My New Job V + Inspirational Blog
Some more quotes from work:
“My boyfriend doesn’t want to stay at my mother’s house because she won’t let us sleep in the same room. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. Maybe he’s got ADHD or something.”
“He said he was going to stay at a hotel. I told him, ‘You can sleep in the car, I don’t care. You can sleep at my uncle house; he’s a faggy.’”
Answering the question, “Are you going to try to lower it?” she answers, “Hell, no. I’m gonna higher it.”
A printed sign next to the fridge: “Please reframe from placing any lunch bags in the refrigerator.”
For bonus points, what did he mean? I’m asking a guy if he has any source of income and he says, “A lead suitcase.”
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In other news, A while ago Jill gave me this fun award thingy. Sorry it took me such a long time to do it, Jill, and thank you.
As usual, if you're tagged, feel free to ignore this. In fact, don't think of this as a tag, but as a thank you, and just know you can do the same to thank others. That's all.
So, who inspired me recently?
- Ajooja's writing is always honest. Add to that the beautiful, simple design and you get a blog you can't help admiring.
- Shelli loves the world of blogging. She relies on her blogging friends when she's depressed and she's happiest when she gets to share moments of happiness. Again, an inspiration to anyone who treats a sidebar link as a living person and a friend.
- Mr. Fab gives two reasons for inspiration. Actually, three: 1. No matter how popular his blog is, he keeps looking for more blogs to visit and comment on. 2. He shows that you can't just write about your favorite toothpaste and hope for the best--each of his post has something new and original. Having a good, successful blog requires effort. Damn. 3. Yes, he's a very funny man. Let me quote: "Number of fire ants I can insert into the hole in my penis before I realize I have made a horrible mistake? One."--Don't know about you, but I'm a better person for knowing that.
11 comments:
You are awesome. I think YOU are inspirational. To have gone through the things you have in your life and to come through it with grace, amazing outlook and humor, I am so impressed.
Bless you! And thank you.
Shelli, oh, thank you for saying that. I never feel I've been through much, but that might be because I tuned myself out during the more difficult periods. I don't know if it's a good thing.
I hope I didn't inspire you to do anything bad. That's usually where I come in. :)
I just wish I didn't struggle with my writing as much as I do now. When I did it all the time, it seemed to flow out of me so easily.
Love the "I'm going to higher it" line. I think I work with her. :D
Ajooja, I'm happy to say you haven't inspired me to be a naturist yet.
And as for AJ, I have an addendum: Surprised that Tuesday's caseload was bigger than Monday's, she said, "I thought it was supposed to get littler." But she's a sweetheart.
You're welcome!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it took you so cotton pickin' long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm actually trying to remember what-all tags I'm delinquent on... :-0
My son (almost 10) got a HUGE kick out of the fire ants in the penis thing...
And I, for one, almost always refrain from reframing. It just isn't worth it. :-) :-) :-)
Ajooja - was that YOU that inspired People to do bad stuff? Thank goodness! I was afraid it was me! :-0
Oh man. I click on a link off someone else's blog and I can't stop laughing..."you can stay at my uncle's house, he's a faggy". I am dying here.
Dude, if I am inspirational to you, then you need to triple your theapy appointments :)
Thanks!
Jill, I'm glad I've helped introduce your son to Mr. Fabulous. And if I helped him with his own fire ant question then that's all a man could ask for.
And I don't think it was entirely Ajooja's fault. My father came to a teacher-parent meeting once and when we came out he referred to the teacher as "That lollipop." It's been downhill ever since.
Stepping, thank you. Hope you come again. My new position at work is insane. But not for long. A lot of changes are coming.
Mr. Fabulous, I already go once a day and a couple of times at night. But look at Jill's comment above--you've already changed an impressionable young man's life. I've never even changed my own life.
:-) :-) :-)
My dad never called teachers lollipops (good one though!) but used to respond to questions about why I was late or absent with a note that said, "Jill was absent on Wednesday." When I'd plead with him to include the explanation I was sure they were really requesting, he'd tell me it was none of their business why I was absent. :-)
Jill, in my father's defense, she was cute.
And your father was probably right, too, but I can't imagine a young girl going to her teacher, saying, "My dad said it was none of your business." In the good old days that would have meant the teacher taking the wooden ruler out for a hundred lashes.
Oh! I get it! I hadn't realized lollipop was a term of endearment! :-)
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