03/26/2013

Today is day nine. I’m impressed that I’m still doing this. I’m not really writing ‘diary’ entries, but at least I’m writing SOMETHING.
The questions for today, apart from the first one that will remain from the original writing challenge prompts/questions, will be from notes. I’m going to answer questions that I’ve been asked in various notes. If the note was private, I won’t put a name, but otherwise I will. (:

48) Someone you didn’t want to let go, but drifted away anyways.
— My ‘childhood friend’ Gregory. We were best friends for years, and for a while he was what I felt to be my ONLY friend. We were very close and I’d got as far to say I think we both had kiddie-crushes on each other, but when he started middle school (he’s two years older than me) he started hanging out with boys from down the street and never came over anymore. I would try to talk to him, but he would make fun of me and blown me off for his asshole friends. It was a painful drift apart, but I think I’m over it.

FROM [YouMayCallMeAnna]
49) From "Dear World, there are better things you could do." : What exactly do you mean by ‘no one will get anywhere with introversion’?
— I have to confess that my wording was wrong and introversion is not the word I should have used. However, the point I meant to get across was that removing yourself from social interaction or hiding within yourself like I’ve done before because of fear is NOT the way to go. In the end, hiding from everything will only damage you further.

50) (WHOA, 50 questions?!?!) From "Don’t ‘hoe’ me if you don’t know me" : Is [Halloween] your favorite holiday?
— You hit the nail on the head. I love Halloween. Apart from the cliche "you get to be someone else for a change," I enjoy the fun and effort put into it. I love having our ‘annual’ Halloween party and getting to share the fun of Halloween with young children who have only ever experienced it as putting on a t-shirt with Sharpie marker saying "This is my costume" or "I’m being me" or "I’m being an everyday citizen," ringing doorbells, and just holding out a Wal-Mart bag. That’s not what Halloween is. Also, while we’re on the subject, I think that ANY age should be allowed to trick-or-treat and I HATE people who open the door to a 10 year old (yep, that’s how old I was) and get angry because they’re "too old to do this." I can understand if it’s a trouble-making, bratty, rude teenager or something, but anybody with a little respect should have the chance to celebrate Halloween. I just think that’s unfair.

FROM [Kitty1985]
51) From "What if they don’t want me there?" : Have you thought about emancipation?
— Actually, I have thought about it once or twice, but never seriously. I can’t stand my parents sometimes and often I feel like they don’t want me around, but I don’t have the heart to do that. I’m nearly old enough for it to not even matter, but even before I didn’t feel like that was the right way out of things. I have thought about the possibility, but, again, never seriously.

PRIVATE
52) How have things been with Lina?
— Okay, I guess. I haven’t seen her very much. Last…Monday, I think?… we had a conversation important enough to me that I wrote a in my therapy notebook (Mr. Hyde). I had planned on making a new Mr. Hyde entry, but I haven’t yet because I’m still not sure if I should.

53) Why don’t you think about adding more poetry to your entries?
— Well, firstly I’m not always that confident in the reaction I’ll receive for them. Secondly, I don’t always have that ‘perfect inspiration’ that lets me write poetry whenever. I wish I did, but writing poetry can actually be a tough thing to do when you’re me. However, I will take the suggestion into consideration and add some here or there. Poetry is something that makes me happy, and if it makes someone else happy, I’ll gladly attempt to add to that.

More later, I think.