You have to wonder what makes people snap. Some people are short fused and anytime something happens tend to get angry and yell right away. Others are closet snappers. They yell when no one is around and talk to themselves in disturbing tones. Others tend to just let it build and build and build until one day their head will just pop off of their shoulders.
You have to wonder about those who seem so normal until they wake up one day and have just lost their mind. They then do things that no rational human being would do. Once they snap there is no going back. I am glad I have not snapped. I am glad to be a closet snapper. I am glad I haven't completely lost my mind.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
I'm BACKKKKKKKKKK
I haven't been posting for several months. I have decided that I am going to keep up with my blog regularly. I have been asked why I haven't been posting. I know people are reading because the blog gods tell me so but no one comments. BUT I have decided there is nothing wrong with talking to yourself so I will continue on...more to come!!!!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
What are the odds?
What are the odds of walking through an indoor breezeway with one other person and looking out the window and seeing a large group of landscapers working in uniform. They are all wearing brown shorts and a dark tan shirt. You say to the person you are walking with (and the only person within 1000 feet of you) that they look like a group of UPS workers because of said uniform. What are the odds of hearing a voice directly behind you say "But I am not mexican" and turning around to a UPS worker who came out of nowhere and was walking directly behind you ?? Seriously? Only me.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Casino Drama
Awhile ago, I was at the casino sitting at a slot machine and doing pretty well on it. A woman who was sitting two seats down from me says ' Excuse me '. I look over at the woman and she has her debit card in her hand and says "Can you read me these numbers , I can't see them too well" and hands me her phone. The woman had a very heavy accent so it took me a minute to figure out what she was saying. So I was like "Um okk" and read her off the numbers while she keyed them into her phone. She messed up so we started over. Five minutes later she says thank you and I resume my slot play.
Approximately one minute later, she leans over with her phone extended to me and says "Can you read these numbers off to the lady please?" So now I'm a little annoyed because she is bothering me and I have absolutely NO desire to put my ear up to a phone of someone I do not know. I'm a bit germophobic and all I can think of is that her nasty ear stuff is going to end up being my nasty ear stuff. However, she looks very confused and is obviously not going to leave me alone until she gets whatever it is she is trying to do accomplished. So I take the phone, hold it close to but not right at my ear and start to read the numbers to the lady on the other end of the phone. Immediately the lady tells me that I can not do this and she needs to speak directly to the card holder. So I hand the woman the phone back and tell her this. She doesn't understand what I am saying. So I repeat that the lady needs to speak directly to her. Again, I resume my playing.
About 4 minutes later she hangs up the phone and says " Excuse Me". I look over and she proceeds to tell me that she spent over her limit but has plenty of money in the bank and called the lady so that they would let her take out more money because she wanted to play the machine she was sitting at. The lady on the other end of the phone told her they would add a little bit of money so she could withdraw it and it would take a few minutes. I smile and tell her that's good ( which really means " If you don't shut the hell up and leave me alone I am going to scream). AGAIN, I resume my playing even though I'm not really playing because it seems that the button on my machine was really a cue for her to say excuse me and ask me to do something for her.
I was thrilled that I hit the button 3 times and I didn't hear anything from her so I assumed they fixed the machine so that it serves it's proper purpose. WRONG. "Excuse me" . This time I just looked at her because if I opened my mouth my response would have been " OMG LADY YOU ARE WORKING MY LAST NERVE AND THIS ISN'T A SMOKING SECTION SO I CAN'T SMOKE TO CALM ME DOWN SO SHUT THE HELL UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!'. She says " Please watch my machine, I want to go see if I can get my money". I say Ok and am glad that I will have a few minutes of peace. Then she is gone forevverrrrrrrrrrrr and I am stuck making sure no one sits at the machine until she finally returns. She tells me that it's not available yet so she will wait a few minutes and try again. With that, I cash out and tell her to have a nice day. I am NOT going to do that again. When do you stop being polite? I can't be mean but man some people are just annoying. I would never hand someone my debit card, and give them my phone and have them speak to the bank for me.... especially in a casino.! DUH.
Approximately one minute later, she leans over with her phone extended to me and says "Can you read these numbers off to the lady please?" So now I'm a little annoyed because she is bothering me and I have absolutely NO desire to put my ear up to a phone of someone I do not know. I'm a bit germophobic and all I can think of is that her nasty ear stuff is going to end up being my nasty ear stuff. However, she looks very confused and is obviously not going to leave me alone until she gets whatever it is she is trying to do accomplished. So I take the phone, hold it close to but not right at my ear and start to read the numbers to the lady on the other end of the phone. Immediately the lady tells me that I can not do this and she needs to speak directly to the card holder. So I hand the woman the phone back and tell her this. She doesn't understand what I am saying. So I repeat that the lady needs to speak directly to her. Again, I resume my playing.
