Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Confessions
- I have voice crushes. My original voice crush was Ira Glass. Now, I have a voice crush on Peter Sagal and Kai Rysdall. (The Ira voice crush remains)
- I want to elope. I’m so sick of wedding input from random people. My wedding budget is none of your business. If you’re worried that my wedding budget is preventing me from buying a house, worry about something else, because IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
- We have a potluck at work today and I want to call in sick. Unless I know you very well and I know your general kitchen cleanliness well, I don’t want to eat something you made in your kitchen. Sorry.
- You can look at my ring, but you may not hold it, because I do not trust you. (Seriously, someone asked that I take my ring off so they could look at it, who does that?)
- I want children, but I have no desire to ever leave my career to care for them. People look at me like I’m crazy when I say this. I like what I do for a living and I’ve worked too hard to leave it all behind.
- I really, really hope that my upstairs neighbor gets evicted. He/She is inconsiderate and a terrible neighbor. Also, there is really no need to lift your feet up to knee level each time you take a step. Also, after a particularly loud stomping session in the kitchen, I heard something fall and break. I was very sad to learn that it was my tiny giraffe teaspoons from Anthropologie. Which apparently are no longer on the Anthropologie website which probably means they don’t have them anymore, which means I’ll never replace them. You owe me, upstairs neighbor.
- It’s October and I’m still running my air-conditioning most days. Sometimes I wonder if there is residual Lupron in my body.
- I secretly hope we have another winter snow storm again. Not leaving the house for a week sounds delightful right about now. (can you tell I’m a little burnt out?)
- So, spill it. What do you want to confess?
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I can’t wait until I’m unemployed. And I hope there’s a winter snow storm soon, too.
29. October - 6:04 am.-= Lizzy´s last blog ..The Virgin Traveler: Mama Greece =-.
Oh I love those giraffe measuring spoons. I’d be so pissed!
I confess that I’m very, very tired and it’s making me a very non-nice person today. Everyone who knows me should probably stay away or bring me chocolate.
29. October - 6:17 am.-= She Likes Purple´s last blog ..Giveaway (but not here); other stuff too =-.
I love Ira too. A whole bunch.
I’ll also tell you that wedding planning drove me batty. It is not a bit of any body’s business how much I spent on what. Scoot, go away, mind your own business.
29. October - 6:28 am.-= anne´s last blog ..Stopped Up =-.
I confess that a lot of the time having two jobs is really really demanding on my energy level. Coming home from a full day at the office only to spend 2.5 hours hauling crap, fixing lights, hanging blinds, doing lease paperwork and handling maintenance requests makes me cranky. I just want a different schedule that allows me more balance. But I want the money!
Since we’re confessing and all, I’d also like to get laid.
:-)
29. October - 6:38 am.-= sizzle´s last blog ..A Smattering =-.
I will confess to being a TEENSY bit annoyed to arrive at the office at 7:15 (in the very Pitch Dark) only to be told that Oh, hey! Just kidding! You didn’t really have to come in this early!
Sometimes people just need to be punched in the ovaries, right in the baby-makers.
(And by “people” I most definitely don’t mean you. But really, you don’t want to be a stay-at-home mom with her own daycare? You could call it “Rhi Plays In Pink!” Haaaa. I kill me.)
29. October - 6:40 am.-= Kerri Anne´s last blog ..This Is Something; This Is Nothing =-.
Do I need to make you a laminated card that reads “It’s none of your business” on one side and “NO!” on the other? sounds like it.
My confession today is: Lately I’ve really been enjoying the amount of time I’ve been getting to spend away from my husband.
29. October - 6:49 amI’m a total lurker until now….because I couldn’t help myself when I saw you mentioned your voice crushes. You really need to listen to Jad Abumrad from Radio Lab. Listening to him speak will make everything all better and you won’t have to elope (unless you want to)!
29. October - 7:39 amI saw the spoons as the store last time I was there! They might still have them!
Confession: Taylor stayed home sick today and I almost did too. Not sure either of us have any actual sickness.
