Just Checking In....No Biggie

Hey everybody!!!

I'm back from outer space, I just something something something something with that look upon your face. Ok I'm done.

I know it's been a while but inspiration is hard to come by when you're always depressed for no reason. Maybe it's the change in weather. Call me weird, but I like the cold. It allows me to hibernate like the bear that I am. But this isn't a therapy session, its just a short post letting you guys know what I've been up to.

 Let's see. Well I finally got health insurance. :-). I've been without coverage about a year and a half now (partially because the gov'ts health sector is a joke, aannnd because I've been über L-A-Z-Y). What made me finally decide to walk alllll the way to Coney Island Hospital and get some insurance you ask? Simple. I was tired of using WebMD as my personal physician. Since I consider myself somewhat a hypochondriac, (word or the day! Google it!) if I got the smallest cough, sniffle, or spasm, I would quickly look up my symptoms on the very handy WebMD app and diagnose myself. In the past year and change I have "had" a Peptic Ulcer, Lumbar Strain, Thoracic Strain, Dementia, a Broken Foot, Mono, Bipolar Disorder, Gingivitis, Bird Flu etc. You name it, I diagnosed myself with it. After months of doing this I realized, the only way to actually confirm if I'm this diseased socially maladjusted psycho is to.....you guessed it, go to the doctor. On a serious note, It really showed me that something as simple as health insurance shouldn't be taken forgranted.

 What else? I've been on a mission to find my adorable baby cousin some pants and this mission is turning out to be Mission Impossible. He's a newborn, now 1 month old and to my surprise there are just about NO clothes, let alone pants, for little baby boys. For some reason this really frustrates the hell out of me!!! All I want are some damn pants!!!! Yet all I found were nothing but girls clothes and skirts, and pink, and glitter. It feels like a unicorn shitted glitter and rainbows in every children's section in every store EVER!!! This to me is injustice. I mean are all little boys suppose to roll up on people in their onesies, all indignant and what not? Don't they deserve clothes too? And why do most of their their little pants look like pum pum shorts? Enough is enough. I won't stop until something is my mission is complete.

 And the last little tidbit for the day? I had on probably the world's most itchiest weave. I mean I had no access to my scalp at all. It was so itchy I would scratch whatever skin I could find until I drew blood. Now I had this thing on for a montha nd people who know me know that I usually don't keep crap like this on my head for more than a couple of weeks. But I tried to get my money's worth and I did. My hair grew a bit HOWEVER, not before I shed more hair than a cat with Alopecia. It was horrible, but nothing is as bad as the little bald spot I now have from accidentally cutting my own hair in my attempt to remove the itchy concoction that was sewed upon my head. That's right, I said bald. As an eagle. Lucky my hair is natural so the naps just cover it up. Since my locs are very very very very very VERRRYYYYY fine, (I hate having fine hair btw, I feel like I'm gonna need Rogaine or hair plugs by the time I'm 25), if I had relaxed hair, I would look like this....

Yea. Enough said. The amount of hair loss I had trumped the growth. It's time I face the facts.  My weak strands are too fragile for a weave. So I'm gonna try and stay away as much as possible, (except June/July because I'm going to Cancun and my own hair can't take that safari heat).

 Anywhoo thats all the update I can think of now. I'll keep you guys posted on how Mission: Find Some Pants and Mission: Get an Official Check Up and Stop Playing MD.

 You ain't gotta go home, but you gots to get the hell up off my page!!!
 -S

100 Random Questions

100 Random Questions Phew! Enjoy.

1. How old will you be in five years? 27 years young
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? All of my co-workers
3. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Going to Cancun
4. What’s the last movie you saw? The Avengers (which was AWESOME!!!)
5. Where is your least favorite place to be? Work, school, and bored at home
6. Who was the last person you called? Mom
7. Who was the last person to call you? Mom (we were playing phone tag)
8. What is your favorite Christmas song? The entire Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas album. Her voice gives me goosebumps
9. What was the last text message you received? AT&T telling me I used up 65% of my monthly data
10. What is your biggest pet peeve? Do NOT get me started but from the top of my head people who act like they can't help themselves
11. Do you own a pair of skinny jeans?  Unfortunately. That's all they sell nowadays
12.  Are your parents married/separated/divorced? Married
13.  When is the last time you saw your mom? A few minutes ago. I told her to go away.

