A few days ago I found out
why my father stopped talking to SO and me. There was a vitriolic
misunderstanding between me and some friend of his following a group text
message thread. This person, whose name I still don’t know, singled me out and
bluntly asked, “Who are you?”
I should have ignored it.
Instead, I tried to explain about Internet and communication security – why I
wouldn’t answer. Well, somehow I insulted this person, who complained to my
father. My father then tried to jab at me with two cryptic text messages after
letting all my calls go to voicemail. I didn’t even understand what he meant at
the time. At least he called the night before last, but I’m struggling with
feeling hurt, plus not knowing what the future holds.
Worse (Dad has pulled these
silent treatment stunts before, after all), two of my favorite rock and roll
performers are struggling. Marilyn Manson (AKA Brian Warner) became ill somehow
and had to cancel one of his shows with Rob Zombie. Apparently, some fans are
being total jerks about it. I hope everything turns out all right for him. I’d
be so sad if he had to quit performing.
Similar ugliness has been
visited upon the delightful members of Palaye Royale. It seems some entitled
brats get upset if they don’t get exactly what they want, when they want.
According to guitarist and big brother Sebastian, these turds arrived two and a
half hours late for a meet and greet before posting nastiness online about PR
not caring about fans.
Lead singer Remington is so
distraught I fear they decided last night to disband after touring this fall.
Their second album hasn’t even been released yet. I’ve been trying to do little
things to boost spirits. The best recommendation I could make is for them to
stay off Twitter and Instagram, maybe other social media platforms, at least
for a while.
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So I’m trying to find a
bright side to this week. Well, if I’m honest, there’s more than one. First off
I’ve been writing, writing, writing. Also, I got a long overdue eye exam today.
SO kindly went with me,
driving me around after my eyes were dilated (good thing, too! Blurry vision
ensued for hours). We went to Sam’s Club and I ordered new lenses for two nice
pairs of eyeglass frames I already own. One will be for long distance with
bifocals for really tiny print. The second pair will be for computer usage. I’m
really happy and can hardly wait to get them.
I ordered all kinds of neat
coatings. Those long distance/close-up reading lenses are going to replace my
bulky sunglasses with a reactive transitional ultraviolet blocker. My new
computer use lenses should reduce eye strain by blocking some of the blue light
emitted by electronic devices.
We paid for all this
using an HSA card. That’s a tremendous blessing. And my eyes are healthy!
How did your week wrap up?
