Note to large black spider of indeterminate species: the interior of a kitchen garbage sack is not the ideal location to scout for web building and finding prey. Thought on the flip side, if it manages to clamber out through the tightest drawstring seal I've ever made on a trash bag it'll have all the flies its heart could desire.
I would be there right now.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 02, 2005 12:45:40 pm PDT #8820 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
§ ita § - Jun 02, 2005 12:47:10 pm PDT #8821 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think what you're talking about is "ignorance is bliss," ita.
I am (or used to be) a big adopter of that particular method of thinking. But that's not the one I mean. It's the one that bleats woefully with trembling lashes because the effort to independently follow instructions makes them tired just thinking about it.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 02, 2005 12:47:15 pm PDT #8822 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
To me, learned helplessness is what bosses do when they pretend they can't figure out how to do things like make copies, use the fax machine, or make coffee.
The other sort of apathy I do like Jesse does. If someone is going to rewrite what I write, no matter what it is, why bother to spend time on it?
Connie Neil - Jun 02, 2005 12:47:41 pm PDT #8823 of 10001
brillig
Have you people seen this website, Post Secret? It's amazing.
I have it bookmarked and check it every Monday. It's fascinating.
Betsy HP - Jun 02, 2005 12:48:05 pm PDT #8824 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
That's the thing -- that kind of learned helpless leads to self-contempt, because I perceive myself as growing less competent over time.
Jesse - Jun 02, 2005 12:48:36 pm PDT #8825 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's the thing -- that kind of learned helpless leads to self-contempt, because I perceive myself as growing less competent over time.
Uh huh.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 02, 2005 12:50:37 pm PDT #8826 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That's the thing -- that kind of learned helpless leads to self-contempt, because I perceive myself as growing less competent over time.
This makes sense. I do percieve that I am a worse and worse writer. Or at least trying less hard.
However, I have experienced ita's "But YOU do it so well..." form of learned helplessness. I make copies WELL. Really? I bet just about anyone can make copies just as well as I can if they tried for about 30 seconds.
Allyson - Jun 02, 2005 12:51:38 pm PDT #8827 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
This apartment sounds adorable and worth checking out, but the picture is so creepy I cant help but think there must have been a masacre there, and it's built on ancient tribal burial ground, and that little girl from the well will come bursting through the pipes.
Betsy HP - Jun 02, 2005 12:55:40 pm PDT #8828 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I love that apartment. I think you should hire Jilli to decorate it. Also, you should hang a bat out the window to take advantage of the slant.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 02, 2005 12:55:45 pm PDT #8829 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
With the LA housing market, as long as Samara could chip in on the rent that might not be a deal-breaker.