Blogger Notes

*SIGH*

I was supposed to be at my interview at 11:45am this morning. I even called to make sure that my appointment was in fact at 11:45am so that I would not show up at the wrong time. When SSB came home for lunch, he asked when my appointment was. I told him 11:45am.

So why did I think that I had until 12:00pm to get there?

What is wrong with me?

In my defense, I was fighting off a migraine. Those things do disturb my sensibility. I'm hoping that whatever it was, this was the end of it! I have to do some sort of anti-curse procedure. Anyone got any suggestions?

The woman interviewing me said that it was OK that I was late, but really, what do you think? I think she was just being polite. Other than this, I know that I did very well in the interview. I didn't babble. I answered all the tough stuff with ease. I think that she was seriously considering me. Now if she can just forget that I came in late.

Question: when they ask if you have any questions, is it OK to ask what the job pays and if there are benefits? I think that it should be. It IS a very important part of your decision to take one job over another, after all. But everytime I bring it up, it seems to make the interviewer rather nervous. Then I start to wonder what they are trying to hide. It really shouldn't be that difficult. Do they not remember what they paid the last person? Did they not sit down and go over their budget to see how much they had to pay out for the position? It just feels like I'm talking to a car salesman. JUST TELL ME THE FRICKIN AMOUNT!!!

The woman that emailed me about my resume has yet to get back to me. I bet she is mulling over that stupid mistake. You know, when employers are trying to narrow down their choices, it is not a good idea to help them along with stupid mistakes.

OH WELL! There will be other interviews. I like to think that even when things look like they are going badly, they are actually going well. For instance, maybe I am killing my chances on getting these jobs because there is a MUCH BETTER job coming up! So, I'm trying not to stress too much over these. But it is getting down to the wire. I hope that perfect job comes SOOON!!!


(Now, where's that ice cream?)


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Other news...

I would like to introduce you to a couple of blogs.

My best friend in town just started her blog. I got her hooked just like I did to SSB! Heheheh! Her blogger id is Astoria. You may have noticed her comments on my blog recently. I'd like you all to give her a big HELLO!

The other blog is one that I am co-blogging with Canuk called Northern Latitudes. It will contain over-run from our blogs, mostly centering on less serious political ideas, satire, funny/weird news- generally things that wouldn't fit in our current formats. I already contributed a post about the gay marriage bill in California. It is my first time writing political satire, so be gentle!

sideshow bob said...

Stop it! Stop obsessing about that word! She said she was "very impressed" with your resume.

p.s. I am so going to enjoy that cake!

October 06, 2005 9:46 PM

sands of time said...

Your too tough on yourself Sylvana.When the right job comes along you'll get it.

October 07, 2005 10:40 AM

Sniffy said...

Job interviews are all a load of bollocks. I hate the "Have you got any questions for us?" bit because, by that time, you just want to get out of there. Of course, one good question is: "How well does this job description reflect what the job is actually like, and what is the staff turnover like?" You could always try "Are you really OK, or are you just pretending to be nice because you have to?" There are loads of questions, but it's best just to keep quiet because they always seem to go on the defensive when I ask them. Can't think why.

October 07, 2005 10:58 AM

Sylvana said...

SSB- Ah, you know I will make cake whether she calls or not. I love cake!

Pink Lady, that's what I'm hoping for!

Tina, welcome to my blog! Maybe I should just go hard core on them. "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?" I could ask them if they'd be willing to submit to an honesty test as well!

I can't wait to be done with all of this!

October 07, 2005 11:54 AM

ORF said...

I'll bet when she read over the email she didn't even notice. Most people already understand the intended meaning of a sentence before they've read the entire thing because the brain uses the first few sounds to trigger an inference and process the rest of the word on its own. In other words, we "predict" what we are going to read word by word, so there's a good chance she didn't see it missing at all!

October 07, 2005 12:15 PM

ORF said...

OH! And...nice picture :)

October 07, 2005 12:15 PM

Sylvana said...

ORF, I am well read in the Gestalt Theory. I do have a degree in psychology after all :) Doesn't make me any less neurotic, though!
And thanks for the compliment!

October 07, 2005 12:24 PM

Randi said...

i think you will be fine in the long run!!!

