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Sailor’s S.O.S. – It’s getting serious
He’s desperate now. He’s not liking this ‘gotta lose weight’ stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhualcT_Vmk&spfreload=10
School Drop Off Road Rage
Let’s discuss school drop-off for a minute.. some of you with school age children, especially elementary age, will know exactly what I’m talking about. Some of you will remember the days, and know all to well that I’m talking about. Some of you aren’t there yet, and trust me.. one day you’ll know what I’m talking about. What am I talking about? The people who can’t seem to grasp the ‘drop off’ part of dropping your kids off at school.
The struggle is real, people. I posted a mini rant on Facebook today and there are so many people who have the same views I do on this subject.
Here is my post from this morning:
I need a whistle and a badge because the morning drop off’s at school need some direction. I am suffering from severe, acute, school drop off road rage. How hard is it? You pull up.. little Johnny or little Judy gets out and you MOVE ALONG! Nooo, there’s always someone.. someone who decides to give a life lessons talk just as the kid tries to get out. I get it, things happen.. you forget after school instructions, money needing to be turned in, etc…. but these are repeat offenders I’m talking about. The ones that you see them pull in just before you and you’re like “crap nuggets!!!” because you know how it’s going to go. Like this one guy… we’ll call him Clueless Clyde, his kids can’t manage to put their own backpacks on (or so he seems to think) they are also completely incapable of opening the door to the school themselves. Which is fine.. what’s not fine is that he pulls directly in front of the door (where all kids are dropped off)… get’s out of his truck.. opens their door, get’s them out.. puts BOTH of their backpacks on for them… then walks them to the front door. He doesn’t even try to hurry. Nope, he just takes his sweet arse time while everyone else waits for him to move. Here’s the thing… if you want/need to do that for your kids. Yay… go you! But pull into a flipping parking spot and let everyone else who’s kids ARE capable of those things go about their day. This happens ALL THE TIME!!! I even try to time it where I’m not getting there the same time he does. Some times that works, sometimes not. I have started to give him ‘the look’ as I drive by though. He’s clueless. GRRRR!!!!! And today.. this lady drops her kids off, then pulls up BLOCKING the way out and just stops. No reason.. just stops and doesn’t move.. I need a drink and it’s only 8:30.
Surely people can NOT be this clueless to the standard drop off procedure… or maybe they just think their time is more important than everyone else’s. If you can’t manage to drop your kids off within 30-40 seconds, you need to pull out and try it again from the back of the line… or park your car.. in a parking spot. Ugh!
I invite you to vent your drop off/pick up frustrations in the comments. I know you have them! Vent! Let it all out.. you’ll feel so much better. 😉
Junk food for my brain…
Some of the television shows I watch are embarrassing to admit. Like, very embarrassing. As in, I even make fun of myself for watching these.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
The yelling, the cat fights, the weave pulling, the legal troubles… I’m not even sure how I got sucked in to this one. I think there was a marathon on or something and before I knew it, I was hooked. It’s kind of like black tar heroin.. you know it’s bad for you and is killing brain cells every time you get your fix, but you just can’t help it so you wind up back in the alley looking for more. I even added the premiere to my planner so I wouldn’t forget… yeah, it’s that bad.
We definitely need more Rosie
Teen Mom 2
Oh, the Teen Moms… Yep. I watch them. Yeah, I know. I’m part of the problem. I admit it. Although, I honestly don’t get how so many critics have said that this show promotes teen pregnancy. There’s nothing glamorous to it. I do have to give props to them though. Most of these girls are trying their best to be great Moms. It’s tough raising a child.. even tougher doing it at a young age and on camera.
Pretty Little Liars
Why, why, why did I ever start watching this show? My 7 year old son even knows it’s dumb. It’s to the point that I don’t care who A is this week. Everyone’s A.. no one is A… Is it Ezra?? Is it Alyson?? The answer is yes to all the above.. it just depends on the episode. Hell, I’m A! JEEZ! I honestly thought it was over when I finished it on Netflix. I had NO IDEA that it was still on.. so of course when the new season started, I had to set the DVR. It’s kind of like a train wreck. You don’t want to look, but you have to. I’m not a quitter, so I’ve got to follow it through… which probably means that it’ll end up with these girls at Shady Acres still hunting A. Oh, and Hannah will still be searching for that perfect cupcake.
Even though I watch my share of crap TV, I do watch some intelligent programming. Hello… The Voice starts soon. 😉
Are you sick of all the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Videos? Well, boo freakin’ hoo.
Yeah, I said it. Boo-fuh-reakin’-hoo! Does someone need to call the waaaah-mbulance? I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen people bitching on my newsfeed about these videos. Things like, “Way to go America.. you’re wasting perfectly clean water while people in third world countries don’t even have water clean enough to drink.”
