I am a full day behind in everything. Like, today is my little sister’s birthday. I thought it was tomorrow. YESTERDAY was a freelance deadline. I thought it was today. You can see how that might make life just a little bit messy. I’m going to spend the morning playing catch up and trying very, very hard not to short out my last remaining neurons, but first! First, I am going to share with you the shortlist of Things that are Bugging Me Right Now:
In April, I filed an extension for my 2007 New York State taxes. Which makes them due in… oh, 20 days or so. Have I thought about them since April? Nooooo. I’ve been whiling away the summer like a damn grasshopper when I should have been playing the ant. Sorry, Aesop. My reading comprehension isn’t the best.
Shooties. Really, fashion? REALLY?
Polar bears have resorted to cannibalism. I can’t even read the news story because the headline gives me a stomach ache.
People I know and love are proudly Facebooking their support to “Protect Marriage.” Protecting marriage from what, exactly? The gays? You are not protecting marriage, people. You are protecting bigotry. This upsets me. A lot.
People who cough all over their hands and then press a zillion buttons on the copy machine. Thanks, dude.
I think maybe I need a hug and some cheese and a couple hours on the couch with Season 2 of Magnum PI. And maybe two more hugs.
If only internet hugs counted…. I am sending you an internet hug and some internet cheese. xxoo!
To be fair, polar bears have always eaten a few of their own. We’re not really screwed until the headline reads, “CANADIANS RESORT TO CANNIBALISM.”
That said, I could really go for some Chinese this morning.
I think that might have been better than a hug, Brando. Better than Magnum, no, but that bar is set awfully high.
ooh ooh, can I do one? Things Bugging Me:
1. People who speak on speaker phone loudly with their office doors open.
2. Men who find it acceptable to trim fingernails at work. Dude, I can hear the clippers and that’s gross.
3. Showing up for a meeting someone else scheduled and them saying, “oh, I’m sorry, can you come back in 15 minutes?” No actually, I can’t.
4. Technical Support. Nuff said.
But, lucky for me, Fish posted a blog today so I’m reminded that I am not alone in my crankiness with the World. Thanks Fish.
I had to google what a ‘shootie’ was and this was the first thing that popped up http://shoes-handbags.hsn.com/bellini-patent-stretch-shooties-with-checkered-print_pf-334101_xp.aspx?club_id=334101&sz=889&sf=SO0016&rdr=1&cm_mmc=Shopping%20Engine-_-Yahoo%20SSP-_-shoes%20
Good God.
I did the same thing with the polar bear article, after the horror of reading the headline, there’s no way my poor heart could read the actual article.
Hope you have a better day starting…..now.
I hear you. On all of these.
If it’s any consolation, I read a blog post earlier entitled something like “Wednesday’s Tips!” and my first thought was, “Wait-it’s Wednesday???”
i have been having the same kind of day. give me a bottle of don’t care and bag of cheese and caramel popcorn. ANd i will catch you on the next day.
I saw someone wearing shooties the other day and started laughing. I didn’t know they were supposed to be high fashion. Oops.
I saw the polar bear article and tried reading it but started to get too sad to finish it.
{hugs}
I promise that I’m not coughing and using the copier…just my own keyboard which I will probably disinfect before I leave for the weekend.
I agree with you on the whole “protecting marriage” thing. I’ve had that argument/discussion with several people and their reasoning is just silly.
Tom Selleck is like 60ish years old. And I love him, always have, always will. After all of these years, he’s still Got IT! He’s hot.
well, lucky you can go all liberal on their ass and declare them bigoted…nice to live in a free country, eh? hypocrite.
Ok., When I saw the word “Shooties”, I really thought they were those little bootie socks that look like shoes that mother’s buy for their infants. LOL. Not only am I an idiot, I am also misinformed. Thanks Monica for cluing me in. So let’s see what’s bothering me right now?:
1) Co-workers who eat or use items that you have bought for your lunch, even if you write your name on it in HUGE letters;
2) Being asked to do an urgent project that would takes about an hour to complete, 10 mins. before you’re about to walk out the door to go home;
3) Going to the grocery store for that one thing you have been craving all day only to find out that it’s out of stock. You ask the store representative if they have any more in the back and they look you dead in the eye and say, “I dunna know.” and walk off; and lastly
4) You meet a really cute guy. A real Adonis, he opens his mouth and you find out he’s a real a$$.
I had no idea what Shooties were. MY EYES! I hope things get sorted. As a freelancer myself, I completely understand the crippling power of a deadline (emphasis on DEAD).
