Hump-day it is, then.
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silveradeptWork-work. - Getting set to move, which happens tomorrow. Most likely means that my computer's gonna have a weekend of rest as I get settled in, and then wait for the month to end (wouldn't want to short my subletter any days) and get myself set up and running again.
To pass the time while I may be without 'net access for prolonged periods of time, I'll direct you to the Realities Expansion and Intelligence Increase homepage. and suggest that you explore the place very thoroughly.
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blacktigr posed an interesting puzzle. She complained that she cared too much, and that caring less would make things hurt less. My counterargument is that caring too little causes it not to hurt at all, and asked which would be the more repulsive feeling. I'll pose that question to you guys as well. Which is worse, caring too much, or not caring enough?
To be non sequitur, I'm still adjusting to the presence of alternative sexualities, even this long after having people confirm it - I know that some people who I've hung out with for quite a while here at university are homosexuals, but I discovered that bit (relatively) recently. I haven't developed some sort of homophobia as best I can tell, but this is probably due to the fact that I do not have anyone following the lifestyle in the house or around frequently. That will change when I move tomorrow. I doubt that it will affect my thinking in some perverse way, but I may catch myself once or twice wondering whether or not they find me attractive. Best guess is that I present a fairly heterosexual image and they will pick up on it, so the question won't have to be asked. Although, I don't know if I've had a serious discussion with anyone about thoughts and impressions on that issue. I don't think so.
Funny, huh? I can claim being off the beaten path, but I'm probably behaving irrationally out of some fear beaten into me by the media or my upbringing. Perhaps exposure will do me good in getting rid of it.
Since I do the move tomorrow, I'll get what sleep I can and tell you all about it, if there's anything interesting at all about it, later.
To pass the time while I may be without 'net access for prolonged periods of time, I'll direct you to the Realities Expansion and Intelligence Increase homepage. and suggest that you explore the place very thoroughly.
blacktigr posed an interesting puzzle. She complained that she cared too much, and that caring less would make things hurt less. My counterargument is that caring too little causes it not to hurt at all, and asked which would be the more repulsive feeling. I'll pose that question to you guys as well. Which is worse, caring too much, or not caring enough?To be non sequitur, I'm still adjusting to the presence of alternative sexualities, even this long after having people confirm it - I know that some people who I've hung out with for quite a while here at university are homosexuals, but I discovered that bit (relatively) recently. I haven't developed some sort of homophobia as best I can tell, but this is probably due to the fact that I do not have anyone following the lifestyle in the house or around frequently. That will change when I move tomorrow. I doubt that it will affect my thinking in some perverse way, but I may catch myself once or twice wondering whether or not they find me attractive. Best guess is that I present a fairly heterosexual image and they will pick up on it, so the question won't have to be asked. Although, I don't know if I've had a serious discussion with anyone about thoughts and impressions on that issue. I don't think so.
Funny, huh? I can claim being off the beaten path, but I'm probably behaving irrationally out of some fear beaten into me by the media or my upbringing. Perhaps exposure will do me good in getting rid of it.
Since I do the move tomorrow, I'll get what sleep I can and tell you all about it, if there's anything interesting at all about it, later.
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Date: 2004-07-29 07:29 am (UTC)Maybe you'll like this. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/theferrett/341424.html)
On homophobia: some guys are just homophob because they fear that they'd like it if a guy would hit on them and that would be the ultimate assault on their manlyhood (there's no such word, is it?). I really think homophobia is not a problem with gay guys but with oneself. However, just as not every hetero girl hits on any guy, not every homosexuall guy hits on every guy. Gays are just as human as any otheres, there are some I like, some I dislike and some I don't really care about.
Don't be afraid to discuss in that direction with a gay guy. It won't make you gayer but you'll learn a lot ;)
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Date: 2004-07-29 10:31 am (UTC)Both. They are equally antithetical to balance, both cloud your decisions and subvert your actions.
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Date: 2004-07-29 01:42 pm (UTC)