Monday, July 11, 2011

What turns you off?

one of the quickest things that can turn me off to an individual is blatant discrimination.  If someone I'm speaking with makes any kind of derogatory remark about someone based on a factor they can't control (race, religion, gender, sexuality, etc etc) I find myself instantly looking for ways to get out of the conversation and not speak with that person anymore.

Another is complete self-absorption.  By this I mean those people who are simply incapable of NOT steering every single thing you say back to them.  They're the "one-uppers" as Scrubs once referred to it.  Anything you say they have to comment, one-up you, or use the phrase "oh yeah, like this one time when this other thing happened to me..." I'm all for listening, and I usually enjoy learning about other people's lives, but you know what?  It's not ALWAYS about you, and quite frankly, I don't believe that you partied on Toby Keith's tour bus when he was in town, or that you slept with three girls at that party, because you are far too annoying for anyone to want to spend that much time with you.  Seriously, get over yourself.

Friday, July 8, 2011

First book/movie/song that moved you

So we're gonna skip over the photo taken 10 years ago because I just don't know where anything is right now my office is a complete disaster... again.

The first book that I can recall moving me was Island of the Blue Dolphins.

First movie I recall moving me was Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken... I bawled my eyes out along with all the other girls at my very first sleep over.

First song that moved me was Tangled Up Puppet by Harry Chapin.  This is also the song I danced to with my daddy at my wedding.