So, is there such a thing as a 'Drama meter'? I've had someone try to throw some drama (or maybe Drama) at me recently, and given that all of my emotional energy has been put toward my injury and Nate's illness, I honestly don't give a damn. But it was a 'Gesture', so I feel moved to acknowledge it ( Read more... )

I'm reading this article about rejection in Psychology Today that seems apropos to several of the current discussions I see going on in several of my societies right now.

If you read this and don't go 'hey, yeah' (or whatever your equivalent phrase is), please open up a dialogue about why this article doesn't resonate at all with you.

Feedback. Everyone needs some of it, some need more than others, and too much will shatter your eardrums. Every interaction we have with the world around us has some feedback - touch a desk and your hand feels it, say a word and your ears hear it, get two mics too close together and you get that truly awful feedback-loop whine that makes everyone ( Read more... )