Ever been called ugly or some other mean spirited slur to your face?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I was called ugly to my face for pretty much the entirety of school.

Colon Hydrotherapy. Anyone know anything about it?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Sounds like something out of the hydrotherapy craze in the 1800s.

Would you truly like to live on a sailboat and travel the world?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I'd be sunburned to a crisp inside of a day. No, thanks.

Who do you miss the most?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

My ex girlfriend.

Do you like opera?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I love it. I sing it, too. The only shows I can think of right now, though, are G&S operettas, two of which I've been in. (The chorus in these shows have more fun than the mains do!)

This is something I think about often. How did we go down this road?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I don't know, but I'm trying to stay off that road.

Where do you feel most comfortable going on Sundays mornings?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Sunday /morning?/. I don't go anywhere.

What is one current piece of slang or an expression that you wish would never be used/spoken again?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Just one? I guess I'd have to go with 'yaaaaaaaasssss'. I hate that noise.

Cursive is quickly dying, like shorthand. Are you okay with that?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I never liked cursive writing. Most of the time it's illegible anyway.

Family and health

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

This may sound dismissive, but I don't mean it to be when I say see a therapist. If I'm reading the post correctly, it sounds like you're experiencing caretaker burnout. A therapist can help figure out ways to make these things less frustrating.

I say oh hell yes.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Naw, that's just the latest Google update.

In what way(s) has your cat trained you?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Don't you dare close that door, human.

What has happened to hitchhiking?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

Some money-humper probably started spreading false information about the dangers because he thought hitchhiker's were lazy bla bla handouts bla bla socialism dribble drool fart.

People constantly say millenials are the most entitled people, but I don't get it.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

What they started by screwing over GenX is now coming to its fruition with millennials. The difference is millennials have the energy to do something about it. I will cheer them on as they do so.

What is a good reason to be happy?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 19, 2018:

I think if you analyse happiness too much it vanishes.

So you're invited to a masquerade party! What statement would your costume make about you?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 18, 2018:

That I'm a hopeless nerd, as I'd probably go as The Queen In Yellow (Instead of the King In Yellow, geddit?), a costume choice probably no-one would get.

What does everyone think about that new study that make pose the question of whether or not there ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 18, 2018:

It's nothing new. Theosophists have believed in such things for a long time.

What is your favorite paradox?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 18, 2018:

Unfounded causality loops. They fascinate and infuriates me in equal measure when I find them in stories.

Some of the posts here are serious in tone and beg a serious response.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 18, 2018:

I figure there's humour in almost anything. Almost.

Mars and Venus.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I've always been a 'fixer' or 'doer' more than a 'listener.'. I dunno why, I just find myself getting antsy if I can't at least give advice. I need to /help/, not just sit on my thumbs and make the appropriate noises.

Crafters: What’s more satisfying?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I like the little sense of accomplishment that comes with finishing a thing. ?

Selfies and pics

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 17, 2018:

I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder, so I hate all pictures of myself.

How long have you gone without a date?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Too long. ?

Is there a word or phrase that makes you say "ew"?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 17, 2018:

Another vote for 'moist.'. Bleccchh. Also, the sound of the word 'lunch' just grates on me. As well as almost anything with a short 'a' before an 'n' or 'm.'. 'Panties,' 'pamper,' 'pamphlet,' etc. Guh. Hate those sounds. Also, 'yaaaaaaaasssss'. Fuckin hate that noise.

Why does it seem that some people go out of their way to be unpleasant?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Perhaps they're angry people?

Little Hell on the Prairie - TheHumanist.com

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

I find it infuriating that every single comments to that blog was a variation on the theme of 'NUH-UUUHHH!'. Fuckin hell.

What Are the Psychological Effects of Losing Your Religion? [neurosciencenews.com]

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

You find yourself gravitating to corners and/or spotlights a lot... ?

Who knows about socks?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Take the cheese graters off your feet.

