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in the town where I work.  This used to be Olympia Skate Center:

No touch-downs where I live, just winds stong enough to wake us all up at 6am.  My poor kitties were terrified.  Power is out and they are asked to restrict water use and stay home.  Maybe I won't be able to get to work tomorrow.  Riiight, like that'll happen.  What a memorable Mother's Day.

I noticed that my vision was blurry a few days ago, one eye being fine and one blurred.  I knew I had this coming as both my parents and 2 of my grandparents wore glasses.  I read a lot and after 34 years of perf vision, this really scared me.  My father had glaucoma too which I don't really know what is but it sounds bad enough to me so of course I worry that I'll get it.

I went to my eye exam this morning and learned that they're barely bad enough to warrant glasses but I do need reading glasses and have to start getting checked yearly.  I know that's not so bad and that there are sooo many people who wear glasses/contacts but I'm still nervous about it because I feel like it's just going to get worse and worse over time.  My mom recently had cataracts removed so of course I'm imagining having to have that surgery one day too.

They had an entire wall of glasses to choose from which was completly terrifying.  I tried on countless pairs until I found one that I didn't feel too strange in but still worry that I made a bad selection.  Even though I only have to wear them for reading and computer use, that means pretty much all day at work.

After years of not caring about my clothes I care about my appearance again and think for sure that I made a bad selection.  I swear if it didn't mean being on TV I would wish for a nomination for What Not To Wear or something so I could be shown the best glasses for me to wear.

Oh well, at least I can still read, just with a little help.

I was forced to make an uncomfortable phone call.  The stupid busy-body that I work with decided to make a point of asking my boss if a water meter had been misread.  Of course she’s not the one who has to call about things like this.  I’ve had to deal with this so many times; I know what’s gonna happen when I call, after being on hold 30 min at least.  They always, always say that we have to check to the meter ourselves or they did once tell me to pay the current bill and when they read the meter the next month (if it was wrong) it would be adjusted.

 

I tried getting out of making this call, which was pointless in my eyes, to no avail.  I had to call these people and lie to them, saying that we had already done what they would require and we had confirmed them inaccurate.  Well, I got a new person that I had never spoken to before and they agreed to put in a request for the meter re-read that I was asking for.  So I get to feel like a complete idiot now when I finally have to admit that they got their way yet again.

 

I work for a spoiled rich man who can just give his name and get his way.  He expects everyone who hears his name to act that way.  These damn people don’t act that way for me, yet I’m expected to demand that they do.  I never thought a secretarial job would require such aggression. He’s said to me once “I can’t make you change your personality”, basically saying that my personality was shit.

 

I just wish that the horrible 817c# would finish what she starts.  People suck!

My son had a drama performance last night.   He wasn't even going to go, told me nothing about it but found out that it would hurt his group if he didn't attend.  They had to act like animals.  He was a monkey, the scene was that Paris Hilton's dog got lost in the jungle and they grabbed it and dragged it off.  They did that to "Paris" too when she came looking for Tinkerbell.  It was very short but really funny.  And of course I'm so proud of him especially considering that he has SA too.

Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are retired. Mrs. Fenton insists that he go with her to Walmart. He gets bored with all the shopping.

He prefers to get in and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves to browse. Here's a letter sent to her from the store.

Dear Mrs. Fenton,

Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and may ban both of you from our stores. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment.
All complaints against Mr. Fenton are listed below.

Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse was shopping in Walmart:

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
3 days ago

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the restrooms.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares.. and watched what happened.

5. Aug 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.

6. Sept 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. Sept 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.

8. Sept 23: When a clerk asks if they can help him, he begins to cry and asks, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'

9. Oct 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.

10. Nov 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked the clerk if he knows where to find the antidepressants.

11. D Dec 3: Darted around the store suspiciously loudly
3 days ago

humming the "Mission Impossible" theme .

12. Dec 6: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using different size funnels.

13. Dec 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

14. Dec 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumes the fetal position and screams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"

And last, but not least ...

15. Dec 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"
3 days ago

humming the "Mission Impossible" theme .

12. Dec 6: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using different size funnels.

13. Dec 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

14. Dec 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumes the fetal position and screams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"

And last, but not least ...

15. Dec 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"

I wore some new shoes for the first time today to discover that they were very slippery; I nearly fell at home.  Well, we went to eat and as I was walking to the table my foot slipped out in front of me.  I fell right on my ass, hard!  That’s bad enough but then the restaurant staff started asking (loudly) if I was OK.  A lady even got my address & phone #.  I again stated that I was OK and that my slippery shoes caused it but she said it’s their policy to get the info.   I knew they thought I would sue which embarrassed me even more to think that they might think I did it on purpose to be able to sue.

