Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane
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Post by Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane on Apr 6, 2007 11:25:43 GMT -5
oftentimes it takes so very long to order and compose these thoughts, i wonder if it's worth it. the time taken away from other pursuits and interests will never come again. and the return on these comments is occasionally a mixed bag. communication remains difficult, even in this technologically advanced age. here there are no facial expressions, tones of voice, body language to aid in understanding. senses of humor, sensitivities, temperaments vary as well. i never intend to offend yet in some reactions to my words it seems that nerves have been struck (perhaps i don't distance myself enough objectively to see through the eyes of another). this is partly message-in-a-bottle, partly words-up-in-lights for me. the exchange of ideas is very important but i'm not sure how much is mere vain self-aggrandizement. sometimes i wish all this would fade away eventually, not to be recorded "forever".
i don't even realize how isolated i am until happening to meet someone else "like me". talking w/most people, at work, there is a conversational barrier that is rarely breached. this is not out of propriety but because the shared interests are not there. chat about the job, t.v., gossip fill the the silence yet do not satisfy. passions definitely put most people off, and not "crazy" passions, but talking about those deep-seated concerns held dear. it is this lack along w/frustration of the creative urge that motivates much of what ends up here.
Pretender, thank you for your encouragement. your optimism never fails to impress. you offer a model of conduct that this one would do well to follow.
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Post by ProvidencePortal on Apr 6, 2007 13:09:05 GMT -5
the return on these comments is occasionally a mixed bag. i never intend to offend yet in some reactions to my words it seems that nerves have been struck. I just finished interviewing someone for a job, and I thought of this exchange. I think sometimes, when viewed through a weird filter, like a message board post or an interview exchange, genuine empathy can look and sound like being flippant or judgemental. I think I would do well to remember that. It's my interpretation, my filter -- not another's intent -- that counts most in my experience. the exchange of ideas is very important but i'm not sure how much is mere vain self-aggrandizement. What an honest and self-aware statement. Thanks for the pause and the insight. That had me instantly introspective. What's it mean for me? ...
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Post by thepretender on Apr 6, 2007 14:17:19 GMT -5
I had to look that up...
The act or practice of enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation.
How funny of you two (of all) to think that this is what you are up to...
As long as you both have been around I think we would know more about you if this were so... We have the teeniest details of your real lives Twinkle...we don't even know your real first name! I think I could be called on S.A. because I have listed my myspace and posted photos and ...
I don't think this describes me either tho...
I do think it telling that we are all committed enough to come back here and try to iron out misconceptions and misinderstandings.
I was reading today a myspace bulletin that I received that was sent out by a 17 year old. What it was...was an answer to a questionnaire about herself and she was so ticked what some other girl had written about her that she wanted the whole world to see...or at least all of her myspace friends...including the original one who posted it (who bTW was still HerFriend) as of this morning.
My first reaction was that I needed to comfort this girl...the things that the other girl wrote to her was horrible... then when I did further research I could see what the problem really was. The first girl felt really used and abused by the other and boy was she lashing out Going way off on a tangent of meanness that was just totally uncalled for. You are ugly, you smell etc. (It was horrible) Not that she would ask me personally and not that I should get involved but I think my advice would be to tell her to look for the truths that are in the questionnaire. Deal with those which may even involve an apology... I doubt that I could have done that at 17 tho... I am a little worried as to how this is all gonna pan out but I am no way close enough to stick my two cents in. weird... well...on second thought...I still might I just have to mull it over a bit.
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Post by Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane on Apr 7, 2007 17:27:55 GMT -5
ProvidencePortal: grateful for your remarks. had a sense there was a fumble somewhere but was unsure how to address it (sometimes, paradoxically, one can dig a deeper hole by trying to explain). actually, we are closer in agreement than further apart. (also, no joke about It's A Gift-the story of a man, hilariously besieged on all sides: work, home, family, strangers passing by, who remains true to his dream and meets w/success, sort of.) Pretender: this ego feeds on attention ;D, even when not attached to a real name. to stir responses gives a charge; to be ignored is sad, so sad . in addition to connecting w/other human beings, this place represents for me the opportunity to stretch out and exercise the disused lexicon of my dust-gathering intellect. this often leads to a bit of showboating (i love/hate words: that there are so many, each w/a precise and delectable meaning). not to worry: you (of all) are the absolute antithesis to self-aggrandizement.
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Post by thepretender on Apr 8, 2007 9:58:00 GMT -5
I don't know many egos that don't feed off of attention... :-) You are right about stirring responses and really since there are so few of us here the responses are really treasured... (and usually so heartfelt because as I said before this appears to be something that we are committed to) I keep hoping that some of our conversations would bring other like minded folks out of the woodwork. I have 'met' some really great folks on the Mccammon board and also on the Jackson Browne message board. The differences on the boards are notable... my introspective threads on the Mccammon board usually slide off to the archives with only one posting (mine) and on the Jackson Browne website...by the time I check in about thirteen other folks have said what I would like to have said anyway! (I might be exaggerating a bit) Anyway...Happy Easter Everyone!!!!
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Post by Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane on Apr 12, 2007 8:49:37 GMT -5
R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut 1922-2007 "Kurt's in Heaven now..."
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Post by Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane on Apr 12, 2007 9:35:33 GMT -5
"We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy, and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all." Dorothy Day
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Post by thepretender on Apr 13, 2007 18:38:25 GMT -5
So sad about Kurt...what an impact he has made on this world. I love the quote you posted Twinkle and I think Kurt would have liked it too!
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Post by twinkle on May 2, 2007 13:21:07 GMT -5
"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day." Audrey Hepburn
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Post by thepretender on May 3, 2007 1:36:50 GMT -5
I love that... I have always heard that peanut butter and jelly is sooo good for the follicles :-) Seriously I do love that quote in spite of my silliness.
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Post by twinkle on May 5, 2007 9:43:49 GMT -5
^funny-had the same thought: pbj conditioner! p.s.-don't spite your silliness.
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Post by twinkle on May 5, 2007 22:47:40 GMT -5
"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense dancing." William James
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Post by twinkle on May 9, 2007 21:38:06 GMT -5
bright moments
Bright moments is like eating your last pork chop in London, England ... because you ain't gonna get no more ... cooked from home. Bright moments is like being with your favourite love ... and you're sharing the same ice-cream dish ... and you get mad when she gets the last drop. ... and you have to take her in your arms and get it the other way.
(Bright Moments, 1974) Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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Post by thepretender on May 9, 2007 22:11:27 GMT -5
Hug O' War by Shel Silverstein I will not play at tug o' war. I'd rather play at hug o' war, Where everyone hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, And everyone grins, And everyone cuddles, And everyone wins.
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Post by thepretender on May 9, 2007 22:12:34 GMT -5
Too Many Kids in this Tub
Author: Shel Silverstein
There's too many kids in this tub There's too many elbows to scrub I just washed a behind that I'm sure wasn't mine There's too many kids in this tub.
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