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[Nov. 21st, 2006|10:57 pm] |
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| | Jekyll & Hyde - Facade | ] |
"I had an image of you in my head earlier. I thought about how a mexican version of Joy would go "Ole!!!!" all the time rather than "YAY!!!" It made me laugh."
Going to Nyack was fun. School is killer. Thanksgiving will be boring.
The further the year goes on, the less I care about AP Calculus. Or journalism, for that matter. I've completely blown it off. It's not a class, so I won't bother to write anything for it. We're two months late with our first issue, I'm supposed to write three stories but I haven't written anything. Worst editor-in-chief ever.
Whatever though. Nyack was fun.
Went with Danielle, and Joshua. Joshua I met once before but I didn't really remember him.
Huge goddamn nerd, by the way. He made a ton of references to a ton of things, many of which I got. And he likes Jonathan Coulton. People are not supposed to be like that in real life!
So yeah. We saw TMBG. Twice in one day; the kids' show in the afternoon and the 16+ show at night. Yay.
So we went with Danielle's boyfriend Mike, who has seen...something like... 130 TMBG shows? He has their signatures tattooed on his ankles. He is internet-famous and arguably Their biggest fan.
It was a little weird. He'd tell me what the next song was just by the start of the band's introduction speech to it.
We didn't go into the city at all, and even if we had planned to there wasn't any time for it. Ah well.
It was fun. Met some interesting people. Listened to some good music, not only from the concert but from Danielle's and Josh's extensive CD collections. Became a better driver. Got tired and giggly and cursed like a sailor. Lost a lot of sleep, which I'm still trying to make up for. Lost a lot of hours at work and a lot of spare time.
I'm glad to be home. All in all though, I'm glad I did it too. It was fun.
I probably have some photos on my camera, but they likely didn't turn out. I'll be pleasantly surprised if any of them did.
Tired now. Don't have anything else to write about. Going to bed.
~Joy |
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[Nov. 17th, 2006|03:06 pm] |
Gone for the weekend.
Not that it makes a huge difference (especially with my current frequency of updating), but just if anyone wonders why I'm not around.
Going to Nyack, NY with Danielle. TMBG concert. Long, long, long drive. It should be fun if not wholly exhausting.
I've already promised my friends not to get shot, or raped, or get the car wrecked. So long as I keep my promise, I reckon it'll be a good time.
Bye then. |
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| The sun is not kind to redheads |
[Sep. 24th, 2006|10:41 pm] |
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| |  disappointed | ] |
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| | Phil Collins - Strangers Like Me | ] |
I've gone from lobster to zebra.
I did boards today at work for two hours, and I thought I put on enough sunscreen but looking at myself now I have some thin red stripes on my arms.
Meh. So I worked 8 hours today and it kind of sucked. Let's not do that again. It really isn't worth the money.
I didn't do my calculus homework due tomorrow (I'll do it during lunch, like always). The weekend has gotten away from me. Working Friday night, sleeping in late (very late. I only got up at 10 on Saturday and Sunday so I could get to work at 11), working the afternoons, and going over to Danielle's Saturday night.
That was interesting, by the way.
It was me, Jessie, Danielle, Brandon, Erin, and Trey. While we were eating Danielle's dad came in and randomly started talking to me about Spanish. We went downstairs and he showed me this show from Spain called Onda Jerez that he watches.
I felt kind of bad and also weird for having this conversation with Danielle's dad that no one else cared about at all. I also kind of left Danielle and Trey to go downstairs to watch this old woman dance flamenco (Jessie followed me).
I couldn't help myself. *pout* Soy así.
Then we watched Adaptation. Doug and his sister came over for a very little while too and then left. He apparently was going to Rocky afterwards, but no one told me and I had work the next day so rawrg. It wouldn't have worked out anyway since Jessie drove me over and she wouldn't want to go see RHPS again. XD
So then after the movie it was Danielle, Trey, Jessie and me. It was getting past midnight and we were all pretty tired and spacey. Well, I know I was anyway. So I was all giggly and stuff.
