X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ced2b975ce40b48d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-14 17:39:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!torn!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!chem4823.usask.ca!taliszanna From: Taliszanna Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Tali's Moogies (was "(Gothic ASCII) - Neil Gaiman's "Death" #1") Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 19:39:22 -0600 Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 64 Message-ID: References: <74j0vtcikpa0627rq0o4eq93i5cu02ql0e@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: chem4823.usask.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: tribune.usask.ca 1005788358 13564 128.233.48.23 (15 Nov 2001 01:39:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@tribune.usask.ca NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Nov 2001 01:39:18 GMT In-Reply-To: Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10362 On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Peter Punk wrote: > On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:27:42 -0600, Taliszanna provoked > the following text (regarding shyness): > > > Enh... In RL, I'm outgoing unless I'm not. If there is someone > >new, I typically have no fears of approaching them and introducing > >myself. > > I am shy, but as i said yesterday, i try to hide that because it used to > get in my way, the way i do it is hiding my shyness even from myself. I > can't explain exactly how i do that but it usually works, although i > have to conquer myself on some occasions. Oh, you mean that you act? I do that. After a while, it isn't just acting. Force of habit takes over and the bashfulness just somehow dissolves away and is forgotten. > >If it's a rotten day, though, I'm not going to pretend that life > >is sugar and daisies. :F > > What often works for me is to pretend it is, forgetting about all the sh*t > that has happened and concentrating on the moment. For me, I recognize that garbage went on earlier, but I say to myself, "I refuse to let so-and-so or such-and-such ruin the rest of the day. That is *mine*, damn it!" [**grin**] I might not necessarily be dancing in the fog, but bloody rights I'll be okay. Maybe it's the influence of Taoism in my life that does it. Ever read "The Tao of Pooh"? That's a fantastic book! ("Great googly moogly!") OBASCII: AMMMMM MMMMMM ZMMM@AAAMMMM MMMMAAAEMMMH :bMRRAAAARRRM,3uuu MRRRAAAARRNE, NNEAAAAAAAAA@MMMMMMHAAAAAAAAARNN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NNEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARNN :UMERRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARREM@, 2MMM@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEMMMR AMMMEAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMMMM AMMHRAAAAAAAAR@MMM 2E7N@AAAAAAAARM;RU MMMMRAAAMMMM MMMMMM ----- Sincerely, "Her Poopiness" (Tali/Jessie Brown/Pope Dances-with-Earwax) http://talis_white_crow.tripod.com/ .============================. : Jolt Cola: tastes filthy, : ; kicks like a mule on speed. ; "=============. ,============" \| ' TAL `.'