I follow rules. I don't walk on the crosswalk until the little man lights up letting me know it's okay to go. I stay on the trails when I hike. I don't get in the 20 items or fewer line at the grocery checkout unless I really do have 20 items or fewer. When filling out a form I complete it in its entirety (including dating it). I return shopping carts to their designated place in the parking lot. As I am writing this I realize I sound like such a fun person to be around! I am fun, really, I promise. Anyway, since I am a follower of rules, I get kind of annoyed when others think they are above the rules.
Today I realized I am that person I get annoyed by. I am kind of an odd duck. I make up rules (not really rules, but good guidelines to follow) for myself. They make my life easy. For instance, I make my bed in the morning. I put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher immediatley after use. I believe every thing has it's own place and should be put there when not in use. For some reason, I thought being above the rules would make me carefree. Instead, I have a disastrous house that is going to take me a long time to clean. I am not above the rules, but I'm sure this won't be the last time I learn this lesson!
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I have my own rules as well. Last weekend we attended two concerts in Portland, OR. I realized I have rules that I believe others should follow (even though they don't know these things are RULES). For example, if you are at a concert and there is seating and standing, you should not take a seat if you plan to get up and stand or dance during the show. You should also not take a seat if you know you will be getting up every 10 minutes to go out and smoke a doobie or get another shot of vodka--in fact, the rule here is that you should stand in the very back by the entrance. Finally, even if you are a hippie, you should shower or otherwise get the cat piss smell out of your hair before attending an event where you will be packed in with others.
Once I mentally calculated my list of rules, I decided I should make a rule for myself to avoid going out into such groups of people. Or maybe I should avoid going out into groups of strangers of any kind.
It's true, going out into group of strangers is very germy. Wes is starting to rub off on me!
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