Drama du jour

[kellinator]

This morning I was reading a book about the secrets of happy people, how they don't get bent out of shape over little stuff.

Then I lost a contact.

I now remember why I'm not a happy person. Just about any little thing that goes wrong (in my defense, this was a little more than usual; I'm now squinting out of a pair of mangled glasses that look worse than Harry Potter's pre-Hogwarts, and the Emory health care people just completely suck -- they know you have to come there, so why should they both making it pleasant for you? Fuck them, I'm going to LensCrafters) puts me into hysterics, makes me feel like I have no control over my life.

I'm a little calmer now. But now I'm upset with myself.

*whimpers* I don't wanna be a crazy person.

Comments

*hugs*

[pxlboy.livejournal.com]

i know how you feel...if it weren't for bad luck, i'd have no luck at all.

[dslartoo.livejournal.com]

Define "getting bent out of shape". I am easily affected by little things too, as you know if you've read my journal. The fact that I explode with anger rather than break down into tears does say something, though.

Some people are just more emotional than others. Maybe you should try getting angry at the world instead of getting upset-weepy.

Besides, you've met me -- I seem relatively well-adjusted. (I hope).

cheers,
Phil

[azurelunatic]

If you've got Big Stuff in your life that you're handling pretty well just fine, and then fall to pieces over the little stuff, and you look at someone else who doesn't have Big Stuff like that, and they don't fall apart over the little stuff?

Chances are they'd be falling apart over the little stuff if they had Big Stuff to deal with. After all, it's important that you stay together on the Big Stuff... and you may just not have the energy left to deal with the little things too.

[allanorn.livejournal.com]

Were you reading the book by Dr. Niven, with the happy face on it? How did you like it?

(BTW, I added you a couple of days ago.)

[cinderly.livejournal.com]

Now, are these happy people, or dumb people? Because I've often reflected that if I were 50 or so IQ points dumber, or less educated, I'd be a whole lot happier.

Misery is the price of intelligence, I think. Or something.

[canciona.livejournal.com]

Coming in late as always, but...

Happy People are boring. And annoying. And they don't snark. How fun is that?

Be you. If you become a Happy Person, I'll have to revoke your LJ Friend status on principle, and that would be sad (especially given my limited number of Friends).

Sorry about the contact, though. My worst was losing a contact down a drain, followed by a frantic search for my glasses...and then a CRUNCH...and then a frantic call to my mom to bring me the spare pair of glasses from when I was fourteen and my prescription was totally different...and did I mention I was late for work? See? It could be worse. And FWIW, my eyecare place - or at least the asshole they insanely have working with the public - is the exact same way. Fuck 'em all - Lenscrafters, how'd ya like some new business?

As for being crazy, it's not so bad...and I should know.

Anyway, hope today's a better day for you.