announcements.

there are somethings
which i can't tolerate
i don't have a lot of principles
(i think i have 3)
but there are somethings which come under "inappropriate" for me
i'm going to tell you about one of these things:

i don't like it when people broadcast news
especially when it's over their msn-user-names

there are some people
that i never talk to
i don't call them
i don't run into them
i keep 'em blocked
(it's in my antisocial nature)
and yet
i know about everything that's going on in their lives
how?
they're constant msn-user-name changers:
they ate a peanut? i know about it.
they changed their hair? i know about it.
they broke up? i know about it.
they're in love? again? i know about it
they're constipated? i know about it.
i know all about it.

but that
that i can still tolerate
because it's mundane
msn is mundane
they mesh;
it works.

but then..
then it escalates:

if their mom's brother's wife's best friend's great grandmother's dog died
i need to know about it
but not only that
i also need to know that they're sad about it
then
i need to sympathize.
oh joy.

but sometimes
bad things happen
tragic things happen
and it's inhumane to not feel something
but you honestly rape the sentiment out of a tragedy by broadcasting it to everyone
and msn?
it's only most impersonal of media.

someone is going through a really hard time
someone is at their lowest
someone doesn't know if they'll make it through

it's aggravating to me
because those are REAL problems
and to do that
to announce them to every tom, dick and harinder

is the greatest insult.

because now it's not about those people
you changed it
and now
it's about you.
and sometimes
everything doesn't need to be about you.

i like validation
we all like validation
but don't steal it.
don't steal sympathy from strangers to feel validated.
don't create drama.

and now
don't go apeshit on me
because i expressed myself.

go rant on your own blog.

--navi