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The other day, I received a few GI Joe figures in the mail from a friend. He sold them to me for a very fair price. Two of them are Lady Jaye, who is obviously my favorite character. In any event, these figures are standing and/or hanging in various poses all around my workstation. They make me chuckle. Frankly, this is of no importance to any of you
whatsoever, but the figures are so distracting that I felt I had to give them some attention before they'd let me get any work done on my column at all. In any event, I'd like to announce that there is a poll being taken currently on my website. The question is Would you ask LadyJ for advice?, and you can see it by accessing my column from outside the Geckoplex. If you can already see that poll at the bottom of your screen, you're already viewing my advice column that way, so don't bother clicking the link. For three months I lived in a house with 5 other nice people. I am a prankster and played numerous harmless jokes on my housemates, and for the most part this was appreciated. Unfortunately one of my housemates apparently didn't appreciate this, never said anything at the time, but seems to be quite bitter. I never "got" that person again and have always been friendly and genial towards the individual, but this person seems to keep giving me the cold shoulder. I like this person and don't like making people mad in general.whats the best thing to do? You're going to have to learn that you can't please all the people all the time. (I tried to look that quote up in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations so I could attribute it properly, but I couldn't find the author.) The fact is, there are some people you probably couldn't ever please, even if you gave them cash by the bucketful and multiple orgasms daily. Pranks are a tricky business. Sometimes they are not welcome, and upon finding that out, the only thing you can do is apologize and endeavor never to victimize that person again. I assume that you did apologize. If you didn't, perhaps you should. If you did, then drop it and let it go. This isn't your problem anymore, it's the problem of this petty individual. One tip: pranks are only cool if they are funny, superbly orchestrated, and done sparingly. Being a self-proclaimed "prankster" means you probably do them too often. That may be fine for Hawkeye Pierce in the M*A*S*H 4077th or John Belushi in Animal House, but for an average schmoe in your average town, it's just sorta lame. WHAT DO I DO WHEN MY LITTLE BROTHER TRIES TO COPY ME???????????? Well, for starters, you tell him to stop screaming. Then, you realize that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, (Again, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations didn't have it. If anyone knows who coined that expression, please let me know.) and that he just wants to be like his older sibling. Lastly, you stop letting things like that get to you. You probably have many more years of enduring such actions, and if you let each little thing like that bug you, you're going to be a whiny little wuss, and no one will like you. |
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Born and raised in NYC, LadyJ developed a quick wit and an acid tongue to entertain her friends, and cut down those foolish enough to oppose her. This abrasiveness earned her a reputation as a heartless bitch in some circles, but those closest to her still believe she has a great capacity for understanding and caring, and a talent for advice. On this website, LadyJ offers herself both to help those who ask her advice, and to entertain those who find her humorous. Those who fall into neither category are leftovers, and we all know that no one likes leftovers. So, if you have a problem that you need help with, and the courage to accept her advice...
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