Answer Time!
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evileHere's where this started. I am up for more questions, if there are any.
1) Why did you add me?
2) Why did you drop me later?
1) I'm afraid I added you for a couple of really...probably not-good reasons. You used to date a couple of my friends, so I was curious about what kind of a person you might be and then I also noticed you had friended someone I find "interesting" in the "Ancient Chinese Curse" sense of the word, so I friended you to see if you were dating that person, knew them in RL, or maybe just to watch the trainwreck as y'all got to know each other.
2) I dropped you because even after friending in LJ, you still didn't talk to me or even really make eye contact the times we ran into each other in RL afterwards. So I got the impression that you weren't much interested in getting to know me better, in RL or on 'paper'. Also, the way you talk about your ex GFs really...kind of bothers me. I don't really know why, it's just a funny icky feeling I get.
Can you finally talk about whatever it is that happened at work a few months ago?
Not publically, but feel free to ask next time you see me in person. It's been fun and interesting, one of the Big Bosses got in trouble for something completely unrelated, basically giving bad and unethical advice to the public in front of a large audience and the press,and is no longer one of my Big Bosses. A couple months after that, my immediate supervisor decided to retire. Possibly as part of the fallout from "all that" but I don't really know; I'm not privy to the inner workings. However, I'm interviewing for her job, just for the heck of it. I don't really want it; I think supervising former peers is always a recipe for disaster, but the money would be nice.
If you could go back in time and talk to yourself at a younger age, what age would you choose? and what would you say? Do you think your younger self would change her course of action?
I'm ridiculously stubborn, so I know pretty much for a fact that I would NOT take my own advice, so if I could go back in time, I would not bother with myself. BUT if I did, I'd say two things to my 26-year-old self: That sick, empty feeling you get every time you come home is not going to get any better and it's not going to go away. Listen to your feelings and cut your losses. The stubborn pride thing will make it embarassing to do so, but you do have family and a friend in this town who will help you. Also, stop with the emotional eating and get serious about exercising NOW.
What is your favorite movie, and why?
Umm...I guess right now I'm on an Idiocracy kick. Mostly because of the 'life imitating art' aspect of it that appeals mightily to my cynical side. The first time I watched it, though, I absolutely HATED it. I thought it was the dumbest thing I'd ever seen in my life. Then I started looking around at the real world a bit more clearly, and wow. That's the future, folks. *sigh*
If you like me, why do you like me?
Yes, I do. You are a strange person, but you KNOW you are strange, and you try really hard to compensate for the strangeness by being very clear in what you say, stating your thoughts clearly and expressing your boundaries, and being very direct in what you can and cannot offer, in the way of help, friendship, presence, etc. The direct, straightforward thing is definitely not how I was raised, and not how most women communicate, so I admit it can be a bit intimidating at times, but the more I experience your way of doing things, the better I like it. I do worry, sometimes, that you like me more than I like you...and I can't figure out WHY you would like me all that much, so at times it makes me want to back off, but that's my own crazy stuff there.
1) Why did you add me?
2) Why did you drop me later?
1) I'm afraid I added you for a couple of really...probably not-good reasons. You used to date a couple of my friends, so I was curious about what kind of a person you might be and then I also noticed you had friended someone I find "interesting" in the "Ancient Chinese Curse" sense of the word, so I friended you to see if you were dating that person, knew them in RL, or maybe just to watch the trainwreck as y'all got to know each other.
2) I dropped you because even after friending in LJ, you still didn't talk to me or even really make eye contact the times we ran into each other in RL afterwards. So I got the impression that you weren't much interested in getting to know me better, in RL or on 'paper'. Also, the way you talk about your ex GFs really...kind of bothers me. I don't really know why, it's just a funny icky feeling I get.
Can you finally talk about whatever it is that happened at work a few months ago?
Not publically, but feel free to ask next time you see me in person. It's been fun and interesting, one of the Big Bosses got in trouble for something completely unrelated, basically giving bad and unethical advice to the public in front of a large audience and the press,and is no longer one of my Big Bosses. A couple months after that, my immediate supervisor decided to retire. Possibly as part of the fallout from "all that" but I don't really know; I'm not privy to the inner workings. However, I'm interviewing for her job, just for the heck of it. I don't really want it; I think supervising former peers is always a recipe for disaster, but the money would be nice.
If you could go back in time and talk to yourself at a younger age, what age would you choose? and what would you say? Do you think your younger self would change her course of action?
I'm ridiculously stubborn, so I know pretty much for a fact that I would NOT take my own advice, so if I could go back in time, I would not bother with myself. BUT if I did, I'd say two things to my 26-year-old self: That sick, empty feeling you get every time you come home is not going to get any better and it's not going to go away. Listen to your feelings and cut your losses. The stubborn pride thing will make it embarassing to do so, but you do have family and a friend in this town who will help you. Also, stop with the emotional eating and get serious about exercising NOW.
What is your favorite movie, and why?
Umm...I guess right now I'm on an Idiocracy kick. Mostly because of the 'life imitating art' aspect of it that appeals mightily to my cynical side. The first time I watched it, though, I absolutely HATED it. I thought it was the dumbest thing I'd ever seen in my life. Then I started looking around at the real world a bit more clearly, and wow. That's the future, folks. *sigh*
If you like me, why do you like me?
Yes, I do. You are a strange person, but you KNOW you are strange, and you try really hard to compensate for the strangeness by being very clear in what you say, stating your thoughts clearly and expressing your boundaries, and being very direct in what you can and cannot offer, in the way of help, friendship, presence, etc. The direct, straightforward thing is definitely not how I was raised, and not how most women communicate, so I admit it can be a bit intimidating at times, but the more I experience your way of doing things, the better I like it. I do worry, sometimes, that you like me more than I like you...and I can't figure out WHY you would like me all that much, so at times it makes me want to back off, but that's my own crazy stuff there.
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Date: 2010-10-06 12:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-06 11:08 am (UTC)I think I've only seen about 3 or 4 "interesting" photos of you. I think you know I'd like to see more if there are any. ;)