So how does that work?
Either hippie woowoo or hormone stimulation. Take your pick.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
Natter 39 and Holding
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.
P.M. Marc - Sep 23, 2005 7:31:18 am PDT #291 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2005 7:31:24 am PDT #292 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For the others, someone who is reflective would be like, "He hates me. What did I do wrong?" and would open the door to doubt.
Huh. I don't want to be led by either of your examples. I want to be led by "He hates me. I continuously examine my actions, their effects and their motivations. Does this add new data? Aha."
Sometimes people hate you for a reason, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they may even hate you for a good reason, but your course shouldn't be altered. Self-reflection shouldn't break that, or it's a piss poor kind of reflection.
P.M. Marc - Sep 23, 2005 7:32:10 am PDT #293 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
oh, poor plei. you deserve bacon and eggs. maybe after pumping?
I will have bacon and eggs tomorrow. That way, I don't have to be the one cooking them.
le nubian - Sep 23, 2005 7:34:32 am PDT #294 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
You know...is there something after clusterfuck? What other words are available?
Nutty - Sep 23, 2005 7:34:55 am PDT #295 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I want to be led by "He hates me. I continuously examine my actions, their effects and their motivations. Does this add new data? Aha."
Pass the word: ita wants Sabermetricians to rule the world!
Huh. I don't want to be led by either of your examples.
Well, I was describing extremes on purpose. The "What did I do wrong?" kind of reflection is sort of what is called depressive rumination, where stewing on a mistake magnifies it to global "I suck" proportions. Whereas, "He hates me. Asshole." is the thought-process of a sociopath.
msbelle - Sep 23, 2005 7:35:54 am PDT #296 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
hippie woowoo might be the best phrase ever.
msbelle - Sep 23, 2005 7:38:02 am PDT #297 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
YAY sociopath Choose sociopath.
Cashmere - Sep 23, 2005 7:48:03 am PDT #298 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
The Nathan Fillion story has charmed the pants off of me. Damn, that guy's cute.
I just waited over an HOUR to get into my scheduled OB appointment (that's ONE HOUR AFTER I was supposed ot see him). I'm just glad I dragged DH to the office visit with me or I would have been really bored all alone. Doc gets a pass because he was delivering a baby.
Bacon and eggs sounds good. We may have that for dinner tonight.
Jars - Sep 23, 2005 7:55:47 am PDT #299 of 10002
Nathan Fillion is a fabulous man. msbelle is equally fabulous.
And speaking of, I just woke up from a nap (I'm a student again now! I can nap! Huzzah!) wherein Kevin Sorbo was so impressed by Serenity that he decided to get an Andromeda film made. Why does my brain hurt me so?
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2005 7:59:49 am PDT #300 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ita wants Sabermetricians to rule the world!
If that's what you call someone who looks within and without when making decisions, I certainly do. Mostly I just call them thoughtful or reasonable.
The "What did I do wrong?" kind of reflection is sort of what is called depressive rumination
I think it's not useful to use it as a prediction of self-reflective behaviour. And if it's not an inherent characteristic of this mindset, I'm still not seeing the downside.