Cuz the last game of tag was..
Aug. 11th, 2005 11:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
joegodaBasically ignored by me. I mean.. name imaginary folks that I'd have sex with? C'mon. I have trouble naming REAL folks I'd have sex with. I think my age and experience has made me very very very picky. Not safe-minded..not exactly cautious.. and those that know me, know me. I mean.. I do avoid cooties and things that go bump and kill you when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, but to quote Woody Allen when he was asked if he thought sex was dirty "It is if it's done right".
Now, Rowan, dear Rowan, tagged me.. again. Dunno why, since recently I haven't really had much to say to anyone, but bless her heart, she's about as good hearted a person as any I know. Ranks up there with the other angels in my life, whom I won't name cuz the list grows auspicious. and probaby suspicious. And they aren't all women folk either. Just more of 'em.
So.. here goes. The Game of Tag!
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List 3 things that bug you - things that others may find trivial. Then tag 5 of your friends. Only list 3 things because you may/can be tagged again.
Before I list my three things, let me say that I may or may not tag 5 folks. I may tag 3, maybe 2 or maybe none. Depends on what my mind conjures up when I'm done. So.. here's my list of personal peccadillos that bug me. (no Tim.. not armadillos that hug me.)
It has been said that the things that irritate you in others are the very same things that irritate you about yourself. Soooooo.. let's see, hmmmmm?
1. Crunchy wet smacky sounds made by folks that eat out of a potato chip bag a few feet away from you, and tend to not realize that food like that is meant to be eaten with the mouth closed.
2. The idea of 'worry'. "Worrying is a lot like trying to solve an algerbra equation by chewing bubble gum" Worry brings to mind the phrase "When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!" Why worry? Worry is one of those useless things done, like wringing your hands, and going "Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, Piglet. What shall we do, what shall we do?" Worry never solves a durn thing in my life... Worry means your minds spins in one place and doesn't move from it.
3. Unconscious rudeness. This is the sort of rudeness that pervades our society where folks tend to ignore that they share this space with other people. Conscious rudeness is something I can deal with, because it's an indication that the person being rude has had a bad day, a bad life, or just is an ass. Unconscious rudeness comes from basic folk doing things that they just don't think about. Like.. those white lines drawn at the corners near stoplights are not just there because the street cleaners need targets. They were put there for the PEDESTRIANS. Having a bicycle as my only wheeled mode of transport means that I get to deal ever day with folks that believe the forward line, the one closest to the intersection, is where they stop. These are decent folk, I believe, live their lives as best they can, treat their families with respect and do their best to be who and what they are. But they piss me off! To climb a curb on a bicycle because someone is blocking the access to the sidewalk is not an easy thing. Course, that's just one example, but it's a very common example.
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And Whom would *I* tag? Lessee...
LadyH Cuz she is usually the illustration of politeness and an incredible hostess. Lives in Eureka Springs and makes the best chili. Has put up with me in all my foul moods regardless. Probaby deserves a medal and a straight jacket because of it.
Calamityrose Cuz she's much more seclusive than I am, and not by choice as much as I am. Cuz she's a neat person, and needs to be heard more of.
Tmeg1734 Cuz Trace is one of my angels, has heard me bitch bout more folks than just about anyone alive. Helluva Mom, she's actually raising her kids to be *gasp* responsible and *gasp gasp* intelligent! She's figured out stuff that took some of us 40 years to figure out, and she's just barely out of the wet behind the ears stage. She's one of our family, folk..meaning, of course, my family... really and truely true.
rabidchinchilla My dear Jen. Lil angel that lives on the edge of 'Whoops.. that was a nasty quake.. where did that shoreline come from' California. Talked some sense into a very old young man, brought him back to being young, and has earned a place among all the frog lovers (and I'm talkin anphibs here) of the world.
Tinkerconnelly Now, Tinker is a heck of a guy, who has gone into that place where there be dragons, come back out, went back in, has the battle scars to prove it, and having found his Persephone (look it up!), not in the depths of hell, but here on earth, climbed back out, and is still climbing out of the depths of hell so that he can be with the one he loves. I don't expect him to answer. I do expect him to recognise that he is not alone and there are a helluva lot of us up here on the rim, rooting him on.
