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Here follows the complete text of my old "fine print" section from my profile page here on gaia. This version: updated 2/26/09, ...and removed on 12/3/09. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Specifications: Delbosque (or Bosque) likes a lot of stuff and no finite list of such can possibly be all-inclusive. She loves RPGs and role-playing, and has a vintage 8-bit NES. She also loves reading and movies, especially stuff with a good plot, funny a definite plus. Bosque may at times seem opinionated because she has deeply ingrained skeptical tendencies and therefore, any firm opinion she has, it took a lot to get her there, so to change her mind you have to provide more convincing information (and more of it) than what she already has. At all other times you can expect her to not have established views and to readily change her mind as she is given information, until she feels she has enough to go on in order to form a definite opinion. She is fairly detail-oriented and sometimes perfectionistic... and may seem moody at times but is in reality far more stable than she used to be.
Public Service Advisories: Bosque is NOT normal. Please be advised that Bosque usually has only a vague grasp of what normal is in most situations, and typically will act in a manner that seems reasonably sensible to herself without regard as to whether it is or is not what people would typically expect of someone in that situation. Seriously, this is because Bosque really does not, at most times, know or understand what the normal thing to do is in a given situation. Please do not evaluate her actions or interpret her words in accordance with what you think a normal person’s intentions would be, nor even what you would expect from most of the not-normal people you might know previously. Most people who have tried to do so have been found to misinterpret Bosque. The most reliable way to interpret Bosque’s words or actions is to avoid drawing any definitive conclusions until you first get to know her well enough that you can understand the way her mind works as an entity apart from anyone else. Bosque is in fact aware of the difficulties presented by this situation, and therefore does not expect anyone to be able to read her mind in any way whatsoever (though she does believe it is possible for someone to learn to understand her way of thinking), and for a number of years has tried to develop the habit of putting things as clearly as she knows how to do, so that people hopefully will be less likely to misinterpret her meaning on things. But since Bosque still has a long way to go in learning how to say things to people, and since many people often instinctively want to extrapolate/predict what they think Bosque might mean beyond what she actually says (which has proven extremely difficult for most people to do accurately, and usually results in a shot-in-the-dark variety of assumption), Bosque is generally quite willing to clarify her meaning any time anyone asks her to, and she never expects anyone to read anything in her meaning beyond what she has said directly.
Disclaimers: Bosque likes making new friends, and likes to joke around with people in some ways, but she does not really understand the methods or concepts of the thing called “flirting”. And though she is technically quite single, Bosque is NOT looking for ANY sort of romantic relationship at this time, as it is probably best that she remain single while she is still sorting a number of things out.
Troubleshooting: Bosque does not come with an instruction manual, but does have an integrated "help" feature, which works remarkably similar to such features in computer programs and operating systems. Simply relay to Bosque what topic you want help with, such as if you want to get her to do something specific or if you want specific information from her or you want an interpretation of her bahavior. The more specifically you can state what you want explained, the more likely you will get a useful answer. The more unspecific or casual you are in stating your query, the more likely you will not get an answer to the exact question you didn't want to come out and ask directly, only an answer to a similar and not-very-specific question.
Warranty Information: The only warranty that comes with Delbosque is that if you make friends with her and later at any time you are not satisfied with being her friend, your sole remedy is that you can stop being her friend at any time without fear of retribution. (but please say something and/or remove her from your friends list if you do, so she knows not to bother you in the future)
Additional Advisory: Any people who would distance themselves from Bosque, on purpose, without also being willing to tell her that's what they are doing and why they feel it's necessary, had better be doing it SOLELY for their OWN personal benefit. Because it has been proven that such behavior does not do Bosque any good whatsoever, so anyone who would act that way with the idea that they are being charitable and that Bosque will be better off somehow, is severely mistaken.
delbosque · Fri Dec 04, 2009 @ 02:37am · 0 Comments |
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