tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post4427163142343673371..comments2023-08-06T04:09:45.468-07:00Comments on ...and hijinks ensued.: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinnedPrincess Pointfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-28336596785095605082009-06-09T13:37:03.498-07:002009-06-09T13:37:03.498-07:00Grad school is a marathon of sprints...the worst o...Grad school is a marathon of sprints...the worst of both worlds! It is hard to plan when there are so many variables: available spots, competitiveness, tenure, etc.Therapeutic Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781452874259470378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-58831029042498830212009-04-23T09:43:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:43:00.000-07:00J's sister is now building this MANSION with her s...J's sister is now building this MANSION with her super rich hubby who is a real doctor (as opposed to the fake Dr. Yoda).<br /><br />I took a little tour of it, and eh, naaaah. All that stuff isn't for me. Three fireplaces, jacuzzi, screened in porch, three car garage ... Makes me a little sick actually.<br /><br />Even if by some stroke of luck, I do end up having that much money - I'd never invest it in a mansion. I'll get myself a smallish, but comfy, apartment and spend the rest of my days traveling the world :-)Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711652528962940049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-83353651024267739372009-04-21T19:06:00.000-07:002009-04-21T19:06:00.000-07:00i am envious all the time of friends that are marr...i am envious all the time of friends that are married/engaged, hell ones that even have a steady boyfriend!<br /><br />it's hard not to have those feelings i think. even when you know "you'll be better off in the long run".Michelle and the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376890270664282390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-12979216389772404942009-04-21T02:29:00.000-07:002009-04-21T02:29:00.000-07:00I know how you feel. Envy between family members a...I know how you feel. Envy between family members and close friends that are like family members is the most taboo emotion for people to feel. But we all do from time to time. <br /><br />Doesn't mean we're not happy for them or that we want exactly what they have. <br /><br />When I'm envious I ask myself 'what is is that that person actually has that I feel is missing from my life?" Maybe, all it means is that you'd like to be more spontaneous sometimes? <br /><br />OK. Amateurish therapy session over. :)Eleni Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192362492099520938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-38794695617322012022009-04-20T19:00:00.000-07:002009-04-20T19:00:00.000-07:00Im pretty bad too. Im always envious of others.Im pretty bad too. Im always envious of others.golubloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004360644140307670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-64139294630088931012009-04-20T09:32:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:32:00.000-07:00Envy is totally my deadly sin.
I feel so guilty b...Envy is totally my deadly sin.<br /><br />I feel so guilty because I'm happy! I have a good life!<br />But yet, sometimes I read about someone else or see someone else and I get so jealous....ablogofherown.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100076303463436866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-2683835386908306352009-04-20T08:11:00.000-07:002009-04-20T08:11:00.000-07:00She may be happy, but at present she is also an or...She may be happy, but at present she is also an ornament with no equity. <br /><br />This is not meanness or sour grapes, its the reality of the situation. I've seen enough bosses take up with someone they employ. Sometimes it ends happily. Sometimes not. <br />In her case, I hope its the former.<br /><br />My verification word is 'scone'. I hope its cranberry-orange.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-47583603650859003952009-04-20T07:42:00.000-07:002009-04-20T07:42:00.000-07:00Don't feel bad. As long as you're happy for and su...Don't feel bad. As long as you're happy for and supportive of your sister, I think envy can be healthy. It helps us identify what we want and don't want in our own lives. <br /><br />As long as the feeling remains benign, don't feel bad about it!Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266549894044350833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-71689530583581541272009-04-19T22:38:00.000-07:002009-04-19T22:38:00.000-07:00I think it would be very hard not to feel envious ...I think it would be very hard not to feel envious in the same situation. *sigh*Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438572073263291065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-37518906716752780522009-04-19T19:54:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:54:00.000-07:00"I'm almost too much of the poster child for makin..."I'm almost too much of the poster child for making sound decisions, and my sister is anything but-- and she is the one living the high life as we speak."<br /><br />THIS (almost too perfectly) describes EXACTLY how I feel about my younger sister. SO NOT FAIR.<br /><br />But I love her so what can you do?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102153960518252622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-17306453410781504972009-04-19T19:01:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:01:00.000-07:00Hmm, maybe I should start dating my boss. Nah, it...Hmm, maybe I should start dating my boss. Nah, it would be way too awkward, and kinda gross.<br /><br />But yeah, I know the feeling. Here I am, busting my butt off trying to make a living so I can get married and start a family, and I see many of peers pretty much get a good life served to them on a silver plate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-80772113230311794172009-04-19T18:12:00.000-07:002009-04-19T18:12:00.000-07:00I will attest to the comfy-ness of the couch!
