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I'm going to try... But it's very scary... Wouldn't want someone to think I am a psycho freaky stalker... perhaps, H O P E F U L L Y, this person will be at the event I'm going to...
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*rubs hands together in anticipation for the romantic sparks that may happen between any number of Jatraqueros at Kamacon*
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CT is our honored official Hatrack Matchmaker. I think there is a thread around here somewhere for that.... But I'm not particularly up on Hatrack gossip--if I knew anything it would only be because it was announced here.
I do love seeing Jatraqueros find "that special one" amongst this wonderful group.
I take it you are single, Trevor. You never know, it might happen to you too! Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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Bev - you'll be hard pressed to find a topic I'm not cynical about.
And what the heck is a Jaq...something? Sounds like a "cheap Mexican restaraunt special", not unlike school cafeteria "mystery meat."
As to what we're really talking about - I haven't a clue. Most of the time, I just grin and fake it - but I think we started talking about shoving Syn into the terribly scary waters of dating and social interaction and securely locking the door behind her.
Synth has been longing for love for a long time, but isn't comfortable going out and confronting this. I have my suspicions that there is a special someone she is looking forward to meeting at Kamacon. I might even have a guess at who it is. That is what I *think* we are talking about.
Trevor, I am a personal believer that cynics are some of the most unhappy people out there. Especially if cynicism keeps you from love. Being the eternal optomist that I am, I hope that someday you find your own special someone and find that love isn't a complete sham after all. Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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Bah. Cynics are the last true optimists - we expect the worst and keep hoping to be proven wrong. Of course it hasn't happened yet, but there ya go.
So Syn is hoping for some mystery meat at the Con? I guess my lunch room analogy wasn't that far off after all.
JOKING! I swear to any God you like, I'm only joking!
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Well, knowing Synesthesia like I am not sure I do, I would say she is more looking for a soul-mate than for meat, but whatever works.
I could be wrong on it being at Kamacon, though. I jumped to that conclusion without much info to go on.
Well, as long as cynics still hope for the best, I guess that isn't all bad. I do hope you are proved wrong. Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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I would love to go myself. If it weren't for our kids, I think I would try to make it. I believe the one in Chicago is around August 13-15 or so.
Huh, I was wrong about Kamacon. Guess my feminine intuition needs a tune-up!
Well, whatever adventure you are embarking on, Synesthesia, I wish you the best.
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Chicago?!?! *moan* I wanna gooooooo. I have only been to Chicago ONE TIME and it was an airport and that doesn't count!
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Isn't there another "branch" Kamacon happening on the east coast? Massachussetts? I can't remember. I haven't paid much attention since my going is out of the question.
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As to an East Coast gathering, I dunno - I've heard mention of something happening around DragonCon in Atlanta, which means I might have to put in an obligatory appearance.
quote:And if it was O'Hare airport, that wasn't really Chicago. It's actually an annex of Hell.
*ahem*
*lives adjacent to O'Hare in Bensenville. Bensenville - the town next to Hell*
I'll write a suggestion into the village board to change the town motto - you have a name and address I can send to them so appropriate credit is given? Posts: 4344 | Registered: Mar 2003
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I think I might have asked her out.. I think... Here's what happened. She gave me 20 bucks because I missed my train. She seemed conserned about me missing it. SHe said I could pay her back by taking her to dinner or something. She could have been kidding and I am a bit stupid after all... Then later I gave it back because I got offered a ride.. But, it was such a nice thing to do and I didn't get to talk to her that much because there were these other folks there that were cuter than me and tehy were doing that 2 person thing and as usual I was the 3rd silent mouse... So I offered to take her out or something to pay her back for the kind gesture... Which might have been dorky.... We shall see. @_@
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I shall wait and see... But, truly people are confusing. She seems to not mind if I send her essays... I want to send her my fiction story, but I can't find it!
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quote: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And if it was O'Hare airport, that wasn't really Chicago. It's actually an annex of Hell.
*lives adjacent to O'Hare in Bensenville. Bensenville - the town next to Hell*
I'll write a suggestion into the village board to change the town motto - you have a name and address I can send to them so appropriate credit is given?
Gee, I thought Bensenville had been officially annexed into Hell after the screaming about the altered flight paths? (btw I'm in Westmont)
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Do you know if she is receptive to romance with a female? That's gotta be tough, though, not knowing if some one is or isn't open to that.
I have never had a female openly approach me about romantic feelings, but I felt pretty certain when I was in the Philippines that several of the gals I became close to had "crushes" on me. Same-sex romance is extremely common there, far more than here.
But with the girls, it seems that it is quite often not about sex or other forms of physical intimacy as it is just an intense version of female-female friendship. A sort of "exclusive closeness" above and beyond what either girl would share with anyone else, male or female.
I honestly believe that society can affect sexual orientation more than most people realize. I don't know that it can "make" people homosexual (though in some cases it may), but I do believe can open them up to same-sex relationships when they otherwise wouldn't be.
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She is. She's hyper-out. I'm having trouble NOT thinking about her.. How embarassing... Hopefully I can befriend her before she realizes how weird I am... But she has read 2 of my essays and two pages of a story... And talked to me a bit... So if she doesn't realize by now...
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Awww thanks! Interesting about the Phillopines. I once saw an interesting movie. It had terrible acting, but the views on gayness were just fascinating, like how the wife knew her husband was seeing a man, but it didnt' seem to bother her...
Hopefully me and her can be friends... we have much in common it seems.. But it's hard to believe she'd be interested in me in THAT way as I am simply not that cute...
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There is soooo much more to liking someone than just thinking they are attractive physically. And, I'm sure you have your charms, loveliness included.
I have to laugh about what you said about Filipino acting. Heh. It is pretty bad. But yeah, they are very relaxed about same-gender attraction. Such amazing differences from one culture to another....
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Snicker. But by no means universal - as it is a heavily Catholic nation. My uncle has some very definite and unflattering opinions of homosexuals.
Of course, it's amusing because we think his son is - but hasn't come out yet.
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Yeah, I was wondering about the extremely strong Catholic population and if there was friction there. I can imagine his son might be pretty nervous about coming out....
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His son is in the same boat I am - first generation American-born.
But the original 13 parents are all devoutly Catholic, some mellower than others.
So I can't speak to the friction issues in the Philipine Islands, I can assure you it does exist in the transplants.
Although as a society, the Filipinos are far more accepting of inter-racial marriage than most other Asian societies. Probably because the major export of the Philipines is...well...Filipinos.
quote: But the original 13 parents are all devoutly Catholic, some mellower than others.
Scratchin' my head on this one. How does one have 13 parents?
quote: Although as a society, the Filipinos are far more accepting of inter-racial marriage than most other Asian societies. Probably because the major export of the Philipines is...well...Filipinos.
Sad, but true. Man, people there were *always* telling me I needed to marry a Filipino. They were, like, obsessed with the idea! I thought it was cute.
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