be•wil•der•ment
noun.
- The condition of being confused or disoriented.
- A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle: a bewilderment of lies and half-truths.
(Don’t worry, though–I’ll be okay).
what’s going on with me, in a nutshell
another bad tv addict
I never watch Anderson Cooper’s show on CNN, but I’m still a big fan of that good lookin’ fella in the glass closet. Why? Because of this clip. He watches the E! channel! He quotes Joel McHale! How cool is that?
because we all like free-shipping!
Amazon.com
Another satisfied customer!
Thankfully, eBay has an option to block specific bidders. This is an e-mail regarding an item of mine that just closed:
Um, yeah. I’m proud to say I gave a professional, yet curt, response to this fella. Somehow, I managed NOT to unleash on this guy. Best part? If he had e-mailed me prior and asked for special arrangements, I probably would have taken his fucking money order. Unbelievable.
UPDATE (8/3/08 1915hrs): And it just gets better….click below for more. I’ve reached my limit of professionalism–If I hear from this jackass one more time, Lord help me.
ssdi in oregon
In tomorrow’s edition of The Oregonian, they will have a special report on the nightmare of applying for disability benefits through Social Security. I’m so thankful I finally got my claim approved–just took me over two years but, as this article proves, it could have been much, much worse for me. I’m thankful this issue is getting exposure, because something needs to be done about this bullshit.
goals for the grey weekend
I’m sure there are many other things I have to do, but those are the top contenders for now. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
crunch
I’ve got 14 days until my next packet for school is due. Man, I got to hussle on this.
And it’s only the beginning of the semester……sigh….
’scuse me while i kiss the sky…and then fly in it
After searching around and being as patient as I could be, I scored—Portland to Burbank round-trip in September for $199.50 total. Very sweet! I thought it was a pipe-dream to want a round-trip ticket for under $200, but I got it…barely. Thank you, Southwest Airlines, for your internet-only specials!
thankfully, i’m in a good mood and i can laugh about this
An hour ago, I decided to run to the Rite-Aid to pick up a prescription. I noticed my car was pretty dirty, so I thought I’d swing by the Kaady Car Wash on the way. Yeah, that was a bad mistake.
I usually bring a towel with me when I go to the car wash. The seal of my convertible is okay–noisy as hell when I drive but rain never gets in. Occasionally, I do get a squirt of water coming from the corner on the driver’s side when I go through a car wash.
Tonight, I forgot to bring a towel the one time I needed it most. I didn’t just get a squirt of soapy water on my lap…it was more like a gallon being dumped all over my lap, on the passenger seat, and splashing on my dash. And it was pretty fucking cold.
I spent the few minutes during the trip through the wash gasping, repeating the phrase “ohmygodohmygodohmygod” and praying like fuck that the rinse cycle wasn’t going to nail me, too. (It was very mild in comparison).
So, instead of directly going to the Rite-Aid, I went home to change my soaking wet shorts AND my undies. I also grabbed a big towel to wipe down the dashboard and to sit on because, in spite of the fact my humongous ass was completely covering it, the driver’s seat was completely soaked as well.
I put my car top down to air out the inside and started driving (again) to Rite-Aid. Everything seemed to work fine except for the fact I could not get my windshield wipers to stop running. Isn’t the sound of rubber wipers on dry glass the most annoying thing ever? On the way home, they finally stopped. Then I heard a weird, painful motorized sound that came from the area where, I’m assuming, the motor that powers the wipers is located. Great.
I’m laughing about it, though. I must have been quite a sight with my soaked cargo shorts and windshield wipers on at full force on a sunny day. When I got my big fat settlement from Social Security a couple of weeks ago, I just knew I would have some kind of stupid expense that would come up. Hello, stupid expense! Ah, so is life! But, like I mentioned in my last post, I survive it all somehow.
