stingers and scratchers and pokers in the eye

[the_siobhan]

I had a dream the other night. All I can remember from it is red eyes in the dark, and thick curved claws. Lots and lots of claws.

I'm always amused by the fact that when I talk about having negative emotions, people always say, "Don't feel that way." Can people do that? Just choose to not have a feeling? I've always wondered how that works.

I especially find it incongruous when I talk about anger, because I don't want to get rid of it. I welcome anger when it comes. Not the buzzing prickling kind that comes as a result of stress or frustration or the asshat in the carpark, but the glowing white fury that makes me capable of picking up cars or toppling governments. It's like lava -- pure raw force, and when I have it I can do the impossible.

I treasure my anger. It's slow to come and I cannot force it, but holy fuck does it make shit happen when I get it.

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This is an amusing way to test the consistancy of your belief system. I took two bullets but I contest the logic behind one of them.

I actually figured I'd do a lot worse. I have no problem with admitting that many of my beliefs and opinions are somewhat contradictory, especially as regards religion. In actual fact, I think I was tripped up by my nebulous grip on the wording of what I believe. If that makes any sense.

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the_axel has been continuing the wall-bashing this weekend with the help of the_fury and len9. I was only able to pitch in briefly this morning before heading off to work, but I was there when len9 poked the edge of the wasp nest behind the front wall and got stung for his trouble.

We were fucking lucky he didn't hit it straight on. It is the Biggest Fuck-Off nest I have ever seen in my life. Three feet wide, two feet tall and almost a foot-and-a-half deep, it takes up most of the cavity between the ceiling and window. It's probably been there longer than I've been alive.

Exterminator tomorrow. But first I'm going to see if I can get close enough to take a picture.

Comments

Battleground God

[redcountess]

One direct hit and two bitten bullets - pretty good :-)

[panic-girl.livejournal.com]

len9 poked the edge of teh wasp nest behind front wall and got stung for his trouble

O_O

Len is not allowed to play at your house anymore.

[purplesofa.livejournal.com]

So why is it important for one's belief system to be consistent?

(Personally I like my mundane information expressed consistently, but I have a higher than average tolerance for paradoxes. I'm also happy to believe simultaneously in science and karma.)

[lilactime.livejournal.com]

One bitten bullet, and that's only because I didn't pay close attention to the wording. They should allow do-overs for individual questions. :)

Apparently I have been awarded the TPM medal of distinction. Go me.

The fact that you progressed through this activity without being hit and biting only one bullet suggests that your beliefs about God are internally consistent and well thought out.

Actually, if you answer all the questions with the preset idea that "there is no God", you can't help but be consistent - unless the wording bungs you up.

[iamjw.livejournal.com]

Two direct hits and two bullets bitten - apparently becuase I believe more in the Loch Ness monster than I do in God.

[bar-bar-ella.livejournal.com]

Heh. I, too, appear to have been "awarded the TPM medal of distinction", due to my no direct hits and two bitten bullets.

I think the wording on that Peter Sutcliffe question is very suspect though. I answered it in the sense of believing that *he* believed he was justified, not that *I* believed he _was_ justified doing what he did.

If that makes sense. ;)

Anger

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I get that. I'm not the most motivated person in the world, and anger is one of the few reasons I ever get things done.

People telling you not to have negative emotions either live in an alien world where they're protected from all the bad shit, or are repressing to the point of psychosis.

Philosophy and God

[smurfix.livejournal.com]

No bullets, but three hits in the latter parts.

*Sigh*. If it's rational to believe in X, then the irrationality of believing in Not-X is NOT a given.

If God can do anything, hir being able to change 1+1 to equal 72 doesn't follow. The word "do" implies changing something about the material world.

[the-fury.livejournal.com]

That is the biggest freakin' nest I've ever seen inside!

Holy Jebus!

[2ndaryairplane.livejournal.com]

pictures! lets have the pictures!

i was not happy with the wording of the believe test thingie either.

[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

I don't like "justifiable" in their parlance. I do think it's justifiable to believe [x] or [y]...just not necessarily justifiable on grounds of logic.