Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Irksome people

is it just me or are people who say one thing (even to be polite), when they actually CONSCIOUSLY are aware that they do not mean it, highly annoying?

Nay, even IRKSOME!

It is as if they are deliberately LYING on purpose. Yes I know I was redundant there... screw it.

I do not tell people that I want to do something when I know in fact that I probably have zero fucking interest in doing WITH that person. I do not do it to be polite, I do not tell someone that I think they look great when in fact I think just the opposite, and I do not tell people that I unfriended them either to hurt or salve. If I say that I am interested in doing some activity to a person then I think it goes without saying that I'm interested in possibly doing it WITH them. Otherwise what is the damn point of uttering it?

I also find it particularly galling when people tell me, "oh hey sorry I could not find the time to do that".... are you FUCKING serious? You could not find time? You mean in the time it took for you to type that freaking message you could have just DONE what I wanted lack of time? This is especially annoying when playing Words With Friends. Cause really if you are going to lose you should take it like a wo(man) and just play. No amount of staring at the board is going to make the tiles or score different. I suppose if the vitriol in this rant seems more potent than others it would be because of this unfortunate event in my life:

My ex is the one who taught me how to play WWF (Words With Friends that is NOT the fake wrestling on tv) and despite the fact that I have not had an actual conversation with her in the last 4 months (longer really), we occasionally play a match or two. Now in the past she has mentioned how annoyed she gets with players who take forever to make a move. There is some merit to that especially if you have many games going at once and you get into that rhythm of playing. A few days ago I realized an entire week had gone by without her making a move, granted she was down by 70 points and there was only 1 full rack each and 1 tile left with all the big ones played. But her lame ass excuse to me was "sorry, I cannot find the time to play"... except her "best friend" had told me only the day before that she had been out partying all night. STOP LYING TO ME!! Jesus... or just say that you cannot find a place to play or just resign. Those 7 days changed NOTHING and you did the exact same thing to me that you disliked in others. Thanks a lot.

Anger and annoyance aside, I find it just SO disingenuous... and unnecessary!!! I mean are you not smart enough to come-up with something else? You can not even be bothered to spend an iota of brain power to come-up with something more honest and accurate?! How lazy/stupid/asshole-y ARE you? Or is it just lack of respect for the person you are speaking with?

Or maybe it is just me, I'm too much of a straight-shooter (full of myself too mayhaps?) or I expect too much from people I don't know.