Ooooooo I kinda like the atmosphere here in this "dark side" thread! I have to agree with Seoulmate's earlier post that I don't see alot of negativity on the daily thread. Sometimes there's some angst & worrying but that's just people expressing their concerns & it's all because they truly care about what happens with Adam's career. That's cool.
I just like the idea of incense & hookahs & peaceful gardens. And I love reading Mika's posts. So guess I'll just take another toke & chill for awhile.
That's pretty much what it's always about: LOVING ADAM LAMBERT.
Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on May 31, 2012 19:54:59 GMT -5
[admires the lights]
[pours another cup of tea]
But you know, sometimes utter dark is peaceful as well.
Back as an undergraduate, and for a time afterwards as an alumi, I used to frequently hang out with a back of caving fanatics (aka 'splunking'). Its dark in a cave. Darker than dark. Can't see your hand in front of your face dark. Your brain gets confused on where your hand might even be dark.
Always used to bring carbide headlamps as they weren't reliant on batteries. Sometimes when we were tired, we'd blow out the lamps and just rest in the utter dark. Its almost like floating.
[smiles remembering]
The sudden rush of flame when you clicked the flints on the lamps again was so bright you saw aftereffect stars against your eyelids.
[sips]
Caves are so peaceful. Hard. Confusing. 3-dimensional twisty mazes. But so, so peaceful.
Hi everyone. Rjacks (yesterday's apparent Darth Vader) here. At least I think I was the one (or part of the ones) who instigated the Dark thread. Good to read the posts here and still appreciate the support I received yesterday. What started out as a bit of a plea for comfort ended up making me cry. I think of Atop as a safe place but I don't feel safe anymore. Feel like a child who has been chastized. Still don't know what was so bad about my post but what's done is done. Just a bit scarred from it and no clue as to how to post anymore. These Dark threads (described by others as the place you don't want to go - "don't worry, be happy") are temporary.
I don't think Adam views the Light and Dark as either bad or good. We all have both. I think Light and Dark on Atop is not in line with his meaning. I'm feeling here that Dark is where the naughty people go (and I don't mean naughty in a good way - lol). The non-team players.
Sorry for the ramble. Still processing last night and just not sure what to do. I understand that we don't want to be mean and disrespectful to other posters and Adam. Where do the other thoughts go (the ones that are neither happy-happy-joy-joy nor negative-hurtful)?
"I want to lose my mind, like a maniac and cross the line, never looking back..."
I just love BTIKM. And one thing I noticed pretty early on is that Light Adam is actually the more diabolical of the two.
j/s
[ponders for moment while steam rises from cup; laughs]
"Light Adam" really *is* a bit more diabolical, isn't he? Change! Be more like me! Dark Adam wears his heart on his sleeve and is the one who doesn't hide his feelings. He doesn't try to change his counterpart.
Hi everyone. Rjacks (yesterday's apparent Darth Vader) here. At least I think I was the one (or part of the ones) who instigated the Dark thread. Good to read the posts here and still appreciate the support I received yesterday. What started out as a bit of a plea for comfort ended up making me cry. I think of Atop as a safe place but I don't feel safe anymore. Feel like a child who has been chastized. Still don't know what was so bad about my post but what's done is done. Just a bit scarred from it and no clue as to how to post anymore. These Dark threads (described by others as the place you don't want to go - "don't worry, be happy") are temporary.
I don't think Adam views the Light and Dark as either bad or good. We all have both. I think Light and Dark on Atop is not in line with his meaning. I'm feeling here that Dark is where the naughty people go (and I don't mean naughty in a good way - lol). The non-team players.
Sorry for the ramble. Still processing last night and just not sure what to do. I understand that we don't want to be mean and disrespectful to other posters and Adam. Where do the other thoughts go (the ones that are neither happy-happy-joy-joy nor negative-hurtful)?
BB, i saw your post as exactly that-- a plea for comfort. I wish I had responded to you yesterday to tell you so. I'm always late to the thread and often have to read backwards... I miss a lot.
