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[eetmewithtoast]

The unthinkable has already happened: I've become self-conscious in my entries here. Perhaps it's the other members of LJ whose lives read so much more amusingly than my own, recently. In amongst all these conversations with trusty buses and political manifestoes, are my small pleasures and insecurities worth a careful read? I find myself

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[freeko]

Damned if I know why people respond to some things and not to others. It is bizarre what pushes people's buttons. I given up trying to figure out human nature and why some people just do not have patience and others do. I have a hard time remembering that like when I have had friends dump me like Vinny or Erika or Karey. That I have plenty who have stuck by me and accept me for all my human frailities. Like my significant other. Marriage is a weird and bizarre concept and here I am 3 years later and I made it so far. Who knows what and where I am going. I know I look forward to your posts, I have a lot more friends then I used to on LJ, so I know it gets harder to respond to every one like I used

[eetmewithtoast]

One of the few things I've managed to remember about human relations is that some people just aren't worth the effort. Some people can't do anything but rub your fur wrong. Sometimes, the best thing to do is to just part ways. This Karey sounds unworthy of you, not the other way around.

Thanks for The Reality Check

[freeko]

Yeah I have been giving this Karey too much space, Thanks for the reality check. I should be focusing in on the people that love me like my significant other and those who have been friendly. I have no regrets in caring about her. She however as you said not worth it. thanks,

love,

jay

Cool topics, not boring!

[tikvah]

I enjoy your posts. You're not boring. You're refreshing. Oh, and yes, seeing the Indigo Girls live is awesome. I was high for days after bagging 10th-row seats (just on the music, not any substances).

And when were you at Purchase? I was there 1982-83 (long story).

As far as money issues, who doesn't have them? It's a rough economy right now. Hang in there.

Re: Cool topics, not boring!

[eetmewithtoast]

Thanks for the pats on the back, everybody needs them now and again.

I was at Purchase from Fall '93 to Spring '97. I heard wonderful stories of 80's Purchase . . . how there was just one token heterosexual couple, and how people would routinely wander cross-campus in the nude.

*checks Tikvah's journal*

Hey, I know you! Hiya!

[friode]

It's not uncommon for me to be a lot more agressive about reading livejournals than replying to them, but before I spent almost three weeks away from the net, I generally did at least read what you wrote. Catching up on things still hasn't really completely happened.

But perhaps it would be interesting to think about why you care how many people reply to your livejournal. Because there's also a quality vs quantity thing, and it seems like the comments on this item, at least, involve actual paragraphs of content, and I tend to assume that a typical 30 comment livejournal item is going to be mostly useless one-liners.

Does this general sense of being antisocial also preclude spending time with an individual? My experience tends to be that the quality of conversations I have with people is usually indirectly proportional to the number of people present. (Rough translation: fewer people lead to better conversations.)

[eetmewithtoast]

You are correct: the people who comment on this journal provide thoughtful musings. I really wouldn't want 50 strangers saying not much at all. I'm a bit envious of people who regularly stir up passionate debates on their journals, even though I know my super-short recent posts couldn't possibly spark off such a debate.

I have been considering hosting a small gathering in January sometime. I know my general misanthropy will pass, and I'll draw up a guest list when it does.