RANDOM THOUGHTS…
1- I hate having a “friendly” face. It means that when I sit on terrasses to have my pre-work coffee and smoke I have to make small talk to the 80-year-old man who still walks 14 blocks every day, eats lots of citrus, and thinks I’m a Dawson student…
2- I hate shopping at Maxi. It means I have to bag my own groceries. The bagging part isn’t the part I hate – it’s the PRESSURE!!! All of those angry shoppers lined up behind me, their food inching closer and closer to mine as I frantically shove things into bags. And then I get home and my can of apple juice has turned my loaf of sliced bread into a squished hardened bread brick and everything is just all wrong…
3- I hate the people who smoke as they walk through my apartment building. Granted, I may be a smoker, but when I go down to the laundry room to get my CLEAN clothes and someone’s been smoking, it’s just gross. Same goes for the narrow unventilated hallways and the lobby.
4- I hate electric shocks… they scare me. I always get shocked when I walk through the grocery store – the handle zaps my hands and I jump and look like someone with Tourette’s in the middle of the produce department. I used to have a teacher (MR. B) who knew of this fear – he was in charge of the school newspaper, and when I was drawing a blank or gabbing away, he would shuffle across the classroom and then hold his “charged” finger an inch away from me until I got to work (and I’ll tell you – it was effective!)
5- I hate that when it’s “peace” time during mass, people are so scared to TOUCH someone else these days that they flash you the two-fingered “peace sign” instead. Like REALLY?! We can’t even shake hands anymore? I hate that…
(Geez… with all this hate being thrown around, maybe next week’s RANDOM THOUGHTS… will be about things I love!)
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Maureen Said:
on October 15, 2010 at 3:50 pm
You seem a little cranky today. Wouldn’t it make you feel good to talk to the old guy and put a smile on his face? You have the right to take time to bag your groceries properly or better yet avoid the aggravation and don’t shop there. I didn’t know you are a smoker, but you have one thing right, smoking smells gross. Have you ever smelled a dirty ashtray? That’s what I smell when smokers come back from a smoke. You’re right, thinking about things you love will put you in a happier mood.
mom cox Said:
on October 15, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Ok, I know this is YOUR blog, but here’s my opinion on two things…1) My mom always taught me that when you put your groceries on the belt, you put the heavy stuff first, and the light stuff (e.g. bread and eggs and fruit) last. That way you have to bag the heavy stuff first on the bottom, and the light stuff ends up on top. Now for #2, I know I’m not Catholic (I’m a “heathen” Lutheran as your dad calls me, but I always HATED the peace thing. I shouldn’t have to and don’t want to shake hands with strangers whose hands have been God knows where (pardon the pun) – e.g. blowing their noses, sneezing, picking their – oh never mind – you get the general idea. I always made an excuse to go to the bathroom at that part of the Mass. Who wants to shake hands with a lot of strangers who have been doing who knows what with their hands – sorry, but that’s how I feel…..Otherwise, I agree with Maureen – you do seem a little cranky, even though you’re right on about most things. Shop elsewhere, go to a different church, and get a vaporizer in the winter. That should solve most of your problems. Have I helped at all?
Love you!!!
marlene Said:
on October 16, 2010 at 12:24 pm
nice rant! i can relate to the friendly face thing. that’s why i perfected the invisible grouchy barrier. after years of having creepy men sit beside me in university cafeterias and mall cafes, i decided i just wanted to be left alone to have my coffee and people watch or whatever.
you do have a young, open and friendly face, which is a good thing to have as a journalist, but perhaps you can cultivate the grouchy thing for those mornings when you need to fold into yourself and be left alone.
Corina Said:
on October 16, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I feel you baby! Having a bad day honey? That’s okay, we all have our days, right???
But that smoking in the apt building, I know what you mean, hate it! Granted I am now an offical non-smoker, thank you, no applause please…lol
wordaddict Said:
on October 18, 2010 at 12:27 pm
i showed a friend my “street face” once- she laughed and said i looked constipated.
wordaddict Said:
on October 18, 2010 at 12:29 pm
actually ladies i wasn’t cranky… more the random thoughts that were coming to me were all things i hated! lol
girl nextdoor Said:
on October 21, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Great blog! much appreciated.
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