I feel old!!!

I have had an interesting two weeks. In a nutshell - I feel freakin old. I know I am not - but damn - it sure has felt that way.
My step-daughter came to visit. She is 15 and she brought her 16 year old friend. They are giggling teenagers - interested in boys and the computer.

Why I feel old??? I remember, when I was old enough to stay home by myself - my mom called on the phone - no, not the cell phone, but a land line (yeah - the old days -right?) to check-in. Nowadays? It is all about the computer. I was sitting at work a week and a half ago - my step-daughter needed to ask me something and, instead of using up her cell phone minutes (cuz that would be way wrong - lol) - what happens??? Any guesses???
I get an instant message from her - lmao!!! She was on my home computer and signed into MSN Messenger and IM'd me. There I was, a 30+ year old woman, discussing things with my step-daughter on my computer. It was pretty surreal!!!

Then, to top it all off, we were watching part of a VH1 program the other nite called "100 greatest one hit wonders". 90% of the videos we caught were from when I grew up and while I was in high school.

It's been an experience - these past couple weeks - lol!!! **sigh** It's all good - right???

Words to Live By!!!

This has become my mantra lately! It was sent to me by my awesome friend Crazy Lady !!! It came to me in a time of great frustration with a co-worker.

The frustration came with the fact that my co-worker (now affectionately called smacktard) has no work ethic. She just turned 20 and this is her first "office" job. I am just sure that she delivered pizza before this. It's bad ya'll - depending on the day - I could really go postal on her dumb ass.

I’ll give you a brief overview:

Smacktard used to come in really late or hell, not at all and never call. Most places would have fired her on the spot – but not here – she still has her job

Smacktard likes the phone. Nope scratch that. LOVES the phone. Not to answer it like the rest of us worker bees – noooo – we like to spend countless hours (and that is not an exaggeration folks) on the phone here at work with her friends, a lawyer she has because her boyfriend can not seem to make phone call for himself about his custody issues with his ex and different schools in the area. She isn’t quiet about it at all. I have spent many a day wanting to jam my pen into my ear so that I do not have to hear about it anymore. She has been warned, re-warned and warned again ------ take a wild freakin guess what she is doing right now?????

I could go on and on but that wouldn’t classify as “overview”. I think you all get the picture now. So needless to say – I printed off the smacktard picture and it is hanging at my desk. Makes me giggle!!! So I just wanted to share!!!

I love Colorado

On my way to work this morning on “F” Road (and yes that is the actual name of the road) – I passed a lady who looked to be waving at the car behind me – I thought they knew each other.
I didn’t think much about it – but after I got to work and turned on the radio – I found out what happened.
Here is how it sort of played out. . . .

8am = on my way to work on “F” Road
8:20am = hear on the radio that a piglet is loose on “F” Road
8:35am = Find out that GJ’s finest are on the case and have the piglet surrounded
8:45am = a call came into the radio station that the piglet GOT LOOSE and is running around again

I never heard again – whether or not the little piggy was caught or not. But it made me giggle – lol!!!

But later at lunch – they asked the news lady and she had no clue what happened with the piggy from this morning but did mention that there was another pig loose yesterday on B ½ Road (again – yes – that is the actual street name).

OMG – only in the town I live in – that is all I can say.

To top it all off – the news lady had a story just had a story about a mountain lion captured in what is called the Redlands. This kitty seems to have been around for a while now but only recently started coming closer in town – even hanging out on a lawn for a while – lol!!!
Yup – they tranquilized the kitty and moved it to a “remote location within the county”.

AHHH – I love Colorado!!!

Telephone conversation at the GYN office

OK – venting time. Here is a phone conversation I had a little bit ago with one of the rudest people I have dealt with in a while. From here on – we will just call her “G” for GINCH.

Me: hello – how can I help you?

G: I need to talk to a nurse right now

Me: Ok ma’am – are you a patient here?

G: No – it’s is for my daughter who sees RDR

***after getting the name and verifying that I can indeed talk to this woman

Me: Ok ma’am – can I tell the nurse what is going on?

G: (pretty degrading) Are you a nurse?

Me: (at this point I’m thinking – did I just say I wanted to tell the nurse what was going on) No ma’am but I would like to let the nurse know

***ok – she tells me (and btw – not really emergent – but that’s ok) and I go find the nurse. She tells me she has no idea what the answer would be and she would need to ask the doctor that is on-call (because her’s is on vacation) and she will call the lady back. Ok – I get back on the phone. . . . .

Me: Ma’am – I asked RDR’s nurse and she wanted me to get your phone number so she can call you back – he is not here and she will have to ask the doctor on call.

G: (getting shitty) you already have my number on file

Me: Yes ma’am – I realize that – but I need to verify it so that we can call you back.

G: (now getting more shitty) 555-5555 (real fast)

Me: Ok ma’am – thank you – I will have the nurs -----

G: (Cutting me off) – I have one more question – can you have the nurse call RDR directly, instead of talking with the doctor on-call?

Me: Well – I can ask ma’am – but he is on vacation and I sincerely doubt we can reach him

G: Oh – you didn’t tell me that – nevermind

Me: (now I am thinking – ok dumb ass – I wanna come through this phone at your degrading little ass because I told you already – HE ISN’T HERE TODAY – wtf difference does it make if he is on vacation or flying a freakin kite in the parking lot outside) -- **real sweet so she can tell it’s forced** Ok then – thank you very much – I will have the nurse call you.


Can you all tell that I am PMS'ing and not at all impressed today???? LOL