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August 22, 2013

Teddy Pendergrass - "Love T.K.O."

It's long over due for some Teddy in the Lounge:

August 21, 2013

I'd rather be alone than be in a relationship with someone that I didn't love.

Loneliness doesn't scare me as it does other people. Some people believe that any relationship is better than none. Not me. Being by yourself is far better than being in an emotionally and/or physically abusive relationship or being with someone that you don't love.


Also, just because you're in a relationship does not automatically mean that you're not lonely.

August 20, 2013

"I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lolipops in my mouth"

"thats just me, thats just something that I enjoy..call me crazy, call me a pervert.."

August 18, 2013

Any email that you send from your work place computer is the property of your employer.

Also, your browsing history as well. You are not allowed to assert privacy rights over any email that you send through your workplace PCs.

Also, if your company allows you to use your personal devices, IPads, IPhones, BBs, etc. for work, then all data stored on those devices can be subjected to collection in a govt. investigation or litigation.

I know. I do this for a living, and no I do not work for the govt. I work for law firms, and we collect data from our clients.

--On Edit--

In Europe, this is not true. In France, all data on an employee's computer is considered the personal property of that employee and cannot be collected or search without that employee's permission.

August 18, 2013

Could you have a relationship with someone that you were not strongly attracted to?

I know people who do this and continue to do this. A friend of mine is married, but he still pines for another woman. And, he was upset when this other woman got married. He loves his wife, but he's not as attracted to her as he is to this other woman.

I simply could not do something like that. I have to be attracted to someone before I even ask them out. It's also why I don't have faith in online dating. I need to feel something for a person before I go out with them. Having things in common is not the basis for a future relationship.

August 17, 2013

Hey, James Harrison of the Cin. Bengals! Say Hi to the DU Sports Lounge

Come on James, say Hi!




Aw, James, that's cold.

August 14, 2013

I want the money, the job, and her

In that order.

August 14, 2013

Christina Hendricks Would Like to Be on Game of Thrones, Please



Christina Hendricks has a suggestion for where she'd like to go after Sterling Cooper and Partners closes its doors: Westeros. "I want to be on Homeland because I love the suspense of it, but I also want to be on Game of Thrones," she tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I want to wear pelts and horns and ride around on horseback."


http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/christina-hendricks-game-of-thrones.html

There is a part for her. It's really small in the book, but they can enlarge it to accommodate her.
August 13, 2013

I am infatuated with a co-worker

I haven't had this strong of an attraction to anyone in 17 years. There's a new person in my department, and I am incredibly attracted to her. She's very smart and well accomplished. She's way better than me.

It's not a simple physical attraction either. I've had those in the recent past, and this is something completely different.

Now, understand this. I am in complete control of my emotions and behavior. I don't creep around her, and I don't act any differently around than I do any other co-worker. I am not going to let her know about my attraction to her nor will I ever ask her out. I monitor everything I do and say to her. I don't want her to feel uncomfortable doing her job. She's going to be a star in our department, and I don't want to jeopardize that in any way.

What I've learned about this whole thing is: attraction can happen at any time with any one. You cannot control who you are attracted to. It just hits you like a ton of bricks.

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