I think it's funny how many people have put up their Christmas lights already, considering it's not yet December-- But I'm glad they did :) It's really a joy to drive down Friday Ave after I've gotten off from work and see all the pretty lights!!!!
It's so nice not working in retail anymore-- I can actually enjoy the holidays instead of cursing their existence. And I don't have perfect strangers yelling at me for doing my job... It's great!!
Anyway, goodbye NaBloPoMo! May I never lapse in judgement again!!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Writer's Block
I wonder how authors do it... Of course, I guess if writing is your full time job, you find a way to make it work. Besides, once you have a plot in place, it's gotta be easier than starting from scratch everyday, right?
Although... I guess it would depend on one's writing style... I wonder how many authors have their book fully realized before they start writing versus how many just start writing and see where it takes them... Is one way easier than the other? Actually, I guess I can see where each has their own advantages.
Already knowing your plot would be nice because then you know where you're trying to get to... But if you're stuck, writing with no destination in mind could take you places you might never have imagined otherwise.
I'm trying to remember the last time I ever had to write a story.. It would have been for school... I know that... In college, Dr. Girard had us rewrite Everyman. But as far as an original story goes, that doesn't really count. I don't know... I remember writing lots and lots of papers... but not much else... I vaguely remember doing some creative writing in 7th grade... and I know there was some in 12 grade--but I don't remember having any moments of brilliance in either.
What I do recall, however, is that I was never much one for brainstorming. At least not in the traditional sense of here's a big bubble in the middle of the paper and here are all the branches stemming from it kind of way. Obviously, it's not actually possible to avoid brainstorming completely-- but yeah... Once I had an idea for whatever assignment I was working on, I went with it. I can only assume then that most of my work must have been fairly one dimensional and not all that interesting. And yet, I've always done well in english class, so maybe I'm not giving myself enough credit-- besides, I must have some sort of writing ability-- people keep reading my blog after all, right?
Although... I guess it would depend on one's writing style... I wonder how many authors have their book fully realized before they start writing versus how many just start writing and see where it takes them... Is one way easier than the other? Actually, I guess I can see where each has their own advantages.
Already knowing your plot would be nice because then you know where you're trying to get to... But if you're stuck, writing with no destination in mind could take you places you might never have imagined otherwise.
I'm trying to remember the last time I ever had to write a story.. It would have been for school... I know that... In college, Dr. Girard had us rewrite Everyman. But as far as an original story goes, that doesn't really count. I don't know... I remember writing lots and lots of papers... but not much else... I vaguely remember doing some creative writing in 7th grade... and I know there was some in 12 grade--but I don't remember having any moments of brilliance in either.
What I do recall, however, is that I was never much one for brainstorming. At least not in the traditional sense of here's a big bubble in the middle of the paper and here are all the branches stemming from it kind of way. Obviously, it's not actually possible to avoid brainstorming completely-- but yeah... Once I had an idea for whatever assignment I was working on, I went with it. I can only assume then that most of my work must have been fairly one dimensional and not all that interesting. And yet, I've always done well in english class, so maybe I'm not giving myself enough credit-- besides, I must have some sort of writing ability-- people keep reading my blog after all, right?
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Doosh
I think I enjoyed our reheated Thanksgiving dinner tonight more than I enjoyed our actual Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving was nice and all-- but it was just too many people for me... Or maybe it was more that it was too many people that I really don't know all that well, in a tiny house, and no booze.
Tonight was just me, Greg, Dad, and Gloria. I could actually see everyone.. And I could hear everyone. It was relaxed and simple-- Perfect.
Thanksgiving was nice and all-- but it was just too many people for me... Or maybe it was more that it was too many people that I really don't know all that well, in a tiny house, and no booze.
Tonight was just me, Greg, Dad, and Gloria. I could actually see everyone.. And I could hear everyone. It was relaxed and simple-- Perfect.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Random Thoughts and Musings
I miss the days of illegally downloading music...
I wonder if it's secretly a curse to be so self aware...
In my alternative universe, are my friends named Mick and Hanna? Tim, Rudy, Pam, Lacey, Midge, and Tris(tan)? (Sorry-- nothing really rhymes with Chris... also, Kim and Trudy are apparently now boys...)
Out of the 10 Theatre Majors/Minors/Interested Parties I graduated with, only 3 of us are not engaged/married.
I really don't appreciate how NaBloPoMo has been interfering with my Facebook commitments-- (i.e. Mafia Wars and YoVille).
Popcorn+melted chocolate= Yummy
I hate it when I'm watching a movie/tv show that messes with the time/space contiuum and I can see flaws in their logic...
While I was totally rooting for Kelly to win DWTS-- for the first time ever, I was happy with everyone that made it to the final three and would have been thrilled to see any of them win.
I think this has been one of the strongest seasons I've ever seen of SYTYCD too-- although, I totally hated all three tap dancers... I'm glad they're gone. Also... Mollee and Nathan? Seriously-- get it together. I like you guys, but right now I think you suck.
I hate three hour work days... Yeah, they're short-- but they're still a waste of my time.
I think it's funny that, because I'm pretty, people automatically assume that I know how to function in society. They find it difficult to believe when I say that I'm socially retarded and therefore can't understand why I'm still single. I'm still single because I'm socially retarded!! What's not to understand? I'm like Cristina Yang with the not asking personal questions! Besides.. sometimes I just don't care..
I have no skills.... And even if I did, I'm sure I wouldn't know what to do with them...
I wonder if it's secretly a curse to be so self aware...
In my alternative universe, are my friends named Mick and Hanna? Tim, Rudy, Pam, Lacey, Midge, and Tris(tan)? (Sorry-- nothing really rhymes with Chris... also, Kim and Trudy are apparently now boys...)
Out of the 10 Theatre Majors/Minors/Interested Parties I graduated with, only 3 of us are not engaged/married.
I really don't appreciate how NaBloPoMo has been interfering with my Facebook commitments-- (i.e. Mafia Wars and YoVille).
Popcorn+melted chocolate= Yummy
I hate it when I'm watching a movie/tv show that messes with the time/space contiuum and I can see flaws in their logic...
While I was totally rooting for Kelly to win DWTS-- for the first time ever, I was happy with everyone that made it to the final three and would have been thrilled to see any of them win.
I think this has been one of the strongest seasons I've ever seen of SYTYCD too-- although, I totally hated all three tap dancers... I'm glad they're gone. Also... Mollee and Nathan? Seriously-- get it together. I like you guys, but right now I think you suck.
I hate three hour work days... Yeah, they're short-- but they're still a waste of my time.
I think it's funny that, because I'm pretty, people automatically assume that I know how to function in society. They find it difficult to believe when I say that I'm socially retarded and therefore can't understand why I'm still single. I'm still single because I'm socially retarded!! What's not to understand? I'm like Cristina Yang with the not asking personal questions! Besides.. sometimes I just don't care..
I have no skills.... And even if I did, I'm sure I wouldn't know what to do with them...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Just Something So I Can Say It's Done.
Yay! I heart days off! I got to sleep in! And see New Moon! And read my book! And listen to music! And clean my room! (Okay, I don't heart that... but heart having a clean room!!!) Anyway, my brother is flying in tonight from NC, and we're gonna leave pretty soon to go get him, so I'm gonna sign off-- I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Either/Or
I soooo would rather be reading my book right now... or playing Mafia Wars... or playing YoVille... or playing Free Cell... or watching Castle on the DVR... or sleeping.... or listening to iTunes... or watching my current Netflix movie, Coraline... or reading the latest TFLN.... or reading Us Weekly... or reading EW.... or eating a snack.... or taking a shower... or checking out awkwardfamilyphotos.com... or tweeting... or seeing the latest on thisiswhyyourefat.com... or playing Solitaire... or doing a puzzle... or playing Sudoku... or doing a crossword puzzle... or catching up on 30 Rock online... or catching up on HIMYM online... or having a drink... (oh, wait, I'm already doing that one....) or doing my nails... or trying to predict who's gonna get kicked off of SYTYCD tomorrow... or petting the cats... or being sad that the person I wanted to win DWTS didn't... or being ticked that events that happen live on the East Coast get edited by the time they air on the West Coast--- I'm talking about you AMAs!!... or playing Rock Band... or shopping for a new cell phone... or reading the Midnight Sun draft... or anything but this.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Can It Be December Now?
UGH! What brain cell of mine actually thought NaBloPoMo was going to be a good idea?? And why didn't my other brain cells beat that one brain cell down!???!?!!!! I HATE NABLOPOMO!!!! Everytime I start to write a new blog, everything I write ends up sounding so bitter that I end up deleting what I wrote and starting over. And then I start over two and three more times because everything STILL sounds bitter... So, by the fourth do-over... I end up writing about something COMPLETELY different. (I'm already on my fourth do-over, if that gives you any indication how tonight's going.....) I think I'm going to do a tally at the end of the month of all the blogs that were supposed to be one thing, but ended up being another... Sheesh...
You wanna hear something funny? On my November 30th blog from NaBloPoMo 2007, I actually said, " Thank you for the experience, NaBlo! And if I remember, I think I might come back next year :)"
"I THINK I MIGHT COME BACK NEXT YEAR SMILEY FACE"???!!!??!! WHAT?! WAS I HIGH WHEN I WROTE THAT?!?!?!?! Or was I just trying to be nice? Put a positive spin on it, even though it was complete torture... Oh my god, it was all I could do to NaBloPoMo that year!?!! LITERALLY, 17 out of 30 blogs were 1-3 sentences long. 17 OUT OF 30. That's over half!!!!! I may as well have been twittering!!!
