3608: Congratulations, I Hate You

[jen_aside]

So, the temp agency sneak-attacked me today with a goodie bag congratulating me for getting a permanent position. It was rather weird because I still have that awkward impression from PHB [who HR tells me is not, in fact, anyone's boss--pointy hair or no--but the name's stuck at this point] that they did not genuinely care about my getting the post

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[jen_aside]

Not gonna bother editing the post, but to add to the subject line, I found an old schoolmate on Facebook recently posted a link to an anti-gay "sanctity of marriage" missive or other. At first, since it was linked without comment, I had the impression of, "lol u guyz this is dum!!1" After reading the responses, I realized said schoolmate BELIEVED it.

It's sort of a shock, really, that epiphany of "Just because I know someone doesn't mean I KNOW that person." Obviously, simply knowing someone doesn't equate to sharing ideologies--not even close friends.

Ugh, though. I guess I can't not talk to that person more than I already do. Luckily I was lazy and didn't bother sending requests to EVERYONE IN TEH WURLD just because I met them once. It'd be nice if my more open-minded friends would stop replying to/debating with that person, however, so I'd stop seeing that link.