in the past hour
Violet_DaGrinder commented on
Everything Is Dessert.
I just watched my mother eat a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast. Yeah. It's gross. Have candy, fine, but call it what it is.
Nov 9
Violet_DaGrinder commented on
SL Letter of the Day: Should He Finally Meet His "Ex" In Person?.
I don't know. I fell in love long-distance, for real. I think phone AND pictures are necessary for that experience -- email isn't enough, because people can hide too much behind written words, in a way that they can't over the phone -- but when we met in person, it wasn't any more real, it was just more fun.
A person can LIE. A person can send photos of somebody else. But most people won't actually do that. Most people who meet on the internet are just people who'd rather not hang out in bars. And those people sometimes fail (the first time around the block, before they've discovered the HORRORS of the long-distance relationship) to set firm rules as far as geography.
Anyway. With honestly and self-awareness engaged, I totally disagree about the meeting-in-person being a prerequisite for love and/or an actual romantic relationship.
Are people honest and self-aware at 16? Not usually.
Nov 5
Violet_DaGrinder commented on
Ballot Box Vandalized.
I don't understand why we're not voting online, at least as an option. Whatever security problems that might have to be overcome, they can't POSSIBLY be worse than having millions of little pieces of paper flying all over the fucking state and being handled by stupid, stupid humans. Fer fuck's sake.
Nov 5
Violet_DaGrinder commented on
Cyclist Hits Pedestrian.
@14
I've been hit by a cyclist on the sidewalk too. It hurt.
I think the take-home here is that people are capable of being careless and/or assholes regardless of their method of transportation. :)