when i was a kid we could never say, “i’m mad!” “you made me mad” or any derivation there of. my dad would always say, “dogs get made people get angry.”
i am angry because:
at the moment i have no control over my emotions
the bossman doesn’t even know i exist
whenever my coworker and i brainstorm ideas for our next big launch she sends out emails about all her ideas and never our ideas
i hurt someone and didn’t mean it
the evil munchkin won’t give me back my blue’s clues toys unless i go visit his cell
nobody would let me into the right lane so i missed my exit to come home
the korean war vet decided it was a good idea to go 35 in a 50
all the stuff i can use to fix dinner is frozen
i’m thinking about giving up my Hawaiian Punch in Cocktail Glasses column
i feel like nobody cares even though i know that’s not true
going to bed at 5:30 p.m. is not socially acceptable
i worked from home last friday so i can’t this friday, which means i have to go in for half the day tomorrow
i am making this list that shows what an ungrateful, humorless, selfish brat i am
i just learned this today, and by golly if it isn’t true:
those who anger you control you.
re. the backwash column
i hear ya……and then i decided to read winterson. could be bad but at least it’s different. we’ll see what comes after that, if anything.
Jodi,
Please don’t stop your backwash columns. We’d miss out on a lot.
You’re a special entity in this world, Miss Chromey, don’t let your unique voice be squelched by the circumstances around you. Easy to say, yes, but cathardic for the soul if you stay the course.
I agree, keep the backwash column. That’s how I found your site in the first place. Plus, you’re practically a celebrity over there, what with your image on the ads that they run and everything. 🙂
If I could, I make dinner for you. And enjoy it even.