h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

You have assumed that I use the word 'weird' in a negative way. Not at all. It's actually my favourite word. All of my best friends are weird. In fact, the world needs more weirdos, I reckon.



az

I agree, but I prefer the word "interesting". I can't understand people who don't mind having kids and living a desk job life and dying. I think the world needs less of them.

Well, except that all those 'non-weirdos' doing the boring tedious jobs are kind of what keeps the wheels turning, no? For example, my computer probably wasn't made by someone who valued their individuality. The cashier at the supermarket is quite necessary in my life, as well as countless faceless others. Who are all doing what neither you or I would ever consider. But we wouldn't be able to live our lives without them.

Oh, don't like the word 'interesting'. Sounds too flat somehow.

Be weird and be proud!

az

I don't like weird because I have an ex-friend who tries very hard to be "weird" and "individual" - by wearing goth clothes (nothing wrong with that) and going round giving, ahem, bl*wj*bs to every bloke she likes the look of, in the process insulting her friends until they all hate her. But maybe interesting is a bit superfluous, only if I'm talking to someone who isn't "interesting" I get bored and wander off very quickly.
If everyone was a little more intelligent and, whatever word we decide on, interesting, then there'd be less work to be done and more ways of doing it more easily for less energy. Time is energy. There's a bit in a book called "The Illuminatus Trilogy" where the President of the USA offers a yearly salary of 25,000 for anyone who designs a machine to do the job they're in, with 30,000 salarys for those who improve, and, very quickly, humanity gets closer to Utopia.

Well, I still like the word 'weird' and so if you ever hear me use it in future I almost always mean it as a compliment.

Okay, check out Ben's personal page U148580 and leave her a message asking her how to get in touch with the AWW or more specifically the Poetry thingy. You can tell her I sent you if you want, but am sure she will be very helpful anyhow.

But, I think she is away for a few days and so also check out this other person's personal page. U234654 Her name is Ameuc and she has written some poetry even MORE DEPRESSING than yours! You might be able to find the links on her page, or better yet, just drop her a line and ask her.

And that's what I know about that!

az

Okay, thanks. I read some of Ameuc's last night, while lurking.
Wait - Ben's a SHE? Whoops... Anyway, I'll get in contact or something, even if I do end up becoming an embarrassed, critical member of the group.
Weird is as wyrd does, haha.

Yes well, Ben's name used to be 'a girl called Ben' which she changed to 'a broad called Ben' and lately it seems like she has been changing her name about every five minutes! But she is a lovely person and will probably help you out a lot. She was the one who put me in touch with Patron Saint of Kittens and thus I found that under 18 group link for you.

All this connectedness stuff! Makes ya feel, well, connected somehow.

az



am having a very good day for absolutely no reason whatsoever - these are the best kind I think . . .

So I just saw... so I guess she's Benedict or something. Anyway. I'm currently studying the AWW intently, as it seems that once I enter something for criticism, the Beeb will own it.

Ben has her poems copyrighted and posted on a web-site somewhere, then she just posts her link here and that way the Beeb can't touch her stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F52650?thread=297276&skip=o&show=20

Gee, that even worked! More than just a pretty face, me.

*Applause*

*takes a bow*

(ouch! f**k! my back!)

*Advises her to sleep on a hard, flat bed, with no pillow - for that's what he's been doing to save his posture*

Oh deary me. I found out the other day that my ex-pregnant ex-girlfriend had bipolar, or manic depression. After doing several (free) online tests about it as part of my research about what the hell's her problem, they all conclude that I have severe, severe, severe manic depression and that although I may currently be feeling euphoric on account of my mania, I should seek professional psychiatric help immediately.

Atchly, that was sort of a joke, except for the not being funny bit. My back is so much better this week. Going out for my first bike ride in ages tomorrow (yay!) Have I already told you this?

My bed is quite firm, my pillow almost non-existent it's so flat (I mostly just like having something to hug while I sleep). Anyhow, much too late to 'save' my posture. Have a dodgy hip and a compressed lower disk and now the HUMP. Gosh, sounds sexy, dunnit?

And speaking of bed, time for a refreshing cool shower (was about 42º again today - did I tell you that last Saturday Sevilla was the hottest city in the world?) and then I shall read my book in bed until I doze off. Which shouldn't take too long judging by the weight of my eyelids.

buenas noches, cariño,
az

oops - simulpost! My second one!

NO you are not manic depressive - you're just weird.

Recommend (or two) and then going to sleep on hard bed with now pillow.

Me? - I seriously need a shower.

az

I like being weird, then.
I've already had a or three - even though I'm sick now because it conflicts with my antibiotics.
Sleep in a few hours, sure.

