/lit/ - Literature

>>7555456
Yeah, for sure! What made you pick that sort of diet? I'm very much interested in nutrition, and eat a paleo/primal diet with periods of vegetarianism where my main food source is quality eggs like yours. I've read a ton of nutrition books and some studies, and may someday try to become an RD. RN probably comes first though, as backwards as that sounds.

I think the future of nutrition will be all about individualized plans based on genetic information (like 23 and Me) to determine likely food allergies and what foods your ancestors ate- meaning the foods you evolved to eat.

Why a person would not to eat quality foods is beyond me. I feel amazing since eating clean and have the fucking best skin anyone has ever had. But people do get mad when I don't want to join them in eating unhealthy foods. And they think I'm kinda stuck up. Girl at work offered to buy everyone fast food and I was the only one to turn her down. She kinda seemed offended. And when I did try to explain to people how I ate they acted like I was being a dumbass, so now I don't even try. Just have to turn down a lot of food, and most of my coworkers think I'm vegetarian when I'm not.

>>7554902
Yeah, thank you too! Hope you have a long and enjoyable life :)

>>7554841
Not too sure what to think about that. Manipulating people into unhealthy relationships doesn't sound like a good thing, no matter if they eventually grow out of it or not. These days I'm more in the positive growth phase, and am possibly looking for friends interested in wholesome living. If you're hoping for more emotionally needy girls to chat with you're probably a little immature for where I'm hoping to be. Surrounding yourself with respectable people is a good way to foster your own personal growth.

>>7554843
Learn to make friends with your loneliness. Maybe sounds silly, but it helped me quite a bit.

>>7554765
Oh well that's really interesting, if destructive and terrible. I have a history of unhealthy relationships like what you're looking for, but have in recent years been working on becoming a more whole and self-reliant person. It would be hard work getting me back to that point now.

Here's hoping you don't spend too much of your time acting as a destructive force :)

>>7554800
Don't be sad, anon. Your intense longing and isolation isn't all bad. Maybe you're a more empathetic and sensitive person for your experiences.

>>7554743
Hilarious YouTube video thread started out off-topic, but yeah my chattiness def did not help :P

Why can't we be friends here? Friends in literature are the truest friends, in my experience. Saging again wow. I kinda get the sage thing now.

>>7554680
Funny how working for the basic necessities of life mirrors things we can do to feel fulfilled in the first world.

>>7554717
Don't do any social media at all. Thinking of downloading Skype to talk to a friend but idk. Miss the days of msn messenger.

And I'm actually gonna sage for the first time ever because this is getting way off topic.

>>7554678
We're here for our shared love of the literary arts. Or at least that's why I'm here. If people want to upset themselves over it I'm not sure what to do for them.

>>7554686
Thanks!

>>7554701
Oh I see. We're probably not a good match, but you seem like you're well on your way. Getting fit was a huge step and I hope you realize that. Have you considered starting a regular meditation practice? Helped me a ton with my anxiety though I'm still kind of an anxious mess.

>>7554608
I don't see what's wrong with friendly chat. Kind of impossible to have an online community without some of it going on. And at least I'm not shitting on everyone else for their taste in literature like some people. You can filter me if you want but I'm harmless and may occasionally say something interesting.

>>7554610
Hey thanks! I'm sure you possess a fount of inner nobility.

>>7554615
Where would you place yourself on the Kinsey scale?

I agree with the physical fitness. Yoga, lifting, biking. Just something. And lots of outside time. Everyone looks better after getting some sun.

Also growing, raising, buying, preparing and eating healthy foods. Become a master chef using only the finest ingredients. I've become kind of a food snob since starting the healthy eating thing. It annoys people who don't eat well so I try not to talk about it irl anymore.

>>7554582
Most important is that we mesh well together on a meaningful level. What this really means I can't be sure, but it would involve lots of long, intimate talks and periods of even more intimate silence.

>>7554556
Meaning what, exactly? It's definitely not a requirement because I fail in that department too, but if he was we might compliment each other a little better. Someone who could break me out of my shell and get me out meeting new people would be a good match for me I think.

>>7554425
My hair is just plain dirty blonde :(

No pixies here

>>7554392
If that means someone kind, intelligent, and cute then yes. Literary-minded bf who lifts with me at the gym is omg *swoon*

i'm here mostly to find a sexy bookish bf.

>>7553902
yes, reading in the formative years is what really brought about the positive changes i associate with reading, i think. the big ones. that's not to say that a literary habit isn't good for a person's mental health, because i think it is. just not in the same perspective-broadening way.

you're probably right about many of the other posters having unhealthy habits. with it being 4chan of course people are going to celebrate their own negativity, and that's probably a contributing factor. most of what goes on here seems to be people giving each other shit over their taste in literature. i don't see much worth in that, at least the way it happens here. kinda wonder if they get much sunlight or exercise. a person who doesn't exercise really shouldn't expect to be happy imo.

a 4chan literature board almost seems like a contradiction. 4chan always annoyed me with the character limit. kinda twitter-esque desu

does reading literature make you feel fulfilled and more whole? it always has for me, and there are times when reading a good book has saved me from myself. reading the threads though i get the impression that some others might be quite as happy as i am. some of it is downright grim and bitter, if i'm being honest.

guess what i'm asking is. how has literature contributed to the person you are today?

i think spending my formative years with my nose in a book has led to me being a more understanding, open-minded, and yes fulfilled person. it's lent some meaning to my life that i think i would be lacking otherwise. exposure to so many new ideas as a kid and teenager made me curious about the world in a very hopeful and sincere way. i hope that's something i never lose.

>>7553160
:)

>>7553754
Why would you want to emphasize that over the "hippy narrative"? In learning the Martian tongue the characters developed a heightened sense of empathy, and came to appreciate and love each other all the more deeply. That Mike considered Jubal enlightened from the start is significant, and him expressing his feelings about art and beauty was one of the best things going for the novel. But to downplay the importance of the very human expression of peace, open and deep love, and compassion is to do Heinlein a disservice. My favorite parts of the book are the ones that made me cry out of hope for humanity.

>>7553675
Blasphemy.

>>7553030
Pls what? I'm not butterfly if that's what you're asking :/

>>7552880
I'm not a guy.

>>7552908
there are still shades of grey. muslims worked to protect jews and christians in the past, and there is no reason they can't do the same today. we all have muslim friends, i'm sure. i don't understand the finer points of why they're able to be peaceful given the truths you've outlined, but violence certainly does not have to be emphasized the way extremists think it does.

anyway, i'm falling asleep now. so tired. thanks again for chatting with me and i hope we can do it some more. you should make a trip maybe so we can be 4chan friends? it bugs me that everyone has the same name.

>>7552824
>>7552841
oh thank you, friends.

thread can be over now.