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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Sociopath song: Papa was a rolling stone
285 comments:
Just out of curiosity: how many of you people actually have gone to a psychiatrist who told them that their diagnosis is ASPD? How many? Which one of you?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:16 AM
How do sociopaths relate to this song? There are so many people that can relate to it.ReplyDelete
When I was in college, I went to a psychiatrist once to get ADHD meds because I wanted them to study with, and I didn't want to buy them from just anyone since I am careful to avoid illegal activity. I was hitting all the key ADHD talking points and doing a little fidgeting, when he pulled out the fad diagnosis of that month, which was bipolar disorder. I pretended to consider carefully, and said that he could be right, but then gave him mostly answers that pointed away from that dx. In the end, he said that he wasn't sure, but I could be ADHD, and the test would be for me to take ADHD drugs and then report back to him whether or not they seemed to work. Score.ReplyDelete
I can't think of a reason to go to a psychiatrist and tell them I have ASPD, whether I do or don't. What good can you get from that?
@Pythias: I did the exact same thing. :DReplyDelete
My reasoning was mostly that it was cheaper to be prescribed than to buy from dealers.
why did you need the ADHD meds? what do they do?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Fred, I am undiagnosed and trust me I never will be.ReplyDelete
notme: They're stimulants. They make you euphoric, focused, and awake. They're like cocaine or amphetamine.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 12:50 PM
heh, apathy erasers.ReplyDelete
it's a bit confusing cos i thought ADHD meant you already have 'too much' energy and that it's treated by sedatives or something.ReplyDelete
unless ADHD is a symptom of under-stimulation which they rectify with stmulants?
ADHD meds calm people down who actually have ADHD, but spaz out people who don't.ReplyDelete
That's one way you can tell if you are actually ADHD, by taking the meds.
I forget the specifics of why that is, though.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 1:41 PM
@notme: Wiki is your friend.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip, I might have to look into that down the line.
I knew a mom who took her kid's Ritalin all the time because it was like speed to her.ReplyDelete
This thread makes me want to get some Ritalin. I want to know if my brain chemistry has changed since I was a kid.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 3:04 PM
It hasn't 2, and it never will. Stick to coke.ReplyDelete
2, just scope out some hyper kid whose mom is even more hyper and follow them home.ReplyDelete
+1 AerianneReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Question to other sociopaths: Did you have a parent similar to the 'papa' in this song? And if so, did it actually bother you, or bother you in hindsight?ReplyDelete
My mum was a bit of a rollin' stone herself, and frankly, it doesn't bug me much at all. I do wonder sometimes what it would have been like to have a mother, though.
My mum was a bit of a rollin' stone herself, and frankly, it doesn't bug me much at all. I do wonder sometimes what it would have been like to have a mother, though.ReplyDelete
Perhaps this is precisely a reason why it doesn't bother you.
Mother/child bonding factors into future bonding, empathy, compassion, connection, etc.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 4:02 PM
What about Father/child bonding? My old man was fairly close to me, and not a gruff, hard-chinned manly man. I got hugs as a kid, and such.ReplyDelete
He's on his way out, and its not really bothering me either. I think my monthly bills stress me more than my old man keeling over.
Well, people don't usually suck on their father's teat or come out of their penises.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 4:19 PM
You're discounting the social element, somehow insisting spending a few months on a teat and coming out of an orifice correlates to emotional connect?ReplyDelete
Or was that just sarcasm without an actual answer?
I pray that your incredulity is sarcastic, Notable, else you're a bit of an idiot.ReplyDelete
NTP, Wasn't sarcasm.ReplyDelete
It's hard to deny that a certain violence involved in the act of creation has a large effect.
And think of how intimate sucking on a teat is, for babies as well as adults. Emotion aside, even.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Please, surpass Freudian approaches to subjects. I'm tired of Freud.ReplyDelete
I like this exasperated Anon. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 4:38 PM
I wasn't being incredulous. Confused, yes.ReplyDelete
When I say I didn't have a mother, I mean growing up. I had to come from somewhere after all, and I wasn't direct to formula.
I'm trying to understand a point you're trying to make, and although I can see the projected logic behind it, I fail to see the facts.
Confusion from vagueness, not incredulity.
Notable: The abstract for this paper suggests that a few months (or years) on the teat is relevant to the development of empathy. Well, really it says "identification with the mother", but breastfeeding is a part of that process. Hell, Google "breastfeeding and empathy" and you'll find plenty of material.ReplyDelete
I certainly don't support the Freudian logic Medusa used, but the underlying concept is valid.
This shit came before Freud, dude.ReplyDelete
Nothing vague about it. It is what it is.
And why do you think Freud was obsessed with this stuff in the first place? Because he had a bizarre relationship with his own mother and he wanted to know why.ReplyDelete
He didn't create the phenomenon, he just attempted to describe it.
Just because Freud had a few whacked out ideas doesn't mean all his ideas lack validity.
Certainly not, but most of the juicy ones have since been discredited and replaced.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:03 PM
oh shut up garyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:09 PM
Well, I did Google it, and didn't find many relevant articles pertaining to the link. I found one article, and it was a bit more provocative than scientific, if you will.ReplyDelete
Are you suggesting that a child that isn't raised by its mother, or maternal mother, is incapable of empathy due to a lack of bond? Also, this introduces the nature vs. nurture argument, one that seems to keep rolling back to the classic sociopath vs. psychopath argument.
I certainly understand the importance of said bond, but to make it the crux of formulating empathy seems like a stretch.
I'm not suggesting it's any kind of crux, simply that it's as important as the social aspect you were touting as a tool to write off the effect of mothering.ReplyDelete
Are you suggesting that a child that isn't raised by its mother, or maternal mother, is incapable of empathy due to a lack of bond?ReplyDelete
Not necessarily. Too many factors to just parse out one thing.
But in terms of anti-empathy weapons, lack of maternal bonding is perhaps the atomic bomb.
For example. Someone could have had wonderful maternal bonding, but was later raped 100 times or witnessed the murder of their father. Another person could have lacked maternal bonding, but found massive amounts of support elsewhere to somewhat balance the scales. A person's biological makeup and general environment could potentially effect how all of these things are internalized.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:20 PM
From a 4 year old to kindergarden teacher with double G breats:ReplyDelete
- your tits are so good! Let me hug them!
*laughters from teacher*
- let me hug them and lay my head on them.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Interesting. Well, I've had my daily lesson, of sorts. Good to know.ReplyDelete
I don't think I consciously tried to write off mothering, but in hindsight, there was probably a layer of resentment towards the institution within my comments. Maybe that's why you suspected me of being incredulous.
Then again, I'm hardly one to discount it, ha! I'm not exactly Mr. Empathy, no matter how much my father loved me as a kid.
I did however notice your lack of an answer to my question, though, Postmodern Sociopath. Were any of your parents a rollin' stone?
Depends on your definition.ReplyDelete
My father is a recovering alcoholic, probably a narcissist (or at least the son of one). He was in and out of rehab three times until it finally stuck. My mother was a sales representative in a small firm which sold high-end housewares to most of the large retailers in New England, so she travelled a lot.
They separated when I was 7 and divorced when I was 10 or 11. From then until my father's final rehab stint, I lived in two separate houses in two separate states.
So sure, perhaps both of them were. They were both absent in some fashion during my formative years.
Also, you say I didn't answer your question like it reflects some weakness in my personality, a chink in my armor, a sore spot. It's cute.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:38 PM
Actually, not. You've commented on your childhood in previous blog posts, alluding to a rough childhood.ReplyDelete
The theme of the comment was noticing that which I hadn't yet. It was only afterwards that I noticed a sociopath regular commenting yet not addressing my question, to my chagrin.
I do so like your chagrin.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:47 PM
You indulging my chagrin probably shouldn't make me grin.ReplyDelete
Better than the alternative, I suppose.
Perhaps you envy me, dear Notable. Or could it be admiration? A desire to free yourself and engage in abject villainy as I do?ReplyDelete
The possibilities are endless.
