Monday, June 5, 2017

...what I'm posed to do now?

why are the FAQ never NEVER the questions I need answered?  Who are the people that come up with these questions?




Why do I have to 'talk' to the computer over the phone for a good 2-3 minutes before they will just go ahead and transfer me to a live person? 




why do cars speed up when they KNOW I need to get over into that lane?  I am friends with my turn signals so there is or should never be a question about what I'm doing.  But some people are just meanies.




I am convinced Lexus and Mercedes driver's either don't give a crap about their cars which makes NO sense since they spent SO much on it, OR they think they are exempt for accidents because they drive said cars. I get cut off more by these cars than others.  Last night the guy in a Lexus truck high beamed me because he wanted the right of way even though it made more sense for him to stop and let me go BUT he didn't and I stopped and he got by so maybe they are exempt!??


I'm not really doing as many outdoor activities as I would like.  This past weekend was also Capital Jazz but the line-up was just so/so.  I never really bothered to get tickets.  Last year I was a ticket arranging queen!!  I went Friday and Saturday.  This year I just didn't get anything together.  But 1 thing that has come back is Jazzy Summer Nights!  I love this because it has put me onto some artist that I still love like Anthony David, Deborah Bond, Sy Smith, EVEN Fertile Ground and Eric Roberson were featured artist back in the day!! And I'm glad I got to see Chuck Brown!!  His band and the energy of the go-go crowd is freaking amazing!  This past week was Jeff Bradshaw a trombone player out of Philly.  He has played with everyone!! I actually like his stuff but he tends to play other folks song but he keeps the crowd pumped.  Here's what had went wrong... SO I get there and peruse the scene and decide what I need to eat.  It is time for a lil chicken wing or something.  Island Quizine was set up, food ready and smelling good.  But they are right at the bottom of my street and I go there often enough and I wanted to try something new.  There were 3 or 4  other vendor and I chose 1.  Now I won't say their name because that's just not cool and they will eventually get it together but that night was not their night.  I get to the booth and see scrambling.  They are getting set up which doesn't annoy me, but it does raise somewhat of a flag because it is after 6 and they should be ready to go.  But I push on.  I see chicken wings ready and I decide to get fried fish because WHY would I get something I know is ready?!?!  (SMH) I have to get the little girls attention and basically beg her to take my money.  At this point my gut says CHICK go on over to Island Quizine because you know it's gonna be good and it's ready.  BUT NO I ignore my inner voice and order this food.  Once I place my order I expect for the guy at the fryer to throw some fish in the deep fryer, but nope, he adds more chicken.  I ask about how long it's going to be and she says I'll bring it to you.  I point out my pink chair and I'm like COOL!!  But then 15 minutes pass I look back and no one is coming my way.  A 1/2 hour passes and I know good and damn well fish don't take 30 minutes to fry so I go back to the booth.  The lil girl says OH I didn't forget about you and I'm like OK but when is the fish gonna be done?  At this point there is more scrambling and general chaos of a very unorganized nature. There are like 3 other people trying to fill orders.  After another 10 minutes and asking EVERYONE when the fish was gonna be done AND people getting food before me when I know that I ordered and way before them I got really frustrated and was like well just give me my money back!  That's didn't work.  WHEN IS THE FISH GONNA BE DONE?!?!? Ok you know what just give me the wings and sides.  I really think I'm making out better.  I am thoroughly pissed but I grab my food and sit my hongry (which is way beyond hungry) ass down.  Grab a wing, it's good!!  Thank God because well... ok take a bite of the mac N Cheese.  Hole up WHY is this shit sweet?  I have never in all my years had sweet mac N cheese.  It was not good AT ALL!  So let me taste these greens that look so goo... WHY ARE THESE SHITS COLD AND SWEET?!?!  How do you make greens sweet?  And why are they sweet? WHY Little Baby Jesus?!?!  WHY???  I inhale the wings I really do want to go back and throw the sides on them.  I wanted fish and fries but I got wings and horrible sides. But I'm good my stomach was full and I'm going to find them on the Facebook and send them a lil note.


