I received the first set of eight tasks, which consisted of questions to answer and return. They asked for more personal information than I felt comfortable sharing with someone I don’t know. (Odd thing for a blogger to say, right?) Withholding information does not seem right, either, in the context of this game.
So I guess I am not ready to play the 8 Game.
And I will have to find other things to blog about.
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oh well. I guess that means I should not expect an invitation to lunch?
Good move to trust your distrust. It looked sketchy.
You did the right thing. When I train people how to deal with journalists, I always tell them that they can refuse questions.
“That question is too theoretical, too far from reality. I only answer real questions.”
It’s good to know when not to answer and when to back out.
If you are looking for a new way of defining and approaching spiritual challenges why not try megirot? Like it or not, it will certainly give you plenty to blog about!
You tossed in the towel before I had enough patience to read the rules of the game!!!
If you thought reading the instructions was time-consuming, you should have seen the first day’s tasks!
AR, thanks, but I’m not really looking for that kind of thing. There’s no megirot around me anyway.
Batya, I was hesitant to quit because one of the conditions was that you commit yourself to stay in for the whole game. But I haven’t had any bad luck so far. . . well no more than usual!
Abbi, thanks for the support.
Rafi, maybe next time.
I also kept pushing off doing the game due to lack of patience. But I’m curious as to the nature of these personal questions. Did they have to do with age, status etc. or religious beliefs/hashkafah? The game is supposed to help the player improve himself, why would the organizer of the game need to know the answers to these questions?
Baila, had you been planning to play? The questions asked a lot of details about my life, friends, problems, etc.
“There’s no megirot around me anyway.”
What? You have no drawers in your house?! (JK. I’ll be honest though, I had a dear friend who was in a really bad marriage which she tried to cure with the megeirot program, so I don’t have very good associations with it. I’m sure it’s helpful for some pple, but when she was telling me about it, all I could think was “But you really need good marriage counseling and a therapist of you own!”)
Mom,
I had thought about playing, but it seemed a bit of an effort, but im still curious as to why those questions needed to be answered in order to play the game. I mean, answering questions for yourself to try to figure things is out is one thing, why does someone else need to know the answer to personal questions in order for you to play?
But I guess were beating a dead horse. You never seem to have problem coming up with things to blog about, so just keep up what youve been doing!
Off to the kitchen…
You have plenty to blog about although I was hoping for a lunch invitation.
If you are need of topics I would find the following useful
1. How to deal with difficult teenagers.
2. How to deal with difficult education system personnel.
3. How to motivate myself to do more housework.
And that program did sound a bit off.
i think the first step to motivating ourselves to do more housework, is probably to throw out the computer and stop reading these addictive blogs
Baila, what do you have against apostrophes? LOL
RA, thanks, you inspired me.
Baila and RA–it’s true I have many topics, but not enough time/frame of mind to blog. And sometimes I have a great idea that I can’t seem to take anywhere.
RA, if I wanted to invite you how would I find you?
Email the questions to me next time and I’ll make up the answers for you. It might not be accurate, but it should be fun.