Fun fact: When someone puts a clawed hand on your knee and then spreads their fingers out, it feels very weird.
Aaaand I didn't get off work until 7 tonight. And that was my weekend. :\
The week should be better. At least I'm not working then. Next weekend however... gah. I don't want to think about that.
~Joy is going to sleep soon now. |
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| "Yeah, we're planning this, this, this and this, oh and by the way we're kind of counting on you for a ride." |
[Sep. 3rd, 2006|03:14 pm] |
Here's a tip: Don't become the first person in your circle of friends to have a car and a license.
(either one on their own is okay) |
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| "ONLY-ASSHOLES-CARRY-CHALK!" |
[Aug. 27th, 2006|04:02 am] |
| [ | Spirits |
| |  drained | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Tsunami Bomb - Planet, Schmanet, Janet | ] |
Fwahahahah! Rocky was great, as always. I would say a fun time was had by all, but that would not be strictly true. That is, Doug had fun, I had fun, but Jessie was kind of scared.
Elyssa liked the movie, but didn't like the rest of it as much. Which is understandable because she did get dry-humped... But that was by Doug, during the Time Warp. And he does that to everyone whenever he gets a chance.
There was a costume contest. Jesus and Batman were there (Jesus won).
Pluto was the star of the night (oh god that was a poor choice of words). A bunch of people had little signs on popsicle sticks saying things like "WE LOVE P". I didn't get a chance to read them.
The virgin sacrifice for the under-18s (including Jessie and Elyssa) was to name the planets, under penalty of getting whipped cream sprayed into their hair. Pretty boring. Over-18s was an orgasm contest with bananas, but there were a HUGE number of virgins tonight so the rest of them had to lick a 'P' covered in whipped cream.
And two guys who wouldn't participate got spanked by the whole audience. Including Elyssa with her crutch.
Left to right: Jessie, Me, Elyssa. Aaah, I think those are my dad's hands behind us XD
I have a handful of other photos, I might upload them to Flickr, later. Tired now. I'll also link ya to Cosmo's photos once he uploads them. There might be some good blackmail material of me on there, like the photo he snapped of Danielle playing suck-and-blow during her virgin sacrifice last year. :P
They were giving out condoms at the door at the end. Jessie thought they were candy or something at first. Doug pondered the possibilities of balloon animals.
On that note I leave you. I am tired. Here's hoping I won't sleep past two... *blink*
~Joy
PS: "Wait a minute...That's his sister?"
Hahaha oh virgins! |
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[Aug. 26th, 2006|11:53 am] |
Hey, genius friends o' mine:
-When we've had something planned for nearly 3 weeks, tell your parents about it more than one day in advance.
-When said event is at midnight, do not say it's at "twelve". Specify AM or PM, and even then it's better to just say "midnight".
-If you're uncertain about the details, ask me. Don't make up something that sounds worse than it actually is.
I swear, if I have to go alone with Doug to this, I'm gonna scream.
'Course I haven't even talked to Doug lately, so who knows... |
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| Joy using the journal as a personal planner |
[Aug. 8th, 2006|04:26 pm] |
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| |  anxious | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | The Decemberists - A Cautionary Song | ] |
For those of you keeping score:
-Rocky has been moved to two weeks from now due to lack of my family telling me about anything that's going on
-Got a call from UC Clermont today. Classes are scheduling hell. Here's the deal: I signed up for a computer class 'Intro to Sim and Gaming', a history class 'WWI and the Homefront' and an 'Intro to Sociology' class.
The computer class has a corequisite IT course that conflicts with the History class. So, I have to decide between them. :[
If I choose the Sim and Gaming course, that means I'll be taking three classes a week instead of two, and I'll have to reschedule the Sociology one. Sooo I'm leaning more towards history at the moment. Input from anyone?
-For those of you who haven't caught me online the past few days (because if you did, I've no doubt already told you about it), I've been playing Pokemon Emerald via emulator. I'm on my third badge so far and I've got a Skitty who is a devious little bugger. :D He's very fun to use in double battles because he'll attract the other pokemon and/or put it to sleep, and then Geodude/Linoone/Lombre can beat the crap out of them. =D
Yaaay Skitty!
