answering the phone:

Me: "Automatic Fire Protection."
Them: "Yes, can I speak to Joe? Is he in?"
[oh wow, he sounds like a tool. must a telemarketer]
Me: "Junior or Senior"
Them: "Senior, thanks."
[hmm... definitely bogus]
Me: "May I say who's calling."
Them: "John, thanks."
[it's like pulling teeth.]
Me: "John..."
Then: "John Smith, I'm a good friend of his. Thanks."
[if you were his friend, you'd know that he doesn't go by Joe.]
Me: "Ok, what company are you calling with?"
Them: "Blah Blah, Inc. Is he in?"
[ugh. you're definitely getting voicemail...]
Me: "Let me check..."
[Don't even bother asking if my dad wants to talk to him...transfer straight to voicemail.]
[thanks for wasting 2 minutes of my precious time, I really appreciate it.]


This stupid conversation occurs more than several times a day.
I don't understand why they say thanks after every answer... your fake niceness gets you nowhere my friend. Nowhere.

People who call the office for donations are like gnats.

No matter how many times you shoo them away or wave them off, they just keep coming back...

...and harassing you.
...and being rude.


Answering the phone is my favorite pasttime.

get ready for the soapbox...

ok, i know as americans its just our nature to be totally consumed with the lives of the rich and the famous.. but where do we draw the line? i'll be the first to admit, i enjoy being somewhat in the know about my favorite actors/actresses lives, but good grief. some people are just plain obsessed. are our lives not good enough or interesting enough that we are so unsatisified, and therefore must constantly be in other people's business. small town gossip about people you know is one thing, but we're talking about stars that dont even live in the texas and most people will never even meet anyone famous in their lifetime. its absolutely pitiful. i just saw a article on people.com about kellan lutz (a famous star in the twilight saga) and how he misses his dogs when he's away shooting a film. in case you were wondering, he doesnt want them to fly with him because he wouldnt want something to happen to them in the bottom of the plane. who cares about this useless peice of information?! this isnt even good journalism... its not interesting, yet its one of the top headlines for today on the website.

having said all that.. i would really like to know if gerard butler and jennifer aniston together. shameful, i know. my curiosity is getting the best of me.

winning with class.

this is just outrageous. and i don't think that because children are watching. in fact, i think its pretty stupid that the media always attacks a pro sports player for engaging in inappropriate behavior because they are role models. they didnt sign up to be role models, they just want play the sport they love. dont let your kids watch it if youre that concerned. also, whoever said it was ok to do something just because you saw a famous person doing it?

however, back to why i think this is outrageous... cigars and bbooze on the ice? seriously?! why cant you just wait til you get to the locker room. and furthermore, what self respecting woman wants to be seen smoking a cigar? gross. im sorry, but sometimes i think that classy behavior is just becoming more and more rare in our society. its sad. call me an elitist, or a tradionalist, but i believe that women should act appropriately in public. not that im always on my best behavior, but my actions arent plastered on billions of televisions all over the world. (i cant tell you how thankful i am for that.)

anyways... thats my 2 cents.

i just need to vent.
school. i hate it.
i was looking foward to this semester, mostly because of several classes that i thought i was going to love... heres what im taking: spanish. hate it. asian politics. hate it. constitutional law. surprisingly one of my faves...taking the least amount of effort. the middle ages (a history class). love the content, but the test are essay test and require about 200 pages of reading. i got a c on the first test. im just horrible at writing essays, especially when i cant write it, read it, correct it, and rewrite. and lastly photography. love it. but hate it. here's why...

sunday i went to develop my film in the lab for an assignment due on wednesday... well apparently im not too good at winding film in complete darkness, because when i took the film off the roll almost every picture was messed up in one way or another. so i thought, well i'll reshoot it on monday then develop and print on tuesday. in case you didnt look outside either day, the weather sucked. needless to say, today i turned in two pictures that i am absolutely ashamed of. ashamed. so im going to be redoing that assignment while getting ready for the next assignment. i never imagined how hard it would be to imagine things in black and white when you are taking pictures. im too attached to digital. instant gratification.

its just getting to that point of the semester when everything is due at the same time. im pretty sure i have this breakdown at least once every semester, but it's just so frustrating. one more semester of this and im done.. december can not get here fast enough.