I've thought of this before, and I think I've mentioned a variation of this elsewhere: indirectly criticizing someone else's likes.

Person #1: I like [thing ( Read more... )

After revisiting and pondering various wank and drama (fandom and political), I've come to a conclusion as to what is the most maliciously misused punctuation out there: the quotation mark.

When representing spoken language, as in a fictional story, it's fine and dandy, but a problem I've noticed arises when it's meant to represent quoted language ( Read more... )

Along the same line as excusing repeated bad behavior and the posessive vampire boyfriend, is the manipulator. issendai writes about it. Here is an excerpt. Click the link at the end for the full post.

So you want to keep your lover or your employee close. Bound to you, even. You have a few options. You could be the best lover they've ever had, kind, ( Read more... )

My prior posts about Twilight and why Bella is not a good role model led me to the following article, which is related to why Edward is not a good boyfriend. Edward is jealous, manipulative, possessive, "controlling dick". Though some may find this endearing and a sign that he cares, it's actually quite frightening. Maybe because I've seen the ( Read more... )

What is it with guys and female avatars? Anyone who plays MMOs or online FPS like Halo knows how the anonymity of the internet can transform otherwise decent people -- though I believe how a person behaves when they think there are no consequences is a reflection of who they really are -- into a "dickwad". You'd think Sony would have taken the ( Read more... )

Courtesy of chicknstu, here's a case of hording, a home full of mountains of pizza boxes, instant noodle cups, and cigarette butts, and a bathroom full of... I don't know if I want to know what that stuff is. People like this need psychological help; I wonder, though, what their life outside the home was like.

The pictures do NO justice. There is suppose ( Read more... )

I forgot about it today. I knew about it of course, but when I decided to go to Uwajimaya I didn't take it into consideration, and thus I was rather surprised by the crowd of people there ( Read more... )

… Is your what? When someone wrongs or upsets a friend, what do you feel? Assuming you have significantly strong feelings for your friend - not just a casual acquaintance - it seems natural to me for one to also get upset or angry at the offending party. After all, they are the reason your friend is upset or hurt. Even if what they said or did had ( Read more... )

The topic of idle conversation in my aisle often turns to health: organic food, weight, exercise, vegetarianism, etc. Even as I type this one women is chastising those at the Tully’s downstairs who ordered a coffee shake drink thing for the fat and calorie content, and as I post this they’re discussing how white bread has been processed too much ( Read more... )

I was watching a show called Intervention. Each episode follows two people with problems: cutters, alcoholics, drug users, eating disorders, etc. You see the ugly side of their lives, the hopeless addiction, and the endless excuses. Then it concludes with the intervention, friends and family giving an ultimatum to get help or we won't be here for ( Read more... )