Hey look it's a PSA
Okay you guys, here is the thing: I know that I live with Shreyas and am engaged to Shreyas and have a kid with Shreyas, but there is something vitally important a lot of you seem to be missing lately:
I am not Shreyas.
If Shreyas is being a butt on Story Games, it is not me being a butt on Story Games, so don't get snippy with me about it. If Shreyas posts some crazy contentious email to a group we're both a part of and I have something reasonable to say or my own, non-inflammatory concerns, it's not "Oh, Shreyas and Elizabeth are having the grumps." I am my own person, with my own genetic code and fingers that type and have unique fingerprints and my own brain with my own thoughts.
It is actually kind of refreshing to have to post this, since in relationships the problem has historically been that whatever guy I'm with hates being "Mr. Elizabeth," but it's not refreshing ENOUGH to make it okay.
Here is a handy guide. Let's say you read something on the internet. It makes you mad! You want to yell at someone. Look for these keys to determine whether the person is me or Shreyas.
"Veterans [or any other special needs group] have had it good for too long"
"[Relatively mundane thing that might be sort of irritating] is POISON and must be destroyed"
An uncharacteristically cute icon, such as Hamtaro or Hoho or a hot Indian chick
Venom at the indie games community in general
If you see this stuff, the person you should be yelling at is Shreyas. If you see any of the following:
- Extensive blow-by-blow quote-backs and indignation
- Lengthy posts
- Lots of paragraph breaks
- Statements like "Ben Lehman is pretty great"
- Boobs
Then that means the person you should be yelling at is me. Feel free to print this out and stick it by your computer for reference.
Thanks in advance!
Love,
Elizabeth
I am not Shreyas.
If Shreyas is being a butt on Story Games, it is not me being a butt on Story Games, so don't get snippy with me about it. If Shreyas posts some crazy contentious email to a group we're both a part of and I have something reasonable to say or my own, non-inflammatory concerns, it's not "Oh, Shreyas and Elizabeth are having the grumps." I am my own person, with my own genetic code and fingers that type and have unique fingerprints and my own brain with my own thoughts.
It is actually kind of refreshing to have to post this, since in relationships the problem has historically been that whatever guy I'm with hates being "Mr. Elizabeth," but it's not refreshing ENOUGH to make it okay.
Here is a handy guide. Let's say you read something on the internet. It makes you mad! You want to yell at someone. Look for these keys to determine whether the person is me or Shreyas.
"Veterans [or any other special needs group] have had it good for too long"
"[Relatively mundane thing that might be sort of irritating] is POISON and must be destroyed"
An uncharacteristically cute icon, such as Hamtaro or Hoho or a hot Indian chick
Venom at the indie games community in general
If you see this stuff, the person you should be yelling at is Shreyas. If you see any of the following:
- Extensive blow-by-blow quote-backs and indignation
- Lengthy posts
- Lots of paragraph breaks
- Statements like "Ben Lehman is pretty great"
- Boobs
Then that means the person you should be yelling at is me. Feel free to print this out and stick it by your computer for reference.
Thanks in advance!
Love,
Elizabeth