Alright, alright. First Mom, then Scot. I feel the love and I also feel the guilt.
Though, I warn you - some personal things have happened to make me sad and irritating things have happened which have revived my long cast-away opinion that the world is peopled with willfully ignorant, prejudiced, self-centered, oblivious, and disrespectful folk. Additionally, there's the ignorance of my immediate future. We still don't know whether or not I'll be transferred temporarily to Texas.
I've started to plan alternative ways to spend my time. I am not counting on being transferred to Texas. I have had employers in the past say one thing and then act to effect the opposite. My chickens are not all in this basket, but I must confess my brain to be a bit addled by the uncertainty.
I finished reading House of Mirth this evening. I'm digesting. I rented the movie because I want to see the costumes. As the acting is sub-par (not the actors, most of whom have put forth stunning performances in other movies), I may watch it without the sound. I find many pretty movies are better that way.
I saw a bad movie this evening with a friend who shall remain nameless. We mutually chose this film, nonetheless, I feel that I have well and truly forfeited my right to ever suggest a movie to anyone. After only ten minutes, I began to wonder if my friend would mind my leaving to sit in the lobby. Then I realized that I had left my book at home and would have had nothing to do but watch the staff sweep popcorn.
No, I cannot tell you what the movie is, not even to steer you away from it. I was sworn to secrecy and can not admit to having seen it. And I won't. You can't make me. Perhaps I shall watch House of Mirth with the sound on as my punishment.
Ah, but at 9pm tomorrow my movie watching sould will be redeemed when I watch episode 4 of Bleak House on GPB.
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Yeah, I'm fighting that "most people suck" feeling a lot lately. Read a quote recently that summed it up for me: "the world is run by the cruel and the stupid." All I can think of doing lately to cheer myself up is to keep trying to be neither cruel nor stupid myself. And spend time with my friends. Reading travel guidebooks is nice too... Maybe spring will cheer me up. The daffodils are blooming here already.
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