Wonderings, pt2
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sorcyressAbout three and a half years ago, I got both thoughtstreamy and desperately inquisitive, and made the abovelinked livejournal post.
Today I was in a similar mood, and came up with similar results. Ayep.
As I said before, Discuss. Leave comments, thoughts, and further questions. Thank you!
Is "tigga, please" racist? Is it wrong that I laughed even though I think it might very well be?
How many relationships does someone have to go through before they're expected to have a pretty good idea of what rules they have? Should you just count ended relationships? How badly does poly confuse the issue?
Just how bad is my liking of Lady Gaga anyways? What does it mean that in the Lady Gaga/Amanda Palmer omgdramas, I'm siding with the corporate drone mass-market pop machine who's so filthy rich she has sex in a bed made of money over the independant, feminist, true-to-art ARTIST!? Does Lady Gaga have a bed made out of money? Do you think she has sex in it? Would YOU have sex in a bed made out of money?
Also, still, why would people want to have sex in the thinking chair? Is fame really that addicting? Is the chair that comfortable? Where will you do your thinking then?
How long can NewToy energy last before someone pops? Is NRE more or less intense if you haven't gotten into the other person's pants? What if you simply haven't gotten into their pants *yet*?
Why do I automatically label some people as "competition" and get irrationally jealous over them, while others in the same or similar positions I ignore entirely? Why do I ask questions I already know the answer to? Why can't people just be more up front about what other people mean to them?
Why don't people say "I love you" every day to the people they care about? Is it weird that my arguments against Valentines Day echo a sentiment from the eleventh episode of Middleman? Are there still people on my flist who need to see that? When's a good time for you? What exactly would be "DubDubcon"?
Why are fire engines red? When do I get to see my mom next? When do I get to see my dad next? Should I just make a post pointing out that, yes, Dad and eventually the rest of the family are moving to Chicago, so I can stop having that conversation with people? Should I do the same with Marc and Florida? Is it even my place to post that Marc's moving to Florida? Is it dramapotential to be asking questions like that in a public entry?
DID @HORRIBLETURN ON TWITTER JUST MAKE A NEXT TO NORMAL REFERENCE?!?!?!?! Is there *anyone* in the world besides mom who will get how awesome that is?
Is the sex still amazing? Do you manage to not stay up that late? Is this Henry? Can he join us for dinner? Does Henry have homework? Surgery? Rabies?
Why is the most boring song in Next to Normal sandwiched between one of the funniest and the one that I use to introduce people to the show? Why must Plot be boring?
Are you okay with boys dancing with other boys? Are you okay with girls dancing with other girls? Does it matter which there is more of? Is it rude for two leads to dance together? Is it the obligation of the experienced dancers to dance with the beginners?
What the hell is that noise? How often do you wash out your trash cans?
How do I build a space of my own within a two person dormitory? Is it possible to build one that I can have light inside, while the outside lights are off? What about sound?
Is it wrong that I don't like to listen to quiet music in the background as much as LOUD AWESOME MUSIC I CAN SING TO!? Does cranking the speakers occasionally make me a dick?
Why are so many of the lyrics in this round of "guess the song lyrics that I absolutely fucking adore" really depressing? Have I just been drawn to more emo music? Or have melancholic lines been jumping out at me more than comedic?
Was Mozart crazy? Flat fucking crazy? Should I stop tossing Next to Normal quotes into here? Is Lady Gaga crazy? Man, why am I so hooked on the Gaga anyways? Am I technically misspelling her name every time I don't write it "GaGa"? Is it wrong to find lyrics that make me go "yes, exactly this" in an inconsequential pop song of hers? On a scale of one to oh dear, how bad is it that I am trying to learn the dance from Bad Romance?
