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Tonight was supposed to be a quiet night. I came home, did some yoga, cleaned out the refrigerator, and ate dinner. Settled down to watch (American) football and sew (yes, I like to sew while I watch football. I can't explain why, but it works for me.) a little. Then a stormy phone call messes everything up and now I can't sleep. I don't like being around angry people, because eventually I take the blame for the anger. I'm not the cause usually but I am good at being the scapegoat. People yell at me because I can take it. Well, in a way I can. In a way, I absorb other people's emotions and bottle them up, and next thing I know I'm upset and depressed and feeling inadequate.

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Date: 2002-08-19 09:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teal91.livejournal.com
You are a good person. Cleaning out the 'fridge is proof enough. Ah the emotional storms of others... Flavored hot milk and biscotti?

Date: 2002-08-20 08:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
Hot chocolate for me, please. Almond biscotti?

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Date: 2002-08-20 04:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teal91.livejournal.com
certainly, with a cinnamon stick stir? Almond biscotti sounds super

Date: 2002-08-20 04:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gurdonark.livejournal.com
Heaven knows I'm no expert on this, but when a stormy call comes in, perhaps a bit of assertiveness to have the storm go blow someplace else may be in order. It's good to be a strong wall, but that does't mean that the floodwaters need always pound against you.

Date: 2002-08-20 08:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
I need to work on my assertiveness, definitely. On this my therapist and I agree.

Date: 2002-08-20 05:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angel80.livejournal.com
No way! What were you going to post about the CIA?

Date: 2002-08-20 06:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angel80.livejournal.com
Sorry, I found it below. I do recall right after 9/11 somebody saying the intelligence failure was due to over-reliance on high tech gadgets and not enough people on the ground developing relationships with people. The two guys at Mazar certainly seemed to lack basic skills in dealing with human beings.

Date: 2002-08-20 08:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
If there are reports saying such things about intelligence failures, then why does it seem like the requested budget doesn't reflect those comments? Are big expensive toys really so irresistable to men?

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Date: 2002-08-20 05:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angel80.livejournal.com
Either that or defending Americans is not the real point of the game. There are economic interests in toy manufacture to be supported. And spending money on toys probably directly and indirectly employs more people in key constituencies than employing more people in the CIA would.

Date: 2002-08-21 10:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
So true. So disgustingly true.

And now, reports of al Qaeda in Iraq! Does Bush sweep aside all the comments and promises to "listen"?

Date: 2002-08-20 06:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 1001nuits.livejournal.com
I got photos of you !

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Date: 2002-08-20 02:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 1001nuits.livejournal.com
C'est très possible !!!! Tu es très belle dessus ;-)

Date: 2002-08-21 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] microbie.livejournal.com
Ah, non, ce n'est pas moi. C'est Pauline!

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