Coffee Break

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve made the semi-upsetting realization that I get on my son’s nerves. I know, I know…most parents do, but I thought things were different with us. I suspect this is because even at nineteen years of age, he can’t seem to remember to do small things like wash his elbows, so I sort of bug him about those things. It’s for his own good (and mine because I’d really like to have a grandchild one day in the future) as poor personal hygiene is not generally known to attract girls. Not that he’s nasty or anything, I just hate seeing those elbows like that and there are a couple of other issues, too. Sometimes when you work in a job like his, it takes more than a soapy swipe to clean yourself, you know.

To make matters worse, his dad tells me I should hush about it one minute or I’ll make him move out before he’s ready, and then the next minute he says as a mother I should be telling him these things.

Whomever says that women are emotional and indecisive have clearly never met some of the men I know.

One of the upstairs girls continues to irritate me beyond description. There are two of them; one walks, talks, and just exists in a quiet, peaceful way while the other one lumbers across the floor hard enough to shake the walls, talks so loudly that I can hear every word she says, slams doors and cupboards, and even yells up at the other one from right in front of my GD window: “Back soon, honey! I love you!” And then, even though it’s fricking 90 degrees in July, she sometimes starts her behemoth of a vehicle then goes back inside for twenty minutes while exhaust fumes and noise just pour into my apartment. I actually have to shut the windows till she leaves.

But, I’m just blowing off steam about it. I fully understand that it could be a thousand times worse. At least her noise is everyday noise (only louder than most folks) instead of drunken rants or arguments or whatever. I’m just not used to it, I suppose.

‘Nuff about that.

I decided today that I’m going to hold off on the job. I can’t do that kind of work with this old laptop, which lags horribly and shuts down at random intervals. All that work stuff was honestly stressing me out to a maximum level so I decided to pursue some of my article leads until I make enough money to repair my computer. If they still want me after I’ve gotten the thing fixed, I’ll give it another shot.

There, I feel better about it already.

Recently I saw “Jumper”, 10,000 BC”, both “28 Days Later” and “28 Weeks Later”, and “The Number 23″. “Jumper” bites, “10,000 BC was decent, love both the “28 Days/Weeks” movies (I liked the first one best), and quite enjoyed “The Number 23″ as well. I also watched “Waitress” again…love that movie. It rocks. Next film for me is “Death at a Funeral” because I love Alan Tudyk.

Okay, off to do some work now.

Life is good.