Okay, so it didn't go exactly according to plan. For those of you who read the now-locked entry on "how it's goin down," well, my predictions were pretty much completely wrong
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Re: howdy christianall15charactersDecember 29 2004, 04:55:44 UTC
thanks for the comment, yeah I'm getting to it this soon because i have absolutely NOTHING to do. Despit my efforts to occupy myself with housework, there's only so many times you can clean something.
The fact that I knew what`the fremen are reminds me of my own geekiness, and fond memories of D&D. Unfortunately I never got very far on my journey to true nerd-dom, I'm woefully non-versed in science fiction, and I haven't played a single roleplaying game since summer. :-( Although I pine for those pastimes, they pretty much kicked the bucket when I got to BC; there aren't many gamers up here and the few they have are kind of . . . creepy. Of course there's something kinda creepy about all of us I guess, but some more than others, it would seem. I guess I can still bone up on my sci-fi/fantasy, but it's just not as fun. Ah well.
I also remember that conversation from what seems like oh-so-long ago, and it makes me laugh: if I said anything in a chastising manner, and I probably did, it was because I was embarrassed at how weak my argument was, and how little thought I had put into my position before then. I haven't actually smoked yet (the main reason for my disappointment), but i've obviously revised my opinions. I still have a problem with harder drugs, and probably wouldn't do them myself since i'm on medication, but moderate use of pot and alcohol isn't terrible.
Although it's interesting you should mention addiction. I realize that alcoholism is a risk, and for someone diagnosed with depression much moreso, but my increasingly numerous experiences with alcohol have deomonstrated to me the dangerous allure that it can have for me personally: so I make it a point to never drink at a non-social occasion and not more than once a week, if that. I suppose that emphasis on personal responsibility would fit well with your seemingly libertarian standpoint. I never cease to be fascinated by your worldview, now that i mention it, especially with all the philosophical thought you're putting into it. I wonder what you mean about the "power of the psyche" though, and precisely how you now think you were wrong. I hope we'll have to talk while i'm down there.
But I'm sure we'll have time to smoke a couple bowls. ;-)
The fact that I knew what`the fremen are reminds me of my own geekiness, and fond memories of D&D. Unfortunately I never got very far on my journey to true nerd-dom, I'm woefully non-versed in science fiction, and I haven't played a single roleplaying game since summer. :-( Although I pine for those pastimes, they pretty much kicked the bucket when I got to BC; there aren't many gamers up here and the few they have are kind of . . . creepy. Of course there's something kinda creepy about all of us I guess, but some more than others, it would seem. I guess I can still bone up on my sci-fi/fantasy, but it's just not as fun. Ah well.
I also remember that conversation from what seems like oh-so-long ago, and it makes me laugh: if I said anything in a chastising manner, and I probably did, it was because I was embarrassed at how weak my argument was, and how little thought I had put into my position before then. I haven't actually smoked yet (the main reason for my disappointment), but i've obviously revised my opinions. I still have a problem with harder drugs, and probably wouldn't do them myself since i'm on medication, but moderate use of pot and alcohol isn't terrible.
Although it's interesting you should mention addiction. I realize that alcoholism is a risk, and for someone diagnosed with depression much moreso, but my increasingly numerous experiences with alcohol have deomonstrated to me the dangerous allure that it can have for me personally: so I make it a point to never drink at a non-social occasion and not more than once a week, if that. I suppose that emphasis on personal responsibility would fit well with your seemingly libertarian standpoint. I never cease to be fascinated by your worldview, now that i mention it, especially with all the philosophical thought you're putting into it. I wonder what you mean about the "power of the psyche" though, and precisely how you now think you were wrong. I hope we'll have to talk while i'm down there.
But I'm sure we'll have time to smoke a couple bowls. ;-)
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