At 2/28/10 01:17 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote:
Hey Byte, you never did answer my question about your entry for the Jan/Feb writing contest. Also, great joke as well. While I may not be the true definition of a redneck, I sure as hell am not one to get all hot under the collar about 'em.
They say to make a story interesting you should write about what you know. There is, unfortunately, quite a bit of truth in that story. I did lose a husband to a drunk driver, and I did have a bout with cancer a while after that which rendered me sterile.
All of that heartache years ago made me question many things in my life. It took me a while to realize that what you want out of life, and what you get, are two different things. I had many choices in my depression - but fortunately, I chose to busy myself in my career, and do some good with my life.
I love my nieces and nephews as my own, and at this stage of my life, I have accepted that not only can I not have kids of my own, I don't have a desire to adopt. I have made my work my life, and for me, I am satisfied with that.
So now, many years later, I am fairly stable - I don't take any meds (prescription or otherwise), don't smoke (never did), drink occasionally (once every few months - and if I had to stop, it would be no big deal), don't have any addictions or gambling problems, and as far as I know, free of any restraining orders or bench warrants. I have a lot of bills and debt to work out, but I've been chipping away at them every year, and eventually I'll see daylight. Just living the American Dream.
And as many of you know, I use my sense of humor to defend myself, or to diffuse a situation. It is a convenient shield to put up. However, every once in a while, some things just set me off, and I fire back. I never said I was perfect - but I am fun to be with.
One last thing - I'm not looking for sympathy or pity. My past is my past, and where I am today is much different than where I was then. I like being helpful here in the EGB, and a comedienne as well. I might offend some people as I go along, but you know, you can't please everybody all the time. I do NOT classify myself as "politically correct" - but you'll always know where you stand with me, like it or not.
So, yes, my scars are on the inside. I have filled the gaps in my soul with technology. However, unlike the character in my fanfic, I am still (unfortunately) 100% human. Oh, and yes, that story about the skinny chick in the store - yup, that really happened. Not sure how she got out - I didn't hang around long enough to find out!
Laugh, clown, laugh...
In order to illustrate my point, my parents got me Jeff Foxworthy's You Might Be A Rednck If... This Is The BIGGEST BOOK You've Ever Read a few years ago. I've identified with something like 21-40 of the jokes which indicates Jeff will see me at the next family reunion. :P
The one thing I have learned about "rednecks" is never to underestimate them. They may appear as "stupid" or "simple" by other people's standards, but when the going gets tough, they know how to pull together, figure things out and make things happen. Just because an answer is simple and unconventional does not mean it's not valid.
Ismael, I just used the LOLSpeak because Coop's post warranted such humor. :p
LOLSpeak is just another form of slang, designed by a young generation to piss off the older one. It's along the same lines of making every other word in your sentence a "curse word", or using the word "like" between, like, every other, like, word. Almost as bad as "You Know".
So, can I haz a lolkat to feedz and paly wiht?