You guys remind me of each other.ReplyDelete
(from me, not insinuating a gaymance)
Clearly Notable and I are caught in a rad bromance.~ReplyDelete
'Also, you say I didn't answer your question like it reflects some weakness in my personality, a chink in my armor, a sore spot. It's cute.'ReplyDelete
forever suspicious postmodern. that's cute.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 5:57 PM
I will admit to one thing, I do admire your and UKan's admittance and embrace of villainy. Indulging upon it openly completely contradicts my instinctual Impression Management. I wish I could, but call it a healthy paranoia in regards to data-mining.
As far as other feelings and opinions of you, what is a man without his secrets?
A bromance. Oh, my.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:03 PM
@notme: The query could definitely be read as accusatory, and when dealing with the typical array of anonymous offenders, suspecting such is hardly 'cute'. If anything, I should have re-read it, realizing the reaction that it could have provoked (and I usually do).ReplyDelete
It does make me wonder though, why you (Postmodern Sociopath) would think I changed up my Sociopath World persona that I play. Interesting.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:05 PM
get a roomReplyDelete
Better suspicious than sorry, as I always say.ReplyDelete
That said, you're not generally one to prod, so perhaps that's what tuned me into a perceived shift. It seemed out of the ordinary for you, so it threw up a flag.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:11 PM
Ah, this is true. I guess I can answer that. I've been avoiding self-indulgent walls of text lately, and trying to tidy up my own blog with my last two articles.ReplyDelete
But yes, constant vigilance and such. I usually assume the worst first when online, as it usually is the intention in the first place. People usually don't toy with the double/triple entendre, and can be quite blunt and predictable.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:13 PM
*double/triple entendre in a clever way*
As I said elsewhere yesterday, triple entendres are highly arousing.ReplyDelete
has anyone ever called either of you guys a 'freak' or 'nuts' by any chance?ReplyDelete
humour me
also, does all this analysis of other people's motives ever exhaust you?
what do you do to tune out?
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:24 PM
btw the reason i brought up the ADHD question earlier is cos i was under the impression (possibly wrongly) that it has a link with sociopathy and so i thought you would know about it. but if i'm wrong, i'm happy to visit mr.wiki.ReplyDelete
Yes, yes they have. For instance, my own mother has called me "emotionless" and similar which, coming from her, is equivalent to "freak" or "nuts".ReplyDelete
No, no it does not. I'm a mathematician. If analysis exhausted me, I wouldn't be very good.
I tune out nothing, but I analyze selectively. Purposefully blinding myself to data doesn't sound like a good idea.
shit that was me, notme. haha.ReplyDelete
my head is in a vice and i half know what i'm doing.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Under what context, notme? I'm pretty sure everyone's been called a freak or nuts in one point in time during their life.ReplyDelete
As far as analysis goes, it's what gets me through to day. I don't think I've ever been exhausted by it, only stumped, and that doesn't happen very often.
Playing tricks, sort of, confusing the tracks, that's pretty fun to do. But in general, here, I try to be straightforward. I don't come here to mess with people, usually, but to learn and advise.
So I guess my answer would be, why would I want to tune it out?
Not me is the cute one.ReplyDelete
lol medusa, i like being the actual cute one on a sociopath blog. in my element wouldn't you say?ReplyDelete
i just mean in general, like people can't fathom the way you are.
cos i like you, i will respond to your answer that's posed as a question:
cos your brain might explode. it happened to my neighbour's uncle, rumoured to be a sociopath.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:44 PM
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When I lived in the vicinity of Cornell University, there was this Asian man who was in the physics PhD program.ReplyDelete
Something happened and he dropped out and spent his days clothed in "Cornell Mom" sweatshirts and baseball caps, dancing and smiling and singing to nobody in the center of town. All day, every day.
His brain exploded. And/or he found God.
lol, Medusa. Also, lol, Notable, plugging his blog for the thousandth time. :PReplyDelete
RSS is my friend.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:47 PM
In general, I'm not thought of as a freak or nuts. Yes to nuts when I was young, but I was graphically violent when I was young, and count my blessings that I'm not in prison because of it.ReplyDelete
When I realized that being noticed was something detrimental, be it by friends or family, I did my best to avoid being spotted and labeled as such. There's only one type of person whose radar I can never seem to avoid, and it is mutual recognition, therefore putting me both at an advantage and disadvantage.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Oh, shame. Tis a taste I have not suffered.ReplyDelete
< nerd time out >ReplyDelete
PMS, what do you use as your RSS feeder?
I use netvibes, but it lags on the updates, so I just go directly to the sites these days.
Medusa said, "His brain exploded. And/or he found God.ReplyDelete
Often the same thing, apparently.
I use my mail client as my RSS reader. I never liked web-based ones much, but Google Reader was pretty good.ReplyDelete
Most good mail clients have feed readers built in, so depending on your system I can make some recommendations, if you like.
Yeah, I don't use email clients anymore, as I have my POP/IMAP emails forwarded to my gmail.ReplyDelete
And I'm on Vista, so....
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 6:59 PM
My brain exploding? Hmm.ReplyDelete
I think the frustration for being stumped is far more taxing than the act. People who I find to be puzzling, in either demeanor or comments, intrigue me, and I feel obligated to find out more about it. I guess if I was stuck on 'repeat', I can see the potential for snapping, but I try not to dwell on something I've realized is impossible.
Thunderbird's not bad, and most modern clients set up Gmail accounts with one click. I highly recommend a client over a web-based one. But I'm a techfiend, so maybe I'm biased.ReplyDelete
Whoa, never realized that Google Reader was an entirely different thing than iGoogle.ReplyDelete
Yay. I will play with this.
< /nerd >
I used to use Thunderbird, until I got annoyed with it.ReplyDelete
i can't find the so-called sarcasm button. the squiggly line thing.ReplyDelete
i think i need it cos i am prone to talking a little bit of shite sometimes.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 7:12 PM
You don't say?~ReplyDelete
it's called changing it up. boredom's a bitch.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 7:40 PM
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@PS: Oh yes, insurance even covered it!ReplyDelete
@Not Me: ADHD meds helped me stay up to study. My mother used to call me her little cyborg, and others have called me "quirky," whatever that means, and weird at times. (Probably no more than others that I know, though.) I'm a scientist, so like PM, I'm naturally and constantly analytical. I don't tire of it, because at this point it's just something I do...like avoiding opposing traffic on a sidewalk.
@Notable: I didn't meet my father until I was 12, and we've never been close.
@Notable/PS: Awwwww. Cute. Like puppies and kitties.
@Medusa: I use google reader.
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Eh, I just wasted a bunch of time. Still prefer netvibes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Even I knew Bert was evil back when I actually watched that show. Psssshhh ;)ReplyDelete
I'm sort of the odd one of the bunch, to the confusion of on of my professors. I'm skilled with both computer science and art, and when I took a test to map out of inclinations of one or the other, it was all over the place.
We posted them up on the board, sort of a spectacle, and I, for some reason, had the only one that wasn't leaning towards one or the other (this being an elective class). No neat triangle, if you will, but a chaotic ink splotch.
My engineering buddies seemed disappointed. *shrugs*
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:07 PM
When I lived in the vicinity of Cornell University, there was this Asian man who was in the physics PhD program.ReplyDelete
Something happened and he dropped out and spent his days clothed in "Cornell Mom" sweatshirts and baseball caps, dancing and smiling and singing to nobody in the center of town. All day, every day.
His brain exploded. And/or he found God.
Schizophrenic maybe?
Interesting, TNP. I had this fly-by-night theory going for a little while that sociopaths generally suck at art.ReplyDelete
Schizophrenic maybe?ReplyDelete
That would be the easy assumption.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:16 PM
I used to do sculpture, ceramics, drawing/painting, et cetera. Everyone in my immediate family is art/design inclined.ReplyDelete
Nowadays I mostly write fiction, and sometimes spend a few hours doing 2D and or 3D digital art.
My 'path coworker composes music.
I think the reason that both of us haven't earnestly tried to take the professional route is boredom. That might be why there aren't many prolific sociopath artists, as you hypothesized. It's very easy for me to become bored with something I once enjoyed.
One of my sociopath-type friends, who is really a scientist, is also an accomplished artist. (Oil,mostly, I think)ReplyDelete
As for me, my big artsy awards are for drama. I always had the lead and excelled at it, though I haven't done much in the past couple of years. I also play the piano and guitar, but frankly, I suck.
Oh, yes, I also write fiction, but I didn't really think of that as artsy.ReplyDelete
It's very easy for me to become bored with something I once enjoyed.
