K asked me tonite if I am sick of being in a relationship with him. I said no, and that is the truth. But there are some things I am sick of: being his alarm clock; being his secretary; being his technical support; being his nutritionist; being his shrink; being his financial advisor; being his lawyer and being his only friend. It's just too much for one person.
I'm sick of men - not just K - who act like they can't make a decision without asking me first. All the men I know lived at least 20 years without me, who made their decisions then? I am just exhausted from holding hands. I know it sounds cold. And I know it's partly my fault for doing too much in the 1st place, but I am just asking for a break. No, I'm asking for a re-adjustment, because in a few months I won't have time for anyone else's problems!
Seriously, though, I am on the edge lately. The sad thing is that my life is pretty good still, but I am feeling so much stress. Most of it is coming from my social life, not my job or my adult responsibilities. So, I am taking a break from giving advice for a while. It's gonna be tough, but I am gonna keep my mouth shut and my opinions to myself. So, whether you are man, woman or child, don't ask me if you should have the chicken or the steak, don't ask me what you should wear, don't ask me if you should spend your money or put it in the bank. For at least the next few weeks, I am not gonna answer you. Like Bob Wiley in New Hampshire, I am taking a vacation....from YOUR problems.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
T to the motha fuckin F
Background: TF = my replacement. Rumor has it that he is a nazi.
Today, I had lunch with TF. He wanted to get the scoop on my job - soon to be his job. I think he knows that I am way liberal, so he may have been hiding his conservative tendencies a bit. Overall it wasn't to bad. The highlights were that he called JS's judge a libertarian, and he called my friend MH "scary". He also said he thought my judge was "moderate". I think he may be in for a bit of a surprise. Oh, also he said he would "love" to work on tobacco litigation. Not sure what that means. (Does he heart big tobacco???)
On the up side, he did profess to be on my cop-hating bandwagon. And he also agreed with me that crack sentences are too high, pedophiles should be locked up forever, and the gov't wastes too much time & money on drug enforcement. But like I said, he may have been faking.
The best parts of the lunch were that he paid & I got dessert. Something called a "Molten turtle". Yum!!!
All in all, I feel a little better about handing down my post to him, but not much. I think this office will be a lot more boring beginning in september! Oh well, not my problem! ;-)
Today, I had lunch with TF. He wanted to get the scoop on my job - soon to be his job. I think he knows that I am way liberal, so he may have been hiding his conservative tendencies a bit. Overall it wasn't to bad. The highlights were that he called JS's judge a libertarian, and he called my friend MH "scary". He also said he thought my judge was "moderate". I think he may be in for a bit of a surprise. Oh, also he said he would "love" to work on tobacco litigation. Not sure what that means. (Does he heart big tobacco???)
On the up side, he did profess to be on my cop-hating bandwagon. And he also agreed with me that crack sentences are too high, pedophiles should be locked up forever, and the gov't wastes too much time & money on drug enforcement. But like I said, he may have been faking.
The best parts of the lunch were that he paid & I got dessert. Something called a "Molten turtle". Yum!!!
All in all, I feel a little better about handing down my post to him, but not much. I think this office will be a lot more boring beginning in september! Oh well, not my problem! ;-)
Monday, February 04, 2008
Ouch.
I am watching the movie Sicko (Michael Moore). It's giving me a knot in my stomach. My whole life nothing has terrified me more than future illness. I don't ever want to be a sick person, I don't ever want anyone to have to take care of me. Sickness is terrifying enough, but being pushed into the poor house because of sickness just makes me freeze with fear.
What I don't understand is that the things in this movie are not news. The corruption of insurance company has been known for decades. It is killing people. It is destroying lives. How do we let this continue? How do we send trillions of dollars to other countries when this is happening right here?
