In the same confusing breath, you pull away and draw me in...

[uproareast_]

I read these words in a book last month, and they impacted me so much that I couldn't breathe for a minute:

"Keep me up till five only because all your stars are out, and for no other reason."Which is to say that I no longer care about the good points of a person. You see those all the time. I care now about the faults of everyone around me.

Comments

[dianarchy]

Wow, Val, you are truly an inspiration to me. You have amazing thoughts, opinions, world views, you're just very empowering. Sorry, that was "glowing", wasn't it? Fuck it, I'm not sorry because it's true and I wouldn't type that out if I didn't feel that way.
You do make me nervous because you're a lot smarter than I am.
I'm going to put this in my journal...perfect opportunity for me to be more "personal". I just have to think of my faults...actually I think I always talk about them, so it shouldn't be a surprise to most people.

[uproareast_]

Whoa, that is not the kind of reaction I expected after laying all this stuff out on the table like this. But I can't thank you enough for thinking that highly of me, especially after I just came sparkling clean about myself.
I actually meant "glowing review of yourself". I will have to correct that. Glowing reviews of me are all well and good. ;p
I am not smarter than you. Your sense of humor and wit alone is a testament to that. If you betray me, I haven't got a leg to stand on.
You know, I really hope you do put it in your journal. It better not be something like "I'm stupid and ugly" and stuff we all know isn't true about you, either. Get ugly and honest about it. If you fuck my world up, it will make my day.

[dianarchy]

You don't have to thank me. :)
Val, you're a lot smater than me, but it's all good.
I put it in my journal, but I think you know most of that stuff anyway...is it up to par? Let me know. :)

[fever_head]

Most people just have different mixtures of the same positive aspects. This is why I love the people I love- because of their flaws. Because sometimes a person's flaws are the best and most intriguing parts of them.
[I still adore you.]

I'm going to do this too. It's an excellent idea.

[uproareast_]

You are right. Most people are nice or smart or funny or talented. And you can really only hear so much about all that until you start to wonder what is underneath it. That's where all the variables are.

Thank you for still adoring me, I still adore you as well. Even more so.

[satinsheets]

-My name is Elizabeth Rhea Walter
-I think really mean things about people, but never tell them.
-I bottle up all my negative emotions, and will surely one day explode on some unsuspecting individual.
-I judge people by their looks.
-I also don't shower as much as I should.
-I am stubborn and self-centered.
-I put on a happy face around others.
-I drink diretly from the bottle, and put it back in the fridge without telling anyone.
-I think less of people who are anti-Christian. (which isn't very Christian of me)
-I download music illegally.
-I slack at work.

I'm sure I'll think of a million more things as soon as I post this.

[uproareast_]

Whoa. I am really shocked by about half of that. I am sure you can guess which half. Especially the first one. But I just like you even more, knowing.

I have thought of at least 20 more flaws in myself today. Enough to where I just stopped counting or even planning to come back and write them in here. And strangely, I get happier every time I think of a new one.

[cherriesandmilk]

Wow, Val, that was powerful.I think if I posted all of my faults like that out in the open for people to read, I'd be in tears by the end of it. Though it would probably be very theraputic.... Anyway, that was great.

And as far as knowing everyone's faults before you know their good points, that is an amazing thought... and so true. It would save a lot of hardships in life.

I really enjoyed this post......

[uproareast_]

Thank you. It really is therapeutic. And oddly enough, I started out feeling like I was going to cry and ended up smiling because I was just like "Wow, this all definitely needed to be said". Now no one can come to be and be like "You're irresponsible sometimes" or "You hold grudges too easily", cos I warned them.

[_dolleyes_]

I really want to do that now, too. List all of my faults, that is. I want to think about it for a while first, and really put forth an effort with it, too.

[uproareast_]

That's awesome :) Its pretty courageous and bold of you to do that, instead of just pretending that you have no faults. But I already knew you had the courageous and bold part in you.