13 posts tagged “whine”

Ok so last week, I had the annoying and unreasonably painful sunburn. Over the weekend, I had a lot of stomach pain and general tummy unhappiness. Last night, I had an awful migraine that put me to bed before 9:30. Today, I woke up all bouncy and yay! because I felt better and then allergies kicked in and rendered me useless. My throat hurts and my nose is still stuffy so I might pop a couple Benadryl and pray for sleep.

I don't usually have physical issues back to back like this and frankly, it's annoying the crap out of me! I'm taking it as a sign that maybe I need to chill a little so I'm going to do NOTHING tomorrow. I might lift my arm to use the TV remote but that's it! I have no plans for the holiday so I'm just going to lay on the couch and morph into a blob. And you know what? That's ok.

And that Diet Pepsi ad over there is making me yawn compulsively. Just sayin.

Because really, who would go there voluntarily? "Hey kids, let's go to the DMV!!"

Anyway, I had to go there because my state ID expired and I need one so I can drink and vote (maybe at the same time, perhaps not). I know this is trite but why... why are the people who work there so crabby? It was pretty empty, there were no lines, and still, crabbiness. I understand that people have bad days and are just like "GOD I WANT TO STAB YOU ALL" but all of them, every time I've ever been there? Can't we give these poor people some Prozac or something?

The lines were clearly marked 1 - 6. I was directed to line 7. I asked "... where's line 7?"

"It's after line 6."

Well, according to your SIGNAGE, line 7 doesn't even exist! So don't get all snotty because I ASKED instead of just wandering around looking like a lost little cow because line 7 was not clearly marked with a SIGN. Line 7 could be out back where they shoot the stupid people, for all I know.

I'm starting to see why they're so crabby.

I'm really bummed about Duane Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter) and his son and brother being taken back into custody. If you've been following the story, you know all about it, so I won't get into that. I'm just really bummed and angry and well, it's not FAIR. And I just started watching the show like a week ago! I really believe that they did the right thing and this is completely ridiculous.

My neighbor next door, with the loudest phone voice in the world, moved out yesterday. I'd like to think that the universe is offering me some peace and quiet, so I'm enjoying it while it lasts. I'm sure she'll be replaced with much more noise when they put new floors in there and rent the place to someone twice as obnoxious.

She wasn't a bad neighbor, except for the grating voice and the time she called maintenance because SHE let Brandon into the building and SHE got scared because he got off on the same floor. But whatever. She must be going someplace nice because she spent the last week screaming into the phone about how "EXCIIIIIIIITED" she was and "YAAAAAY." Who SAYS yay? Like "YAAAAAAY."

But she's gone now so *breathes* positive energy :D

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

I've been carrying around a lot of negativity lately (can you tell?), just sitting in there eating away at my soul or whatever, so I'm trying to find positive things to think about. It's hard when somehow, negativity is all over the freakin' place! I am trying, though, I really am. That book over there is helping a little. I feel like I'm sort of treading water in a lot of ways and I think it's all about my attitude and "like attracts like" and all that. Trying, though REALLY TRYING.

It's Saturday afternoon, I really have nothing to do, and I'd like to go for a walk and poke around some stores. The problem is that it's -10 degrees outside with the wind chill and it's super windy. I knew the real cold would hit eventually but it's always a downer when it happens. I'll probably still go out for a bit because I'm feeling restless but I'm not looking forward to the cold and wind!

Dog Park

I watched the movie "Dog Park" last night, mostly because I saw that Janeane Garofalo is in it and ok, DOG is right there in the title. It's an ok little movie but the best part (besides the doggies) is that the main character works at Shift magazine. I loved that magazine when I was in college so I got a kick out of that :) The movie is one of those dippy rom-coms that I only ever watch alone while huddled up in my snuggly bath robe. I'm such a girl sometimes :(

My kitchen sink won't drain, which I didn't realize until I turned on the water to do dishes. I tried to plunge it and a bunch of black gunk came out of the drain but the water won't go down. So now I have a sink that's half full of water, grease, and some kind of black grossness. They can't fix it until tomorrow and it's seriously stinkin' up the apartment. Plus, the faucet leaks and the sound of it dripping into the water is driving me insane. AND I had to wash the dishes in the bathroom sink, which was fun considering it's smaller than a dinner plate. AND I missed the Office and Scrubs. AND now I can't cook the dinner I actually wanted because I don't want to dirty up any dishes.

