creative comebaxx.

do you remember that game pong? it's pretty old school..older than me at least. that little white ball bounces back and forth between the walls..yep, that's the one. when i get a random thought, that thought becomes the ball..it bounces around on the walls of my skull until i finally either blog about it or it misses my paddle and goes into the abyss forever. now that i've explained how my thoughts work...it is time for my new years resolution, which has been playing pong since thanksgiving.

[PS i think new years resolutions are kind of lame, but maybe i'm just bitter because mine NEVER make it to the spring equinox].

compliments somewhat annoy me. some are nice, and genuinely heartfelt. but i feel like there are some people that really have nothing really profound to say, so they fill awkward silences with compliments that they probably don't even mean. [i personally prefer awkward silences]. for instance, "i love your shirt! where did you get it?!" do you really think that they are going to leave your awkward conversation and head to JCPenney to get a shirt identical to yours? doubtful. you're nodding your head, you agree with me. or you should.

so being rachel nancy woltjer, who can never just let anything be, i've decided to fight this complimenting system. or perhaps just make it more entertaining - i may be crazy, but i'm not rude...

my new year's resolution: respond to empty compliments with a creative comeback.

some examples:

"rachel! i love your shirt, where did you get it?"
"oh hey thanks, i found it in a dumpster!"

"rachel..dude..SWEET scarf!"
"thanks! my grandma knitted it, and she only has one hand..it took her like 3 months!"

"rachel, when did you get that new phone?"
"oh, actually, i stole it from the store - hmm..that was about a week ago. yep, a week ago."

these might not necessarily be 'Christian' responses, but hey - they're pretty great icebreakers. i enjoy giving compliments when they are due, but i think empty ones are just dumb. conserve your compliments, they'll mean more.

[this blog is dedicated to liz and kelly, without whom i would have no resolution.]