top five responses to this postglazomaniacApril 3 2011, 02:56:18 UTC
5. those deer are amazing. down here, the best wildlife we get on any regular basis are nutria, and they're gross.
4. how's kevin shields of mbv? i assume it was your wife in the above dialogue, because you were not being insulted as much as kevin shields would have.
2. i've lost at least one friend in part to them not ascribing to the idea of friend dollars, so to speak. there was more to it than that, but the idea that i was not good enough to them got thrown around. it was especially hurtful to me, as i (perhaps wrongly) pride myself on being good (though not always nice) to my friends. the parenthetical before, though, it's what drives me to keep trying to be better for my friends.
also on that subject, i have the hardest time convincing people they don't owe me when i cover a meal or something.
1. a universe that never stops changing is a source of great hope for me. the idea that something is infinite is mind blowing, and the idea that simply stepping away for a split second and coming back will find me in a totally new place (even if i cannot perceive the changes) is fundamental to my optimistic outlook. right now, the universe is the one in which i have not posted this comment, but in a few moments, i will change the entirety of the universe by posting the comment (because then it will be the one in which i have posted the comment). it's tiny. no one but you, me, and the five people still reading lj will notice, but it still changes the whole thing.
break th spell all you want it will come backlostcosmonautApril 3 2011, 05:18:50 UTC
3. ah got L of th L from you, Billy Ray, you sent me it, and that was a secret shoutout 2U, but now ah done gone and said it out loud
2. W/ th likes of you, loyal and thoughtful, ah seriously doubt you got anything to worry about in th F$ department; everybody ah know that you know knows you're a billionaire
which ain't to say you ain't got some secret dark side
Ah'm jest saying that if ah were a betting man, ah'd put my money on Billy Ray's Spider-Man nature 7 times out of 7
I treasure this komment and will think on it some more before replying agin,
i d say there are more like twelve people still on el jaylostcosmonautApril 3 2011, 14:13:34 UTC
5. they are considered a nuisance by most homeowners around here, but I ain't own shit, so my attitude toward them is basically that of one squatter to another, brother
4. He's gettin' up there in years -- 14, I think. Still has diabetes, still doesn't care much for most people. Been thinkin' of switchin' him to a wet food diet now that he's in his twilight years ...... I haven't moved him into th new apartment yet but have already designated one closet as his catbox room. Th wife said I oughta re-hire Kevin as my el jay foil because he has funnier lines, but I think in general my el jay is a gentler place now, and mebbe Kevin would have to have an attitude readjustment before making a comeback here. He really is an asshole, but he's mine and 'til death do us part
2. As ah attempted to suggest in my above post, th balance sheets in F$ accounting are a nebulous affair. It's funny, but some friends treat you better if you push back a bit, and some friends fall apart if you show them even a little bit of meanness. Dunno if ah'm more nice or more mean on balance, but I'm a rough friend and tend to do better w/ people who like a little back-and-forth arm-punching, so to speak, and less well w/ insecure "handle w/ care" people
1. Paying attention to small things and appreciating them and taking responsibility for one's own actions in a nonstop chaotic environment that we cannot CONTROL -- a person can't be happy until he has reckoned w/ these things. Mebbe it goes beyond happiness, too, it's like this: even if stuff happening in th world makes me sad (and why wouldn't it?), can I respect myself? Can I respect th forces of nature and culture acting upon me, even if I don't like them one bit. I'm nothing compared to an earthquake, I'm just more dirt being shifted around -- th mind has got to reckon w/ that, one way or another. I might submerge myself in study, or in people, or in nice things, find some religion, lose some religion. I might kill myself, all @ once or slowly, one miserable day @ a time. Did you read that Alan Moore quote I found, up there? People find their comfort zones along th political spectrum and dig in their heels according to how much they fear their own power and their own responsibility ............
i'll go with thatglazomaniacApril 10 2011, 00:14:41 UTC
4. i love ornery kitties as much as sweet ones, really. as long as they got personality. poor old kev. hope he comes to live with ya soon.