I worked a prom this weekend and it was really rather boring!  Maybe because I was just serving soda and juice or maybe because the dj was WHACK!! I felt his doucheiness when he came to my bar and didn't look up from his phone.  DOOD you are not that busy or important, so I ignored him.  The kids were nice enough.  But it was just a long night with NO tips LOL.  The dresses though UGH... so this is the one maybe even the 1st opportunity to wear a beautiful gown. But these girls just wore dresses that they could wear any day mainly to the beach or to the club.  They just were not very prom-like. Now there were a few gowns but the mainly freakum dresses.  This guys well I mean there is not much you can do with a tux.  There was 1 guy with white shoes with gold tips and a guy with a purple plaid jacket and they both looked like the NFL draft (I was gonna say clowns.. but they kids so I'll give them a pass) dudes. They had glow stick and flashy rings that I felt the need to put in my bag.  I have hoarding tendencies so YES they will go in the garbage soon but I needed them!  They also had a casino theme, so they got fake money and chips and I guess they had fun.  The people who ran the casino were the Dundalkiest people I have seen in a while and they all seemed a lil high.  And then management. **LOUD SIGH** I usually have a great disdain for managers, there is always 1 or 2 that are cool, but 90% of the time they are just assholes.  And this place is no different.  The 1 manager talks around me never asking me directly to do anything he'll say miss or ma'am, have Gus tell you where to find the candles or Gus go find the bowls for the mixed nuts and I'm standing right there... it's just frustrating and passive aggressive.  I worked with 1 of the newer bartenders who was extra for no good reason and toward the end of the night got very annoying and a bit racist. The company I work for is 95% Hispanic, so he would add O on the end of words thinking it was funny but it wasn't. And then they made me move tables and set tables and honestly, that aint in my job description.  My way of getting back at them is to take a big bottle of sprite! LOL







Sunday, May 28, 2017

and that's all I have to say about that!

I really do like weddings!  They are festive occasions and happy and people for the most part have fun.  This is one of the things I love doing as a bartender.  So last night was a wedding and the couple were cute. She had on a beautiful dress and he looked great as well.  The thing about this wedding is it was a BLACK wedding.  I have done enough to know there are some differences.  I have done Indian weddings, white weddings, Jewish weddings, interracial weddings, even Filipino weddings and each have their own set of STUFF!!  But last night one of my fellow coworkers was like OH Lord it is one of our weddings so I hope they are ok.  I was like WELL it's a wedding so it should be fine.  Black folks can be extra for no damn reason and I can check them because game recognize game!!  Everything was beautiful.  The florist had these purple roses, white hydrangea and peonies.  The planning staff flitted about... wait WHY you got on heels ma'am and you know you have to walk around here making sure shit is right.  And not only were the heels they were sandal heels so they could not have been comfortable.  I worked with one of my bartending buddies who is just too cool for school (and whose name I thought was Carlos LOL) and then there was Marvin.. or wait Melvin?  He said it several times but you know how you just look at someone and just refuse to bother?  That was me with him.  I'm a temp and trust me I know my lane when it comes to working with the 'staff'.  I said I had worked at the venue before and then he proceeded to mumble something about how he had to work with temps.  At one point I was like WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?  He kept mumbling something about nothing and then I just walked away because I didn't have time!! I prefer working by myself and I took the bar to the far left so I could do my thing.  Let me just mention that behind the scenes is ALWAYS organized confusion.  A symphony of cluster fuckness that somehow manages to look effortless to the guests.  I'm sure I piss people off but the bottom line is IT'S JUST A WEDDING!!!  We have all done this before and it will be great so stop being flustered over nothing!!  Last week the other bartender who I really can not stand was having a fit over these lamps the manager told her to be careful near.  If they break, guess what THEY will buy more!!! SO say one more thing about them and my fist is going straight down your throat... I digress... We talking about this week LOL SO anyway, the attire must have said formal because my people looked GOOD!!  Then there was this one guy in just a t-shirt kinda thing and I knew he knew he looked out of place.  But he was buff so my thought process for him was he wasn't buying no damn shirt for this woman he don't even know. In my mind his wife knew the bride. They started with cabernet and chardonnay BUT immediately I got folks coming to my bar wanting moscato.  You know I cringed, but they slurped up the white zinfandel (more cringeation).  The 1 woman drank at least 2 bottle but she claimed she didn't drink that much.. OH mmmkay!!  Then there's the damn signature cocktail.  I once thought long ago that a signature cocktail was cute but it's not, it's BULLSHIT!! First off it's never a good drink.  Last night was Johnny Walker Red, lemon juice, ginger simple syrup and club soda.  Does that even sound remotely good?!?!  NO!! I'll answer for you NO IT DOES NOT!!  I don't normally drink dark so when I made it to try it, it was gross.  Folks did like it but I detracted many by asking if they normally drank Johnny Walker. Most said no... so then I made them a vodka or rum drink.   Then the tips... I didn't do bad but I did make change for folks a few times.  I don't know why but for women I don't mind like OH ok.. yeah sure, change. But for men I'm like if you don't put that fucking $5 in my lil bowl and walk away!?!?!!  And then there are those who want the world.  You gave me a buck 2 hours ago and now I have to tap dance every time you come to my bar?  AND honestly tips are nice to haves not mandatory so I treat everyone the same (or at least I try to).   This guy said OH MY too much ice!!  Sir the diet coke is warm.  Yes but she don't like a lot of ice.  SHE'LL be ok... get away from me!! And then the chick who was about to get loud cause her fruity drink had too much juice. Ma'am whet?!?!? Ok more peach schnapps? Sure!  And then the woman who probably was the same woman who sent her husband saying it was tooo much ice, You'll be fine! This was close to the end of the night so my level of giving any amounts of anything was gone.  Then there were the groomsman who I think were checking me out?  So the bar next to your table is empty, I have a line but you still came alla way over to me?!?!  And the one who just need a splash of ginger ale?  And then the one who was actually a cutie but had a ring on but still got up to catch the garter? Yes a chick was being checked out!! I'm not sure if it's the smile or the boobs!!  The dj was good!  I sang and danced to most of the songs.  This lil boy... well you know everybody is a lil boy or girl... come up and say he's playing to much 'old school'.  I wanna say Poison was playing and I size him up and say well how old are you? This fool says guess!! Immediately I'm like well you're a baby buy I say twentysomething but maybe 30...I say 30!  HE says all excited yeah I'm 30.  Ok 30 so too old to really like the ratchet stuff (even though you do) but not old enough to recognize 'GOOD' music!! LOL And then there is the woman who fell.  It would be funny if I saw a video but standing right there... NO that shit was still funny but I couldn't laugh!! And she was ok so calm down if you think I'm a horrible person.  That was about it for last night!





