What are you giving up for lent?

[SkaRabbit]

It is soon to be upon us and it is a great time to kick bad habbits.

i haven't actualy decided. Although my mission for lent is to help organize as many gigs as possible.

I am also recording a new local ska band so they can send a demo off to local promo companies. i am also helping the drummer of the band to progress in several ways.

yeah anyway like the thread says..aare you kicking any habbits?

[Corkofski]

er...

whens lent?

i might give up cocaine for lent, easy since ive never done it...

[[Fonya]]

Give up your drums for 40 days.

[Futuro]

Give up your drums for 40 days.
What a waste. I hope you were joking.

I think I will give up religion for 40 days. Put jesus in the washing machine.

[FL3P]

I'm gonna give up work

[isojoe420]

Nothing

[SkaRabbit]

nice...i might give up watching **** tv

[fullmetalhaallee]

Being Jewish rules!

[[Fonya]]

What a waste. I hope you were joking.

I think I will give up religion for 40 days. Put jesus in the washing machine.

Yes, I was joking! I could never give up drums. I actually dont give up anything..:eek:

[Futuro]

Yes, I was joking! I could never give up drums. I actually dont give up anything..:eek:
Me either. No need to.

[Phototropic]

I might give up not practising rudiments on a day-to-day basis, maybe it will stick forever :)

/wishful thinking

[drummingducktape]

Being Jewish rules!
haha i second that alllll the way

[Byron]

What a waste. I hope you were joking.

I think I will give up religion for 40 days. Put jesus in the washing machine.
lol, your message under your avatar is humorous too

[Caleb_Pickering]

we dont do lent, but if i gave anything up itd prolly be caffine or something like that.

[Massik Kretal]

Crap food? I dunno.

[Panopticon]

i'm giving up going to the bathroom...it'll be tough but i think i can pull it off...

no wait...i'm gonna stop slapping the monkey...think of the relief!

[Chippy569]

y'all miss the point of "giving up" something for lent...

This year i'm giving up meat again, i did it last year and i'd like to do it again.

I'm also going to restrict my PC time to a half hour a day. that means if you wanna talk, you'll have to call me.

Lent isn't about just giving something up... if y'all are curious keep reading.
A friend said it best for me, he said something like:
"you know that phrase, you don't miss something 'til it's gone? well lent is about forcing yourself to miss something so you appreciate it being there."

I think that really explains what sacrificing something during lent is really about. it's like taking a step back and examining what you *think* you need vs. what you actually do. it's also about stepping back and examining and appreciating things that have become habitual - for me, i spend HOURS on the PC every night just out of habit. By giving it up, i'll first realize how much i miss it, how much of a resource and connection to the world it is, but then also that life existed before MX and AIM and if it had to, i could go back to that.

So folks who seriously do something "i give up work" to get out of working or "i give up coke" because they don't do it... are totally missing the point.

[Hammerheart]

Lent is retarded.

[Chippy569]

Lent is retarded.
no, lent is an opprotunity to grow and mature as an individual.

besides, only people with low mental functioning can be called retarded.

[derryk]

It can also be DOING something, like making an effort to be more polite everywhere you go.

[Hammerheart]

no, lent is an opprotunity to grow and mature as an individual.

besides, only people with low mental functioning can be called retarded.

I disagree, I think it's a terrible idea. Just like 95% of all religious things.

[saars]

Hmm... lent? Since I've been a good boy, I think I'm gonna give up school for lent. Just... kick back, relax, and do whatever for 40 days.

[derryk]

I disagree, I think it's a terrible idea. Just like 95% of all religious things.
I don't care.

[Hammerheart]

I don't care.

oh.

[Chippy569]

I don't care.
derryk, he must be like what, 12 years old?

[derryk]

Well it's annoying..

**** GODDAMN IT, ****, I MISSED MY 1000th POST.. penis.

[Ethan.]

I should give up playstation. How long is lent supposed to be?

[Jersey's Best Dancer]

organized religon :rolleyes:

[White]

Drums............................haha Just kidding. Ummm Im uncertain, maybe unhealthy foods, I'll try that this year.

[Ethan.]

Jesus loves all of you... seriously.

[rohbit]

I haven't given up anything for lent in years....

I don't think I'm going to give anything up... even though there are some great non-religious reasons for participating in Lent, I just don't feel up to it this year.

[Chippy569]

I should give up playstation. How long is lent supposed to be?
from ash wednesday (this wednesday) until easter sunday.

[aznriceball]

MX


haha! being buddhist rules

[[UEAK]Clowd]

I disagree, I think it's a terrible idea. Just like 95% of all religious things.

^ I second that

[alexmonty12]

Good point I should stop something, but I'm not quite sure what.

[Corkofski]

hmm

alcohol?

