The Ole Bait and Switch

I am pretty tired of temp agencies/recruiters hauling me in for all these great jobs that just HAPPEN to no longer be available! BUT they'll keep me on file for other jobs that will be becoming available. Is that cool? I think not!

Interesting Tidbit

"by making our enemy small, inferior, despicable, or comic, we achieve in a roundabout way the enjoyment of overcoming him" (Freud)

The rest of the context is good too: it says,

"Why do we laugh at another person's humiliation and embarrassment? According to Freud, aggressive jokes allow the expression of impulses ordinarily held in check. Although we may have unconscious urges to attack certain people or groups of people, our egos and superegos are generally effective in preventing outward acts of violence. But an insulting joke allows us to express these same aggressive desires in a socially appropriate manner..."

It sounds like a lot of people we know, doesn't it?
Maybe this is why I don't trust people who tell racist/sexist/mean jokes.

Insomnia

I SO can't sleep. Maybe two cups of coffee at 10 p.m. wasn't such a great idea.

Enough of that

I don't want to sound adolescent; I'm HOW old?! but I get insecure. I think I project my feelings onto others. If I want reassurance, I want to reassure others, but what they want is probably something very different due to THEIR issues. I just don't know what it is that they want, or else I would love to give that to them. I wish people would just hold signs saying how they feel.

SO....if you know me, and you want or need something from me, please feel free to let me know because I want to be there for you; I just might not know how.

Al Jazeera's Success and Competition

It's not particularly interesting that this person resigned, but the rest is kind of interesting

The Resignation of Wadah Khanfar and the Future of Al Jazeera | Foreign Affairs

Sundae

The point of putting in effort is for me to know that I put in effort; otherwise, it just feels pointless that no one else notices when I go to the trouble of putting in effort.

On the upside, new pool league season tomorrow (well, it started last week, I guess) without progress report or probation or anything! I better bring my suit to the cleaners.

Ahh, screw being social

Left people behind to go stay home by myself. It's so nice! Yoga pants, comfy shirt, candle, piano. sweet!