Author: sarah

Free write 
Was going to use today as a ranting day, but then things turned out to be good today.  I was sent an email stating that I was invited to an interview that I originally thought I had no chance at.  In the government.  In my dream city.
Holy Shit…this is happening.
I really don’t even know what to think right now because I am trying not to get ahead of myself and expect more than I can hope to receive.  But…
HOLY SHIT!!!
Until tomorrow…

Do you feel the need to have an opinion on everything?
No, I don’t.  I don’t know everything about everything, so I don’t feel the need to have an opinion on everything.  I feel as though people who have opinions on everything have a passion for nothing.  The old saying “Stand for something or fall for anything” comes to mind.
There are people who will have opinions on everything based on second hand information.  If you want to have a convincing opinion, you need to do the research yourself.  Just repeating what someone said doesn’t make it valid or true.  The internet and media are full of people who “know” things.  So and so told them, so it’s true.
Can’t be bothered to do the research for yourself can you?  Nope.
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Do you think social justice warriors accomplish anything productive?
In short, no, I don’t.
I think the majority of social justice warriors do what they do to impress their friends into thinking that they care about something, while masking the fact that the only thing they care about it themselves and how they are perceived by others.
Do hashtags really change the world?  I don’t think so.  They get people talking but unless they start an action, I don’t see them doing much to help people.
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Is there somewhere specific you like to go when you want to come up with ideas?
The place where I normally come up with good ideas is in the shower.  I know that may sound odd, and I can’t really explain it, but it works.  Maybe it’s because it is the one place where I left my guard down fully (cue the music from “Psycho”).
I also like to come up with ideas when I am driving.  It helps me clear my head and gives me a chance to shut off and escape from everyone and everything.
On occasion, a great idea just pops up out of nowhere, when I am doing something completely unrelated.  If I don’t write it down, I forget it five seconds later, and then spend hours agonizing about what I great idea it was, even though I can’t remember it completely.
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How do you feel about people’s need to post every detail of their relationships on social media?  Are you guilty?
I don’t believe people need to put every detail of their lives on social media.  It is usually a bunch of lies anyway, just a way to make their lives look ideal.  Does everyone need to know about every fight, gift, or hard time you have?  I feel as though after awhile, people just start resenting each other and I don’t see the point to it.  To me it is a great way to ruin your relationships.
I don’t post much on social media as it is, so it is rare when I put anything about my significant other.  I just feel like our life is ours and it doesn’t need to be shared with the rest of the world.  Not all the time at least.
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Do you prefer background noise or silence?
It depends on the situation, but I generally prefer background noise.  If I am just doing stuff around the house that doesn’t require much thinking, I have to have something to listen to.
If I am trying to concentrate, I either need silence or instrumental music.
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How do you feel about the reality gap between civilian and military families?\
This has become more obvious to me with the recent events.  Most Americans don’t know anyone in the military.  I am completely confused by this since I am surrounded by people in the military and wanted to join the military myself.
There have been several occasions where people make me shake my head at people who don’t seem to understand what the purpose of the military is or what they do.  Here are a few:

• A neighbor once told my dad that she thought people in the military just sat behind desks all day, while we were living a few miles away from the largest naval base in the world.
• The people who call for complete transparency about certain operations in the military (in the case of the special forces, the families don’t even know what they are doing, why should the entire country be informed about it?)
• People who don’t know what a gold star family is (a gold star family is a family who lost a loved one serving in the military).

So yeah, these people just irritate me.  You want to know why you can run your mouth about everything that is wrong with this and that in America?  It’s because of the people in the military who serve this country and protect your freedom.
So, on this Veteran’s Day, thank a veteran for their service!  Thank ALL the veterans!!
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Are you swayed more by logic or passion?
Logic, hands down.  I like someone to be able to prove their point and not just make noise like a boiling tea kettle.  You can make an argument just about anything, but if it has no substance to it, it isn’t a very good argument is it?
I get a lot of this from the relative who is an avid anti-Trumper.  She spouts off whatever her “real news” spokesperson tells her to, trying to convert me from my wicked Republican ways, much like how Jehovah’s witnesses try to convert non-believers.
The problem with this is I don’t like Trump, didn’t vote for Trump, do not consider myself a Republican, and therefore, don’t need to be converted.  The other problem (for the relative at least) is that I don’t like Hillary Clinton, therefore I am an evil Republican.
Until tomorrow…