current events and slander...

currently
* listening to: eyesore - janus (new favorite song)
* reading: the rivers of zaada
* playing: with mortals' emotions
* eating: trident layers

i'm also currently steaming over some recent slander. i don't understand why people can't stop and think before they open their idiotic mouths. my best friends' dad recently told his son (also my friend) that he needed to - quote - "be careful" around me because i "[have a habit of falling in love with guys who don't like me.]" how the fuck would he know? he doesn't know me at all - CLEARLY. *mutters* asshole. it's been a long time since i've been this mad about something, but it's a culmination of stupid things said by stupid people, so i'm proposing a simple thing:

before you say something, ask yourself:

1. could this hurt the person it's about?
2. could it lower someone's opinion of them?
3. does it need to be said?

or, the simplified, easier version for dummies:

1. is it true?
2. is it kind?
3. is it necessary?

ask yourself that and we'll be saving a lot of people a lot of pain and frustration. that's all for now. given that i'm so mad i can't see straight, typing is rather difficult.

damn...

i'm good. :D no, kidding. that's not where we're going with this one. this post is devoted to talking about my little brother. my little brother is pretty cool - for a little brother. he used to be totally annoying, but now that he's older we're becoming really close. he confides in me, listens to my advice respectfully before respectfully disagreeing (^_^), and yet still looks up to me like i'm awesome.

best moments of this past month of april: game night. we consumed ridiculous amounts of sugar while playing lord of the rings: return of the king on PS2, then played poker and proceeded to laugh so hard that we both cried. that was my fault. if i hadn't brought up my dad's famous line... he said something wishful-thinking-y and i replied "yeah, and if a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his butt so much."

and then there was the time he went off on how cool he realized i was when he described me to his manager at his new job. in describing me, my taste in entertainment, games and movies, and my personality in general, his manager exclaimed, "this guy sounds awesome! how do you know him?" and my little brother grinned, "um, it's a girl." i then realized, well, yeah! i listen to rock, metal, and scream-o, watch/play boys movies/games, can lift more than a lot of my guy friends, am super athletic, and play guitar, drums, and piano.

aaaaaaaaanywaaaaaaaaay. long story short, my little brother is cool. the growing up that has gone on in him in a six month period is astonishing, and i love him to death. the end!!

(there, dude. happy now? you're a celeb in my blog.) ;)