Dude.

[featherynscale]

My fortune cookie at lunch today read:

The smart thing to do is not be your self. (sic)

Sort of uncalled-for, no?

Comments

[beccak1961.livejournal.com]

That is one cold fortune cookie! Sheesh.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I was just talking to someone at work about just this sort of thing. I told her that I knew there were some people here who think I am just *too weird* to talk to or have anything to do with. I told her that I am here to do a job and that if I make friends or don't make friends with people there it wasn't my first priority. If they like me enough to talk to me great, if they don't, as long as I can still work with them then great. I was told my hair was too wild (You know me and my spikes) and I think several of them here would not know what to do with themselves if they new I was pagan. But I told her that I am not going to be someone I am not, just for these people. It's not worth it. I will be kind, and I will be decent but I will not be *not me* just so they can feel better.

Wow... that was kinda ranty, huh?

good for you

[zanzaboonda.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you stuck up for yourself. If you are kind and decent and they can't get past your hair or your religion... well, who'd want friend like that, anyway?

Re: good for you

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

Pretty much what I think. As long as they do not make the working environment difficult *because* of such things, I don't really care much what anyone here thinks of me, except maybe my boss. I have suspect that she may *know* but not *ask* certin things but because I have proven myself "invaluable" (and I quote) over the past few months, I think she is able to look past all that...

Re: good for you

[zanzaboonda.livejournal.com]

How very noble of her! lol Wouldn't that be like if Phil Jackson said something like "I don't like black people but I tolerated Shaq because he helped us win?" (Before anyone jumps on me, no he never said anything like that to my knowledge.)

ROFLMAO. You have a lot of patience to put up with that. Keep being the same kind and respectful person you are and pay them no mind... I hope they don't make the environment miserable for you.

[nova-albion.livejournal.com]

reminds me of a button i once saw:

"I'm not feeling myself today. Maybe I'm you."

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Heh. Or possibly, "I'm not feeling myself today. Mind if I feel you?"

I think it indicates something about my basic character that that was the first thing I thought of.

[nova-albion.livejournal.com]

Not at all.

Oh, wait, there were quotation marks, weren't there.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Hehe. You're a man after me own...er...heart. :)

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I have sign on my desk at school that says, "Sorry if I snap at you. I'm myself today."

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I need to find some of these loverly wittisisms to place in/on/around my cube... I have thought about hitting up chaosdriud for information on what exactly *is* her chaos meter... I think I need one for around here...

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I have two other signs. One is the one that says "I can only help one person a day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking good either." The other says, "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem."

I'm kind like that with my kiddos.

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

*iconlove*

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Made for me by the beautiful and talented triadruid. Aw, hell. I'm just gonna go ahead and friend you, okay?

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Likewise!

And I hope we can meet in person when I get back to KC at the end of December.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

You coming back? After all we put you thru with featherynscale's birthday party? Maybe I can get you in my dress after all... :-)

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Promises, promises. Nothing but words.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

Promises, promises... Threats, Threats...

Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me...

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you say that now, but when I get there you'll be "Oh, silly me. I forgot" or something.

:P

Actions speak louder than words.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

It's one of those things... I wasn't wearing a dress at the time so I couldn't give you what I had on... Next time I know your coming, I will make sure to wear one, just so you can have it... :-)

Dates, I need dates and I make sure I put it on my calendar that you are arriving here...

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Eh, don't worry about it, I'm just giving you a hard time. I don't think I actually look very good in a dress.

I don't have dates yet. All I have is figs.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

Nice. I need few of those. I have a feeling however that if I put them up... some people consciences will catch up with them and they will believe I have placed such things in order to point fingers and "make them feel bad." (Can you guess that I have already heard this) Therefore, if I do put something like that up... I will get in trouble... AGAIN... oh well. When am I not in trouble.

Hmm...

[zanzaboonda.livejournal.com]

Once you get past the cold nature of it, I believe there are times when it can be wise to withhold normal behavior. A "choose your battles" kind of thing. *Not* that I would advocate this on a regular basis, but maybe it's forewarning you about a particular situation that maybe you wouldn't normally handle very well? 95% of the time, I would just say that everyone else can just deal with it, but maybe you have a 5% moment coming up? Just a thought.
(I hope this came out right, btw. I like you. I really do.) ;)

Wrong Location??

[drummel.livejournal.com]

lol, I can't help but imagine a fortune cookie company purposefully placing helpful messages marked for US Shipment: destination: White House: Oval Office. Considering how Bush has been doing I wouldn't be surprised if he has been taking advice from cookies all along anyway. Or maybe someone just didn't read the "Prank" label on the box before handing them out; anyway, It gave me an oppotunity to work in a Bush beating.