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What does it mean "first form" and why would the "first form" of anything not be where it originates? Unless your mom believes Armenians originated from Beirut. But if she means it's the first form of "western Armenian" then that would kinda make sense.

That would explain my strange cravings for mongolian bbq today (all-you-can-eat of course).

Yah purely an accident. It's in the humor section mostly because I didn't know where else to put it and the look on the batter and the catcher's face is just priceless. Yes, very sad for the bird but I'm sure it didn't know what hit it. This guy Randy Johnson is one of the best pitchers ever and he often pitches the ball in the 150-160 km/hr range. The bird just happened to be flying by at the time ... really ODD

Because "wasting time" is the goal in and of itself.

I've always got a kick out the more explicit "Jesus F__ing Christ" But the best "parody" of this that I have seen was in Simpsons ... Homer was about to be attacked by a charging Rino and he quickly utters something like "Jesus, Allah, Buddha, I love you all."

Check out Randy Johnson's pitch ... this is UNBELIEVABLE!!!! click here (~1.5MB video)

Me? No the part about him missing himself with the gun had me rolling! You think things are bad until you can't even hit yourself But kidding aside, that and the fact that he was asking for help buying a gun sounds to me like a serious cry for help. If you really want to kill yourself there are very quick and easy ways. But people often choose the more complicated error prone ways and my explanation is deep down inside they are hoping it will fail. Suicide is a serious sickness. Too bad most people around the ones who are suffering from this don't understand it's true roots and causes and that often seems to add to the shame and depression of the "sick ones".

I don't think you ever "get passed" the existential/point of life question. It is something that comes back over and over in different shapes or forms durring different parts of life. To assume you are over it or believe that you have addressed it adequetly is asking for trouble later down the road (for the more inquisitive of the minds). So am I "passed" it? no I don't think so. Am I depressed, suicidal, unhappy, etc ... no far from it. Do I search for a purpose? Always. Have I become too relaxed and laid back for my own good? Probably ... but time will tell. Note that as I have mentioned above, I think this is something that some don't have the luxury to think about. Once you have 3 kids and a large set of bills to pay each month, your "purpose" in life suddenly becomes very clear I think once you have too much time on your hands, then the questions start hitting you sooner rather than later. But when you are a professional student spending the better parts of your life working endlessly on something (and often there doesn't seem to be an end or hope), and worst of all there is really no adequate motivation to continue but the pressure you put on yourself, you do start to wonder. Especially when you see those around you really enjoying life (seemingly). I can comfortably say that everyone that I know of that has pursued higher and higher education goes and has gone and will go through that.

Azat, I think it comes from Arabic. If I'm not mistaken, it's something like "whatever god wants" or something. There is another very common one "Inshalla" which is more used when you hope god will do something (god willing).

"amusnanalu jamanak?" che chen "hishetsnum" vorov hedev irenk lav giden vor ed mi ban e vor yes pidi voroshem. Ed desaketits, yes shat baxtavor em ... edpes tsnoghner unenalov. Bayts irenk lav giden vor indz ban "hishatsnelov" vochich chi poxvi. Im hed, irenk giden vor pidi xosen, batsadren, yev haskatcnen "inchu". Yete miayn hishatsnen kam yete anverj mi ban pahanjen arants mi lav padjari, yes shat kitch ke padahi vor mi ban anem. Batsi tsnoghner, mderim engerneres yev urish modik shrjapadi joghovurden el arden ed lav giden

This is my updated version of that "Sinatra" song (that's how I actually sing the Saline Dion version in the car): When I was young I never needed anyone And upgrading was just for fun Those days are gone Livin’ alone Think of all the hardware I’ve known But I don't even have a phone Got DSL at home All by myself I wanna be, all by myself evermore All by myself I wanna live, all by myself evermore Hard to be sure No firewall is so insecure And love so distant and obscure Norton's the cure

Nairi .. DAMN YOU Now I got STUPID saline dion going through my head ... AHHHHHHH (never heard the Sinatra version)

ya baby Here's a hint ... if YOU are paying, take Azat to a good steak house

Well, now look what YOU did M-M-M-M-Memories light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored mem'ries of the way we were Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were. Can it be that it was all so simple then Or has time rewritten every line If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me, would we, could we Memories may be beautiful and yet What's too painful to remember we simply choose to forget So it's the laughter we will remember Whenever we remember the way we were. The way we were.

