sometimes it's not going to work out...

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Okay, to summarize:
1. You have lunch with her even though you don't want to. Martyr Points: 8
2. You are offered a cookie you don't like. Martyr Points: 1 -- you'll need to actually eat the cookie to get more
3. You endure a superficial conversation. Martyr Points: 4
4. You are invited to an activity you don't enjoy. Martyr Points: 3 -- again, you have to actually go if you want to rack up big numbers.
5. You are forced to make an excuse rather than tell the truth. Martyr Points: 6
6. Not enough cheese on your quesadilla. Martyr Points: 9

31 points. You are really going to have to amp up the passive-aggression if you ever want to reach Social Joan of Arc status. 31 points in one day barely reaches "Put Upon" on the poor-me meter.



if you comment weren't so funny i would have told you to fuck off and hope that it would be with your wife again...
Time to cut this 'friend' loose. I do like the martyr points though. Can I have some.
You know how you do or say something and then regret it the moment it's too late? Shockingly, that happens to me a lot.

What I should have said (and I what I would have said, if I were the kind of person who ever got "Ready, aim, fire" in the right order): I am sorry you had a bad day, but you have to get in the habit of grasping the nettle. Either you should have a serious heart-to-heart with this person, thrash out the issues, and move forward -- or else tell her, "I think I have better things to do with my time and I know you do" and move on.

While I am giving unasked-for-advice (and you seem have read enough of my own blog that you realize you would probably be better off taking advice from crack-heads and skater-punks): (1) Don't eat junk -- it makes your problems seem worse; and (2) drink only enough to make interesting things more interesting, not enough to make boring things less boring.

Re: Ulric: How many martyr points does one get for lamenting how their wife pushed them into adultery? Or for whining about unrequited love?
How many martyr points does one get for lamenting how their wife pushed them into adultery? Or for whining about unrequited love?
12.

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