How to be This Messed Up (in 12 easy steps)

Jan 23, 2004 10:59

Yes, in 12 E-Z Steps, you too can become a lost and confused mess, just like this young lady. Simply follow my 12-step program to utter confusion and attempted self-discovery. I know you won't be disappointed!
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kenopolis January 23 2004, 09:19:07 UTC
Well, you are an example of how to get people to get to know you through livejournal.

I barely knew you before this, now I have some understanding.

I only have one bit of advice.

Quit hating life. Quit hating in general. (except for people who kill kittens)

Always remember that things could be worse. Always remember that you could have been stuck in a chair for the rest of your life. Always remember that. Your life will start to look a lot better.

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myaxe January 23 2004, 12:23:10 UTC
Quit hating -- hmmmm sounds like a slogan for something. :)

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SUX-2BU anonymous January 23 2004, 09:23:53 UTC
Hey - don't be hatin'!

Surely some of these kind LiveJournal folks may be able to provide some sort of perspective for you to figure out what you want to do.

~Jason

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Re: SUX-2BU myaxe January 23 2004, 12:40:28 UTC
Beginning of Rant

What is it with everyone's problem with the word "Hate." Would we be more comfortable substituting "Painfully Dislike" or the flat "Feel bad about?"

Sorry, I simply am not understanding the problem with "Hate." Just like love, it is an emotion that we have all felt, no matter how bigger than that we are. Face it, we have all hated something. Even if it was for a split second before our minds kicked in and said "we don't have to hate it, let's just not like it ( ... )

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christianneil January 23 2004, 09:34:05 UTC
Speaking as one experience junkie to another, just remember that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and that the Chinese word for "problem" is the same word for "opportunity"

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myaxe January 23 2004, 12:41:10 UTC
Yes, that's true and I have been using this problem/opportunity to figure out exactly what I want out of life.

Let's hope I find it, eh? :)

Thanks

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rosablanca January 23 2004, 11:36:23 UTC
I'm sorry to hear about that, but... how you write what you write makes you (I think) an interesting person.

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myaxe January 23 2004, 12:45:01 UTC
Well, thank you!?! That was very nice of you to say. It has been so long since I have written anything that I find myself fumbling for things to say. In fact, when I read my writing I find it oddly disjointed and a bit like a puzzle. You know that it must fit together, but you're not quite sure how. ;-)

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rosablanca January 23 2004, 13:00:10 UTC
well I'd say what I've read from you fits together quite well ;) I often find that I feel most comfortable when I write spontaneously -the heart speaks truer.

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myaxe January 23 2004, 20:13:40 UTC
That is absolutely true. Spontaneity is a very easy way to capture what you're truly thinking and feeling.

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recycling January 23 2004, 17:28:48 UTC
You are a damn good writer, and I'm glad you came aboard for this, I had a feeling but the last few days you keep surprising me again and again. You understand the full potential of this medium, and it's exciting to bear witness to it.

Despite everything that has happened with you in the past, and the issues you have currently, you've found yourself a hell of a tool, and I wish you the best when it comes to pulling back the layers.

I've also heard that they pay dick at H&H, they work their people to death, and the turnover rate is positively..gruesome.

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Awww Shucks ... myaxe January 23 2004, 20:05:20 UTC
< Blush > Well, thank you ... That's a very nice thing to say. < / Blush >

And, while we are on the subject, H&H pays less than dick -- Most people there would be happy if they received dick.

They work their people to death during the "busy season," which happens to be October to January, then cut your hours in half during the slow season. So you might have a full time job at one point, but then it turns into a part-time the rest of the year. If you are counting on full-time money, this simply sucks.

And anyone with any talent, future or self-respect would have to go at some point. Hopefully sooner as opposed to later.

Just my two bits!

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Re: Awww Shucks ... recycling January 24 2004, 18:24:11 UTC
Yeah, I got a hold of them a few years ago, and they were telling me about the job. I was like, "I have to be there when and you're going to pay how much?" And if memory serves me, I think peg2 actually worked there for a little while. But he's, like, had about 400 jobs in his adult life.

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H&H Sux! myaxe January 24 2004, 19:29:09 UTC
Yeah, they pay their runners, packagers, printers and scanners very little, not to mention what they pay their artists, digital and otherwise. (I don't know what position you were after, since I don't know the types of jobs you are more prone to try for, but I'm most certain they were trying to screw you.)

When I went for the interview, they really didn't tell me much about the job. They just had me set down for a test to see if I actually knew what I claimed to know and then called a few days later to see if I wanted the job. We needed the money, so I took it.

And peg2 and I have talked about H&H on several occasions (usually over some sort of alcoholic product and cigarettes) and I don't believe he mentioned having worked there to me. However, like you said, he has to have some sort of record for jobs held:)

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