This post comes, quite frankly, at the demand of my wonderful roomate who insists that I at least "try" to keep up to her blogging speed. I can't promise that much- in fact, I can't even promise to write half as often as she does....but I will give her this one as a sign of good will. So Sarah, this post's for you.
The only problem is that I really don't have a lot to say. Certainly nothing of a deep and important philosophical nature. All I can really do is give a few random thougts, all unrelated to each other that have crossed my mind in the last few weeks.
1) On calling a spade a spade- So, I know that we are all imperfect beings, and in this particular section I will not play holier than thou and pretend than that this particular thought (or the ones to follow) does not apply to me at least once in a while....Don't worry, I want to hit myself when I do this too: Pretending to be something that you aren't- or more specifically, being more than what you actually are. The fact that you can plunk out an infantile version of chopsticks does not make you a pianist. If you like to sing at Karaoke bars, you are not necessarily a singer (which insinuates some sort of training). And quite frankly, just cause you like writing and have taken a few English classes, doesn't mean that you are a "writer"- call me when you've published something. Everyone has their moments of needing to be pretentious...just make sure that when you are fooling others, you are not fooling yourself. It takes a great deal of skill to earn a title. Respect those who have taken the time to earn it.
2) On doing the right thing versus the correct thing- There are times in life where your moral integrity is called into question. On days like those, all that I can hope for is that you (and I) are able to justify our wrongdoings. Sometimes the "correct" course of action, or what is generally accepted as being the appropriate thing to do, is not the "right" thing to do. I would rather be accused of being wrong and not respecting proper procedure than to feel that I have done something morally wrong. This is why I doubt I could ever be a successful criminal defense attourney- I doubt that i could do the correct thing, in terms of preserving justice, if I believed my actions to be morally wrong. I'll openly admit that I am sometimes mistaken on how I should proceed when these matters collide, but I can assure you that, more often than not, I always have to best intentions at heart.
3) On Bullies- I have been "pushed" around by men more in the last few weeks than I have been in the last 5 years. To all men out there who think that they have the right to patrionize or condescend to me, learn to speak to women with some respect and stop being bullies. That is all on that subject.
4) On Hypocrisy- Don't lecture me about having done something wrong when you do it youself all the time. It's dumb and it makes you look stupid.
5) On women- My roomate is single-handedly making me rethink my position on women. Perhaps we are not all insane; maybe it's just the ones that I have known up to date. Sarah is my shining star and, so far, the best part of the summer.
6) On Blogs- Don't personally attack peopleo on your blogs. It's not classy. i don't care what you think people have done to you, if you have integrity, you will bring it up with them and not the entire world. If someone has hurt you, talk to them about it. Talking behind people's backs accomplishes nothing.
7) On MY blog- With the exception of personally attacking specific people (or even specific people's actions, when and where I can avoid it), I (and only I) will decide what is appropriate for me to write about. That means that I will, at times, discuss my work. I do not feel that by accepting employment with the Students' Union, I have waived my right to have an opinion about it. If I have a bad day at work, and I want to write about it, I will. Please be aware, that just because I am a staff member for a certain organization, doesn't menan I agreed to sell out my right to free speech and to free thought. The way I see it, I am still a Student, and therefore still a member of this organization, aside from just being a lowly employee. If anyone has an issue with that, please feel free not to read.
8) On my job- I love my job. I'm stressed by my job. That doesn't mean I don't love my job.
9) On life not being fair- I'm a little mad life right now- not for me, but for my brother. God and I are disagreeing about how much is fair. I hate fighting with God. He always wins.
10) On how to treat your friends- If you are going to speak against your friends, either in a public or a private forum, for professional or personal reasons, ask yourself before you open your mouth, whether or not you would say what you have to say to their face. If the answer is no, then consider not saying it.
k- I'm done now. Like I said, please do not think that I don't have to remind myself of all of these points on a continuous basis. I am not imune to saying and doing stupid things. These are just an assortment of random thoughts that have recently passed through my head and perhaps might cause you to reflect in the same way that they have caused me to. Just please reflect on that before you jump down my throad, as I am convinced at least a few of you will do.
Livin' - Lovin',
Zita