And...I will attest to the comfy-ness of the couch!<br /><br />And have you ever considered that maybe, she's envious of you in some ways? It might look like she has it all, but I bet you she's also aware that it could just as easily fall flat and she has nothing to fall back on, whereas you know how to stand on your own two feet.<br /><br />It's always greener on the other side, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-75512818985376300082009-04-19T17:41:00.000-07:002009-04-19T17:41:00.000-07:00I got envious the other day after heading to AB's ...I got envious the other day after heading to AB's Bro/SIL's for Easter dinner. They're my age with their own very nice, NEW house, landscaping, nice cars, space to entertain etc. and I admittedly felt a bit of jealousy that they could do all these things, whereas his family would never come to our house for dinner since we don't own enough chairs for everyone to sit on.<br /><br />Then, while looking for a new place to rent this weekend I had an insane freak-out about not wanting to move to the suburbs just to have a "nicer, bigger" house and that I wanted to live in a funky neighbourhood in a smaller apartment and was all histerically "I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP!!!!" <br /><br />While I may be jealous, I don't actually WANT what they have.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686803288323819543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-92002502550957747662009-04-19T16:26:00.000-07:002009-04-19T16:26:00.000-07:00Some day, someone in your family will be envious o...Some day, someone in your family will be envious of YOU :)Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-46683242996259697922009-04-19T14:17:00.000-07:002009-04-19T14:17:00.000-07:00I suffer from envy every once in a while. My lil s...I suffer from envy every once in a while. My lil sis just started dating a guy 3 weeks ago and he's spent a couple grand on her already! While I sit at home praying that the state will finally get my unemployment sorted out! I know exactly what you mean!Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444764132348998385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-22660458577291361772009-04-19T13:50:00.000-07:002009-04-19T13:50:00.000-07:00I know exactly how you feel -- my younger brother ...I know exactly how you feel -- my younger brother went straight from high school to working and makes twice my salary. While I pay off college loans -- he buys cars, four wheelers, boats (yeah, notice the plurals). I take comfort in the fact that he tends to buy in pairs so I get to have fun too.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840515813374990142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-73517515425213551622009-04-19T13:06:00.000-07:002009-04-19T13:06:00.000-07:00Oh, I know exactly how you feel. I have friends th...Oh, I know exactly how you feel. I have friends that lived at home rent free while saving for fancy trips and mortgages while I've skrimped through college to find myself in a one bedroom rental suite. It's a catch 22 cause you want the people to be happy, but somehow it just doesn't seem fair!<br /><br />I'm glsd you're able to see through it and be happy your sister is happy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109096232554591570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-55109424361872844072009-04-19T12:16:00.000-07:002009-04-19T12:16:00.000-07:00I have a friend (someone I used to live in my curr...I have a friend (someone I used to live in my current flat with, in fact) who bought a flat, in a not particularly nice area, a while ago. She then met a guy more recently, who owned an AMAZING flat by the river Clyde, who she ended up moving in with. Basically this is now her flat. She still has her old one and is renting it out. She's living in this AMAZING flat. He's planning to sell so they can buy a proper big house.<br /><br />I don't own ANYTHING. And I'm nearly 30.<br /><br />The only consolation I can take in this is that she's over 2 years older than me. But still . . .<br /><br />At least you know your sister loves this guy.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425977546505490830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-30268393542630798882009-04-19T12:13:00.000-07:002009-04-19T12:13:00.000-07:00I might have to wish a strange rash on someone I l...I might have to wish a strange rash on someone I loved if they got a hot tub. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-27395804226223310322009-04-19T11:45:00.000-07:002009-04-19T11:45:00.000-07:00ugh i know EXACTLY how you feel lady. i get super...ugh i know EXACTLY how you feel lady. i get super envious super easy. i can't explain it, it makes me guilty, but I can't help it.<br /><br />your sister is extremely lucky to have found the course she has...and locked in your room you are so allowed to pound your fists on the bedspread and say NO! FAIR! NO! FAIR! <br /><br />not that i speak from experienceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-18827409570490620712009-04-19T11:33:00.000-07:002009-04-19T11:33:00.000-07:00Ummm, yep. I call this outpost perspective. And ...Ummm, yep. I call this out<I>post</I> perspective. And envy is the bedrock. <br /><br />:)[F]oxymoronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802290628653063707noreply@blogger.com