I busted. I phoned Elliot, I bought a $5 zine (I am a Camera #11 by Vanessa Berry), I replied to an email from Rupert, I bought a packet of four AA batteries, I responded to comments left by men and may have left one or two comments on men's blogs. It stops here. I'm not giving in that easily. There's a lot of July left yet but I will adjust the rules slightly.
The initial rules had me reeling and I sank into a stupor of isolation and poverty, it was too close to times when I have really been isolated and destitute. I wasn't prepared for feeling as strongly as I did. It wasn't going to work, I wasn't able to properly report on the experiment because it felt like I was dying. So here are the new July rules:
-The blind film review schedule continues unchanged
- I can not initiate contact with men
- If contacted I can respond politely but not in depth
- I can not buy anything except food and necessary items such as things for my cat to eat, train tickets and cigarettes (I was going to stick in a photo of "Lovely fags" from Father Ted but I can't find one)
- I will make a consistent effort to strengthen my friendships with the many excellent women I know
- I am allowed to read but not leave comments on men's blogs
-I am allowed to respond to comments left by men on my blog
- Things are situation normal at the office, provided I get over this lurgy and work again
-If I die in my sleep please paint my nails before my funeral, pink would be nice
The initial rules had me reeling and I sank into a stupor of isolation and poverty, it was too close to times when I have really been isolated and destitute. I wasn't prepared for feeling as strongly as I did. It wasn't going to work, I wasn't able to properly report on the experiment because it felt like I was dying. So here are the new July rules:
-The blind film review schedule continues unchanged
- I can not initiate contact with men
- If contacted I can respond politely but not in depth
- I can not buy anything except food and necessary items such as things for my cat to eat, train tickets and cigarettes (I was going to stick in a photo of "Lovely fags" from Father Ted but I can't find one)
- I will make a consistent effort to strengthen my friendships with the many excellent women I know
- I am allowed to read but not leave comments on men's blogs
-I am allowed to respond to comments left by men on my blog
- Things are situation normal at the office, provided I get over this lurgy and work again
-If I die in my sleep please paint my nails before my funeral, pink would be nice
Comments
this, dale, is an excellent resolution. bravo for you, bravo for all of us...girlfriends rock!