Meanwhile, at the White House this week ...

[ysengrin]

A new dress code has been posted at the White House (Thursday); it is being applied to tourists viewing the White House as well as to other vistors and staff members. The forbidden items include jeans, sneakers and t-shirts.

I guess our current administration wanted to drive home how serious a visit to Mickey's the White House should be. Either that, or we just can't be allowing the common riffraff in.

Comments

Apology

[chakawolf.livejournal.com]

I would like to apologize to you and to Ysengrin about the callous remarks I made. I feel I also owe you an explanation. I have been under a tremendous amount of stress lately, both at work and in my personal life. It is seriously affecting my health and my judgment. This malady, unfortunately, manifests itself as serious, mercurial SCARY mood swings. The replies I made to you, Flashfire, were from work, where I was trying to deal with two hot projects, one petulant co-worker, and a boss who couldn't care less. The reply in Ysengrin's journal was on Saturday night, drunk, and mad as hell at my ex-girlfriend. I am NOT trying to justify my actions, I just feel that you have a right to know the reasons WHY. (If you had met me just a year or two ago, you probably would have liked me. Ysengrin is probably wondering just WTF is going on with me.) I am under a doctor's care for severe depression, but all efforts on his part so far have failed. The only medication that works is a tranquilizer, and I can't take too many of those. These little hissy-fits of mine are bad enough in my OWN LJ, they sure as hell don't belong in someone else's.

Again, please accept my apologies.

Re: Apology

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty rough situation and I can understand how it affects your mood and stuff. I guess I got into a bit of a defensive/protective mode too (not that I think ysengrin needs it) because so much of the political stuff is such a big hot-button issue. I'm no fan of Bush, but for the most part I've decided to leave general political stuff out of my own journal lately because I'd rather focus on other stuff.

For what it's worth, I accept the apology and offer one too. I don't even know you and insults right off the bat aren't really a good way to start.

Re: Apology

[chakawolf.livejournal.com]

>For what it's worth, I accept the apology and offer one too.

Thank you. I accept as well, although you don't really have anything to apologize for. Your being a stranger to me somehow makes it harder. If I was being an ass in front of someone who knew me it would be easier to put things right.

Going to MFM? Look me up -- I'll buy you a drink. (If I'm not busy chewing some poor fur's leg off!) ;-) (Damn, I hope that's a joke!)

Hugs!

Re: Apology

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Sometimes the internet just makes it way too easy to snap at others, since people aren't face-to-face. I can just be a blunt person when I'm in that kind of mood.

I've actually never been to a furry convention, even any of the local ones here. Part of it is I work weekends, but I guess another is that I've never really taken the leap and looked into trying to get a costume or anything like that. I like wolves a lot and love the stuff ysengrin works on, but I'm not really in a situation at home where I can easily explain any of my interests or keep something around.

Re: Apology

[ysengrin.livejournal.com]

No apology needed - and if you'd like to talk about any perceived agenda in comments or email, feel free. I'll admit that I've got blind spots and that I'm not always correct :)

My apologies to you for taking so long to respond; things have been busy here.

Re: Apology

[chakawolf.livejournal.com]

Thank you for being so understanding. I was hoping to apologize to you in person at FC, but my attendance at that con is far from certain next year. Life has been interesting lately, just not in a good way.