29. October - 8:19 am.-= Kaleigha´s last blog ..One more thing! =-.
-Why do people feel the need to butt in with their opinions when no one asked?
-I feel exactly the same way about food that comes from kitchens I am unfamiliar with. Ick.
-When my friend Alison got engaged, I asked to see her ring. She slipped it off & handed it to me (she is one of my best friends though) but I was all “Umm… I meant ON your hand.”
-Some people *need* to have their careers to be the best parents they can be. I am not sure why anyone feels the need to have an opinion about your personal decisions. Not everyone is meant to be a stay-at-home parent.
-I still have my a/c on in October, but that’s because it’s still freaking 90-degrees in Florida. So.very.done.with.Summer.
-My confessions (that I don’t dare put on my own blog):
1) I am really trying to avoid strangling someone I work with who is lazy & thinks they are above proper procedure, which just makes more work for me. How hard is it to check paper work prior to printing a packing slip? Sheesh.
2) My younger brother & his wife found out they are having a baby. They are excited & I am happy for them, but I am weirded out by the idea that my little brother is going to be someone’s father.
3) I live 1200 miles away from where I grew up & most of my family. This is by design. It is a buffer that I appreciate often. My father’s wife keeps alluding to me “moving home” but Florida *is* home to me now (after nearly 8 years). The bottom line though is that I won’t ever move back because I need the distance from *her*.
29. October - 8:24 amI am sending you total empathy vibes because, well, I feel you. My wedding was in September and I’m still bitter about some of the drama that went down during the planning. I completely understand the “oh my god we should just elope/I want a pretty pretty wedding” conundrum. Hang in there!
Also, isn’t it funny how we are taught throughout our childhoods and early adulthoods that diversity is good! And healthy! And to be open to other people’s ideas and ways of life! But then when we get out of school a lot of us turn into complete and total judgmental asses?
My confession that I could never put on my own blog? Sometimes I don’t write about the things I really want to write about because I’m totally scared that Murphy’s Law will eff up my situation even worse. Am a paranoid lunatic, I know, but there you go. :)
29. October - 9:00 am.-= Erin´s last blog ..Our Old Monthiversary =-.
Two confessions:
-My son is going through a particularly cranky stage and I’m kind of glad someone with more patience than me is taking care of him during the day.
(Related: I know you don’t need me to say this but I feel it’s my duty to provide balance: It’s OK to like your job and want to keep working after you have kids. Some of us are built that way.)
-My husband and I have promised each other we’re not going to eat out this week to save money, but I’m planning to buy lunch at work today.
29. October - 10:14 am.-= Blythe´s last blog ..Lessons =-.
We have potlucks at work all the time. I try not to think about it because I like free food. But I do end up usually eating mostly whatever I brought.
29. October - 10:26 am.-= Kristabella´s last blog ..In A Real Situation, I Would Be Like George Costanza =-.
My own wedding was so long ago that the details are a bit hazy, but I distinctly remember wanting to elope. And no one was bugging me about budgets, sheesh! I guess that’s the advantage to getting married well before most of your friends, no one CARES about your wedding details. I can’t believe there are people (other than Bill and possibly your parents) who have been rude enough to ask you about your wedding budget.
I’m sorry about your giraffe spoons.
29. October - 11:10 am.-= bethany actually´s last blog ..the rest of the weekend with OMSH =-.
If you think the unsolicited advice is bad now, wait till you get pregnant. People are so obnoxious.
29. October - 12:10 pmConfession:
Looking back (having married in my mid-twenties) I would have liked to elope. Dealing with my mother during the wedding planning almost sent me to an early grave.
Hang in there and ignore the a-holes.
29. October - 1:58 pm.-= Jackie´s last blog ..Queen of Hearts =-.
I like my son as an infant better than I liked my daughter as one. ;) But I like her bunches now, you know, for the record and all.
You could totally make Bill be a stay at home dad, you would just have to pop them out, or adopt them, whichever works for you. Or you know, do what half the population of NYC does – get thee a nanny, darling!
Here’s my assvice – people are opinionated assholes. Everyone has an idea about the right way to do something, and how you are doing it wrong. Just smile, say thanks, and keep doing what you’re doing. It is NONE of their business, but they’ll still try to get into it with you.