Oh, and I read 20-some pages of Crime and Punishment last night. I was semi-proud of myself.
500 more to go...
~Joy does not want summer to end, darnitall D:
PS: Ummm I should probably change out of my pajamas now |
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| To be acted upon in the morning |
[Aug. 5th, 2006|01:16 am] |
Note to self: Rocky Horror at the Esquire, night of August 12 (next Saturday)
-Danielle
-Doug
-Elyssa
-Jessie?
-Trey?
-Brandon
-Erin
-Brian?
-Other people??
=D I'm going to die trying to plan this. And of all the people I invite, it'll end up as maybe two people able to come, of course. But a lot of people have expressed an interest.
HAHAHAHA ELYSSA IS GOING TO HATE ME FOR THIS
I know this all too well and I'm doing it anyway! She's going to think I'm so perverted and shun me the rest of my life! |
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| Ikasucon -- I have no idea what 'ikasu' means |
[Jul. 15th, 2006|12:09 am] |
| [ | Spirits |
| | tired | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Dido - Closer | ] |
Elyssa took Jessie and me to another anime convention today. Hahahah... and believe you me I was so not expecting to spend 12+ hours there...
It was fun though. Photos are here.
I said it after Sugoicon and I'll say it again now: One doesn't need to be an anime fan to enjoy an anime convention. The people are all so ridiculously nice and lots of hugs are involved. We even got some sort of lesson on glomping.
Things I have seen today:
Lots of guys in drag. Even more girls in drag. A woman in armor made out of boxes of pocky, with another person behind her making clip-clop noises coconut-style with two more pocky boxes. A man who goes by the name of 'Doctor Bearsex'. Zoidberg Cloud. Lots of other weird shit.
What I took home with me: A box of PINEAPPLE POCKY!!!!!, and a Maromi plushie that's all soft and squishy that makes me giggle and squee and behave in a way generally uncharacteristic of my normal self.
Adorable little evil puppydog... <3
Near the end of the night we all ended up splitting up - I went to a panel on anime and manga translation. There were only five other people there, and they were all pretty quiet... I found it interesting though. The woman running the panel spoke Japanese, Thai, Mandarin, and some Vietnamese and Korean. This would be something for me to aspire to, teehee.
Translation really seems like something I could do with my life - it is, after all, a combination of language and writing. Interpreting on the fly for a person would freak me out, but translating a novel or a movie? That would be really neat, I think.
So all in all, today was cool. Saw lots of weird and/or neat stuff, met lots of interesting people (including a lot of Doug's friends, who I met when seeing Pirates of the Caribbean! Sure didn't expect to run into them, but we did), and even learned some stuff. But right now I am tired and I have a bit of a headache so it is time for me to hit the sack.
~Joy had no idea there were so many types of pocky... |
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[Jul. 6th, 2006|01:54 pm] |
Wooo Pirates tonight :D
I am thoroughly tired of planning stuff. No more phone tag or Myspace messaging for me. |
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| You put my mind through college |
[Jul. 5th, 2006|01:29 am] |
I had a great night!
A little after 7, Danielle called me up (rather, Brandon called on Danielle's phone) and said they were near my house, could they come over and hang out. This is odd because Brandon and Danielle live a pretty good distance away from me, and don't hang out with people in my subdivision that I'm aware.
So, it being Tuesday night and a holiday I was expecting a quiet boring evening, maybe turning in early because I really had nothing better to do.
Fast forward to sitting in Erin's car driving to Kentucky, all of us singing along to Birdhouse in Your Soul.
:D
I love people sometimes.
I also love my dad for letting me completely spur of the moment go to some guy I'd just met's grandmother's house (Brian is Danielle's friend, whose grandmother lives near me *apparently*), and then not minding me calling him up and asking if I could go down to Kentucky for the evening, and not be back home until past midnight.
They probably think I'm out drinking or something... Well, my mom probably does because that's what she used to do as a teenager.
Anyway, tonight was a blast. Must do it again sometime. We watched American Beauty and saw lots of fireworks. Feeling pretty worn out now though.
