Monday, September 25, 2006
All Freaked Out
So today when I got home there were Fifteen messages on our answering machine. Yes FIFTEEN messages. And all fifteen were hang ups from an "Unknown" number spaced approximately a half an hour apart. I am at a lost for who could have been calling. All three of us have cell phones and anyone who needed to get in touch with us that badly would have called the cell of the person they needed. And telemarketer just don't get paid enough to be that persistant.
'Tis the season
Now that summer- and the increased hours that go with it- is over, I am a little strapped for cash. I have decided to apply for one of the seasonal positions at Bath & Body Works. Any one want to make a family affair? Claire? you know you wanna....
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Just Because
Last week sucked. All of my Clients were flipping out left and right- a full moon must be comming. I'm am posting this forward that Jen sent me forever ago because it is funny and true, and it applies:
YOU MIGHT BE EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL IF:
1. You believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin saltlick.
2. You want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work 8 to 3:20 and have summers free."
3. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside.
4. You believe "shallow gene pool" should have its own box on the report card.
5. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."
6. When out in public you can feel the urge to snap your fingers at children you do not know and correct their behavior.
7. You have no social life between August and June!
8. Marking all A's on report cards would make life SO much easier.
9. You think people should be required to get a government permit before being allowed to reproduce.
10. You wonder how some parents ever MANAGED to reproduce.
11. You laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as the "lounge".
12. You encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charter schools orhome schooling.
13. You can't have children of your own because there's no name youcould give a child that wouldn't bring on high blood pressure the momentyou heard it uttered.
14. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form. 15. You know you are in for a major project when a parent says, "I havea great idea I'd like to discuss. I think it would be such fun."
16. Meeting a child's parent instantly answers the question, "Why isthis kid like this?"
For Those of you who do not work with Children (other people's, not your own), YES we really do think like this!
YOU MIGHT BE EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL IF:
1. You believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin saltlick.
2. You want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work 8 to 3:20 and have summers free."
3. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside.
4. You believe "shallow gene pool" should have its own box on the report card.
5. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."
6. When out in public you can feel the urge to snap your fingers at children you do not know and correct their behavior.
7. You have no social life between August and June!
8. Marking all A's on report cards would make life SO much easier.
9. You think people should be required to get a government permit before being allowed to reproduce.
10. You wonder how some parents ever MANAGED to reproduce.
11. You laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as the "lounge".
12. You encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charter schools orhome schooling.
13. You can't have children of your own because there's no name youcould give a child that wouldn't bring on high blood pressure the momentyou heard it uttered.
14. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form. 15. You know you are in for a major project when a parent says, "I havea great idea I'd like to discuss. I think it would be such fun."
16. Meeting a child's parent instantly answers the question, "Why isthis kid like this?"
For Those of you who do not work with Children (other people's, not your own), YES we really do think like this!
Men in Kilts
Yesterday I went to downtown Bethlehem and celtic fest with my mom and sisters. The downtown Bethlehem part was fun- I enjoy the stores down there and I don't go to them often so they are always a nice break from the mall. Celtic Fest was...ok. I have never been a huge fan of loud crowded places. It's not that I don't have fun at these places, its just that I find I generally want to leave long before the people I came with. This is why I'm pretty sure that I won't meet Mr. Right at a bar. Unless he goes to bed early. What generally happens is that I express my wish to leave and it either goes ignored (making me feel like my feelings don't matter) or the person or people make comments much like Claire did last night implying that I want to leave because I have a stick up my ass. I like bars and festivals, but I only like them in small doses (a few hours). This is not because I have a stick up my ass or because don't like to have fun or whatever other stupid reason you can think of- it is because I am a textbook example of an introvert. Places like this become overstimulating and make me tired- both physically and mentally. This is not something I am doing to be a killjoy or something that I can change- temperment is genetic. In the time I was not updating my blog, I was busy reading a book called The Introvert Advantage. I have seen books on introvertedness and shyness before and have always been courious, so I bought one. Like I said before, it turns out I'm pretty much a textbook example. You are all welcome to borrow it.
(gasp) An Update!! Alert the Media!!
Ok, so maybe I am not as good about keeping up with my blog as Steph or Claire. Ok, maybe that is an understatement. However, unlike those two, I have roommates, one in particular that spends, in my opinion, an unhealthy amount of time on the computer. On the weekends, when she stays with her boyfriend, I never have trouble getting online- coincidence? I think not! That said, I do realize that I need to update more often because apparently all of you are just foaming at the mouth to read about my life- "What will she do next?! "you think. So I will try, but I'm not promising anything!
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