Of course-- I suspect that's exactly why I was feeling more gracious towards NaBloPoMo back then than I am right now--- Of course it didn't seem so bad when all I did was tweet for a month!!!! I've been actually trying to write whole blogs every day, and that's why I'm so worn out... (and bitter! lol)
Yeah... I don't know... NaBlo is pretty cool when you look back on it... But, wow.. it is hell trying to get through it.
You wanna hear something funny? On my November 30th blog from NaBloPoMo 2007, I actually said, " Thank you for the experience, NaBlo! And if I remember, I think I might come back next year :)"
"I THINK I MIGHT COME BACK NEXT YEAR SMILEY FACE"???!!!??!! WHAT?! WAS I HIGH WHEN I WROTE THAT?!?!?!?! Or was I just trying to be nice? Put a positive spin on it, even though it was complete torture... Oh my god, it was all I could do to NaBloPoMo that year!?!! LITERALLY, 17 out of 30 blogs were 1-3 sentences long. 17 OUT OF 30. That's over half!!!!! I may as well have been twittering!!!
Of course-- I suspect that's exactly why I was feeling more gracious towards NaBloPoMo back then than I am right now--- Of course it didn't seem so bad when all I did was tweet for a month!!!! I've been actually trying to write whole blogs every day, and that's why I'm so worn out... (and bitter! lol)
Yeah... I don't know... NaBlo is pretty cool when you look back on it... But, wow.. it is hell trying to get through it.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
I Thought About Blogging, Does That Count?
Hmmmm... Decisions, decisions... Do I write a make-up blog for yesterday? Or do I say, "Well, I missed a day-- screw you NaBloPoMo!!!"?
I guess, by the very nature of the fact that this IS the make-up blog for yesterday, one would say I've gone with the former... But considering I've been trying to write this make-up blog for some hours now, I'm taking a serious look at the latter.
Sigh.. I don't know... I'm practically done with November, so I don't really want to give up... and yet.. I seriously have no idea what I'm going to talk about for 8 more days.
I'm just not motivated!! I'm not even motivated to write about what I did last night that made me miss blogging in the first place!! This should have been an easy make-up blog! But I'm just so bleagh right now.... NaBloPoMo brings me down, man.. It's just so draining... I'd rather make a commitment to post once a week than everyday for a month. At least then, there's room for stuff to happen-- and room to fudge.
I guess, by the very nature of the fact that this IS the make-up blog for yesterday, one would say I've gone with the former... But considering I've been trying to write this make-up blog for some hours now, I'm taking a serious look at the latter.
Sigh.. I don't know... I'm practically done with November, so I don't really want to give up... and yet.. I seriously have no idea what I'm going to talk about for 8 more days.
I'm just not motivated!! I'm not even motivated to write about what I did last night that made me miss blogging in the first place!! This should have been an easy make-up blog! But I'm just so bleagh right now.... NaBloPoMo brings me down, man.. It's just so draining... I'd rather make a commitment to post once a week than everyday for a month. At least then, there's room for stuff to happen-- and room to fudge.
Brrrrrrrrr!
So, I'm not quite ready to listen to Christmas music just yet, but in the spirit of the season, I decide to put together a little mix with classic "winter" hits such as (wink, wink):
A Jagged Gorgeous Winter by The Main Drag
Purple Snowflakes by Matt Harding
Snow (Hey Oh) by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love Like Winter by AFI
Coldest Winter by Kanye West
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
Purple Snowflakes by Marvin Gaye (Yes, I have two versions of this song... What!?! I really like this song!)
Snow Lion by Readymade FC feat Feist
Cold by Crossfade
Cold Shoulder by Adele
Silver and Cold by AFI
No One by Cold
Hot N Cold by Katy Perry
Cold Decemeber by Matt Costa
Baby It's Cold Outside by Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel
When The Sun Goes Down by the Arctic Monkeys
And for a nice Thanskgiving song, I threw in:
Let's Talk Turkey by Ima Robot ;)
Hope you enjoy my winter mix! I know I will!
A Jagged Gorgeous Winter by The Main Drag
Purple Snowflakes by Matt Harding
Snow (Hey Oh) by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love Like Winter by AFI
Coldest Winter by Kanye West
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
Purple Snowflakes by Marvin Gaye (Yes, I have two versions of this song... What!?! I really like this song!)
Snow Lion by Readymade FC feat Feist
Cold by Crossfade
Cold Shoulder by Adele
Silver and Cold by AFI
No One by Cold
Hot N Cold by Katy Perry
Cold Decemeber by Matt Costa
Baby It's Cold Outside by Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel
When The Sun Goes Down by the Arctic Monkeys
And for a nice Thanskgiving song, I threw in:
Let's Talk Turkey by Ima Robot ;)
Hope you enjoy my winter mix! I know I will!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Seriously!?!?!!?!?
1. When people come up to my window and I have not called them to my window. Bitches! I will call you when I am ready! If I have not called you, I am not ready!!
2. Conversly-- when I am trying to call someone to my window and they are looking anywhere and everywhere, (except in my direction!), and no amount of waving or yelling will get their attention. Bitches! I got things to do, and I don't have all day! I will only try to get your attention twice... they you're on your own.
3. (It helps if you use a disdainful Valley Girl accent when you read this one)
So, like.....umm... I thought I was the merchant teller? I mean, like that's the job you hired me to do? So... Shouldn't merchants be my first priority? Like, why am I helping all these lobby people first? I don't get it.
4. How do they know!?!?!?!
So, we have these nifty coin trays at work that hold all of our loose change. It's got rows of slots in it for each of the different coins to make it easier for counting later. However, they're super old, and do not have slots for the presidential dollar coins. So, basically, my dollar coins end up hanging out in the slots meant for the half dollars, because those are the only slots big enough for the dollar coins to sit it. Which means I end up hand counting them all at the end of the night because I never know how many I have.
I get sooooo excited when I finally have enough to roll them all and I don't have to look at them anymore! Yay!
It happens EVERY TIME. Everytime I roll a dang thing of dollar coins... somebody gives me ten more. DAMN YOU, SALAZAR!!!
5. Okay, AT may be nice, but I'm starting to think he doesn't know what the F he's doing... (Sigh.. I probably shouldn't really be that surprised.. AT did use to work with TW at another branch.....) And I could've sworn that TW said that AT used to be a teller before... but he had to have been talking about someone else-- a teller would know this:
So, sometimes when the line in the lobby gets really long, but the platform side is slow, the PBs will go through the line and write down people's IDs and stuff for us to save on time. Well, that's great and all, but AT doesn't always write down everything that he's supposed to.
A person can use their debit card as their primary ID ONLY if it has a photo on it. So, when you're documenting someone's debit card as their ID you have to say that-- you have to write down photo or picture, or however the eff you want to say it, but you gotta write it down. And AT never does--- he never writes down "photo"!
So, I always end up having to request the person's ID again-- which is how I've come to find out that AT's been documenting debit cards WITHOUT A PHOTO!!!! What the fuck, AT!?!?!?! IF THERE'S NOT PHOTO, IT'S NO GOOD! SO WHY ARE YOU WRITING IT DOWN!?!? PLUS! I HATE YOUR STUPID MESSY GIANT SIZED HANDWRITING! AND STOP WRITING IN MY PRINTING SPACE!
6. Mind your own beeswax T! He came up to me today, and was like, "You've got someone back there." He was trying to let me know that a merchant had just walked up and sat down and was waiting. Which, granted, that was nice of him... But not only had I already seen my merchant come up and sit down... Ummm... Seriously, AT?!?!!? Do you NOT see the mountain of deposits sitting on my counter right now!?!?!?!? I AM ALREADY HELPING A MERCHANT!!!!!! Mind your own business!! I know my job! I know what I'm doing! And I STILL don't understand what you thought I was doing that you thought I wasn't already helping someone!?!? Lobby, merchant, whatever-- I had money in my hands, entering numbers on the computer, and a ton of shit on my counter-- What was there to miss, that you just thought I was standing around doing nothing?!?????
P.S. Oh-- you're probably wondering-- I can't remember T's last name... so, I nicknamed him AT-- which is why sometimes I refer to him as T and others as AT.
2. Conversly-- when I am trying to call someone to my window and they are looking anywhere and everywhere, (except in my direction!), and no amount of waving or yelling will get their attention. Bitches! I got things to do, and I don't have all day! I will only try to get your attention twice... they you're on your own.
3. (It helps if you use a disdainful Valley Girl accent when you read this one)
So, like.....umm... I thought I was the merchant teller? I mean, like that's the job you hired me to do? So... Shouldn't merchants be my first priority? Like, why am I helping all these lobby people first? I don't get it.
4. How do they know!?!?!?!
So, we have these nifty coin trays at work that hold all of our loose change. It's got rows of slots in it for each of the different coins to make it easier for counting later. However, they're super old, and do not have slots for the presidential dollar coins. So, basically, my dollar coins end up hanging out in the slots meant for the half dollars, because those are the only slots big enough for the dollar coins to sit it. Which means I end up hand counting them all at the end of the night because I never know how many I have.
I get sooooo excited when I finally have enough to roll them all and I don't have to look at them anymore! Yay!
It happens EVERY TIME. Everytime I roll a dang thing of dollar coins... somebody gives me ten more. DAMN YOU, SALAZAR!!!
5. Okay, AT may be nice, but I'm starting to think he doesn't know what the F he's doing... (Sigh.. I probably shouldn't really be that surprised.. AT did use to work with TW at another branch.....) And I could've sworn that TW said that AT used to be a teller before... but he had to have been talking about someone else-- a teller would know this:
So, sometimes when the line in the lobby gets really long, but the platform side is slow, the PBs will go through the line and write down people's IDs and stuff for us to save on time. Well, that's great and all, but AT doesn't always write down everything that he's supposed to.
