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Off Topic / RE: resize dem gifs for beachbum. :)

« on: April 18, 2012, 03:15:26 PM »

Since Beachbum is a friend and locked his topic before I could reply. I made a new topic so I can call him a friend and post the cropped and resized ones, because you can't tell at all what the forget is going on in the ones Frontrox resized.




Seriously, don't lock topics where you ask someone for something seeing as someone may come a long and make it better :V

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Off Topic / Men do cry.

« on: March 28, 2012, 03:46:14 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdBJ1X33rXM

forget I'm going to go cry now.

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Off Topic / Well guys, It's been fun. TL;DR:"ZOMBIE" DISEASE FROM THE 60'S IS STARTING AGAIN

« on: March 22, 2012, 09:19:33 AM »

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=24276

"The seizures range from unnoticeable, to nodding of the head (hence the name of the disease), to full on gran mal, life threatening seizures. They have been confirmed by ECG and MRI in many patients. There's also the permanent stunting of growth and massive personality changes. Oh yeah, there's also the fact that the disease is nearly universally fatal, with a median survival rate of just over 3 years."

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Off Topic / Where my avatar is from

« on: March 11, 2012, 11:38:53 PM »

I decided to create a thread for everyone since you friends can't seem to stop asking. I've gotten at least 15 privates messages asking me where in the past week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panty_%26_Stocking_with_Garterbelt

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Drama / Icygamma - That friend is back

« on: March 11, 2012, 07:07:39 AM »

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?action=profile;u=31451
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?action=profile;u=31451;sa=showPosts

Do I need to even explain?

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Forum Games / 30 days: 30 Models; Just for fun speed modeling competition

« on: March 11, 2012, 04:20:06 AM »

It begins tomorrow, I will have a poll at the end of the month that lists all who participated to see who you think made the best models.


The rules are:

• You can model anything you want as long as it has nothing to do with Blockland.
• If you miss any days you will have to model 2 models to make up that day + any other model you have to do that day.
• So if you miss 4 days you will have to make 8 models along with the 5th days model.
• That's about it.

List of people who are participating:

• IndyJones
• Jimmg
• Rusty
• Tomcat
• Tylale
• Yndaaa

Banned participants:

• Rigby

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Off Topic / So thebettermods website just expired

« on: March 10, 2012, 02:28:28 AM »

http://www.thebettermod.org/
Anyone want to buy it and redirect it to Blockland? 

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Off Topic / Hot Girls v4

« on: March 06, 2012, 03:23:41 AM »

Since all the other topics are locked for some loving reason I'm making another one.
Remember no nudity friends.

So lets get started shall we?




 

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Off Topic / Lucid Dreams Megathread

« on: March 04, 2012, 08:24:34 PM »

Shameless copy-pasta from Facepunch. Seeing as how many lucid dreaming posts have come up recently.  

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Day 1 - The Wraps Of Lucid Dreaming
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What Is Lucid Dreaming?

Possible the simplest question of all, but no one properly knows the answer. By definition, lucidity is to be conscious. Basically it's you walking, doing your thing every day. Now what happens when we stick DREAMING in front of the word? Well then we get the exciting, wraveling, and mysterious world of your brain at the palm of your hand. Lucid Dreaming is the event in which your conscious, the person you HEAR when you reason with yourself, is awake and wondering "Why in gods name is that squirrel purple" or in better and more practical words, that you're dreaming. Your dream is a projected world of everything your subconscious creates in order to do multiple things at the same time. Most of us aren't aware of it but every dream has a symbol, whether it's blatantly obvious or hidden in the background. This symbol ultimately tells the scheme of the dream or why it's happening. So ask, what happens then? I'm sure everyone's heard of this part. You get to screw around in your dreams making skyscrapers come out your face or fly through the solar system, but there are more practical uses to it. Lucid dreaming can  enlighten you and generally make dreaming a lot funner, it's why we do it, it's why you read about it and suddenly get interested.


