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14 January 2013
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Beatlebug said
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I discovered the British food section at my local Publix (grocery store) today. I probably stared at it a little too long giving the circumstances of the world; however, now I don’t have to travel into the city (I live in the suburbs) to get my British snack fix at World Market. I picked up some Aero bars which are my favorite. Also made corned beef hash and cabbage for Paddy’s Day.
Good old Publix… non-Southerners just won’t understand
I hear corned beef is actually an Irish-American invention and our resident Emerald Isle native @AppleScruffJunior has never met her (corned beef that is).
At any rate, I made a very delicious shepherd’s pie for dinner tonight of which I’m quite proud
Also I was just basically asked on a date by someone I’ve been chatting with recently, which was very upsetting because the poor lad had no idea he was trying to chat up an asexual/aromantic tomboy who’s married to music, and I felt quite bad pouring cold water on his aspirations and then attempting to explain why I’m not interested in anybody at all in that way
Strangely enough I did not grow up with Publix in Mississippi. I grew up with Winn Dixie and stores like that; however, now Publix is my store!
That’s good to know. I’ve been trying learn more about Ireland or at least my heritage because I come from a long line of Irish Americans on my mom’s side in particular. 200 hundred years here and in Canada they stayed with their own kind until recent generations. But, my mom was adopted, so it wasn’t until 2018 when I did a DNA test and found her family. Up until then all knew was my dad’s which is mostly German mix with British (mostly English) and bit of other European countries. I grew up with German dishes other than American dishes. Although my dad can make a good Shepard’s Pie.
As far your guy issue…I’d let him down easy. You don’t want to lead him on to something that’s not going to happen. Honesty is the best policy.
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I mean, do they not get that you’re ace? It sounds like you’re just getting to know them, so if they don’t understand it then it might be a waste of time to try to make them understand. I feel like anyone who gets what being asexual/aromantic is about would understand and stop bugging you about it. That’s just my take though. I’m not ace, but I honestly don’t get why people get so confused about it–like, it’s not that hard to understand, is it? Anyway, I hope you don’t mind me ranting a little on your behalf, I just know it can be difficult sometimes to deal with people.
That’s very kind of you 
I didn’t bother to explicitly come out and say “I’m asexual” since I haven’t really known him that long, and since most people don’t know or understand what asexuality is, it’s usually easier in my experience to just say “I’m just not interested in that kind of thing, it’s just not part of my brain or my life” than to use a label that sounds like mitosis. The aromantic label is even worse as far as that goes, and anyway there’s no real distinction between the two aspects for me — I just don’t want none of it 
Maybe I could try, but I’ve pretty much given up on trying to understand people’s understanding! I just try to accept that people have different perspectives, are free to think whatever they want to think of me or anyone else, and I don’t ask for anything more than basic tolerance and civility. 
For the record I was very quick to make it clear that I am in no way interested in anything of the sort, as I can’t bear for anyone to be acting on misconceptions about me and my intentions*, that I wish him the best, and I am perfectly willing to be friends if that’s what he wants, but I’m wondering if I should, I guess. It just doesn’t seem quite right, somehow. Thoughts?
I definitely do not feel almost 20 right now. 
H e L p
*try reconciling that statement with my above statement about not asking for anything more than basic tolerance, and you’ll understand my daily struggle between my stated general principles and my actual feelings 
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4.16am
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10.16am
5 December 2019
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Turn Left At Greenland said
I mean, do they not get that you’re ace? It sounds like you’re just getting to know them, so if they don’t understand it then it might be a waste of time to try to make them understand. I feel like anyone who gets what being asexual/aromantic is about would understand and stop bugging you about it. That’s just my take though. I’m not ace, but I honestly don’t get why people get so confused about it–like, it’s not that hard to understand, is it? Anyway, I hope you don’t mind me ranting a little on your behalf, I just know it can be difficult sometimes to deal with people.
That’s very kind of you
I didn’t bother to explicitly come out and say “I’m asexual” since I haven’t really known him that long, and since most people don’t know or understand what asexuality is, it’s usually easier in my experience to just say “I’m just not interested in that kind of thing, it’s just not part of my brain or my life” than to use a label that sounds like mitosis. The aromantic label is even worse as far as that goes, and anyway there’s no real distinction between the two aspects for me — I just don’t want none of it
For the record I was very quick to make it clear that I am in no way interested in anything of the sort, as I can’t bear for anyone to be acting on misconceptions about me and my intentions*, that I wish him the best, and I am perfectly willing to be friends if that’s what he wants, but I’m wondering if I should, I guess. It just doesn’t seem quite right, somehow. Thoughts?
I definitely do not feel almost 20 right now.
