Today's Observation:

captain 26 · 14-02-2011 01:00AM

Hi smartly dressed, people dont hate surprises - they just dont know how to react to being the centre of attention at that moment. Its like someone who goes into a shop looking for a suit and when the shop assistant asks if they can be of any help the person says no. Its not that they dont want help, its because they're afraid that they will be sold something they dont want! they dont trust themselves to be strong enough to say "I dont want that" Both cases are from low self esteem

captain 26 · 15-02-2011 11:14PM

My Dad used to say “be sure when you leave someone’s home to close the garden gate behind you”
He said it was a sign of respect and consideration for the home owner’s privacy, the work they have done in the garden and your acknowledgement of both.
Isn’t if funny that the modern home very often no longer has a gate!. We’re now in the age of open plan gardens. Is this an expression of a more open society, welcoming and barrier free or a reflection of a society with a growing lack of consideration for the respect and privacy of others?
Just thinking!

BEAT · 16-07-2011 09:47PM

today I observed someone who should communicate before executing an action....kind of like think before you speak

If you are a "co-supervisor" lets say, and you think that it is ok to lets say...take down a memo they have stuck on the bullitien board because you think you have the right to do so without asking the person who created it....even though everyone in the office has said its a great memo and several people have even left comments about it....what does that say about the person who took the memo down?

Perhaps it doesnt matter what anyone thinks...what should matter though is the complete and utter lack of respect for your "co-worker" to take something down that was around way before you even started working there without even so much as a heads up....even after you were asked to leave it alone previously.
That deserves a big WTF
*communication is key, in any job you have. I find if you speak to people about things before commiting to an action that anything can be resolved in a decent fashion leaving no confusion to chance.

Now that Ive said that, an observation you have maybe made about me...I may not post all the time but that doesnt mean I am not here, when a post gets reported it goes right into my email and I check it...since it goes to more people than just myself a lot of the time someone else gets to it before me but i check my emails and PM's daily.
If you need to drop me a line or need help with anything please do so.

Insect Overlord · 17-07-2011 04:44PM

Today's observation:

Some people get ridiculously precious about the saddest, silliest things.

ThePinkCage · 19-07-2011 05:17PM

You ever notice that self help and articles now use a capital letter when writing about the Self. As if the Self has now become God.

SarahMs · 24-07-2011 10:27PM

Yesterday, I had a day in town with a friend. We stopped at a 'trendy' place for a coffee. The kinda place I would normally stay well away from, but she liked the place so that was fine. We sat outside and I went to the bar. Got chatting to two guys at the bar, one of them bought me a shot.
A while later, I went into the loo and one of them followed me, pushed me into a cubicle and just looked at me. There was a split second where we could just had mad crazy sex right there. But instead I went the the toliet. He simply tried to kiss me. I pushed him away and He left.
Spent another hour, sitting at the next table next to him making eyes etc. Then my friend and I left. and that was that!
The whole point of the whole thing, is that before I would have had the crazy frantic sex and not cared about who heard or saw. So my personality has changed. I was a bit shocked to be honest. I guess I am growing up.

Antilles · 26-07-2011 06:25PM

There must be a better place for this thread than the creative writing forum.

Blush_01 · 28-07-2011 11:37PM

Today's observation: People never look like they do in your head. And it's weird when you see a picture of them, having never seen them before, and you think "Nah, that's not them, they look like <insert mental image here>".

SarahMs · 08-08-2011 07:26PM

There years shouldn’t be pregnancy testes and alcohol haze amnesia, but I can’t think of anything else I’ve else I’ve living. Someone wise once said.
And it’s true; since you’ve entered secondary school can you remember when Monday mornings weren’t about how much you drank at the weekend, how much hash you did, or many people you ‘scored’.
Since when did money have to be put aside for Friday nights and the hunt for someone of age to buy the drink begin? Since when was it acceptable to drink in the woods? at Tesco? By the canal? Since when did it become normal to kiss or more someone when your 2 sips away from vomiting?
Girls seem to become objects.Guys ruthless. Girls go to lean on a guys shoulder and soon their hand or worse head is at crotch level. How convenient.
When your in that state you will take whoever and whatever is on offer.
I’m glad I don’t drink.

I'm clearing out my room and came across random bits of writing. I was a sensible 14 year old.

me-skywalker · 09-08-2011 05:29PM

A child sees fire.
The youth have awoken,
An inner rage.

The eve smokes.
A city lies broken,
A nation sighs.

CD. · 12-08-2011 02:32PM

Having reached the 50th short story posted on my blog, I had a think back over the past few months. A lot has changed, I've been much more productive, writing 3 short stories a week, though I havn't actually sat down and written anything longer than a short story in a while partly due to laziness and partly due to tiredness. I know that once I sit down to start, I will be able to continue for a while, it's just a matter of doing it.

I have compiled two ebooks of short stories and have started getting steady views on my blog and postive feedback, which is always nice and I self published a novel. I was hospitalised (briefly) and diagnosed with a chronic condition (crohns) and have started preparing for college. It is also coming up to the one year anniversery of a car crash I was in, where we had to be cut out of the car. I can't believe a year has almost past, but I am looking forward to the coming year. I feel better about life, more organised and like something big is going to happen soon, I am looking forward to college, learning to drive, becoming healthier, my 21st, hoping for snow, and finishing my degree this year so I can move on from it and start something new.

