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No, I'm not "picky."
I’ve had to apologize for being a “picky eater” all my life. If somebody invites me over for dinner and says they’re gonna make something that I can’t eat, I get ashamed, and explain:
“I’m sorry. I’m really picky. Here are the things I can eat…”
It makes me feel like a spoiled brat.
But you know what? Something isn’t right. See, a picky person has ( Read more... ) -
My experience with a cyber-bully (**Massive trigger warning: Rape, bullying, and suicide)
*SERIOUS trigger warning!! Rape, sexual violence, and suicide*
*This is a post that I transferred from my regular blog because it was too upsetting and personal*
This is truly the worst abuse I have ever had directed at me on the internet. All those “You’re a stupid, ignorant cunt” emails/comments just do not compare to what this person has said and ( Read more... ) -
New Age individualism is dangerous
I honestly cannot believe that somebody on OKCupid said this in a message:
So my answer to your moral question is thus- I CANNOT improve the lot of people, unless they CHOOSE improvement. Teaching a man to fish, is better than giving him a fish certainly, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee that the man will GO FISHING on his own. And I am not ( Read more... ) -
Anybody want to adopt my uterus this month?
Holy shitfuck mother of god I'm in pain. I feel like I've been stabbed through the abdomen by a rusty, blunt sword.
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My new answers: 4 years later
I wrote an "awesome survey" four years ago, and I have answered the questions again. It is interesting to see the difference:
From today, 6 August 2001:
In essence, the main differences are my spiritual beliefs, and the physical changes I would make to myself. I wonder what the answers will be in another four years' time!
From 30 July, 2007:
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My favourite book gets shat on
I wrote a review on Amazon.com about Christopher Pike's new book, Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn, a 15-year-late continuation of the series, The Last Vampire.
I have viewed The Last Vampire series as my Bible since I was fourteen. I say that half-jokingly, but I truly enjoyed the books and the messages in them. Sita was amazing, almost deity-like; ( Read more... ) -
Snarky physics
My recent physics class involved a book written by a very preachy author. I have come to the conclusion that text books should be written by multiple authors to avoid this sort of problem. Conceptual Physics, 11th Edition, by Paul G. Hewitt is filled with his advice about non-physics related things like politics and biology, which he makes clear ( Read more... ) -
Faulty stairs and massive fractures: Part II
I woke up the next morning to find myself under the "care" of "Nurse Ratched," whom I nicknamed after the evil nurse in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She was completely unpredictable. She would be lovey-dovey one minute, then yell at me the next.
By the time I had been there one full day (the following morning), I wanted desperately to go ( Read more... ) -
Faulty stairs and massive fractures: Part I
I can't believe I didn't write about this before. I guess it shows how little I actually write in my LJ.
Three months ago, I was walking down the stairs from my room, when I slipped down four steps and shattered my elbow. It was Pizza Night, and I was hungry as hell. I didn't have my money, so I had to go up to my room to get it. However, as I was ( Read more... ) -
On the biology of biology
So I have a bit of a crush on my Mammalian Biology lecturer. Not a big deal-he's a Sports Science guy, so I don't see much of a future for us. Plus, I act like a real hand-raising adolescent in the labs, so he probably thinks I'm like seventeen (not to mention, I'm very young-looking. *daintily brushes hair away from face*)
Anyway, I had an ( Read more... )