Personally, I am lucky and have been all my life. I have always had health insurance. But still, when I thought I had appendicitis this summer, it cost me $900 to find out that I didn't. I had to hand over that money then & there. I have no idea what would have happened if I didn't have it. How many people have $900 just sitting around to give to an emergency room cashier? Really, I didn't either, but I figured it out. If my mom had that bill in front of her, unless she swallowed her pride and called me, I don't know what she would do. And that's WITH health insurance. Imagine without.
What I don't understand is that the things in this movie are not news. The corruption of insurance company has been known for decades. It is killing people. It is destroying lives. How do we let this continue? How do we send trillions of dollars to other countries when this is happening right here?
Personally, I am lucky and have been all my life. I have always had health insurance. But still, when I thought I had appendicitis this summer, it cost me $900 to find out that I didn't. I had to hand over that money then & there. I have no idea what would have happened if I didn't have it. How many people have $900 just sitting around to give to an emergency room cashier? Really, I didn't either, but I figured it out. If my mom had that bill in front of her, unless she swallowed her pride and called me, I don't know what she would do. And that's WITH health insurance. Imagine without.
The Asshole Strikes Again
Yesterday was my sister's 21st birthday. Her father didn't send her a gift or a card - NOTHING. Well, he sent her a text message at midnight. That's all. On top of that, he isn't even giving her spending money & she was broke on saturday.
Seriously, why is he not dead yet??? Keep your fingers crossed for an anvil to fall on his head.
Seriously, why is he not dead yet??? Keep your fingers crossed for an anvil to fall on his head.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Tourists = Targets
So I use (read: "am unheathily obsessed with") gasbuddy.com. For those of you who don't know, it's a website that keeps track of gas prices so you can find the cheapest place to get gas in your area. There are sites for many cities all over the country. The way it works is that people report the prices they see in their area & the price reports are deleted every 48 hrs. I live in Orlando. Around here, gas is at about 2.92/gallon. But on gas buddy, the most expensive station reported in the area is selling gas for $4.49/gallon!!! I completely thought that whoever reported this was lying, I mean seriously!! That is just ridiculous! So, today, while I was adventuring about the area with no particular place to go, I dropped by said gas station. And YEP! It's true. $4.49/gallon. The station is right next to the airport. Most certainly it is aimed at tourists who are dropping off rental cars. Little do these people know that gas is cheaper AT disney world! Also, it's about $1.60/gallon cheaper a block down the road. I'm not sure how this station gets away with this. When I stopped there today there were 2 cars at the pumps..one was obviously tourists, the other car I think was involved in a drug deal & not actually buying gas. I guess it's not price gouging because there isn't a shortage right now. But still, I'm just appalled by this. Utterly freakin' ridiculous. I just had to share.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Nap Time
So K and I just had an argument. At about 5pm I decided to lie down and watch a movie. K called and said "It sounds like you're sleeping." I said "Yeah, I think I'm gonna take a nap." and he said "okay, call me when you wake up." So, I laid back down & did fall asleep, for a few minutes. I then proceeded to get 3 text messages and two phone calls. Clearly the nap was ruined, but I still wanted to watch my movie. So I sat up & put the movie back on.
At 7pm, the phone rings. It's K. WTFT???? (Yes, that stands for what the french toast, I am soooo using that now). So, anyway, he says he is calling "to check on me" and asks me "how my nap was." So I asked him why in the hell he would call me when he thought I was taking a nap. He said "it's been two hours. usually when you take a nap it's only for like an hour or two." Oh, so my time was up? I only get two hours?? So we argue and he comes up with the following ridiculous excuses, in addition to the two hour nap limit:
1. He was "thinking about me";
2. He thought maybe I wanted to talk to him but I was either talking on the phone to someone else or too busy or something; and
3. A few weeks ago I got upset because I slept all day and didn't get anything productive done, so he thought I may not want to sleep all day.