A person can use their debit card as their primary ID ONLY if it has a photo on it. So, when you're documenting someone's debit card as their ID you have to say that-- you have to write down photo or picture, or however the eff you want to say it, but you gotta write it down. And AT never does--- he never writes down "photo"!
So, I always end up having to request the person's ID again-- which is how I've come to find out that AT's been documenting debit cards WITHOUT A PHOTO!!!! What the fuck, AT!?!?!?! IF THERE'S NOT PHOTO, IT'S NO GOOD! SO WHY ARE YOU WRITING IT DOWN!?!? PLUS! I HATE YOUR STUPID MESSY GIANT SIZED HANDWRITING! AND STOP WRITING IN MY PRINTING SPACE!
6. Mind your own beeswax T! He came up to me today, and was like, "You've got someone back there." He was trying to let me know that a merchant had just walked up and sat down and was waiting. Which, granted, that was nice of him... But not only had I already seen my merchant come up and sit down... Ummm... Seriously, AT?!?!!? Do you NOT see the mountain of deposits sitting on my counter right now!?!?!?!? I AM ALREADY HELPING A MERCHANT!!!!!! Mind your own business!! I know my job! I know what I'm doing! And I STILL don't understand what you thought I was doing that you thought I wasn't already helping someone!?!? Lobby, merchant, whatever-- I had money in my hands, entering numbers on the computer, and a ton of shit on my counter-- What was there to miss, that you just thought I was standing around doing nothing?!?????
P.S. Oh-- you're probably wondering-- I can't remember T's last name... so, I nicknamed him AT-- which is why sometimes I refer to him as T and others as AT.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Silence Is Deafening
I hate it when I think I'm funny and nobody comments on my brilliant-ness.
It's like when you're in a play-- a comedy-- and the audience doesn't laugh!!? Even though they think the play is funny! They come up later and say "Oh, that was hilarious!" Well then, why weren't you laughing?!!????
I think some audiences don't laugh out loud because they have this sense of like "Oh, we don't want to disrupt the play with our laughter" or "I'm gonna hold in my laughter, because I want to be able to hear what's coming next.." But, HELLLLLLOOO?!?! We're actors!! We need the instant gratification!!!! (Besides, good actors pause the play until the laughter subsides!)
I don't think audiences realize just how much we feed off their energy.. And when they don't laugh at the funny stuff... It-- well, more than anything.. it just confuses us. We often wonder why it didn't get the laugh. We do our our best not to bring the play down because of it-- but it's hard. You move on, and you deal with it the best you can... Because that's the way of it... Enrapt as they may be... some audiences are just stubbornly silent. Sigh.
It's like when you're in a play-- a comedy-- and the audience doesn't laugh!!? Even though they think the play is funny! They come up later and say "Oh, that was hilarious!" Well then, why weren't you laughing?!!????
I think some audiences don't laugh out loud because they have this sense of like "Oh, we don't want to disrupt the play with our laughter" or "I'm gonna hold in my laughter, because I want to be able to hear what's coming next.." But, HELLLLLLOOO?!?! We're actors!! We need the instant gratification!!!! (Besides, good actors pause the play until the laughter subsides!)
I don't think audiences realize just how much we feed off their energy.. And when they don't laugh at the funny stuff... It-- well, more than anything.. it just confuses us. We often wonder why it didn't get the laugh. We do our our best not to bring the play down because of it-- but it's hard. You move on, and you deal with it the best you can... Because that's the way of it... Enrapt as they may be... some audiences are just stubbornly silent. Sigh.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Slackertude
I love that I had all day today to write my blog, and yet, here I am again! It's 11pm and I'm just now getting around to putting something together! Way to procrastinate!
I don't know.. somehow I just thought there'd be more time in the day! I suppose it didn't help that I slept 'til almost noon.. but I just refuse to get up before 10:30 on my days off. And then I wanted to finish reading my book, and I had to play Mafia Wars and YoVille, and then we had to watch So You Think You Can Dance and Glee! And umm... that's pretty much my whole day right there... Oh! I did a load of laundry! That's something, right?! See? I'm not a total slacker... Although, I did totally order some stamps from usps.com today because I was too lazy to actually go to the post office... But seriously? For only a dollar more, I think it was totally worth it to not have to get dressed...
So.. let's see.. today's the 18th... only 12 more days of torture to go! Yay! Oh... Hmmm... Next week's going to be kinda busy what with Thanksgiving and Greg flying in and all... Maybe I should use this weekend and prepare some blogs in advance.. Dude, whoever picked November as National Blog Posting Month was a crackwhore... Couldn't they have picked a month with a less important holiday!?!?! Sigh... Maybe I should just stick to being glad they didn't pick December...
I don't know.. somehow I just thought there'd be more time in the day! I suppose it didn't help that I slept 'til almost noon.. but I just refuse to get up before 10:30 on my days off. And then I wanted to finish reading my book, and I had to play Mafia Wars and YoVille, and then we had to watch So You Think You Can Dance and Glee! And umm... that's pretty much my whole day right there... Oh! I did a load of laundry! That's something, right?! See? I'm not a total slacker... Although, I did totally order some stamps from usps.com today because I was too lazy to actually go to the post office... But seriously? For only a dollar more, I think it was totally worth it to not have to get dressed...
So.. let's see.. today's the 18th... only 12 more days of torture to go! Yay! Oh... Hmmm... Next week's going to be kinda busy what with Thanksgiving and Greg flying in and all... Maybe I should use this weekend and prepare some blogs in advance.. Dude, whoever picked November as National Blog Posting Month was a crackwhore... Couldn't they have picked a month with a less important holiday!?!?! Sigh... Maybe I should just stick to being glad they didn't pick December...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Reading Is Fundamental
You know.. the library's great and all.. but why can't they have a section called "Books Leah Would Like"??? That would just make it so much easier...
Going to the library just isn't as much fun as going to the bookstore. At the bookstore the books are all new and glossy and shiny! The library's books are all old and dusty... and used.
The bookstore tells me what I should be reading by telling me: What's new! What the bestsellers are! And they stick tables of books in the middle of the aisle so that when I trip over them, I'll be forced to look at them! The library uses the Dewey Decimal System. (Yawn)
You can talk in a bookstore! You have to be Shhhhhh! at the library.
Normal people hang out at the bookstore! Homeless people and delinquents hang out at the library... (I'm sorry, but it's true).
The bookstore always has the brand new book I want! Ugh! All the copies of that new book I want are already checked out at the library!
Ah, but alas, it costs money to go to the bookstore... It's free to go to the library ;)
Going to the library just isn't as much fun as going to the bookstore. At the bookstore the books are all new and glossy and shiny! The library's books are all old and dusty... and used.
The bookstore tells me what I should be reading by telling me: What's new! What the bestsellers are! And they stick tables of books in the middle of the aisle so that when I trip over them, I'll be forced to look at them! The library uses the Dewey Decimal System. (Yawn)
You can talk in a bookstore! You have to be Shhhhhh! at the library.
Normal people hang out at the bookstore! Homeless people and delinquents hang out at the library... (I'm sorry, but it's true).
The bookstore always has the brand new book I want! Ugh! All the copies of that new book I want are already checked out at the library!
Ah, but alas, it costs money to go to the bookstore... It's free to go to the library ;)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Observations of Washington
1. Wow. Washingtonians really like their coffee. I mean, I'm not surprised they like their Starbucks considering Starbucks was founded here... But, seriously, no exaggeration-- there is literally a Starbucks on every corner.. But that's not all! There are also these little tiny drive up espresso huts and bikini baristas all stuck here and everywhere! I don't care what street you're on or which way you're looking-- guaranteed-- you can see a coffee house.
2. Umm.. I think I just met the rainy season here... If I'm not mistaken, it's rained for two weeks straight-- Which kinda sucks, since my windshield wiper blades need to be replaced and my headlights are not currently shining at their brightest. I like the rain... I just don't like driving in it... (Especially, now that it gets dark so early!)
3. Seattleites are still very much in love with their 90's grunge music. I don't really know why this surprised me so... I mean, it makes total sense that they would!! But I don't know.. I just get a kick everytime I hear Nirvana, Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden on the radio ;) It makes me wonder what it must've been like to grow up in this area during that time. It must've felt so cool... Like you were there, you know!?
2. Umm.. I think I just met the rainy season here... If I'm not mistaken, it's rained for two weeks straight-- Which kinda sucks, since my windshield wiper blades need to be replaced and my headlights are not currently shining at their brightest. I like the rain... I just don't like driving in it... (Especially, now that it gets dark so early!)
3. Seattleites are still very much in love with their 90's grunge music. I don't really know why this surprised me so... I mean, it makes total sense that they would!! But I don't know.. I just get a kick everytime I hear Nirvana, Pearl Jam, or Soundgarden on the radio ;) It makes me wonder what it must've been like to grow up in this area during that time. It must've felt so cool... Like you were there, you know!?
Sunday, November 15, 2009
A Decision.
SIGH. I have a dilemma. So.. I've been wanting to move my blog away from MySpace for awhile now because I don't use it anymore and I know a lot of my friends don't use it anymore either.. My problem is... Out of all the other sites I've looked at to move my blog to... I still like MySpace the best.. SIGH.
MySpace isn't perfect but what can I say? MySpace just has a lot of features that the other sites don't. MySpace is the ONLY site that tells me how many people viewed my blog today/this week. It's also one of the few that lets me make individual blogs private or lets me tell you what I'm reading, watching, or listening to. It even lets me tell you how I'm feeling and gives you a little emoticon to go with it.... Granted, the emoticons don't always match up exactly, but I can live with that.
