Things That Must Go

1. The BP Oil Company! Pretty self explanatory with just that.

2. Obama haters.

Not the people who honestly question or wonder about some of the policies but the true haters who refuse to consider ANYTHING he says simply because he's a democrat? first black president? what is it!? I'm so tired of these crazies asking - demanding - to see his birth certificate. Really? You can't be a U.S. Senator without being born in the United States.

3. Chain e-mails . . .

. . .from family and friends that say something to the effect of: "I don't normally forward these but I liked the message." How about you just don't forward it? The message is usually pretty lame. I've gotten to where I just delete the e-mail without reading it. Hey, I know! Just don't forward them.

4. The saying: “are you panties in a twist?”
but not panties (with a ‘T’), it’s "pannies." I always want to take mine off right there, and ask, “I don’t know, are they?” Shock the hell out of them. I don’t ask you about your jock strap, or any part of your anatomy and under clothing….how is it okay for you to ask me about my underclothing? In reality, it’s a degrading phrase……so next time you seem frustrated (valid or not), I’ll ask you the same thing: “is your penis in a twist?" or "Not getting’ any from the missus?” Doesn’t it make you feel like you’re respected when I degrade you down to that?

5. People and companies who promote the need of now!

I was at Best Buy asking them about the camera I want. I wanted to know the benefits of their lay-away program versus their financing program. Two different people, independent of each other, said, “well, with financing you walk out the door with the camera. With lay-away, you have to wait until it’s paid off.” Oh, really….gosh is that the difference? No kidding, Professor! I’m wanting to know the DIFFERENCES – is there a fee? What kind of deposit is required? etc.....

Another List of Things that Must Go

My list is all over the place...so bear with me.
1. Friday afternoons at work when I have to be there until 4:30 and everybody else has left the office a ghost town. Minus the one lowly employee still doing her job. (*sob*) Boo on you! I want to go home at 2:30 but I'm supposed to be here the full day.


2. Crappy Valentine's day treats at work. We were to bring some treats to add to the "break room pool" and then all could partake at their leisure. So there's this chocolate cookie that looks good but when I bite into it, my teeth are lucky to stay in my mouth. Hard as a rock. Next time, just don't bother "contributing."


3. People who, when they approach you, look you up and down from head to toe, scrutinizing your attire. What? Are you checking me out? I have to say that the ones who are doing the scrutinizing, are rarely the height of fashion themselves. One such person (an old boss of mine) wore the most crap-tastic clothes ever created. You know: that horrible linen/rayon-something-mix, made into an unflattering "suit" that has skirts that come to the mid calves and look just awful. I always felt kind of sorry for her. SHE always looks me up and down when she sees me. Next time I'm going to ask her how much she loves my outfit.


4. Cooked raisins. Ugh! *spat* Really, there's nothing more to say about that.


5. Subaru outbacks. I mentioned this on my facebook status once, and really, my perception hasn't changed. I know they handle the snow well, but do all the worst drivers in Utah have to buy one? They always seem to be three or four car lengths behind the next car in front of them. And they rarely go the speed limit and they seem to wander all over the road - like it's a casual scenic drive. MOVE! It's my road, after all. LOL!


6. People who don't know how to end a conversation so they say "Oh, well" to everything. I've just spilled my heart out and you say "oh, well?" Oh well.


7. When I'm training (or in meeting or out shopping) and my body decides THIS is the moment to reject the food I ate hours ago. *gurgle* *gurgle* *gurgle* Really? this is the moment, huh? I hate excusing myself, and more than that, I have to utilize the PUBLIC restroom as quietly as I can then run away as fast as possible. THAT definately has to go!

That's my list for now. I'm sure I'll add more soon.

My List of Things That Must Go

So X96, the radio station that Eric and I listen to on our way to work, has a feature called the "list of things that must go." This is where they list the things they'd like to see go...and the following week, they read what listeners have submitted.

I have never submitted my list because it is a long list. And maybe not the best entry to put in here in the month of November, but here goes anyway:

1. People who don't know me very well (and even some who do) who ask me: "when are you & Eric gonna have a family?" Uh, RUDE! We are a family. If your real question is: when are you going to have kids, well, it's not like you're asking me to go out and get a loaf of bread. What an incredibly rude question to ask. It's not like I ask you how often you and your spouse are having sex...so stay out of my bedroom and I'll stay out of yours.

2. People who tell me I should quit my 2nd job. It's a good job and I like it. It's none of your business why I work it and it's not for you to tell me to leave it. I'm shocked at how frequently people tell me, "You should quit that job." I don't understand it. Why do you care that I work a 2nd job? I've worked two jobs most of my adult life because I WANT to.

3. Diets. People who talk of nothing else. People who broadcast to the whole freaking world, every single little itsy bitsy thing they are doing to help them lose weight. News flash: I DON'T CARE! AND, on that note I really hate stupid little competitions at work; like: let's have a stair climbing competition. Count how many flights you climb and document it on this little chart here. Okay, how about NONE...no flights...happy?

4. Bicyclists who run stop signs and then glare at you when you almost hit them because you had right of way and surely they were going to stop at the STOP SIGN, right? Wrong! You are a moving vehicle and are held to the same traffic rules as the rest of us in moving vehicles.

5. Random paper cuts: I'm typing on the keyboard and suddenly I realize my thumb is a little tender, so I look at it and there's a little cut - looks like a paper cut - It's red, and a little swollen and there's a little bit of DRIED blood...so this did NOT JUST happen.....so I wonder, where was I when this happened? Did my brain just chose not to register that I'd cut myself?

6. Speaking of random injuries: Random bruises have also got to go! Have you ever been changing your clothes and there on your thigh or arm is this massive black and blue mark? What happened there? I checked out again!? How is it I don't remember that!? It looks like it had to be pretty painful, so why don't I remember? I seriously have a mental check-list in my head: did I walk into a table? Nope. Did I just decide to give myself a dead leg? I mean really! I need a new memory!

7. People who clear their throat with a cough but don't cover their mouth. Yuck! You do know what your clearing FROM YOUR THROAT, don't you?! I don't want that crap flying out freely in my direction! Grody! Cover up! If I wake up tomorrow with some new cold virus, I'll hunt you down!.....of course, I do have a poor memory, evidently, so I may not remember who passed the cold on to me.