I love my job.

Not only do I get paid and have gov’t benefits – I receive the following…
A 5% raise for my MSW
A coworker brings me lunch
Today they threw me a party
And gave me $200 towards my ipod
SWEET!

oh the things that annoy me

Stupid people
Stupid drivers who think they can speed past you in the right lane
Stupid drivers who go 45mph in the left lane
People who are convinced that they’re always right (I’m excluded from this because I’m wrong maybe once a year, and can admit to it)
Parents who ignore their children
Birds
Gnats
The walmart greeter
Salesclerks who follow you around asking if they can help you even though you’ve clearly stated “I don’t need any help.”
Traffic
Unlabled donut bins – how am I supposed to know what flavor is on the inside without sticking my finger in it?
Gay marriage bans
people who still refer to African Americans as “colored.”
When advil doesn’t work
When people back into my car and don’t have the balls to own up to it
Balls

Okay – I think that’s enough for now. And yes – this is different from cris’ “dislike” list….

My first list.

My top 10 favorite words…in no particular order…
Flail
Banana
Aardvark
Antidisestablishmentarianismists
Meander
Bonkers
Kazoo
Snooze
Debacle (duh – bah – cull)
Finagle

Things that go bump in the night.

Yesterday I went to food lion. Got some groceries, came home and did some laundry. This morning I go to leave the house and notice that there’s something on my front bumper (passenger side). I go closer. It looks like paint or that paint is missing from my car. Then I notice that my bumper isn’t lined up correctly. ASSHOLES! The only thing I can figure is that someone backed into me at Food Lion and then drove off. I didn’t notice it because it’s on the passenger side, and I walked to my car from the driver side. BASTARDS! I haven’t reported it to the insurance people because I don’t want my rates to go up (this would be the second problem in 6 months). I tried pushing it back in place but it wouldn’t go. I’m going to have to go get an estimate. Hopefully it won’t be more than a couple hundred. CRAP-O-LA.

I’m surrounded by idiots.

Coworkers were talking about stupid senator kennedy and his recent escapades in the middle of the night. One of my coworkers said “what senator was that?” because she came in midway and had to find out what was going on (as usual). I said “kennedy” and walked out of the room. As I’m going down the hall she says “Is he from Shenandoah county?”

Idiots. They’re everywhere.

Little green monster.

I want the kind of friendships with people that make other people jealous. The kind where other friends say “I wish I were that close with (insert name here).” But no, instead I have those friendships with people who no one else likes anyway. And I get the feeling that no one wants to be my friend like that – no one is jealous that they aren’t good friends with me. I haven’t figured out what it is or why that happens. All I know is that I’m jealous of a friend’s friendship and I want to be just as close to one of them, and it’s never going to happen, and I don’t know why.

And since I’m on the topic of friendship – I did it again. I went to school and came away with hardly any people to call friends. JMU – how many people did I interact with? And how many people do I still keep in touch with? Hmmm…the answer is a whopping 5. Cris, Fatty, Laurie, Kay, Elizabeth. Then there’s Amy and Rachel, who I’m in contact with sporadically. That’s it. I spent 3 years with people in the social work department, and I only stayed/made friends with Cris. But I don’t think she counts because she was in KKPsi. Well, she counts twice. Maybe that’s why we stayed friends. Actually – that’s probably accurate. Everyone else counts twice too because of band. Interesting…so I go to grad school – and I have one person I will probably talk to after graduation. And only then because she invited me to her wedding in October. I have no doubt our contact will cease after her marriage begins. Why do I do this? I can’t figure out why I obviously refuse to connect and bond with people. And maintain whatever friendship develops. There are several people at VCU I have made friends with; Alex, Steph, Shameika, etc. but I know I won’t keep in touch with them. Why???? A little help please….

I'm going to figure out who the poor are dammit.

I graduate next Friday from grad school, and for whatever godforsaken reason I am seriously contemplating getting my PhD. Am I a total and complete idiot? Wait, don’t answer that. I would love to be “Dr. Whitlow.” How cool would that be? Even the dissertation stuff doesn’t scare me – it’s the comprehensive exams before I can begin my dissertation that scares me. They’re written and oral! And probably 50 billion times worse than JMU’s undergrad versions (which now seem like cake). I think what I will do is finish out my indentured servitude here at DSS, move back to Cville or Richmond, and then go to VCU for my PhD. I think I’m just a sucker for punishment. It’s just good fun.

I got a new cell phone. It rocks. If I could figure it all out, it would rock even more. It apparently has the capability to be an MP3 player. Sweet! It’s the sprint version of the Razor. I like it. Although I think I should’ve paid bills before I bought the damn phone. Funny how I can’t pay my cell phone bill, but I can pay for a new phone that cost more than my cell phone bill….How does that happen?

I’m annoyed I can’t take time off work to go to NJ for Cris’ graduation. I’m annoyed that I have no opportunity to accrue time to take off work. I’m also annoyed that I had to take sick time for all my friggin doctors appointments. Which aren’t done yet. I want to be on daily meds, so I need to make an appointment to change my prescription. If they’ll let me. The original doctor said I didn’t need daily meds, but I want them. But she was at prompt care. I’m going to make an appointment with my regular doctor. Hopefully I’ll get off my lazy butt and make that appointment sometime this year.

Got to see P. Natty yesterday. Good times. He’s getting to be quite the chunk.