I Didn't Think I Was *That* Different

[qos]

Queen Christina: Who on God's earth could possibly be a match for me?
Azzollino: He would have to be a man. . . quite rare.
- The Abdication, by Ruth Wolff


I had some free time this morning, so I decided to finally give in to all the banner ads and create a profile on eHarmony.com. (I'm deciding to open myself up to passion again, after all.) I completed their very long personality profile, and selected "The World" as the region in which to search.

The result?

Not. One. Match.

None.

Zilch.

Nada.

In the whole world.

Comments

Re: On writing

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I was working on a writing project once that I was doing as a gift to a friend. She was one of the characters in it, and when I gave her the first chapters, she hated what I had done with her character and wouldn't read anymore of the story until I fixed it. I never fixed it.

Ach. That's tough for both of you. When I'm in love, I write stories for the other person, starring the other person. I've been fortunate that this has usually been well-received. I felt extremely fortunate that my friends responded as well as they did to their avatars in Occupation. But I've had a couple of instances in which someone has tried to write me - or even one of my PC's - and I haven't liked what they've done. It's an uncomfortable feeling, like they don't know me as well as I thought, or that they were twisting me to suit themselves.

I've never heard of chuck palanuick. What does he write? But I can relate to his motivation. That's how I've felt for a long time.

I'd like to read some of your writing.

Re: On writing

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Sometimes people take a character I have made and they take it in another direction. I have a lot of trouble even letting go in this case. Letting the other person open up and develop the creativity. I don't think I have ever really been placed in someones story with the exception of pegasustreasures nonfiction about me and Jess's current work (which I am comfortable enough with that she can do anything to me).

CP wrote Fight Club and several other books on Identity. Even if you may have not liked Fight Club his work is very worth reading. I posted the link to his site (which includes a writer's workshop).

I am going to at least get some notes published today. No matter what I will be writing again shortly and posting what I write to LJ. Cause I am a glutton for punishment.

Re: On writing

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I saw Fight Club sometime this last year. I almost didn't finish it, but was glad I did. It's not a favorite of mine, but I wouldn't mind watching it again.

Not sure if I liked it enough to pick up his books, but I'll keep an eye out next time I'm in the bookstore.

I look forward to reading your notes!

Re: On writing

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Fight Club is a better book, even though the movie was adapted well the book had a better ending and went deeper into the ideas.

Fight club isn't even his best work, but it's what just about everyone knows him for. I like his non-fiction most, but he's also done some contemp. horror and more books like Fight Club, I consider Fight Club to mostly be about identity a subject that Chuck writes about a great deal.

I look forward to writting them up... just as soon as I get caught up on my tags and do some housework.