Category Archives: pariah

Intelligence as Intimidation Factor

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on by

How can it tank so fast? Another woman chickens out of meeting me, saying, “I didn’t expect to like you this much, this fast….While it’s true I am very intelligent, I am not really well read or informed on as many subjects as u and I don’t want to feel less-than, from the start.” So i guess I’m supposed to pretend i don’t know what i know, dumb myself down so as not to intimidate??? WTF? Do i have to go to a fucking Mensa meeting to find a woman who is NOT intimidated by the fact that i have … Continue reading →

Philosophy, Sexual Orientation, Elephants, & Truth

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Thought I would share something that got lost in the shuffle a while back: Posted by Kelli Jae Baeli on September 12, 2009 at 8:00pm *from comment thread with Lee…..in attempting a succinct response, I found myself falling into my nature as a writer, and this comment became lengthy. That was a warning for the faint of heart. I cross-posted here, so that someone might be able to read it later, here, if they become overwhelmed with it, there. Smelling salts available.** Lee, thank you so much for your thoughtful comments. I admire philosophers and philosophy majors…it’s fascinating, necessary, but … Continue reading →

Moving Back into the Closet, Cursing.

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on by

*This is transferred from Facebook for reasons that will be clear toward the bottom. This is another fine example of why i keep saying I am Pariah, many times over. _______________ Jae Baeli I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I’m going to have to go back in the closet with my atheism, at least on facebook and on my main blog. I’m trying to find dates and a partner, and everyone is so brainwashed, they prejudge you based on that, before they even get to know you. My odds are already dismally low by being gay, among … Continue reading →

Turn, Turn, Turn

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{reposted from Facebook} I just had a really unsettling experience. I’m trying right now to just calm my thumping heart, and take a breath. One thing that is no secret about me, is that I don’t have many secrets. I am pretty open. I have to be, because I am a creative person who produces creative material. But I don’t pretend that I’m so special that i don’t have a day to day life with day to day struggles and victories that i wish to share with those in my life. Nor do I pretend that human nature is always … Continue reading →

Witty Segues: Pariahs, Torches, Movies & Sex Toys

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on by

  [this is a writing exercise I do, wherein I take a list of unrelated subjects and phrases in my files (or through suggestions from readers) and try to connect them in prose…and it’s usually humorous. It also teaches you how to construct segues. The items in this list are, Pariahs, Torches, Movies & Sex Toys.] so…here we go…. I am a pariah. I know this, though the usual response from my friends to this proclamation is a dismissive, “No you’re not…you’re just rare and wonderful.” Like a good steak. So I’m only good for a food source. One of … Continue reading →

Witty Segues: Pariahs, Torches, Movies & Sex Toys

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on by

[this is a writing exercise I do, wherein I take a list of unrelated subjects and phrases in my files (or through suggestions from readers) and try to connect them in prose…and it’s usually humorous. It also teaches you how to construct segues. The items in this list are, Pariahs, Torches, Movies & Sex Toys.] so…here we go…. I am a pariah. I know this, though the usual response from my friends to this proclamation is a dismissive, “No you’re not…you’re just rare and wonderful.” Like a good steak. So I’m only good for a food source.One of my biggest … Continue reading →

Whining Pariah

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on by

Colorado…….I’m sure there are kindreds out there (I do have a fabulous best friend, 2 hrs away, but i mean OTHERS). I am so anxious to meet all the people in the social groups I’ve joined online already. The degree to which I want this move is palpable; I can think of little else, and my level of stress reflects my fear that it might be delayed, or–unimaginably–not possible at all. Here, where I am, I always feel like a stranger in a strange land. I feel like the pariah. (Don’t forget, this is the Bible-Belt). I feel like most … Continue reading →