TET: With Great Power & All That Jazz

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

He probably needs to cool off. It wasn’t the wisest thing to say for sure. It could’ve been misinterpreted. Just approach him later and apologize. He’s your friend. I’m sure he won’t bare you any ill will.

I worry sometimes because of my own reaction to these things. Everytime someone does something that really hurts me, its almost like I hold a mini grudge. I still care for them and don't bare ill will, but I still hang around on whatever happened and never forget. I never forgot the time Tyler tried to talk me out of depression with "man you really gonna kill yourself over a girl? (I wasn't but he didn't know why I was really depressed)." Or the time I tried to call Josh and he pretended to be his own answering machine cause he didn't wanna talk. Or the time my mom said I was an asshole. Or the time my dad said I should be sent to jail. Etc etc I don't need to name every single instance because there are hundreds. I worry that other people might feel the same. That a year from now Josh is gonna remember what happened tonight and think "I know I'm not shit to my friends and they don't care about me." Same kind of thoughts I have. And unlike my other friends, Josh has a very similar thought process and outlook on the world as myself so I really do worry he feels this way. That he'll take this incident to mean "he doesn't really care for you. He thinks you're a loser."

Idk, I just really hate making people upset. Could be anyone, and it really sucks when I make things hard for my own friends and family. I really do try but I'm just a hard person to deal with. I'm prone to anger, I get unbelievably anxious over all kinds of crap, I lash out at people and I dont watch what I say. I just wish my buddy would check his phone now and see that I really didn't mean it, but I know he went to bed. I can't do anything except wait till tomorrow morning.

Roj, I think you need to cut yourself some slack. This situation, the pandemic, your own personal worries, are many and I understand. You’re probably exhausted. Also understandable.

You can be brash, but my perception of you doesn’t scream “monster”. I think you care deeply about your friends. You just said something boneheaded and your friend, who must be worried about his health, just reacted to that. I’m sure, for what I gather of your friend interactions from yours posts here, you’ll work it out.

You’re not a bad person. You really aren’t.

[Rojava Free State]

I worry sometimes because of my own reaction to these things. Everytime someone does something that really hurts me, its almost like I hold a mini grudge. I still care for them and don't bare ill will, but I still hang around on whatever happened and never forget. I never forgot the time Tyler tried to talk me out of depression with "man you really gonna kill yourself over a girl? (I wasn't but he didn't know why I was really depressed)." Or the time I tried to call Josh and he pretended to be his own answering machine cause he didn't wanna talk. Or the time my mom said I was an asshole. Or the time my dad said I should be sent to jail. Etc etc I don't need to name every single instance because there are hundreds. I worry that other people might feel the same. That a year from now Josh is gonna remember what happened tonight and think "I know I'm not shit to my friends and they don't care about me." Same kind of thoughts I have. And unlike my other friends, Josh has a very similar thought process and outlook on the world as myself so I really do worry he feels this way. That he'll take this incident to mean "he doesn't really care for you. He thinks you're a loser."

Idk, I just really hate making people upset. Could be anyone, and it really sucks when I make things hard for my own friends and family. I really do try but I'm just a hard person to deal with. I'm prone to anger, I get unbelievably anxious over all kinds of crap, I lash out at people and I dont watch what I say. I just wish my buddy would check his phone now and see that I really didn't mean it, but I know he went to bed. I can't do anything except wait till tomorrow morning.

Roj, I think you need to cut yourself some slack. This situation, the pandemic, your own personal worries, are many and I understand. You’re probably exhausted. Also understandable.

You can be brash, but my perception of you doesn’t scream “monster”. I think you care deeply about your friends. You just said something boneheaded and your friend, who must be worried about his health, just reacted to that. I’m sure, for what I gather of your friend interactions from yours posts here, you’ll work it out.

You’re not a bad person. You really aren’t.

I guess you're right Nanatsu. It's just me being emotional again, although my emotions aren't totally unjustifiable with this.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Roj, I think you need to cut yourself some slack. This situation, the pandemic, your own personal worries, are many and I understand. You’re probably exhausted. Also understandable.

You can be brash, but my perception of you doesn’t scream “monster”. I think you care deeply about your friends. You just said something boneheaded and your friend, who must be worried about his health, just reacted to that. I’m sure, for what I gather of your friend interactions from yours posts here, you’ll work it out.

You’re not a bad person. You really aren’t.

I guess you're right Nanatsu. It's just me being emotional again, although my emotions aren't totally unjustifiable with this.

And that’s fair, you know, that you’re emotional. Times are a bitch. Just don’t let that make you believe you’re something you aren’t.

[Geneviev]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm a monster.

That's not a joke, I really wonder if I'm a good person and not a horrible bastard, because I've done so many terrible things to people and I just messed up again tonight.

I think you're okay. You messed up, but you can fix it later and I'm sure you will. And that's what makes a good person. It's not getting things right every time, it's making up for it when you get it wrong.

[Ethel mermania]

Another day, I need another donut

[Hurdergaryp]

Another day, I need another donut

Would that be an emotional or a psychological desire?

[Ethel mermania]

Another day, I need another donut

Would that be an emotional or a psychological desire?

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

We are doing a project the wrong way, but that decision point was passed years ago, over my objections. So now they bring outsiders in, who's questioning is the line I took years ago. So now i have to defend a decision I was against to senior management of two groups, and the stupid work arounds required to make the stupid decision work.

Which arm can you inject in?

