Warning - long list ahead

[missroserose]

I 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.

Comments

[glenn74b.livejournal.com]

Here here! I don't know who Ian is, but it's good that you can tell him 'no' *nod* Btw- Nice to meet you. :)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Ian is my ex-boyfriend, whom I've had a rather tempestuous on-and-off relationship with for the past couple of years, mostly due to the fact that for quite some time I thought he was my "soulmate" and I wouldn't find anyone else that I'd ever love as much. As you can see, I've learned better.

Nice to meet you too. Dare I ask how you found me? =)

[glenn74b.livejournal.com]

We're in similar communities ;)

something worthy of Metaquotes

[(Anonymous)]

this line: A "soulmate" is simply someone who compliments you at a much higher rate than the average person


I'd almost wanna suggest a certain something else, but it is neither my place, nor anyone else's to speak or type the particular thjought about mates and loves and true desireables

[errant-variable.livejournal.com]

While I still dont appreciate being the testing-ground for abuse of boyfriends and ex-boyfriends on complex levels, its good to know that your getting something out of it.

Anything more than a week old is cheap in Cali, as long as you dont mind the preppy-pink finish.

Yes, your still a slut. Just a damn good one. You have a right to be elitist towards amateurs sometimes.

Driving can be even MORE fun when the dashboard turns red and the car starts emitting white vapor from under the hood with damn near no warning.

You have victorian ideas about kids, but not Victorian ideas on reproduction, and didnt agree on Victorian ideas on kids when you were one. Your hypocricy is showing, dear.

I have aquired a beef-oriented cookbook. Menu-building for the tavern is going well, feel free to start stripping for startup money anytime.

There will be more later. And im going to be online til 2AM most nights, just like the first summer. Look me up.

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

May I ask where you aquired that icon?

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Some nifty Harry Potter fansite or other, I forget which. It's by the same person who did the "Bookworms" icon. Feel free to yank it, just credit twilightsorcery in the keywords. =)