~Joy will be sleeping in tomorrow morning... even more than usual |
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| Dead Deadjournal people, |
[Jul. 4th, 2006|01:41 pm] |
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| |  grateful | ] |
Have I told you guys lately how much I appreciate you? Because I really do. You're all awesome.
Fayetje, without knowing it you've got me bit by bit more interested in history. I am pleased as punch that we found each other on that Geeks and Nerds community and those titles couldn't fit another person better (in a good way). You're funny and smart and just generally a great person to be around.
Nan, you're so random. You know lots of cool things about lots of cool people. I hope things with your man will be working out better now.
Casey, I haven't talked to you in a while. I know you're in DC right now and I hope you're having a blast, but you also haven't updated your journal since April. :\
Zippy, I'm so glad to have you back! Life is rough but you'll get through it I know. Remember that the future is important but also don't forget to keep calm and relax when you can.
Lu, you're a wonderful person and I mean that. You do the Time Warp like I can't believe. You also have really excellent taste in music, which I didn't figure out until I realised how much I listen to Eisley and The Decemberists and all the other awesome songs you've sent me.
Omni, whenever you post an entry it's bound to be something awesome. You're totally my Spanish buddy for now and forever, no matter how many other languages you're taking. :P
Shand, everyone in #superdickery knows the size of your cock. Uhm. That's all I got. You should update more or something, you're a cool guy.
Chris, every time I read what you have to say about Jordan I feel warm and fuzzy inside. I hope you get to spend the rest of your life with her, I really do. Additionally, your hair is awesome.
Warren, you are awesome because you keep me from geeking out on everyone else. XD You're very fun to talk to and you're also very, erm, creative.
There are other people on my friends list, but either I don't know them very well or they barely update (or, in the case of Danielle, I see her pretty often in real life). Anyway you're all awesome and if you weren't, you wouldn't be on my friends list.
~Joy ♥s her friends |
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[Jun. 30th, 2006|12:32 am] |
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| | They Might Be Giants - Fibber Island | ] |
All right, I'm coming to accept this.
The most delicious part of this all: Both of them lied about getting laid on Thanksgiving. Both of them turned out to be virgins (although this one is only 13).
Hahahah. |
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| Who on earth can I trust? |
[Jun. 29th, 2006|11:36 pm] |
| [ | Spirits |
| |  aggravated | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio | ] |
Man, what the fuck.
I thought I was good at this. I thought I could get to know a person, on the internet, and be able to tell if they were a creep or if something was wrong about them.
For the second time, on Superdickery, a guy has come out saying he's not who we thought he was. The first time was weird, but in a sort of cool way, y'know? Wow. The guy's not a teacher, he's just a kid. Wow. Good job man.
The second time. God DAMN. Why couldn't I see this coming? Why couldn't I tell that something was amiss? How many other people like this are there?
I'm angry at him, I'm angry at myself, I'm angry at my parents for thinking they know better than me because for once they probably do. Wounded pride.
I'm most angry of all that I'm telling YOU. YOU, GUYS ON THE INTERNET! Hey guess what, it's possible I don't know anything about you really. I've always told myself, "Hey, I'm honest, I know these people, and this is the kind of stuff that's too long-term and in-depth to fake."
But I knew Matt for 9 months at the time of his announcement, and I've known this guy for over a year.
He had pictures, he had recordings of his voice. How can you really prove identity?
Rest assured, this doesn't have anything to do with Lewis.
But damn. What is so difficult with being yourself? |
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[Jun. 23rd, 2006|01:35 am] |
[Joyuna] it's PIRATE-THEMED LASER TAG
[Joyuna] quite possibly the best thing ever
[Joyuna] Pirate-themed laser tag where all the emo kids like to hang out.
* Joyuna shoots emo kids
* Joyuna laughs evilly
[Noser] why would pirates use lasers
[Joyuna] Why not?!
[Bizarre] Pirates would use lasers if they had lasers.
Wheeee sorry for all the short silly posts lately. Feeling kind of hyper.