 

As we sat there and ate I eventually was able to imagine how funny I must have looked instead of how stupid I looked. I laughed at myself, mostly to cover my shame but it didn’t seem nearly as bad once I laughed about it.  I even noticed one of the people look over at me several times and I just laughed even harder.  I never saw anyone laugh at me though.  Anyway, my butt kinda hurts but I was able to enjoy my meal.

Why can’t I ever do anything right?

 

I can’t remember a damn thing.  I’m supposed to remind my boss of meetings but can’t remember without setting myself a reminder in Outlook.  Now Outlook is either not popping the reminders up or I’m typing and hit “enter” causing it to go away.  That’s bad enough to not remind them of meetings but it doesn’t even end there.  I was supposed to prepare a document and missed the reminder so of course didn’t do it until they asked for it.  I was supposed to make sure a call got placed today.  And had I even bothered to set a reminder?  Oh noooo!  Now I have to find a way to remember something every ######## week and it can’t be set to a reminder since there is no specific time for it so I don’t know how in hell I’m going to accomplish that.  It’s a task that I have to remember every time I open a certain folder of Excel docs so if anyone reading this has any suggestions…

 

Today we got a delivery that I totally screwed up and the truck was about to leave so I had to run out and catch the guy to avoid additional delivery fees for them making a 2^nd trip.  When I’m supposed to have repairs done for customers, I don’t have the balls to be mean enough to convince the repair guys to get them done in a timely manner.  Then have to listen to pissed off customers and try to figure out something to say to calm them down which I completely suck at.

 

I can’t believe he hasn’t fired me; I’m such a dumbass!  We’re super-slow right not too so I have no excuse whatsoever.  I shoulda gotten a factory job where I could do the same thing all the time and not have to remember to do random tasks throughout the day.  My job blows like a ######## hurricane.

 

I do feel a little better now that I’ve gotten all that out.  Hope I didn’t bore anyone to death with my rant.

Ga. police say 3rd-graders plotted to attack teacher

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press Writer

WAYCROSS, Ga. --

A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigning children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward, police said Tuesday.

 

The plot by as many as nine boys and girls at Center Elementary School in south Georgia was a serious threat, Waycross Police Chief Tony Tanner said. Police arrested two of the students Tuesday on juvenile charges and released them to their parents. They planned to charge a third child.

"We did not hear anybody say they intended to kill her, but could they have accidentally killed her? Absolutely," Tanner said. "We feel like if they weren't interrupted, there would have been an attempt. Would they have been successful? We don't know."

The children, ages 8 to 10, were apparently mad at the teacher because she had scolded one of them for standing on a chair, Tanner said. Police seized a steak knife with a broken handle, steel handcuffs, duct tape, electrical and transparent tape, ribbons and a crystal paperweight from the students, Tanner said.

He said the students apparently planned to knock the teacher unconcious with the paperweight, bind her with the handcuffs and tape and then stab her with the knife.

District Attorney Rick Currie said he decided to seek juvenile charges against only three of the students - two girls, ages 9 and 10, who brought the knife and paperweight and an 8-year-old boy who brought tape. He said all three students faced charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and both girls were being charged with bringing weapons to school.

He said they were too young to be charged as adults, and likely too young to be sentenced to a youth detention center.

Currie said other students, when questioned by police, said they didn't take the plot seriously or insisted they had decided not to participate.

"Some of the kids said, 'We thought they were just kidding,'" Currie said. "Another child was supposed to bring a toy pistol, and he told a detective he didn't bring it because he thought he would get in trouble."

Tanner said school officials alerted police Friday after a pupil tipped off a teacher that a girl had brought a weapon to school.

Theresa Martin, spokeswoman for the Ware County school system, said nine children had been given punishments "up to and including long-term suspension." She would not be more specific, citing privacy concerns. She said none of the children had been back to school since the case came to light.

The alleged target is a veteran educator who teaches third-grade students with a range of learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, delayed development and hyperactivity, friends and parents said.

Tanner said the scheme involved a division of roles. One child's job was to cover windows so no one could see outside, he said. Another was supposed to clean up after the attack.

He said the teacher told detectives the children involved weren't troublemakers.

"You can't dismiss it," Tanner said. "But because they are kids, they may have thought this was like a cartoon - we do whatever and then she stands up and she's OK. That's a hard call."

The parents of the students have cooperated with investigators, who aren't allowed to question the children without their parents' or guardians' consent, he said. Authorities have withheld the children's names.

Four mothers of other third-grade students at Center Elementary called for the immediate expulsion of the suspected plotters.

Stacy Carter and Deana Hiott both cited school system policy stating that any student who brings "anything reasonably considered to be a weapon" is to be expelled for at least the remainder of the school year.

"We don't want our children around them," Carter told the Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville, Fla. "The one with the knife could have stabbed my child or someone else's child at lunch or out on the playground."

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