Friday!

[Deleted]

TGIF!!!!!!!! Now to make it through the workday....

[Deleted]

OMFG I am so glad it's Friday.

Of the 8 items purchased at oldnavy, I'm happy to say 6 of them fit and look really good on. Two though... yikes. They're going back today.

TR, we have this same battle. The higher ups won't wash their dishes or clean out their rotten food in the fridge. Or the one boss who collects recyclables throughout the week and never takes them home, so we have half washed funky dishes and garbage sitting around for weeks on end. The emails about the situation are comical, but the problems never get fixed.

My back still hurts. I think it's time to go see the chiro.

[jojoandleo]

I feel a bit like people tragedy whore on this day. Post a remember pic, whatever, but I don't need the life story of how you were in 10th grade when it happened, how you found out, and how it affected you. Unless you actually lost a loved one, STFU.

I'm in a mood today. I need... Something. I just can't figure out what it is!

I popped a blister today and it bled. Fortunately, I am wearing red shoes. Fortunately, I also keep a first aid kit handy. Accident prone for the win.

[bl]

TR wow that is a bit awkward.
jojoandleo YES I agree with your post, but always feel like an asshole for feeling that way, so thanks for posting. Maybe you need to get laid lol? I totally get your post yesterday about not being omg devastated about time away from your H, but I would have a hard time with the lack of sex, and that is also my love language which I am sure plays into my thoughts on it.

[jojoandleo]

Sept 11, 2015 8:54:49 GMT -5 bl said:

jojoandleo YES I agree with your post, but always feel like an asshole for feeling that way, so thanks for posting. Maybe you need to get laid lol? I totally get your post yesterday about not being omg devastated about time away from your H, but I would have a hard time with the lack of sex, and that is also my love language which I am sure plays into my thoughts on it.

Probably. Ugh. I haven't even masturbated since the move.  Haven't felt in the mood. Which is weird for me.

And I felt like it was an asshole thing to say, hence why I posted it here rather than on FB.  And I get that it affected everyone and we shouldn't forget, but come ON!  Where you were when it happened hasn't changed in fourteen years.  I KNOW YOU WERE 15 AND YOUR TEACHER TOLD YOU.  I DON'T CARE ANYMORE.  Let's focus on the aftermath that is STILL fucked up and how we go from HERE rather than reminiscing about your sadness while sitting in a classroom hundreds of miles away.

[calle28]

Even though this was a short week, it felt really long.

I agree with you jojoandleo and bl. Everyone has the right to mourn how they want, but some people most definitely cross the line for attention.

I'm excited for Shark Tank tonight!

[Deleted]

Add me to the STFU 9/11 club. I am also pissed at the people on FB sharing memes of "NEVER FORGET. NEVER FORGIVE." WTF kind of hateful heart do you have to keep that circulating in your thoughts? Gross.

[jojoandleo]

Sept 11, 2015 9:27:14 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

Add me to the STFU 9/11 club. I am also pissed at the people on FB sharing memes of "NEVER FORGET. NEVER FORGIVE." WTF kind of hateful heart do you have to keep that circulating in your thoughts? Gross.

Never forget, okay. Never forgive? Well, the people who actually flew the planes into the buildings are dead, sooooo?  Are they not forgiving Iraq, who had nothing to do with it? All of the middle east? Muslims? Or just any of the people who look "scary"?  Man, I am in a mood today. Maybe I need to pop a Xanax and call it a day.

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Sept 11, 2015 9:35:37 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

Sept 11, 2015 9:27:14 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

Add me to the STFU 9/11 club. I am also pissed at the people on FB sharing memes of "NEVER FORGET. NEVER FORGIVE." WTF kind of hateful heart do you have to keep that circulating in your thoughts? Gross.

Never forget, okay. Never forgive? Well, the people who actually flew the planes into the buildings are dead, sooooo?  Are they not forgiving Iraq, who had nothing to do with it? All of the middle east? Muslims? Or just any of the people who look "scary"?  Man, I am in a mood today. Maybe I need to pop a Xanax and call it a day.

Exactly.  I wish this place had a bar.

[bl]

Sept 11, 2015 9:35:37 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

Sept 11, 2015 9:27:14 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

Add me to the STFU 9/11 club. I am also pissed at the people on FB sharing memes of "NEVER FORGET. NEVER FORGIVE." WTF kind of hateful heart do you have to keep that circulating in your thoughts? Gross.

Never forget, okay. Never forgive? Well, the people who actually flew the planes into the buildings are dead, sooooo?  Are they not forgiving Iraq, who had nothing to do with it? All of the middle east? Muslims? Or just any of the people who look "scary"?  Man, I am in a mood today. Maybe I need to pop a Xanax and call it a day.