:D |
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| Romance languages lead to premarital sex |
[Jun. 11th, 2006|04:45 pm] |
| [ | Spirits |
| | bouncy | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Harvey Danger - Incommunicado | ] |
Haha fuck!
TimeToBeatFeet: WHY DON'T YOU STICK TO ONE LANGUAGE?!
TimeToBeatFeet: WHY, Hagwaii?! WHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!!!?!?!?!?!??!
MinniePresidette: At least I'm not Joyuna!
MinniePresidette: Girl's a freak with the languages.
TimeToBeatFeet: This is true
MinniePresidette: She GETS FREAKY with the languages!
TimeToBeatFeet: She knows why they're called "romance languages"
*grin* F'reals, I don't geek out language-wise on Superdickery too much. Or I try not to.
Last night was beyond bizarre. But in a good way. Went to Danielle's for her birthday. We ended up playing truth or dare and Doug licked my shoe. o.0 So yeah. |
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| Saying goodnight is hard... |
[May. 23rd, 2006|07:25 pm] |
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| |  distressed | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Jay & The Americans - Cara Mia | ] |
What is fun: going straight from choir (in which we had a party) to Jessie's house, where we planned to "study for the precal test" with Elyssa - we actually did work on it some, but mostly just admiring her room and bugging her brother.
What is not fun: being dragged off to dinner afterwards.
What is painful: the moment on the way to dinner, noticing the clock, and realising that by the time I can get home, he will already be asleep.
What is wonderful: Hearing his voice for the first time. |
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| ...god damn the Atlantic ocean |
[May. 12th, 2006|06:34 pm] |
| [ | Spirits |
| |  good | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Erik Satie - Nocturne III | ] |
Spent all day today at King's Island for "math and science day". Hah, yeah. So spent all day today with Jessie and Elyssa riding rides. Tons of fun.
Rained all day today. My hair is a complete mess.
Elyssa and Jessie, recently becoming part of couples*, now talk about being in couples. Exclusively. If I were still single I do not think I would be able to bear it, but as it is it's nice for all three of us to have something in common. And talking about him always brings my mood up.
*(Actually, Elyssa just broke up with Mark last week. The day after she did it, she said she wanted him back. Mark says he doesn't like her anymore but Elyssa talks about him as if she's positive they'll get back together. I'm not so sure. It's all drama.)
Jule decided to walk around with one of his friends all day, in the rain, without riding anything. I do not understand. Whatever.
Roller coasters sure are great.
That's about all that happened today. Things learned: Jessie and Billy are still totally the cutest couple ever. Elyssa probably comes off to Mark as very temperamental. There comes a time in every conversation where Elyssa and Jessie fall silent, and I'm expected to chime in. Except usually I don't. And I should. Jessie told me today that while she and Elyssa usually go on and on about their respective boys, I don't talk about Lewis much. I did not realise this. Sometimes I think I am more socially inept than I know.
Once school gets out we're thinking about going to Rocky again. I'm not sure if I should invite Jessie and Elyssa; I'm not sure if they would like it or not. :P
Really though, who all would go? Me, Doug, maybe Danielle. Not Paula. Probably not Jule. Brandon and Alex?
Pay no mind to me. This journal is as much for organizing my own thoughts as it is showing them to anyone else.
~Joy taught Elyssa some Spanish today. "Me gusta morderte." XD |
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[May. 8th, 2006|01:20 am] |
I like how every time I visit Ask Metafilter (probably not often enough, actually) I find a thread about introversion and conversation.
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/36445
Very useful. The people at MeFi are a diverse bunch, but lots of dorks (I mean that in the best possible way) and introverts.
Also lots of threads about long-distance relationships. Which I read, which make me feel happy.
I should probably be getting to sleep now. |
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| If I could only coax you overboard... |
[Apr. 9th, 2006|11:38 pm] |
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| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | Voices |
| | Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.02 In C-Sharp Minor | ] |
So, best night ever: 3 hours of Laser Tag (I don't know why I keep capitalizing that) at Scallywag Tag, 3 bottles of Jones Soda within that period, driving Doug back home (half-hour to Kentucky) and singing showtunes (and TMBG) all the way there.
