Disappearing acts - they happen often in life, and right here on LJ. People, love, pain, grief, sadness, elation - they can exist at various points and then disappear instantly, or gradually fade from existence over time. I believe it is the cycle of life for most humans. And it has happened to my post from yesterday - now gone, I suspect as a result of some updates to LJ last evening where the system was entirely disabled, and I awoke to see the text vanished. I'm too lazy to recreate it, but if you want to discuss anything, or suggest topics for other posts, you can write to me in the comments. I will take into consideration, as the travel posts take a really long time to write, and we need something to feel the void in between. Or, I can just stay absent...life will go on either way. :)
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There 5% of population randomly disappeared. The leftovers stayed stunned and wondering ...
Edited at 2016-12-22 02:31 pm (UTC)
I assume you're celebrating X-mas with your family. What about the next long weekend? Unlike us Russians you're not so big on the New Year. May I suggest... one of these weekends, you could take a car trip over the Blue Ridge (or rather Skyline Drive) -- assuming the road is not closed, the winter views should be spectacular!
All the best in the coming year!
I would not say that Americans don't celebrate New Year's. Many people go to parties, have gatherings, etc., but I never really cared much about this event, or the transition to a new year. It is just another day for me. :)) Most of my family will be gone this year, so probably I will be asleep at midnight, as I don't like large crowds, or noisy/drunken parties that my friends have invited me too. A drive in the Blue Ridge mountains sounds good...will try to make it happen sometime soon. :)) Happy Holidays to you also!
I like Russian way of giving presents for New Year and the tree is a Pine tree, not Christmas tree, so everybody can get a present from Father the Frost, no matter if you're Jewish or Muslim, or Buddhist.
Such a magnificent rich party with multiple shows and so poor pay rates.
Any way, I wish you the best Christmas and happy New year, Sharon
- Seinfeld vs Friends?
- Rat race vs poor village life?
- Coca cola vs Pepsi Cola?
- Georgia vs Russia?
- Muscle man vs intelligent man?
- Airplane window seat vs aisle seat?
- Salsa vs Jazz?
and what happened 9/11?
1. Seinfeld
2. Village life - if my family is nearby
3. I don't drink soda.
4. Georgia!
5. Intelligent. I really don't like muscle men so much. They feel like rocks, and aren't comfortable to hug or cuddle. :))
6. Window seat to take photos.
7. Jazz
About 9/11- I am not a conspiracy theorist.
As you already know it might have been because of LJ servers transfer to Russia...
So I have a couple of question connected to this topic.
First, do you have any backup of your journal? (because it is very sad to loose texts and photos you have created for so many years...) If no I can recommend you a program I use for having on my HD a local copy of my journal.
And second is what do you think about creating an account on dreamwidth, importing all your journal content there (yes, it's possible!) and continue to write in dreamwidth with automatically crossposting your posts in LJ? (A lot of LJ bloggers including me have account there as well.) Dreamwidth is rather similar to LJ though some things aren't very convenient there... But nevertheless, it's better to have something than nothing )))
"This week I had some explosive discussions on the topic of women and logic. It was implied by both a male and female reader that these terms are incongruous - in other words, they do not go together. Yet at the same time, there was an accusation that American women in particular are too logical and motivated, resulting in a feeling that "you're having a conversation with a man."
I want to say that such comments really make my brain explode. Logic, ambition, intelligence - these are bad female traits? And what exactly are women supposed to discuss with their spouses or boyfriends? Nothing of substance, or are we supposed to just sit and be silent? One Russian woman who recently moved to San Francisco wrote to me that "American women are too motivated and logical, and sometimes I feel like they are missing out on being a woman." I don't know what "being a woman" means in her mind, but for me there is no set definition, and dumbing myself down to attract or please men has never even crossed my mind.
As a lawyer, I'm very much trained in logic and analytical thinking. Does it mean I'm "masculine"? We can agree that all over the globe men and women face communication issues, misunderstandings, sometimes conflicting interests...but, based on my experience, Russian culture is way more tied to gender stereotypes than American. Such narrow views on femininity and masculinity are disturbing for me personally...that is all I really want to say for the moment."