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Do you believe in dopplegangers?
Not really. I do believe that the same attitudes/opinions/style will generate in different people, but I've yet to meet (oops. Posted without finishing this sentence... Edit: a real duplicate of me. spiritual sibling, yeah, dupe, no.
(Hm. Ok. I was using a definition more like 'duplicate','copy','mirror image' (in the Patty Duke Show way, not the Star Trek way). The one given at http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm is different, though:
Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers can be mischievous and malicious.
My head's certainly provided this function for me, though not always? usually? :)
Not really. I do believe that the same attitudes/opinions/style will generate in different people, but I've yet to meet (oops. Posted without finishing this sentence... Edit: a real duplicate of me. spiritual sibling, yeah, dupe, no.
(Hm. Ok. I was using a definition more like 'duplicate','copy','mirror image' (in the Patty Duke Show way, not the Star Trek way). The one given at http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm is different, though:
Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers can be mischievous and malicious.
My head's certainly provided this function for me, though not always? usually? :)
Do you believe in dopplegangers?
Not really. I do believe that the same attitudes/opinions/style will generate in different people, but I've yet to meet (oops. Posted without finishing this sentence... Edit: a real duplicate of me. spiritual sibling, yeah, dupe, no.
(Hm. Ok. I was using a definition more like 'duplicate','copy','mirror image' (in the Patty Duke Show way, not the Star Trek way). The one given at http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm is different, though:
Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers can be mischievous and malicious.
My head's certainly provided this function for me, though not always? usually? :)
Not really. I do believe that the same attitudes/opinions/style will generate in different people, but I've yet to meet (oops. Posted without finishing this sentence... Edit: a real duplicate of me. spiritual sibling, yeah, dupe, no.
(Hm. Ok. I was using a definition more like 'duplicate','copy','mirror image' (in the Patty Duke Show way, not the Star Trek way). The one given at http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm is different, though:
Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers can be mischievous and malicious.
My head's certainly provided this function for me, though not always? usually? :)
-you have a lot of friends (both on and off LJ) -- how do you choose to spend time with the ones you see a lot? (or do you see any of them frequently?))
I've had a hard time over the past years picking things to do out of a list of choices. Thus, I mostly see people when someone else has made the plans, or when there's only one thing to do.
This is FAR from ideal. I'd love to fix it.
-just how into BDSM are you, anyway?
Fairly. It's not _mandatory_ for a satisfying relationship, but it's pretty present in my thoughts a lot of the time.
-what is one interesting thing you're planning to do in the next month?
Hm. I have no idea.
-how much do you actually like concerts? do you like the whole scene (crowds, hearing music with other people, huge amplifiers, etc.), or do you go mainly to see/hear the people performing live?
I really like them. Live music can be a transcendent experience. It can also just be a lot of fun. I love the energy of a psyched performer with a good crowd. That, of course, demands an audience. That said, often the rest of the audience gets on my nerves for failing to appreciate the music at hand. As well, the people running the sound boards too often feel that, if it's not at 11, it's not any good. This is of course bullshit. If I ever open a venue that has live music, I think I'll call it "It goes to 5". :)
-where might one go to see a JB that isn't intimately involved with squaredancing? :)
A party - most likely when there's only one on that date. A pre-arranged meeting place/time. At home, in front of a least 2 different input sources.
-have you ever taken a myers-briggs test? do you believe that such things have any merit whatsoever?
I have. The real, copyrighted, original one, even. Unfortunately, I don't remember what I got and the results are at home. I'll update this later. I do think there's some value in them, especially in terms of interactions with others.
-what are the top three things you care most about (things, not people! :)?
Hurm. Hard to say. I spend most of my time with music, dancing, reading. I care about civil rights, the environment and such, but rarely do anything much about it. This is a failing of mine.
(This set of questions was actually anonymous. None of the rest were.)
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I've had a hard time over the past years picking things to do out of a list of choices. Thus, I mostly see people when someone else has made the plans, or when there's only one thing to do.
