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Nov. 21st, 2003
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Nov. 21st, 2003 08:38 amLast night I had a dream about this week's Angel, which I missed. It involved these glowy pod creatures, who always travelled in pairs. One of the creatures was killed during an incident with W&H, in which Spike was present. So the creatures blame Spike, and are out for revenge. Oh, and he's inexplanably corporeal again. So the only way to make these not-quite-evil glowy pod creatures stop seeking their revenge on W&H employees and Spike in particular, Angel's group has to kill another of them, so that their numbers will be even pairs again, and they'll be satisfied. Angel deosn't know that yet though.
So Spike, in order to live, ends up hiding in a cave with Anya and Joyce, who are apparently also being hunted by them, despite the fact that they're both supposed to be very dead. They're corporeal again too. And the only way all three can live is to so a Ceremony of Life while in the cave.... which basically means lots of sex. Despite the fact that Spike's vampire and can't give life.
So you end up with Spike/Anyay/Joyce having very artsy but only R-rated sex (lots of kissing and licking and butt-nudity, but no visible penetration), with a bunch of glowy pod beings around them but forbidden to go forward and interrupt the Ceremony.
All this was making me very anxious. As artsy as the menage a trois was, I was thinking that it spelled the doom for Spuffy. For some reason, a resurrected Anya and Joyce together doing because it meant they would live was way more threatening than Angel/Spike flirtations of a hundred years ago or Angel/Buffy naseum of the recent history.
At the time that I was dreaming, I was completely convinced that this was the content of Wednesday's ep.
I think my subconscious is telling me I need to catch up on the episodes I've missed and stop putting myself through Spike withdrawal.
So Spike, in order to live, ends up hiding in a cave with Anya and Joyce, who are apparently also being hunted by them, despite the fact that they're both supposed to be very dead. They're corporeal again too. And the only way all three can live is to so a Ceremony of Life while in the cave.... which basically means lots of sex. Despite the fact that Spike's vampire and can't give life.
So you end up with Spike/Anyay/Joyce having very artsy but only R-rated sex (lots of kissing and licking and butt-nudity, but no visible penetration), with a bunch of glowy pod beings around them but forbidden to go forward and interrupt the Ceremony.
All this was making me very anxious. As artsy as the menage a trois was, I was thinking that it spelled the doom for Spuffy. For some reason, a resurrected Anya and Joyce together doing because it meant they would live was way more threatening than Angel/Spike flirtations of a hundred years ago or Angel/Buffy naseum of the recent history.
At the time that I was dreaming, I was completely convinced that this was the content of Wednesday's ep.
I think my subconscious is telling me I need to catch up on the episodes I've missed and stop putting myself through Spike withdrawal.
[Poll #208547]
My answers: I usually feel that a statement comment does not require a reply, but a question is a deliberate request for a reply. I do feel slightly miffed if I ask a question of someone I know on LJ (as opposed to a stranger's journal I'm visiting for the first time), and they don't respond at all. Many times I forget that I commented on something until they reply (like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stakebait says she does), but most of the time if I ask a question and they don't resond, even to say that they have no answer they want to/ can share with me, I think it's a little bit rude. Not toward it would make me mad or anything, but it's kinda frustrating. In this I don't really distinguish between people I only sometimes converse with and people I frequently converse with-- to me the issue is the same for both.
Not personal questions really, because if they don't answer than a *I* haven't really lost out on anything. But if the question is related to the content of the post itself, that deserves a response. Or technical questions, where you ask, "That thing you did on your LJ is so cool, could you tell me what that feature is or how I can use it, or where I can find out how to use it?" irritate me if I don't get some kind of response. Note-- "Go away" or "Look it up yourself" DO constitute valid responses. It's the acknowledgement, or lack thereof, which a question deserves, not the answer itself.
I guess some part of my upbringing has imprinted on me that ignoring statments is acceptable, but ignoring questions is rude. Maybe there's a difference in importance, or effort, or earnestness or something on the part of the questioner. An active desire to start a conversation, versus a passive desire. I don't know quite how to articulate it.
I think it's to be expected that people you've never conversed with before have a right to ignore you. But if it's someone you've had two or three conversations with, that establishes a kind of willingness toward future conversation (unless the conversation ended badly or something.) Not a requirement, but an... openness. And in that case, I think some response of some type should be given when a direct question is asked of you, if it's reasonably possible for you to respond. If the question has already been answered in the comments or post, then that's enough and the questioner should be able to pick up that on their own.
None of these are personal rules, and no one should ever feel pressured to answer what they don't want to, or reply to what they don't want to. It's just sort of examining how I've learned to react to things like this. I feel like a question deserves a response or some form of acknowledgement, while a comment is only if you feel like it.
I suppose it would be different if all the comments you ever got were questions. That rarely happens to me though.
My answers: I usually feel that a statement comment does not require a reply, but a question is a deliberate request for a reply. I do feel slightly miffed if I ask a question of someone I know on LJ (as opposed to a stranger's journal I'm visiting for the first time), and they don't respond at all. Many times I forget that I commented on something until they reply (like
stakebait says she does), but most of the time if I ask a question and they don't resond, even to say that they have no answer they want to/ can share with me, I think it's a little bit rude. Not toward it would make me mad or anything, but it's kinda frustrating. In this I don't really distinguish between people I only sometimes converse with and people I frequently converse with-- to me the issue is the same for both. Not personal questions really, because if they don't answer than a *I* haven't really lost out on anything. But if the question is related to the content of the post itself, that deserves a response. Or technical questions, where you ask, "That thing you did on your LJ is so cool, could you tell me what that feature is or how I can use it, or where I can find out how to use it?" irritate me if I don't get some kind of response. Note-- "Go away" or "Look it up yourself" DO constitute valid responses. It's the acknowledgement, or lack thereof, which a question deserves, not the answer itself.
I guess some part of my upbringing has imprinted on me that ignoring statments is acceptable, but ignoring questions is rude. Maybe there's a difference in importance, or effort, or earnestness or something on the part of the questioner. An active desire to start a conversation, versus a passive desire. I don't know quite how to articulate it.
I think it's to be expected that people you've never conversed with before have a right to ignore you. But if it's someone you've had two or three conversations with, that establishes a kind of willingness toward future conversation (unless the conversation ended badly or something.) Not a requirement, but an... openness. And in that case, I think some response of some type should be given when a direct question is asked of you, if it's reasonably possible for you to respond. If the question has already been answered in the comments or post, then that's enough and the questioner should be able to pick up that on their own.
None of these are personal rules, and no one should ever feel pressured to answer what they don't want to, or reply to what they don't want to. It's just sort of examining how I've learned to react to things like this. I feel like a question deserves a response or some form of acknowledgement, while a comment is only if you feel like it.
I suppose it would be different if all the comments you ever got were questions. That rarely happens to me though.
Musically Challenged!
Nov. 21st, 2003 05:07 pmDoes anyone have any of these songs in MP3 versions?
"Shatterday" by Vendetta Red
"Calling You" by Blue October
"Why Don't You And I" by Santana featuring Alex Band of The Calling
"Shatterday" by Vendetta Red
"Calling You" by Blue October
"Why Don't You And I" by Santana featuring Alex Band of The Calling
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Nov. 21st, 2003 11:55 pmDoes anyone know of a good program for removing spyware? I've got a little problem. I wiped out all my cookies and it's still bugging me...