Randomosity

[mitchy]

1) I used to really miss not being able to read LJ during the day because by the time I got home in the evening to read stuff, people had already commented and moved on. And now that I can read LJ during the day, there's been very little traffic and almost nothing that couldn't have waited until evening. Sod's Law, I hear you cackling....

2) If I see one more post on my flist from someone going "Oh woe, my paid account expires today, I'll miss the polls and the icons!", I am going to post a reply that says "You know damn well that by posting this, someone will stump up for paid time for you; if you're going to beg, at least admit it."

3) Goodness, am I the only person who reacts to crises by, y'know, dealing with them? We seem to be turning into a planet of people who can't cope unless they're on tranqs. I get being overwhelmed sometimes, I've been there, we all have. So take a step back, breathe, rant to a friend, whatever. But to flail and stick your head in the sand, rant on LJ about "OMGMYLIFEISSOHARD!" and hope it'll all go away every time you get an owie boo-boo? Get a backbone, puh-lease. (And I'm not talking about those with legitimate mental conditions, so put the burning torches and pitchforks down....)

4) In unrelated news, I'm getting remarkably intolerent in my old age :P

4a) I may possibly need more soothing tea....

Comments

[thalinoviel.livejournal.com]

3. Ah, now, y'see, I like to rant on my LJ on the grounds it's nearly as cathartic as ranting to a friend and on LJ at least they can scroll past the bloody whining. lj-cut and the private filter do make this slightly more sociable as a habit...

[mitchy.livejournal.com]

Agreed, but there's a difference between the "Oh bloody hell!" type rant when you've reached overload which, as I've said, happens to everybody, and the "OMGMYLIFESUCKS" continual ranting every.single.day. And usually the person doing the ranting is upset because of something so trivial, I want to reach through the compy screen and slap 'em.