[Hurdergaryp]

Would that be an emotional or a psychological desire?

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

[Dumb Ideologies]

Would that be an emotional or a psychological desire?

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

I don't have any puns ready for that, so you'll have to be a Methel Mermania while I get my crack team...no that's cocaine...hmm this is starting to needle me.

[Ethel mermania]

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

Oh, they are right around the block from the office, next time I go in I will pick up some

Thanks.

[Hurdergaryp]

Would that be an emotional or a psychological desire?

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

We are doing a project the wrong way, but that decision point was passed years ago, over my objections. So now they bring outsiders in, who's questioning is the line I took years ago. So now i have to defend a decision I was against to senior management of two groups, and the stupid work arounds required to make the stupid decision work.

Which arm can you inject in?

The trick is to find the proper words in order to communicate that you disagreed with that decision, yet had no choice but to follow orders from the buffoons in charge. It doesn't seem as if it is your decision to defend, given how you were not the one who made it. Let the bright minds who gave the project the green light tell the outsiders why it seemed like a good idea at the time (to use words uttered more than once by you).

[Ethel mermania]

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

We are doing a project the wrong way, but that decision point was passed years ago, over my objections. So now they bring outsiders in, who's questioning is the line I took years ago. So now i have to defend a decision I was against to senior management of two groups, and the stupid work arounds required to make the stupid decision work.

Which arm can you inject in?

The trick is to find the proper words in order to communicate that you disagreed with that decision, yet had no choice but to follow orders from the buffoons in charge. It doesn't seem as if it is your decision to defend, given how you were not the one who made it. Let the bright minds who gave the project the green light tell the outsiders why it seemed like a good idea at the time (to use words uttered more than once by you).

Oh no, can't make snr. Management look bad. I have to defend it like its my own

Right or left arm?

[Hurdergaryp]

The trick is to find the proper words in order to communicate that you disagreed with that decision, yet had no choice but to follow orders from the buffoons in charge. It doesn't seem as if it is your decision to defend, given how you were not the one who made it. Let the bright minds who gave the project the green light tell the outsiders why it seemed like a good idea at the time (to use words uttered more than once by you).

Oh no, can't make snr. Management look bad. I have to defend it like its my own

Right or left arm?

First I would like to know why senior management should be protected from justified wrath brought upon them by those dreaded outsiders once the truth is out in the open.

[Ethel mermania]

Oh no, can't make snr. Management look bad. I have to defend it like its my own

Right or left arm?

First I would like to know why senior management should be protected from justified wrath brought upon them by those dreaded outsiders once the truth is out in the open.

1. Its internal outsiders, different silo.
2. The folks who are the "outside, outsiders,", foisted upon us by the idiot governor, claims Enron and GE as success stories. They dont talk to people as far down the food chain as I, though they should. People are going to die in about 5 years, because of them, I want no part of that team.
3. I want a raise. I am not going to piss off my dept. Chief unless I absolutely have too.

[Hurdergaryp]

First I would like to know why senior management should be protected from justified wrath brought upon them by those dreaded outsiders once the truth is out in the open.

1. Its internal outsiders, different silo.
2. The folks who are the "outside, outsiders,", foisted upon us by the idiot governor, claims Enron and GE as success stories. They dont talk to people as far down the food chain as I, though they should. People are going to die in about 5 years, because of them, I want no part of that team.
3. I want a raise. I am not going to piss off my dept. Chief unless I absolutely have too.

Go for the left arm.

[Ethel mermania]

1. Its internal outsiders, different silo.
2. The folks who are the "outside, outsiders,", foisted upon us by the idiot governor, claims Enron and GE as success stories. They dont talk to people as far down the food chain as I, though they should. People are going to die in about 5 years, because of them, I want no part of that team.
3. I want a raise. I am not going to piss off my dept. Chief unless I absolutely have too.

Go for the left arm.

Now you understand.

first thing I do after the lockdown ends is head over to 40 stone street, for that cough medication you were touting.

[Ameriganastan]

Mom got fired last week. And since she's home, she keeps doing the dishes. Doing the dishes is my thing. She's messing with my routine. I don't like my routine being messed with.

[Ethel mermania]

Mom got fired last week. And since she's home, she keeps doing the dishes. Doing the dishes is my thing. She's messing with my routine. I don't like my routine being messed with.

Tell her nicely. That it's your contribution to the house.

[Gallade]

Yes, the medical desire is for heroin

Add a nice anticonvulsant into the mix and you have a winner.

It's all about balance.

[Ethel mermania]

Add a nice anticonvulsant into the mix and you have a winner.

It's all about balance.

3red call out of 6, hook me up.

[Hurdergaryp]

Add a nice anticonvulsant into the mix and you have a winner.

It's all about balance.

This message brought to you by a French government official.

[Gallade]

Add a nice anticonvulsant into the mix and you have a winner.

It's all about balance.

This message brought to you by a French government official.

Indeed, healthcare worker, indeed.

[Ethel mermania]

Add a nice anticonvulsant into the mix and you have a winner.

It's all about balance.

This message brought to you by a French government official.

Balance is important

[Hurdergaryp]

This message brought to you by a French government official.

Indeed, healthcare worker, indeed.

Since I'm an archivist, I'm not exactly working at the frontlines.

[Ethel mermania]

Indeed, healthcare worker, indeed.

Since I'm an archivist, I'm not exactly working at the frontlines.

Today I am home, it's still hell