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[Angel Tarragon]

Speaking of what you just said and scottsdale, AZ, where you live......how long have you lived there?

I believe my family moved here in 1981, I could be wrong, the old RAM aint what it used to be.

I love Scottsdale...expensive as hell though.....anyways, what you said reminds me- back in (I think it was) 1992 or 3, there was the Big Bear earthquake. If I remember correctly it hit like a 6.4 or something like that. We talked to some friends in Scottsdale a few days after it happenned and they had felt it all the way in Scottsdale...in fact, it made a bunch of water splash out of their pool. That was a cool summer. I was actually at a camp in Big Bear when it happenned. All of these other kids were all scared and I was like "This is SO cool!".....[end ramblings]

I can tell you right off, every year it gets hotter and hotter, thanks to all the damn industry that keeps popping up. I barely remember the quake, but I can tell you , it wasn't so pronounced in my area. I also know that quakes aren't to be 'wowed' at. I lived in CA before my family moved here, earthquakes in San Diego were quite common. One of the worst one woke me up in the middle of the night.

Persoanlly, I'd like AZ a hell of a lot better if I didn't live in Scottsdale. Chino Valley is more to my liking, at least it snows there. My brother-in-law is applying for a job in NC with the racing companies there. I sure as heck hope he gets it, as it'll be incentive for my parent to be closer to their grandson, besides I think the east cost has a great gamer base.

 

[Aurora]

See, I am from San Diego. Well, I grew up there....I lived there for 11 years (8 yrs-19 yrs old) and I only ever felt 2 earthquakes. One knocked a pic off the wall and the other was the Big Bear one. That one was really cool because you actually heard the quake coming before it hit because of the plates (not the ones you eat off of) moving.
I think you are right about more gamers on that side of the country. NC though huh. Not sure I would want to live there. My only experience with NC people is that they are mostly dumb as rocks. LOL- No offence to people on this site who are from NC because if you are a gamer then chances are you are smarter than the average bear. Maybe it's just the funny accent and the fact that they talk slow.

 

[Aurora]

I'm hungry........Wait! I have leftover chinese food in the fridge! WOOHOO!

 

[Aeson]

NC though huh. Not sure I would want to live there. My only experience with NC people is that they are mostly dumb as rocks. LOL- No offence to people on this site who are from NC because if you are a gamer then chances are you are smarter than the average bear. Maybe it's just the funny accent and the fact that they talk slow.

I'm not from NC but GA and we talk a lot alike. There are dumb people ALL over the world. People from New York sound dumb to me. Besides I've heard people think the Southern accent is kinda sexy.

 

[Jdvn1]

I too can't believe that my brother is already 24! (he'll be 25 in 2 mos- makes me feel old)That is really interesting about your brother. It is wonderful that he has been able to find his niche. You should be proud! My brother recently (I guess it's been like 9 mos now) discovered being a chef, and he loves it. It's kind of wierd how he got the job, but he is currently working under a chef who has won the California chef of the year a few times. So, he is finishing up business school and then going to chef school.

That's cool! I can imagine my brother being a cook, "... The chef's yelling at me again? (turns of hearing aids) Okay, time to nod and smile..." I actually met a deaf chef in a similar position this past summer. Makes me wonder what the restaurants in that deaf city in North Dakota are like. I kind of want to visit.

I could be better at signing. It shows that I don't use it all that much anymore. However, it wouldn't take me long at all to get back into the swing of it. Deaf culture can be a strange thing. I know for awhile my brother fell into the whole hating hearing people thing. Blaming everyone for his disability, etc. It was a dark time in his life.

Have you looked into any deaf socials in your area? There's also a growing group of deaf coffee gatherings--there are plenty of ways to get back into signing. I dont' have time for that sort of thing myself, but I hope to in the future.

 

[Aurora]

I'm not from NC but GA and we talk a lot alike. There are dumb people ALL over the world. People from New York sound dumb to me. Besides I've heard people think the Southern accent is kinda sexy.

I think Tennessee accents are some of the worst. NC are better than that. I like Georgia accents- they are sexy Not as sexy as English or Irish accents mind you, but still sexy

 

[Aurora]

JDVN1- (you need a name that is easier to type- lol) I just found a cool ASL browser here. Even some dirty words in there-LOL because let's face it you should know dirty words in every language! The girl doing the signing is a little scary though.

 

[Aeson]

Signing looks cool. I wish I learned to do it. I guess I still could. Could help as a business owner.

The states college for the deaf has been in the news lately. It seems the board fo directors appointed a new president the students didn't approve of. The lady is deaf but she talks with her own voice when conducting business. The students didn't like that. They protested and had the board appoint a new president.

 

[Aurora]

Signing looks cool. I wish I learned to do it. I guess I still could. Could help as a business owner.

The states college for the deaf has been in the news lately. It seems the board fo directors appointed a new president the students didn't approve of. The lady is deaf but she talks with her own voice when conducting business. The students didn't like that. The protested and had the board appoint a new president.

Yeah, that seems to be a part of the whole anti-hearing people philosophy of deaf culture. Many believe that "if you want to talk to me, learn sign language". I find it kind of sad. It's a negative attitude that in the end will just bite them in the ass. (IMHO) My brother had a little girlfriend in junior high whose parents wouldn't let her learn to speak or read lips. They held that philosophy and in the end, I think it just hurt her rather than helped her. It is much easier for children to learn those things then to try and learn it as an adult.
Sign language is THE easiest language to learn. No 500 different ways to conjugate a verb, etc. Makes it pretty easy.

 

[Aurora]

Oh, and what kind of business do you own Aeson?