anonymous
It's too bad that one must be logged in to LJ in order to send text messages to people's telephone. This evening I had a powerful urge to send an anonymous message to someone I came across on here, but who I don't know at all, and being identified when sending the message would have essentially ruined the point.
Actually I suppose there wasn't really any point at all; I just felt like sending out a sentiment.
I'm not sure why exactly, but I have always taken great pleasure from anonymous acts, especially ones that flatter or intrigue people who will never know who or why the thing was done. In some cases this interest of mine has expressed itself in random vandalism, pranks, or otherwise destructive acts, but in general I have always found more satisfaction in anonymous acts that had a positive effect.
In high school I once duct-taped a cassette upon which I had recorded Nine Inch Nails "Something I Can Never Have" onto the locker of a girl I thought was interesting and attractive but who I didn't really know. It was obvious that she was flattered and curious upon her receipt of it, and I enjoyed just seeing her excited at the unknown possibilities. I think the experience was probably far superior for both of us than had I gone and asked her to go out with me or some such...
Perhaps it is sometimes easier to be understood by someone who doesn't really know you at all. The filters of history and precedent are abscent, allowing statements and actions to be judged in their own right.
Sometimes it is interesting to express love (or hate) without any possibility of it being reciprocated.
Actually I suppose there wasn't really any point at all; I just felt like sending out a sentiment.
I'm not sure why exactly, but I have always taken great pleasure from anonymous acts, especially ones that flatter or intrigue people who will never know who or why the thing was done. In some cases this interest of mine has expressed itself in random vandalism, pranks, or otherwise destructive acts, but in general I have always found more satisfaction in anonymous acts that had a positive effect.
In high school I once duct-taped a cassette upon which I had recorded Nine Inch Nails "Something I Can Never Have" onto the locker of a girl I thought was interesting and attractive but who I didn't really know. It was obvious that she was flattered and curious upon her receipt of it, and I enjoyed just seeing her excited at the unknown possibilities. I think the experience was probably far superior for both of us than had I gone and asked her to go out with me or some such...
Perhaps it is sometimes easier to be understood by someone who doesn't really know you at all. The filters of history and precedent are abscent, allowing statements and actions to be judged in their own right.
Sometimes it is interesting to express love (or hate) without any possibility of it being reciprocated.