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Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:18:52 am
I went to an office Christmas party today. I am not one of their regular employees, but they invite me to it every year because I service their computers. As usual, I started out feeling uncomfortable and remained quiet. Two people asked me if anything was new. This is a question nearly as difficult for me as "how are you?", but this one can have a planned answer. I failed to anticipate this common question and said nothing was new. I wasn't sure if I should tell them about blog-stalk, or my new internet show, or any other project that I am working on. The first person who asked noticed the awkwardness and escaped by getting a drink. The second person asked before I finished assessing a good answer. This person was a stranger and I wasn't really interested in answering anyway.
I had expected the awkwardness to continue throughout my time there, but it did not. After about an hour, I started feeling more comfortable. I think it was because two groups formed in different rooms. It became possible for me to linger unseen between them. I had a moment to relax and focus. I assessed the situation and decided to join the easier group. They were watching a video. No conversation was necessary. After that was over, I talked to two different people about what we saw. The video gave me a topic to discuss that wasn't one of the standard difficult questions. I talked to a third person later who had not seen the video. After the party, I went shopping and had a brief conversation with the cashier.
Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:35:31 pm
Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:35:59 pm
Work Christmas parties are the worse...no one really wants to be there.
Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:04:14 pm
agrees with: comment#3
Work Christmas parties are the worse...no one really wants to be there.
Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:04:40 pm
re: comment#3
Work Christmas parties are the worse...no one really wants to be there.
I could have avoided this one, but I went for practice.Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:20:32 pm
re: comment#5
I could have avoided this one, but I went for practice.
Practice is always good. You can't get good at ANYTHING without practicing. I had to go to a bar last night with L. I was practicing ordering drinks. Can you believe I am 25 and has never ordered my own drink before?
Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:29:04 pm
re: comment#6
Practice is always good. You can't get good at ANYTHING without practicing.
I had to go to a bar last night with L. I was practicing ordering drinks. Can you believe I am 25 and has never ordered my own drink before?
I also never ordered a drink at a bar and I don't intend to ever do it.I had to go to a bar last night with L. I was practicing ordering drinks. Can you believe I am 25 and has never ordered my own drink before?
Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:51:58 pm
re: comment#7
I also never ordered a drink at a bar and I don't intend to ever do it.
That's because you don't drink.Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:20:58 pm
re: comment#9
You know, this "agrees with" button is making me lazy. I find myself looking for one on sites like fb, and then realize that I have to actually type out a response.
Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:27:55 pm
re: comment#10
You know, this "agrees with" button is making me lazy. I find myself looking for one on sites like fb, and then realize that I have to actually type out a response.
I often look for a disagree button on there.
Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:23:05 pm
re: comment#10
You know, this "agrees with" button is making me lazy. I find myself looking for one on sites like fb, and then realize that I have to actually type out a response.
There is a like buttonFri Dec 18, 2009 10:23:26 pm
re: comment#11
I often look for a disagree button on there.
That too.Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:23:39 pm
re: comment#12
There is a like button
It's not quite the same.Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:59:10 pm
re: comment#14
It's not quite the same.
I think if you like something it is implied you find it agreeable.Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:29:57 pm
re: comment#15
I think if you like something it is implied you find it agreeable.
Not if they make a comment and I want to agree with it.Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:45:12 pm
re: comment#16
Not if they make a comment and I want to agree with it.
so just to be clear, I am saying by liking it, you essentially are agreeing with it.Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:18:41 am
re: comment#17
so just to be clear, I am saying by liking it, you essentially are agreeing with it.
Not if I am not agreeing with the original statement, but something later. Ex: A fb thread where "agree and disagree" buttons would come in handy...
Firecove will be starting her Christmas cards soon...if you would like to receive one, please send her a message with your address. The more the merrier! :-) (Also, some are stuck receiving one whether they want it or not... ;-)
C:
I think you already know our address since you lived here for awhile! :) Speaking of Christmas cards... I guess I should get started on our Christmas letter and photo! :)
Me:
You know, you would THINK that I would know it, but yeah....I know the street name! :-) I think I have yours written down somewhere...if not, I'll call you! Don't feel bad though...I still don't know my parents "new" address either!
S:
I sent you mine!
:)
Erdos:
Do I have to send one to you if you send one to me?
Me:
I don't send gifts with strings attached. :-p If you would like to send me one, I would love it...but it's not a requirement.
Erdos:
I can send you a digital one that I designed.
Me:
Sounds good.
Now, I could have used the "agree" button regarding S and Erdos, instead of coming up with something to say. "Sounds good" didn't have to be there if I could have pushed the agree button--and a "like" button wouldn't suffice.
Likewise, a disagree button would have been nice in terms of disagreeing about knowing the address of C. Instead I had to come up with a response.
Like I said, the buttons are making me lazy, but sometimes it's annoying to say something like, "Sounds good" when I COULD just be "agreeing" with the person.
Make sense?
Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:19:37 am
re: comment#17
so just to be clear, I am saying by liking it, you essentially are agreeing with it.
It is possible to like something without agreeing. For example, you can state something which I do not believe to be factually correct, but I can still like it. If you say that Santa Claus molested the Easter Bunny, I would like that, but I would not agree.