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[jrising]

Today, I could start a sex commune. Don't ask me why-- I don't know-- but it'd be glorious.

I'm starting an "Ask James" F.A.Q., with answers to all the questions I wish people would ask me. Like "Why Brazil?", "What is the meaning of life?", "How does one start a sex commune?", "Why have I stayed single?", "What role does religion have humanists?". Not that my answers are right or my questions necessarily relevant to anyone, but I have an awful lot of both and each one demands its own little soap box. And one big soap-box of soap-boxes in corner seems better than clutters all over the floor.

Do you have any questions for me? Feel free to reply anonymously.

Comments

[gaussjordan.livejournal.com]

So James, how does one start a sex commune?

[quantumkitty.livejournal.com]

In your user info, you call yourself a "polyscriptivist." Google doesn't return any other hits for that word. What do you mean by it?

[sylvanstargazer.livejournal.com]

What is the hardest thing for you to ask of someone else?

[jrising.livejournal.com]

Oooh, great question! There are decidedly unpleasant things that I'd have a tough time asking, more or less in proportion to the degree of unpleasantness, but that's not a very good answer. I guess my answer is, I find it almost impossible to ask a commitment of someone. I can ask almost anything of anyone, for a moment, but I'll always shy away from asking someone to keep doing something, for my sake, theirs, a third party's, whatever. I'll couch it in advice or perspective, even when I know they'd be happier if I just asked them to promise.

[5411tech.livejournal.com]

Why do you invite assholes to cool parties?