite popular, we don't want to remove it."   

the first one.   Not sure what you're getting at but I'm an agnostic atheist.  I do not deny the possibility of a god.


However, the god in the bible (AKA God) is one that I definitely do not believe in.

Whatever your faith please take a moment to step into this thread, look around and realize the message I'm putting forth.    I have not been an atheist for long.   In fact when I was a freshman I met a girl who I thought would go to hell,  as in some sort of abyss below the earth.  She was atheist & actually turned out to be the worst person i ever met.   Somehow, years later I found myself looking back at the horrible example of a person she was & realized that she and I were both suffering from the same dilemma.

We had been good Christians for the wrong reasons, &  that world was knocked out from under us.  When I chose atheism, I found myself bashing Christians because the doctrine & followers had led me astray for so many years.   I could not express myself in the open because the majority of Christians feel negative emotions against atheists.    During college I walked past the atheist & agnostic group & thought that they looked like the scum of the earth.     Something about doubt really scared me.   And its that fear over the years that led me straight to atheism.

I'll spare you the story and share with you someone's personal expression of their atheism.  Its a film he made as a tribute to his family  ( who believe in an afterlife )  & its something I've thought about doing.   The problem is that I'm  resentful of my childhood & my own selfish reasons for clinging onto my faith.   I get very negative about other people's faith and I don't want to do that.    Very easily, I could be one of those loud atheists who make the concept look unappealing and scary.   So I still cannot properly express my atheism.   This is the video I wish I had made:

http://www.vilekyle.com/Documentary/Why%20We%20Believe/index.htm

This council gives you a house if you use drugs HEAVILY?     Sounds like some B.S.!!!      Here's a sample of  London apartments off craigslist.   I know London's probably way jacked but there might also be some roomshares and private dorms and crap you'd never think of.   the best idea is to get a couple roommates and maybe even share a room.    Its affordable is the only reason.

Apts:
http://london.craigslist.org/apa/

Sublets:
http://london.craigslist.org/sub/

Roomshare:
http://london.craigslist.org/roo/


I'm in a similar situation as you with money-making vs. creative endeavors.   I just cannot give in to the dark side.   Most jobs I could get outside of the entertainment industry are dead ends for me anyway.   So I'm doing videography right now to try to pay the bills.    While its not screenwriting or filmmaking, it does give me plenty of camera work experience.      So I would advise taking on something that is a compromise.   Don't "sell out" and do something completely dead end.  Do something you won't quit because you KNOW it lends you something.

Google.com

By the way.    I found a christian who has ALL the answers.   This is why people become atheists.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIUBTZSmDsU

Someone already did.  And correctly.

Love this series.


If you like Extras, you should check out Curb Your Enthusiasm, which was an influence.

Well Blairwitch was truly independent.   With this movie it I bet it will be "pretend handheld"   where most of the shots are highly coordinated and most likely steadicam.   A little shakiness, but just enough to sell that one of the actors is filming & the rest will be cinematic.


I bet the whole movie will be like that "continuous" take in Children of Men.

Spielberg lucked out too.    Less is more, right?    Its a good thing the robotic shark malfunctioned because he planned to have shark all throughout the movie!   Lucky mishap.

Here's my thing about a JJ Abrams monster movie.....


What if they allude to the giant monster and you never even see the damned thing?  Would the suspense alone drive the movie?   Or would you be like.... dude wheres the monster WTF?

So did you actually make money off this movie?    Net loss or net gain?   

Romans 1:18  apparently.

I'm happy for you that you had a revelation.   While I do not share your thoughts,  I know the feeling of being awakened and can appreciate for you what that once meant to me.

I just found out about it from you.


So Cloverfield is the address of the production office.   They didn't release a title because the project hasn't been named yet.     But also they are trying to generate hype.   Its produced by the guy who did Lost so naturally the trailer was designed to make you curious.


But all you need to know is that it will be a giant monster movie from the perspective of a group of friends.    Sounds cool but I'm not going to dig any deeper.  There's nothing to research really.   

I'd be curious if anybody has a copy of my first post.


All that ezboard stuff is long gone.   Worst?   I was real mean to a few people and took a break for a while.   Can't even remember what it was about.    Someone posted a thread I wasn't real fond of.   I made too big a deal out of it.   It was sort of uncharacteristic of me at the time.  Blah blah blah.