....we dump on people who don’t know who the President is....
I just pretend I don't remember who the current President is, mrsronweasley. It makes the days pass more easily..... :)
I echo drlense's comment above, especially regarding the MPDG being a male fantasy and the "Amazing Girl" rant saying more about its author than its subjects. Also, your quote from "The L Word" is also absolutely dead on, and I only wish more men understood the truth in it. There would be a lot less craziness if that were the case. (Of course, I figured out that sentiment on my own a while back, given that I watch "The L Word" on mute, a la Greg House.)
Given the structure of the "Amazing Girl" rant, I am positive one can write variants depending on your sex chromosome pairing and preferences in romantic partners/lovers, at least one of which would make the AG rant author into the object of some poor, maligned ranter's envy. ("How I envied those sharp, witty, brilliant girls who could wrap those aloof, mysterious young logicians around their fingers with snappy conversations, almost as if they were inexorably drawn together even more to each other with every tempestuous debate and fiery comeback. Meanwhile, I was far too soft, too rounded at the edges, too unwilling to stand for such heated dialogue, and lamented that I would never be able to connect with the objects of my infatuation.")
I think it's a matter of being comfortable with one's self - there are certain things that either you can't change about yourself or simply don't wish to change about yourself. You have to take the positive and negative. I could complain about my romantic lot in life, but ultimately, at the end of the day, whoever would deign to tolerate me has to realize certain things about me and me about her (or them, ha!). I think writing a fanfic where I bring up axiomatic quantum field theory is both awesome and hilarious, and surprisingly appropriate. I am probably going to be that weird 87 year old guy who thinks spending a weekend doing tai chi competitions is awesome (since I will mellow out with age, I'm pretty sure of it). And, of course, the opposite will apply. Envy of others doesn't get you anywhere - understanding and accepting who you are is far more beneficial, IMO.
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I just pretend I don't remember who the current President is,
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Given the structure of the "Amazing Girl" rant, I am positive one can write variants depending on your sex chromosome pairing and preferences in romantic partners/lovers, at least one of which would make the AG rant author into the object of some poor, maligned ranter's envy. ("How I envied those sharp, witty, brilliant girls who could wrap those aloof, mysterious young logicians around their fingers with snappy conversations, almost as if they were inexorably drawn together even more to each other with every tempestuous debate and fiery comeback. Meanwhile, I was far too soft, too rounded at the edges, too unwilling to stand for such heated dialogue, and lamented that I would never be able to connect with the objects of my infatuation.")
I think it's a matter of being comfortable with one's self - there are certain things that either you can't change about yourself or simply don't wish to change about yourself. You have to take the positive and negative. I could complain about my romantic lot in life, but ultimately, at the end of the day, whoever would deign to tolerate me has to realize certain things about me and me about her (or them, ha!). I think writing a fanfic where I bring up axiomatic quantum field theory is both awesome and hilarious, and surprisingly appropriate. I am probably going to be that weird 87 year old guy who thinks spending a weekend doing tai chi competitions is awesome (since I will mellow out with age, I'm pretty sure of it). And, of course, the opposite will apply. Envy of others doesn't get you anywhere - understanding and accepting who you are is far more beneficial, IMO.