I'm right there with you.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Writing is definitely an art form, the craft, that is. 'Artsy'? Not so much. I guess that depends on the writer.ReplyDelete
I was talking with a friend yesterday for whom I was doing a voice-over job for about drama vs. improv vs. comedy.ReplyDelete
I was theorizing that you kind of need to have a sort of emptiness to be good at drama. At least, in order to inhabit a character fully.
I come off as a very serious person, but I'm way better at comedy and improv than "acting".
I grew to hate serious "acting" because I abhored having to pretend to being someone else.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Well, Medusa, there's at least four 'paths with artistic and scientific tendencies, too.ReplyDelete
I'm curious, how did you stumble upon said theory?
Oy, grammar.ReplyDelete
(My word verification was "shortho")
TNP, well, someone here (Peter Pan, maybe?) kept posting awful MS Paint drawings, and on another site the sociopaths had horrid drawing skills, so it made me think.ReplyDelete
I mean, without emotion, how can elicit emotion?
But that theory has kind of gone out the window as I have become less dumb.
It would make sense that since sociopaths can manipulate emotions out of others, why couldn't they do it with art? It might not ever be "genius" art, but it could still be very good.
Also, I'd imagine many sociopaths and other observational/analytical types would be good at the craft and technical aspects of art, if not the genius of it.
Also, maybe they'd be good at portraying some sort of "truths" (whatever the fuck that is) in a purely conceptual/logical way.
- PythiasNovember 6, 2010 at 8:38 PM
@Medusa: I think that you are absolutely right about acting and I think that may be part of why I was so good at it and enjoyed it. My drama coach was always shocked at how I could pull realistic anger, joy, and even tears as the stage directions called for them. For me it was like becoming another person as much as I become another person to blend in with my mother's church ladies, then yet another to blend in with my cousin's druggie friends. I think M.E. often brings posts back to the P/S type's flexible sense of self, and I think this is just another slice of that pie.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:42 PM
I think the issue at hand with your theory is the assumption that the 'path is trying to provoke emotional response from someone other than themselves.ReplyDelete
My art has always been very selfish, and because of that, I've striven for excellence, especially in regards to a piece that might be available to the public eye.
All art is selfish, or should be. The real stuff, anyway.ReplyDelete
But tell me, why would a sociopath want to provoke an emotional response in themselves?
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Could you all form an online exhibit of your art works?ReplyDelete
- PythiasNovember 6, 2010 at 8:55 PM
As for writing, I do it to entertain myself. It never reaches anyone else's eyes.ReplyDelete
As for acting, it was also for my amusement initially, but being a drama person explains away any "weird" that someone might pick up, so that was nice. Also, I like to be adored. :)
As for the piano, my mother wanted me to play. I didn't resist, because all of the quietest, smartest, most well-behaved kids I knew played and I figured it would benefit me to be associated with that group.
I learned to play the guitar to have a trick to pull out of my bag if I ever needed to bond with someone. Especially guys, who tend to think you're even hotter and "get them" when you can rock out with them. :)
I can indeed attest to the fact that being able to play piano and guitar is highly impressive to people, even if they've never heard you play.ReplyDelete
Especially if you are female and play electric guitar.
People are dumb.
it's interesting what medusa said about acting and being able to inhabit a character.ReplyDelete
i believe this is connected to how socios don't always distinguish between their own lies and truths.
they become that thing they convince themselves they are in the moment. unless, i am overstating it, i don't know.
i'm trying to make the point that this is applicable to extremes.
i inhabit my own emotions completely, that you could say i become the emotion. this is perfect for acting and slipping into characters. for me though, i used to be hit and miss with acting at school, i never believed i was actually good.
when i picked up years of experience of emotional range in my own life, i now don't hesitate to think that i'd make a very good actress.
i wouldn't be great at accents though, some i just can't do. but the emotional stuff i'm sorted on. i could play a serial killer or a nun.
maybe being completely empty, or overflowing, are two great assets for acting.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 9:22 PM
What are we talking about?ReplyDelete
I don't think socios would have a talent for the arts.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Nothing in life is dogmatic. I still would like to see artworks from posters here...online please.ReplyDelete
for clarity. i should mention i'm a strong empath, not socio.ReplyDelete
the boredom thing is something i have as well. it means i do things obsessively for periods of time, then disengage.
btw my neighbours are having loud marathon sex right now and i'm getting damn annoyed.
how should i remedy this?
I'm primarily a mathematician, but I've experimented (har har har) in all the sciences. I've also dabbled in various art forms, primarily music and film.ReplyDelete
i like mathReplyDelete
@not me.... maybe have some loud marathon sex yourself ... or perhaps you should just **** them.. or.. maybe see if you can get into it and maybe masturbate to them or maybe just go for a walk
you could also knock on their door and ask them to stop having loud marathon sex, explaining that this disturbs you etc.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 9:45 PM
I don't think socios are inquisitive by nature. The one diagnosed socio I met was oddly calm and untroubled. Blank to the core.ReplyDelete
I had a hard day today--spent it with my aunt who raised me and my sisters. Always gets me sad.
the night is young, i will try all those options.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 9:47 PM
But tell me, why would a sociopath want to provoke an emotional response in themselves?ReplyDelete
Why not?
I've found that art (especially music) can incite feelings that I rarely if ever experience, and sometimes they are feelings that I have never felt where naturally expected.
Classical music seems to do this the most to me, sort, "fill" something in me, and the best way to describe the high of sorts would be akin to Alex in Clockwork Orange in regards to Beethoven.
It makes me wonder whether or not I'm simply emotionally shallow as opposed to emotionally neutered.
Classical music seems to do this the most to me, sort, "fill" something in me, and the best way to describe the high of sorts would be akin to Alex in Clockwork Orange in regards to Beethoven.ReplyDelete
I always think of Tom Hanks in Philadelphia.
But I completely understand. That's why I majored in it in school.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 9:54 PM
I feel the same way about art and music, esp classical. What if it means I'm so emotionally attuned that my bar in real life is higher than most people? Or that in real life I get overwhelmed and shut down because I'm so sensitive? I've often considered that as well. My tolerance for ambient distraction seems lower than most.ReplyDelete
I think they can be "inquisitive" when something unusual happens... something they don't expect...but otherwise generally true imo, they are usually very calm and easyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 9:57 PM
More curious than inquisitive imo. Curious you want to know, inquisitive you want to know why. Big difference.ReplyDelete
if the world had no music i would have killed myself aged 10.ReplyDelete
either that or i would have created it myself.
it's in my blood and whenever someone tells me they don't like music my mind can't fathom it.
i think i even talk musically. up and down etc. no wonder people think i'm weird.
singing makes me feel singular, which is a relief for me, it isolates the physical experience and pushes out unwanted stimulation.
people of the whyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 10:03 PM
I don't think socios are inquisitive by nature.ReplyDelete
More curious than inquisitive imo. Curious you want to know, inquisitive you want to know why. Big difference.
The reason we might seem more curious than inquisitive (based on your definition) is that we usually already know why, when it concerns people. There's only so many variables that can usually be the cause of some issue, and we've seen most of them.
I think a general lack of knowing 'why' is the root of a lot of confusion, especially when it comes to human-to-human interactions. I could right pages of examples, but I'll save your eyes and general sanity from my soul destroying walls of text.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 10:05 PM
i feel things through music.. though i don't think i would off myself without it... survival is always firstReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Hyperbole, Aspie. Hyperbole.ReplyDelete
socios to my mind, aren't really interested in changing anything. they may say something is nonsense but i think it's more about the fact that they can't get around it as easily as they'd like.ReplyDelete
it's very rational to realise that things just are and to simply understand it.
it's sort of, stabilising.
I insist on change. I like to tear things down and remake them in a more pleasing image.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 10:23 PM
socios to my mind, aren't really interested in changing anything.ReplyDelete
I'd beg to differ. Stagnating is incredibly boring. I'm constantly reinventing myself and trying to look at life through different perspectives than ones I've already established. It's key to understanding life and the people in it, including yourself.
When I run into something I don't understand, not from confusion but ignorance, I usually will be inquisitive.
