I watched it alone. Part of my secret single behavior. I watch chick flicks that I would normally avoid.
It was awesome. One of the few times that I rooted for the protagonists. I was crying towards the end. And sometimes you just can't beat a nice cry.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Slavish Devotion to THE RULES
So, I'll admit straight away that I'm a rebel. Always have been, always will be. Tell me to be there by 9am, I purposefully get there at 9:14. Tell me I can't take a right on red? Watch me. Give me some stupid, chicken shit, over-bearing, control-freaky rule or regulation--and I'm sure to ignore it. I can't explain...but rebelling has always been my natural response. It just gets me really fired up when people blindly follow rules and don't use their reasoning abilities to determine what's right and what isn't. Must we always be told what to do, for Christ's sake? I guess I'm like that snake on the American Colonies' flag, Don't Tread On Me. (an appropriate reference, I guess, right before Indepence Day!). I know that rebelling isn't always healthy, but it's just who I am.
Which gets me around to the point of this post. (finally!! you all shout) So, I know that I'm a rebel and all, but why do people have to be such sticklers for the RULES, already?! Case in point. My dear friend and co-blogger Valerie happens to have free time during the day, God bless her. I happen to live in a place that has a beautiful pool that goes unused during the day. Match made in heaven, right? nooooooooo! Not according to the RULES (there goes that dirty word again) of our condo association.
I'll set the scene. Warm and sunny summer day. Late June. Valerie comes over to our condo and proceeds to sit by the pool (not even swimming in it) minding her own business. She's eating a little lunch and enjoying the sunshine. Sounds perfectly fine and innocent, right? Well, according to a busybody neighbor, she's a RULE BREAKER. Apparently, I, as condo owner in the complex, have no right to invite guests over to enjoy the pool when I'm not there. Did I mention that NO ONE else was trying to use the pool, or was even sitting by it? This in a condominium complex of more than 50 units? The busybody neighbor proceeded to engage Valerie in conversation, to question her presence at the pool, and to obnoxiously inform her that "guests at the pool aren't included in the CC&Rs" (for the uninitiated--CC&Rs are the RULES that govern communal living situations, like condominiums). Do we think Val cared about the CC&Rs? Really? But this neighbor did. He wanted to lord over her, to let her know that the RULES existed, and that he had deep and intimate knowledge of the RULES. So, because of the RULE, Valerie's wonderful day was cut short. Argh!
Now, I ask you. Does the RULE make sense in this case? Ok, Ok, even I'll admit that it's probably because of liability and such in the event that a non-owner would drown in the pool or something like that, but come on! It really got my goat that this neighbor a) took it upon himself to ruin someone's day, and b) had such smug self-satisfaction that he personally took down a RULE BREAKER. It's so god-damned annoying! Why do people have to be this way? Why are they slaves to rules and not to reason? Why do people enjoy nit-picking and not using their heads? Help me, dear readers!
Which gets me around to the point of this post. (finally!! you all shout) So, I know that I'm a rebel and all, but why do people have to be such sticklers for the RULES, already?! Case in point. My dear friend and co-blogger Valerie happens to have free time during the day, God bless her. I happen to live in a place that has a beautiful pool that goes unused during the day. Match made in heaven, right? nooooooooo! Not according to the RULES (there goes that dirty word again) of our condo association.
I'll set the scene. Warm and sunny summer day. Late June. Valerie comes over to our condo and proceeds to sit by the pool (not even swimming in it) minding her own business. She's eating a little lunch and enjoying the sunshine. Sounds perfectly fine and innocent, right? Well, according to a busybody neighbor, she's a RULE BREAKER. Apparently, I, as condo owner in the complex, have no right to invite guests over to enjoy the pool when I'm not there. Did I mention that NO ONE else was trying to use the pool, or was even sitting by it? This in a condominium complex of more than 50 units? The busybody neighbor proceeded to engage Valerie in conversation, to question her presence at the pool, and to obnoxiously inform her that "guests at the pool aren't included in the CC&Rs" (for the uninitiated--CC&Rs are the RULES that govern communal living situations, like condominiums). Do we think Val cared about the CC&Rs? Really? But this neighbor did. He wanted to lord over her, to let her know that the RULES existed, and that he had deep and intimate knowledge of the RULES. So, because of the RULE, Valerie's wonderful day was cut short. Argh!
Now, I ask you. Does the RULE make sense in this case? Ok, Ok, even I'll admit that it's probably because of liability and such in the event that a non-owner would drown in the pool or something like that, but come on! It really got my goat that this neighbor a) took it upon himself to ruin someone's day, and b) had such smug self-satisfaction that he personally took down a RULE BREAKER. It's so god-damned annoying! Why do people have to be this way? Why are they slaves to rules and not to reason? Why do people enjoy nit-picking and not using their heads? Help me, dear readers!
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