Irritation: My Middle Name

Ugh. I'd like to say that I don't know why I have been so mopey and depressed lately, but I can't. I know exactly why. I have almost reached my limit for being here. I am pretty much done, I could care less and I am ready to be home.

The sad thing is, is because I feel this way, it is spilling over into everything that could be potentially good and just making me about 96% miserable. Like today- if I hadn't been so down already, I probably would have just flipped the bitch teacher off and let it go, instead of stewing about her blatant and cruel insensitivity all afternoon.

Even the canned pineapple I bought depressed me. I know that because it was so cheap I shouldn't really expect much- but it was only vaguely ripe. No colour, no taste :( I almost cried.

Plus, I have been getting stress headaches as well, because I have been so wrapped up in my misery. Ugh, and planning a trip that gets more expensive by the day doesn't help either. So. I am going to do my best to muddle through the misery and the suck that i am currently wallowing in. However, I can't promise that my blogs will be uplifting of inspiring in any way, shape, or form.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

Management

Naps

This pretty much describes how I feel everyday:

Things That Make Me Sad

Paul Harvey died. I find this really sad. I remember back a couple of years ago, when Dad would come in from chores around about lunch time, flip on the AM and catch "the rest of the story". Paul Harvey was a real good broadcaster.

But, I do wonder- Now that Dad's gone, the farm's been sold, and Mr. Harvey is dead as well- how much longer do I have before all the concrete reminders are gone? I know cliches friggen blow and no one likes to hear them, but time really pisses me off with how easy come/easy go it all is.

Sorry to be so damn depressing. I wanted to write about Mr. Harvey- I got a bit distracted though.

Anyway, true to precedent, I have included the CNN article and the Wikipedia article as well.

New Shoes Suck

Ugh. I am finally breaking in the pair that I brought from home. It sucks. They are so white, I feel guilty just thinking about wearing them out of the house. What on earth could have made me decide to buy such a useless and impractical colour of shoes?

Also they are still in that not-as-comfy-as-the-old-ones stage. I think when I get home I am gonna buy like 5 pairs of the Filas I really like and just keep them stored in my closet til I wear a pair out. That way I will always know what to expect from my new runners. There is also the fact that you can never have to many pairs of runners.

Fantastic. I'm glad that's settled.

Backyard Awesome Possum

Ok. So I forgot the batteries. My bad.

What I did do this evening tops the pic I had planned to put up though. I ate homemade pizza that was freshly baked in the Family's backyard bake oven (that they built themselves- they're so damn crafty!)

And I did it all sitting in the backyard while wearing nothing more than a pair of sweats and a long sleeve t-shirt because it really was that warm today. I'm not even kidding- it was still about +11 outside at around 5.30. Ridiculous.

I know the weather at home sucks, but I am really enjoying my "tropical winter vacation". The weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow too, which is nice b/c I am really tired of the constant chilly drizzle/hard rain we've been getting. I think I would actually rather have snow, believe that or not.

Batteries

I am hopefully going to pick up some new batteries today when I go to the grocery store. Why is this important, you ask? B/c I have a sweet pic one of my kids drew for me that I have been dying to show you. Cross your fingers that it photographs well :)

I just don't get it

I really don't understand why people sweep their front paths. I mean, how do you decide that it is dirty enough to require a good sweep? Do you look at it and say, "hmmm, that is a walk no self-respecting pair of shoes would tread on"? or is it one of those things that inspires your neighbours to keep their houses cleaner- you know the whole "well if Mrs. Jones' house is so clean that she has time to spend cleaning the outdoors with the same sort of intensity- maybe I should be doing it too?"

I really don't get it. And I can see at least 2 different places where it is happening right now, just by glancing out my window. I could prolly eat off those damn sidewalks. Do they really need to be that clean, or is it just a time filler?

Just a Few More Laughs

I know I've been throwing nothing other than comedy up for a few days now and I'm sorry. There is just so much funny stuff out there. I'll try to keep my comedic addiction to myself (lol) but I've gotta share this with you all first.

Warning- Fans of Alanis Morrisette should walk away now.

For Andy

Miss ya!

No Pun Intended

Try explaining to a class of German students why saying, "Childbirth is a labourous process" is funny. Now imagine your supervisor (dying of laughter in the corner) leaving you to blindly grasp at any way to explain it so it makes sense.

*sigh* Thanks for your help there, Nigel :P

More Humour

If you have a bunch of wasteable time on your hands, you should check out Michael Macintyre. A British Comedian, but bloody hilarious. Worth your time :)

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Lego and Eddie Izzard

Check out Eddie Izzard's whole James Bond Rant

Double Digits

That's right- I am finally into the double digits :)

97 Days.

Woot.

Is This Really Necessary?

I'm not sure why anyone would buy this, especially given the fact that the world is trying to be more environmentally conscious, but there is currently a couple of rolls of 4 ply toilet paper in the bathroom. 4 ply- yeah, I know, eh? It's also sort of almost embossed looking with these ridiculous daisy things.

I just thought I would mention the fact the it seems a bit like overkill to me.

Master of Technology

I am a giant idiot. Like the computer that I've had for four years, the useful bits of my iPod are just now coming to light. I don't know anyone who really needs a stopwatch or solitaire on their music player, but ok.

I finally figured out how to sync music so I could actually find it. You know, I sometimes wonder if I didn't have that fancy looking piece of paper that said I had a degree, if people wouldn't just think I legitimately was as stupid as I come off as? *Sigh* My glasses may make me look smarter...but based on my "ability" to use everyday technology... I don't think they actually make me smarter. lol.

Potentially, reading the manual would help, but maybe its more like (in the immortal words of Corb Lund): "...ain't never read a manual cause that's like cheatin"