No it's not that you're less interesting, just less offensive (standoffish). I'll defriend you if you want. Wait, no I won't. I'd be lonely.

It's funny, because that's one of the few things Brandon and I drastically differ on. Even in simple phrasing, we choose very differently. Here's an amusing example--once, I read a book that no one had given me possitive feedback on (via LJ), but I was enjoying anyway. When I finished it, I understood WHY people may not have liked it, but I still thought it was great. Brandon was at the computer at the time, and I asked him to write a quick post for me, saying "I don't care what anybody says, I still liked it". What he wrote for me was, "Nobody knows what they're talking about, I liked it". I think you can understand the difference.

I used to scold him for coming on a little too strong, but I figured it would be worse to go around trying to soften his comments, then I'd just seem like a jerk. He expresses himself his way, I express myself my way, and in the end, it doesn't hurt us at all.

You can always defriend me, and then friend me again a week later. That's cool too.

that's one of the things that i love about you two. sometimes when two people are involved in one of these "relationships," they become too much like each other... to the point where they may as well be the same person. and that's just annoying.

you two, on the other hand, remain yourselves. you each retain your own distinct ways of dealing with things, talking, and acting. and i love you each individually for who you are. :)

aw.

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aw.

Aww. Thanks Tara.

"I feel special, on accounta I added you and Brandon and Patrick all at the same time, as a result of your contributions in this argument with Stephen (antithesisdim)."

i remember that! we were talking about love, if i recall.

it's so weird that he said that. I guess it does come off that way online...he's more direct then you or something. I don't really know. But it's hard for me to perceive it that way. In person, I see it almost opposite. You as more opinionated, and him as more ummm...flexible or questioning. or something. That sounds bad, I don't really mean it like that. But the tones you each take when you talk... I feel like you're more direct, especially with your enunciation, and his thoughts and speech are more explorations than conclusions. Does that make sense?

It does make sense. You're right, totally. We discussed one time how it seemed that he and I flip-flop when it comes to how we portray ourselves online and in life. Also, in real life I'm very spontaneous, but never in writing, while he's just the opposite.

Either way, it's still all good. Thanks for noticing ^_~

you're adorable.

well what the hell is that supposed to mean?!

jesus christ.

that means you're awesome!

hey, I'll see you tomorrow! Is that ok?? Will I get to meet Alex now? It's all so....sooooo exciting.

sounds great to me :)

Though, I don't think he's standoffish exactly, just very direct. I take the Japanese-style vagueness approach whenever I want to say anything I think might be interpreted as offensive. I also tend to write and re-write those kinds of things to the point where my original emotion is watered-down enough to keep tempers from flaring.

Basically, I'm a wuss, hehe.

I'll defriend him and keep you! I shall make a grand example of it.

... no, wait. he's not on my watchlist anyway.

... too bad.

He's an interesting guy, actually, you should check him out, add him, then defriend him to make me feel important.

Or, alternately, you shouldn't do any of that.

Thanks for being on my friends list regardless.

Noone ever seems to drop me anymore. I guess I need to speak my mind a little more.

By the way, do you ever sing "crazicreek" instead of "crazy beat" while you sing along with that song? I just put it on right now and I couldn't resist.

Yeah, all the time. In fact, everytime I sign into LJ I do it. Or my email. It's too much fun.

I'm such a dork, hehe.

i also do this dorky thing.

so how do you determine if you've been defriended?

Use Joule.

I usually notice when checking into my profile or something. Often it will be a while before I notice, but I look at my profile whenever I sign into LJ at work, so that's usually when I see it. Like, "Oh, yesterday 10 people were friends with me, today there are only 9. I wonder who dropped me?" kind of a thing.

Well, originally, I friended you because you were important to the Bibbleness. But anymore, you are an entity in your own right and it wouldn't even occur to me to defriend you in relation to defriending Bibble.

But then, I couldn't defriend him. I'd still have to read him and it would just be extra work...

aw even though everyone hates me?? :hugs!: when fox defriended me like ten people followed.

I don't understand that. Much too much like follow the leader.

Somehow, I don't think everyone hates you; many think you're just froopy!

i'm not too worried. confused, perhaps at times, though. froopy is good! i think everyone is froopy! and no-one!

i'm just glad that you're still around, is all i mean.

Like I said; you'll have difficulty getting rid of me.

I saw a bumper sticker on a car today that said 'protest slave labor at your local mall' and thought of you and absentmammoth.

bahahah! that's awesome! and that you thought of us! it's so true. i want one.