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Dear scientific community,
I have located your poor, neglected ex-planet in my local grocer's produce section, and am adopting it as my own. You never loved it anyway.

Love,
Taren

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Has anyone on the spectrum here had many people tell them, "You intimidate me, for this reason..."

Especially concerning intellectual matters?

Looking back, i've found that a great many people have told me this, or told me that i can seem intellectually intimidating or personally intimidating, so much so that i tend to heavily distance myself from people for what i perceive to be their own comfort (especially after i stopped caring to try to say that i'm 'normal'). 

If anything on this forum, it seems that people on the spectrum are more easily intimidated by others.

For a bit of history:
I am an academic, who is studying philosophy/logics.  I always request that people back up their arguments, because i've found that most people skew information or misrepresent information according to what they *want* to believe (This even happens in science!).  I react to bald assertions with skepticism, since i've found that people who are unwilling to back up their arguments, usually haven't figured out why they're making these assertions.  I have dated quite a bit, and am generally considered a 'good' girlfriend, but i don't let my emotions take over an intellectual debate i'm having with someone i'm seeing (I'm luckier than most AS people in the dating scene, i think; it's just when people date me, that they accuse me of 'withholding'). 

Of the last 5 people i've dated or slept with, 4 people have told me in various ways that i intimidate them, primarily because of how 'emotionless' i get when i'm talking about some area of knowledge, as well as the fact that they feel stupid for not knowing all the facts.  I've stopped dating seriously, primarily because as 'happy' as other people seem to claim to be when they're 'with' me, i really dislike how this is a constant issue between the other person and myself.

So, I was at this funeral for someone whose funeral it's entirely plausible I will attend someday, except it was all black and sad and not what I know she wants her funeral to be (this particular person once told me she thought it would be sweet if we dismembered her body so everyone could have a piece of her), so I got mad and left and went to Andros and Ashley's house (I guess Zhane introduced us when he showed up with the kitten in the last dream), and sulked on their living room couch while they were making clouds. Clouds. Those fluffy-looking things in the sky. I guess you can bake them in your oven now. And Ashley wanted to eat the dough (I guess clouds have dough) but she couldn't 'cause then she'd have to wash her hands and start all over again, so Andros was telekinetically feeding her. *giggles*

Clouds taste yummy.

I'm not sure why I'm dreaming about Power Rangers all of a sudden. I went ten years without doing it.

I kind of want to write a fic about Andros and Ashley making cookies now, though. JulNoWriMo soooo didn't happen, but I'm actually writing. (I'll probably write fifty thousand words this month, just on fifty thousand different stories, haha.)

I have a really hard time getting certain doctors to take me seriously. I remember reading in my social psychology class that people who are afraid that they won't be believed (but are telling the truth) come across as not very believable. And ironically, confident liars are more convincing. Having an invisible illness, and one with strange symptoms to boot (not to mention plenty of stigma), makes me a bit insecure when I am talking to some doctors. I often downplay my suffering because I'm afraid that if I tell the truth, doctors will think that I am exaggerating. It's silly, I know (yes, I'm seeing a therapist). In the end I'm afraid I don't come across very well. Does anyone else have this problem? I did find a neurologist with a great bedside manner who takes me very seriously. This makes me feel more confident when I talk to her--so now I think I am coming across as more believable. Kind of funny, I guess.

I've been sporadic with my bento-making, but I will try to make it a habit. It makes me happy knowing that I have a yummy, neatly-packed lunch to come home to. :)



Top tier: leftover crockpot beef roast/gravy, white rice with Tony Chachere's creole seasoning on top
Bottom tier: broccoli & cauliflower, Colby Jack cheese cubes with the cute kitty pick. I'm rereading the Harry Potter series right now and the pick reminded me of Crookshanks. :)
On the side: Wheat Thins & sugar free grape Kool-Aid (not shown), gummi worms

So, I was on project rungay reading about the upcoming season's designers, when I discovered that one designer's fall 2008 collection features not one but TWO C9 models!

( lisa jackson and kimberly leemans for irina shabayeva )

25 icons from differents episodes

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here @ maddythevampire 
 

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peace @ chuchuandbostuf  :3

Now that my vacation is over, it's time for a writing weekend! It will start Friday at noon your local time. Sign up for a goal of writing (words) or editing (hours), or both. Ends Sunday at midnight your local time. This will also be your discussion entry. Spamming is welcome and frequent word- and hour-count updates encouraged! (And we basically have no rules other than the above: schoolwork is welcome, and you're welcome to raise or lower your goal throughout the weekend.)

Participants:

1. soleta_nf: 5,000 words and 5 hours
2. littlest_spark: 2,000
3. shanaqui: 5,000
4. ribcage_diagram: 2,000
5. katayla: 5,000 and 2 hours
6. slartibartfast: 5,000

Pimp away and join in any time over the weekend!

My friend Nisha, posted this on Facebook.
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Mothers of the world, we need a break …I was given some great advice from a dear cousin of mine…
so I had to write about it!

We wake up every day, worrying …
Worrying if we would be good enough, as a mother
As a coworker or boss, a good mate, a good friend, a good enough daughter?
It is a human emotion to worry and feel insecure, but it should not be the way to start our days.

( Read more )

[Building From The Ashes]
In the aftermath of the war with Aizen, rebuilding and dealing with the losses seems to be the best way to move on. ByaRen AU

III. Battleground
[Characters/Pairing]: Generic but right about every shinigami I could think of, plus some espada and vizard.
[Summary]: Anguished aftermath of a deadly battle.
[Word Count]: ~950
[Finished]: 07.July.2009
[Beta]: not beta-read
[Contents/Warnings]: AU | Violent Imagery | Character-Death
[Rating]: R

I've been remiss in photographing my bentos lately, but here are a couple:


Glazed carrots, kalamata olives, rice, and Moroccan chicken with currents and dried apricots.


This next one is about how they will all look for a while since my wife started a rather intense and very restrictive diet. It's all meat, veggies, one fruit, and one small starch for a while. This bento box is the perfect size for this, however I might not be taking any more pics for a while. I'm sure they would be a little boring to look at.


Steak, asparagus, mushrooms, Wasa wheat cracker w/ wasabi furikake, apple with Tajin fruit seasoning (Has anyone else used this stuff? It's freaking amazing!).

BTW, I wanted to share a couple pics of the best damn lunch bag we've ever used. It's from Harry and David and we bought it at an outlet mall in Park City a while back. I haven't checked but it's probably available online somewhere. Pics after the cut.

( Lunch Bag )

Title: Four-leaf Clover
Characters: Song Woo Bin, So Yi Jung, Gu Jun Pyo, mentions of Yun Ji Hoo and Geum Jan Di
Rating: PG
Notes: Because there's a need for Woo Bin-centric fics around the net, I wrote this. Consider this a 're-imagination' of the After Story episode of Song Woo Bin. The fic is hosted at fanfiction.net.

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She broke up with him not because he was connected to the Mafia.

Not because he's F4's Don Juan.

"What's the reason?" he demanded.

"I'm sick of it," she replied. "I'm sick of your kindness."

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R and R!

My boyfriend's cousin has a birthday coming up, so I decided to make his present because we never know what to give him.



And before it was a Goomba, it was a cute little hat for my sleepy Chester.

[35] True Blood Icons

Teasers:


PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

PART 6

Feel free to use as icons or bases. Im not big credit freak but these were made from my caps in capaholic and posted in my icon lj textlessicons

01-20: True Blood: 2x04 - Shake and Fingerpop

TEASERS


( looking from the window above, it's like a story of love )


Enjoy! <3

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