JUST KIDDING. You are [Chris Traeger voice] literally one of my favorite people in the world, even though you’ve never seen Star Trek. ;) You are generous and smart and hilarious in a way that is sometimes so sneaky that it’s extra funny just because of how surprising the joke is. I cannot even count the number of times you’ve reduced me to tears of laughter or long strings of incoherent HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAs while texting.
You are a fantastic mom. You do so much listening, to all your friends and family because they all know that you will really hear them, and probably have sound advice too.
You are always happy to make a pot of coffee and sit around and chat and knit. You cheerfully make me the world’s best soy chips when I ask, even though you can’t really eat them yourself. You have the best smile. You are one in a million, and I’m so glad you’re my friend.💗
“@spacerobotbeckerz replied to your post “Criminal Minds, WHY do you...”
Do you think your reaction is strong because, not only do you connect with what he is doing, you are taking the snark personally because of that connection? That it causes discomfort on a "how I'm perceived in life" kind of level?
It's probably a little bit because I identify with Spencer Reid, but I don't think it's on a 'how I'm perceived' level, necessarily, because I don't really care what random people think of me. :) I'm (a) confident enough to know that the people I do care about love me and either like or tolerate my trivia-sharing ways, and (b) socially adept enough to read others' nonverbal responses to me and know when my trivia-sharing is inappropriate or unwelcome. I think it’s mostly because it feels like low-key bullying to me, and that’s a thing that always instantly gets me riled up.
Also, 95% of the time, the information that Reid is sharing with his team is relevant to the matter at hand. He’s sharing something because it’ll help them solve their case, or because it’s related to the conversation. It’s so illogical to me that they get annoyed at him for trying to help! And the other people on the team generally don’t react rudely to him, or mock him for knowing obscure facts and details; it’s usually just Morgan and Rossi, and they usually come off as dickish or patronizing or both.
I think it’s also their superior attitude of, no one anywhere could possibly find that interesting that really gets under my skin, because, seriously!? For one thing, Spencer finds it interesting, and for another, SO DO I. Like, can you step outside yourselves for five seconds and imagine that not everyone in the world cares about exactly the same things you do?
Probably the biggest way I relate to it on a personal level is that I know when I share something like that, it’s because I genuinely believe it will be interesting or helpful to the person I’m sharing it with. Often, if it’s a matter of someone else having the wrong information, and I can give them the right information, it’s almost PAINFUL to me to not share it with them. And if Spencer Reid is as much like me as he is in other ways, I have to assume that he’s like me in this way too: that he’s not sharing information because he wants to show off, or make everyone else feel stupid, but because he can’t not share it if he knows it’ll be useful.
My annoyance about this thing is probably magnified by some other things about Criminal Minds that bug me, I admit. :) And I do like Rossi and Morgan overall. I just...wish the show would have allowed them, over the past decade of knowing and working with Reid, to grow to appreciate their teammate’s quiet enthusiasm for learning everything he can about the world, and his eagerness to share his knowledge with everyone.
@organasoloskywalker replied to your post “I just watched the first episode of Santa Clarita Diet, and I dunno if...”
Ugh I hated that vomit scene. I was iffy on the first few episodes and then ended up liking it way more than I expected
Noted! Alma (@akaclairetemple) suggested I give it at least three eps, so I’ll do that.
@akaclairetemple replied to your post “I just watched the first episode of Santa Clarita Diet, and I dunno if...”
i watched the first ep while eating lunch. i paused bc i was NOT EXPECTING THAT. but i kept going. just...give it 3 eps at least.
I know, I was like, THIS IS EVEN WORSE THAN THAT SCENE IN PITCH PERFECT, lol. I’ll give it a fair shot!
@sisforsammi replied to your post “I just watched the first episode of Santa Clarita Diet, and I dunno if...”
Oh god I'd forgotten about the vomit scene, I must have blocked it out!
Haha, I cannot say I blame you in the slightest!
@wwjend replied to your post “I just watched the first episode of Santa Clarita Diet, and I dunno if...”
I made it a little past the vomit scene, but it was too tongue in cheek type of acting for me. It reminded me of when normal shows do a comedy version of themselves.
Yeah, it is a bit exaggerated. I’m gonna give it a few more episodes, though, at Lexi’s and Alma’s suggestion. :) I’ll keep you posted!
