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It’s no secret that I have a problem saying “No” to people. I help out when I don’t have to at work, I’m frequently “volunteered” for committees and clubs I do not want to join, I go places I don’t want to go & listen to music I don’t want to listen to.  But today, my friends, I took a step in a positive direction by saying “NEGATIVE” to a silly request.

I guess the back story is somewhat necessary.  In short, I’m acquaintances with someone who very frequently asks for me to help them out with work that shouldn’t be too difficult or time consuming to be completed by one person in a reasonable (i.e.: 8 hour day) amount of time.  I always oblige and lend a hand, even if it’s something that I detest (read: filing.  I’m sure you’d already guessed this was work related.).  So, a few days ago I asked for help on a simple project.  This is, I believe, the very first time I’ve ever asked for assistance from this person.  EVER… and you know what they said? “Umm… no.  Good luck with that.”  Rude, right?

Skip ahead to today.  Said acquaintance comes to my door while I am at lunch -my blinds are closed, my door is shut & locked- and asks me for a favor! One that could have EASILY been completed without A) interrupting my lunch or B) my help what so ever. You know what I did?! Well, yeah, you do… I said NO and it was wonderful!

I guess the moral of my little rant is that people really need to stand up for themselves more often.  That and people need to know that they will get exactly what they give.  Karma’s a bitch.

I’m nuts for this Q&A website, Fluther!  I’ve been asking and answering questions all week.  It’s really fun, informative, and addicting.  You should check it out!

I’m back from Mexico and busier than ever! As of late, one of the things keeping me and Patrick busy is the new Athens Chapter of the national organization Drinking Liberally.  In short Drinking Liberally is:

An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits
while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher.
Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place
to talk politics. You don’t need to be a policy expert and this isn’t a
book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent
frustration and hang out in an environment where it’s not taboo to talk
politics.Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths,
you feel the bond of common ground. Bring democratic discourse to your
local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time.

Our chapter has recently changed its meeting venue from The Max Canada. Starting on Friday, July 18, 2008 we will be meeting at Little Kings Shuffle Club. We will continue meeting every first and third Friday of the month there.  The meeting time has also changed from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.  We hope that this change will make the meetings a bit more accessible and allow more of you to join us at DL!

On a side note, the reason we are changing venues was very eloquently described by Patrick on his blog. I second his suggestion to the bar tender on Wednesday afternoons at The Max Canada to “Go Fuck Yourself.” (The opinions contained herein, as well as on Patrick’s blog post which is linked above, are personal opinions and in no way reflect any sort of official communication either on behalf of Drinking Liberally, Athens Chapter nor on behalf of the national Drinking Liberally organization.)

While checking my gmail I noticed an ad on the right hand side that said “Rectal Bleeding? Learn the pros and cons of rectal bleeding at blahblahblahblalhb.com”

Really? There are PROs to that? And why was that advert on my gmail anyway? Sometimes life makes me laugh.

Summer is here! Theoretically speaking, at least.  The weather seems to be a bit fickle in that it was fucking 50 on Monday and now it’s close to 80.  But it’s all good as long as the students are going home I love it!  This time is truly my favorite time of year, I’ve decided.  Screw AC in the car.  I’d rather let the breeze keep me cool.  Although, the pollen slapping my nostrils around is a downfall & the yellow dust on my dash is really not attractive.  Imagine me driving down the road, windows down, radio on, with one of those cotton masks across my face.  I might just do that to see what kind of bizarre looks I get from other drivers.

My birthday party was glorious! Thanks to everyone who came with bottles of wine to get my sloppy.  Next time we have a game night, though, we might really ought to play some games.  Ya think?

I just wanted to say, very quickly, the following:

A) I have just about the most amazing husband ever.  Seriously, kids, I have eaten at a lot of places & had a lot of people cook for me, and Patrick is seriously the best. No kidding. This comes to mind as I fork a bite of last nights left overs into my mouth.  He made delicious spicy sausage with black beans and some OH so tasty coconut basmati rice with rosemary bread on the side.  mmm. . . m. m. mm.

B) I love tea almost as much as I love PKM.

C) I am a geek. That is all.

As you probably know, because of my inability to eat a dish without taking a fuzzy cellular picture of it, I LOVE YAKISOBA! So today when I saw on Boing Boing a blog about someone selling a Felt Yakisoba creation on Etsy, I was very excited! Not excited enough to buy it… but definitely to post a picture!

It’s unfortunate that the Felt Yakisoba looks a lot more appetizing than the actual dish It really was quite good.

I get a bizarre sense of satisfaction, bordering on perversion, when my checkbook balances down to the penny.  It’s really, REALLY, a good feeling knowing where every cent is going. The whole idea of rounding up in your checkbook is a great one.  I built quite a padding doing that for a while.  However, I’ve found that even with the “Keep the change” feature that Bank of America offers, I can’t round up.  It just throws me off.  I love my precious pennies too much.  I mean, figuratively speaking, of course.  If I had my way, I’d be done with pennies all together.

Oh well!

I’m just full of random today… But, okay, this is really weird.  I’ve had the sudden urge to smoke a cigar.  Or, really, just to hold one in my hand.  It feels so nice, right?  I mean, clearly I would never, EVER, because they stink and that’s disgusting, but still.

Well, it’s 4:30 on a Monday.  That means the rush of those who take a 30 minute lunch will soon be flooding past my office door.  Frequently, almost daily, I feel the need to turn towards the door and smile at all of the shop guys as they leave.  Not that I’m attracted to them or anything, it’s just in my nature.  If someone is near me, I feel that I should acknowledge them… even if they’re just passing by and most likely would rather I didn’t.  I mean, when you’re leaving work, you really just want to close your eyes and run out the door as quickly as possible so as not to be stopped by anyone and prolong your day.  Or is that just me?  Not that I don’t LOVE my job.  Seriously. I really like my job. I know that’s hard to believe coming from previous posts when I was at a previous post. But now, I don’t mind being at work.

Anyway - I’m going to get ready to leave. Yeah, I’ll find a way to take 26 minutes to prepare myself to walk out the door. I’ve got rock trivia tonight and that means I’ve got to… well, nothing, because I really contribute 0 to my team.  P &  our team leader really don’t need anyone to tell them what’s what.  I’m just there for the free bar tab.

Peace out, peaches.

What do you do when a friend has an ugly child?  I mean, obviously you just STFU about it and smile politely when the pictures roll out… But seriously, there are some fug kids out there. :/

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