tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post3258001270961933413..comments2023-12-14T18:17:52.957-08:00Comments on The Train Wreck Love Life: if you need me, me and Neil'll be hanging out with the Dream KingEmilly Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-57304168880084220002007-07-11T11:09:00.000-07:002007-07-11T11:09:00.000-07:00Point one--using the standard system template, but...Point one--using the standard system template, but I'll see what I can do.<BR/><BR/>Point two--sort of? Once I made exactly the wrong choice of appearance--an attack by giant spiders, I had little fighting ability, so I transformed into a giant spider--which resulted in several people thinking "KILL IT KILL IT" and I got stabbed and thrown into a tentacle pond.<BR/><BR/>The tentacle plant within it was very much of the "KILL IT KILL IT" framework as well, until I took a more humanoid form, and then it changed its mind about what it wanted to do. So I had to verrry carefully slip out of its more, ahem, amorous clutches.<BR/><BR/>I have been injured, have shifted and healed, I use that regularly. I have ported into a place furry, realized there were no furs present and that I was getting dark looks, and shifted to human.<BR/><BR/>But by and large, for the most part, I get trapped in the same conceit as the less changeable--I forget I don't have to obey all the physical laws of others. I think it's just a pattern of thinking. Maybe that will change, too. :)Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-16428388020316724962007-07-11T04:17:00.000-07:002007-07-11T04:17:00.000-07:00em. put two [ br ] break characters at the top of ...em. <BR/><BR/>put two [ br ] break characters at the top of your comments template. <BR/><BR/><BR/>second point. your thoughts regarding how this world is fluid.<BR/><BR/>I am curious. have you ever used that fluidity to your advantage?<BR/><BR/>I mean, have you ever been in a situation ... in which that fluidity helped you. Instead of just being a feature?turnerBroadcastinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966930351554884742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-27237007592719858372007-07-06T16:59:00.000-07:002007-07-06T16:59:00.000-07:00Well, and I do too--recognize the name, not the im...Well, and I do too--recognize the name, not the image, as a long-time veteran of the text-based net.<BR/><BR/>But more than that, I *expect* people to change. Whim and fancy, desire and intent--we live in a world where the physical is malleable, fluid. <BR/><BR/>It is interesting, I find it very interesting, when someone I know keeps the same face, the same form, the same outfit. To me, there's nothing wrong in that--there's nothing wrong in <I>any</I> expression of the soul, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone who doesn't want to be hurt--but it strikes me as very comic-book. And not dismissively so--superheroes, after all, are only partially recognized by the name--the rest of their heroic natures falls back to recognizing the 'suit', the image, the <I>icon</I> of heroism they choose to wear.<BR/><BR/>It's a wide spectrum. On one edge are those who choose one fixed appearance, always, and never change. This, they say, is me. This will always be me. This will always be my form. And on the far far other side of it, people like you, me, meQal Anna when he was on the grid, and a handful of others--who say, keep up, this won't always be me.<BR/><BR/>*grins*Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-39735801781367359492007-07-06T16:51:00.000-07:002007-07-06T16:51:00.000-07:00You know that under normal circumstances my form w...You know that under normal circumstances my form will change at the drop of a hat into whatever catches my fancy at the time. :) <BR/><BR/>I find it odd that most people do have that consistency, with women changing outfits regularly, and a lot of men wearing the same thing each time I see them. I think that says a lot for why RL work is such a pain in the arse. Heh. <BR/><BR/>As a compromise to consistency, my profile picture never changes - even if it's not a picture of myself, it's always the same. I've had people look at my profile and go "oh, I recognize that profile..." <BR/><BR/>People as a whole seem to be more visual-oriented than textually oriented. Maybe it's all the years I've spent chatting online; I always focus on name and not the image, because I expect the image to change. :)Alexandra Ruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293068479980875034noreply@blogger.com