The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Another experience, I was used to work with 7 female coworkers before the downsizing - one of them had developed a relationship with a coworker guy, and because he is Christian (and she's Muslim); the other 6 women (who happened to be all Christians btw) were so viciously disapproving and gossiping about this relationship because of the religious differences and describing it as "pointless" and "crazy". On the other hand, male coworkers, while I know that a lot of them had secret crush on her in particular, were totally ok with it and didn't say any criticism regarding the relationship, including the Muslim coworker who did try to propose to her once.
I have no idea how the spectrum women are in real life, I've never met one for real.
That is vicious. I hope the couple beat the odds and are still together regardless of the opinions of those around them.
starvingartist wrote:
Hopper wrote:
For a while in my youth I was obsessed with the life and work of Nick Drake. His songwriting and guitar playing was phenomenal - he was dead at 26, pretty much creatively finished by 23. On the 'happier' side, I'll hold Ryan Adams' output from about '95 to '08 as mercurial in both output and quality and he is, at least, still alive and working, if calmer.
Van Gogh was Van Gogh. Only we can be who we are, and there's worth in that.
i discovered nick drake's music about 10 years ago and i've loved it ever since--it's some of the most hauntingly beautiful music i've ever heard. when i subsequently looked him up on wikipedia i wasn't exactly surprised by his story, as his music has such a profound sadness and loneliness to it (but also a quiet joy, sometimes); still it broke my heart to read about his life. thank god we had him though, even for such a short time.
Have to agree on Nick Drake. Always happy when I see his name pop up now and then. I was lucky to first hear a piece of his music played in the background during the early episodes of Third Watch. I think it was the one when the character Bobby was helping his old school teacher pass over from an illness. It took some time to find him back in the early days of the internet, but finally found the artist. Love his music.