What I can't live with are sites that don't let me make posts private!! (I don't need to be sharing ALL of my business!!) Or sites with crappy layouts!! And gosh darn it! I really like knowing how many people viewed my blog! Although.. sometimes it just makes me bitter... like, when I ask a question, and then nobody answers it... even though I can clearly see that at least 10 people read the blog... WTF readers? wtf. I know part of this is going to be because if you don't have MySpace, you're not going to be able to comment on my MySpace blog... But I know most of you have Facebook.. or my email address or my cell phone number... And who doesn't know how to text these days? There are ways to share people. There are ways to share.
Anyway, after much mulling... I finally remembered something! And that made my decision of what to do with my blog a lot easier.
I'm leaving my blog right where it is. Sure, I'd love to be able to move away from MySpace.. but for now, it's still the best place for me and my readers.
(I remembered that I'd set my MySpace profile to private-- and that's what was preventing any non-MySpacers from viewing my blog. So, I've set it back to public-- and now when Facebook imports my blog-- when you click on "View Original Post" it'll take you straight to the source, no problem).
MySpace isn't perfect but what can I say? MySpace just has a lot of features that the other sites don't. MySpace is the ONLY site that tells me how many people viewed my blog today/this week. It's also one of the few that lets me make individual blogs private or lets me tell you what I'm reading, watching, or listening to. It even lets me tell you how I'm feeling and gives you a little emoticon to go with it.... Granted, the emoticons don't always match up exactly, but I can live with that.
What I can't live with are sites that don't let me make posts private!! (I don't need to be sharing ALL of my business!!) Or sites with crappy layouts!! And gosh darn it! I really like knowing how many people viewed my blog! Although.. sometimes it just makes me bitter... like, when I ask a question, and then nobody answers it... even though I can clearly see that at least 10 people read the blog... WTF readers? wtf. I know part of this is going to be because if you don't have MySpace, you're not going to be able to comment on my MySpace blog... But I know most of you have Facebook.. or my email address or my cell phone number... And who doesn't know how to text these days? There are ways to share people. There are ways to share.
Anyway, after much mulling... I finally remembered something! And that made my decision of what to do with my blog a lot easier.
I'm leaving my blog right where it is. Sure, I'd love to be able to move away from MySpace.. but for now, it's still the best place for me and my readers.
(I remembered that I'd set my MySpace profile to private-- and that's what was preventing any non-MySpacers from viewing my blog. So, I've set it back to public-- and now when Facebook imports my blog-- when you click on "View Original Post" it'll take you straight to the source, no problem).
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Texts From Last Night
I don't really have a lot of time to write right now, so I thought I'd share some of my favorites from textsfromlastnight.com instead!
(510): I think I speak chipmunk. Odd.
(702): Are you high?
(510): No. That's why it's odd
(317): why did u let me go home with him last night?
(260): u were determined it was a good idea
(312): awww and there was just a proposal on stage with the pussycat dolls !!!!!
(708): Did someone propose they get off the stage?
(303): Most awkward thing ever just happened. I was reaching in my purse to get something and a condom fell out into the woman's lap next to me. At least she knows I'm safe.
(678): why did i wake up with a kid named Raphael in my bed this morning?
(770): I dont know but you did call last night to tell me you found the last ninja turtle
(321): Why don't I have your new number? And who have I been texting?
(936): what do kids with lesbian moms do for father's day? like do you talk about it? is it awkward? do you get the butchy mom a card?
(402): Just threw up at the table during our Father's Day dinner. And I managed to get quite a bit on dad, so that was nice.
(703): Do you remember last night at all? Be honest
(215): I need to look at the pictures on my camera to fill in the gaps.
(404): Rub youre cunt and tell me you love me.
(706): Your incorrect use of you're doesn't arouse me in the slightest.
(401): i wish i could "like" people's thoughts in real life like i can on facebook
(1-401): you can....by speaking....
(908): bl l w
(201): this should be fun to decipher. I'd like to buy a vowel.
(219): I woke up covered in BBQ sauce. My hand had "you win" written on it. Do I celebrate?
(781): i'm surrounded by gay midgets. not sure if i'm bragging or asking you to come rescue me. wait for follow up.
(207): I may be a little high but I'm pretty sure my alphabet soup has only Os in it
(617): We call that spaghetti Os
(919): so I was just driving high and I stopped to let a pinecone cross the road because I thought it was a hedgehog.
(515): You supply the liquor and I'll "accidently" forget my bathing suit.
(1-515): Deal!
(405): Hello rock bottom. My name is Jared. Nice to meet you.
(1-405): which gay bar do you need a ride home from?
(715): i woke up with a shirt on. the kids in my daycare group had a lot of questions when i took off my shirt at the pool to reveal "property of brittany" written on my chest and an arrow pointing to my dick.
(615): Had sex with the ex last night. Regretting to begin in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... WHYYYYYYYYYY!
(585): broke, out of weed, out of gas, out of food, and my gf just left me.
(716): you're writing country songs now?
(727): I just woke up my dad to tell him that i made out with the drummer. He wasnt as excited as I was.
(630): You drank the expired grape juice because you were convinced it had fermented into wine...you have a problem.
(512): I thought I was at a rave until the paramedics started chasing me. You win again tequila.
(650): I found your twin in sf. His name is ryan. And you are the evil one.
(608): How would you go about getting a hold of the country star that you slept with and are now potentially pregnant with their baby...?
(1-608): myspace Music?
(773): you turned on the Care Bears movie at 5am and kept screaming "I CARE"
(519): Tim hortons said i dont meet their criteria. What the fuck criteria is that? You put bagels in an oven.
(404): You took all of my sister's dolls and threw them out the window and then you started talking to her etcha sketch and mr. potato head. I later found you passed out in front of Toy Story and it all made sense.
(303): Just walked pass a bum on the way to a coinstar... awkward
(609): I had another sleeping on concrete incident.
(586): yeah. you were just sitting there watching transformers, caressing your toaster.
(305): gail simmons from food & wine magazine just heard me order my plan b pill
(970): did you ask her what wine to pair it with?
(248): Public safety found my id!
(248): And i can't find my bra so i'm assuming they found my bra with my id which would explain the disapproving tone the lady on the phone had.
(717): can't come out tonight. went to the bar again last night and the bartender hugged and thanked me so much for my "generosity." I'm intrigued but terrified to see my credit card bill.
(774): So what if i'm late to spanish tomorrow. who the hell cares. i don't even speak spanish.
(720): So i just got diagnosed with swine flu. im at walgreens looking like shit and this guy keeps staring at me. Im so gonna cough in his face.
(970): well, dont
(720): I didnt. i just coughed then looked at him menacingly. he got it.
(708): his status popped up and said 'probably going to jail.' it took everything i had not to press the like button
(508): you were carrying around a glass of vodka telling everyone it was Russian water
(937): Someone just asked me to go to the dining hall for dinner and he will use one of his swipes to pay for my meal. i think this is a college version of a date
(302): I feel like i'm in the derek zoolander school for kids who can't read good.
(925): no, i'm proud of you. this is the happiest you've been since you discovered that bowls can be used as cups if you don't feel like washing dishes.
(907): is it wrong that I want a "Where The Wild Things Are" tshirt that points to my junk?
(604): My cat puked at the same time as me. Makes me feel better about myself, except he can stand and I can't.
(213): Hey, could you leave the door unlocked? Keys seem hard right now.
(253): I seriously need to stop naming my lingerie sets after the boys I wear them for. I seriously just asked mom if she put Brett in the dryer
(207): you're dressed like that and you're on the rag, that's false advertisment
(305): I told him I would sleep with him if he could name all the colors of the wind.
(404): what's for breakfast?
(678): Advil and throwup
(267): You discussed the Arab/Israeli conflict with the guy behind the counter at the Kebab shop telling him you supported his people. He was clearly Asian.
(919): You said you were collecting Asians for your Kate Gosselin costume.
(615): small problem..I have a major exam in the morning so I might have to go to the library after the party
(423): so no drinking for you?
(615): don't be silly
(607): You act like I was drinking alone...I had the entire Verizon network with me
(313): Are we still dressing up as garden gnomes for halloween?
(518): No. I would like to get laid again before I graduate.
(248): I know ur sleeping, sorry for waking you but i just saw a girl with mittens on using her nose to control her ipod touch
(904): i'm gonna start putting 34DD under other qualifications on my bartender applications and see if that helps
(506): No I'm not okay I had a crush on the singer of Tokio Hotel for four months and now you tell me he's a dude?
(612): I wish my new phone didn't autocorrect so well. People will never experience the magic of my drunk texts because they think I'm making a coherent statement.
(201): so whenever I text yeah my phone automatically corrects it to yeahhhheeehhyeahyeahh .. too much party in the USA?
(510): I think I speak chipmunk. Odd.
(702): Are you high?
(510): No. That's why it's odd
(317): why did u let me go home with him last night?
(260): u were determined it was a good idea
(312): awww and there was just a proposal on stage with the pussycat dolls !!!!!
(708): Did someone propose they get off the stage?
(303): Most awkward thing ever just happened. I was reaching in my purse to get something and a condom fell out into the woman's lap next to me. At least she knows I'm safe.
(678): why did i wake up with a kid named Raphael in my bed this morning?
(770): I dont know but you did call last night to tell me you found the last ninja turtle
(321): Why don't I have your new number? And who have I been texting?
(936): what do kids with lesbian moms do for father's day? like do you talk about it? is it awkward? do you get the butchy mom a card?
(402): Just threw up at the table during our Father's Day dinner. And I managed to get quite a bit on dad, so that was nice.
(703): Do you remember last night at all? Be honest
(215): I need to look at the pictures on my camera to fill in the gaps.
(404): Rub youre cunt and tell me you love me.
(706): Your incorrect use of you're doesn't arouse me in the slightest.
