Why Are You?

[riff]

Dear Laurel,

Please spank PC. He has raped my icon. I mean my avatar.

No wait, I don't want my PC account stolen.

To answer your question. What exactly do you want to know? I don't hide much here (call it a fault of non-fictionalization). I am pretty open. Don't mind people mocking me so long as they are creative about it.

riff riffovich

 

[SpaceToast]

"Just give me an underground laboratory, a couple of atom-smashers and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil about to be turned into a chimpanzee, and I care not who writes this nation's laws." --S.J. Perelman

Wait, what was the question? Um-

-M@

 

[Problem Child]

Dear Laurel,

Please spank PC. He has raped my icon. I mean my avatar.

Laurel, that bitch lyin'!

<-----See? No riff!

 

[Laurel]

Dear Laurel,

Please spank PC. He has raped my icon. I mean my avatar.

Is it rape if you're willing?

To answer your question. What exactly do you want to know? I don't hide much here (call it a fault of non-fictionalization). I am pretty open.

Why are you riff? Who/what shaped your views on religion/politics/love/sex/money?

 

[Mischka]

Heidi had just enough coffee to make her superior to technology.

 

[Sillyman]

Well, first of all, my parents raised me to be their equal. This leads me with a problem with authority. I tend to view people as my equals, including people who are supposed to be considered above me such as my parents, teachers and employers, and people who are supposed to be my inferiors, children, the mentally ill, etc.
I was left to my own devises a great deal so I prefer to be self reliant. I was always praised for my intelligence in school and thus it is the only positive trait I feel I have. I was bullied quite a deal and am still afraid of people because of it.
My mother left for California when I was 4 or 5 and my father remarried again. My stepmom was abusive and both she and my father were alchoholics. I was hit often and told I was stupid, that I could not do anything right, etc. These two combined things have left me with a deep seated fear of women abandoning me or being stuck in a relationship with someone I hate.
I also am afraid of alchohol and anyone who ever consumes it because of my fathers drinking.
When my Mom came back from California finally she was full of liberal politics and alternative religeon. She was my world then and I absorbed everything she said like a sponge. We would talk about philosophy and logic for hours on end. This lead me to my introspective nature and liberal political tendecies.
My mom met a another man who treated her very badly. I lived with him for a year and saw true human evil for the first time. A lot of my thoughts about the nature of humanity got disrupted then.
Years of emotional isolation have left me socially stunted. I can barely interact with other people in any real way.

to make a long story short:

Whores!

There.

 

[Laurel]

Ooh! Good answer, good answer...

 

[Guest]

I grew up durring the mid 1930s. Paternal famly was at best german agnostic. Maternal grandfather ... Irish protistant. Maternal grandmother ... neutral german.

Education was upper-midle class general ed. Some engineering classes at Ohio State, did not graduate. Met future wife at OSU, married after she graduated. I was in Navy by that time, aviation electronics. Served four years and left as was now a father.

Retired at 65 after working as engineering tec for four different employers. All jobs related to computers/data processing.

Presently am extreemly non-politicaly correct.

Religious leanings: Religion is what you have personaly with GOD. Church is the multi-national big business run by a bunch of conn artists.

Politics: see religion/church.

Sex: in favor of anything enjoyed by BOTH partners.

 

[The_old_man]

Sorry. The above was me, I seem to be having cookie problems.

 

[glamorilla]

I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kinda guy...

 

[lavender]

 

[Kitte]

Are you religious? I am very spiritual

Are you kind? I try to be but no one is perfect

Are you bitter? Sometimes but I try to remember that everything happens for a reason and whether I like it or not I have made some terrible decisons in life and only I can deal with the consequences

What are your political views?Im a tree hugging hippie liberal

What do you hold most dear? My memories

What do you most despise? Hate

What forces shaped you back when you were young & pliable? my parents loveless marriage and my mother abandoning us.

