Angry Women

You know when a guy complains about his girlfriend being mad at him but not telling him why, and insisting she is not mad? Well its time to explain that.

She is mad, but she is not sure she is justified in being mad. She has some doubt, so she waits for you to justify her anger by apologizing. If you do, then she was right to be mad, and you proved it. If you cannot think of her reason for being mad, then she gets angry at herself for misinterpreting your intentions. OR, she goes to her friends who instantly, and thoughtlessly justify her anger, because that's what friends do. So after getting her dose of justification, she will expect that you do actually know what is bothering her, but you are too stubborn to admit it, out of fear she will get yet more angry. This angers her MORE, this is the point where the argument finally takes place, with her in the worst possible mindset.

How to avoid this:

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Don't let her talk to her friends, then maybe she won't get justification, and can listen to your side of the story objectively. Maybe.

Music Piracy

Is ripping a CD you bought onto your computer for the purpose of putting it on your mp3 player illegal? No.

Is giving away a CD for free to a random person illegal? No.

Is ripping a CD you found on the street onto your computer illegal? No.

Is sharing those files with strangers illegal? Yes. Why? You tell me.

(I know the word illegal is not quite right, but saying fine-able offense doesn't have the same ring to it)

When a bad memory is good.

Re-watching great shows, is an excellent example of when you don't want to remember everything. Knowing just the basic plot, and not the specif details to a great show you have seen really makes it a lot better the second time. That way you still get the excitement while watching.

So I only re-watch shows sparingly, like once every two years. This is the only time I would prefer to not have a better memory, and many hours of entertainment have been gained from that lack of memory. So drink up and forget the details of your favorite shows!

Stalking

Rule # 1, don't let them know you stalked them.

For instance, don't like their photo from before you met them, and not even comment on it, that's creepy. It is kind of like saying, "hey, I think you looked good when you were younger, so you should go out with me."

The little things

The best part about living alone are all the little things.

1. You don't have to close the door when you go to the bathroom

2. You clean whenever the hell you want to clean

3. You only get food you want

4. You never have to worry about someone waking you up, or waking someone else up

5. Privacy

6. No one judges you when you dance around, or sing

I'm sure there are a lot more, but those came off the top of my head, heck, maybe I will update this on eventually, who know?!

Sports fan in a bar

So today I went to a bar to watch some football, and there was a guy there by himself. He was sitting at the bar, and was very into So whenever something happened, he would make a comment about it. But he wasn't talking to anyone. The bartender was not there, I was facing away from him, as was the person on the other side of him. He was clearly talking to himself/trying to talk the players on the field.

Now I found this odd, as people talking through the TV is usually considered weird, especially with no in person audience to enjoy the comment. But I got the feeling this was the norm, that this kind of thing happens a lot at bars.

So I think if you are going crazy, and starting to talk to yourself, but you want to hide it, just become a sports fan, and hang out in bars. No one will ever know.

Annoying classmate 2.0, Co-worker

I you are ever in a situation where you are working in the same place as the annoying classmate, I feel for you. I am in that situation, and it sucks. It turns out he has some other horrible traits that may be common amongst annoying classmates in general.

The first is that he feels the need to put his input into any conversation that is going on, with either a correction, or what he thinks is an interesting fact or thought about the subject. It is never interesting, and his little chuckle at his own joke afterward drives me insane. No one else ever chuckles...everyone else is just looking at each other with pain in their eyes, all mentally shouting at each other "AHH, MAKE HIM SHUT UP". But most of us are too polite to actually say anything.

This brings me to the the next characteristic, he doesn't realize no one likes him. Perhaps it is just a defense mechanism, telling himself that he has friends, and that people enjoy his company. But regardless, the group has been throwing hints all the time, and he just never catches them. One time, a girl in the group openly told him, "shut up, no one likes you", and it was not in a kidding way. It was point blank serious, and he just brushed it off, like it was nothing, and continued acting as usual.

So what is the solution to this problem? Good question, very good question in fact, glad you asked. It is very tough, because if you do anything drastic, you could get reported to a manager (I have no doubt he would be a tattle tail), and also, it is a very socially awkward thing to do, telling someone no one enjoys his company. So here is my plan, and if it goes well, I will be sure to post about it:

Step one, invite him to happy hour, and say you have already invited everyone. Invite no one else. (Also, it is important you don't have a tab, just pay cash)

Step two, when he gets there, meet him, and say everyone bailed.

Step three, start up a conversation about what he thinks about the different people in the group. No doubt he will have something bad to say about at least a few of them, and start him down this path by laughing at some of them.

Step four, get REALLY offended by one of his remarks, and say you he were just laughing at the other ones to be nice, and you think he is a horrible person (throw in racist if you can). Say you don't want to hang out anymore.

Step five, when he tries to apologize, flip him the bird, and walk away. Because you don't have a tab, and he probably does, he can't chase after you. This leaves him in one of two states of mind. Either he wants to avoid you, because he now correctly thinks you hate him(in which case WIN), or he REALLY wants you to accept his apology.

Optional Step six, if the case is the latter of step five, whenever he starts a conversation with you, just walk away. And if he sits at your table, or goes where you are, just glare at him, and whisper something into the ear of the person next to you. He will think you are spreading the horrible thing he said, and want to leave before being questioned about it.

Well, not sure when I am going to try this, but wish me luck!