(401): i wish i could "like" people's thoughts in real life like i can on facebook
(1-401): you can....by speaking....
(908): bl l w
(201): this should be fun to decipher. I'd like to buy a vowel.
(219): I woke up covered in BBQ sauce. My hand had "you win" written on it. Do I celebrate?
(781): i'm surrounded by gay midgets. not sure if i'm bragging or asking you to come rescue me. wait for follow up.
(207): I may be a little high but I'm pretty sure my alphabet soup has only Os in it
(617): We call that spaghetti Os
(919): so I was just driving high and I stopped to let a pinecone cross the road because I thought it was a hedgehog.
(515): You supply the liquor and I'll "accidently" forget my bathing suit.
(1-515): Deal!
(405): Hello rock bottom. My name is Jared. Nice to meet you.
(1-405): which gay bar do you need a ride home from?
(715): i woke up with a shirt on. the kids in my daycare group had a lot of questions when i took off my shirt at the pool to reveal "property of brittany" written on my chest and an arrow pointing to my dick.
(615): Had sex with the ex last night. Regretting to begin in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... WHYYYYYYYYYY!
(585): broke, out of weed, out of gas, out of food, and my gf just left me.
(716): you're writing country songs now?
(727): I just woke up my dad to tell him that i made out with the drummer. He wasnt as excited as I was.
(630): You drank the expired grape juice because you were convinced it had fermented into wine...you have a problem.
(512): I thought I was at a rave until the paramedics started chasing me. You win again tequila.
(650): I found your twin in sf. His name is ryan. And you are the evil one.
(608): How would you go about getting a hold of the country star that you slept with and are now potentially pregnant with their baby...?
(1-608): myspace Music?
(773): you turned on the Care Bears movie at 5am and kept screaming "I CARE"
(519): Tim hortons said i dont meet their criteria. What the fuck criteria is that? You put bagels in an oven.
(404): You took all of my sister's dolls and threw them out the window and then you started talking to her etcha sketch and mr. potato head. I later found you passed out in front of Toy Story and it all made sense.
(303): Just walked pass a bum on the way to a coinstar... awkward
(609): I had another sleeping on concrete incident.
(586): yeah. you were just sitting there watching transformers, caressing your toaster.
(305): gail simmons from food & wine magazine just heard me order my plan b pill
(970): did you ask her what wine to pair it with?
(248): Public safety found my id!
(248): And i can't find my bra so i'm assuming they found my bra with my id which would explain the disapproving tone the lady on the phone had.
(717): can't come out tonight. went to the bar again last night and the bartender hugged and thanked me so much for my "generosity." I'm intrigued but terrified to see my credit card bill.
(774): So what if i'm late to spanish tomorrow. who the hell cares. i don't even speak spanish.
(720): So i just got diagnosed with swine flu. im at walgreens looking like shit and this guy keeps staring at me. Im so gonna cough in his face.
(970): well, dont
(720): I didnt. i just coughed then looked at him menacingly. he got it.
(708): his status popped up and said 'probably going to jail.' it took everything i had not to press the like button
(508): you were carrying around a glass of vodka telling everyone it was Russian water
(937): Someone just asked me to go to the dining hall for dinner and he will use one of his swipes to pay for my meal. i think this is a college version of a date
(302): I feel like i'm in the derek zoolander school for kids who can't read good.
(925): no, i'm proud of you. this is the happiest you've been since you discovered that bowls can be used as cups if you don't feel like washing dishes.
(907): is it wrong that I want a "Where The Wild Things Are" tshirt that points to my junk?
(604): My cat puked at the same time as me. Makes me feel better about myself, except he can stand and I can't.
(213): Hey, could you leave the door unlocked? Keys seem hard right now.
(253): I seriously need to stop naming my lingerie sets after the boys I wear them for. I seriously just asked mom if she put Brett in the dryer
(207): you're dressed like that and you're on the rag, that's false advertisment
(305): I told him I would sleep with him if he could name all the colors of the wind.
(404): what's for breakfast?
(678): Advil and throwup
(267): You discussed the Arab/Israeli conflict with the guy behind the counter at the Kebab shop telling him you supported his people. He was clearly Asian.
(919): You said you were collecting Asians for your Kate Gosselin costume.
(615): small problem..I have a major exam in the morning so I might have to go to the library after the party
(423): so no drinking for you?
(615): don't be silly
(607): You act like I was drinking alone...I had the entire Verizon network with me
(313): Are we still dressing up as garden gnomes for halloween?
(518): No. I would like to get laid again before I graduate.
(248): I know ur sleeping, sorry for waking you but i just saw a girl with mittens on using her nose to control her ipod touch
(904): i'm gonna start putting 34DD under other qualifications on my bartender applications and see if that helps
(506): No I'm not okay I had a crush on the singer of Tokio Hotel for four months and now you tell me he's a dude?
(612): I wish my new phone didn't autocorrect so well. People will never experience the magic of my drunk texts because they think I'm making a coherent statement.
(201): so whenever I text yeah my phone automatically corrects it to yeahhhheeehhyeahyeahh .. too much party in the USA?
Friday, November 13, 2009
I Concur... But I'm Committed... So Stop It!
Do you ever feel as though the world is conspiring against you? Like, right now... I feel like the world doesn't want me to NaBloPoMo... I mean, there's all these obstacles in the way... Or things I'd rather be doing...
I mean, first my dad comes for an unexpected visit-- a visit that ended up lasting a day longer than anticipated-- and that's fine and all-- I'm really glad I got to see my dad-- but it totally threw me off schedule... I still haven't gotten around to writing my make-up blog for Wednesday. And I'm sure my dad would have been perfectly cool with me saying, "Hey dad, I need a few minutes to go write a blog." But that's the problem. I never know how long it's going to take me to write something-- whether I have a planned topic or not-- whether I'm excited to write about said topic or not... It doesn't matter... I just never know how long it's going to be-- and I don't want to waste time staring at a monitor when I could be doing something social.
And then there's tonight. We have a ton of shows to watch on the DVR, and to be perfectly honest, I would much rather be watching Project Runway right about now... but no... I need this time to blog.
Oh! And THEN! I go to go write my blog and all of a sudden my laptop says I'm not connected to the internet! Okay FINE. It was an easy fix. There's this button on my laptop-- if you slide it one way, you're connected to the internet... accidently slide it to the other direction-- no internet... But STILL! It's like the world is trying to tell me something! (And I for one agree! I hate NaBloPoMo! Posting everyday sucks!!)
I mean, first my dad comes for an unexpected visit-- a visit that ended up lasting a day longer than anticipated-- and that's fine and all-- I'm really glad I got to see my dad-- but it totally threw me off schedule... I still haven't gotten around to writing my make-up blog for Wednesday. And I'm sure my dad would have been perfectly cool with me saying, "Hey dad, I need a few minutes to go write a blog." But that's the problem. I never know how long it's going to take me to write something-- whether I have a planned topic or not-- whether I'm excited to write about said topic or not... It doesn't matter... I just never know how long it's going to be-- and I don't want to waste time staring at a monitor when I could be doing something social.
And then there's tonight. We have a ton of shows to watch on the DVR, and to be perfectly honest, I would much rather be watching Project Runway right about now... but no... I need this time to blog.
Oh! And THEN! I go to go write my blog and all of a sudden my laptop says I'm not connected to the internet! Okay FINE. It was an easy fix. There's this button on my laptop-- if you slide it one way, you're connected to the internet... accidently slide it to the other direction-- no internet... But STILL! It's like the world is trying to tell me something! (And I for one agree! I hate NaBloPoMo! Posting everyday sucks!!)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
(This is my riff on that "How To Write A Paper In College" forward).
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well-lighted place in front of your computer.
2. Check to see if anybody left any comments about yesterday’s blog.
3. Stare at the monitor for a few minutes while you try and come up with something interesting to blog about for today.
4. Check Facebook to see if you have any new notifications.
5. Accept all gift requests from Mafia Wars, YoVille, Farmville, etc…
6. Go get a snack. It will help you think better.
7. Realize that there is no possible way to snack and type at the same time. Continue snacking.
8. Go get some water.
9. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well-lighted place in front of your computer.
10. Open up iTunes and listen to that new favorite song you just downloaded. But only once and that's it. I mean it. As soon as it's over, you are going to start that blog.
11. Listen to it again.
12. Make a new playlist on iTunes of all your favorite songs.
13. Play a game of Free Cell. Or five.
14. Read the latest from textsfromlastnight.com.
15. Check Facebook to see if you have any new notifications.
16. Play Mafia Wars, YoVille, and FarmVille for a few minutes and check in on your Café.
17. Check your email. Almost no one emails you anymore, but you just never know.
18. Check the DVR to make sure you've watched all your TV programs from yesterday.
19. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well-lighted place in front of your computer.
20. Try to remember if anything interesting happened today that you could blog about. Fail.
20. Catch up on all the celeb gossip by reading the latest issue Us Weekly.
21. Play with the cats.
22. Open the fridge and stare at all the contents inside.
23. Close the fridge door. It’s a little too late to be eating food at this hour.
24. Sit back down in front of your computer.
25. Finish the game of Free Cell you started an hour ago but never finished ‘cause you got stuck.
26. Realize it is 11pm and that if you seriously don't start writing this blog that it will never get done in time because it takes your forever just to write a paragraph.
27. Close all other open windows and focus strictly on your blog.
29. Type the blog and submit it.
30. Complain to everyone that it takes you waaaaaaay to long to write a blog for you to have to do it every single day for a whole month!!!
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well-lighted place in front of your computer.