About 4 minutes later she hangs up the phone and says " Excuse Me". I look over and she proceeds to tell me that she spent over her limit but has plenty of money in the bank and called the lady so that they would let her take out more money because she wanted to play the machine she was sitting at. The lady on the other end of the phone told her they would add a little bit of money so she could withdraw it and it would take a few minutes. I smile and tell her that's good ( which really means " If you don't shut the hell up and leave me alone I am going to scream). AGAIN, I resume my playing even though I'm not really playing because it seems that the button on my machine was really a cue for her to say excuse me and ask me to do something for her.
I was thrilled that I hit the button 3 times and I didn't hear anything from her so I assumed they fixed the machine so that it serves it's proper purpose. WRONG. "Excuse me" . This time I just looked at her because if I opened my mouth my response would have been " OMG LADY YOU ARE WORKING MY LAST NERVE AND THIS ISN'T A SMOKING SECTION SO I CAN'T SMOKE TO CALM ME DOWN SO SHUT THE HELL UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!'. She says " Please watch my machine, I want to go see if I can get my money". I say Ok and am glad that I will have a few minutes of peace. Then she is gone forevverrrrrrrrrrrr and I am stuck making sure no one sits at the machine until she finally returns. She tells me that it's not available yet so she will wait a few minutes and try again. With that, I cash out and tell her to have a nice day. I am NOT going to do that again. When do you stop being polite? I can't be mean but man some people are just annoying. I would never hand someone my debit card, and give them my phone and have them speak to the bank for me.... especially in a casino.! DUH.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Space Invaders
So my job relocated to a new office building. There are several other companies that occupy the building. The cafeteria is a large one and has seating for about 250 people (if I had to take a guess). There is a partition wall in the middle, for what reason I have no idea.. but there are two 'sides' to the cafeteria.
I went to lunch one day alone. Let me backtrack.. In our previous building , I was close enough to go home for lunch . I had just enough time to get home, eat and get back. I don't have that luxury now. The first day I went down to the new cafeteria to eat, I was a little bit freaked. I have never , in my 36 years, eaten in a 'public' place alone. I always see people doing that and feel sorry for them. I don't know why, but I do. Anyway, I went down and took my book. I ate, read and I managed to live through it. The next day I did the same. I now LOVE to sit alone and eat. Here's why...
The other day, I was sitting minding my business in a nearly empty cafeteria ( there was about 6 people in the whole place.. I went to lunch late) . A girl, that I have never seen in my life and is assumingly from one of the other offices) came in, sat down about 3 feet from me to eat. Now there is NOOOOO one in there and she could have sat ANYWHERE. She didn't speak , wasn't trying to make conversation, didn't look at me , just sat there all up in my face , chewing like a complete and 'utter' cow. I couldn't concentrate on my book with the lips smacking and that fact that she was sitting right next to me. I closed my book after a few minutes and quietly walked away.
The next day , I went to the other side of the partition and sat, thinking if I was back in the corner I would be safe.. Nope.. same thing happened again. Only a different person. Why? I don't understand why people wouldn't want to have their own space???? Maybe people just want to feel like people are around? It's very weird to me.
The NEXT day, I sat. A woman I work with came and asked if I minded if she sat with me. I said ' Sure! Sit down'. I didn't mind the company or so I thought. Halfway through, another male co-worker came and saw us and took a seat. This particular person is a nice guy but after one previous encounter of witnessing him eating, I had no desire to repeat the experience. LUCKILY, my time was about up and I made a graceful exit.
So today, I went down and really thought I was safe.. I saw a few people but they were finishing up or already in place so I just kept moving to find a seat since I now enjoy the quiet time. I didn't even have half an ass cheek on the booth before another woman I work with asked if she could sit with me. She came out of NOWHERE!!! She said she wouldn't sit if I didn't want her to because I had a book and she didn't want to interrupt. Of course I told her to sit. I'm not anti-people. I know she is kind of a lonely woman so the company would make her happy. SO she sat ... all was fine.... with the exception of a few pieces of food flying out of her mouth.
I really like sitting alone.. Never in a million years would I think I would have ever said that. But I look forward to that short half hour of the day. I look forward to being that person that people look at and think 'aw poor thing eating all alone'. Now if I could just get the damn chance to do it, I would be a happy girl!!!!
I went to lunch one day alone. Let me backtrack.. In our previous building , I was close enough to go home for lunch . I had just enough time to get home, eat and get back. I don't have that luxury now. The first day I went down to the new cafeteria to eat, I was a little bit freaked. I have never , in my 36 years, eaten in a 'public' place alone. I always see people doing that and feel sorry for them. I don't know why, but I do. Anyway, I went down and took my book. I ate, read and I managed to live through it. The next day I did the same. I now LOVE to sit alone and eat. Here's why...