Ninja, please. We won’t be living in a free country until all of our citizens have the same rights under the law. And I didn’t say my friends are bigoted, I said the Marriage Protection act is bigotry.
Ok., When I saw the word “Shooties”, I really thought they were those little bootie socks that look like shoes that mother’s buy for their infants. LOL. Not only am I an idiot, I am also misinformed. Thanks Monica for cluing me in. So let’s see what’s bothering me right now?:
1) Co-workers who eat or use items that you have bought for your lunch, even if you write your name on it in HUGE letters;
2) Being asked to do an urgent project that would takes about an hour to complete, 10 mins. before you’re about to walk out the door to go home;
3) Going to the grocery store for that one thing you have been craving all day only to find out that it’s out of stock. You ask the store representative if they have any more in the back and they look you dead in the eye and say, “I dunna know.” and walk off; and lastly
4) You meet a really cute guy. A real Adonis, he opens his mouth and you find out he’s a real a$$.
oh Fish —
All those things suck mightily, I agree. Until you can carve out the time for M.P.I., google “golden retriever adopts baby tigers”. It’s a nice band-aid.
(hug)
Uh, I think I have a pair of those. I’ve had them for ages and get mad compliments on them because people think they’re boots. Nobody can tell they’re not boots because I wear my pants verrry long (like Trinny and Katrina demand: hem skimming the floor and an inch off the ground in front). But the real reason I wear them is because they’re outrageously comfortable and I can wear them with socks which makes my feet happy.
” We won’t be living in a free country until all of our citizens have the same rights under the law. “
Truth.
I have to apologize for my double posting. My system went down right as I clicked the “submit” button and I thought my comment didn’t post. Again, sorry for the extra posting. ;-(
All those that are trying oh so hard to protect marriage, need to be required to sign a contract stating that if and when they get married, they are not allowed to divorce or separate since marriage is oh so sacred.
you might want to hate me after this, or maybe not.
Tom Selleck and his family live int he town i grew up in. we’d see him and his wife all the time at the grocery store and my dad used to chat with him in the checkout line when we saw him. once an ex of mine crashed his car into the wall surrounding Tom Selleck’s house super late at night(they have a sweet ranch and house in this one valley). Tom and his wife came running down their driveway to the street to help the guys out of the car and make sure everyone was ok. so not only is he a hot man, he’s amazingly nice too.
Siiiiiigh.
First… (BIG HUG!)
Second… Mercury is Retrograde through Oct 15th so grab hold! People and communications are guaranteed to be weird. Take precautions! (I saved myself a second trip to the doctor yesterday…because I didn’t trust that “the girl” on the other end of the phone was actually there!)
Third….I gotta catch up on this “shootie” thing….(Every day ya learn something new and with you, Fish, it’s always worth while.)
Lastly….(ANOTHER BIG HUG!)
(I can’t even know what is being reported regarding the Polar Bears…. I’m too scared to know that truth.
Sigh…)
*HUG**HUG**HUG**HUG**HUG**HUG**HUG**HUG*
You needed ‘em!
ps — marriage ain’t all it’s cracked up to be… why should be protect it? I just participated in a wedding two weekends ago. I mean, when did it become okay for someone to let planning a wedding turn themselves into complete and totally mad, raving, accusing and self-absorbed ninny and treat friends like crap? And that was all BEFORE she was married… sheesh! Protect that? No thanks.
Thanks for making my day…you’re hilarious! But seriously about the sick people coming to work. STAY HOME! We don’t want your germs.
jjeni7 – I totally agree.
It seems as though everyone is feeling alienated these days. Hope it gets better!
I have been thinking about this for a while, and it seems that the most reasonable solution is to do away with “legal marriages” altogether, for gay and straight alike. This way, as far as the government is concerned, you’re either “civilly united” or not. You want to get “married”, go to church. Marriage is a religious sacrament, not a legal right, and should have nothing to do with inheritance, insurance or the tax code. What happened to separation of church and state? Isn’t this America?
Agreed. It makes no sense to offer the benefits of a civil union only to those who are “married” when the two are not the same thing. If each denomination wants to stipulate who can be married in their congregation, fine. The Mormons, they will say no gays. The Unitarians will welcome all unions. Fine. That’s got nothing to do with the law. But civil unions should be made available to ALL couples equitably under the law.
UPDATE: Ok……Thanks Monica for the link!