Well, alcohol is not good to take with antibiotics because it reduces the efficacy and also could make whatever bacteria happening immune to the antibiotic you are taking. That is also why you should always take the entire course of the antibiotic, even after the symptoms have disappeared, to make sure the problem has been totally irradicated - otherwise you might just end up with a mutant strain of the bacteria living happily inside your bod and it will become harder and harder to get rid of it. So says Dr az.

I didn't mean to make light of you thinking you might have a problem with depression, only that you probably would not know this for sure by just doing some internet tests. If you are concerned you should visit a good doctor. Depression is quite an insidious illness and I think that the majority of people suffer from it from time to time. Also, it can take many forms. As you probably know, for some people it is more a chemical imbalance in their bodies, for others it is more emotional and triggered by severe stress. But quite often it is a combination of the two. The best treatment, if the depression is serious, is a combination of drug therapy and psychotherapy. And the drug part should be carefully monitored and after the initial symptoms have calmed down, the person should be slowly weaned off the drugs but still continue with the psychotherapy.

What was it that made you attempt suicide? When exactly was this? And how are you feeling now?

I know that you are very bright and also very sensitive. So things probably get to you more than others. But the thing to remember is that many people do love you - including me! And also that tomorrow is always another day (Scarlett!), another chance to make things better. Anyhow, I am certainly happy that your attempt was not successful. Where would I be now without my Fnord? You see, even without realising it, your life touches so many others and you do make a difference to them. I would be totally heartsick if anything ever happened to you.

Anyhow, you also have Barb 'LOVIN YA! (bless her, she is so lovely) and now Jane has fallen for you as well. She thinks you are quite special. And I think that Noggin also cares about you very much (though he has disappeared recently - actually, I'm a bit worried about him). So, you do have some very good friends, even if we are just a buncha pixels.

If you would like to be on my MSN then contact me by email and give me your MSN thingy (email: [email protected] ) That isn't my MSN passport, but I can't give that to you here as it has my full name on it. Just in case you would ever like to chat not so publicly. Up to you. I won't feel insulted if you'd rather not.

Okay, think I need to sew some clothes now. Snore.

kissitos,
az

Oh, dearie me. I read your post, and while waiting for the reply screen to load, started giggling at the thought of me having so many online friends. (Excessive and random happiness is one symptom of bipolar disease).
Oh well, I've finished the course now, and am feeling fine. Thankyou doctor...
It's okay, I don't take all these tests seriously anyway, since pyschiatrists need money as much as the next person. Although based on circumstantial evidence and character witnesses from friends, they would appear to be right. But I'm fine how I am. I don't particulary want to be normal, and my extreme highs and lows are enjoyably poetic. Besides, it could just be hormones or whatever.
........Deep breath...

My ex-girlfriend told me that she was pregnant. She was steadily turning all of my friends (and even people who weren't my friends) against me, and everyone was blaming me. I didn't have any input or choice about what was going to happen. She was also a complete sl*t, and I just found out she'd been, well, around. I live in a family of six to eight kiddies, and my mother has the most thankless life imaginable, and I didn't want her to have the kid for her or my sake. I was also on light drugs at the time, so I was on a permanent low. My family hated me, my stepfather hated my mother and vice versa, we all hated him, and it all came around. And various other things.

And that's just some of my motives... breath out... so I decided to by a tab of LSD, because I'd read the figures and it seemed that I was quite likely to walk out a window or something or wake up insane, and if that didn't work I planned to slit my wrists. I even looked up the right way of doing this.
It may be worth noting at this point that this was when I acquired my finely tuned cynicism and sarcastic tone. You probably can't hear it through characters, but when I'm sarcastic in real life, I'm horribly, horribly sarcastic.

And that was, let me see. About February, maybe running into March.

And now, I've made an effort to confront every thing that made me so upset and deal with it, and I feel like a different mind with the same old sins. And now I'm feeling very happy, except for yesterday, when I found out that my "weird" ex-friend is trying to persuade my girlfriend to dump me, and I felt like killing her. But it's all good...
You're the nicest bunch of pixels I know. I'll add her and Jane to my friends list immediately. And thankyou for the compliments, I feel as though my time spent here has been even less worthless than I already thought, yay.
Didn't you read the disclaimer? It says to be careful about posting email adresses'... I'll get back to you on that when I've decided if it's better that we talk incrementally or not.
That cheered me up, and got a lot out of my system. Thanks, az, I owe you.
(And how long has Noggin been away for now?)
Feeling very wanted now, and .