1. Why post a big “ZOMG! I’m on Twitter! FOLLOW ME, PLZ! kthxbai!” badge if you’re not going to return the favor to the mofos who proceed to follow you? I get it - no one wants to follow the penile enhancement dude or the “BLOG BIZ!!” chick, but WTF with not following the (relatively) normal people? If Barack Obama can recipro-follow, so can you.
2. Why do people think things like “If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen” are comforting? Look, kids, in case you missed it, Bill’s been out of work for seven months. SEVEN. MONTHS. We’re currently living with my in-laws. In a house with ONE bathroom. Right now, que sera, motherfucking sera is not comforting.
3. Is my bitter showing?
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27 responses so far ↓
1 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 1:05 am
Your bitter is only showing because I’m following……. ::Hey, Sleep, where’d you go, buddy?::
2 ModernSingleMomma // Jul 20, 2008 at 2:35 am
I feel ya! Living at home with ma and pa myself…One room for L and I. My pillows smell like pee– not cats, my son.
Serious Q is, why aren’t you looking in the mirror and saying, “Damn! I’m a funny woman and I’m a freaking awesome blogger.”
Your posts make me laugh and smile and thank god to know I’m not alone.
3 Jean // Jul 20, 2008 at 8:40 am
1. For obvious reasons (sheer ignorance, for any readers who may not know me), I won’t comment on number one.
2. My guess is that some people can’t find the right words to say that WILL be comforting, yet want to show that they care enough to acknowledge your situation, so they end up saying something like the above. BTDT myself in different situations and then looked afterward and said to myself “Gee, that didn’t help at all.” But I do get what you’re saying.
3. I got the feeling of frustration rather than bitterness and it’s entirely appropriate to your situation. I’m so sorry you have to go through this at all and hope very much that the tide will turn when Bill hears next week. [[[[Steph]]]]
4 d // Jul 20, 2008 at 8:58 am
1. I read your twitter, but I don’t post on there anymore, but I figure if you add someone, they should also follow you. Reciprocation!!
2. It’s not comforting. It’s something people say because they don’t have a comforting answer for people when they’re in a shitty situation. I happen to believe that things do happen for a reason and when and how they’re supposed to, but that doesn’t stop me from just saying: I’m sorry things suck major ass right now and it’s not fair that they are sucking ass.
3. Just a wee bit, but I don’t think it’s bitter. I think it’s just frustration dude. You and Bill and his job prospect have been on my mind a super ton, but I don’t want to be all up your ass with “did ya hear anything??!!” Because I’m assuming if you had, you’d tell me, and me bugging you about it isn’t gonna make you feel any better.
5 Steph // Jul 20, 2008 at 9:40 am
Jane - I’m feeling pretty good about the fact that I haven’t snapped like a rubber band…philosophizing is beyond my reach at this point.
ModernSingleMomma - Believe you me, sister, I have a big enough head as it is. :grin: I’m a rockstar, and I know it…even when I’m not. :grin:
Jean - It’s very frustrating, and I’m cranky over it. I’m just all done now, and the Universe is NOT working with me here. :grin:
d - I also believe everything has a reason, but right now? I don’t need anyone else to tell me that. Kind of like I don’t need anyone to tell me to be patient. YEAH, I KNOW! I NEED TO BE PATIENT! NOW BACK THE FUCK UP ALREADY! Clearly, the lessons I need to learn haven’t been fully internalized yet. :smh:
6 Celeste // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:27 am
Yeah, you’re bitter is showing, but you know what? If you aren’t entitled to show it then screw the rest of us!
What’s Twitter? I’m a moron. ;)
7 Steph // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:33 am
Celeste - It’s microblogging. http://twitter.com (Or you can click the little Twitter box over there in my sidebar.) People either dig it huge or can’t figure out the point. :grin:
8 Auds // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:54 am
1.) I am a twitter-ho myself and still can’t figure it out. All I know is that I gotta be careful when I tell the world out there, on Twitter, about my super-sonic snoring hubby and then he wakes up and sees the Tweets for himself. Nope, I’m not gettin any tonight. Oh well.
2.)I hate it when people say things like that. It’s my all time most hated phrase people utter right next to “Everything happens for a reason!” Oh nothing makes me wanna bitch slap someone more than that!
3.) Yeah but hell, you wear it well and deserve it. People that are never bitter, frighten me!
9 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I know. And I’m sorry. And I hope you hear something straightaway. Like yesterday.
10 Steph // Jul 20, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Auds - Psht. If husbands don’t know by now that their every foible is fair game for blogging/tweeting/whatever, then it’s probably time for them to learn that the hard way. Heh. Also? I’m with you on people who aren’t ever bitter…or sad…or angry. IT CAN’T BE PUPPIES AND UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS ALL THE TIME, DAMMIT!!
