As A Poster on A2K

SCoates,

You have an avatar! Good. Does your wife know you're lonely? Here are some platonic zen hugs, to make you feel better.

Sam

I'm not really lonely, I just feed on sympathy. Like those fish... what type of fish was that. I think they're only found near bermuda.

Barracuda?

Empathy is NOT what barracudas feed on. Trust me.

Well, of course not. We were speaking of sympathy.

So what kind of fish are we talking about?

carp?

This discussion has gotten dull fast. Let's all go see if there are any new threads on invisibility.

I think I am the same or similar in real life. Quiet or babbling, straightforward or reticent, a little dithery, sometimes cogent. Laugh a lot. You just can't hear me here. Have gradually learned over a lifetime to express my opinions more, and with less emotion behind the expression, and am learning that here too.

I have an a2k habit that some may have run across, that is writing stream of conscious like, near or actually incoherent, and then come back and edit it. If you catch it before the first few edits, wha?? (and sometimes after them, wha?)
That is how I paint too, editing expression, refining it more, or less.

In real life conversation, sometimes I get on a roll, riffing with myself, and I hear what I am thinking at the same time the listener does.

Hey, that's me.

Osso
Osso, I always knew you were a ditzy dame.

BBB :wink:

Naw, can't say I've ever noticed! :wink:

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Okay, my turn to 'fess up.

I think it real life, I'm a difficult person to get to know well. I tend to be reserved (read distant) except for my immediate family. Some probably think I'm a "right snot" because I won't talk to them. My wife tells me that I give out all sorts of "stay away" vibes when in public.

If I don't like you, my silence and body language will signal that.

Here, on A2K, I'm probably a lot friendlier than IRL and much more communicative.

IRL, if you were to phone our home, my wife would answer 99.9% of the time. I hate talking on the phone, except for family. My wife screens all calls for me, and if she figures I don't want to talk to them (sales call, charities, etc, etc), she'll tell them so.

Here, on A2K, I really make good efforts to communicate, although I sometimes tend to have trouble getting my opinions across to the readers. It's not that I can't write well, but rather I'm not always sure how I feel about a subject.

I abhor conflict, whether IRL or on A2K, and will avoid like the plague if at all possible. I do have a few regrets though on some incidents.

IRL, I have no friends. I hope I've made a few on here.

You have, Reyn, for sure.

Indeed, Reyn. I hope I'm one of them.

I've never liked you reyn.

pshaw

I think I'm pretty similar on A2K and in real life. I get wound up easily and stand up for myself, and also hate to see anyone else put down.

Who you see here is who you would see out there. A pleasant mild mannered man who never causes anybody any trouble.


I discuss politics and religion with many people; but, I am careful... I know who in the real world cannot handle discussion.

Reyn,

I was raised to not like conflict, just to be adamant in my quiet beliefs of my parents.

I've changed my view on that but been rather slow to slug it out easily. In fact I'm not alone. People are aggressive or passive aggressive, both nasty adjectives for dealing with disagreeing. Even quiet well explained disagreeing can be damned annoying as a kind of arrogant controlling behavior. Tis certainly a thicket. Though some seem to just be able to talk and discuss, and that appeals to me.

I used to be the shyest girl in the world. Some of us loudmouths are compensating years later.

As I get older though, I want to represent myself from time to time, and am working at it.

Others come at this from the opposite direction, or directions. None of us are all so perfect.


I am hoping, Reyn, while trying not to be presumptuous, that when you do retire, you relax a bit and let some people into your daily life in your location. Not that you need to be mr. personality, but to reach out a bit. I bet the locals are no worse than us... and most of us are butterballs under cover.

I've been told that in real life I'm remarkably similar to that Bi-Polar Bear fellow.

Yeah the bear guy, I've never liked him either.