While I like the physical design, the colors and patterns are a bit much (for me!). I’m also curious to know if the Shooties are really that comfortable and supportive.
Does anyone know? (No obligation…just curious.)
(ANOTHER BIG HUG!)
BINGO! We have a winner! My Sis and Sis in law have been together nearly 30 years. Most marriages don’t last that long. And yet if one passes, the other will not automatically inherit their joint possessions. And with the mindset of the other side of the family, there is that question. More importantly, the issue of health care rears its’ ugly head. Ridiculous! Acknowledging a Civil Union would resolve the finer points for them and millions of others.
Things that bug me:
1. Ignorant bigots. Broken down into three categories:
a. Ignorant coworkers.
b. Ignorant supervisors. I’m *glad* they get paid twice my wage to know half as much. If they got paid three times, I’d be really upset. (I am forced to remind myself of this almost daily.)
c. All the others.
2. Not being able to breathe (I hope this allergy medicine kicks in soon or knocks me out so I don’t have to suffer.)
3. That I may *be* the coworker spreading germs around my office if this isn’t allergies.
{hugs}
Magnum is an awesome “older guy” (as is Indiana Jones).
I feel your pain! My yucky story for yesterday is that I FINALLY got my butt out of bed early enough to go to the gym before work (I am NOT a morning person). I don’t own a car so I use the bus system here. I had to run to the bus so I wouldn’t miss it, get to the gym 20 mins or so later and am in the process of getting changed, low and behold, I FORGOT my gym shoes. I got my butt out of bed for nothing! I had to make the 20 min trip home on the bus. I was going to give up and just go back to bed and then I thought I’m already up, why not go back to the gym… so that I did. Mind you, I did walk out the door without my shoes AGAIN, however, I was just outside my door, so I ran back in and got them. I was not going to let the gym win.
If it makes you feel any better, I just joined 2 pro-gay marriage groups on Facebook. Until I read your post, it hadn’t even occurred to me. I wonder how my born-again in-laws will react.
*HUGS*
I’m thinking crankiness is running in the water systems. I’ve been cranky for a few weeks so much that I can’t even stand myself.
Hope things get better. *More Hugs*
::HUG::
Not gonna lie, I had to google what shooties were. Now I know, and I’m a little worse for the wear because of it.
Shooties are bad, real bad. So are those sausage-feet creating flat boots that scrutch and/or fold down. These are perfect examples of why I don’t care that I’m not trendy. Cool does not trump hideous!
Have to side with Deeanna regarding people who talk loudly on speaker phone. I’m in a cube two spots down from an office where the occupant ALWAYS uses speaker and I get the pleasure of hearing every conversation, from both sides. Another thing about said occupant that grates on my every last nerve – her cell phone with it’s annoying ring tone. Listen chiquita, it’s time to exercise a little volume control! On all fronts.
Protecting marriage is about not allowing 2% of the population redefine marriage for 98% of the population. Also, marriage is a sacred religious ordinance and not a secular institution, thus only GOD has the right to redefine marriage. That said, why do Gays think that they can take a definition that is as old as mankind and redefine it now? The issue here is not civil rights but religious freedom. By redefining marriage, you redefine the rights of clergy to perform marriages because if same sex marriage is legal then clery that perform marriages will be forced to perform same sex marriages or have their ability to perform marriages taken away. Meaning if you are Catholic, Mormon, Muslim or any other religion that does not condone homosexuality you will no longer be able to be married in your own church because your church won’t perform same sex marriages. Is that right or fair? Is it right or fair that schools will be forced to teach that all marriage is equal even if parents object because they are teaching their children different religious and moral values at home? Protecting the definition of marriage doesn’t just protect marriage, it protects religious freedom and the rights of parents to provide moral, ethical, and social training to their children. Maybe that will make the protection of marriage bug you a little less. Unless of course, you don’t respect or support the basic foundation of religous freedom on which our country was founded.
You might have had my attention until that condescending closing.
[hug] [hug] [hug]
hmm.
not sure whether i should be annoyed or excited – i’m wearing. shooties. right. now.
am i hip or irritating? lol (:
i do my own thing, i tell ya, i have a love-hate relationship with fashion!
Alright just found your blog, and I think you are awesome.
Now on to my relevant comment (I’m not an English major so you’ll have to bare with my grammar and spelling… Word can only hold my hand so much):
To the folks that equate loyalty to the right and religion and patriotism.
