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Claire
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Jun 27, 2013 07:43AM
I have no desire to live in a rural area. But it would be nice to live in a small-ish town with a cute downtown to walk around in.
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Jax, LMAO! I think I'd suck even worse at hunting. And the idea of trapping and killing animals or even fish makes me incredibly squeamish.If I ended up stranded on a deserted island, I'd probably die on the second day from eating poisonous berries or something equally daft. Oh well. *shrugs*
:D
I don't even like living in El Paso, Not a fan of rural areas. I like suburban, or like Claire said cute downtown (think Gilmore Girl's Stars Hollow), that is within a short distance to a major metropolitan area.
I like rural areas sometimes ... to visit. I live in a smallish sort of town as it is right now and it drives me nuts sometimes. Mainly because there is no public transportation and I am pretty much stuck at home. It wasn't so bad when I was living in Austin for a while, but I was technically at school and the center was in a niceish sort of neighborhood. Technically I live close to San Antonio and Austin/San Marcus so it is not so bad for sightlings who can drive.Compared to where I grew up (in southern california) the crime is so not the same. I don't even think I have heard a helicoptor in forever. I only hear the occasional plane because we are near Randolf AirForce base.
When I was growing up I heard them a lot ... we called them ghetto birds.
When I lived in louisiana I lived near the NOLA airport, so I heard commercial jets a lot.... Awesome if I had to travel, not so when I wanted quiet. Quiet as in having to pause what I was doing to let the plane gtfo of my hearing range so I could continue with what I was listening to sometimes.
I think I am turned off with small towns atm because the last few ones that I read about were pretty creepy. I was never too keen on them to be honest, mainly because I hate nosey-ass people.
The town I live in now is too far away from major cities to be considered suburbia, but not remote enough to be considered rural (a little over an hour train ride gets you to NYC). The only thing I would change is having a downtown close enough to walk to.
East coast... you are never far away from a major city lol unlike in the midwest/southwest... :-\
You are in El Paso right? That is so BFE ... even in Texas lol. I feel for you as I have driven/riden through that area a few times.
I hate living here. I hate the climate, I hate the city. I've made no real friends... blah. I grew up in Maryland though, so it's a totally different world for me.
I'm sorry, Zeenat! Hopefully you'll get to move somewhere better soon?
Going from southern california to louisiana (new orleans area) and then to texas was a big big change.I went from avoiding eye contact with strangers to them saying "hi, how's it going'" a lot, and random people calling me baby.... That was something to get used to, along with the weather of dry heat to humid heat. People are much nicer here to be honest.
I hope that you are able to move soon too. I know what it is like to be somewhere totally different than what you are used to. When I moved to LA I didn't know anyone except my ex-bf's family and friends, my family was all the way back in california before they moved to TX. I don't make friends well either so I was stuck with his dork friends and people I knew at work.
Zeenat, at least your hubby will be back fairly soon, right? Also, I know it's hardly the same, but you've got friends here that you can blow off steam with. :)
Oh yes you guys and facebook makes my life a lot easier :) as do books!My husband will be back in a couple of months :) Yay!! He thinks we'll move in a yearish...
I like the fact that, when I'm feeling particularly introverted, I can come on here and still feel like I'm socialising somewhat and not being a complete hermit LOL!
that is beneficial! I take my online relationships as seriously as my in person ones. I have made a lot of close personal friends over the years who I met through different groups.
I am a hermit, this is just an anomaly.... I am too used to keeping to myself, though I am getting better. (look @ my post count lol)
Luckily I can be weird here, I get weird silences sometimes when I say something wtf worthy to my family
I also take my online relationships pretty serious, especially with long long distance friends or with friends I've known only online but feel that I know them better than myself. Sometimes I get to speak more serious, funny long conversations online than in person with my friends or family.
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Sometimes I get to speak more serious, funny long conversations online than in person with my friends or family."
^This!
You guys are all Awesome!!It's so nice to know that 'you're' not the "only one"! ;D
Aw, group hug! Everyone welcome! :D
I like internets people better ... they are easier to ignore. :x
Llaph wrote: "I like internets people better ... they are easier to ignore. :x"LMAO!! :D
But... DITTO! ;D
Lannister wrote: "Aw, group hug! Everyone welcome! :D"Awww, big hug and lots of kisses to everyone :P
HUG!!!!I feel like I am better at conveying my thoughts in written word, especially because I can edit myself. :P
I still tend to talk a lot... just using text cuts out on my all out babbling or if I studder.
I probably don't share my stranger thoughts with you guys. Not guarantees I won't start to eventually, though.
Oh, don't hold back. I likes the weird! :D
Lannister wrote: "Oh, don't hold back. I likes the weird! :D"Yep. That she does. No wonder we get along so well :)
I'm of the opinion that there is no such thing as 'normal'. We all have our idiosyncrasies and we should embrace them. They're what make us unique. And a crazy book group on the web is just the place to share them LOL!
I also think that every person is unique ;) Especially the members of this fabulous group :D
Missdevora wrote: "I also think that every person is unique ;) Especially the members of this fabulous group :D"
Awwww you're too sweet to us :) But yep, so true.
Lannister wrote: "I lost it laughing at this tweet:https://twitter.com/bigchaz/status/35..."
Nowadays, if you do not take the picture and make a funny description people don't belive you have been there or you have done that.
