Random Thought: Rudeness

This will be a short post....

Anyway, I was thinking today about something I find to be really rude: when people make negative comments about your food. I'm not talking about going to a restaurant and your friends making fun of some monstrosity that came out on your plate, I mean your own food. You cook something and some rude bastard comments that it doesn't smell good/looks funny/etc. Has that ever happened to you? It's happened to me. Only twice that I can think of but both times the same person said it.

Although the incidents occurred years ago, I still remember them pretty well. Not sure why I have such a habit of holding on to things but that's not the point. I was making one of those microwave pasta dishes that you just add water to and pop in the microwave for a few minutes and it's done. It was garlic & parmesan flavored penne (yes, I remember that). One of my five roommates 'Sam' was asking what that smell was, etc as if it was an unpleasant smell. Granted, not everyone can deal with the smell of garlic but it's not like I was boiling cloves of it. I just felt it was rude to walk around the house talking about how bad she thought my food smelled. Like, wtf is that about? I would NEVER do that to anyone even if it smelled like ass. If someone cooked something and was about to eat it, I wouldn't sit in their face and say "Eww, that smells really bad." Who does that?

Another similar incident happened when I made one of those microwavable Hamburger Helper things that they now have (very convenient for broke college students by the way). Again Sam made a comment. First she asked if I was making the garlic thing again. No, I wasn't. And then, get this, she proceeded to spray some form of air freshener (possibly Oust spray) in the kitchen after I left. Really? Is it that serious? NOT EVEN WHEN MY MAMA COOKED CHITTERLINGS DID I EVER FEEL THE NEED TO SPRAY SOME AIR FRESHENER IN THE KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe I'm making too much of it but I don't think so. In my opinion, it's just rude. Like, if you went to someone's house and they were cooking, would you really sit there and comment on how bad it smells? C'mon son!

That's all for now....this post turned out to be a lot longer than I thought it would. Oh well.

Back to Africa??? What is That About?

I haven't thought about this in a while, but I was watching something on tv the other day with flashbacks from the 60s showing white people carrying signs saying "Back to Africa" on them. For the life of me, I've NEVER understood that whole back to Africa "campaign" if you will. My whole thing is, aren't white people the ones who brought Africans to America in the first place? So how are you gonna be mad about us being here if it's your fault we're here? The Africans were minding their own business when Mr. Slave Master decided to show up and rip them out of their home. Did they ask to come here? Nope. Not even a little bit.

Then, generations later we have Mr. Slave Master's descendants telling Black people to go back to Africa. I'm pretty sure that my entire family of Black folks was born right here in America, as was I, so how are we gonna go back to a place we've never been? If you have a problem with me being here, blame your ancestors. It's like, us being here was okay for all those years you were getting over on us and forcing us into free labor but once we got our freedom our presence was suddenly a problem. Oh well, not our fault so get over it.

Anyway, that's all I really have to say on the subject. It's just something that always bothered me because if you really think about it, it makes no sense.

That's all for now....

I Just Called to Say I Hate You???

People are confusing. I mean I really just don't get humans sometimes because they do some of the most backwards stuff I've ever scene. It's a pretty frequent occurrence lately on nearly every blog/youtube/message board/etc. that I've seen. People commenting things they hate. Really? Why?

I can't for the life of me understand why someone would comment about a person that they claim to hate so much. For example, why take the time to search a Beyonce video on youtube, watch the video, and then leave a comment about how much you hate Beyonce? I just don't see the point. If you hate someone so much then why spend time looking for information about them just to leave a negative comment about the person? It's pretty backwards if you ask me.

Most recently I was on the Joshua Jackson message board on IMDB and there were at least 3 different people who started threads about how much they can't stand the guy. Again I ask, why? You hate him so much that you searched his name, clicked on his message board link and started a thread about him? Hmm, I sense some undercover love. I will NEVER understand why people spend so much time and energy on things and people that they claim to hate. Weirdos.

That's all for now. Deuces!

