October 19, 2007
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Learning to be a "Foul-Weather" Friend
I spent the last three hours trying desperately to avoid an e-mail written by my boss after I had to send a sub-par status report to him. (Note: as usual, actual details are modified to prevent too much identification of real life circumstances). I finally opened it. It is moderately worded and friendly. I feel dumb.
Why, oh why, does it take us so long to admit to bad news? To admit that we've messed up, beg for help or forgiveness, and move on? That's twice this week that I had to realize that bottling up bad news within oneself is a terrible way to live. (Smacks forehead) Must learn, must learn! Definitely not how I want to carry on a marriage or a friendship; such habits kill relationships. But that's just how it is sometimes; we carry our "foul-weather" times by ourself, and just want to share the good times. It's an admirable character trait to a point...carried too far, it's deadly.
EDIT: I'm very excited that Roger Myerson won the Nobel Prize. He has a book that I've enjoyed reading over the years. Got to give the economic gangster his props. (Yes, economicgangster is definitely my backup xanga name, ha.)
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I'm confused as to why Al Gore also won a nobel peace prize...
John, we're over. I'm taking the kids with me.
i think everyone struggles with this...
wingfiea: Don't get me started, ha. First, it has nothing to do with peace; second, it has yet to be proven that what he proposed will be successful. Look, if science proves 20 years from now that Al Gore's movie provoked a wake-up call that saved many lives, sure, award it to him then. But now? That's not how the committee deals with medical and economic advances; they make recipients wait for years, to make sure the idea was really valuable.
NINJITSUKNIFER, GIVE ME BACK MY SON! ha.
feverorforgottenwings: Not exactly; just open any random xanga and read the whining that is emitted. Some of my friends make complaining into an art form; it's very nice, there's interpretative dances, sonnets, etc. Very elegant. :-p
Hmmm. Methinks I work the opposite way with bad news: I open it whereever I am, but wait with the good things to see where they take me....
Darn pride.
I actually think of the absolute worst possible circumstances, then I'm relieved when it's not so bad or, actually awesome. I'm silly. The whole bad news volcano... yeah that's me. Internalized chaos!
Wow, I feel like this post was aimed at me. Ha. I am SO like that... it's really difficult for me to share the "foul-weather" times with other people, even my best friends at times. And betsyordie hit the nail on the head, it's a pride thing. I guess I don't want people to know that I'm not perfect.
As for Al Gore, don't get ME started either! Inconceivable!
I can't avoid "bad news" emails and such. I want to know the worst right away, so I can obsess over it.
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