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I hated today.

Today was one of the most mentally draining days I’ve had in my entire life. I really don’t understand why things have to be so complicated. Two family ‘fights’ (I use the term loosely) and two other family issues all in one day.

And to top it all off I had to waste a good portion of the day trying to get my car fixed (at least it only cost $6.00—that was nice!).

Here are some things I learned today:

1. Sometimes yelling is an effective way of solving conflicts. But not usually. Almost never.
2. Agreeing to disagree is harder than it sounds, and I think that deep down many people don’t even think it’s actually okay to disagree. Whether we realize it or not, I think many of us are actually quite scared of it. Honestly, it’s okay! 
3. It’s way too easy to take things personally. Try to realize that sometimes/most of the time it’s not even about you. 
4. The best way to communicate with people is in person. Not via email, the telephone, texting, IM, blogging, video blogging, or any other means.
5. I am quite a ridiculous person.
6. Book stores are still my safe-haven.
7. The way someone interprets written text is largely determined by the generation from which they grew up. The texting generation (mine) uses capitalization, punctuation, and many other literary devices in a much different way from those of previous generations. Don’t be so sure your interpretation is correct.
8. I expect there to be at least one person who reads this post, totally disregards the third item on this list, and gets mad at me for writing it. Here’s a hint: if anything I blog about upsets you, it’s probably not even actually about you. Most of the time my angsty-ness is simply directed to the world in general. Not you as an individual. Not even close.

life is absurd.