You know, when I opened my e-mail to find that kambuckta had replied to my thread, I optimistically (read: stupidly) thought to myself, “Maybe kam has actually read through this thread and has realized that in my anger (as I’d just come back from in-house when I wrote this) ‘I’m not a people person’ came off as ‘I HATE everyone.’” Now you all know why I say optimism is for suckers.
kamfuckta, shushies. For the 90 bajillionth time, I don’t hate everyone. I was pissed off, sheesh. I don’t even hate anyone. Hatred is too energy consuming, and I’m a lazy woman. I don’t mind being around other people. I don’t mind looking at them. Heck, I don’t even mind talking to them (usually). No, I’m not a people person, but since when was that a problem? When I’m in a crowd, I really don’t feel the urge to get to know everyone. What the heck for? I know enough people. Too many, really. But do I brew with hatred at the sight of another human being’s face? Not really. I don’t care. Also, I’m a privacy freak. So what? So when someone who is not a people person and is a privacy freak gets fucked over yet AGAIN, it gets annoying. I got fucked freshman year. Whatever, everyone does. I got over it. I got fucked sophomore year. Ehh, that pissed me off, but whatever. Then I got fucked again junior year. What the hell? When is this going to end?! Why am I explaining this when I’ve done it endless times here? What’s this nonsense about me blaming the world? Ugh, I’m not going over this again. I could say the same thing 10,000 times and you’d be the only dumb ass who just doesn’t get it.
So, kumbuckta, shaddap. You’re starting to get annoying. Now if you’ll excuse me, these 20 pages aren’t going to write themselves. Hopefully there will be no more e-mails informing me that you’ve come here to scribble down some more stupid ass bullshit. Hello Kitty and Chief Crunch, thanks for knowing how to read. Maybe you two can help out ol’ kumbucket. Over and out.
I think people are getting upset at MOL because of the nature of her rant. We are all people. When she goes on and on about how she dislikes people in general (whether or not it’s just hyperbole) a lot of people are going to take it personally. They’re going to think “hey, I’m a cool person and you wouldn’t even give me the time of day? What the fuck?!” and the like.
It doesn’t matter how irrational that might seem considering no one here even knows MOL outside of this message board (maybe they do, i’m just generalizing here) but just the mere fact that her rant indirectly insulted everyone reading it by implying that they’re not even worth her getting to know makes it a little easier to understand why so many people are getting bent out of shape.
Of course, I could be wrong, it’s just my opinion.
Okay, I just read MOL’s post and I would like to ammend my statement of her “disliking people” to being indifferent towards people.
MOL, you do have to admit that your rant and your following posts came off as a little arrogant. There’s a difference between being shy and being snobby. The whole “I already know enough people, I don’t need to even attempt to get to know any more.” attidude is a bit on the snobby side.
It’s indirectly telling everyone here that they wouldn’t even be worth getting to know outside of this message board (if the opprotunity ever arose) because you “already know enough people.” It’s not hard to see why a lot of people would be pretty put off by that kind of attitude.
Well there’s this one girl I went to high school with, but she’s a serious lurker. I see you, maybelze05!
Hahaha, ehh, I guess I see what you mean. Thing is I’m not shy or snobby though. No, I’m not a “people person”, but it’s not because of shyness. I am so not a timid person by any stretch of the imagination. Anyone who knows me from Adam can tell you that. (But since no one 'round here does, you’ll just have to take my word for it.) No, I’m not a snob either. Really. If I’m not being social, it’s just because don’t feel like it. Not because I think I’m too good for them or whatever, I just really don’t feel like it. When I am in the mood for being chummy, I do so freely and easily. There are even (crazy) people our there who like me. I’m crazy enough to like some of those people back. Is this making any sense? I think I’m rambling. I guess the point of all that blathering is to say I’m not shy at all, and even though my indifference toward most people apparently came off as snobbery, it really isn’t.
Err, I said I was gonna stop posting on the boards to write my paper, huh? D’oh! Okay, I’m gone for real this time. See y’all tomorrow.
If it is such a burden, turn off that option or stop checking your emails. Why do you have to be such a bitch about somebody responding to something you posted?
You like three people total outside of your family (in your words, you said you don’t like ANYONE but three people) and you don’t see that there could be a benefit of getting to know other people? I still don’t see why you and the three friends you have don’t go rent a shoebox-sized studio by yourselves off campus.
You may have been fucked but you’re fucking yourself even more by being so pissy about it. It’s just “luck” and something you have to deal with. Why don’t you waste your energy on starting to like the people that you know? You said you know too many people but you don’t even like more than three of them?
Who are you blaming? It isn’t anybody’s fault. People who think you’re whining can’t even blame it on your attitude. It is just the way it works.
Channel you negative energy into turning those people you know but don’t like into your friends and next year or whenever you can go live with them.
