Steve~
I like the distinction you made between being certain and final on something. I have never thought about it in that way before.
There's this stubborn part of me that is black and white about things. I guess that's one thing I need to get over. For instance, Ralphie and I love love love the artist Michaelangelo. Ralphie said to me the other day that he'd love to see the Sistine Chapel to see the ceiling someday. My initial reaction was, 'Ugh. I'd never, ever want to go there. Much less, pay to go... supporting Catholic Church... blah blah...' But then I thought about it later. Why not go? I'd be going as an art lover...
No, not a grant. I meant it more like I'd love to see more results from these organizations. They say this and that, but where's the beef? Sometimes I wonder where it's all going... Not to mention that they seem to try and play this fence balancing thing where they will not be labelled as extreme at the cost of actual results...
Thank you for the nice things you said. I appreciate it. And for the record, I hate dolphins. They get all the research grant money because they're cute. Squids, sea squirts and tubeworms get shafted because they're gross.
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mousepod ~
It does feel like I'm trying to fit into someone's dogmatic mold for me. I think I have to remind myself that it won't work. It's hard.
I have thought about Buddhism from time to time.
While doing research for three characters I played on stage who were Jewish, I thought a lot about Reform Judaism. I even told my mom once that I was going to convert just to give her a heartattack. It almost worked.
I knew there was a reason I asked for advice at the LoT. So many cool, smart people here...
