Bitch'n, Bitch, Bitching....

It seemed time for me to add another blog to my collection. I have been tardy of late so I have plenty to catch up on. This title seemed to fit as all the things I will write tend to fall under at least one of those categories. You'll see what I mean...

Bitch'n - I am so loving my jobs it's fantastic! During the day being in the classroom with the kids and helping to teach them and shape their minds is amazing. Then going to the pool and teaching them how to swim (different kids of course) in the evenings is incredible too. I am lucky and fortunate to have 2 jobs I love and adore as much as I do.

Bitch - Yesterday when I got to the school in the morning the entire parking lot was full. So I proceeded to drive around a few times as history has shown it's mostly parents dropping off kids and if you wait just a few minutes a space will open. After 2 turns I see a mother coming back out toward her vehicle. I go round to where she's parked and turn on my left blinker to indicate I intend to take the space. And I wait. She fiddles around and then gets into the drivers side. As I am waiting I see another vehicle come up next to me on the right. This driver is obviously looking for a parking spot so I assume she is going to around. She doens't. Instead she sits next to me and seems to be waiting. I honk my horn. No response. I honk my horn again and the driver looks over at me. With a smile I motion "Hey, I am going to take that spot, just so you know." She looks at me and turns away. No reaction and not moving her vehicle. I once again honk, she looks and again (with more of a grimace) I motion, "This is MY spot. I am waiting. You need to move on." She looks me dead in the eye and shrugs her shoulders. Yes, she does. I am totally taken aback. WTF?! By now the mother has backed out and is turning towards us (ignoring the One Way flow of traffic through the school lot). As soon as she is out of the space, bitch-driver turns, cuts me off and pulls into the empty parking space. I am completely shocked and have to remember to lift up my jaw and drive on. Seriously?! I mean, you don't just take other people's spots. WTF?! I, then, had to go round the lot, down the street and park a few blocks away from the school. Oh! And I should mention, I watched her walk in - she had no child she was dropping off, seemed in no hurry to be going inside and was not talking on a cell phone. So any possible reason for being rude is eliminated and she is just one of the few honest to goodness Bitches out there in the world. Nice!

Bitching - I know this happened a bit ago but I never did get to comment on the situation so here goes - What the HELL was Kanye West thinking?! First of all, who the hell does he think he is? Interrupting an acceptance speech to say who he thinks should have won? I mean, if I had a dime for every time I felt the 'wrong' person won an award I would be a rich, rich woman. However, I would NEVER do something as rude, inconsiderate and downright classless as get up on stage and voice the opinion. Hell no! Second of all, I think Katie Perry said it best when she said that the entire situation of Kanye taking the mic from Taylor Swift was like watching him step on a kitten. Taylor Swift (like her or not and I am slowing developing a fondness) is a very sweet, mild mannered girl. She's a kid. And here comes on this brass, crude and obviously intoxicated well-known celebrity who steals the mic (doesn't ask nicely but takes it), and basically says, "Hey kid, you shouldn't have won." How Taylor managed to even stay standing up there and not burst into tears or run off stage is beyond me. I probably would have either broke down or shoved his ass off the stage. Who am I kidding? He would still be pulling front row seats out his ass if it had been me on that stage. And lastly, he went off on how Beyonce should have won Best Female Video, that was his argument. They ignored Beyonce, who made one of the 'best videos of all time' and instead gave it to this little, po-dunk, country girl. That was his stance, that was his issue. However, just a little while longer... "And the winner of Video of the Year is ... Beyonce!" Yeah, Kanye, shut the fuck up! I mean, THAT is why you wait until the entire award show is OVER before you stand up and voice your "she was robbed" cry. They didn't ignore her video, they just thought it was better than even HE did by giving it the highest award of the evening. WTF?! But Beyonce - if she isn't the post child for class I don't know what is. Here she is, sitting there shocked and looking pissed when Kanye grabs the mic and singles her out as more talented. However, she says nothing other than to the person next to her, almost a "What the Fuck?!" Then, she wins Video of the Year. VIDEO OF THE YEAR! And what does she do? Instead of getting up there and giving her speech and thanking all those who helped and such, she instead calls Taylor Swift up on stage and let's HER have the moment Kanye stole, shit on and threw back. Beyonce didn't need to do that. She could have apologized or just ignored the entire situation. But she didn't. She not only took the high road, she got on a frickin plane and left the ground! I am so impressed at both Taylor's composer and Beyonce's class that I finally feel as though there may just be some decent celebrity role models out there for young kids. As for Kanye, watching him on Leno the following night I felt his apologies and everything was completely insincere and just proved how much of an egomaniac he is. However, when Jay asked about his mother and how she would react to his behavior, Kanye seemed totally caught off guard and speechless. For the first time ever in my life, I swear I could have kissed Jay Leno. I hope that Little Boy Kanye learns a thing or two, is no longer allowed any alcohol at award shows (or maybe even denied access) and has a significant drop in record sales. He needs to grow up or be 'excused' from his fan-base. Idolizing an asshole like that is the LAST thing anyone, young or old, should do in our society.

WTF?!

I have recently decided that some things just get a universal WTF and here they are:

*Rihanna and Chris Brown together again. WTF?! I mean he beat her up. She couldn't perform at the Grammy's and now she has taken him back! I understand this happens in our society and in our world. I know. I don't understand why but I understand that it does. But this a well-know celebrity couple. She is a role model to young girls everywhere. What kind of role model takes back the guy who beat her up?! I'm sorry but if she does take him back and if she doesn't press charges I hope she quickly loses her popularity. Otherwise it is likely young girls will find that kind of behavior allowable. It is sad enough young girls and women already feel that way, they don't need a famous, well-known celebrity showing them that's how it is.
Ladies - if a man hits you he DOESN'T love you. Period.

