The thing that freaks me out is, what is "wrong" with these people that they need to pay for human contact? Paying for sex, I understand. But for cuddling?
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
'Soul Purpose'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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.
Aims - Aug 05, 2005 7:20:41 am PDT #5997 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Scrappy - Aug 05, 2005 7:23:22 am PDT #5998 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Kat-- cake!!!!!!!!!!! You are the Best!!!!1!!!!
I am being taken out to TWO meals tomorrow, due to having generous and fabulous friends. Is there any chance we could hang out (with cake!!!!!) on Sunday? I'll be able to eat more and it allows me to spread my birthday out over the whole weekend, and, you know, increasing Robin Birthday Celebration Time is one of my main goals in life. If not, I can certainly make time to hang out with you and eat cake!!!! but maybe not as much time (or cake!!!!).
Topic!Cindy - Aug 05, 2005 7:23:26 am PDT #5999 of 10002
What is even happening?
That's really sad to me. It makes me wonder what's wrong with our society in this area, that people need this, or can be convinced they do. Humans do require touch. It's been shown to be both mentally and physically beneficial. It's sad people have to pay to get it from strangers.
Rick - Aug 05, 2005 7:23:32 am PDT #6000 of 10002
A Bank apologizes for sending a customer an insulting credit card:
This is like the time that a friend got into my college's alumni database and changed my name to Dumbshit J. Dumbshit. I started getting letters with the salutation 'Dear Dumbshit.' It made their pleas for money pretty comical: 'In these challenging times for higher education, we rely on people like you, Dumbshit, more than ever before.'
§ ita § - Aug 05, 2005 7:25:08 am PDT #6001 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can dissociate sex from emotion (hi ma), but not cuddling. I just can't. So no strangers, unless it's the beginning of something bigger.
Jars - Aug 05, 2005 7:25:21 am PDT #6002 of 10002
Those cuddle parties freak me out so much. Please to be not touching me. I actually shuddered last time I went to get my hair cut. Slightly embarrassing.
Kat - Aug 05, 2005 7:25:26 am PDT #6003 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Robin, why don't we take you out for brunch and then cake on Sunday?
§ ita § - Aug 05, 2005 7:28:06 am PDT #6004 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jars, you've got me shuddering. Not because I'm bothered having my hair cut (in fact, I really miss having my hair washed), but because you reminded me of a krav instructor using me in a demonstration where he said "Get really close to your partner. This close. Breathing on the back of their neck close."
And then he did.
It's been a week. I'd never have guessed how much closer (and through my invisible walls) he got just by exhaling wetly. It still makes me shiver.
Jars - Aug 05, 2005 7:29:34 am PDT #6005 of 10002
ita, I hope you kicked his ass. That is so freaking creepy. Ew.
Scrappy - Aug 05, 2005 7:30:30 am PDT #6006 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Sure, Kat, although just cake!!! would be fine with me too. Did I mention I kinda like cake?