lonely

that struck me too, lee, though without any knowledge of familiar particulars

even skipping a generation with inheritance seems questionable unless the parents are rich enough already or they would lack the discretion to use it in their children's interest

About to move within my new city, from one end to the other, more friendless than I've ever been after (inadvertently) ostracizing the one good local friend I did have. (Awkwardly, I am moving within close proximity to that person though there's little hope of reconciliation in any event.)

giving a friendly noncreepy telepathic hug to anyone who needs it

happy holidays Morbs!

why thankyew, mazel tov

hey morbs

merry christmas

happy birthday zora and love to all

Oh wow, thanks guys :) Leee, the birthday ASCII is so cool, it's like being 11 again. :)

Merry christingmas everyone!

fwiw my dad doesn't mean to be insensitive. He is a very kind and charitable person. His thinking is that we are well enough off to get by, whilst things will be harder for the next generation. Also, he was a teenage parent so he's looking to avoid death duties being payable twice, you know, us not being that much younger than he is.

good to know he means well

(and yeah, that was my first attempt at ASCII art in about 15 years - took me a few minutes before i even remembered how to fetch the box outline characters)

http://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/84386b2542109c869a362fa3db3d12e0/tumblr_miw32ks4zu1qisuj3o1_500.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog's_dilemma

i didn't know about that term. thanks for the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Uua9xwK4Q

If I could just grab a melon baller and dig this little bit of loneliness out of my mind I could really get on with this numb, pointless existence in earnest.

word

i agree that there is a lot of numbness in the world, but i think there is a point. i think people have a point, but sometimes it's very hard to find. and loneliness is a problem. last night i went to the pub and got a plate of fries alone. the fries are always amazing there.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/3320c7fb0e65bb18e4767bfdcf0bb2d4/tumblr_mmvjnh6seb1re30fbo1_500.png

http://25.media.tumblr.com/c882a4517b939c20a4aab96eb2f8d704/tumblr_mmvjnh6seb1re30fbo2_500.jpg

aw william jones man :(

So I was gonna post this on the GURL thread, but then I thought "If I think this is gender-land-grabbing bullshit, wouldn't it be better to get other perspectives?"

http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/love,-sex-and-relationships/are-women-lonelier-than-men-20130618-2ofn3.html

The title is deceiving; it's not about "are women lonelier than men" but "is loneliness worse for women than for men." I mean, I dispute the former utterly; this thread certainly shows everybody in their loneliness. But the latter... I suspect it's complicated. I certainly think that society treats the condition of "being on your own" differently for the genders. On one hand, there's such a prevalent and accepted view of a male "loner" as Being A Thing, while an unaccompanied woman is a vision not of strength or resilience but portrayed either as victim, or the subject of fear, loathing and demonisation. On the other hand, I suspect that the portrayal of "women" as "the social gender" makes it harder for men to admit to or try to ask for help with being lonely.

Anyway, you know how much I hate pieces like this which unnecessarily gender Things Which Are Not Gendered. But there's a rash of "loneliness and how it diminishes your life expectancy" articles lately. And FFS, like it's not bad enough feeling the stigma, and the embarrassment at having to admit to Being Lonely, but now I have to worry that it will kill me, too.

Aeon Magazine did a similar piece a while back, which was much better written IMO:

http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/olivia-laing-me-lonely-in-manhattan/

one of those "sad loser surrounded by companionship" days

even after Jesus Christ superstar

People who spend all day posting to ILX definitely aren't lonely

broad statement

i cried all the fucking way thru Jesus Christ Superstar

well if that's not what alw musicals are for then idk what

truth

the last JCS I caught had an absurdly nourished Jesus I found it difficult to fully engage

cast for this was great tonight, including my two

rah so

srsly tho the Romans never built a structure woulda held this guy up for three days

what roles did yr two play?

Han was in the chorus and Jay was an apostle. it was a big production for an amateur drama school, used the city's main theatre. set still wobbled a bit tho.

awesome

at least you aren't don henley

small blessings

this would explain p much my entire PC MUSIC posting spree fwiw

met my best friend today. we meet in small installments. it's nice and i enjoy it. but now night has settled - long, dark, abandoned. is this a state one must grow accustomed to

sorry this is so egotistical, something will happen to make me feel less lonely soon, others are suffering more, i'm just attention spoilt. um i'll be in other threads

I love to be alone, I have gone to Silverdale for peace and quiet. The noise of others is deafening sometimes

^me too and i rarely am these days and i fear it is actually killing me

lj yr polysyllabic spree brings content, and content is king, regrettez rien

My son's school requested some photos for PECS assistance and two of the categories they gave us was Family and Friends and we have had to explain that outside of the school he has no friends at all and none of either of his parents families give a fuck about him, so there are no photos we can add as family and friends other than me his mum, me and the fucking labrador! It only bothers me that by the time I am dead this will be a problem and he will be truly lonely.