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from the-magus :
Hey, I'll miss you. I've enjoyed the bits of wisdom and soul-sharing that you've posted here, and I hope you'll come back, but we all need to follow our own paths and do what's best for ourselves. It's not worth it to keep an online journal that you aren't into anymore. Good luck and best wishes.
from the-magus :
For some reason, your plans for falling in love just a little bit sounds like something out of a Jane Austin novel (in a good way).
from the-magus :
Hey, if you come to Canada, in a few years our dollar will be stronger than the US dollar, so you could live up here and visit your family in the states whenever you want for really, really cheap. :)
from threeletters :
I'm in Victoria and am so curious to know why you might wanna come here.
from the-magus :
Although I agree with you that our culture relies too heavily on quick fixes/pills (I'm convinced it's related to the fact that the pharmaceutical industries are profit-driven rather than compassion-driven), I'm going to have to take issue with your assertion that depression is a natural part of life and that maybe treatment isn't necessary. We don't know a lot about how our brains work, but it's clear that some kinds of depression are caused by deficiencies in the brain that drugs can counter-act. Think about diabetes: there are a lot of reasons someone might become diabetic: lifestyle choices like food and levels of activity are factors, but so is family history, and other factors that we have no real control over. I don't think giving a diabetic treatment is wrong, provided their doctor is educated on the condition and is prepared to explore as many options as necessary to give someone the best quality of life they can have. I feel the same way about depression: some pills will help some people, and I wouldn't want someone who is really suffering from depression to continue suffering (or, worst case, to kill themselves) because they'd been told that taking pills was unhealthy. Just because -some- drugs are detrimental doesn't make all drugs so. The only difference between medicine and theraputic/homeopathic/natural remedies, really, is the approach taken to find them: modern medicine has a bunch of scientists testing hypotheses and running experiments whereas most homeopathic treatments are used because of a long history of success with them...everybody's "old wife" can't be wrong. Anyway, I may have gotten a little preachy here, but I've had a lot of friends in my life who suffer from a variety of mental illnesses, and who follow different methods and philosophies of dealing with it, but every single one of them has suffered from misunderstanding. Depression, sometimes, isn't something that can be "worked through", and it has a severe, deleterious effect on its sufferers' lives: people avoid things they enjoy, people they care about, and sometimes try to destroy their own existance. Drugs are an imperfect solution, but so long as they're here, I'd rather see them used - and peoples' lives improved - than wait for something better to come along. And that's enough out of me!
from threeletters :
It's August 27th and i very much enjoyed your most recent entry. Thanks.
from istoba :
Change is in the air, and the everlasting is there to witness it. That's my take on it. Cheers!
from the-magus :
Oh, and maybe your saddle-soreness is like having a low number of skill points or MP...as you get used to the bike and gain levels, your MP will rise, letting you spend more time on the bike without soreness. :)
from the-magus :
Season one came out two months ago, and season two is due out this fall. It's being produced by A&E and some Canadian company. Plus, the dvds have extras (bunch of new footage, never-before-seen sketches from just before the show began, and interviews with them now. There -might- be commentary, but I haven't gotten that far in my enjoyment of the set. :)
from threeletters :
I'm moving in July and am then gonna have MY Summer of the Bicycle too. I'll try out your vid game technique for sure! So far I've just been envisioning scenes from the Triplets of Belleville, especially those towards the beginning (pre-kidnap) when the boy is biking over the crazy hilly streets for the sheer love of it.
from istoba :
amen.
from istoba :
May you have the best sickness possible.
from threeletters :
Yeah, right. In fact, I'm delaying studying for a final right now. And yesterday I procrastinated by checking out Wind, Sand, and Stars, also by the author of The Little Prince. Coincidence?
from the-magus :
Reading your entry reminded me of "Le Petit Prince" (or, in English, The Little Prince)...if you haven't read it, I strongly recommend it...it's about a prince and his rose and what it means to be special.
from threeletters :
Descendants! That's what i meant! Thanks. I've been living in a theater for a week with a whole bunch of dancers and am really tired. Also- I think you probably don't need your friends too. I don't know you but........I've recently told some people that it's senseless to participate in relationships much less wonderful than themselves, because it really doesn't follow. What doesn't support the structure detracts from or weakens it.
from istoba :
I was at a restaurant last week drinking a glass of estancia white wine, pushed back against and leaning a little on one side of the booth, when the passing waiter slipped on something and floored himself and the drinks and food he was carrying. And I thought, how inappropriate of me... holding my arm up with this sophisticated stance swirling my wine while chaos ensued around. It rocked balls though. Cheers! Fo' real.
from parlance :
People in love are so cute, I think.
from the-magus :
Thank you, thank you, thank you for that comic...I love it...it's just what my heart needed today. I'm going to read all the archives now...
from the-magus :
I know it's foolish to base a judgement on someone based on one line of dialogue related second-hand, but I think I love that preteen's mother.
