archives: table of contents

I have not posted too many diary entries for 2005/06 because I've been busy moving my website onto a new server and configuring the diary section to work with it. But many new items will be posted soon because I have a backlog of entries to process. So stay tuned!

June 2006

• 18 June 2006. The end of the line: Vancouver can be unfriendly precisely because it's Terminal City. Posted 1:58 AM.

December 2004

• 9 December 2004. Is frequent arguing "normal" in a relationship? Is it just a healthy way to communicate and
  get things out in the open? Posted 7:56 PM.

November 2004

• 26 November 2004. I love the darkness and the night; maybe I'm a vampire? Posted 1:23 AM.
• 11 November 2004. Gay men and eating disorders. Posted 6:05 PM.

October 2004

• 17 October 2004. Should athletes avoid sex before a big game? Posted 9:10 PM.

April 2004

• 7 April 2004. Having an affair causes heart attacks? Posted 2:34 AM.
• 5 April 2004. The case against perfect designer children, bionic athletes, and genetic engineering. Posted 10:57 PM.

February 2004

• 15 February 2004. Why people are violent towards—and even murder—their spouses or children? Posted 8:00 PM.

January 2004

• 5 January 2004. Sleep positions and personality. Posted 1:50 PM.

November 2003

• 20 November 2003. Does each of us have our "soulmate" somewhere out there just waiting to cross our path? Posted 3:35 PM.
• 17 November 2003. Real life is in the opposites. Posted 12:20 AM.
• 15 November 2003. My view of friendships (and why I think about/"analyse" them so much). Posted 6:30 PM.
• 4 November 2003. I can't make someone like me. Posted 10:00 AM.

October 2003

• 31 October 2003. The double standard on physical attractiveness. Updated 4:15 PM.
• 22 October 2003. Penis size and sexual orientation. Posted 2:07 PM.
• 15 October 2003. If it feels good, then do it? Well, only if you're being fully honest about all your feelings on the issue. Posted 4:01 PM.

September 2003

• 5 September 2003. On mismatches between couples: Why do we sometimes see physically attractive people with physically unattractive partners?—A discussion on the issue of attachment. Updated 4:56 PM.

August 2003

• 16 August 2003. If someone doesn't like you, should they just be completely honest and let you know? Posted 11:12 AM.
• 10 August 2003. The difference between always speaking your mind honestly vs. not caring what anyone thinks about what you have to say. Posted 2:27 AM.
• 8 August 2003. Having acquaintances from all walks of life seems more important than having the same types. Posted 1:02 PM.
• 5 August 2003. I've grown quite a lot in the past few years. Posted 12:38 PM.
• 2 August 2003. Nature or nurture? Looks like they're the same thing. Posted 12:48 PM.

July 2003

• 24 July 2003. If you are naturally shy, why pretend to be something else? Posted 6:11 PM.
• 22 July 2003. What the heck do I mean when I use the words "normal" and "self"? Posted 7:00 PM.
• 18 July 2003. On the dangers of denying your feelings of aloneness. Posted 10:15 PM.
• 14 July 2003. Why share your feelings, your issues, and your past with people you don't like? Because liking doesn't have much to do with it. Posted 7:13 PM.
• 10 July 2003. A new term: The Delilah syndrome. Posted 1:05 AM.
• 8 July 2003. Are good-looking faces addicting? Posted 12:00 PM.
• 4 July 2003. Do some people never tire? On being devoted. Posted 12:00 PM.

June 2003

• 27 June 2003. I'm a transparent guy. Posted 1:33 AM.
• 23 June 2003. That's why being drunk makes everyone seem more attractive! Posted 3:00 PM.
• 15 June 2003. New Vancouver skyscraper. Posted 2:40 AM.
• 1 June 2003. My position on evil: Are there evil people? Updated 3:02 PM.

May 2003

• 21 May 2003. Vancouver's new tallest building coming soon... Posted 12:47 AM.
• 12 May 2003. No, it's not true that "everyone has problems". Posted 5:49 PM.
• 10 May 2003. Higher education destroys the pleasure of reading. Posted 12:21 AM.
• 6 May 2003. Personalities: from healthy, positive traits to extremes. Posted 2:22 PM.
• 5 May 2003. My position on the significance (if any) of "odd" or "bizarre" behaviours/mannerisms (as opposed to merely "quirky" ones). Posted 12:17 AM.

April 2003

• 20 April 2003. What is public opinion like in Iraq? Do they want the war? Posted 11:19 PM.
• 15 April 2003. Science as religion drives me nuts. Posted 3:56 PM.

March 2003

• 25 March 2003. Depression [or substitute any major "disorder" here] isn't really caused by specific events or issues. It happens when 1. you don't have the necessary resources to cope with something, or 2. you are unable to attain what you need in order to move towards self actualisation. Updated 3:53 AM.

February 2003

• 9 February 2003. Healthy and unhealthy independence from others. Posted 1:43 AM.
• 8 February 2003. The arrogance of some psychologists and educators. Posted 3:00 PM.

January 2003

• 24 January 2003. There are many different kinds of relationships, for different kinds of people, for different times: There is more than just "friend", "lover", and "sex buddy". Posted 9:45 PM.
• 19 January 2003. Are people generally good, mentally healthy? Posted 12:24 AM.
• 15 January 2003. If you don't have a quick answer to someone's question, they think you're stupid. Posted 8:00 AM.
• 9 January 2003. Why are some gay men so nasty and catty towards each other? Posted 7:11 AM.
• 3 January 2003. Does depression have a purpose? Posted 9:14 PM.
• 25 January 2003. The difference between people in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal. Posted 9:09 PM.
• 25 January 2003. The personality of Vancouverites. Posted 7:52 AM.

December 2002

• 24 December 2002. Why I talk about this Carl Rogers person so much. Posted 2:15 PM.

October 2002

• 30 October 2002. Why aren't more people killing themselves? Posted 12:02 PM.
• 19 October 2002. What is this thing called happiness? Posted 12:45 AM.
• 13 October 2002. My position on the nature of physical and sexual attraction. Posted 11:53 PM.

August 2002

• 12 August 2002. My position on the origins of sexual orientation: Environment + genes. Updated 12:38 PM.
• 4 August 2002. What keeps people alive, especially when they may never know why they are ultimately on this earth? Posted 11:29 PM.

June 2002

• 20 June 2002. Is sex a "need"? Posted 3:35 PM.
• 15 June 2002. The new, young, "creative class"—too selfish? Posted 8:59 PM.
• 4 June 2002. This sounds just like me! It's exactly how I write :-). Posted 12:32 PM.

April 2002

• 10 April 2002. The numbing of the American mind. Posted 3:45 PM.
• 9 April 2002. Is anorexic behaviour adaptive in an evolutionary sense? Posted 5:17 PM.
• 5 April 2002. Why does this person hate me so much? Posted 1:09 AM.
• 2 April 2002. Why do people choose to enter mental health professions? Posted 2:02 PM.

December 2001

• 22 December 2001. Christmas party snobs. Posted 7:45 AM.
• 7 December 2001. On the (neurotic) defence mechanism of thinking that everything—even gender—is caused by social or political forces. Posted 3:24 PM.

April 2001

• 9 April 2001. I'm having sooooooo much trouble writing the past few months. Posted 2:13 AM.

January 2001

• 26 January 2001. Obsessed with being best; ugh. Posted 8:26 PM.
• 25 January 2001. Open for business. Posted 12:48 PM.