I made the promise to myself to be more dedicated to my blogs this year. Get a camera, be more open, write at least one post a week, you get the idea. It’s what I like to do so I should become more committed to it. This morning I got all the inspiration I needed after watching this talk. I will try my best but I also write a lot based on what I’m feeling so we’ll see how this goes.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T you’ll find out what it means to me
I live in a high rise where you pay a pretty penny for parking and a penny and a half if you want a reserved spot. In October I think, we decided to get a reserved spot as it was getting annoying having to drive around looking for open spots all hours of the day and our apartment is right next to the garage door. It was even more annoying when we’d go partying and have to park a few levels down to get a spot. Paying the extra for the reserved spot would be worth it as we would save ourselves the headache.
Now, when you move into the building and get your keys and the garage opener, you’re told park anywhere EXCEPT for the reserved spots. To my horror, when we came home after 11pm on Saturday night, I found a car, parked awfully in our spot. I was enraged. This isn’t just about being lazy, you blatantly have no respect for people. This also wasn’t the first time it happened to us. I took a picture of the license plate and the car sticker for the building and was hoping someone would be at concierge and it wasn’t too late.
While my husband parked the car in another spot, I went downstairs. Luckily someone was there, I gave them the info and asked them to just ask the person to move the car. I also have the opportunity to have the car towed but I know how much of an inconvenience that could be so it wasn’t an option for me. I also wrote this nice letter and placed it on their windscreen.
Sunday morning, I go off to church around 8.35a and returned around 10.30a and the car was still there. I went inside, did breakfast, relaxed a bit and around 12 I checked and the car was still there so I went down to concierge. I told them to kindly find the person who drives that car and let them know I do not wish to have them towed but if it isn’t gone by 2pm (see I was being nice) it will be towed. Around 1pm I got a call from concierge asking if the person had moved because she couldn’t find the car but there was a miscommunication with the level I was on so I went and checked and sure enough the car was gone. I told her thanks for everything and moved my car into my spot.
There were several problems with this who scenario:
- the person had a sticker for the Department of Defense on their car – I’m sure you wouldn’t risk rolling into work and parking in your VP’s or anyone else’s reserved spot so why do it here?
- my husband was livid because it’s not like we get back money when we don’t have access to our spot when people do this (and as I said it wasn’t the first time).
- how could you think there would be no repercussions to you doing this?
- you don’t know me. You don’t know why I have this spot reserved here, you don’t know if I have health issues, you don’t know anything. You wouldn’t go and park in a handicapped reserved spot would you? In the same breath it could be said that I didn’t know what was wrong with them and if that is the case, go inside, do what you have to do and get someone to move that car because it’s not an open spot.
It’s simple – respect people and they will respect you. If we were to let people keep doing this no one would have respect for us. We’d be people you can walk over and I’m not ok with that.
I didn’t have any intention of being mean (I didn’t tow the car) I just wanted to get the point across that it would not be tolerated.
People + the Internet
Let’s be real, the internet has it’s perks – people have launched careers from it and we can Bing it or check Wikipedia. Then there is the downside to it. The negative comments, the people taking on different personalities or persons altogether, cyber bullying and people searching for fame that really need to go and sit in a corner.
I started my fashion blog because I like when people share their purchases because you get ideas even if you do not want to get the same product they’ve bought. It’s one of the good things about the internet and social media – sharing. You also get reviews on products you want to try but just want other’s opinions on it first to make an informed decision.
I was watching a video tonight where Dulce was showing her makeup collection because people requested it. I am always amazed by the comments made under videos like these, and on Instagram, and it has led me to only want to write on my little blog and not share a video. Don’t mistake what I’m saying for weakness. I would do videos but I fear what may slip from my tongue in the initial stages before I just ignore the negative comments and acknowledge those who are positive.
My question is WHY? Unless you’re some amazing computer whizz there isn’t much anonymity behind an account. Why do you think it is ok to be so negative and judgmental of people? Why do you think it is ok to pretend to be someone else and toy with someone’s emotions? Why is ok for you to pick on someone behind a screen? That little bit of, what you perceive to be, enjoyment you get from messing with someone is always short lived compared to what happens to you when you are called out for your actions.
Then there are those idiots who do shit, there is no point in censoring this, to get attention. The video of the girl “eating” the tampon had me enraged. It took me a while to watch it, (I had to because I thought she was actually going to swallow it and I thought that was unbelievable) I paused right before it went into her mouth. First of all, what on earth made her think this was ok? I was even more enraged when I saw her place it on the counter and drink from a cup. I hope part of her punishment from her parents was to scrub that bathroom with Clorox. That is, if her parents even punished her. Lawd if that was my child…. she would rather be bullied at school than be in my house. No I won’t beat her ass but she will know not to make a stupid decision again. I would not have an umph of sympathy if she came crying to me about people telling her shit. You did that to yourself. You were old enough to know what you were doing was shit, maybe not the repercussions of it over the span of your life, but old enough to know right from wrong. I’m done with this topic, shit gives me a headache whenever I start thinking about it.
Then there’s the issue of Catfish and the footballer Manti Te’o. I cannot comprehend how you can carry on a relationship with someone for so long without seeing them and it gets so serious. It baffles me. I won’t go into the Te’o situation, I’m tired of that as well. But the tv series Catfish is just amazing. No! Please don’t think I mean a good amazing. I get pissed amazing. The same can be said for online dating sites. I hope life never leads me to have to create a profile on one. People will always be able to trick you in life – online or offline – but when you set yourself up to be in a situation like that, I feel very little sympathy when you realize you’ve been tricked.
I would love to type more on this topic but my head hurts from the little I’ve written and from what I’ve seen for the night.
Deuces.
Just a Dash 