I Am Hunting For my VISA Card Right NOW!

[britpoptarts]

Oh, Sirius Satellite Radio. Your latest adverts just make me tingle with desire for you. You promise I'll be able to listen to NASCAR and NFL Football, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart AND Bruce Springsteen's E Street Station without commercials!

Oh, my goodness, hold me back.

And here I thought satellite radio was supposed to be a possible alternative

Comments

[wonderbink]

I'm not trying to guilt you or blame you into moving up to Atlanta. That's not my POINT. My point is that you come across as mired in a shitpit of misery where you are and the stress is undoubtedly damaging you physically by this point. If somebody offered you a dream job in London, all expenses paid, and I'd have to go from a five hour drive to an eight hour flight to visit you in person, I would beg you to take it, because I want you to be HAPPY.

The Scientology thing was an imperfect analogy. I could have just as easily compared the situation to sticking one more quarter in the slot machine. That doesn't mean I think you have a gambling addiction.

I want you weigh all your options and I want you to decide what's best. I don't know the whole situation, obviously, I only know what you tell me in the initial blog post or in the comments when you explain why my suggestions won't work.

But when you make that choice, you face whatever consequence comes with it.

Natalie from HBI says it better than I can.

I met a really cool new person a while back. We had this great conversation, and at one point we discussed the issue of conscious choice and making decisions. She posited that when you make a choice you have to really accept that YOU are making that choice, and that you have to accept the responsibility for it, and ultimately be happy with the choice you made. There will ALWAYS be something better out there. Always be something more. At some point, though, we all have to make that decision. It was music to my ears.

She pointed out that the root of “decide” is the same root as “homicide” - “cidium” - to kill. (While the etymology dictionary says the root of decide is “caedere”, “to cut off”, the intent is the same). When you make a decision, you have to be prepared to accept that the alternate path (or paths) is now not an option. So in order to enjoy life, when you make a choice, you have to also choose to be happy with that choice. You have to truly accept your responsibility for making that choice and then work to make it the right one.