annoyances

A few things have been annoying the hell out of me lately….maybe it’s high testosterone levels, maybe because I’m close to a tournament I’m becoming more aggressive, or maybe people are just going about things ass backwards. I’m not sure what it is but I’ve been a bit “on edge” as of late. This isn’t to say I’m pissed off all the time, quite the contrary….I’m actually really happy right now and my life is pretty awesome, I think my fuse is just a bit shorter now a days. Now I don’t necessarily think it’s me….I think it’s you…well no not you, the fellows I know and the fellows you know….maybe a virus is spreading removing common sense from people's minds….Now don’t get me wrong, I’m no one’s judge, jury, critic, moral compass, or role model….I hate to be told what to do and I don’t tell people what to do (even though it kind of is my job) I do feel a few people need a few reminders of a few things…

1) Blaming others for your problems/mistakes...here’s the bottom line and I know I’ve said this a million times on this blog…you’re the only one responsible for your actions and you are the one who will deal with the consequences. No one can force you to do anything…this isn’t communist china….this is America dammit…if you want to spend 16 hours of your weekend watching the “Say Yes to the Dress” marathon then that is your god given right…if you want to eat a whopper, Large Fries, and a GIANT COKE have at it, if you want to spend your entire pay check on some stupid new gadget you won’t use in 6 weeks then you should be able to….you worked hard for that fancy gadget…just don’t complain when you gain 20lbs, can’t pay your rent, or get bed sores from sitting on your ass all weekend….maybe the bed sores are an exaggeration but you get my point….no one forces you to do anything…your kids don’t stop you from working out, your fraternity brothers won’t drag you out of the library, and your girlfriend doesn’t force you to spend your entire paycheck on her….and if she does you should probably dump her.

2) With the exception of doing any type of harm to others I’m starting to develop a more subjective view of the ideals behind what is right and what is wrong…what’s wrong to me may be right to you and what’s right to me may go against every fiber in your being, it’s really just up to your morals and personality…but I do believe that with every decision you make you have to be prepared to deal with consequences…is the juice worth the squeeze….in the short you might think it is….you might think that juice was the most delectable thing you’ve ever tasted….you might say to yourself that I’d be willing to give up everything else for this sweet sweet nectar….now in the end it you may be right….that juice was worth giving up everything else for and the rewards outweigh the consequences….or you might realize you’ve been drinking horse piss for the last 6 months….

3) saying you’re going to do something and leaving it at that….I’d say about once a week I get a person…whether it be a close friend or acquaintance coming up to me telling that “next week….Monday as soon as I wake up I’m going to start working out, start eating healthy, and start being bad ass!!!! Just wait ‘til Monday!!!” I’m not sure how to ever respond to this, I try not to be cynical so usually I just respond “that’s awesome man, best of luck with that” but usually I’m thinking “no you’re not….you’re going to wake up with a sore back from nothing….go for a 2 minute power walk until the slightest physical discomfort stops you, come home and eat a bowl of wheaties because you think it’s healthy….then you’ll cave at work when you see the cheap birthday cake for Melinda, the 60 year-old diabetic who can’t eat the birthday cake anyway….then someone will steal your red stapler”. This is just one example…it could be anything…I’m going to learn how to cook! I’m going to get above a 4.0 next semester! I’m going to be a cowboy!!!! While I hate to say it….you probably won’t ever be a cowboy….you give up at the slightest obstacle and don’t really care about integrity….maybe because you don’t consider those things important and maybe they’re not…but if I say I’m going to do something you can bet your flaky ass I’m going to do it…

4) telling people what to do or criticizing others for their actions...okay I know what you’re thinking….I just spent the last 5 paragraphs criticizing others and telling them what to do….and I don’t mean it this way….because that would be contradicting myself and that’s something Naveed Shan would never do nor would I refer to myself in third person, nor would I use a double negative in a sentence. What I’m referring to is offering unwarranted advice or criticisms when you weren’t asked…your opinion means diddly….DI-DUH-LEE….unless you’re my mom I really could care less what you think of me…my morals are my morals and my decisions probably won’t affect you so what makes your think I need your commentary regarding this amazing spectacularly action packed rom-com movie that is my life?!?! People always assume I get pissed off when I see people eat badly….in fact John “hot nickel” Rojas insists on rubbing in my face the fact that he drinks dr. pepper, eats peter piper for lunch, and drinks beer by the barrel….I’m not sure if he does this as a joke or he’s trying to piss me off….but I don’t give a shit either way….I love John and I think he’s one of the best dudes ever but I don’t care what he chooses to gorge on….although I am a bit of a pizza snob and wouldn’t ruin my palate with “food” like PPP. What you decide to do with your life is not my business and while I care for all of my friends and only wish them the best success and health, it’s not my place to lecture you, telling you what to do, or how you fucked up…