This guy I've known for a while took me aside a few weeks ago and unbidden told me something like "you deserve unconditional love and you shouldn't be afraid of it or settle for less." Which was weird. In one sense I totally agree with him. I do deserve that. On the other hand if some poor schmuck loves me unconditionally and I want to keep him ( Read more... )

Soooo I don't have a trust fund. Hence ... if I want an education or ... food ... I have to work. I'm currently saving up for tuition again because I got accepted somewhere really cool. But here's the thing ... I did that. My teachers helped me and I got lots of support from friends but no one bought me in. I didn't get in because of my outlandish ( Read more... )

I feel a little hypocritical for saying this given that I'm great at dishing out the anger and my first thought at hearing about Osama bin Laden's death was "I wonder how this will play out politically" but I'm a little uncomfortable with the unbridled glee and bloodlust people are greeting this news with ( Read more... )

I have theories about Germany. Either those forests are really dark and scary or they have more hallucinogenic mushrooms than I anticipated. I say this because once again I have indulged in a little Freud and also I watched a little bit of that movie "the Brother's Grimm." Although I wasn't paying attention enough to determine if I can really blame ( Read more... )

It's a little ridiculous what lengths women are asked to go to just to be presentable. Men roll out of bed in the morning. There's even a grunge look where they try to be even greasier than they would be if they hadn't showered in a week. But ... I take an hour every morning to get myself together to go out. Part of that has to do with the fact ( Read more... )

Gossip is weird enough. People never tell you precisely what they've been telling others about you. Usually when people gossip it's 'cause they're haters. Or just terribly jealous. Well ... people talk about celebrities all the time and for the most part I get the impression it's vicarious but ... when people make up shit about you - assuming you' ( Read more... )

Some days I just feel like screaming into the wind, "Everyone! CALM THE FUCK DOWN!" Unfortunately it's usually preceded with, "I got this." Which is why I try to resist the urge ( Read more... )

I don't actually like picking fights. I just get into them because I don't back down. But ... I might change that. I cut my teeth on an ideological fight an hour or so ago to hilarious results. Well ... actually it was more sad than hilarious but that's just because I picked the fight with a prolifer. Honestly though ... they started it. ( Read more... )

I may have just had an epiphany. For years it completely eluded me as to how organizations like the Neo-Nazis and Aryan Brotherhood and KKK persisted. I figured they were just fantastically stupid. But now I'm prepared to retract that observation and offer another one. They're not stupid. They're cowards ( Read more... )

Every time I see a super traditional wedding I feel a little sad. I don't really think marraige is an viable lifelong institution. It's fine for alliances and decade long dedications, but one person forever? I can't even stay in one place for more than two years before feeling antsy and I can't stand romance beyond about two dates. Other people ( Read more... )