Young Geoffrey Dissed!

[ed_rex]

Young Geoffrey Dissed!
Girlfriend Leaps to His Defence!

Well, that was interesting - if more stressful than it should have been. After years of experience with flame-wars, I still find they pump more adrenaline into my system than they ought.

It all started with my ego (as what, in this world, Gentle Readers, does not?). I requested a review of my journal, curious as to what random strangers might make of my words.

Didn't find out. I did find out that my relationship with Laura is so appalling to some people that they could not get past it. I am a dirty old man, she at once a victim and a slut. And so, yes, I was unable to keep myself from responding and thus wasted far more of my precious time there than I should have. And so, Laura leapt to my (and her) defence, sparking a battle in another journal entirely.

Still, I suppose I enjoyed the exercise.

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My "Christmas" has been mostly restful. I had 5 days off - mostly: I was on call, Web's pager with me at all times. Fortunately, there have been no disasters, so I haven't had to go into the office. I have answered a few emails and returned some phonecalls, but didn't have to spend a lot of time at it. With luck, tomorrow will be a quiet day, so that I can work on my site (which isn't as slackerish as that sounds; I want to learn to use .css files and what better way to practice that new skill than with a site that doesn't belong to a client?).

Still, I've needed the break and, if I haven't accomplished all that I had hoped to, I am well-rested and optimistic about the coming year.

Comments

ljreviewz

[enamorednymphet.livejournal.com]

I've read some of them, and I found no further point to read the rest. I have had my journal rated once with the hopes that I will receive mature ratings and advice so I may gain fresh perspectives on my journal. I think you already knew what kind of helpful and relevant advices I received from them. In a way they're quite sad, wasting their time to look at others' journal in their most critical point of view and trying hard to be bitter with their comments. I didn't even bother to write a reply to any one of them (Though I was quite tempted).

"Judge not lest ye be judged" (or something like that. I need to read my bible more carefully.)

Re: ljreviewz

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

I think you already knew what kind of helpful and relevant advices I received from them.

I seem to recall they didn't really review it, so much as point out you didn't have the required number of posts - or am I thinking of someone else?

As to judgement, I have no problem with it - so long as it is done honestly.