So, I've got 10+MB worth of raw text, yet I can't deem any of it worthy enough to be published in a harmless little web journal. Either I've developed absurd standards, or I am in dire need an editor. Despite the rapid influx of information readily available since my decision to speak in commoners' vernacular, I still desire to massively overcomplicate everything I have to say. I suppose the vista of Stephen King holds true - writers nowadays are only writing to other writers, and even that is a rapidly shrinking audience. Well, if there's a pox on cryptic diction, then I'll be hard pressed to find a panacea on my own.
Now for a logical fallacy on subtlety:
Could someone somewhere get me to actually write again?
Since, once again, there's a dramatic disparity between my Footprints and my Comments, I decided to make it easy.
AWWWWWWWWWW YEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHH!
Being happy in a relationship really is just that easy. Don't make me quote myself - especially when all my references are just one click away - i.e. the post directly below this one.
(P.S. If you take the time to leaf through all my stuff, at least say something about it.)
Furthermore, this is a little something for all the skeptics.
I've
been a member of Xanga since 11/4/2002. That's a bit more than a drop
in the bucket. I've looked back at my past entries
(public/private/protected) and I've noted a multitude of nuances and,
sometimes, outright changes in the manner with which I write. However,
I wondered just how much had my comments on other people's weblogs changed since 2002. Surprisingly enough, I wasn't able to detect much
change in my critique. Here are 115 comments painstakingly randomized
in order to protect (and befuddle) the Xanga identities inadvertently
inferred.
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1) I am asking people for the real definition of "lazy."
All of them have not been able to give me any definition at all. All they can say is "a lazy person is someone who is lazy."
2) by the way, Shakespeare was mostly a comedian
Lots of people think that hour-long shows by comedians feel like they get cut short and the whole routine seems unfinished
a Shakespeare play is the whole kit 'n kiboodle with no cuts due to budget
3) peer pressure in your head - I think that's called anxiety
4) The simplest things have the most complicated explanations.
5) Kids learn better when they earn it themselves.
You spoonfeed 'em, they expect to get spoonfed all the time. That's why the
best teachers don't necessarily force the kids in a certain direction; they
guide and coax them on their own way - it just so happens the destination was
the same.
6)
Snuffleupagus was the best elephant-in-the-room ever. Thank PBS for hidden political statements.
7)
Dare I say you have a pragmatic sense of style which still retains a lot of class and prestige.
Well, I guess I did.
8)
It's almost redundant to state that genuine optimism is almost too good to be true.
9)
You misinterpret economics itself for being cold and callous. Maybe that's only your version of economics.
My version is that economics is based on concentric circles wherein I
share similar interest with particular groups of people, and sometimes
there is overlap. Interaction is then determined whenever further
participation is requested - otherwise known as being a friend when
someone is in need.
"Numbers are cruel." No.
10)
"Cheating" is a superfluous term that needs to be truncated and
evaluated by the parties involved. As long as they can all come to an
agreement as to what is "cheating" and what is not, the boundaries have
been set.
Also, a kiss is not a contract, but it's very nice.
11)
In that case, don't read The Crucible or The Scarlet Letter either.
Oops, too late!
12)
Yes. I have a propensity for choosing the most difficult possible path, then making it even more difficult.
13)
I'm trying to decipher the formulaic subdivision of quatrains, but I'm
just not seeing it i.e. abbacddc or something like it, mind
enlightening me?
If I was that proximate with my girlfriend in a non-sexual setting, I'm pretty sure she'd slap me
14)
I do not understand the concept of a curse, let alone a word used as a curse.
If a person allows himself/herself to be offended by a word, that says something about his/her integrity.
15)
O, how ugly the real-world version of magic is.
16)
maybe the pieces melt into each other
like reese's pieces into anything chocolate-related
17)
Sex is sexy.
Yes, I can really be that lame.
