Self-Awareness is kind of a bitch sometimes

This is my fourth post, and I am reconsidering the title of this project.

The title came from my friend Erin, who recently visited me in the city. She came up with the phrase "1-800-Bitterness.com" as a suggestion for my personal tag line.

(Lots of our friends have these slogans. For example, I came up with this gem to describe my current roommate: "Josh: More offensive, but also, more accurate.")

I thought it was hilarious that she used "1-800" and ".com", which was probably overkill.

But I'm starting to think about the point of view that no one who was really bitter would describe themselves as bitter. (I think Chuck Klosterman wrote that no one who is a pessimist is aware that they are a pessimist - they would just consider themselves realistic or maybe pragmatic. This seems reasonable, but it also seems a little like the argument that no one who says they are suicidal is actually suicidal, because if they really wanted to kill themselves, they would have killed themselves, instead of telling someone they are suicidal, which actually means they want to be talked out of killing themselves. Thus, you are either A. depressed, but seeking help, 2. plotting suicide secretly, or D. dead.)

I feel like I can label myself as "bitter" because so many other people label me as bitter. Knowing that your feelings are illogically pessimistic does not make those illogical pessimistic feelings go away.

On a Scale from 1 to Bitter: Smart-Ass Bitter
1-800-Bitterness.com Radio: Eve 6 - Open Road Song
1-800-Bitterness.com Reading List: Choke by Chuck Palahniuk