Comments on: My Disappointment Defence Mechanism http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/ The personal website of John Conners, a Scotsman living in Yorkshire who loves photography and writes software for a living Fri, 18 May 2012 23:14:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Doug http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Doug Wed, 21 May 2003 11:03:09 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-624 So I am not the only one. I did a subject at Uni with a guy who was overly optimistic. He was always on a high... until things went wrong, then he would crash. I always assume the worst, and am pleased when it rarely occurs. When it did happen it wasn't such a shock, and I had already throught of a number of ways to respond. All hail level headed pessimism. So I am not the only one. I did a subject at Uni with a guy who was overly optimistic. He was always on a high… until things went wrong, then he would crash. I always assume the worst, and am pleased when it rarely occurs. When it did happen it wasn’t such a shock, and I had already throught of a number of ways to respond. All hail level headed pessimism.

]]> By: jon http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-623 jon Wed, 21 May 2003 06:51:35 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-623 Frankly I found this article disappointing. Frankly I found this article disappointing.

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-622 John Conners Tue, 20 May 2003 18:13:25 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-622 Actually, my worst case scenario is discovering that I'm immortal. Or that I was doomed to spend the rest of eternity trying to read Don Quixote. Actually, my worst case scenario is discovering that I’m immortal. Or that I was doomed to spend the rest of eternity trying to read Don Quixote.

]]> By: Andy http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Andy Tue, 20 May 2003 16:20:57 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-621 It will all end in death and misery anyway. There's your worst case scenario. It will all end in death and misery anyway. There’s your worst case scenario.

]]> By: Neil http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Neil Tue, 20 May 2003 15:21:55 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-620 The worst-case scenario for your drive home would be your fancy BMW getting blasted off the road by a kia pride, but I guess you are used to that happening. The worst-case scenario for your drive home would be your fancy BMW getting blasted off the road by a kia pride, but I guess you are used to that happening.

]]> By: ade http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-619 ade Tue, 20 May 2003 14:06:54 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-619 Crikey.... Well we'll be in North Bar at 3:30 (flext time :-) ) Lots of german beers later we'll meet up with Bottle and maybe Nige and drink more. then more. Then we'll probably go to Space later on and go mad.... For a change. Leave your car at home and get some "Aventius" drunk - you'll love it Crikey….

Well we’ll be in North Bar at 3:30 (flext time :-) ) Lots of german beers later we’ll meet up with Bottle and maybe Nige and drink more. then more.

Then we’ll probably go to Space later on and go mad….

For a change.

Leave your car at home and get some “Aventius” drunk – you’ll love it

]]> By: John Conners http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-618 John Conners Tue, 20 May 2003 13:56:16 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-618 You know what ade? Yes I do. You know what ade? Yes I do.

]]> By: ade http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-617 ade Tue, 20 May 2003 13:55:47 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-617 I guess your defense mechanism was perfect armour for the constant pummelling you got at the pool table. I bet this trait of yours has some bearing on your choice of fave Radiohead tune too. Fancy and ale on Friday? I guess your defense mechanism was perfect armour for the constant pummelling you got at the pool table.

I bet this trait of yours has some bearing on your choice of fave Radiohead tune too.

Fancy and ale on Friday?

]]> By: Steve Power http://johnsadventures.com/archives/2003/05/my_disappointment_defence_mech/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Steve Power Tue, 20 May 2003 13:34:43 +0000 http://www.johnsadventures.com/wp/archives/2003/05/my-disappointment-defence-mechanism.html#comment-616 I used to worry that my high-flying career would end up with my working for a tin-pot American company with no training, no responsibility, no pay rises, in short no prospects other than imminent redundancy. Nowadays, I just love going to work so that I can read John's Adventures on the internet. I used to worry that my high-flying career would end up with my working for a tin-pot American company with no training, no responsibility, no pay rises, in short no prospects other than imminent redundancy. Nowadays, I just love going to work so that I can read John’s Adventures on the internet.

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