2. Check to see if anybody left any comments about yesterday’s blog.
3. Stare at the monitor for a few minutes while you try and come up with something interesting to blog about for today.
4. Check Facebook to see if you have any new notifications.
5. Accept all gift requests from Mafia Wars, YoVille, Farmville, etc…
6. Go get a snack. It will help you think better.
7. Realize that there is no possible way to snack and type at the same time. Continue snacking.
8. Go get some water.
9. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well-lighted place in front of your computer.
10. Open up iTunes and listen to that new favorite song you just downloaded. But only once and that's it. I mean it. As soon as it's over, you are going to start that blog.
11. Listen to it again.
12. Make a new playlist on iTunes of all your favorite songs.
13. Play a game of Free Cell. Or five.
14. Read the latest from textsfromlastnight.com.
15. Check Facebook to see if you have any new notifications.
16. Play Mafia Wars, YoVille, and FarmVille for a few minutes and check in on your Café.
17. Check your email. Almost no one emails you anymore, but you just never know.
18. Check the DVR to make sure you've watched all your TV programs from yesterday.
19. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well-lighted place in front of your computer.
20. Try to remember if anything interesting happened today that you could blog about. Fail.
20. Catch up on all the celeb gossip by reading the latest issue Us Weekly.
21. Play with the cats.
22. Open the fridge and stare at all the contents inside.
23. Close the fridge door. It’s a little too late to be eating food at this hour.
24. Sit back down in front of your computer.
25. Finish the game of Free Cell you started an hour ago but never finished ‘cause you got stuck.
26. Realize it is 11pm and that if you seriously don't start writing this blog that it will never get done in time because it takes your forever just to write a paragraph.
27. Close all other open windows and focus strictly on your blog.
29. Type the blog and submit it.
30. Complain to everyone that it takes you waaaaaaay to long to write a blog for you to have to do it every single day for a whole month!!!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Blog... Sort Of...
You know, I think it would be a heck of a lot easier to twitter for a month straight.... Come up with one sentence for the day, and boom! Done!
Anyway, dad's still here... No time to concentrate on blogging. Will do make-up blog later.
Anyway, dad's still here... No time to concentrate on blogging. Will do make-up blog later.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Okay, Quick!!
Dad and Will just went out to go get the pizza! Let's see what I can come up with to write about while they're gone!!!
Okay, got it! Just a few random observations/pet peeves!
1. Okay, so have you ever driven down a really narrow road-- so narrow that only one car can pass at a time? And usually one car stops, while the other car goes? Okay, well, Newport is pretty much made up of those kind of streets--- and usually the driver of the car that goes first, waves at the other driver that stopped, as a way of thanks. I think this is the polite thing to do.
We have one of those kinds of streets right here in Everett. I am very often the car that has to stop..... None of these damn bitches ever wave at me!!!!! It pisses me off!!!!! How fucking hard is it to wave!?!? You people are so rude!!! Urgh!!
2. I wrote a WHOLE blog about Trident no longer making my cinnamon gum. (Two actually!) And many of the people that I told about this were like, "Oh, I'll keep a look out, and if I see it, I'll buy it for you blah blah whatever....." Apparently, none of you chew gum, because Trident has been making cinnamon gum now for many many months and NOBODY HAS EVER ONCE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!! I didn't actually expect any of you to buy gum for me... but I just would've thought that at least ONE person would have said-- "Hey! Aren't you excited that Trident started making cinnamon gum again!?" But no... It has not happened.
Oh-- Time's Up!!
Okay, got it! Just a few random observations/pet peeves!
1. Okay, so have you ever driven down a really narrow road-- so narrow that only one car can pass at a time? And usually one car stops, while the other car goes? Okay, well, Newport is pretty much made up of those kind of streets--- and usually the driver of the car that goes first, waves at the other driver that stopped, as a way of thanks. I think this is the polite thing to do.
We have one of those kinds of streets right here in Everett. I am very often the car that has to stop..... None of these damn bitches ever wave at me!!!!! It pisses me off!!!!! How fucking hard is it to wave!?!? You people are so rude!!! Urgh!!
2. I wrote a WHOLE blog about Trident no longer making my cinnamon gum. (Two actually!) And many of the people that I told about this were like, "Oh, I'll keep a look out, and if I see it, I'll buy it for you blah blah whatever....." Apparently, none of you chew gum, because Trident has been making cinnamon gum now for many many months and NOBODY HAS EVER ONCE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!! I didn't actually expect any of you to buy gum for me... but I just would've thought that at least ONE person would have said-- "Hey! Aren't you excited that Trident started making cinnamon gum again!?" But no... It has not happened.
Oh-- Time's Up!!
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My dad's here to visit! I'm gonna go be social and get off the computer-- but I promise I'll blog as soon as I can!
Monday, November 9, 2009
No Forcing Necessary!
Soooooooo...... I don't really believe in getting to work "early". Christopher would tell you I apparently don't believe in getting to work on time either, but that's a different story ;)
My work schedule at Meri is pretty much 9:45-6:15 with the bank opening at 10am. I usually pull up at about 9:41--- so by the time I get inside and take off my coat, it's 9:45 and I'm ready for our morning meeting. The problem with this, is that the morning meeting usually lasts until right before ten o'clock, and I still haven't set up my money yet.... which leads to me kinda scrambling around a lot, but whatever... that's the schedule I've been given, so it is what it is.
During my PA (Personal Assessment) today, JS mentions how she's noticed I've been late a few times (and by late she means 9:47!!!!!!!-- which again, as Christopher would tell you, is actually really good for me!!) and how I should start coming in a few minutes early, because I should have my money all set up and ready to go by 9:45.
The thing is, I have no idea what she's talking about. I was actually late this morning (again, only two minutes), but before today, I don't even remember the last time I was late. But, okay, whatever... Even if I was late a bunch of times, it's not like I ever get out at 6:15 anyway!!! I'm usually there until 6:30 whether I want to be there or not! So what's the diff!? Anyway, whatever, I don't even care about whether she thinks I'm late or not, because I know I haven't been.
The part that gets me is the COMING IN EARLY part. Ummmm... does she think I'm working for free?! 'Cause I'm not. If she wants me to be there ready to go at 9:45, then she needs to schedule me for BEFORE 9:45. I don't "do" early.
And here's the other thing I don't get.... Our timekeeping rules clearly state that if you are at Meri and you are working you need to be clocked in. But considering how concerned JS is about people going into overtime and if you're schedulued til 6:15 you need to be out of here by 6:15 blah blah blah, I don't understand why she's telling me to come in early!?! I'm NOT coming in five minutes early off the clock.. I refuse to do it. If it's going to cut into my sleepy sleep time, I'm going to get fucking paid for it. But I feel like that's exactly what she's asking me to do.. even though our timekeeping rules say that kind of stuff isn't allowed... So, I don't know.. I'm just really confused and I need some more clarification on this issue...
P.S. I'm also pissed that TW brought up me having issues balancing the other day, when it really wasn't an issue...
P.P.S. Ummm, I'm the merchant teller and handle more money than all of the other tellers, so cut me some slack!
My work schedule at Meri is pretty much 9:45-6:15 with the bank opening at 10am. I usually pull up at about 9:41--- so by the time I get inside and take off my coat, it's 9:45 and I'm ready for our morning meeting. The problem with this, is that the morning meeting usually lasts until right before ten o'clock, and I still haven't set up my money yet.... which leads to me kinda scrambling around a lot, but whatever... that's the schedule I've been given, so it is what it is.
During my PA (Personal Assessment) today, JS mentions how she's noticed I've been late a few times (and by late she means 9:47!!!!!!!-- which again, as Christopher would tell you, is actually really good for me!!) and how I should start coming in a few minutes early, because I should have my money all set up and ready to go by 9:45.
The thing is, I have no idea what she's talking about. I was actually late this morning (again, only two minutes), but before today, I don't even remember the last time I was late. But, okay, whatever... Even if I was late a bunch of times, it's not like I ever get out at 6:15 anyway!!! I'm usually there until 6:30 whether I want to be there or not! So what's the diff!? Anyway, whatever, I don't even care about whether she thinks I'm late or not, because I know I haven't been.
The part that gets me is the COMING IN EARLY part. Ummmm... does she think I'm working for free?! 'Cause I'm not. If she wants me to be there ready to go at 9:45, then she needs to schedule me for BEFORE 9:45. I don't "do" early.
And here's the other thing I don't get.... Our timekeeping rules clearly state that if you are at Meri and you are working you need to be clocked in. But considering how concerned JS is about people going into overtime and if you're schedulued til 6:15 you need to be out of here by 6:15 blah blah blah, I don't understand why she's telling me to come in early!?! I'm NOT coming in five minutes early off the clock.. I refuse to do it. If it's going to cut into my sleepy sleep time, I'm going to get fucking paid for it. But I feel like that's exactly what she's asking me to do.. even though our timekeeping rules say that kind of stuff isn't allowed... So, I don't know.. I'm just really confused and I need some more clarification on this issue...
P.S. I'm also pissed that TW brought up me having issues balancing the other day, when it really wasn't an issue...
P.P.S. Ummm, I'm the merchant teller and handle more money than all of the other tellers, so cut me some slack!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica 2009... So Far...
