Comments on: AHHH…VANCOUVER http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:27:06 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Raul http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-3054 Raul Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:33:26 +0000 http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/#comment-3054 You're becoming a geek ;) That /rant was classic Looking forward to seeing you! You’re becoming a geek ;)

That /rant was classic

Looking forward to seeing you!

]]> By: Suzie http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 Suzie Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:19:53 +0000 http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/#comment-3053 WOAH! police officer....they suck. AND......people suck too. However, if your argument is "they're people too" couldn't you say that about the man that pissed you off in the first place??? touché ;) WOAH! police officer….they suck. AND……people suck too. However, if your argument is “they’re people too” couldn’t you say that about the man that pissed you off in the first place???

touché ;)

]]> By: Keira-Anne http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Keira-Anne Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:28:26 +0000 http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/#comment-3051 That's a good point, Alice. The way it was asked of me, however, was more pointed as if to say "<em>Ugh, I bet it bothers you as much as it would bother me.</em>" So true that society creates/contributes to problems that it clearly refuses to fix. You're right about the internet; it's absolutely horrible for conveying context and intonation. That’s a good point, Alice. The way it was asked of me, however, was more pointed as if to say “Ugh, I bet it bothers you as much as it would bother me.” So true that society creates/contributes to problems that it clearly refuses to fix.

You’re right about the internet; it’s absolutely horrible for conveying context and intonation.

]]> By: Alice Bevan–McGregor http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 Alice Bevan–McGregor Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:18:07 +0000 http://www.keira-anne.com/2008/06/12/ahhhvancouver/#comment-3050 Nearly splattered by a squad car? Can't say that every day… And as for addicts, it bothers -me- that our society produces or helps produce people in such dire straits, then does so little to help them. It doesn't just bother me, it disgusts me. Once I move out of this darned small town and get a job that isn't 24-hours a day, 8 days a week, I'll be volunteering my spare time to help out a little more often than I've been able to so far. (The NIAC people are awesome, BTW.) Was he presuming, or was it truly a legitimate question? "does X bother you?" seems to be a fairly neutral question. The only way to make it more neutral is to simply ask "do you have any opinion about X?" and that's getting silly and pedantic as you clearly -do- have an opinion about the matter. I wasn't there, and the internet poorly conveys the finer nuances of expression, but I like to take questions like those at face value and not give in to whatever the questioner's ulterior motives for asking the question may be. There's a photographer on Flickr that you may not have known about, who photographs and interviews homeless people all over the place. His photography is stunning, and the stories are compelling: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoneth/ — Alice. Nearly splattered by a squad car? Can’t say that every day…

And as for addicts, it bothers -me- that our society produces or helps produce people in such dire straits, then does so little to help them. It doesn’t just bother me, it disgusts me. Once I move out of this darned small town and get a job that isn’t 24-hours a day, 8 days a week, I’ll be volunteering my spare time to help out a little more often than I’ve been able to so far.

(The NIAC people are awesome, BTW.)

Was he presuming, or was it truly a legitimate question? “does X bother you?” seems to be a fairly neutral question. The only way to make it more neutral is to simply ask “do you have any opinion about X?” and that’s getting silly and pedantic as you clearly -do- have an opinion about the matter. I wasn’t there, and the internet poorly conveys the finer nuances of expression, but I like to take questions like those at face value and not give in to whatever the questioner’s ulterior motives for asking the question may be.

There’s a photographer on Flickr that you may not have known about, who photographs and interviews homeless people all over the place. His photography is stunning, and the stories are compelling:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoneth/

— Alice.

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