NAAA

[LoneStarDrummer]

if you're perfect like me, then you have no bad habbits to give up. :p

[SkaRabbit]

You don't have to be religious to apprecate lent

[LoneStarDrummer]

^yeah but then your just kind of wasting your time if you're not doing it for relegious reasons

[TTTSNB]

What a waste. I hope you were joking.

I think I will give up religion for 40 days. Put jesus in the washing machine.
Good idea...oh wait, I already have.

[sLarkin20]

Hey I Dont See This Turning Into A Religious Debate Or Anything Dot Dot Dot

[SkaRabbit]

']^yeah but then your just kind of wasting your time if you're not doing it for relegious reasons


not at all...you can do it for personal gain. and to appreciate what some people have to live like(on a small scale of course)

[Corkofski]

i remember last year i gave up masturbation...

didnt last

[Drum Phil]

I might give up giving up smoking

[White Riot!]

i remember last year i gave up masturbation...

didnt last

masturbatory post right there!:thumb:

[ThugsRook]

i gave up lent.... for lent.

[fishbulb']

i remember last year i gave up masturbation...

didnt last
masturbating is hard to give up.

[drummingducktape]

masturbating is hard to give up.
exactly..... its like when people go through when they stop usineg drugs.

[fishbulb']

The longest i've gone is five days. then that whole weekend i did a LOT.

[drummingducktape]

yea me too like i have this one friend who has never masterbated and its like how do you live? its like drugs

[Janeway]

Well, if you don't start I suppose it's not bad.


But I'm going to give up gonorrhea.

[xizoesira]

For lent I'm giving up resonant heads. Happy holidays.

: P

[MeaninglessPhoto]

Im gonna give up sex











Yeah the **** right. 40 days of not getting laid? **** that **** haha

[SkaRabbit]

Yet another way of saying "i have sex" when chances are you dont.

[Corkofski]

im a virgin!!

if i had a sex buddy, the masturbation idea wouldnt be that bad lol


Jezen...

[MeaninglessPhoto]

Yet another way of saying "i have sex" when chances are you dont.

The hell I dont. Me and my girlfriend had it after school today. So I guess giving sex up would be pretty stupid.

[[Fonya]]

Suuureee you did.

[Loyton]

My virginity.

[Starship]

I give up nothing because organized religion is a crock of ****. :thumb:

Thank you, thank you,
*takes bow*

[MeaninglessPhoto]

Suuureee you did.

Im serious

[Electric Requiem]

I disagree, I think it's a terrible idea. Just like 95% of all religious things.

Religion was an explanation for things we didnt understand. It iwas a means of control to regulate society; it was created for a society very different from ours and thus many of the practises are irrelevant in modern society. Despite being dated, many of the ideals organized religion stands for (caring, community, etc.) still apply today.

Saying 95% of religious things are terrible ideas is a very ignorant viewpoint probably taken by someone who feels the need to be "non-conformist", even though being "non-conformist" is pretty damn conformist right now.

People with closed minds like you piss me off as much as the people who hate Bush because celebrities hate him.

[nLEyETn]

Well, I'm focusing more on bettering myself by actually doing things this lent, such as:

Practicing drums for at least 1 hour every day.

Programming or studying programming logic for at least 1 hour every day.

Trying to correct my posture.

Focusing more on my religion, Religion is already a big part of my life, but lately I think I've developed the habit of praying for my own personal desires, when I should be praying in thanks for what I have, and praying for others needs.

Then I may give up some stuff, probably soda. I still have to think about it.

[lfantwister]

I think I'm giving up going to church. This sounds retarded I know but it's more important I think to find religion within yourself than through some minister man. I'm also giving up bread, but that's more of a convenience than something I'm doing for jesus.

Plus I'm saving ten bucks a week to afford new bass pedal

[Swiftay]

Religion was an explanation for things we didnt understand. It iwas a means of control to regulate society; it was created for a society very different from ours and thus many of the practises are irrelevant in modern society. Despite being dated, many of the ideals organized religion stands for (caring, community, etc.) still apply today.

Saying 95% of religious things are terrible ideas is a very ignorant viewpoint probably taken by someone who feels the need to be "non-conformist", even though being "non-conformist" is pretty damn conformist right now.

People with closed minds like you piss me off as much as the people who hate Bush because celebrities hate him.

Ahhh yes, someone that is not a ****tard.

Although i'm not religious, i can definitely respect religious view points.

Except how God hates homosexuals!

'God created everyone equal... except homosexuals.' :smash:

[Drum Phil]

Yet another way of saying "i have sex" when chances are you dont.

I'll agree with that, and to be fair its a little immature to go yelling about it on a forum :-/ no one really cares

[Corkofski]

My virginity.
im up for that