I'm a posting fool.

[judecorp]

(This is why I need a job.)

So it's not terribly uncommon, as I was telling pattisimmons, for me to combat my bad moods with a shift into positive thinking. I was just, of all things, washing my hair, and was about to put my shirt back on and tuck it in and all of that. And while I was slipping some food to Grendel (who is by far the piggiest cat I've ever seen), I got to thinking.

One thing that not only makes me smile, but really means a whole hell of a lot to me, is the way Jennifer's jumped at the chance to try to understand all of this gender business. I admit that I'm nowhere close to being the easiest person to figure out, and I've gotta give her credit - she makes trying to figure me out one of her top priorities. And the things she doesn't understand, she asks about, or else withholds judgment until she gets more info from me.

When I was all over the place with the progesterone and the bleeding, she was right there with me. And though, at the time, it couldn't actually change the way I was feeling, what meant the most was her ability and willingness to say, "I wish you didn't have to go through this. I can't imagine how it's fucking with you." And even when my emotions were all over the place and I was really laying into her unintentionally, she was still there and still trying to understand.

Recently, she's taken to use both "pretty" and "handsome" at different intervals when trying to flatter me, and a lot of the time she tries to take the cues from the subtleties she's gleaned from me. My Jennifer is, without a doubt, totally committed to me - so much so that she puts in more effort than anyone I've ever seen.

And that, my friends, is Something to Smile About.

[Poll #155422]

Comments

[siercia]

If you do end up making a filter, I *do* want to be on it.

It's not saptastic. I love reading about how good you guys are together, it's wonderful.

[prudentlike.livejournal.com]

If you have to worry about what you say in your lj, there's not much use in keeping one.

Don't edit yourself for other people.

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

Well, as "hard" as you may be to figure out, I always had fun trying. ;-) Now writing in Haiku.. THAT'S hard to figure out.

[mayna.livejournal.com]

YOU use a filter??? NEVER!

[carina-s.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU! and I LOVE YOU AND JENN! It rocks that you are so happy and I am so happy for you! More exclamation points!!!

[yarnaddict.livejournal.com]

I don't think you should filter at all, but if you do feel the need, I do want to be on the list.

*HUGS*

[kat-chan.livejournal.com]

I would have answered no, myself, but I didn't want that taken as an "if you do make a filter, I don't want to be on it", and since there wasn't an option for "no, but if you do make it, add me", I figured that "yes, and I want to be on it" was the closest to my feelings. Like others have said, I love to read about you two.

Do I have a filter for my relationship posts? Yeah, but that's mainly because I don't want certain people having access to my stressing out about relationship stuff. If it's happy/sappy, it's going to be on the public band or the friends-only band, but not on the filter. That's just me; that's how I roll.

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're sappy, just happy (hey, that rhymes!). Too often, I think everyone uses LJ to vent about the bad stuff. This is okay and good. But it's good to read happy posts. :-)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You're sweet.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

what's hard to figure
out? it's simply five seven
five. see? no problem!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

(I have once or twice...)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

!!!!!

[steamraise.livejournal.com]

Don't filter. My humble recommendation is just having a cut-away with a warning when you go into sad mode. Just an idea.

[shadist.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly.

[shadist.livejournal.com]

Nah don't do it.

You do it then I will have to do it, then Jen will. . .


Then the mass of filters will bring down LJ.

*Evil Laughter*

[kjtoo.livejournal.com]

Just for the record:
"hostile work environment..."
seven syllables.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Do I have a filter for my relationship posts? Yeah, but that's mainly because I don't want certain people having access to my stressing out about relationship stuff. If it's happy/sappy, it's going to be on the public band or the friends-only band, but not on the filter. That's just me; that's how I roll.

It's very rare that I have something stressful/angsty about my relationship or my life that I won't let the general public see. Of course, if it's relationship stuff, I've always talked to Jen about it first, before she sees it in LJ. BUT, I do have a secret, low-key journal that I use about 6 times a year, when I'm /really/ struggling with something.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You are very wise.

[kat-chan.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like Ka has a LiveJournal, but I wouldn't ever dream of having anything public because I know that I've mentioned that I have one to her, and if she's passed that on to the ex, I wouldn't want the ex to then try and find my journal and try and do any data mining. Granted, she'd not be able to pull any anonymous comments on me, but it's just that if I write something about things that I wish that Ka would do, or something like that, I wouldn't want Ka to hear about it from anyone that isn't me, too. *shrugs*

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

No filter, but if you do I wanna be on it. *hugs*

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Very clever, Gal.
I have one question though. What
is that thing called "work"?

Re:

[kjtoo.livejournal.com]

To be quite honest
I'm not so sure it exists.
An urban legend?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want Ka to hear about it from anyone that isn't me, too.

I definitely agree.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Urban legand? Nah.
But what I want to know is:
When do I see you?

Re:

[kjtoo.livejournal.com]

You want to see me?
For what purpose would this be?
Do I owe money?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I want to see you
because you are fun and I
like seeing fun peeps.