Okay, I admit that I might be slightly premenstrual and thus, irritated about things that are pretty much inconsequential (see last entry), but my stop at the grocery store this evening took the cake.
Like many apartment buildings in this city, mine has coin laundry. Yeah, it's annoying, but it's better than dragging laundry off site and being a mooch to those with a washing machine and dryer. Thus, I go to the grocery store and acquire $10 in quarters every few weeks. Usually, I go to Jewel and they trade me paper for coins, no prob, very friendly. Today I stopped at Dominick's to do the same, only a cranky customer service man said, "Ten twenty-five."
Me: "What? A roll of quarters is only ten dollars."
CCSM: "Not here, they told us to do this."
Me: "But that's not a fair trade."
CCSM: "That's what they told us."
Me, completely appalled: "Well, Jewel doesn't charge extra."
CCSM: *shrug*
Me: "Fine. I just won't get them here again. Hmph."
For some reason, this exchange over a quarter totally infuriated me. I felt like I'd been taken advantage of for having coin laundry, for being in that store and not being willing to go to their competitor for $0.25. I was just so freakin' mad over this silly stupid thing.
So in the car on the way home, in order to not ram anything (ahem, Greg), I came up with a loose list of anger-relieving activities. I remembered some of these from when I took this women's stuides class in college and became insanely angry at all the injustice against women in the world. So here's a list of tasks that may assist you with your hormonally-related (or just regular ol' justified) anger issues:
What do you do when you get angry?
Posted by Lacey, April 18, 2005 08:18 PM
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Really mad? Hop in the car and drive for hours. Lightly mad? Vent it out with anyone who will listen.
Posted by: ez on April 18, 2005 09:00 PMlacey,
If you love us all (and I know you do), could you please get your bloggity self rss-ified?
thankyou
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Posted by: ry on April 19, 2005 08:42 AMyou were totally justified lacey. i'm pissed for you.
usually when i get angry, i take a step back and practice breathing exercises to prevent me from snapping at everyone in site. or i find someone who will listen to me complain about everything i can possibly think of.
i do a few of the things you mentioned, along with the following:
* play the piano
* write in my journal (and blog)
* eat chocolate and/or ice cream and/or some combination of both
Ry!
I actually have been RSS-ified since fall of '01. I just assume that people know the mt address of this link, but I realize that I shouldn't assume anything.
http://lay-c.com/log/index.xml
I also have /log/rsd.xml and also /log/index.rdf (for RSS 1.0).
Hope that helps!
Posted by: lacey on April 19, 2005 11:28 AMI used to pop a bjork album on the old record player and boogie down, that was till my record player broke. But, I'm thinking of carring a little watergun with me, and squirting all evildoers.
Posted by: Fil on April 19, 2005 12:37 PMI share your pain. Do you get upset when you go to an ATM machine and have to pay $3 for your money? What to do when upset? A good dose of Black Flag or the Dead Kennedy's does a body good. ;-)
Posted by: mca on April 19, 2005 01:21 PMOh honey, I hate things like that! gerr it just makes you want to kick someone or whoever may be crossing you path at the time.(poor them)
I must confess when I'm angery I cry or at least really want to!
But most often I reconnect with a good friend: Ani D. - in particular Untouchable face...:)Teehee
INSTANTLY: smiles and F'it kind come into play...Gotta love her.
And I remember why I often feel that:
Stupid people Piss me off!
Wow, something I never thought of (well..I have before..you get me) was that in order to relieve anger, it's good to know that there is someone in this world experiencing more injustice than you. So at least get angry for them, and not over your (my) twenty five cents. Hee hee.
Posted by: Lacey on April 19, 2005 02:23 PMWhen I get mad I run into things with my car.... No wait, thats what other people do to me.
I've been paying 10.25 for a roll of quarters for ages. Thats the going rate at the currency exchange, quarters are valuable to retail. Luckily Lacey, not far from your home is a DIY car wash (clark and ridge) with a change machine that will not charge a premium for quarters. Yay for System cirumvention.
Posted by: greg on April 19, 2005 03:02 PMI turn up the music really loud and dance around my room.
Posted by: Sholeh on April 19, 2005 11:56 PMAn Ovation Deacon, a Line 6 Pod. and Pig Nose in the garage. Bend that note. Hold it. Get sustain through positive feedback. Make it wail. Do the Duane Allman double-bend from "Stormy Monday". Rip off some riffs from Santana's "Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)" (the live one, off "Moonflower"). Do the "Samba Pa Ti."
There's a reason I learned how to play a guitar. And, you know what? It works when I'm not angry, too.
Audioslave. LOUD. Preferrably not in Chicago so I can listen to it while driving really fast! Ahhhh....
Posted by: jessica on April 22, 2005 04:00 PMdoes anyone else talk out loud to themselves, practicing exactly what they should have said, but couldn't find the words to say in the moment?
somehow i don't think i'm the only one. when i was in college and working in an office in the south loop, the other "young" employee was going through a horrible break-up. (read horrible, as she chose black as her "theme color" for an entire year afterwards). one day, she was in a bathroom stall, rehearsing what she wanted to say to her ex, only to find as she went to wash her hands at the bank of sinks, that our boss had been in the stall next to her the whole time. (read boss as rather stuffy and unfriendly woman).
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