Agreed, honestly I avoid fb for the most part on this day every year. 

[lemons]

So you don't care that I was at work in an office that was evacuated because right across the street from us was a tank farm...people were concerned that the tank farms were going to implode/explode that day/week so they sent us home for a while. :-)

I get that we should remember but I couldn't imagine having to deal with the grief of losing a loved one with all of the replaying of videos and posting of pictures. It'd be so difficult to re-live every single year.

[Deleted]

I prefer to think of it as Ludacris's birthday.

[jojoandleo]

Sept 11, 2015 10:02:34 GMT -5 lemons said:

So you don't care that I was at work in an office that was evacuated because right across the street from us was a tank farm...people were concerned that the tank farms were going to implode/explode that day/week so they sent us home for a while. :-)

I get that we should remember but I couldn't imagine having to deal with the grief of losing a loved one with all of the replaying of videos and posting of pictures. It'd be so difficult to re-live every single year.

I mean, yeah, no, not really.  I bet that actually WAS scary, though.

I could go on about this, but I know I'm being an asshole.  I get that this was probably the first thing that happened to a lot of people to make them realize shit can happen for no reason.  I DO, but I just don't see the point in remembering when you heard about it when nothing really happened to you personally.  How about we focus on what we are doing NOW to prevent this shit from happening.  What we are doing NOW to stop the hate.

[lemons]

Sept 11, 2015 10:25:59 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

Sept 11, 2015 10:02:34 GMT -5 lemons said:

So you don't care that I was at work in an office that was evacuated because right across the street from us was a tank farm...people were concerned that the tank farms were going to implode/explode that day/week so they sent us home for a while. :-)

I get that we should remember but I couldn't imagine having to deal with the grief of losing a loved one with all of the replaying of videos and posting of pictures. It'd be so difficult to re-live every single year.

I mean, yeah, no, not really.  I bet that actually WAS scary, though.

I could go on about this, but I know I'm being an asshole.  I get that this was probably the first thing that happened to a lot of people to make them realize shit can happen for no reason.  I DO, but I just don't see the point in remembering when you heard about it when nothing really happened to you personally.  How about we focus on what we are doing NOW to prevent this shit from happening.  What we are doing NOW to stop the hate.

I thought it was pointless to have us leave work because they didn't evacuate the city and if anything would have happened, the city would have been gone.

I completely agree with you that something needs to be done now instead of just rehashing where you were that day.

[calle28]

Sept 11, 2015 10:10:38 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

I prefer to think of it as Ludacris's birthday.

Roll them 'bows!

[bg]

Sept 11, 2015 10:10:38 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

I prefer to think of it as Ludacris's birthday.

Off topic, but I was surprised by the number of people Facebook reminded me have birthdays today. 

[GilliC]

I'm not a fan of dramatic posts on Facebook or news coverage, but I kind of understand the sentiment. It was a veerrry strange atmosphere in the US that day, and it's a creepy feeling that I don't think anyone has forgotten. I get a similar feeling with even more intensity on the anniversary of Utøya and the Oslo bombing, so I can imagine how people more involved in 9/11 are feeling. It's kind of a weird residual shock, and I think it helps a bit to acknowledge it.

I guess I think the Facebook stuff is a mixed bag. Some of it is people genuinely trying to process their emotions, and some of it is probably tragedy whoring. The media, on the other hand, can stuff it IMO. It is not news unless there is news (e.g. coverage of a memorial event). These kinds of non-stories really irritate me.

[1confused1]

While I will never forget, I can't look at or watch 9/11 stuff without having nightmares for days.

I'm curious if my kids will ask anything about it when they get home from school.

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Sept 11, 2015 11:14:08 GMT -5 GilliC said:

I'm not a fan of dramatic posts on Facebook or news coverage, but I kind of understand the sentiment. It was a veerrry strange atmosphere in the US that day, and it's a creepy feeling that I don't think anyone has forgotten. I get a similar feeling with even more intensity on the anniversary of Utøya and the Oslo bombing, so I can imagine how people more involved in 9/11 are feeling. It's kind of a weird residual shock, and I think it helps a bit to acknowledge it.

I guess I think the Facebook stuff is a mixed bag. Some of it is people genuinely trying to process their emotions, and some of it is probably tragedy whoring. The media, on the other hand, can stuff it IMO. It is not news unless there is news (e.g. coverage of a memorial event). These kinds of non-stories really irritate me.

