Meme: Seven Deadly Sins
Hint: Clicky click on the Sin~
I've been remiss in my meme obligations, mostly because it's been difficult for me to wrap my mind around Wrath. I've just been so damned happy lately. But, alas, no more excuses.
WRATH;
seven things that piss you off
1. Stupidity. And not just "woe is me, the world has devolved and I'm the only level-headed person around," but the almost innate idiocy that can be found in other's actions. The people who say, "Muslims want to kill everyone," and when asked, "Have you read the Koran? Do you know about their beliefs? Have you ever met and talked with a Muslim?" answer, "No, but I just know." The people who drink themselves stupid and expect everyone around them to laugh at their asinine jokes.
2. Weakness. I hate weakness. I have theories about weakness. But the long and short of it is simple: If you don't know how to swim, and someone who does tries to save you, chances are the both of you will end up drowning because the person who doesn't know how to swim will be scrabbling around in a panic. Weakness is a physical, mental, and emotional threat to everyone around you.
3. Emotional Outbursts (though I'm better about this one, because I've realized that I'm the odd one out in this respect). When people let their emotions completely cloud their sense of judgment, and they start thinking in terms of the heart rather than terms of realism. Though, this only frustrates me because I emotionally shut down during arguments. I stop feeling (Like, literally. It's sort of creepy.), and work with just the logical part of my brain. (So during an argument I'm often called cruel or hateful, because I basically have an apathetic reaction and take to pointing out truths and coming up with metaphors to try and explain my thoughts.) >>
4. Fear. Fear pisses me off because of its ties to weakness, but in a more overarching sense. Fear is what says, "Don't go talk to that stranger, he looks homeless," and, "Don't compliment her shirt, she'll look at you weird." Fear's the little voice that tells you, "You can't leave this town; you'll never make it in the real world," and stuff like, "if you go somewhere alone, you'll be raped," or "if you go somewhere alone, everyone will know you're a loser." Weakness is lying. Fear is withholding information -- not exactly a lie, but sometimes equally as destructive.
Story time: When I was a child and I was scared of what might lie under my bed, I'd hang my arm off the side, poke my head underneath, sometimes crawl onto the floor and just lay there beside the gaping darkness. When I was afraid of the dark, I'd go downstairs to my living room in the middle of the night and close my eyes and stretch my fingertips from one end to the next. I was terrified of people, and that fear stuck with me for years, but things? Darkness, and ghost stories; loneliness and scary sounds? If I was afraid of it, I'd face it. And that attitude stuck today -- if I'm afraid of something, I feel like I have to do it, because I can't stand the thought of living with fear.
5. Lack of Punctuality. This one used to really get to me, but I'm better with it now. I don't like waiting for people. I get bitter about timestamps. If I say 11, and everyone shows up at 11:30, I want to pull my hair out. The first few times is okay, but the fourth? The fifth? I used to just seethe in my frustration, let that black black hatred bind my heart (because this one pisses me off more than clubbing baby seals, I swear), but now I've come up with a little trick that I like to utilize. If I want everyone to show up at 11, I say 10:30, sometimes 10. And it works. Every time.
6. Changing Plans. I'm okay with hanging out and having nothing in mind. I love the "hey, let's do something" game; where me and my friends just pile up in a car and drive around aimlessly until we figure out something to do. I enjoy that. But what kills me, what kills me, is starting out with a plan, and having that plan changed. When "let's go to the movies" turns into, "you know what? I changed my mind. Let's go the video game store." Especially if we're going to the video game store because we're late for the movie. :| (OHMYGOD I WOULD JUST RAGE FOREVER.) It's a pathetic thing to get pissed off about -- I like movies, I like video games -- but I'm fairly certain it's because I feel like I'm being lied to. If, say, the change of plans was from "we're going out of town" to "we're going to Disney World!" then I'd be okay with that. But most of the time when a change occurs (at least between me and my friends) it's to something that's less desirable than the previous thing. No plans = fine. Change of plans = WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME, DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANY MORE? D8
7. Judgmental People. Not everyone is as morally ambiguous as I am. I understand that, and I'm okay with that. I used to judge people, too. My psyche had to be beaten into an emotional pulp before I even started to think the way I think now, but there is no denying that Judgment. Pisses. Me. Off. It doesn't even have to be towards me. And don't get me wrong, I'm all for mockery, all for throwing out a racial slur in jest (I'm not a very nice person. >,>), but actually judging these people? Oh no, I will punch you in the mouth. If you think African American people are beneath you? If you think homosexuals have no rights? If you think all French people are stuck up? If you call northerners "Yankees" in a derogatory way and mean it? If you're black and you think all white people are out to get you? If you hate the rich just because they're rich? If you hate the poor just because they're poor? Fuck you, I will stab you until you're bleeding from every orifice, pores included. :|
My philosophy is, don't be a jackass. You can be gay, you can get your incest on, you can hail Satan, you can not believe in God, you can live and dance and breathe in pure logic, or you can live and dance and breathe in pure stupidity, but do not (do not do not do not do not donotdonotdonotdonotdonot) hurt other people. That's a big no-no -- the biggest.
