ATTENTION ALL WHO HAVE EVER CALLED ME BEFORE:
I'm not a big talker on the phone. OK? There is only one person outside of that rule, with the exception of others once in a while. But not usually. So, this message may be harsh, but it needs to be written.
This is probably one of the biggest pet peeve's I have. I'm going to leave these instructions to you because some of you haven't gotten the message:
1. What is voicemail for? What is caller ID for? Well, voicemail is for leaving a message explaining WHY you called and WHAT you need/want from me. Called ID is for TELLING ME WHO IS CALLING. If you call me and I don't answer, I either ignored or missed the call, but nonetheless, I KNOW THAT YOU CALLED ME. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CALL BACK 500 TIMES AND LEAVE 500 VOICEMAILS THAT SAY THIS: "Hi Dan this is _____ uh, call me back." You see, I know to call you back at a time when it's convienent for me without that message, because CALLED ID TOLD ME YOU CALLED. I do not need to waste my time or cell minutes checking my voicemail to hear that again. This is not only an inconvienence for me, it's up there as one of the things that annoys me the most. So, let's not do that anymore, OK?
2. What is the point of calling many, many times in a row without leaving a voicemail? None. If I don't answer, there are two reasons for it. The first is that I'm probably busy in class, reading, bathing, sleeping, or in another situation that makes it difficult for me to answer my phone. Yes, that's when I press the ignore button. AKA that's when I'm, yes, sending you to my voicemail to LEAVE A MESSAGE SO I CAN CALL YOU BACK. No, calling ME back 500 times will not make me any less busy or magically place me in a situation that makes it easier for me to talk. You're only going to annoy me. The second reason is that I don't want to talk to you. Don't worry, this doesn't happen very often or with a lot of people, but it does with a few people--often. That doesn't mean I don't like you, it just means I would rather not talk to you. So, let me ask a question--If you call me, I ignore it because I don't want to talk to you, would it make it better or worse to keep calling, hundreds of times, then switch your ID to a blocked number, and call another hundred times? No, it wouldn't. It makes it a lot fucking worse. In fact, if you do think you're clever and call from a blocked number and I do pick up, do you think I'm going to talk to you then? No. When my voicemail comes on, leave ONE message and leave me alone.
So, do this when you call me: CALL ONCE AND LEAVE A MESSAGE. THAT MESSAGE BEING WHAT YOU WANTED FROM ME OR NEEDED TO TELL ME, NOT "HEY DAN CALL ME BACK," BECAUSE MY CALLER ID ALREADY DOES THAT FOR YOU. NEAT, HUH? IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM A NUMBER THAT I CAN'T REACH YOU AT, THAT ONLY YOU CAN CALL FROM, THEN I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL IN THE FIRST PLACE UNLESS I WAS VERY BUSY.
That has been bugging me. The person who is exempt from that rule at all times is Jackie, because, well, I do enjoy talking to her on the phone about nothing/anything pretty much anytime. But, she is my girlfriend. If you aren't her, you aren't my girlfriend. Thus, you don't get the girlfriend privilege.
Alas, don't fear calling me after this. This really does just apply to a few people who are pushing me further down the plank each time this happens.
Love,
Dan
This is probably one of the biggest pet peeve's I have. I'm going to leave these instructions to you because some of you haven't gotten the message:
1. What is voicemail for? What is caller ID for? Well, voicemail is for leaving a message explaining WHY you called and WHAT you need/want from me. Called ID is for TELLING ME WHO IS CALLING. If you call me and I don't answer, I either ignored or missed the call, but nonetheless, I KNOW THAT YOU CALLED ME. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CALL BACK 500 TIMES AND LEAVE 500 VOICEMAILS THAT SAY THIS: "Hi Dan this is _____ uh, call me back." You see, I know to call you back at a time when it's convienent for me without that message, because CALLED ID TOLD ME YOU CALLED. I do not need to waste my time or cell minutes checking my voicemail to hear that again. This is not only an inconvienence for me, it's up there as one of the things that annoys me the most. So, let's not do that anymore, OK?
2. What is the point of calling many, many times in a row without leaving a voicemail? None. If I don't answer, there are two reasons for it. The first is that I'm probably busy in class, reading, bathing, sleeping, or in another situation that makes it difficult for me to answer my phone. Yes, that's when I press the ignore button. AKA that's when I'm, yes, sending you to my voicemail to LEAVE A MESSAGE SO I CAN CALL YOU BACK. No, calling ME back 500 times will not make me any less busy or magically place me in a situation that makes it easier for me to talk. You're only going to annoy me. The second reason is that I don't want to talk to you. Don't worry, this doesn't happen very often or with a lot of people, but it does with a few people--often. That doesn't mean I don't like you, it just means I would rather not talk to you. So, let me ask a question--If you call me, I ignore it because I don't want to talk to you, would it make it better or worse to keep calling, hundreds of times, then switch your ID to a blocked number, and call another hundred times? No, it wouldn't. It makes it a lot fucking worse. In fact, if you do think you're clever and call from a blocked number and I do pick up, do you think I'm going to talk to you then? No. When my voicemail comes on, leave ONE message and leave me alone.
So, do this when you call me: CALL ONCE AND LEAVE A MESSAGE. THAT MESSAGE BEING WHAT YOU WANTED FROM ME OR NEEDED TO TELL ME, NOT "HEY DAN CALL ME BACK," BECAUSE MY CALLER ID ALREADY DOES THAT FOR YOU. NEAT, HUH? IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM A NUMBER THAT I CAN'T REACH YOU AT, THAT ONLY YOU CAN CALL FROM, THEN I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL IN THE FIRST PLACE UNLESS I WAS VERY BUSY.
That has been bugging me. The person who is exempt from that rule at all times is Jackie, because, well, I do enjoy talking to her on the phone about nothing/anything pretty much anytime. But, she is my girlfriend. If you aren't her, you aren't my girlfriend. Thus, you don't get the girlfriend privilege.
Alas, don't fear calling me after this. This really does just apply to a few people who are pushing me further down the plank each time this happens.
Love,
Dan