First person I hear saying something about Joy/Doug gets a punch in the face. I've heard way too much of it this weekend already. o.o;;
I know way more of La Vie Bohème from Rent than I probably should. Doug knows more of every song from Les Mis than he probably should. Paula knows more of every song from Wicked than she probably should.
I'm staying up later and sleeping in later than I probably should. I don't care enough to get up because everything happens at night, so if I find myself waking up at 9 (which I do), I go back to bed until maybe noon.
I got a pretty-looking French film for my birthday. I haven't watched it yet. I'll tell you how it is.
I'm getting far too many emotions involved over the internet lately. I've developed a crush on someone online and someone else has developed a crush on me, but in the end none of it's really important. I feel far detached from one community and I've grown very involved in a different one, and the transition is strange. Like I said, it's not really important.
I want to travel. I'm going to Chicago next week at least.
I'm too tired. I've been tired since 8:30, but I've stayed up and I don't know why.
Well, goodnight then.
~Joy says, with a yawwn. |
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| I saw V for Vendetta again tonight. |
[Apr. 1st, 2006|11:58 pm] |
A movie which provokes thought is a dangerous thing.
While I may be seeing it with friends, in a movie theatre I am alone. Silent and alone in a large dark room with only my thoughts.
Needless to say, V is a thought-provoking film. Not only for its detailed story, unsubtle politics, ethical questions and all that, but also for personal reasons of my own. Over time things get associated with one another for unclear reasons.
So I spent a lot of time tonight thinking. Of persons present, persons absent, persons I've never met. Feeling very strange. Not "emo" per se but certainly emotional.
Feeling my head swoon. My stomach do somersaults. My muscles weak. Feeling uneasy and unable to talk. Thinking hard and watching the film and everything seems hyper-real. My vision is sharper and my pulse is racing. It's not entirely unpleasant.
Being in a particularly hormonal phase right now, added to emotional factors that only I know about or notice, added to the residual awkwardness and pressure of a social situation (I'm still not entirely used to it) leaves me so completely drained.
As I was leaving the theatre tonight I was ready to pass out. It all sort of felt like an overload. |
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| On conversation and what I have learned |
[Mar. 21st, 2006|10:23 pm] |
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| | Erik Satie - Gnossienne No. 2 | ] |
The Cliff's Notes version.
As with so many other things; dancing, foreign accents, writing; confidence is key. Awkward silences and uneasy laughter only feel that way when you're unsure of yourself.
Ask questions. Delve deeper into a topic. Open-ended questions are important, 'fat' questions and not 'skinny' questions.
Have some questions or topics beforehand. Obviously conversation is a flow and can't be scripted, nor can it be a laundry list of interview questions. But it's easier to think up something prior to talking than it is in the heat of the moment, when you're both "Well, what do you want to talk about now?"
A lot of stuff I read about mentioned stuff like eye contact, nodding, body language and all that. That all's pretty important, I'm sure, and I make extensive use of it in my conversations. However I run into more difficulty finding things to talk about on the internet and on the phone.
Another suggestion I see across the board is alcohol, which sadly is not an option. Aheh.
Be observant - again, much more difficult on the internet than in real life. Look around the room, find something out of place or interesting and comment on it. Very easy in bookstores. Very hard in an intangible instant messenger window.
Turn off your internal filter - much like writing, sometimes you just have to put something down even if it might sound stupid. If you're talking to a friend it doesn't really matter anyway. Open up, get comfortable, say something stupid once in a while. It's all right.
Additionally: I have discovered the joy that is AskMetafilter. What an awesome resource.
You know, on Friday we're planning on going to Newport and Elyssa and Jessie have both invited tons of their friends, and I'm getting myself completely pumped up for it. Honest, I'm excited.
Also, here's a stock conversation-starter, which reminds me some of something Doug would say...
"If you had to eat one person in this room, which one would it be and how would you cook them?"
~Joy coming out of her shell (if she goes back in, 3 more weeks of winter!)
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