This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.

Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'


Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!  

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.


brenda m - Dec 29, 2005 7:24:37 pm PST #6026 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

99


tommyrot - Dec 29, 2005 7:27:24 pm PST #6027 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Ooh, I could have scored 8 more points if I had skipped Sr. Prom with my girlfriend....


§ ita § - Dec 29, 2005 7:30:34 pm PST #6028 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

119. Not feeling cheerful about it right now. Skip dates, skip dating, skip all that crap, and it'd be nice to have emotional backup on tap. Jessica's right. It was a hard day.


Allyson - Dec 29, 2005 7:31:57 pm PST #6029 of 10002
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

101.

But I would strongly prefer to not be quirky and alone, and though my friends are all mind-blowingly talented, bright, attactive, and stylish, I would like to add a fuckable boy to the mix. Not to sound ungrateful.

The quiz made me feel sad.


msbelle - Dec 29, 2005 7:35:00 pm PST #6030 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I would like all my sad friends to have sweet dreams and good nights. I wish I could send emotional support through the mail.


Allyson - Dec 29, 2005 7:40:52 pm PST #6031 of 10002
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

Meh. Everything is making me feel sad. I'm under huge self-pressure to complete a half a dozen tasks and be in bed and asleep by 11:00 so I can get up tomorrow for my flight to hell. I mean home.


§ ita § - Dec 29, 2005 7:42:09 pm PST #6032 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The concussion headaches make me feel very sad. And they are self-escalating in their effect.


Kat - Dec 29, 2005 8:07:14 pm PST #6033 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

76. I'm not a quirkyalone, but, apparently, I'm a quirkytogether! WEIRD.

My parents are here. I need some alone time. I can't wait to go feed Polgara's and Allyson's cats so I can sit in a room without anyone else.


Spidra Webster - Dec 29, 2005 8:43:32 pm PST #6034 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I'm sorry to hear about the headaches and brown belt sadness, ita. I hope your health improves at a fast clip.


Strega - Dec 29, 2005 8:51:27 pm PST #6035 of 10002

Do you like walking (alone) at night?
  • Yes, I am fascinated by the interactions between strangers that play out before me.
Well... I like walking alone at night. The interactions of strangers do not interest me.

How often do you pursue extracurricular activities outside of work?
  • I write, draw, organize, throw pottery, sing, or cycle a few times a week.
  • I take classes every so often.
  • Not so much these days.
...Don't nonproductive activities count for anything? And what about the extracurricular activities I pursue (stealthily) at work?

And on reread: "organize"? That's an extracurricular activity, but reading isn't?

What is your chosen family?
  • Friends.
  • Significant other.
  • Pets.
I'm down with the "family of choice" concept, but shouldn't "my actual relatives" at least be an option here?

When you go to a bar to meet somebody, whom are you looking for?
The people I arranged to meet? I don't go to a bar to meet new people.

Picking the least totally wrong answers, I got 99. The part where they define the quirkyalone as having "an optimistic spirit" makes me think that their quiz needs fine-tuning. Like, something asking how important it is for you to have a tribe to validate your social life.

Meh. I'm gonna start a site called crankyalone.