Derek Shanahan | My Personal Blog - Latest Comments in Conversation Geek

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Derek — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:28:49 -0000

Thanks for the invite. Really. That sounds delicious.

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Derek — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:28:49 -0000

Thanks for the invite. Really. That sounds delicious.

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Derek — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:28:49 -0000

Thanks for the invite. Really. That sounds delicious.

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foiledcupcakes — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:17:22 -0000

i just ate peanut butter out of the jar. with a spoon. and chocolate chips on top.

don't judge me.

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foiledcupcakes — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:17:22 -0000

i just ate peanut butter out of the jar. with a spoon. and chocolate chips on top.

don't judge me.

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Derek — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:38 -0000

Easter's like a million days away. I need Halloween recs.

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Derek — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:46:38 -0000

Easter's like a million days away. I need Halloween recs.

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foiledcupcakes — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:07:32 -0000

the reese's easter eggs are the best.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:32:04 -0000

I concur. I think the drive to understand one another is at the foundation of writing, which is one reason I think personal blogging holds such an importance place in our future culture. That includes outlets like Twitter and Facebook, but anywhere that people can try to peel back the layers through the use of their written words is a step in the right direction.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:27:10 -0000

Oh, see now I'm impressed. I was going to say Reese's Peanut Butter Cups when he said Snickers. I ate about twenty last weekend.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:25:12 -0000

intelligent, respectful, progressive conversation. - love that.

Love the whole list, actually. You're such a win in my 2009.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:24:14 -0000

It's NOW and yesterday! Yeah, my Dad's good people. I feel lucky often.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:23:39 -0000

You are such a plant humper! :) No, I'm ramping up my attention to such concerns as well...I should probably take some pointers from you.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:22:41 -0000

Um, those were supposed to be links to your blogs. Ugh. Off to fix. :)

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:21:48 -0000

I wish I'd written that whole first paragraph...it's exactly how I feel. I'm always curious about what's around the next corner. People are so interesting.

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foiledcupcakes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:07:32 -0000

the reese's easter eggs are the best.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:32:04 -0000

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:27:10 -0000

Oh, see now I'm impressed. I was going to say Reese's Peanut Butter Cups when he said Snickers. I ate about twenty last weekend.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:25:12 -0000

intelligent, respectful, progressive conversation. - love that.

Love the whole list, actually. You're such a win in my 2009.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:24:14 -0000

It's NOW and yesterday! Yeah, my Dad's good people. I feel lucky often.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:23:39 -0000

You are such a plant humper! :) No, I'm ramping up my attention to such concerns as well...I should probably take some pointers from you.

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:22:41 -0000

Um, those were supposed to be links to your blogs. Ugh. Off to fix. :)

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Derek — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:21:48 -0000

I wish I'd written that whole first paragraph...it's exactly how I feel. I'm always curious about what's around the next corner. People are so interesting.

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Deanna Ogle — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:51:14 -0000

I get riled up about understanding people.

I'm a huge bookworm/movie buff/tv watcher. What I value the most out of any piece of literature or good drama is its ability to show me a new perspective; it's ability to show me a character and get me to the point where I can actually say I understand what's going on in their life. I like going from disliking a character, to finding out enough about their life, that I can enter a conversation and argue and be their advocate because I can see where they are coming from.

Here's an example. There's always that one character that shows up occasionally who loses their temper and lets loose on some other character who is genuinely having a difficult time in their life. The angry character doesn't know that the other character just found their husband's mistresses' apartment number, or that if they don't pull their dollars together they are going to lose their house and have creditors breathing down their neck, or that an ex just showed up from out of town and is causing emotional havoc. The one with the temper doesn't know any of that, and as the watcher, you always sit there and say out loud to the book or the screen "Why would you say that to him/her? Don't you know that this is happening? You don't understand where they are coming from."

I don't ever want to be the first character who is self-centered enough that they barely acknowledge that there is another person in the room, let alone that they have a set of problems just as huge as theirs. I've found that people almost always have reasons for the things they do. People are complex webs of layers, emotions, reactions, wounds, loves, passions, dreams, flight, and wit. And, when you discover a new side of them, another reason, a perspective that they've carried through their life, you make yourself and everyone around you more human; more whole.

That is what riles me up. That is what excites me. It's what I live for. I want to understand, more than anything else.

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moment_of_silver — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:51:14 -0000

I get riled up about understanding people.

I'm a huge bookworm/movie buff/tv watcher. What I value the most out of any piece of literature or good drama is its ability to show me a new perspective; it's ability to show me a character and get me to the point where I can actually say I understand what's going on in my life.

Here's an example. There's always that one character that shows up occasionally who lets loose on some other character who is genuinely having a difficult time in their life. The character that lets loose doesn't know that the other character just found their husband's mistresses' apartment number, or that if they don't pull their dollars together they are going to lose their house and have creditors breathing down their neck, or that an ex just showed up from out of town and is causing emotional havoc. The one with the temper doesn't know any of that.

And as the watcher, you always sit there and say out loud to the book or the screen "Why would you say that to him/her? Don't you know that this is happening? You don't understand where they are coming from."

I don't ever want to be the person that lets loose on someone like that, because I've found that people almost always have reasons for the things they do. People are complex webs of layers, emotions, reactions, wounds, loves, passions, dreams, flit, and wit. And, when you discover a new side of them, another reason, a perspective that they've carried through their life, you make yourself, them, and everyone around you more human; more whole.

That is what riles me up. That is what excites me. It's what I live for. I want to understand, more than anything else.