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 Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:14 pm
Quote: Can you be stopped at an intersection and be forced to count the rice on the ground until the sun comes up and you're forced to flee to your grave or perish in the sunlight? Weell, it's stop at an intersection or be run down by some driver too busy talking on a mobile/cell phone Counting rice actually sounds like a good idea to pass the time...next time I'm bored I'll remember it rofl My room is like some cold dark dank horrific crypt....sooo yeah As for sun light, well it's use some damn powerful sunblock or be one crispy critter, lobster style
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:34 pm
not all of us have a big problem with the sun...the only parts of me i leave exposed are my hands and the lower half of my face, neither of which are prone to burning.
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:31 pm
Was kinda making a joke....and I burn, badly and quickly and have no places where I'm immune to it so it's factor 50 or fry......red lobster face doesn't look good in any outfit and then there's the hitting of the sunburn. Always fun.
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 6:49 pm
One thing I know about vampires is that they date back to about the roman/greek (i can remember specifically which) times
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 12:05 pm
Darken_mortal One thing I know about vampires is that they date back to about the roman/greek (i can remember specifically which) times Actually, there has been vampiric type creatures and monsters throughout ancient mythology, not just greco-romano mythology, and spanning many millenia.
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 8:32 am
megalomaniac-freak Was kinda making a joke....and I burn, badly and quickly and have no places where I'm immune to it so it's factor 50 or fry......red lobster face doesn't look good in any outfit and then there's the hitting of the sunburn. Always fun. i've figured out that what i thought was a burn is more of a sun-rash...it goes away after I spend an hour or so in some place cool, but the burning sensation remains behind for a while longer. i can also get a slight tan by being outside on an overcast day for an hour...and i hate tans cause everywhere i'm tanned has that stupid burning and itching sensation.
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:01 pm
I like vampires for the most part (although IMO there are a few drawbacks, as with everything) even having an RP about it, but I don't believe they exist, although I feel that discussion is for another thread?
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:35 pm
we do indeed exist, just not in the sense that myth and media lead most people to believe.
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:00 pm
Threre's a difference between vampires, and those with vampiric tendancies. Until I see someone who can fly, NEEDS blood to survive, and instantly bursts into flame under the sun, I won't believe in vampires, I do however believe in those with vampiric tendancies. I think I covered it all in my rant thread, but I wouldn't suggest anyone reading that.. lol.
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:23 pm
the popular vision of the vampire is something that is mostly embellished. we have existed for a very very long time, probably since the beginning of time, and the whole idea of immortality and the brinking blood from people to kill is likely christian propaganda, further embellished by writers and superstitious townspeople for a long time.
oh, and we DO need blood to survive. not all of us, but many of us. there are different kinds. sanguine vamps feed on blood, or rather the energy contained in blood, while psychic vampires take a more simple and direct appraoch and feed off of the energy of all things.
thats a simplified version of it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:37 pm
Main Entry: vam·pire
Pronunciation: 'vam-"pIr
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vampir
1 : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
That is straight from a dictionary. Generally if one doesn't follow the definition of something, they aren't it. The point of words is to classify something, the word vampire classifies a mythical undead creature. Since I have yet to meet anyone who fits that description I don't believe in vampires. Now VAMPIRISM.
Main Entry: vam·pir·ism
Pronunciation: -"pIr-"i-z&m
Function: noun
1 : belief in vampires
2 : the actions of a vampire
Yes, many people practice vampirism, or as the definition shows, the ACTIONS of a vampire, but that doesn't make them a vampire. Frankly I find it kind of desperate/selfish/denial that one would call themselves something they aren't. That applies to everything. I don't mean to offend or sound harsh, but if nobody follows the definition of a word, what is the point of using them at all? Without adhering to the meaning words have behind them, it's pointless to use words at all. The popular vision of a vampire is popular for a reason, because that's what vampires are. Just the same that the popular vision of a cow is a four legged bovine that produces milk from udders, because that's what a cow is. I can't turn around and say 'well many people say that's what a cow is, but a cow is really any animal that likes milk, but doesn't neccisarily have udders or even four legs.'
Also, there's a difference between feeding on blood, and needing it. On top of that the disease resulting in improper blood production is called porphyria and drinking blood doesn't actually help it any, only injections, and porphyria victims don't crave blood. Furthermore, the disease known to cause disfigurement under extreme sunlight is called congenital erythropoietic porphyria (correct me if I'm wrong) and only about 200 people in the world have been diagnosed with it. I find it hard to believe that a large percentage of those people all frequent this message board on gaia, or actually prefer calling themselves vampires.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:47 am
i actually like the mettalish taste of blood and am fascinated by vampires, which my mom and dad think is very diabolical and i'll start being satanic...i draw vampires but if my paents found out i would become the undead...live free or die...i must be dead. this is no life, what my parents make me go through...
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:27 am
Ndoki Main Entry: vam·pire Pronunciation: 'vam-"pIr Function: noun Etymology: French, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vampir 1 : the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep That is straight from a dictionary. Generally if one doesn't follow the definition of something, they aren't it. The point of words is to classify something, the word vampire classifies a mythical undead creature. Since I have yet to meet anyone who fits that description I don't believe in vampires. Now VAMPIRISM. Main Entry: vam·pir·ism Pronunciation: -"pIr-"i-z&m Function: noun 1 : belief in vampires 2 : the actions of a vampire Yes, many people practice vampirism, or as the definition shows, the ACTIONS of a vampire, but that doesn't make them a vampire. Frankly I find it kind of desperate/selfish/denial that one would call themselves something they aren't. That applies to everything. I don't mean to offend or sound harsh, but if nobody follows the definition of a word, what is the point of using them at all? Without adhering to the meaning words have behind them, it's pointless to use words at all. The popular vision of a vampire is popular for a reason, because that's what vampires are. Just the same that the popular vision of a cow is a four legged bovine that produces milk from udders, because that's what a cow is. I can't turn around and say 'well many people say that's what a cow is, but a cow is really any animal that likes milk, but doesn't neccisarily have udders or even four legs.' Also, there's a difference between feeding on blood, and needing it. On top of that the disease resulting in improper blood production is called porphyria and drinking blood doesn't actually help it any, only injections, and porphyria victims don't crave blood. Furthermore, the disease known to cause disfigurement under extreme sunlight is called congenital erythropoietic porphyria (correct me if I'm wrong) and only about 200 people in the world have been diagnosed with it. I find it hard to believe that a large percentage of those people all frequent this message board on gaia, or actually prefer calling themselves vampires. this is a dictionary written not too long ago and by a CHRISTIAN/SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. this is long after the events which made my kind suddenly be portrayed as nothing more than myth.
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:26 am
And yet long before you were ever around, they definition meant that mythological portrayal. I'd just like to know when individuals feel they have the power and the right to ignore definitions of words and make up their own. Also, I specifically pointed out that those who need blood infusions, don't get any satisfaction from drinking it and instead need injections, therefore showing that those only drink it for the shock value or reactions of others or some other such reason.
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:07 pm
Ndoki And yet long before you were ever around, they definition meant that mythological portrayal. I'd just like to know when individuals feel they have the power and the right to ignore definitions of words and make up their own. You mean like you did with "prep"?
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