tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708328127800339799.comments2012-09-25T16:17:31.961-04:00A Guide to Love and Romance (Novels)Isabel Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624673750841102872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708328127800339799.post-9847266492966656972012-09-25T16:17:31.961-04:002012-09-25T16:17:31.961-04:00Ugh, I am so sorry about the death of your friend....Ugh, I am so sorry about the death of your friend. How awful.<br /><br />Your reflection on how you spend your time really resonates with me. It's hard to find the balance between doing things I have to do and doing things I love. I would hope my life tips toward the side of loving every minute but surviving, especially in this city, can really take a lot out of you.<br /><br />Miss you, thinking of you. So sorry about your friend.<br /><br />~LauraLaurahttp://thespectrum.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708328127800339799.post-5535758529086130582012-01-01T16:49:49.304-05:002012-01-01T16:49:49.304-05:00I think I know a Beanie character. I thought he mi...I think I know a Beanie character. I thought he might be a bit different in that he suddenly, in a fit (probably drunken) of wanting to be an adult, he got a place to live, tried at the job he's been at for 10 years and stopped "buzzarding" as they call it (at the end of the night, the guys circle the dance floor like vultures to see which girls are slutty enough/drunk enough to become slutty enough to take back to your room at your parent's house). It was a noble attempt, though he's back to living with his parents and floating in his job. Who knows about the girl.<br /><br />So where I'm going with this is when I first met him, I had this weird admiration for his carefree life. I'd almost be envious if he was as witty and loaded as Hank from Californication. He definitely had better hair than me. What made me feel like all was not as hunky dory as I thought was that in a definite fit of drunken rage, he accused me of looking down on him. Maybe?<br /><br />There needs to be a happy medium between having too much pride and being too responsible to being completely carefree. I can see where as a character, the fact that these type of people don't actually *do* anything beyond couch surfing and dodging bills and relationships doesn't make for much of a character. I suppose all they could do is gain some traits. Huh.<br /><br />-ErinUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826640245245698743noreply@blogger.com