Screw you, cold weather.

[sonofabat]

[Written in slightly shaky handwriting.]

A little cold and everyone starts whining. So stupid. It’s not THAT bad, and even if it was, complaining about it doesn’t help.

My roommate disappeared. He wasn’t around much to begin with, but at least now I officially have the room to myself. Again

Comments

[shoukanjutsu]

Actually, complaining burns approximately 10 calories a minute. Exercise helps to keep warm, you know.

[sonofabat]

Complaining doesn't count as exercise. Otherwise bloggers and comic book fans would be the fittest people on the planet.

[shoukanjutsu]

You could do jumping jacks while you complain. Or calisthenics.

[sonofabat]

Well, yeah. But you could do the same things without the complaining. It would be a lot less annoying for others.

Why are you defending complaining anyway?

[shoukanjutsu]

Mostly just to annoy you.

I happen to be quite proficient at the activity myself.

[sonofabat]

Someone's looking for another punch to the kidney

At complaining? Talk about a dull virtue. I hope you have other, more useful skills.

[shoukanjutsu]

Hah! Klarth has taken to wearing full body-armor. And a cup.

One man's virtue is another's vice. Your negativity, you know, may come across as quite undesirable, but I imagine you find it to be a useful skill.

[sonofabat]

Then maybe you'd like to be stabbed in the neck

It's not a skill, it's an outlook! A worldview!

And I'm not negative, I'm realistic. It just so happens that being realistic means not sugarcoating things or putting a positive spin on a crappy situation.

[shoukanjutsu]

Curses. Foiled again.

Realistic, huh? If being realistic means to be unhappy all the time, I can see why people stick with their fantasies.

[sonofabat]

I'm not unhappy. What makes you think I'm unhappy? I'm awesome!

[shoukanjutsu]

Because you don't have a single smiling icon. Sneering doesn't count.

What? Do you honestly -- . . . Tsk. You probably don't want me to answer that question.

[sonofabat]

I smile with my eyes. You just can't tell because of the mask

Of course I do. You know how much I respect and value your opinion.

[shoukanjutsu]

About as much as you respect and value optimism, I suppose.

But take it anyway. Look, life is just . . . easier if you look on the bright side of things sometimes. Not that I expect you to -- But at least make some friends. Smile. Laugh. You're too young to be so cynical. Wait til you're an old geezer like me; then you can be as much of a grump if you want.

[sonofabat]

You and I are likely from very different places. I've remembered enough to know that people in my position who spend their time laughing and smiling, without realizing what's going on around them, get eaten alive. Tch, things like that are for normal kids, not me.

Besides, you're wrong if you think I'm unhappy or lonely. Lots of things make me happy like punching you, for example. I just don't have to go around grinning like a moron or lying about how great everything is to prove it to other people.

Still, I suppose I should thank you for the advice. It’s not…applicable to me, but the sentiment is appreciated, I guess.