Day Two Hundred and Fourteen
Ok, here are the books I’ve read in the last week.
The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Peirce, and Selected Stories by James M. Cain Page: 594
The Trial by Franz Kafka Page: 299
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Page: 88
Here are some of the common assumptions people have been making, stating, and otherwise annoying me with over the last week. I promise, this is not just a rant, it is an educational tool. Read and learn how your (and my) thoughtless words can come across to someone in a difficult situation.
#1 Some variation of: “Veritas must have been in a bad location/opened at the wrong time/you weren’t ready for this.”
Response: Thank you very much for summarily indicting and condemning my business decisions, I’ll make sure to call you next time I have a choice to make and submit myself to your omniscience.
#2 “You can’t do this to me!” or “Now where am I going to go for my coffee?!”
Response: I’m so very sorry that this is hard for you. While you deal with the crisis of trying to figure out where to get your next mocha, I have $200,000 in business debt to pay off. I really feel for you.
#3 “Why would you close? Things were going so well!”
Response: Yes they were going well. And we just decided to throw in the towel in the midst of prosperity. Oh, there were little annoyances like going 9 months with only about a dozen days off including the mere three days I had off of work to give birth to a child. Really I don’t understand why we are such wimps, but there you have it.
#4 “Now you don’t have to work anymore!”
Response: Umm…you do know that I have two children under the age of two right? And an absolute crap-load of books to deal with? And that debt I mentioned before? I hope to work less, like maybe 60 hours a week instead of 80 but seriously!
#5 “But what’s going to happen to the books?”
Response: I’m going to burn them…….actually I’m going to sell them, what did you think I was going to do with them? Eat them? Want 20,000 books? I’ll make you a sweet deal.
#6 “You’re just going to love staying home with the kids.”
Response: Really? Because I just love conversations carried on entirely in grunts and whines. While you’ve got that crystal ball out, let me know when I’m going to be out of debt.
And on a non-snarky note here are some photos of our adorable Alex and the new patio.
