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I am not sorry.

by casscomerford • February 9th, 2010 • posted in My two cents

Can we start off by saying how frustrated I am with this little blog today?  I’m frustrated with it because the feed doesn’t work properly.  And even though I “know” about this shittake I can’t seem to get it to work.  And because of this many of you have not been reading…because it’s annoying.  So I’m working on it and I’m sorry and here’s the feed if you’d like to add it to your reader – just copy that link.  I’m sorry it’s not easier.
Add me to your reader.

On to things that I’m not sorry about.  Because I’m in a rather…ripe…mood.

I’m not sorry that I yelled at Cablevision today – our cable box decided that everything should be red-toned again today and having worked in Cable for some time I know the troubleshooting steps – and I performed them.  Because DESPITE Rashem’s* opinion I do not ENJOY spending 14 minutes on hold with Cablevision.  And I would do a lot to avoid that conversation altogether.  So.  Yeah.  Rashem* I’m not sorry that I got a little snippy when you asked for the 8th time if I restarted the box.  I fucking restarted the box and I’m not sorry.

I’m not sorry for you.  I’m not going to attend your pity party.  I’m not.  We all have our own shit. I try to empathize, I’m supportive to the best of my abilities and you best believe I will chime in with a “I will survive” or Aretha if you need it….but STOP complaining about your choices.  Just please.  Stop.  Life is full of difficult (they’re not hard, hard is a surface variable) decisions and sometimes people make crappy ones. And if you don’t like your current situation then change one thing about it – you don’t have to change everything – just try to change one thing to make it a teeny bit better.  And then take some cookies and shove them in your pie hole and stop your freaking complaining.

I’m not sorry that I’m angry.  I’m not.  I should be angry…my life has been turned around upside down.   If you meet someone that has had a similar situation and they aren’t angry then they’re better medicated then myself…and that’s great news for them.  But for me, I’m not sorry that I’m angry.  But I will tell you this.  I’m mostly happy.

I’m not sorry that I put myself out there.  I’m not…sure Jack Nicholson was a little abrasive in the “can’t handle the truth” scene but sweet baby jesus if you ask someone for the truth…be prepared for it.  If you can’t handle it – don’t ask.  I’m not sorry that I tell people what I think….I’m not even sorry when they don’t like it.  Sometimes you need to be bold.  And if I come off a little harsh sometimes that’s okay…if you can’t handle it don’t ask.

*names are protected because morons can’t handle the fucking truth.  (Gram, F-curse totally warranted)

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  • Steph The WonderWorrier: February 9th, 2010 at 10:13pm

    You know what? HEAR! HEAR! Let it out, sistah!

  • Harmzie: February 9th, 2010 at 11:17pm

    phew, I'm glad I already fixed the feed and got you on, because I do NOT want to cross you now! :-) Seriously: hugs. And an "alleluia" for all of it.

  • Michelle Smiles: February 9th, 2010 at 11:44pm

    More people need to not be sorry.

  • Kellie: February 10th, 2010 at 8:39am

    I figured your posts weren't showing in my reader because I was too stooopid to do it right. So, I just stalked your site the old fashioned way :) I should work on not being sorry. Those words seem to leave my mouth far more often than is necessary. Another part of this post hit me hard. We'll call it a wake-up smack in the face. I thank you for that.

  • AndreAnna: February 10th, 2010 at 10:36am

    I love this. And I love you.

  • Sarah Lena: February 10th, 2010 at 10:47am

    Hey, in case you needed to remember, you're pretty durn awesome and you should NOT be sorry.

  • Aimee: February 10th, 2010 at 12:12pm

    Cass--HA! You are freaken hilarious. LOVE IT

  • Anne: February 10th, 2010 at 1:01pm

    Love it! You have no reason to be sorry. Rock on.

  • Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings: February 10th, 2010 at 1:28pm

    Well, dang it..you need a new host or something and dang it, that Google Reader thing worked because I added you to my reader again. And dang it, girl, you are having a crap day! And I'm not sorry for you. :-) Hang in there. Kick ass and take names or don't take names or whatever the saying is!

  • Burgh Baby: February 11th, 2010 at 4:30pm

    You just made me feel about 21535343295 times better about my feed. I REALLY DID know what I was doing when I transferred from blogger to squarespace. I REALLY DID know how to manipulate feedburner so that it would be seamless for readers. I REALLY DID follow the steps correctly. Yet, my feed broke. Knowing that people who are way more internet smart than me have those sorts of dramas make me feel soooo much better. So, thanks. :-)

  • Dawn: February 18th, 2010 at 11:36am

    I. Love. This. Post. *Love* it. Especially the one about the pity party. As the song says: "Everybody's got their battle scars." If you don't like it, change what you can. And if you can't change it, then learn to live with it. Life goes on. Don't even get me started on morons at the cable company--who would know, if they took a few minutes to read the notes on my account when I tell them to, that I have been calling in with the same problem since OCTOBER. Rebooting my modem hasn't worked the 184 other times I have called in & it isn't going to work this time either, so just close your little script & patch me through to the Escalation Department so I can tell them what we need to do next to resolve this intermittent internet connectivity issue. It's been happening for FIVE MONTHS, so don't tell me to "calm down now, ma'am."