I'm a bit knowledge/perspective obsessed. Not sure if that is a socio thing, or just the type of person I am.
i mean change things as in revolutionising the way something is in society.ReplyDelete
from past comments i got the feeling that you just don't care enough about things. that things just are and the best we can do is work around them and use them to our own advantage in the here and now. as opposed to changing things for future generations etc.
btw notable i don't mean your past comments. i mean in general that's what i felt.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 10:46 PM
i mean change things as in revolutionising the way something is in society.ReplyDelete
I think that comment should be taken with a grain of reality.
What motivates anyone to revolutionize the way something is in society? And why would a sociopath be exclusive from this?
I'm actually a very driven individual and persuasive, too, when it comes to changing something other than myself.
This is not to say that I would revolutionize something, just that if I had the assets available, why the hell not?
Lest I be wasteful.~
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Are we arguing for or against revolutionizing?ReplyDelete
some are arguing for whatever they wantReplyDelete
I am arguing for chaos, mayhem, madness, and giant frog.ReplyDelete
I hope it's Kermit.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:03 PM
I wasn't aware we were arguing for or against anything, just that I disagree with such a blanketed statement.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:04 PM
I found the revolution talk more persuasive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM
And I find this irrelevant but entertaining.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:11 PM
I thought we respond better to incentives than punishments? At least at face value.ReplyDelete
are you a sociopath anonymous?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:19 PM
that bug will probably hurt more and be slower than any laser beam likelyReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Do all you people do is come on here to attack each other? I'd find it so much more pleasant if I could tell when to believe y'all.ReplyDelete
I'd find it more pleasant if you'd take on a name so I could differentiate you from the rest of the faceless masses, but we can't all get what we want, can we?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:36 PM
Are you asking me to leave? You guys were having an interesting conversation until I showed up and it took a turn for the incurious. Incentives--everyone likes them.ReplyDelete
No. I was just asking you to differentiate yourself so I could see who was saying what. Now that's all set, my world is golden.ReplyDelete
Anyway, whether you choose to believe what we say is up to you and, ultimately, irrelevant. Just ask some questions and you'll get some answers. Some of it will be self-indulgent shit, poorly worded science, or worse things; some of it will be useful. That's the internet for you, Ylang.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:42 PM
What do you want PMS? No sarcasm, I'm genuinely asking.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 11:47 PM
You're right PMS. I had a tough day.ReplyDelete
Hmm... that's a heavy question.ReplyDelete
I want to have fun. I want to burn the world down and frolic in the ashes. I want to stare into a man's eyes as the light leaves them. I want to smoke the perfect cigarette. I want to move to Iceland.
I suppose some more specificity would help me narrow it down for you. I don't "want" in the existentialist sort of way, if that's what you mean, i.e., striving toward some greater meaning.
have you seen the accident outside?ReplyDelete
this is the end, beautiful friend
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:01 AM
So you desire more than want PMS. Iceland sucks though. The rest sounds pretty good.ReplyDelete
Yeah, that's a way of putting it.ReplyDelete
You're wrong about Iceland, though. :P
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:06 AM
I want to do anything that I feel like doing, whenever I feel like doing it, and get away with it.ReplyDelete
That's part of the appeal of games. It gives me a chance to enact some of those wants in a consequence free environment.
I've often felt the best game possible would be one of a multitude of options as opposed to a linear or branching narrative. It should be the player's story, not the designer's. *shrug*
Today was a friend of mine's birthday and another friend of mine posted this on her wall.ReplyDelete
I want to have fun. I want to burn the world down and frolic in the ashes. I want to stare into a man's eyes as the light leaves them. I want to smoke the perfect cigarette. I want to move to Iceland.ReplyDelete
As I happened upon the "Bert is Evil" site last night it lead me to some Jim Jones research.
Your words reminded me of this.
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I was actually contemplating posting that on one of my friend's walls, but decided not to.ReplyDelete
Digressing to our earlier comments on music, there is one "band" that seems to hit me in the gut on a regular basis with their music. I don't even particularly like them past anything casual, but some of their songs seem to pull strings that most bands in said genre is incapable of.
This is my favorite from Perry Bible Fellowship. Every time I read the words "Go eat a dick, Truancy-bot", I chuckle heartily.ReplyDelete
Aspie, I made an animation using teddy bears once and they were doing drugs and hanging out at brothels and kept getting put in jail and I used a Doors song as background music at the height of their tripping out.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately, YouTube took it down due to copyright violation. Fuckers.
Medusa: I don't know how to feel about the Jim Jones comment. I suppose it depends to what conclusions your research brought you.ReplyDelete
Notable: Ugh, people and Muse. I think they're neat, too, but I could never be a fan. Now give me some Einstürzende Neubauten... that's a good time.
I've often felt the best game possible would be one of a multitude of options as opposed to a linear or branching narrative. It should be the player's story, not the designer's.ReplyDelete
I was a big fan of Choose Your Own Adventure novels as a kid.
Lol, I was just reading Wikipedia's account of Jim Jones's younger life. The parallels are freaky.ReplyDelete
God damn why does everyone have such good fucking taste around here.ReplyDelete
Someone likened the newest song in my set to Muse. I haven't really actually sat down to listen to them on purpose.
And also, three words, PMS.
The Birthday Party.
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:19 AM
Ugh, people and Muse. I think they're neat, too, but I could never be a fan.ReplyDelete
That's basically my predicament with them. I know they're not the dog's bollocks (in my book), but there's just something about their music does something to me on some subconscious level.
Now, if I can run into a band that can be both, then I'm sold hook, line and sinker. It's just, besides classical, I can't think of any off the top of my head. Plenty of good music out there, just not much that affects me.
This is what I think of Jim Jones.ReplyDelete
I think he was very sincere in his motives. I think his downfall, though, was that at the end he confused his wisdom with his ego and started fucking too many people.
The Birthday PartyReplyDelete
I think I'm in love with you, Medusa.
I relate to Jim Jones younger life as well, although I don't know a hell of a lot about it yet, and I never felt the need to go as far as to stab small animals.ReplyDelete
I like animals, much more than people.
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:25 AM
This can only end in tears.~ReplyDelete
This was a bit of a sobering strip for me. Funny, but not for the obvious reasons.
This is, hands down, my favoritest bassist performance of all time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Designers design games with infinite iterations so that it is the player's game. Like simcity.ReplyDelete
I'm sick of hearing about lack of consequences and the pleasures of selfishness. It's all bullshit. If you're here debating as much then you're too far down the empathy/introspective axis to accept either.
I got kicked in the gut every night by my alcoholic dad and my mom told me I was shit. The first time anyone was nice to me I ran away in terror, and the second and third time I terrorized them. So I'm going to keep spending my time never letting anyone be nice to me and terrorizing? It's letting the terrorists win imo. Am I smarter than them? YES. Could I fuck them up any way I want? YES. And then what? No one can get close enough to touch me. I lose. They don't lose. I lose. What am I running from? I can't remember anymore.
I respect the anti-Freudians in the group, but this ain't Freud, it's simple PET.
i always avoid the mass transit at the witching hour... im superstitious in that wayReplyDelete
Ha ha Anon, you sound like my douchebag ex.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Most Designers typically design games based on an image they want to create, and ultimately sell. Simulation games, not so much.ReplyDelete
It's their baby, and they get attached to every little detail, enthralled with their own creation. There's a few, robust games out there where player style actually has a significant influence on the direction and flow of the game, but not many.
As I was saying before, selfish art.
If your father beat you, and your mother told you that you were shit, maybe it was you after all, not them. Based off the little you've actually shared, your tone, and fact that you think your Anonymous opinion and respect is even worth the energy wasted hitting the keys, I'd say you had it coming.
Normally I wouldn't prescribe it, especially since this is a sociopath site, but it sounds like someone needs a few hugs, a box of Kleenex and a goddamn shrink.
i think that bass player is not really playing...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:46 AM
That clip is actually pretty fucking good.ReplyDelete
Nick Cave's drugged-out expression at the end when he notices what happened to the bass player is pretty awesome.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:53 AM
That's the best thing I've seen in ages. That's what my fantasies look like. Smashing into things. Awesome.ReplyDelete
I was just listening to him in the car today, but the VH1version.
