That would be interesting. For a while there, I was calling the Cards - the A's-East. Watching the game again on TIVO is a trip. I know what is going to happen, but I am reliving the emotional rollercoaster again.

I guess I'll have to own Aimee's comment.

Whatever.

I guess I'll have to own Aimee's comment.

Yes. Yes you do.

Scary.

I'm going to chime in here, vw, and admit that I feel used and manipulated. If the conversation had orginated organically, I wouldn't have that much of a problem with it. But for you to do this for homework, without telling us is just plain wrong (or at least it feels wrong to me).

I would honestly expect you to know better.

Suzi, she may not have directed the conversation or responses, but she was after a specific thing and by not saying, "hey, I've got this project and I'm asking for input" she was leading us all on.

It's the quintessential risk of hanging out with psych majors.

This, I'm going to say, is crap. Because one of my very best friends has her doctorate in psychology and she has NEVER EVER used me or any of her other friends as experiments in her homework, for her dissertation or even just because she was curious about what our responses would be.

Just caught up. Not a part of the current conversation, but I'd COMM'd the Jilli/Aimee exchange earlier because I thought it was funny. Jilli, is it okay to stay there? I'll delete if not.

Also just really wanted to wish Sail a HAPPY BIRTHDAY because I've been offline all day.

I figure I've aired my internal tapes here enough that having a discussion on them gave me an opportunity to laugh at myself and know that it's part of the human condition.

It was a good discussion that, to me, was a good one. And, in it's way, reassured those of us with internal tapes that we're not the only ones still buying cassettes.

vw, it is absolutely not OK to use my post. I just want to make that clear. To be honest, I feel incredibly manipulated. I have a limited amount of time for personal internet usage during the day, and I have been consciously making the choice to reconnect here after these last 6 months of work craziness. This is my space--a place away from guided discussions and artificiality. If I'm engaged in conversation, or choose to engage someone else in a conversation, it should be because everyone wants it to happen, and not because we were led down that path.

That being said, thank you for the apology. I really do appreciate it.

Yes. Yes you do.

Scary.

But you still love me?

Right?

I'd wibble - but I'm still so bouncy, I think I'd break something.

The Yankees are losing 5-0 in the 7th. Can the Tigers take the ALDS?

Jilli, is it okay to stay there? I'll delete if not.

It's fine to stay there.

I've gone on and on about my issues and fights with the insecurity demons before, and I do think it was a good discussion.

With that said, I don't like the idea of being treated as part of an experiment, and I feel very badly for the people who were upset by the discussion. vw, I'm glad you said what was going on AND apologized.

I'm already so tired of watching this thread turn to doom, gloom and drama on such a regular basis.

Yes, this.

I figure I've aired my internal tapes here enough that having a discussion on them gave me an opportunity to laugh at myself and know that it's part of the human condition.

This. Very much this, for me.

I thought it was a worthwhile discussion, too (hell, I should, I was the first one to answer, I think). It always make me feel better to know I'm not alone, and this board is a big part of that.

That said, I'm sorry others were upset by it. And vw, thanks for coming clean and apologizing. I don't think your intentions were bad.

I'd wibble - but I'm still so bouncy, I think I'd break something.

Hey, I bounced when the Mets took their first two games. Bouncing is good!

I'll keep it in mind in the future that's it's easier to ask for forgiveness rather than permission.