So yes, just a quick little note about this. Yes, I gave in to the cult brainwash and am on facebook. I am very ashamed of myself, but I refuse to invite people to be my friend or upload pictures of my special occasions (although you would never know with how much I've been tagged :-p) so I feel like I am still maintaining a bit of my intergrity.
Anywho, thats not really the point. The point is, I love msn/facebook names for several reasons. A) it is a very good way of keeping track of whats new and up to date in your friends/families lives without having to actively talk to them. B) because sometimes it allows you to entirely tell someone off or communicate how hurt you are or tell them how important they are to you etc. without, again, having to actively talk to them (and in case you are confronted by somebody you can always claim ignorance or call them paranoid if it was never an issue you wanted to confront in the first place). And finally C) because sometimes you get to read funny, clever, or just plain brilliant commentary, which you can subsequently steal and pawn off on others as your own :-p!!!!
Connected to point C) is the concept that sometimes somebody's name SOO speaks to you and your life and your personal situation at the time and you just weren't clever enough to come up with it yourself, or weren't insightful enough. I'm sure you wonder what exactly I am talking about. And yes, I am going to tell you. Ready? Ok, here it goes.
Well before I get to that I just wanted to talk about Obama for a moment---> LOL ok, ok, I'm kidding. Anyway, back to the point (have you noticed I like tangents and often fall into them?) one of my college professors, Heather, had a really good facebook name today, it was "Heather has had enough passive-aggressiveness for one day... We're supposed to be adults!!!". And I thought to myself "oh my, SO true!!". How often in our lives do we think that about others and situations? It seems like everyone is passive aggressive all the time, and we are consistently trying to decipher peoples actions and comments because of this. It can become quite exhausting.
I think my new goal for the next week is to see if, no matter what, under no circumstances can I breach this and be successful, I can avoid the use of passive aggressiveness as a tool against someone or to someone. To just be an adult, say what I mean and mean what I say, and be adult enough to confront what I think and feel head on and not be a punk about it. Seriously. I start today...I will let you know how my progress goes, but for now I am on a good track. Its been almost 2 minutes since I've made this resolve and still holding strong.
Ok, ok...I'm done boring you all for now, I guess all the blogginess has been building up and I had to expel some of it :-p
K, seriously, I'm done for the night. Have a great night...Good night and God-speed..hmmm...was that the saying? *shrugs* meh
Cheers
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Another Mish-Mash
Ok, I know its been a wee bit but I had legitimate reasons this time not too write. First off, I was legitimately busy with assignments and midterms all coming at the exact same time. And second, I was legitimately lazy during reading week because I needed some good ol' fashioned brain shut down time :-p.
So I know what you're thinking, which is that reading week is a time to help you get caught up with all your reading and upcoming assignments, and that perhaps I should have spent longer than 30 seconds doing SOMETHING for school. And truthishly (lol seriously, where does Family Guy come up with these things?)I do totally agree with you. I mean, I had a take home exam due the first day we got back to school, which I didn't even bother to glance at until Sunday.
So when I determined that the exam would be about 14 pages and relatively in depth, I decided 'bye bye buddy' and totally dropped that class. Death and Dying, after all of my struggles to get into you, even though I have thoroughly enjoyed you and have loved every moment of you, even though I will miss you to death *wink wink* I had to let you go to maintain my relatively lazy day on Sunday and prevent trials and tribulations and an all nighter, which totally would have ruined my last day of reading week. Maybe next time, see you next lifetime my dear *wink wink* (gee I'm good at that hah!)
So whatever, other than that life has been pretty good. I had an awesome Valentines Day by the way, and I've determined that I think rather than wanting to celebrate love, or totally ignore the day altogether I would like to do something like I did this year. I mean yes we did go out to dinner and yes he did get me roses (very big, pretty ones too!, but afterwards we went to see a show, which featured comedy, singers (I'll drop the names on you next time :-p), dancing, appetizers, and afterwards a dance (which was relatively craptacular, but still). Maybe you've heard of the event, its called Kama Sutra I believe. But yes, I will definitely share all the details with you in another post. Just trust that it was totally awesome.
So apparently my divorced friend is engaged again (I made that one sound pretty terrible, huh? :-p). Sorry, I know, randomness but I happen to be chatting with her right now and its the topic of the conversation.
