And all is right with the world

[ebonlock]

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and I got a decent night's sleep last night. Life is good. I think my chipper mood is at least due in part to a lovely evening last night. I so adore having an excuse to spend time with the lively, witty, charming folks who make up my social group. I also received hugs aplenty, which always makes me happy. I must remember to wear my velvet tops more often, it encourages petting as well *G*

Of course how can an evening go wrong when it starts with the delightful cyranocyrano? That is, of course, rhetorical. And then of course there was the long anticipated kirbyk sighting, it really had been far too long since we'd had an excuse to see one another. Oh and the Chrises were in attendance as well and their usual warm and charming selves. The presentation itself of the new Everguard system was impressive. I'm afraid a good portion of it went over my head, but I think I gleaned the important stuff and will send a link to our IT guys to see if they'd be interested, or know of anyone who will. I have a very good feeling about this endeavor, I really do.

It was also nice to make a few plans for Saturday with the enchanting tersa as well, though fatigue drove her away far too early last night. I get to spend some quality time with her tomorrow, though, and that makes me very happy. And getting to spend some time with h0h0 tonight is sort of icing on the cake.

It's always surprising to me how a week can start off poorly and then end up so beautifully. Life is funny, and strange, and sublime sometimes.

Crunches: 90
State of Englightenment: Moderate

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[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I agree with luc on most of his points above, we all deal with our emotions differently, and needing to blow up or sulk from time to time shouldn't be considered an offense. It's human, and the worst thing a person can do to another is to try to convince them that they don't have a right to their feelings.

Of course I blame some of this on socialization, we live in a society where stoicism and rationality are the highest goals. And where women aren't supposed to either feel or express any kind of negative emotions. We're just supposed to be cheerful and nurturing, and people don't quite know what to do with us when we're not.

[aelfsciene.livejournal.com]

I've gotten very tired of the argument that I shouldn't feel the way I do, because it hurts other people...when it's generally because of other people, because of miscommunication or other problems or whatever. No, I don't have a right to make everyone else suffer when I'm unhappy, that's definitely a bad thing. But. I don't have control over how people are going to react to things, and it's also bullshit for me to blamed entirely because they're feeling a certain way. It's the refusal to acknowledge that, to realize that yeah, they've got issues too, that really makes me crazy.

Stoicism drives me bloody insane. All too often, it creates more hurt, and even more negative emotions, because everyone is sitting on whatever they feel, instead of actually talking about or working them out, and that just tends to make it all worse and bigger.

I'm generally a pretty up and happy person, but that doesn't make me always cheerful or able to deal with/handle things in a pleasing fashion. In high school, whenever I wasn't smiling, everyone assumed something horrible was wrong, because, well, that just wasn't my natural state. Uh. Right. Then I got snappy, and was in a grumpy mood, whereas before I just hadn't felt cheerful enough to be beaming at everyone. So that taught me that just covering my sorrows with fake smiles didn't do the job, either. Still striving for equilibrium, though I'm doing pretty damn well, I think

[mallen.livejournal.com]

We're just supposed to be cheerful and nurturing, and people don't quite know what to do with us when we're not.

You clearly have the vapors, mah deaah... why don't you lie down and allow your head to clear?

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[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Remind me to smack you the next time I see you *G*