Icarus_Falling wrote:
I confess, those are the same sorts of ridiculous things that amuse and comfort me, and I may very well have picked them up myself; I'll have to send you a pic of my "dogs playing poker" shirt sometime.
Yeah, I noticed your taste for the eccentric.
Icarus_Falling wrote:
Though, I doubt I would have animated them into "real people", for the simple reason that I'm already surrounded by inanimate objects and small creatures (like spikders) who I talk to anyway.
I try to depersonalize real people (I talk to spiders too; there are two in my window at the moment; they're free to leave whenever, but they still stay), at least in school; it's too overwhelming to walk through the hallways (especially by the staircase; whoever designed the school had no idea of how high schoolers move) recognizing each person as a separate, complex entity. I confess I've recently picked up an old habit of watching people though; it's not any particular person, just whichever one catches my attention for whatever reason. It's sobering to realize that they're just as deep as I am, with similar thoughts, hopes, and dreams; that they're capable of viewing the world without saying a word, that they can pass judgment without the flicker of knowledge showing. They're
real. They may be different, but they are not; and yet, we are so different.
I'm an odd creature.
Icarus_Falling wrote:
Good call. Hamlet is probably my single most favorite work of Wil, and the one I'm most familiar with; and of course Madagascar is where my beloved ring-tails dwell, and my beloved hissing roaches.
Yay for hissing roaches! (Ha, I really dislike cockroaches, but hissing ones are cool.) The freshman biology teacher had hissing roaches; I loved them. They were so cool.
Icarus_Falling wrote:
What are their personalities like?
Ah, I'm awful whenever someone asks me a question like that. They're airy and free; life doesn't bother them.
Icarus_Falling wrote:
I hope they're good friends to you, and that they make you feel better. Maybe they can even help you with your essays. <fingers crossed>
Thank you. As much as I wish that they could help with essays (I've got a couple this weekend, along with four hundred other assignments), I don't think they'll listen for that.
I hope you're feeling all right.
I confess that earlier, my mother was sitting in my room and talking to me; at the same time, I was typing, but I was looking at her (the way my computer is placed, I had to look over my shoulder to see her); she mentioned that it was a shame that schools no longer gave typing tests (for wpm, that is), as she thought I would get at least 100 wpm. Of course, I went to find an online one, and have been working at it; however, I keep scoring at 90, which is not 100. I confess I'm determined to hit 100 at least once this evening, if only to tell her that I could (with a lot of practice). God knows I tend to tell her depressing stuff now; some "good" news, no matter how trivial, would be good.
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