Dear West Coast: We know you have more earthquakes than us here on the east coast, but if you are allowed to panic when you get a half inch of snow, we are allowed to panic when the earth shakes for 10 seconds. Sincerely, The East Coast
Posted by Roominator
Today in my head, I made out, had sex, broke up, got back together again, married, had kids, grew old and died with a man I walked past in the corridor.
Posted by huzzah
There are some people walking around alive today simply because I don't want to go to jail tomorrow.
Posted by anamcara
Mom: Put this away, this is how your stuff gets lost. Me: No, you hiding my stuff and thinking you're putting it away for me is how my stuff gets lost.
Posted by NotFunny
you know you've been friends with someone for a very long time when you still remember their home number from back when you still had to go through "Hi, can I please speak to..." shenanigans.
Posted by dahliaj
"Dark Smooth Sweet Luscious Cherries".... Settle down cherry company I am just looking for a snack not an online dating profile.
Posted by DarkKnight
Anyone can catch my eye, but it takes a special person to catch my drift.
Posted by jezsmits
Just saw an ad for "minimal running shoes." I'm pretty sure I already own several pairs - I call them "heels."
Posted by GeneralsBitch
The end of a long relationship is like finishing a marathon. You feel like you may throw up, but are still proud you finished. However, one thing is certain. Only a crazy person would try to start running another one the next day.
Posted by fakepeterman
I want to get a tattoo of a lays chip so that when I get older it will turn into a ruffle
Posted by IslaAnn
Thursday, August 25, 2011
sigh
They say that you learn more from failure than from sucess. I think it's not really failure as long as you learn from it. If you learn from it, it's just an experience that didn't turn out as planned.
My gut was screaming, "NO!! NO!!! NO!!!" and my mind was screaming, "well that's effed up." That and the gladness I feel at being free of the situation makes me believe I made the right decision.
My gut was screaming, "NO!! NO!!! NO!!!" and my mind was screaming, "well that's effed up." That and the gladness I feel at being free of the situation makes me believe I made the right decision.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Universe Has A Sick Sense of Humor
Finally got a job. Not my dream, but hey it's a paycheck and experience and in this economy you take what you can get and be grateful. Sooooo . . . just saw an ad for a job in my hometown area with better pay, better benefits, and a whole heck of a lot less travel. Oh, and in an area I've had interest in. And near family including wonderful, darling niece. *akward giggle* Just saw it today. It was posted about two days after I had accepted this job and was really busy with other things. All that time looking local and then BAM!
Anyway. . .
"Tomorrow is a different day "
Anyway. . .
"Tomorrow is a different day "
Monday, August 22, 2011
Butterflies
First day of first real job tomorrow. Nerves. I know I passed many tests to show I'm qualified but right now I'm not feeling qualified to count past five. I figure the first week or two will be pretty rough. A lot of newness and learning the ropes. Things'll get better though. I just have to keep telling myself that. I was really nervous with my first summer job. I calmed down and by the end of the second year, you'd never guess I'd ever felt nervous. Yeah, I felt better after working a few weeks, but it was around the second when I felt really really comfortable.
I just have to keep telling myself that I am not stupid, that things will get better, that what seems overwhelming now, will later settle into something very managable.
*fingers crossed*
I just have to keep telling myself that I am not stupid, that things will get better, that what seems overwhelming now, will later settle into something very managable.
*fingers crossed*
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Random Bits
So you know when you walk into a store and the pushy salesperson comes at you before you have a chance to look at even one thing and you just want to turn around and walk out? Oh, or they keep trying to push a basket on you every ten seconds. I said I didn't want a basket!
Some people never grow up. They fail to realize that they are no longer living in a tree fort or college dorm. They're in their very own apt. or house. They need to take a little pride in appearances. Not teen appropriate movie posters covering the room and all your DVD collection laid out in full glory. Things like real curtains, furniture that wasn't owned by five people before you and has stuffing coming out. Suck it up and grow up.
Learn from your mistakes. I mean, if you got sparked when you touched the electric fence with your finger, why do you think pressing your whole arm to it's gonna have better results? If you're broke because you blew all your money on toys, maybe you need to stop buying toys? Especially now that you're making less / zero?
