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wombat1138) wrote2005-01-22 02:31 am
wombat1138) wrote2005-01-22 02:31 am
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Weird things I believe
Not in any particular order, and certainly not a self-consistent set:
--All people have some sort of inherent value from the mere virtue of being alive, like brief sparks of light which form into constellations, forever flickering and swirling within the frame of eternal night. Anything that damages someone else makes the world a darker place.
--Nevertheless, most people suck and I hate them, except for occasional individuals who have established themselves as not being Generic People.
--If you buy just one thing from a store, it will be lonely.
--There is always a more efficient way to load the dishwasher.
--When packing for a trip, only bring about half as much clothing as you thought you'd need. (I can't claim credit for this one, although the original formulation also called for "twice as much money", which global ATMs have now rendered obsolete.) However, be prepared to wash that clothing in the sink and get really tired of wearing it by the time you get back.
--(helpful in conjunction with the above) If you haven't worn something for a full day, it isn't really dirty yet.
--Recycling leftovers into another recipe reboots their age.
--Celebrities don't really exist. Oh sure, you see Brad Pitt etc. on tv and in the movies, but my gut sense is that the characters of my favorite books are more real than he is.
--For that matter, the authors of my favorite books don't really exist. The characters are already real people, so how can these so-called authors claim to have created them?
--If I accidentally upset someone, it should make them feel better when I explain that I didn't mean to hurt their feelings. (This never seems to work.)
--Even if it seems obvious that people on the Other Side are either evil or stupid, it's a mistake to start from that assumption.
--As a possible corollary, offer the benefit of the doubt at least once. If you offer kindness and someone takes advantage of it, at least you tried. It's not your fault if they chose to be jerks.
--Everyone owns their own orgasms. As quoth the ads for the calcium-based antacid, "it's something your body needs anyway"; or at least it's closer to that than the standard romance trope of "OMG my BF's Magik Sex Wand has conferred sparkles into parts of me that were Nevar There B4!!!1!"
--The presence of a Psycho Parent during childhood bends the resulting personality in the opposite direction; in general terms, the children of Psycho Dads end up relying on their emotions, while the children of Psycho Moms try to act really rational. (This is subject to all kinds of qualifiers, of course, but since this is in a list of "weird beliefs" anyway, I don't have to back it up :b )
--There's some sort of way to reconcile/synthesize Western solar-based and Eastern lunar-based astrologies, even though I don't actually believe in the metaphysical aspects and they're based on completely different archaeoastronomical systems.
--And finally (at least for now), I believe that someday, somewhere, I may actually finish one of my multichapter writing projects. Maybe. Kinda. Cats willin' and the creek don't rise.
--All people have some sort of inherent value from the mere virtue of being alive, like brief sparks of light which form into constellations, forever flickering and swirling within the frame of eternal night. Anything that damages someone else makes the world a darker place.
--Nevertheless, most people suck and I hate them, except for occasional individuals who have established themselves as not being Generic People.
--If you buy just one thing from a store, it will be lonely.
--There is always a more efficient way to load the dishwasher.
--When packing for a trip, only bring about half as much clothing as you thought you'd need. (I can't claim credit for this one, although the original formulation also called for "twice as much money", which global ATMs have now rendered obsolete.) However, be prepared to wash that clothing in the sink and get really tired of wearing it by the time you get back.
--(helpful in conjunction with the above) If you haven't worn something for a full day, it isn't really dirty yet.
--Recycling leftovers into another recipe reboots their age.
--Celebrities don't really exist. Oh sure, you see Brad Pitt etc. on tv and in the movies, but my gut sense is that the characters of my favorite books are more real than he is.
--For that matter, the authors of my favorite books don't really exist. The characters are already real people, so how can these so-called authors claim to have created them?
--If I accidentally upset someone, it should make them feel better when I explain that I didn't mean to hurt their feelings. (This never seems to work.)
--Even if it seems obvious that people on the Other Side are either evil or stupid, it's a mistake to start from that assumption.
--As a possible corollary, offer the benefit of the doubt at least once. If you offer kindness and someone takes advantage of it, at least you tried. It's not your fault if they chose to be jerks.
--Everyone owns their own orgasms. As quoth the ads for the calcium-based antacid, "it's something your body needs anyway"; or at least it's closer to that than the standard romance trope of "OMG my BF's Magik Sex Wand has conferred sparkles into parts of me that were Nevar There B4!!!1!"
--The presence of a Psycho Parent during childhood bends the resulting personality in the opposite direction; in general terms, the children of Psycho Dads end up relying on their emotions, while the children of Psycho Moms try to act really rational. (This is subject to all kinds of qualifiers, of course, but since this is in a list of "weird beliefs" anyway, I don't have to back it up :b )
--There's some sort of way to reconcile/synthesize Western solar-based and Eastern lunar-based astrologies, even though I don't actually believe in the metaphysical aspects and they're based on completely different archaeoastronomical systems.
--And finally (at least for now), I believe that someday, somewhere, I may actually finish one of my multichapter writing projects. Maybe. Kinda. Cats willin' and the creek don't rise.
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This was kinda sorta incorporated into Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Yes, it's a "Young Adult" book.
And what would you know about Psycho parents? *grin*
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--Everyone owns their own orgasms. As quoth the ads for the calcium-based antacid, "it's something your body needs anyway"; or at least it's closer to that than the standard romance trope of "OMG my BF's Magik Sex Wand has conferred sparkles into parts of me that were Nevar There B4!!!1!"
Y'know, yes and no. Surely the level of one's attraction, one's emotions, and the details of one's partner's actions (and their evident attraction/emotions) have something to do with it. Otherwise it'd always be exactly as [good/mediocre/successful/not] every single time, regardless of one's company.
--There's some sort of way to reconcile/synthesize Western solar-based and Eastern lunar-based astrologies, even though I don't actually believe in the metaphysical aspects and they're based on completely different archaeoastronomical systems.
Given their lack of direct relation, why would they be synthesizable? Except in the sense that anything can be related to anything else, if one tries to make it so. ("How is an elephant like a stapler?")