Is it true that a Dragon*Con group cosplayed as all the outfits from Bad Romance? Can someone show me pictures? When I go to Dragon*Con, should I bring some of my cosplays? How did I get so many cosplays without being anything even resembling a cosplayer, anyways? Now that I finished my Daria cosplay, what should I work on next? Does anyone know where I can get a polka-dotted sleeveless dress and a spiked belt? What about the gown and hood of a Doctor of Literature?
Did anyone actually catch that reference? Is it bad that I want Magus to cosplay as Blue Avenger? Is it actually possible to make an Omaha Nebraska Brown cosplay, or does her normality negate the potential for an actual costume? Did anyone catch *that* reference?
Should we turn on a light? You know, with the stairs? Where can I get a spiral staircase for my eventual home? How hard is it to fill a room with ticking clocks? Would the sound drive everyone else insane? Would that effectively make it the best mineplace ever?
And is it bad that this question, once again, makes twice forty-two?
~Sor
MOOP!
Today I was in a similar mood, and came up with similar results. Ayep.
As I said before, Discuss. Leave comments, thoughts, and further questions. Thank you!
Is "tigga, please" racist? Is it wrong that I laughed even though I think it might very well be?
How many relationships does someone have to go through before they're expected to have a pretty good idea of what rules they have? Should you just count ended relationships? How badly does poly confuse the issue?
Just how bad is my liking of Lady Gaga anyways? What does it mean that in the Lady Gaga/Amanda Palmer omgdramas, I'm siding with the corporate drone mass-market pop machine who's so filthy rich she has sex in a bed made of money over the independant, feminist, true-to-art ARTIST!? Does Lady Gaga have a bed made out of money? Do you think she has sex in it? Would YOU have sex in a bed made out of money?
Also, still, why would people want to have sex in the thinking chair? Is fame really that addicting? Is the chair that comfortable? Where will you do your thinking then?
How long can NewToy energy last before someone pops? Is NRE more or less intense if you haven't gotten into the other person's pants? What if you simply haven't gotten into their pants *yet*?
Why do I automatically label some people as "competition" and get irrationally jealous over them, while others in the same or similar positions I ignore entirely? Why do I ask questions I already know the answer to? Why can't people just be more up front about what other people mean to them?
Why don't people say "I love you" every day to the people they care about? Is it weird that my arguments against Valentines Day echo a sentiment from the eleventh episode of Middleman? Are there still people on my flist who need to see that? When's a good time for you? What exactly would be "DubDubcon"?
Why are fire engines red? When do I get to see my mom next? When do I get to see my dad next? Should I just make a post pointing out that, yes, Dad and eventually the rest of the family are moving to Chicago, so I can stop having that conversation with people? Should I do the same with Marc and Florida? Is it even my place to post that Marc's moving to Florida? Is it dramapotential to be asking questions like that in a public entry?
DID @HORRIBLETURN ON TWITTER JUST MAKE A NEXT TO NORMAL REFERENCE?!?!?!?! Is there *anyone* in the world besides mom who will get how awesome that is?
Is the sex still amazing? Do you manage to not stay up that late? Is this Henry? Can he join us for dinner? Does Henry have homework? Surgery? Rabies?
Why is the most boring song in Next to Normal sandwiched between one of the funniest and the one that I use to introduce people to the show? Why must Plot be boring?
Are you okay with boys dancing with other boys? Are you okay with girls dancing with other girls? Does it matter which there is more of? Is it rude for two leads to dance together? Is it the obligation of the experienced dancers to dance with the beginners?
What the hell is that noise? How often do you wash out your trash cans?
How do I build a space of my own within a two person dormitory? Is it possible to build one that I can have light inside, while the outside lights are off? What about sound?
Is it wrong that I don't like to listen to quiet music in the background as much as LOUD AWESOME MUSIC I CAN SING TO!? Does cranking the speakers occasionally make me a dick?
Why are so many of the lyrics in this round of "guess the song lyrics that I absolutely fucking adore" really depressing? Have I just been drawn to more emo music? Or have melancholic lines been jumping out at me more than comedic?