My ONLY wedding request? Since you know, we probably can’t be there… ;) When you toss the bouquet? Say that it’s in the hope that ALL people are indeed created equal, and can get married, too!
29. October - 3:19 pm.-= shelli´s last blog ..‘cuz ya gotta have friends =-.
I have a voice crush on Sean Connery. I constantly imagine him saying odd things. Like: Washougal. I just wanna hear him say it ONCE.
Also, you’re not even married yet and the mommy wars have already begun!? BARF. Whether you work before and/or after parenthood should only matter to two people: you and Bill. Everyone else deserves a punch to the ovaries indeed.
29. October - 6:32 pm.-= Amanda´s last blog ..Things I do not like =-.
I confess that I have the same voice crushes :)
29. October - 9:11 pm.-= Long Story Longer´s last blog ..All Good =-.
My former upstairs neighbour stomped around so much that a light fixture actually fell off of the ceiling and shattered on the hardwood floor. I’m sorry to hear about your measuring spoons. :)
30. October - 4:31 am.-= Julienne´s last blog ..Thievery =-.
ELOPE! NOW! Have a big party later. I was at a wedding reception last weekend at the Govener Hotel. Beautiful. Good Food from Jakes…. but with the money spent a small country could have been bought. I’m on the ELOPE train. So much easier.
Sorry about the crash neighbor. And complaining only seems to make things worse.
30. October - 8:51 amSometimes lurker from A Little Coffee…
During my own wedding planning, I grabbed a few key phrases from IB. Full disclosure, I never had the ovaries to use them, but I am passing them onto you.
“Wow, I can’t believe you actually said that. You must be so embarrassed!”
31. October - 6:51 pm“That was rude.”
“Why do you ask?”
“Why, that’s very kind of you to point that out.” (circa Miss Manners, in a soft and frosty tone. This forces the recipient to say an automatic “thank you” and come to the realization that it’s neither meant nor deserved.)
I have many, many voice crushes, and not just celebrities. But, one voice crush I must admit… Eastwood.
31. October - 8:03 pmOh my gosh, I have the PERFECT idea for your wedding. I’ll tell you all about it as soon as I’m done holding your ring.
3. November - 2:34 pm.-= Isabel´s last blog ..In which I visit New Mexico and a crap load of churches =-.
At first I could not decide whether this was some sort of demented satire. But after some reflection I’ve decided I also hate fictional trustafarian princesses.
Oooo…my lame bobo cruise…Oooo my crass engagement ring (no touchies)…Oooo my “free” $40 skank pumps…Oooo my nouveau riche pimp wedding plans.
If I were president you’d get 100 lashes.
3. November - 11:22 pmI’m going to disclose this ONLY to make you feel better – worst comment EVER, from my MIL – a week before the wedding:
Boy, I sure hope your face clears up before the wedding.
I shit you not.
4. November - 7:50 am.-= TUWABVB´s last blog ..Never Attempt Conversation Before Four Cups of Coffee =-.
Okay, I am writing this as “Anonymous” only so anyone I work with who may stumble upon this doesn’t know this is me, but my confession is….
I am so burnt out that not only do I want to quit my job, but I want to pursue a completely new and different profession. (What profession, I do not know. Just something different from what I am doing now. After getting hooked on “GLEE” I think I want to teach high school musical theater.)
Right now, the ONLY reason I go to work is for the paycheck (and I need it).
4. November - 2:55 pmIra Glass! Yes! Exactly!
Weddings can be such a pain. I feel for you!
5. November - 8:39 pm.-= Janet´s last blog ..Things I was on the Verge of Buying from Sky Mall when we Landed in Sacramento =-.
Pippi sounds like a jealous bitch with a chip on her shoulder. I will gladly give her the smack down.
16. November - 7:17 am.-= sizzle´s last blog ..Tracking =-.
I would like to join Sizzle in the Pippi smack down. That Pippi sounds like a douche knocker.
16. November - 7:58 pm.-= Erin´s last blog ..Good good Food. =-.