Okay, so me, my sister Angie, mom, and our friend Tiffany and her son Brayden who is 2yrs old went to Galveston this weekend. Today we were going home and stopped at Denny’s to eat breakfast before heading out. It all went fine until it was time to pay and leave. We all stood at the register and Angie took/chased Brayden out to the car. My mom was going to stay and deal with the checks so she told Tiff to take me out to the car. She walks fast and I felt something going by me and just latched onto an arm … it did not feel hairy or anything and followed it for a few steps while my mom and Tiffany called out my mistake. The arm stopped and I did a total “omg” face and patted his arm and said soooo sorry and backed up. They all thought it was hilarious (I did too tbh), I heard the guy laughing while we were walking out to the car. Talk about f’ing embarrassing. I asked if I at least didn’t try to leave with a heinous looking guy, they assured me even though he was an older guy he was still nice looking. It was Denny’s after all….
You should have gotten your flirt on ;)
Too busy feeling like a jackass. :xI really do need a name tag or something to announce that I am blind. July 4th we went to a friend's house for lunch, it was done so I was sitting in the living room listening to a book. (I was busy getting my anti-social on) Someone, whom I have never met, offered me some cobbler, holding it out and asking me if I wanted it ... I did not answer I had my ear buds in and the TV was going on.
I did not find this out until the other day when my sister told me what another friend, who knows me pretty well, had told her about the scene. This other person had asked her what my diagnosis was and she was told that I was blind ... she felt really bad about it. I guess she was mentally calling me a snobby bitch or something.
This other friend had said something along the lines of, “Missy would have said that, yeah she was blind, but you’re stupid.” I wouldn’t have been so mean to be honest; I think this other person is just a crack head. I do say “I’m blind not stupid!” a lot, maybe she f’d it up somehow.
Btw: Bored = sitting at the beach checking out GR and double tapping out responses to threads….
Is being blind something new you are getting used to?
I have been blind since '07 when I had a stroke. I have never been the type of person to socialize so I keep to myself. Not my fault that woman was nice!I tend to be more talkative around people I know pretty well. I don't talk much around family too much either.
Have you tried looking for groups, like online groups, of people who became blind later in life, or even their whole life. They may have tips and tricks on how to deal with people who do not understand :) You're not a jackass... lol people are quick to make judgement without realizing that hey this person may be blind, or this person had a bad day, or blah blah blah.
I have, but I did not look very hard I can admit. I met a bunch of blind people when I went to Criss Cole in Austin--it is a center of rehab for the blind--and met some asshats and some nice people. One guy thought it would be okay to grope my chest. His excuse? "I have never touched a set that big" wtf really? Maybe that was an item on his bucket list or something. I sadly am used to that sort of thing. I met some great people there too, keeping in contact with them was iffy and they lived all over TX which was a pain too. I haven't talked to any of them since, I graduated in '08.I just haven't looked hard enough, the whole idea makes me tired. Too much info to sift through and it gives me a headache. hrm like I am missing something, it is hard for me to explain. I do listen to some hadley.edu seminars about doing things as a blind person, I understand twitter, (even though I am still confused somewhat with it and don't use it) and it helped a lot with figuring out my iphone and some apps that make things easier for myself. They have some great seminars about socializing with sighted people, but that is not the same as talking to people all of the time.
I have never been a social person.
I have gotten better at not caring as much, but sometimes it does get to me.
On a side note:
I asked my mom this weekend if I could have a breast reduction for christmas ... I said I would never ask for another christmas present for the rest of my life. She told me no ... it had worked for me with that CD player so I thought to try.
My family and I are rather weird.
Understandable :) Whatever works for you. It's your comfort. and EWWW at a guy grabbing your boobs! I have had friends, guys, straight AND gay, ask the same thing. I only let the gay guys do it though :P lol
Slow and steady for me, I don't think that I have had much progress until my therapist tells me what I have done. My life has been rather screwy....lol@ asking
I have had that too and I don't mind too much. It is the "surprise" touching that annoys the hell out of me.
This bugged me most because, hi I am blind, and I was talking to him and, voila! I get honked.
At least I curbed my reaction where I try to slap the person.... My mom always says "I'm touching you" before she fixes something about my appearance. Other family members or friends don't, but they didn't have to dodge my slaps or see me flinch lol.
Not much startles me anymore luckily.
I've been seeing a therpaists for over 5 years now, and I know I have made leaps and strides, but I can't see it until someone points it out to me.
I have seen a couple of therapists before mine now, some I didn't like, one I did, and one I hated. I really dislike people that make you fill in the silences and do not ask questions or something ... hell if I wanted to see a therapist of her caliber I would have talked to my digital recorder. It made me uncomfortable and when I get that way I babble like a dork and don't make much sense. I asked my therapist about any progress I may have gotten and she tells me. It is always a surprise to me, since I never really think that I am getting anywhere. If I stop and look back to how things were and how they are now it is more noticeable. Especially if I remember that I started not being able to do a lot of things right after my stroke, like walking, using a computer again, feeding myself, and a lot of other things people take for granted.
I get the majority of my books from my library, it is hit and miss for me sometimes with books. I didn't get to read Fury's Kiss until a few months ago.... Books by authors I don't like too much sometimes go up the same day the book is out. I was looking forward to trying the Darynda Jones's series and I hadn't checked the listing for her lately ... I just did and they only have the first 3 books ... and they are in spanish wtf?Man, if I paid for every book I have read I would be so very very poor. God bless libraries!
Don't mind my rant, just making loud noises. I will get over it in a few hours. Just really irritated atm!
So I'm watching a special on the descendants of Vlad Dracul and one of his modern descendants is named Radu. I was very disappointed in his lack of creative fashion sense.
Claire wrote: "So I'm watching a special on the descendants of Vlad Dracul and one of his modern descendants is named Radu. I was very disappointed in his lack of creative fashion sense."lol
Nevermind, his hair is perfectly coiffed and he's wearing an ascot. Hazzah!
LOL, that's terribly disappointing!
I will be making lavender lemon muffins.
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