Posts by Brandon Castillo4

The movie was alright. But man, yesterday we were walking around with nothing but a cheap milk carton in our hands 😍 heading to the theater. Before that, we hit up the video store in the blazing heat to see if we could catch an eleven o'clock showing, but they didn't have it, so we just grabbed Snatch 🙏, Shrek, and some erotic thriller my wife suggested that we didn't even get around to watching 🤣

The thing is, after Snatch, every other movie felt like garbage—except maybe Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 😁

Ocean's Eleven is a decent flick, but to me, it feels a bit played out because I saw those same tropes all over the place back when that Las Vegas series used to run on ABC.
He’s pulling a face three hundred and sixty degrees more intense than Al Pacino, and that’s James Caan. And his suits? At least 234 times better, not that I’d bother listing them.

There's just one thing, though, that completely blows everything from yesterday's movie out of the water with one hand.
http://www.askmen.com/specials/2005_...molly_sims.jpg

I seriously need to get myself to Las Vegas, damn it 😍. It's a shame I said I wouldn't gamble, because if I don't, I won't have any real fun 😬

Anyways, the movie is solid, but the concept is a little thin to me. They’re this big, high-flying team, and now they’re out for revenge over some business screw-up that Pacino pulled on that guy Reuben or whatever.

Get this: they're all just rich guys overcharging other rich guys, trying to settle some grudge. It feels a bit stretched... plus that earthquake simulation. Then the helicopter and the diamonds—it all felt a bit too flashy and brutal for what was supposed to be a "sophisticated operation."

Regardless, it's not a bad film. Yesterday turned out to be a total Brad Pitt day, for real 😁. We watched Snatch first, then Ocean's Eleven, then Interview with a Vampire 🤣
Alex tells me she only likes Brad Pitt when he looks gritty like in Snatch or when he has long hair; honestly, I might just hang myself 🤣

The cast is heavy-hitting, I'll give them that, though they were even stronger in Snatch 😁.

Total amateur hour 😍 🙂

I honestly think it's 😁.

amberorca192 said:Look, I don't regret a single moment I spent getting high. But man, do I regret every single time I stepped foot into a casino. I started playing poker back in sixth grade, and because of that habit, I ended up racking up about 300 unexcused absences before I even hit middle school.

So now when someone who’s never even touched a substance tries to pass judgment, I have to wonder: what exactly are they qualified to judge? I spent 15 years deep in it. I’ve tried every possible drug in every way imaginable. I’ve hit states of consciousness that most of these idiots talking trash don't even know exist. I’ve lived through things that only happen in that world, coming out the other side with enough life experience to offer a perspective—if only I were talking to someone who actually knew what they were talking about.

I'm curious, though. What’s this supposed "negative side"? What’s this whole stigma against addicts and narcophiles all about? I’d love for one of these keyboard warriors to explain why we're such easy targets for contempt. 🙂 And where does all this hatred come from? We aren't even throwing it at anyone else.

It’s even more fascinating watching people who have absolutely zero connection to drugs try to weigh in, basing their entire argument on nothing but assumptions.

Dropping a line like "the wise learn from others' mistakes, while fools learn from their own" is honestly one of the dumbest things I've ever read on this forum, and I've read over half the posts here. If I were being generous, I'd call that the quintessential "small-town guy in a trucker hat eating BBQ just because he thinks it's his birthright" kind of statement. 🙏 🙏 🙏

I’d love to sit someone down with 3x 120 microgram LSD and see where all that supposed wisdom, self-control, and those weekly trips to Mass come in handy for their psychological development as a devout Catholic.


You're introduced to LSD, and it's not like taking some other drug for instance
like marijuana or something, hm, well, you know, it's altogether a new thing,
and you actually can have a religious experience, and, hm, and it can be even
more important than reading the Bible six times or becoming a Pope or something
like that, you know...

😁

I mean, honestly, when I see someone who’s never even touched a substance sitting there acting like a judge, I have to wonder: what exactly do you think you're qualified to rule on? Look, I spent fifteen years deep in that life. I’ve tried just about everything available, in every way imaginable. I’ve tapped into states of consciousness that most of these idiots posting online couldn't even wrap their heads around, let alone identify. I've lived through things that can only be experienced behind that veil—stuff that stays with you. I came out the other side with a level of raw, firsthand life experience that actually carries weight. It’s a perspective worth listening to, provided you're talking to someone who actually knows what they're talking about.

