My cousin is getting married next month. We are pretty close, I consider him a friend. He's 37. Of our 17 cousins, I'm the next oldest at 34. Many of the cousins are in their early 20s and there's a few in the 16-20 range.
Apparently, his fiance did the table arrangements, and my sister learned that my husband and I are seated at the kids table. Like, we are at a table with all the teenage cousins. Not just my teenage cousins, but the other teenagers coming to the wedding from the bride's side.
WTF? Why on earth do you put a 34 year old and a 40 year old at a table of 16 year olds, when there ar are (a) a handful of other people in the 18-24 range that aren't at that table and (b) lots of other people of drinking age with whom to seat us.
Not to mention, the mother of two of the teenagers is one of those super judgy people, so I'm going to be given the stink eye the whole night.
I have complained to my cousin about this, and have offered alternate suggestions. LOL.. I am officially *that person.* His fiance is probably on the knot complaining about me right now.
I have been in a funk all week. It's a combination of family stuff and work stuff.
My foot has been hurting for nearly 2 weeks, and I'm really itching to start working out. This sucks.
I had an AMAZING breakfast this morning. I also decided that if I ever start an indie rock band, I'm calling it Walt Jr. Eats Breakfast.
I'm disappointed that it doesn't look like I'll have a new job before H's school year starts up again. I was really hoping to take a vacation to San Francisco upon blowing this joint. Now I'm hoping that I'll have something by the end of the year and we can do Hawaii or NYC in January for our anniversary.
I have been in a funk all week. It's a combination of family stuff and work stuff.
My foot has been hurting for nearly 2 weeks, and I'm really itching to start working out. This sucks.
I had an AMAZING breakfast this morning. I also decided that if I ever start an indie rock band, I'm calling it Walt Jr. Eats Breakfast.
I'm disappointed that it doesn't look like I'll have a new job before H's school year starts up again. I was really hoping to take a vacation to San Francisco upon blowing this joint. Now I'm hoping that I'll have something by the end of the year and we can do Hawaii or NYC in January for our anniversary.
I love the band name! I hate all the places that won't give you a fabulous job!
Two people are talking about requiring photo Id on buses. So odd and so pcer
WHAT THE WHAT NOW?! Is this happening at your office? I need details. So they wouldn't want to let the homeless guy I gave bus tickets to get on? OMG. I...just...WOW.
I went on a job interview Monday. It is a job I really want & I am excited about... Haven't heard anything so I call this morning to see if the job has been filled. Their response (after putting me on hold forever) is I "should hear something soon."
Ugh. I didn't get the job obviously... now I wish I never called. No news is better than that.
Two people are talking about requiring photo Id on buses. So odd and so pcer
WHAT THE WHAT NOW?! Is this happening at your office? I need details. So they wouldn't want to let the homeless guy I gave bus tickets to get on? OMG. I...just...WOW.
No, in the nail salon. So odd. I gave the stank eye but I am in a message chair so I couldn't move. It was something about all should have id and Maryland is now requiring this (we aren't). The kicker is I live in a hippy dippy area so it was even more strange.
I went on a job interview Monday. It is a job I really want & I am excited about... Haven't heard anything so I call this morning to see if the job has been filled. Their response (after putting me on hold forever) is I "should hear something soon."
Ugh. I didn't get the job obviously... now I wish I never called. No news is better than that.
I don't understand why you think this means you didn't get it? Did they tell you they'd have an answer immediately? They probably haven't even finished interviewing people. I've often had 2-4 week intervals between being called back for a second round or being told I got the job.
This morning we went out for breakfast. It was the type of place where you order at the counter, give your name, go sit down, and then they call your name to get your food when it's ready.
The table next to us was a family - we gathered after listening to them that they were dropping the sister (in high school) off to spend the weekend with her brother at college. They call the brother's name, he goes up to get the food, and when he comes back, the sister says "OMG! How did they know your name???"
I went on a job interview Monday. It is a job I really want & I am excited about... Haven't heard anything so I call this morning to see if the job has been filled. Their response (after putting me on hold forever) is I "should hear something soon."
Ugh. I didn't get the job obviously... now I wish I never called. No news is better than that.
I don't understand why you think this means you didn't get it? Did they tell you they'd have an answer immediately? They probably haven't even finished interviewing people. I've often had 2-4 week intervals between being called back for a second round or being told I got the job.
I guess I am just setting myself up for failure.
When I was being interviewed, the director did tell me she had two other interviews to do that day and made a point several times to make sure she had my number. I just thought maybe it was down to us three for the job. Where I work now, it seems we let the applicant know within a day or so, so I assumed not hearing anything meant bad news.
I will be positive & think they just haven't made up their minds.... try to anyway.
I saw this on my twitter feed and spit water everywhere.
""Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan" is an anagram for "My Ultimate Ayn Rand Porn""
*runs out*
OMG!!! Who the hell figured that shit out??
I'm throwing a retirement party for one of my staff right after work today and while he doesn't know it, the party is really more for the rest of us to celebrate that he'll be gone from here forever after today.
I think children's elbows in any soft tissue hurts the worst. Although headbutting is up there. Maybe it's just because Scarlett elbows always find my side or my boob and the pain is intense.
Because I can't bitch enough about this - I'll include it here - my neighbors are complete assholes. I hate them. They took huge advantage of me this week and lied to me when I was doing them a HUGE favor. Fuck them. I'm never, and I mean, never helping them out again. Their kid is not even allowed in my house ever again.
I think children's elbows in any soft tissue hurts the worst. Although headbutting is up there.
Word. Granted, any child elbow or headbutt I've gotten has occurred thanks to one of my patients and not my own kid but damn that shit hurts. I've gotten good about not showing pain or any sort of a reaction (because more often than not the little turd is looking for my reaction) but it took a long ass time.
LOL, I'm just bitching about it everywhere, dropping it into random conversation, bwahaha. I can't stop myself.
So background: They have a son Jackson's age. To transition to K our district is doing this 2 week staggered schedule where each kid goes for 2 half days (Jackson's day is Friday). They both work full time and their older daughter started school with the rest of the district on Tuesday. Obviously, this situation presents an issue for working parents because high school kids are back in school, summer daycare stuff is probably over, etc. They saw MH last week and said, "We need E during this 2 week thing!" And MH was like - uh you'll have to talk to her. Like the way they said it was a foregone conclusion I would watch their kid. The problem with them - and why I don't like helping them out - is that they are never ever clear on what they want, they are vague and they will always be late/leave kid here longer than they said. I saw them on Sunday and they said that they needed help three afternoons this week. They were clear about the schedule they needed, so because I am an IDIOT, I said, "okay." Well, it was more of the same from them - dropping the kid off way earlier than they said, being way late picking him up, and they also dropped their daughter off here on Monday for the whole day. And I never agreed to Monday at all! I agreed to afternoons on Tu/W/Th. Of course, afternoon to me = after noon, but he was over here by 10:30 every day and didn't leave until 6:30 on those days. Monday, they dropped the kids off at SEVEN DAMN THIRTY.
After both of them being late and basically taking huge advantage, I decided Wednesday that I was not helping them out next week. For one, their kid is a jerk, and for two, I don't want to spend my last two weeks with Jackson tied to my house and having an extra kid. Not to mention, I was in a horrible mood from being taken advantage of and stressed to the max. I told them Wednesday that I wouldn't be able to help out at all the next week.
The icing on the cake was yesterday - when again, I was told afternoons and kid is on my doorstep at 10:30 - at 3pm, mom calls me and says, "hey I won't be there at 5:30 (shocker!), but it will be 6:30. That way I can have the day off tomorrow with my husband!" I was seriously speechless. So all week, I thought that they "needed" me because they couldn't get time off and because dad was working extra hours to be off Friday so they wouldn't need help Friday.
Nope, they were just using the shit out of me. So - like I told MH, I hope it was worth it, because they will never get help from me again. Not even 5 minutes if they are late and they need someone to meet their kids at the bus. Not happening.
And shockingly - the above is the short version. Every day was ridiculous in the way they lied to me and took advantage. Not to mention shit their kid did and how he doesn't listen at all. My carpet has the jello stains to prove it. OH! And my favorite - the one that sent me into - this kid needs to never come back - was that when I was on the phone the other day, he suggested that he and Jackson make Scarlett chase them and kiss them. I flipped my shit.
Somehow, I have. Probably because they live RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
MH keeps saying he's going to say something to them, which is hilarious to me. I'm the bitch around here who verbally abuses folks.
PS - just so we're clear, they did not pay me, did not offer to pay me and have given me nothing but saying they were so thankful and it meant so much. No, your actions speak much louder than words, I think. Right now I almost find it hilarious. WHO DOES THAT? If I had someone doing me a HUGE, and I mean huge (this kid was here for like 40 total hours), favor, I would do whatever I could to minimize the favor, you know? Like, I wouldn't use them for extra care so we could both have Friday off! But whatever. Game over. Too bad I'm the only SAHM in the 'hood. Good luck finding help, assholes.
I may have to do that. They are assholes anyway. They leave their two dogs in their garage when they go out of town for the weekend. I'm not kidding. They use puppy pads and leave them in the fucking garage. That's what they do during the day too. They suck.
I may have to do that. They are assholes anyway. They leave their two dogs in their garage when they go out of town for the weekend. I'm not kidding. They use puppy pads and leave them in the fucking garage. That's what they do during the day too. They suck.
WTF? Who does that!? These people don't need pets.
Does someone at least come by to check on the poor dogs?