Fuck the power of positive thinking. Sometimes I feel like when I'm really trying to be positive and hopeful for a good week/month/semester/year... a curveball gets thrown my way.
My problem? I'm too fucking nice. I'm sure that statement seems a bit odd based on my negative nelly standpoint right now but its so true. My inability to say, "No - I'd rather team up with someone else on this project" has fucked me 3 times now.
Remember my no good team last semester? The 2 turds that were as helpful as a pickle in my butt? Yeah... I made it a point to NOT ask them to team up again. I just didn't want to deal with that mess. I wanted to happier semester. A less stressful semester. A semester where I would perhaps learn the value of collaborating with people on my level.
My first class. I'm taking an oh-so-exciting database programming class. Hold you jealousy, please. Its a required course for my degree. Luckily, the guy that I teamed up with last semester that wasn't a turd was in this course and we teamed up for the semester long project. Even better? He's a database programmer! Things were looking up for Mrs Twink.
The semester long project required teams of 2-5 people with 4 being the highly recommended number. As we were in line to get our login information, a girl asked if she could join the group. She even said, "I don't know anyone in this class..." so I felt bad. She seemed okay and what did I care? There is a database programmer on me team! So she joined our team.
5 minutes later...
Girl: "Guys - I got us another man!"
Me: "Oh... who?"
Girl: "He's sitting right behind you."
...turn around slowly... only to see the LAZY TURD FROM MY GROUP LAST SEMESTER!
Girl: "Is that okay?"
Me: "uh... uh... yeah, sure."
I choked. We definitely needed a 4th and I couldn't come up with any decent argument because I didn't want to hurt feelings. Where did this come from? Argh!
Even so - I thought my next class would be a better situation. But that's an entirely different, very long story in itself. Let's just say that I somehow managed to get stuck with the FOB guy from one of my courses last semester who, hands down, is the WORST PRESENTER I have ever encountered (why is he shouting?!) and of course... this particular class requires 2 forty minute presentations on articles. Shoot me now.
I try to stay positive, be positive, emote positivity... and god poops all over me. I bet its because of my leather handbag.
10 comments:
No its not because of your leather handbag its because you are indeed a worthless terd. Just kidding But you should indeed for a group presentation include your life experience and do a PETA article for your class and throw in your thoughts on how the Leather bag issue came to be we want updates on the mr. and pictures of the buffness
Wow anonymous - that's brilliant!
I'll include The Mr in my powerpoint presentation and then burn my leather handbag and cry about animals.
I agree with the first post, Twink is a turd.....and god pooped on me once too, I threw it back at him like I was a little helper monkey....I walked away laughing....then got struck by lightning and gang raped like in "Deliverance". Squeal piggy squeal. Needless to say I apologised and God and I have been on speaking terms ever since. Have a good day.
Pickle in my butt? I'm so using that!
~*hmm...look at it from a different perspective. you may not need them, but maybe they need you. think~*charity! hahaha. you are a positive person. dont let this get the best of you...you hate that class anyway! it'll work out fine girly!
Def not the best - maybe the turd will be better in this class. Maybe it was just the last class that he didn't find interesting. No? Okay fiiiine it's not likely but you'll do the best you can!
I may have guffawed (so not pretty) when i read "as helpful as a pickle in my butt?"
Just do the best job you can and forget the other losers :)
i always HATED group work. there's always a turd.
sorry dude! that really sucks.
as for the butt-scoot: i have heard that about the anal glands. but sometimes it's just once or twice and nothing comes out... it's weird. and funny.
It's taken me so long to type this because I swear to god that I had a hard time deciphering anonymous's comment.
anyway, Im glad you're back on my team, team poopslinger! You know, I think your choking at the point of "now is when a person in charge oftheir life says "no, he sucks" is really just a human reaction, not a failure on your part. Can you imagine how much more horrible you would feel if, to this turds face.. or around his face, you said "no, i don't want him on the team"? Even the meanest person... ok ME... would feel gacky inside at tthe look on said turd's face.
If I were a good Christian I would also correct you and said that it's not god pooping on you, it's the devil, trying to recruit you onto his side. Chin up, Job, aand all that. but i'm not, so I won't.
This is why I am so cynical and I just kind of bank on the worst happening. BUT, I will say, maybe if your turd isn't surrounded by his bowl of turdlets, he'll be less turdy.
And, something about vegan handbaags and the Mr's buffness.
You're too nice to be a turd to your turdy ex-team mate...I'm taking some turd slinging lessons from smack
I've been in some awful groups in college, but eventually found the right mix and we took classes together the rest of the time and we're BTF!!
Sorry I misssed you girls Sat night :(
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