I love to people watch, I could do it all day! This may be why I get sucked into reality TV shows so easily, and can stand to watch Extra! while I am working out. I really like to see what makes people tick, and why they do the things they do.
My cubicle buddy (also my MOH) and I have invented a new game which we call Ulterior Motives...and it is pretty much what you guessed it would be. We watch people and listen to conversations throughout the office and try to figure out ulterior motives...
It is pretty entertaining actually ( and maybe a little lame, but it helps make the work day more interesting....
My favorite is when people try to get you to ask them about something, so they can talk about themselves. For example, "I can't believe no one asked me what I ordered us for lunch today." (yes this actually happened to me). As you may, or may not know I really am not huge fan of small talk with people I don't know that well. So when someone came over and plopped themselves on top of my desk and said "I can't believe no one asked me what I ordered us for lunch today." I responded " Weird!" Then I realized what was going on. The conversation starter wanted me to ask what was ordered for lunch, so their efforts could be validated...Since I didn't give the appropriate response by asking the conversation went stale fast, and I caved. I asked....Luckily, the convo was cut short by a phone call. Lunch was pretty good though!
There are other ulterior motives as well, like getting someone else to do a task for you: change the printer cartridge, draft a document, get you something from the kitchen.
Politicians, celebrities and everyone else use them all the time too. It is an interesting way to read the news articles about current events.
I used my own UM this weekend by getting Dan to try on wedding bands by picking a jewelery store that was next to Whole Foods. And yes, it worked. =]
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
A WEAK defense...
Here is my sermon for the week...
Since November, Dan and I have been members at a gym about 2 blocks from our apartment. One of my favorite parts about working out at the gym is getting to watch ET or Extra while running away the miles on the treadmill. I find that in doing so, it makes running less painful. Now that the paparazzi and celebrity gossip hungry are sick from the Octo-Mom binge, Mario Lopez and Mark Steines have moved on to new material. Besides the Jon and Kate Plus 8 Drama, they have been buzzing about Carrie Prejean. The sad thing is that "real" news has also been buzzing and covering this story CONSTANTLY.
Carrie's 15 minutes started when she answered a question about "opposite" marriage. I really care less how she answered the question, even though it was hauntingly Palin-esque, meaning, really "pagenty" and rambling. I may not agree, but I do realize everyone is going to have a differing opinion on this matter until the cows come home. She does make a good point saying she has the right to exercise her freedom speech, as do I, that is why I continue to write in this blog.
My annoyance comes up with her most recent controversy. Apparently Miss California has some scandalous (nude) pictures popping up all over the internet. Again, this isn't what bothered me so much. I am more appalled about her fake boobs as a gift from the pageant, than the pictures. I am not going to look at them so it won't bother me...
What bothers me is the defense she used. How she couldn't be in the wrong because she is a good christian (whatever that means, I also have some issues with the term "good Christian"). This bothers me because it is a total cop-out. I think it is pretty sad that because someone is a Christian (a good one at that, it means they should be let off the hook and it is ok to look the other way. The reason you are under scrutiny is because you are a Christian and messed up big time, which all Christians do. SO you shouldn't be claiming you are too good to do something, say you messed up and that you are sorry for it, and hope others can learn from it. Don't point your finger at the photographer and say you were taken advantage of, step up and take responsibility for your actions. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, especially Christians, and I feel that at times Christians are under more pressure to preform because "practicing what you preach" is key. No one who committed murder will hear the verdict not guilty because his attorney's main defense is "He's a Good Christian". In my opinion the beauty of being a Christian is making mistakes and owning up to them, learning from it, growing from it, and knowing that you can be forgiven, not using cop-outs to be let off the hook. Being a Christian also puts you under a microscope and people watch everything you do, so you better be ready to explain yourself.
Just because someone says they are Christian does not make them a good person. This is why it bothers me when someone says "I'm a good Christian." It's not true, we are all sinners and pretty rotten underneath it all. If we were truly "good Christians" there probably wouldn't be a need for Jesus, which defeats the purpose of Christianity. I am by far, far from perfect. I know it is wrong for me to single out a person, but I am sick of hearing this weak defense. That is they way I see it anyway.
Since November, Dan and I have been members at a gym about 2 blocks from our apartment. One of my favorite parts about working out at the gym is getting to watch ET or Extra while running away the miles on the treadmill. I find that in doing so, it makes running less painful. Now that the paparazzi and celebrity gossip hungry are sick from the Octo-Mom binge, Mario Lopez and Mark Steines have moved on to new material. Besides the Jon and Kate Plus 8 Drama, they have been buzzing about Carrie Prejean. The sad thing is that "real" news has also been buzzing and covering this story CONSTANTLY.
Carrie's 15 minutes started when she answered a question about "opposite" marriage. I really care less how she answered the question, even though it was hauntingly Palin-esque, meaning, really "pagenty" and rambling. I may not agree, but I do realize everyone is going to have a differing opinion on this matter until the cows come home. She does make a good point saying she has the right to exercise her freedom speech, as do I, that is why I continue to write in this blog.
My annoyance comes up with her most recent controversy. Apparently Miss California has some scandalous (nude) pictures popping up all over the internet. Again, this isn't what bothered me so much. I am more appalled about her fake boobs as a gift from the pageant, than the pictures. I am not going to look at them so it won't bother me...
What bothers me is the defense she used. How she couldn't be in the wrong because she is a good christian (whatever that means, I also have some issues with the term "good Christian"). This bothers me because it is a total cop-out. I think it is pretty sad that because someone is a Christian (a good one at that, it means they should be let off the hook and it is ok to look the other way. The reason you are under scrutiny is because you are a Christian and messed up big time, which all Christians do. SO you shouldn't be claiming you are too good to do something, say you messed up and that you are sorry for it, and hope others can learn from it. Don't point your finger at the photographer and say you were taken advantage of, step up and take responsibility for your actions. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, especially Christians, and I feel that at times Christians are under more pressure to preform because "practicing what you preach" is key. No one who committed murder will hear the verdict not guilty because his attorney's main defense is "He's a Good Christian". In my opinion the beauty of being a Christian is making mistakes and owning up to them, learning from it, growing from it, and knowing that you can be forgiven, not using cop-outs to be let off the hook. Being a Christian also puts you under a microscope and people watch everything you do, so you better be ready to explain yourself.
Just because someone says they are Christian does not make them a good person. This is why it bothers me when someone says "I'm a good Christian." It's not true, we are all sinners and pretty rotten underneath it all. If we were truly "good Christians" there probably wouldn't be a need for Jesus, which defeats the purpose of Christianity. I am by far, far from perfect. I know it is wrong for me to single out a person, but I am sick of hearing this weak defense. That is they way I see it anyway.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
A Good Quote
"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
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