Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Mental anguish

Things that are making me crazy:

1. The staffer that asked if by "annually" I meant "yearly."
2. The staffer that asked if I knew how long an indefinite postponement would be.
3. When I tell my coworker, "they want this written in a timeline format" and she then proceeds to ask me ten times throughout the day, "they want a timeline format?"
4. When I have to show a coworker basic computer skills.
5. When the media finds out stuff about where I work before any of us do.
6. When on the front of my bus, there is a HUGE sign that says where the bus is going, and people getting on the bus still ask, "is this bus going to -----?"
7. When we get phone calls from random people who want us to die along with our family members.
8. When the media reports incorrect things and does not retract them.
9. When everyone assumes they are suddenly experts in a field they know nothing about and then proceed to spout off their opinion.
10. When staffers put conference calls on hold so we can hear their music playing and not be able to talk, even though in the email we send out we say "DO NOT PUT THE CALL ON HOLD, JUST CALL BACK" and we also mention it at the beginning of each call.

That's all I can think of right now. I just needed to vent.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Parking drama

So I'm laying out on my patio, reading my new book and enjoying the sun, when my phone rings. It was Diamond Realty. I assumed they were calling about the maintenance request I made, but no, apparently my neighbor called to complain about me because I parked in front of his apartment. 99% of the time I park across the street, but the gutter across the street is totally full of trash, so I didnt want to park there this time. Seeing as how my neighbor has a driveway and a garage, I figured it'd be perfectly fine for me to park there. Public street and all. But no. Not only does he call to complain less than thirty minutes after I parked there, but he tells me them that I leave my car there for days on end without moving it. Um, no. For one thing, this is the first time I've parked there in months. For another, I work, so my car never stays in the same spot for days on end. For yet another, it's a public street. The dumbass from Diamond kept trying to tell me that it's his spot, and my spot is in my garage. So... Let me get this straight, this guy gets three spots- one in his garage, one in his driveway, and one on the street, and got so pissed that he had to park in front of my car that he called to complain and make up lies about me? WTF??????

I need to move. I need to move. I need to move. OMG