August 16, 200520 yr Ja eben' date='das spiegelt voll und ganz mein Denken wieder ;)[/quote'] And you should try this: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now…………… Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing every day that scares you. Sing. Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss. Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements. Stretch. Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone. Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40 - maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's. Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own. Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. DO NOT read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly! Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out. Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth. But trust me on the sunscreen.
August 16, 200520 yr Mary Schmich, a Chicago Tribune columnist and Brenda Starr writer, wrote the speech. In her column, published June 1, 1997, Schmich fantasized about giving a commencement address. Then her fantasy address was disassociated from her name and associated with Kurt. It was originally attributed as the address of 1997. It has recently been recast as the address of 1998. Apparently, even Vonnegut's wife, Jill Krementz, fell victim to the hoax, gleefully forwarding the message to family and friends (according to an article at About.com). Then it became a song. "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" went through heavy rotation on stations nationwide. The 4½ minute cut features a very square-sounding man speaking the lyrics over a hip-hop rhythm track. Whoever began circulating the hoax (he's known as "Culprit Zero") started a pyramid across the internet. Like much on the internet it seemed believable, and it carries an implied authenticity — it is "printed". It spread like wildfire. Among the recipients was a friend of Australian film director Baz Luhrmann who passed it on to him. Luhrmann, 35, is best known for two films — "Strictly Ballroom," about competitive dancing, and a 1996 remake of "Romeo and Juliet," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Luhrmann tried to find Vonnegut's (or his agent's) -mail address to buy the rights to the words and include it on a CD he was working on at the time. Instead, he found information debunking the hoax. "It seemed to us, whether Vonnegut wrote it or not, the ideas in the piece make such great sense." (Luhrmann, Capitol press release.) He eventually contacted Schmich, then Tribune management, and bought rights to the column. A song was born. As for royalties, Schmich gets a small cut; the Tribune gets a bigger one. The cover of a recent issue of Hits, a radio and music industry trade magazine, notes that the song, off the Baz Luhrmann album "Something for Everybody," has been added to the playlist of New York Top 40 station WHTZ, sharing space on Z100's hit chart with Cher, Third Eye Blind and Bon Jovi. Luhrmann's label, Capitol Records, says it is the most requested song on radio morning shows in Atlanta and Philadelphia. Not bad for a song that was written as a newspaper column, then became an internet hoax.
August 16, 200520 yr Es geht um mc_squared's signatur,welche absolut toll ist und wo sie herkommt,von wem sie stammt usw....
August 16, 200520 yr Hm doch das find ich irgendwie schon,ich kann mir so richtig vorstellen,dass er so denkt.Er ist nämlich ein ganz lieber..... :D
August 16, 200520 yr Nein,nein,nein das stimmt nicht,aber in irgendeinem ernsthaften thread hat er mal mitgepostet und gar keine Witze gemacht,sondern er war ganz lieb und dann hab ich gesagt oh bist ja total nett,und er meinte bei ernsten Sachen wäe das was anderes....
August 16, 200520 yr :kiss: für naty :kiss: für mc_squared :kiss: für Giuly :kiss: für Sarah :kiss: für cf :kiss: für Sheila :kiss: für Ladybug So waren das alle?
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