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[icarus]

I confess, I find gossip dull. wildernessguru comes home from work with the latest about this and that co-worker and even if I've met them, wow, I don't care.

I confess, I find negative gossip depressing. wildernessguru comes home from work with news about the latest screw-ups in this or that person's work or personal life and especially if I've met them, wow, I really don't want to hear it. It makes me want to help them, and if I can't, it leaves me feeling helpless and unhappy.

There's a reason I'm always out of the loop. In fandom and out of fandom. I miss WG telling me about world news, sigh.

I have 2,700 words of the next part of Out Of Bounds (a.k.a. the skating fic) done. You guys want it, or would you like to wait for the next part?

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I was just thinking about that story this morning! For no reason at all, as I went to look out my window, that bit where John asks Rodney how he can possibly tackle the jumps if he doesn't do weights. So, my answer is Please, Yes, Now.

I'm pretty mixed on gossip. Because, on the one hand, I think that it's how we find out all the stuff that actually matters.

But at the same time, I just can't stand the mindnumbing obsessions some people have with other people. I'm working with someone right now who needs a lot of attention. Seriously. We used to have other people in our area, and I would just stay in my office and let them all have at. But now, I actually have to clock a certain amount of gossip time daily if I want my work life to be bearable (that can't be spelt right).

It's fascinating, in a "watch the monkeys pick each others' lice" sort of way.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

You have your wish, a little later than I planned. The next bit is up.

It's fascinating, in a "watch the monkeys pick each others' lice" sort of way.

Or, to be disgusting, in a zit-popping sort of way? :)

But at the same time, I just can't stand the mindnumbing obsessions some people have with other people.

It's the dull recital of facts about such-and-so who said thus-and-such, with the oblique indication of how I'm supposed to respond. I usually find myself defending the person being gossiped about just on principle.

Icarus