First, god is NOT testing you.  You create your own drama, your own shit, and your own experience.  Quit blaming all the bad stuff on “god” and man up.  It’s all you.

Second, flies are useless.  If someone– anyone– can tell me one good reason for flies, I will stand corrected.  In the mean time, I’m going to sit here, sure as shit, knowing that flies are useless.

Third, stop with all the passive-aggressive bullshit.  Really, I’ll be happy to do whatever you want me to– don’t try to manipulate me, because then I’ll STILL do it, all the while plotting ways to kill you in your sleep.  (Just kidding, I would never kill someone for being passive aggressive with me.  At least I don’t think I would.)  But really, just ask.  Don’t find ways to “negotiate” or come up with silly reasons why I should.  I don’t need a reason.  But don’t give me a reason to be irritated with you.

People need to sloooow down when they drive.  Contrary to popular belief, this is NOT a race.  You don’t need to drive so far up the person in front of you’s ass that you can breathe in their exhaust fumes.   It’s just not necessary.  You will get there just as fast by leaving an entire car length (or more) between you.  Don’t be in such a hurry.  Instead, give yourself plenty of time to do what you have to do and get where you need to go.

Whining is not appropriate small talk.  People who don’t know you definitely don’t want to hear you bitch and moan– about anything!  It kills me when the dumb old lady in line in front of me at the grocery has nothing but bad things to say about everrrrrything.  I wanted to kick her in her stupid knee just so she’d really have something to complain about.

Quit doing things that didn’t work the first twenty times you tried them.  This is especially applicable to the smart people in my life that I consistently see repeating the same bad behaviors.  If it didn’t work last time, find a new way to handle it.  Don’t tell me there’s no other way.  That’s just another reason for you to blame bad shit on “god.”  Instead, think this out clearly and coherently.  What can you do differently? *sigh*

Okay, so now that I’ve got those things off of my chest, I must carry on with the homework I was doing.

This may seem like a No Shit to you, but if anything sounds new, you may want to take notes.  These are the rules of fighting, and if you don’t follow them, you only look like the asshole to the persons observing you. 1. No name calling.  Name calling is retarded.   You sound like a big whiner when you call someone a name.  Use your words wisely and address the issues you have with the person. 2. Don’t raise your voice.  Again, you look stupid if you can’t convey a thought without raising your voice.  3. Address ONLY the issue at hand.  If you are unsure of what the issue is, perhaps you should think about it prior to opening your mouth. 4. Don’t bring up past shit that you already hashed out.  This one is particularly important for women, because we never fucking forget.  Especially if it’s a transgression committed by a man.  It’s not fair game to bring up something you’ve already fought about.  Either you’re over it or you’re not, and if you’re not over it, then find another solution that will MAKE you get over it. 5. If you have no intention of resolving the problem, don’t even bother bringing it up.  Fighting with someone you have no intentions of making up with is asinine. It’s a waste of energy. And if you intend on resolving the issue and making up with the person, don’t throw blows below the belt. 6. Don’t fight in public.  This falls under the no drama rule.  Contrary to the Jerry Springer belief structure, other people don’t want to see you and the person you’re fighting with acting like idiots.  It’s uncomfortable to those of us around you.  Keep it between the two of you, and don’t come out until you’ve learned how to play well with others.  Don’t talk shit behind someone’s back, because that, too, is stupid.  And these, my friends, are the rules of engagement. Happy fighting!

Things about alcohol that if you don’t already know, you SHOULD. 1.  If the whole point of consuming alcohol is for you to get drunk, you probably should NOT drink it. 2. Drinking to the point of throwing up should never be the norm.  If you do it often, maybe you should consider not drinking at all or stopping several drinks ago.  We don’t want to hear you wretch.  Period. 3. Your friends do NOT like you more when you’re trashed.  In fact, they like you less. 4. If you regularly drink so much that you get out of hand, you may want to consider slowing down.  Don’t act like you don’t know if you get out of hand or not.  If there’s a question, you probably do. 5. Don’t drink and drive. Really.  It’s fucking selfish, dangerous, and it’s wrong.  Just don’t do it.  And if I offer you a place to crash and you decide that you’re not too drunk to drive and you get a DUI– or worse, I’m REALLY not going to feel sorry for you.  I gave you the out.  You were too stubborn to take it. 6. Alcoholism is a sucky disease.  It’s conveniently treatable.  Don’t drink.  Yes, it IS that simple.  It’s the same with any other addiction.  Yes, I get that it’s physical, but it’s mostly psychological, and only you can decide that you don’t want to put those things into your body.  To not take complete and total responsibility for your behavior is not only sad, it’s lazy.   Own your behavior.  Own your body and mind.

She was trying to create drama.  I saw it for what it was, and I didn’t give her the gratification of getting a reaction from me.  I was calm; I deferred her away in the only drama-free way I could think of. I’m hurt because she was intending on using MY emotion– an emotion I own and keep controlled under lock and key–against me in a way that would ultimately only hurt me.  Jealousy might be my Achilles’ heel, and she was going straight for my throat…I have a difficult time distinguishing between her status as friend or foe.  With friends who will be malicious like that, who needs enemies?  With a drama-free diet as the goal, how do I best handle a betrayal like that?  I suppose it’s all practice, any way… this is practice for other future experiences, and the more practice I have, the better prepared I am for handling drama in the future… By the way, I think we often confuse drama with being emotional.  Don’t be fooled.  They’re two very separate and different experiences. Emotion, in its pure state, is beautiful.  Drama, in its pure state serves only to entertain and distract its creator. 

Sometimes the state of mind of the people amazes me.
I am astonished how out of control the people are.
I cannot believe they have allowed themselves to slip into this plane where they no longer question violence, crime, and self-loathing.  It seems as though they’ve lost all concept of reality and themselves– and have become comfortable thriving on the drama that is their existence.  I tend to not read the news anymore because it feels like an inaccurate reflection of the drive and motivation of the people.  Advertisements are aiming for a particular audience, and the commercials are dumbed down so that the stupid public can GET it. I find that increasingly offensive.  The people are soaking it up because it’s easier to let the rot flow into their heads than to use critical thinking techniques to determine what should be allowed and what shouldn’t.  What you put into your head is exactly what you get out of it. In the name of money, fame, power, and religion, people are fighting wars and committing crimes that they cannot even explain.  They just continue to do what it is they’ve always done, comfortable with what they know, complacent and unwilling to question what they’ve been taught. The people have become lemmings to a cause that they don’t understand, and they continue to just DO instead of knowing and acknowledging their responsibility and their role in the State of Things and The Way Things Are. It’s a sad, sad place for the people.  They are simply okay with what they do, feeling no guilt and no ownership because they’ve become numb to the things they do, numb to the repercussions of their atrocious behaviors.  They’ve become quick to blame anyone besides themselves: it’s the media, it’s society, it’s the President, it’s God’s Will.   The people do not question– absolutely do not allow the thought that they could possibly be in control of How Things Are cross their feeble little minds.  That thought would devastate and overwhelm the people.  Imagine masses of people Realizing their Power.  It would be completely out of hand.

I’ve been thinking of writing something about the media…I have some strong feelings about it, but haven’t ever had the energy to actually put down on print anything worth reading. I don’t suppose this attempt will be any different, but I’m sure as hell going to try. (more…)

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