People criticizing her never seem to address her main points. Disrespect invites disrespect, violence incites violence. They are missing the point on purpose. Carry on, friend.
She wasn’t even criticizing Meryl so much as she was defending Tr.ump. She told me I should try to find one good thing about him, not just his kids but one good thing about him, and I was like, lady I do not count his offspring as a good thing, they all seem just as entitled and clueless as he is. I mean, I didn’t say that, but I definitely thought it.
@wwjend replied to your post “.”
Yikes. I missed that one 😬
Oh, it was a comment on a post that Erin left on her sister’s wall, so you probably wouldn’t have seen it unless you were friends with Erin’s sister too.
The hilarious/weird thing is, when I messaged Erin to apologize for hijacking her post and somehow getting dragged into an argument in the comments, she told me not to worry about it, that she’s had other friends text her and apologize for getting dragged into it with this same person! She said she’s resisted unfriending her because she’s family, and because she doesn’t want to live in a bubble, but that this woman says some really abhorrent things sometimes. So I didn’t feel so bad after that.😳
wwjend replied to your post “For the askbox game! 73 and 86? <333”
How about the chocolate cheddar cheese?
oh, for weird food combos? yeah, that’s probably a good one, ha! though I have not eaten it in years because Trader Joe’s doesn’t carry it anymore. hmph.
@wwjend replied to your post “The Neverending Story, Flight of the Navigator, Electric Dreams.”
OMG. Electric Dreams is one of Jeremy's favorite movies. MOLES!!!!
Hahahaha, why does that not surprise me? :) I still have no idea what it is, though.
@midnightswaltz replied to your post “for the film meme - the thin man, the maltese falcon, casablanca”
Oh man watch The Thin Man, watch all The Thin Man
Noted!
@fooferah replied to your post “Casablanca”
what kind of awesome high school
It was a small Catholic high school that I only went to for one year, actually. It wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t awesome either. I was happy to transfer to a public high school for 10th grade, even though they didn’t have Classic Movies classes.
Incense: My three favorite scents are fresh-cut grass, lemongrass, and vanilla.
Soup: Heh, one of my favorite comfort foods is soup! I love soup of all kinds, but there’s this tomato-bacon corn chowder I make that’s really extra comforting. Also, cheap ramen noodles.
Honeybee: Something positive I’ve done for myself and for a friend at the same time in the last two weeks is that I made a pact with a good friend that we will both try to walk every day, and we will take #dailywalkphotos and post them on our social media, or text them to each other. We were talking about how we’d both let our workout routines slide over the winter, and how we both felt we needed to get back in the habit, because for both of us it’s an essential component of maintaining good mental health. So we decided just knowing there’s an ‘assignment’ each day, to post a photo, would be the right level of motivation for both of us---enough to get us out the door, but not enough to make us dig in our heels and resist. And you know, it’s been REALLY helpful for both of us. There have been days when the only thing that made me get up and move was knowing I should post a photo for Jen, and every time I’ve been really glad I did it.
1975: what is the first happy memory that comes to mind, recent or otherwise?
On my 21st birthday, I was a junior in college with a community of lots of really, really great friends. One friend took me for Egg McMuffins for breakfast, I got flowers from at least four people, IIRC, and lots of cards besides. Our college Christian fellowship meeting fell on my birthday night, so there were many boisterous birthday wishes there, and then afterwards a bunch of friends came to my dorm room to watch my choice of movie (Pretty Woman). And while we were watching, a different bunch of guy friends shouted up to my third floor window and serenended me from the lawn in front of my dorm. DELIGHTFUL.
combat boots: are you a very forgiving person? do you like being this way?
I am a laid-back, empathetic and nonjudgmental person. I see all sides of a situation, a debate or a problem, to the point where it’s often very difficult for me to take a side, and one has to work pretty hard to offend me. (Sometimes I wish I could think in a more black and white way.) That being said, once I AM hurt or offended, it’s hard for me to forget. I do forgive and can move on with people, but if I don’t see evidence of actual redemption/change, those offenses stay in my heart, even if we’re still friends (or spouses …) :/
space: do you have a desk/workspace and how is it organised/not organised?
I don’t have a desk/workspace per se, but in general, I file by pile … NOT ORGANIZED is really the answer.