18)
status quo is always going to intentionally limit itself - I think the
current stasis is people freestyle rapping. Or not freestylre rapping
enough. Yes.
so wanna movie matinee marathon post-christmas? it's what all people celebrating festivus do.
19)
when you open your eyes, tell yourself what you want to accomplish for the day
when you close your eyes, tell yourself what you liked about the day
keeps everything going
20)
You could still be Nerd and also be Rock & Roll if you go Nietzsche.
21)
we're racing, Initial D style
22)
shift+enter
you have lawn gnomes now
robitussin? nyQuil?
23)
human vocabulary is not at the level to express certain perceptions that we intuitively reject
24)
it's actually a more pressing issue for folk of my age nowadays to
consider several careers in light of a fast-adapting world economy
where globalization is turning things around for everyone
can't stay grounded to a job that may not even exist or be viable in a few years
gotta keep movin'
25)
I'm on your lawn
26)
Love is when you bite someone and you get bitten back, but neither of you are mad at each other. >.>
27)
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies,
But keep your fancy free."
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
28)
You totally misinterpreted the article. The News Corp business model is
about allowing people to make choices about what they want, and News
Corp will provide it. It is the bitch of the people.
"Murdoch won't have to give the people what they want - they'll get it themselves."
Good businessmen see the future and seize it. Money is the middleman.
So, businessmen distribute the future according to the value of the
middleman, which is all determined by the people.
It's still the people's future. Just the businessmen caught on long before the people did.
29)
well, it is a fluid that exits the vagina
which is something that I think all men hope for
30)
replace "it" with different nouns
consider syllable count as opposed to word count
don't go to New Jersey - smoking is banned in all public places everywhere
31)
Does it hurt? Death, I mean; the dying part, of course.
32)
scene 1:
*ringringring*
Male 1: O, hay wuz up, gurl?
Female 1: Are you cheating on me?
Male 1: Wtf, y u gotta be all up in my grill liek dat?
Femlae 2: Who is that? I wanna go get wasted, c'mon...
Male 1: iz jus mah mom checkin' up on me
Female 1: Who is that?
Male 1: Omg, stfu, why you gotta be liek dat?
... stop being so rational about relationships, if you have the genuine
thing then you get the opportunity of anticipating when they come back
for the holidays. If you have something all short-term, you can have
really funny situations like this. So, it's up to you in the long
run....
33)
suicide is the most narcissistic act a human being is capable of
34)
sleep on the floor
it's better than a bed
surriously
35)
"sliced bread" was its granddaddy
36)
watch out for the flavored condoms, they can sting
37)
People put too much effort into building up a facade whether they're
married, single, or otherwise. They play their roles too well.
I say this being in a stable, long-term relationship for four years,
and I'm 21. Someone like Dr. Ruth would probably chew people out a lot
harsher than I would.
38)
Haha - people expire, but monocles are forever!
39)
A diet is literally what you eat. You cannot get "on" a diet. So, if
you've been eating enough Taco Bell for your body to get used to it;
that's your diet.
Also, tacos are best from Portugal.
40)
quality repost
you could do that 100 times and it would still be the greatest ever
41)
Members of the xanga community tend to shun confidence.
Maybe it's because they attribute little to themselves.
42)
It's really an asian thing to put in a leveling treadmill for everything, isn't it.
43)
Judgement is akin to self-comparison. In other words, when people
judge, they tend to judge others against their own self-images. That's
why, so often, people prefer to give the power of judgement to a higher
authority; the grander the status, the lower the subject is supposedly
judged.
In your case, your partner appears to have recognized that you judged
yourself; there not need be anymore judging then. Since the judgement
has passed, the best course of action is to move on.
44)
in these latter day
degenerate times
cherry blossoms everywhere
change syllabic structure?
45)
I think a woman has chosen to artificially enhance her physical
appearance for social gain if she gets implants. Clearly, she put some
thought into her image. Unfortunately, she surrendered all control of
her image to a doctor!
HOPE HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING!!!!!!
