Sunday, August 29

Sometimes after the 10 pm news at night, you can watch old TV shows like Seinfeld.
So Saturday night I was able to watch Seinfeld and it was a classic episode in which George Constanza's father learns the phrase Serenity Now! as he runs a computer sales business out of his garage.  Turns out he hired a mentally unstable fellow who taught him the serenity now! saying as a way of managing stress only to tell him later that serenity now leads to insanity later. It kind of makes sense.  In most situations, it makes sense to deal with situation now and it will not be nearly as bad if you put it off.

 

Tuesday, August 24

So I love reality TV.  I have finally figured out why these people are so crazy on the "house" shows.  They make them all sleep in the same room in twin beds like they are 6 years old at summer camp.  No wonder they act so immaturely, they have all regressed to childhood.

Monday, August 23

So the standard definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

So, in that spirit, I went on a first date at super Target.  It was such a good idea, you can really find out a lot about a person with that type of activity.  Do they take their time and slowly consider each purchase or do they impulsively throw things in the cart?  Are they polite to other people in the store or are they rude and demanding?  Are they willing to share the cart with you?  Do they just wander off and leave you looking for them?
Plus, there is time for talking as you wonder up and down the aisles.

All in all, I recommend the Target date to others.

Friday, August 20

So recently I've been dating this guy and I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that it's just not going to work.  So I was talking with one of my friends and explaining that I was going to have to break up with the guy and he asked what the problem was.  I said he wasn't polite.  My friend thought that was pretty funny.  It is when you think about it.  I think he was expecting something more along the lines of he's boring and just assumes that dates mean he's coming to my house to "hang out".  I mean, don't get me wrong, he does offer to pick up me up dinner from some fast food venue on his route over sometimes.  LOL  How super sweet!

I "work from home" why would I want to hang out here all the time?  Isn't that the point of dating, getting out of the house?

Thursday, August 19th

I can't believe that we are at the part of summer where it starts to feel like fall is coming already.

The days are getting shorter, the sun is coming in at a different angle and there are pumpkins and orange leaves in every store you go.  It's funny how much the season's pass as you get older.
I remember when I was kid, summer lasted for ever, but not anymore.


I do always get nostalgic this time of year for fresh notebooks and pens, but seriously, how many list books does a girl need?


So you know one of my favorite past times is eavesdropping on strangers.  Here is a gem I heard the other day : " I can't believe he cheated on his wife.  I always thought if he did, it would be with me."

Thursday, August 12th

So this morning on the news there was a story about working mothers and how they seem to make less then their childless counterparts whether they are male or female.  The story was slanted about how women with children in the workplace are treated unfairly and it really made me think.
I know at my past jobs, all the parents seemed to be given extra consideration if they needed to have off because of something with their children, but as a childless person, if I needed to leave work 30 minutes early, it was often denied and scrutinized.
I understand that raising children is hard work leaving parents torn in many directions, but I don't think two sets of work rules should apply.  
I think that every person should have the same set of expectations and same set of benefits.
Working from home and flex time shouldn't be available only to those with children.  Personal days should be able to be taken if a person deems it necessary to do so without having to explain.
I hate to set woman back 30 years, but if choose to have children and work, you need to realize that you can easily be perceived as receiving special treatment if you are given special consideration.  When work places hire people, it with the intention that they will staff a certain position and provide a certain level of output.  If a person is excessively absent due to laziness, children's illness, hang overs, what ever, it is fair to discuss that as a performance issue.  It is not singling you out for being a parent. 

Thursday, August 5th

So exactly 2 weeks ago today, I suffered one of the most devasting events that happen to a person of my generation.  My lap top crashed.  Hard.  It wouldn't even come up in safe mode.  When I told my favorite IT friend that, he said "oh that's not good".

So the dead lap top was replaced with much sadness as I lost my 16 GB of music in iTunes ( my iPod only had half of it on it, I mean, it's not really the season for Christmas music), a truck load of pictures, important documents and a family tree.  I carefully shoved the dead laptop in my closet and hoped that someday, I might see that stuff again.

Fast forward to Tuesday night.  So my friend comes over and asks to see the deceased.  I pull it out of my closet and then he tries to get it to boot, but just like me, there was no booting to be had.  Then he did all kinds of weird stuff- anyone remember DOS?-and he got it to come up in safe mode.  So there was some virus scanning, and eventually, I was able to see beloved files again.  I still can't move them, but just knowing that they are there makes me feel better.

So while the repair it's self may not seem amazing, the context is kind of funny.  It was beastly hot on tuesday, so when he got to my house after a sweet moped ride, said friend took a shower, so he's sitting there on my couch, in one of my over sized towels, restoring all that is precious to me.  It's probably a slightly different than what my pictured when he suggested I take my computer to a professional.....

Wednesday, August 4th

So this morning, I went to make breakfast and as I have recently rekindled my love affair with the bagel, I had one this morning.  So I put it in the toaster and when it popped up, I retrieved it and moved it to a plate.  During the toaster to plate transfer, I burnt my finger for the second time this week on the bagel.  I have to ask, WTF???  And I don't mean, just like "ouch, that's hot" burnt.  I mean, had lingering pain for an extended period of time burnt.  I haven't switched toasters, I wonder if they are making bagels now get extra hot.  I mean, I just don't remember this ever happening before. Is this just me or have you too sustained a toaster related injury lately?

Monday, August 2

So every morning, I get up, make breakfast and do the crossword puzzle and read the advice columns in the paper.

So I'm reading Amy Dickinson this morning and I have to wonder if this letter was real.  It was from a guy who had  cheated on his wife not once, but twice with her friends and affairs last 12 years.    He wrote in to see if his wife would forgive him because they are going to counseling and living together again.  ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? Did this guy serious write a letter about something of this importance and then patiently check the paper each morning hoping that day was the day some stranger would tell him what his future holds based on 10 or 15 one sided sentences???  It seems kind of silly doesn't it?