Jane - Just ignore all my previous crankiness, would you? I was full of piss and vinegar and just so very, very all done with more. freaking. waiting.
11 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Done. God, I hope he hears tomorrow. That’s a possibility, right? Didn’t they say it might be as early as Monday or Tuesday?
12 Steph // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Jane - They told him tomorrow or early Tuesday at the latest. GAAAHHHH!
13 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:38 pm
So, tomorrow then! Squee!!!!
If I’m seemed a hair dismissive it’s because a) it does NOT seem like 7 months to me and because b) you are *so not a whiner and you don’t bitch and moan and complain so while I haven’t *forgotten, it’s not really at the forefront for me. But I understand that it’s been, for you, exactly the 210 days, 9 hours and 27 minutes that it’s actually been. If I came across as insensitive I apologize from the bottom of my heart. Really. :D
14 Steph // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Jane - I hope tomorrow. PLEASE, GOD, LET THEM CALL TOMORROW. Worse? They’re two hours behind us, so there’s no way we’ll hear before 10 am tomorrow. God help me.
It’s all good. I’ve tried to keep the whining to a minimum because hello? Who likes that shit? But I’m seeing an end to this mess, and I’m going nuts. lol
15 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 10:56 pm
P.A.F?
My cell is (deleted by Steph) . Please let me not get a hibbity jillion calls from blog stalkers.
16 Steph // Jul 20, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Jane - You know I’m down. Give me about 15 minutes, and I’m all over it.
(Also? I can edit comments, so I took out your number. I got Stumbled today, and who knows who’s reading this piece, KWIM?)
17 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Bless you. And bless you. LOL
18 Jane // Jul 20, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Der, I was just going to email you and was too impatient. Plus, here’s another comment, so…there you go.
19 San Diego Momma // Jul 20, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I’m so hoping you hear something tomorrow.
And your bitter is not showing, you’re just frustrated and ready for things to start going your way.
I’m so hoping you hear something tomorrow.
You will. There. I’ve manifested it. (aka “The Secret.”)
20 Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy // Jul 21, 2008 at 12:38 am
Better your bitter than something else, right? But you don’t sound bitter, you sound like a woman who can’t pee or fart without 5 people knowing you did. I’d be cranky too.
21 Jane // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:01 am
Mel? Um…no. Just, no.
22 Steph // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:58 am
Deb - Thank you. I’ve been telling myself all day that he’s got the job; hearing it from them is just a minor detail. UNIVERSE, ARE YOU LISTENING? :grin:
Mel - LOLOL. This truly made me laugh out loud which scared the bejeezus out of the cat.
23 Jane // Jul 21, 2008 at 2:02 am
See, that’s how we know we have an Evolved Steph. All that humor, where there might have been anger (where *I might have experienced a TAD of anger.) You GO girl. Srsly. You RULE.
24 Lindsey // Jul 21, 2008 at 9:51 am
Whenever my Star Wars dork husband wants me to do something, he’ll wave his fingers in front of my face, like he’s doing the Jedi mind trick, and say, “You WILL have a quickie with me in the downstairs bathroom.” It usually makes me laugh, which puts me in the mood to maybe grant his request.
SO, in getting to the point, I’m waving my fingers in the direction of “Orgin” and saying “You WILL give Bill this job.” Doing something is better than doing nothing, even if something is ridiculous, right?
(Oh, and by this point? I wouldn’t be bitter, I’d be robbing people at the gas station with a bat. So you’re holding it together fairly well, I’d say.)
25 Steph // Jul 21, 2008 at 11:35 am
Jane - Shooooot. Not that evolved - did you see my rant the other day? :grin:
Lindsey - Jedi Mind Trick! WOO! Sadly, we do that around here because yeah, always funny. Anyway, thanks for the good juju. It can’t hurt. Also? LLOL at robbing people - I’ve considered beating the crap out of someone over a haircut which wouldn’t even be worth it since they already gave me the money back. :grin:
26 matteroffactmommy // Jul 21, 2008 at 5:21 pm
sheesh, i shouldn’t have read all the comments before posting my comment… actually, i’m glad i did… i might just say something stupid. anyhoo…
re: twitter. i’m not geeky enough to figure that shit out. besides, i occasionally update my status on facebook. “MoFM is… tired and sore from the tournament…” (it will be on there for 5 weeks and be all, “status updated about a month ago)
sending happy Orgin thoughts your way!
xoxo
27 Steph // Jul 21, 2008 at 7:17 pm
MoFM - LOL. That’s all Twitter is - a giant MySpace update, except people can reply. And thanks! :)
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