Don’t Point
Greetings, My Phalange-Flicking Peoples!
I AM IN A BAD MOOD. Every little thing keeps irking me. There could be ANY number of reasons, but I’ve noticed this has been a constant thing for me since November and I. Don’t. Know. Why.
So! I have finished flipping tables and now I am here to write out my mind in this blog to help me settle my thoughts.
For there are many…
Now that we got THAT out of the way. How is it going?
I know, it has been a while since I last posted. I’ve been busy between promoting and advertising my books, working full time, teaching, and also trying to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Which, given what a large to-do list that already is, it’s clear that making a healthy lifestyle will be a huge pain.
What is sleep???
On top of that I have Doggy McChaos stampeding around my office. Zoomies are a thing.
How about I actually get on-topic before the rabbit trails take me away?
Sound good?
Cool.
Growing up, we were taught that it’s rude to point at people. You remember that, don’t you? See someone dressed funny at the supermarket and you point them out, then your Mom pushes down your hand and says, “Don’t point, it’s rude.”
Ah! It’s rude. Yes, yes. It is disrespectful to point at others who you viewed as “Different,” “Silly,” or just “Strange.” We did not point at them, because to draw negative attention on them may be dangerous. It could upset the person who, perhaps, has no control over their appearance. Or it could make them angry and cause different problems.
So…
Why the HECK are we all using every means possible to point at people without our fingers? Just because you aren’t extending a phalange at someone doesn’t mean you aren’t pointing.
Staring is rude too, did you know that? It’s just as bad for similar reasons.
So is taking pictures of people in public. Since when have people forgotten that taking pictures of people in public is ILLEGAL?! How horrible it is when the person in the picture sees their embarrassment going viral and they didn’t even know someone had seen them?
How awful do you think that feels? Does no one think about this anymore?
No, of course not.
If it’s funny we don’t care.
This irritates me. You know that?
No One Wants To Feel Like An Attraction At A Zoo!
This disrespect of others is so infuriating to me…
Unless they are, in fact, acting abnormal for the sheer reason of standing out. But in those cases they are purposefully trying to gain attention. It’s different than someone who was born different, who can’t afford new clothes, who has a bad hair cut, or who was never taught basic hygiene.
Yes, there are a lot of people who aren’t taught how to wash themselves, to shave, or anything we call “basic hygiene.”
But do we consider this? Do we think that maybe, just maybe, they would be ashamed, embarrassed, or even horrified to see unauthorized pictures of themselves on the internet?
Nope.
If we find it amusing we steal a picture or a video and post it without permission.
Just like watching animals in a Zoo.
I may have mentioned this before, but I am in a bad mood. I am ranting. I am annoyed. I want to make a point that we cause more emotional and mental damage than we think. In so many ways we thoughtlessly point out or stare at people that are different. We don’t show love anymore. We don’t care about others feelings.
Whew… hang on, I’m all fired-up.
… … …
I have coffee now.
Let’s continue.
I think a lot of the reason why this is getting to me is because I recently had a bad haircut, (meaning, the style was done well, it just did not fit my face, so I had it all cut off. Fyi, a pixie cut doesn’t look half bad on me). But before I had it cut down to a pixie cut, I had to go to work and run errands with a bad hair style, and I felt awful. I wore a hat. I never wear hats. When I didn’t wear a hat I took it personally when people looked at me and their expressions fell as their gaze lingered on my hair a little longer than it should have.
No, I didn’t have photos or videos of me uploaded on social media. But what if that had happened?
It’s just… dang… people are so inconsiderate anymore.
I kept the bad style for a few weeks because I hoped it would grow out. One woman at work makes it a point to always mention “that time I cut my hair short.” Now that my hair looks nice again she still says it too. How pitiful. I just watch her, coolly, wondering what makes her life so miserable that she feels the need to jab at other’s misfortunes.
She is an abrasive personality. I cannot comprehend it and thus do not associate with her.
Well, that’s a whole different story I won’t get into.
Today I’m merely letting you know I am still alive, (yay me!), and I have just been busy attempting to cross the line from blue-collar worker to full-time self-employed.
A long and difficult path….
Yet it seems I have no desire to give up.
Even if I think “I should give up” I don’t.
Because it would take more work to quit than to keep going at this point!
The irony. I know.
So, I’ll keep plucking away at life as I am until things start falling apart or clicking into place.
I need to calm down…
I have a cookie now to go with my coffee.
Yey~
Lately I am super obsessed with this song, so it’ll be the featured song today. It is, (I am 95% sure), from an anime called “Origins: Spirits of the past,” which I watched a long time ago and it kind of stuck with me…
Oh, and as a side note, at the time of posting this I have a free book giveaway going on at Goodreads. It’s going on from now to April 26th, 2023.
Here’s the link if you’re interested: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/364075-yuki-hokori-and-the-dark-petals
Thank you for remaining loyal readers. I’ll be honest with you, I’m having a hard time posting because of how the world is right now. I don’t need hate flying at me. Or my account flagged for who knows what. Maybe I’ll eventually throw caution to the wind and resume posting whatever the heck I want. As of right now, I’m in a state of contemplation.
Or… perhaps I am just SUPER busy and SUPER tired and SUPER sick of being in an unnecessarily bad mood.
Or all of the above.
That’s more likely…
I hope none of you are in lingering bad moods. It’s at the point where I cannot blame the weather. Which sucks, since I blame the weather for everything.
Hah, silly weather.
I hope you have a good weekend, My Peoples!
E. L. M.
Photo by Lukas: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-a-person-wearing-suit-jacket-684387/
