Male and Female Imponderables--Back in the Saddle
POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:52
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My own family had only two in it. My brother had a learning disability, and was, accordingly, very poor in school. He had a moderate creative streak to him, but he barely graduated. I was constantly bored in school, got by with middling grades with near-zero effort. I never got arrested (my brother did once), I never got drunk (EVER), never did drugs (brother did 'shrooms once).
Couple with that that I'm socially stunted, introverted to a fault, caustic, rude, terse, and have all the social skills of a pimple... Yeah, me and my bro couldn't be more diametrically opposed if you threw our family to the SitCom Committee.
Stress is my bane. I don't deal with it. At all. Thus, whenever something important comes along, my body goes into shock, turns off all autoimmune response, and I contract a highly unpleasant illness whenever I need to be at my intellectual or physical prime. It's as regular as clockwork. I've just had to alter my habits so I can get by while only working at 50% of capacity.
Emma... Hairy? As in legs? Do you shave? Forgive me if I've gotten the wrong impression or am just being crude (I do that sometimes)... What that makes me think of, in the filthier parts of my mind, is friction burns.
Really gotta get my head out of the gutter...
Anyway, moving back into my apartment in less than a week, so I'll finally have some peace, quiet, and privacy. And sleep... wonderful... wonderful sleeeeeep...
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I ain't lookin' for help from on high. That's a damn long wait for a train don't come.
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
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gah, my head hurts. I'm gonna read all of that... sometime soon. Don't you hate it when you're looking at black screen/background for a really long time, and then you click a link and of a sudden *POW* your eyes are raped by a completely white screen? Drives me insane.
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Originally posted by seryn:
New imponderable. I, in the midlle of a hundred million other tasks, sat there Dying my hair, waxing my legs, plucking brows and painting toes.
WHY? NO ONE IS GOING TO SEE ANY OF IT!
I think all of us girls do the exact same thing! I would have to agree with MSG in that it's an abnormality...or maybe it's just that we just like to look pretty!
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We're all just floating...
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I had another thought....it might be some sort of plot. That's it an insidious plot by the forerunners of the Alliance. Brainwashing us into believing that all the self injury is beautifying.... nope it's 'cause I'm a pretty pretty princess 
I choose to rise instead of fall- U2
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Emma! 
Good to see you again, darlin!
On my mind?
1) Need a new job
2) Yeah, you know...
3) Food (sadly my best replacement for yeah you know so I've been overindulging)
4) How little time I seem to have. WTF? Seriously? Any form of social life has gone down the tubes because my sleep schedule is all messed up. It's terrible.
Hiya, Ged 
sorry, you're one of the many I've been meaning to get in touch with. Good on you for the dates! I, too, had a "meh" date. And that's been it, really. Was a couple weeks ago now (Lord and Lady where is the time going?)
Seryn, I'm not sure what that's about. I quite literally haven't shaved my legs for six months because no one is going to see or appreciate them. I have tried to keep up with the eyebrows and underarms, though.
I shave my legs when I feel sexy. Haven't felt sexy, haven't shaved the legs. Maybe all the primping is because you're really going after a date, or maybe it's just habit. I dunno.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta
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On the subject of MsG's issue with skirts, quite frankly, I HATE TEENAGE BOYS!!! 
Moving on...
To the concept of dumping a guy fastlikeafreak if he was only interested in unshaven legs, right on, keep at that!
Frankly, I've never really understood the issue of hair, on legs or anywhere much else. I admit to prefering eyebrows apart, but really why does it matter in the slightest? i should mention that I walk aruond in shorts most of the year (cali weather, i can do that) and i dont shave my legs... I don't care about it, and if I'm turning the opposite sex away, well good, if you're looking at my legs as a judge to spend time with me, bug off.
On that subject, i've realized in the last two days that I, beyond a shadow of a doubt, have friends, who really actually like me. Maybe this has something to do with a girl i've known for ages who keeps all her feelings and her friends closely guarded (not to mention has an SO atm) sat next to me at an assembly (there was limited space, but she could have found girlfriends or someone else, etc) and actually enjoyed it. I deem myself a good enough judge of character to know that. And that was, uplifting. It's odd, I always knew if I asked if they were my friend, they'd probably say yes to not offend, but it seems like oftentimes i can't tell if they actually want to spend time with me, and that's important to me. But since i've been back at school, I just feel like people actually want my company... (is that a teen-angst cliche or what?)
Also, it occurs to me what is on my mind are three things...
1)Homework.
2)The Show.
3)Friends. (see:at school)
All three tend to intertwine, but those are the three things that matter atm, if i can just get past the rarely-being-home thing, and the living-for-nothing-but-school thing, i might actually be happy.
Huh. Dunno what to think!
But if you read all this, you may have come to my original conclusion... I HATE TEENAGE BOYS!! see? I went full circle.
"But, these strong women characters?"
"Why aren't you asking 100 other guys why they don't write strong women characters?" -Joss Whedon.
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Maybe all the primping is because you're really going after a date, or maybe it's just habit. I dunno.
I'll be sharing a room with four other girls, in a hotel surrounded by sweaty strangers, with an atmosphere of concentrated geekiness. I'd have to be insane to even imagine anglng for a date!
I think what it is is some off shoot of that think your mother always told you - always wear clean underwear just incase you get run over by a bus.
It's a dignity saving exercise for the benefit of the doctors.
Now if the docs in america look like any of the tv docs, i'm glad i did it - maybe then i'll be angling for a date.
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Quote:
Originally posted by seryn:
I'll be sharing a room with four other girls, in a hotel surrounded by sweaty strangers, with an atmosphere of concentrated geekiness. I'd have to be insane to even imagine anglng for a date!
The implication being that you're not insane?
But seriously, I was talking in general, not really in "an atmosphere of concentrated geekiness" though you may be surprised at where good people pop up.
Whitefall, don't hate yourself, honey *pat pat*
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta
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not in that way.. insane i mean.
No, this weekend is going to be one of maximum fun but minimum privacy, so no, i'm not looking for a date (least not the sort where shaved legs come into it) so even if mister perfect sprang up, we'd just have to exchange numbers and do our best to catch up later(I have absolutely nothing agaisnt geeks by the way, love 'em to bits, generally great folk, i am one! I even have a badge, two infact! )
But yes, in general i think you are right - if i go out the tweezers and wax strips are never far away, i think it's just insurance again, should lightning strike you don't want to be stood in front of your ideal man smelling of singed hair.
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt
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But Seryn dear, isn't this Dragoncon that you are talking about where there are bound to be sophisticated, intelligent and cultured men a plenty (i.e. Firefly fans)?!
If it's not worth flirting at such a do then I don't know the meaning of the word. Whilst I sadly can't attend the US cons I am hyper exited about the forthcoming UK version and intend to flirt my ass off (despite the fact I'm sharing a hotel room with 2 girls!). I'm starting the primping already and I still have nearly 3 weeks to go (is that all? Must diet harder!!). After all, I get to meet Sean! Not that I'm under any impression that I'll be able to sweep him (or Jewel or Morena for that matter!) off his feet but I might as well give it my best shot!
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Hissssssssss!
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