With all the technology in place these days, people feel that they need to portray themselves in a “better light.” Take for instance, Face Book. There, they allow you to post a picture of yourself called your “Profile.” I myself, post a current picture. I am not the least bit embarrassed by how I look, that is me. What bothers me are the ones that insist on putting a picture of them from long ago. Some people on Face Book post a picture of themselves when they were in school, and I don’t have a problem with that.
What happens when you eventually meet this person you have not seen in many years? You are surprised! Either you are pleasantly surprised, or disappointed. I am not one that is easily impressed by looks. But if I see a picture of you on Face Book or any other site on the Internet, then I see you in person and you look NOTHING like that picture, then my first instinct is to think you are a liar.
I recently re-connected with someone on Face Book and they had a picture of themselves on their profile picture. I was pretty impressed. But when I finally met the person, I was disappointed. They still looked somewhat the same, but the first thing I thought of when I saw them was “What a liar.” And guess what??? That person ended up being the biggest liar I ever came across.
“Kisses” seems like a nice word. It also seems like a very nice thing to do with someone you like. The simple act of this word can make or break a relationship. To me, a kiss tells me whether or not a relationship will work. I am sure this may seem kind of silly or stupid to some of you, but I know there are a lot of you out there that know exactly what I mean.
If you cannot kiss, then you are out the door. I do not like sloppy kisses where you are drooling all over me. I especially do not like kisses where your tongue is darting in and out of mine like some kind of lizard. The last guy I dated kissed like that. It really was horrible. You would think that being the age he was he would have learned this by now. HA! Maybe that is why he is divorced and has been single for the last 10 years. Good bye to bad kissers! Kiss off!
I am sure we are all guilty of this “mindless chatter” at some point in our lives. Maybe some more than others. Well, I think they all work with me here.
First off, let me tell you a little about the environment where I work. It is a small office inside a larger office. They call us the “fishbowl.” But, there are no windows. There are four cubicles and all but one is occupied. The empty one is for anyone that needs a quick desk and/or phone.
I myself don’t mind a little conversation during the work day to break up the monotony. We spend a lot of time here, and talking to each other about personal things is normal. I do not have a problem with that at all. What I do have a problem with is when it is ALL THE TIME. How many times in one week or one day do I have to hear about your cat or dog? About how you are potty training your child? And this is not for just a few minutes and then it is done. This is for about 15 minutes SEVERAL TIMES A DAY EVERY DAY! It really makes me wonder how this company survives if all their employees are yapping all day.
I think what is even more annoying is when you cannot hear the people talking. I am not an eavesdropper by all means, and I really could not care what they are saying, but the “pss, pss, pss” sound is more irritating than the talking itself. Why whisper? If you are whispering, then maybe you should NOT be saying it in the first place?
Another pet peeve I have here at work is the “office politics.” I think these two are really close. I am here to work, make my money, leave and get home to my family. I don’t want to hear the latest gossip on whether or not “Jane” is hung over or if she is sleeping with “John.”
I may sound like a person that does not get along well with others, but in fact I get along with almost anyone and any type of person. I get invited to events that happen out of work, as well as events and conversations that happen inside work. What is strange though, is the more you get involved with the people at work on a personal level, the more you are going to be a victim to the “office politics/gossip” and the “Mindless chatter.” I myself have enough going on in my life, and I do not need it. But then again, if you choose to stay out of the “loop” at work, you can also be victim to the same bullshit. So you are damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. I guess you just have to put yourself somewhere in the middle ground. I guess it really comes down to respect. Respect for your co workers. No one here has that.
Oh, and another things that bugs me is when I receive an email and the sentence is “This is suppose to go out today.” Bad grammar makes me nuts sometimes. The word is “SUPPOSED” with a “D.” The reason spell check does not catch it is because “suppose” is also a word.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
There are two words that have disappeared from the English language. They are “You’re welcome.” These two words have been replaced with “No problem” or “Not a problem.”
I myself have a “problem” with this phrase. What happened to just a plain old “You’re Welcome?”
When I do something for someone, I am not looking to the other person to tell me that it was not a problem. If it WAS a problem, I'm sure you would not have done it in the first place.
A simple “You’re welcome” would suffice.
Thank you for reading!
I have learned a valuable lesson the past couple of days. There are a lot of mean spirited people in this world. Mainly in my little world. What I don’t understand is why? Why be mean to another person? What do you gain from that? Do people get some kind of sick pleasure hurting others?
I myself try to be as kind as possible. I like to be nice to people and help out as much as I possibly can. I guess it’s just my nature. Everyone gets angry at some point in their life, but I try not to anymore. I try to look at the brighter side of things when something goes wrong. This makes me a stronger person and more able to get through the tough times.
But……….if you cross me, you may want to watch your back. I can forgive you, but I will always remember what you did and you will pay for it eventually. Not directly from me of course, but there is this thing called “Karma.”
I am a very firm believer in Karma. Hey, what comes around, goes around. If you want to be ignorant and mean to people, you just better be prepared for what happens next!
That is the question of the day. How do you know when to believe someone? Do you believe and trust first until the person proves you wrong, or do you NOT trust or believe until they prove you should?
Neither is right or wrong. You can get hurt either way. I believe that it depends on the situation and the person and people involved. Here is an example.
Let’s say you have been dating someone for a while. You think everything is going fine. You go to movies, share dinners and feelings. You spend nights together on very special occasions, and he is there for you and your kids. He tells you that you are the only one and there is no one else. But, he cancels at the last minute, and has a hard time making concrete plans. It is always “Let’s play it by ear.” To me, that phrase means, “Sure, we can go out, but only if nothing better comes up.” You are feeling like you are on the back burner, but why? He says he is not seeing anyone and YOU BELIEVED HIM.
Now you find out he has been lying all along to you. He has played you for a fool. You have fallen for some man’s stupid crap--------- AGAIN.
So, now I am changing my ways. I will NOT trust until that man PROVES he is trustworthy. I have always put my full trust into a man at first and each and every time I have been burned. Not anymore. I am done walking around with blinders on when it comes to men. I think I deserve better! In fact, I KNOW I deserve better and I am glad that the bad rubbish is finally gone in my life.
