semisweet: (misc. it's only livejournal.)
semisweet ([personal profile] semisweet) wrote2008-03-07 04:01 pm

once i ran to you; now i run from you.

ok, so, i have 563576456 things i need to be doing, but i wanted to say this, so.

recently, several of my friends have been hurt/upset/whatever by things posted on assorted anonymemes going around. i personally cannot stand anonymous anything. i feel like if you're not willing to sign your name to something, why should i be willing to read it? don't be a coward and hide behind an anonymous comment; suck it up and put your name on it. if it's that important to you, fucking own it. if you're not going to do that, i can't bring myself to care and it's not worth my time.

admittedly, if someone chooses to participate in a "brutal honesty" meme or whatever, i guess it's a risk you have to be willing to take (however, at least one of my friends was bitchily attacked on that stupid bandom anonymeme, which, HATE). but i just don't GET IT. if you have a problem with someone that's your friend, talk to them. if you have a problem with someone who isn't your friend, ignore them. i realize that not everyone on the internet is by any means an adult, but there's no reason for people who are adults to behave like children. this should not be that complicated. focus on the things you enjoy, live and let live, et-fucking-cetera.

i think i've posted this song before, but i'm posting it again because it really sums up my philosophy on dealing with other people. a friend of mine included it on a mix years ago, and pointed out that although the song is about weed, she likes to look at it as a general outlook on how she lives her life, and it's something i can totally get behind. i'm by no means perfect (captain obvious at your services, bbs!) and sure, sometimes i bitch about people too, but for the most part this is how i try to live, and i think everyone could use a little dose of it.

ben harper - burn one down
my choice is what i choose to do
and if i'm causin' no harm
it shouldn't bother you.
your choice is who you choose to be
and if you're causin' no harm
then you're all right with me.

if you don't like my fire
then don't come around
'cause i'm gonna burn one down
yes, i'm gonna burn one down.

also, if none of that does anything to get people to chill out and share the love and shit, here's a vibrator sale. maybe that'll help?

[identity profile] croakvegas.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
THAT SONG LIVE = WIN WIN WIN.

Angsty anonymous bitching, however, does not.

[identity profile] lepapillon.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
but there's no reason for people who are adults to behave like children. this should not be that complicated. focus on the things you enjoy, live and let live, et-fucking-cetera.
COULDN'T AGREE MORE! That's what it boils down to. Be responsible for your words.

[identity profile] themightybee.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
fucking yuppie. ;)

i swear i want to bitch slap every person on my friends list who links to one of those anonymous memes. i mean, if it's gotten to the point where the only way i can say anything to you is if i'm covered in the shadow of anonymity, there's a good chance i'm five seconds from dropping your ass from my friends list anyway. they're pointless. they're the crocs of livejournal!

[identity profile] estellegetty.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
SO MUCH WORD. omg, I fucking hate those brutal honesty memes, such bullshit.

[identity profile] lloydsgurl.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
whenever wank or the like breaks out on LJ, I am reminded of this:

Image

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_kittenheels/ 2008-03-07 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I honestly have no idea what the brutal honesty wank that's going on is. (Wank that I'm not involved in?! *gasp* It's probably because I'm not into bandom. XD) but I seriously think that this:

here's a vibrator sale. maybe that'll help?

should be the response to any and all interweb bitchiness for all eternity because I just almost spit gum on my screen. XD

[identity profile] hearthisvoice.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
100% co-signed!

[identity profile] barrelofthegun.livejournal.com 2008-03-07 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Why can't The Cone go on sale?? I don't know why I want that so bad but I do. However, not so bad that I'll pay $140.00 for it.
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[identity profile] velocityofsound.livejournal.com 2008-03-08 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hee! I was just bitching about that today. I want one, but holy smokes it just can not be worth the price.

[identity profile] barrelofthegun.livejournal.com 2008-03-08 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Not sure if you are in Canada or not but I found one for $99 on lovedreamer.ca! I definitely made an impulse purchase which hopefully I don't regret, haha It just looks so cool!

[identity profile] cinandtonic.livejournal.com 2008-03-08 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
lol yes, which is why I didn't sign myself up for the brutal honesty meme, but I did for the love meme. I'm smart like that ;)

LMAO vibrator sale.

[identity profile] akari-hayashi.livejournal.com 2008-03-09 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Word.

[identity profile] lillijulianne.livejournal.com 2008-03-09 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
oh, god. "brutal honesty" was a pet phrase of my best friend in hs. she meant it somewhat ironically- she meant everything somewhat ironically- but the very words make me slightly queasy. no drama plsthx.
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[identity profile] velocityofsound.livejournal.com 2008-03-09 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not, fiddlesticks!

But I do hope you enjoy ;)

[identity profile] barrelofthegun.livejournal.com 2008-03-10 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
mind if I add you? You seem fun, haha.

I'll have a review of the cone hopefully this week!
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[identity profile] velocityofsound.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all. I will add you right now :)