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edgIt's interesting, when writing long posts like this one, to consider whether to court the people who skip long uncut posts or the people who don't read posts behind cut tags.
Also, a bonus Things About Me. Only ten this time. Non-worksafe language.
101. There are certain derogatory words, most of which are used almost exclusively to refer to women, which invoke an immediate and almost instinctual loathing in me. Among them are "whore", "slut", and "cunt". Note that it isn't the subject matter that bothers me; it's the words themselves, and the fact that someone has used them to refer to somebody else.
102. I often take double doses of non-prescription medicine, because I don't perceive single doses as working. I'm not sure why this is. It hasn't hurt me yet.
103. I find the concept of taking "recreational" drugs - including "harmless" drugs like marijuana - so thoroughly anathematic that I will not only unilaterally refuse offers to use them but will leave a venue if I find out that their use is occurring. I do not include tobacco and alcohol in this distaste, although I only drink occasionally and have only ever used tobacco once. I don't ever intend to use it again.
104. I haven't done the "post your name and I'll give you my honest opinion" meme primarily because there are some things I'm not entirely comfortable talking about at the moment, and I'd feel compelled to talk about them if asked.
105. I got more work done yesterday in 75 minutes than I did in the entire time I was offline last week.
106. When someone asks what my favorite season is, I tend to say "winter" and "autumn" with about equal frequency. I can't decide which I like more, and which season I pick depends mostly on what mood I'm in that day.
107. I think that defining love as a thing, that can be given and that has to be taken back, is absurd. Love is.
108. The fear of losing the people I love, to death or otherwise, keeps me awake some nights.
109. I have an irrational love of Christmas music, and have no objection to playing it year-round.
110. I think that the proper response to "Where do you get your ideas?" is "It's a kind of magic.".
Also, a bonus Things About Me. Only ten this time. Non-worksafe language.
101. There are certain derogatory words, most of which are used almost exclusively to refer to women, which invoke an immediate and almost instinctual loathing in me. Among them are "whore", "slut", and "cunt". Note that it isn't the subject matter that bothers me; it's the words themselves, and the fact that someone has used them to refer to somebody else.
102. I often take double doses of non-prescription medicine, because I don't perceive single doses as working. I'm not sure why this is. It hasn't hurt me yet.
103. I find the concept of taking "recreational" drugs - including "harmless" drugs like marijuana - so thoroughly anathematic that I will not only unilaterally refuse offers to use them but will leave a venue if I find out that their use is occurring. I do not include tobacco and alcohol in this distaste, although I only drink occasionally and have only ever used tobacco once. I don't ever intend to use it again.
104. I haven't done the "post your name and I'll give you my honest opinion" meme primarily because there are some things I'm not entirely comfortable talking about at the moment, and I'd feel compelled to talk about them if asked.
105. I got more work done yesterday in 75 minutes than I did in the entire time I was offline last week.
106. When someone asks what my favorite season is, I tend to say "winter" and "autumn" with about equal frequency. I can't decide which I like more, and which season I pick depends mostly on what mood I'm in that day.
107. I think that defining love as a thing, that can be given and that has to be taken back, is absurd. Love is.
108. The fear of losing the people I love, to death or otherwise, keeps me awake some nights.
109. I have an irrational love of Christmas music, and have no objection to playing it year-round.
110. I think that the proper response to "Where do you get your ideas?" is "It's a kind of magic.".
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Date: 2004-09-10 09:49 am (UTC)108. Agreed.
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Date: 2004-09-10 09:50 am (UTC)Because honestly, selling out? I'm all over that.
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Date: 2004-09-10 10:35 am (UTC)102. Body mass has something to do with it. Single doses are calculated to not harm someone built like me - or smaller - because avoiding harm is more important than achieving results, when it comes to non-prescription drugs. Those companies really, really, really don't want to get sued because some 98-pound teeneybopper ODed on the recommended dosage.
103. Heh. I've only once been at a venue where anyone was crass enough to let me know recreational drugs were being used. I'm sure I've been at parties with recreational drug use before (I did go to college, after all), but in general any users have been discreet enough to take it to a private room.
104. Me neither. Honest opinions interfere with smooth working relationships in many cases. If someone is an intimate, I figure they'll tell me what I need to know without needing an LJ meme. If someone isn't an intimate, we're probably both happier not having our worst suspicions confirmed - especially if that person is a coworker, gaming buddy, or friend of a friend.
105. No comment.
106. I used to love winters when I was a kid and had a hypermetabolism to keep me warm. Now I like summers.
107. Try thinking of love as a verb, rather than a noun.
108. That doesn't bother me. Niggling little problems keep me awake: math puzzles and poetry scansion, among other things.
109. Me too. This gets particularly odd considering that up until last year expressions of Christianity made me twitch.
110. Sheboygan works too.
On the LJ-cut thing: what about people who read the post either way, but who check their friendspages several times per day and get really sick of scrolling past the POST OF DOOM every time they want to go back and check that flamewar elseLJ for new comments?
(In other words, I vote for LJ-cuts for reasons that have nothing to do with getting you more eyeballs.)
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Date: 2004-09-10 11:21 am (UTC)106 - I have real troubles picking a favorite season. What season is it? Right, summer. Summer's my favorite season. Ask again in a month or two, I'll answer Fall. Ask after Christmas and I'll say winter...
109 - Until my computer died *grr* I had several CDs worth of Christmas music included on my playlist. One of the nice things about Christmas music is that it's unyieldingly optimistic. I don't, however, know if that's why I like it. Simply an observation.
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Date: 2004-09-10 05:15 pm (UTC)106 - i have the same thoughts. i cannot decide whether winter or autumn is my favorite season. they are both equally awesome in my book.
107 - i agree.
109 - me too.
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Date: 2004-09-10 05:33 pm (UTC)no subject
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