Rug Burn Junky on 28/7/2006 at 18:57
I don't think that's what noid meant when he said to "take the reins."
OrbWeaver on 28/7/2006 at 21:12
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I don't think that's what noid meant when he said to "take the reins."
No, but it's got to be the most fantastically specific life-improvement suggestion ever.
Renegen on 28/7/2006 at 21:27
Working with deceased stray dogs is good for the soul, you should try that some day.
Mingan on 29/7/2006 at 03:10
Is that diseased or deceased? Because the latter is a tad creepy...
TheGreatGodPan on 29/7/2006 at 05:47
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Would my own writing really be all that preferable?
Renegen on 29/7/2006 at 15:52
Quote Posted by Mingan
Is that diseased or deceased? Because the latter is a tad creepy...
You gave me an idea..
Rug Burn Junky on 29/7/2006 at 16:06
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Would my own writing really be all that preferable?
In substance? Nope.
But at least it'll force you to put a little thought and effort in before shoveling your dribble.
Sypha Nadon on 29/7/2006 at 16:47
Jack_of_all_trades, RE: what you initially said, wasn't it Mark Twain who said something along the lines of "Intelligent people are the most depressed people I know" (or something along those lines?)
Noid, I won't disagree with anything you said. I've always admitted my resistence to change (Christ, I worked at a goddamned supermarket for 7 years). Certainly I've been tempted to just leave everything behind and just go someplace else, but... my health being what it is, the sad truth is, I'd most likely fail, and everyone would say "I told you so", because many people I know don't think I have the mental means to be truly independent. And to re-enforce that stereotype would probably be my breaking point. Of course, you could argue that by not trying to change, I'm already enforcing it myself anyway! There's the paradox, I suppose. Anyway, I should have said that I wanted to be a "published" writer. I'm already a writer, I just haven't gotten anything out there, yet. I'm still making connections as it is, so that should change soon. So I do have something to pursue. It's just that everyone around me thinks I should focus my energies into more realistic goals. But I have no interest in the whole work till you're 65, get a family, settle down kick.
Well, as for work, I've been out for days now with some kind of ankle strain that's got me on something called an air cast and crutches. I don't mind missing the work, but it's really boring just sitting around all day with my foot elevated. The only problem is, I've been out so many days now, I have no desire to go back!
Vigil on 29/7/2006 at 17:00
Quote Posted by Sypha Nadon
wasn't it Mark Twain who said something along the lines of "Intelligent people are the most depressed people I know" (or something along those lines?)
By the powers of sophistry, therefore, depression is a sign of a keen intellect.
It was Hemingway, by the way, and the actual quotation is said to be "Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know." On the other hand, Mark Twain is recorded as saying "an intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" which noid should probably hang on his wall.
Sypha Nadon on 29/7/2006 at 17:15
Yeah, that's right, Hemingway... well, I read the quote years ago so I guess my memory is faulty!:p
