Are you being negative?

I wish I could really explain the shrill, "I told you so", nag of the tone she used.

"Are You being negative?" Bridget said to me.

I simplys said, "no", outloud; but in my head it sounded more like, "screw you, you condescending bitch! I'll be however I damn please!"

Note to anyone attempting a stint of "optimism" such as this, don't tell anyone, they'll just hold over your head the entire time, just waiting to smile their big shit eating grin at you when you're not being optimistic to their standards. Or maybe that's just my girlfriend.

Her charming comment had been in response to my telling her that I didn't like her new set up in our den, and that I thought it was just fine the way it was before. I also told her that I wanted the house put back together by the end of the day, and that I didn't know why she had to constantly move the furniture around our house. That's when I got the sound bite. (I wonder if I could post my impression of it on the blog? something to look into.)

I didn't recall telling her; I suspect that she's read my blog somehow. She would deny it, but I know her, definately the kind of person who would read someone's diary. I will admit, this whole thing was her idea, bitch! Still, it's none of her business. I've changed my login password to the site. I require privacy, when getting intamite, at least literarily.

So needless to say, I didn't like here telling me her opinion of my level of optimism, and I didn't like the room.

The lesson of today is Love it or leave it, or at least stop bitching if you're not gonna leave.

insert killian's mom... talking about her foreclosure sob stories, and ongoing problems with employees, and why she doen't like leaf blowers beacuse they're obnotious.

insert Suzanne bitching about all the people in her life and all the drama she has all the time; she even rehashes old stories of drama, time and time again (now that her memory is starting to go a bit).

Just some examples of people who, now that I'm trying to practice optimism, I've noticed when I'm involved in conversations drenched in pessimism.