2. my dark secret side isn't really a secret. it's just easier to hide online. i'm not too worried about my balance, but it's an interesting phenomenon to swim through. a tricky one sometimes. it's nice to know others recognize it, though.
1. i like to think i have become a collectivist through recognizing where responsibility lies.
4. how's kevin shields of mbv? i assume it was your wife in the above dialogue, because you were not being insulted as much as kevin shields would have.
3. you don't have to tell me about the lowest of the low. it's been probably ten years now, and i'm still in love with them well more than i should be.
2. i've lost at least one friend in part to them not ascribing to the idea of friend dollars, so to speak. there was more to it than that, but the idea that i was not good enough to them got thrown around. it was especially hurtful to me, as i (perhaps wrongly) pride myself on being good (though not always nice) to my friends. the parenthetical before, though, it's what drives me to keep trying to be better for my friends.
also on that subject, i have the hardest time convincing people they don't owe me when i cover a meal or something.
1. a universe that never stops changing is a source of great hope for me. the idea that something is infinite is mind blowing, and the idea that simply stepping away for a split second and coming back will find me in a totally new place (even if i cannot perceive the changes) is fundamental to my optimistic outlook. right now, the universe is the one in which i have not posted this comment, but in a few moments, i will change the entirety of the universe by posting the comment (because then it will be the one in which i have posted the comment). it's tiny. no one but you, me, and the five people still reading lj will notice, but it still changes the whole thing.
(it does have its downsides, of course.)
that probably doesn't make much sense.
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2. W/ th likes of you, loyal and thoughtful, ah seriously doubt you got anything to worry about in th F$ department; everybody ah know that you know knows you're a billionaire
which ain't to say you ain't got some secret dark side
Ah'm jest saying that if ah were a betting man, ah'd put my money on Billy Ray's Spider-Man nature 7 times out of 7
I treasure this komment and will think on it some more before replying agin,
friend
--mza.
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4. He's gettin' up there in years -- 14, I think. Still has diabetes, still doesn't care much for most people. Been thinkin' of switchin' him to a wet food diet now that he's in his twilight years ...... I haven't moved him into th new apartment yet but have already designated one closet as his catbox room. Th wife said I oughta re-hire Kevin as my el jay foil because he has funnier lines, but I think in general my el jay is a gentler place now, and mebbe Kevin would have to have an attitude readjustment before making a comeback here. He really is an asshole, but he's mine and 'til death do us part
2. As ah attempted to suggest in my above post, th balance sheets in F$ accounting are a nebulous affair. It's funny, but some friends treat you better if you push back a bit, and some friends fall apart if you show them even a little bit of meanness. Dunno if ah'm more nice or more mean on balance, but I'm a rough friend and tend to do better w/ people who like a little back-and-forth arm-punching, so to speak, and less well w/ insecure "handle w/ care" people
1. Paying attention to small things and appreciating them and taking responsibility for one's own actions in a nonstop chaotic environment that we cannot CONTROL -- a person can't be happy until he has reckoned w/ these things. Mebbe it goes beyond happiness, too, it's like this: even if stuff happening in th world makes me sad (and why wouldn't it?), can I respect myself? Can I respect th forces of nature and culture acting upon me, even if I don't like them one bit. I'm nothing compared to an earthquake, I'm just more dirt being shifted around -- th mind has got to reckon w/ that, one way or another. I might submerge myself in study, or in people, or in nice things, find some religion, lose some religion. I might kill myself, all @ once or slowly, one miserable day @ a time. Did you read that Alan Moore quote I found, up there? People find their comfort zones along th political spectrum and dig in their heels according to how much they fear their own power and their own responsibility ............
Invisible balance sheets, everywhere you look.
--mza.
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2. my dark secret side isn't really a secret. it's just easier to hide online. i'm not too worried about my balance, but it's an interesting phenomenon to swim through. a tricky one sometimes. it's nice to know others recognize it, though.
1. i like to think i have become a collectivist through recognizing where responsibility lies.
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