Medusa: You mean that look of confusion and consternation, as if he's saying "Oy, what's happened to Terry?"ReplyDelete
Lol it appears my bear video is back up somehow.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 12:59 AM
More pbf... Beach ShenanigansReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:02 AM
Actually LOLReplyDelete
What bear?
Iceland's a scam. Except for the mud and the salmon.
VH-1 Nick Cave is good, too.ReplyDelete
Especially O'Malley's Bar.
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:09 AM
VH1 Cave can get too much like VH1 PJ Harvey. We mope but we put a little blood in it. Bloodless moping is so.. oy. Unlike, say, Harvey's demos. Screaming blood. Also awesome.ReplyDelete
More good taste. What luck. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:12 AM
I've known him for a hundred years and I don't like him that way.ReplyDelete
I get the PJ Harvey thing all the time.ReplyDelete
It's irritating, actually.ReplyDelete
Eh, you'll all be VH-1 Nick Caves when you turn 40.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:23 AM
Is that what happens to everyone? If Birthday Party Nick Cave turned into VH1 Nick Cave, what chance do any of us have?ReplyDelete
In the meantime, the kids don't mosh anymore. What a healthy way to beat the shit out of your friends. What do the kids do with themselves these days? I'm hoping for a revival.
I dunno, seems like I'm doing it the backwards way.ReplyDelete
Such is the benefit of not really being a sociopath.
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:33 AM
All of us on the site are such weirdos.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:35 AM
I still mosh. It's the closest thing I get to letting loose the old ultraviolence without leaving in cuffs.ReplyDelete
Nowadays a lot of the kids do these odd... moves... like windmilling and such, like they have to act like they're being violent without hitting anyone. Amusing. I've no qualms about ribbing and tripping them. Grow a pair and get in the pit or get out. You're not fooling anyone.
It's not just the 'kids' though. A lot of venues don't allow actual moshing to begin with, so we get away with what we can. It's always amusing spotting a fellow predator with the same thing in mind, and twisting horns can have hilarious results. Last show I went to, someone tried to smash me into the stage, and I ended up sending him over my head with his own momentum, and sent him crashing into one of the stage speakers. Poor guy had blood all over his new swag shirt :)
Well, that's what you get for buying swag that isn't black.
Lol, that's a good story.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:43 AM
You strike me as a man who did a good job letting loose the old ultaviolence. I bet the predators with whom you've tangled remember your methods quite fondly.ReplyDelete
On a related note, I really like this blog.ReplyDelete
Look, I'm going back in time!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:29 AM
The wonders of the Internet.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 1:50 AM
Crap. I was wrapping up my three part series and missed my chance to time travel, too :(ReplyDelete
Heh. I think I am purposefully not visiting your blog with an increasing stubbornness which is in inverse proportion to your increasingly sly plugs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Medusa I apologize for neglecting you yesterday, but you can't really believe a sociopath wouldn't search for something they don't have/cannot obtain. I would choose to say things in this light: Innocence = territory unexplored, and self aware = self disabling. There was once a hypothesized curve that we would become so bored and overwhelmed with charades that we'd simply give up, stop our manipulations, and be more accepting. While I can't agree with everything I've just stated, I can surely say I'd find it easy to believe a challenge is had in searching for what you cannot find. It is the ultimate hunt. Last, I would also forge the question: Who wouldn't desire a counterpart? If you were able to craft one yourself would that not mean greater productivity? Imagine being able to trust said counterpart. Yes, you can imagine. No, you cannot possess.ReplyDelete
Did anyone enjoy me telling you "No, you cannot possess?"
It's almost enough to make me laugh.
- UKant B C RiosNovember 7, 2010 at 9:11 AM
This shit is getting more and more funny. Sociopathic reasons for handing out change to the homeless? Predators=aggresive mosher? Ultraviolence = rough housing? You fucking carebears. It pains me sometimes to read these blatant attempts to fit into traits of a mental disorder that is so misunderstood. It fogs the truth and confuses people.ReplyDelete
I get it. You are trying to kill the stigma that sociopaths are wacky murderers, mooching boyfriends, cheaters, or your uncle that diddled with your what not. Honestly that is something already accomplished on this site.
Notable I don't pick on you because you are british, your peoples inferiorty is already obvious enough. I pick on you because your naive and it bleeds through your words like a gaping wound. When you try to be coy or witty its like a elephant stalking a cat. You and a few others (you know who you are) spend your time wanking yourself with evil excuses on why you do right by people. It makes me laugh, because I go through great pains to make good excuses to do evil. What I don't understand is what the point is at all. Why do we care what thought process you go through when you do what everyone else does?
I embrace my villiany, because I don't need to lie, for once, about myself. I freely admit sociopaths are sociopathic. They are up to no good most of the time. I'm not going to sugar coat it, and to do so discredits people who try to inform the public the sociopaths aren't AS bad as some make it out to be. It builds credit for the hysteria surrounding it, because nobody will believe sociopaths are some vigilante mavericks who go outside the box to save good people. Nobody will believe it because its ridiculous.
You fucking carebears.ReplyDelete
THANK YOU! FInally someone finds the word I've been looking for to accurately describe them.
I don't get their insistence on "trying to be good" when in the same breath they'll say "I don't believe in good and evil". Hell, I do (morally) "good" things all the time. I don't have to rationalize it or attach some motive to it to remind the people reading my comment that "OH HEY DID I MENTION I'M A SOCIOPATH". I think that's what pisses me off most—you explain yourself with all this nonsense for the benefit of no one.
I won't comment on the bit about Notable, because I'm still laughing.
And my opinions on villainy are well-known. Come back and tell me about ultraviolence when you've beaten a debtor within an inch of his life and when your predators have guns instead of acne.


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MR. SNOW: Good afternoon. We have one addition to what I read out this morning. The President had a secure video teleconference this morning with Prime Minister Maliki, 25 minutes with staff in, the remainder -- and I don't know how long that lasted -- was a one-on-one. I can tell you that at least during the conversations in front of staff the President congratulated the Prime Minister on the conferences in Sharm el Sheikh. The Prime Minister, in turn, thanked the President for his support.
Then they proceeded to talk about matters of mutual interest, both regional relations, and also outreach within Iraq. The Prime Minister is working with the presidency council to advance the political process in Iraq, including a lot of the legislation that we've been discussing over the last few months, but issues of communications and reconciliation were at the fore. And also outreach to groups within -- you may recall the Prime Minister went to Ramadi and there he met with Sunni leaders, and the Prime Minister reiterated his determination not only to continue the process, but to work for reconciliation within Iraq. So that was sort of the focal point of those conversations.
Q Tony, do you have any readout of what the Queen said to the President?
MR. SNOW: No. No, those are private conversations; we don't read them out.
Q Even on the podium, after the ad lib?
MR. SNOW: That was a good ad lib. (Laughter.)
Q Quality stuff. (Laughter.)
Q Does the President think his drop in the polls, to 28 percent, has anything to do with our occupation and escalation in Iraq?
MR. SNOW: Actually, one of the interesting things is here's a poll where 51 percent of those who responded were either Democrats or -- self-identified Democrats or lean Democratic, as opposed to 34 percent Republican, lean Republican. So you've got a pretty good skew here. And the Newsweek polls do tend to be outliers in that sense.
Q Is that Newsweek?
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Q Does he think it has anything to do with his policies, a drop like that?
MR. SNOW: Well, again, I would counsel against this one, it was a pretty skewed set of response.
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MR. SNOW: Again, the Queen -- the Queen put it in a wonderful way: This is a time to step back and to take a look at the historic relationship between the United States and Great Britain. She talked about going to Jamestown last week. And she talked about the things that bind us, the principles and aspirations. And my sense is that there will be a lot of pleasant conversation. But, again, I'm not going to try and read out whether they get involved in geopolitics. I'll leave that to the Queen and the President to discuss. And, as usually happens -- especially in events of this sort, where the Queen does not play a political role in Great Britain -- we're certainly not going to draw her into such things. We're going to allow them to go ahead and have very pleasant conversations that reflect the long ties, the deep warmth between the two countries. It's a pretty cool day, you know? I think that the pageantry -- and there you saw the President joking with the Queen -- I don't know that a lot of people joke with the Queen, but the President did. It worked out just fine.
Q You have to say something once he implies she's over 200 years old. (Laughter.)
