in_the_ether: its really quite astounding how differen

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in_the_ether) wrote,
@ 2005-10-17 17:57:00

its really quite astounding how different all my friends are. having read my whole friends page at once, im in awe at the variety.

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	fromthewall 2005-10-17 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	Man, this sounds like highschool. Too much drama. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	fromthewall 2005-10-17 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	I don't even know who you are, but it sure is fun to get a rise out of you. And don't give me that whiny crap, child. Just from your response to my comment -- which, if you had the presence of mind to notice, was a neutrally sarcastic remark, and most definitely not an attack on you or Polina -- you need to re-evaluate your claim that you value honesty. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

viruk
2005-10-17 06:27 pm UTC (link)

I am Kevin Smith. Not that it means anything, it's merely a name.

Getting a rise out of me is fun, I do it all the time.

whiny...yes, I probably do whine. Oh well. that's life.

child...brilliant, speaking as if you are more mature and such. Well, perhaps you are. congratulations, you are more mature than me. Perhaps you would like a medal?

sarcasm is difficult to see when you read it at the best of times. Then you add in my inability to take hints, and it's impossible.

I do value honesty, but you claimed it was sarcasm. Sarcasm is a form of a lie. Yes, a lie which is said in a manner that most people know it's a lie, but considering I cannot read the intonation and such, well, I guess it's a lie.

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	underadarksky 2005-10-17 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	All you seem to be doing is backing up Lulu's original statement. Drama, drama, drama. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	underadarksky 2005-10-17 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I certainly never intended to "open myself to your anger". This is probably best left between you and Polina. (Reply to this) (Parent)

fromthewall
2005-10-17 06:44 pm UTC (link)

Okay, well, since this seems to be degenerating into a discussion about semantics, I'll just finish off with: Well, nice to meet you, Kevin Smith, but tell any businessperson (especially a marketer) that a name is just a name and see if you don't get laughed out the door. A name can mean millions of dollars, as your moniker is. And that makes all the difference.

If you're offering, I would like a medal, yes. Shiny things are always welcome.

Also, maybe you should be careful who you swear at in the future. It's a good way to get hurt. I wouldn't do anything more than engage in some verbal sparring; others might. Unless, you know, you're into that kind of bar-brawl stuff. ^_^

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viruk
2005-10-17 06:50 pm UTC (link)

I'm not a marketer. I am more of an engineer. Though not yet, perhaps even never.

the only medals I have are ancestor's ones, and thus not mine to give. Even if they were, I expect I'd have to have a proper sentimental attachment to a person before I gave them one.
otherwise...well, I might be able to get you a warcraft medal. might be worth 50c...

aye, swearing at people can be a good way to get hurt. In person, I probably would not. Unless you really ticked me off, which can happen, I wouldn't do anything. I am violent, but I repress it well. or badly? depends on if repression is a good thing.
I am also skin and bones, I do not get into fights. most of them are harmful to my health, afterall.
meanwhile, I am a bit curious about why you'd smile if I was into bar-brawl stuff.

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	a_benign_hum 2005-10-17 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	since it hasn't been said at this point, and wow, quite a lot has... i think you've done a good job of making it abundantly clear why she stopped talking to you in the first place. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	a_benign_hum 2005-10-17 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	i think the fact that you'd do something like this says enough, regardless of your normal methods. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	a_benign_hum 2005-10-17 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	email, telephone, snail mail you know, anything other than a public forum really (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	a_benign_hum 2005-10-17 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	YOU might not have anything to hide, but you should generally consider the preferences of the other involved party before making a scene in public. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	a_benign_hum 2005-10-17 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	your patience eh. you shouldn't have been waiting. once you knew the situation, you should have understood it, maybe rationalized it to yourself, and moved on with life. instead you decided to make a scene. i'm done feeding the troll. goodnight everyone. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

viruk
2005-10-17 08:31 pm UTC (link)

I have yet to know the situation. Polina disappears, I'm left questioning why. The situation is not apparent to me.

meanwhile, the scene, as you call it, would have easily been prevented by a simple explanation during the past couple of months.

and yes, nicely done feeding the troll. I am being entertained here, afterall. At least, unlike the trolls on the warcraft forums, I post on my "main"...