I don't care if you're paying the people, you still have to be decent to them. There are a lot of jobs that can't be done properly unless you give the needed information. Don't get upset with them when they only bring enough paint for one 10x10 room like you told them and it turns out that you want two 20x20 rooms painted. They're working off the info. you gave them. They're not mind readers.
Gratitude. Saying thank you is a good start. A lot of times, that's all that is needed. However, when someone has been doing a whole lot for you, you need to make some little gesture. Take out to a meal, fix a meal, bring a baked good, clean their gutters, etc. You also shouldn't get pissy when they've been doing a lot for you and now have to take a day to get their own lives together. It's generally nicer to aske someone to get or do something rather than just state or assume that they will. They are probably under no obligation to clean up after you when you have made a mess. If you make arrangments for someone to do something for you and then as they're doing it, you tell someone else to do it another way, be prepared for the first person to be upset for wasting their time.
"It takes a villiage to rear a child." Yeah. Don't assume that that villiage is just anxiously awaiting the chance to babysit your child. Do not leave your baby at a check out counter for the clerk to watch while you "go grab a few things." Do not let your child run around assuming that any "big person" is ther to act their parent. No random child in Wal-Mart, I will not put fresh batteries in your PS3. Well kid in the library, I'm sorry your game on the computer isn't working but talk to your parents, whoever brought you here, or the nice people behind the desk. It is NOT okay to send a 9 year old our roaming on public transportation waving around a roll of twenties.
I have a sneaking suspision that especially in the current economic situation, even the niecest people can get a little power trippy when put in a position to hire someone else.
If you post a job online, have an online application, and have a site for your company, maybe you could help an applicant out and have something like a mission statement or something? You know just so I can have some key phrases to throw in to show I did at least look up your company?
Some people never grow up. They fail to realize that they are no longer living in a tree fort or college dorm. They're in their very own apt. or house. They need to take a little pride in appearances. Not teen appropriate movie posters covering the room and all your DVD collection laid out in full glory. Things like real curtains, furniture that wasn't owned by five people before you and has stuffing coming out. Suck it up and grow up.
Learn from your mistakes. I mean, if you got sparked when you touched the electric fence with your finger, why do you think pressing your whole arm to it's gonna have better results? If you're broke because you blew all your money on toys, maybe you need to stop buying toys? Especially now that you're making less / zero?
I don't care if you're paying the people, you still have to be decent to them. There are a lot of jobs that can't be done properly unless you give the needed information. Don't get upset with them when they only bring enough paint for one 10x10 room like you told them and it turns out that you want two 20x20 rooms painted. They're working off the info. you gave them. They're not mind readers.
Gratitude. Saying thank you is a good start. A lot of times, that's all that is needed. However, when someone has been doing a whole lot for you, you need to make some little gesture. Take out to a meal, fix a meal, bring a baked good, clean their gutters, etc. You also shouldn't get pissy when they've been doing a lot for you and now have to take a day to get their own lives together. It's generally nicer to aske someone to get or do something rather than just state or assume that they will. They are probably under no obligation to clean up after you when you have made a mess. If you make arrangments for someone to do something for you and then as they're doing it, you tell someone else to do it another way, be prepared for the first person to be upset for wasting their time.
"It takes a villiage to rear a child." Yeah. Don't assume that that villiage is just anxiously awaiting the chance to babysit your child. Do not leave your baby at a check out counter for the clerk to watch while you "go grab a few things." Do not let your child run around assuming that any "big person" is ther to act their parent. No random child in Wal-Mart, I will not put fresh batteries in your PS3. Well kid in the library, I'm sorry your game on the computer isn't working but talk to your parents, whoever brought you here, or the nice people behind the desk. It is NOT okay to send a 9 year old our roaming on public transportation waving around a roll of twenties.
I have a sneaking suspision that especially in the current economic situation, even the niecest people can get a little power trippy when put in a position to hire someone else.
If you post a job online, have an online application, and have a site for your company, maybe you could help an applicant out and have something like a mission statement or something? You know just so I can have some key phrases to throw in to show I did at least look up your company?
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