The other thing that just hit me ... I know there's a company that sells a small module that can give you "aux audio" inputs for GM facotry stereos. It taps into the tape player or cd changer input I'm not sure. There MAY be something like that for your volvo but you'd have to search or talk to some audio guys at local shops. They may know ... there are a bunch of them on Reseda in the valley.

Oh by the way, does your car stereo have a tape player? If so, then you can also use one of those tape adapters that plug into the audio output of any source (wire runs to something that looks like a tape). That will be less hastle than an FM modulator IMO and may sound just as good if not better. But you'll have a wire hanging from your stereo to the dvd/mp3 player. Also, I'll try to play with my mp3 player this weekend and let you know if it's practical for driving. I'm not sure how it will be without a display. But I know my Pioneer 8400 deck ROCKS (so I still highly recommend you think in that direction, even though it will be quite a bit more expensive).

Azatica ... this site maybe helpful to you: http://carstereohelp.com/strvolvo.htm About connecting it ... yes, the FM modulator is the easiest and most straight forward way. They cost about $20. Some portable DVD players may actually have that feature built in! I know my car TV tuner has that feature. I don't like them since the quality is not as good as a direct connection. But with a factory sound system, it may be ok, especially considering how easy it will be to do. Your car stereo definitely has audio inputs and that's how the CD Changer is hooked up. HOWEVER, I am guessing that interfacing to it will not be trivial (but it may be). If you buy a newer aftermarket Pioneer deck for example, attaching an aux input source to it will be trivial using a small $15 module that plugs in the back. There is another $25 one which will allow you to hook up a cd changer in addition to the aux audio input source. The interface for pioneers by the way is called P-BUS I believe. Sorry to hear about further car troubles. You sure you want to keep that thing? Maybe you can get one of those VW bugs with the flower on the dash ahahahaahhahahaahahah

Well, there was this one time around 3AM ... it was a pretty hot summer night ... I was walking along in one of the UCLA engineering cooridors going back to my office. I had a crumpled up napkin in my hand ... as I was walking along, I was passing by a trash can that was about, I don't know, maybe 10-12 feet away (that's ~4 meters for non US folk). So I said what the heck and did this AWESOME sideways hook shot with the right hand (trash can was to the left) as I was walking by quickly. It was NOTHING BUT CAN!!!! The sweetest shot I have ever made and that's when I looked around ... there was NO ONE to see that! I made the greatest single shot of my life and no one saw it. Not even the janitor (absolutely true story by the way). So now, joking aside, there are plenty of times during the day that a healthy 27 year old male "wants" somebody, and I'm sure the other guys would back me up on this. But at least in my case, it's rarely due to "emotional want" reasons. So I guess that may shed some light on the "need" part. On a related note, I find myself checking forums like this quite often at times. I find them to be a great way to get some of the "stuff" out of my system that only other humans would understand and/or appreciate. The other benefit of a forum like this is that you are not commited to anything. You are free to come and go as you please, when you please, and most often, you won't be missed if you don't come back ... in other words, NO PRESSURE what so ever. Furthermore, there is almost no "cost" associated to switching from whatever you are doing to a forum like this and then switching back to work.

and on top of that, the hand will also picks up the check!!! Bruin, I think you're on to something here!!!!

Great to see you back sen_Vahan!

Hehehehe ... I was just picturing an Armenian lesbian relationship ... no one pays for anything, they both keep running into doors since neither will open ... they stand for hours in front of a car waiting for someone to unlock the doors. But then I somehow got distracted with other "images"

Come on, don't be so hard on each other ... no body likes either of you . . . . . . . . Just kidding fellas. Trying to lighten the mood. After all, this isn't a "life and death" issue ... oh wait ... maybe it is

Hey wasn't that by Dean Martinian the famous Armenian dude from the 50s/60's?

Sounds good but don't hug too hard (or pull my finger) ...

Thoth, one thing to always keep in mind when you consider your regrets ... if you had done any of those things that you say you wish had done, it would probably have resulted in you developing in a very different person than you are today. So now the question is, what exactly would have been the differences ... and I simply don't believe EVERYTHING would have been better. Often there is some good that comes out of even the biggest mistakes one can make.