Comments | ibeenoperated: Fuck it

ibeenoperated

Fuck it

Aug 12, 2007 01:07

I hate feeling invisible. I think I'm really sensitive to it--what being brought up in a song-and-tap-dance kind of family where being heard and seen takes a lot of energy. And I'm really tired of it. Being on the receiving end of flake-dom feels rotten because I feel like "Hello?!" "Did I just say anything here? I hear my voice, but maybe I'm ( Read more... )

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mrrobotpants August 12 2007, 07:51:38 UTC

For me? A long time... sometimes even never. But I haven't forgotten. In fact... I never forget... I just continually feel guilty....

ibeenoperated August 12 2007, 15:21:45 UTC

Yes, yes. But you're forthright about that, which makes it acceptable. You're like "Look, I want to be your friend, and if you want to be my friend you have to deal with the fact that I might never ever call you back. But I'll pick up if I'm there"

Actually, you're one of my friends who is the easiest to get in touch with.

But for what? For you to fart on me in the middle of the night? Take your time picking up . . .

mrrobotpants August 12 2007, 16:41:33 UTC

What's funnier than being gassy and sharing it with the ones you care about? I'll tell you what is..... ..nothing.

ibeenoperated August 12 2007, 15:23:38 UTC

And OMG what are you doing up so early (late?)

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cherdt August 12 2007, 17:45:28 UTC

Indeed, it gets more difficult to tactfully respond at your own pace these days. Fortunately, cell phones don't appear to be particularly reliable, so you can always make an excuse if you need to.

Text/IM: I will normally respond within minutes if I'm not asleep/at a movie/deaf. However, I am often asleep, so I guess 8 hours is a good average.
Cell phone: 1 week. I don't know why, but retrieving my voicemail feels like a big pain.
E-mail: If you don't hear back in a week, I probably lost the message in a pile of spam.
Social networking site: never.
Land-line: what? I think my grandpa still has one of those.

Also, well_lahdidah apologizes if she missed your call. She says it is my fault for not plugging her phone into the battery charger.

ibeenoperated August 12 2007, 20:12:37 UTC

No worries. I didn't call her. Or maybe I did? I don't remember. And YOU ARE A HORRIBLE HUSBAND.

well_lahdidah August 13 2007, 00:15:51 UTC

NICE LANDLINE, DAD

ibeenoperated August 13 2007, 03:55:06 UTC

dice landmine, nad!

actionchrist August 12 2007, 18:09:35 UTC

text: 5 minutes
cell phone: 20 minutes
email: 35 minutes
land line: they better at least have a machine...

ibeenoperated August 12 2007, 20:13:12 UTC

Whoa! You run a tight ship!