And who exactly are you to judge? Honestly, who gives a damn about people who haven't even tried, let alone given a single thought to the situation? They wouldn't lift a finger to help you if you were their best friend, either. You could be standing right on their doorstep, begging for a hand up, and they’d just stare at you. Nothing. Zero.

Go to hell.

I’m genuinely curious about this whole "negative aspect" everyone keeps harping on—this idea that we’re all just some kind of social pariahs or addicts who deserve to be stigmatized. I’d really love for one of these judgmental blowhards to step up and actually explain it to me. Why exactly is it that people like us, the ones labeled as junkies or narco-philes, are such easy targets for all this constant, unearned contempt? What’s the logic behind treating us like we're beneath everyone else? 🙂 And where exactly is all this hatred coming from? We aren't even showing any animosity toward anyone.

Look, I’m not one of those "haters" everyone loves to point fingers at, but I might as well weigh in anyway. It’s common knowledge—not even a debate—that drug addiction eventually leads to total ruin. Whether it’s mental health, social standing, or physical wellbeing, it hits you all at once. Sometimes it's everything. All of it.

It’s not just about the person struggling, though. More often than not, their family and loved ones get dragged right into the wreckage too. But honestly, that’s the nature of any addiction once it spirals into something pathological—it starts wrecking every other part of a person's life. It’s a domino effect. And I have to wonder, why is it that people don't show an ounce of empathy? Instead, they just sit there and spit on them. I haven't got a clue. Maybe it makes them feel tougher, or bigger, or more righteous. Who knows.

Look, I have too much respect for what actual diseases are to treat this lightly. Addiction is a disease in its own right, in one form or another, so I’m not about to just breeze past it or act like it’s some minor issue.

Look, if some clown starts a thread just to spout total nonsense, then yeah, call me a hater all you want. I'll take that label any day. 😁.

It honestly fascinates me—in the worst way possible—watching people who have absolutely zero firsthand experience with drugs try to weigh in on this. They sit there acting like experts, basing their entire arguments on nothing but half-baked assumptions and wild guesses. It’s pure speculation, and frankly, it's exhausting.

Look, it’s pretty simple. You’ve got people out there who aren't politicians, yet they suddenly think they have some divine right to lecture everyone on policy. It’s the exact same thing with sports—you see folks who couldn't make a high school roster if their life depended on it acting like they're ready to coach an NFL team. Some people just can't help themselves. 😁Man, this forum is just what it is 😬

I’d honestly love to see people like that sit down at a table in a dive bar with 3x 120 microgram doses of LSD just to see where all that "wisdom" goes. I want to see if their knowledge, self-control, and all those Sunday morning trips to Mass (and throughout the week, too) actually did anything for their psychological development as such a devout Catholic.

Look, it's fine. There are plenty of people who wouldn't touch that stuff even if you beat them with a whip, and if that's how they roll, that's cool with me 🙂. Personally, I wouldn't do it because I have way too many responsibilities and life crap I need to deal with; I can't afford to lose my grip on reality right now 😁, but I'll say this: I tried mushrooms once, and if they were easy to find here in the States, I would've done it at least 15 more times just to see how far the rabbit hole goes 😁.

But I never leaned toward pills, weed, or anything harder 😁. For real, I’ve been drinking for years and I haven't even touched a cigarette in my entire life 🤣

That's just how the cards fell, I guess

btw, it all really comes down to what the guy actually decided to experiment with. If he’s going to do mushrooms, then let him eat them. If he wants to smoke weed, fine, let him smoke. If he feels like taking a Bon enough to get high, whatever. But honestly, just picking up some coke or something even nastier out of pure boredom? That’s just... stupid, isn't it? 😁

placidranger said:👍
Back in the USA, cocaine was perfectly legal—sold in stores from its discovery in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. It was in Coca-Cola, various wines, different tonics, and powders. Everyone used it—from Sigmund Freud and Thomas Edison to Hollywood stars and even the Pope; soldiers, athletes, and just regular folks alike. It only got banned once they realized excessive use leads to addiction and mental health issues.

