I am addicted to scratch lotto tickets. This is what living in Utah has done to me. I get to a state that allows this dirty wonder and I go insane. Especially the bingo and crossword ones. Dear god, help me. Oh well, they are at least fun.
And why is it that all hotels have the same hotel smell? This, to me, is comforting and weird at the same time. Do hotels all get together and decide what smell must haunt their hallways? And what is the smell? Is it the smell of thousands of bodies coming in and out of the doors?
Who knows. But it is always the same. Regardless of the city and regardless of the chain.
And I am driving a mid-90's baby blue crown vic. It's... well its what it is.
Okay, I am off to the gas station to turn in my tickets.... and likely get more.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Happily Ever... Something
Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom, five princesses got together for drinks. It wasn't often, with duties of their kingdoms, that the beautiful and fair princesses were able to get together. With home and husband, the princesses had busy schedules.
As it always is with beautiful princesses, the discussion lead to that of the bedroom.
One princess exclaimed "before I married the prince we went out and had a good time"
Another princesses agreed and added "before I married the prince he sent me flowers all the time"
The third princess said "before I married the prince we had romance, he'd light candles and undress me"
The fourth princess exclaimed "before I married the prince we made love and didn't just have sex.
The fifth princess stayed silent listening to all her married princess friends.
The moral of this not-so-fairy-tale is that sometimes people forget all of the small things that add up to the meaning of it all.
When people get caught up in the day to day grind that is being a couple or being a family, certain things get pushed aside.
Why is it that men (in general, not in every circumstance) forget those small things? The princesses continued to debate the question as fruity drinks were replenished. A wise queen would advise that the prince was wooing the princess, making the best of all he had to offer. Once the princess had fallen for him and invested her heart and body the prince no longer would feel the need to continue the wooing.
But is it always this way? Aren't there the princesses that will tell you that life can always be this way. That marrying the prince isn't the end to the beauty that was dating?
Dating is always and will always be a game. We are all setting ourselves up to be the best we can be, call it survival of the fittest for dating. If the person we are pursuing doesn't see us as the "perfect catch" why will they continue to chase?
A princess mentioned "I've tried to keep it alive" but she felt she had failed. No matter how many lacy ensembles or candles she lit, her prince wasn't interested in romance.
Some would argue that it is genetic. Sex is really, when you strip it bare, instinctual. We pick a mate that will produce what we consider to be suitable offspring. So once the wooing has taken place and the prize has been captured, it no longer really is about making love but making life.
So what did the fifth princess learn?
Leave the dumb bastard. Don't settle for less then what you deem best.
As it always is with beautiful princesses, the discussion lead to that of the bedroom.
One princess exclaimed "before I married the prince we went out and had a good time"
Another princesses agreed and added "before I married the prince he sent me flowers all the time"
The third princess said "before I married the prince we had romance, he'd light candles and undress me"
The fourth princess exclaimed "before I married the prince we made love and didn't just have sex.
The fifth princess stayed silent listening to all her married princess friends.
The moral of this not-so-fairy-tale is that sometimes people forget all of the small things that add up to the meaning of it all.
When people get caught up in the day to day grind that is being a couple or being a family, certain things get pushed aside.
Why is it that men (in general, not in every circumstance) forget those small things? The princesses continued to debate the question as fruity drinks were replenished. A wise queen would advise that the prince was wooing the princess, making the best of all he had to offer. Once the princess had fallen for him and invested her heart and body the prince no longer would feel the need to continue the wooing.
But is it always this way? Aren't there the princesses that will tell you that life can always be this way. That marrying the prince isn't the end to the beauty that was dating?
Dating is always and will always be a game. We are all setting ourselves up to be the best we can be, call it survival of the fittest for dating. If the person we are pursuing doesn't see us as the "perfect catch" why will they continue to chase?
A princess mentioned "I've tried to keep it alive" but she felt she had failed. No matter how many lacy ensembles or candles she lit, her prince wasn't interested in romance.
Some would argue that it is genetic. Sex is really, when you strip it bare, instinctual. We pick a mate that will produce what we consider to be suitable offspring. So once the wooing has taken place and the prize has been captured, it no longer really is about making love but making life.
So what did the fifth princess learn?
Leave the dumb bastard. Don't settle for less then what you deem best.
Bank Error in your favor, collect $200
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.
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.
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.
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