Awwww hell.. that's enough. Those of you that think you should be on this list, add yerselves. You're not ignored.. I figure I pick on you enough.
Now, Rowan, dear Rowan, tagged me.. again. Dunno why, since recently I haven't really had much to say to anyone, but bless her heart, she's about as good hearted a person as any I know. Ranks up there with the other angels in my life, whom I won't name cuz the list grows auspicious. and probaby suspicious. And they aren't all women folk either. Just more of 'em.
So.. here goes. The Game of Tag!
List 3 things that bug you - things that others may find trivial. Then tag 5 of your friends. Only list 3 things because you may/can be tagged again.
Before I list my three things, let me say that I may or may not tag 5 folks. I may tag 3, maybe 2 or maybe none. Depends on what my mind conjures up when I'm done. So.. here's my list of personal peccadillos that bug me. (no Tim.. not armadillos that hug me.)
It has been said that the things that irritate you in others are the very same things that irritate you about yourself. Soooooo.. let's see, hmmmmm?
1. Crunchy wet smacky sounds made by folks that eat out of a potato chip bag a few feet away from you, and tend to not realize that food like that is meant to be eaten with the mouth closed.
2. The idea of 'worry'. "Worrying is a lot like trying to solve an algerbra equation by chewing bubble gum" Worry brings to mind the phrase "When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!" Why worry? Worry is one of those useless things done, like wringing your hands, and going "Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, Piglet. What shall we do, what shall we do?" Worry never solves a durn thing in my life... Worry means your minds spins in one place and doesn't move from it.
3. Unconscious rudeness. This is the sort of rudeness that pervades our society where folks tend to ignore that they share this space with other people. Conscious rudeness is something I can deal with, because it's an indication that the person being rude has had a bad day, a bad life, or just is an ass. Unconscious rudeness comes from basic folk doing things that they just don't think about. Like.. those white lines drawn at the corners near stoplights are not just there because the street cleaners need targets. They were put there for the PEDESTRIANS. Having a bicycle as my only wheeled mode of transport means that I get to deal ever day with folks that believe the forward line, the one closest to the intersection, is where they stop. These are decent folk, I believe, live their lives as best they can, treat their families with respect and do their best to be who and what they are. But they piss me off! To climb a curb on a bicycle because someone is blocking the access to the sidewalk is not an easy thing. Course, that's just one example, but it's a very common example.
And Whom would *I* tag? Lessee...
LadyH Cuz she is usually the illustration of politeness and an incredible hostess. Lives in Eureka Springs and makes the best chili. Has put up with me in all my foul moods regardless. Probaby deserves a medal and a straight jacket because of it.
Calamityrose Cuz she's much more seclusive than I am, and not by choice as much as I am. Cuz she's a neat person, and needs to be heard more of.
Tmeg1734 Cuz Trace is one of my angels, has heard me bitch bout more folks than just about anyone alive. Helluva Mom, she's actually raising her kids to be *gasp* responsible and *gasp gasp* intelligent! She's figured out stuff that took some of us 40 years to figure out, and she's just barely out of the wet behind the ears stage. She's one of our family, folk..meaning, of course, my family... really and truely true.
rabidchinchilla My dear Jen. Lil angel that lives on the edge of 'Whoops.. that was a nasty quake.. where did that shoreline come from' California. Talked some sense into a very old young man, brought him back to being young, and has earned a place among all the frog lovers (and I'm talkin anphibs here) of the world.
Tinkerconnelly Now, Tinker is a heck of a guy, who has gone into that place where there be dragons, come back out, went back in, has the battle scars to prove it, and having found his Persephone (look it up!), not in the depths of hell, but here on earth, climbed back out, and is still climbing out of the depths of hell so that he can be with the one he loves. I don't expect him to answer. I do expect him to recognise that he is not alone and there are a helluva lot of us up here on the rim, rooting him on.
Awwww hell.. that's enough. Those of you that think you should be on this list, add yerselves. You're not ignored.. I figure I pick on you enough.
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Date: 2005-08-12 03:41 pm (UTC)