Pulling Teeth

[mlerules]

I've started/reactivated a process. I'm finding it annoying. I'm trying to decide whether to pursue it. Once upon a time I enjoyed doing this sort of thing a lot more than now. I can enjoy making bureaucracy work for me. Do I want to do so now/in this way? Is it the best solution? Do I want to dig in my heels or head in another direction? Better the devil you know? Dunno.

Comments

[shysatyr.livejournal.com]

Very cryptic. Very mysterious...

[ericgriffith.livejournal.com]

um...what's the benifit of this process again? Annoyed isn't usually something one chooses to be.

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, that's what I'm trying to figure out: whether the annoyance factor'd be outweighed by the potential goodness (keeping teaching option open).

[vismaya-viewer.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoy making bureaucracy work for you, awesome skill to have and even better if you enjoy it. I do not. Jumping hoops, not my favorite.

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

Not my favorite either. You'll notice I ain't doing the lawyer thingie these days.

[vismaya-viewer.livejournal.com]

So not so much a thing you enjoy, as a thing you're good at?

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

Ah, very good way to put it. You do use your words well. Yes. Indeed. Sometimes I do gain pleasure/enjoyment from it as well, but not always...and even then usually AFTER the fact more than beforehand/during the process.