Bonjour!
Since blogging about my real life won't generate much interest unless you're a stay-at-home parent and think that baby poop is a big event, I decided to write about GF life instead, hence the gfisms series. Enjoy!
Since blogging about my real life won't generate much interest unless you're a stay-at-home parent and think that baby poop is a big event, I decided to write about GF life instead, hence the gfisms series. Enjoy!
Gfisms 22
Posted 10-31-2008 at 10:36 AM by ysabel
Happy Halloween!
Today, some of us have swapped "looks" for the weekend. I have come to associate faces with certain behaviors and styles. So whenever I see a discrepancy because of the switch, it gets me confused for a while. Several of us are dressing up differently on purpose, putting on costumes as part of the Halloween tradition. Costume parties remind me of masquerade balls. What a way to hide behind something, an act. A character in one of the movies I like talked about people and acts. She said everyone has an act. Even being oneself, or not having an act is an act. Interesting.
In a way, life in GF is like going to a masquerade ball. Everyone puts on a face. It's up to you to simply accept what you see first or you can try to figure out the act behind it. I surely have formed impressions based on costumes and masks but there's often a desire in me to take off a person's mask to meet the person inside and find out who s/he really is. I think if I stopped with my initial impressions, I would have missed a lot of amazing qualities not often visible in my first few interactions with some people. I wouldn't have discovered some of the close friendships I have now.
If I stopped with known reputations, I would have failed to see the other things a person could offer. Reputations aren't built overnight, so it makes you think there must be some truth to it. But I also consider the source of the reputation and I see for myself whether this is really how I should view someone. Of course there are people who, no matter how much benefit of the doubt you give them, they always end up disappointing you. Well, at least they're consistent.
So this weekend, as some of you are busy trick or treating in your funky costumes, I'll be that weird lady sitting by the window watching you, probably figuring out your act. If you come knocking at my door, I might even give you a candy.
Today, some of us have swapped "looks" for the weekend. I have come to associate faces with certain behaviors and styles. So whenever I see a discrepancy because of the switch, it gets me confused for a while. Several of us are dressing up differently on purpose, putting on costumes as part of the Halloween tradition. Costume parties remind me of masquerade balls. What a way to hide behind something, an act. A character in one of the movies I like talked about people and acts. She said everyone has an act. Even being oneself, or not having an act is an act. Interesting.
In a way, life in GF is like going to a masquerade ball. Everyone puts on a face. It's up to you to simply accept what you see first or you can try to figure out the act behind it. I surely have formed impressions based on costumes and masks but there's often a desire in me to take off a person's mask to meet the person inside and find out who s/he really is. I think if I stopped with my initial impressions, I would have missed a lot of amazing qualities not often visible in my first few interactions with some people. I wouldn't have discovered some of the close friendships I have now.
If I stopped with known reputations, I would have failed to see the other things a person could offer. Reputations aren't built overnight, so it makes you think there must be some truth to it. But I also consider the source of the reputation and I see for myself whether this is really how I should view someone. Of course there are people who, no matter how much benefit of the doubt you give them, they always end up disappointing you. Well, at least they're consistent.
So this weekend, as some of you are busy trick or treating in your funky costumes, I'll be that weird lady sitting by the window watching you, probably figuring out your act. If you come knocking at my door, I might even give you a candy.
Total Comments 15
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Trick or Treat!! ^_^ *has cat ears on*Posted 10-31-2008 at 02:10 PM by Pugz 
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*gives a handful of candies to pugz*
(but if she's wearing her plaid skirt, she'd get a bagful)Posted 10-31-2008 at 02:27 PM by ysabel
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You couldn't get me in that skirt willingly before the next Con even if you offered me an actual pirate ship and 100 treasure chests full of cash.
Posted 10-31-2008 at 02:56 PM by Pugz
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What if I just break into your house, ninja style, and steal all the candies?
Posted 10-31-2008 at 03:25 PM by Hiei
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i am being a girl this hallows eve. and ysa i so agree about the swap hiei posted a thread the brix about tag line length and i thought to myself wtf does ewr want with a longer tag line...
Posted 10-31-2008 at 03:45 PM by raye_raye
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....EA is that you?
Posted 10-31-2008 at 04:24 PM by ysabel
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Oh wow, the avatar swap really messes with discussion here
Posted 10-31-2008 at 09:58 PM by Malificus
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Oh snap! mah Blissey avatar is showing O:
Posted 10-31-2008 at 09:59 PM by Malificus
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What's scarier is that random blog showing right now(barbiegirl with her zombie-look avatar) on the Blog home page. For a moment I thought she's back. Aaaaaaah!
Posted 11-01-2008 at 10:56 AM by ysabel
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hey can i be one of the ones that my reputation ended up being wrong? oh and TRICK OR TREAT!!! im wearing a dress.... thats scary
Posted 11-01-2008 at 06:28 PM by EndWinterRomance 
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I'm late, but can I have candy anyway?
Posted 11-04-2008 at 09:24 AM by kiwi
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Sure, I don't think they expire soon. And Hiei failed to steal them because I wore my pink ninja outfit and that scared him.
Posted 11-05-2008 at 12:22 PM by ysabel
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Trick or treat damnit! I like candy :)
Posted 11-05-2008 at 04:27 PM by SuiGeneris
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Sorry, I gave everything I have left to kiwi.
Posted 11-06-2008 at 08:45 AM by ysabel
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Aww man I missed all the candy by 4 days.. Guess I'll have to track kiwi down and beg her for some.
Posted 11-08-2008 at 10:56 AM by Oooh_snap