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MR. SNOW: Well, first, take a look at whether such help has been requested. But what I would do is I would ask you to go ahead to DOD for really the specific answers about that. But there's been an enormous amount of help on the scene already, frankly, when it comes to what's been going on with the tornado. FEMA has certainly been actively engaged, and the administration is doing whatever it can. And if there's a need for equipment, it's going to be arrived -- it will arrive.
As you know, there are prepositioning points throughout the country for National Guard and other equipment in the case of emergency. So some of those plans, again, if called upon, are going to be put into motion. But I just can't tell you precisely how it goes. And in order to get -- the best way to get an accurate response is to call DOD on that one.
Jim. Did you have one? Victoria.
Q Given that, as you said, the Queen doesn't play a political role in Great Britain, was there a particular reason why the President gave such a political speech?
MR. SNOW: The President -- was it a political speech, or was it one, in fact, reflecting the closeness and the importance of principle?
Q It was a political speech. (Laughter.)
MR. SNOW: To you it was.
Q I think it was a political speech. It spoke a great deal about the war, the war on terror, the war in Iraq. The Queen's speech reflected something that was not political. When you compare the two, and the tone of the two, one was political and one was not.
MR. SNOW: As a matter of fact, if you take a look -- one, two, three, four, five, six, seven -- eight paragraphs, there are nine paragraphs -- I believe one referred to it, and there was nothing directly mentioning Iraq, although there was talk about democracy, liberty, defending liberty against tyranny and terror. It mentions killing the innocent to advance a hateful ideology, whether it's in New York, London, Kabul or Baghdad.
You may call that political, but that is, in fact, a reflection of what's going on the world. And we have seen evidence of that. And we've also seen evidence of terrorists to continue to do that sort of thing. You saw the Zawahiri tape over the weekend. Well, what did he talk about? He was celebrating in his own view -- what he said was celebrating terrorism. At one point he said, "Fie on moderation, I thank Allah for the bounty of extremism, militancy and terrorism and everything else we are labeled with." And he talked about that in some considerable detail.
What he tried to do is manipulate American political sentiments, a big, long section on Malcolm X that was designed to try to foment hatred within the United States. And he called for a rebellion by minority groups in this country. And at the same time, what he tried to do was to misconstrue democratic debate in this country -- small "d" -- in such a way as to try to take political advantage of statements that Senator Reid has made.
So what you have is you have a determined enemy that, in fact, wants to kill Americans. One of the things he expressed some unhappiness about is that he wants to kill 200,000 to 300,000 Americans. Now, again, if you think it is political to make reference to the fact that that is extremism and it is a live force in our lives and is a real consideration, then you so may label it. But on the other hand, there was nothing in here that tried to draw the Queen into any direct political conflicts in this country other than to remind and thank her for the support of the very principles that are the bedrock of the Anglo American system, which have to do with individual liberties, the rule of law and a long chain of events and innovations that stretch back from the Magna Carta to the present.
Q You would say it's not political.
MR. SNOW: No. No. I would say it is not political.
Q Thank you. Is the President happy with the election in France?
MR. SNOW: The President is happy with any democratic election. And he has congratulated President-elect Sarkozy and looks forward to meeting him at the G8 next month.
Q A follow-up on that. Tony Blair is scheduled to step down as head of the Labour Party later this week. Can you talk a little bit about the notion of -- the possibility of the French President-elect becoming the replacement for Tony Blair as the President's best friend in Europe?
MR. SNOW: I believe they represent different countries. (Laughter.)
Q -- best friend?
MR. SNOW: Again, this is -- this kind of trivializes a process that's going on. And I'm not -- we will have comments --
Q But the friendship between Bush and Blair was pretty important.
MR. SNOW: It was extraordinary. And it's very important to try to develop and deepen friendships. And whoever may follow Tony Blair as Prime Minister of Great Britain, we hope to have just as close a relationship. You may recall that there was some question early on, because Prime Minister Blair had such a close relationship with President Clinton, about whether he'd have one with President Bush. Well, he did. And why is that? Because of deep shared interests and values, precisely the sort of the thing that the President and the Queen both made mention of today.
What we're hoping for at all times is closer relations with all our allies.
Q Does it suggest -- given what Sarkozy has said about being there, being at the side when the U.S. needs help -- does that suggest that France might be more willing to do something in Iraq --
MR. SNOW: Again, I think it's very premature to judge these things. What it does mean is that in a hotly contested election with very high turnout, Mr. Sarkozy was elected President.
Q Can I follow up?
MR. SNOW: First, let me get up here and we'll --
Q If that's a follow-up, you can take --
MR. SNOW: Is it a follow-up, Connie?
Q Yes. I just -- on Sarkozy, did the President talk to him --
MR. SNOW: Yes, he did.
Q Okay. Did they speak about this climate change statement?
MR. SNOW: No, they -- it was just a very short two-minute congratulations, and congratulations on a successful free and fair election, and he'll look forward to seeing him in Germany next month.
Q Have they ever met?
MR. SNOW: I don't believe they have, but I'll check.*
Q Tony, back to the President's poll numbers. I know the President says again and again he doesn't govern by polls, and he doesn't really think about them. And yet the polls keep continuing to go down or stay level, they don't seem to rise at all. And he has made a determined effort to try to convince people, he's given many speeches about the Iraq war policy, global war on terrorism, nothing changes. Is he concerned about that, and do you look at ways to try to bring back the will of the American people?
MR. SNOW: I think, as Americans -- you know, what's interesting is that, for instance, you take a look at some of the debate over the weekend, and you've got -- there seems to be a mind-set sometimes among critics that they are not going to acknowledge changes on the ground. They quite often say, stay the course. Well, we do not have a stay the course policy. Or one in which they say, civil war, when the signals -- or the metrics for a civil war fortunately have been going down, but you do have al Qaeda activity.
The question is, why do we not simply give the Baghdad security plan a chance to work? There have been some encouraging early signs that we certainly don't want to oversell, but on the other hand, we don't want to ignore. And General Petraeus is certainly going to be talking about these.
If you take a look at reporting on your network and others, people talk about tangible changes, not only in places like Anbar province, but also in some places in Baghdad, some of the counterinsurgency efforts in Diyala. You do see that there is greater capability and, furthermore, encouragement, at least in the sense of the conversation today with the Prime Minister indicating that there is will and determination to make political progress.
When people start to see that happening, I think they're going to say, okay. Another thing that's going to be interesting is, there may be more opportunities to get -- I know that there's more embedding going on, so people are going to be able to get a better sense, once again, of what's going on, on the ground -- you've had an opportunity to do it in recent weeks -- to gather a fuller picture, because for instance, the headlines this week, eight Americans died, that is true; but on the other hand, you also had the fact that there have been very successful operations against bad guys, and you have had some pretty significant seizures, whether it be in weapons caches, or insurgents, or killers that they've gotten.
All of that sort of stuff also helps balance out the picture. In many cases, Americans don't get that other side of the picture. They're starting to get it in some of the briefings -- I know that the Pentagon is going to start posting some stuff on "YouTube." It's important to make sure that people are able to draw full judgments. And I think when they see that the thing that they most want, which is a competent military pursuing a noble mission, enjoying some success, doing it at personal hazard, and doing it in a way that is consistent with American principles, they're going to say, okay, this is what we want.
Q You don't think they've seen that in the past? I mean, this war has ebbed and flowed, and there certainly has been some good news over the years, and yet, the President's poll numbers are not improving.
MR. SNOW: I understand that, but the President also --
Q And you've tried to make a case over and over. He's tried to make the case over and over.
MR. SNOW: Yes. Well, you know what? Ultimately, again, if -- for instance, I would go back to the Zawahiri tape. What Zawahiri was recommending, for instance, at one point, he started laying out what his ambitions were. And his ambition was, what the President has talked about for some time now, which is a new caliphate, and a caliphate that would extend across much of the world, and it was going to be trying to place much of the world under the kind of oppression -- under the religious oppression that most Americans -- it's not even religious; it is the terrorist oppression that tends to misidentify itself as a religious movement, and to do it in such a way as to terrorize people into surrendering their freedoms.
Then Americans say, ah-ha, you mean Zawahiri really does mean that, that al Qaeda really does mean that. And it's important to realize that the threat is real and ongoing. The President cannot look away from that, and he does not look away from that. It is his obligation as Commander-in-Chief to do whatever is necessary to defend the security of this country.