I made a mistake and am now being shamed for it, I went out with a couple of friends because it was ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

The fuck is wrong with your dad? Go anyway. Get a friend to drive you there. Concussions aren't something to blow off.

Why is everyone looking for love?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

I don't think people are looking for love at first sight. I think they're looking for potential. It's human nature to want to streamline processes. Life is short and if we can start with some things already established, like common interests and philosophies and compatible sexualities, we don't end up barking up the wrong tree and possibly angering people.

If you could have any person, pet, or other creature cloned, what would it be and why?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

I wouldn't clone a person. What we love about a person is their mind and in order to reproduce that, we'd either have to have mind-uploading technology, which we haven't achieved yet, or we'd have to re-create every event of their lives down to the smallest detail, which is unfeasible. An animal would be much easier and simpler, and there'd be more chance of the same personality reoccurring. In which case I'd clone my best friend's cat, Kiki, a sweet little black kitty who was full of love. I was cat-sitting for him and his family while they were out of the country when she got sick and I couldn't read the signs (I thought she was just getting clingy because she missed her regular humans) and had no transportation to take her to the vet anyway. By the time they got back to take her to the vet her hyperthyroidism had done too much damage. She got terribly such and we had to put her down. I still kind of blame myself, a bit.

How do you keep promises?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 16, 2018:

I try not to make any kind of promises in the first place. When one has a chronic illness, it's unfair to both parties to set too much stock in something that has every chance of not happening, through no-one's fault.

I feel like curiosity has become less of a priority in people's lives as they obsess over definite ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

I've never really been a goal-oriented person, though everyone around me tried to make me be goal-oriented. They thought there was something wrong with me.

I just spent the last 2 weeks with a friend who is getting cancer treatments in Seattle.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

City, definitely, but not a big one. Just large enough for things to do and so it'll take an ambulance less than fifteen minutes to reach me.

What's the most awkward situation you've been in?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

My entire life is one big 43-year-long awkward moment. I never say the right thing, act the right way, even dress the right way. Never have. Probably never will. Sheer social ineptitude.

I haven't checked this morning to see if others have posted on this topic and I am discouraged and ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

I don't think we're so much shrugging as we're exhausted and thoroughly sick of other human beings.

Do you self-identify as a nerd?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

I've been a nerd/geek for as long as I can remember and will continue to be so until the day I die.

This morning, Lucy Chihuahua brought me a dead mouse.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

She learnt it from the cat, clearly!

It seems that most outspoken anti-choice ("pro-life") people are in a religious community.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

I was pro choice even when I thought I was religious. I will always be pro choice even though I'll likely never encounter said choice myself.

How do you spend your Sunday mornings?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

I do the heatheniest thing imaginable--I go to the game store with a bunch of friends and play a role-playing game! ?

If someone were to purchase a brand new car today and leave it in climate controlled storage as ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Wouldn't matter because the car would be dead. A machine with that many moving parts has to be used.

Your dream career if money wasn't an issue.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Creating props, costumes, etc for film, TV, or stage.

Struggling with fitness and weight.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

I hearya. I caught... not the flu, exactly, but something that left me with bronchitis. I've been coughing too much and too violently to even think about working out for the last two weeks and some change. I'm sure I've gained back every last pound and then some. ?

Again, He's not wrong.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

'It's ooooooooveeeeeeer!'

What movie marathons have you done?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

A few of my friends and I once did a marathon of all three Lord of the Rings movies. The extended versions. It went all night and into the morning and we were loopy as fuck when it was done. We all just slept on the floor for several hours. It was fun, though.

This might sound strange coming from an atheist, but imagining an infinite deity at a deep level ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

This might be one of the reasons some folks find the cosmic horror genre to be seriously scary.