Wednesday, May 17, 2017

12/2013 old I forgot it was a draft LOL


The HR at my office just sent out a notice that the smoking areas have been moved even further away from where they used to be.  It’s funny because when I watch old movies or TV shows, the folks just light up right at their desk.  This whole no smoking thing has really been within my lifetime.  I can remember being in line at McDonald’s as a kid and not wanting to stand behind people who were smoking.  And even on airplanes, I hated sitting near the smoking section.  It always smelled BAD to me.  When I see these old shows the people don’t seem to be phased.  But no really doesn’t it smell BAD to you too?!? I grew up in a smoking household.  Both of my parents smoked and I freaking HATED IT!!  My mom would smoke while she ironed clothes, so you guessed it my clothes smelled like smoke.  I asked her one time to maybe NOT smoke while she ironed my clothes.  I think she got a little offended, but as an 8 or 9 year old who wants to smell like you been sitting inside an ashtray??  My father never quit, but my mom did 25 years ago.  Now in her dementiaed state, she says she quit when she was pregnant with me.  I quickly remind her that she quit when my first nephew was born.  As I’m writing I realize how much it pisses me off that she can’t even remember doing it for me, she did it for my nephew.  There are commercials about different prescriptions to help people quit and this is when she incorrectly reflects.  For the most part I try to be a little gentler about correcting her memory but every time she says she quit when she was pregnant with me I want to yell at her and say NO YOU DIDN’T!!!  AND WHEN I ASKED YOU TOO QUIT AS A KID YOU NEVER DID!!! And then I want to add that I wanted to smell like Bounty fabric softner like the other kids, not a fucking ashtray!  But, that is the past, and thankfully she did quit.  I’m sure I asked my father to quit also.  Driving in the car with him was a nightmare.  The windows were yellow because in addition to him NOT rolling down the windows when he smoked, he never cleaned them.  It was pretty gross.  Now you can’t smoke pretty much anywhere and this is so good for me!  I waited for the clean air bill to pass in Maryland before I went to Bartending School.   I couldn’t imagine serving drinks while people blew smoke in my face.  In fact, when I was a waitress I hated the smoking section.  One time I had the section and four big old corn fed men sat and smoked cigars until the restaurant closed.  Thankfully the tip was good, but I smelled horrible that night.  I have only dated 2 guys that smoked and they both lived at home… hmm didn’t even make that connection.  LOL not that anything is wrong with that.  I mean sneaking into the basement is fun in your 30’s (NOT!!). 

My body is very appreciative that I have decided to give it water today.  Over the holiday weekend I was so bad about drinking all of my water.  I usually don’t do so bad, but the wine was calling my name more than the H2O which is maybe why I had a lingering headache on Friday.  Having to go to the bathroom every 10minutes is a small price to pay to get my body back in whack.