I know 2009 isn't over yet, but here are my favorite songs from this year so far:
1. Everlong- Foo Fighters
2. A Jagged Gorgeous Winter- The Main Drag
3. Party In The U.S.A.- Miley Cyrus
4. Gold- Interference
5. When Your Mind's Made Up- Glen Hangard & Marketa Irglova
6. Wonderful- Gary Go
7. Heartbreaker- MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend
8. Gravity- Sara Bareilles
9. Sleepyhead- Passion Pit
10. I've Got Friends- Manchester Orchestra
11. Daniel- Bat For Lashes
12. 1901- Phoenix
13. Don't Stop Believin' (Glee Cast Version)- Glee Cast
14. California On My Mind- Wild Light
15. Help I'm Alive- Metric
16. Miss Independent- Ne-Yo
17. The Rat- Dead Confederate
18. Soft Shock- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
19. Sometime Around Midnight- The Airborne Toxic Event
20. What If I Leave- Rachael Yamagata
21. Paranoid- Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson
22. Flightless Bird, American Mouth- Iron & Wine
23. Unusual You- Britney Spears
(Untouched by The Veronicas, Live Your Life by T.I. feat. Rihanna, and Sex On Fire by the Kings of Leon should also be on this list, but as I first discovered them in 2008, they are on 2008's playlist of favorite songs).
If anyone would like to share some of their favorite songs from 2009, I'd love to hear 'em!
1. Everlong- Foo Fighters
2. A Jagged Gorgeous Winter- The Main Drag
3. Party In The U.S.A.- Miley Cyrus
4. Gold- Interference
5. When Your Mind's Made Up- Glen Hangard & Marketa Irglova
6. Wonderful- Gary Go
7. Heartbreaker- MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend
8. Gravity- Sara Bareilles
9. Sleepyhead- Passion Pit
10. I've Got Friends- Manchester Orchestra
11. Daniel- Bat For Lashes
12. 1901- Phoenix
13. Don't Stop Believin' (Glee Cast Version)- Glee Cast
14. California On My Mind- Wild Light
15. Help I'm Alive- Metric
16. Miss Independent- Ne-Yo
17. The Rat- Dead Confederate
18. Soft Shock- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
19. Sometime Around Midnight- The Airborne Toxic Event
20. What If I Leave- Rachael Yamagata
21. Paranoid- Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson
22. Flightless Bird, American Mouth- Iron & Wine
23. Unusual You- Britney Spears
(Untouched by The Veronicas, Live Your Life by T.I. feat. Rihanna, and Sex On Fire by the Kings of Leon should also be on this list, but as I first discovered them in 2008, they are on 2008's playlist of favorite songs).
If anyone would like to share some of their favorite songs from 2009, I'd love to hear 'em!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Newer and More Improved!!
And here is Thursday's 40 minute on the spot topic: Commentary about recent episodes of my favorite TV shows!!
SYTYCD: During the Vegas auditions, I was really hoping Legacy wasn't going to make the top 20, because it didn't look like he was a strong enough dancer and dude, he kept crying all the time! But, OMG, I'm so glad he made the top 20 now, because his and Kathryn's contemporary piece was AMAZING!!! P.S. Where's Mia?!!? I need my Mia Michaels fix, STAT! Although, I did get my Wade Robson fix, so I'm super excited about that!!!
ANTM: I want Nicole to win!!!!! Ohhh, but I like Laura, too... Please just let Erin go home already!!!
GREY'S: Chickie girl from Heroes has a crush on Alex?! And other guy has a crush on Cristina? Hello Mercy Westers!? They are both in RELATIONSHIPS! Go find single people to crush on!
HEROES: CHARLIE!!!! I LOVE Jayma Mays!!! Yay!! And speaking of Jayma Mays...
GLEE: Awwm man!! Glee wasn't on this week, again! Fuckers!
DWTS: I'm rooting for Kelly! She's so cute!
PROJECT RUNWAY: I haven't watched this weeks episode yet, but I think Althea and Irena are the best two there.
BONES: Haven't watched this yet either, but I'm about to right now!
SYTYCD: During the Vegas auditions, I was really hoping Legacy wasn't going to make the top 20, because it didn't look like he was a strong enough dancer and dude, he kept crying all the time! But, OMG, I'm so glad he made the top 20 now, because his and Kathryn's contemporary piece was AMAZING!!! P.S. Where's Mia?!!? I need my Mia Michaels fix, STAT! Although, I did get my Wade Robson fix, so I'm super excited about that!!!
ANTM: I want Nicole to win!!!!! Ohhh, but I like Laura, too... Please just let Erin go home already!!!
GREY'S: Chickie girl from Heroes has a crush on Alex?! And other guy has a crush on Cristina? Hello Mercy Westers!? They are both in RELATIONSHIPS! Go find single people to crush on!
HEROES: CHARLIE!!!! I LOVE Jayma Mays!!! Yay!! And speaking of Jayma Mays...
GLEE: Awwm man!! Glee wasn't on this week, again! Fuckers!
DWTS: I'm rooting for Kelly! She's so cute!
PROJECT RUNWAY: I haven't watched this weeks episode yet, but I think Althea and Irena are the best two there.
BONES: Haven't watched this yet either, but I'm about to right now!
OMG THIS TOOK FOREVER!
So, my original blog topic for Thursday was supposed to start off with the following sentence: "I thought I was going to love working for Meri..."
I had vague notions of then talking about why I don't like working for Meri, but it's not necessarily that I dislike working there- it's more that I have no passion for working there. I thought the job was going to be one thing, and while it is actually that one thing, it's also all these twenty other things that I wish I had nothing to do with.
Anyway, the blog I've been working on for the past two hours was kind of lost and unfocused, and I had no idea of what story I was even trying to tell, so I've scrapped that idea and now I'm starting over and going in a new direction!
ANOTHER TWO HOURS LATER
Umm... I don't think this blog wants to happen. I just spent another two hours going off in my "new direction" and I still don't have a fucking clue what I want to talk about or how I want to talk about it. I was going to talk about how the people at Meri are the only reason why I even still work there... but I just don't feel like it...
Huh... You know, what... It occurs to me that that's actually very telling... it's goes right back up to what I said earlier-- I have no passion for Meri, none whatsoever. You want to know know why I haven't blogged about Meri over the past 5 months even though I'm seriously unhappy there and think about quitting on pretty much a daily basis? Because I JUST DON'T CARE.
As much as I hated working for the MSO, I also LOVED it. Meri? I don't know.... it's just the same thing every day and it's boring... At least Gerber brought on new challenges of it's own EVERY SINGLE F-ING TIME YOU WORKED WITH IT!!!
Gerber inspired rage in me... Bitches that to' up my mannequin inspired rage... people that don't fill out their deposit slips? Annoying... but not rage
inspiring.
This day has taught me a lesson... And also brought back full focus why I don't NaBloPoMo more often.. forced blogs to work for me! I will not be attempting any more forced blogs about Meri... I'm just not inspired enough to do so. I will instead commence about looking for the weird and quirky things in life and blogging about that instead :)
I had vague notions of then talking about why I don't like working for Meri, but it's not necessarily that I dislike working there- it's more that I have no passion for working there. I thought the job was going to be one thing, and while it is actually that one thing, it's also all these twenty other things that I wish I had nothing to do with.
Anyway, the blog I've been working on for the past two hours was kind of lost and unfocused, and I had no idea of what story I was even trying to tell, so I've scrapped that idea and now I'm starting over and going in a new direction!
ANOTHER TWO HOURS LATER
Umm... I don't think this blog wants to happen. I just spent another two hours going off in my "new direction" and I still don't have a fucking clue what I want to talk about or how I want to talk about it. I was going to talk about how the people at Meri are the only reason why I even still work there... but I just don't feel like it...
Huh... You know, what... It occurs to me that that's actually very telling... it's goes right back up to what I said earlier-- I have no passion for Meri, none whatsoever. You want to know know why I haven't blogged about Meri over the past 5 months even though I'm seriously unhappy there and think about quitting on pretty much a daily basis? Because I JUST DON'T CARE.
As much as I hated working for the MSO, I also LOVED it. Meri? I don't know.... it's just the same thing every day and it's boring... At least Gerber brought on new challenges of it's own EVERY SINGLE F-ING TIME YOU WORKED WITH IT!!!
Gerber inspired rage in me... Bitches that to' up my mannequin inspired rage... people that don't fill out their deposit slips? Annoying... but not rage
inspiring.
This day has taught me a lesson... And also brought back full focus why I don't NaBloPoMo more often.. forced blogs to work for me! I will not be attempting any more forced blogs about Meri... I'm just not inspired enough to do so. I will instead commence about looking for the weird and quirky things in life and blogging about that instead :)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Make-Up Blog!
So, it was like 11:20pm last night before I even got around to trying to write yesterday's blog... Which... with the way I write blogs, is sooooooo not enough time... There are two things I need to write my blogs: Time and concentration. And with me constantly checking the clock every two minutes, clearly, I had neither. So, I scrapped my original blog idea for yesterday... I knew there was no way I'd be able to finish on time. It takes me HOURS just to write one blog... I'm constantly writing and re-writing, reading and re-reading-- making sure my words make sense, making sure I used punctuation, making sure that sarcastic comment actually came across as being sarcastic and not me being a douche sort of thing. So yeah, I was sooooo freaking out trying to write my blog last night, that when it just suddenly wasn't there anymore... yeah... I totally wanted to throw and/or punch something... And as much as I wanted that thing to be my laptop.. Sigh... I still needed it to be functional for me to tap out whatever the fuck I could in five minutes. So... sorry about last night... I feel like I failed my NaBloPoMo requirements, even though technically I didn't...
P.S. You don't even want to know how long it took me just to write that paragraph...
P.S. You don't even want to know how long it took me just to write that paragraph...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Words Cannot Describe...
Son of a bitch!!!!! My computer just totally lost my blog and I have four minutes to post something... I'm a little ticked off right now.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
You Have GOT To Be Kidding Me....
1. When people do not already have their deposit slip filled out.
2. When people do not already have their deposit slip filled out and expect ME to do it for them.
3. People who do not know how to fill out deposit slips and don't care to learn.
4. When I give a spanish speaking person a deposit slip and he gives it back to me with a shrug, like, "I don't know english, so I can't fill this out....." IT'S WRITTEN IN FUCKING SPANISH TOO, YOU MORON! RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUCKING ENGLISH. CUT THE BULLSHIT!
