I love my bank. They pay me interest on my checking account and pay me a % back on my check card.
Today I was bored so I thought I'd see where the rewards balance was. I usually wait and redeem it once a year and go have fun with it. I make a point to pay as much as I can with my checkcard so I can get these rewards.
Your Reward Balance : $2.24.
Hmmm... after a year I usually have something like $40. Interesting.
So I decide to call
Agent: Well we changed that program in August of 2008, now it's only on selected retailers online.
me: August of 08?
Agent: Yes.
Me: So today is July 7th of 08.
Agent: "Yes ma'am".
Me: snicker snicker "Okay, well I'd like to thank you for letting me know the program changed, I really appreciate your due diligence in educating customers about program changes".
Agent: "Um, well, Um"
Me: "Um, good bye.
The worst part, she still didn't get that she had the date wrong. Silly!
Grrr... no free pair of shoes for me. Maybe I will sign up for the Harley card. Then I might get a chance to win a Harley.
Monday, July 7, 2008
I am not looking forward to the next two weeks. Now that we finally hired an administrative assistant I am able to really focus on my job. Which means I get to travel. Alot. But not fun travel. I don't get to go to real cool places. Nope. This week it is to Garden City, KS. Where is that? Good question, I'll let you know when I get there. Next week I get to conduct a minor tour of Iowa. Which sounds just about as exciting as watching mold grow on cheese. The good thing about next week is that I am going to extend my trip and visit my grandparents.
I hate driving by myself. I get bored quite easily, and now that I am an exsmoker.... there is nothing to pass the time. So I went to the library and checked out a number of books on cd. I may have went a little wild. I have about 72 hours of books. But at least I will be entertained.
Oh I love when people call me at work and as this "what are you doing".
Really? Seriously? What do you think I am doing?
The answer is writing a silly blog.
I hate driving by myself. I get bored quite easily, and now that I am an exsmoker.... there is nothing to pass the time. So I went to the library and checked out a number of books on cd. I may have went a little wild. I have about 72 hours of books. But at least I will be entertained.
Oh I love when people call me at work and as this "what are you doing".
Really? Seriously? What do you think I am doing?
The answer is writing a silly blog.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Funniest Thing Ever
Well not the first part. The first part is a side story. And I have just noticed that the "a" on my keyboard is on vacation.
Today at 10:30am I called in a refill on my prescription. I called it in so I could pull through the drive-thru on my lunch and pick it up. Seems to make adequate sense to me. So at 12:30 I pull through. "Um, you will need to come back in twenty minutes". Now if I had pulled through asking for my prescription to be refilled, I would have had no problem, but I had called it in, two hours ago. They had told me it would be ready in an hour. "Um, I called that in two hours ago". She stood there, dumbfounded looking at my through the window. "Well our wait is an hour, so come back in twenty". To which I hissed and drove off. Someone should teach her how to tell time.
So at 2:30 I go back. "Do you have insurance?" (Same dim-whit). "Um, yes". What is this? Do I have insurance? I am pretty sure that when they pull my account up they see that. "Okay your total is $166.45". "WHAT? It has always been $40". Again with the dumbfounded look. "Well it is a three month supply" Apparently she thought I meant it was $40 each month filled. Now someone needs to teach her math. "Right, and it is always $40. TOTAL". "OH" Of course dumbfounded look. "Well the price went up". Hmmm.. this is interesting. "Why is that?" I mean seriously do I have to ask for a detail description? "Because there is a generic". Oh okay. "Um, then fill the generic" "Okay, that will be twenty minutes". Violence. I wanted to be violent. The thing is I know that my insurance makes them fill a generic. So instead of just doing that they were going to charge me the full cost. Seriously, who doesn't get the generic?
The good part? Now my prescription is $10!
Now on to funniest thing ever.
I was at lunch with some lady friends and we got on the topic of faces and noises made by males during the final act. Now I imagine that we woman make just as funny of faces, but I can't see my face, well unless that mirror is pulled out. ;)
So we all tried to recreate the faces and noises made by partners we have had. I win with the "EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE" noise made by one guy. Now say that short of breath and high pitched (like a school girl). When all of the girls were in tears with my rendition I followed with "thank god he couldn't see my face".
Today at 10:30am I called in a refill on my prescription. I called it in so I could pull through the drive-thru on my lunch and pick it up. Seems to make adequate sense to me. So at 12:30 I pull through. "Um, you will need to come back in twenty minutes". Now if I had pulled through asking for my prescription to be refilled, I would have had no problem, but I had called it in, two hours ago. They had told me it would be ready in an hour. "Um, I called that in two hours ago". She stood there, dumbfounded looking at my through the window. "Well our wait is an hour, so come back in twenty". To which I hissed and drove off. Someone should teach her how to tell time.