from the-magus :
One of the (embarrassingly large) reasons why I got the new cats is so that I can talk to -them- instead of to myself...I do the same thing with the mumbling and making exclamations and non-verbal grunts, so now if anyone asks I can just say I was speaking "Cat". I don't do the speaking alloud with reading, though...but I did recently realize that my lips move when I read sometimes. Argh. And thanks for the guestbook entries...I just wrote another d-land entry about mouth breathing, but because I still have a cold, I'm not sure if I got the tone right, so I want you to know that I appreciated your feedback.
from istoba :
oh and how can you give me a pyramid?!
from istoba :
I love your sense of humor. For the record, I have no family, but damn Wrigley's nonetheless. And if you ever DO want to speak (or type) I occasionally sign in to MSN Messenger; I would love to talk with you. The screen name you would look for is [email protected] - Cheerios!
from the-magus :
Be honest with him. Whether he's messy or not, he's being urged to leave his home, and that'll be hard anyway, without his having to wonder what it was that you left out of your explanation. But, be firm, too. Obviously, the situation isn't a good one for you (and I swear you will adore living on your own), and has to change. Good luck.
from threeletters :
Hey! I really like your writing too (obviously). Yeah- if i ever craft my real life into something remotely similar to CSSSA in any way, i'm gonna claim success. What school do you go to?
from jangela :
Really liked what yuo had to say about "good bye". Very poetic thoughts.
from the-magus :
" No rules, no game, and then what are you left with?" Why...life, of course. :)
from rhyme :
hello! and thank you! i'm not locked anymore... actually i only vaguely remember doing it and don't know why. it was late. creepy, huh?
from the-magus :
Once again (on being alone), you managed to capture something powerful with your words...good entry.
from lindzeeleigh :
I absolutely loved your entry on kissing and I couldn't have said it better myself. I think your assumptions are most correct.
from jangela :
Thanks for the note, trying to fight the paranoia...but with the events from 3 weeks ago, it's a difficult feeling to fight. Especially since this person entered the picture the same time they did.
from istoba :
Bravo! Your clarification of the staples of the discussion was/is excellent. Life is fascinating, especially when seen through the eyes of someone who believes it's not (TS1), or that parts of it are not. Without the parts, there is no whole. And vice-versa.
from the-magus :
Happy birthday!!!!
from istoba :
Regarding your 2:21 a.m. 2004-02-05 entry: I would imagine (and imagination is the only key to this) that the reason we can't quite truly feel ever appreciative enough for being alive and having that life unconditionaly, is not that we are loved, but that we are love. Love aware of itself. It's easy to get the picture that if one was surrounded by love indefinitely, they would just exist in that blissfullness and never do anything; but I think meaningful movement is all love wants, because that's how it reflects and realizes itself - the fact that it is pure meaning. And they do say 'love is a verb.' Thanks for the note. Cheers, Paul
from the-magus :
When I'm at my least agnostic, that realisation hits me in the same way, with the same force...that I am (we all are) loved, no matter what. My biggest fear (in case you're curious) is to lose my mental faculties, in whole or in part, to stroke or alzheimer's or injury, but to be aware of it. I wanted to be a brain surgeon for a significant part of my life, so I ended up studying all about this stuff, and my grandfather, in his last two years, lost his ability to form new memories, and so those two factors have sparked a dark, amorphous fear that I can do nothing about. :) I'm also afraid of heights, but that's a fear that I can (and do) conquer.
from the-magus :
I'm sorry to hear about your foot. I'm sure you'll manage to salvage some of your old routine, and by the end of the two weeks, you'll be a crutch-limping pro! In the meantime, be extra-nice to yourself - personal injury is one of the best times to stop and enjoy yourself (because you have no choice :) )
from lindzeeleigh :
Awwww, your poor foot!!! I hope it feels better so you can start feeling better! :)
from jangela :
My God, your writing is beautiful beyond expression. You're one of the reasons I love this site so much. Even in books and popular literature, it's hard to find writers like the exceptional ones who are here.
from lindzeeleigh :
I was really taken by your last entry about J and it being the last time you were going to see him. It really was beautiful. I also love the song More Than Words. That is the only song I know by them, but it is great!
from lindzeeleigh :
I found your diary through Laura-Jane's and I must say I have enjoyed what I have read thus far. I will be back, that is for certain. :) Happy New Year!!
from the-magus :
Go get 'em! My cold was at it's worst by day 2 and already it's fading fast. I've been having lots of hot showers...I don't know if that would fit in with your battle plans, but it works for me.
from the-magus :
Although I don't like the storyline in FFV, I must agree that the class systems are cool. Do you have any characters equipped with "ribbon?" Apparently it doubles your magic attacks or something (this advice comes from the ex who says that he just equipped people with ribbon and kept hammering away). Faris was my favourite, too. And bravo! for bringing RPG games back to online diaries!
from the-magus :
It's because it's the darkest time of the year, I'm firmly convinced. Come December 22nd, when the days start getting longer again, I'm sure things will start to improve. Unless you and your fellow journallers are in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case it's likely because of sunstroke.