14.    Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Backpacking through Europe. (And Heaven)

15.  Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years? That's what I'm trying to figure out. But probably living the American dream. Fake "happy" family, white picket fence surrounding my nearly foreclosed home, and buried neck deep in debt, but continuing to front like I've "made" it!

16.  Do you tan or burn? I was born tan ;-)

17.  What was the last thing that really made you laugh? Damnyouautocorrect.com. Auto correct is such a sick filthy pervert.

18.  Do you sleep with or without clothes on? With clothes on. (Til I get my own crib). I have to be proper, you know

19.  How many pillows do you sleep with? Two always. I always feel like I'm suffocating if I use only 1.

20.   What is your favorite season? Autumn and Spring.

21.   Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? Shoes outside, bare feet at home, and socks on everyone else. Feet are gross.

22.   Are you a social person? Not according to my parents.

23.  What was the last thing you ate? My moms curry chicken and rice. Yum.

24.  How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? I like to believe that I'm allergic to water so maybe one bottle a day.

25.   Do you sleep a certain way in bed?  Always have to face the wall.

26.   Have you ever been to Canada? Not yet but I hear it's very clean. *(hint hint New York).

27.  What do you like about winter? Snow, cold air, cloudy sky’s, people having clothes on, makes me feel like I’m in the movie Heidi.

28.   Do you have an addictive personality? I have a fear of getting addicted to things so I stop myself if I see it getting out of control.

29.   Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you? My brother’s friend. What up K?

30.   Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? No but I do want to see what they have inside.

31.   Do you prefer an ocean or a pool? Pool because it's safer but I like the beach because you can pee in the ocean.

32.  Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? The necklace my dad bought me.

33.  What is your favorite TV show? I have lots, but the ones I never missed were Fresh Prince, Martin, Ugly Betty, The Office, King of Queens and New Girl

34.  Who is the hardest working person you know? My dad

35.   What is the main ring tone on your phone? "Candy Rain" by Soul For Real

36.  Do you still have clothes from when you were little? Yeah, my mom saved some for me to give to my little bambinos

37.  Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth? I think I do.

38.   Do you flirt a lot? Only when I drink.

39.  What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Sweet and Sour sauce from McDonalds.

40.   Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? No but I probably should have. Leadfoot.

41.   Do you read the newspaper? Sometimes, if it's around. Or if I feel like being depressed.

42.   Do you have any magazine subscriptions? DO I? Remember when I fell for that scam and ended up opting into a five-year subscription to 6 different magazines? Yep, I'm still in that thing. But I'm not paying so its cool.

43.  Do you dance in the car? Yes. Cars are just dance floors on wheels!

44.   What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper? A call number for a book.

45.  When was the last time you attended church? Easter. I'm not proud of it.

46.  Is trust a big issue for you?  Sometimes. People just play too many games.

47.  What are you excited for? Finally going to red lobster for the sole purpose of getting their cheddar biscuits. Oh yeah and Fleet Week.  I love sailors.

48.  Do you think it’s disgusting when girls get really wasted?   It depends.

49.  Do you think you’ll change in the next 3 months?  I hope so

50.   What are you going to spend money on next? McDonalds wild berry smoothie. Who needs crack when you can have this?

51.   Are you starting to realize anything? Yeah. It’s going to be hard to go to the Laundromat when it’s raining like this.

52.  Are you in a good mood? No, because I just woke up.

53.   What would you say if the person you love/like kissed another girl/boy? If they kissed a girl: Aww Man.  If they kissed a boy: Aww Damn.

54.  Would you be able to date someone who doesn’t make you laugh? Absolutely not!

55.   Are you one of those people who never drinks soda? Nope. But I don't drink root beer.

56.   Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes but only incidentally.