This is FAR from ideal. I'd love to fix it.
-just how into BDSM are you, anyway?
Fairly. It's not _mandatory_ for a satisfying relationship, but it's pretty present in my thoughts a lot of the time.
-what is one interesting thing you're planning to do in the next month?
Hm. I have no idea.
-how much do you actually like concerts? do you like the whole scene (crowds, hearing music with other people, huge amplifiers, etc.), or do you go mainly to see/hear the people performing live?
I really like them. Live music can be a transcendent experience. It can also just be a lot of fun. I love the energy of a psyched performer with a good crowd. That, of course, demands an audience. That said, often the rest of the audience gets on my nerves for failing to appreciate the music at hand. As well, the people running the sound boards too often feel that, if it's not at 11, it's not any good. This is of course bullshit. If I ever open a venue that has live music, I think I'll call it "It goes to 5". :)
-where might one go to see a JB that isn't intimately involved with squaredancing? :)
A party - most likely when there's only one on that date. A pre-arranged meeting place/time. At home, in front of a least 2 different input sources.
-have you ever taken a myers-briggs test? do you believe that such things have any merit whatsoever?
I have. The real, copyrighted, original one, even. Unfortunately, I don't remember what I got and the results are at home. I'll update this later. I do think there's some value in them, especially in terms of interactions with others.
-what are the top three things you care most about (things, not people! :)?
Hurm. Hard to say. I spend most of my time with music, dancing, reading. I care about civil rights, the environment and such, but rarely do anything much about it. This is a failing of mine.
(This set of questions was actually anonymous. None of the rest were.)
(Ask questions here.)
-you have a lot of friends (both on and off LJ) -- how do you choose to spend time with the ones you see a lot? (or do you see any of them frequently?))
I've had a hard time over the past years picking things to do out of a list of choices. Thus, I mostly see people when someone else has made the plans, or when there's only one thing to do.
This is FAR from ideal. I'd love to fix it.
-just how into BDSM are you, anyway?
Fairly. It's not _mandatory_ for a satisfying relationship, but it's pretty present in my thoughts a lot of the time.
-what is one interesting thing you're planning to do in the next month?
Hm. I have no idea.
-how much do you actually like concerts? do you like the whole scene (crowds, hearing music with other people, huge amplifiers, etc.), or do you go mainly to see/hear the people performing live?
I really like them. Live music can be a transcendent experience. It can also just be a lot of fun. I love the energy of a psyched performer with a good crowd. That, of course, demands an audience. That said, often the rest of the audience gets on my nerves for failing to appreciate the music at hand. As well, the people running the sound boards too often feel that, if it's not at 11, it's not any good. This is of course bullshit. If I ever open a venue that has live music, I think I'll call it "It goes to 5". :)
-where might one go to see a JB that isn't intimately involved with squaredancing? :)
A party - most likely when there's only one on that date. A pre-arranged meeting place/time. At home, in front of a least 2 different input sources.
-have you ever taken a myers-briggs test? do you believe that such things have any merit whatsoever?
I have. The real, copyrighted, original one, even. Unfortunately, I don't remember what I got and the results are at home. I'll update this later. I do think there's some value in them, especially in terms of interactions with others.
-what are the top three things you care most about (things, not people! :)?
Hurm. Hard to say. I spend most of my time with music, dancing, reading. I care about civil rights, the environment and such, but rarely do anything much about it. This is a failing of mine.
(This set of questions was actually anonymous. None of the rest were.)
(Ask questions here.)
I've had a hard time over the past years picking things to do out of a list of choices. Thus, I mostly see people when someone else has made the plans, or when there's only one thing to do.
This is FAR from ideal. I'd love to fix it.
-just how into BDSM are you, anyway?
Fairly. It's not _mandatory_ for a satisfying relationship, but it's pretty present in my thoughts a lot of the time.
-what is one interesting thing you're planning to do in the next month?