from laura-jane :
Thank you so very, truly much for the surprising, lovely, and wonderful Christmas greeting. It really could not have come at a better time; feeling dejected, I sadly eased open my mailbox, and discovered your envelope nestled way down in the bottom--glory! And who inspires who..? I think you might have gotten the names reversed: who is undertaking an amazing saga of wing-creation, with supremem documentation, to boot..? You inspire me, my friend. Take care, and I shall be sending you some postal-love in an instant! All the best, Laura-Jane
from the-magus :
Beautiful entry. I'll probably be at that same point in about two months (but first I have to move out so I stop seeing my ex every frickin' day)
from laura-jane :
Re: My Homie Granny Weatherall. 'Bitches' is right. Sometimes, I hate girls/women. Do boys/men do that too, I wonder? If it's any consolation: that sort of thing seems to happen to me, well, all the time. I have adapted by retreating into a cold hard shell of anti-socialism, but I am not recommending it. <3 Laura-Jane
from the-magus :
Took your advice and looked up, but I only saw a dead/dying flower in a vase, but the sheer absurdity of seeing such a hackneyed "symbol" while I was looking for a smiling gnome was enough to dispell some of that cloud of sad. Also, I like how the world seems to provide those sorts of moments you experienced, and you reminded me to be thankful that sooner or later, when I'm not even expecting it, something will make me smile or even laugh out loud. Thanks.
from girl-aflame :
CSS is very easy; you can take a fine tutorial on it from webmonkey.com. It looks daunting at first, but once you learn it, it's like riding a bike: natural as breathing, and you never forget.
from long-winded :
REading about you being in love makes me happy :) best of luck. (As well, I've had a few too many of those meaningless relationships, and it makes me feel bad, but I guess if you think of it that way, they're important.)
from lavidaloca-2 :
Yay, "But... Alan Moore is a perennial favorite." have you read V is for Vendetta? it's awesome. Uhm yah, your diary rocks!
from girl-aflame :
Hi! I'm finally at Furman and can now receive my butterfly. I'm so excited - thank you so much! My address is: Michelle Hooper PMB 28491 Furman University 3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville, SC 29613 Thanks again!
from lavidaloca-2 :
omg, your diary so rocks my socks and says everything i ever feel only better, that last entry about the people in the cis class, i completely comprehend that. i so have been there during high school. hah and to think the people who i felt that way about are at ucb, maybe they were your annoying classmates too?...wow this is a long note..sorry
from rash :
you have a great Diary.keep up teh good work . cheers!!!!
from faded-souls :
I tried to read your diary but I was temorarily blinded and lost concienceness by the large..white..screen.
from girl-aflame :
That NLP thing is one of the most fascinating things I've ever heard. Do you know where I can get more information on it?
from lavidaloca-2 :
woo! I LOV how u wrote this entry about going to alaska, it was fun and different to reaad, heh it made me miss my thousand and one nights book. have fun in alaska
from girl-aflame :
Hee hee... have fun in Alaska! It sounds like a lot of fun!
from girl-aflame :
OoOoo!! I want the butterfly!! Can you keep it for me until after Sept. 2nd? That's when I move into college, and when I can give out my address to people (my grandparents won't let me have mail from internet friends here). But I'd really love to have it!
from lavidaloca-2 :
i enjoy your diary. its so nice and simple.
from lauralgood :
Sorry to leave two notes on one day when you don't know me but hell I was intrigued by your observation that: "At which point we sort of puzzled over the fact that most of the current human world is built out of concrete reinforced with steel rebar. Tell me what you think about that." I think it is a reflection of the human condition today. I mean how many people do you know who are completely closed off to everything whether it is emotional or physical. We are all so into being closed off to everyone we are becoming hard and callous to life. It scares me. The more closed off humanity becomes the more our world becomes not only smaller, but less exciting and happy. I hate concrete. But the way we are living we are all becoming like the buildings: ugly and impenetable. laural
from lauralgood :
hear you completly on the whole college thing. I believe that the whole point of it is to find out how you fit into this world and where you stand on different issues. It is also learning to deal with those who have differing opinions. I loved college and will be going back for another master's in aug if all goes well. The things I learned from the books were things I could have learned anywhere. But the things I learned about myself could not have been learned in a different environment, in my opinion. The relating to other humans was what helped me become the "well-rounded student" my professors were always talking about. I will keep an eye on your diary. I think I may enjoy it. I am happy your best friend told you how he felt about you. It is the most wonderful feeling to know you matter to someone. have a wonderful day. laural
from trinabird :
I came to your diary through a banner, something about the highway to heaven...off-roading...anyway, I also questioned the whole college thing, took a year off, it was just what I needed. And I personally am finding that, at least in the job I've ended up in, the bachelor's degree will take me so much further than if I didn't have it. But that's my path, and here I am. I like your diary.

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