Warning - long list ahead
May. 5th, 2004 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseI am officially back in Barrow, also known as The Coldest Place on Earth That Still Has an Internet Connection (But No McDonalds, Yet). It felt rather odd, taking a plane back here only nine months after I'd left - so much had happened in my life that it felt like much longer. I like to think I'm the same person, but I'd like to think I've learnt a few things, and am possibly inching my way up the scale to (gasp!) self-improvement. Among them:
--I can tell Ian "No"
--I can tell Ian "No way"
--I can tell Ian "No way in hell, pigfucker" (just because I learned that I can, doesn't mean I have. Yet.)
--There will be more than one love in my life
--Ergo, if one of them doesn't work out it's not going to be the end of my involvement in loving relationships
--A "soulmate" is simply someone who compliments you at a much higher rate than the average person
--It is easier for me to keep a journal if I have the illusion of an audience, as well as occasional feedback on my life
--Making fun of bad Harry Potter fanfiction is both enjoyable and good stress relief
--Although I try to come off as a nice person, some people (according to Ian, and I see no reason to doubt him here) see me as either elitist and/or insensitive
--I can be incredibly insensitive to other people's feelings at times, though (usually) not maliciously
--The fact that I do not suffer fools gladly often is interpreted as elitism (and who knows, perhaps it is)
--Although I am not perfect, I deserve to love and be loved
--I deserve someone who loves me and is not afraid to demonstrate it consistently
--My life does not have to revolve around the person that I love, especially if they are not treating me well
--Airplane breakfast burritos that are supposed to contain sausage only include invisible, microscopic sausage molecules that nonetheless add the typical greasy heartburn-inducing flavor
--Wireless cards, unlike diamonds, aren't forever
--However, they are the Internet-addict-girl's best friend
--A simple silver ring can have more meaning than the promise of a white-gold diamond engagement ring
--"Just sex" can sometimes turn into more
--It's okay if your boyfriend is shorter than you
--Love has a tendency to sneak up and blindside you
--Even though I never want biological children, it'll probably be some time before I can get sterilized
--Our culture WAY overemphasizes the importance of kids
--My ideas about children seem to be rather Victorian in nature
--The fight for full reproductive rights for women is far from over
--Contra dances and English Country dances are fun, if tiring
--I will never have another boyfriend who refuses to dance
--Los Angeles might be festering in corruption, but the surface is glittery enough that I wouldn't mind living there for a while
--The first thing you see when traveling into Beverly Hills from my friend Brian's house is a huge building labeled "Flynt Publications"
--It's incredibly easy to get lost in large cities where every block looks the same ("Chevron, Sav-on Drug, McDonalds...didn't we just pass here five minutes ago?")
--Goth clubs are a lot of fun, especially when there are hot chicks in corsets on the stage
--Long black coats that flare out at the bottom are awesome
--Especially when paired with calf-length shit-kicker boots
--I probably contributed somewhat to my roommate's breakdown last year
--Said roommate nearly killed me at one point because I was brushing my hair too loudly (fortunately, she went to the clinic and got drugs later that day)
--Driving isn't quite as terror-inducing as I'd always imagined it would be, unless you live in LA
--Used cars are cheap in California
--Old computers are cheap in California
--Anything old is cheap in California, including people
--Chrono Cross is one of the coolest RPG's ever made, as well as the one with the shortest learning curve
--I prefer college-ruled to wide-ruled paper
--Double-wired spiral notebooks fall apart halfway through the semester
--There are people out there with similar sexual tastes to mine
--Oscar Wilde was one of the few historical figures with any personality
--Sometimes you just have to suck it up and go to the doctor
--When one is in serious pain, Vicadin is one of the most beautiful things ever created by man
--Dan Brown is one of the few people out there who writes intelligent novels
--It's incredibly difficult to get a copy of The Da Vinci Code for less than $20, and probably will remain so until it comes out in paperback
I might add more later.
--I can tell Ian "No"
--I can tell Ian "No way"
--I can tell Ian "No way in hell, pigfucker" (just because I learned that I can, doesn't mean I have. Yet.)
--There will be more than one love in my life
--Ergo, if one of them doesn't work out it's not going to be the end of my involvement in loving relationships
--A "soulmate" is simply someone who compliments you at a much higher rate than the average person
--It is easier for me to keep a journal if I have the illusion of an audience, as well as occasional feedback on my life
--Making fun of bad Harry Potter fanfiction is both enjoyable and good stress relief
--Although I try to come off as a nice person, some people (according to Ian, and I see no reason to doubt him here) see me as either elitist and/or insensitive
--I can be incredibly insensitive to other people's feelings at times, though (usually) not maliciously
--The fact that I do not suffer fools gladly often is interpreted as elitism (and who knows, perhaps it is)
--Although I am not perfect, I deserve to love and be loved
--I deserve someone who loves me and is not afraid to demonstrate it consistently
--My life does not have to revolve around the person that I love, especially if they are not treating me well
--Airplane breakfast burritos that are supposed to contain sausage only include invisible, microscopic sausage molecules that nonetheless add the typical greasy heartburn-inducing flavor
--Wireless cards, unlike diamonds, aren't forever
--However, they are the Internet-addict-girl's best friend
--A simple silver ring can have more meaning than the promise of a white-gold diamond engagement ring
--"Just sex" can sometimes turn into more
--It's okay if your boyfriend is shorter than you
--Love has a tendency to sneak up and blindside you
--Even though I never want biological children, it'll probably be some time before I can get sterilized
--Our culture WAY overemphasizes the importance of kids
--My ideas about children seem to be rather Victorian in nature
--The fight for full reproductive rights for women is far from over
--Contra dances and English Country dances are fun, if tiring
--I will never have another boyfriend who refuses to dance
--Los Angeles might be festering in corruption, but the surface is glittery enough that I wouldn't mind living there for a while
--The first thing you see when traveling into Beverly Hills from my friend Brian's house is a huge building labeled "Flynt Publications"
--It's incredibly easy to get lost in large cities where every block looks the same ("Chevron, Sav-on Drug, McDonalds...didn't we just pass here five minutes ago?")
--Goth clubs are a lot of fun, especially when there are hot chicks in corsets on the stage
--Long black coats that flare out at the bottom are awesome
--Especially when paired with calf-length shit-kicker boots
--I probably contributed somewhat to my roommate's breakdown last year
--Said roommate nearly killed me at one point because I was brushing my hair too loudly (fortunately, she went to the clinic and got drugs later that day)
--Driving isn't quite as terror-inducing as I'd always imagined it would be, unless you live in LA
--Used cars are cheap in California
--Old computers are cheap in California
--Anything old is cheap in California, including people
--Chrono Cross is one of the coolest RPG's ever made, as well as the one with the shortest learning curve
--I prefer college-ruled to wide-ruled paper
--Double-wired spiral notebooks fall apart halfway through the semester
--There are people out there with similar sexual tastes to mine
--Oscar Wilde was one of the few historical figures with any personality
--Sometimes you just have to suck it up and go to the doctor
--When one is in serious pain, Vicadin is one of the most beautiful things ever created by man
--Dan Brown is one of the few people out there who writes intelligent novels
--It's incredibly difficult to get a copy of The Da Vinci Code for less than $20, and probably will remain so until it comes out in paperback
I might add more later.