46)
I'll heed what I will
I suppose that's the beauty of interpretation
47)
Play by the original rules of Monopoly.
You make things too complicated, you will trap yourself into a controversy.
It's almost like saying "you're not allowed to use this Monopoly figurine because it's too powerful."
Which Monopoly figurine are you using, perchance?
48)
it's tough to pretend...
49)
mas fuerte, por favor
50)
don't forget the alternate closed captioning
::
spoken: okey lang
captioned: I'm about 5 seconds away from slapping you on the face
::
hey, Monty Python did it
51)
don't bring back tiramisu
or everybody will die
52)
what Camus really meant was that the universe will go on whether we do anything about it or not.
what we do is ultimately for ourselves. it's up to us to make ourselves
happy; the universe won't truly help or hinder. sure, events will
happen beyond our control, but it's up to us to react and feel and grow
from them.
so, in a sense, you're agreeing with Camus anyway.
53)
Just hold her in a "dip" pose like a scene with Astaire and Rogers
yes I have no clue what I'm talking about
54)
inspiration is a rare commodity before 5am
55)
when people believe that there is only a right and a wrong way, they
try with all their might to ignore exceptions to both of their rules
remind them that life is too short to keep being "busy"
56)
bands that defy the government are always sexually appealing
57)
Allowing personal frustrations to get the better of anyone (whether
through physical or verbal means) is extremely dangerous. It is
imperative that everyone be constantly reminded that staying calm while
stating the facts is always the absolute most difficult path because it
means that you're only allowed to shut up when you actually listen.
58)
sometimes compassion is a beatstick
59)
allowed not aloud
I'm a stickler for commas after prepositional phrases
remove some unnecessary commas and place words
details on the food please; food is easily as intoxicating as drugs
probably necessary to dissever the final action into a separate paragraph for dramatic effect
60)
My Footprints tell a decidedly different tale.
61)
yep
you just keep wanting more
of what you wanted as a kid
62)
Truly, all that workers ask for is that consumers be conscientious.
Also, "pubes" worked for Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.
"Nice pubes."
Truly, that is some brilliant script-writing.
63)
Yes.
The act of checking shoes is racial profiling too.
64)
It's interesting that you feel a need to correct something which is
supposedly spontaneous. Perhaps, it is actually a need to change an
idea you thought was somewhat flawed - same goes for future / present
self.
Also, I was once a lot worse than you - I had an obsession with keeping
things in pentameter. Now I realize that the way I naturally speak is
itself in pentameter. (I generally write in 7/4 time signature.)
65)
The solution is rather simple actually. State at the very beginning "I
do not want sex, I want a long-term relationship." Those who have the
perspective to recognize such stark honesty as a valuable tenet of a
relationship would be able to appreciate the kind of moxie presented.
And those just looking for sex would immediately know they ain't
gettin' any, son.
The mouth is normally used for breathing and eating. Very early in
life, a baby learns to consume milk from a mother's breast. If the
mother is not present, the baby is deprived of this lesson.
Hence, kissing is a learned behavior, with roots in consumption - implicating kissing as somewhat related to cannibalism.
66)
I have misgivings about mixing a root (ginger) with tree bark (cinnamon).
67)
Wait... Haagen Dazs made what's essentially a bento box?!
68)
So, are the winners the women themselves, or the makeover crews?
69)
Ninjas are so hardcore they hide in the toilet.
Your toilet.
70)
If ever living and dreaming should be one and the same, what difference
would there be between a waking state and a sleeping state?
71)
but do snakes have curvaceous substratums? (see callipygian)
72)
Simply put, rights are as invaluable as life itself.
Those who are willing to assign a value to rights are summarily assigning values to life - specifically, their own lives.
73)
The way people laugh is offensive.
Also, clearly, the entire world should uphold English as the dominant language.
74)
I continue to be amazed by the fact that people willingly except either
pill at all. Both pills come from the same stranger. You don't take
pills from strangers.