How Lucid Dreaming Works

Lucid dreaming works in a deceptively simple way. Basically, something in your dream is gonna seem amuck. You're going to be walking in a random sidewalk and the weirdest things will drive past you but it may all seem normal to you thanks to the wonderous thing we call DREAM LOGIC! Dream logic is the thing that keeps you from becoming lucid. It basically tricks your conscious in thinking everything is normal by using your subconscious' instinct to keep things in balance. What we want to accomplish in lucid dreaming is breaking that dream logic barrier and become more aware of our surroundings. There are multiple methods you can use to do this, and I'll get into that later on, but let me explain what happens when you become lucid. You're going to see something wrong, you're going to put 2 and 2 together and realize "This isn't reality." Your dream will begin to collapse. Everything will fade before your eyes and sounds from the real world will become a lot clearer than their occasional leaks. Now we need to prevent that. We do this by doing one of numerous things. I like to call these "Counter Measures" so bare with me if I refer to them as this. Below you'll have a list of things you can do :

• Hand Rubbing: You just realized you're dreaming. Now you start panicing. Collect yourself and do the simplest of all counter measures, the hand rub. Straight forward, just rub your hands together. Why is this a counter measure? Well because you get a feel of friction. When you get a feel of friction you get a feel of warmth. As many people know warmth untenses your muscles and relaxes you, and thats exactly what we want when you realize you're dreaming. You'll calm down and gain control.
  • The Rinse Cycle: Or, the spin. Your arms are full in your dream or you can't move them. What do you do? You close your eyes and spin in circles! No it isn't a downs method, you really spin. Spinning blends your enviornment around you. When you can't see what's going on behind you your brain doesn't have to process as much information as it should. When that happens you can collect yourself.
  • Staring At Your Hands: Hand rubbing isn't really workng for you, you still wake up. That's okay, we have another method for you to use. Extend your hands and look down at them. Concentrate on them and try to let whatever is happening behind you not phase you. It's like the spin method, you want to calm yourself down by keeping your brain from overwhelming yourself.
  • Grab Something!: You see a bottle of coke you like? Grab it! That girl in your dream have nice breast? GRAB THEM! Grabbing things in your dream gives you a feel of what's going on and most of the time calms you down as you become more familiar with what's happening around you. It's like when you go to a party and you know everyone, you start feeling comfortable and aren't afraid or panicy. That's the feeling we want you to have, I mean after all, it's your head.
  • SCREAM!: forget everything around you, you're excited as stuff and the best way to release all that excitement and testosterone is to scream like a mother forgeter. Just yell out "I WANT TO STAY IN THIS DREAM" with any effect you want and keep yourself on it. Although sometimes it doesn't work, it's fun as hell. I don't think I need to explain why this one keeps you from waking up, but if I do you can feel free to tell me.[/tt]
  Two notes to say. The first is I've ordered each method from most effective to least. Find one that makes you comfortable and use it! Secondly, while you're doing each method what you want to do is tell youreslf "I want to remain in this dream." Obviously you do it with the screaming method, but with the others it greatly improves your  chances of staying in the dream. Remember the Triple C's as I refer to them as : Calm, Cool, and Collective.
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  Day 2 - Induction
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  What is a reality check?
  
  Reality checks are exactly what they sound like. It is a tool we use as lucid dreamers to distinguish between reality and the dream realm. When something seems to good to be true or just crazy, you do a reality check. There are so many reality checks at your disposal that If I described all of them this would never end. Here is a few though, that I believe are the best and easiest to do in reality without hurting yourself :
  
  
  • Nose Pinch: A very common and easy reality check. Just pinch your nose so no air gets through, and breath. If you can breath through your nose then you're dreaming. The reason for this is due to when you sleep, your nose is never plugged and you usually breath through your mouth, so even if you held your nose in a dream you would still breath.
  • Tongue Push: No you aren't pushing yourself with your tongue. It's very simple. Push your tongue against your teeth. That's it. If it goes through then you're dreaming. Becareful with this though, because once you realize you're dreaming and your tongue is still through your teeth, your brain may think something happened with your teeth and trigger pain. So when you do this reality check and it fails, open your mouth quickly after.
  • Windows/Mirrors: In your dreams windows and mirrors are excellent reality checks. Mostly because they don't act as they should in real life. Windows will not stop you when you try and put your finger through it, and mirrors will have one of two effects. It will either show funky colors or show a scary image. This is only an alternative to those who want a more passive reality check.
  • Electronics: 88% of the time electronics will not work in your dreams. That's why it's such a good reality check. If you look at your phone and it doesn't work, or your laptop just fried, you're most likely dreaming. The most famous reality check of this branch is the light switch test, which I'm sure everyone has heard of. Basically, when you turn a light on in your dreams, the light will stay off. The same is true in reverse, if you turn a light off in your dream, it'll usually stay on. Don't get roostery though, as you may have a bad lightbulb in your house
  • Nightmares: My personal favorite. Nightmares have to be the most blatantly obvious reality check there is. Think about it, I'm pretty sure that girl walking next to you didn't have her head in her hands all the time. The most important thing with this reality check it to stay calm. Your nightmare may scare you, but if you convert your nightmare to positive energy by hugging it or kissing it, it'll turn into something nice. That fear will then no longer be your fear, and be deleted from that region of your brain, thus making you conquer one of your fears. Just remember to stay calm.[/tt]
  You want to make a reality check part of your instinct or impulse. Eventually you'll do it in your dreams and make everything all the easier. However, if you can't get into the habit of doing reality checks, you can always INDUCE lucidity, which brings us to our next section.
  
