Chat Thread: Chopsticks and teacups

[Wrath of Ezekiel]

TheDisreputableDog

mute_coyote

SpaceTerminal Destiny

mute_coyote

I want to make every fluffy-bunny nature-worshiper in the world read William Cronon's "The Trouble With Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature". As far as environmental essays go, it is made of much win.

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How relevant is to environmental studies?

I should go read it for background material. ninja

Well, I am reading it for a class in the core series for my Environmental Studies major. wink

The main concept is how the modern romantic ideas of nature and wilderness can actually be harmful on a lot of levels. For example, the impossible standard of purity for wilderness ("a place untouched by man") devalues smaller tracts of land, reclaimed areas, and ecosystems woven into human communities. Then there's the cruel irony of setting indigenous people up as idealized "noble savage" figures while removing them from their ancestral lands to create wilderness areas ("places untouched by man" again XP ) and labeling their previous land uses as inappropriate and/or illegal.

It's some pretty good stuff. I'm reading it off of a PDF from my prof. From the scanned images, it looks like this copy of the essay was from a compilation entitled Uncommon Ground. I highly recommend you check it out. 3nodding

Is this the article you're talking about? http://www.williamcronon.net/writing/Trouble_with_Wilderness_Main.html

God damnit! I could've used that site for my major term paper last term. gonk  

[Autumnal Light]

It sucks when doctors don't reply promptly to pharmacies. @_@ Some meds aren't made to be gone off of that quickly.  

[Cranium Squirrel]

In other news, I have decided to be a small hovering magic rabbit for a bit. 3nodding  

[Recursive Paradox]

Nothing quite as fun as times when past trauma is triggered through completely innocuous and friendly actions.

x_x  

[Adalyna]

Recursive Paradox

Nothing quite as fun as times when past trauma is triggered through completely innocuous and friendly actions.

x_x

D: sounds terrible!  

[TheDisreputableDog]

mute_coyote

TheDisreputableDog

Is this the article you're talking about? http://www.williamcronon.net/writing/Trouble_with_Wilderness_Main.html

That's it! surprised Oooh! It looks like they have more of his writing here. *dives in* Nice discovery! heart

Yay, I'm useful! 4laugh  

[Calixti]

OMG HI PUPPY! *waves frantically*

*hugs Poe and makes her some nice tea* heart

So, my chronic daily headaches have been getting steadily worse the past several months. The past few weeks, they've been at the upper level of manageable and the painkillers the doctor gave me last time I spoke to him aren't touching them anymore. I'm really close to going back and demanding some serious painkillers just so I can sleep again. x_x  

[Recursive Paradox]

Calixti

So, my chronic daily headaches have been getting steadily worse the past several months. The past few weeks, they've been at the upper level of manageable and the painkillers the doctor gave me last time I spoke to him aren't touching them anymore. I'm really close to going back and demanding some serious painkillers just so I can sleep again. x_x

Have you tried neck massage? There very well could be tension headaches and neck massage helps to reduce them immensely.

And considering how stressed you are so much of the time, your tension is probably awful. o_o  

[Calixti]

Recursive Paradox

Calixti

So, my chronic daily headaches have been getting steadily worse the past several months. The past few weeks, they've been at the upper level of manageable and the painkillers the doctor gave me last time I spoke to him aren't touching them anymore. I'm really close to going back and demanding some serious painkillers just so I can sleep again. x_x

Have you tried neck massage? There very well could be tension headaches and neck massage helps to reduce them immensely.

And considering how stressed you are so much of the time, your tension is probably awful. o_o

Yup. Not a fan of massages at the best of times, but lately they've been downright painful.  

[maenad nuri]

How the hell do you get a hangover when you didn't drink. Is it possible to have a hangover from too much social life?

*doesn't want to move*  

[Recursive Paradox]

Calixti

Recursive Paradox

Calixti

So, my chronic daily headaches have been getting steadily worse the past several months. The past few weeks, they've been at the upper level of manageable and the painkillers the doctor gave me last time I spoke to him aren't touching them anymore. I'm really close to going back and demanding some serious painkillers just so I can sleep again. x_x

Have you tried neck massage? There very well could be tension headaches and neck massage helps to reduce them immensely.

And considering how stressed you are so much of the time, your tension is probably awful. o_o

Yup. Not a fan of massages at the best of times, but lately they've been downright painful.

Ah geez. Do you have a heating blanket? Maybe heat can be used to reduce neck tension.  

[Wrath of Ezekiel]

I dare say people, defending the ED when you're in the Site Feedback or Gaia Community Discussion is not fun.

Especially when people think that people stating the belief they don't like another religion counts as attacking the religion and flaming. stare  

[Autumnal Light]

I overheard this on a radio advertisement for a local church event of some kind: "It's not a religious thing, it's a Jesus thing."

...

*brain implodes*  

[Calixti]

Recursive Paradox

Calixti

Recursive Paradox

Calixti

So, my chronic daily headaches have been getting steadily worse the past several months. The past few weeks, they've been at the upper level of manageable and the painkillers the doctor gave me last time I spoke to him aren't touching them anymore. I'm really close to going back and demanding some serious painkillers just so I can sleep again. x_x

Have you tried neck massage? There very well could be tension headaches and neck massage helps to reduce them immensely.

And considering how stressed you are so much of the time, your tension is probably awful. o_o

Yup. Not a fan of massages at the best of times, but lately they've been downright painful.

Ah geez. Do you have a heating blanket? Maybe heat can be used to reduce neck tension.

Have a heating pad, but it's at home. crying

On a more rage-y note, my roommate wrote "DONT'T (sic) DRINK AND DRIVE" on the whiteboard outside our room. Every time I correct the "DONT'T" she CHANGES IT BACK. Apparently it's "supposed" to be spelled wrong, even though having it spelled wrong makes it look as though we can't master basic grammatical concepts taught to second-graders.