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scary things
This year, from birthday to birthday, is my year for conquering phobias. I think I've done a smashing job of conquering the Big One, my fear of flying -- I've been on 6 planes and flown across the country and back twice, and to New York, and by the time the year's over I'll have flown across the country AGAIN, and one little skip-'n- hop trip to Florida. GO, ME!!!
But I'm not posting this to brag...exactly. I'm posting it to analyze...what makes us afraid? With flying, it was obvious to me. If God had meant for us to fly he'd have given us wings...so how do planes know how to fly? I can't fathom it, so I'd made up my mind that they really *can't*, and so if I got on one it would, logically, crash. Now that I've proven that hypothesis to be untrue, I'm slightly less afraid to fly. Just as long as my friend Valium flies with me. ;)
The other phobia -- the one that inspired this ramble -- is Cirque du Soleil. It was on The View as I was eating my breakfast, and my gut instinct was to change the channel...but I didn't. Nor did I leave the room or cover my eyes. Cirque du Soleil's performers scare the crap out of me; the costumes and the way they move to the eerie music...but on some primal level I'm attracted to it; I think it's beautiful. On tv today they were performing a number from O. Do you see why it scares me? But I'm desensitizing myself to it, slowly, because I *AM* gonna get to Vegas one of these days (the GFG2!) and I'm dying to see (the VERY R-rated) Zumanity. And lest you think it's all femmeslash ;), damn, do they give the boys equal opportunity! (fans self) Two men.
Some things are just worth SMITING a phobia for!
But I'm not posting this to brag...exactly. I'm posting it to analyze...what makes us afraid? With flying, it was obvious to me. If God had meant for us to fly he'd have given us wings...so how do planes know how to fly? I can't fathom it, so I'd made up my mind that they really *can't*, and so if I got on one it would, logically, crash. Now that I've proven that hypothesis to be untrue, I'm slightly less afraid to fly. Just as long as my friend Valium flies with me. ;)
The other phobia -- the one that inspired this ramble -- is Cirque du Soleil. It was on The View as I was eating my breakfast, and my gut instinct was to change the channel...but I didn't. Nor did I leave the room or cover my eyes. Cirque du Soleil's performers scare the crap out of me; the costumes and the way they move to the eerie music...but on some primal level I'm attracted to it; I think it's beautiful. On tv today they were performing a number from O. Do you see why it scares me? But I'm desensitizing myself to it, slowly, because I *AM* gonna get to Vegas one of these days (the GFG2!) and I'm dying to see (the VERY R-rated) Zumanity. And lest you think it's all femmeslash ;), damn, do they give the boys equal opportunity! (fans self) Two men.
Some things are just worth SMITING a phobia for!
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I'm not afraid to fly at all, I've flown a lot, i'm afraid of big ass bugs..just NASTY.
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Or else something happened when you were young that you don't remember. That happened to my mom, with her fear of circuses and clowns. She never knew why til one day she mentioned it to her brother -- he remembered the bad day at the circus, but she'd blocked it out.
I've had, and still have to some degree, some weird fears too -- aliens/outer space, robots...
Or maybe it's a past life thing, if you believe in reincarnation. ;)
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I still have to see a show of the Cirque du Soleil... they started up here in Quebec city, but of course abandoned us for bigger markets ;) we are very proud, of course, but they only come here like 2 weeks each year and they sell out very fast. and they don't have to specially built stages like for "O" in Vegas either. One day I'll check them out too. that number with the 2 men looks amazing =D