A new version of me

You will now find out the depth to which my geekness goes.

While I was working in CO, my HR friend showed me a book about boss types. We had deduced that our boss was a "vampire"-type of boss: Soul-less and wanting to suck out your essence. Being a huge fan of Buffy, I started developing certain "weapons of defense" whenever the vamp came around. I am not above hiding in the ladies' room.

Now, I am starting to recognize other forms of vampires in my life. I know way too many people who see positive energy and do their best to squash it immediately. Don't get me wrong, I am not calling these people evil. They are simply destructive in small ways that are not helpful to either party.

Since reason rarely works, my only defense is the voice in my head, the one that tells me I don't have to make everyone agree with me, I don't have to save anyone, I don't have to prove myself to anyone but me and there is nobility in being a positive force in a negative world.

These are my greatest struggles right now. What is your defense?