Random Rants LV: The Joy of Ranting

[gay_Aleks]

She could be busy. Might be at work/conference/saving the world from Nazis hiding on the dark side of the Moon.

 

[cybrxkhan]

There's a female friend I sometimes exchange letters with, or, rather, I just send letters to her and then we talk like normal people using modern communication methods.

It's more or less platonic though, a kind of inside joke between us.

Not to mention she's like my mom in a lot of ways. I don't want no woman like that.

 

[Borachio]

She could be busy. Might be at work/conference/saving the world from Nazis hiding on the dark side of the Moon.

I don't think so. Let me face up to it: this woman simply doesn't like me. So, why do I persist in thinking she does? I shall have to plumb the depths of despair before I'm over this one.

I actually quite like letters: writing and getting them (naturally including a card with a picture - in this case, a rather nice one of a mother and baby hippo). But it's a dying thing.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I'm tellin' ya, man, you gotta go with a sonnet. There's no ignoring a sonnet.

 

[gay_Aleks]

But try to write it so that the authorities do not decide to track you down.

 

[JohannaK]

Isn't being clean and orderly a stereotype of gays?

My cousin definitely fits that one. Actually, he fits a lot of stereotypes of gays: neat, knows about fashion (though he didn't want to get a career in fashion as he felt it would've satisfied the stereotype too much), flamboyant gestures and over-emotional reactions.... Hmm. He also has a number of pink things, though he said he did that more so to help his parents understand (in a weird way, I guess) that he really was gay and not going through a phase.

The stereotype for gays is to be feminine/swish/do girly things, etc. I can only assume that girls are supposed to be comparably more neat and ordered than guys, so the messy room had to be mine. Also the room had girly stuff (hell, it's my sister's) so maybe that helped? I was really surprised that this even happened.

 

[Borachio]

I'm tellin' ya, man, you gotta go with a sonnet. There's no ignoring a sonnet.

Yes. I'd thought of that. But 1) I can't write sonnets and 2) she really isn't the type to receive them. I expected even a letter to be greeted with some fury.

But I got nothing (NOTHING!!!) by way of reply. To the extent I'm wondering whether I sent it to the right address. I may have to outright ask next time I see her. Which could be awkward. But I'm pretty certain the address is right.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Yes. I'd thought of that. But 1) I can't write sonnets and 2) she really isn't the type to receive them. I expected even a letter to be greeted with some fury.

1) I started a thread to help you out, so 2) the sonnet we'll write there is "A Sonnet for A Woman Who Really Isn't the Type to Receive One."

 

[Borachio]

Ha! Yeah. OK.

I'd like to see that!

 

[SouthernKing]

If male: Kiss them on the mouth to prove you're not horsing around.

If female: Touch their boob, then display your flaccid penis to prove you're not horsing around.

This is quite hard to do in the middle of a high school cafeteria, I'm afraid

Sorry to hear that. At the least most of the people you come out to take it well?

Fortunately, yes.

Well, that sucks.

What I tend to get are 'Oh, you don't look like you are gay at all', which is harmless, although then I am concerned that nobody will get interested in me.

At least I was able to convince both of them today, so it's all fine now,

 

[Kennigit]

Just go to the audio room in the auditorium every thursday

this post is a poorly recollected attempted reference to mean girls

 

[The_J]

What the manuscript has to be about?

My own manuscript has 65 days left. I'm so ready for

It's about comparative genomics...yeah....not a smalltalk topic .
It's a part of my cooperationpartners PhD thesis, so really nothing anyone will ever care about ^^.

I don't think so. Let me face up to it: this woman simply doesn't like me. So, why do I persist in thinking she does?

Lack of options maybe?
It's harder to let someone go if you don't know whereelse to turn to.

 

[Borachio]

It's harder to let someone go if you don't know whereelse to turn to.

That's true. And finding another outlet for my interest would do it, I know. But it's not like I don't have other outlets available. Or even just giving up on the whole thing, which I've settled on before.

In this case, though, I can't even seem to make myself want to. At the moment.

*sigh* It'll pass. Everything does.

 

[azzaman333]

I've just been reminded of the most annoying aspect of hayfever season. The semi-frequent nosebleeds triggered by nothing.

 

[Tee Kay]

I'm reluctant to bring criticism down on Australia but this government is too evil not to publicise.

Read it and weep for my country.

 

[azzaman333]

I'm reluctant to bring criticism down on Australia but this government is too evil not to publicise.

Read it and weep for my country.

Watch out, they'll detain you for being a terrorist if you keep criticising them.

The sad thing is that although I'm being sarcastic, I wouldn't put it past them.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Apparently, spying on your own countrymen seems to be a fad currently.

 

[JohannaK]

I was gonna say that Australia seems to go down the 1984 road, but with that much government spending and that focus on fossil fuels, Mad Max seems more appropriate. Plus it's an Aussie movie after all.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

A very silly, very minor rant: The CivFanatics favicon is slightly off-center and my bookmark toolbar looks strange now. (I like adding bookmarks to the toolbar without the title. You can fit a lot on there that way.)

Also I'm having a hard time remembering everyone here because it's been a while since I was here last. That's frustrating.

 

[shadowplay]

I've just been reminded of the most annoying aspect of hayfever season. The semi-frequent nosebleeds triggered by nothing.

Have you considered nasal irrigation? You can buy a kit at the local pharmacy.