Memes galore:

[serene]

Got this from noelfigart, but I've seen it on several other people's journals. I like it.

1. What do I do that annoys you?

2. What do I do that you appreciate?

Was gonna make this friends-only, but what the hell.

Comments

[griffen.livejournal.com]

1) You hate talking on the phone.

2) You overlook my annoyance with #1, in such a gracious and gentle way that it reminds me that I need to get my head out of my ass, without making me feel like I've been reminded to get my head out of my ass.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thanks. You're very kind to say so. I don't feel like I was especially gracious about it, but it's good to know I didn't leave any permanent scarring. ;-)

[sinboy.livejournal.com]

1) I can't say that I know you well enpough to have an opinion on that.

2) I appreciate the way you express your activism and politics.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Check. Add sinboy to list of People To Get To Know Better So I Can Annoy Them. :-)

(Thanks.)

[lcohen]

1. i don't know that you do anything that annoys me, per se. there are ways in which we are very different--ways in which we would chafe if we tried to come together in a juxtaposition with more expectations, but as we are now? the closest i can come to is: you're nice to people i would be meaner to, but then i'm sometimes nice to people who you would be meaner to, too, so even that balances out.

2. you are direct about how you feel. you let those who you love know that you love them. you look out for the emotions of the people around you. you know how to apologize. you are open to new ideas and new ways of thinking about things.

that second answer is just off the top of my head. i could come up with more stuff fairly easily.

gee that makes me feel like giving you a big *smooch* and telling you how glad i am that you are in my life.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I'm getting all teary-eyed. Thank you, precious. I adore you. (And I am Not *stamp* *pout* *fists on hips* Nice. Grr.)

[lcohen]

thank you. that means a lot to me.

(And I am Not *stamp* *pout* *fists on hips* Nice. Grr.)

i sit corrected. <grin>

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Hm. Being patronized by *some* people isn't all that bad. ;-)

[lcohen]

i need to work on my <grin>. it wasn't meant to be patronizing. now if i'd said "yes, dear"........

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Whoops! I was only teasing. Sorry.

[lcohen]

we're fine, love--i saw the smiley and everything. *smoochandmakeup*

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

*waggle eyebrows* Can we make up in the room with the webcam?

[lcohen]

i am so not going to put to a vote whether people would rather have you and me *smooching* on their webcam, or you and darren <mumble>ing. my poor fragile ego would never survive. ;-)

[lyrical1.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I have ever been annoyed by you. Maybe its because we never get to spend enough time to get annoyed.
I do appreciate the thougtful postcards that occassionally pop into my mailbox, and the way that you share your time and your adoration of both your city and cpc. Its so open and genuine. Makes me all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thank you *so* much.

[Quick cute-poet-chick story that this reminded me of. Last night, we were watching the Simon & Garfunkel Concert in Central Park on PBS, and they were singing "American Tune." At the identical moment (after we'd both hesitated a while for fear of ruining the song), we turned to each other and said in unison "This is so 9-Eleven." We laughed and kissed and said how perfect we are for each other, and it made me feel (perhaps irrationally) that all our troubles are nothing compared to how much we truly adore each other.]

I'm glad I asked for this input from people. I hope no one's pulling any punches in the annoyance area, but even if they are, I'm really grateful for all the strokes I've gotten as a result.

And in case it's not already obvious, you totally rock my world, as well. :-)

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

you don't do anything that annoys me. now, i could just assume that's because i don't know you better, but shit, i get annoyed by lots of people whom i don't know well. :) you know me, i don't pussyfoot around such stuff; if there were something, i'd tell you.

you do lots of things i appreciate. the ones that stand out to me the most -- your activism isn't loud and obnoxiously patronizing, it's quiet but firm, and that means it actually makes me pay attention. and you take your relationship with CPC very seriously even though you are so different, and you are trying to find ways to accept those differences, and you do it with grace. that just astounds me, and reminds me that i want to be more tolerant of differences than i am (it's a work in progress).

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I'm too moved by this to respond coherently. Thank you.

[geminigirl]

Answers to #2: You've made me rethink my use of the word bitchy.

And, there was another thing...

Oh yeah...you are unabashedly fat. And you talk about it. Which is something that I don't do.

[firecat]

1. You apologize for yourself.
2. Everything else. But especially your enormous compassion, your occasional snarkiness, and your daring poetry.