Well there’s a Monday deadline that just passed me by. What was it that I was doing yesterday that made me forget to write my blog? Oh yes, I was reading up on X-Wing and then I got tired of sitting in front of the computer and started reading comics. I knew it was something important.
I shouldn’t engage in trash talk. I’m not all that good at it for starters. It’s all fun and games until someone steps over that line of what the other person will think is funny before the comments just become hurtful. I’m a terrible judge of that line and I always end up second guessing myself (too late) if I went too far. I know that when a person crosses that line with me and my feelings get hurt, it’s all I can think about for hours, if not days. I act like I’m thick-skinned sometimes, but my feelings are surprisingly fragile at times.
Assuming you and I engage in some friendly trash talk, here are some things you might be interested in knowing:
1) Some things are off-limits. Age of Animus tops my list. That includes anything related to the site. You may think you’re just being funny, but I *will* take it personally and lash out. I wouldn’t target your kids, don’t target mine.
2) I feel really bad when I screw up or forget a rule in a game. Even joking that I would do so intentionally really hurts my feelings. Because we usually play games I’ve bought, I’m usually the one teaching the others how to play. I try to do so as quickly as possible so we can get to playing right away and it often happens that I forget something important in my haste to get things started.
3) If I stop talking, you’ve probably gone too far. Please don’t keep kicking me when I’m down.
I’ve had my feelings hurt twice in the last week. I’m way too sensitive.