Welcome to the LIMB! There are many limbs to be out on, welcome to mine. I'll give you a brief run through of some recent limb experiences, after i fill you in on my position, status, and approach to the world.
I'm in Denver. I am a poor, lowly, loan-sucking 1L at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. I live in a studio apartment on the cusp of downtown and uptown. I have no bed, BUT I DO have two couches to sleep on...i prefer this option...if I only had one couch, I think I would be a bit upset about the lack of the bed, but...with the two....if I get tired of the one couch, I can make a simple switch to the other and its like a whole new world. So, i guess that addresses both the position and status.
Who a person is, is determined by action and mentality. How can a person claim to be an honest person who values the TRUTH, but constantly lies and hides behind lies in their beliefs and processes in the world? I want to be truthful, I have not been in the past, but I do try to seek that out as much as I can. Motive is essential. If I give candy to a child, that could be a good thing, if I'm doing so to get the child into my car to kidnap them....das icht nit ser gut. If I befriend you to get to your boyfriend...also...bad. It is hard to determine things about yourself, not less other people. This is also why reflection of your own intent and motivation is imperative to the developing self. I want to be a developing self. I want that also for all people I know and interact with.
I want the world to be a happy place. We have, to the best of our knowledge, one life to live (is that a soap opera?). The lots in life people have been given are unfair and unequal. Why my life should be so easy and others' so filled with pain is unknown to me. The following statement is indicative of my view on ethics: It makes me feel better to try to correct this imbalance. I guess I subscribe to the idea that to whom much is given, much is required. I don't know that I believe there is a 'requirer' but I am uncomfortable with this disparity. I am uncomfortable with people being taken advantage of by those with power. I want to find ways to stop that advantage-taking. (can you tell I have to write personal statements to apply to schools?)
Some likes and dislikes:
LIKES: (order derives from how they came up in my head) European History, Art History, Art--- Impressionism and the Impressionists (esp. Van Gogh) , Picasso, Hodgkin; Music: The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, 60's, 70's, i like to listen to the same song over and over and over again. I like food. but not too much at the same time...yuck...ie., "all you can eat buffets" gross! CHOCOLATE, fresh spinach or in eggs or alfredo sauce, I like Italy, I LOVE Sintra, I heart Espana, I want to work at the Hague, I like distinctions, I like dancing...ok...i love dancing. I live wine. I heart peace. "i like it, I love it, I want some more of it". I like Left Hand Milk Stout, Newcastle and Guiness. I like to wear black, i like to decorate in red and dark brown and cream. I like my hair wavy and straight, but definitely blonde and short. I like to think about architecture, fashion and music recreationally. I like dancing to Chitty and Rad. I like the Gap. I like Europe. I like the world. ok..that's good on that... now to dislikes....OOH...Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor, and Simon and Garfunkle, dancing at electro and Vampire Weekend, and painting on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday nights!!!! (must be added to the LIKE list...OH...and "the cabin")
Dislikes: war. (i'm starting slowly here), discrimination, racial jokes, fanaticism (any kind) the smell of cottonwood, hair in the shower, sink, couch, pillow...gross. slow driving, when people don't go immediately when the light turns green...actually slow reactions almost any time...young kylie minogue, bad breath (causes a vomitous reaction) ew...throwing up.. passive aggression, passive affection, standers by, caring about being photographed with a "famous person". pettiness, lies, fake, wasting my time. I do not like Aztecs, corvettes, new mustangs, round headlights on Exterras, german history, the Gulag, the Bush administration, fundamentalism, when people are mean to children.
yeah...i mean...that doesn't really "cover it" but its a start....
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