new blog post - the venn diagram of where you're from and who you are

[oats]

http://finitelifethenovel.wordpress....-calling-from/


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[Split]

I liked the part about boxing people up and compartmentalizing yourself. Finding out which parts of yourself came from where, it kind of all falls under the theme that no one is original. I wish you'd expounded more on this process of sorting out your identity. People can put YOU in a box- oh yeah, that's the short kid that likes golf. Boom, identity masked. But they can also subsort. "Oh yeah, that's the short kid that likes golf... one of the most sarcastic people I know". That sort of compartmentalization always leads to a discussion of why, when, and how... like a quick character analysis of your friends. It's this projected image of ourselves we always seem to have on our minds, when we reflect on our own personality and identity. And we can never fully keep track of the soup of traits and characteristics our friends are tasting.

[oats]

Thanks, @Split, that's an interesting offshoot for sure. Do you find yourself asking those kinds of questions about others in your personal life? Or do you tend to settle on the simplifications?

[dull boy]

Cool.

[sral]

lmao i figured this was gonna be a link to some survey or something so we could all do our own and some diagram would put it together

wrong.

[Split]

Originally Posted by oats

Thanks, @Split, that's an interesting offshoot for sure. Do you find yourself asking those kinds of questions about others in your personal life? Or do you tend to settle on the simplifications?

When people change, I like to know why. Some change their whole personality in a month, some grow but stay the same person (best kind of growth), and some never change at all- for better or for worse.

I think people adapt to fully realize who they want to be, and I have nothing but respect for these people- unless they lose confidence and retract into who they were before. Those are the worst people.

But I can't judge too harshly as long as you're doing you.

[oats]

Originally Posted by sraL

lmao i figured this was gonna be a link to some survey or something so we could all do our own and some diagram would put it together

wrong.

Lol interactive blogging, coming soon.


@Split I see that, at least in terms of people who are close to me. I honestly could give two shits about jyoti pate from high school - it's always so much easier to typecast her as that weird goth kid who spoke elvish and loved simple plan. But that was my appeal, I suppose, to not take the complexities of others for granted based off of cosmetic definitions we assign, since we tend to buck those definitions ourselves (even when they're accurate).

[veritas]

i do not think I am going to read this, because the responses reek of intellectual elitist hipsterism.

carry on my wayward son...there will be peace when you are done.

[oats]

Originally Posted by The Mind Assassin

i do not think I am going to read this, because the responses reek of intellectual elitist hipsterism.

carry on my wayward son...there will be peace when you are done.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised if you do choose to read it. asks more questions than it attempts to answer, something you can surely appreciate.

[veritas]

maybe you hurt my ego by not choosing to @me? Did we consider that. Of course not dad. stop arguing with mom! leave her alone! I hate when yall fight! and that is why I turned to drugs in the first place. I am Walden.

[Vulgar]

But what if I wanna fit?

[oats]

Originally Posted by Vulgar

But what if I wanna fit?

if you wanna fit, PUT SPIT


@zygote

[Vulgar]

Lord Zygote... where hast thou goneth?

[oats]

I miss him. there was a robotic charm to his punctuality

[PancakeBrah]

I read this, oats.

[oats]

Originally Posted by El Pancake

I read this, oats.

I appreciate the time, truly. feel free to share thoughts/feedback if you would like.

[Certain]

You were a bit more streamlined and focused in this, and you brought things to a strong close. Thoughtful and well-done.

[Destroyer]

also read
enjoyed

[PancakeBrah]

I agree with Certain. Nothing negative to say. I thought motherfuckin was out of place and jarred me a bit. Aside from that I liked it.

GOOD ON YOU OATSY

[oats]

Originally Posted by El Pancake

I agree with Certain. Nothing negative to say. I thought motherfuckin was out of place and jarred me a bit. Aside from that I liked it.

GOOD ON YOU OATSY

Appreciate it. Funny you mention that, I waffled a bit on saying it like that, chose to do so for the humor. I've heard mixed reviews on it, good to hear.