So at 2:30 I go back. "Do you have insurance?" (Same dim-whit). "Um, yes". What is this? Do I have insurance? I am pretty sure that when they pull my account up they see that. "Okay your total is $166.45". "WHAT? It has always been $40". Again with the dumbfounded look. "Well it is a three month supply" Apparently she thought I meant it was $40 each month filled. Now someone needs to teach her math. "Right, and it is always $40. TOTAL". "OH" Of course dumbfounded look. "Well the price went up". Hmmm.. this is interesting. "Why is that?" I mean seriously do I have to ask for a detail description? "Because there is a generic". Oh okay. "Um, then fill the generic" "Okay, that will be twenty minutes". Violence. I wanted to be violent. The thing is I know that my insurance makes them fill a generic. So instead of just doing that they were going to charge me the full cost. Seriously, who doesn't get the generic?
The good part? Now my prescription is $10!
Now on to funniest thing ever.
I was at lunch with some lady friends and we got on the topic of faces and noises made by males during the final act. Now I imagine that we woman make just as funny of faces, but I can't see my face, well unless that mirror is pulled out. ;)
So we all tried to recreate the faces and noises made by partners we have had. I win with the "EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE" noise made by one guy. Now say that short of breath and high pitched (like a school girl). When all of the girls were in tears with my rendition I followed with "thank god he couldn't see my face".
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
My Favorite Place
Ahhh, the deliciousness that is Beans and Brew. Nothing is better than sitting here attempting to be productive and do homework while sipping delicious coffee.
I walked in and heard this "LINDSEY, I haven't seen you in forever".
Sad you say? Nah. They give me free pastries. Like I need them.
What sucks is when someone you don't want to see walks in. Maybe that is why I was avoiding the place.
I walked in and heard this "LINDSEY, I haven't seen you in forever".
Sad you say? Nah. They give me free pastries. Like I need them.
What sucks is when someone you don't want to see walks in. Maybe that is why I was avoiding the place.
Ewww Girls
I hate being a girl. This is not what the blog is all about, just a small part of it. And I want to hear no noise from the peanut gallery about how boys have it hard too. No you don't. And using boners for a reason is not valid. I will respond by saying once a week, once a month. That beats your boner any day.
Last week a local news station posted a story on a woman arrested. Now I have complained before about the fucktards I find on there but I can't seem to stay away. I know, deep down inside, that no matter what intelligence I try to share, people are going to stay in their Utah Shells and live life how they feel fit. Great for them. Live in the bubble, be unaware, more power to ya.
But then I saw this comment:
"Woman are not angels and I blame a lot of societies ills on women. It was women who decided to leave their families, their children in the care of strangers to raise while they go to "work" to make money. It is women who jump in the sack with any man without requiring even a single iota of commitment from the men thus producing a generation of fatherless lunk heads. Women have control over the men. They think they don't. They've been led to believe that the men are controlling and oppressing the women but it is the women that control the men. If a woman wouldn't hop in the sack with some dude on a first date or shack up like an un paid [removed], but would actually require the man to be a man and act like a man and be committed to her through marriage, maybe our society would be different.
I don't worship women. I love women but I don't worship them as our society does. Women have a lot to answer for in regards to the woes of our society and people. Men do to but I think when it comes down to the demise of the family the culpability rests right on the shoulders of our women."
And I could literally feel my blood boiling. How dare he! I mean fucktard, what the fuck? So of course I had to respond:
"Let's blame it all on women. I mean we have been taught that since we were little. Eve gave Adam the apple, original sin was the woman's fault.
In your opinion woman are good only when they stay home and raise families having nothing in life other than what their husband gives them? So how is that control? Feminization has not led to the unmoral society that we live in (which I won't argue). The fault lies with both parents, parents that are more interested in being liked by their children then being parents. I thank god that my parents had more sense. Fathers that don't care and allow the woman to do all the parenting are just as much a problem as having no father at all, sometimes even worse, especially when it comes to raising girls.
But to push blame on woman for wanting something more to life then tidying the home and caring for children is ill-based.
Men are allowed to do it all but woman must stay home and be perfect? This ideal is the reason that woman revolted. If you, as a man, feel that there is such a huge need for someone to stay home with the kids, then do it yourself. Just because society use to believe that woman had to remain home and "mother" or because religion teaches us from an early age the "place" of a woman, does not make it right."
But that can't be the end of it. Nope. He responds:
"I can tell that you are an angry woman, tormented in your mind spewed forth by the lies of feminists. You've lost your true identity of what a woman should be. Read my response to Mrs. Sparkles and tell me you still disagree with me.
By the way, I do agree with most of your post. Men, are just as culpable as women. However, I don't worship women. They have just as much blame as do the men. I don't subject myself to the feminist belief that men are evil and women are perfect.