Oookay, that got a bit long. ._.
Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.
I've been remiss in my meme obligations, mostly because it's been difficult for me to wrap my mind around Wrath. I've just been so damned happy lately. But, alas, no more excuses.
WRATH;
seven things that piss you off
1. Stupidity. And not just "woe is me, the world has devolved and I'm the only level-headed person around," but the almost innate idiocy that can be found in other's actions. The people who say, "Muslims want to kill everyone," and when asked, "Have you read the Koran? Do you know about their beliefs? Have you ever met and talked with a Muslim?" answer, "No, but I just know." The people who drink themselves stupid and expect everyone around them to laugh at their asinine jokes.
2. Weakness. I hate weakness. I have theories about weakness. But the long and short of it is simple: If you don't know how to swim, and someone who does tries to save you, chances are the both of you will end up drowning because the person who doesn't know how to swim will be scrabbling around in a panic. Weakness is a physical, mental, and emotional threat to everyone around you.
3. Emotional Outbursts (though I'm better about this one, because I've realized that I'm the odd one out in this respect). When people let their emotions completely cloud their sense of judgment, and they start thinking in terms of the heart rather than terms of realism. Though, this only frustrates me because I emotionally shut down during arguments. I stop feeling (Like, literally. It's sort of creepy.), and work with just the logical part of my brain. (So during an argument I'm often called cruel or hateful, because I basically have an apathetic reaction and take to pointing out truths and coming up with metaphors to try and explain my thoughts.) >>
4. Fear. Fear pisses me off because of its ties to weakness, but in a more overarching sense. Fear is what says, "Don't go talk to that stranger, he looks homeless," and, "Don't compliment her shirt, she'll look at you weird." Fear's the little voice that tells you, "You can't leave this town; you'll never make it in the real world," and stuff like, "if you go somewhere alone, you'll be raped," or "if you go somewhere alone, everyone will know you're a loser." Weakness is lying. Fear is withholding information -- not exactly a lie, but sometimes equally as destructive.
Story time: When I was a child and I was scared of what might lie under my bed, I'd hang my arm off the side, poke my head underneath, sometimes crawl onto the floor and just lay there beside the gaping darkness. When I was afraid of the dark, I'd go downstairs to my living room in the middle of the night and close my eyes and stretch my fingertips from one end to the next. I was terrified of people, and that fear stuck with me for years, but things? Darkness, and ghost stories; loneliness and scary sounds? If I was afraid of it, I'd face it. And that attitude stuck today -- if I'm afraid of something, I feel like I have to do it, because I can't stand the thought of living with fear.
5. Lack of Punctuality. This one used to really get to me, but I'm better with it now. I don't like waiting for people. I get bitter about timestamps. If I say 11, and everyone shows up at 11:30, I want to pull my hair out. The first few times is okay, but the fourth? The fifth? I used to just seethe in my frustration, let that black black hatred bind my heart (because this one pisses me off more than clubbing baby seals, I swear), but now I've come up with a little trick that I like to utilize. If I want everyone to show up at 11, I say 10:30, sometimes 10. And it works. Every time.
6. Changing Plans. I'm okay with hanging out and having nothing in mind. I love the "hey, let's do something" game; where me and my friends just pile up in a car and drive around aimlessly until we figure out something to do. I enjoy that. But what kills me, what kills me, is starting out with a plan, and having that plan changed. When "let's go to the movies" turns into, "you know what? I changed my mind. Let's go the video game store." Especially if we're going to the video game store because we're late for the movie. :| (OHMYGOD I WOULD JUST RAGE FOREVER.) It's a pathetic thing to get pissed off about -- I like movies, I like video games -- but I'm fairly certain it's because I feel like I'm being lied to. If, say, the change of plans was from "we're going out of town" to "we're going to Disney World!" then I'd be okay with that. But most of the time when a change occurs (at least between me and my friends) it's to something that's less desirable than the previous thing. No plans = fine. Change of plans = WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME, DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANY MORE? D8
7. Judgmental People. Not everyone is as morally ambiguous as I am. I understand that, and I'm okay with that. I used to judge people, too. My psyche had to be beaten into an emotional pulp before I even started to think the way I think now, but there is no denying that Judgment. Pisses. Me. Off. It doesn't even have to be towards me. And don't get me wrong, I'm all for mockery, all for throwing out a racial slur in jest (I'm not a very nice person. >,>), but actually judging these people? Oh no, I will punch you in the mouth. If you think African American people are beneath you? If you think homosexuals have no rights? If you think all French people are stuck up? If you call northerners "Yankees" in a derogatory way and mean it? If you're black and you think all white people are out to get you? If you hate the rich just because they're rich? If you hate the poor just because they're poor? Fuck you, I will stab you until you're bleeding from every orifice, pores included. :|
My philosophy is, don't be a jackass. You can be gay, you can get your incest on, you can hail Satan, you can not believe in God, you can live and dance and breathe in pure logic, or you can live and dance and breathe in pure stupidity, but do not (do not do not do not do not donotdonotdonotdonotdonot) hurt other people. That's a big no-no -- the biggest.
Oookay, that got a bit long. ._.
Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.