-t, can you share pictures of your kitchen sometime?
Sure! Uh, next time it's sufficiently tidy, which it is not today.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Nov 26, 2011 6:43:30 am PST #8579 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Nov 26, 2011 6:44:55 am PST #8580 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Okay, but show me talent under a microscope. Measure it. It's kind of like porn. Hard to define, but you know it when you see it?
Sure. Like beauty. You can give me all of the symmetry and ratios you want, but there's something ineffable. But still, like you say -- there's got to be a combination of innate things including ability and desire.
Nilly - Nov 26, 2011 6:47:47 am PST #8581 of 30001
Swouncing
Skipping way-too-much-and-a-Thanksgiving because, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Daisy Jane's birthday.
Happy birthday, DJ! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
Amy - Nov 26, 2011 6:48:36 am PST #8582 of 30001
Because books.
there's got to be a combination of innate things including ability and desire
Like creativity and curiosity, for instance. There are a lot of people who can be taught to write a perfectly good essay, or even a novel. There are not a lot of people who are going to come with ideas for them the way, say, Neil Gaiman does.
smonster - Nov 26, 2011 6:48:36 am PST #8583 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Happy Birthday, Daisy Jane!! Such a pleasure to finally meet her, her hubby, and her pups this weekend.
-t - Nov 26, 2011 6:50:51 am PST #8584 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Many happy returns, Daisy Jane!
Jesse - Nov 26, 2011 6:51:23 am PST #8585 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, Daisy!
Liese S. - Nov 26, 2011 6:52:06 am PST #8586 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well, I know as a music teacher I believe that anyone can be taught to play or sing. But without a doubt it is easier for some people than for others. Aptitute? Talent? There certainly is a large amount of work, drive, and luck that plays into whether or not someone succeeds in music.
Allyson - Nov 26, 2011 6:56:51 am PST #8587 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Can you be taught to be creative?
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2011 6:58:01 am PST #8588 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I believe that anyone can be taught to play or sing
Does it mean that you need the right teacher or teaching method?
I took extracurricular music with my sister and a couple of childhood friends, and it was really clearly obvious who had pipes of gold, who had effortless rhythm, and who could break down music theory and make it their bitch (not so small hint: I was told to focus on music theory within about six months of starting class. Paid off in results!).
Am I being lazy in thinking I have moderately above average drawing talent that could certainly be enhanced with training, but that my sister will never draw as well as I do? Just like there is no amount of voice training that will lead me to be mistaken for Whitney Houston, but she could do it raw.