I keep feeling I should move to Dreamwidth. I have an account but there's nothing to see there yet. It took me a while to even warm up to Livejournal after getting an account back in the day when you needed invite codes. What finally did it was a significant number of my online friends from other sites using LJ. But so far, not enough have switched ( Read more... )

Sometimes I despise the word “gifted”, especially when it seems that those who label themselves thus seem to be the most bitter and emotional out there. For example, I read a rant that it’s “not easy at all”. The blogger complained although being “ranked in the top 1% […] in the world”? s/he was not properly supported, instead being resented for ( 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... )

I believe just about any emotion can be bad when it controls your life. But self help gurus and religion often tell us to forgive and hatred is destructive, hurtful, and all around bad. Yet is it? We're told forgiveness is the path to healing, but is it absolutely necessary? Must we let go all our hate to find peace? If it's not consuming us, ( Read more... )

What is the first thing you think of the guy in the following example?

There is a man in his mid to late twenties who when he reads a comic with boobs or panty shots - this is not hentai, mind you, just ecchi fanservice -- he gets so turned on that all he can think about is sex, distracting him so much that he can’t read the rest of the comic.

( My Thoughts )

Smiling is supposed to be good for you. Some studies show that the expression you wear, be it a true reflection of your emotional state or not, can result in physical changes similar to those actual emotions. In other words, a person told to make an angry face experienced increased blood flow to the hands and feet, which is also seen in those who ( Read more... )

It's pretty well hammered into us, especially in college, about being a leader and how important it is to show initative, but

if everyone was a leader in everything they did,

who would the leaders lead?

I wish I'd had the nerve to say that back in my interviewing days, at least once.

It's good to keep one's brain occupied with various tasks; it drives out all the unpleasant thoughts. So when asked to rank those colors from most to least favorite, I was told:

PA: Red, Black, Silver, Blue
Sijo: Silver, Black, Blue, Red

But I need would like Jaekyu and Shariot to do this too.

( What am I up to? )