"Awesome" is about as over-used as "random": Random Tuesday Thoughts
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 3:55AM 
Obviously I was a little lacking in the posting last week. I suppose I could have taken a picture of the gross alien ooze coming out of my sinuses, but, y'know. I actually like you guys. So, Tuesday? Consider yourself Randomed.
My MIL was here last week. She always brings food, and it's always in Cool Whip containers. What is with the abundance of Cool Whip containers?? Has she been stockpiling since the 80s, or...oh. Wait. Ew.EWWWWWWw.
Never mind.
I'm sure I've posted here before that I have house cleaners. It's not because I'm rich; I could be the single unemployed mother of 7 children who was ineligible for welfare and I'd still find money to pay my house cleaners. Because they can clean my house in under 2 hours. Why can't I?
I took a few days off of my 2 Week Resolution because I was sick, but otherwise I've been sticking to it and entering a design contest a day at 99designs.com. No wins so far, but the hidden goals (improve my skills with Adobe Illustrator and lose my attachment to each project) have been going well.
I don't, however, know why I ever thought online clients would be any easier to deal with than regular ones. They're just as fickle and confusing. Perhaps more so, because you can't see the elaborate hand gestures and the sketches they did on cocktail napkins.
I'm changing the next 2 Week Resolution to be "eat 7-10 servings of fruit & vegetable and drink 8 glasses of water each day". It's not very exciting, but I'll have more time for blogging. You're welcome.
Or not, depending on what I post.
I think I mentioned that my doctor just up and closed her practice? Before she did - so like, in November - she referred me to an OB-GYN to try to get this whole "apparently going into menopause at the age of 35 but maybe not stupid fucking uterus" thing figured out. In December I called them up to make sure they'd gotten my information, because my doctors admin staff was brutal for just inconveniently losing those types of things. They said sure, we'll call ya.
So today - that is, today in FEBRUARY - I called them again wondering where my phone call with an appointment was (the appointment that will probably be months away anyway). They said, "Oh, someone will call you back this afternoon!"
Unsurprisingly, nobody called.
I fucking LOVE our medical system.
So Facebook is dicking around with formatting again in an effort to appear "new and improved". Annoying. Don't you just want to say, "It's not a fucking scab, quit picking at it?"
As a painful sign of the times, however, their 'facelift' warranted a large article in our local paper. On the opposite page, a guy getting stabbed got a small blurb.
I can't find any internet awesomeness to share with you guys this week. That's kind of worrisome. Has the creativity of geeks on the interwebs finally run dry?
That's your mission this week. PROVE ME WRONG. Go forth, and awesome-ify the intertubes again!
(Is too a word.)
(Don't forget to link up, and visit your awesome cohorts in awesomeness.)
Reader Comments (45)
I think I'm the only one who didn't get the new Facebook home screen. Mine is still exactly the same. Everyone is griping about it, but I have no idea what it even looks like. I'm not sure if I should be relieved or ticked off!
Well I didn't notice the FB upgrade but I only login maybe once a month. Oh, and hell froze over because my Dad just joined FB.
Don't worry, your medical system isn't any suckier than ours and we have to pay for it. So be happy that that non-call didn't cost you anything.
I'm jealous of your house cleaners. We had a cleaning lady for about two months but they never showed up on time and I was sick of pre-cleaning my house only to have them reschedule for the next day. I miss them. Terribly.
Feel better.
I hate the new facebook layout too! Hope you are feeling better soon.
I have housecleaners too and I still have no idea how they do it in two hours?! Maybe because there is four of them and only one of me. Whatever! I love them!
I have yet to see the new FB pages? Mine hasn't upgraded yet. Guess that is good, huh?
And the Cool Whip thing...I am with you! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
Hugs
SueAnn
I just got the new fb page yesterday afternoon, and so far I don't mind it. It's a shame that's bigger news than a stabbing. What is the world coming to?
Good for you for having a house cleaner. If it makes you a happier person, then thats all that matters.
Medical care sucks. Everywhere. All the time. I dread being sick or needing treatment. The sad thing is, I'd probably be healthier if I didn't worry so much about staying healthy!
Good luck with the girl stuff. Early menopause is no joking matter (tho if I did not joke, I would cry. a lot.)
House cleaners. Those words alone make me want to start searching for change and raiding my kids piggy banks.
I wish.
Happy Tuesday!
Alien goo in your nose? I'm curious about the pictures...but willing to take your word for it.
Stupidest website ever (I tried to find something awesome): http://ijustmadelove.com
Laaaaame. Happy RTT.
So it's not just me that attributes sinus problems to aliens. So I'm not mad then. Phew.
I totally agree with you on the FB stuff.
Feel better soon! Tell those aliens to leave you alone, the probing must not be working.
We have a basement full of plastic containers that my parents are very attached to. Very strange.
I recommend incorporating smoothies as way to sneak in some extra fruits - yogurt, banana and even frozen fruit are great together.
Be well!
I hope you get feeling better soon! And I think I'm going to start paying for someone to come clean my house. I don't have the time or the willpower to do it. The $40 will be so worth it!
I've been having a lot of conversations lately about perimenopause. Not excited. Ugh.
But excited to finally be playing along with RTT!! Thanks for hosting the zaniness!
Holy crap, I'm #30 today. Late AND out of ideas. Sorry I can't contribute to the awesomeness of the internet this week.
I hate those fluff newspaper articles when there's REAL news out there. But people only care about Facebook. Because THAT'S NEWS! Oh, and what's happening on LOST, which I don't watch.
Do I sound a little bitter this morning? Hmm, usually I'm a little more upbeat...
I hope you get some answers soon about the uterus thing...how frustrating!
Awesome is my favorite word.
I dunno...I posted about video games today...
One has zombies! :D
My MIL has a thing with Cool Whip containers and butter tubs. I never gave any thought as to where they all came from either. Until now.... Ewww.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyduncFpzl4
i thought that was awesome.
I seem to be hoarding Chinese take-out soup containers. They're handy actually. And I never buy actual Tupperware.
I think with a cleaning crew, my life would be complete. Maybe not, but at least my house would be clean.
I've never had a Dr.'s office actually call back. And now that we've been switched to the "Low Option" HMO, I'm pretty sure they would charge us for just dialing their number.
Tuesday.
I still haven't gotten the new FB layout. I think I may be the only one left . . .
Happy Tuesday!
I am linking up for my first time...will come back with a better comment as soon as I get back from my errands, but wanted to say "hi"!
Yep.. my kids' pediatrician did that.. just closed one day leaving us high and dry. I really loved him.. and I really hate their new pedi.
Sister, I need to get random, don't I? It's not that I don't want to, but I'm just not very good at it. I'll make it my mission this week to be random next week.
I have the same matching set of tupperware that your MIL has. What does that say about me?
I finally set up a FB account about a month ago when I took a class ... checked it a couple of times then promptly forgot about it. Maybe I'll look again (or not). I seem to be having enough trouble finding a time for 'blogging' ...
As for the medical system, just wait until you turn 65 (like I'm about to do this month). What a hassle ... and I still don't have my 'letter' or 'card' though I'm assured I'm covered as of February 1st. Time will tell ...
Hugs and blessings,
we've gone canada in the mid atlantic and are pathetically snowed in. no alien ooze, though. yet.
i don't have internet awesomeness for you, but the local news station is calling our most recent snow storm Snotorious B.I.G. and this next storm coming this week Lil' Sno. And the paper is referring to our coming storm at sn'overkill. You know what's sn'overkill? All the fucking snow puns.