5. How the fuck am I supposed to get referrals when half the fucking people that come in don't even speak English!?!?! This is AMERICA people!!! If you're going to fucking move here, learn our language!!!!! Urgh!
6. (Backstory: When a person cashes a check, all their ID info goes on the back of the check. If a person is depositing a check, but is also getting cash back, the ID info goes on the deposit slip instead.)
When a customer hands me a check and says, "Cash," , and I've just finished writing down all their ID info, and THEN they say, "Oh, and can you deposit XYZ dollars?"
7. When people tell me the reason they can't fill out their deposit slip is because they forgot to bring their glasses... It scares me to think how you got here today.
8. When people want to withdraw money and they don't have any identification on them.
9. When people get mad at me for requesting two forms of ID. DUDE! What is the big deal!?!? Why are people so stingy with their second form of ID?!!?!!? It's not like I'm asking for your first born son! I'm not asking for DNA, fingerprints, or even a pint of blood. I just want something else with your fucking name on it-- not because I think you're suspicious... but because THOSE ARE THE RULES.
10. When people get mad at me for requesting PRIMARY ID. WTF!??!? Are you fucking kidding me!?!?!?!!?! I've never met you before a day in my life and you think I'm going to just hand out hundreds of dollars because, "Oh, ''Everyone' knows me here." I don't fucking know you!!!!! You are in front of ME!!!!! Oh!! And MAGICALLY, you can't point out ONE FUCKING PERSON WHO KNOWS YOU EITHER BECAUSE NONE OF THEM WORK HERE ANYMORE. (YOUR WORDS, NOT MINE). So, SERIOUSLY?!!?!? Do you really want to go there?!?!?! Just because you've been banking with us for twenty years does not make you special. Hand over your ID just like EVERYONE ELSE.
P.S. If someone HAD stolen your identity and the the teller DIDN'T request ID... don't even try to tell me that you wouldn't have been ALL OVER THAT. So, stop being a douche!
11. When people have NO ID, don't have their ATM card, don't know their SSN, and they still think I'm going to give them money. Good luck with that.
12. Damp money. Ew.
2. When people do not already have their deposit slip filled out and expect ME to do it for them.
3. People who do not know how to fill out deposit slips and don't care to learn.
4. When I give a spanish speaking person a deposit slip and he gives it back to me with a shrug, like, "I don't know english, so I can't fill this out....." IT'S WRITTEN IN FUCKING SPANISH TOO, YOU MORON! RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUCKING ENGLISH. CUT THE BULLSHIT!
5. How the fuck am I supposed to get referrals when half the fucking people that come in don't even speak English!?!?! This is AMERICA people!!! If you're going to fucking move here, learn our language!!!!! Urgh!
6. (Backstory: When a person cashes a check, all their ID info goes on the back of the check. If a person is depositing a check, but is also getting cash back, the ID info goes on the deposit slip instead.)
When a customer hands me a check and says, "Cash," , and I've just finished writing down all their ID info, and THEN they say, "Oh, and can you deposit XYZ dollars?"
7. When people tell me the reason they can't fill out their deposit slip is because they forgot to bring their glasses... It scares me to think how you got here today.
8. When people want to withdraw money and they don't have any identification on them.
9. When people get mad at me for requesting two forms of ID. DUDE! What is the big deal!?!? Why are people so stingy with their second form of ID?!!?!!? It's not like I'm asking for your first born son! I'm not asking for DNA, fingerprints, or even a pint of blood. I just want something else with your fucking name on it-- not because I think you're suspicious... but because THOSE ARE THE RULES.
10. When people get mad at me for requesting PRIMARY ID. WTF!??!? Are you fucking kidding me!?!?!?!!?! I've never met you before a day in my life and you think I'm going to just hand out hundreds of dollars because, "Oh, ''Everyone' knows me here." I don't fucking know you!!!!! You are in front of ME!!!!! Oh!! And MAGICALLY, you can't point out ONE FUCKING PERSON WHO KNOWS YOU EITHER BECAUSE NONE OF THEM WORK HERE ANYMORE. (YOUR WORDS, NOT MINE). So, SERIOUSLY?!!?!? Do you really want to go there?!?!?! Just because you've been banking with us for twenty years does not make you special. Hand over your ID just like EVERYONE ELSE.
P.S. If someone HAD stolen your identity and the the teller DIDN'T request ID... don't even try to tell me that you wouldn't have been ALL OVER THAT. So, stop being a douche!
11. When people have NO ID, don't have their ATM card, don't know their SSN, and they still think I'm going to give them money. Good luck with that.
12. Damp money. Ew.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
(Mis)management
TW is the branch manager of the bank that I work at. TW and I are the same age. TW has no idea what the fuck he is doing. Ummmm, I'm sorry.. when you agree to become the BRANCH MANAGER of a fucking bank, I expect you to know WHAT THE FUCK is going on, so that, when I, a brand new teller, have a problem, I can come to you, and you know the answer. You should not have to tell me, go ask JS, (the assistant manager).
When RT, the old branch manager, left the bank and the branch manager position suddenly came open, JS was actually smart enough to realize that she wasn't ready to take on the branch manager position... and I respect her for that... TW, on the other hand, was not so smart. Which is crazy because JS KNOWS SO MUCH MORE THAN TW!!!! I don't get it!! How did one person who knows so much realize she wasn't ready, and yet the other who knows so little think, Yeah! Let's do this! And how the fuck did he get hired?!?! Who interviewed him?!
I may be making this up, but if I'm not mistaken, I overheard JS say that the only reason he got hired is because he was the most qualified out of all the other candidates. Sigh... I don't know.. The month that we didn't have a branch manager sucked... but at the same time... I think I would rather have gone through more suckiness if they could have just waited and gotten the right person for the job.
When RT, the old branch manager, left the bank and the branch manager position suddenly came open, JS was actually smart enough to realize that she wasn't ready to take on the branch manager position... and I respect her for that... TW, on the other hand, was not so smart. Which is crazy because JS KNOWS SO MUCH MORE THAN TW!!!! I don't get it!! How did one person who knows so much realize she wasn't ready, and yet the other who knows so little think, Yeah! Let's do this! And how the fuck did he get hired?!?! Who interviewed him?!
I may be making this up, but if I'm not mistaken, I overheard JS say that the only reason he got hired is because he was the most qualified out of all the other candidates. Sigh... I don't know.. The month that we didn't have a branch manager sucked... but at the same time... I think I would rather have gone through more suckiness if they could have just waited and gotten the right person for the job.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Meri Rant #1
I'm so irritated, frustrated by my job. There are just so many rules, I don't feel like I had the best training, and that just makes it all the more easier to fuck up something I had no idea I was fucking up. I got in trouble for something that nobody ever even told me was a problem!
Growing up, I wasn't a problem child. I was a good student. I didn't cause trouble. I don't blatently disobey the rules. I do my job to the best of my ability. If my manager had bothered to tell me that this particular thing was an issue, I WOULD HAVE FIXED IT.
I got a verbal warning over this. The market wanted to give me a FINAL WRITTEN WARNING. A FINAL WRITTEN WARNING over something I knew NOTHING ABOUT!!!! BECAUSE MY MANAGER HAD NEVER FUCKING TOLD ME ABOUT IT! My manager KNEW! He KNEW it was a problem, but had never told me about it!! Because he didn't realize the sense of "urgency" about it. Are you FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?! When the market tells you to do something about it, you fucking fix it!! ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS A SIMPLE MATTER OF HAVING A TWO SECOND CONVERSATION WITH ME ABOUT IT! IT'S NOT DIFFUCULT! HOW FUCKING HARD IS IT TO SAY, "LEAH, YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR SPLIT-BAGS LOCKED UP AT ALL TIMES"?!?!?!!?!?!?!!? SO I HAD TO GET A WARNING OVER THIS!?!?!?! AN EASILY FIXABLE PROBLEM?!?!!? WHAT THE FUCK, TRAVIS, WHAT THE FUCK.
Growing up, I wasn't a problem child. I was a good student. I didn't cause trouble. I don't blatently disobey the rules. I do my job to the best of my ability. If my manager had bothered to tell me that this particular thing was an issue, I WOULD HAVE FIXED IT.
I got a verbal warning over this. The market wanted to give me a FINAL WRITTEN WARNING. A FINAL WRITTEN WARNING over something I knew NOTHING ABOUT!!!! BECAUSE MY MANAGER HAD NEVER FUCKING TOLD ME ABOUT IT! My manager KNEW! He KNEW it was a problem, but had never told me about it!! Because he didn't realize the sense of "urgency" about it. Are you FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?! When the market tells you to do something about it, you fucking fix it!! ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS A SIMPLE MATTER OF HAVING A TWO SECOND CONVERSATION WITH ME ABOUT IT! IT'S NOT DIFFUCULT! HOW FUCKING HARD IS IT TO SAY, "LEAH, YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR SPLIT-BAGS LOCKED UP AT ALL TIMES"?!?!?!!?!?!?!!? SO I HAD TO GET A WARNING OVER THIS!?!?!?! AN EASILY FIXABLE PROBLEM?!?!!? WHAT THE FUCK, TRAVIS, WHAT THE FUCK.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
NaBloPoMo
So, Novemeber is National Blog Posting Month... and I know I said I'd never do it again, but I haven't blogged in awhile, and there are some things I'd like to blog about, so let's just see if I can stretch it out onto a whole month, shall we? (However, so as to not confuse people this time, I'll just keep right here-- besides... then it'll be my unofficial NaBloPoMo and if I fail, at least none of the other NaBloPoMo'ers will have to know about it).
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