And that means at times, when it is -- it means at times when people wish the threat were not there, when some political figures say, I'm not going to listen to it, they're telling me something I don't want to hear, I'm not going to listen to it -- and we've heard some of that in the debate. The President says, I have to, because his obligation is to do the right thing. And, sometimes, yes, it will be unpopular, but on the other hand, over time, as people begin to get a stronger sense of what's going on, and they do get a feeling for progress, you can assume that public opinion will follow.
And what's interesting is those who live by the polls better be careful, because if they try to get all their guidance simply from the poll questions, then all of a sudden it turns out that a lot of the things that have been stoutly opposed by some in the political class turn out to be things that have actually provided a basis for hope and success in Iraq -- they'll have to answer for that, too. Polling is not static, and neither are the issues.
Q Are you saying we want this war, the American people want this war?
MR. SNOW: No, the American people don't want this war, but they --
Q Well, you say the will -- they had the will?
MR. SNOW: Helen, the American people also do not want the Middle East in flames. They do not want millions of people dying. They do not want the economic dislocation, the geopolitical danger that would be ignited should, in fact, Zawahiri and others get their way. Americans still remember September 11th; they remember the fear it inspired --
Q But the Iraqis had nothing to do with it.
MR. SNOW: I understand that. But on the other hand, al Qaeda now has decided to make Iraq the central front. And it's pretty clear --
Q We decided that.
MR. SNOW: No, I don't think so. But --
Q Historically.
MR. SNOW: We've gone through this many times.
Q Tony, two quick questions. One, elegant ceremony for the Queen I have witnessed in a long time. My question is that as far as Prime Minister Tony Blair step down as Prime Minister of England, do you think when Her Majesty was carrying any kind of special message from the British --
MR. SNOW: Again, I'm not going to comment or speculate about conversations. But keep -- the President talks to Tony Blair all the time. I don't think he needs to have anybody channeling. And as far as trying to do retrospectives on the Prime Ministership of Tony Blair, let's just wait until he's made his announcements. We're not going to get involved beforehand.
Q Second, on Afghanistan. The Afghans are saying really now that the message for the President, that they are saying that they hope, after their freedom from the United States (inaudible), that the President or the United States has not forgotten them because of the attention elsewhere, and they are asking President's help because they feel that NATO so far has failed in many areas of Afghanistan as far as tapping down al Qaeda and Taliban.
MR. SNOW: Well, I'm not going to get -- number one, that's too vague a charge when you label something to "the Afghans." Number two, the government of Afghanistan certainly understands our commitment. Part of the debate on the supplemental, keep in mind, was not merely about Iraq, but also ongoing operations in Afghanistan, including boosting presence there and boosting capability.
Q Tony, what are we to read into the Pentagon opting for "YouTube" as part of its communication?
MR. SNOW: I don't know. You'll just have to ask -- that was something they announced last week. I don't know.
Q We're you part of that --
MR. SNOW: No, but I think it's a good idea.
Q Why?
MR. SNOW: Because it's important sometimes to be able to get -- it's important to get images out that are going to portray a fuller picture of what's going on, on the battlefield.
Q What kind of images would you like to see on "YouTube"?
MR. SNOW: I'd like to see a little bit of everything, wouldn't you?
Q Is the White House going to use it, too, or are you satisfied with your own web --
MR. SNOW: I don't know. I don't -- we have no immediate plans for using "YouTube."
Q On Friday I asked Dana why the President opposes broadening the hate crimes law to cover gays and lesbians. She pointed me to the statement of administration policy saying: We would oppose it solely on the grounds it would federalize law enforcement of crimes already being addressed in the states.
Why is that okay in the case of race and religion, and not in the case of sexual orientation?
MR. SNOW: Well, no, I don't think -- I think you're asking a question that's not relevant. The President of course believes in prosecuting crimes of discrimination against anybody. In fact, that is a proper responsibility of states, and many states have already enacted such statutes. And we have a Civil Rights Division to take a look into charges of discrimination on any basis. The fact is that you try to prosecute the laws so that in a society like ours, the law is equally applied to everybody.
On the other hand, if you try to -- what this law would do is create maybe an unparalleled increase in federal police power, and that is something that we do not welcome, especially because the states already have the authority to do this, and furthermore, we feel confident that the rights of all Americans are going to be protected. We have a -- our government is based upon equal protection under the law. If you suddenly start getting into sort of a situation where you start trying to tick off each and every class that may think it's aggrieved, what you're going to do is create an endless cycle where somebody else wants inclusion. But the fact is, the law already covers everybody.
So this should not be construed as an attempt to say that we do not care about acts of violence against individuals. We care about acts of violence against all individuals, and we think they ought to be prosecuted fully and completely.
Q Tony, I have a definitional question.
MR. SNOW: Oh, good.
Q Is it possible that some of what the colonists did might be construed by some as terrorism and insurgency?
MR. SNOW: I don't know, you'll have to ask them. (Laughter.)
Q Do you have their email? (Laughter.)
Q Funny man.
Q You were saying that Prime Minister Maliki is committed to making political progress, that he and the President discussed that. Can you outline, in any general sense, what the President conveyed to the Prime Minister about his expectations for what political progress is by this fall?
MR. SNOW: No, I'm going to -- no. Again, I'm going to allow the two of them to have -- they have private conversations for a reason, and many of those remain confidential.
Let me just tell you again what Prime Minister Maliki was talking about, which is to assemble the council of presidents, which do include members of all the major groups, and to sit down in a very practical way and say, let's get this stuff fixed. That was what he laid out. We'll also leave it to him to be a little more specific, because he is the Prime Minister, and it is certainly his prerogative to announce whatever initiatives he may be wishing to put together.
But, again, what you got was a very clear sense from the Prime Minister that it was important to be making progress. And I think he felt a little -- he felt somewhat encouraged by Sharm el Sheikh, because it does create even a better sense of confidence and standing, and it allows him to continue to move forward in a way that says, because a result of this -- as a result of the meeting in Sharm el Sheikh, we're going to be on sounder economic footing, we've got people who have made commitment, and we have people who are committed to the success of this country. And we now have to work together even more closely on things like oil law and constitutional reform and so on. So he mentioned a lot of that, but I don't want to get too specific beyond that.
Q Can I follow up? By the time that General Petraeus comes back to the President at the end of the summer/early fall, and says, here's where we are, can you say that the President feels confident after talking to the Prime Minister that there will be achievement to point to on the political side by that time?
MR. SNOW: Again, as The Washington Post pointed out this weekend, the Democratic Congress can't even meet its benchmarks. So what you have is a situation where I don't want to be prejudging what's going to happen, but it is very clear that the Prime Minister, and I think others in the Iraqi political system, realize that they want to get things accomplished. And it's not simply because of impatience in Washington, although that's clearly -- clearly exists, but because of their own national necessity. In order to succeed as a country, they have got to find a way to build that sense of shared economic obligation and cooperation through an oil law. They've got to deal with the constitutional issues to build greater confidence between groups. And the Prime Minister has made it clear that as the Prime Minister of all Iraqis, he is committed to defending the civil rights of all, and building on that. So I think that that's -- that was the tenor that was struck in the meeting.
Q I understand all that. I just am asking you --
MR. SNOW: I know, but I'm not going to tell you.
Q You cannot say today that the President feels confident that those things are achievable by the fall? I just want to clarify.
MR. SNOW: Again, no, because you're asking me a crystal ball question that I just think -- I'm not going to bite.
Q Who initiated the conversation?
Q Is Maliki confident?
MR. SNOW: Again, Maliki is determined. What you have is a situation where he is reaching out to the other major political leaders. They're going to sit down, they're going to talk it through. What he's doing is what leaders do, which is to try practically to work with everybody who is involved so that you can come to accommodation, and we'll just have to see.
Q Thank you, Tony. Two questions. Congressman Tom Davis and 17 other Republican House members have called on Attorney General Gonzales, Department of Justice, to administer the polygraph test that Sandy Berger agreed to in paragraph 11 of his plea agreement. And my question, could you give us a substantial answer to these Republicans' request of the Bush administration?
MR. SNOW: No. But I will study it.
