tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post7330267738657861057..comments2024-03-01T17:10:23.061+05:30Comments on Watching the World Go By: Yours, UnattachedSearcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-79059972476233090782007-06-27T17:58:00.000+05:302007-06-27T17:58:00.000+05:30Anon. While I fully support your trying out white ...Anon. While I fully support your trying out white shirts (as most men would), and try as many as you can, let me also tell you what the perils of such a strategy are (though you will argue, there isn't one in the first place, but there is, always is.)<BR/><BR/>The problem with being with too many people, in too many relationships (casual or otherwise) is that you just know too much. You end up The Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439320371087568504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-14036463860407194432007-06-26T22:47:00.000+05:302007-06-26T22:47:00.000+05:30Oh.. and you can have mortgages AND children witho...Oh.. and you can have mortgages AND children without marriage...Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435911851291204516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-50049385354634567502007-06-26T22:46:00.000+05:302007-06-26T22:46:00.000+05:30Wow! You REALLY don't want to get married :-) I'm ...Wow! You REALLY don't want to get married :-) I'm saying it works for people who think alike... people who fundamentally want the same things. That would mean, a husband and kid who're just as happy in barcelona as anywhere else. And it's great to try on as many shirts as you want, in fact not even buy any... i know hordes of women (and men) who enjoy window shopping. But, don't knock it until Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435911851291204516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-17713186768908724762007-06-26T22:29:00.000+05:302007-06-26T22:29:00.000+05:30Ideally, the evasive. May be. I still don't get it...Ideally, the evasive. May be. I still don't get it. I am enjoying casual sex for the moment. I think its more freeing. Ok, I mean casual sex not with just any tom dick or harry, but with atleast half way decent, intresting, inteligent hot men. I guess Im still shopping for that 'perfect' white shirt...Im still trying on and havn't found the perfect fit. (what ever 'perfect' means). Marriage Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-18913056371139321032007-06-26T21:19:00.000+05:302007-06-26T21:19:00.000+05:30The difference between a house and a marriage howe...The difference between a house and a marriage however is that one of them, you CAN take to the hillside with lovely views. Ideally, a marriage is so much more 'free'ing - you're done with the bar-trawling scene, you no longer have to play the a/s/l game, there IS that one person whom you go back home with, that ONE person who's privy to the real you, who can look at your face and just by a touch Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-61147685406104109212007-06-26T20:18:00.000+05:302007-06-26T20:18:00.000+05:30S, I can't believe you are a part of 'marriage tec...S, I can't believe you are a part of 'marriage technically works' camp. I mean, if you had that stifling feeling just by owning an 'apartment'.....don't you think you will feel infinitesimally fettered by getting tied down by marriage? And there isn't really a year to year lease on marriage you know.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Damn...again one of those stupid word verifications...:-0.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-73342513367781750852007-06-26T14:57:00.000+05:302007-06-26T14:57:00.000+05:30Marriage technically works. That's what the age ol...Marriage technically works. That's what the age old 'happily ever after' stories are about. The trick, however, lies in finding someone who prescribes to the same definitions as you. And of course, luck. Lots of luck.Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-52693470737673208902007-06-26T14:41:00.000+05:302007-06-26T14:41:00.000+05:30Searcher: I agree. Inspite of myself, I hope to be...Searcher: I agree. Inspite of myself, I hope to be married someday. Having heard so much, one just can't afford to miss out on it. For better or for worse. (What I tell my parents is a different story altogether!!!)The Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439320371087568504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-53816901920626600332007-06-26T10:35:00.000+05:302007-06-26T10:35:00.000+05:30Anon: I think Marriage as an institution has proba...Anon: I think Marriage as an institution has probably got the worst PR in the world :-) <BR/><BR/>Azuregoddess: My point was, after that initial knee-jerk reaction ("let me jump off the building now!"), it actually falls into place. But it's quite likely that that calmness came from something my brother (who's very aware of my quirks) said to me. He said, "Don't think of this as yours. Think of Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-25459738403791721772007-06-26T01:09:00.000+05:302007-06-26T01:09:00.000+05:30Nice post Searcher. I share your views.It kind of ...Nice post Searcher. I share your views.