Thank you, but no

[vicarz]

Please do not send me any: 1) evites, 2) friendster invites, 3) myspace invites, etc.

Every time I get one of these things, my spam load increases ten-fold. I do not want to make more friends, I do not want to find a date, I do not want to see pretty pictures or face peer-pressure for your party as I see the 'votes' come in. If you use LJ, I appreciate it but I may miss/forget it as my screen scrolls.

If you want me to meet someone in particular, introduce me. If you want to meet me, introduce yourself. If you want to invite me to your party, send me an actual email (sloppy is fine), mail me, or hand me something. I'd love to engage with you personally, but am not interested in being constantly solicted by blanket internet assaults. I don't take offense to the efforts, but the results are bothering me. Really, thank you for the good intentions but the results are not there.

Ok luv ya like peaches buh-bye!

Comments

[grymnir.livejournal.com]

Snicker. I have to admit...I like the comment on the "evite peer-pressure," very true (and annoying). OTOH - I do appreciate evites in some cases as I'll lose an email in my inbox very now and then.

All in all - this is the time of year to be socially bipolar: you want to be invited because you want to be considered; you feel guilty when you can't or won't go to something and so don't want to be invited; you want time alone because of the social pressure and increase in "communal" activities; and you get depressed when sitting at home on X night when you realize thhere must be something going on that you don't know about.

No...the "you" is generic, I'm not talking about "you" per se.

This is also the time of year that everyone asks: "how's school going" and "what are you going to do with that" but at least you *shouldn't* be getting "and so when are you going to get a real job?"

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Actually it is about me per se, describes the situation well.

I have the annoying habit of wanting to answer the socially required questions with real answers.
"How's school?" "Sucks balls and I'm not going well."
"How's work?" "Sucks balls, and you?"

[grymnir.livejournal.com]

but isn't ball-sucking supposed to be a good thing?

Seriously, I do know hwat you mean. I regret that my best interaction tends to be when I compose myself on LJ. Fortunately, my worst rants are often filtered.

Now that we are post-Black Friday (tm) it is time for the "joy of the season." [Time to watch alcohol sales climb through the roof!]