Business and Busy-ness

Sorry for the severe lack of updates, folks. There's been lots going on in my life, but very little I can blog about. Darn those anonymity demons (as RenReb calls them). I've also written some un-postable poetry, though I managed to put up one post on that blog more recently than here. (Yeah, I know, I need to update that too.)

Thank G-d, a lot of the things that have been keeping me busy are good things. Some are...well, not as good, but life goes on.

Bah

Did you ever have to deal with people who just can't seem to use the brains G-d, in His infinite kindness, gave them? And of course, you have to be polite and professional and all that jazz; you can't say, "____!!! YOU ARE AN IDIOT!!!" Oh no. You just have to go over ALL of the paperwork for the umpteen-millionth time and send it out again. Without complaining.

It's funny, because I don't usually get annoyed at people who are slow. But when someone sends in the same requests over and over and over, because he or she somehow didn't get the paperwork the first sixteen times...yeah. I'm a little frustrated, because when I do a job, I want to be done with it. But I'm not in nearly as bad of a mood as I sound.

Thanks for listening, have a great day! :-D

Favoritism

Favoritism has always been a pet peeve of mine. But perhaps that's just because I've always felt like I was on the short end of it.

It's probably a lot more fun if you're the favorite.

sigh...

Moods frighten, moods brighten...

Last night, for no apparent reason, I got into a rather nasty mood. Not depressed, not evil...I guess the best word to describe it would be "petulant". It could have been for any number of reasons--the weather was nasty, I didn't have time to pack lunch so I hadn't had anything to eat all day (breakfast is but a dream), I couldn't find a particular book I really needed at the bookstore, and I'd gotten talked into meeting a friend after she got out of work even though I wasn't in the mood to do anything with anyone. It descended upon me without warning, dampening my spirits (it wanted to agree with the weather, I guess) with no sign of good weather.

I felt bad about the way I was acting towards my friend--after all, it wasn't her fault that I was hungry and tired and cranky. I wasn't outright nasty, per se, but I was certainly rather short with her, to the point where she actually asked if there was something wrong. It's not my personality to act that way, even when I'm not happy...or is it? Maybe it's just that I don't get in such moods that often, so I wasn't prepared for it. I don't know.

Still, my friend turned down several offers to split up (I was still on a mad quest for the book, and I was hungry and nauseated at the same time), and stuck out my lousy mood. First, she came along with me while I tried just one more bookstore, and b"H I found what I was looking for in under a minute--literally. So my mood got a little better. Then, we decided to scout out this bagel store she'd heard of to see if they had anything edible for dinner, and when we asked the cashier at the bookstore, it turned out to be right around the corner. The store was cute and modern but still homey-feeling, and they did indeed have good food for dinner, and for a decent price, too. Getting better. Then, it turned out that the older couple sitting next to us were the owners of the place, and my friend is making a sheva brachos sometime soon so she asked about catering. The husband went to go get a catering menu for her, and came back not only with a menu, but with two chocolate-chip cookies. "Here, try these, they're good." YUM! And the chips were still melty....oh, Heaven. I went home a happy camper. Then, I had a chavrusa on the phone with one of the sweetest girls ever--I wish that all Jewish kids loved to learn as much as she does. Great ending to a night that just got better and better.

It's so nice to get out of bad moods and into good ones. :-)

Time of your life...

Another turning point a fork stuck in the road...
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go..
So make the best of this test and don't ask why.
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time.
It's something unpredictable but in the end its right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs and still-frames in your mind.
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time.
Tatooes of memories and dead skin on trial.
For what it's worth, it was worth all the while.
It's something unpredictable but in the end its right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable but in the end its right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

(Credits: Green Day)

I've had this running through my head for awhile...just thought I'd share.
חכמה בגוים, תאמין anyone?