OHH also, I have determined a few things about myself. Seriously. First is that I am a naturally gifted chef (ok, well it didn't come easy when I was younger but now I swear even making things the first time I am awesome at them..seriously!!) Second is that I still have that Je ne Sais Quoi about me that allows me to be very sociable and draw people towards me. And third is that I really, REALLY like to look good, and when I'm all dolled up and dressed up I am still a bombshell!!
So why is this important you ask? Because I am very seriously thinking about that whole lounge idea. I think I could pull it off with some real planning. And I think with my awesome cooking ability and alcohol savvy I could make a very desirable lounge. But also, I think that looking good, and being this naturally sociable I could find the right links, draw in the right crowd and make it the next it place!! Ok, I know, I know, you're all wondering where this is coming from right? I swear to the best of my recollection nothing is influencing me. But again, more about that later.
Phew, my fingers are exhausted, sorry for the long ramble, but I think we are up to date as of.....NOW! :-p
Cheers
So I know what you're thinking, which is that reading week is a time to help you get caught up with all your reading and upcoming assignments, and that perhaps I should have spent longer than 30 seconds doing SOMETHING for school. And truthishly (lol seriously, where does Family Guy come up with these things?)I do totally agree with you. I mean, I had a take home exam due the first day we got back to school, which I didn't even bother to glance at until Sunday.
So when I determined that the exam would be about 14 pages and relatively in depth, I decided 'bye bye buddy' and totally dropped that class. Death and Dying, after all of my struggles to get into you, even though I have thoroughly enjoyed you and have loved every moment of you, even though I will miss you to death *wink wink* I had to let you go to maintain my relatively lazy day on Sunday and prevent trials and tribulations and an all nighter, which totally would have ruined my last day of reading week. Maybe next time, see you next lifetime my dear *wink wink* (gee I'm good at that hah!)
So whatever, other than that life has been pretty good. I had an awesome Valentines Day by the way, and I've determined that I think rather than wanting to celebrate love, or totally ignore the day altogether I would like to do something like I did this year. I mean yes we did go out to dinner and yes he did get me roses (very big, pretty ones too!, but afterwards we went to see a show, which featured comedy, singers (I'll drop the names on you next time :-p), dancing, appetizers, and afterwards a dance (which was relatively craptacular, but still). Maybe you've heard of the event, its called Kama Sutra I believe. But yes, I will definitely share all the details with you in another post. Just trust that it was totally awesome.
So apparently my divorced friend is engaged again (I made that one sound pretty terrible, huh? :-p). Sorry, I know, randomness but I happen to be chatting with her right now and its the topic of the conversation.
OHH also, I have determined a few things about myself. Seriously. First is that I am a naturally gifted chef (ok, well it didn't come easy when I was younger but now I swear even making things the first time I am awesome at them..seriously!!) Second is that I still have that Je ne Sais Quoi about me that allows me to be very sociable and draw people towards me. And third is that I really, REALLY like to look good, and when I'm all dolled up and dressed up I am still a bombshell!!
So why is this important you ask? Because I am very seriously thinking about that whole lounge idea. I think I could pull it off with some real planning. And I think with my awesome cooking ability and alcohol savvy I could make a very desirable lounge. But also, I think that looking good, and being this naturally sociable I could find the right links, draw in the right crowd and make it the next it place!! Ok, I know, I know, you're all wondering where this is coming from right? I swear to the best of my recollection nothing is influencing me. But again, more about that later.
Phew, my fingers are exhausted, sorry for the long ramble, but I think we are up to date as of.....NOW! :-p
Cheers
Monday, February 2, 2009
Stupid, miserable Groundhog!!
I just knew it...I saw the forecast today, warmer than seasonal temperature and it would be beautiful and sunny. And I knew that somehow this day would turn around and damn us all!! I just knew it! And as I was on my way to school today I figured it out; Of Course!! The warm weather entices the groundhog to actually leave its warm little burrow. And the brighly beaming sun almost ensures the stupid thing sees its shadow and retreats into its dark-filled abode, warm and happy while leaving us to suffer another awful 6 weeks of winter!