MOL, at first I just thought you were being a whiney snot-rag, then I felt that you were a righteous bitch. I take it all back, because I feel desperately sorry for you now. Anyone with logs that size on both shoulders has a terrible burden to carry.
Page three in the pit and nobody’s come up with any advice about how to solve a roommate problem aside from the illegal (4.0 if it looks like an accident) and the Jesus option?
Maybe I’m flattering myself, but I’m pretty sure that back in my own college days it wouldn’t have taken me more than a week of concerted effort, without doing anything that would land me in any official trouble, to make sure that not only would my current roomies have moved out but that the housing office would have stopped assigning other people to the room at all, leaving me in glorious solitude.
The OP shows the required spirit, it’s just a matter of developing the technical knowhow.
Yeah, I also had to write a few 20 page papers as an undergrad, and I was a speech major for cryin’ out loud.
MOL, you may not think that you’re coming off as snobby but your previous posts say otherwise. Just saying things like “a lot of people like me and I even like some of them back” paints you as a person who is quite full of herself. Like those few people are so gosh darn lucky for you to like them back!
20 pages for you guys? That sucks. I’m a Communications major and ours are 4,000 word tops which amounts to about 8 pages when double-spaced. Considering that I’m pulling an all-nighter on such a paper myself, you all have my sincere sympathies.
Well, it was only 2 20 pagers, to be fair. One for my organizational communications class and one for, damn, I can’t even remember (maybe I blocked it out of my mind).
Ah well, I’m all done now! Woo-hoo!! 3 whole months of worrying about nothing but work until I begin law school and experience an all new kind of personal hell.
The 20-pagers were mostly for heavy writing classes. I think my senior seminar required a paper between 18 and 25 pages, along with the rest of our essays and projects.
Mmm, I really did love the research on that one. “Saint Worship in England in the Middle Ages.” Fascinating stuff.
Please accpet my apologies. The one true GaWd, a fallable GaWd, was a touch gumpy with people whining the other evening. If I somehow missed that it was a temporary state of hating the fucking world and every living human on it(except for 3), I apologize.
MOL , something that you could try doing is petition the housing office for a single due to health reasons. Of course the success of this would depend on how lenient Stanford is with granting them. The college I attended was fairly generous to students requesting singles due to migraines, allergies, or other reasons. It was fairly interesting to see what everyone would suddenly “contract” right after room draw.
The paper is in. YAY! Now lessee ::examines her thread:: My, my, has this grown like a little rash.
stylize, you dorkus, the problem isn’t the e-mails, per se. It’s what they inform me of, which is asshattery.
Didn’t realize I was blaming anyone. But since the numbers which determine my housing assignment are randomly generated, you could say I’m blaming luck? It doesn’t matter. The situation sucks and I’m pissed off about it. As for the rest of your post, I’m not even going to bother addressing it as I’ve ALREADY gone over this 90 trillion times. If I had a nickel for every time someone suggested I move out, following by me explaining why that is not an option, I’d have a mansion in Malibu.
How about whiny bitch? Or righteous snot-rag?
I wish. I could easily go on for 20 pages about how much everyone sucks and I rule.
Ehh, is that what I was implying? ::shrug:: Meh, if that’s how you wish to interpret it.
The MeanOldLady may be a self-righteous misanthrope, but she is forgiving. Tis all good.
Heh, they’d probably wonder how I managed for half the time here without living alone. But heck, worth a shot. Worst thing that could happen is they’ll tell me no.
And now I eat and get some shut eye. It’s been days since I’ve eaten real food and have gotten a full night’s rest.
In Arts (normal bach. not honours) it’s around 1500-2500 per essay/assignment, and 4000 max for the entire semester unit. And I’m looking forward to an all-nighter tonight as well…got a Philos. of Science paper due in tomorrow.
We’ve got it easy Kayeby.
You haven’t explained why you don’t move in with the only three people in the world you like (unclear if they are lucky enough to be called your friends) in a shithole off campus so you can at least be around the only people in the world that you like. Please explain this; I really, really need to know. Get back as to me as soon as possible after your catnap!!
And try to explain to us why you don’t try to actually like the people that you know but don’t see a reason to actually like. Maybe if you like them, you wouldn’t be so pissy and whiny about stuff that you can’t control.
I’m thinking that maybe you can sell your eggs and move out so you don’t have to be around human beings! People suck. Or you can try whoring yourself out. I know it has to do with people but you don’t even like the people you know already so what’s with a few more? One straight month and you can find a place by yourself come fall.
Or you can put an effort into the process of liking more than three people in the world. Not necessarily BFF (Best Friends Forever!!) but at least liking others.
Anyways, hurry up with your nap and get back to me!! Hurry!! I hope I cheered you up!!
