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Posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: iPod, posted by Dr. Bob on December 3, 2010, at 17:58:27
Are you able to give presentations to large groups of people? Do you like to?
Posted by Solstice on December 10, 2010, at 1:22:30
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
> Are you able to give presentations to large groups of people? Do you like to?
Yes, and I love doing it.Solstice
Posted by sigismund on December 10, 2010, at 3:24:05
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
No
Why not?
Fear
Posted by PartlyCloudy on December 10, 2010, at 7:13:24
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
Yes, I have no problem doing so. My anxiety condition is completely unrelated to reality - I lose it in grocery stores, in my car, in my home... put me in front of a bunch of strangers and I am fine.
(shrugs)
Posted by sigismund on December 10, 2010, at 14:11:51
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by PartlyCloudy on December 10, 2010, at 7:13:24
>I lose it in grocery stores
The aisles in grocery stores are very threatening.
You can't just turn around and go back without a good excuse.
Posted by sigismund on December 10, 2010, at 14:17:38
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations » PartlyCloudy, posted by sigismund on December 10, 2010, at 14:11:51
Do you think there is any possibility that this might be a good T shirt design.
On the front is written
I have a good excuseand on the back
I got the fearNot political enough?
Posted by obsidian on December 11, 2010, at 19:52:40
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
> Are you able to give presentations to large groups of people? Do you like to?
Yes. I pretend I am someone else. No, I don't like to.
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2010, at 2:57:15
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
Do you listen to music in the bathroom? Why or why not?
Posted by Solstice on December 12, 2010, at 9:22:50
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2010, at 2:57:15
> Do you listen to music in the bathroom? Why or why not?
You don't say *who* has to be in the bathroom with the music - so I'll say that Yes - I listen to music while my daughter is in the bathroom. She has a gifted singing voice - perfect pitch - just unbelievable vocals. She started out singing and playing the piano as a toddler. At age 6 - someone (not me) introduced her to Elvis and it didn't take long for her to know every lyric of every song. She planned on marrying him (too young to understand the permanence of death:-) She's into old stuff. At a concert in jr. high she sang a solo - Ella Fitzgerald's "I Won't Dance" ... and she loves Corine Bailey Rae.. Eartha Kitt... and the like. Very eclectic music style. pretty much avoids what's *new* and *popular*. To my dismay, she will sing anytime, anywhere - for anybody but me :-( I think it's just because I'm Mom. Her voice has always made my heart beat fast... she's never had to fear me disapproving. So the only time I get to hear her is while she's in the shower (she thinks no one can hear). I've actually got quite a few recordings of her heart-stopping voice - - mixed in with the 'rain' of the shower hitting the tub floor!
So yes, I listen to music that comes from the bathroom :-)
Solstice
Posted by Free on December 12, 2010, at 13:25:00
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
> Are you able to give presentations to large groups of people?
Yes, but only if I'm passionate about it.
Otherwise, like Sid, I pretend to be someone else to get through it.
>Do you like to?Only if I believe it.
Posted by sigismund on December 12, 2010, at 13:28:48
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2010, at 2:57:15
My favourite shower was on Stradbroke Island. It only had one of those half doors, so you could see over the top. What you got to see was the green grass until the land fell away at the cliff, and beyond it was the endless Pacific Ocean.
Posted by Solstice on December 12, 2010, at 13:33:37
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom, posted by sigismund on December 12, 2010, at 13:28:48
> My favourite shower was on Stradbroke Island. It only had one of those half doors, so you could see over the top. What you got to see was the green grass until the land fell away at the cliff, and beyond it was the endless Pacific Ocean.
And I take it, Sigi.. that what you saw 'sounded' like a symphony :-)
Sol.
Posted by sigismund on December 12, 2010, at 13:36:35
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom » sigismund, posted by Solstice on December 12, 2010, at 13:33:37
It's so long ago now, I can't be sure if there was hot water. I imagine not. And almost no one around, certainly not between you and the view. It was so basic and so beautiful.