I agree that much more should be legalized, but those "conditions" are where the trouble starts. Angela Wright mentioned above that people should lose their Medicare coverage. Why would that happen if they’re paying their premiums? Sure, they’re risking their health—but by that logic, we should strip Medicare from anyone who is obese, or anyone involved in extreme sports, or any activity that puts their health at risk.

Legalization would bring "pure" drugs to the market, which would drastically reduce their harm and simultaneously crush the crime associated with drug trafficking.

I'm not coming off like some high roller here, so don't get it twisted. 😁I used to spin the roulette wheel and throw down decent amounts here and there, but my losses never hit anything catastrophic (maybe losing $1667 every cent I had, a couple of times, but that's it). 😁

Of course, I regret gambling in a casino. There's no "edge" there; it's just a total distortion of reality, looking at money as if it's nothing more than plastic chips and whatnot. I didn't quit because of the money—because, honestly, the losses weren't that dramatic—I quit because I was terrified of that warped perception every gambler carries. The only silver lining is that I went through this phase now, rather than waiting until I actually have a family to worry about.

I moved toward more organized sports betting instead, but you don't get that same adrenaline rush or that skewed sense of reality... everything is contained within structured limits, without any signs of pathology or whatever.

Take poker or roulette, for example—there's no fix for that, no structure. With sports betting, I can play a few games a week, but in a casino, that ball is spinning every thirty seconds. The scary part isn't the game itself; it's the relationship with money, how you perceive your situation, and that frantic thought process of how to get more once your stash runs dry. THAT is why I walked away.
But that's not what this thread is about.

Anyway, I agree that it's useful to hear the other perspective, and we don't all have to see eye to eye. But I don't see a single positive thing about someone who ISN'T ALREADY IN IT (meaning, someone dealing with an actual addiction) deciding to jump in just out of boredom, stupidity, or greed.

If it already happened to you, fine. The hope is that you pull yourself out of it. But playing with fire is just plain stupid. I'm not a cheapskate—far from it—but for God's sake, I'm not going to dance on a tightrope constantly and just pray I don't fall. If you practice like that, you should expect to meet the pavement eventually.

Angela Wright said:Pardon my French, but you are a complete loser! My keyboard is practically crawling with the nonsense being spewed by you and people just like you.🙂

Look, since you’re such a genius, why don't you give me some advice? How about telling me how to convince the bureaucrats at Medicare not to lie to my mother and others fighting brain tumors? How do I make them stop denying her another dose of Temodal? They claim it doesn't work for recurrences, yet we have top-tier specialists sending us interpretations from Houston confirming it's the only way to help her and that it's standard practice everywhere else in the world—except here, in this pathetic excuse for a country where Medicare wastes money on losers like you who think they know the "right" way to get high, providing massive payouts for methadone once you realize you screwed up and got hooked, not to mention all the useless institutional therapies, psychologists for you and your family, and all that other garbage!

See, you moron, my mother didn't choose her illness, but you and your kind choose yours, and then you still get to play the "poor victim" to get assistance that my mother can only dream of!

I’m all for legalization, but if we go that route, I’m also for cutting off all government assistance for addiction. Go get high until sunrise for all I care.🙂 🙂

Kudos. And good luck with the fight against your illness.

Otherwise, credit where credit is due to those here who have actually overcome drug addiction. I'm not going to beat my chest because I DIDN'T go through that, nor am I going to judge, spit, fight, or look down on anyone. Who am I to do that? Who is ANYONE to act superior over another person?

Pure hypocrisy, that's what it is.

But fine, I'll risk being characterized by (some) as some backward person stuck in the past—it hurts, but I can't stay quiet.

Nowadays, you aren't even allowed to argue about anything because political correctness—and no, I don't mean personal computers—has ruined everything. Today, everything is an insult to someone, and everything is just "someone's lifestyle choice," a part of a culture that shouldn't be touched lest its "authenticity" be threatened.

That's why Scientologists and Jehovah's Witnesses defy medicine, and why today, the fun for losers whose brains have been eaten away by boredom consists of drugs, brawling, hooking up, and stuff like that.

