Wednesday is traffic court date in my world. Not because I get so many tickets that I have to go to traffic court every week, but because I prosecute for some of our local cities and it's my job. Before afternoon court, all the prosecutees line up and wait to talk so we can try to resolve their cases. Anyhow, today I was dealing with one defendant and the next person in line kept hovering. As in two inches from my face. I snapped at him, "Could you back up and wait your turn?" His response? "Why do you have to be so mean?"
I figured I had three possible responses:
1) "Why do you have be so stupid?"
2) "I don't mean to be mean, but I'm running a marathon on Sunday, which means I've basically been doing jack-shit nothing for exercise for a week or so and I'm all twitchy and about to lose my mind."
3) Silence.
I chose silence. Probably the right choice.
Other behavioral lapses I'm blaming on tapering: giving my ice pack more loving than I've been giving my husband, and eating everything in sight. What? I have to feed my tape(r) worm.
19 comments:
Tapering or not, I have NO patience for people who hover. Especially in line at the grocery store. When someone 'nudges' me with their cart or I can hear them breathing in my hear, I turn into The Hulk.
Never thought of the taperworm connection, like that idea. I'm terrible about people violating my space.
OK, I don't mean to be out of line and I totally get where you are coming from, but shouldn't there be a pill we can take right around that time of training!
GAH i agree with Marlene, personal space is one of my biggest pet peeves ever and if you invade it... not good.
Oooh me no likey the close talkers! My taperworm is voracious as well. Hello two pans of brownies.
Wow your race is Sunday!!!!
Next time option 1
B/C that is what will feed your Taper and make you okay
option 3 only builds the anxiety level more and creates the risk of leying it on husband
lesson learned
next time "get on your broom" and lash out
ROFL! Sorry, but I don't know how you do it! If you read my race report from Sunday, I probably would have chosen option 1!
Good luck on Sunday if you don't post before then! You're going to do awesome - I just know it! You are a rockstar in my book girlie!!!
Run fast, run strong and enjoy it!
Hi Heather,
This post made me laugh:) Just a few more days....tick tock, it will be here before you know it! Taper worms must be fed:)
Hahaha- cracking up!
But seriously, close talkers...hoover'ers (??)...and heavy breathers. YUCK!
i'm not quite into the taper yet...so i'm slightly jealous of the doing nothing. i know that because i just said that my own taper worm is going to chew me up and spit me out.
so excited that your race is this weekend! let the fall marathoning begin!
Hahah, I like #2. He'd be totally stunned. Just a few more days of taper....can you believe it??
Nothing worse than someone "invading" in my space!
Good luck on the marathon.....
:) taper worm indeed!
just 4 more sleeps :)
Ha, ha! I'm totally stealing that taperworm idea, that's hilarious! You're a strong woman keeping silent in the face of taper tantrums and hovering ignoramuses. You are so gonna rock your race!!
Good luck dealing with Taper-itis! It's a killer bug!
its going to be a great day for a run
What color clothes are you planning on wearing this weekend? I'm tracking you, but I want to try to get some sweet pics of you running as well! GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND!!!
Ha ... I forgot that about the taper ... the rage. I would have probably gone with answer #1.
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