Feeling a bit nostalgic flipping through my high school yearbook remembering my years in the bands ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

When I was in my senior year of HS, our choir had 120 people (a sizeable chunk of the student body) and I remember the director was so excited because now we had enough people to sing Thompson's Alleluia. Despite its context, it's a beautiful and difficult piece to perform, but we went to state competition with that song and scored first plus, so we must have been doing something right. I remember my sheet music was a chaos of highlighted bits and arrows because, even with that many people, we needed a few folks with a wide range and a good ear to help with some parts. I bounced about from first soprano to tenor and points in between. It was challenging and fun, but I'm a vocal music nerd.

Driving. What is it to you?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

I used to like road trips. Wyoming and it's suicidal cervids changed that for me right quick. My poor car ended up undriveable and in a looooonnnng queue of other cars wrecked by deer and other animals at the repair shop. After a week in a small Wyoming town with more churches than people, we had to leave and get the car later. The rest of the trip to Washington state was nothing short of harrowing. Especially having to drive a 25-foot U-Haul truck along a high, railless mountain pass the approximate width of David Tennant. I eventually managed to find the one vehicle shipping company that admits Wyoming even exists and had my car shipped to me once it was repaired. I'll probably go back to enjoying road trips, but even now, two and a half years later, that whole debacle is still fresh in my mind.

[cnn.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

None of 45's other distractions really worked, so he's upping the ante. Things could get scary.

Can we do more than argue and get nowhere if we don't agree on what our words mean?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 14, 2018:

I think she would too. The definitions you gave are pretty much how I define the terms, as well.

What is your conspiracy fear that seems like nobody else thinks about?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I don't believe conspiracy theories.

"Leave 'em laughing" or "Leave 'em thinking" ???

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I'm not clever enough to do the second, so I'd better be good at the first.

How do you get tasks accomplished?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Lots of caffeine and loud, energetic music. Soft music makes me sleepy.

With mind reading technology improving, how confident are you that Big Brother won't haul you in for...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

What mind reading technology would that be? Have I missed something? O.o

Do you agree that if wasn't for the Dark Ages and religious prosecution, our civilization would so ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Naw, what's really holding us back is modern Xtianity. They don't want to explore creation any more.

Standing on the bus stop after work, watching the steady flow of people go by.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I dunno, when I see folks with fat hanging out of their clothes, I wonder how they aren't horribly physically uncomfortable. It would drive me nuts if I had bits of me hanging out of my clothes, squeezed by hems, dented in odd places by elastic, randomly getting cold. Sometimes it looks like it would be downright painful. I thought we'd moved past clothing being painful. ? As to seeing oneself differently, I wish I knew. I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder and my brain is always trying to tell me that I'm hideous, to the point where I literally see things differently than everyone else does. The only thing that seems to work for that is therapy.

For those interested in the Death with Dignity programs. I am not letting go of this

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

This woman is medically illiterate. Furthermore, the rape comparison is inaccurate, cheap, and tasteless. She's the last person I'd take any kind of advice from.

Raising a decent human being

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

My parents didn't do much right but one of the things they did do right was instil in me the habit of doing research when I wanted to know something. 'Go look it up' might sound dismissive to a kid asking the usual kid questions, but nowadays I'm glad they said it. So I'd recommend doing that. Granted, these days you have to be careful about the answers you get, so I'd teach them that, too. Always verify.

What, me worry?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Nice for those who can do it. There are a lot of things in this world to fear and, try as one might, those fears don't always go away just because one wants them to, no matter how hard one tries.

What good has come to the citizens of the United States because of the current administration?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 13, 2018:

It's made the worthless racists and homophobes easier to see and pick off. It's made decent people more politically active. That's about it.

Can you describe your boogey man or is he just plain too scarey?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Right Wing nut jobs in power. So I'm scared a lot, these days.

Hi, so I had a sad day.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I'm so sorry. But, as others have said better than I could, you're doing the right thing by her.

Put on your hip boots, it's getting deep! He blames the sixties.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Let it die, I say.

