I'm busy now. Happily busy. I rather like it, although I've discovered that I can get eyestrain when I keep working for a couple of hours without a break. Or maybe I just need glasses. Anyway, I don't think I'm as bad in the self-discipline department as Corri seems to believe. Not anymore, at least. Enjoying life and not fretting about the level of "discipline" you're bringing to it makes it a lot easier to deal with in a sufficiently disciplined way. And working on things is more fun than goofing off one you let go of your anxieties about how it'll turn out or how other people are judging you along the way.

One of the questions I threw out a while ago was answered in another thread:

Originally Posted By: MJontheMend
What the cow should want in a relationship is a man who is strong enough to show some vulnerability, not a boy who needs a mother. For example, a man who isn't afraid to show that he is touched that you baked him a cake for his birthday, not the guy who whines that you didn't make dinner the way he likes it.


OK, that makes a lot of sense. Asking for things in a non-whiny, non-needy, and non-demanding tone is good. Showing appreciation when you get things you enjoy is even better, even when they're coming from the cow. The cow can even happily play in bed sometimes as long as you're not whiny, needy, or demanding about it.

(But if I'm strong, what good is the cow?) Well, the cow is fun to play with.

a fine and enviable madness, this delusion that all questions have answers, and nothing is beyond the reach of a strong left arm.