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[kaydeefalls]

I have never liked talking on the phone. Dunno why. I just hate it. I'd much rather communicate via e-mail or even text, or face to face. Phones make me deeply unhappy. I think it's because I'm far more articulate with the written word than the spoken; when interacting directly with people, I rely heavily on visual cues to get me through conversations. Phone is all the problems of verbal communication with no help visually. It's not a major issue by any means -- my interpersonal issues are minor, and I'm fairly high-functioning on the scale of social awkwardness. But I just really, really dislike speaking on phones.

So probably I should not be surprised how draining a day job that primarily revolves around answering phones can be for me. Bah.

Unrelatedly, I'm nearing the halfway point in Buffy S3. DAMN this show is addictive. "Lovers Walk" is pretty much my new favorite episode EVER, apart from the emo-tastic ending. Spike moping over Dru is second in hilarity only to the utter awesomesauce that is Spike taunting Angel from behind Joyce's back, oh my god, I will never stop laughing over that. And then Buffy calmly inviting Angel in so they could kick his scrawny ass, MADE OF WIN. It occurs to me that Buffy/Angel/Spike is quickly becoming the OT3 of my heart. I love their shifting alliances and sometimes-teamwork and all the variations on the three of them. And since Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike, and Spike/Angel seem to be the predominant pairings of the fandom, I suppose I'll do well enough once I'm ready to look for fic, but I really do hope there's a decent sampling of OT3-ness out there. They're just far more interesting to me as a triad than any of the pairings on their own. (And I'm starting to really dislike the trope that someone can only "really" love one person at a time, because that's just blatantly untrue. The whole Willow/Xander affair hit that squick hard. Not that I approve of cheating on one's significant other, and they handled it badly -- duh, TEENAGERS -- but basically, they're being punished for caring deeply about more than one person at a time. And that's just dumb.)

Comments

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

My current temp job is talking on the phone all day and I"m the same way. Everyone tells me I'm really good at it, but the constant anxiety it gives me is awful. I really, truly hate it, to the point where if they offer me this job on a permanent basis, I don't know what I'll do.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling. On the one hand -- yay, employment! I should feel so lucky! Especially in this economy! But on the other...urg.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loathes talking on phones. Similarly to you, I'm much better at expressing myself in the written word, and I find the lack of visual cues stressful. I especially hate placing phone calls. If I'm calling an individual, I hate not knowing whether I'm interrupting something, and when calling companies I hate not knowing who or what I'm going to encounter speaking on the other end. I'm impressed at your tenacity for holding down a job that involves a lot of time on the dreadful machines.

If you do go looking for fic and find a good Buffy/Spike/Angel OT3, I'd be interested in hearing about it. I often like OT3s and I ship the pairings within this trio (admittedly I ship Buffy/Spike much more than the other pairings), so I'd be curious to read fic with them as a threesome. It's been far too long since I read any Buffy fic for me to have any suggestions.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

If I'm calling an individual, I hate not knowing whether I'm interrupting something, and when calling companies I hate not knowing who or what I'm going to encounter speaking on the other end.

THIS. Urg.

I'm holding off seeking fic until I'm a bit further along in the series -- I've been spoiled for plenty already, I'm trying to leave SOME plot developments a surprise -- but I'll keep you in mind once I dive into fandom properly. :) (Oh, god, Buffyverse fandom. Should I be afraid?)