Love or Something Far From It ... Friendship is interesting. it evokes these feelings in you. almost like love. one minute you can’t possible imagine a world without your friends. and some moments you feel as though you can do without them. every single one of them at one point or another. the darker feelings might come from a moment or irrationality. caused by some emotional trigger. but more often than not, you cross your fingers and hope that the moments will past. and hope that you’ll remember the better times. the good times. much like love. i have a bad tendency to overpraise. to give this false sense of security to people. i will say things to give them a false sense of self assurance… not intentionally. but to let them know “hey, it’s okay to be the way you are…” it IS okay to be the way you are. i don’t mind. i forget to add the finer print… “hey, it’s okay to be the way you are… your consumer driven lifeless soul and herd instincts will allow you to fit in with the mass comfortably.” or whatever applies to the individual. but it’s okay. it doesn’t bother me. i welcome difference. i wonder if i am indeed highly judgemental. i think i am. we all are to an extent. we all have our opinions. and if being non judgemental is not having opinions, then i am not that. i have an excellent command of control over my vocalizations of my judgements. whether i say it outloud or not. most of the time, they will be voiced in jest. jest or no jest. it’s voiced. and i must be responsible for the repurcussions. and then there are times when i think of the old adage “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it”. i wonder if that makes me spineless. i have a friend. we’ve been friends for a long time. and it makes me question what sort of relationship it is that we have. is it even friendship? does it make me bitter that i remember that one assholic event in 1995? it’s been over ten years. do i need to get over it? i also have another friend. unapologetic. uncomprimising. in every wrong way. not in the “i admire you for standing your ground.” way. but in that way that makes me question why i even bother to stand with the person. why i should go out of my way to ever do anything again. in my defense. i have gotten over it. i was never mad. nor was i angry. and it’s no cry for appreciation or thank you cards. it’s dissapointment. because it’s a lack of courtesy from one human being to another. it would be different if we were strangers. i would not be dissapointed. like i said. there are such things as manners. but when it continually happens. the lack of consideration. what would a stranger do? move on. what would a friend do? overlook the continuous lack of consideration and always be unconditional? if so, then fuck being a good friend. i can’t take that shit. we all have our faults, no? i was given a delightful quote-on-a-cutout-card: “attention is the most basic form of love; through it we bless and are blessed.” - john tarrant   Create Date : 07 ÁÕ¹Ò¤Á 2549     Last Update : 7 ÁÕ¹Ò¤Á 2549 19:22:12 ¹. Counter : 405 Pageviews.   0 comment Share Tweet

Branding .. "Brands fail for many reasons - bad products, bad research, bad pricing, bad distribution, bad advertising, bad strategy and bad luck. But increasingly, brands also fail when they don't adjust to market changes and quickly become less relevant." - Kenneth Roman, ex-CEO O&M   Create Date : 25 ¡ØÁÀҾѹ¸ì 2549     Last Update : 25 ¡ØÁÀҾѹ¸ì 2549 23:53:59 ¹. Counter : 229 Pageviews.   0 comment Share Tweet