I don't know what the coming year will bring, but right now I am content and feel at peace and really, that is what is important at the moment.

monara · 12-08-2011 02:48PM

Today, I walked along Sandymount Strand and the tide was in. Two young girls, about 10 years of age, were paddling in the water and enjoying the simple pleasure of small waves coming and going. A magic moment.:)

me-skywalker · 12-08-2011 04:02PM

Today I hit the snooze button 4 times and still made it to work early. The next day I hit it once and I'll be late. Expectation.

me-skywalker · 31-08-2011 05:36PM

In a moving sphere... do we rotate?

Blush_01 · 31-08-2011 08:15PM

When someone uses the weapons you unwittingly gave them, do you focus on the fact that you know how those weapons work, or do you focus on arming yourself accordingly? In an ideal world you'd have time for both, but this isn't an ideal world, it seems!

pickarooney · 31-08-2011 08:36PM

I'd go with Ronald Reagan on that one.

Ben Moore · 05-09-2011 11:37PM

I find myself twirling my hair and wrapping it tightly around my finger when I am trying to figure out the next line/something in work/when engrossed in a book or movie. It is a habit that has lasted from childhood. It happened today.
I need a haircut.

swan19 · 10-09-2011 12:35AM

I absolutely love this idea.....(",)

My observation today is...Depression...it can be all around us!!! Could it just be a state of mind and the simple answer is "think positive"???

Antilles · 10-09-2011 07:18AM

swan19 wrote: »

Depression...it can be all around us!!! Could it just be a state of mind and the simple answer is "think positive"???

What a disgustingly offensive idea. Depression is more than just thinking sad thoughts.

What's your cure for epilepsy, "stop shaking"?

10-09-2011 12:58PM

swan19 wrote: »

I absolutely love this idea.....(",)

My observation today is...Depression...it can be all around us!!! Could it just be a state of mind and the simple answer is "think positive"???

No, that is not the simple answer. What a fcuking idiotic offensive post.
Why don't you wander over to the long term illness forum and tell them their illnesses are all just a state of mind.

swan19 · 10-09-2011 02:40PM

I didn't say that was my belief..:eek:

It was a question, hence the question marks and wanted to get people's opinion on it. I have suffered with depression and people who didn't understand it have said things like that to me. Trying to explain to people its a disorder like diabetes or asthma they tend to find that hard to understand.

I'm sorry if i offended anybody..believe me that was not my intention!!!

On another note==> My observation today....

People tend to jump to conclusions before having all the information. People tend to take QUESTIONS as STATEMENTS...

10-09-2011 02:44PM

Ok. My observation today is that if people are misunderstanding what you say, the problem often lies with you and not them.

swan19 · 10-09-2011 02:55PM

Hard to believe people can't understand question marks!!! But yeah the problem definitely lies with me. Thanks so much for clearing that up for me :rolleyes:

Antilles · 10-09-2011 03:13PM

swan19 wrote: »

Hard to believe people can't understand question marks!!! But yeah the problem definitely lies with me. Thanks so much for clearing that up for me :rolleyes:

My observation for today is that this p.o.s. spam thread is a breeding ground for passive aggressiveness and has very little to do with Creative Writing, and it should therefore be de-stickied and moved to another forum.

swan19 · 10-09-2011 03:21PM

Antilles wrote: »

My observation for today is that this p.o.s. spam thread is a breeding ground for passive aggressiveness and has very little to do with Creative Writing, and it should therefore be de-stickied and moved to another forum.

It definitely turned that way on me alright...people telling me i have a problem when all i did was ask a question because i wanted peoples opinions on the matter..God things can really get misunderstood in these forums. Again I'd like to apologize for any offence caused.

Insect Overlord · 11-09-2011 05:19PM

swan19 wrote: »

It definitely turned that way on me alright...people telling me i have a problem when all i did was ask a question because i wanted peoples opinions on the matter..God things can really get misunderstood in these forums. Again I'd like to apologize for any offence caused.

How about next time you ask your ridiculous questions on an appropriate forum instead of trivialising a very serious range of conditions? This thread is supposed to be about observations, not uninformed medical speculation.

storker · 13-09-2011 10:28AM

swan19 wrote: »

It definitely turned that way on me alright...people telling me i have a problem when all i did was ask a question because i wanted peoples opinions on the matter..God things can really get misunderstood in these forums. Again I'd like to apologize for any offence caused.

I guess it's considered that the overtly agressive response to your post is "better". When I read your original post I saw it as a point of view, perhaps overly simplistic and didn't specifiy what kind of depression you were talking about. Actually, I thought you were hinting at the economic situation. Either way, hardly anything to jump down your throat over.

I studied abnormal psychology some years ago and I remember that there are two forms of depression: "reactive" and "clinical". "Reactive" depression is, as the name suggests, a negative emotional response to events, for which trying to maintain a positive frame of mind might well be an appropriate response. "Clinical" depression is, of course, a much different kettle of fish, and trying to use positive thinking to cure it would probably be about as effective as trying to beat an elephant to death with a feather duster.

Nevertheless, my observation is that some people need to lighten the hell up. Apart, of course, from people who really are suffering from depression.

Stork

Blush_01 · 13-09-2011 10:16PM

my observation, if you dont like it then dont post here.

Antilles · 13-09-2011 10:55PM

Blush_01 wrote: »

Any chance this thread could be locked and turfed into the vault somewhere

It seemed to go away once but then it came back like an unfortunate STD.

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