BULL SHIT!!!! If I wanted to talk to him I would call him. If I wanted to wake up, I would set an alarm. There is just NO good reason for him to call me when he KNOWS I am trying to sleep. So he is like YELLING at me for having an attitude for no reason. I said, "well next time I take a nap can I have at least 3 or 4 hrs before you 'check on me'??" And he says "No, the next time you take a nap I won't call you at all!" I said "Good. Thank you." and he says "No, I meant it, I won't call AT ALL." and I said "No, I meant it, thank you."
I mean, he really thinks it's a threat?? Like him leaving me alone for an afternoon is my punishment??? Good lord. He really has no fucking clue. Sometimes I just want to be left alone. Ya know? Is that SOOOO much to ask?
At 7pm, the phone rings. It's K. WTFT???? (Yes, that stands for what the french toast, I am soooo using that now). So, anyway, he says he is calling "to check on me" and asks me "how my nap was." So I asked him why in the hell he would call me when he thought I was taking a nap. He said "it's been two hours. usually when you take a nap it's only for like an hour or two." Oh, so my time was up? I only get two hours?? So we argue and he comes up with the following ridiculous excuses, in addition to the two hour nap limit:
1. He was "thinking about me";
2. He thought maybe I wanted to talk to him but I was either talking on the phone to someone else or too busy or something; and
3. A few weeks ago I got upset because I slept all day and didn't get anything productive done, so he thought I may not want to sleep all day.
BULL SHIT!!!! If I wanted to talk to him I would call him. If I wanted to wake up, I would set an alarm. There is just NO good reason for him to call me when he KNOWS I am trying to sleep. So he is like YELLING at me for having an attitude for no reason. I said, "well next time I take a nap can I have at least 3 or 4 hrs before you 'check on me'??" And he says "No, the next time you take a nap I won't call you at all!" I said "Good. Thank you." and he says "No, I meant it, I won't call AT ALL." and I said "No, I meant it, thank you."
I mean, he really thinks it's a threat?? Like him leaving me alone for an afternoon is my punishment??? Good lord. He really has no fucking clue. Sometimes I just want to be left alone. Ya know? Is that SOOOO much to ask?
Friday, February 01, 2008
CJ is Laughing
Okay, so I have a new list of favorite commercials. (Don't act all high & mighty - you know you all have favorite commercials too.) These three (in order of oldest to newest discoveries) make me laugh almost as hard as when my sister says "Mrs. Chanandaler Bong":
1. The Orbitz commercial where the guy says "What the French Toast???"
2. The Geico commercial where the gecko is talking to the jellyfish and says "Where exactly is your face??"
3. The HD Radio commercial where the "old school radio" says "It's just a fad, like the internet or pockets. We all know those things won't last.....pssh..pockets!"
The last commercial was on the radio this morning while I was driving to work. After laughing way too hard, it made me think about pockets. And ya know how they are coming out with dresses now that have pockets? Usually they are like the long t-shirt style dresses with "hidden" pockets on the sides. They look really cute when you put your hands in the pockets and strike an "aw shucks" kinda pose. But honestly, if you ever put antything in those pockets except like one kleenex, a feather or lint, they would look ridiculous! You'd have this big bulge on your thigh that would look like a tumor or something! Seriously. Ridiculous.
1. The Orbitz commercial where the guy says "What the French Toast???"
2. The Geico commercial where the gecko is talking to the jellyfish and says "Where exactly is your face??"
3. The HD Radio commercial where the "old school radio" says "It's just a fad, like the internet or pockets. We all know those things won't last.....pssh..pockets!"
The last commercial was on the radio this morning while I was driving to work. After laughing way too hard, it made me think about pockets. And ya know how they are coming out with dresses now that have pockets? Usually they are like the long t-shirt style dresses with "hidden" pockets on the sides. They look really cute when you put your hands in the pockets and strike an "aw shucks" kinda pose. But honestly, if you ever put antything in those pockets except like one kleenex, a feather or lint, they would look ridiculous! You'd have this big bulge on your thigh that would look like a tumor or something! Seriously. Ridiculous.
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