Seoulmate - Good lord, you've got to share you big ostrich! And I'm taking down that big light at the top, it's hurting my and Hoppers' eyes. But otherwise it is perfection, kiddo. I forgot about the carved ~privacy screens.
Hoppers - thanks for the samovar! (More tea=yay.)
And Jamie gets as many fire dancers as she wants (but sweets, they have to stay in the Moon Garden, 'kay? There will be lots of loungers out there and braziers so no one will get cold.)
Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on May 31, 2012 20:26:00 GMT -5
[stirs tea]
BB - to be utterly honest, I think it was less what you said than the way you stated it. The font you initially used was SO BIG and SO BOLDED that it looked (as things do in blogs which are reliant on the written format) that you were shouting.
And since what you were posting was a complete 180 from what most other people were posting throughout the day, I think that to many it came off as less of a plea and more of a "DAMMIT - HOW DARE ALL OF YOU THINK THINGS ARE OK??!!??!!", which I seriously don't think you meant.
[sighs] Hence why the mods are really encouraging peeps to go back to standard font sizes until you truly *intend* to emphasize a point.
[sips tea again; grins]
BTW - Kudos for getting Tommy McFly drunk enough to start spilling his DJ guts at Freshtival. I found your stories quite entertaining. ;D
I just love BTIKM. And one thing I noticed pretty early on is that Light Adam is actually the more diabolical of the two.
j/s
[ponders for moment while steam rises from cup; laughs]
"Light Adam" really *is* a bit more diabolical, isn't he? Change! Be more like me! Dark Adam wears his heart on his sleeve and is the one who doesn't hide his feelings. He doesn't try to change his counterpart.
Like so many, I have a great weakness for the good-at-heart anti-hero. And that coat, that coat...
Was listening to DC101 -> the "Elliot in the Morning" show. They played the YouTube of a 3-year old singing “Ain't No Homos Gonna Go to Heaven” with the entire church whooping and praising the boy as he sang.
They should arrest the parents of that kid for child endangerment and the rest of the congregation for something - anything!
I need to go to one of those states next week where people think about these things quite differently than I do. It's for work so no choice. Luckily these topics usually do not come up, and my colleagues who I am going with think the same way I do. I hope that I get through next week nicely, but I have made the commitment that I do not stand silent if women, gays or people of other races are being bashed, not even in a work environment, not even with clients.
I'm walkin' away From the things that drained my soul From the things that took control (Dommin: Closure)
Post by glittergma on May 31, 2012 20:45:11 GMT -5
Ohhhhh I love the current additions of the pretty lights (but we need really dim bulbs in them) and Seoulmate, you have to let me share your corner too!! Soooooooo pretty!
Can someone enlarge the moongarden pics I posted? I'm so bad at even posting a pic, I have no clue how. Hated the way they posted with the dimensions on them too. UGH!
Seoulmate, the Kelly I was po'ed at (just a bit) is Kelly Rippa, who is a tv host. Used to be Regis & Kelly til last year. Just so ya know.
Aloha, I so agree about negative feelings coming from where you are in RL. That's why I haven't been posting much for months. My RL has been so fucked up & depressing, anything I would start to post seemed so down & negative. Well, except for major flailing times, which were about the only times I could actually let go of what was going on with me. It's slowly getting better. Still a work in progress.
I think this place is shaping up nicely. It's not where I will hang all of the time, but I think it's nice that there is a place to come and be comforted. And, not feel bad if you have something you need to express that may unduly rile peeps on the main board. Interpretation is always going to be different for everyone, unfortunately.
Rjackspf ((Hugs)) again. I just knew you were feeling so bad yesterday. I felt so bad for you. You did not do/say anything that bad or negative and I wish that I had had the guts to stand up for you better. Don't know if it would have done any good, but I feel bad now that I didn't at least try.
I really hate feeling this separation was necessary, but for now, it seems the best way. And, I'm feeling pretty mellow here, probably because I don't have to watch every word I type. I just can't seem to flail all the time. I've probably posted more today than I have for a month.