Bull. I’m a soldier; I’ve been to lots of dark dangerous places to protect this country and its interests. I do it to protect our way of life, and one of the primary components of this is freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the freedom to be an asshole as long as no one gets hurt in the process. And BTW, Fish is dead on IMHO.
RE: Gay marriage.
It’s a stupid legal somatic debate. Marriage or Domestic Union, or what ever; gays in long term unions should have protections under the law. Many of them live basically traditional role sets with a bread winner and a home maker, so I think provisions to protect the interests of the partner in the inferior position are every bit as justified as they are for folks in a traditional marriage. Infact the only reason I can think of to get upset, a la mpattill, is out of religious concern… but hello, separation of church and state much?!
Also, Magnum rocked; great theme music, cool cars, guns! And pretty well written for what it is.
Sorry can’t say I’m too upset about the polar bears… I am however concerned about the root cause… the warming of the polar regions… VERY scary.
the definition of marriage was made secular the minute justices of the peace began performing ceremonies. That had absolutely NOTHING to do with gay marriage and everything to do with people who simply werent religious wanting the legal protections of marriage.
If I, as a nonreligious heterosexual person, can get married by a justice of the peace, how would it be any different if I were a nonreligious homosexual person?
I’ve thought we should differentiate Marriage (with a capitol M) from marriage (with a lower case m). One could have religious meaning and the other legal and civil. Its not a gay/straight thing ..I’d go for the non religious lower case version.
Great post!
Marriage is a legal relationship. It is the government who says who is married and who is not; it is the government that grants status, responsibilities and rights to persons in a marriage.
Churches haven’t been in the ‘marriage’ business for a long time. “By the power invested in me by the [insert name of government]…”
Churches perform marriage ceremonies, celebrate marriages and ask God to bless marriages but unless the state says you’re married (in North America anyway), you’re not married. (Unless you live in a former English Colony that acknowledges a ‘common law marriage’ where the ‘you break it, you bought it’ rule applies to men and women.
In Canada, where ‘gay’ marriage is possible, the law exempts Churches from being forced to officiate at marriages that are contrary to its religious teaching. The Catholic Church would not, for instance, be forced to bless the same-sex union of Adam and Steve, even though Adam and Steve are in love, god-fearing, and practicing Catholics. Justices of the Peace are required, as licensed under the government, to marry everyone – they can’t refuse to marry a gay couple since JPs are considered to be a secular office.
The so-called sacredness of marriage is undermined by divorce (legal), remarriage (legal), marriage outside of religion (secular and legal), the marriage of Michael Jackson and another person (creepy and legal). The time-honored character of one-man/one-woman marriage is contradicted by a quick reading of the bible and a quicker reading of history: a man and a thousand women (King Solomon), etc.
Marriage has, in fact, been influenced by changes in history as people and societies adjust marriage to suit their needs and changing circumstances. Some marriages are love-less, others sex-less, others are a religious duty, others are emotionally compelled, others are business contracts.
Marriage differs from culture to culture and from age to age. There is nothing uniform about it.
The ‘slippery slope’ argument (once we start marrying boys to boys and girls to girls we’ll shortly be making man and goat into husband and wife – although, it’s unclear who would play the traditional roles in that relationship) actually has a bit of truth since it challenges assumptions around marriage and forces us to be clearer about what we think and why we think it (why can’t he marry his sister, why can’t a woman have many concurrent husbands, etc).
This slippery slope doesn’t seem to have resulted, in suffrage, to the granting of voting rights to goats or robots, but I will admit that its possible that the ‘one goat-one vote’ movement might be right around the corner.
Canada has had same-sex marriages for close to two-years. And, except for the cannibalism that’s starting to sweep the nation, nothing much has changed for the worse.
Vancouver, BC
I live in the Canadian Arctic, so the polar bear cannibalism surprised me. If it’s any consolation, it seems it’s a “maybe” according to this link:
http://www.livescience.com/animals/060612_polar_bears.html
Hope your day(s) improve.
“Protect Marriage”?!?! From what??? Or from whom??? I thought that one of the main reasons that people who want to get married DO want to get married is because MARRIAGE PROTECTS THEM — not the other way around! Not that I believe that marriage provides any protection whatsoever — to the contrary, it provides an enticing but dangerous illusion of protection — but I am really shocked that there is discussion happening around marriage needing protecting. If anything, SINGLE PEOPLE need protecting, mainly from the smug marrieds who won’t leave us alone about being single! Sound familiar? Check it out at http://www.husband-free.com.