Hm. I have no idea.
-how much do you actually like concerts? do you like the whole scene (crowds, hearing music with other people, huge amplifiers, etc.), or do you go mainly to see/hear the people performing live?
I really like them. Live music can be a transcendent experience. It can also just be a lot of fun. I love the energy of a psyched performer with a good crowd. That, of course, demands an audience. That said, often the rest of the audience gets on my nerves for failing to appreciate the music at hand. As well, the people running the sound boards too often feel that, if it's not at 11, it's not any good. This is of course bullshit. If I ever open a venue that has live music, I think I'll call it "It goes to 5". :)
-where might one go to see a JB that isn't intimately involved with squaredancing? :)
A party - most likely when there's only one on that date. A pre-arranged meeting place/time. At home, in front of a least 2 different input sources.
-have you ever taken a myers-briggs test? do you believe that such things have any merit whatsoever?
I have. The real, copyrighted, original one, even. Unfortunately, I don't remember what I got and the results are at home. I'll update this later. I do think there's some value in them, especially in terms of interactions with others.
-what are the top three things you care most about (things, not people! :)?
Hurm. Hard to say. I spend most of my time with music, dancing, reading. I care about civil rights, the environment and such, but rarely do anything much about it. This is a failing of mine.
(This set of questions was actually anonymous. None of the rest were.)
(Ask questions here.)
-How has your definition, idea, and ideal of "community" changed over the past decade or two?
[Just curious. I'm interested in the various ideas of "community" that different people have; and I've known you for a long time; and "community," whatever that means, seems to be very important to you.]
I've discovered it's much harder to maintain a real community than I once found it to be. Part of this is the splintering functions of separating 'grown-up' interests, part is my growing (hopefully maxed-out?) introverted streak, part is a shrinking ability to deal with poor socialization (Not mine, of course. ;).
That said, I still think it's Very Very important and I still truly cherish what we have. I still look at my community like a 'chosen (extended) family', but I more realize that you can't (easily, at least) choose EVERYONE in the group and that the Geek Social Fallacies make my community more like a natural family than I once realized.
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[Just curious. I'm interested in the various ideas of "community" that different people have; and I've known you for a long time; and "community," whatever that means, seems to be very important to you.]
I've discovered it's much harder to maintain a real community than I once found it to be. Part of this is the splintering functions of separating 'grown-up' interests, part is my growing (hopefully maxed-out?) introverted streak, part is a shrinking ability to deal with poor socialization (Not mine, of course. ;).
That said, I still think it's Very Very important and I still truly cherish what we have. I still look at my community like a 'chosen (extended) family', but I more realize that you can't (easily, at least) choose EVERYONE in the group and that the Geek Social Fallacies make my community more like a natural family than I once realized.
(Ask questions here.)
-How has your definition, idea, and ideal of "community" changed over the past decade or two?
[Just curious. I'm interested in the various ideas of "community" that different people have; and I've known you for a long time; and "community," whatever that means, seems to be very important to you.]
I've discovered it's much harder to maintain a real community than I once found it to be. Part of this is the splintering functions of separating 'grown-up' interests, part is my growing (hopefully maxed-out?) introverted streak, part is a shrinking ability to deal with poor socialization (Not mine, of course. ;).
That said, I still think it's Very Very important and I still truly cherish what we have. I still look at my community like a 'chosen (extended) family', but I more realize that you can't (easily, at least) choose EVERYONE in the group and that the Geek Social Fallacies make my community more like a natural family than I once realized.
(Ask questions here.)
[Just curious. I'm interested in the various ideas of "community" that different people have; and I've known you for a long time; and "community," whatever that means, seems to be very important to you.]
I've discovered it's much harder to maintain a real community than I once found it to be. Part of this is the splintering functions of separating 'grown-up' interests, part is my growing (hopefully maxed-out?) introverted streak, part is a shrinking ability to deal with poor socialization (Not mine, of course. ;).
