How should I feel?

Read an article today, not a big surprise there, I mean, we all read them, right? Anyway, this one was about Dr Zahi Hawass, the Minister of Antiquities in Egypt.  He was fired...

Not really sure how I feel about this. He was one of the few that I enjoyed reading about, learning from and even watching on tv.  His exuberance was what kept me inspired.  The news here said that the new regime is treating all the people of the old regime as though they were thieves. 

Granted, I didn't take everything he said with 100% acceptance, thought I truly enjoyed the way he interpreted and even presented the information to the public.  Look at everything he has done to increase the love and fascination of Egyptology and archeology.  Look at how he increased tourisn in Egypt. He's brought so many artifacts back to Egypt, he brought them back because he views them as the property and history of the people of Egypt.

"He was the Mubarak of antiquities," said Nora Shalaby, an activist and archaeologist. "He acted as if he owned Egypt's antiquities, and not that they belonged to the people of Egypt." Really?  I don't believe it, if this were true then tell me why was he trying to get the antiquities back to Egypt from other countries saying they were Egypt's history, the history of the people?

Yes, I will admit that he didn't think outside the box on everything and that he was a bit pushy with his opinions, but he was a great man who did great things for Egypt.  By the things the news has been saying it's mostly because the protesters had been calling for the removal of everyone that had been there during Mubarak's reign. 

Thoughts?

Time for an all out rant

Let's list things in the order of the annoyance factor, shall we?

1- Stop pushing your religion down my throat.  I choked down the Jesus pills once, I regurgitated it, and your God gives me hives, so stop it. Do I want to hang out with you and your kids? Yes, but not at the price of having you try to force feed me the pre-chewed ramblings of drunk insane men who deiced to write a book called the Bible.

2- If everything upsets you, then I suggest you grow thicker skin. If people upset you then I sugjest you grow a set of balls and stand up for yourself.  If you want him to yourself then DO IT! Stop saying one thing and doing another then getting all bitchy when someone else shows interest. I'm sick of hearing about all the bad shit in your life. If you think you should have killed yourself years ago, then let me hand you the blade, go right ahead.  You know why I say that? Simply put, if you're saying it then you want the attention. Take it from someone who's tried to commit suicide, if you really want to do it you won't talk about it, you'll just do it.

3- You're five years old, bug, stop fighting me at every turn. I swear, my hand is going to meet your ass and it's not going to be a happy reunion, I can guarantee that.

4- All you stupid ass mother frakking idiots who claim to be my friends, you know who you are.  Every time I see you bitch about something bad happening in your life I laugh, seriously.  How many times have I voted for your kids, pets what ever? Hmm? Every time you've asked I've voted, yet you couldn't be bothered to reciprocate? Frakk you, seriously, I'm done with all of you.  Remove yourself from my friends list, save yourself the humiliation when I call you out.

5- So you think I can afford to run all over the place? Yeah right! What kind of crack are you smoking? They don't pay us enough to the bullshit Strider has to put up with, yet these asshole welfare mother-frakkers get more money? Excuse me? We need a president in office who will take care of the shit storm that's been unleashed on our country. Leave the damned retirees alone, they worked their asses off all their lives for their pensions and SS, yet you take it from them? I frakking hate you! You increase federal taxes onb the military and cut out BAH? I hate you more! You give more money to the assholes who are on welfare and popping out more kids and spending their money on low profile tires and drugs? I FRAKKING WANT YOU DEAD!

6- Family...bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch...that's all I ever hear.  Please stop, try having a normal conversation sometimes, you may like it.  As for my brother...he's an asshole who's dead to me until he gets his shit together and learns how to treat family.

That's all for now, thank you for listening...well, reading at any rate.

::steps off her ranting box::
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Get a grip!

Lately I've been dealing with a lot of depressed people I know.  I understand how bad depression can be, I really can, I've been there.  If you're not willing to do anything to try to make your situation better or get yourself into a better place emotionally and psychologically, then I'm sorry, there's not much I can do save for tell you to pull yourself up by your boot straps.

I can only take so much of the depressive attitude, the crying, the unwillingness to get themselves out of the situation they got themselves into.   I also can't take much more of the "I should have killed myself back when" crap either. I understand that at certain point of depression that we all feel like that, but the more you talk about it the more you're just looking for the attention.  I firmly believe that suicide is one of the most selfish acts you can do in your lifetime.  If that makes me heartless, then so be it.

People need to find that strength that I know is inside them and get a grip on their lives, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and start moving ahead.  no one else can help them if their unwilling to help themselves.

If you bitch about not having money, GET A JOB!!  If you bitch about where you live, FIND A BETTER PLACE!!  If you cry about how miserable your life is, GET A GRIP!!

*huff*

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