instant kinship... (from my other journal)

[kismet09]

Someone in the scrabble community posted about the ways that he finds instant kinship with others who he meets, and asked what things made others feel a similar connection. I love this idea of finding like-minded people, and being able to connect based on some interest or value or characteristic, so I started thinking about what would be on my

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[purlewe]

ah.. and I fit in some fo those.. so hurrah!! (esp euchre. I can NEVER find anyone to play euchre out here in the east!!!)

we will meet someday.

[magratheazaphod]

I have big feet!

[kismet09]

you fit into a few of the items on that list, i think.

how is/was vancouver?

[jigsawn]

-- have green tendencies

like envy... or lack of battle experience?

-- do not speak in absolutes

I never do that!

-- ask open-ended questions

Just give me a yes or no answer: Do you think I do that?

-- possess adorable quirkiness

My U.S. History teacher in high school wrote on one of my interim comments that I was quirky. That has always stuck with me since then.

-- choose to not have children

How about those of us who choose to have one and then resist the tyranny of the obnoxious couples who constantly ask and hound, "so when are you going to have the next one?"

-- play euchre

I loved him in Major League.

[maratcal]

some of these totally resonate with me, especially the loving dogs one and singing either melody line of closer to fine-- and assuming that being green=being environmental, i'm with you there.

others for me: people who love to travel, people who spent their formative (and not so formative) years making mix tapes or CDs, people who love road trips, people who love tivo.

[kismet09]

ah yes, all of those that you list sound like me, too. i guess there's a reason we get along and stuff.

[pdxscoob]

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