I agree, Beth.

thanks

and on a different note -- robot army

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She mayh be dependent, but an addict is the wrong word.

I like this distinction. It's like something a psychiatrist told me about OCD--if it doesn't negatively impact your life, it's just a compulsion. When it starts dragging things down, it's OCD.

BT, thinking healing thoughts towards your family.

OMG, it's raining like a mad thing in Tallahassee. This is going to make the Florida/FSU game, erm... interesting.

Personal Ads from an Ayn Rand Fan Dating Site

[I am] short, stark, and mansome.

You should contact me if you are a skinny woman. If your words are a meaningful progression of concepts rather than a series of vocalizations induced by your spinal cord for the purpose of complementing my tone of voice. If you’ve seen the meatbot, the walking automaton, the pod-people, the dense, glazy-eyed substrate through which living organisms such as myself must escape to reach air and sunlight. If you’ve realized that if speech is to be regarded as a cognitive function, technically they aren’t speaking, and you don’t have to listen.

What a wanker. And if possible, this one is even more of a wanker:

I am rational, integrated, and efficacious. So far, I’ve never met a person who lives up to the standard I hold for myself (except online).

I take my relationships seriously. I am simply not attracted to many of the women in this world. I do not “hook-up” with girls. I only kiss those who deserve, and so far I have only encountered one who did. I would love to find someone I can learn something from; someone who challenges me to think; someone I can feel like I’ve won, rather than lowered myself to.

This one is possible as wankerous, but we need more details:

My individualism takes precedence at all costs, if not at all times.

And this sounds like parody:

I love intelligent, sassy girls, particularly those working in consulting or investment banking (but other fields are great too). Really, nothing is hotter than an accomplished girl in a suit, as long as she is willing to settle down and have my children. I want a girl who will support my ambitions against the naysayers in society.

why do you read such scary things, tommyrot?

Because the pain lets me know I'm still alive?

Or maybe because deep down inside, I feel I deserve punishment for... something....

Oh, plus I like annoying people.

I have a list of cleaning. ( the house is a major wreck from putting in the floor) Instead I am cooking bacon and willsoon turn the left over mashed potatoes into potato pancakes.

tommyrot is good at annoying people.

Really, nothing is hotter than an accomplished girl in a suit, as long as she is willing to settle down and have my children.

Aww, what a romantic. Did he leave his number so I can serve call him? I love when a man thinks of me as a "girl" and a breeder at the same time. That's hot.

OK, this makes up for that dating post: Vampire Cafe

Diamond Dining's first theme restaurant now seems a little dated compared to the flash of Ninja, but it's still got a certain bloody charm. Dark red velvet curtains frame a passageway that is lit from below by a glowing floor of red blood cells; cobwebs drape around the chandeliers; in a nice touch, all the mirrors are broken. The place isn't as bustling as it used to be, and the food is standard modern-izakaya fare, but Vampire Café's attention to detail is excellent, and it remains one of the only theme restaurants in Tokyo that you might actually want to stop by for a quick drink – Bloody Mary, Blood Clot, Blood Orange and Vodka, you name it.

From here: Tokyo's theme restaurants