  How do we induce lucidity?
  
  Inducing lucidity requires training and a comfortable method for you to use. There are just as many alternations of induction methods as there are reality checks, but I will explain the two core induction methods and touch on a few of the alterations :
  
  |CORE| MILD: MILD stands for Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dream. Mnemonic basically means to repeat a phrase or mantra, and that's exactly what we'll be doing. MILD has the lowest success rate to ametures but is generally the best for those who want to get a good night's sleep. There are very simple steps to doing this technique. First, you'll want to find a phrase or mantra that's comfortable for you to repeat and isn't too lengthy. For example purposes, I will use "I will realize I am dreaming." The second step is to take this phrase and repeat it as you fall asleep. You can say it out loud or in your head and as many times as you want but remember, say it softly so you don't keep yourself awake. The reason we repeat our mantras or phrases is so that we get it stuck in our short term memory. When you fall asleep you'll keep this mantra or phrase in your memory and when you're dreaming, you'll ultimately remember it and the desired effect will come upon you. MILD isn't just used for inducing lucidity though, you can use it for a number of things such as dream recall, reality checks, dream schemes and even meeting your subconscious, although I suggest the last one be done when you've already had some experience with lucid dreaming.
  
  
  |CORE| WILD: WILD stands for Wake Induced Lucid Dream. It's pretty straight forward it's purpose. WILD usually has the highest success rate if you do it right but takes up some of your sleep time as it has to interupt your REM sleep. I'll be explaining two different ways to do this, as each one have different success rates. The first is doing it the original way. You'll want to set your alarm three or four hours after you think you're going to fall asleep, and I don't mean just lying in bed, I mean actually going into REM. What'll happen is the alarm will interupt your dream and wake you up (Hurp :saddowns:) You have to be dedicated to do this method as most of the time you'll just think "screw that I want to sleep!" When you wake up you'll want to get your memory jogging by remembering your dreams. Then what you want to do is ly down on your back initially, and keep yourself conscious. Note, conscious is not the same as awake. Usually people have different ways of keeping themselves conscious, you could count your breathe, imagine sheep, imagine stairs and count each step as you go up/down, or just imagine your blackness as a drawing paper and scribble some lines. Do whatever you like best. During the procedure of WILD you must resist all itches, and if you feel uncomfortable, you can ROLL. If you feel something crawling on you or your leg itches you do not roll for that reason, it is strictly if you're uncomfortable. If everything goes right you'll start seeing imagery and eventually go into sleep paralysis. You'll feel numb and you won't be able to move. You'll see funky stuff flying everywhere. Just close your eyes and relax when this happens. Eventually you'll have some sort of power that you can just jump into the imagery you saw and poof, you're in your dream. Alternatively, you can also do WILD at the start of your sleep. This one has a low success rate naturally, but for some reason a higher on during naps. Basically you skip the first half of WILD where you fall asleep normally and set an alarm. You just have to continue the steps on from there.
  
  WBTB: WBTB stands for Wake Back To Bed and is a better variation of CAT which stands for Cycle Adjustment Technique. What we're basically going to do is exploit your naturaly sleep schedule to allow you to induce lucid dreaming. The key difference between the two is that WBTB is immediate and doesn't require the dedication put in CAT. Your first step is to set your alarm 6 hours after you predict you'll fall asleep, like WILD. Once you're sure you fall asleep normally. The alarm will awake you. Unlike WILD, we're going to step out of the bed and wake ourselves up. Find something to occupy yourself as you slowly get your brain back in motion after it's slumber. The best thing to do would be read about lucid dreaming, which I have supplied some good exploits of my dreams at the end of this post to keep you occupied. Try to stay alert for 20 to 60 minutes. No longer, as you'll become fully alert and not be able to fall back asleep. Return to bed and fall asleep normally again. Try visualizing what you want your next dream to be like, making sure it's lucid. This will store in your SHORT-SHORT term memory, which will take into effect when you fall asleep. In your dream it should be the same as what you imagined and you should be lucid.
  