Almost Friday... almost Friday... almost Friday.

I'm having one of those days where everything is either boring, irritating, or a mixture of both.

I watched "The Office" but found tonight's episode to be kind of I don't know, depressing. I mean, that show does have a depressing undercurrent but it's so prevalent this season that I don't look forward to Thursday as I have in the past.

The internet is boring and I'm sick of how habit-driven my clicks are. I rarely venture outside of what I have bookmarked and I find myself checking pages for updates that I've already checked twice today. It's so nauseating!

I couldn't settle on anything to have on TV or music to listen to while I worked today so I watched Oprah and then spent much of the day in silence.

I poked around Netflix for a half hour trying to decide what to put next in my queue and just gave up because nothing sounds interesting.

I glanced at my bookcase for something to read but eh. I even took a nap but got bored with that. How does one get bored with a nap?

Then it occurred to me - it's November. Does anyone like November? At least in October, there are pretty orange leaves and Halloween to look forward to. But in November, it's all gray and dreary and dull and Christmas is still far off and BLAH. Blah.

I've had a cold for three days now. It was brewing before then but it hit me for reals on Thursday. I huddled up in bed and I've basically been either sleeping or sitting on the couch since then. I thought about dragging my TV into the bedroom but that would require like, moving my arms and stuff.

Here are some things that suck about having a cold, besides the obvious:

1. Breathing through my mouth makes me burp a lot, which is so not ladylike.
2. Cold medicine makes my tummy hurt.
3. Being cold, then hot, then cold AND hot.
4. That clicking noise in my ears whenever I swallow.
5. Being completely unproductive and generally useless due to the brain fog.
6. Wadded up tissue in the nostril. You know you do it.
   

Things that aren't so bad:

1. Sympathy hugs because "I'm siiiiii iii iiiihhh *cough* ick"
2. Wanting Italian bread for no apparent reason and Brandon picking up a 3 foot long loaf of that, along with three different kinds of juice and my favorite ice cream.
3. "May cause drowsiness."
4. I found a new use for my Philosophy eye cream! I've been putting it on my nose and lips to help with the chapped-ness.

I'm starting to feel better now. I hope to be my normal self by Monday. :)

It's 6:25 AM and I've been up since around 4:45, mostly because I gave up on trying to sleep. I don't feel SICK, I just feel really NOT GREAT. Like there's weirdness in my nose/face area. Plus, it's freaking cold in my apartment and I'm oddly hungry.

I was watching the news about the big MUMPS outbreak in the midwest and thought for a second "I bet I have mumps!!!" but to get mumps, I'd probably have to interact with other people and stuff. So it's probably just a cold.

I guess I'll go back to bed until 8. I'm wasting my time though because I can't sleep.

Ok, that's all the whining I'll do today.

Good things

1. New TV! Yay new TV! Talk shows, dramas, sitcoms! New new new! My life has purpose once again.
2. Best of all? NEW OPRAH!! And... other new shows.
   
3. It's getting chilly out, which means:
   Soup!
   Sweaters! And Jackets!
   Jaunty neckware!
4. I bought bookcases and other things for my apartment. Pictures soon.
5. I did some shopping online at oldnavy.com and Lane Bryant. I got a lot of stuff super cheap. Yay coupons! Yay clothes!
6. I'm on a candle kick. I want to buy candles! But I'm also super picky so I'm getting nowhere with it. Plus, candles tend to be freakin' expensive, though I don't know why... it's just wax.
7. Tim Gunn's podcast for Project Runway. I wish I had started listening sooner but oh well. He's so charming.
   

Failure to Launch

1. I have the sniffles. I'm not sure if it's a cold or allergies. Either way, it's making me spacey and completely unable to focus. I don't feel sick, just not right. And tired. And cranky.
   
2. "Failure to Launch." I don't want to say that it's a BAD movie, it has its funny moments. Overall, though... kind of bad.
3. Grocery shopping in this city is so expensive.