Reply #25: newbie? Yes I am [View All]

[Westegg]

Yeah, I'm a "newbie," although I kinda hate that word. "Newbie." I don't know why---it's as good as any other, I guess. (Can't think of a better one at the moment.) How did I find DU? Honestly, I can't even remember now, but it was only a few days ago. Someone sent me the link, or I got it from another site. I like this site (so far) because I can say what's on my mind, whether I agree or disagree with what I'm responding to. (Haven't posted any original threads yet.) I hope this will continue to be the case. I have many strong passions, including music, books, art in general---and I too often find that when people express themselves boldy, they end up being tarred-and-feathered and jettisoned from sites. In truth, this has never happend to me, but I am against that on general principals. Unless the poster in question is saying things that are fundamentally antithetical to to basic philosophy.

So I'm sitting here in NYC, November '03, writing a novel. I was born in Pittsburgh, lived in L.A. in the '80s and '90s, and then relocated to Manhattan for all the right reasons. That's me in a nutshell. The perverse details? That's what the shrinks have been trying to get a handle on for the last 15 years. Can't wait to spend more time on DU.