75)
Clearly, copyrights are the legitimate way to deal with criticism.
(Good job hiding the moon.)
76)
I always prefer handing stuff out on a person-to-person basis rather
than to organizations, because that way I already know beforehand just
how much effort that person puts into his or her life without
donations. With my help (in the form of money), they'll be able to do
more right away - and that's all I need to know.
77)
Good teachers keep on teaching even after school ends.
78)
"how terrible is it that we've dehumanized to the point where dry
pixellated text is more than enough to convey each and every thought on
our minds, every emotion, synapse firings confined willingly to comic
sans ms [which is an absolutely horrid font, by the way]."
;_;
I remember some analogy where getting into Harvard is like having sex with a spiced vixen that has a few STD's too many.
and don't worry, someday I'm sure some girl will find your word choice erotic.
79)
ahhh... kinky phrases are gonna get me in big trouble someday...
80)
200 orgasms a year takes 6 years off your age.
81)
"rigor mortis ensures tightness"
if you must phase from merit to boredom, well, alright
as long as you stay happily racist about it
I'll ask about sampling around here and message you when I get something useful, alright?
82)
how many asians does it take to...
nevermind, you can lead the line dancing anytime
83)
"short dinner break"
"buy you lunch"
addendum: then sometimes, small good things happen when you eat
kain na
84)
^today
today may be a reckoning day for them nerve endings
85)
Thank you for your message. Your location has been determined via our
GPS tracking system. Prepare to be destroyed. Have a nice day.
86)
Now that's a particularly obvious secret to try and hide. Alas, if
everyone really wanted to know, including the future child, DNA testing
wouldn't be too hard administer. Oh jeez, what's the UK equivalent of a
daytime talk show?!
(Btw: my answer is that the big secret is all futile because of the big tummy.)
87)
what's funny is I know a guy who lived purely in his own self-interest
for one reason and one reason only - he loved himself too much. he said
it himself. now he's asking me advice on how to get hot chicks.
apparently, it wasn't enough.
88)
It's important for the student to know what the school thinks of her.
89)
I have a feeling that Hunter S. Thompson really needed a laptop instead of a pen & paper.
90)
Humility tends to be truth manifest. Interesting though that publishers
and producers are actually taking an interest in humility for once. The
times, they are a-changing.
91)
Remember that it was in the twentieth century that it was finally
resolved that women are not "second class citizens," and people used
all sorts of biblical references for and against the determination of
such a classification. Humanity appears to have evolved in such a way
that it attempts to reference everything to the past.
Your post has a tone of antagonism about it, hence you'll receive
antagonistic comments - whether they are for or against your view is
irrelevant.
"i think this is why i feel" - I suggest thinking without intensity.
92)
Well, the drawback that you miss is that when most writers work at
their best, they're completely isolated from the rest of the world. So,
though the writing gains lots of value, the writer doesn't actually
spend any of that money.
It's an amusing irony of sorts.
93)
Nah. People follow trends because they can't make up their own stuff.
94)
What if a person is disgusted with one's own truths?
95)
Make sure to slap "Limited Edition" on every one of them so that their value increases long after production cancels.
96)
word
I'm looking into breakdancing.
97)
Every pyramidal scheme attempts to restrict and file foods into
different categories. I'd rather diversify with foods of a multitude of
nationalities - that way I have no idea what I'm eating from where.
Except the water - I make sure it's from an iceberg, or at least a somewhat decent reservoir.
I support the American diet of hamburgers and milk - Donald Trump hasn't given up this diet for decades.
98)
If I'm not behind the scenes at an event or a party, I make for a very
boring guest. If I'm somehow involved in making it happen though, I
make sure the occasion is as enjoyable for as many different people as
possible - while not revealing that I toiled for their pleasure. It's
all a matter of perspective really, and I prefer to be out of the
spotlight, however confusing that may seem.
99)
My inclination to leave out superfluous words is absolutely despicable.
