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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This

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WindSparrow - Oct 23, 2013 6:14:33 pm PDT #9914 of 30000

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I came home to a very apologetic note slipped under my door ("I'm truly sorry for disturbing you at that hour and being a total asshole"), including a Starbucks gift card. I hope this concludes my adventures with cranky neighbor.

Now, that's an apology. I am impressed with the fact that the guy is apparently an expert both at being an asshole and at apologizing. You would think that the one would afford the opportunity to practice the other, but so often that practice does not produce expertise.

aurelia - Oct 23, 2013 6:19:56 pm PDT #9915 of 30000

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I do appreciate the frank assessment. And the gift card says:

To: Good Neighbor
From: Bad Neighbor
Sorry for being a jerk

Cass - Oct 23, 2013 6:20:48 pm PDT #9916 of 30000

Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

That's a good gift card. I'd be inclined to forgive, if not forget.

aurelia - Oct 23, 2013 6:22:10 pm PDT #9917 of 30000

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

It's forgiven. I just don't want him to forget.

§ ita § - Oct 23, 2013 6:23:05 pm PDT #9918 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Damn, aurelia! That's like storybook apology. Now, he shouldn't be making you miserable in the middle of the night, but given that--way to go to pull it out of the fire. This is the point at which most of the guys at work would say "wife." Because men cannot socially function with adults (read: women).

Strix - Oct 23, 2013 6:24:06 pm PDT #9919 of 30000

A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

That's a good apology! Even I would forgive.

aurelia - Oct 23, 2013 6:30:10 pm PDT #9920 of 30000

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I could see the gift card being a suggestion from the girlfriend, but I'm willing to attribute the apology note to him.

Trudy Booth - Oct 23, 2013 6:31:57 pm PDT #9921 of 30000

Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Best. Apology. Evah.

I may or may not have taken one of Kato's tramadol pills when I had a terrible migraine that my regular migraine meds had no effect on.

I may or may not have done something similar. And called Cass and said loopy things.

Kat - Oct 23, 2013 6:33:07 pm PDT #9922 of 30000

"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

That is a good apology, but still annoying.

I have another off-site training. If I don't go, then the 15 kids who were conditional placements into college english will have to take remedial english instead. Way to pressure me, Cal State system.

WindSparrow - Oct 23, 2013 6:38:27 pm PDT #9923 of 30000

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I could see the gift card being a suggestion from the girlfriend, but I'm willing to attribute the apology note to him.

Even so, he is willing to either seek advice on how to make things right or knows enough to take advice when it is offered. I gotta think even if his mom or girlfriend gave him very specific marching orders, if he did not realize the value of what she said, he would have worked in a grudging, backhanded apology.

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