October 07, 2005 3:11 PM

Grace said...

Good luck. Don't worry about the missing word. Somehow it already has been "decided": small mistakes in business e-mails don't count because it's not "real" correspondence. The main exception to this rule is if you leave out something like a totally negating word (eg, "not").

As for money, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS ask for more. A useful guideline: Cameron Diaz is making $20 million per movie. Adjust accordingly.

October 07, 2005 11:38 PM

Sylvana said...

Randi, I hope so!

Grace, welcome to my blog! I have yet to hear back from this person, so I am assuming that the decsion is "no". Which is weird after she emailed me saying that she was impressed with my resume. Oh well, I don't want to work for fickle, flaky people.

October 08, 2005 10:40 AM

SierraBella said...

Love the new picture!
You'll probably get three job offers at once, so don't sweat it.

October 08, 2005 1:18 PM

Sylvana said...

Sierrabella, thanks about the picture. I am already missing my old icon, but I am giving this time to see if I'll get used to it. I also was a little wary of putting a real picture of me up, but what the hell! I think all of you deserve to see at least a little of what I look like.

Three job offers at once?! AH! Then I would have to make a decision!!
I guess it is better than not having a job.

October 08, 2005 9:44 PM

Maria said...

Oooh, you are so pretty! I love that you have your picture on your blog now.

I have been late for an interview too and it's never a good thing. One time I didn't ask any questions at an interview and I didn't get the job. I think they thought it was weird that I didn't ask them anything about the job.

October 09, 2005 8:39 PM

OldRoses said...

Salary is never a good thing to discuss during the first interview but asking about benefits is good. I know it's hard, but try to be patient. Sometimes companies take a while to make hiring decisions so you may not hear from interviewers for a week or two. I feel your pain. I went through it twice in three years. I was laid off, spent six months looking for a job, got one, absolutely hated it (they lied to me about the job during the interview) and then spent close to two years looking for another job while working at the nightmare one. It was worth it though. I love my current job, the people I work with and the company I work for. Hang in there.

October 10, 2005 12:52 AM

Sylvana said...

Maria, thanks! I'm going to leave the picture up for awhile.
The interviewers did such a good job of covering the job descriptions, that it was hard to think of something to ask.

OldRoses, I don't understand why salary has to be so taboo. It is a very important factor in making a decision. If they are secretive about the salary, then I begin to wonder how good an employer they would actually be.

October 10, 2005 12:51 PM

The Doc said...

See, I would disagree with OldRoses and say you should ask about benefits and a general salary range. Both for your own best interest and for future decision-making. I mean, if you ever get into a situation where you're offered more than one job, you should know what to expect at each of the jobs. Not that money should be the number one factor, but if you're offered two nearly identical jobs, then salary and benefits should definitely enter into it.

(Also: the picture! Man, it's all little and bitmappy, but from the looks of things, SSB is a lucky man. Brains and looks...)

October 10, 2005 1:21 PM

Sylvana said...

Yeah, Doc, that's my thought exactly! Not that I'm too worried about multiple job offers...
And you are right, SSB is a VERY lucky man! And I am a VERY lucky woman. :)

October 10, 2005 1:42 PM

Shamus O'Drunkahan said...

The only question I ask on job interviews is;
"Are you guys strict about the dress code here? Because I usually like to wear chaps."

October 10, 2005 8:45 PM

Sylvana said...

Shamus, I'm using that at my next interview.

October 10, 2005 9:12 PM

I just retrieved an email response to my resume from another potential employer. They said that they were impressed with my resume and wanted to set up an interview as soon as possible. They had sent the email on Tuesday! How did I miss that?

Needless to say I speedily sent a reply. Ten minutes later, I got a reply back saying that she would contact me soon about setting up an interview. Then I noticed that the email I sent her was missing a whole word in one sentence!

A WHOLE WORD!!!

How can I convince an employer that I would be someone who has great attention to detail if I leave out a whole word? Instead of "will work well for me", it read "will well for me". Ugh! I just keep messing up! I may never get a job at this rate!

I also have another interview tomorrow morning at a library. If I can get through that without making a fool out of myself, it will be a miracle. Maybe I should take a different angle when describing what I have to offer- I could tell them that they will never have a dull day if they hire me.

