Oh my god! I've come this close to doing almost exactly this kind of response! (Setting: someone saying a bunch of stupid racist stuff on Facebook ending with "it's not racism, it's just statistics"). I started making spreadsheets to rip this person a new asshole, and then I realized I'd lost my mind and should try to find it.
I vowed a while back that if something blog/forum related ever pissed me off, I would promptly shut down my computer, go on a run if need be, and then try to volunteer my my brain cells for something productive, like seeing a great documentary, finishing one of my non-fiction reads, etc.
The problem is, I end up creating a response in my head---then when, usually a driver, pisses me off later in the day, they get some sort of non-related diabtribe along with my fistshake/sarcastic thumbs up for their stupid manuevering. Don't get me wrong; misdirected anger is very therapeutic. But, perhaps cancels out my attemps at being productive?
(1) lift arm (2) make a fist (3) narrow eyes and scowl (4) shake fist (5) say "i shake my fist at you, _________!"
feel better now?
is something making you shake your fist?
Got something to rant about? I am accepting rants (anonymous or not, whichever you'd like) to post on this blog! Here's what to do:
1) Write a rant. 2) Email it to me at: ishakemyfistatyou@gmail.com 3) Let me know if you would like it to be anonymous, or if you don't mind me saying who it was written by.
Let the ranting begin!
about this blog
I needed a place to rant. To get out my frustrations so that they don't fester and so that I can let them go. This is that place.
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Oh my god! I've come this close to doing almost exactly this kind of response! (Setting: someone saying a bunch of stupid racist stuff on Facebook ending with "it's not racism, it's just statistics"). I started making spreadsheets to rip this person a new asshole, and then I realized I'd lost my mind and should try to find it.
Thank you for this reflection of self!
I vowed a while back that if something blog/forum related ever pissed me off, I would promptly shut down my computer, go on a run if need be, and then try to volunteer my my brain cells for something productive, like seeing a great documentary, finishing one of my non-fiction reads, etc.
The problem is, I end up creating a response in my head---then when, usually a driver, pisses me off later in the day, they get some sort of non-related diabtribe along with my fistshake/sarcastic thumbs up for their stupid manuevering. Don't get me wrong; misdirected anger is very therapeutic. But, perhaps cancels out my attemps at being productive?
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