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• 1983-08-05
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• Vancouver, BC
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• 2003-08-02
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• Writer; Part-Time Hero
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• James

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• Visiting eight different myO friends in person thus far
Anime Fan Since
• Winter 2001
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Bleach, Beck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma 1/2 (the guilty pleasure)
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• Visit the myO friends I've missed thus far; complete a cosplay from 300
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• Writing, Gaming, Kung Fu, Movies, Acting somewhat strange in general
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• Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory




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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

   SomeGuy Alpha: Rant of November 15th, 2002:
(The following is the transcript of a hand-written thing made the morning/afternoon of the above date . . . I was derailed from my reading by a friend, and I was heavily motivated . . .)


[NOTE: In the margins at the top of the page is the note, "How is that aquatic aerobics instructor always so energetic?!!!]

What defines maturity? No matter how much it ties in, the effects of aging don't seem to factor in all too highly. The general take of what demotes maturity is what means a person takes to interacting with their environment, be it somatic, spoken, or mental (not in that order, though, I don't have time to make it nice). So yeah, let me take a look here . . . . . oh, and my hand hurts like hell; bear with me . . .

I'm gonna get a little Socratic for a sec. Okay, so in general when people are said to be acting immature they are acting in a childlike manner, correct? (That's right, James.) And in acting in saying so, such people should not be taken all too seriously, as they aren't aware of what final result shall arise from their actions. In example, the person who pouts and can't accept things that didn't go his way should not be thought of as with entirely rational thought. (It seems that way, yes.) In many ways this seems to parallel sanity and insanity, in that sane people should be listened to while insane people be taken somewhat in a different context. (I do not see why not.)

Consider, then, the age-old question of "do the insane really know they're insane?" The basis of judgement of all these sorts of things - insanity, immaturity, and whatever - seems to be one of consciousness. People don't know better. The thought then comes of those who pretend to be insane. Clearly they know that they are in fact acting in a way not like their "true, rational" selves. Why would they do it? For various reasons, I suppose. Regard, then, the ones who take a conscious effort to act immature. Now there is no doubt that some people who openly act immature can in themselves be immature (in this case, the immaturity results from a very, very bad reason to act immature).

At this point I want to drop the old, ugly Greek's method and get to why I'm even bothering with this rant . . . . . . . am I immature?

Forward disclaimer: I am judging myself, so this is therefore very biased. Make your own rant if you disagree.

[NOTE: In the margin reads "Damnit Crystal, I was gonna get reading done today!"]
Why and how would I be considered immature? Let's see . . . I've been known to intentionally hurt myself for kids, I watch cartoons, I tend to perform many actions in a somewhat animated manner . . . oh, and I can still get a kick out of "dick and fart" jokes. Oh, and I'm a wrestling fan (though I've missed it in the past while). Oh! And I also take optimistic looks @ global issues.

Ah screw it! I know I'm not immature, damnit!


(This is the final rant in my binder. Essentially, I didn't feel like ranting about something I already had my mind made up about, so there was no sense in wasting more ink . . . . . so yeah, I hope you all enjoyed this brief period of time where we looked at what sort of a weirdo I was before I became the weirdo bastard of myO. Cheers.)
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