Who are you, and how did you get to be you? I am me... everchanging, ever growing, slightyly neurotic, occasionally quixotic, full of hope and full of fear. I am not sure what brought me here, I cant be bothered with the past... someone once said.. if you have one foot in yesterday and one foot in tommorow you are going to shit all over today.... so today what made me me was a bottle of cheap wine and the love of a good man and a best friend

 

[Black_Bird]

It took me 10000 posts of pure rubbish, and now I'm ready to fess up to all the games I've been playing. You will soon find out why ever word I have posted at this fucking board has been one huge joke. Why? You may be asking yourself. The reason is quite simple. It's not that I'm a man, instead of a woman. It's because in my heart of hearts, I, Lavender, am.........*gasp*..............a REPUBLICAN.

NO! I want the lickable leftist back! No please god say it isn't so...

er...

um...

So?

 

[glamorilla]

I was born in a crossfire hurricane.

 

[kiwiwolf]

Before I joined the Army at age 18 I was a really violent bastard. I was the oldest son of the town drunk who could play rugby and box pretty well. Those were my two claims to fame as a teen. I was raised in a series of small towns and it was a small town cop who sorted me out. After I had been accused of assault for the 3rd time he beat the shit out of me then gave me a choice. I join the Army or he would hound me into prison. After the beating I took from him it was really a no brainer. I joined the Army. It was the best thing that ever happened to me as far as attitude adjustments go.

Of course me being the little asshole I was, I went in convinced that I was going to be the top rooster. A few more ass whuppings soon sorted that out. I learned a lot about humility, and honour from the men I served with. I learned nothing of worth from the bulk of the officers who commanded me. I learned a lifetime worth from the NCOs who took me under thier wings.

Now at nearly 39 yrs old I can finally say I am happy with the person I am. I base my life guidelines on what they taught me... on the concepts of honour and loyalty and on the love I get from and give to my kids and friends...

 

[scylis]

It took me 10000 posts of pure rubbish, and now I'm ready to fess up to all the games I've been playing. You will soon find out why ever word I have posted at this fucking board has been one huge joke. Why? You may be asking yourself. The reason is quite simple. It's not that I'm a man, instead of a woman. It's because in my heart of hearts, I, Lavender, am.........*gasp*..............a REPUBLICAN.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOO

*gasp*

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

 

[Unclebill]

Are you religious? Raised Southern Baptist; matured and became an Atheist.

Are you kind? To those who deserve it.

Are you bitter? Only occasionally.

What are your political views? Libertarian as dictated by my Objectivist philosophical principles.

What do you hold most dear? My freedom.

What do you most despise? Dishonesty.

What forces shaped you back when you were young & pliable? My mother and one of her employers who was perhaps the most honorable man I've ever known personally.

 

[RisiaSkye]

I can't answer this. Sometimes, I don't even know how I got home, much less how I got here.

Or, if you want an honest answer: I do know, but I'm longwinded and it's already a long story. That would only result in boredom all around.

Won't say it. Won't say it. Won't say it.




Whores.





Damn

 

[SXCRgirl]

What happened between then and now to make you you? Life happened. I was raised to be an over-achiever. My parents didn't believe in second best. I was always taught that winning was everything. Because of this mindset, I became a perfectionist and I created the perfect enemy... myself. Nothing was ever good enough for me and I put a horrendous amount of pressure on myself to succeed.

Are you religious?Yes, I'm religious. I recently just went through a really tough year. I had to quit my job for personal reasons and I went through a really tough breakup. These events were enough to make me question the whole point of life. I realized a lot of things and who I am today is a result in believing that there is a Higher Power and that everything comes from Him.

Are you kind?Yes, I would like to think so.

Are you bitter?Yes, in some ways I am. I am working on that. I'm bitter about my breakup. I'm bitter about certain events that have happened in my life. But, for the most part, I've come to realize who I really am. I'm starting to make peace with the knowledge that I have.

What are your political views?I think I'm going to practice my 5th amendment right here.

What do you hold most dear?I hold my family and my friends as the most dear to my heart. I don't know what I would have done without their unconditional love and support.

