Defenestration.

[saltdawg]

I just had to do a minor flist defenestration. I had a drunken epiphany last night, shortly after talking to morty_baby for the seventeenth time. I realized that I've made some really good friends and admirable aquaintances in real life from the whole cloth of Live Journal. And I realized that those real-life connections are hobbling the freedom I once enjoyed in these pages. So I cut out (most) of the people I've formed and/or ruined real life relationships with. And their close friends, weather I know them or not. Because I'm a narcissist and believe that it's all about me.

I'd like to say that it's not personal, but I can't. This is extremely personal with extreme prejudice...

But even still, if you got the axe, my intentions aren't malicious. Just self-centered and selfish. Because that's how I roll.

(and those of you who I've spent IRL time with who are still around? Draw your own conclusions, because I'm not going to say it.)

In other earthshaking news, I am now officially a resident of Florida. Suck it Rhode Island income taxes!

ETA: I shall maintain my policy of leaving the posts which feel substantial "public."

Comments

[savateuse.livejournal.com]

its alright, I do the same thing with filters. I usually filter people I know in person out of most my entries.

[zutroy.livejournal.com]

I was wondering why I never see your posts anymore.

[morty-baby.livejournal.com]

I had to check to see if you cut me. I'm glad to see you didn't or I would have to hunt you down for sport. It's 6 a.m. and I am having a vod and OJ. Good morning!

[darkbay.livejournal.com]

Mortay, that makes two of us. (Not the OJ+Vod, the hunting down bit.)

I *think* I'm still around. At least I hope!

[morty-baby.livejournal.com]

Oh I am sure you won't be cut just so he can ogle your lovely rack keep track of you. The same reason why I won't cut you. *vink*

[darkbay.livejournal.com]

Well...I'd like to think that. :-P But my motto is "Come for the boobs, stay for the brains."

So, wait, that's all I am to you? T&A? *sniffs*

[morty-baby.livejournal.com]

Oh come on, you know that's not what I am about. That's just a bonus and you know it.

[zeldakitty.livejournal.com]

I'm so gonna use that phrase sometime...

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

I had a good morning of valuium washed down with pedialyte.

Hope you had a sammich.

[morty-baby.livejournal.com]

I made a crock pot of stuff this morning, meat and such and some potatoes and carrots and baby cabbages and TWO HEADS of garlic. Not two cloves, my friend. Two HEADS. I am going to reek. I have a buddy here now cleaning up my damages over the last 5 or so days. He was the cause of the damages that I done did and is repenting, the bastard. He is paying for his insolence in a big way. I may get him to paint my toenails tonight.

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

Crockpot=The Alcholomic's friend!

[splatterhouse.livejournal.com]

Well now I'm glad we missed each other when you were docked in Boston. Should I avoid you in the future? :P

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

No avoidance needed, it's all about my heart. And my heart rarely hurts from having drinks.

[piedpiper.livejournal.com]

i'm with you 100%. ever since i started getting to know my lj friends on the real, i've had to filter everything down to the nitty gritty. i have like 500 filters. your way is easier.

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

I'm just too lazy to filter. Besides, filters make me feel like I'm being disingenuous. And I tend to get pissed off about being filtered out of stuff, so I figure the best way is to be on the level and by the square.

[creepingivy.livejournal.com]

I've had to filter but generally, its been about one person who doesn't have an LJ but plenty of our mutual friends do and I'm careful about what I say for that reason. It's never malicious. It's just that I don't want them to hear about what's heavy on my heart from the Internet over my mouth, first.

In fairness, there are some things I haven't yet been able to say. Mostly this is because I'll just start crying were I to be placed in front of this person at this moment or there's a big disconnect between the words I can type and the words I can force out of my mouth. It's not that I don't want to say it, I'm just scared of the reaction.

The drop is one thing. The question is if the impact at the bottom will be pleasant or incredibly painful.

