Re: Random Thoughts: The Randoming

[Guest]

I'm starting to think that the reason I'd rather not be interested in a relationship at all is because it's just another thing to fail at. I really don't need more things I could possibly fail at.

The stress of the possibility is enough to put me off.

Eh, that's just life in general. It happens.

[Guest]

I'm starting to think that the reason I'd rather not be interested in a relationship at all is because it's just another thing to fail at. I really don't need more things I could possibly fail at.

The stress of the possibility is enough to put me off.

Eh, that's just life in general. It happens.

I dunno. Work I know there's a failure possibility, but work has firm and fast rules. Same with school and education.

People and socialisation? Too many variables to wrap my head around. Way too many. It feels like I'm simultaneously being judged by everyone at all times and ignored at all times and it does my head in.

Also, someone just anon'd me on Tumblr and said they have a crush on me. I'll assume, for the sake of being open minded, it's true. But my first feeling and so far only feeling is discomfort. I think that says a lot about how I perceive people's approval of me.

[Guest]

Tyrion wears a beard well.

[nearly_takuan]

Continuous rows of seats now are empty. All who were standing...continue to stand. I take a seat. I'm a rebel.

[BasedBuzzed]

"Hey, I was the girl on Facebook you recommend incest to in order to relieve my migraine."

There's something wrong with me if this is how introductions usually go.

[BasedBuzzed]

>politician who I had dinner with as part of a board said political leisure time societies work the same as student associations in terms of free booze, terrible music and hook-up culture
>2/3 of the yearbook committee has been diagnosed with some sort of disorder so peeps are pushing to make the theme a variation of the DSM
It all gives such insight into life. It's a giant circus, this entire country.

[Guest]

Holy moly. I had previously no interest in Outlander until I saw this gif of the leads:



IT'S LIKE ONE SECOND HOW DO THEY SQUEEZE THAT MUCH SEXY INTO IT

[nearly_takuan]

Someone "accidentally" squeezed my arm on the tramcar today. I suspect there was a bit more squish than she expected—magic of Henley shirts, I s'pose—but oddly not an altogether unpleasant or embarrassing experience for me. She smiled. She also walked to the opposite end of the car. Guess I'm mostly just thinking about whether it's worthwhile to continue thinking about it.

[reboot]

Damn, King Abdullah, you have not aged well. Must be true that heavy is the head that hangs the crown.

[Gman]

Satirical video about creeps. Made me laugh, though I wonder if there are some ignorat dudes out there looking at this going "yeah, he's totally right!"

[Guest]

To the girl who was staring at me on the train last night, protip: don't do that - it's creepy.

[The Wisp]

Knocked my recently-repaired laptop off a high table onto hardwood floor. It seems fine, I so far lucked out...

[Guest]

Why didn't I think of using paper bullets to snipe at houseflies before?

[BasedBuzzed]

How does one argue with hostile experts who walk outside of their field partially, but not totally? I don't want to argue like a creationist, and I don't want to concede when WEIRD-factors, proving too much and a history of erronous conclusions out of political motivations in said field come into play. Compensating for lack of eloquence and jargon knowledge also hands me somewhat unequal footing, and this brings a hazard of arguing out of ego-fueled stubborness, instead of truth-seeking(whatever that may be). Still, better be proven a fool as then I might actually learn something, with the humiliation adding to the impact of the lesson.

[reboot]

How does one argue with hostile experts who walk outside of their field partially, but not totally? I don't want to argue like a creationist, and I don't want to concede when WEIRD-factors, proving too much and a history of erronous conclusions out of political motivations in said field come into play. Compensating for lack of eloquence and jargon knowledge also hands me somewhat unequal footing, and this brings a hazard of arguing out of ego-fueled stubborness, instead of truth-seeking(whatever that may be). Still, better be proven a fool as then I might actually learn something, with the humiliation adding to the impact of the lesson.

First make sure you are not arguing out of ego fueled stubbornness. Then prepare for being overwhelmed by citations.

Moon mechanics and motion still confuse the crap out of me. Conceptually I get it, but I find myself surprised when the moon is over *here* this morning when the moon was over *there* last night.

