Vix_Sundown
Shared on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 07:08Current Week: 16
Weekly Record: 30
Total YTD: 660 miles
Long Distance Run this Week: 4
Long Distance Run Record: 13.1 miles in 2:21:12
Did some faster runs this week, to try to get used to that. I also made a marathon training schedule to follow through 2014. Tentatively targeting an attempt at the Columbus Marathon on 10/19/14. Still not fully commited mentally... Do or do not - there is no try.
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Haven't played much this week. Did a little Ninja Gaiden 3 coop with my Brit friend Shigurui. That's about it.
I've been watching Dancing with the Stars with my wife. I used to dislike it but now I'm really into it! I mean, some of the female dancers are pretty damn hot. Plus they don't wear much either. Also, I think Bruno the judge is hilarious. I thought that Len Goodman was funny too. Since he left and they put in a replacement, he's been sorely missed.
I've also been watching The Biggest Loser, which just started up again. My wife hates that show but I like it. I especially like to watch Jillian Michaels scream at people. I also like it when she has heart-to-heart chats with them and says stuff like "dude" and "rad".
I also find it amusing when she climbs on peoples back while they do a stairclimber or whatever. Looks like a little gremlin or something hanging on there. Kinda like a much hotter version of Yoda.
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Last week I made peace with one of my former Halo clan leaders. I felt really good about that. I felt like he understood where I was coming from, and vice versa.
This week I took another step and emailed two other clan leaders apologizing for going public and taking them off my friends list, rather than trying harder to work things out with them privately. I also asked if I could be allowed to rejoin. We will see how that goes.
I'm at peace with it either way. I do miss being in the group. But I could understand a clan leader not wanting to mess with a known arguer, or still being annoyed by that.
Regardless, I feel like I finally understand the group, how I feel about it, and how to handle a conflict in the future. I think I've done the right thing in taking ownership of my behavior that wasn't right and apologizing. If they want me back or not is up to them now. It is out of my hands and I am okay with that.
Old n Achy was right. Leaving your clan does feel like turning your back on your friends. It wasn't the right solution. If they let me back, it will feel awkward at first. But if they can forgive me, it will work out.
Happy Friday, folks!
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Submitted by SarcasmoJones on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 11:35
LOL! I am also a known arguer, and I prefer to argue out in the open as opposed to privately messaging back and forth...mainly because I like having an audience. We could recruit a couple of argumentative guys and start a fight club thread...it's either a stroke of genius or the worst idea ever.
Submitted by Vix_Sundown on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 12:37
Haha... Yeah well I do enjoy a good argument sometimes - long as it's not my wife!
Arguing loudly feels good short term but doesn't seem to pay off too well long term. Especially if you're gettin' all riled up, and not thinking straight. Maybe that's why we have bar fights.
Submitted by DEEP_NNN on Sun, 10/27/2013 - 17:34
I think you showed great strength in leaving and complaining. Most of my gaming friends didn't give a hoot about whether I was in the Clan or not once they realized I was still availbable for gaming and they weren't the reason I left. Of course there will be a few who can't see beyond Clan boundaries. You'll always have some regrets. Choices, so difficult to stay the course sometimes.
Submitted by Vix_Sundown on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 10:30
Thanks for the kind words. Those are much appreciated.
I still haven't heard from them one way or another. All I know is I really did give it my best effort to patch things up with them. I apologized for where I know I really did go wrong. If the clan leaders want to forgive or not is up to them.
I would hope that they would. One of the main leaders (Spidey) already heard all that I had to say and was pretty cool about it all so we'll see. It is kind of hard to know what the rest are thinking since no one has talked to me but I'm hoping for the best.
Submitted by Vix_Sundown on Mon, 10/28/2013 - 14:32
I just found out. They did let me back, after all. I am grateful for that.