<BR/><BR/>It kind of made me sad to read it though. I too have moved a lot in my life and wonder how it would be to 'settle' down in one place. But what made me shudder was this.... It dawned on me after reading your post, if settling in one place can make me feel so uncomfortable....how would it feel to 'be married'. Shucks. End of life. End of freedom. EndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-6938417026819611192007-06-24T20:01:00.000+05:302007-06-24T20:01:00.000+05:30As i said, answers most of life's important questi...As i said, answers most of life's important questions :o) About the plant, asked my mother (a well-spring of botanical information) and she said that sometimes, if you cut off the dead parts (like gangrenous limbs), the rest of the plant can flourish... So the plant wasn't technically dead. Ta da! *whew* I can now go back to my belief system in peace.Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-31882683107071934762007-06-24T19:50:00.000+05:302007-06-24T19:50:00.000+05:30Don't ask me. I have no clue how can one side of a...Don't ask me. I have no clue how can one side of a plant die. But it seems if you cut all the leaves it would bring the whole thing back to life. Whatever.<BR/><BR/>I am counting on death being, hmmm... all inclusive.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Visited the site. The first post reads:<BR/><BR/>Dear Economist,<BR/><BR/>I’m looking for ”the one”. Is he out there?<BR/><BR/>Yours,<BR/>Ruth, Barcelona<BR/><BR/>The Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439320371087568504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-82561277777350234392007-06-23T23:53:00.000+05:302007-06-23T23:53:00.000+05:30I moved into my new apartment four months ago (tha...I moved into my new apartment four months ago (that my parents also bought for me) and my first fear was the same - I now belong. I now have a home. I now pay property tax. I am now that much closer to suicide than ever before!illusory motionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212317842061854255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-44877153358749479112007-06-22T20:20:00.000+05:302007-06-22T20:20:00.000+05:30Yes i did end up grinning broadly for a while. But...Yes i did end up grinning broadly for a while. But check this one out: http://www.timharford.com/writing/labels/Dear%20Economist.html<BR/><BR/>Most of life's important questions answered. <BR/><BR/>PS: One side of a bonsai died? Is that possible? Isn't death by its very nature... umm.. all inclusive? Or is there a version of 'brain dead' among plants?Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-48471380165696075482007-06-22T19:04:00.000+05:302007-06-22T19:04:00.000+05:30Thanks. But that privilege is reserved for Cecil B...Thanks. But that privilege is reserved for Cecil B. Adams.<BR/><BR/>http://straightdope.com/<BR/><BR/>He's brilliant! Not that you aren't, but his views are... um, um, ... for the lack of a better word more utalitarian.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I have spent one evening this week feiigning interest with someone who was moaning over a bonsai whose one side died in transit from Cal. So botanical The Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439320371087568504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-33982682995475788282007-06-22T18:19:00.000+05:302007-06-22T18:19:00.000+05:30Stagnant water leads to mosquito breeding, but fro...Stagnant water leads to mosquito breeding, but from what i understand, plants themselves don't bring mosquitoes. In fact, several plants and trees (lemongrass, rosemary, marigolds, etc) actually are great mosquito repellents. See? I'm so paranoid about killing the silly fern in my house and incurring my mother's (she's got a wonderful, green thumb as opposed to my black one - i've murdered two Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322839823737564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28223738.post-4008872008923048532007-06-22T16:44:00.000+05:302007-06-22T16:44:00.000+05:30I am petrified of dropping anchor, but at some lev...I am petrified of dropping anchor, but at some level I guess I already have. Someone recently told me (after my car broke down on the highway, presumably due to poor maintenance) that I don’t deserve to possess anything. I guess you are better off.<BR/><BR/>Don’t potted plants bring mosquitoes?The Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439320371087568504noreply@blogger.com