What do you most despise?I despise men who have no integrity, I despise cowardice and rudeness.

Who are you, and how did you get to be you? I am me because today, I have the courage to be me.

 

[AzureAngel]

I'll make a list - I could go on for too long, otherwise. Top three.

1) Mom has a breakdown and has had mental issues since I was 7 or so.

This made me mentally strong. Able to cope with my own problems and not turn to anything else. Arguably, it made me too stubborn TO turn to anything else, like therapy or drugs. It made a clean cut in family relations for me, both with her and with my father. It also put a large layer of shit on a lot of my personality traits that she never cared for. My free spirit, my sense of adventure... things like that. Things mothers often want boundaries on. I have a lot of those now and I don't WANT them. Takes a lot of work to be rid of them. It also helped me to understand those with mental illness better.

2) Dad is a Preacher Man

This exposed me to much of the morality that I hold myself to, today. That's one of two positives I find in this. I'm glad that I have my morals. The second positive is my knowledge of religion so that I can make an informed decision for myself, rather than a half-assed choice either way. The negatives? A lot of conflict between my father and I, as I don't believe his religion anymore and, for many years, I was still forced to go to services. There's still friction in the family, as everyone else is happy with their beliefs and I disagree. Not openly, but they know.

3) "Shut the fuck up and take some responsiblity for making your life better."

A random quote in a chat room, addressed to someone other than myself. I overheard it and suddenly things clicked for me. By the end of the summer, I was over my self-esteem problem that I'd struggled with for years. Other problems have since been cakewalks. I'm a happy little camper.

 

[AzureAngel]

4) "You don't use lube? Holy shit. What do you have? Lotion? No? Hmm. You have conditioner? That'll work. Use that."

*Starts singing the Aladdin tune...* A whole new woooooooorld... a new fantastic pooooooooint of vieeeeeew...

*Snickers.*

 

[alexandraaah]

Sweet Jesus.

 

[MunchinMark]

Once upon a time, we were all five-year-olds playing in the sandbox and swinging on the swings. Today, we're adults with deeply held convictions and values. What happened between then and now to make you you? Are you religious? Are you kind? Are you bitter? What are your political views? What do you hold most dear? What do you most despise? What forces shaped you back when you were young & pliable?

Who are you, and how did you get to be you?

Yeah, but I was the really serious kid. My mother said I was 4 going on 40. I've been getting less serious as I get older. Apparently my dad was the same, so I'll blame him. He did it, tell him off.

All of the opinions and events that have come to my attention during the last 22 years (on Saturday). If it was something that I disagreed with, then it still shaped my views and personality. There have been a few people in my life that have had a stronger effect on me.

OK nothing there is news. But so what? (Raises hands to head, sticks out tongue, blows raspberry and runs off)

 

[Rick DeVille]

Life happened

 

[Wiggles]

Well, I watched alot of Tv as a kid, and I lived on a very busy street, so I didn't have a whole lot of out of school interraction. I think this is the main reason for my lack of people skills, and my quirky way of not really caring about not having them.

I've always been a very sexually oriented person, I think I snuck a few glances at a porno when I was a child... I also began my period at the tender age of nine, I was way ahead of my time.

At the age of thirteen I decided I didn't like the stress of being a virgin, so I lost my cherry. I think this kick started my downward spiral into the world of smut (Literotica).

The last time I saw my father was around age ten, which I blame all my abandonment issues on.

My mother never made me attend church, for that I thank her greatly. I'm free to explore my own views of religion, without having all sorts of funny ideas already shoved into my head.

Most of my music preferences have evolved over time. As a little kid I listened to a lot of Pink Floyd, Guns'n'Roses, Aerosmith. This music was usually played at ear splitting decibels, my parents were/are rock'ers. Since then the main influence is from my friends, boyfriends, and MTV of course. I would say the biggest influence so far was my last boyfriend. He took me to all sorts of oldies concerts. I really appreciate that music now.