Your anger is very disturbing. Why so angry?"
Ugh, yes I was angry. Anyone that disagrees with his "gospel" must be angry.
"More like annoyed of your oppressive views. Lies of feminists? What lies? Lies that we are equal to men, that we deserve the same rights as they have, the same opportunities that they have, the same pay that they have? Those lies... yes I believe every last bit of them.
I am annoyed that you believe that woman's functionality in life stems from staying at home while the husband goes out and does as he wants.
A man is just responsible as a woman for his actions, in every sense. You seem to be the angry one sir, directing your scorn towards woman and blaming them for society's failure.
I am annoyed that you seem to feel that daycare is such a horrid experience for children. I have seen the exact opposite happen. Mothers that have four or five kids are just as likely to not be able to provide the educational and social environment that is best suited for children. Too many stay at home mothers sit their kids in front of the TV while they do nothing.
My annoyance is direct at the idea that woman are at fault because of their desire to be seen as more than just slaves to a man."
Anyways. The sad thing is... people believe and agree with him. It sickens me. Feminism is not about anything other than equality, well at least true innocent feminism. I am sick and tired of men feeling like they are losing out because woman want the same opportunities. It's like this radio host I was listening to that was saying that because schools are trying to help teach girls math and science that society is crumbling. He believed that women being educated is what is dooming our generation? WTF?
Oh right, the only good society is one where woman stay home, barefoot and pregnant, catering to their "mans" every desire. Ewww, I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Last week a local news station posted a story on a woman arrested. Now I have complained before about the fucktards I find on there but I can't seem to stay away. I know, deep down inside, that no matter what intelligence I try to share, people are going to stay in their Utah Shells and live life how they feel fit. Great for them. Live in the bubble, be unaware, more power to ya.
But then I saw this comment:
"Woman are not angels and I blame a lot of societies ills on women. It was women who decided to leave their families, their children in the care of strangers to raise while they go to "work" to make money. It is women who jump in the sack with any man without requiring even a single iota of commitment from the men thus producing a generation of fatherless lunk heads. Women have control over the men. They think they don't. They've been led to believe that the men are controlling and oppressing the women but it is the women that control the men. If a woman wouldn't hop in the sack with some dude on a first date or shack up like an un paid [removed], but would actually require the man to be a man and act like a man and be committed to her through marriage, maybe our society would be different.
I don't worship women. I love women but I don't worship them as our society does. Women have a lot to answer for in regards to the woes of our society and people. Men do to but I think when it comes down to the demise of the family the culpability rests right on the shoulders of our women."
And I could literally feel my blood boiling. How dare he! I mean fucktard, what the fuck? So of course I had to respond:
"Let's blame it all on women. I mean we have been taught that since we were little. Eve gave Adam the apple, original sin was the woman's fault.
In your opinion woman are good only when they stay home and raise families having nothing in life other than what their husband gives them? So how is that control? Feminization has not led to the unmoral society that we live in (which I won't argue). The fault lies with both parents, parents that are more interested in being liked by their children then being parents. I thank god that my parents had more sense. Fathers that don't care and allow the woman to do all the parenting are just as much a problem as having no father at all, sometimes even worse, especially when it comes to raising girls.
But to push blame on woman for wanting something more to life then tidying the home and caring for children is ill-based.
Men are allowed to do it all but woman must stay home and be perfect? This ideal is the reason that woman revolted. If you, as a man, feel that there is such a huge need for someone to stay home with the kids, then do it yourself. Just because society use to believe that woman had to remain home and "mother" or because religion teaches us from an early age the "place" of a woman, does not make it right."
But that can't be the end of it. Nope. He responds:
"I can tell that you are an angry woman, tormented in your mind spewed forth by the lies of feminists. You've lost your true identity of what a woman should be. Read my response to Mrs. Sparkles and tell me you still disagree with me.
By the way, I do agree with most of your post. Men, are just as culpable as women. However, I don't worship women. They have just as much blame as do the men. I don't subject myself to the feminist belief that men are evil and women are perfect.
Your anger is very disturbing. Why so angry?"
Ugh, yes I was angry. Anyone that disagrees with his "gospel" must be angry.
"More like annoyed of your oppressive views. Lies of feminists? What lies? Lies that we are equal to men, that we deserve the same rights as they have, the same opportunities that they have, the same pay that they have? Those lies... yes I believe every last bit of them.
I am annoyed that you believe that woman's functionality in life stems from staying at home while the husband goes out and does as he wants.
A man is just responsible as a woman for his actions, in every sense. You seem to be the angry one sir, directing your scorn towards woman and blaming them for society's failure.
