Cram a chameleon (OR "Like a ghost, we all see right through you")

As my own life improves, I can't help but notice how utterly pathetic others can be sometimes.
There are plenty of people out there claiming to be happy & well-adjusted, but their words & actions tell a much different story - a story of desperation, self-loathing, & sadness.
They cover it by swearing up and down that they're happy, but it's nothing more than a cover for their truly shitty lives - those that have to make a full-on case that they're happy aren't only lying to everyone else, but they're lying to themselves, which is a big no-no.

Some have said that my words speak volumes about how UNHAPPY I am - this is a load of creamy crap, as I post what & how I do to entertain the rest of you...it has no bearing on my actual feelings (just like the content of this blog has no real bearing on the type of person I am offline) - feelings that have been excessively positive as of late (hence, less to bitch about here...which also means posts that aren't as entertaining to read as when I vent - if they come at all).

It's amusing to think that someone can assume they have you pegged through words on a screen (though, sometimes, people can be so transparent that you actually can). Keeping in mind that much of what is conveyed in text loses the emotion behind it, it would be quite easy to be given an improper impression of what was really meant. Case in point, if we're texting, and I say "I'm gonna kill you", one could easily assume I actually would, even though the tone it was meant in was a joking one.

I like to think I'm a good judge of character (even though past transgressions with others have proven that there are some damn fine actors/actresses out there), and as such, can usually see through bullshit - yet, people still insist on covering their true feelings, all the while assuming that nobody knows how they really feel.
Anyone with a trained eye can pick up on it, and if the person doing the cover-up knows, there's always a tell.

But I digress...
And now, somewhat related music:

Limp Bizkit - Counterfeit

http://www.reality413.ru/files/03___counterfeit.mp3

Digital Underground - Cyber Teeth Tigers

http://www.sendspace.com/file/4ngg7y

Insane Clown Posse - Mr. Happy
http://www.sendspace.com/file/waamc1

Bloodhound Gang - I Hope You Die
http://www.sendspace.com/file/s76kk0