It's amazing to me that one person can hold such extreme and seemingly endless negativity inside himself. I don't like to name names, but there is one person in my life who makes it really hard to be upbeat and cheerful. Anything I say sparks a whole tirade about the injustice of this or that. For example:
The person in question: "So they say they'll have the oil well completely capped by Monday."
Me: "Great!"
Him: "Yeah. I'm sure Obama will take all the credit for it."
OH MY GOODNESS. REALLY?! REALLY?!?!?! You can't look at this with just a shred of optimism?! Like, "Hey! They're saying they'll have the oil well capped by Monday! Isn't that great?" Nope. Nooooo. By commenting on his negativity, I'm being negative myself. Consider this another reason why I can't wait to get out of here.
I apologize for my rant. It's just hard to handle him sometimes.
I find out who my college roommate is in TEN DAYS!!! I can't wait. The rest of the summer is going to go by so quickly. Before I know it, we'll be driving through Clinton, NY, where I'll probably remark, for the 100th time, "It looks just like Gilmore Girls." Mom will cry, Dad will give me an awkward hug, and I'll be off. Off to bigger and better things.
Awesome! They're going to have the well capped by Monday! That's great news!
ReplyDeleteMiss you. Hang in there!
Smokey is practicing his 'wait'. He sat and waited for almost two complete minutes, all at once! It's hard to be a spaz...
The neighbors gave us, like, 30 pounds of beets today. It took two people to carry them!!! Hope you like pickled beets... ;)
Miss you too! I'm trying my best; working so much is helping to distract me.
ReplyDeleteTwo whole minutes!! Wow! That's awesome!
Mmmmmm. Beets.