Do you ever feel like you took a time warp back to high school?

So you lucky folks, how are you doing this week? I fell into a time warp this week and woke up in the middle of 1974. I am back in high school and the geeks and freaks, jerks and jocks and disastrous divas are surrounding me!!

I have decided to get into some new activities. Learn something perhaps the S.O. and I could do together. I picked one activity, something I was a little leary about getting into at first, but I tried it and low and behold I like it!!! However, there is a very cliquish feel to the people who participate in this particular activity, a sport if you will. You all know the type. The type A person who demands to be the center of attention at ALL TIMES. So much so as to alienate friends and would be friends. There is one in almost every social situation.

So how do you deal with a person like this? I mean, the entire situation feels so much like high school, I am waiting to be asked to the senior prom. But of course, I won't get asked, because everyone who would ask me will be too busy fawning over the Diva. Does feeling this way mean that I am reverting to ....gasp...jealousy? Nooooo, say it ain't so? I am not jealous. I am far too comfortable in my own skin and I am strong. There are other women who are not so lucky. I suppose these other women and justified somewhat because they are victims of a emotional vampire. Someone who sucks the very life out of them and then moves on to the next suckee.

These kind of people only pause during the time when they are not attached anyone else. I can spot these kind of fair weather friends from a mile away. I have been suckered in to being friends with them at times, but usually my preference is to run very fast in the opposite direction.

In this particular case, my stance is to ignore these types. My self esteem is intact and I do not need friends like this to make my life complete. They hurt other people who are not as strong, and it's sad because you know they only do it because inside they are missing something and the attention they receive fixed the ache, even if only for a short time. They hurt those who care them and they use people. Truly a sad sad situation.

They won't be on top forever and let's face it, we all know *I* am the only one! lol



Till later my Viceroys!

Calli