Stolen from ladytabitha and Poll-arized. (Haw. Pollarized.)

[kyra_ojosverdes]

C'mon, take the poll, I wanna know, because I answered "Yes" to almost all of these.

[Poll #501132]

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Comments

Re: Hotness

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

I like the icon you used. (Without getting into too much icky detail, I have a history of trauma and am still a little "triggery" about things which can cause actual pain. Therefore, the cartoon wolf is cute and flattering, while the claws are a little scary.)

Why Montana? Well, my parents moved to Idaho when I was 13. I married on my 18th birthday because I was still suffering from puberty-induced brain-death and at age 21 was divorced with two children. At that point I decided I wanted to go to college rather than continue to starve at minimum wage, but because I had children and a custody agreement, I was rather limited in where I could attend college. By the time I finished college I had another divorce, another child (not in that order), and a custody agreement stating that if I leave Missoula, I lost custody of my daughter. It helps that I really love Missoula. So, to sum that up, I had children too early and am too poor to move somewhere else. :-)

Re: Hotness

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

Used properly, such things are, to me, only stimulation. If pain is caused, something went wrong. But I also understand that the sight of such can be "triggery" and that's why I usually reserve such for peoople that I know will like such.

I can understand loving a place. I really love Seattle. I just don't understand living in a place not on or near the coast. I needs lots and lots of water nearby if I can.

What do you love about Missoula?

Re: Hotness

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figure that my triggers are my issue and not anyone else's, but at the same time I like to give people a heads-up to help avoid those oh-so-lovely situations where some seemingly innocuous action/whatever triggers my PTSD and I'm a wreck for days or more and then the person who happened to unknowingly hit the trigger feels bad for not somehow anticipating and avoiding it all... blah!

What I love about Missoula: it's quite liberal by Montana standards (read: much more conservative than most large cities, but there are people whose skin is in the "brown" range instead of "peach/pink," people know how to deal when someone mentions they're vegetarian, and at we've had more anti-war protests than pro-war ones), it's safe enough that I can let my kids roam a bit and get that whole "learning the limits of adventure and having a brush with serious injury BEFORE you get behind the wheel of a car" experience, and I can go hiking/backpacking at the drop of a hat because there are tons of gorgeous wild areas right here.

I don't need the ocean, but I do need the mountains and the conifers.

Re: Hotness

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

That's a really healthy response to having triggers. Yay for you!

Mountains and conifers are very important too. Making it to one of the parks to just be with the redwoods is important to me to do several times a week.

Re: Hotness

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

It's been way too long since I stood and communed with a tree. Must do that soon.