Annoyances

Pre-Coffee Rant:

1. "We should still be friends" was your statement about a year ago. Then you proceed by being disrespectful to my other half, subtly and not so subtly suggesting that I re-kindle what wasn't present in my last relationship(and make amends), and more often than not you bring the awkwardness to every run in that we have.....but when I shoot down suggestions for us to 'do something together' you seem hurt. GTFOH!!!

2. Mc.Donalds....how I love thee....I know it's no longer 'cool' to like processed food....I get it. However, part of the reason that I'm willing to forgo my waistline for a few moments of a food 'quickie' is that my satisfaction is guaranteed. So when I sit in the drive thru line and order the one thing that I will eat for breakfast, a sausage biscuit, it is supposed to be bliss. I could cook breakfast, but I don't want the variables. I'm not interested in the food prep foreplay. I want the "big O" food equivalent, with minimal effort and maximum satisfaction. My last sausage biscuit tasted like over-salted ass. ***Face*** That is all.

2.5 Did you really have me sit in line to watch you make more coffee and then hand me my coffee made from the last driblets of the old batch? Toothless B*tch!

3. Cold.stone, how I love thee...However, if your business is ice cream and your ice cream has freezer burn then ummmm....all of your carefully squinting, at the flip chart mounted to the glass casing that you hide behind, is USELESS!

4. So Day.26's album came out yesterday. I anticipate it moving 30 copies. The last album was pretty good (yes Brew you were right). I didn't really get in to it untl I realized that playing the album=Sweets singing. However, while having the #1 show on MTV is cute...the show has stopped focusing on the point of the group....the music! Snipets of songs are barely interwoven between crying spells. I can't name any tracks off the album besides the current single. Can you? Oh...but I can tell you everything leading up to this clip and everything that happens after it.....



Are we pushing an album, a WWE debut, or a forthcoming T.yra special?

5. Why do I wake up @ 5am if you (el boss) are up @ 5, as well, and editing my content? If you are going to do my job then why not let me sleep until 8am?

6. Peo.ple magazine is an entertainment magazine. However, ever since the election they have slowly but surely been pushing 'hard' news and entertainment news. I don't get it....I go to Peo.ple to see celeb pics. So why is this the leading story on the site?

Our Song?

Ok people, what are the rules when it comes to past loves and favorite songs?

Let me clarify.....My moments are recorded on sheets of music. Major and minor life occurrences are paired with songs. Play something for me and it will take me back to a specific moment, feeling, expression, and even sometimes a fragrance.

Now in every relationship that I've ever had, certain songs have become important. Things get sticky, however, when you really like the song and it carries over to a different relationship.

Ie: 'Dangerously in Love' was a song that my ex thought of when it came to me....hmm..he wasn't really happy when I told him I couldn't share a 'special moment' with him over that song...because it reminded me of someone else. Ouch! too honest? Probably.

Alright...let us fast forward to current day. In a hypothetical pow-wow with Sweets we continued our possible 'first dance' song quest. It occurred to me that there is a perfect song suggestion BUT this was a song that has reared its head in my last two relationships. The words have meant something different each time, but its still the same song.

Formula for disaster?

Principles

I used to have a problem with pre-marital sex.
Until I came across someone I wanted to sleep with.

I used to think it was reckless to go out Sunday night when you know that you have work on Monday morning.
Until I did it, had a great time and made it to work with no problems.

I used to think profanity was tacky.
Until I came up with a few choice combinations that are guaranteed to leave me with a kool-aid grin every time.

I used to think that living together aka shacking up was a bad idea all around.
Until....now.

Hmm...My mother would like to think that there was a flaw in the way that I was raised. I'd like to think its making my own decisions based on what I feel and not so much what I was taught. Poor mom.