Red lipstick is not for everyone.  I think seeing people wear it always makes me want to go out and buy some but the MAC Ruby Woo and MAC red did not do a thing for me.  Now it may have been the light. But it looked like an orange mess on me.  I want to be that chick that give a great red lip, but alas the versions MAC have are not for me!!  I settled on a deep plum that everyone said went nicely with my hair. I actually spent way more than I intended at the good MAC counter, and I sincerely hope the sales girls (well on occasion guys… oh wait just one guy whose brows were better than mine that one time) get commission because they will get an extra product or 2 outta me EVERY time which is why I try to buy stuff online to replenish.  But I just KNEW the Ruby Woo was gonna be it for me!!

UUuuhhhh... I must not have shared my rule about not speaking in the bathroom with my manager.  Just as I popped a squat she wants to discuss work related items O_o NOOOO NOOO NOOOO LADY!!! Not the time or place.  Let me finish and wash my hands and leave the rest room AND THEN we can talk about the reports marketing sent!!! **pained look on my face** See this is why I try to time my visits so that I am NOT on anyone else’s schedule. 

I have decided to reinstate my ‘If you like it I love it’ mantra.  It seems that people aren’t taking what I say in the vein it’s meant and on the flip side I really don’t want your input so see it’s a win win.  I mind my biz you mind yours!! 

Will I SMILE will I Scorn....

what I would like to rant about right now if fucking GOOGLE!!! It's supposed to be a single sign on but it really isn't and I so wish everything including blogger were not attached to it... OK now let's begin...

This week has been rather interesting. I was supposed to start at a temp job but the Friday before it was pushed to the following Monday. Although I just called to see if I am starting this coming Monday so who the heck really knows.  Well but you know I am in hustle mode so I just push on.  I have been driving for Lyft and bartending.  And this week hasn't been bad.  In fact I looked at my bank account after the Lyft  money got transferred and I was like WELL ALRIGHT!!  But of course because it is ME I have many many stories.  Mainly bartending.  Nothing really too juicy with the driving just yet.  It's mainly picking people up from work or taking them to work.  The other night I was in Towson and a few college kids were going to happy hour.  What I've learned is me and driving at night is NOT really a good combination and so I don't think I'll be doing much of that.  Tuesday I bartended at a country club in Timonium where the guy from the Sun newspaper who's name I already forgot talk about the media and the tagline for the talk was 'Journalism Matters'.  SO yeah I tried not to make faces as he was so enamored with 45 and how 'great' he is with being so informed and he reads ALL the newspapers and he is just SO GREAT!!! I stood there like ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!  And I know I probably said it out loud too loudly on more than one occasion.  But let me back up.  This dinner talk thing was for the clients of a financial company that does not advertise, they just rely on references.  Needless to say even though I'ma go ahead and say it, your circle of friends and influence usually are people who look like you. Also, not everyone is interested in diversity.  They just aren't and that's really ok for how they live their life.  But I am a black woman.  I am the epitome of diversity.  And in this room of about 100 people, only 2 looked like me and that bothers me.  It didn't bother the company hosting.  And probably not the majority of the folks there.  We don't have to be included in everything JUST LIKE white folks do not have to be included on things that only pertain to black people.  Now I'm going on a tangent... but stick with me.  The bald black man, which I think is freaking hilarious that he has a hair care company but has NO HAIR from Shea Moisture is an idiot.  A friend of mine had his interview on the breakfast club and I watched it it but he wasn't saying much.  They did an advertisement mainly of white women and 1 very light skinned black woman.  These products have a large black base and he wants to expand, and just like Carol's Daughter before him folks thhey made a huge misstep. Women who have curly hair are not limited to black women, and companies like Shea Moisture have filled the void.  His issue is that he wants to not just be on the shelves in the stores labeled 'ethnic'. I have a point so let me get to it.  When I need a product at the store, I go to whatever section I think and get what I need just like white women. Garnier Frustise has a great serum I like so I slide on over there to get that.  Then I  need to curling foam I slide on over to the 'ethnic' aisle. There have been many occasions that I'm looking at the same stuff as white women because they may have kids that are mixed or the like the products for themselves.  But what you won't do is create a campaign and then apologize when you get backlash from black women!!  Were there no black women in the room when this was signed of on? You aint the only brand and we all have options so be careful how you present yourself to the world!
OK... back to the country club.  It is very interesting to observe people with money LOL
I worked at yet another country club where i set up for about 4 hours for an hour long event.  This was for the Garden Club of America and these women liked their wine AND vodka (my kinda ladies).