Oh, and the memes of course…
Um, ok. Do you water your lawn? Care to know how many gallons of water that is per day? Or do you ever take extra long showers? Oh, you do? Well, then I’m sure you are taking extra long COLD showers, right? Oh, you aren’t? Well, then that’s also wasting the energy it took to heat the water. Just SHUT UP already. Do you drive a car? Do you feel guilty because that person you just passed walking doesn’t have a car to drive? I’d be willing to bet that you don’t even give it a second thought.
Are people jumping on the bandwagon because their social media accounts have been filled with celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge videos? Probably. So what? Who cares why? The fact is they are… and from what I’ve seen it’s worked. It has raised awareness for a horrible, incurable disease that up until 2 weeks ago, I had NO IDEA what it was for the most part. How is that a bad thing? Some people have even bashed these celebs who are participating, saying that they are just doing the stupid challenge and not donating to the cause… which is absolutely NOT true. Most, if not all, have also donated large amounts.
We live in a society where celebrities have A TON of influence… good and bad… a lot of times bad. I’m just glad that on some rare occasions that influence is used for a good cause. It baffles me that so many people are just assholes about it. You know the ones… the ones that no matter what is going on, they have to criticize it. Like they are more ‘enlightened’ than the rest of us. The self proclaimed ‘social awareness experts’ the ones who use terms like ‘sheeple’. Yep, those people. The ones that look down their noses at all of these poor, pathetic, narcissistic people who are participating in these videos. Like it’s their duty to educate the rest of us poor saps. Do me, and the rest of the world a favor and take a break from your douche-baggery… get over yourself already.
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I’VE SEEN SO FAR. THIS IS ALS. PLEASE WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO.
Famous Friends…
Good friends are few and far between, but great friends are even harder to come by and I venture to say that I have some of the best friends a girl could ever ask for. BUT… if I were to ever rub elbows with the rich and famous, here are a few of the besties I would have.. I just know it.
Oh Sandy.. where do I start. You are the bestest. You aren’t afraid to laugh at yourself, which is a trait I admire and wish more people had. We would get along so well.. I mean, we have so much in common. You’re a goofball… I’m a goofball. You have dark hair, I do too. You have brown eyes… as do I. You dated Matthew McConaughey when you were younger.. and I wanted to date Matthew McConaughey when I was younger. You handle yourself with such dignity and grace, and at the same time you will do almost anything for a laugh. Yep, we could totally hang.
Up next…
This girl.. this girl right here is my alter ego. I think a little Chelsea lives in all of us.. some more than others. My inner Chelsea comes out on occasion. She’s the witty, sarcastic, the say what everyone else is thinking but they just don’t have the guts to say it themselves, kind of girl. If you ask my girl Chelsea if those jeans make you look fat, you better be ready to hear the truth. Plus, she’s hilarious.
Ok, it was a toss up for the 3rd spot.. so I decided to include them both. A girl can never have too many friends anyway, right?
Jimmy, you’re just a cool guy. I’m a sucker for anyone who can make me laugh and I really think we could be friends.. Have your people call my people and I’ll have you, your wife, and little Winnie over for dinner. You like goulash, right?
Blake can raid my liquor cabinet any time. We can take turns making fun of Adam’s unfortunate hair ‘incident’. We would have a lot to talk about.. he lives in Oklahoma.. so do I. He is from Ada, Ok.. I’ve been to Ada, Ok. His wife is a dog lover.. my husband’s wife is a dog lover. Plus, we’re both Miranda Lambert fans. 😉
10 things I will never do again…
1. Eat a brussel sprout. Yep, I tried 1 on 2 separate occasions and hated them.
2. Travel the ‘Road to Hana’ in Maui. Am I glad I did it? Yes. Would I ever do it again? Hell no. I seriously thought I was going to die. It was beautiful though. I highly recommend it.
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(this photo doesn’t do it justice… that was a huge, huge drop off)
3. Shop on Black Friday. Seriously. There is nothing.. I repeat, absolutely NOTHING that I want/need that bad. I will pay triple the price to avoid that madness.
4. Voluntarily sit through The Lego Movie. I’d rather drizzle hot sauce in my eyes.
5. Ride a longhorn bull. Don’t ask.. it was for charity.
6. Staple my finger just to see what happens. Every kid did that, right?
7. Stick my finger through the straw hole in a plastic lid.. again to see what happens. Every kid did that too, right?
8. Put a mercury thermometer in a bowl of Ramen noodles just to see what happens. I think I was around 6 when I tried this. It didn’t end well.. and no, I didn’t eat them. More often the not the ‘just to see what happens’ experiments don’t end well at that age.
9. Perm my hair
10. Trust a big butt and a smile. (Sorry.. I couldn’t think of a #10, and that song is stuck in my head.”That girl is poison….”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6blgjF6UkU
