Self-parody, self-pity - the fine line.

[naudiz]

Are you able to laugh at yourself?

And when you do, is it the cheery laughter of one who realizes you're only human, but a pretty good one as far as humans go?

Or is the dank mirthless laughter of the damned?

Enquiring minds don't really care, but have bugger-all else to do tonight, so let 'er rip!

That was just a joke. I care.

Deeply.

 

[Xander]

Are you able to laugh at yourself?
yeah of course I can. I'm a moron at times and do things that are funny...like looking in the mirror

And when you do, is it the cheery laughter of one who realizes you're only human, but a pretty good one as far as humans go?
No, not always. It all depends on the situation.

Or is the dank mirthless laughter of the damned?
This one sounds more familiar....dont ask!

That was just a joke. I care.

Deeply.

I know

 

[Merelan]

Yep I laugh and pick on myself all the time. A healthy way though. Didn't use to be. Now I know how beautiful and intelligent and sexy I am. So when I do silly things, many times on puirpose to make people relax and smile, I know I am not that act. Not healthy to knock yourself all the time. You become what you act like.
The klutzier I pretend to be sometimes, or the ditzier I act to make poeple feel better, the more I become that. So it is a fine line to walk. Another reason not to wear high heels.

 

[Samuari]

but I like you in high heels!

 

[Merelan]

Just cause I tip over and flash my panties when I try to walk in them.

 

[Samuari]

You're wearing panties? Damn!

 

[rahfirst]

Dark, dank and mirthless......

Just look at some of my posts.

Thanks to miles for snapping me out of one such post.

If there is such a thing as a true empath, I might just be one.

I can be with happy people and be happy, then enter another room, building, etc. and become very much "in tune" with the prevailing emotional "aura" of the place. If this sounds screwed up, consider that the same thing can even happen here.

 

[Willing and Unsure]

unless i'm at the end of my rope.. where i just cant take too much from anyone.. i normally laugh at myself.. but if i'm at that point where i'm about to snap, i usually burst into tears and just about anything will make me cry

 

[naudiz]

Xander, honey, I think you rock. You're the bee's knees. The cat's pajamas. The mouse's little squeaky wheel-thingie they like to run around in that are just so cool. You're all of that, plus a case of beer. Micro-brew, none of that watery crap. It's good seeing you around again.

I laugh at myself all the time because I think I'm fucking hilarious. Of course, not everyone agrees, but I forgive them their ignorance. I'll even confess I enjoy laughing at other people, but it's difficult because they usually don't appreciate it, and - big softie that I am - I don't like to make people unhappy. But sometimes, resistance is futile. I had a friend in college once who always asked me: Am I too ugly? All the time! Am I too ugly? Hey, do you think I'm too ugly? I'm too ugly, aren't I... And every time I'd say, "No, you're not. You look fine." Which would then begin the round of 'are you sure's.

So one day, I said, "No, you're just ugly enough."

He got upset. I felt bad.

I still think it's funny, though.

W&U: I find that when I'm really stressed out, this is when it's most crucial to cultivate a laugh that starts out as a quiet giggle and then builds into a raving maniacal cackle. Try it sometime. I hear those beds at the asylum are comfortable once you get used to the leather straps.

 

[HARDKOREBJ]

well...

i have to agree with willing i do cry.i can laugh at myself at times.