Facebook peeps

I had to delete a facebook acquaintance. I thought I knew this person, they seemed to have known me-they were the one that requested the add.

I thought maybe once I saw them comment about stuff, it would ring a bell and I would remember them.

Not only don't I remember them, they have turned out to be the most negative, sad-sack, woe-is-me person I've ever seen. Normally, I would leave it alone-I mean, come on, I need all the friends I can get, right?

This person would drone on about how they are being evicted from their home. The next day-not another word.

They are soooo depressed all the time. Blah Blah.

The final straw? They complained about not having enough food to feed the family. Fair enough, I can deal with that. They got food stamps and bought over $300-worth of food. I can deal with that too. I know you can't buy a lot of things with food stamps, so they got what was allowed. That's cool.

What I'm not cool with is: if this person is so broke and destitute and ready to be evicted, why do they still sit on facebook all day? Apparently they are paying their internet bills. They have no problem paying those, do they?

I think she is on there to get sympathy, but maybe also to get someone to "help her out"--you know, send money or something.

I know it sounds mean, but I have had it with this person!

Rant closed.

Hello

I'm Tobey--nice to meet you!

Lazy Sunday

Kitties and I are just having a lazy Sunday. Not much going on.

Laura @ work said Friday that since someone was fired, the office seems much nicer. I didn't realize how much she disliked the co-worker.

I thought about sending an email to ex co-worker and telling her that I was "hurt" and a little ticked off that she blamed me for her email getting into the wrong hands thereby causing her firing.

But what's the point? If she can't figure out that the email was the last straw and her firing was a lot more than just a little email, I really can't help her.

I am just wondering when I'll get the next drunk phone call from her.

Exasperated

Well, just as I suspected, TOXIC CO-WORKER took off today at 11:30 to "go home and go to bed" because she was just *so* sick! This woman has not worked a 40 hour week in a LONG time. And they let her get away with it. I just don't understand it.

Seemed fine when she got in. She came down to my office around 11:20 crying (fake) saying "I just don't know what's wrong with me but I wish it would stop..."

I've said this before-tears in the office DO NOT work for me. Ever.

You don't see guys crying about stupid things at work, do you? Why is it that women have to use the tears and be such drama queens all the time? And manipulative.

I also found out that she asked for her paycheck early and got it. She was paid through today-and she takes off half the day?? And she wasn't going to go to the guys and ask if she could go home (like she normally does-and they always let her of course...) because she KNOWS she's taken too much time off already.

She wanted a Friday afternoon off. Plain and simple.

I emailed my boss, because to my knowledge, she didn't even clear it with any of the guys (they were all out of the office "on assignment"). I do not feel bad about emailing him, either. If they don't do something about her soon, I don't know what I'm going to do!!

She had the nerve to tell me to stop being so cranky the other day, like I'm not allowed to ever be cranky around her. She snapped at me several times earlier in the week because SHE was crabby. At the time I made light of it, but because of her comment to me, I have now changed my whole attitude. Permanently. This little drama episode today got on my last nerve.

Message to Paul McCartney

Please, for the love of what's pure in the world, GIVE IT UP.

You have become a curmudgeonly cranky old poo. You don't even sing very well anymore, honestly. And you certainly aren't the "cute one" anymore, are you, really? You have become as annoying as Rod Stewart.

You get all high and mighty and upset when people bring up the past with you. "The past is the past" you always say. But yet, there you go, dragging out all the hits from that first group you were in, like somehow we're going to appreciate the songs a little more. We don't. In fact, you are just ruining them now. Stop!

Do us a favor. Buy an island with your $billions$, move there, count your money all day long and LEAVE US ALONE.

*Opinions expressed aren't necessarily those of the general public. Deal with it....

Make it Stop!

Okay, now that the "Memorial" is going on, please let this be the last we hear about MJ...

Wishful thinking, huh?

Am I insane???

Okay, don't answer that.

I am doing my research and I am pretty sure I'm going to buy a Macbook this week....My Dell is just not keeping up with me anymore! I got the low-end basic model because, well, that was all I could afford at the time.

