21 October 2009

I can't think of a title...

First, I want to thank those that commented on my last post.  I seriously wasn't expecting any comments at all and especially not the ones that I got since it was so impromptu and took all of 3 minutes to write.  Elisabeth and Emily, you both are so sweet and I am really grateful that you not only read my blog, but left me such nice things to read!  All of you are great and I like you a lot.  :)

Second: 
I wasn't planning on turning my computer at all when I got back tonight because I finally caved and bought Catching Fire instead of waiting for it to come in to the library (I am impatient) and was planning to read that instead of the usual internet visits.  I figured I could just do my usual routine tomorrow morning while waiting for Hulu to load Glee.  But when I was taking a break from reading a few moments ago and got on FB via iPhone, I saw that Nina Jankowicz had updated her status to say that she had written a blog about her new song.  So I got excited and decided to take an even longer break from reading turn on the computer after all so that I could listen and tell her how wonderful it/she is.  I was not disappointed.  It is amazing.  If you are reading this then you should stop right now so that you can go listen to her song.  She inspires me. Although I'm not sure how, since I've long ago came to the realisation that I can't write songs to save my life.  But she makes me want to write songs and be good at music regardless of my lack of talent or to at least be good at something.  

Thirdly: 
We had to move the HvZ game back a week so that we could meet with this council for outdoor activities so that they could bombard us with questions about it to make sure that it's safe.  I met with the director for student activities and he was really helpful and nice and told me what it was going to be like and not to get intimidated.  I probably will get intimidated so I am making Paul come with me.  He seriously keeps me sane.  I get stressed out so easily and make everything a bigger deal than it has to be and he is there to remind me that it is supposed to be fun.  Without him I would have a mental breakdown before crashing and burning.  And he does a lot of things for the group including getting on the email announcements so that we can advertise and sending out the message saying that we were going to have to postpone so that I wouldn't have to deal with any more crap.  I have been dealing with a lot of crap too.  Some of the members (mainly the guys) have been so whiney.  One guy commented on the group saying that we needed to get on the ball and promote this thing and remind people to register on the official site.  And then this other idiot commented and said, 'Yeah, you tell them who's boss".  So after I let my anger subside I signed back on and replied in a very professional manner saying that we were working on it and that it was a lot more work than we thought and we were trying to organise everything while ensuring that everyone was going to be safe and how we wanted to give the group members time to register on their own time while the games weren't here yet before reminding them so as to not bombard them with unnecessary messages.  I said it in a way that was professional whilst still, if you read between the lines, said to chill the eff out and get off our backs because we were doing the best we could.  If I have to deal with another person implying my incompetence I am going to choke a bitch.  Really.  I think he got the message though and Paul replied saying, "You tell them, Lauren!  You are the boss!" so that was encouraging and nice.  The group now has over 300 members and literally gets a new one about every 5 minutes or so.  It's kind of crazy and I think I've been so stressed out because I don't want to let down and disappoint a lot of people.  Hopefully everything works out with the council.  I make it sound like I'm appearing before Samuel L Jackson and a Yoda puppet.  Maybe I should imagine it like that so that it won't be that intimidating.  


Currently Listening:  

Currently Reading: 
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.  I am weak.  

3 comments:

  1. Aww. Thank you! :]

    And I read Catching Fire in a day last weekend. It's addictive.
    Don't start it if you have anything that needs to be done, because you can't stop. =]

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  2. You should just offer to let complainers take over. They probably don't realise exactly how much work is involved in organising anything.

    And I'm sure you'll be fine. Things generally work out. :)

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  3. Aw, thanks for the shoutout in your blog! I'm flattered :)

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