"When I graduated high school, I was one of only two students who weren't Christian. How did I deal with it? I waited it out. I went to college, where my peer set was much more diverse. I became an adult with control over who I spent…"
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Ariel Thompson
- 25, Female
- Colorado Springs, CO
- United States
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Colorado Nerdfighters!
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Atheist Nerdfighter Alli…
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Ariel Thompson replied to Candice Owens's discussion Atheism and Loneliness in the group Atheist Nerdfighter AllianceAriel Thompson replied to Mauricio's discussion 20 and over Nerdfighters!"Ariel here, 25, Colorado.
I never really got into the ning, probably because the average person on here still thinks her life will be over if she doesn't pass her driver's test on the first try. Maybe I'll just hide here away…"
Ariel Thompson commented on Vondell Swain's group Atheist Nerdfighter Alliance"Okay. I'm not completely nonreligious. I am a follower of nachofication.
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Ariel Thompson replied to Jasmine Kozak Gilroy's discussion How long have you been an Atheist? in the group Atheist Nerdfighter Alliance"The amazing complex interdependency of everything on the planet is awe inspiring. I love this Natalie Angier quote:
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Ariel Thompson replied to Jasmine Kozak Gilroy's discussion How long have you been an Atheist? in the group Atheist Nerdfighter Alliance"Yes, but the rocks are actually there. We can see them. We can study them. They obey all known laws of physics. So does our rock, which we know has water, organisms and air because we live on it. And sometimes the…"
Ariel Thompson replied to David Zebarah's discussion Least favorite assigned book"Many assigned books seem unpleasant to read, especially when you're young, but when read critically you can see why they were assigned. There is something there of literary or cultural value, or it just forces you to use your brain and…"
Ariel Thompson replied to Rachel:)'s discussion Failing advice?""
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing…"
Ariel Thompson replied to Saroja Nalini's discussion Comfort Books"Through my adolescence it was the Pit Dragon Trilogy by Jane Yolen (I actually wore out a copy and had to replace it) and Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause.
Now I tend to pick up one of Neil Gaiman's short stories. The…"
Ariel Thompson replied to Yasmin's discussion What are some of your pet peeves?"When people add an extra h to height and pronounce it "heighth" I want to cover my ears and scream.
I also can't stand when people use an initialization and then say the last word initialized. Examples: ATM machine, VIN number, PIN…"
Ariel Thompson replied to Jasmine Kozak Gilroy's discussion How long have you been an Atheist? in the group Atheist Nerdfighter Alliance"I wasn't raised religious, so I have never been able to understand how people can take these really weird stories so seriously."
Ariel Thompson replied to Rachel's discussion Best Undiscovered Books"This is quite possibly the best collection of "in your pants" titles ever. Linky-link"
Ariel Thompson replied to Aluzky Irezumi's discussion Is sign language (with hand) a form of body language?"I'm sorry. What exactly is the basis of your great knowledge?
I'm not the world's greatest expert, but I have been studying Sign Language for two years."
Profile Information
- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- Comic Book Nerdfighter
- About Me:
- There was a woman, and she was wise; woefully wise was she;
She was old, so old, yet her years all told were but a score and three;
And she knew by heart, from finish to start, the Book of Iniquity.
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- Dune, Red Son, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, American Gods, Sandman, Fables, Watchmen, The Life And Times Of Martha Washington in the 21st Century, V for Vendetta, Fables, Batman R.I.P., House of Leaves, His Dark Materials, Jane Yolen, Eileen Wilks, Laurie R. King, Anne Perry...
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- Laudry Basket
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- Oscar Wilde
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- 2012
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Deliver Fudge Today Before Afternoon
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- At 12:04am on June 21, 2012,
Danno said… hello Ariel. welcome to the ning
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