My litmus test for the things in my life that I'm growing comfortable with, is whether or not I can freely and openly disclose those thoughts/decisions. Recently, ok not so recently (more like the last six months), Sweets and I have been talking about moving. Now, the reality of the situation is we are not interested in long distance relationships. As it stands we live less than 5 minutes away from each other (the distance in itself is aggrevating). Any move that we make will be together. I've read the studies about how living together can erode a marriage down the line. I understand the 'shacking up' issues from a moral standpoint. However, my reality is that I spend less than 24 hours a week at home.

I remember my adamant "never, ever, ever" statements and I just laugh to myself. It's amazing how quickly you can change your mind when you want to.

Oh, and to clarify...we have had the marriage talk, engagement talk, bills talk, credit score talk, kids talk, life goals/dreams/aspirations, christening the kids talk, religion talk, etc.

Any "never, ever"s in your life that you've backtracked on?

I'm Back

It's back to the grind of sorts, I actually don't feel like I left (how sad is that). However, to get everyone up to date....

The weekend...hmm...the weekend was tumultuous for sweets and I...and I don't think we've figured out why. Just a lot of little arguments. I think we're on the other side of that. I started a post about it, but I might just let that one go. Moving on....

Easter was fantastic! I've been prepping Sweets for forever for my favorite holiday and it went smashingly well.

(the other two superstars in the pic are my favs Ash & Ana...HAUTE(thx June Ambrose)!)

The only downside to the service was being informed that one of our beloved parishioners was in the hospital and was deteriorating rapidly. She later passed Monday morning (heartbreaking--she will be missed).

Pause....

I hugged her during Thursday night's service. Monday morning she was no longer with us....stop taking people/things/time for granted!

Moving on....

Dinner @ Grams was lovely. Way more food than people. I think that Ash, Brew, Sweets and I stopped being able to see at one point...that's the extent of the feasting that took place.

I think that's all that I have for you. This weekend should be pretty busy. We have our parishioners funeral @ 10am on Saturday...then we have this blessed event later that same evening.

Spelling...Is Fundamental

One of my Lb's said it best: "If you can't spell....maybe twit.ter isn't for you."

Truer words haven't been spoken. Know your strengths and arm yourself with spell check.

Waiting

In my ripe old age of 25+1, I've managed to cultivate an aversion to waiting. I dislike lines and hate late appointments. I understand that today's world requires a modicum of patience, but I've failed to unearth that virtue.

Why...You may ask....am I like this?

1. My mother was the queen of "I'm five minutes away," and show up 30 min later.
--I was the kid sitting outside of girl scout meetings, youth group meetings, field trips, work....waiting....

It wasn't that my mom was malicious she just tried to accomplish 28 hrs of work in a 24 hr period.

2. My formative hair years were spent in my 'aunt's' shop where the wait time there is/was LEGENDARY.

-We would go to the shop on Friday after school (3pm) and leave Saturday morning (1am).
Homework for the weekend would be completed, we would get dropped off with snacks and order dinner while we were there.

To her credit, she was flexible with the service pay scale and you could make arrangements to stagger payments (that helps if you are a mom with two daughters....that's 3 heads @ a time(whew!)) She was also kind....but tardy and took forever!

Every single woman with a follicle of slightly ethnic hair in this county passed through that shop....and all eventually left with the same statement...."She does great hair...but we can't stand the wait!"

I went to her up until I started to pay for my own hair. The first time I paid for my own relaxer, she charged me full price and it took 5 hours. I haven't been back since.

With that type of background it's no wonder I am the way that I am. Furthermore, I've realized it's getting worse.

-I leave carts in the check-out line regularly..esp @ wal.mart (why do you have 42 lines but only 2 open?)
-I rarely make appts because I've inherited my mother's work schedule. But when I do.....(sigh) don't make me WAIT!

Does this mean that I'm an "on-time" person? Unfortunately not. But...Im a work-in-progress. However, when it comes to the service industry...the patience "train" has left the station.

Mini Rant

It it just me, or is this officially the most aggravating screen known to man?





I have seen this screen more often than my actual home page. Don't create the new hotness if you don't have the server power to support it! OK....I'm done