Ok, so really I get it. Although there actually is a Groundhog (in case you were wondering exactly WHICH groundhog to curse, its name is Punxsutawney Phil) this whole superstition is nothing but that: silly superstition. Its like being a child and thinking that if you really are naughty all year Santa has actually bothered to keep a list of those misdeeds and that you won't get anything but a lump of coal in your stocking come Christmas. I mean, really, there is nothing at all scientifically to support that some groundhog seeing its shadow and being a coward thinking that its some type of predator goes back to hide in its burrow means our winter will be any longer or shorter.
But isn't it kind of like waking up on a Friday the 13th and finding out your car is snowed in from some freak storm that passed last night so you're going to arrive late to work, only to find that you can't find your keys after digging yourself out, and in your haste to get out the door you accidentally step on your glasses? I mean really, that series of unfortunate events could happen any day, and probably has to most of us...and most likely not on the 13th of the month, let alone a FRIDAY the 13th. BUT...that doesn't mean we aren't alot more likely to attribute our crappy luck to the date on the calendar. Likewise, if winter lasts longer and gets any worse (or, correction, doesn't get significantly better) aren't we so much more likely to blame it on the 'hog?
Of course, these are all examples of bias affirmation, because if every friday the 13th that passed was just a regular day you don't notice. And if it happens to be a lucky day for you, you wouldn't be like 'well thats cause Friday the 13th is my lucky day!"...you're a lot more likely to either ignore the date entirely, or to say something like 'well, after all the unlucky ones I've had its about time I got something half decent!". And if the stupid Groundhog hadn't seen its shadow, I would have spent this entire post praising its little being for being so agreeable and NOT seeing its shadow, and then if winter lasted 3 more months and was frigid and snowy I would have forgotten that Groundhogs day ever existed. Or, I would have criticized the weather in some way for going against the 'hogs prediction, knowing it was all a bunch of phooey!
Lol...gotta love being human, and human nature. For now, everyone be prepared, Wednesday's high is estimates at -13 degrees celsius, and now with that gosh-darned Groundhog I'm sure there will be lots more crappy weather to come :-p
Happy Monday/Groundhogs day Y'all!!!
Cheers
Ok, so really I get it. Although there actually is a Groundhog (in case you were wondering exactly WHICH groundhog to curse, its name is Punxsutawney Phil) this whole superstition is nothing but that: silly superstition. Its like being a child and thinking that if you really are naughty all year Santa has actually bothered to keep a list of those misdeeds and that you won't get anything but a lump of coal in your stocking come Christmas. I mean, really, there is nothing at all scientifically to support that some groundhog seeing its shadow and being a coward thinking that its some type of predator goes back to hide in its burrow means our winter will be any longer or shorter.
But isn't it kind of like waking up on a Friday the 13th and finding out your car is snowed in from some freak storm that passed last night so you're going to arrive late to work, only to find that you can't find your keys after digging yourself out, and in your haste to get out the door you accidentally step on your glasses? I mean really, that series of unfortunate events could happen any day, and probably has to most of us...and most likely not on the 13th of the month, let alone a FRIDAY the 13th. BUT...that doesn't mean we aren't alot more likely to attribute our crappy luck to the date on the calendar. Likewise, if winter lasts longer and gets any worse (or, correction, doesn't get significantly better) aren't we so much more likely to blame it on the 'hog?
Of course, these are all examples of bias affirmation, because if every friday the 13th that passed was just a regular day you don't notice. And if it happens to be a lucky day for you, you wouldn't be like 'well thats cause Friday the 13th is my lucky day!"...you're a lot more likely to either ignore the date entirely, or to say something like 'well, after all the unlucky ones I've had its about time I got something half decent!". And if the stupid Groundhog hadn't seen its shadow, I would have spent this entire post praising its little being for being so agreeable and NOT seeing its shadow, and then if winter lasted 3 more months and was frigid and snowy I would have forgotten that Groundhogs day ever existed. Or, I would have criticized the weather in some way for going against the 'hogs prediction, knowing it was all a bunch of phooey!
Lol...gotta love being human, and human nature. For now, everyone be prepared, Wednesday's high is estimates at -13 degrees celsius, and now with that gosh-darned Groundhog I'm sure there will be lots more crappy weather to come :-p
Happy Monday/Groundhogs day Y'all!!!
Cheers
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