I am annoyed that you seem to feel that daycare is such a horrid experience for children. I have seen the exact opposite happen. Mothers that have four or five kids are just as likely to not be able to provide the educational and social environment that is best suited for children. Too many stay at home mothers sit their kids in front of the TV while they do nothing.
My annoyance is direct at the idea that woman are at fault because of their desire to be seen as more than just slaves to a man."
Anyways. The sad thing is... people believe and agree with him. It sickens me. Feminism is not about anything other than equality, well at least true innocent feminism. I am sick and tired of men feeling like they are losing out because woman want the same opportunities. It's like this radio host I was listening to that was saying that because schools are trying to help teach girls math and science that society is crumbling. He believed that women being educated is what is dooming our generation? WTF?
Oh right, the only good society is one where woman stay home, barefoot and pregnant, catering to their "mans" every desire. Ewww, I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Monday, June 30, 2008
I have a teenage daughter
So I am in my boss's office today working on a spreadsheet with him
boss: "What's that on your forehead?"
me: *fuck* "Oh it's from the helmet, Mike and I rode up the canyon yesterday"
boss: "Looks kind of like a hickey"
me: "ha ha, really? Nope, just the helmet rubbing wrong."
boss: "I have a teenage daughter."
me: "oh"
Fail!
boss: "What's that on your forehead?"
me: *fuck* "Oh it's from the helmet, Mike and I rode up the canyon yesterday"
boss: "Looks kind of like a hickey"
me: "ha ha, really? Nope, just the helmet rubbing wrong."
boss: "I have a teenage daughter."
me: "oh"
Fail!
The purpose of life
I've heard before, and likely said, that we are born, we live and we die. It is the so called circle of life. We are born and the rest is just time we fill before we die. It's a morbid way to look at life, but it is truthful. It also doesn't take away the pain when someone close to you dies.
For those of you not familiar with me, my mother comes from a fairly large family, okay a huge family. She is the second youngest out of 16. No it is not a blended family. No there are no twins. My grandma had 16 children. No we are not morman, methodist in fact.
One of my uncles and one of my aunts died before I could even remember. So growing up it was more like I had 13 aunts and uncles, still a very large number. In the last few years though, that number has dwindled, significantly. My mom now only has 8 living siblings. Mostly the brothers have passed. Two of her sisters have very bad medical conditions, one of my aunts is hopefully going to get approved for a heart transplant and hopefully they will find a heart for her soon.
While I know and understand that death is inevitable, it doesn't make it any easier. When I get the news that one of my uncles has died, it still hurts, it still breaks my heart. Maybe most of it comes from the fact that I hate to see my mom hurting, I hate to know that she sees her family slowly disappearing.
And then there is my mom. I worry about her. I mean with all the death running around in that family it is only natural to worry about her. So I spent the weekend in my bubble, pretending, on the outside, that all was fine and dandy, while inside I was dying. All it took was a semi-sad movie to break me out of that and turn me into a blubbering, incoherent mess. Thankfully I have the most wonderful partner ever.
He didn't make me feel stupid for my feelings, he just let me cry. He didn't coddle me, he just let me cry. Not enough can be said for just letting me cry.
Hopefully the tides turn and instead of having one more peice of bad news we will get a break and be able to celebrate my aunts transplant.
Oh yeah, you all should be organ donors.
For those of you not familiar with me, my mother comes from a fairly large family, okay a huge family. She is the second youngest out of 16. No it is not a blended family. No there are no twins. My grandma had 16 children. No we are not morman, methodist in fact.
One of my uncles and one of my aunts died before I could even remember. So growing up it was more like I had 13 aunts and uncles, still a very large number. In the last few years though, that number has dwindled, significantly. My mom now only has 8 living siblings. Mostly the brothers have passed. Two of her sisters have very bad medical conditions, one of my aunts is hopefully going to get approved for a heart transplant and hopefully they will find a heart for her soon.
While I know and understand that death is inevitable, it doesn't make it any easier. When I get the news that one of my uncles has died, it still hurts, it still breaks my heart. Maybe most of it comes from the fact that I hate to see my mom hurting, I hate to know that she sees her family slowly disappearing.
And then there is my mom. I worry about her. I mean with all the death running around in that family it is only natural to worry about her. So I spent the weekend in my bubble, pretending, on the outside, that all was fine and dandy, while inside I was dying. All it took was a semi-sad movie to break me out of that and turn me into a blubbering, incoherent mess. Thankfully I have the most wonderful partner ever.
He didn't make me feel stupid for my feelings, he just let me cry. He didn't coddle me, he just let me cry. Not enough can be said for just letting me cry.
Hopefully the tides turn and instead of having one more peice of bad news we will get a break and be able to celebrate my aunts transplant.
Oh yeah, you all should be organ donors.
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