* Rush Limbaugh wants Obama to fail. WTF?! I know he isn't a fan and isn't a supporter but the president failing is our country failing. We had a president who failed and look where that left us. I'm sorry but this is just wrong! I didn't support McCain and I passionately disliked Palin but still if they had won I'd be damned if I'd be saying that I hope they fail. This is where the political divide in our country has gone array. Yes, you can dislike someone, hope they don't win but in the end we hsould be united. If Obama fails - doesn't fix the economy, the market continues to fall, etc. - then our entire way-of-life will suffer. It already is suffering. At some point you have to put your own views aside and hope for the greater good of our country. I don't care who is in office, I never have and never will hope 'the president fails.' Rush Limbaugh - WTF?!

* Octuplet mom wants help. WTF?! (I may have expressed a view on this before but still...) She had these babies and was going on all the news showing saying, "I don't want handouts" and now her she is wanting hand outs. WTF?! I know, it's hard. She has like 14 kids. Ok. But she CHOSE to have 8 more. 8 more at once no less! I understand religious views. I understand she wants to be Angelina Jolie. But come on! Would God want all 14 kids to suffer because of the mom's political/religious views? I don't think so. And Angelina Jolie earns $20 million a movie. A MOVIE! With that kind of money she can afford to have 800 kids. Fine. But come on. If you can't afford to care for them, don't have them. Seriously. Octuplet mom... WTF?!

* Reality TV. WTF?! I know a lot of people watch it. I know American Idol, the Bachelor, Survivor are all huge hits. Yes, I get it. But WHY? I mean I have *tried* to watch these shows and I just don't get it. And why are they called reality? They are so not reality. In reality the person who is attacked by the shark doesn't have a TV crew there to chase the shark off. In reality you don't get $100 per good deed. In reality you don't earn a TV show for being an ass to someone less educated than you. Maybe I turn these shows on at the wrong point. Maybe I just have a bad disposition for these things. All I know is everytime I turn these shows on I am slapped in the face with people who I can't for the life of me understand why people watch them week after week. I miss the days of Cosby Show, Golden Girls, I Love Lucy, etc. When it wasn't real. When families stayed together. Couples loved each other as much at the start of their marriage as they did 20 years later. It might not have been real but that was the beauty of it. It took us away from the reality of our lives. Maybe if we had a little more fiction and a little less reality we'd all have a better outlook on life? Just a thought.

Disclaimer - I am NOT trying to be mean or bitchy with this posting. I am simply saying things that I personally don't understand or comprehend. I don't claim to be 100% right on these things or that I a flawless. And I am NOT bitter. I just would like to feel as though we had more happiness and joy in our world than saddness and pain. I think some of these things bring that saddness to the forefront. Not a fact, just an opinion.

Random Things of the Week

This morning I saw a guy dressed in full camo gear - pants, jackets everything - a a bright pink hat. It was awesome!

Driving home I saw someone dancing at the cross street sign. Not dancing in a way like those itunes commercials but in a "I am rehearsing for a performance" kind of way. It was really cool. Til he crossed the street with the walk sign and then continued to dance on and off the curb of the oncoming traffic. That is when it turned a little scary. Practice only on the sidewalk or else you may never make it to the show.

There is a kid in Kids Club that I adore and think is totally cute and lovable, but is just that little side of odd that I think he will probably end up in special ed sometime in the near future. He's only in first grade and he just 'doesn't get it' on a scale that is totally gettable at his age. He is hilarious though. Cute little speech problems make him almost impossible to understand. And no matter what is going on, if you are outside in a line with him for longer than 3 minutes, he will be covered (head-to-toe) in dirt and mud - he rubs his hands on the ground, in the mud, whatever, and then rubs it on his face. He does the same thing with markers and paints - entirely covers his hands and then rubs his hands across his face. But it's adorable because he then looks like he is covered in multi-colored war paints. I think this kid is cute as a button, but seriously needs a little more attention and a slower pace than pretty much any regular school program can give him. Sad, but still doesn't take away from his lovability factor.

I believe the number of kids who 'head butt' things has substantially increased since I was a kid. Everyday I see at least one kid head butt a fellow classmate, door, backpack or random wall. It is funny and quite odd. Not sure how it will effect the future generations gene pool though.

Despite how pretty it has been outside it is still too damn cold to ride my scooter 25 miles (one way) to work. Shucks!

I am really realizing just how much I enjoy exercising. I truly truly do. The feeling when you reach 'the zone' and everything is just moving without all the thought and pain is incredible. I love it. I think it is even better than sex.

I am just not that in to chocolate anymore. It is totally surprising and completely out-of-character but true. I had a cupcake Monday and another one tonight as the first chocolate I have had since Christmas and honestly, I could have taken it or left it. Strange but true. And I am REALLY glad about it.

I made a maze today for the first time in years. I am going to have the kids at kids club work on it next week. It's quite difficult and I am really impressed with how well I did. I will certainly be making more of them.

After having a long weekend and then off Tuesday too, I can truthfully say there really is nothing worth watching on TV and I can't stand to just randomly watch television. I only watch movies on TV and after about 4 commercial breaks (that's like 10 minutes of movie time) I am done. I loathe commercials. Seriously loathe them.

Lastly, I am much happier since my job change. I am feeling more positive, more upbeat and more energized about life in general. I hope other aspects of life pick up too, soon. Glad the work part is settled for now.