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No, I play much more racquetball than tennis. I'd like to play more tennis, but I didn't know anyone that plays tennis until very recently.

I joined a Tennis club, I get to play like 3 times a week, I love it. If you're interested, you should join one.

went to one of my old aikido dojos this past weekend! im still hurting (in a good way)! felt good to thump some friends

hello, hello.
I'm new here. I'm 17, and I'm from Massachusetts in the US of A. I've got a new obsession every few weeks- from Noam Chomsky to time travel to ragtime music, and currently I'm working on a short novel and playing a bit of melancholy piano on the weekends. I'm also working on becoming ambidextrous. I like Sherlock Holmes, Virginia Woolf, and garlic Naan, am a vegetarian, and am utterly befuddled by sporting events of any kind.

Nice to meet you all.

I'm Jackie. I live in a tiny town in central Florida that is jam packed full of rednecks. I am totally obssessed with spinning, i.e. creating yarn. Most of my interests lie in the artistic realm. I love handcrafted jewelry and clothing. Music is probably my biggest love. I like everything from jazz to hiphop. I can stand country, though I used to despise it. I would love to travel the world, and hope to get my butt over to India one day. I am liberal. I absolutely adore animals; I have a dog named Wally (the Wonderdog) and a cat named Finnigan.

Hello, I am new here as well. I was diagnosed with Aspergers as far back as I remember. In fact, I think I was one of the first people diagnosed with it under DSM-IV. Anyhow, I am a student in Washington DC, and am studying economics, a subject that (along with politics) fascinates me. I guess I'm in the right town.
I never knowingly met any autistic spectrum individuals until I came to college, when they came in a small flood. Now, I am networking and finding out as much as possible about others with Aspergers. At the expense of sounding peachy, I believe it will help me as a person.

Nice to meet you, DollyJupiter.

I'm pantheist. Most people consider pantheism a "sexed up" version of atheism used to wean people from the idea of god. Funny thing is, I went mormon, then Atheist at 15, then Pantheist at 19, so that doesn't really work with me. Like atheism, pantheism has no formal church or set of beliefs or worship. If theism is "believes in god(s)", atheism is "lack of belief in god(s), then pantheism is "believes everything is god(s)", but it's a little more complicated than that. Let's go into a little depth here:

Practically everything we know of is matter (force such as nuclear or gravitational force aside). Matter at its core boils down to energy, from atoms to protons\neutrons to quarks and down the line. This being said, everything is comprised of primarily one substance: energy (I'm also a neutral monist). This omnipresent energy is what I consider to be the closest thing to a god ideal that I have. Obviously energy does not have an apparent or even comprehendable purpose or "meaning" as it were. The main reason I chose this "belief" if you wanna call it that, is because it expresses a reverence and sort of equality of value with nature and the universe and ourselves as humans. Another reason is that it brings a sort of life to the universe in a way. I had a realization years ago that even rocks were alive in their own way, they just have much longer lifespans , but they too change, degrade, crumble, like us; we just dont speak their language (I don't mean that literally). When I die, I agree with atheists that I end and life as I know it will end, that does not bother me (in fact it brings me more value in appreciating my life and the life of the universe around me). The energy of my body will transfer to back to the energy of the earth, where my energy will be used to nourish grass or trees, and create new life in its own way.

There's my philosophical rant, hope you enjoyed it

-Legato

i dont know what to right,i havent long come round to the idea that i may be an undiagnosed aspie/im 32 and female/i have poor social skills/miss social cues/thought my obsessions were just me being odd.i read about the way some of you on here deal with social communication/its not that i wont do it, i just dont enjoy it, i suddenly felt i was amongst people who are the same. i try to avoid social situations if i can. i do have three children one diognosed, i havent got to much empathy for people i prefer animals,although i would like to me someone special the social stuff is really stressful and i dont know if i could live with anyone as a partner again. the idea is nice. i have been told im perculiar although i cant see how,its not me its everyone else.