Suffice it to say that certain people can be real jackasses sometimes and should BITE ME.

That is all.

Posted: April 21st, 2008 under Mad Rants.
Comments: 3

In theory, I am opposed to violence but there is one woman who I have to deal with at my (day) job that I just CANNOT STAND. CAN. NOT. STAND. And it really makes me think that some people need to be sucked into a black hole, or diced with a vorpal sword, or SOMEthing ’cause they are so freaking rude.

(FYI, this is the same woman [and that’s being mighty polite] who once made me CRY because she is so frickin rude and I cannot stand her.)

EDIT: ok, what is up with today? First that lady, then at lunch I was approached while I was in my parked car eating lunch in a parking lot by a Jesus salesgirl. Sidenote: I know that term could be construed as semi-insulting, but really, that’s what they feel like to me–they are actually Jehovah’s Witnesses but this has happened to me once before, in the same parking lot. The JW know that people sit in this lot during lunch break, so they drive around it a couple times a month, passing out religious reading material. I’d be annoyed if someone bothered me trying to pass out flyers for a store, so I was equally annoyed both times with the JW. This time, I didn’t take the pamphlets, though I did the first time, just to be polite. I need to find another parking lot to eat lunch in, sigh.

ok, then after those two incidents, I had to get gas and the pump I chose? Wouldn’t pump correctly. Of course I would choose the one pump out of four that is broken. gah! Although technically, it did trickle out $0.05 of gas into my tank before it crapped out. Five CENTS. By the time I put the nozzle back, all the other three pumps were taken, so I had to drive down the street to the Shell station (where gas was more expensive, of course) to fill up. egads!

All right, now if it’s true that things come in threes, then that’s enough for today, almighty universe! Have your fun with someone else pleasethankyouokbye.

Posted: November 6th, 2007 under Mad Rants.
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Thanks for all the suggestions on how to improve my cholesterol. A lot of you said to eat lots of oatmeal, so yesterday I bought some, along with fresh fruit and bottled water (subtitute for all the Starbucks I drink every morning). I went to Subway for lunch yesterday instead of my beloved Chick-Fil-A, which was just as tasty (tuna on wheat + no mayo or oil + veggies + vinegar) but I noticed that I did get hungry earlier than I normally do. By 4 PM, I was ready for dinner.

And sigh…mad rant ahead…

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Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Mad Rants, My So-Called Life.
Comments: 7

Well damn.

My doctor’s office just called me at work to tell me that my cholesterol test results came back higher than normal. I need to change my diet and start getting exercise. I have to go to their office today to pick up another bloodwork form so I can be tested again in 3 months.

And now I’m thinking about all the food I eat every day that I need to cut back on and this is going to be like going on a yarn diet, only with real food. oh shrimp scampi at Red Lobster, how I will miss your buttery sauce…I know it’s for my health, and I can do it…it’s just going to take some time to adjust. sigh. Getting older kinda sucks, lol.

(And great, my doctor’s office called my parents’ house, so my mom called me twice at work interrogating me and I’m like, I can’t talk about this right now…can we talk about this later. Just one more thing that they can lecture me about. Fanfreakingtastic.)

Anyone have any lowering-your-cholesterol tips? Specific ones, other than don’t eat so much fried foods and go work out, you lazy bum?

Posted: September 11th, 2007 under Mad Rants, My So-Called Life.
Comments: 12

First, the good: today is September 1, people! I DID IT! The Grand Ole Yarn Diet of 2007 is a success. I made it one month without buying new yarn. Go me!!!

So it’s time to set another goal. I am SORELY tempted to say ok, I did it…”went without” for one month. But if you look at my Ravelry stash, I still have a ton of yarn. Sooooo…time to set another goal and extend the yarn diet to phase two:

I will not buy any yarn until October 1.

That’s another month and as evidenced by August-September, I can do it!

Now for the bad…

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Posted: September 1st, 2007 under Knitting, Mad Rants, My So-Called Life.
Comments: 19

Today at work was the suckiest day I’ve had in a loooooong time. Someone I deal with at work (not someone in my actual office, but in another state) totally chewed me out over the phone. And it was for something I didn’t even realize I was doing wrong. She actually went so far as to say that my boss would have to go to the other person involved and explain that I “screwed up.”

What I hated was that she didn’t yell–no, that would be too kind! She had this weird, controlled anger that freaked me out. Like this creepy Hannibal Lechter kinda thing. I felt like a little kid who did something wrong without KNOWING it was wrong, and then being reprimanded for it.

Worse yet, I work in an open area with several other people, so I couldn’t just start arguing with her because I didn’t want everyone to hear, so I just got stuck saying “yes” and “uh huh” until the lady was done with me. I couldn’t help it–when she finally hung up, I went to the bathroom and started crying. It SUCKED. I kept trying to make myself stop and it just didn’t work. So I had my little cry for about 5 minutes, then went back to work.

My boss is out of town this week, so I emailed him to let him know that apparently I’d screwed up royally and that I was sure he’d hear about it from the mean lady. Well, my boss called a little later and said that he spoke to her and straightened things out. A) he said I didn’t do anything wrong and B) just because she didn’t like what I did, didn’t make it the wrong thing. PHEW! I don’t think I could have gotten in trouble twice in one day like that. I would have run my head through the wall or something.

ok, here’s the thing. The business that we deal with every day is retail-oriented. So the huge freak out that this lady was having with me? All comes down to MONEY. The bottom line. Her SALARY, basically. I understand we all have jobs to do, we all have to make a living…but really. Is it necessary to belittle others and make them feel, oh, about 5 years old? Just because there was some kind of misunderstanding? She totally flipped out on me, and for little reason, according to my boss. And he should know, seeing as how I feel clueless most days at work still.

But it just pissed me off. This lady gets paid quadruple what I make every year (I’m not kidding), at least. I don’t get paid enough to be belittled, no matter how passively! It just seems morally wrong, somehow. I know it’s the norm that we little people get the short end of the stick, but it’s still wrong. Period.

Besides, I really don’t think the world is going to end if a certain brand of watches is no longer carried in her store. Really, life and the human race itself WILL GO ON, lady. ughhhh!

Posted: August 23rd, 2007 under Mad Rants, Working Girl.
Comments: 4

Why do ALL my blonde moments happen when I am at work? grrrrrrrrr!!1111!!!1

(No offense to you if you’re blonde, by the way. I’ve actually found a stray blonde hair growing out of my black-haired head before. Just saying.)

Posted: August 17th, 2007 under Mad Rants, Working Girl.
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