Move over, Seoulmate (you big ostrich...hahahaha luv it), I'm tired & need to stretch out!!
Was listening to DC101 -> the "Elliot in the Morning" show. They played the YouTube of a 3-year old singing “Ain't No Homos Gonna Go to Heaven” with the entire church whooping and praising the boy as he sang.
They should arrest the parents of that kid for child endangerment and the rest of the congregation for something - anything!
I need to go to one of those states next week where people think about these things quite differently than I do. It's for work so no choice. Luckily these topics usually do not come up, and my colleagues who I am going with think the same way I do. I hope that I get through next week nicely, but I have made the commitment that I do not stand silent if women, gays or people of other races are being bashed, not even in a work environment, not even with clients.
One thing I would say is do not assume that the people you meet all think the same. I live in one of those states. There are actually 25 million of us in the state, and vast numbers are enlightened -- some of them even have a down-home twang. Don't worry too much!
You do not have to shout but if you want to chat....
crazylady: login" again and then I will get the "redirecting" message at the top. Weird, huh
May 14, 2013 12:58:36 GMT -5
butterfly: I also have to login twice, such as crazylady.
May 14, 2013 13:43:48 GMT -5
crazylady: Sorry you are having the same login problem, butterfly, but at least I am in good company! At least we can log in! I'd panic if I couldn't! LOL
May 14, 2013 16:50:29 GMT -5
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maitospf: crazyladym...happening to me too!
May 15, 2013 19:42:49 GMT -5
ayleim: Just checking - so there were NO Adam-sightings in the performance show right? Then I don't have to worry about being near the TV later tonight, I can just listen from the kitchen. :D
May 15, 2013 22:25:54 GMT -5
Q3: The second log-in is part of the security system to protect the site from hackers. If you want to avoid it, select the option to keep me logged in.
May 16, 2013 11:18:07 GMT -5
vivlite: Good to know about the log-in option..I kept wondering if I was imagining things when I had to log on twice..whew..
May 16, 2013 13:59:55 GMT -5
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vivlite: Gotta stop down here more often..
May 16, 2013 14:01:03 GMT -5
crazylady: Q3, thanks for the update on the login process! Really appreciate it!
May 16, 2013 18:20:10 GMT -5
maitospf: Yes thank you Q3. Thought I was jinked there for a minute
May 16, 2013 21:11:10 GMT -5
maitospf: Woops - sorry! jinxed (the ghosts of my english teachers would haunt me for not proofreading, so there you you go) ... 8-|
May 16, 2013 21:13:49 GMT -5
minnie12: this is great, Sauli deserves the support. There's no negativity here and that's nice.
May 17, 2013 23:57:11 GMT -5
daffywak: http://distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com/49986864befe11e29d7122000a1f97c6_7.jpg
May 18, 2013 0:48:25 GMT -5
minnie12: Nice to see all the pics of Sauli and his friends. Has a lot of female friends. Goes out a lot with Ade?
May 18, 2013 23:48:39 GMT -5
blueberry: A tech question. When I post, I'm stuck in BB Code, can't get back to Preview. Any ideas? I have Preview as default in my profile, but that doesn't help.
May 18, 2013 23:56:59 GMT -5
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Q3: blueberry. there should be a two labels on tabs at the bottom of the REPLY box -- one labeled Preview and one labeled BBCode. Can you see these or are they gone?
May 19, 2013 2:08:40 GMT -5
blueberry: Q3, I can still see the labels, but when I click on the Preview label, nothing happens. And every time I start a new post, it automatically takes me to BB Code. Otherwise it doesn't matter, but posting pictures would be easier in Preview (copy+paste).
May 19, 2013 2:14:12 GMT -5
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JazzRocks: Q3 - I forgot where I click to make a contribution to Atop.
May 19, 2013 10:30:45 GMT -5
Q3: Oh in the site conversion the link to support ATop went away. I will restore it.
May 20, 2013 9:30:25 GMT -5
JazzRocks: Thanks Q3.
May 20, 2013 16:09:32 GMT -5