  RILD: RILD stands for Reading Induced Lucid Dream. I bet you can't guess what we're going to do here. Yep, we're going to READ. But what we're going to read about is lucid dreaming itself. The fact of the matter is you get a high 60% increase of chance to lucid dream when you read about lucid dreaming before you go to bed. It's true, just like I suggested in the WBTB method, this is a lot easier and doesn't interupt your sleep cycle. It's pretty simple really, just read some lucid dreams you find interesting, the OP, this post, it doesn't matter. Just something related to lucid dreaming. Chances are you'll dream about lucid dreaming and become lucid, in a way of putting it.
  
  
  CILD: CILD stands for Contemplation Induced Lucid Dreaming. In other words, Meditation Induced Lucid Dreaming, but because the M is already taken, we'll call it CILD. This method is fairly straight forward, all you need to do is meditate. Before you go to sleep, go into a state of meditation and clear your mind. When you reach enlightenment, simply tell yourself a few times a mantra or phrase (like MILD) and go to sleep. Your brain, relaxed, will store that phrase like a stamp to you. Then when you fall asleep, you'll have a lucid dream. It is similar to MILD but it allows you to relax and truly collect your thoughts, like a double purpose. There are many methods to meditation, but I will post below DOC H'S method. Please note though, that you don't have to listen to this specific method, just one that makes you comfortable.
  
  
     
  [color = red] Doc H's meditation guide. Please practice and be patient.[/color]
  
  Start with the typical meditation pose. Legs crossed. Then adjust them to how you are comfortable. Make sure you are in a properly lit room. If you need to lean against something if you have a bad back, you can. (I do) Keep your head up. Imagine a string attached to your head keeping it up. Hold all of your fingers together so each finger is on the other and rest your arms on your legs. Close your eyes and breath in from your nose and out your mouth. Use your abs, not your chest. After a while of that with every breath in think: "Breath in good, breath out bad" Imagine breathing in blue air, and out red air. The blue is good, and the red is bad. Do that for a while then think: "Breath in peace, breath out stress" Do this until you have a nice slow breathing pattern. Then imagine you in a long black hallway, at the end you see an outline of a door with white light coming through. In the hallway floating around are large bubbles. Look at your mind, and see what thoughts you have. Then assign a thought to each bubble. Then concentrate on each bubble and makes it fade to black. Once the hallway is clear walk to the door. Step inside. Its nothing but white. You feel a light warm breeze blowing through. You feel calm, you feel peace.
  
  
  DO NOT RUSH IT. If you dont feel the hallway is clear, keep trying. It can feel like it takes a long time. But just work on it. You may need to try this a few days in a row. But it will get better. Just practice.
  
  Meditation is for relaxation. NOT only for your dreams. Learn to meditate to relax and relieve stress before associating it with dreams.
     
   These are the best induction methods in my opinion. You should pick one that makes you comfortable and fits well in your sleep schedule. You also want to remain in a positive state of mind and have positive energy with you. When you dream you have a higher absorbtion of energy then in your daily life and I will explain this later.
  

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Off Topic / Shooter Sandwich - This is perfection

« on: February 12, 2012, 10:10:24 PM »

http://imgur.com/a/ahZOF

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Off Topic / Its my birthday.

« on: February 05, 2012, 01:09:59 AM »

Give me attention!!1

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Off Topic / RE: Ron Paul Supporters

« on: January 25, 2012, 10:20:43 PM »

They're loving stupid.

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Off Topic / DIGITAL ROMANCE ♥

« on: January 14, 2012, 12:31:03 PM »

WITNESS THE BEAUTY











 

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Off Topic / Blockland New Years Skype Party

« on: December 31, 2011, 09:11:09 PM »

Ya post you skype names and I'll invite you.

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Off Topic / Post your favorite music artists and songs.

« on: December 28, 2011, 12:36:38 AM »

I'll keep this short, just do exactly what the topic title says. If you want you can post examples.

My favorite artists are probably The Weeknd and Staind
 
Some songs by The Weeknd because I cba to find my favorites for Staind
Initiation
Gone
Coming Down (This one is the one that got me hooked)