I had many many MANY thoughts from that week of working and some of it is still there but some of it is gone forever (triple dent gum WILL MAKE YOU SMILE... (not for everyone to get LOL))... yes forever ever!!

I have to thank my BFF for letting me watch her netflix cause a chick is being financially frugal yet she still wants to be lavish in her TV options.  If you are not up on Chewing Gum which is a British series on Netflix then... YOU MUST GET ONTO IT! British humor is not for everyone but this show is short and funny! I don't want to spoil it but one of the themes is that the main character is a 24 year old Christian virgin who does NOT want to be a virgin anymore.  So when she finally gets the secks, she sings a song WHILST being made sweet sweet love to!!  I was in TEARS!!! I'm laughing now!! SO it's 6 episodes and there are only 2 seasons WATCH!!

I started yet another temp job that has me questioning my entire life!!  Like WHY am I in hustle mode?!?!  My parents paid alot of good money to make sure I got this damn degree WHY am I not using it to my full potential?!?!?

Driving for Lyft which is actually not bad, mostly it's taking people to work or home from work. Sometimes we make a pit stop for them to get food and/or likka or their kids and that's about as deep as it gets.  No great stories... Well except maybe the 2 blind ladies from Health and mental hygiene that stopped to get chicken legs ( a total of 8 legs LOL) at the Popeyes!!  SOOooo here's the story I get pinged for a pick up, I drive to the back of the federal building.  The 1st security guard was new but the more seasoned one said nope you have to go around front.  I get to the front.  I have to open my hood, open my glove compartment, open my trunk, GET OUT of the car and give them my license.  I'm looking at them like y'all are really doing THE MOST!!! But we are all chuckling because they know this is fracken nackle but hey, it's a good job! At this point I call the woman and she comes out with a seeing eye cane and I feel bad for fussing at her earlier ( I called to make sure she knew I was on the way). Then yet another woman comes out with a cane and I'm like well shit!!! So they are both legally blind.  We make a pit stop at the Popeyes because everyone loves chicken (well except for vegetarians) and head downtown to their apt which I'm still trying to figure out if they were roommates or just happen to live in the same building.  On the way the talked about a woman with a big butt... so she aint THAT blind LOL, how they both hate their boss (45) and of course the chicken is smelling mighty good so now I need chicken!! I drop them off and that was that. Other driving adventures... I drove a Jamaican to driving school; a woman with a bonnet and pj's to clear across Baltimore with her little girl; a little girl who smelled like weed to work at Burger King; a Puerto Rican to a bar in Fell's Point; another dude to a bar in Hampden (he smelled really good); and a woman with the good gold side tooth the the Shopper's!  I have no complaints!!

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

where do you even buy strawberry champagne?!?! IS THAT BOONES????

first of all DO NOT ask my why I'm putting on lipstick unless you are my man and you are so far from being that!  I wear make-up because that's what I want to do, so it is for myself.  B stop being such a busy body and looking at shit on my desk!  Now granted I am covering for someone so it is technically not my desk, but this is MY space for the next few days, stop barging into like you own it.  And III get a haircut cause you need a line up!! You look like a wet dog!! Lastly as a matter of fact I am going to eat all of the fruits and vegetable on my desk so you asking for 1 of 4 tangerines means I need to eat 1 more when I get home.  These things at rationed my man!!

Wow it has been a day!  So I am recepting!!  I'm not even sure if that is a real word.  SO the woman and man come up and say they have a 2 o'clock. OK with whom?  Both on the rude side and then I'm like well what's your name, and instead of giving me their names their mama gave them, they gave the name of the company.  But that's not what I asked you so I'm a little pissed plus she is sweating bullets and so is he and his shirt needs to be ironed and I notice every wrong thing about them because they have BOTH rubbed me the wrong way.  She needs some WEN and OMG I just saw his short ass skinny brown tie. WHY did you even bother sir? Men have it so easy.  Alls you have to do is throw on a shirt and some dockers, match just a little bit and you good.  How do they get it so drastically wrong I have no idea!!

I totally just ate a bag of Utz that were in the drawer to NOT my desk LOL But I was hungry... well no I was being greedy, and she probably forgot they were there and even if she didn't, my last day is Thursday!!  If they call me back here I'll buy her a bag (maybe).

