Ready for a vacation

From the last few posts, it looks as though I'm ready for some time off. I will be getting a few days from work for Thanksgiving, but I still have schoolwork to finish. So I guess my next real day off will be around Christmas. I hope I can make it to then. Everything is touching a nerve right now.

Don't talk to me!

Here's a pet peeve of mine: People that talk to me while I'm in the restroom. I'm already a bit pee shy in public restrooms. It doesn't help when someone insists on having a conversation with me while I'm trying to do my business. Is this weird? Or am I right in saying that even if it is a public restroom, we should pretend that the stalls are private and no one should talk unless it is an emergency (you know, "spare a square" or "anyone got any feminine products on hand!").

It's not a black and white issue....

Just because I mention African poverty and a poor educational system being much of the reason behind low life expectancy and poor decisions (including war and the high rate of HIV and other diseases) in Africa does not mean that I am a racist. Some people need to get over it. I am stating proven facts. I'm not talking black, white or arab. I'm talking Africa in general.

And I'm not saying that United States doesn't have some of the same problems, because it does. It just happens to be more widespread on the African continent.

And if you are going to say that I would give an American example being a primarily black, inner-city neighborhood, that would only be partially true. I also would like to point out primarily white, rural areas have a lot of the same problems. Suburbia seems to be the only area that escapes a lot of these types of problems...no matter who lives there. Not that there are not problems in suburbia, they just are not as widespread.

Poverty and poor education is not a black and white issue, it's a global issue, involving everyone!

Ass*U*Me

All I wanted to say is you know what they say about people who assume.

Grrrr....

Compact Car Space

I had to write about something that has been in my head since yesterday morning when I first saw it: The new "magic" commercial advertising the H3 Hummer. I'd link it here so you can see it, but it hasn't seemed to make it to youtube or any other place yet.

In the ad, a "magician" points out a compact car space. At that moment a women in an H3 parks in it, and he says something like "ta da!" I'm not really sure because looking at the H3 in that space pissed me off. If you take a look at the passenger side of the H3, you will notice that when the person who owns the car on that side of the H3 comes back, he or she is not going to be able to enter his or her vehicle. He or she is going to be really pissed.

Here's the thing. They are compact car spots for a reason. The spots are small. Second, if you are going to be an asshole SUV driver and park in a spot that is clearly marked as not being for you, then at least make sure the owners of the cars next to you will be able to open their car doors wide enough to actually climb inside. If you don't, don't be surprised and don't blame them if you end up with large dents from their car doors whacking the side of your gas-guzzler...or even a scratch from their mirrors scraping up against your monstrosity because you were parked only an inch away from them. You can only blame yourself.

Lesson: Park where your car actually fits, not where you think it fits.

Who do I look like????

I just thought I would share my celebrity look-a-likes here. It's a little more light-hearted (and Jensen Ackles came up as a look-a-like, and I just love him...ever since he was on Days).

Election Day 2006

So, I voted this morning. We had a new voting location. It was a little confusing to everyone, but once found, it was painless. Our computers worked just fine, though we heard some complaints on the radio of computers not working elsewhere. I'm just worried about hackers and funky viruses that someone may come up with to mess with the systems. I also don't like the fact that there's no paper trail...just in case.

Anyway, besides those crazy worries, I did my civic duty. I also just wanted to remind those who didn't go to the polls, don't complain about the government. You have no right to complain if you don't vote. If you did vote...complain all you want! I know I do!