tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post8816361940816278109..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: It's Just How I AmAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-61724799915719765612010-10-20T17:35:17.053-04:002010-10-20T17:35:17.053-04:00you know what I'm going to say don't you.....you know what I'm going to say don't you.."I'm sorry I'd love to chat, but I have to get these papers graded so I can go home and visit with my daughter who's home from school this weekend."...and put your head down and get to work..<br />lock the fucking door.<br />ask the church lady if she'd like to come home with you for a Pagan ceremony, you need a 13th person to fill out the circle..<br />I have more..<br />People that know and love me know that if asked to do something and I don't want to I'll say..I don't want to..they'll say but why? I will say I don't need a reason, I'm 66 and I don't fucking want to. you need to have a lesson from my yankee friend shady lane who taught me how to be rude.hayellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-63551894600603537672010-10-20T17:31:56.495-04:002010-10-20T17:31:56.495-04:00I am that person.I am that person.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-18862820763253065862010-10-20T16:29:55.717-04:002010-10-20T16:29:55.717-04:00Oh, PLEASE, Anne, if a STUDENT wants to "chat...Oh, PLEASE, Anne, if a STUDENT wants to "chat you up", then maybe it's worth a listen.......ya never know if it's that one time you could have prevented a columbine or a suicide, just because that one kid made that one last ditch effort to reach out to the ONE person in all their world they thought would LISTEN..........<br /><br />You ARE that person, aren't you?Me, Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-3467711824883723902010-10-20T11:09:10.785-04:002010-10-20T11:09:10.785-04:00Prepare .... and use the classic "Broken Reco...Prepare .... and use the classic "Broken Record" approach! Tell everyone who will listen how: "I am SO thrilled that the Heir is come -- and can't WAIT to spend time with her at HOME" Smile. Say it again. And again. When someone approaches your desk -- point at the pile of paperwork and say: "I MUST get this all done -- so I can get home ... etc. etc. I'm SURE you understand!!" Smile. And get back to the task at hand! <br /><br />Jan at Rosemary CottageTeacatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899566893360863672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-45092628041742708862010-10-20T09:21:48.519-04:002010-10-20T09:21:48.519-04:00Can you cast a glamour around yourself? You know ...Can you cast a glamour around yourself? You know how if you want to be invisible you kind of wrap a grey cloak of glamour around yourself that makes people look the other direction?Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-33598410196425885072010-10-20T08:56:14.293-04:002010-10-20T08:56:14.293-04:00Ditto's Lori F. I think she nailed it.
The &q...Ditto's Lori F. I think she nailed it.<br /><br />The "I'm busy right now" might work too - and hey... if they don't get "hints" they're too dense to get offended when you have to get blunt. That's my theory anyway.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-61086074435769737152010-10-20T08:12:54.541-04:002010-10-20T08:12:54.541-04:00When the adults come in, keep working. If they ke...When the adults come in, keep working. If they keep bothering you, tell them your daughter is home from school and you want to spend time with her tonight. <br />As for the students, be polite and answer the questions briefly. But you have to set boundries.Lori F - MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-31264564023350506512010-10-19T23:12:43.345-04:002010-10-19T23:12:43.345-04:00I'm like that at work, too, Anne.
I'm mild...I'm like that at work, too, Anne.<br />I'm mildly ashamed to say that I resort to the iPod when I need to focus and there's all this...<i>socialising</i> going on.<br />Yes, I have a bit of a reputation as a curmudgeon, but in my job it's almost expected.<br /><br />Love,<br />Terri in JoburgAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.com