A Potpourri of thoughts...

My blog today is just going to be a potpourri, of sorts.

First of all, let me start by saying that Myspace is getting VERY annoying. I tried posting comments this morning, & got that stupid unexpected error message (actually, I kinda expect it by now).....grrr! I normally have a hard time posting regular profile comments & visiting profiles at home, only because for some reason my computer gets so hung up on some of the pretty profiles that I get blocked out of everything for about 15 minutes at a time. (No lie.) I have to admit that I don't look at profile pages too much anymore, except to post comments, since blogs are usually where I head. I'd bet that's how it is for a lot of us.

The computer made the right choice (see this blog), because I was hired for that second job. I start this Thursday. Of course, in order to buy the uniform to START the job, I have to spend 1/2 of the first paycheck I'll get...lol, but that's how it goes. And then, I'll have even more ideas for blogs, because the customer service field is definitely.....interesting (or aggravating, depending on how you look at it).

My younger son has flip-flopped the part of the week that he stays with me, starting last night. I share "custody" (I hate that word) with my ex, so now my son will be at my place during the school week, & his dad's for the weekend. His dad is supposed to move to the next city over, which would mean switching schools for my son, & since it's his senior year in high school, if he stays with me, he can still go to the same school. I love it because it gives me the chance to make dinners for him, help with schoolwork (if THAT'S possible nowadays!), keep a schedule....I'm looking forward to it. Donna Reed is my heroine! Oh yes, June Cleaver too. (Yes, that's a whole different blog...later...)

Last thing: Don't you think it's a little early for for the stores to put up the Christmas displays? I can understand getting a headstart on shopping, but September? I love the holiday season, the movies, the songs, but I am NOT ready for the snow! Besides, Halloween hasn't even arrived yet!

Computer Dependence...

I have been toying with the idea of getting a second job for a long time now, but haven't really gone actively hunting for a job, except a couple places. Last week, my son talked me into applying at the restaurant where he works his second job. I know, another restaurant job...I must be nuts! Anyway, I applied, & the manager called the next day to set up an interview. So far, so good...

Last night was my first interview. The whole process just boggled my mind. The manager sat me down & whipped out a paper that she read to me, saying how she would ask me questions, jot down notes & wouldn't make a lot of eye contact. Okay, fine...fire away, right? So, she wrote down notes about my answers, didn't discuss them or question them at all, then moved on to 2 timed tests. They were easy, I got the answers right (woohoo), then she tells me that she has to fax the papers in (don't ask me where) & the computer will tell her if I can be scheduled for a second interview. Let me stop right there....

What the.....?? A computer decides if a person gets a second interview?? Back in MY day, (I just had to say that!) when I was a restaurant manager, we had to do interviews the old-fashioned way. (Well, that was 6 1/2 years ago, I didn't realize times had changed THAT drastically, though.) We had to make up our own questions, not read from a paper, & then use our own judgment as to whether they'd make a good candidate to move on to a second interview. Heck, half the time, we didn't even give them a second interview, we just hired them after the first!

I wonder if our evolution of society is becoming SO dependent on computers that we can't even make decisions based on logic, reason or common sense? Don't get me wrong, I love computers & would be lost at my job without it, since recording the data by hand would be very time-consuming, (How did they do it years ago?) but are we getting TOO dependent on them?

We shall see how my second interview goes tonight. Will it be a "real" interview, or will the computer interview me?

Things that make ya go...hmmm.....

Due to unforseen circumstances, my SO moved out....out of state, out. It wasn't because of our relationship, he just wanted to go elsewhere. So, at first I thought...."yes, my out!", but then I felt sadness, & don't even know why, since I'd been pussy-footing around about separating forEVER.... The first day I came home from work alone, it hit me. I couldn't even believe how sad I felt.

But, that was a week ago. I'm getting used to it, & I don't really mind being alone. There's still things I miss about having him there, but I know this is the best thing. He still calls, & since I still haven't come right out yet & said not to, I feel obligated to explain where I am & what I'm doing, & that makes me angry with myself. I'd really like to remain friends, if that's possible, because although he isn't right for me, he isn't a bad guy....he has a heart of gold at times.

Actually, he's kinda making it easy for me. I met a friend for coffee the other night, & he couldn't get ahold of me on the phone, so he said that if we're over I should have the guts to tell him. Which I should, but don't. Soon, though, very soon.

I thought I'd feel a little more relief than I do. Maybe the freedom just hasn't sunk in yet.

Wish List...Tag, I'm It!

I have been tagged by O'Colman (thanks, Jim!) to provide my wish list....FIVE things! This took me forever to figure out, I'll have you know...don't ask me why...

So, without further ado, I shall list the five wishes that come to my mind first:
1. To own this car:
















2007 Pontiac G6.......Isn't it pretty?

2. To work so close to home, that I'm there in like, 5 minutes!

3. Well, I would say one billion dollars (complete with pinkie in the corner of my mouth), but that's been done before (right, Jim?), and I wouldn't know what to do with myself with that much money anyway......although, I have some ideas. So, I would just say....bunches of money, so that I have a nest egg, retirement would be no worry, both my sons' education would be paid for, & enough money to pay all the bills on time & still have enough left for anything or anyone else I'd like to spend it on. Okay, I guess that IS a lot of money!

4. To have a house like this, or some variation of it:


5. To be able to move around this doggone Myspace without getting hung up, especially when it comes to blogs....grrr! I would say I need a new computer, but I've seen too many complaints from others to know that it's not just me!

Okay, that wasn't so bad. I'm pretty easy, I guess. Now for my tags (& if they participate, the lists will be awesome reading):

A. Billy the Squid

B.One Hit Wonder

C. The Urban Shaman

D. Cherie Amour

E. Malka


Have fun!

An Offline Romance

Today is my dad's birthday. He would've been 90 yrs. old! (Hey, he started out late in life....must've been waiting for just the right woman to come along!)

I'm a lot like my dad. Too much, probably. He was so easygoing that rarely did it ever seem that anything bothered him. Anyway, though, I thought today I would share my parents' little story of their romance, just because I think it's cute.

In the early '50's, my dad & grandfather were living together after my grandmother died, in Cleveland. I guess my dad used to travel a little. My mom was living in New Jersey with her parents, (since back then the girls usually didn't leave home until they were married) & she & her sisters used to travel. She was in her mid-30's, he was in his 40's. They met while vacationing, & hit it off so well, that they became "pen pals". Oh, they would meet each other occasionally; she would come to Ohio, or he would go to New Jersey, for the weekends. (And stay in motels.....get your minds out of the gutter!!) Other than that, they wrote letters to each other, basically every other day, or weekly, & somewhere along the line, fell in love & decided to get married. They had to delay the marriage a year, because her dad died in 1957 when they had planned on it, but they did marry in 1958. From what I saw, they were a perfect match, rarely argued, & lasted together until he died in 1980. I have both sets of letters....it's funny to see a side of your parents that you probably never even think about. ...pre-children!

Of course, had they had the internet back then, it probably wouldn't have taken so long! Pony Express you know...and actually writing by hand, buying the stamps, licking the envelopes, the WORK involved!! lol So, i think of it as a kind of online romance, but offline!

Karma, Destiny or Divine Intervention?

I have a Question of the Day:

Do the things that happen to us in our lives, be it good or bad, happen as a result of our karma, or is their a life's plan that we're destined to follow, or is it Divine Intervention? Do we have ultimate control over our lives?

Okay, that's 2 questions, I know. I'm just curious what everyone thinks.