Denial De-Nile

Everyone would prefer to be right if they think that being right is a good thing.  There are those rare instances where someone hopes to be wrong, but in general, people on the whole prefer to be right.  Last night, I once again discovered that in socialization, there’s a large amount of ambiguity to keep things in order, and most of the time that order is actually disorder.  In other words, my ex decided to be a huge pain in my ass, and I’m trying to gleen something useful out of it.

Table for One Plus X

Sometimes I sit at my computer with the window to Facebook open, staring at my contacts in the chat.  Deep down I’m thinking, I should just start randomly chatting these people.  The other parts of me are in an argument involving social norms, and how I really don’t have anything to say to any of them.  This occurrence probably happens about 3 times a week.  If all three arguments weren’t correct, it’d probably be easier to rectify, but seeing as they are, the only real choice seems to involve using judgment.

I think it’s cause they’re high

So this weekend has once again shown me that drinking heavily is a great way to not have a good time.  Moderation is what allows life to be enjoyable.  The extremes of a balance beam are not pleasant, and leave people scrambling for the other side.  Overreaction, in essence, is the result of depravity.

Les Femmes

I’ve got this deluge of new music that I really need to go through.  It’s very different than what I’m used to, and yet at the same time it’s very much the same.  I suppose it’s one of the dangerous of using a source like Last.fm or Pandora.  While they do help you to find new music, the music isn’t always good or wholly unique.  I’ve had exams the past few days, and as such I’ve had little time to write.  The sudden coming on of what I hope is a cold, has been anything but helpful.  Unfortunately, because of my disastrous social life, and midterms, I’m once again behind on blogging Top Chef.

Seasonal A-word* Depression.

Having just filled out a survey for RIT, and dumping a primarily negative review of almost everything the school is doing, I’m fairly certain that the winter has gotten to me.  In the winter, I’ve never had a good time.  At first I thought that maybe it had something to with the schooling, the snow, or just Rochester.  The longer I’ve been here the more I’ve concluded that it’s not particularly any of those things.  The fact of the matter is just that I’m fairly certain I just suffer from seasonal depression.

* – Affective

Pride and Prejudice

Pretentious and condescending.  These are the two words that have been plaguing me in response to Thin Walls, Thick Heads.  As I stated in a New Years resolution, I was aiming to be less condescending, nicer, and a host of other things.  Well,here I am to report that the start of the year has not been a good start.  While my life in Albany was a resounding improvement and success, my return to RIT has not.  Now, I’m trying my best to not be condescending, but there are certain things that I think it’s important to remember about the trait of condescension.

Lets start with this though, as it’s important to remember that people throw around these terms all too often without any knowledge of what they mean.

From Dictionary.com

Pretentious – Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.

Condescending – To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself