An Early Christmas Present

Well today I bought a new laptop. I'll be picking it up at Staples tomorrow.

This comes after my external fell off my desk and hit the floor.

Can you say deader than spam.

The computer is half dead. (the clock doesn't work. Don't ask. I have no clue)

So I figured, even though I'm not financially at my best, now was the best time to replace the laptop. You know, before it totally dies.

Hopefully after this, I won't have any further HUGE issues.

HA!

Christmas Shopping

I used to love shopping. It used to be the thing I enjoyed the most in life

At some time I became a responsible adult and now it is probably my most hated thing I have to do.

Christmas shopping is something I do mostly online, though I have to say, I found a lot of nifty gifts at KMart.

Why does the holiday have to be so much about gimmie gimmie gimmie?

I'm sick of going broke and working myself to death for people that don't care. I'm broke enough as it is!

I'll be cooking for people that don't give a crap..and now I'm buying presents for them?

This isn't right.

Grrrrr

And this is why so many people hate the holiday season.

I Need To Vent

I am depressed.

My life started its downward spiral in 2008 when my grandmother passed away. After that it was dad's illness, and then his passing.

I've packed up the plantation and moved in the last year, still caring for my mother, who lives with me.

I haven't had a proper hair cut in months.

I don't wear makeup anymore, except for bb cream and sometimes lipstick.

I'm fat.

I don't like myself or my life.

My mother offers help financially while she can, but I don't want to take it, because I know at some point she won't be there, and I need to see what I can do on my own.

I'm terrified most of the time.

I used to have people to talk to, but they felt they couldn't share their problems with me, and now I don't want to share mine with them.

I'm lonely, miserable and frustrated.

I don't even feel like a human being anymore.

I feel like a lump.

I Am Angry

There is still no sign of anything being done with my car.

I have no problem with the car I have from the rental company, but I want them to start work on my damn car.

Make up your mind if you want to consider the incident under comprehensive or collision. It has been 18 days.

My car is sitting at the repair shop waiting.

It hasn't been started in probably 10 days, which means when the temps were below zero, no one tried the engine.

If anything happens to my head gasket as a result, I swear I will open a can of whoop ass on AllState. Becaue I hate to tell you, you aren't in good hands, when mayhem happens. They will treat you like crap.

And it isn't safe to drive a car that doesn't have a doorknob on the passenger side with the airbag light on.

Grrrr

Nook Simple Touch Sucks

I'm a Nook lover.  I have several generations of the Nook ereader.

The first generation no frills ereader was the absolute best. I probably never would have upgraded my device had the reader not fallen out of the shoddy Barnes and Noble case. Note to anyone buying the overpriced covers from B & N...DON'T! They aren't sturdy. The cases they sell at 5 Below are better quality! And if you want to overpay...even Walmart has better cases then the ones at B & N.

But back to the Simple Touch...with Glolight.

I've had this basic reader for about 2 years now, because I wanted something I could easily tote around. Nook Color is HEAVY! And I don't want to carry around my Nook HD + in my purse, so I've kept on using the old reader.

Well in the last few weeks, the Simple Touch has decided it doesn't want to let me unlock the device, except when it feels like it. Oh and something more fun! It decided I shouldn't read the book I was halfway through.

No joke, it pulled a nook book from my library and would not let me search for the book I had been reading. (I get a lot of ebooks from authors that don't come from B & N or books that come from Net Galley for review)

It isn't even rebooting properly!

I swear to god, if it doesn't start functioning correctly, I'm tossing it out the window!

To Tired To Care

Between the political ads filling me with rage and the storm from hell, that didn't make it to Pittsburgh..I'm just really tired.

I'm tired of looking at all the bad things going on.

I'm tired of bad things period.

I'd like to declare the rest of the week, an International Period Of Rest.

Everyone in their pajamas until next Monday.

All political ads should cease. If you don't know who you're voting for...tough shit. You should.

Zzzzzz

Damn You Redbox

I love renting DVDs from Redbox. It is cheap and the selection is usually pretty good, considering I'm usually on the lookout for movies that just made it to DVD.

We have a lot of Redbox kiosks in our area. Most of the major grocery store chains have one.

You are supposed to be able to reserve a copy of your movie online or on your smartphone, so you can pick it up later.

Ha!

Not if you want to rent a movie from the Giant Eagle in Monongahela.

It doesn't take reservations, which is why I'll be watching New Year's Eve tonight instead of One For The Money.

Here's hoping the Giant Eagle in Belle Vernon has it tomorrow, because I really want to see this damn movie.

I'm reserving Woman in White ASAP next week, because I'm not waiting to see Daniel Radcliffe looking hot. (God do I feel like a dirty ole lady now)

No More Iced Coffee For Me

This is a tale of woe, my friends, a tale of woe.

It started out with a lovely cup of International Delights Iced Mocha. I had it poured over ice and ready to take to work with me.

I was having lid issues, but I thought they were resolved.

I get to the car and the lid pops off and the coffee went all over my seat.

Cue madness!

My car now smells like iced mocha and I spent the day in wet, coffee covered pants.

Not fun. Not fun indeed.

I had to take my cat to the vet today, and we decided to have Wendy's for supper.

I bought another iced coffee.

Guess where it ended up?

On the living room floor, thanks to mom!

I'm done with iced coffee.

I love it, but it has no love for me.  Thus ends my shitty day.

A Winter's Rant

For as advanced as we are in some things...I marvel at how lagging we are in others.

It is freaking cold outside.

My car's windshields front and back are totally frosted.

I turn on the defrost.

10 minutes later..the rear window is clear...the front, which is really the most important of the two...Still frozen.

WTF!

So Detroit...why can't you come up with something that will allow the front windshield to defrost quickly? There has to be a way. You can turn cars into big ole computers that will do everything but drive themselves to the destination of choice, but you can't unfreeze a windshield in 10 minutes?

C'mon boys..You can do it! I have faith!

Thank God Tomorrow's Friday

This has been one of the longest week's ever.

I need some time off to chill...

Not that I'll get that..but still, it is good to dream.

If only I could get some sleep to go with the time off...but dad has bloodwork to get done on Saturday...and church at 9 on Sunday...

It never ends...

No rest for me..

Oh and tomorrow I have to take my sister to work again. Stupid car!

The Weather Rant Part 2

The AC froze up at work today.

I had to shut the thing down for several hours so that the ice or whatever melted....so that I could get the temperature to something more comfortable. (less than 85 please)

It was three o'clock by the time the cool air returned to the metal box I work in.

By this time, my clothes were glued to my body in a not so comfortable manner.

I was happier than usual to get the hell out of the office.

Thank goodness tomorrow is supposed to be cooler. I like my temperatures in the 70s!

Political Rant

I'm so sick of republican ads that say we're sick of the government bailing people out and then showing a GM logo.

Uh, yeah, I know the government gave lots of money to GM, but if they didn't, chances are by now, there would be NO GM! The company would have likely had to go through the other type of bankruptcy, you know, the one were everyone loses their jobs?

And why is Obama getting the full blame for bailing out Wall Street? That was done when erm, he was just elected.

Then there are these a-holes known as The Tea Party. Maybe they should have one, in the middle of the harbor, only let's throw them in instead of some perfectly good tea.

What I don't grasp is that, we all said that Healthcare Reform was important in the election, when we got it, we bitch and moan. It makes absolutely no sense to me.

We don't want the global markets to collapse throwing the whole world into a recession, but when we bail out the banks, we bitch and moan.

WTF do we want!!!

Why Must Everything Be Spoiled

I get Hungry Girl emails every day. I like some of her healthy eating tips. I've also discovered some great lo cal snacks from her website, but I hate when she spoils eating out.

Today she decided to tell us about Olive Garden.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that very little at this restaurant is waistline friendly. I mean look at all that cheese.

She then had to suggest cutting out the salad dressing and croutons from the all you can eat salad.

Uh, sorry Hungry Girl. I love you, but if you mess with the best salad in the world, I have only two words for you; FUCK YOU!

I also appreciate her reminding us that the bread sticks are 150 calories a piece.

Really? Did anyone think they they weren't about that? I mean a slice of bread is usually around 90?

I don't know about you, but the salad and bread sticks are my favorite part of the meal at Olive Garden. I really would like to bitch slap Hungry Girl for ruining it for me.

Why?

I'm so sick of diets and people promoting diets passing off Boca burgers and Morningstar Burgers and crumbles as a perfect replacement for that Quarter Pounder or even little cheeseburger.

Sorry, Hungry Girl that doesn't cut it with me. I like meat and when I'm craving a burger, which doesn't happen often, believe it or not, I want a flipping burger.

Why not promote tasty turkey burgers? Or chicken burgers which are just as good and only have a fraction of the calories? The other thing everyone seems to forget is that half the calories on any of those huge burgers like the Angus Third Pounders is the bun and the slop they put on them, usually mayonnaise and we all know mayonnaise is a no no for anyone watching their calories.

On a happy note, I can have a Wendy's Jr Cheeseburger, it's only clocking in at 270 calories. Yay!

If it weren't for a stupid email newsletter I wouldn't even be thinking about cheeseburgers this early in the morning.

I Hate When I Lose Things

I bought some earrings when I went to Lancaster and I took everything out of their bags and put them away. Apparently when I did this, I put away 3 pairs of brand new earrings too well, because I haven't seen them since.

I'm in firm belief that my house eats things.

I have been looking everywhere for them now for over a week and its driving me batty!

My little shot glasses (I buy one every where I go that sells them) are all there. Another pair of earrings I bought somewhere else are accounted for but not my Hershey kiss earrings a cute pair of peace sign earrings and my horse and buggy earrings. Novelty stuff yeah and only about $14 in value, but I'm still pissed at myself for losing them the second I got in the door.

ARGH!

I'm really running out of places to look and I'm beginning to think that the cats have hidden them somewhere I'll never find them.

Why My Health Insurance Is Evil

Note that I said evil and not bad. I have no qualms with my insurance other than the "This is my first year of coverage so we must send out loads of documents to have doctors fill out because every reason you go to a doctors must be pre-existing."

Uh yeah, wrong.

I get a form to take to my doctors to fill out for the lab work on my colpolscopy. Note to my insurance company. I do not subject my body to diagnostic testing unless its necessary. That's a very republican viewpoint guys. Kinda like, because abortions are legal, every woman is going wake up in the morning and decide to get one. Shakes head. As many of you know, I personally don't believe in abortions as birth control, but I do believe its the woman's right to choose, but that's as far as I'll go there. And as for the colp, I don't think I'd ever wake up in the morning and decide that it was a procedure I just had to have done.

I wouldn't mind getting the paperwork done for the insurance company either if not for 2 things. They give me a rather unrealistic date to have it sent back. April 26 and it costs $10 to have it filled out.

WTF!

In a month when my finances are tight as it is, and when I know that the procedure isn't covered by my insurance yet, because my deductible is $1200, I don't need another bill, even a small one.

ARGH!!!!!!

This is the kinda stuff that pisses me off big time.

Right now I'm so angry I can spit. Glad that they will likely be paying 90% of the testing when this form is filled out but still freaking angry.

My TV Rant

For those of you that follow my Livejournal, you'll know I've been on a TV rant for the last 24 hours. Well I've still got it going on.

Why?

As a person that didn't watch much TV for a long time, I now have several shows that I've grown attached to. Shows that aren't on BBC America too!

So why am I ranting?

Most of them are heading for the chopping block.

I'm sick of TV being mostly reality shows. I want to vote them off my TV. I don't want to see who we pick as the best dancer, idol, food network star, survivor etc. I want to be entertained. I want to laugh. I want to see cuteness on my screen. Like this guy.



Nathan Fillion makes my Monday nights very happy indeed. I may not be a twentysomething, but I still like to look at pretty men. Keep this guy on tv! What show is he on? Castle!!!

If that show gets canned I swear I will never turn on ABC ever again. And I won't even begin to discuss my feelings on the possible end of Chuck. Grrrr. Leave my geek shows alone people!!!

This Annoys Me

I lost the bill for my recent blood work once. I had them send me out another copy so I could pay it, only it came in before payday, so I waited. It was due yesterday.

I tore the house apart looking for this bill again.

Its gone.

At least today when I call them, feeling like a huge idiot, I know the amount, just not the invoice number.

ARGH!

Why do things like this disappear?

Why the hell can't you just find your invoice online if you've set up an account?

Nope, you can't.

You can pay a bill online but you need to know the lab number and the invoice number.

Oye!

I'm glad once I have this paid I won't have any doctors bills for a few more months.

How Much Is My Money Worth

I'm disgusted.

The banking industry wants us to have faith in them. They want us to put our money in their safekeeping.

But why?

I have a small savings account with one of the banks PNC gobbled. Not a lot but right now its a good nest egg. For much of last month it was about $2000. Its my car fund and my if my job goes awry fund.

Mid month I put my tax return in that account raising it to close to $3000, until I pay off the furniture this month which will take it back to where it was.

I thought the extra grand would give me a little bit of interest.

Well I was right, I got a little bit of interest.

Want to guess how much that money made in the bank?

42 fucking cents!!!!!

That's insane!

If I owed the bank that much, they would charge me a helluva lot more than that, and yet I'm letting them use my money while I have it deposited in their institution.

I must need institutionalized!

But if I didn't have the money in the bank, I'd spent it in record time.

Oh the frustration!

ARGH

Remind me never to watch Good Morning America. Inevitably, I will always find something that annoys me when that show is on.

Yesterday they were talking about song lyrics.

I nearly exploded.

It has also given me fodder for next week's Elfslut Says column. I haven't ranted in a long long while. Look for that in the coming days over there.

Words cannot explain how much I hate parents that can't be parents and what not. But wait for my rant it will be coming. And it will be a good one.

I'm still twitching from that 10 minute segment.

I really must avoid morning news shows at all costs. If it isn't political bullshit its stuff like this that leaves me wondering how the human race has lasted this long, considering how stupid we all are.