I admire your energy. I think it's the same energy you use when life tosses you disappointments that lets you do awesome things like help me drag straight friends to gay bars. You're possibly my favorite drinking buddy, and I hope it isn't too long before our paths cross again.
*grin* It won't be too long. I'll let you know when I'll be in the NY/NJ area once again. Miss you dearly, sir. There might be developments to tell you about.
Heh, that it does. Of course, my parents didn't realize that I'd named my cat after the unwanted sister, and were appropriately and satisfyingly horrified when they found out that was the origin.
I'll admit, we haven't talked as much as we should have, but every time we have I have enjoyed it thoroughly. And while a lot of the time when I have seen you you've seemed kind of harried, you always seem on top of things, which is always very impressive to me. Also, you managed to keep up with music in college, which is a great failing of mine.
As a newcomer to your LJ I find this post highly useful.
Props especially for the cats and self-betterment sections. Kitty therapy is the best of both worlds.
When I was little, I never understood the kids who wanted to be astronauts, because it is a relatively dangerous career path with substantial health risks. When I was a teenager, I still didn't understand the teenagers who still wanted to be astronauts, because it entailed first joining the Air Force and becoming a top fighter or test pilot with little chance of career advancement to the actual goal. Yes, I was a rather dour child.
The key to wanting to be an astronaut is to never do enough looking into it to ruin the childhood dream, while thinking happy thoughts of floating in the void and being many millions of miles away from the nearest stressor. Unless of course you find spaceships stressful.
I have no idea if you intended to be part of the meme, but you did fulfill all the participation requirements. This should be difficult due to the limited contact we've had, but having seen many of your comments on other peoples' LJs, I actually know exactly what I admire about you. Every comment you make in discussions (besides being informed and knowledgeable) is intelligent, incisive, and full of conviction. I was mildly afraid to post something so trivial as a meme, lest you think me equally trifling. I hope to see more of you than just a face across the CompSci people or an icon on LJ when next I find myself at Vassar.
Meanwhile, every time I friend someone on LJ I read through my most recent posts and despair at the fact that my new friend will inevitably come to the conclusion that I am a vapid nitwit because all my posts are so shallow and idiotic.
I think we all tend to spend too much time worrying about what others will think of us, without adequately considering that they're probably just as concerned about how we'll judge them. Your LJ is your own space, and you are the arbiter of who does and does not have access to it. So meme away without worry, in other words.
I hate to disappoint, Beitsu-sama, but I actually enjoy your company. Being on your LJ has opened my eyes to a whole deluge of wit and sass that was only visible in trickles when we were simply doukyousei. There's no tolerating to it, I admire it. Tolerance implies something that is irksome but overlooked due to redeeming characteristics (or simple politeness), and I can't classify anything in those terms. I'll keep thinking on it, if you like.
I admire whatever it was that made you acknowledge that your time last semester would be better spent campaigning than taking classes at Vassar. There were definitely times when I felt I could use a semester off, but I never would have had the drive to find something so worthy, or the guts to do anything other than what was prescribed, academically. More personally, I'm happy you put up with me last year, whether I was raiding your room or making an ass of myself at raves. I hope you're well; it's been too long.
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Miss you dearly, sir. There might be developments to tell you about.
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I'll admit, we haven't talked as much as we should have, but every time we have I have enjoyed it thoroughly. And while a lot of the time when I have seen you you've seemed kind of harried, you always seem on top of things, which is always very impressive to me. Also, you managed to keep up with music in college, which is a great failing of mine.
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Props especially for the cats and self-betterment sections. Kitty therapy is the best of both worlds.
When I was little, I never understood the kids who wanted to be astronauts, because it is a relatively dangerous career path with substantial health risks. When I was a teenager, I still didn't understand the teenagers who still wanted to be astronauts, because it entailed first joining the Air Force and becoming a top fighter or test pilot with little chance of career advancement to the actual goal. Yes, I was a rather dour child.
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I have no idea if you intended to be part of the meme, but you did fulfill all the participation requirements. This should be difficult due to the limited contact we've had, but having seen many of your comments on other peoples' LJs, I actually know exactly what I admire about you. Every comment you make in discussions (besides being informed and knowledgeable) is intelligent, incisive, and full of conviction. I was mildly afraid to post something so trivial as a meme, lest you think me equally trifling. I hope to see more of you than just a face across the CompSci people or an icon on LJ when next I find myself at Vassar.
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I think we all tend to spend too much time worrying about what others will think of us, without adequately considering that they're probably just as concerned about how we'll judge them. Your LJ is your own space, and you are the arbiter of who does and does not have access to it. So meme away without worry, in other words.
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And I'll take #2. I like being told that I'm tolerable.
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