Nobody is saying everyone has to spend their lives honing talents or figuring out how to be more successful tomorrow. Nobody *has* to be a conformist and think about having a family with two kids, a Golden Retriever in the yard, and a BBQ every weekend if they don't want to.

But you can kiss my ass before I start nodding along to morons like the OP, whom I am 150% certain is a TROLL, starting a discussion that clearly has no end just because "what's the harm in arguing if I haven't tried drugs?"

I don't need to try it (taking psilocybin once is a nothingburger, and I'd insult people who actually had to struggle with real issues if I claimed I had "tried" it). I drank enough when I was a teenager to tell you today that it's crap; I've seen people spin roulette for 35 minutes and bleed out up to 60,000 Euros. With my own damn eyes, I saw a man lose 140,000 Euros at the roulette table. I personally put down 20 $0.00 and lost it all within the next 3 hours.
I spent nights in casinos at the roulette table, and so what? Should I say it was actually great because, hey, there's this awesome adrenaline rush that's better than sex?

That’s total bullshit. Every single addiction is bullshit. A habit involving cigarettes, your morning coffee, and the newspaper isn't going to kill anyone. But heroin? That ruins lives. Honestly, thank God and pure luck that some people are actually here with us today instead of six feet under. I know for a fact that Will is a solid guy—from what I’ve gathered through this forum and hanging out at a party once or twice.

But just because I'm saying this doesn't mean I'm afraid of looking unrefined. I’m speaking up because I don't think I am. I don't judge a person based on whether they used drugs, gambled, drank, or whatever other mess they got into in their past.

I truly don't give a damn.

But man, if I'm reading today's social etiquette correctly, you have to be careful not to accidentally mention that drugs are garbage. Apparently, if you haven't personally tried them, you don't have the right to an opinion. Look, I agree 100% that you shouldn't judge PEOPLE in a condescending, knee-jerk way. But saying drugs are shit isn't about attacking someone's character; it's about the fact that they lead to social isolation and self-destruction in every aspect of life. It might not happen in every single case, but it's definitely happening more often than with a cigarette or a cup of coffee someone knocks back while grinding through an eighty-hour work week.

Cheers.

Here’s another life drama for you, this time involving a famous athlete (probably not someone you'd hear about much over here 😁), an incredibly talented guy who signed a massive contract back in the late 90s...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...on-cover_x.htm

Anyway, after a LONG AND GRUELING battle with addiction (check out the article), Josh Hamilton actually hit a home run for the Cincinnati Reds last week.

The whole story just gives me chills.

Will, you were actually there, living through that movie, so I really respect your take on this. But seriously, help me out here—how can walking into something like this be considered a good move? Isn't it way harder to claw your way back out once you're already deep in it than it would've been to just stay away entirely? Especially when we're talking about someone making a conscious choice. This isn't some freak accident or a lapse in judgment; it’s a calculated decision. It's like he's looking at his life and deciding, "Screw it, I've tried everything else, let's just see where this goes."

I'm asking because, aside from messing around with mushrooms or psilocybin, I haven't really touched anything else 😁 alcohol used to be my whole world before I finally kicked that habit 😁.

Carol Jackson45 said:What is wrong with you people? If a kid isn't just messing around, do you honestly think your moronic advice is going to stop him from trying? "Don't do it"—yeah, because that's worked wonders for everyone who ever actually accomplished anything. And here come all these damn saints and gym rats who probably haven't even touched a beer, let alone a cigarette. What even is a drug to you? You're all hypocrites.

Frank, look up "harm reduction."

placidranger 😍
Willard, send me that photo 🙂

I see things differently. I’m not out here judging anyone who fell into that trap, but this guy SAT THERE, THOUGHT ABOUT IT, and said, "I've tried everything else, now I want drugs."

If he’s decided to post this, then he needs to deal with the backlash, because let’s be real, he decided to post this absolute garbage out of pure boredom. There are people out there dealing with massive problems who get sucked into that cycle, and I don't blame them—they need help.