So the woman came in this morning, very nice and we are just chatting away.  I tell her she has lipstick on her teeth and hand her the box of tissue.  She cleans her teeth, balls up the tissue and proceeds to hand it to my naked hand.  UHH... No I don't want that which is what I said and held up the trash can for her.  WHO DOES THAT!?!? It was such a 'I really know you' kinda move!  Ma'am I have already forgotten your name please don't try me right now!!

Which brings me to the little girl who came in bright and early.  So she mumble the parent name of the company and I say YES you are here, are you here for a meeting?  She mumbles the secondary name of the company. Are you here for training? She says and looks hella confused.  Ma'am I can not read your mind WTF do you want?  Which is what I wanted to say but instead I say well do you know the name of the person you are here to meet?  She say oh well I guess I could call them.  HOW in the world do people get jobs without a basic understanding of how to speak to others? I then say WHAT is your name because obviously my other questions were too difficult.  She then gets on the phone. Someone else walks in says, hello I'm in training today and I need to go to the training room. I look on the calendar and say OH you are on the 1st floor and she says yup I know how to get there.   Lil girl is on the phone with whoever the hell and says the same name of the training New girl who knows her shit.  I say ok you are both on the 1st floor, new girl take lil girl with you.  AND THEN lil girl says oh NOW she know where I need to go to the person on the phone! Without missing even 1/2 a beat I say 5 seconds ago YOU didn't even know where you needed to be!!  Don't try me!! NOT TODAY!!  Not when you have NOOOOOOOO information and came at me totally ill prepared, looking stupid and not having a clue to how to help yourself!  I just don't understand people who just don't have basic BASIC people skills.  Say hello, thank you, it's a lovely day WHATEVER!  And then on the phone KNOW what you want to ask before you call!  I had a woman last week who called at 4:59 and I know I should have just let it go, but NO I answered and this chick took me through the ringer!! She starts telling me a story I say ok well which property because I have to transfer you, she proceeds to start over but it seems like it is another story. MA'AM WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? She starts YET another story!  At this point I know if I hang up it will be ok, RUDE but ok, but I am really trying to help her.  I'm not sure what else she said but I finally transferred her.  Today a  real little girl called and the mother or adult in the background is like I should have kept it on speaker phone, SAY HELLO!! dammit just give me the phone!!  So why did you allow a baby to call a business office where people are doing BUSINESS (well you know not me) and play on their phone?!?!?

I truly seem to exist in an alternate existence from everyone else.  I mean sometimes I have to laugh to myself because I'm like WHY AM I THE ONLIEST ONE WHO REALIZES STUFF? I guess I am chuckling right now.

Thursday, April 6, 2017

chasing goosebumps and other random spotify titles...

I am in straight hustle mode tight now.  I have told a few people this but it is clear since I am bartending, temping, selling jewelry and whatever else I need to do to pay the mortgage, THE CAR, and eat.  HA so I bought a car!!!  This was something that shocked the hell out of me but it kinda just happened. SO what had happened is... I had been seeing an ad about no money down for AutoNation and since I have NO money to be putting down that peeked my interest.  A while back well it seems forever ago, back when my mom was way more mobile and driving when she totaled that dumb little Aveo she had.  When she was in the market for a new car I really wanted her to get a Chevy Malibu which I always thought was cute.  She ended up getting a Corolla which you KNOW I love Corolla since I seemed to never want to get rid of mine.  But in the back of my head I always thought about the Malibu.  I probably need to say I am so not a car person.  Cars are for getting you to point A, B and maybe C and sometime D.  So the thought of paying exorbitant amounts for any one car never even crossed my mind.  Although I did find the paperwork for the Corolla and my payments were ridiculous only because I was trading in the Jetta from hell and I was totally upside down. So anyway I called the dealership asked if they were still doing the no money down and the guy said YES until the end of the month, but it was already 3/31 so I asked if he meant through the end of April.  SO now this is when I knew I was dealing with the okie doke but I still persisted.  He said well we have new promotions each month so I said OK FINE I'll maybe come in.  Then I called my credit union because I was trying to be a little prepared.  I actually got pre qualified which was great because that meant my credit wasn't as bad as I thought.  SO I do some running around and then I take a deep breath and go into the dealership.  IN ADDITION to me not being a car person, I also am NOT a dealership person.  There is just a whole lot of unnecessary testosterone.  And as I walk in there are 3 men siting behind the desk 2 standing  and no one really ready to help me.  I ask for Roger and he seems surprised that I came in. He then calls a sales consultant to help me.  I'm thinking BUT I already talked to you now you passing me off?  Tom comes out and looks like a deer caught in the headlights.  He offers me coffee or water, I say no because I really do not intend on being here that long so nope I'm good.  At 1 point he gets up and Jose come by with a forced smile and he offers coffee or water.  Nope I'm good.  Then Roger come by and says Tom is kinda new so are you alright?  Do you need some tea or coffee OR WATER.  NOPE I'm fine, he's doing fine.  We take our test drive come back and then I give my keys to the 03 Corolla (aka the hooptie) for them to do a trade-in estimate.  At one point I was like nah I'm good let me just come back tomorrow because I need to go look at my mother for a minute, but like my keys were GONE!  The front desk were holding my keys HOSTAGE!!! I sat there like well shit, I can't leave if I wanted to!  LOL  Long story short, after meeting Gus (another 'manager'), Jose, who was also a manager and the deal they gave me I really couldn't say no.  YES it was a full on press to get me a good deal and at one point they were like yeah you're not leaving here!!  Dimitri helped Tom with the paperwork.  Antwon (with the pretty eyes and big butt... I MEAN IT WAS LOL) passed me off to James the finance person.  SEE all these damn men.  There were only 2 women in the place.  One I think was a sales person, the other I think was in finance and the other... oh wait so that makes 3 was the receptionist.  And then Clyde (NO WAIT... I just got the customer survey that fools name is CLEOPHAS!!!!), the general manager came over to congratulate me on my new purchase. In all it took about 4 hours which
I think is pretty fast considering, but I was really ready to go when I left, and it took at least 1.5 hours to long.  I am the proud owner of a 6 speed Chevy Cruze!!  And I freaking love it!!!!  It's quiet, it drives well, and it's cute.  It's silver which I would have preferred another color but it was the only manual transmission on the lot.  I have to work all my 50 eleven jobs to make the payments, but I know it was worth it!!

