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[Jan. 3rd, 2010|06:43 am] |
Somewhere between -15F and -20F, and I can feel the cold coming through the walls.
Gonna go hide under the covers for the rest of the winter, okay bye. |
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| Resisting the urge to post on TF forums |
[Dec. 29th, 2009|09:40 pm] |
There is only one line I have yet to cross in my Transformers geekdom, and that is posting on internet forums, wikis, and discussion boards related to the Transformers.
In a way, I often think I should, because it would give me a place to discuss my love of Transformers with people who are actually interested...and not with my poor friends who just have the misfortune of being around me.
But in another way, it is a line I just don't want to cross. I essentially gave up my internet persona in high school, after my first experimental forays into Transfanfic. There was no big reason for that, just several little ones. For every person I actually wanted to interact with, there were five who were trying to one-up me with their greater knowledge and ten who had nothing more to offer than stubborn opinions and bad grammar. And from my anonymous tracking of the current forums...that hasn't changed. The problem with public forums is that they're public. There's no real regulation and people think they have absolutely no accountability because they can hide behind a screen name.
This is the same reason I am more likely to seek out pagan groups rather than live on things like WitchVox.
So as much as I would like to find some cool people online to chat with and share in Transformers geekdom, I just don't want to deal with the bullshit involved in sorting through the morons and assholes. I still like to keep track of the boards just to make sure I'm not missing anything, but creating a name and place for myself on them...it would take time and energy better spent keeping in touch with people I actually know.
That's the thing, it would make no sense for someone as mobile as I am to be deadset against web-based interaction, and I'm not. But because my IRL friends are so spread out, my cyber-energy is devoted to them, and not to making new friends who I will also fail to see IRL.
I may be forced to edit the Transformers Wiki at some point. But that's all. Really.
But GAH WHY IS THERE NO ONE WHO WANTS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE JAPANESE HEADMASTERS CARTON?! Everyone else can get their friends hooked on the shit they like! Why not meeee..... oh right, because the thing I like is a cheesy 1980's carton about giant robots from space. I do not see how that's worse than sparkly teenage emo vampires. But that's why I'm not cool. |
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| Happy all-inclusive holiday season! |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|12:25 pm] |
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I'll admit it: I like Christmas. At least, I like Christmas as a secular holiday centered on cookies, generosity, and families at least trying to get along. I enjoy coming to visit my family for a few days, watching Christmas movies on VHS, and trying to stop my cats from eating the tree. Ignoring, of course, my family's usual crazy, by which I mean my mother's usual crazy, by which I mean her deeply held belief that Christmas presents cannot be opened until the pillows are correctly placed on the couches in the living room. Because it totally matters. Christmas will be ruined if one pillow is on the floor. She can be a little anal.
But all things considered, it's good times. Even though I do get dragged to church every year. I don't mind it so much, mainly I do it for my mom, because it's important to her, and for my dad, because he sings, and hey, the service isn't that long and the music is pretty nice. The only awkward part is sitting there next to my very religious and very involved mother while the people around us stare and wonder just who I am and what that thing around my neck is. Yes, I suppose I could make it easier for myself by tucking the giant pentacle I always wear down my shirt, but...no. I'm not going to do that. One, the pentacle is like my own personal armor against unwanted energy, and two, it feels dishonest on a very basic and important level. It's one thing to tuck it into my shirt on a job interview - no reason to wear a large religious symbol in that context - but in a church? I feel like I can be respectful without pretending to be an active part of the ceremony and belief system. If anyone asked me, I'd just say look, I'm here with my family, I respect their beliefs and the beliefs of everyone here, but I am not a Christian and I don't feel comfortable pretending, even passively, that I am. I am also very committed to my own belief system and have no desire to hide that. But this is a nice ceremony, so let's just all enjoy the pretty music! Trouble is, no one asks, they just give me this weird up and down Look. Mer. Also the church gets so crowded that my crowd-related claustrophobia kicks in. I've almost passed out in a Christmas mass on two separate occasions. Luckily not this year.
The other non-ideal part of this holiday was the sleeping arrangements. My bed, obviously, lives at my own house now. Which means I have nothing to sleep on here. Last night I slept on an air mattress, but the main plug on said mattress was missing, so my dad tried to seal it with saran wrap and rubber bands. Yeah, didn't work well. It took about an hour and a half to deflate completely, and I actually got up and refilled it a couple of times...not sure why. Then last night I slept on the couch, which was more comfortable, but also narrow. On both nights, I've been waking up every few hours and then failing to go back to sleep. End result, I feel pretty stoned right now. I wish I could nap effectively, but I can't. Sleeping during the day just makes me feel more screwed up and tired. Oh well. I just have to make it through dinner and the drive home. Coffee! Yes!
Maybe next time they'll get a day mattress for my old room...
But overall Christmas has been good. My relatives mainly gave me money, which works for me. Also my mom got me a Tori Amos Christmas cd...Angie, remember that discussion we had the other day? ...Yeah.
Hope everyone else had a Happy Yule, a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah (last week), or if nothing else, just a pleasant and relaxing day off of work. :) |
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[Dec. 25th, 2009|01:11 pm] |
I need recommendations for good iPod touch apps.
Anyone? Bueller? |
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[Dec. 23rd, 2009|01:53 am] |
So tired. Can't sleep. Gotta try again.
Winter Storm Warning. 12-20 inches of snow, maybe more. Merry Christmas.
New job in two weeks. Hydrofluoric and perchloric acids. One eats bones, the other leads to rocket fuel. Should be fun.
XKCD is God, not Alanis Morissette.
Still in love with Florence + the Machine.
Bihlmeyer is the reason I no longer read CGP. |
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