Sunday, July 10, 2005

Skeletons, Ghosts and Other Creepy Stuff - En Masse.

Skeletons: My past decisions are coming back to haunt me in nearly every facet of life. I'm fully aware that some decisions I make are wrong, but I make those decisions despite my instincts. It's common. We all do it. But, man... the consequences are all coming back in one lump sum!

Ghosts: People from my past (um... maybe romantic interests from my past would be more accurate) are coming back to haunt me. I don't mind at all, but it's all happening at once. I don't know why they're back. What is it about me that attracts men, immediately drives them away, instills in them our "relationship" (or whatever) as an entity worthy of remembrance, then brings them back for an incomprehensive "LeAnn" experience (platonic)??? What purpose does it serve? But like I said before, I don't mind. It's just atypical.

platonic
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues" 2: free from physical desire; "platonic love"
Word History: Plato did not invent the term or the concept that bears his name, but he did see sexual desire as the germ for higher loves. Marsilio Ficino, a renaissance follower of Plato, used the terms amor socraticus and amor platonicus interchangeably for a love between two humans that was preparatory for the love of God. From Ficino's usage, Platonic (already present in English as an adjective to describe what related to Plato and first recorded in 1533) came to be used for a spiritual love between persons of opposite sexes. In our own century Platonic has been used of relationships between members of the same sex. Though the concept is an elevated one, the term has perhaps more often been applied in ways that led Samuel Richardson to have one of his characters in Pamela say, “I am convinced, and always was, that Platonic love is Platonic nonsense.”

Other Creepy Stuff: Still can't find a job, bills are mounting, and desperation waves its ugly finger in my direction. I am actually considering applying for a job in the service industry if I can't find anything soon.
When it rains it pours, eh?