Same old same old.

I just told my friend to come over any time she wanted for wine and ranting, so I'm officially becoming that person I was reluctant to become...

I'm social in that feminine, Sex and the City type of way.

And sometimes I'm a social drinker.

HOLY--

Anyway, it's not bad. I like that most of my closest friends, now, drink occasionally but that, when someone tries to turn a really nice hangout into some, Let's Get Drunk and Not Talk About Politics and Other Important Things Anymore occasion, everyone gets really quiet and awkward because they hate the idea that much.

I want to squeeze them all. Ugh. It's so refreshing to be around people who can face the world head-on, no matter how stressful classes are, no matter how poor they are (and I know students on food stamps and scholarships, so they're seriously heroes in my book), no matter how many family issues they have at the time. None of this Party My Sorrows Away crap. That isn't healthy, man.

--In short, it's nice when people value academic discourse over drinking.

Otherwise. Uh. OH. Well, there's this guy I started talking to, recently, and I gave him my number so he didn't have to keep awkwardly Facebook messaging me while I'm on hiatus. So he starts texting, all normal, but then he told me I should let him train me at the gym, sometime...? And I kind of brushed it off like, "I'm already hitting my goals. :]" OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT, and he texts, "You could have just said no."

...

...Okay... I let it slide, SORT OF, but kind of gave him the general Back Off signal, because obviously he didn't ask our mutual friend about my temperament before adding me on Facebook, and it wasn't his fault--BUT, I do have a reputation for not being the kindest being with whom one could pick a fight.

In any case, it was let go, and we continued with oddly polite conversation for several more texts, until I had a meeting and had nothing left to say, anyway. It was a good, natural progression of conversation.

But then today, I saw him on campus, and he said, "Thanks for texting me back, yesterday..."

O_O

=_=

Seriously, dude?

I'm sorry--you thought that we were going to have a lengthy conversation about your summer job? I'M A BUSY WOMAN.


YOUR TEXT WASN'T URGENT, HOMES.

GET OFF MY NUTS.

So anyway, yes, hopefully he will learn from this experience, and maybe ask our mutual friend (who knows me better) what I'm like, before proceeding. Any of my friends could tell him that my tact and willingness to put up with someone is inversely proportional to the sensitivity and controlling tendencies of that person, and that I will not take it lightly, if someone starts acting like they're entitled to my attention, affection, friendship, forgiveness, or time--especially after only a week, COME ON.

-shudder-

Who ENJOYS being treated like that?!

Don't get too upset! It took me a long time to figure that out about you. Not everyone is as horse-nuts crazy as you.
» middaymoon on 2012-11-10 03:00:18

It seems weird to get upset over a sudden end in a text conversation unless it's a very serious subject... regardless of who the person is... Good thing you're not into this guy.
» randomjunk on 2012-11-10 08:49:40

b?
I'm not saying you're in the wrong, I'm just saying it doesn't seem worth it to get upset over something as dumb as that. He's immature. Sucks for him, not you. No reason to fret. :3
» middaymoon on 2012-11-10 11:01:05

You got me there. Carry on! Thanks for being understanding
» middaymoon on 2012-11-11 01:01:03

This guy sounds like trouble.
» Zanzibar on 2012-11-11 03:55:49

It always seems weird to me when people talk about social networking, and even sometimes texting, in real conversation. "Did you see so-and-so's post about blank?" Uh, yeah, stop pulling that other universe into this dimension. Let's not talk about the internet, ok? It's just weird.

People's texting etiquette and "standards" differ from person to person. Some people think it's crazy/rude if you don't respond right away. Others understand that people have LIVES and sometimes that gets in the way of responding RIGHT THIS MINUTE.
Get a grip, people, it's only texting. Casual texting.
» invisible on 2012-11-23 04:10:39

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