Straight,bi, or gay/lesbian folks, I have a question.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I don't really want to date bisexual women, but my reasons are entirely personal--every bisexual woman I've dated has left me to marry a guy. I don't want to go through that again.

Should all drugs be legalized?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Yes. Yes, they should. A lot of the crime that results because of drugs stem directly from their illegality. But it'll never happen because too many republicans hate black and brown people too much.

Registering Journalists

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

That way lies fascism.

Should we have intelligence thresholds for voting?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I don't think there should be one for voting--too easily abused. However, I do think there should be one for running for office, and the higher the office, the more stringent the requirements should be. This will in no way invalidate the uniquely American belief that 'anyone can become President,' because you still won't have to be born nobility or wealthy, just have a working mind and a connexion to reality. And if people think that's unfair, they should remember that all kinds of other jobs and careers have all kinds of prerequisites, so why shouldn't running a major superpower have them?

ADVERTISING MY AGE Despite my many years and rapidly advancing decrepitude have forgotten my age ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Nothing's really reminding me of age (43), I'm just out of shape. At least that's what I tell myself. And I go to the gym and sometimes it works. I am in better shape that I was in my 20s or even most of my 30s, though, so there's that.

What is the best Cartoon Series ever to grace television?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

Avatar:. The Last Airbender. Fight me.

How would you explain humanity to a visiting alien?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I'd tell them that humanity is young. It's only just got started, still hitting a lot of stumbling blocks and figuring out how to get over them and how to avoid future ones. I'd tell them that humanity is capable of terrible cruelty and amazing kindness. That it can destroy and create. That it hates and it loves. But with all that, it still isn't done growing. It deserves a chance to find out what it'll become, just like any sapient species. ...And I'd probably say all that with stirring, inspirational music playing in my phone because of course I fuckin would. ?

What do you do - from a social perspective - when you discover that someone you know is ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 12, 2018:

I'd just drop them.

Your Influence

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I haven't any influence. I've never been able to impact another person's thinking. Also, check myself for what? Fleas?

Does the term cis bother you?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I just don't like being called a prefix. It rubs my English major self the wrong way. Also, they're kind of mangling the Latin as 'transgender', from everything I've seen means 'gender transitioned/transitioning', rather than 'the other side of gender.' These are minor points that don't mean much to me at the end of the day. What bothers me is all the 'die, cis scum' I've been seeing out there.

Food for thought?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I see what you did, there, OP

Chronic Pain.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

CBD works really well for a lot of people. Neuropathy is a tricky one, though, as I've seen that not a lot of physical remedies (massage, TENS units, etc) seem to do anything for it. The folks I know who have neuropathy take gabapentin or, I think, Cymbalta, neither of which are opiates.

FB, Concordia, and the Oligarchy - What can we do?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I don't find boycotting to be a good idea. For the most part, it won't make any difference and if it does, the only people hurt by it will be the rank-and-file employees. I keep hearing 'vote them out,' and I can only hope that works, though I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't, what with the dirty tricks the GOP pull on a regular basis. A Constitutional amendment seems the most likely option but I can't get my hopes up for that, either.

Do you collect anything?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I collect interesting stones and Doctor Who memorabilia.

Piercings.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I can't really say regarding piercings in interesting places, I only have three each in my earlobes. I prefer tattoos (I've got two and am planning more) because, frankly, I find tattoo aftercare easier than piecing aftercare. In my opinion, the body can be a wonderful canvas. One just has to be very choosy about what is put on it permanently.

Why do so many people on here, especially the self-described atheists, spend so much time discussing...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Eh. To each their own. I like having a space where we can discuss its faults and foibles without a bunch of people barging in and being all HOW DARE YOU.

I'm pretty sure most, but not all, atheists, agnostics, etc.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

It could be that, at least in the US, conservativism has become inextricably linked to Xtianity.

