Thanks for all the hellos. It's interesting here too there are people from alot of different countries. That's good because I'm interested in the whole world, but it's too big to explore all at once!
I look forward to getting to know you better. Japan seems very popular in the world.
I didn't know that about the chemical shields of slugs. I love slugs, and they have the ick factor because if you touch them they're so slimey & sticky. They come in many different colors too. We have alot of slugs here in Washington - it's a slug mecca.
That's a good perspective on literal readings. It's also confusing when reading literature, on top of that, the archaic words or words from different countries have different meanings. I wonder for example, when reading a Japanese story in english, how much I misunderstand because of the translation and cultural difference. And even with British writings, I'm finding out more & more words, for example, I thought the 'underground' was an underground movement of some sort, but it's actually the subway. LOL! So I read things into that that were totally wrong.
I think there's often power in simplicity. For example some of the Chinese poetry I read a long time ago struck me as simple, but very beautiful. Also say, the lyrics of the Ramones and such
Snails also seem smarter than people might think because if I put something new into the tank - they go right over and crawl on it - like they're curious or think it might have food.
Seems like an interesting bunch of people here - i'll check out the websites, like White
Ninja comics and the rest. My guess is that Smurfs turn purple when choked, but I don't really know. We can find out if you like, heh - no I'm not really homicidal.
I'm not really very hyper Anjeko - more laid back really. But maybe I'm e-hyper. I write slow, but I type very fast, which may give you that impression. I'm also a compulsivly backspace and retype my mistakes. I think more due to training than perfectionism. But I find it quite annoying at times. However I sometimes find an interesting mistake that makes me pause - and I leave it that way.
Nanoo too you Mac! LOL It seems there are alot of aliens in this forum. They seem attracted to my name Mindy perhaps for some strange reason!