But to sit there and rationalize that this is what you want out of life? I just don't get it.
The culture today (😁) is such that anything previously considered evil in a conventional sense can be rebranded as a "lifestyle choice," and if you criticize it, you're labeled a hypocrite.

Without getting too philosophical here, where does that "freedom" end and actual evil begin?

In my book, a hypocrite isn't the one who says, "Yeah, you're being a total jerk," while also being willing to own up to their own sins and admit when they're wrong without sugarcoating the truth.

I used to spend my weekends passed out in some ditch somewhere in the Midwest or traveling through neighboring states 😁. So yeah, I'm a jerk. Next 😬 .

Urpanus actually suggested me a while back, even though Roberto Baggio seems to think I bribed Anderlon 🤣

1. Fernando Alonso
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Giancarlo Fisichell
4. Felipe Massa
5. Kimi Raikkonen
6. Webber
7. Nick Heidfeld
8. Heikki Kovalainen

Pole: Fernando Alonso
Fastest lap: Kimi Raikkonen
First out: Kubica

What a bunch of absolute posers we’ve got here—Antun Vrdoljak, Bandic, Primac, and the rest of that crowd.

🤮

Jesse Baker said:Question for the mods: why are my posts vanishing? This is the second one today that just disappeared into thin air. What am I supposed to include next time—some blatant nationalistic hatred or something? (To be fair, I did throw in a little bit of racism in my last one, so I guess they caught onto that!)

They’re disappearing because of off-topic rambling, insults, and all that junk... and don't get smart with me.

If playing on home turf matters so much, why didn't you guys beat the Boston Celtics in the Citigroup semifinals last night?

Oh, so it doesn't matter? How many years do you think it took the Celtics to finally take down the Golden State Warriors in Chicago? Decades. And they did it yesterday—kudos to them. Honestly, the Warriors need a complete overhaul.

My bad for going off-topic
.😁

Anonymous said:Have you ever even heard of a luck factor? Or rather, a bad luck factor.

Look, I’m trying to be calm here. You’re clearly just some kid, or maybe internet forums are a total novelty to you since you don't even know how to upload a profile picture. Whatever. What matters is that you're talking absolute garbage. Luck? Are you kidding me?

You guys got blown out 8-2 in the semifinals. EIGHT TO TWO.

And now you're sitting in fourth place. Back when you were ranked number one, you were right here in this same thread, bragging and rubbing your success in our faces. We took it on the chin, believe me—I know firsthand because, as a moderator, I was the one keeping the peace, telling people to chill out and keeping the celebrations from turning into a total circus.

So, if you feel this desperate need to post this kind of nonsense about "luck" or "misfortune," do me a favor (and I'm speaking as a mod, not just a user): leave this forum and go find a comment section on CNN or somewhere else where you can surround yourself with a bunch of echo chambers.

And don't give me that crap about "wanting to analyze the finals." Your version of analysis is just whining about luck. This is a discussion forum; we aren't going to waste ten pages explaining the basics of sports to you—how you shake hands with a better team and move on with your life.

Bottom line: keep acting like this and you’ll be banned, just like all those inevitable clone accounts that pop up later. Consider this your one warning. 🙂

👋

Anonymous said:Does anyone actually know how to upload an image on this forum?😲

Look, if you’re planning on being just as condescending as you were in your first post, feel free to just hit the X in the top right corner of your screen and head out. 👍

Way to go, guys. Honestly, I’m still buzzing. I got chills when Vician snatched that ball at the 6:7 mark... then it looked like Djokovic was going to tie it up at 7:7 on the break, but man, what a rollercoaster. Thanks to an incredible coach and a squad that played with pure heart, we actually pulled it out in overtime.

I mean, seriously, hats off to 👋. My only hope—though maybe I'm being too optimistic here—is that if they end up finishing 4th or 5th in the next championship, people don't immediately start tearing them apart and looking for someone to blame.

Look, Ratko Rudić is a global legend in this sport. This win didn't just happen by accident; he’s been a world-class authority and a powerhouse coach even during those times when we were struggling and falling short of our goals much earlier than anyone expected.

Hell yeah, boys!!! 👋 🙏 🙏

7:5... if we can pull ahead by three, we’re basically home free. 😢

Time to close this out. Let's get that final goal.