Some People Are Idiots!!! re: DADT

I was on Twitter (as usual) and I came upon a tweet between two people that had nothing to do with me that annoyed the hell out of me (another reminder that I need to stop clicking on things on twitter). No doubt the annoying tweet was from a republican and they were having a Twitter convo with a very liberal person. They were talking about DADT and the not so liberal was asking about bedding for the soldiers now that DADT has been repealed. Meaning where are the gay soldiers going to sleep now because apparently gay and straight people can't share bedrooms or whatever they call the sleeping quarters in the army.

This has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. In the army, men all sleep in the same area and women all sleep in the same area, correct? So why should that change now? Didn't these people share sleeping quarters BEFORE anyone knew if they were gay or straight? And it wasn't a problem then so why should it be now? This person on Twitter questioned whether men and women would now have to room together. Again, stupid. I don't see what's so wrong with a gay person and a straight person of the same sex sleeping in the same room. What the hell do you think is gonna happen?

I swear I can't take this ignorant nonsense.

Bitches KILL Me!!!

So, my friends (and I use that word loosely) are on my damn nerves. We're supposed to be going on a trip to Europe next year but so far it looks like I'm going alone because I think I'm the only one who has actually booked the trip so far. First off, I already had to alter what I wanted to do to appease them which already pissed me off. I wanted to go on the 30 day tour but my one friend said she probably wouldn't be able to get a month off both of her jobs and the max she could do is about 2 weeks. Okay, as annoying as that is, I get it so I agreed to go on a 15 day tour so everyone is happy. I know it's gonna be fun no matter how long it is, but if I'm gonna go to Europe I want to go all out. *sigh* Maybe next time. 

Once we all agreed I went ahead and put the down payment on my trip because there was a discount going on at the time and I wanted to make sure to get a few bucks off the trip. I could use that money to buy souvenirs or something. Now I'm starting to feel like they're backing out and they just don't want to tell me. I told my friend when I booked and all that good stuff but I haven't heard anything from either of them. I sent them a Facebook message asking if they booked and telling them that the prices go up next month but I haven't gotten a reply.WTF?!

So now I just have no idea what's going on and it's pissing me off. I need to just call these broads and ask them what they're doing because I have no clue. One thing I know is that I'm going. Whether they go or not at this point is just whatever, but I want to go and I'm going. And if they decide not to go I'm going with my original plan to go on the 30 day tour. Screw it!

ps: If anyone would like to help me fund my little trip I would REALLY appreciate it. So far I only put down the $150 down payment to hold my spot but I'm working on the rest. Every little bit helps so if you can there's a link on the right where you can "chip in." Thanks.

Comcast Really Tried to Play Me....smh

So, I just moved back to my apartment for school and since the cable and internet was in my old roommate's name I had to get it turned on again after she moved out. No problem right? Umm, wrong. They were scheduled to come between 7am-9am on Friday which was kind of pushing it for me because I had to be in class at 9 to take a med math test. Luckily my class is right across the street. That was the first time they offered and I felt like I had to take it because with cable companies it can take forever to reschedule.

The good news is that the guy came on time. I was a little worried at first but he actually showed up around 7:30ish. Now for the bad news....they had my address wrong somehow. The guy called and said he was having trouble finding my house and asked if the address was XX51 and I told him no, it's XX58. I don't know about everyone else but to me 1 and 8 don't sound alike AT ALL. Because of THEIR mistake the guy said he would have to call his supervisor to see if he could even do the install....great.

After he called, I had to call and get them the change my address. The first woman I talked to told me that I had to reschedule the entire thing because it was at the wrong address. Needless to say I was pissed because it wasn't my fault, it's theirs. Then she said she was gonna transfer me to whoever I needed to talk to but instead she disconnected me *sigh*. So now I had to call back again and sit on hold forever until I got a real person all the while staring at the clock and wondering if I would get this done in time to get to class. The next woman I talked to was WAY more helpful and she changed the address and everything and once I told her the cable guy was standing right there she talked to him for a bit and he was able to finish the installation...yay!

