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So here I am at work, nothing terribly exciting going on for a Thursday night/Friday morning. All seems so quiet yet my mind is wandering around quite a bit. I am listening to Willie Nelson's "You Don't Know Me.. Songs by Cindy Walker". I know he isnt much to look at but damn he has the most interesting voice. The songs are sad and are all about loving someone who you either cant be with, or that you have done wrong or something similar. How apropo for today.

It seems to be a prevailing sentiment these days on Elliquiy. I know of a few folks who have been hurt by someone they thought they knew, or they feel so strongly about them that it plays havoc with their emotions. I can not say I havent been a victim to this predicament, because I darn well have. But it brings to mind the need to acutually meet someone face to face. How important it is to spend time in their presence and get to know them as a person.

I remember when there was more than one person who seemed so interesting to me that I used to type to them everyday, and share everything. Then it went to voice chat or web cam, but you know that doesnt make it real, its still a facade. We all want to believe that the other person is what we think they are, only to have circumstances make real how truly different the person is from what we believed. It is a fleeting hope that never ends.

Do we as internet buddies place our ideals on other people instead of trying to see them for who they are? The internet allows you the opportunity to visit with other people without having to really show all of yourself. So you can allow only those good parts to be seen and hide those parts of your nature that you dont like. All those quirky habits that make you, really you. Here we are all beautiful, we are all smart, we are all.....unique. Its easy to say you accept all people for everything they are, when they only show you a third of what is really there. We all have something to hide, dont we?

It saddens me in a way that I cant meet all the seemingly interesting people I write with here on E. I find a good deal of them fascinating to talk to, and can only imagine how fun a grand feast of all these deviant minds together might be. But we arent all really like this in real life, and thus the feast is only partook here on the forums. Maybe that is the best thing.

Eh...I am rambling again...I am sure I had a point somewhere, but alas it has gotten lost in the mix of my trains of thought. Oh but about the Willie Nelson music, if you ever get the chance to listen to it please do so, and if you have a loved one who doesnt mind swaying to his gentle voice, make sure you take their hand and enjoy a dance.

-D