You know what? One of my aims, in keeping this and other journals, was to give an Australian's perspective on life in America. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I think this journal morphed into a view, instead, from the learned American underclass. (Be that left and/or right). The learned and droll.

( ONLY IN AMERICA... )

Here's a comment from an LJ friend to an f-only post.  Nice to hav support.  I thought other readers might like to contemplate what issue it might be addressing.  In my life?  In the country?  What do you wonder?...

"Damn. This is all high school bullshit. It’s a shame how people have no honor, nor respect for others. It’s all me. Me. Meee!! I ( Read more... )

Gradually working off this terrible brainache, and other repercussions from shovelling.  You don't even want to know what I went through this morning.

( Say it isn't so, )

I went to Goodwill yesterday, for three main reasons: to get: a little paintbrush to use to bleach my teeth so they catch up to my bright and shiny cap; a laser mouse with scroll function, and DVD's. It was an apparent success. I found one of my recommended movies, "The Day After Tomorrow." I also amazingly found a CD soundtrack of, "Slumdog ( Read more... )

Narcissism is a distinct psychological classification, showing a variety of characteristic beyond the whole, "that's me in the mirror!" thing, such as a compulsion to control or reject relationships based on a selfish point of view. An inflated sense of self - which is actually relative to society and to economic opportunities. I suspect that most ( Read more... )