*try reconciling that statement with my above statement about not asking for anything more than basic tolerance, and you’ll understand my daily struggle between my stated general principles and my actual feelings
I think I understand what you mean when you say it “doesn’t seem quite right,” but if you are willing to move past whatever awkwardness resides from the situation, @Beatlebug, and continue forming a friendship with him, that’s perfectly fine. However, if he’s going to make things too awkward and not want to just maturely accept the friendship, that’s his problem.
It’s kind of all up to you. If you don’t feel comfortable being friends with him after this, even if he’s willing to just be friends, that’s perfectly fine.
I hope that helped and my inability to properly explain things didn’t prohibit my point from coming across
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15 February 2015
Offline ^Makes perfect sense, thank you.
To be clear, he’s chill about it, I just have inhibitions about being friends with anyone who could possibly have ever thought of me in a certain type of way. Also, to be perfectly honest, I don’t like him that much… I mean I have very specific hierarchies for how close I consider people, and he’s hovering somewhere between “acquaintance with whom I make friendly conversation when we meet” (he’s a black belt/asisstant teacher at our martial arts studio) and “friendly,” but nowhere near “best friends with whom I will hang out and rant and include in my life”, and I have to be the one who decides how that’s going to go — I need to be in control or at least have it going how I want. (It sounds ugly put like that, but it’s true. ) Even if I weren’t ace and all that, I don’t think I’d consider him any more than a casual friend.
So, I guess by explaining it all I’ve kinda figured out what I want to do… “social distancing” will now include e-conversations with this particular person as well as physical proximity with people in general. As a rule anyway I keep people at arm’s length, unless I don’t. 
Thank you all for being a sounding board for my self-psychoanalysis. You may consider yourselves honored indeed to have been chosen for this advising, as I usually like to deal with my own issues with even less outside input than that. 
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Offline I cut my hair yesterday, it’s really short now (probably shorter than I meant to press F to pay respects to my moptop) and I’m very happy with it. I feel light and clean. 
Bring on summer in the South, I’m ready!
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8.33pm
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The bad news: one of my cats (I have quite a few) is sick, and we’re not sure why. He’s been really lethargic lately and hasn’t been eating, and occasionally makes this horrible sound somewhere between a cough and dry heaving. We brought him inside (our cats all lives outdoors), and hopefully we’ll be able to get him some medicine and make him feel better. I really don’t want anything bad to happen to him.
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I’m quite glad I don’t have the guts to attempt cutting my own hair, it would be an unmitigated disaster. I’m fully expecting, come the end of the quarantine, for a lot of people to emerge with hilariously bad self-administered haircuts. Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess
My first haircuts were odd at the very least, and it’s definitely a learning process all the time. As long as you don’t cut it too short, because you can always cut more but you can’t uncut
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The bad news: one of my cats (I have quite a few) is sick, and we’re not sure why. He’s been really lethargic lately and hasn’t been eating, and occasionally makes this horrible sound somewhere between a cough and dry heaving. We brought him inside (our cats all lives outdoors), and hopefully we’ll be able to get him some medicine and make him feel better. I really don’t want anything bad to happen to him.
Oh no, I hope your kitty stays okay 
My best friend/bandmate’s family just adopted a cat, after their last cat went missing in December. I’ve been sent photos and he’s a beautiful animal. I’m so pleased for them, and also next time we practice I’ll have a furball to sit on my guitar cables again 
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14 June 2016
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I cut my hair yesterday, it’s really short now (probably shorter than I meant to
Nice.
My hair is going good. I’m really happy that coronavirus gives me a good excuse for not going to a hairdresser. 
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Offline I’ve also been thinking that after being in quarantine people will have the hair to match!! Trying to keep up my appearances but… hard to when you have NOTHIN to do and CANNOT leave!
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18 March 2013
Offline The place I booked for 3 people for 2 nights in Manchester a month ago cost £162 for the rooms. Now the same rooms in the same hotel are £96.50.
Luckily, I paid extra for free cancellations- and I shall now do that forever more.
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I’ve also been thinking that after being in quarantine people will have the hair to match!! Trying to keep up my appearances but… hard to when you have NOTHIN to do and CANNOT leave!
Well, my dad and I won’t. I just cut his hair today.
I find it keeps my spirit up to uphold some standards of grooming, even if merely stuck at home. I do it for myself.
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The place I booked for 3 people for 2 nights in Manchester a month ago cost £162 for the rooms. Now the same rooms in the same hotel are £96.50.
Luckily, I paid extra for free cancellations- and I shall now do that forever more.
What month were you going? If within the next three months who are booking hotels?
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5.38pm
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Offline It was in May and we were staying in a Premier Inn, was going to see Back to the Future The Musical and Les Mis but they’ll all be cancelled.
Was looking forward to BttF 🙁
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Offline Who’s booking a hotel expecting this to be over? I’ve accepted the summer is over and we will be fortunate if it’s getting back to normal come the end of Autumn.
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13 January 2019
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