I am excited at the promise of a new gadget! I love getting new electronics. I guess I'm a nerd when it comes to that. I want something that:

1. Doesn't pop up ads/messages every 5 minutes. Do you know how annoying it is to be typing something, or ordering something and all of the sudden, something pops up from Dell? How can they get away with this?

2. Will last a long time without needing updates, etc. Ditto on what I just said in #1.

3. Will work with the iPhone I will probably end up getting next April. T-Mobile is great, but I want an iPhone!!

Okay, so Apples are a little (okay, a LOT) pricey. I feel like you get what you pay for, though. I bought a low-end model of the laptop I have now and I pay the price for that every day. Slow to start-up, constant "updates" that do NOTHING as far as I can see, etc.

The other night I even sat down and made a "pros and cons" list to back up my wish. I have really put a lot into researching this and I think the time is right.

Big Brother's watching?

I just noticed something very interesting....

In the ads over to the right of my blog, there are ads about FICO scores. When I was on my sister's blog, which was mainly about tomatoes and plants, the ads were about tomato plants! Weird!

I normally don't "tag" any of my blogs, so I am just wondering how my ads come up FICO scores and related credit reports. Yes, I did blog about that but I didn't tag it.

I wonder what ads this blog will bring. Tomato plants and FICO scores combined, I guess...

I'll keep on top of this and report any interesting information as it becomes available.

Following Blogs on here

Okay, why is it that when I added myself as a watcher (follower) to someone's blog, I was added three times? Geez, I thought I was doing it the right way. I guess not. So, Donna, sorry about that! I'm not sure which one to delete, either.

790---it's just a number

toot toot

Okay, not one to toot my own horn--but I checked my FICO score the other day. To my surprise, amusement and yes, even dismay...I found that my score is a whopping 790! Can you believe it? A 790! That's really good. In fact, some would say "excellent".

So, why don't I still get the best interest rates? Why isn't anyone helping me out with credits and incentives? I've worked all my life to build up a great credit score, and for what? Just a pat on the back for a "job well done"???

Where's my $8,000 first time homebuyer incentive? Where's my re-fi at an extremely low rate?

It would figure that by the time I got my FICO where I wanted it, and then some, that it wouldn't even matter anymore....and it really doesn't, does it?

Thunder & Lightning

Can't type for long...Bad weather moving in.

Getting ready to do the family dinner thing in about an hour or so.

I really wish I had a more exciting life-but this it right now. I need a hobby.

Previously mentioned tv is very nice. When they were setting it up, I actually stood there with my mouth open. I caught myself...Pretty funny.

Now if I could keep the kitties away from it, I'd be happy...

Addendum to Waiting...

12:40. Still waiting. For Someone. Anyone.

Actually, I've received 3 phone calls: air conditioning man will be here after 1:00; Directv guy will be here around 1:00 or 1:30; Geek Squad (with tv) will be here between 2-4.

I SO could have slept in today....

Waiting...

It seems that's all I do anymore.

I'm sitting here waiting for the Directv guy who is scheduled to be here between 8-12. It is now 10:00...I got up early for this? On my day off? Needless to say, my first instinct about him getting here around 11:00 is probably true. But, if I had slept in he would have been knocking at my door at promptly 8:00.

Then, after that, the tv will arrive. THAT'S scheduled between 12-5. Probably won't see it until about 4:45.

AND, I have the air conditioning guy coming between 12-3. Yearly maintenance.

*sigh*

This is what I'm doing on my day off today.

Facebook

Faceboring. I deleted my account today. I tend to not stick around very much on those types of sites. I had a myspace account for a while too.

Maybe it's partly because they were "cyber" friends and they really aren't/weren't there for me in real life, you know....Even the people I got back in touch with on facebook were never really interested in meeting up to catch up on each other's lives. Everyone has their own life now. Who needs me?

Bad mood today. Cranky.

Pet insurance

Well, a few weeks ago I broke down and bought some pet insurance. I just can't think about what might happen if something happened to one of the kitties and I didn't have enough money. I don't know anyone that has pet insurance. I figure it's just one of those things I'll have and just forget about. Until I need it. I hope I never do.

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New Blog. Not sure how much stuff I'm going to put in this one...