Q At a press conference, Senate Majority Leader Reid, when asked about the Vice President's announcement that he changed his position on Iraq three times in five months, responded, "I am not going to get into a name-calling match with someone who has a 9 percent approval rating." And my question, what is the President's reaction to this, and does he believe that the Vice President's rating is really lower than the now Democrat-controlled Congress?
MR. SNOW: Again, I don't think the President -- President doesn't have a comment on either of those formulations.
Q Mr. Snow, (inaudible) democracy include the (inaudible) under threat by the military, in the light of the (inaudible)?
MR. SNOW: Run that last part by me again -- the democracy threat by military in what way?
Q It's under threat by the military.
MR. SNOW: I think that's probably an argumentative question and I don't want to get involved, as there's a debate about the presidency in Turkey -- that it is a democracy, continues to function as a democracy. And we will let the democratic process work itself out.
Q One question on the supplemental. Do you guys have any reaction -- the House leadership apparently is preparing some kind of bill that would give you guys half the money right up front, and wait for the other half for the President reporting on benchmarks and so forth.
MR. SNOW: Again, we've said that that sort of general approach provides a kind of uncertainty that really is not helpful to commanders. But on the other hand, I'm not going to respond in detail to every trial balloon, because we tend to get a lot. What we're doing is we're working with both Houses to try to come up with an acceptable way to provide a flow of funding that is going to enable the troops to have funding and flexibility, the phrase we've used many times. And at this juncture, you got to ask yourself what guarantee you have that, again, something is going to meet that deadline.
So I think the most important thing to do is to pass a supplemental that gets us through this year.
Q Did Josh go up to the Hill today to talk to Obey?
MR. SNOW: No, I don't think so. No.
Q Tomorrow?
MR. SNOW: Don't know. We'll let you know.
*The President dropped by a meeting between National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and Mr. Sarkozy at the White House Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006.


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A well-known celebrity trainer in Hollywood, Braganza's A-List clients have included Halle Berry, Kate Beckinsale, Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Ryan Reynolds, Tom Welling, and Michael Weatherly among many others.
Ramona Braganza, global fitness expert and celebrity trainer, never planned on taking up this line of work, infact it chose her. Beginning with her very first love of a sport, gymnastics, she always preferred spending her spare time being active. This active lifestyle attracted her to unique opportunities in her teens that allowed her to have fun and brought in income as well.
In her 20s, it led her to a 10-year dance career as a professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles Raiders, followed with a three-year choreography position with NFL Europe League introducing the sport of cheerleading to Scotland and London. "For five years I competed in Ms. Fitness Contests and booked jobs as a fitness model but it wasn't until I was working in a health club that the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself to me and I was introduced to a TV show producer who was looking for a gymnastics coach for his young leading lady," adds Braganza.
The TV show was Dark Angel, and the actress was Jessica Alba. "I became certified and she was my first client. Since that day personal training has become my business. It's a career I love, it is ever evolving and it allows me to help others by bringing a level of fitness into their lives," shares Braganza.
A well-known celebrity trainer in Hollywood, Braganza's A-List clients have included Halle Berry, Kate Beckinsale, Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Ryan Reynolds, Tom Welling, and Michael Weatherly among many others. She recently trained actors Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan for the film Fifty
Shades Darker. Sharing her experience with the pair, she says, "It was great as it filmed in Vancouver and we used my mobile trailer on the job [a first-class, travelling fitness facility]. Work with them was easy, they both wanted to train hard. The job lasted for five months as they also filmed the third instalment for next's year release."
Braganza is popularly known for developing the 3-2-1 Training Method. It consists of 3 segments of cardio, 2 segments of circuit strength training and 1 segment of core for a fat burning, muscle toning workout. Lack of workout time on sets or equipment motivated this fitness expert to come up with the exercise program. "During my first years with Jessica Alba while filming the Dark Angel and on location for various movies such as Honey and Into the Blue, I often found we did not have much time to workout. Filming in remote locations was equally challenging, as equipment was limited, so I needed to find ways to use what we had around naturally," explains Braganza. "I needed to make our workouts more effective so I decided to take all the elements I found important to an exercise program – cardio, strength training and core – and combine them in a time efficient program whether we had only 20 minutes to train or the luxury of an hour."
She also found ways to do a full program using only hand weights and a bench. "This has been my preferred method of training, sticking to the basics, using compound exercises, alternating upper and lower body, and natural alternatives to cardio machines such as climbing stairs, jump rope or jogging."
Braganza's 3-2-1 method has spread worldwide, especially in India where she has multiple fitness collaborations. "I have released a book called Feel Fit, Look Fantastic in 321 by Harper Collins India [2014], and am currently getting ready to launch my franchise business, MyHomeFitness, with my partner in India, Sanghvi Brands," mentions Vogue India's 2014 Fitness Expert of the Year Award winner.
A prominent one among these collaborations is her partnership with the non-governmental organization, Prerana, to help victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking in India build a better life. Through a unique train-the-trainer model, Braganza brings her 3-2-1 Philosophy, Training and Nutrition Program to the young women living in the Naunihal center under Prerana's protection with the goals of achieving their group class and PT certification, developing the relevant business skills to become entrepreneurs in the field of health and wellness and improving on personal wellness for the mind, spirit and body.
Q & A with Ramona Braganza
What are the latest fitness trends according to you?
The latest trends continue to be strength training, body weight training, small group training, and using technology to help monitor progress.
What is your biggest achievement so far?
Returning to India as an adult and entering the market of my genes is my biggest achievement so far.
What do you define fitness? How has it helped you grow?
Fitness to me means being healthy not only to look good but to be healthy for the future. Fitness has helped me tremendously, if it was not for being active as a child I would not have had the self confidence I have today as an adult. Having a love for a sport of gymnastics and excelling at it gave me faith in myself and what I could achieve. I learned at an early age to trust in God and his plans and I also was able to leave home at 18 and pursue my dreams because I continued to use my physical self in a way that advanced my career. So physical activity has been a large part of my journey.


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Zune HD launching September?
The Zune HD June launch tweets may have been fake, but well-connected-regarding-Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott has thrown PMP lovers a bone in the shape of the actual launch schedule for the upcoming device. According to Thurrott's tweet, the Zune HD will hit shelves in September.
Thurrott's source is said to be one "close to Microsoft", and the same news is apparently confirmed by another "good source" of Ars Technica. Microsoft themselves have already confirmed that a new Zune is expected to launch this year, and it's expected to take on both the iPod touch and include the company's new living room assault.
There's also talk of the "HD" part of "Zune HD" referring to an HD Radio component, though others are claiming the PMP will be capable of pumping out HD-quality video through a mini HDMI port. So, no official September confirmation as yet, but several converging rumors and leaks that seem to suggest the Zune HD will land there or thereabouts.
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"So, brothers and sisters, because of God's mercies, I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. This is your appropriate priestly service. Don't be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can figure out what God's will is — what is good and pleasing and mature." Romans 12:1-2 (CEV)
The answer was not someone yelling or even speaking loudly. In fact, it was not even audible. But it was clear and my answer in response was "Yes."
I was in my last year of university. Like most forth year students, I was asking, "Now what?" I had my list: grad school, seminary, teacher, student ministry, naturalist…. I prayed and went through a list of pros and cons, considering the options as they related to my passions, desires, and giftedness. I attempted to hold all the options with an open hand: "God I trust You. I know You love me and have the best plan for my life."
The discernment process involved talking to friends, reading the Bible, seeking wisdom from others, and asking God for direction. After a few months, I was alone in a prayer room:
"God it seems You want me to be in ministry; is that what You want?"
The answer came clear and simple, with deep conviction:
But more than a call to a specific ministry assignment, God's call was an invitation to surrender to His love and plan, and to have a deep, intimate, moment-by-moment relationship with Him.
This close relational connection is the secret to direction. Our surrender will be the soil from which God directs. His direction becomes clear as we gain a deep wisdom and understanding of who He created us to be.
Since God's call is primarily to have a relationship with Him characterized by daily surrender, what we do vocationally or ministry-related is an expression and over flow of God in us.
Father, I surrender. I rest in Your perfect love, wisdom, and plan for my life. I present myself as a living sacrifice. I hold this day and all I desire before You with an open hand. I trust you. Amen
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