Sometimes I am woefully oversensitive. I realize this and I've come to accept it. I know that I read way too much into things people say and do. I agonize over people's often bizarre and contradictory behaviour. I re-examine conversations, trying to figure out what people were "really" trying to say to me. Like when he/she said "haven't seen you around lately" does that mean he/she actually looked for me or was just being nice? One day someone can act like my best friend and the then next time I see them hardly acknowledge I'm alive. This reeks havoc with my self esteem.
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Oh man, I know EXACTLY how you feel. Good luck with that, overthinking things is a rough personality trait.
At least you're married now so you don't have to overthink the most stressful things of all; crushes, and the early part of dating. Ugh.
That's why the phone trumps email any day!
I thought scissors trumped email.
Don't get me started on phones. I loathe phones with every fibre in my being.
What is it with guys and hating phones?
Guys talk on the phone to make plans. That has about a 15 min limit.
Girls talk on the phone to discuss life (yuck). That takes about 238574 mins.
Maybe if the ladies cut down on the yip yabbering and got to the point we wouldn't hate it so much.
Did you mean "wreaks" havoc, Mike, or did you mean that havoc smells bad? Maybe that would be exciting...
I do mean "wreaks" - I'm so tired...
Ouch, that's a grievous correction if ever I saw one. I wasn't going to say anything. Watch out Mike, the new guy is vicious! ;)
I only overanalyze myself I think... mostly I can resist it though.
Phones are evil. Firstly, it's horribly inconsiderate to ever call anyone on them, since you're disturbing them from whatever they were doing. Even if you have a good reason to call, you've always got to think twice and consider the fact you have to annoy them first. This to say nothing of annoying everyone they are with (which you will). Those people will be even less inclined to excuse your rude interruption, but will be forced by society into being polite about it.
It's also uncomfortable to use them, because they are physically awkward and keep you from doing anything useful while speaking.
Not to say they aren't a necessary evil. Sometimes you really do need to interrupt people.
Oh, and don't even get me started on solicitors. I would probably be able to ignore all the many faults of the antiquated concept of telephony, indeed to have a sunny, positive outlook on the subject if it weren't for them...
As a girl, I'll have you know that I spend very little time on the phone. (Dave you may be interested to know that when it came to phones, Chad was the "girl" in the relationship) Phones do come in handy when trying to keep in touch with relatives and friends who may have moved to different areas of the world. Email can only do so much. It's not quite the same as actually hearing the person's voice. Phone solicitors DO suck.
I'm a bit of an over-analyzer too Mike, and it's easy to say to others that they are over-analyzing things and that they should just stop, but it's actually pretty hard not too. So it annoys me when people tell me to stop being paranoid.
Stop being paranoid! :)
"Chad was the "girl" in the relationship" Why is this the funniest thing I've ever seen on my blog?
Roz, I never had a doubt in my mind that Chad was the girl in EVERY aspect of your guys' relationship.
You bring up a good point though, there is one girl I've talked on the phone with for hours; my lil sis. Family does make phones worthwhile.
Mike, have you gotten the email yet?
If it was me, I apologize... I'm the queen of the unhappy land of jetlag, and my brain is kind of muzzy, but I emailed you this morning!
yeah, I pretty much got over the whole crazy phone calling after I exited the teenage years. I like keeping things short and sweet and to the point generally, though I don't have Tom's borderline-scary hatred of them...
No Jaimie, it wasn't you. I know you're going to email. Few things are constant in life: death taxes and wond'rous emails from my friend, Jaimie.
But I didn get the email I've been waiting for today. So, to clarify, it was none of you good people.
lol, Dave you're officially my favourite
Hello, Roz. Standing right here!
haha you sound like Chandler....
.... and I'm Gunther
Roz can be Fibi's evil twin sister, and I'm not sure if SNM is a guy or girl (or if they know what "snm" means) so they can be Ross' monkey.
don't ask what I'm doing, I just woke up from a nap, I have no idea what is going on either.
SNM is female. I wouldn't make her Ross's monkey. That's just me.
Mike you should know that I obviously meant other than you. And when did I become Fibi's evil twin? And when did the name Phoebe start getting spelled that way?
You're the evil twin because I know Cheryl and you seem like the meaner version of her.
I started spelling "Fibi" that way right after I googled it and read it like that on some kids Geocities fan site.
Um, Ursula is not evil, just inconsiderate and very forgetful
She's actually Lisa Kudrow's old recurring support character on Mad About You (which is also set in NY, hence the funny crossover... Kramer once made an appearance on MAY also)
Someone please make fun of me
Make fun of you? I'm just glad one other person on the planet knows that Mad About You stuff.
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