Some individuals like to purport that they are a part of Xanga counterculture, meaning they go against the grain of what is "normal" or mainstream on Xanga. There is no Xanga-counter culture. In order to be a part of Xanga counterculture you would have to not be on Xanga. We are all on here in the same rat race. Even if you aren't necessarily in a rush to the finish line of featured or top blogs, we're all in the same cage, spinning the same wheels. I think it makes people think they are "cool" to talk about how they aren't trying to be cool. Everyone wants to be a rebel. But you have to actually have some type of opposition to be a rebel, and in some cases, people just imagine that they have opposition lol. No one is against you, you just think they are.

And, for the love of cupcakes (and who doesn't love cupcakes?) everyone stop trying to accuse people of plagiarizing or copying your ideas! Anything you do has probably been done before, and someone will do it after you. Its very hard to reinvent the wheel, it just is. Not because no one is creative enough, but just because there are so many people, and at some point two individuals are bound to have similar ideas.

Does this seem like a rant? It isn't really

HAPPY FRIDAY XANGAMIGOS! Don't lose your marbles over Xanga!

<<Chapter 8

People
"Sometimes I think that what people infer to be the truth, rather than what the truth actually is, tells us a lot more about people than when they state their actual opinions." -ScarletMoth

"Nobody can tell the difference when a fool and a sage argues." -SilentSeekr

Life/Love
"Life ends when your love for others ends." -mr_randyc

"Love is being able to say no nicely, and love is hearing the "no" and respecting it." -SamsPeeps

"I think love is having the power to say no AND the grace to hear and accept it in the spirit in which it was meant." -MochaSprinkle

Twitter & The Nobel Prize
"Giving a Nobel to Twitter because of its role in promoting peace is like giving a Nobel to the ink which wrote the Declaration of Independence. People can say anything on Twitter, just like they can use ink to print knock-knock jokes." -sonnetjoy (in response to THIS post)

Let me spring some enlightenment out. Eprops makes the Xanga world go 'round. Eprops are part of what puts a blog on top blogs. We can complain, over and over again, about how crappy we think posts that make it to top blogs are, but you know how they get there? Eprops. Even if you leave a comment saying "Zomg! Dis iz de worst blog eva, it betta not make top blogs" you have just pushed that post two eprops closer to top blogs.

"But AE, I gotta tell them how much I hate their blog! I can't not comment on posts, even if I know they are intentionally trying to elicit a comment from me by using ridiculous shock value/shock-and-awe tactics."

Well grasshopper, you have two options:

No Eprops

Just because the two Eprop option is default, doesn't mean that is the only option. You can choose the no eprops option and "stick it to the man" by saying what you feel must be said, without adding to the pool of eprops that will put the post onto top blogs. User beware: It will show that you selected no eprops in the person's eprop log, so you must prepare for some backlash if the person takes Xanga particularly seriously.

Don't want to be that bold in your statement? Want to "stick it to the man" but only a little bit? You have a second option:

Comment Only

The comment only option allows you to only leave a comment, and no eprops, but it doesn't show your deliberate no eprop choice. I don't know anyone who actually lines up their eprops to comments ratio, so you should be safe and anonymous with your choice to leave no eprops.

Before anyone says how underhanded or sneaky these practices are, they are functions for a reason. Sometimes you really cannot help but to comment on something you find utterly ridiculous, at the same time, YOU don't want to be part of the cause for that ridiculous post making it to top blogs (if you are of those who don't generally appreciate the content on top blogs), so these functions allow you to express your opinion, without giving away your eprops. Eprops make the world go 'round.

I have always had a weird claustrophobia since I was a very young child. Putting on shirts  is sometimes traumatic as I feel like I might suffocate while I'm trying to get it over my head. When I was younger turtle necks were TOTALLY out of the question because the tight fabric around my face for those 2 seconds would make me think I was going to die. I am much better now that I am older, and I can generally put on a shirt without freaking out.

I went wedding dress shopping a few weeks ago (if you are on my friends or subs list you got a mass message with a link to a photo of my dress. I didn't post it because I didn't want my fiance to be tempted to try to see me in the dress  before the big day- October 18, 2009) and although it was a fun experience for the most part I had a few freak outs. You see, apparently wedding dresses must be put on head first, because of how big the slips underneath are. So multiple times, dress after dress, I had to put yards of fabric over my head. My childhood fears started to kick in again as I frantically tried to get through the tunnel of lace and satin to be able to breath again lol. Thats something you don't see on Bridezillas or A Wedding Story lol.
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If you feel lead to help out monetarily for my big day you can donate HERE to my wedding fund

Today was moving day. It was a loooong day. I am super exhausted. Everything made it from one place to another, though I have a LOT of unpacking to do. After I get settled, which is likely after this holiday weekend is over, I should be back to Xanga at a more frequent pace. I'll post pictures of the new house once it starts coming together.

I <3 You Xangans.

Thanks to all you friends/subs who have been keeping up with me even though I haven't had time to reply comments or read many posts.