And you'd think the rain could cheer me up....

So my grandmother sends me her usual spam chain letters with inspirational messages, only this time she sends the same one which is 204k four bloody times!  I've told her before I don't participate in chain letters.  It was a cute parable about the crosses we bare in life.  It had sweet animated graphics.  But it was four copies of the same thing!  Enough really is enough.  *sigh*  At least she means well.  I can't say that about the rest of humanity.  And in the end she imparted this very important E-mail lesson:  FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

Then there's this uncredited article my mother sent me:
TODAY'S TRIVIA TIDBIT: According to a 1997 poll, the average person in the U.S. has felt compelled to see the movie Star Wars an astonishing 6.7 times since its 1977 release, either in theaters or on TV.
and this link that my step-father sent me.  It all makes me wonder if its worthwhile having E-mail at all.

Of course, the real reason I'm so annoyed is that I'm stressed.  And its easier for me to take that stress out on others.  So that's why I'm complaining here rather than directly at them.  It's not them.  It's me.  I'd rather vent my frustrations here in the safety of the printed word rather than cause hurt feelings in the real world. 

God grant me the strength to muddle through.

I always feel like everyone wants a piece of me.  Do I ever get anything in return?  Oh sometimes I get the satisfaction of knowing that I've helped others.  But when people take advantage of my giving nature, that stresses me.  Add to that the incredible money pit my house is becoming and I just want a vacation from it all.  Unfortunately there's someone throwing it all in my face again every friggin' day. 

God grant me serenity.

So I gave up and finally watched a Hulk trailer on CountingDown.com.  It looks like it might me good.  We'll have to see how they portray Brian Banner.  It could be good.  I hope its good.  I wish I could have seen at least one of the trailers on the big screen.  Everyone else who saw Spider-Man and Daredevil did.  Is it some big cosmic conspiracy?

I forgot all about our store meeting tonight.  I got to work and saw it listed on the calendar.  Oops!  Luckily, our president gave me a lift home afterwards.  We covered a lot of important issues which have built up since our last store meeting in October.  I won't bore you with the details here.

Tomorrow, Wayne wants to have dinner at YC's Mongollian Wok at Metrocentre.  I don't really look forward to riding around Metro at night in the rain.  But its probably best that I don't let myself get caught in the trap of isolation and depression.

Ugh.  They've officially voted me to be the Program Chair for CopperCon XXIII.  And I still don't want the job.  Lucky me.  

Luckily, I still have my God and my cats who love me.  In the meantime, here's a double punch of fey quizes.  Dragons and fey have always been my favourite fantasy species.  You might notice a theme in my fey personalities.  Funny how that theme is right now causing me so much stress in the real world.  But like stacinator says, "Amazing how a little perspective helps one gain clarity!!"  It's time for me to go get some perspective.

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