It really angers me to see grown adults who can't muster an ounce of responsibility. Sometimes life hands you a pile of bad luck and it sucks. Life goes on. But sometimes, that bad luck is brought on by you and you alone. Blame the government, the weather, your landlord, the bad driver in front of you or the fast food worker who forgot your fries. Blame whoever you want, but chances are, if you're placing the blame elsewhere, you have nowhere to look but in the mirror.
I have a few words to say to someone, but since I have little or no guts to actually tell them these things, here goes:
1) Go to work. Your job might work out better for you if you showed up.
2) Don't quit your current job, insult your boss and expect him to hire you back.
3) Quit letting your girlfriend pay for your life. It's rude, disgusting, and sad that she lets you do that to her.
4) Stop buying (or making your girlfriend buy) frivolous things. You can only do this when you have a job that you actually show up for.
5) Stop thinking that drinking makes you cool. It does not. Many people agree with this and have discussed it in length with me. The smoking isn't winning us over either.
6) Stop going on vacation when you owe people money.
7) Call your daughter. Send her a note at school. Make a gesture of any kind.
I'm sorry if this insults you. That's not the purpose. There are many good qualities about you, but they really get overshadowed when you act like points 1 - 7 above. So stop it. I hate being mean. It's just really hard to see someone that you love going downhill so fast.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Best Intentions...
I should never give advice. EVER. Because of my advice, someone is having a terrible, horrible, no-good, awfully bad day and it's mostly because of me. That makes me a total jerkface for suggesting what I thought was a good, mature way of handling the situation. Clearly, I was wrong and I deserve a slap on the wrist and a strip of ducktape to keep my mouth shut next time. So, for all parties involved...I'm so very sorry. If I have to travel 2,400 miles to mediate some sort of reconciliation, I will. Just say the word.
So while I'm trying not to feel like a total ass for this mishap, I am enjoying what could be the most delicious cranberry orange scone I've ever had. One that I certainly do not deserve. Maybe I'll package some up and send them as part of the remediation.
On to brighter things...Darcy's wedding on Friday was beautiful and I'm convinced that she and Adam are the happiest looking couple I've seen in long time. They are both very very lucky to have each other and I wish them all the happiness in the world...
Yesterday I actually got a sunburn..yes a SUNburn! Which means that the sun was out for the first time since like last October. While it's a bit sore now, I'll be super happy when it turns into a golden tan...but next time I have been instructed to wear sunscreen because Grant says he doesn't want to be married to a lobster. Two words to notice there: LOBSTER and MARRIED.
=)
So while I'm trying not to feel like a total ass for this mishap, I am enjoying what could be the most delicious cranberry orange scone I've ever had. One that I certainly do not deserve. Maybe I'll package some up and send them as part of the remediation.
On to brighter things...Darcy's wedding on Friday was beautiful and I'm convinced that she and Adam are the happiest looking couple I've seen in long time. They are both very very lucky to have each other and I wish them all the happiness in the world...
Yesterday I actually got a sunburn..yes a SUNburn! Which means that the sun was out for the first time since like last October. While it's a bit sore now, I'll be super happy when it turns into a golden tan...but next time I have been instructed to wear sunscreen because Grant says he doesn't want to be married to a lobster. Two words to notice there: LOBSTER and MARRIED.
=)
Friday, May 2, 2008
Broken.
In the past few weeks, more things have broken than I can remember ever being broken in my life.
1. My car
2. Cute brown shelf in the bathroom
3. Bracelet
4. Shelf in the shed
5. Grant's car
6. Vacuum cleaner #1
7. Couch (much attributed to a certain dog)
8. My nails...all of them
9. Vacuum cleaner #2
10. Towel bar
11. Door to the shed
12. Toilet handle (don't ask me how...)
Such a random assortment of breakage. It gets frustrating when it's all at once though. Fortunately, for the most part, we were able to fix and/or replace some of the items, although the toilet handle still boggles my mind. Not sure if I can go to Home Depot and ask for a toilet handle without being totally humiliated. Do they even sell toilet handles all by themselves? Maybe I should hit up my landlord for a spiffy new toilet that has a cushion seat and shoots water where the sun don't shine. Nah. That's way too European for me.
On the flip side...my really good friend is getting married today! Congratulations to Darcy and Adam. I always knew that Darcy would be a part of some horribly romantic love story one day, and sure as shoot I was right. I'm very excited to see her and her husband tonight...weddings are always so much fun. I'll be there...someday.
I do have to give a little shout out to Mother Nature for FINALLY getting off her streak of PMS and blessing us with some SUN! I made a deal with myself that if it snowed on May Day, I would officially be selling my belongings and moving somewhere that has sun - and lots of it. But, alas, she made me proud and the temperature actually broke 50 for most of the day! Certainly no cause for breaking out the bathing suit and blinding the neighborhood with my bright white skin - but it definitely makes me hopeful that Idaho isn't morphing into the North Pole. While I was a little miffed that I had to scrape ice off my car this morning, it turned out to be a beautiful day again so I'm not complaining. We're on a roll, Coeur d'Alene!
1. My car
2. Cute brown shelf in the bathroom
3. Bracelet
4. Shelf in the shed
5. Grant's car
6. Vacuum cleaner #1
7. Couch (much attributed to a certain dog)
8. My nails...all of them
9. Vacuum cleaner #2
10. Towel bar
11. Door to the shed
12. Toilet handle (don't ask me how...)
Such a random assortment of breakage. It gets frustrating when it's all at once though. Fortunately, for the most part, we were able to fix and/or replace some of the items, although the toilet handle still boggles my mind. Not sure if I can go to Home Depot and ask for a toilet handle without being totally humiliated. Do they even sell toilet handles all by themselves? Maybe I should hit up my landlord for a spiffy new toilet that has a cushion seat and shoots water where the sun don't shine. Nah. That's way too European for me.
On the flip side...my really good friend is getting married today! Congratulations to Darcy and Adam. I always knew that Darcy would be a part of some horribly romantic love story one day, and sure as shoot I was right. I'm very excited to see her and her husband tonight...weddings are always so much fun. I'll be there...someday.
I do have to give a little shout out to Mother Nature for FINALLY getting off her streak of PMS and blessing us with some SUN! I made a deal with myself that if it snowed on May Day, I would officially be selling my belongings and moving somewhere that has sun - and lots of it. But, alas, she made me proud and the temperature actually broke 50 for most of the day! Certainly no cause for breaking out the bathing suit and blinding the neighborhood with my bright white skin - but it definitely makes me hopeful that Idaho isn't morphing into the North Pole. While I was a little miffed that I had to scrape ice off my car this morning, it turned out to be a beautiful day again so I'm not complaining. We're on a roll, Coeur d'Alene!
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