Who's your favourite Doctor and why?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

I started with Tom Baker, only just. I remember Peter Davison better, though. As to my favourite... hm. That's also a tough question. In some ways it depends on the kind of story I'm in the mood for. But my general go-to for just sitting down and watching some Who is usually either Peter Davison or David Tennant.

Bob Dylan. Discuss

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Love his guitar playing, not a fan of his singing.

Whats everyone's favourite animal and what pets do you keep or would like to keep?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

My favourite wild animal would have to be tardigrade or axolotl. My favourite pet is a cat, though I could keep just about any domestic animal save for dogs (I live in an apartment) or birds (just can't get into keeping birds.) ETA:. Oh, and right now I live with a giant cat.

So I had my account on another website 'permanately suspended' because I had the audacity to post ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 11, 2018:

Yeah, those people were projecting so hard, they were in danger of becoming AV equipment.

What are your thoughts on online dating?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I've seen no difference between online and physical space regarding my luck with dating. I keep hoping that, at least, when online, a lady will have a chance to get to know my mind before my appearance turns her off to much. Then again I do realise she's being set up for disappointment this way.

Do You Believe that love transcends all ( age, education, time, distances, money, differences,.

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

No. Relationships are work. The best one can hope for is that they're rewarding work, which is pretty damn good, imo.

Does it matter how a gift is wrapped or is it only the gift that matters?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

The gift, definitely. Wrapping is an esoteric skill akin to folding a fitted sheet.

What are your thoughts on banned books?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

Banned books are the best books.

What qualities must an individual possess to be considered mature?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

Don't look at me, apparently I'm not because I'm not very good with finances. Sure I'm solvent, but only just.

Being single

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I'm sick of it. Yeah, sure, I know how to be alone and independent and bla bla fuckity fuck, but as someone else here already said, there's no rule says I have to like it. Because I don't. But I'm shite at finding a lady willing to date me, so there I am.

Where do agnostics go when they die?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

The exact nature of where agnostics go is, of course, unknowable.

Is “Objectivism” a legitimate philosophy?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

I can't pretend to be able to join the debate as to whether it qualifies as a philosophy under the definition of such. In fact, I had to look it up in order to even know exactly what it was. However, I can say it's not a philosophy I can follow and be able to live with myself, as far as its ethics are concerned. I've seen said ethics being used to justify some pretty heinous things, and I've been bludgeoned with it, myself.

The Companions -Favorites There are two companions that stand out for me, both with Tom Baker, ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

It's so hard to choose. I have, like, a top five--Sarah Jane, Leela, Ace, Donna, and Wilf. I can find something I like about almost all of them, though.

Would Oprah make a good presidential canidate?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

We don't need another celebrity with no political experience. Like a lot of things, running the country should be left to trained professionals. The disdain for education and training in this country is a huge problem.

Dating: what's your ideal age range? How important is age?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 10, 2018:

If they're too much younger than me, I can't relate. I haven't yet had a chance to try with anyone older than me.

To vape or not to vape? What is your personal opinion in vaping?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 9, 2018:

I vape my cannabis. I like that the vapour doesn't smell nearly as bad, and that I can vape as much or as little as I want with just the push of a button. If I only want a few puffs, it doesn't make sense to me to light up a whole joint.

Opinions about Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 9, 2018:

In my opinion it doesn't mean any more than any other 'personality quiz' you find on the internet. I don't even remember what my result was other than that it started with 'E'.

What item from fiction would you most like to possess?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 9, 2018:

A TARDIS, of course.

Is it possible for you not to judge people based on their appearance?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Unfortunately, no. But I work to move past the initial judgement once I learn more.

What are your dealbreakers?

memorylikeasieve comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Republicanism (though, thankfully, that's rare in the LGBTQ community), tobacco smoking, mumbling (I'm hard of hearing through no fault of my own), laziness, introversion, and for fuck's sake, if you use Linux or Apple, have the decency not to evangelize at me about it.