ANGER.

Today was the first day in a long time that I got angry to the point where I snapped at someone. Group projects were never really my thing, and it wasn't because of any kind of personal conflicts of interests I had with being in a group(i.e. being independent, or having an introverted personality)--it was because I'm always placed with stupid lazy people who don't take initiative and linger until someone else steps up.

Stop being lazy asses, haul your share of the work, and maybe you'll even, i don't know, learn something? Maybe you'll even "god forbid", enjoy what you do and actually take pride in the work you've helped to accomplish. I find it an extreme waste of time for everyone if you decide that you won't even attempt to try something and walk away from it, leaving your scraps for the rest of your group to pick up after.

Also, sometimes, it's better to be mean than nice. Being too nice gets annoying, and nothing gets done because people spend more time trying to find the right phrases or euphemisms that don't offend people. I'm not telling people to go yell at their co-workers tomorrow morning, but in the real world, you will be chewed up, and spit out with that kind of lazy ass mentality.


With that said, this comic kinda relates--although it focuses more on Asian Americans of our generation trying to come to terms with their mixed identities and romances. 100 page comic that I read in literally 30 minutes or so. For a short book with lots of pictures, it's got a bajillion layers of issues we all deal with that feel so common place to us but so much more relevant when we see it in pictures or read it in words by a talented comic like Tomine.