Restart of my blogging....

I have been making random comments on Facebook for a while now and each time I do, people tell me I should blog about it, which I did do a few years back when I started THIS blog.....it didn't get much attention so I abandoned it for a while, but now I'm back!!!!!

Still commuting to John Jay College in NYC, BUT my commute is now two hours each way (Mike & I moved out to Remsenburg.....don't ask, its a small town out east that NO ONE has heard of!) So longer commute equals more pains in the ass on the LIRR!!!

Hope you enjoy this, pass it along and maybe you can spread the laughter.....

Dear Sayville Ferry riders that take the LIRR....

Do you need FIVE pieces of luggage when going away for the weekend? And if you do need them, please don't leave them in the aisle it's a hazard as well as a pain in the ass for fellow LIRR riders.

Another thing...if you can't decide where to park your ass & pile of baggage, don't  stand there...you are a solid object & no one else can sit down until you move!

And NO we don't have time for you to have a cigarette....

Books? Who needs BOOKS?!?!?!?!?!?!? I Do!!!

So there I was headed to my local library to get some books on a research paper I was doing. I stroll on in and head to the computers to look up my topic and find books that I can use. A simple topic really....alcoholism and smoking and the effects on your health.

I do the first search on alcoholism....on the first page of about 10 results, I came across about 8 that were Internet sites. EIGHT out of ten? So I proceeded to take down call numbers for the few books I was able to find...on to the next topic of smoking.....basically the SAME result, I actually couldn't find ONE book on smoking..they were all Internet sites!

OK

so maybe I am old-fashioned, and the crazy idea of finding BOOKS in a library is just unfathomable in this day and age. As I went on my quest with my short list of call numbers, I looked around to see A LOT less books in the entire library...I did see more computers and more DVDs to rent, but less aisles of books. I guess with all these people using their Kindles to read books and such instead of actually picking up such a book made of paper and cardboard, there is no need for books in the libraries anymore. It's sad, I LOVE books, and I NEED to be able to touch the book and turn pages, not click on a screen or keypad, I just can't!

besides the book issue at the library, I came across a common trend of leaving kids in the library as a babysitter. Little kids running around obnoxiously screaming, yelling, stamping up and down stairs...no parents to watch over. And if there WAS a parent around, you got the usual "oh stop it now....." as the kid throws a fit in the middle of the place. I mean I think it MORE quiet outside in the parking lot than it was in the actual library itself! Ridiculous.

I also came across the slobs of the town...you know the ones that have NO CLUE how to return a book to the shelf (or at least to the rack so the librarian can return it to the proper place) I went to have a seat to look through my THREE books, and I wasn't sure if people were sitting at places and just left their books there for a moment or if they actually DID leave and just figured someone else could clean up after them. I finally found an empty table, I did some reading, took some notes. Out of the blue a guy gets up out of his seat and slams like 5 big books down on the floor making a very loud bang. When numerous people turned in his direction his reply was "sorrrrrrrry" as if WE were wrong to expect people to NOT throw books on the floor! ugh!!!

Ugh! it stinks in here!

Why oh why must I have to come back to this topic??? I hate to repeat myself, but I will.....

Do you have to BATHE in a vat of cologne before you leave your house everyday? REALLY? Is it neccessary to give all those around serious headaches and sneezing attacks? I am actually CHOKING on your cologne as I type. I unfortunately have no where else to go in this library, all other computers are in use...if I could I would have moved at the first sign of that tickle in my throat, and the irritation in my eyes, not to mention the pain that is slowly but surely building in my head.....THANKS buddy!

and the best part of it all, is that every time I think that the odor has reached its limit and I may be able to breathe a little easier, you move your arm or get up to print something and a new wave of stink bombards me....

bad enough if it was a somewhat decent cologne, overpowering as it may be, it wouldn't be as horrible as this stench! What the hELL is that? Eau de Foulness???

Please STOP!!!

CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH!!!

So there I was, sitting in my History class, taking an exam. My professor likes to give us essay exams, so you can imagine the work you have to put into each test (there is one EVERY week!). As I am reading over the questions, the girl in front of me (now let me remind you that we are in EXTREMELY close quarters in this particular classroom, its very annoying to be so cramped together!) Back to the girl in front of me...she proceeds to take out a bag of chips, crumples the bag to get it open and then eats. Potato chips are NOT quiet snacks...they are LOUD! So there she is crunch Crunch CRUNCH as we are all trying to take a test. Then she sucks on her bottle of hawaiian punch like it was her last drink forever. THIS was extremely annoying!!

Now, to make matters worse....her buddy next to her, finishes his test, then takes out THREE bags of chips and assorted snacks. He then starts to smash the bag of chips on his desk, making plenty of noise, and after he has pulverized the ships, he then stuffs them down his gullet! He does that with the second bag as well.

what the hell is wrong with people? no consideration for ANYONE?!?!!?!?!!??

and now for something completely different....

I had a few rants in mind while I was at school and on the train today, but then I got a message from my husband, and my troubles seemed to melt away.

See, Mike isn't one to be all lovey dovey all the time (I am...I think Isay I love you so much, he may be sick of hearing it!) So on those few occasions that he comes up and does something sweet and completely out of the blue, my heart just melts!

Today was one of those days, a simple text message to tell me he loves me and that I have a hug awaiting my arrival at home....that was all I needed to bring a smile to my face and to realise how lucky I am to have Mike as my husband.

We may not have the finest house, or fancy cars or loads of money to toss around, but we have each other (and Quincy of course!) and I can say that I am completely happy!

As I told Mike when I got home today (to get my hug!) "I love getting hugs from you, it's the best way to end the day!"

How Obscene!

Ok, so I'm on a very overcrowded subway train making my rush hour trip home from school to Penn Station and eventually home. People keep cramming in, the doors can't possibly close with arms and legs and heads sticking out...its CRAZY! Well there I am pinned up against a guy, and suddenly I notice something poking me in the ass. I try to move out of this object's way, but it stays with me like superglue. I realise that it is the umbrella of the woman behind me. I turn and look at her, she is OBLIVIOUS that her umbrella is attempting to give me a colonoscopy. I move again, hoping the movement of my body with her umbrella would make her notice where she is shoving it. I mean REALLY!?!?!?!?? You're in a crowded place and you stick your umbrella straight out in front of you?? c'mon now!

Fortunately I only had one more stop to stand there....but before I unplugged my crack......I farted on her umbrella! Yes I did!! Wonder if she noticed???



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Since we are on the topic of umbrellas, I have another comment to make. I may have mentioned it in earlier blogs, or just in rants among friends, but why the hell do people carry around such GIGANTIC umbrellas? I mean, when you're walking down the sidewalk heading to work or whatnot, is there a need to use an umbrella that can fit 5 of your friends and still none of you get wet? Bad enough if you're strolling along in a park, or a big open space, but we're in NYC people!! Not a lot of room as it is when you're trying to maneuver your way down the street, let alone having to avoid humongous umbrellas in your eyes.

I think they should make a law, similar to the HOV lanes on the Long Island Expressway. The HOV lanes require that you have at least 2 people (including driver) in the car. Well how about a limit on umbrellas as well? You want to carry that gargantuan bumbershoot with you? Then you must have at least 3 people accompany you under there...come to think of it, its a lot like car pooling....you take turns holding the umbrella, or you use your own each week or whatever....