hey, i have that same shirt, only slightly darker red.

what's going on? i'm confused. if you're talking about plurk, forget it.. it makes twitter look drama-free. it's hard to believe some of the stuff i've read there comes from adults (physically, anyway).

just ignore the bastages. unhappy people everywhere want unhappy other people everywhere. screw 'em.

I am magnanimously offering the masses of malcontents the means to put their monikers on their malice.

The Comment Box is wide open today. Put whatever in it. Drop trou and let loose with yesterday's dinner if you feel like it, eh.

If Socrates truly believed that the unexamined life is not worth living, then I have no fear of dropping all shields and crowdsourcing the constant inquisition that must be my existence.

Nicely stated Crap.

*grrrrrr* Am I going to have to generate an alt to attack MYSELF?

The problem is that you are so not attackable! No one is perfect, but you try to tell things as you see them with humor, fairness and grace. But since you seem to want someone to say something -- anything -- challenging, I'll bite. Would it hurt you to shave once in a while? ;-)

You ... you ... you have an evil grin!

Oh wait, I think that might be complimentary.

Just a minute, I'll think of something ...

Lanna-

I don't have much time to get ready in the morning before heading to work, so I just shave on Sunday and let things get grizzly over the week.

If something comes up that merits it or my face feels itchy during the week, I'll shave then.

Yeah, it's me being lazy. But it comes from when Piper kitty was still around and loved giving face-rubs.

Lunette - Actually, I don't smile all that wide to hide the damage to the roots of my front teeth.

Every dental appointment, I get told I have lousy gums.

"I brush. I floss. What can I do about them?"

"Um... nothing."

"THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP, ASSHOLE, OR USE A TONE OF VOICE THAT'S ONE OF CONSOLATION INSTEAD OD RIDICULE. I PAY *YOU*, DR. BITCH!"

(looks down dental plan list, finds next glorified tooth-scraper sanctimonious prick in a white coat.)

I do the same thing. Shave once, maybe twice a week. I'm not really into doing things just because someone else is preoccupied with how often I should be doing it.

ok ok...you drive me crazy, Crap! You say things and I don't understand what the heck you are talking about! Dome? Express Asile? Gilbert Gottfried in a diaper? What???

I feel stoopid and uninformed and its all your fault.

There. How did I do?

Seriously, you are funny, smart and caring and the most amazing SLceleb I know. (cue trumpets)

chestnut- Ah, yes. My habit of using obscure references and not explaining any of them.

Bad habit. Makes folks like Dennis Miller seem funny and intellectual when a smarter man just keeps it simple.

Oh well. Can't win every Crimean War.

(and lay of the SLceleb garbage. do i have a book? do i have a contract with some fortune 500 looking to waste their jack on a no-event monument and then pull out of SL in a blaze of unglory? bah.)

Um...

*looks for things to ridicule*

Um...

Ahh, you *aren't* an SLceleb with oodles of cash and a big fat contract, get off your mechanical butt and get some. You're too talented to be stuck in a supporting role!

So, there :P

nyah nyah.

It's nice to see someone do the "put up or shut-up" bit every now and then, cuts down on the drama for a bit usually.

I'm confused... How can I attack you in this special space when I don't keep my criticisms to myself as it is?

Yes, people are somewhat hardwired to war... or at least fighting.

Nomadic, tribal people, have a seemingly biological prediliction toward addiction. Like many genes (although if there is a specific gene it hasn't been identified yet so this might be mumbo jumbo) the addiction gene can be helpful in the right circumstance. Addicts tend to keep their cool in highly stressful situations. This is why so many great generals, make horrible people, (one reason anyway). They thrive in extreme stress but if there isn't any stress, they need to make some. Many of us come from these people and carry along some of those traits that are great when you're fighting for survival but suck when you're living in a more stable society.

Also, when you're dealing with online stuff, you're often dealing with people who don't have the sanity or social skills to deal with real life directly. The online world is becoming more "normal" as time goes on but it's still on the fringes of society. People there, like people in extreme political groups, are more likely to have other issues making them more volatile than the guy who adheres more to the social norm. (obviously, I am not that guy).

Finally, I think that you can get way more done by singing Kumbaya all day and loving everybody as your brothers and your sisters. At least in my life I've found when I get caught up in drama and bullshit and even getting into a real groove on justified hate, I'm less productive. It's a pain in the ass distraction and though I feel (and sometimes succumb) the temptation to jump into a fray that has gone beyond a rational discourse of competing ideas; I really try to just walk away if no good will come from it. Most of these fights just aren't worth the cost in time and lost productivity. Heck, I wouldn't even be writing this if I had anything to do at work right now.

Oh, and one last wacky point. You know conservatives tend to be more easily startled and in other studies have been shown to be bullies, overly aggressive and generally exhibit a bunch of those warlike type traits. So maybe if we just could practice some humane eugenics to weed that out of the species, we really could all live in peace and liberal harmony. (this paragraph is meant to be IRONIC. Anyone caught Googling it and using it to show that liberals in general or myself in particular are pro-eugenics will get me so mad I'll be forced to...)

You never did come fix the leaky toilet at the crime house. And you kept letting Tik Tok sneak in and shed all over our furniture. And I think he did something inappropriate with Fricken.

But damn you for being too nice for us to complain! *Shakes a fist*

Let's say I did have a problem, or two, or three with you, I wouldn't bring it up here. I usually prefer to handle things one on one which we all hope most people would do.

I understand what you are saying with your post, and I admire what you are trying to do, it's time we took a stand against all these people who spread hate and poison, but I'd probably go the one on one route if I had issues with you or with most people.

Probably because I'm scared your masses of fans would chew me alive in your comments :P

Tiessa-

A lack of motivation. And an agent to peddle my garbage as if it had value.

Caleb-

Agreed.

Nika-

Um... what toilet?

And Tiktok shed? Usually he just shits nuts and bolts.

CeN-

If the grievances were justified, they'd support you in your objections.

And if they unjustifiably tore you apart, I'd be royally pissed at them. No sense in having a rabid fan if they are a fan of an illusion.

Worst. Bitchfest. Ever.

What?!?!?! You're not a female robot?!?!?!?!

What toilet??? JuanBuford did all that for NOTHING??

Got one privately...

Okay, so I'm guilty of not saying "Hello" and "Hi" and "Howdy" to everybody who says it to me. I just say "Yo" or "Hi" or just salute and that's that.

I also tend to drop out of a location more often than I do a formal "Bye, everyone" or a farewell salute or do the dying animation and then vanish.

Sometimes it's a crash, but other times, yeah, it's a fake-the-crash.

Same goes for conversations... if an IM discussion slows down and then halts for a long time, I assume it's a chat that's over.

I figure if it's vitally important, folks will toss me a note via email or SMS or one of ten billion chat methods.

All in all, that's not exactly huggy-cuddly-warm-fuzzy, sure, and I've been working on it.