Best of luck to you on a suitable placement. I'm sure you can do more rewarding things than trolling in the Cellar. Here's an oldie; but, goodie for you:

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.

Godspeed brother Klyde.

PS: Nobody's going to play it your way but you. This "we play it my way" bit is a delusion secondary to your mental illness. Are you watching the time? You don't want to miss your next dose of medication.

I bet the portions were small, too.
;)

see that's just uncalled for... your world of propriety is trumped by my slobness in the fact that I usually really do get what I want.. but then again I don't really want anything...

Another satisfied customer left wanting for nothing. Pleasure doing business with you. Come back for our "ask for nothing get another nothing free" sale. It's so nice to see a person content to reap what he's sown.

So it looks as though the exchange between JBK and Sexobon is winding down.
It went on for quite while without interruption by other Dwellars.

How do you feel about that exchange ?

How does who feel?


[eta] if that was directed at other dwellars generally, then: not entirely sure. A little uncomfortable.

I started to type something a couple of times then stopped and pulled back.

I feel rather abashed.

I know JBK has issues with his mental health. I provoked him and I know better than that. That is not a kind thing to do.

My hackles get up sometimes - and after a week solid with the 'rents and my little sister who tokes pretty much every 20 minutes (I'd no idea it was that bad) I'm touchy.

JBK's god is his god. Whatever. We all die alone in the end and life is only a borrowing of bones.

I nearly fell off my chair when, not knowing the origin of my username, brother Klyde came up with this:
:lol:

Isn't that weird? JBK thought of sex when he saw your handle and I thought of --- Cinnabon.

One of us has his/her mind in the gutter.

:donut:

the main point I am trying to make is that I can play both sides of the coin. Either Heads. I'm really smart and I digitally assinated Saddam and was kind harted enough hand him over to a jury of his peers. Or Tales. I hijacked the Atlantis and and simlpy crippled the mules on a doomed vessel. Or Sping Hole in one.

Works for the mental illness too.. I am able to function on a disabled yet cognitive level and as long as I can paint I can proceed with LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFFFEEEEE it's life jim but not as we know it.

*shrug* Maybe I'm totally misinterpreting things, but I felt like sexobon was never really angry, he was trying to do one of those quasi-therapy things where you use anger as the only way to reach someone, like when you goad someone into screaming at you and then suddenly say, "Now, doesn't that feel better?" But I don't think that sort of thing ever works on people who are legitimately mentally ill. It's clear JBK got genuinely riled up in his post with all the spelling errors, despite his best efforts, but in the end he's not in a place to be able to objectively reflect on that, so it was pointless. So I personally feel like it was a misguided effort and sexobon pushed it too far, but I also believe his heart was in the right place, and that he was trying to help JBK for his own good, not just being mean for the fun of it.

(That'll teach you not to ask me for my opinion...)

For me, Briana comes very close.
And like Dana, I started to write something and then backed away.
But why back away ?

My issues with Sexobon's postings comes from experiences I had as a kid,
when I realized it's not a good thing to go after someone
who has an illness or some other sort of unique situation.

Calling names has been an issue for me, and I try very hard
to avoid the "you" in sentences like "What you need to do is..."
The word seems generally to provoke only anger, not understanding.

I asked for the feelings of others because this particular exchange went on for so many postings,
with nothing really new being said, except the ridicule getting more intense.
Maybe some people felt as I did that the exchange was going badly, or maybe not.
And @Clod: Yes, I (usually ;)) do want to know what others are thinking.

So, from me to JBK... hang in there with what you do best, and ignore all the rest.
.

That' rings right to me clod. I did at one point think sexobon was really riled but
as the argument continued I thought.not. But JB seemed rattled by it and not in any way placed to understand such a lesson.

Actually, you got the attention grabber methodology right; however, not the goal. As with others who have passed through here, this is not a venue for effecting long term results. It was simply delivering a short term attention fix, at a controlled level that would hold a short attention span, so the recipient could chill for a little while afterwards. It was a viable outlet for his less desirable behaviors since I don't take it personally or hold grudges. He had multiple avenues of egress; yet, chose not to avail himself of them because the interaction was cathartic for him. No guarantees, results are highly variable. The recipient won't remember the content; but, perhaps the duration. I just happened to have the time this weekend which is why it hasn't happened before and may or may not happen again.

just another day in paradise... still can't sleep