Yesterday there were Kismet and Jojo, little beings that give life a silver lining. Other days this blog is about letting off steam and anger, fuming frustration. An outlet for maddening thoughts I'd really like to stand in a square screaming out loud (if I wasn't so darn polite and don't-want-to-make-a-fool-of-myself-Swedish). Today has been such a day.
I feel I should have compiled some answers to all the brilliant questions on Sweden and Swedish life by now. But as I think they are just that, brilliant, they do deserve carefully thought through answers. Today isn't such a day. Unfortunately it's been one of those days when frustration has ran high, very very high. Some of the exciting ingredients being;
:: tooth-ache, with more than a week to go before my dentist appointment, I really can't be bothered to spend money going to an emergency dentist. Only reason for tooth-ache being stress tension jaw which makes me so darn angry, I'm completely blaming the Swedish labour market politics and politicians, no matter party affiliation, who blatantly lack genuine problem solving-wisdom and quite obviously completely are out of touch with reality and the real world. But I can't see any of them paying my dentist bill. So I'll wait until next week. Eating mushy food and liquids, while fuming.
:: just generally really stupid, ignorant people. Refusing to see things as the many-sided matters they often are. Out of touch with reality, masquerading it as concern, when they're in fact just bureaucratic reactionaries. What makes it even worse is, as was the case today, they think it's appropriate to chit-chat in between the masqueraded attacks. I really very much can't stand these types, can't, can't, can not stand such hypocritical behaviour. Even worse, as in this case, when it's some acting jolly fellow trying to be on the one hand tad crazy, eccentric on the other so infuriatingly narrowminded. The mindblowing stupidity. Fuming.
:: the skies have been grey. All day. Like my very crabby mood.
Tomorrow I will most probably still be eating mushy food, but at least I hope for a better mood, better circumstances, to be surrounded by better people. Then this grey picture will turn colour. And there will be shoe-talk in blog. Because certain kind of shoes also give life a silver lining, or two.
My method to deal with stress like that is to eat chocolate and more chocolate. :-D
ReplyDeleteSeriously, though, the only things you really can control are your own actions and reactions. So for your own physical/mental/emotional health, I hope you find good ways to deal with the stress. (Huh. I should take my own advice.)
Anyway, I do hope tomorrow is a better day for you!
I'm sorry about your bad day. I can really relate to the tooth ache part, that can screw up any day no matter how nicely they start out. Tip: take two Alvedon (500 mg) and one Ipren (400 mg). That helped me when I was in pain. Tip 2: get a "bettskena" to wear at night. It helps keep your teeth safe when you klinch your yaws together in your sleep. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteEven worse, as in this case, when it's some acting jolly fellow trying to be on the one hand tad crazy, eccentric on the other so infuriatingly narrowminded. The mindblowing stupidity.
ReplyDeleteDagens mening, för mig också, tyvärr.
Krya på tanden!!