Rising Up From The Ashes

Okay, so a while back I posted a list of rules that people should follow when interacting with me. It was an attempt to minimize my frustration with people who want to get to know me as well as saving them a loud, and not particularly nice, reprimand. As one might suspect, it made no difference at all since it was only seen by people who (presumably) already know better.

Nevertheless, I feel I must bitch again. Feel free to move on to better things.

What the hell is it with people who feel a need to shout to me???
What makes them think I want to carry on a conversation by yelling across a parking lot, cafeteria, classroom or coffee shop?
Do you really want to get shot down in front of everyone within hearing distance? Especially since at this volume that includes quite a number of people?
Why would you think that I would be interested in getting to know someone who is too fucking lazy to get up and wander over to me?
Hell, for those of you in cars, couldn't you at least drive your sorry ass over instead of shouting from four parking spots away?
Or do you simply get rejected so often that you don't even want to put that minimal amount of effort into shit any more?

Fuck! Yesterday I had two different people shouting at me from two different directions at the same time. Not because I was about to get creamed by a car or some other emergency but because they wanted to talk. Wanted to know my name. Thought I might want to go out some time. Yeah, like I am going to carry on this conversation at the top of my lungs while yelling across the parking lot. I just ignored them. Today more were at it indoors. Today I was not so nice.

When people say, "Holla at me" this is not what they mean!