100)
Oh, I forgot to say what I do - if we are not on the same page, I will
not speak. So, I try really, really hard to get on their page or at
least some compromise of a page; if I can't, I won't converse.
101)
You should wear enough clothing to make yourself look inferior to
everyone else. Perhaps you should wear even more so that you don't even
remotely pose a threat. Less clothing = superiority = arrogance;
obviously.
The sarcasm is strong in this one.
102)
Change the diet, you'll get the energy back. Also, the reward is sowing the harvest itself, but you were getting to that anyway.
103)
it's called meditation
drugs alter dopamine intake to levels your body cannot support
meditation prepares your body for even greater levels of dopamine
104)
This actually happened on Supersize Me; like beyond getting overweight,
he started getting psychologically addicted to McD's. That, and had the
doctors not known he was eating McD's for 30 days, they would've
thought he was an alcoholic because his liver was a nightmare.
105)
I do not understand what "normal" is, however it seems to be a word people like to use to protect themselves from the unknown.
Apparently, I am "unknown."
106)
breathe deep
forget about all the requirements, all the editing, and all the structure
just write - do all that other stuff later
ironically, you made me agonize over the difference between egotism and egoism; I'm still not done myself
107)
The simplest things have the most complicated explanations.
108)
You know, people who yell can't hear people who whisper.
109)
An audience is a group of people who participate in and experience or
encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any
medium. Audience members participate in different ways in different
kinds of art; some events invite overt audience participation and
others allowing only modest clapping and criticism and reception.
Audiences are fundamentally restrictive, and they have the potential to
foster groupthink irregardless of whether its presence is palpable or
not.
Audiences suck.
110)
people just forget to sing; they can, they just have to be reminded every so often
111)
I already have a problem with non-xangans being unable to read my
discretionary content. If the rating system excludes the free public, I
refuse to take part in it.
112)
approach is everything
two people can do the exact same thing, except one will be happy and one will be sad
the one who is happy will do more things; the one who is sad will do less
113)
as another girl once told me,
"bestfriend with a penis = awesome"
114)
la·zy Audio pronunciation of "lazy" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lz)
adj. la·zi·er, la·zi·est
1. Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.
2. Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river.
3. Conducive to idleness or indolence: a lazy summer day.
4. Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.
Since when has lazy been used with a negative connotation? All those
definitions sound like natural bodily reactions to whatever disharmony
may be occurring in your life, be it tons of hard work, dreadfully
overcast weather, a need for some alone time, etc. I would say to that
teacher that laziness is absolutely necessary, and that his laziness
makes him better than you in every way possible.
And I also agree, that once you build momentum, you just don't ever
want to stop. It's a daily goal for me to only commit to activities
that I enjoy doing, and if I perceive myself beginning to see a speck
of dislike, I make a game out of it. Hard work is just a game, as is
laziness.
115)
only if you have nothing against me using my feet
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My vow to never leave the generic words of "nice post" has clearly worked well in my favor.
Since I'd rather not attempt to state anything particularly loquacious at the moment, I'd like to deviate from the pet projects which I'd been developing by breaking my own rhythm (as though it could be identified) and bestow upon all passerby's the gift of cameo. Truly, what greater wish does the dilettante have than to be immortalized for his/her 15 minutes of fame.
Only time shall tell if this progeny is eligible for the status of viral phenomena. Fret not, for you can tube, too.
(P.S. Giving gifts is nice, even if my watermark is only 3 seconds long.)
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EDIT: Fine - since a number people continue to tread Footprints (and some with no Footprints) on my site without leaving comments, for the sake of putting the day into a happy note, I'll cave and repost something from my reliquary:
Saturday, December 25, 2004
so my mom was screaming really loudly
like a an ear-piercing loud
cause I got her pink gloves
unnnnnnnnhhhhhhhhh
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Well, sometimes receiving actually is better than giving. Sometimes.
As far as the moral of the story goes, the gift of love always has a cost. That time it was the temporary deficiency of my hearing.
