The more elaborate my language games are, the more I'm trying to protect someone-usually myself-from what I'm trying to say ( Read more... )

Today my father was ranting to me about one of his coworkers, over whom he has a nominal position of power. He says, Accused is just lazy.

I said, "okay, so let's take the logical outcome of our positions here. You're saying he's just like that, nothing you can do to change it, he's a bad kid (he's 19) and he'll come to no good.
"My thought, ( Read more... )

I have about twenty thousand lists these days because a) moving, moving, pack all the things; b) all the stress from family shit and bad dynamics hasn't magically gone away, whine; c) financial worries (now taken care of, but the money has to go out from me [where it came from you!] and to all of the fifty thousand bills); d) I don't remember what ( Read more... )

The problem with being both reasonably intelligent and introspective is that inevitably over-reactions become apparent when after a few minutes, we are seized with an overwhelming regret.

( Well, yeah, no, I don't think I regret all of my smart mouth. [tw: mentioned in passing: racism, child abuse, stupidity] )

Why I use Windows ( Read more... )