That said, I still think it's Very Very important and I still truly cherish what we have. I still look at my community like a 'chosen (extended) family', but I more realize that you can't (easily, at least) choose EVERYONE in the group and that the Geek Social Fallacies make my community more like a natural family than I once realized.
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Answers part 5
Mar. 8th, 2006 01:13 pmCan we have an affair?
Licit (maybe. Distance is a significant problem, of course) or Illicit (no)?
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Answers part 5
Mar. 8th, 2006 01:13 pmCan we have an affair?
Licit (maybe. Distance is a significant problem, of course) or Illicit (no)?
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Answers, 4
Mar. 8th, 2006 01:12 pmYou look a bit shaggy lately. Why not go for a trim?
Hair? I don't trust anyone to do the right thing.
Beard? I keep forgetting to deal. :)
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Mar. 8th, 2006 01:12 pmYou look a bit shaggy lately. Why not go for a trim?
Hair? I don't trust anyone to do the right thing.
Beard? I keep forgetting to deal. :)
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Answers, number 3
Mar. 8th, 2006 01:10 pm(a) when can we have dinner together?
Next week? This weekend?
(b) what are your thoughts on getting more kitties?
Not yet, but eventually. I've had pets my whole life, and had to deal with their deaths that whole time, too, but this one was particularly hard.
(c) what is one thing you don't have in your life that you would really, really like to have?
More self-knowledge, and the ability to work with the things I know in a productive fashion.
(Anyone know a good therapist in the East Somerville/Charlestown area? Poly/Scene-friendly a must, of course.)
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Answers, number 3
Mar. 8th, 2006 01:10 pm(a) when can we have dinner together?
Next week? This weekend?
(b) what are your thoughts on getting more kitties?
Not yet, but eventually. I've had pets my whole life, and had to deal with their deaths that whole time, too, but this one was particularly hard.
(c) what is one thing you don't have in your life that you would really, really like to have?
More self-knowledge, and the ability to work with the things I know in a productive fashion.
(Anyone know a good therapist in the East Somerville/Charlestown area? Poly/Scene-friendly a must, of course.)
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my question is "what irrational belief that you'd hate to see the light of day is embedded in your psyche"
eg: "the internet is sentient and talking to friendly aliens"
Hm. Hard one. (Including hard to figure out if you're talking about "I'm scared this is true" or "I know this isn't true, but gods help us if it is...")
I'll go with "Robert Anton Wilson is right about everything." and put it in the 2nd category.
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my question is "what irrational belief that you'd hate to see the light of day is embedded in your psyche"
eg: "the internet is sentient and talking to friendly aliens"
Hm. Hard one. (Including hard to figure out if you're talking about "I'm scared this is true" or "I know this isn't true, but gods help us if it is...")
I'll go with "Robert Anton Wilson is right about everything." and put it in the 2nd category.
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One: know of any good hypnotic drum music (with a variety of types of drums)
My only suggestion would be Robin "Adnan" Anders
Two: There's this one piece of music that beings with a kind of gentle whooshing, maybe
a little electronic in character, it builds in intensity, and then there are these sweeping
(words fail me) booms. I don't know if it's Vangelis or not but I do know that it was used
for the 3-2-1 contact segments when they were exploring Antarctica.
Not a clue. Loyal readers?
Three: do you know of a good catalogue of tribal patterns and their meanings?
Nope. Sorry.
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One: know of any good hypnotic drum music (with a variety of types of drums)
My only suggestion would be Robin "Adnan" Anders
Two: There's this one piece of music that beings with a kind of gentle whooshing, maybe
a little electronic in character, it builds in intensity, and then there are these sweeping
(words fail me) booms. I don't know if it's Vangelis or not but I do know that it was used
for the 3-2-1 contact segments when they were exploring Antarctica.
Not a clue. Loyal readers?
Three: do you know of a good catalogue of tribal patterns and their meanings?
Nope. Sorry.
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