Leen's Modest Proposal + A Meme

[unavoidedcrisis]

LET'S EAT BABIES.

No, wait, that was Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal.

Leen's Proposal is as follows.

Every single person reading this right now has hurt someone. Probably recently and probably someone you care about. Through words you spoke or words you thought or something you wrote down, through your action or maybe your inaction, or maybe just by not taking the time to say 'hey, I'm glad I've got you.' Maybe you were having a bad day, or maybe someone just said something that caused you to snap at them, or maybe you weren't even thinking about it. But I can pretty much guarantee someone got hurt in the process. I bet if you think, you can think of the person who hurt you.

Having said that, I encourage you all to think about those who you might have hurt or angered or made to feel less than they ought, and I urge you to apologize. Alternately, go find that person who made you feel crappy recently and tell them it's okay and you forgive them. Just a big, sincere, heartfelt, cozy blanket of apology.

"I am sorry for anything that I said or didn't say, and anything I did or didn't do, because you're my friend and it would break my heart to know I've done you wrong. "

or

"I don't want to get into why or how or what for, but you really made me feel bad last night/on Tuesday/that one time, but I want you to know I'm going to let go of it and just think of all the reasons you're one of my awesome friends instead, so let's go get an iced mocha instead."

Something like that, I'm sure you all know what I mean.

And I get that it's kind of painfully ironic to see this coming from me, the girl who can hold grudges like an Olympic sport and say unthinking, hurtful things 81% of the time, but I don't know, maybe I'm growing. Life's too short to stay upset with the people that matter in your life.

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This looks like way too much crack fun.


MY THREAD HERE

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In other news, I honestly don't think I've slept as well as I have in the last few days in a very long time. I blame/credit the puppy for this, as her 4+ walks a day are exhausting me. It would be perfect if my arms weren't killing me from the combination sunburn/dog trying to pull them off. And on that note, it's time to take Abby out again!

(I love how my moodtheme picture for 'awake' has a cat sitting on the person. You go Hasley, you totally know what it means to own animals. Also, I just realized when I redesigned my profile I forgot to credit the faboo moodtheme from frostianmoods. Fixing now!)

Comments

[mercuries.livejournal.com]

LOL that is so not my approach to apologies. Or feelings.

I love this new meme. :3 Fandom comes up with the best things.

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

Mine neither. I figured it was time to try something new. RL and some of the posts to my flist recently led me to thinking maybe everyone just needs to hug it out for once. :)

And hey, you changed your name!

[mercuries.livejournal.com]

GROUP HUG. That would be nice, yes. :D

Yeah, I changed it. People keep asking, I should probably make a post about it...

[sleepwalker1015.livejournal.com]

Holy schmoly crap I LOVE your icon. Like can't breath, fangirl throw myself at it love. The Lucas.. and Metatron. gack

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

XDDD I'm glad I'm not the only one who geeks about things like that.

[oywidapoodles.livejournal.com]

I can't think of any upsetting someone or anyone upsetting me, so that's nice. But it did remind me to get my grandmother a birthday present, so thanks! :)

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

Well never let it be said that I never did you any favours, bb. *snuggles*

[oywidapoodles.livejournal.com]

It was quite helpful. *snuggles back*

[kandigurl.livejournal.com]

Good call. I sometimes throw apologies that are years and years overdue out there, I've heard that might be a bad thing but I don't know, sometimes something hits me and I have a revelation about how I treated so-and-so back in the day and why I would never do that now and I make peace with it and then find them on Facebook and go, "LISTEN, I USED TO BE A JERK AND I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT IT."

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

I think it's a good thing to do every now and then, especially because I think everyone was a jerk when they were younger. Age = wisdom, usually. Or in a perfect world, at least.

[anamie-me.livejournal.com]

Hi. I am feeling the urge. To friend you. Because you wrote this ^^^^^. Also this:

Which soon, alas, became heated, as hundreds of... what's the correct term here? fanficcers? fan fictioneers? fans of fanfic? defenders of fanfic?
The term you were looking for is 'writers'.
But thanks for being so condescending.

And because you have a cat, whom you love. I'm not a cat person, but I want to get to know people who love other people, things, animals the way you seem to.

And because I haven't read more than 10 entries, and already I know I want to know more about you.

Also because you are writing 2 big bangs and I want LJ to notify me when they're up.

Pls feel no obligation to friend back. :D

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

Um, AWESOME. :) Hi, welcome, hello!

[anamie-me.livejournal.com]

Hello.

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

XD I have friended you back so you can read all the flailing and Big bang ramblings you want, bb. Am I allowed to ask where you found me?

[anamie-me.livejournal.com]

You wanted to paste a picture of Misha over your TV. and all shows being Misha shows. I almost peed my pants laughing. I HAD TO CHECK YOU OUT.

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my roommate would not have been thrilled with that plan, though I mean, how excited was I? I've just been particularly active in the last few days and was wondering where you'd stumbled in out of the rain from :)

[anamie-me.livejournal.com]

LOL. Erm. Yeah. That's probably not why I'm all wet. Ahem.

Also, dude, it would have been worth our roommate's displeasure to have Misha on screen 24/7. Even when the TV's turned off.

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

"Guys! He's even on that show that comes on when everything else goes off the air! You know, the one with all the snow!"

[anamie-me.livejournal.com]

lololololol. please. stop. will. shit. my panties. laughing.

[anamie-me.livejournal.com]

BTW, do you have fics only on DW? is it anywhere on LJ? They won't let me comment on them and OMG. I JUST HAD TO LET YOU KNOW I PEED MY PANTS FOR REAL THIS TIME, LAUGHING AT Not A Good Time

[unavoidedcrisis.livejournal.com]

Fics only on DW unless you reeeeeeeally far back and read my crappy HP fic (I do NOT advise). You should be able to log in with open id, but either way XD Glad you liked it.

EDIT: You should be able to log in with open id NOW THAT I HAVE SET THAT OPTION. *headdesk*