Was Mozart crazy? Flat fucking crazy? Should I stop tossing Next to Normal quotes into here? Is Lady Gaga crazy? Man, why am I so hooked on the Gaga anyways? Am I technically misspelling her name every time I don't write it "GaGa"? Is it wrong to find lyrics that make me go "yes, exactly this" in an inconsequential pop song of hers? On a scale of one to oh dear, how bad is it that I am trying to learn the dance from Bad Romance?
Is it true that a Dragon*Con group cosplayed as all the outfits from Bad Romance? Can someone show me pictures? When I go to Dragon*Con, should I bring some of my cosplays? How did I get so many cosplays without being anything even resembling a cosplayer, anyways? Now that I finished my Daria cosplay, what should I work on next? Does anyone know where I can get a polka-dotted sleeveless dress and a spiked belt? What about the gown and hood of a Doctor of Literature?
Did anyone actually catch that reference? Is it bad that I want Magus to cosplay as Blue Avenger? Is it actually possible to make an Omaha Nebraska Brown cosplay, or does her normality negate the potential for an actual costume? Did anyone catch *that* reference?
Should we turn on a light? You know, with the stairs? Where can I get a spiral staircase for my eventual home? How hard is it to fill a room with ticking clocks? Would the sound drive everyone else insane? Would that effectively make it the best mineplace ever?
And is it bad that this question, once again, makes twice forty-two?
~Sor
MOOP!
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on 2010-03-31 02:50 am (UTC)I think the length and quality of relationship matters much more than the number. A million one-night stands don't give you any idea of how an actual relationship should generally work, even though technically such a thing counts in a sense, and a first relationship that lasts a reasonable length of time is enough to teach you an awful lot. I don't see why only ended relationships should count; if a relationship is ongoing something must be going at least relatively okay in some fashion. Poly is its own extra set of rules, like an expansion pack for a game or something. It's an extra layer(s, depending on the number and configuration of partners) of complexity.
how bad is my liking of Lady Gaga
Ehh. She's just the latest in a long line of pop "performance artists" who don't have anything original to present to the world. (Of course the problem is the world, not just her; originality is not what pop culture wants very often. The current period seems to be an awful lot like the '50s, when popular music was basically repackaged by being performed by a different group (most frequently, white singers performing music originally written and popularized by black ones) but otherwise very little changed from popular song to popular song.) Her music is bland and boring, if catchy and danceable, and would only have been original maybe 15 or 20 years ago. I suppose one could see it as the introduction of fully electronic music to the world at large, finally.
Personally I can't stand the corporate ad-mongering. I recognize that advertising pays for a lot of things that I otherwise really like, but blatant product placement just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and it doesn't age well at all. (As an example, Leverage (USA shows in general, really) has a similar problem with Hyundai, although they're not nearly as blatant about it.)
Would YOU have sex in a bed made out of money?
Never. Money is filthy, as in dirty and germy and gross. Fresh, unused bills...maybe, but why, other than just because you can?
Why can't people just be more up front about what other people mean to them?
Because that would mean first having to admit to themselves what said other people mean to them, which requires perhaps too much introspection for some people.
How do I build a space of my own within a two person dormitory?
Tape a sheet to the ceiling. My roommate freshman year did this with his bed and created a private area. (It was more to block the light from my lamp than for outright privacy, but still.) Light inside but not outside is easy, just use something solid or thick cloth. Sound is much more expensive and difficult to block off than light (think room within a room within a room for maximum sound blocking - you have to decouple the interior from the exterior). Or just buy your roommate a pair of earplugs.
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on 2010-04-02 08:15 am (UTC)I did this with a couple of quilts and some stick on hooks my freshman year of college; it made a decent baffle for both sound and light, though only big enough to go around my desk (which was the important part, since it was the light from my monitor and sound from my keyboard that my roommate was complaining about).