daffodils and kittens

and other things that make me happy (or unhappy).

Notes

My wife of 25 years came out of the blue after Christmas this past year and requested a divorce without much explanation. I was devastated, so I purchased your product. It only took two days to find out she has been living a dark secret life for several years as a submissive love slave to a dominant male partner in the BDSM world meeting him at least once a month.

Spying on other people’s computers. - By Michael Agger - Slate Magazine

(via robot-heart)

My ex and I had an open journal/email/aim logs policy (or rather one she implemented and I had to comply to in the interest of equality) and there is no more certain means to a painful end. It’s extremely immature, by nature untrusting, and twists your own words into weapons against yourself, and it’s no way to live.

But this is pretty funny.

(via peterwknox)

I will never understand couples who have joint e-mail accounts and constantly look over each other’s e-shoulders. Shouldn’t everyone have some privacy, and shouldn’t trust include respecting that privacy?

What do you guys think? I’m very biased, because a stalker ex hacked into my emails once to know my wherabouts at all times… so maybe my perspective is skewed.

(via jgh)

I think some privacy is definitely necessary.  If you’re just having a bad day with your significant other and need to vent to one of your friends, you may not want your S.O. to see that string of e-mails.  Because: 1. I’m sure they are already aware of your feelings and 2.  Sometimes you just need to get things off your chest and the words might come out harsher at that moment in that e-mail/IM to your friend then you actually really mean.