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

It's been a rather odd night. Even for me. It's really funny how the slightest things can make you realize and appreciate the "bigger picture". I've gone through so much in the last few months that I've sort of drawn into myself, which has been good for me, I guess. But focusing in on myself and withdrawing from interpersonal relationships has also given me a ring-side view of people I've never had before. You can see a lot about how people "really" are when you aren't busy interacting with them, and as a result I've found myself repeatedly disappointed by what I've seen. And just when I think I've had my fill of people and don't really want to have anything to do with them - whop! I get knocked upside the head with this idea that I have much more in common with others than I thought I did. Not all people are bad...not all are good, either. You just have to be "selective". But open minded.

The really funny thing is that I find myself getting along better with my friends online rather than the people I know in "real" life. I wonder if it has something to do with...well, common intrests, obviously. But also, maybe, it's easier to be yourself when you're a line of text rather than a a body and a face. This society is so eager to judge one by their cover, rather than the interesting stuff inside...the mind, the personality, etc...

My gosh, this is long-winded!
 

Time flies when you aren't listening to Country and Western music.

Yes, that too.

Time flies like the wind, but fruit flies like bananas.

But beetles don't like bananas, especially green ones. Ick.

But if fruit flies like bananas, and monkeys like bananas - therefore fruit flies are monkeys?

Is this about the group the Monkees?

Well, I was going to comment on the original journal entry, but that seems like it won't fit at this point. Ah, well.

aMaNdA !~!!!~!

After the hug you gave me some weeks ago I have developed a slight crush on you(how could it be otherwise) ! Please send me your picture and at least the country you live in, and I'll send you my picture too(it'll have you screaming and running out of the house, enter a monastery, and end up being a saint...but enough of that...).

And after some of your remarks I read ; if you eVeR come to Holland, do not spend large amounts of money on hotels in Amsterdam Ya Hear ??

With all the best(and I hope the rest enjoyed it too(losers ).

TM.

And as for your initial story ; I don't get on better with people online that I do with people in the "real world". It's about even, which in itself says a lot about the people in the 'real world'. I mean, making contact with the world online is much easier to start with but it takes a lot longer to develop a friendship there, it really is rather a small community. I mean you can log off, right ? Yet it's much harder to walk away from a face-to-face conversation isn't it ? So why do we find our friendships online ?

Am I rambling again or does this make any sense ? Please tell me it makes sense someway...


TM.

When you judge the book by the cover
Then you judge the look by the lover
I hope you'll soon recover
Me I go from one extreme to another

I was going to comment on the original bit, too, but I had to get that silly flies & bananas thing out of my system first. Childish, I know.

I agree.

Oh dear me, my first "E-crush"! *blush* Well, then, I suppose I should start behaving myself and putting on good appearances, eh? Naaahhhh!

So, well, um...a comment, then, on the original bit:

I've had a very hard time with the pettiness of people lately. People in "real life", that is, and surprisingly enough the groups split into two parties - Family and Co-Workers. I'm tired of being constantly disappointed by people who go back on their promises and who can't keep their word to save their life. I'm tired of my parents going through individual mid-life crises, which keep them so involved with themselves that they can't take two minutes out of the month to listen to my problems. I'm tired of all the sad, pathetic people at work who'd rather get bombed out of their skulls and spread gossip every night than try to make friends the good, old-fashioned, healthy way. And I'm tired of being tired of it.

At the same time I've got a very good (albeit) small group of people that I'd be more than willing to lie down in front of a train for. And vice versa. They make my life a little brighter. And several of them are on this site right now...as we speak. I think, maybe, that in talking online as opposed to "real life" you cut through all the bullshit that prevails with a "face to face" discussion. There are little or no pretenses, no need to tell someone what they want to hear just to make them happy (which I don't do anyway...which is why I have very few but very good "real" friends). You can be yourself 100% (or deviously be someone else 100%, one of the two...but the first is much better). I know from talking to some of the people on these sites that they've had an experience similar to mine: they've been consistently shunned from one social circle after another for most of their lives. Because they were different - too smart, too "weird", too something. Whatever - that's such a high school mentality and I can't believe that adults can still act that way, but fine. It can be the same online I suppose, but for the most part, on sites like this anyway, some of the more ignorant people are weeded out at least and we all have something in common. That makes communicating MUCH easier. And less demanding. No one's out to gain anything, and we're all here to share with one another. It's not high school, it's kindergarten. Maybe that's why it works so well. sometimes. Weirdos of the world - UNITE!!

Goodness, I guess I haven't gotten this all out of my system - would you look at me ramble! Anyway, where were we?

*Hums "Last Train to Clarksville"* Yes, yes...

Okay, now I really have to respond about something, but I don't have the time. Tonight. Really.

*gives Amanda a great big hug*
You'd lie in front of a train for me? That's so sweet. I don't know why you would do it, but that's nice to know if ever a flat dead friend comes in handy.

I don't have the faintest idea where we were but please continue...
I get tired of saying the things you say on this thread so please say them for me so I can listen...