No One Needs A Sprinkle of Pretentiousness In Their Morning Coffee

I'm sitting here nursing a hangover with sea salt and olive oil crackers and a can of Coke, wasting the morning away scrolling through Tumblr.  I kind of wish I had never discovered it.  Things I see and read are insane.  If there's a social blogging forum that wins the award for pretentiousness, Tumblr is it.  Mine has mostly become a place for me to post my own stuff, music I like, fashion I'm into, makeup tips or Instagram shots.  I rarely re-blog anything anymore because I never come across anything worthy of putting on my own Tumblr.  (Haha, who's pretentious now?)  But this also goes for real life too.  I'm sick of the media, social networking and/or people in general telling me how I should eat, dress, vote, decisions I make regarding my body or what I should or shouldn't do about my faith.  If you can present opinions to me in a calm, peaceful manner, of course I'll listen, but it seems people have lost track of how to do that.  Please fact-check what you read before you accept it as truth, no matter how much it coincides with your own personal views or how good it may sound.  I'm capable of gathering my own research in order to make an informed decision.  But for right now, let me just exercise my freedom of speech.  I understand I'm not the only one entitled to that, but damn, there's no need to be belligerent about your opinions.  I always thought I was a pretty judgmental person until I heard second-hand that one thing my sister in law loves about me is that I don't judge people.  I sat back and chewed on that for a bit, and determined, "You know what?  I think that's true.  Never once has someone confided in me and my response been judgmental."  When my friends come to me with dilemmas or confessions of any nature, I don't attack or berate them, I listen to the situation at hand and if they're asking for advice, I'll say my piece and do my best to help them either solve their problem in the most logical way possible, whether I personally agree or not, or just be a listening ear.  My famous line is "Who am I to judge?  Chances are I've said or done it, twice."  I look for the positives and point out the negatives in a constructive way.  You can ask them.  This is one of the reasons the pretentiousness of society makes me utterly sick.

I'm splitting this post into smaller, more digestible pieces because it became one long soap box opera and I do try to keep anyone bored enough to read my blog in mind.  I love you all.  So please read on to see if you have some common ground with me.  You may be surprised.