57.   Who was the last person you danced with? My brother. It was a hilarious disaster but I had fun

58.   Did you hug/kiss one of your parents today? I do everyday.

59.  Ever embarrass yourself in front of a crush? I embarrass myself in front of everybody. What do you think?

60.   Did you talk to someone until you fell asleep last night? Yes. Myself.

61.  Ever used a bow and arrow? Not yet but they’re offering an archery class on Groupon.  I'd be like Katniss from the Hunger Games.

62.  Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? My graduation last May.

63.  Do you think musicals are cheesy? Hell no. I love Glee

64.  Is Christmas stressful? Absolutely. On me and my wallet.

65.  . Ever eat a pierogi? I don't know what that is.

66.   Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? Doctor/ballerina

67.  Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? Always and I always call them.

68.  Take a vitamin daily? Every other day when I actually remember.

69.   Wear slippers? They're not JUST slippers. They're slippers that look like sneakers with the Patriots logo on them.

70.  What do you wear to bed? My jam jams.

71.  First concert? Eminem and Jay-Z

72.  Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart? Tar-jay all day 

73.   Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? Sunflowers. Especially the flavored ones.

74.  Favorite Taylor Swift song? "You Belong with Me" and "Mean"

75.  Ever take dance lessons? Tried pole dancing a few times. Walked out with bruises, sore muscles, and a new respect for strippers.

76.   Do you study better with or without music? With during high school. But in college and grad school it's just an excuse to do anything else but study. But occasionally I'll throw it on.

77.   Regularly burn incense? No. Those things smell bad

78.   Ever won a contest? No but someone once prank called me and told me I won a contest. I didn't fall for it over the phone. But once I hung up I was hysterical with happiness. Sigh

79.  Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? Yes.

80.   Do you like to use post-it notes? I'm somewhat addicted to post-its.

81.   Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? All the time.

82.         Have you ever pooped in the woods? Umm No

83.        Do you ever dance even if there’s no music playing? Yes. There’s usually music playing in my head.

84.        Do you chew your pens and pencils? No because I usually find my writing utensils and that's unsanitary.

85.        What is your Song of the week? "Climax" Usher.

86.        Is it okay for guys to wear pink? I depends on the shade.

87.        Do you still watch cartoons? Whenever I can.

88.        Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? I'm not telling

89.        What movies could you watch over and over and still love? Pretty Woman and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

90.         Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? Hell no. My name is not Kardashian.

91.        Best thing to eat for breakfast? Bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll.

92.        What is your Chinese astrological sign? I'm pretty sure it's a snake.

93.        Who is better...Leno or Letterman? Screw them both. Team Coco.

94.         Own any record albums? Yes. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and Rhythm Nation: 1814

95.        Tea or coffee?  Both only if they're iced (hot drinks are weird).

96.        Can you swim well?  Can't swim at all.

97.         Are you patient? I use to be, than I started working in the library.

98.         Do you want to get married? Are you asking? (But the answer is eventually).

99.         Who was your HS crush? My Health Teacher (for three & a half years).

100.     Do you miss anyone right now? All of the Patriots players & football season in general. (My Sundays are empty).

See ya suckers
-S

Bitch It Out: Companies on Blast:Boycotting Sears

Hey Hey Hey........I'm Baaaaacckk!

I know I've been gone for a while, but I was feeling a bit uninspired (and really really lazy). But guilt started to set in and I realized that I owed it to my 3 followers to write at least a lil sumpin sumpin.  I was tryna figure out what topic to cover today.  This happened a few weeks ago but, I think it's fresh enough to talk about.

BOYCOTTING SEARS

I'm am officially boycotting Sears until they get a new CEO, CFO, COO, CEE-LO, what the fuck ever, because they suck monkey balls.  (This would actually have been a perfect People on Trial segment; but too much time has passed.  BUT DAMMIT  I WILL BE HEARD!)

