Fighting is stupid

[jetpack_monkey]

On Thursday I broke one of my personal rules for continued sanity and got into a heated debate on the Internet. It was pointless and mainly fueled by the fact that all involved parties were/are extremely passionate about the subject of contention (Festivids), but held strikingly different viewpoints on what that entailed.

The reason I don't get into fights on the Internet (or really, arguments at all) is that I spend the next two weeks living in an echo of the debate, considering how I could have responded better or more cuttingly or more kindly or when I could have extricated myself earlier.

To speed the process, I declared a Festivids-free weekend. Both the roommate and the spouse were instructed to gently flick me if I started talking about Festivids and to escalate the response if I didn't relent. Only one flick happened, thankfully.

Instead, I spent the weekend doing some LEGO scale-building experiments, playing through LEGO Dimensions (which is becoming a $$$ suck), and rewatching Grey's Anatomy with jmtorres. Last night, echan and I went to the Pasadena Symphony for Dvorak's "From the New World", which was lovely and fun. It's nice to expand your horizons sometimes.

I am very much looking forward to Festivids and I hope the rest of you are as well.

Comments

[morgandawn]

Very wise, young padawan. Very wise.

[grammarwoman]

Ugh, I'm sorry you got sucked into an argument. I hate conflict myself, so I know how bad the afterwards can be. *HUGS*

So talk to me about Lego Dimensions! We're planning on getting it for our son, the Skylanders graduate, so we at least know that the figures are going to be a money $uck, and I watched some of the play-through with him. The bastards had me at Doctor Who.

[brokenallbroken]

Excellent post-argument decision making. Dvorak will rescue my mood 90% of the time. So glad he works for you too!

[littleheaven]

Ugh, I do the same. I'm still mulling over an exchange I had with some asshole who abused my husband outside the oncology ward at Auckland hospital shortly before he died. That was five years ago!

I am really looking forward to Festivids, even if Brooklyn Nine Nine (my new fandom) has been disqualified (sob). I have recently been made redundant so I'll have lots of extra time to vid! Yay for silver linings. I'd like to do three this year, if I can find requests that I think I can do justice to.

[sol_se]

I still think about & wince at a couple Internet Conflicts I had years & years ago. So, I feel ya.

<3