Community Forum
Apr. 22nd, 2005 10:30 pmOK. It has been pointed out that my journal has become, "that place where [I] go to convalesce by having the majority of your posting community fawn all over [me], tend to [my] wounds, stroke [my] ego and tell [me] what [I] want to hear"... but, as my broccoli friends point out, what would be the fun in that?
Right now, I'm about learning, especially about the not-so-pleasant aspects of me. I need to learn about how to interact with others better and deal with how people really think and feel about me. Honesty, not fawning. Community forum. No filters.
I've just posted a snapshot personality test, and my astrology chart, giving ample suggestions for ways I do and do not work within the Universe, not to discount your own experiences. Apparently there are those who do not feel comfortable in other forums, so...here it is. Fire away, both barrels. I will not judge you, or even reply, other than to say thank you for the input, unless you request it. I will consider everything that's written, and try to incorporate it into my future Life.
Thank you for your time.
Right now, I'm about learning, especially about the not-so-pleasant aspects of me. I need to learn about how to interact with others better and deal with how people really think and feel about me. Honesty, not fawning. Community forum. No filters.
I've just posted a snapshot personality test, and my astrology chart, giving ample suggestions for ways I do and do not work within the Universe, not to discount your own experiences. Apparently there are those who do not feel comfortable in other forums, so...here it is. Fire away, both barrels. I will not judge you, or even reply, other than to say thank you for the input, unless you request it. I will consider everything that's written, and try to incorporate it into my future Life.
Thank you for your time.
Re: Insight
Date: 2005-04-25 05:27 pm (UTC)With your permission, I would extend your complement to my husband - the RWB - as well, for he is the cool lime jello which neutralizes my Atomic Fireball Jawbreaker nature. I would not be so eloquent without his input.
*bows to you*
*bows to the RWB*
As to the Anon poster: if one doesn't have an LJ account, you can still post to one's LJ but the user is labeled "anon." You could of course sign your name, but I can almost guarantee that Grim will know who that person is. So they are only anon from us, but surely not from Grim. As much as I'm dyin' to know who that is, I do not need to know. That is between Anon and Grim. I have a feeling that Anon and Grim have such a relationship that that is how they are with each other, and Anon did not make comments out of malice. That is evidenced by how they took care to use a Grim-friendly metaphor as a vehicle for their thoughts.
As to the quagmire that poor Grim's LJ has become: strangely, this forum has become about the the posters (for some) and not the postee. In everyone's defense, Grim asked for it. Whether you feel it is right or wrong to take him up on it is another matter. I doubt anyone here (most CERTAINLY not me) would have the courage to take off one's armor and hand out rocks. If Grim wants his LJ community to oblige him in creating a digital gauntlet, who are we to deny him that? I think that as long the insight is kept reasonably general (no, "remember that time back in '97 when you said....") and done in a true spirit of helpfulness and caring, then it can be nothing but positive, if hard to take.
Actually in reading people's comments that they (for the most part) have taken great care to craft, I'm kinda dying' to meet everyone now. (Particularly [info]ms_pinkk who's K-9 nature has me utterly scratching my head. Perhaps I would do better to offer to scratch pinkk's head? :-)) Everyone has such a unique method of presenting themselves online, Grim surely does have a diverse group of... groupies?
Grim: I know you said you wouldn't reply, but you gotta gotta GOTTA! I am so curious to have your thoughts about what you have started ;-)
Re: Insight
Date: 2005-04-25 07:34 pm (UTC)My respect to you Friend of Grim!
~Aurora
She's awesome that way.
Date: 2005-04-25 08:00 pm (UTC)Re: She's awesome that way.
Date: 2005-04-25 09:03 pm (UTC)*waves hand dismissivley while turning and blushing*
*Genuflects with deep respect to Aurora & Jic, Fellow Friends of Grim*
Yes, someday we'll have to have a F.O.G. reunion (Friends of Grim). Yes Grim, we are your FOG!
*laughs self right off chair*
Re: F.O.G. awesome that way, as friendship shown in any tone warm & loving
Date: 2005-04-25 10:47 pm (UTC)Re: Insight
Date: 2005-04-25 10:05 pm (UTC)Since AnonyMoose the First is the one person I know who has posted and is someone I know very, very well, I can affirm this comment. Had AnonyMoose intended the comments to anything other than a thoughtful and useful (to Grim) response, they would have been vastly different in tone and content.
And lest anyone misunderstand me, let me be plain. I love Grim. But his behaviors make a continuing relationship impossible at this time. Should things change, he knows where I live and how to reach me.
By these comments I see that I have probably given Grim clues to incorrectly deduce the identity of AnonyMoose and I will say only this -- it's likely not the person you think it is. I do not mean to mislead, but cannot say more.
Aria