*sucks in breath*

[stoney321]

I don't know what the hell is in the air this week, but it seems that every single day has brought interactions with people that I just don't care for. Personality types, that is, because of course, they are strangers to me, just random people popping up on my blog who feel ZOMG LIEK THEY HAFF TO HELP ME. It's enough to make me want to lock it down and just interact with the handful of folks I know and like.

1. I guess it bears repeating: this is a PERSONAL JOURNAL. This is not an academic journal, a professional journalist journal, a community journal that welcomes your two cents (unless asked for,) this is not YOUR journal. It's mine where I say what I want, when I want, how I want, and incorrectly at times because here's the thing: almost everything I write in here is done while drinking my coffee and getting #3 off to school. I rarely plan ahead what I'm going to say, I don't have a beta for my posts (how ridiculous) and I might go back later in the day and find something that I misspelled, etc. and fix it. Or leave it, I have shit to do in RL, you know? You just sound pissy when you act like a pedant, by the way. No one likes that kind of thing. Except other tedious pedants, of which I am not one.

2. I don't care if I have a misspelled word, if I transposed a noun, or if you don't agree with my opinions. I reserve the right to care or not care, to fix it or to leave it because again: this isn't a professional blog, it's a freaking LJ that belongs to a spazz. [me]

3. Get your own journal, write your own thoughts, or be prepared to feel my ire if you decide my journal is somehow the home for YOUR pedantic thoughts/rants. [hint: it's not] This is not to say that if I am ASKING for people to share their thoughts they can't. This is for the person that just has a crumb in their craw and decides to unleash some random bullshit in my LJ. I don't have a problem with CONVERSATION. If you are unsure of the distinction, I'd be happy to explain further in comments. It should be fairly obvious, however.

4. Just because you feel super compelled to say something, doesn't mean you NEED to. Not here, anyway. EXAMPLE: I do not need to know your personal history if we've never met in real life/are not established friends. I don't want to know about your detailed medical history, your abuse, your secret pig fetish, or why I need to follow along with you into weirdsville. Would you say those things out loud in the post office? If not, don't say it to me. :) I am not your doctor, your therapist, your sponsor, your mother, your child. I'm some random chick on the internet who now knows the intimate details of your pilonidal cysts. Um, thanks?

I don't know what it is about me that attracts people with no sense of humor, people who worry about everything, people who scream and go to the red over every little thing. I am none of those things, and more importantly: I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. If you have no sense of humor, really, what the hell are you doing around here? Do us both a favor, okay? I DO NOT CARE if you need to defriend me, I won't be hurt, I won't cry, I won't make a locked post and be emo. Because it's the INTERNET, capice? Do what you gotta do to have a good time on your own, with my blessing. Just, you know, not here. [if you're that type of person to which I'm referring.]

Remember how I said in a locked post a few days back that I was about to start getting snippy? Yeah. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to get drunk, have an intervention, screw up the world order, die of neglect, destroy true love, and break someone's soul by laughing.

Or you know, hit the grocery store to feed the family. [scale hands] Have a good weekend? I know I will.

~Love, Me.

P.S. A few of you could do with reminding yourselves of The Rules Of Internet Interaction.

Comments

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I'll meet you in the beer aisle at the HEB.

[xochitl42.livejournal.com]

[[offers chocolate-covered macadamias of peace and love]]

...I wasn't entirely sure what else I could send, since offering Vegemite could be considered highly offensive in some circles. May your weekend rock harder than you expected it to! :D

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. It's an IPA kind of afternoon, yes? I'll make nachos, you bring the salsa.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha, NO VEGEMITE PLS. I've had that before and... that's a taste I've yet to acquire. :D

I hope YOU have a great weekend too, still overjoyed on your Top Gear high!!

Er, and I'll get Skype installed this weekend, too. Sorry I dropped the ball on that!

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

WTF??

Stoney, you surely do attract the crazies. I'd like to think it's some huge Friday the 13th let's fuck with someone hahaha conspiracy.

But that could possibly be entertaining for a fraction of a second and therefore, could never be.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Every afternoon is an IPA afternoon! I'm making guacamole for a Friday the 13th party, so I'll just make some extra!

[wickedsin.livejournal.com]

aw man, and here I was planning on leaving you an extensive comment all about the inner workings of my "spirit" colon, which was removed from my person by aliens during my 1994 abduction. (Not to be confused with the 97, 2004, or 2007 abductions)

/sarcasm

[ruric.livejournal.com]

May I interest you in Marmite instead?

*cackles evilly*

Sorry ill mannered folks are messing up your day...but you mean you can't break someone's soul by laughing? stoney321 are your powers... fading? *gasp*

*g*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha!! Clearly there is kryptonite out there sapping my strength...