Posted by sigismund on December 12, 2010, at 13:41:05
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom » sigismund, posted by Solstice on December 12, 2010, at 13:33:37
Now of course humans have done their thing with it, but you can imagine it without the vulgarity in the picture.
Posted by Angela2 on December 13, 2010, at 16:43:01
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Dr. Bob on December 9, 2010, at 23:48:23
No, I don't like to. Yes, I suppose I could like if my life depended on it or something lol. Actually, one of the reasons I became a waitress was because I wanted better public speaking skills. It was a baby step, ya know? But one step at a time.
Posted by Angela2 on December 13, 2010, at 16:44:11
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2010, at 2:57:15
No I do not. I listen to music almost everywhere BUT the bathroom! lol. Why? Not sure!
Posted by Free on December 13, 2010, at 17:14:28
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom » Solstice, posted by sigismund on December 12, 2010, at 13:36:35
> What you got to see was the green grass until the land fell away at the cliff, and beyond it was the endless Pacific Ocean.
> And almost no one around, certainly not between you and the view. It was so basic and so beautiful.
.This is the most beautiful description of a loo I have ever encountered.
You are a poet, dear Sig.
Posted by Free on December 13, 2010, at 17:38:49
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2010, at 2:57:15
> Do you listen to music in the bathroom?
It's sort of an odd thing to ask, but ok...I always have music playing, and the speakers are wired throughout the house.
So, yes, I listen to music in the bathroom when I'm there.Why do you want to know? (Never mind, I know you won't answer.)
Posted by Deneb on December 13, 2010, at 20:19:38
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: presentations, posted by Angela2 on December 13, 2010, at 16:43:01
Angela, you became a waitress? Good for you! Two of my aunts are waitresses and they make a pretty good living.
I miss chatting with you.
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 18, 2010, at 17:59:21
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: music in the bathroom, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2010, at 2:57:15
Are you attending a lot of holiday parties this year? Why or why not?
Posted by PartlyCloudy on December 18, 2010, at 18:46:03
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: holiday parties, posted by Dr. Bob on December 18, 2010, at 17:59:21
No parties this year. I'm not working - no work parties. Spouse works remotely, his employer is far away so no party there.
I was invited to a charity soiree but frankly wasn't up to the glitzy chatty smiling small town glam it called for - I wrote a check instead.Not exactly bah humbug. More like, find me my rock to hide under!
Posted by Deneb on December 18, 2010, at 20:58:17
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: holiday parties, posted by PartlyCloudy on December 18, 2010, at 18:46:03
I was invited to a holiday party for today, but I didn't feel like going. There are a lot of people I don't know at the party and I don't feel like socializing with strangers now. I get uncomfortable easily around people and it takes a lot out of me. It's my social anxiety.
Posted by Phillipa on December 18, 2010, at 21:14:06
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: holiday parties, posted by Deneb on December 18, 2010, at 20:58:17
No parties. Just don't like them anymore. Would rather work at night instead. Phillipa
Posted by obsidian on December 18, 2010, at 22:23:49
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: holiday parties, posted by Dr. Bob on December 18, 2010, at 17:59:21
A couple of work related ones. I don't think of parties as fun most of the time. Usually I find them tiring and overstimulating. All that forced banter. I like to be with just one to a few people I know well so I can feel less tense.
Posted by sigismund on December 19, 2010, at 1:34:57
In reply to Re: Poll of the day: holiday parties, posted by obsidian on December 18, 2010, at 22:23:49
There is a special and terrible style of communication at parties. It has never been clear to me why I find it so painful. I'd much rather go to church. I wouldn't rather go to prison, but you get the idea. I think it is the fact that people are so determinedly upbeat and superficial. I find it physically and mentally painful. I left the country to avoid this sort of thing and won't be back until it is all over.
I don't mind drunken parties where people talk about politics and Marxism and serious retro subjects like that.
One of the better things about getting old is that I will be able to talk about dying at parties. That will liven it up for me, if not for them.
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