Robert's Rules

I've been thinking quite a bit recently. That's a good thing, because not many people think enough. I've decided that in my (mumble) years as a slightly ostentatious fag, I've amassed a cute knowledge base. It's not as large as the Microsoft KB of useful useless information, but nonetheless, it's decent.

My topics are far more utilitarian, and they do have a better applicability to life than "limitations of the FAT32 system in XP."

(Yes, I've read it and used it recently)
(No, don't ask)

With no further adieu, these are things I've learned:

• People won't change to suit you or your core beliefs. They might make a minor modification for a short-term goal (such as getting laid) but core values are like "family values" and the attraction to SUVs. These things are indefinable but strongly held. Waiting on someone to change is akin to teaching a pig to fly--it only wastes your time and irritates the pig.
• People don't really change over time, they only become more the way they have always been. Some totally wacked out chick said that. Ayn Rand maybe? If so, it still doesn't change my opinion that she is truly evil.
• People that treat service workers like dirt really aren't nice people. I have worked in service (in a way) and I've seen people that treat other humans like shit for no particular reason. It's very sad, and there's no reason for it.
• Go with your gut instinct. The brain only mucks things up. Where the brain goes, the heart oft follows. I tend to over-analyze things, which leads to me coming to conclusions that are often incorrect. Universally, in retrospect I should have just listened to my first instinct and been done with it.
• Addictive personalities, whatever they may be, breed addictions. Accept the limitations and press on with your life. Too often, addictions are merely replaced by other addictions, so no real progress is made. When I was at my low-down lowest, I was offered a job as a disease counselor in a methadone clinic. The position was sweet, and one that was right up my alley, but the clientele irked me. Methadone is not too much more than state-sponsored heroin addiction, and I haven't seen a great deal of progress made in that field.
• The internet breeds antisocial behaviour. That said, FXB is history. The boy really is a clueless individual. Go back up to that gut instinct thing that told me he was totally wrong for me. See? That's why he got called "Future Ex Boyfriend." Besides the fact that he's not a particularly happy person leads me to believe that for a ltr, he's REALLY not right for me, but probably appropriate for someone else. However, for a short term thing (which truthfully is what I need right now)...Well I'll just say that FXB is totally fuckable and leave it at that.
• Coffee pot etiquette tells a great deal about a person. The person who leaves a mess of sugar and creamer is probably too consumed in their own affairs to be bothered. The person who cleans without provocation is probably codependent. Person who makes a mess trying to use the "fresh pot" while said pot is still brewing (especially when a new pot is sitting on the burner next to it) probably will fly at the least provocation. The polite boy that dumps the grounds, makes a clean pot, and doesn't quibble about drinking coffee that's more than 2 minutes old is a team player, and probably quite dependable.