a day in the life

This has been quite the week! Here are some high points and low points.

I had Monday off of work, too bad the rest of the week was aweful.

My bus driver told a guy on the bus that he thinks the Light Rail is stupid and a waste of money. Pretty sure Metro Transit wouldn't like him saying that, but I guess it is a free country. Today that same bus driver and guy were talking about Swine Flu. The guy was commenting how he is nervous about it and the bus driver said it's probably just a media frenzy. The bus driver said 36,000 people die from the flu each year. The CDC is estimating 90,000 will die from H1N1 this year. The bus driver brushed that off like most since he is in good health. The guy mentioned that his father is 81 and could die. And the bus driver replied with, "my siblings are all older than me, in the 70s and 80s. They are going to start to drop and it's not going to be pretty." Then he continued to say he wasn't looking forward to it. Possibly you don't want to call it "dropping" if you are having issues with your family members passing.

On Monday, I was walking to my car to run some errands and a guy was outside walking his dog wrapped in a blanket, naked from the waste up. Pretty sure he was naked from the waste down. Not sure why you wrap yourself in a blanket to walk your dog.

I saw two people almost get hit by cars because when people j-walk other people don't pay attention and they follow at their leasure when cars are coming.

I only fought with one sales rep this week (that's a good point) however it was pretty heated and most of my office heard me talking on the phone.

I've become addicted to FarmVille on Facebook. (Amber, that was for you.) It's a stupid game, but kind of fun and very addicting.

I've started a couple of special projects that I'm pretty sure some of you will find out about in the near future, though I can't disclose anything now.

I found a really cute vest at Target that I'm trying to convince Michael to buy me. http://www.target.com/Anna-Target-Polyester-Ottoman-Sleeveless/dp/B002DV6I1Y/ref=br_1_8?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&node=2224227011&sessionID=189-1244846-6538143

I made the mistake of commenting about health care on someone's Facebook. I really can't stand the person, haven't been able to since I met him in elementary school, and likely never will. It ruined my morning today :)

I'm reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. It's a pretty good book so far.

I have a slight obsession with the Kennedy's. I'm not sure why, but I really want to read Edward's memior as well as Jackie & Bobbie. People magazine gave both 5 stars.

At some point during the week, I realized that the problem with living in a free country is that it makes people careless, heartless, pompous assholes. As it turns out, those assholes are our friends, family, neighbors and co-workers and there's no escaping it. I find it highly disapointing that there are so many people in the world who only care about themselves, what their status is and how much money they have.

The first comment pretty much sums it up. The police can tell in 5 minutes if the documents are forged.

http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2009/sep/12/qpp-weighs-forgeries/

I've been noticing recently that people are dropped off at my bus by their significant other and instead of pulling away, the people wait until the bus leaves. At any time, this could be 10 to 15 minutes that people are waiting for the bus to leave. Not once have I gotten on the bus at the bus stop and we haven't left for downtown, so I'm not really sure why people need to wait. But it's not just waiting, people get dropped off. Then when the bus leaves, the person in the car leaves, but they drive slow so they can go side by side and they two people wave until they are out of site. All I'm going to say is remove the chain. :)

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."

Those of you who are my friend on facebook may have already seen this, those of you who just stalk my blog don't, either way, I'm saying it again. On my way home from work, there was a guy standing over I-94 with a sign that read, Ted, I will piss on your grave. Now, like him or not, he's dead. As a general rule, I don't think you should sling mud at people who can't sling it back. To say the least I was appauled and disapointed to know that there are people like that living in my city and state.

I also noticed on my bus home what another passenger was reading and was quite surprised. Apparently it's a series and seems to be fairly innocent. http://www.amazon.com/Virgin-River-Book/dp/0778324907 Caught off guard as I was, I thought it was pretty funny.