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	fromthewall 2005-10-17 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, fine, you want closure on the matter, but what does she owe you -- or anyone -- that she should hide?! Why do you think she'd want to "truly disappear" at all? She clearly still has other friends. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

viruk
2005-10-17 08:22 pm UTC (link)

frankly, I belive I deserve an explanation. during the year or so that we were friends, I do not recall being an asshole to her, before today of course. I do not remember affecting her negatively, or hurting her, or anything along those lines.

perhaps I have selective memory, but I doubt it.

yes, she has other friends. if she wanted to disappear from people like myself, she would have gone friends only. Then her other friends could read it, but people like myself could not.

and she doesn't owe me anything that she should hide. I believe she owes me an explanation, and I don't care if it's public or private.

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	fromthewall 2005-10-17 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	And, what, you think she doesn't know how to make entries friends only? You're making the assumption that she cares enough to go private, but the obvious conclusion is that she just doesn't care, and you'll just have to deal with it. She has effectively eliminated interaction by doing exactly what she's doing right now, anyway, so I'd say her methods are right on. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

viruk
2005-10-17 08:40 pm UTC (link)

her methods aren't quite right on. See the entire comments to this post for my reasoning there. I do not have to stop, and perhaps I will not. Who knows. I asked what happened to her, I requested to know what was going on a couple of times. I feel that's enough niceties on my part. I want to know what the hell happened, and I will continue to try and find out.

see, I have a perhaps odd sense of loyalty. My friends are very important to me, and I would do much for them. Even though these comments have presumably ruined any slight chance of her and I being friends in the future, I have yet to give up. I have, sadly, had friends disappear in the past. The two of them are two of my best friends. Did I learn from it? not really, I never was told what happened, or what I did wrong. How did I become friends with them again? Well, I'm not too sure. but I made a lot of effort in there...I even changed slightly, with one of the cases (see the anger repression type things...).
I am still ever so slightly hopeful that I will get to see Polina again someday, and on good terms. as I say, these comments may have ruined whatever chance was left, but that doesn't prevent me from trying. What else can I do but try?

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	zhudson 2005-10-17 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	Beat me to it, ya bastard! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Silly rabbits! Trix are for kids! scotchguard 2005-10-17 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	molests Polina. Respectfully (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Silly rabbits! Trix are for kids! msmarfleet 2005-10-17 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not a kid... legally, not effectively... and I still want/have trix. I've stashed them away. And turn them. I want to be respectfully molested too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Yeah, Polina! todana 2005-10-17 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	Where did you go? Why did you leave me???? Omg, sorry. I got so wrapped up in the comments, I started to think about the time Brad Pitt started avoiding me and "blocking me on msn" (calling the cops when I stole his panties). (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	Re: Yeah, Polina! todana 2005-10-17 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Wow! This is getting catty! I would be terribly hurt, but there is no reason that I should be at all embarrassed by anything you may have been told about me. So instead, I'm bewildered by your attempt to get personal. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	Re: Yeah, Polina! todana 2005-10-17 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Look, I know that my manly cowboy ruggedness may be appear slightly odd on my body...but I'm just like anybody else. I cry real tears too, you know! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	Re: Yeah, Polina! scotchguard 2005-10-17 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Dude. Play nice or you'll get your comeuppance. No, really. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	Re: Yeah, Polina! msmarfleet 2005-10-18 08:36 am UTC (link)
	Comeuppance can come in many forms. In person, via plane train or automobile, smoke signals, retroactively through time. Comeuppance, like your curiosity apparently, knows no bounds. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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viruk
2005-10-18 12:19 pm UTC (link)

I see...aw well. In theory, I should make some sort of formal apology to all above. However, the problem hasn't been resolved, probably won't ever be, and I do not believe I was "in the wrong" with my initial post. The stuff that came afterwards, well, that's much more obvious in terms of right and wrong. Even though I believe some of the responses do not deserve any respect from me, I realise that my own responses do not deserve any respect either.

I believe, for now, I will leave it at that.

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