I tend to assume everyone is annoyed with me in real life. Very inconvenient, that. Online, not so much - even when it seems that a lot of people are annoyed with me, hah. I don't know, maybe it's because of the internet environment that I just don't give a crap any more. As for what would make me lose interest in a conversation - it does vary, and it does depend, hah. But really, it's mostly hard to say because other people tend to lose interest before I do, and stop replying before I do. For the most part, I can only think of two things. 1. If they're being douchey, or 2. They give a statement that doesn't leave much room for a response. In those cases I might want to babble on, but I don't have a lot to work with. That's pretty much it though.
I feel kind of like an old fogey for saying this, but I'm kind of concerned about the younger generation. It seems a lot of people have really warped views on everything, and it's just like... how the hell did this happen. I see young people talking (on the meme, for example) about stuff I had no clue about at their age, and I'm left feeling like -- I don't know! Like I should protect them or something. Which is ridiculous, and just poking my nose in where it doesn't belong, but there we go.
Characterization: You're right about that. I'm just one who worries about anything and everything, no matter if there is a good reason to do so or not. Fff. As for your little tangent, YES. I love that too. The fact that it's so open for stuff - it's the very reason I've been able to stick with it for as long as I have, and the reason I've been so prolific with my writing. I swear, I haven't written this much in ages. It's wonderful~
My history books are reasonably-sized and softcover. I ordered the Sweden and Finland books from Amazon, and they were both about $20; I got my Baltic book from a used book store, though (it's about $30 online). I wish I could find more, though. Argh, I wish it wasn't so difficult to get stuff. I don't mind ordering stuff off Amazon, as I love having a shelf full of books (or, er, floor full of books. I don't have a bookshelf). But so much of it isn't in stock, or I'd have to wait a month, and I just. alksjdf I'm too impatient, I don't want to wait.
When I was in high school, we barely covered any history whatsoever. It was basically just "Nazis are bad. Commies are bad too. Mmhmmyep". As far as I know there was never a history option in my school at all, sigh. It's frustrating, because I feel like I don't know anything at all about what I should know. My school did suck - when I went down east I felt like I was so way behind everyone in my education - and it's like... I don't know. I feel like I was cheated out of a proper education.
they just kind of reminded me of Canada YES. YES. SOMEONE ELSE WHO THINKS THIS WAY. Okay, well, for me it's mostly Finland that reminds me of Canada (doesn't help that I've heard it called "The Canada of Europe" on occasion) but, anyway. alskdjfkdf yessss. I think that's why I'm so attracted to that particular country - the parallels I see, and the further parallels I draw from reading about it, ahhh... (And I do think their matching flags are just too cute, as well. Eeeeeee, especially like, the fact that Norway's and Iceland's are inverse of each other, alskdjf)
GET THEE TO A LIBRARY. I will be gone for almost a week so clearly you will need something to read during that time aside from my tl;dr. Consider this your motivation. ;p
Mehhhh, I don't feel bad at all; the stuff is horrible. As long as people realize it's horrble - and most people do - then it's all good. Seriously, that stuff is just hilarious. But the fact that it's published gives me hope that maybe I can get published someday. I mean, if dreck like that makes it into print, then... who knows. Much like you, I'd never admit to liking fic in real life. Buuuuut I can get away with saying I like romance because I read medieval romance. Of course, it mostly consists of manly men riding around the woods whacking each other with big sticks... or swords... but you know. Whatever. SAME DIFFERENCE only not xD
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Date: 2009-07-20 09:00 am (UTC)As for what would make me lose interest in a conversation - it does vary, and it does depend, hah. But really, it's mostly hard to say because other people tend to lose interest before I do, and stop replying before I do. For the most part, I can only think of two things. 1. If they're being douchey, or 2. They give a statement that doesn't leave much room for a response. In those cases I might want to babble on, but I don't have a lot to work with. That's pretty much it though.
I feel kind of like an old fogey for saying this, but I'm kind of concerned about the younger generation. It seems a lot of people have really warped views on everything, and it's just like... how the hell did this happen. I see young people talking (on the meme, for example) about stuff I had no clue about at their age, and I'm left feeling like -- I don't know! Like I should protect them or something. Which is ridiculous, and just poking my nose in where it doesn't belong, but there we go.
Characterization: You're right about that. I'm just one who worries about anything and everything, no matter if there is a good reason to do so or not. Fff.
As for your little tangent, YES. I love that too. The fact that it's so open for stuff - it's the very reason I've been able to stick with it for as long as I have, and the reason I've been so prolific with my writing. I swear, I haven't written this much in ages. It's wonderful~
My history books are reasonably-sized and softcover. I ordered the Sweden and Finland books from Amazon, and they were both about $20; I got my Baltic book from a used book store, though (it's about $30 online). I wish I could find more, though. Argh, I wish it wasn't so difficult to get stuff. I don't mind ordering stuff off Amazon, as I love having a shelf full of books (or, er, floor full of books. I don't have a bookshelf). But so much of it isn't in stock, or I'd have to wait a month, and I just. alksjdf I'm too impatient, I don't want to wait.
When I was in high school, we barely covered any history whatsoever. It was basically just "Nazis are bad. Commies are bad too. Mmhmmyep". As far as I know there was never a history option in my school at all, sigh. It's frustrating, because I feel like I don't know anything at all about what I should know. My school did suck - when I went down east I felt like I was so way behind everyone in my education - and it's like... I don't know. I feel like I was cheated out of a proper education.
they just kind of reminded me of Canada
YES. YES. SOMEONE ELSE WHO THINKS THIS WAY. Okay, well, for me it's mostly Finland that reminds me of Canada (doesn't help that I've heard it called "The Canada of Europe" on occasion) but, anyway. alskdjfkdf yessss. I think that's why I'm so attracted to that particular country - the parallels I see, and the further parallels I draw from reading about it, ahhh... (And I do think their matching flags are just too cute, as well. Eeeeeee, especially like, the fact that Norway's and Iceland's are inverse of each other, alskdjf)
GET THEE TO A LIBRARY. I will be gone for almost a week so clearly you will need something to read during that time aside from my tl;dr. Consider this your motivation. ;p
Mehhhh, I don't feel bad at all; the stuff is horrible. As long as people realize it's horrble - and most people do - then it's all good. Seriously, that stuff is just hilarious. But the fact that it's published gives me hope that maybe I can get published someday. I mean, if dreck like that makes it into print, then... who knows.
Much like you, I'd never admit to liking fic in real life. Buuuuut I can get away with saying I like romance because I read medieval romance. Of course, it mostly consists of manly men riding around the woods whacking each other with big sticks... or swords... but you know. Whatever. SAME DIFFERENCE only not xD