After all that everything ended up being okay but it was still a pain in the ass. The guy didn't leave until almost 8:30 because of all the extra drama of being on the phone forever trying to get things straight. The real downside was that I ended up having to pay more than what I was originally told because they had to cancel the entire order that was at the wrong address. The woman told me that September prices were now in effect so that's what I was being charged. LAME! It was only $10 more per month but still....

On the bright side, I made it to class in time for my med math test and I got 100%....YAY!

Dating Crazies

Have you ever dated someone who you're almost positive is certifiable? I'm asking because when I was at dinner with a couple of my friends they were both exchanging stories about their past relationships with crazy dudes. I already knew about my friend J's relationship because eventually the guy started to take his crazy out on me and I warned her that she would end up like those women on Maury who are too scared to leave their abusive husbands and get acid thrown on them when they do. Was that a run on sentence? I'm not sure, it's been a while since I've had a grammar class but that's beside the point.

Anyway, I knew J's bf was crazy because at one point he was trying to get his sister to fight me because he claimed that I was disrespecting their relationship and I didn't like him. He also said I was a bad influence and that J acted different every time I was around. Hey loser, maybe I don't like you because my friend told me you showed up at her house at 3am asking her where she was and threw a pitcher of water at her! Fucking asshole. Then my friend C was talking about her most recent ex and how the crazy runs in his family. It was actually pretty funny.

I was sitting there in silence because as I told them, I've never dated a crazy and they responded with "you will." They basically told me that it was coming and when it does I won't recognize myself and it'll be crazy but that I'll laugh about it afterward. This is what brought me to my original question about dating crazies. They made it seem like it was inevitable, almost a right of passage but I don't think it has to be. In fact I hope it's not because I have neither the time or patience for that bullshit.

So.....have YOU ever dated a crazy? Do you really think that we all get that inevitable ONE in our life that makes us question our own sanity? 

Asshole Army Recruiters

This kind of randomly popped into my head today while I was looking around my house noticing all the American flags and army memorabilia. Why you ask? Because my dad is an army vet so there's tons of flags, hats, stuff from the VA and other armed services related things floating around my house. Looking around at this stuff made me flashback to a phone call I got in high school from an army recruiter who was a total ass.

So we all know that once you reach your junior or senior year in high school you start getting letters, phone calls, etc from recruiters asking you to join the armed forces in exchange for tuition. I was no exception to this solicitation during my last days in high school. For the most part they were okay and generally nice about me turning them down. I actually went so far as to have a meeting with one of them at their office and he was really cool but eventually I turned that down too, even after I took some kind of reading test or whatever it was on the computer. It was a while ago so I don't remember exactly.

Unfortunately not everyone was so nice about my decision not to enlist in the army. One guy called and gave me his little speech about why I should join and I said "no thanks, I'm not interested" to which he replied "so you're gonna leave our nation's freedom up to other people?" To that I replied "I guess so" to which he replied "well, freedom isn't free" and hung up the phone. Really sir? Who the hell does that?! JERK! Everything isn't for everyone. Not everyone and their mother was meant to join the army! And I think it was a very asshole move for him to try to make me feel bad that I turned him down. Believe me when I tell you, I was NOT meant to be anybody's soldier. Though I did consider working as a nurse for/in the army for a short time.

Anyway, after that little exchange I really had a bad taste in my mouth about any and all army personnel. Actually I have a problem with most men in uniform (i.e. cops, army guys, marines, etc), I don't think I could ever date one which is odd because my dad was in the army and he's great (and I'm not just saying that because he's my dad). Weird how that works out. Maybe I've seen too many Law & Order episodes about guys coming back from overseas with PTSD or police officers who abuse their wives and get away with it just because they're cops.Who knows?

Now of course I appreciate everything that people in the armed forces do for our country, however I do NOT appreciate being made to feel uncaring or un-American just because the army wasn't MY calling in life. So asshole army recruiter if you're out there, kick rocks and fuck off. Please and thank you.


ps: Where were all those "Proud to be an American" bumper stickers BEFORE 9/11? Yeah, exactly.