Psy-sick?

A couple of days ago, my mum said she thought I was coming down with a cold. 

Today, she is right. I've been up the whole night coughing, and this morning I coughed up what looked like half a road-kill ninja turtle. 

Eerie.

Fus-Roh-Damn you. (Skyrim Spoilers)

Well I finished the main plot line of Skyrim today.

I thought I would go and spread the good word to all the pivotal characters in the game. (Maybe ill get some extra loot, I thought.)

But then I got to Delphine at Sky Haven, and she says she and the blades will refuse to talk to me or help me if I don't kill Paarthurnax. 

And it turns out there's no way to back out of it. It just sits on your quest list unless you do him in- but I refuse. Paarthurnax is just too cool.

But then I found out that while he isn't an essential character, and can be killed, Delphine and Esbern are essential characters, and can't.

I felt kind of cheated. But because of where she was standing I did manage to shout her into a ravine. 

Felt like justice. Felt right.

I Find This Offensive.

I'm an opinionated person. This means that every once in a while I say something that people will disagree with. I will say some things that people might even feel offended by. 

Unfortunately however, there's nothing I can do about that.

I used to be a blogger on the website Tumblr. My most popular post (by a very long way) was a single sentence. I feel it was quite revealing of the general environment I was in:

"People on Tumblr need to realise... that just because someone disagrees with what you think, it does not mean you are being oppressed"

I am not about to retract something I've said because I've offended or upset someone. There was always a good chance of that happening.

Here is an example:

I think that Kate and Gerry McCann should be locked up. If they want to find the people responsible for their daughter's disappearance, they need only look in a mirror. If any working class or minority family failed in their duty of care to their kids the way they did- the social work department would take their other kids away. They are not victims; they are unfit parents. This is also the reason why poor Madeleine, out of all the thousands of children that go missing silently every year, gets so much attention, money and resources thrown at her case- because she is white, adorable, and from a well off family.

That could be regarded as a bit of an unpopular opinion. Do you disagree? That's fine. Are you offended? That's fine too. But that's what I think. I still think that way whether I have offended you or not.

Now you are perfectly at liberty to present an alternative point of view. I like a good debate. I would however insist that you actually present an argument instead of just telling me you're upset or offended at what I've said.

Plenty of things offend me. I'm offended by people who chew with their mouths open. I'm offended by suffering. I'm offended by people who talk over top of others, or do not allow other people to get a word in edgeways. I'm offended by anything "supernatural" for which there is no proof. I don't ask to be spared from these things because I'm offended, but I'm just not going to agree with you; and if you believe something like someone not deserving the same rights as you- because they were born different to you- then you can be damn sure I'm going to let you know how much oxygen I think you're wasting.

But I digress.

In summation; the point I'm trying to make is that it's okay if you disagree with somebody. It's okay to think differently. If you make it your personal duty to let everyone know you disagree with each and every little thing that comes out of someone's mouth, then you should probably back off. As well as that- what kind of pathetic existence is that, anyway? Not everyone has to think the exact same thing as you, and that's okay. If you can agree to disagree with somebody, and the two of you accept it, then you'll both be better people for it. And if it gets to you that much? Then maybe you need to reassess who you're spending time and data with. 

You're offended? Good for you. 

Writing cheques my body can't cash

There just aren't enough hours in the day. 

I would blog every day if I could, but I'm too busy doing other things.

I don't mean that to sound "holier-than-thou" or pretentious. I would love to write more often but other stuff happens and I don't have much sit-down time.

Hoping what I'm immediately writing after this will make up for the lull...