Thursday, December 5, 2013

Why does my husband state the obvious?

Is he being passive aggressive?  Is this what ridiculously polite people do?  Is he half British?

One Hundred Annoying Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs |
According to this page, stating the obvious was number 28.

And fun note; as I was skimming down the list, I started to worry because I started to--check, check, check--note that I did a lot of these annoying things, about 10 in a row, to be exact.  But then, thankfully, as I continued down the list, they stopped applying to me.  Woot!  I'm only about 20% annoying according to newwhiteboard.com.  My husband, come to think of it, only qualified for that one thing...maybe I should review that list.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

so what did I actually do?

Something I regret but am not going to dwell on.  Yes that's it.  I'm not going to dwell on it.

surfing about screwing up


Sharing Too Much Information in the Workplace - NYTimes.com

Well, yes.  I do this.

"As mentioned earlier, revealing too much about yourself may give people the wrong impression or rather the impression you don't want them to have. In general, you do want to preserve some level of privacy."
Sharing Personal Information at Work - Keep It To Yourself
Really?  Well I kinda know this is true, but hell, I do it anyway.  A lot.  But so does everyone.

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Really?  This is just nit-picking.

Said Something You Shouldn’t Have? 4 Ways to Recover

This is more like it.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Turned to random journal entry, here 'tis:

3-6-09
So all thinking persons know that people make mistakes
"to er is human..."
"everyone makes mistakes"
Surely there are others...
"Nobody's perfect"
"Human error"

But there is one group or role rather that people take on in which mistakes are simply not allowed--mistakes when is in this role are--unforgivable--and there are those who make it their life's ambition to wallow in these mistakes.  Of these people, we (guilty) milk these mistakes for every drop of--(drop of what?)
Who are these unforgiven?
Our PARENTS, of course!  Our parents.

And why not, here is another:
3-4-09
If you can't join 'em, join 'em?

So human nature says we berate others to make up for our own shortcomings.  So the thing to do for those who make a continuous effort to be moral, responsible, professional--is not to do this.
Steer clear of gossip circles, whispering about co-workers behind their backs.  Just say NO.  
Even though, 
Everyone does it.  
Factions automatically arise--but who exactly is on whose side?
These sides change depending on the company.  What if one tries and tries to remain free and nutral but just can't seem to do it?  Human nature wins?  It must be the rare person who wins that battle, but there are more than we probably realize who fight it.


Thursday, November 14, 2013

religion

No one wants to be alone--that's where God, ghosts and angels come from.
yep

unthinkable

So, my boss:
the one whose approval I desperately need and have sought after as a replacement for my own mothers approval-even though she's only about 10 years older than I am...
The one who I respect, admire and am at the same time ashamed of for her tricky racist tendencies...
She nominates me for an award...
Basically a "You Are Awesome and I Want to Tell Your Peers and Others who are Big Shots How Awesome You Are" award.
And I get the award.  And she is going with me to accept the award.
Really?
Holy Shit.
What do I wear?
No, really?
What's the catch?
What now?
What's my problem now?

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Closure

Dog is back.
Can't stop looking at her.

Life is short, appreciate what's around you.

Understand more about what people say when they say they want "closure."
Didn't know what to do with myself, felt like I was at the end of a chapter but couldn't turn the page.