The other day, I was sitting minding my business in a nearly empty cafeteria ( there was about 6 people in the whole place.. I went to lunch late) . A girl, that I have never seen in my life and is assumingly from one of the other offices) came in, sat down about 3 feet from me to eat. Now there is NOOOOO one in there and she could have sat ANYWHERE. She didn't speak , wasn't trying to make conversation, didn't look at me , just sat there all up in my face , chewing like a complete and 'utter' cow. I couldn't concentrate on my book with the lips smacking and that fact that she was sitting right next to me. I closed my book after a few minutes and quietly walked away.
The next day , I went to the other side of the partition and sat, thinking if I was back in the corner I would be safe.. Nope.. same thing happened again. Only a different person. Why? I don't understand why people wouldn't want to have their own space???? Maybe people just want to feel like people are around? It's very weird to me.
The NEXT day, I sat. A woman I work with came and asked if I minded if she sat with me. I said ' Sure! Sit down'. I didn't mind the company or so I thought. Halfway through, another male co-worker came and saw us and took a seat. This particular person is a nice guy but after one previous encounter of witnessing him eating, I had no desire to repeat the experience. LUCKILY, my time was about up and I made a graceful exit.
So today, I went down and really thought I was safe.. I saw a few people but they were finishing up or already in place so I just kept moving to find a seat since I now enjoy the quiet time. I didn't even have half an ass cheek on the booth before another woman I work with asked if she could sit with me. She came out of NOWHERE!!! She said she wouldn't sit if I didn't want her to because I had a book and she didn't want to interrupt. Of course I told her to sit. I'm not anti-people. I know she is kind of a lonely woman so the company would make her happy. SO she sat ... all was fine.... with the exception of a few pieces of food flying out of her mouth.
I really like sitting alone.. Never in a million years would I think I would have ever said that. But I look forward to that short half hour of the day. I look forward to being that person that people look at and think 'aw poor thing eating all alone'. Now if I could just get the damn chance to do it, I would be a happy girl!!!!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Picky Ricky
Everyone calls me a picky eater. I am not the easiest person to invite to a meal. Below is a list of things I will NOT eat:
Rice- Rice is the devil. I will not eat it, look at it or clean dish that rice has come in contact with. I have been called a big baby for this . I don't care. This is my perogative. I have very strong feelings about rice.
Soup- The last time I "ate" soup I was a young child. I had a bowl of alphabet soup and was told I was not to get up from the table until I ate. I would have sat there forever if I had to. It smells, its gross... NO SOUP FOR ME!
Red Meat- I am not all 'do not kill the cow' ( although it is kind of gross to eat it). I have nothing against those who eat it but it's not my cup of tea. I haven't had it in well over 15 years ( with the exception of trying one or two things that left me on the toilet for days several years ago.. that was the end of that).
Pork- No pork loins, chops etc. Bacon of course I will eat. Ham I will eat . I don't eat it often but I will eat ham (Sam I am).
Seafood- No! I will go as far as 2 or 3 shrimp. I can't eat any more than that. Anything else.. no thank you!! I WISH I liked it... it's good for you.
Noodles- I have been told repeatedly that this is weird but I will only eat certain pastas. My 'no' pastas are rotini, fettuccini,angel hair and thick long spaghetti.
So that leaves chicken ( I'm so tired of it but will eat it if I have to, veggie burgers and junk. I like junk! and cheese I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee me some cheese.
Rice- Rice is the devil. I will not eat it, look at it or clean dish that rice has come in contact with. I have been called a big baby for this . I don't care. This is my perogative. I have very strong feelings about rice.
Soup- The last time I "ate" soup I was a young child. I had a bowl of alphabet soup and was told I was not to get up from the table until I ate. I would have sat there forever if I had to. It smells, its gross... NO SOUP FOR ME!
Red Meat- I am not all 'do not kill the cow' ( although it is kind of gross to eat it). I have nothing against those who eat it but it's not my cup of tea. I haven't had it in well over 15 years ( with the exception of trying one or two things that left me on the toilet for days several years ago.. that was the end of that).
Pork- No pork loins, chops etc. Bacon of course I will eat. Ham I will eat . I don't eat it often but I will eat ham (Sam I am).
Seafood- No! I will go as far as 2 or 3 shrimp. I can't eat any more than that. Anything else.. no thank you!! I WISH I liked it... it's good for you.
Noodles- I have been told repeatedly that this is weird but I will only eat certain pastas. My 'no' pastas are rotini, fettuccini,angel hair and thick long spaghetti.
So that leaves chicken ( I'm so tired of it but will eat it if I have to, veggie burgers and junk. I like junk! and cheese I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee me some cheese.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Spinning my wheels
Did you ever feel like you are just spinning your wheels? I've decided that I'm just not getting respect and no matter what I do that seems to be the way it is. No one wants to listen and there's no one to talk to. Ever feel that way?? Today, that's how I feel. So I am expressing myself here... to myself to say it 'out loud'.
That's all.
That's all.
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