So my dear cousin was having a baby shower and I orginally wanted to get her a gift on her registry, but after paying all my bills I was left with practially nickels and dimes.  So I decided to get her a baby activity playmat instead. I looked online and I found a cute one (BTW activity playmats for boys are as rare as Kim K with a white dude.....I'm talking to you Fisher Price). Anyways, so I found one at the Sears on Beverley and I ordered it for store pickup.  I got a confirmation email AND text saying the item was processed, paid for and ready for pick up, but me being my usual lazy bones self, I decided to pick it up after work on my way to the shower the next day. 

I get to Sears, I go inside and they send me back outside to an attached dungeon-looking warehouse for merchandise pick up.  The dude behind the desk didn't say hi or how can I help you, he just took the confirmation paper and went looking for my item.  I thought this was gonna be hit it and quit it you know, just show ID, get my package and go. BUT NOOOOO. I forgot this wasn't a successful chain like Babies'R'Us (Dammit I should've went there). I waited for about 8-10 minutes and the dork comes back empty handed and hands me back the reciept.  I'm looking at him like "first day at the job much?" But then he tells me I have to go back to the store and get a refund because what I ordered was OUT-OF-STOCK. (say wahhhhhhhh?)

I went from irritated to INFURIATED in 2.5.  Words can't describe has fucking pissed I was.  I just wanted to grab my receipt and start hitting the bastard in his face until his face was full of paper cuts. And paper cuts HURT! (I am getting so angry again just writing about this shit---rubbing earlobes---WOOSAH). Alright, alright. So I asked him, "What do you mean it's out of stock!?!  I got an email and a text message saying it was here.  Plus they took the money already!" He's all like idk about that, but it's not here. I should've told him don't get slapped, but I was pressed for time.  So I marched off, ready to set this store on fire, and I go upstairs and explained everything to the store clerk and asked for a refund.  He asked "are you sure it's here and not at Kings Plaza?"  I was like uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I think I know the difference between this one and the one in Kings Plaza.  The actually TOLD me they didn't have it. Can I get my money? The store clerk tells me the money won't show up back on my account until the following Wednesday.  I was like "ya'll sure ain't had no problem taking the money but when it comes time to give it back you guys sure take your sweet monkey-ass time huh?"

I told him I needed it NOW because the baby shower was happening as we were speaking.  So he said I can do an exchange for you.  You can check out what's on our shelves.  So I sigh, roll my eyes, and went to check out what they had on their shelves.  I get to their baby section and look at their shelves and i'm thinking to myself, "Well damn. No wonder my shit was out of stock. ya'll ain't got nothing on here!" There shelves were as bare as a Britney Spears' lady parts. The only thing I saw was some funky ass 3-in-1 baby blanky crap shit.  I grabbed it and he exchanged it for me and apologized for the inconvenience.  I asked to speak to the manager but by the time we were done (this whole ordeal took about an HOUR), I had to make a dash for it.

By the time I got to the shower, there were like 15 minutes left.  I felt so bad.  It was partially my fault for not taking care of this the day before but C'MON SON. What kind of business is this?  I wrote a strongly worded customer complaint, and have yet to hear back from them.  Sears is now public enemy No.1 (for now) and I am boycotting.  But my soul isn't completely blackened from this experience.  I have a heart, and as a Marketing major I'll give them some adivce. So to Sears, the self proclaimed No. 1 retailer and appliance store. Way to run a business to the ground. Remember the estimated 120 store closing you plan on having this year? Remember the decline in share prices? Remember merging with K-Mart, a company fresh off of it's own bankruptcy (which isn't doing too well itself?)  Remember the fact that even though all the numbers show a bankruptcy is in your near future, your current CEO denies the allegations.  You are on life support Sears.  My advice to you FIX IT AND FIX IT NOW!!!

(P.S. I ended up returning that crap and got what I should have gotten my cousin all along from another store. P.PS. Shout out to my cousin and her adorable bouncing baby boy 4/29/12).

HELL NO!!!

Boycott 2012
-S