No Silence Allowed

[karlsie]

This is a think tank. Let's start thinking and drop those thinks into the tank. I had to come up with something for this division. Shoot me. See what i care.

[Maya]

Karla, does this mean you are turning into some type of rambo? What is up with the rebellion? I like it.

[Mr. Subversify]

Yeah, after this weekend I should finally have some time to get the pot brewing. I have to confess that getting away from writing for a while has been nice, perhaps a bit too nice as I've found myself content and less angst ridden. Maybe I should start smashing my toe with a hammer or something?

[karlsie]

That's the problem when you raise the truce flag. All at once you're content and have nothing to talk about. Vacationing from writing, for me, is not an option. I tossed and turned last night until five in the morning, despite a full day of celebrating. My body was worn out, but my mind wasn't. It went into hyper-active mode. What was its issue? How people can use the letter of the law for personal gain without considering the moral or ethical consequences of their actions. Don't ask what started me on this. You really don't want to know.

Maya, i think i was born a rebel. If i advocated minimalist living to the point where everyone began reading Thoreau and carrying boxes on their backs for shelters, i would most likely begin complaining that we needed a few homes with fire places to keep us warm in the winter. A writer needs two things to remain stimulated, an adversary and a muse. No greater truth was written about the world of artists than "Le Boheme".

[Maya]

Dammit, it takes alot of energy to write. Energy that has been used elsewhere, ahhemm. NO comment. Yes, baking chicken wings wore me out. Wasted energy that I wasn't supposed to use. To think I painted my nail a pretty red too.

Now what the heck is the hell is the heck is the hell is the heck is the hell is that Karma thing for?

Karla I like the way you've described writing, "Adversary and muse." I feel an itch, maybe it's time to finish some things that I have started. I certainly hope so, it's just that I felt so passionate, did a little research that in turn negated my theory. And then it went bust. Pfft, and now I am angry. When you hear someone's opinion describing filiopietitistic ways as control and following a belief system that was forced on it's descendants, it was like "OH my goodness, this person is right." And there you have it, I was that easily influenced. It made sense. I shall not succumb.

[karlsie]

Our belief systems are largely influenced by environment, although not completely. There is the genetic residue; inherent personality traits communicated through DNA. A history of strong willed, defiant ancestors could create an antagonistic child even in the most docile and ethnically traditional homes. Beliefs are generally what we feel most comfortable with, and our comfort relies largely on what we know.

The truth is, all persuasions are a manipulation; for good or bad, right or wrong; there is an ultimate goal to acquire an agreement. Agreement strengthens our conjectures. Without opposition, we might see our socialized agreement as flawless. Flaws generate when the agreement becomes one of lip service only, while secretly harboring other suspicions or open rebellion occurs, which nature seems always ready to provide.

[Gerald]

I have a complaint. What the hell is with all these damned teenagers driving? Sometimes I give them a ticket just for my own pleasure.

[Sergio Impleton]

I hope that's the only thing you give them for your own pleasure. While you're at it, could you take away my wife's license to drive? The fuel expenses are killing me.