[Prajnaparamita]

I shaved last night and somehow I still have my Nairing song stuck in my head.

(I sing to myself while applying Nair because you're forced to sit perfectly still while wet, naked, and freezing your ass off and it gets pretty damn miserable pretty quick.)

Its to the tune of the children's' song "I've been working on the Railroad" and it goes like this:

I've been Nairing in the shower
All the live-long day!
I've been Nairing in the shower
Just to pass the time away.
Can't you feel the hair dissolving?
Toxic chemical goo!
Can't you feel the hair dissolving?
I smell formaldehyde!
Formaldehyde, formaldehyde,
I smell formaldehyde-hyde-hyde!
Formaldehyde, formaldehyde,
I smell formaldehyde!

(Note: Nair doesn't actually contain formaldehyde, it just sure as hell stinks like dissection day in 8th grade biology class.)

Just thought I'd share that with you guys.

[BasedBuzzed]

Fam's pet cat died after 17 years. Was a long way coming and doesn't really hurt that bad, so I post a joke about how she's now resting in peace in the soup. What follows are a load of utterly sincere condolences, and it just feels...tacky. This is why I shouldn't post semi-feelsy stuff to social media, or talk about it with people who won't cheer me up with banter. And there's always that niggling doubt that this is not just a preference that a subsection of people share, but a deviation in overanalyzing and not appreciating phatic expressions.

[Guest]

In a very strange turn of events, two friends of mine apparently met a couple of swingers yesterday.

I'm intrigued to hear how that turned out.

[Guest]

Lately, using roll-on deodorants have resulted in sore-ish and itchy underarms. I don't know why this happening as I've never really had any problems before.

[eselle28]

So, on the scale of obnoxious reasons to cancel a date to highly excusable ones, I'm going to say that, "My sister whose pregnancy is worrisome enough for her be on bed rest at the hospital rather than at home had a freak out and needed company," is more toward the latter end of the scale?

[nearly_takuan]

Yeah, though that's a level of detail not many will coherently provide at the moment of making said excuse. Still seems a bit odd to me to outright cancel unless there are other factors too, but I wouldn't call it bad behavior either way.

It is also difficult to distinguish in the moment whether one finds a person / a person's actions obnoxious or just the situation itself. I make a point of directing emotions like gratitude at people, but vexation needn't be taken out on others.

[TheRoux]

So my sister just gave birth to 2 little twin boys. I'm so excited!!!

[eselle28]

Yeah, though that's a level of detail not many will coherently provide at the moment of making said excuse. Still seems a bit odd to me to outright cancel unless there are other factors too, but I wouldn't call it bad behavior either way.

It is also difficult to distinguish in the moment whether one finds a person / a person's actions obnoxious or just the situation itself. I make a point of directing emotions like gratitude at people, but vexation needn't be taken out on others.

It should be said that everyone in this situation lives in the middle of nowhere, so there's driving involved. But he's cancelled again for tonight as well. So, either he's really family-oriented and has the worst luck ever, or he's a flake with an active imagination.

[Guest]

So, on the scale of obnoxious reasons to cancel a date to highly excusable ones, I'm going to say that, "My sister whose pregnancy is worrisome enough for her be on bed rest at the hospital rather than at home had a freak out and needed company," is more toward the latter end of the scale?

I would say the latter end, yes. When my mom had her hysterectomy I was gonna go visit her in the hospital, but by the time I got off work, well, visiting hours were over and the nurses had kicked out my dad & siblings earlier in the evening anyway.

It should be said that everyone in this situation lives in the middle of nowhere, so there's driving involved. But he's cancelled again for tonight as well. So, either he's really family-oriented and has the worst luck ever, or he's a flake with an active imagination.

Well, sorry to hear that. D: Here's hoping they're not a flake, I've been flaked on too often to know how it feels. -hugs-

[Guest]

I have vague memories of watching these movies as a kid (they're all American IIRC):

b) A monster movie about a komodo dragon-esque creature that awakes after invoking some kind of ancient (Mayan?) curse.

Found it. It was the Kathogan from The Relic (1997).

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I remember watching The Lost Boys too.

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