Or alternatively, I'm a big weenie and should hitch up my grown up girl panties and make with the truth.

The point is, I use filters but for a specific reason as word vomited above.

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

I dig and it just sucks having to self edit because of real life. We are all good people and have an unalienable right to our emotions. And if we can't vomit them up here, then why are we here in the first place? Right?

BTW, I just got a ok Cupid hit for a fake facebook profile I maintain. Once I get non-phone internetz I'm going to follow up. Thanks for the inspiration and guts.

[zeldakitty.livejournal.com]

Suck it, Rhode Island WINTERS!!!!!

Where in Florida are ya?

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

Surveying the Tampa berm for a dredge material dump site. I drove around in a small boat all day. Sometimes, this boat ain't half bad.

[hotlavamonster.livejournal.com]

Told you Tampa was OK!

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

St Pete is tolerable. Tampa owes me. BIG.

[danjite.livejournal.com]

Glad to be here.

Fucking windy today.

There is no springtime in Wellington- just an unending battle between winter and summer for supremacy.

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

I miss winter. Hope all is well!

[laurachicken.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. Welcome to hell!

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

Well, it's only "legal". I used to like to pay RI taxes, because we used to be rather independant, but now it's just Massachutes JR.

But I got my new FLA liscence with a St Pete adress. Christ, I've spent more time in St Pete over the past few years than RI by a longshot anyway.

[thatdamnninja.livejournal.com]

with 90% of the people on my Facebook, I always think, "You know, I love you and I'm glad to know you, but you will NEVER be on my LJ!"

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

I'm still facebooked with most of the defenestratd anyway, so I don't think anyone should really care.

But, yeah. There is NO LJ links on my FB. The "friends" over there are already horrified enough by who I am, they'd probably want to crucify me if they read this crap. Especially the stuff I write about them here.

[laurachicken.livejournal.com]

That is the absolute truth.

too much disposable income/geekery question:

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

should i buy a Wii?

Re: too much disposable income/geekery question:

[thatdamnninja.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. Hmm. Well, they ARE really fun but I don't know. Mine's been in a duffel bag for over a year and I haven't even considered hooking it up to a TV in all that time. But if I didn't have a 360, I would probably use the Wii a lot. Most of the stuff on the Wii is 'kids' games (in my estimation) and at least for me the motion control stuff is often juuuust inaccurate enough to piss me off on fast games. I guess if you have people over a lot and there's drinking involved, you'd probably get more mileage out of the Wii than like a PS3 or 360. Somebody said:

If you have real-life friends, get a Wii.
If you have online friends, get a 360.
If you have no friends whatsoever, get a PS3*

*Although this has changed a lot more recently with the advent of a lot of online features PS3 didn't have a year ago.

Re: too much disposable income/geekery question:

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

My obsession with the Wii ended when I discovered I could buy one of these for aproximately the same price:
(http://pics.livejournal.com/saltdawg/pic/0004ps64/)

Which would then fit into one of these belt buckles, like so:

(http://pics.livejournal.com/saltdawg/pic/0004qqzf/)

[khaybee.livejournal.com]

Just sending a big kiss to Max for all the well-wishing after my surgery. Thanks my friend.

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

And a big smooch right back atcha!

[ninjastyle.livejournal.com]

♥ Good to be here.

We'll talk soon, I hope. We'd better And I'm glad I'm not the only one that says, "Come for the boobs; stay for the brains."

Take care of yourself, my ninja. Thinking of you.

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

It's a pleasure to have you around.

And I AM taking care. Believe it or not.

[ninjastyle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The feeling is mutual.

And I know you are - for this I am glad. Take care of what you need to; we'll still be here when you return.

Ooooh I have a Facebook toooooooo. :)

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

As if you needed to even worry.

I'm still banking on the day I can regurgitate your wisdom with the preface: "on the advice of my attorney..."

[zutroy.livejournal.com]

I was wondering why I dropped off the list...

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

"It's not you, it's me".