Sometimes peoples normal scent is good and a turn on (if they are men) and sometimes, it is just a bit to much!  Like I wonder if they know that is the smell they have.

I am temping right now **LOUD SIGH** a pit stop for sure, but I still felt some kinda way when I had the BS interview with HR (and now he refuses to look me in the eye) and when I followed up, persistently I might add, I got absolutely no where.  This is the 1st time I was asked to apply for a job and just flat out didn't get it!!  I didn't even get the interview with any of the 'executives' which is really rather weird.  I know I am over qualified and I KNOW my salary range is more than they want to pay BUT I'M A FREAKING TEMP!!!  I need to make more money and no one seems to care BUT ME!!  It feels like the folks I was dealing with have either never been without a job or who don't really need to work.  It must be nice!  I will be in that position hopefully one day sooner than later, but right now DAMMIT I gotta work!

People really do enjoy being busy and/or important!  I don't need either.  And I enlist help whenever needed.  But for some (probably more than I actually know), they thrive on a false sense of importance.  I guess in my 20's I learned that if I dropped dead someone would pick up where I left off and keep things moving.  It's just hilarious to me to deal with people who think they are the onliest ones who can do _____________(fill in the blank).  And things are NOT rocket science.  The only thing that's rocket science IS ROCKET SCIENCE! After a conversation yesterday I had to ask ARE YOU SERIOUS!??  When the person said yes I had to be quiet and back off because she really did think the people she was working with AND me were idiots! I guess I have more faith in people and there ability to grasp basic concepts. Silly me maybe LOL

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

frustrated musings of a 40 something black chick

I don't think people really understand how much I truly love supplies!  I mean I get orgasmic when there are ample supplies.  I'm at a new desk. And there are a lot here. When as a joke a friend gave me one of those holders with a variety of post-its and a calendar. The joke was on her cause I LOVED IT!!  SO when the receptionist said I could have the box of random envelopes that I did in fact need on her desk I was glowing.


I need to back up... so I started a temp job a few weeks ago.  You know I stay with a job, but this last stint when I had over 6 months off which really wasn't a vacation even though a lot of folks think it was, had to end.  Money was getting low and we all know I needs all of my coinage.  I registered with Office Team because since I got to Baltimore, they have always been able to get me into pretty good companies quickly and this time was no different. I'm working at a place that has very few black folks at least as far as I can see. One thing that is cool is everyone has the option to have a standing desk.  I am standing now!  I wonder, does this burn more calories?  At the other place I worked you had to request it and it took the facilities  guys ½ a day of loud work to get folks set up.  I wonder how big of an undertaking it was for this place? And now I sit…it’s just nice to have the option.


