tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post2410923987006213566..comments2023-08-27T18:57:59.101+03:00Comments on Notes from the Underground: Shallow GalWael Eskandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-19862564724795694882007-10-03T22:07:00.000+02:002007-10-03T22:07:00.000+02:00Hey Eve, thanks for being one of us.Hey Eve, thanks for being one of us.Wael Eskandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-17102349827429103992007-10-01T11:50:00.000+02:002007-10-01T11:50:00.000+02:00Wil, Will, Will...As my eyes raced through the lin...Wil, Will, Will...<BR/><BR/>As my eyes raced through the lines you've written I kept thinking to myself "How come he's expressing exactly how i feel?"<BR/><BR/>I am one of those people...always exploring the darker side of life, always dwelling, contemplating, looking for the abstract, for some kind of truth.<BR/><BR/>"This is who I am, after a party, I can’t just write about the scandals that happened and who was too drunk to do what and other bizarre incidents which I find interesting by the way. I would write about solitude, about that most lonely feeling you can get while you’re in a crowd."<BR/><BR/>Ouch! That is exactly how i feel after social gatherings...lonely...and that feels good in a way and i enjoy the solitude.<BR/><BR/>And yes we are disturbed :) I have had many people tell me that...but I do enjoy that too.<BR/><BR/>I think the problem is that we look for deeper more fundamental things that are sometimes beyond what is possible to see, and we disregard everything that is superficial, temporary or shiny...so we're left with bare truths, and sometimes ugly truths. And there's nothing pleasant abouth that.<BR/><BR/>That was a refreshing post :) Keep 'em coming.Eventualityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462468168665719164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-25208387177654316182007-09-29T21:36:00.000+02:002007-09-29T21:36:00.000+02:00@maat, I don't actually think that happiness and d...@maat, I don't actually think that happiness and dwelling are mutually exclusive. Some people can try to be happy irrespective of how things look. But dwelling on how happy you are doesn't sound healthy. I mean when you're happy, you just are.. no need to go through labyrinths but when you find something dark, that's when you need to explore. (but that's just what i think)<BR/><BR/>@Jade, I've read your post and I think you're right to decline for a variety of reasons, will pass by and let you know. However time has been short lately, to blog or read. I guess this post has reached border line dwelling without a cause, I really don't think people should go looking for trouble at all.. that's just mad.. because there's a diff between a desire to think about the dark and a desire to live there.<BR/><BR/>@inso, u may indeed be more disturbed than I am :)<BR/><BR/>@Z, thx mate.<BR/><BR/>@n, I wish I had an excuse like yours..Wael Eskandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685842195441037505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-52609133176443528542007-09-29T12:14:00.000+02:002007-09-29T12:14:00.000+02:00The shallow in general, regardless of the sex, are...The shallow in general, regardless of the sex, are easily amused/distracted. Their interest in the complex and baroque is usually a fleeting trice. As they never allow themselves to venture into the deep.<BR/><BR/>another great post will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-69421836507972962952007-09-29T00:45:00.000+02:002007-09-29T00:45:00.000+02:00i blame my over analysis and dark moods on hormone...i blame my over analysis and dark moods on hormones and pms and the irrationality that comes with being a woman (since we are blamed for it anyway)... <BR/><BR/>can guys do that? :)Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785953855854960970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-58694353901825325102007-09-29T00:06:00.000+02:002007-09-29T00:06:00.000+02:00u don't strike me as disturbed (may be i am just m...u don't strike me as disturbed (may be i am just more disturbed!)... no seriously, what's wrong with thinking things through or sometimes dwelling on something dark, if it feels like dwelling!! <BR/><BR/>we all do it will... each with his/her own pace and intensity :)))insomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-76530574630984920632007-09-28T21:24:00.000+02:002007-09-28T21:24:00.000+02:00Will,I like this post a lot. It also struck me in ...Will,<BR/>I like this post a lot. It also struck me in the right time since I am currently declining a job offer which I find would need me to be "shallow" in order to enjoy or to excell... I wrote about it & would like to hear your point of view. I dont know... maybe I am looking too deeply into it.<BR/>Arent we all disturbed somehow? I know people that literally have no problems yet still choose to be miserable or dig into the dark side of things... I think it's something to do with character & whether they are valid dwellings or insights depends on the situations you are living as Maat said.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, cool post.<BR/>Come back & see me Will... enta lessa za3lan walah eh?Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082763096518447455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24256429.post-28999094186643341722007-09-28T20:40:00.000+02:002007-09-28T20:40:00.000+02:00"Would I have been less disturbed if my life was a...<I>"Would I have been less disturbed if my life was all great and perky? I don’t know. Would I have been Shallow Gal if things were different or is it just the way people are built? I don’t know."</I><BR/><BR/>ahuh.. if your life was "perkier" maybe you wouldn't have been as "disturbed"! Ok, i just had a convo with a friend, discussing all that (so this post just struck me at the right time) and we finally concluded that yeah.. it's a little bit of both, it's how you're built and how your life turns out to be. the combination of both is what determines how "disturbed" or shallow you are. <BR/><BR/>so what about those who think about most of these things, dwell a little in the dark side, yet make believe that they are still happy?? like.. they could dwell further on the matter to PROVE to themselves that they are actually "happy".. and they could use the same logic and thorough way of thinking to get themselves out of the dark side.... umm.. what would u call that? (other than the obvious option that they could be living in utter denial?)<BR/><BR/><BR/>whoah.. long comment!<BR/>cool blog btw :)Maathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900609552464572349noreply@blogger.com