Please. Be quiet.

Whenever something new comes out, there's a rush to be the first to copy it and a rush to be the first to hate it. Whenever I hear someone mention that they hate any particular fad, I have just as little respect for their ability to think on their own as someone who is obsessing over that same fad.

You had the choice to click play on the video or not. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Unfortunately, people don't have the choice to click play or, for that matter, mute, on your complaints. So please, stop hating on every little new thing that comes out, even if it is stupid. It really doesn't make you look any more intelligent or sophisticated.

Thanks.

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To My Non-Existant Readers

If you do read my blog, I both apologize for not acknowledging you and thank you for reading my ramblings. I will continue to rather lazily and almost never update this blog, but I will also be writing on Storylane once in awhile. Storylane comes with prompts that seem to get my writing motor running, so my writings there will probably be more polished work and less nonsensical rant. That makes me feel even more comfortable in this blog, as I can truly use it as a platform to just jabber on about my life instead of being worried about the quality of my posts. If you wish to read my posts on Storylane, by profile is at www.storylane.com/ChanelleLize. Enjoy!

On another note, I had to be taken to the emergency room yesterday afternoon, and while I was talking to the triage nurse, the phrase "Just because you're in pain doesn't mean she's not a person" popped into my head. So please, the next time you have to be in the hospital, treat the staff -- even the maintenance staff -- with respect. Even if they stick a needle in your left butt cheek. That was rather unpleasant. (But the pain killers that needle delivered were WELL WORTH IT!!)

I'm quite fine now. I'm not sure if the pain killers are still in my system (even though it's been almost 20 hours since they entered my body) or if my pain has gone away on it's own, but I feel rather peachy now, albeit very tired. Do me a favour and smell a flower for me today, alright?

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