Today was a hell of a day to try and get into the office.  Normally the snow does not bother me and I will jump out there and attack anything.  BUT this shit right here was ICE and it had frozen solid.  So I apologize to the mail person for not being able to shovel a nice path for you.  I apologize to myself for not mustering up the gumption to do more than look out of the front door yesterday.  I truly did not know it was going to be as bad as it was.  I got up early this morning and got my shovel and the ice was like NAH SIS!!! So I started my car and attempted to just drive out and my tires were like... TRY AGIAN BABE!! So I went back in the house made coffee, cooked breakfast and tried to decide what my next step was gonna be.  I then poured some salt around my tires and prayed to get a little sun.  Checked Uber and that thing said $36 American dollars for what I know would have normally been like 10 due to high demand.  Then I checked the bus schedule because I really need to have a plan B and C at this point.  I then get myself changed (I had on sweats up to this point) and decide I am going to schlep to the bus stop up the street and just do that.  BUT FIRST let me try the car again.  OH and how about I use that garden shovel to see if I can break up some of this ice.  I got some traction and my lil hooptie made it over the ice!!  THANK YOU LITTLE BABY JESUS!!  The roads really were not that bad even when I got into the city, well downtown. I was so busy cleaning and watching TV and taking naps that I just didn't feel like being bothered with the snow.  AND WHY is it snowing so late in the season anyways?  I didn't have to fight with my neighbors or the renters or even the caregivers.  Everything has just been great.  And then this damn nor'easter comes along and fucks it all up!!AND IT'S COLD!!  It was 20 degrees when I left and the high I think is like 28 so how is it supposed to melt with it being that freaking cold?!?!? I'm not even gonna say I better have my spot because it is a given. 


My Sam's club experience was less than stellar a few days ago.  I ordered a few things (literally 3) online for a club pick-up waited longer than 2 days so I guess they put that shit back, so that part is MY fault but here is my issue.  I came into the store asked for the club pick-up and the one who checks the receipts says with a grunt good luck with that.  I'm like Well can you call someone and she does.  About 10 minutes later I ask another cashier if she could check on my club pick-up.  She acts like she never heard of such a concept SO I SAY... WHO IS YOUR MANAGER AND YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR!!! and then mumble this is some bullshit!  The manager... ok, I'ma try to be nice but you know, no guarantees.  It is the first thing in the morning so I'm not sure why all of your makeup has found it's way into the creases of your face.  As she is walking I start fussing but my tone is not mean it's more frustrated.  So she says, well can you wait until I get to you **BLANK STARE** UM ok sure... she gets to me. I say the reason I did online pick-up is because you are consistently out of the product I buy all the time.  She doesn't ask my name she doesn't ask me if I'm ok, she just says, Well the person scheduled for club-pick up is not due until 9am.  To which I'm like well how is that MY problem?  And further more, if I have to wait until 9 AM does it state that on the website when I placed my order, which it did not. There are a few cashier milling about so I'm like can you at least check? So then she continues to be snippy WELL THAT IS WHAT I'M gonna do!! OK... Meanwhile someone said they saw Jamal or Jemarcus who knows at this point, but he is the club pick up dude so she proceeds to call him over the loud speaker thing.  STILL she hasn't asked for my name or anything.  At this point I'm like I got the receipt on Thursday and then she was like OH WELL THEN IT probably was put back.  Jemario finally gets to the front and says the same think it was probably put back, but I was like BUT was it ever pulled?  I am extremely frustrated and angry at this point and another 20 minutes have passed.  I tell her it's already paid for and she says well no it's not it still has to run through the system.  And I'm like you let me stand her for this long and I coulda got my items and been out of here by now.  Some random man is complaining about the danishes and I'm looking at him like SIR IT's FREE!!!  Why are you complaining THE SHIT IS FREE!!!  I look at her and say what is the store number, what is your regional managers, name and what is your name because this is unacceptable.  All that needed to happen was she could have asked me my name, saw that the order was not pulled (or put back) and then GOT IT  for me, because that is good customer service.  I was so mad when I left, I felt my pressure raise.  When she finally asked if she could just pull the items, I was like no, I need to leave NOW!.  This was just such a missed opportunity for good customer service!  I just put a complaint on the site... probably nothing will happen because when I worked retail, the manager only responded to the positive stuff.  This aint positive and I aint happy!!!


And then.. I go the the McDonald's and wait in line for ANOTHER 20 minutes.  I order the #2 she says do you just want the sandwich. NO which is why I just said the #2 COMBO with a small coffee, which totally should have been upgraded to a large for free and GOD forbid I ask for ketchup which aint even Heinz, but at least it's not hunt's so, there's that!!