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

ZOMG! I AM DEFRENDIN U 4EVA!

Goddamn, I guess it's your turn on with the loony magnet, hunh? Jesus.

You really need Weird-Off™, the choice of sane people on the Internet everywhere. Weird-Off™ contains the finest single malt Scotch and requires frequent application.

Then, when these busybody-nooks come along, you're all set to respond via random WordGenerator™ (sold separately from Weird-Off™, but well worth the price). Guaranteed to provide non sequitors with a mere tap of the keyboard.

All this can be yours for a low, low price of $29.99 (shipping and handling not included, offer not valid in Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Dakota).

[solipsiae.livejournal.com]

Why not just delete every comment that doesn't belong in your LJ, and block users who don't respect your code of conduct? If the majority are coming from n00bs/strangers ain't no skin off your back, right?

I get such a kick out of this because IRL you are like the most grounded, caring and happy supermom I have ever met. Haters are just jealous and in denial about said jealousy, I'd wager.

[montyollie.livejournal.com]

I don't know you from adam... I just linked here through some of your entries on Mormonism (EXCELLENT stuff, btw, I love your insights and your writing style). But I notice you have blogged about this particular topic several times, and each time you seem to get angrier about it. If I were you, I'd just set your options to allow comments from your friends only and leave it at at that. You feed the bear when you post shit like this. You encourage the swarms of haters. Trust me, I know, I was there once too. I have the *exact* same opinion about my blog as you have about yours. It's mine, I say what I want, and if you don't like it, your head is on a swivel for a reason. Go talk smack in your own blog and stop leaving shit in my comments section.

I actually set it to screen comments from anyone other than friends, so I do get to read what the haters say (not so many anymore, now that their soapbox is gone), but I choose whether or not I will allow it to be seen by others.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

GUACAMOLE. That sounds great. I totally need that today, yes! Mmm and fajita makings, too! ooooooh. I need to pick up some adobo sauce and now I'm ready for that party!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

B, I don't fucking know what's been going on lately, but I have HIVES from irritation, I'm not even joking.

If it was just today, that'd be one thing, but it's been going on all week (and some of last week, too.) WTF?

[crevette.livejournal.com]

I think you need some medical help for your anger issues.

::ducks thrown object::

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Best. Comment. Never. :D

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

It's enough to make me want to lock it down and just interact with the handful of folks I know and like.

Oh, I hope you don't. I've been an avid fan of your writing since a mutual friend pointed to your Sparkle posts and my day would be a little less bright if I couldn't read your humor.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

NO LIZ DUN LEAF ME. You are one of the sane ones!! I do need some Weird Off! Ahahahahaha.

BLESS YOU AND YOUR AWESOMENESS.

[turnonmyheels.livejournal.com]

Maybe it *is* time for a lock down. No one should have hives over their LJ that's just WRONG.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Oh, Angie, I DO!! I do delete, block, ban, but the thing is, I have to delete, block and ban! Does that make sense? It's just irritating to have a lovely morning with Miss Emily being funny, then have an email come through filled with douchery. Bleh.

Aww, you are a sweet, loving, kind hearted awesome girl that I am glad I can call friend. *squishes you to my bewbs*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

You know, that's not a bad idea, re: setting. Then again, and I don't mean to sound snotty or anything, some posts I get A LOT of comments on, and they are comments from non personal-flisters. That's a lot of filtering to go through.

I just get irritated on occasion by the morons that feel the need to overshare/argue/foam at the mouth. It's not all the time, but DAMN it's been a constant this week. What's the what with this week, you know?

Thanks for the rational idea - def. food for thought.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Is it the same medical help that you get for your explosive diarrhea? AHAHAHAHAHA. <3

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to come off as full of myself, or anything, but there are people who I don't have on my flist for whatever reason (it takes a while for me to feel comfortable enough with a person to commit to their journal, lol) that locking my journal down seems like a shitty thing to do. Which...

Again, I don't mean to sound like "without me, life for you guys would suck" or something, just that there are folks (such as yourself) who pop in on occasion and I enjoy interacting with. I just don't know why the influx of joy-killers lately, is all.

Off topic, your icon is making me happy! I cannot wait for Dollhouse!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I think I'm definitely going to be taking a break for a bit. I have to get going on revisions, and not playing around here would be a help, you know? BLEH.

[montyollie.livejournal.com]

Oh, you can set up an email filter to put all emails with the word "unscreen" in them (LJ automatically puts 'unscreen this?' in said screened posts) and put them into a folder. It's a weird enough word, it won't likely filter out real email.

Then when AND IF you feel like going through crap, it's all in one place. Or if you don't feel like going through dozens (or hundreds) of screened comments, most of which are probably rants anyhow, then WHEEE "delete all" in that folder. I love gmail so much it hurts. LOL