I'm a New Yorker so I feel that when it was right in your face and your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, etc were effected...it's a little different. I don't feel as strongly (although I do feel bad) about other awful events in the world because I'm more removed from them. But I will never forget the things I saw here in NYC during that time. Maybe some people don't want to relive it or hear about others experiences and that's ok. But many people closely involved do want to remember and reflect upon it in some way and they should be free to do so.

[jojoandleo]

Sept 11, 2015 13:01:57 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:14:08 GMT -5 GilliC said:

I'm not a fan of dramatic posts on Facebook or news coverage, but I kind of understand the sentiment. It was a veerrry strange atmosphere in the US that day, and it's a creepy feeling that I don't think anyone has forgotten. I get a similar feeling with even more intensity on the anniversary of Utøya and the Oslo bombing, so I can imagine how people more involved in 9/11 are feeling. It's kind of a weird residual shock, and I think it helps a bit to acknowledge it.

I guess I think the Facebook stuff is a mixed bag. Some of it is people genuinely trying to process their emotions, and some of it is probably tragedy whoring. The media, on the other hand, can stuff it IMO. It is not news unless there is news (e.g. coverage of a memorial event). These kinds of non-stories really irritate me.

I'm a New Yorker so I feel that when it was right in your face and your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, etc were effected...it's a little different. I don't feel as strongly (although I do feel bad) about other awful events in the world because I'm more removed from them. But I will never forget the things I saw here in NYC during that time. Maybe some people don't want to relive it or hear about others experiences and that's ok. But many people closely involved do want to remember and reflect upon it in some way and they should be free to do so.

And I do not begrudge those there in the midst of it.  I live in Oklahoma.  We definitely remember the Oklahoma bombing, but it we were in the midst of it.  It's people like me, here in Oklahoma, being all poetic about sitting thousands of miles away in the safety of my school when I heard the news.  It's not about ME.  It is about YOU and people who were THERE.

[GilliC]

Sept 11, 2015 13:01:57 GMT -5 @blueyes623 said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:14:08 GMT -5 GilliC said:

I'm not a fan of dramatic posts on Facebook or news coverage, but I kind of understand the sentiment. It was a veerrry strange atmosphere in the US that day, and it's a creepy feeling that I don't think anyone has forgotten. I get a similar feeling with even more intensity on the anniversary of Utøya and the Oslo bombing, so I can imagine how people more involved in 9/11 are feeling. It's kind of a weird residual shock, and I think it helps a bit to acknowledge it.

I guess I think the Facebook stuff is a mixed bag. Some of it is people genuinely trying to process their emotions, and some of it is probably tragedy whoring. The media, on the other hand, can stuff it IMO. It is not news unless there is news (e.g. coverage of a memorial event). These kinds of non-stories really irritate me.

I'm a New Yorker so I feel that when it was right in your face and your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, etc were effected...it's a little different. I don't feel as strongly (although I do feel bad) about other awful events in the world because I'm more removed from them. But I will never forget the things I saw here in NYC during that time. Maybe some people don't want to relive it or hear about others experiences and that's ok. But many people closely involved do want to remember and reflect upon it in some way and they should be free to do so.

That's pretty much what I was trying to say. 9/11 was a shock, and I still feel some of that when I remember it, but the bombing here left a bigger impression on me because we were in the middle of it. Hearing the explosion, experiencing the chaos firsthand, and watching the city rebuild was a lot more intense than watching news coverage of something happening in another place.

Everyone grieves and copes in different ways, so I completely understand that people want to talk about it as part of that process.

[katieido]

Somehow I was able to avoid a lot of today's 9/11 grandstanding because I was on an awesome date with a hot guy. I'm pleased with myself.

[cuddlyevil]

Sept 11, 2015 18:51:57 GMT -5 katieido said:

Somehow I was able to avoid a lot of today's 9/11 grandstanding because I was on an awesome date with a hot guy. I'm pleased with myself.

Uh...details?

[katieido]

Lol. I wasn't sure if any one was interested! It was someone i met, where else, on tinder. We have been talking for about a week and really enjoying that. I have not not not been actively dating, but wanted to with this guy. We met for coffee and sandwiches late morning and went to an art museum. He made a move to kiss me in this weird exhibit involving footage from the last five minutes and credits from the movie black swan. Then we went to the gardens, walked around, and ended up kissing like a couple of teenagers on a park bench. It was delightful.

[abcdefu]

I have the house to myself until Monday night because my roommate went away. We get along really well since she is my best friend, but sometimes it's nice to just be alone for a little bit and veg around.

In other news, I received my ambulance bill from the car accident and OMG! You guys, my accident was right in front of the hospital. I had jut turned out of the hospital parking lot when it occurred and the bill is $850.00! So ridic! Thank god I am not going to have to pay it because it's covered by insurance, but still!