Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Indignity
Tonight after a gigantic dinner, I stand up from the table and mom decides to say at that moment that I might be just as fat as a particular cousin of mine who is...well...not thin. Thanks, Mom. Way to make a girl have no self confidence. I just ate, you know.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Mm hugs
This morning on the subway, there was a gigantic doggy! Unfortunately, he belonged to a police officer who kept warning everyone away, saying, "Don't touch him! I don't want him to take a chunk out of you!" He seemed nice enough to me - sniffed the end of my coat and sat down and yawned. More than anything, I just wanted to scratch him by the ears. I think the officer could tell since he kept glaring at me. But...but...so...cute....
Just now I was speaking on the phone with a consultant who was having problems with autoCAD. I asked him how familiar he was with the program and he seemed to get offended. He asked me, "So, how long have you been using autoCAD?" Thinking nothing of it, I replied that I've been using it reliably for about the past four years. Then he said, "Well, I've been using it since 1993!" As if he should win some prize. I don't think the amount of years you've spent using a program dictates how well you use it. Anyhow, I replied with, "Well, I was in third grade in 1993. I couldn't spell reliably much less use a computer program like that." Yeah, I went there.
Just now I was speaking on the phone with a consultant who was having problems with autoCAD. I asked him how familiar he was with the program and he seemed to get offended. He asked me, "So, how long have you been using autoCAD?" Thinking nothing of it, I replied that I've been using it reliably for about the past four years. Then he said, "Well, I've been using it since 1993!" As if he should win some prize. I don't think the amount of years you've spent using a program dictates how well you use it. Anyhow, I replied with, "Well, I was in third grade in 1993. I couldn't spell reliably much less use a computer program like that." Yeah, I went there.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday the 13th
Happy belated Friday the 13th. This was indeed the world's unluckiest weekend for me. First, I got sick - and am still sick. Then, I got a virus on my computer (from Facebook...again!). This one absolutely destroyed my poor laptop so now I have to reformat it. Apparently my virus-killing skills are no match for whatever I got this time, and the virus is using my computer to spam people. Deslightful.
And now, I can't find my major credit card - it's the one I rely on the most. I think it's in my room somewhere, I just don't know where or why the hell it wouldn't be in my wallet. Life sucks.
And now, I can't find my major credit card - it's the one I rely on the most. I think it's in my room somewhere, I just don't know where or why the hell it wouldn't be in my wallet. Life sucks.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sick
After a season of near misses and being surrounded by people who were sniffling and sneezing, I have finally gotten sick. I hate it.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Sniffle
The new girl at the office - Lissa - and I have come to the conclusion that we have really poor indoor air quality in the office. That would explain why I'm sneezing all day. I'm considering getting an air purifier...
Sunday, February 01, 2009
The New World?
My first day out of my Brooklyn apartment and I feel desperately sad and confused. It was not how I expected it to be at all.
The place was kind of dirty. The living room light isn't working. The walls are in desperate need of painting. All of this is going to be done during the week. Great. I don't have keys to the place either seeing as we got the keys on a Sunday. I'm going to stay at a friend's tonight because no one else is staying there tonight and I don't have a bed to sleep on.
What's nice about the place is that the neighborhood is amazing. There's a 24 hour grocery store that has a gigantic selection of foods at a very low price. And that's not the only one, there are 5 or 6 options that we walked by. I had to resist myself knowing that all of my cooking supplies are currently in Connecticut.
So, Marlen and I decided to go to a cafe in the lower east side and just sit for a bit. It was nice, the place was nice. I enjoyed my hot chocolate. Marlen decided that the barista was sweet and that I should date him. Already playing matchmaker...
Then I went to take the L-train. It runs in a demented way on weekends because of construction so that there is one shuttle that goes between Bedford, 1st and Union Sq. The problem with it is that if you get on at 1st, you have no idea what direction it's going in. I decided to sit while I waited and tried to figure out which direction was which. A couple of guys next to me turned in my direction and asked what direction was which. The girl on the far side of me said, "O, this only goes to Brooklyn." To which I replied, "Well, it actually runs to Union Square." And the girl all of a sudden gets all offended and goes, "Well, thanks Miss Know-it-all, Miss Snooty-Mc-Snoot-Snoot." So I clarified that I was just trying to figure out my directions, so the girl turns to the lady on the other side who points us in the right direction. She then turns back to me and says, "O, well now that's solved. Sorry I snapped at you." I just grimaced and shrugged and looked away. It's uncomfortable after all. And she then said, "Wow, way to take an apology. That's really big of you." Yah...wow...I wish I was better at comebacks.
The place was kind of dirty. The living room light isn't working. The walls are in desperate need of painting. All of this is going to be done during the week. Great. I don't have keys to the place either seeing as we got the keys on a Sunday. I'm going to stay at a friend's tonight because no one else is staying there tonight and I don't have a bed to sleep on.
What's nice about the place is that the neighborhood is amazing. There's a 24 hour grocery store that has a gigantic selection of foods at a very low price. And that's not the only one, there are 5 or 6 options that we walked by. I had to resist myself knowing that all of my cooking supplies are currently in Connecticut.
So, Marlen and I decided to go to a cafe in the lower east side and just sit for a bit. It was nice, the place was nice. I enjoyed my hot chocolate. Marlen decided that the barista was sweet and that I should date him. Already playing matchmaker...
Then I went to take the L-train. It runs in a demented way on weekends because of construction so that there is one shuttle that goes between Bedford, 1st and Union Sq. The problem with it is that if you get on at 1st, you have no idea what direction it's going in. I decided to sit while I waited and tried to figure out which direction was which. A couple of guys next to me turned in my direction and asked what direction was which. The girl on the far side of me said, "O, this only goes to Brooklyn." To which I replied, "Well, it actually runs to Union Square." And the girl all of a sudden gets all offended and goes, "Well, thanks Miss Know-it-all, Miss Snooty-Mc-Snoot-Snoot." So I clarified that I was just trying to figure out my directions, so the girl turns to the lady on the other side who points us in the right direction. She then turns back to me and says, "O, well now that's solved. Sorry I snapped at you." I just grimaced and shrugged and looked away. It's uncomfortable after all. And she then said, "Wow, way to take an apology. That's really big of you." Yah...wow...I wish I was better at comebacks.