Wendy A said...

You crack me up! Your last few posts made me laugh. I guess you just have to make sure that you see the humor in life and not take it all too serious. Thanks for the chuckle. Your talents will soon be discovered.

October 06, 2005 4:04 AM

Shannon said...

Job hunting is so stressful. I'm laughing because I've been there and I know how you feel. Good luck in everything.

October 06, 2005 10:26 AM

sands of time said...

Im sure employers are not as hard as you think.Everyone is nervous at interviews and stumbles and talks too much.

October 06, 2005 10:38 AM

Sylvana said...

Wendy A, I learned a long time ago that it was best to be able to laugh at myself. BELIEVE ME!! I laugh at myself ALL THE TIME!!! :))

Shannon, this is stressful. I'm hoping that someone will hire me soon and put me out of my misery!

June, I hope you are right. I am a perfectionist, so I don't always know when I am expecting too much of myself.

October 06, 2005 11:00 AM

The Doc said...

On the bright side, they e-mailed you back saying they still wanted to meet with you. Now you can wow them with your personality!

"Uh, this applicant forgot a word in her e-mail."
"She's gotta be better than the trained circus gorilla in a pantsuit we just interviewed."

October 06, 2005 11:43 AM

Maria said...

At least you're getting interviews! I've only been working two days a week since July and can't find another dentist who is even looking for a hygienist. I feel your pain and I wish you the best of luck.

October 06, 2005 12:51 PM

Sylvana said...

Doc, you're right- I AM better than a trained circus gorilla! And I KNOW I look better in a pant suit!

Maria, I am very grateful that at least I am getting interviews. So I blow a few. I will learn and move on. Hope you get a good job soon! If you want to move to the Twin Cities I see lots of adds for FT dental hygienists!

October 06, 2005 1:11 PM

SierraBella said...

Hey, you're doing fine!
You're right though, they won't be having any dull days if they hire you.

October 06, 2005 2:33 PM

Derek Knight said...

eh, what worried about? knows people read everything.

usually inferred.

to worry.

nothing to.

seriously.

October 06, 2005 4:37 PM

Sylvana said...

Sierrabella, I think that might be a big plus in most office settings!

Derek, you're right. It could have been worse.

October 06, 2005 7:57 PM

Sniffy said...

I sometimes leave entire sentences out of things and get away with it. This is mainly because nobody ever reads anything that I write.

October 07, 2005 10:54 AM

Sylvana said...

Tina, if they are down to not even reading what I write, then I am in a bad position indeed!

October 08, 2005 9:37 PM

This morning at 8:30am I got a call from the woman who sent the assessment test. She wanted to set up an interview! Yay, for me! I must have done well on that test. I told her that I could meet with her this afternoon.

SSB had a half-day today so we could go see the workforce development case worker about his dislocated status (his plant is closing in a month, and because more than 50 people will be losing their jobs, he qualifies for some benefits under Wisconsin law). I got ready early so that I could relax and figure out how I might answer various questions that my interviewer might ask.

Curled my hair- perfect! Did my makeup- perfect! Now to eat breakfast!

That's when I found a present from little Neo on the laundry room rug. He's been having some difficulty asking to go outside. He likes to poop by the cat litter and in our bathroom. It's something we had to work on with Zero too. When they go into shelters, they get accustomed to using their kennel as a bathroom and need to be retrained. So I had to stand with him outside for 20 minutes hoping that he would do something so that I could praise him. No luck.

SSB got home and got ready, and that's when I noticed the frizz taking over my hair. Ugh!! I tried a couple of products- still frizzy!! It's this stupid humidity! There is only one thing left to try. I have to wash my hair and dry it with my ionic curler-dryer. But I only have 30 minutes!

As I am washing my hair, I get deodorant on my hands (don't ask). The stuff is like tar! I try to wash it off, but it just sticks and is now smeared all over my hands! Now my hands are sticky! Yuck!

I am desperately trying to get my hair dry fast, yet frizz free, when SSB says that I should just stay behind and get ready for my interview while he goes to his thing. His appointment was at 1pm and mine was at 3pm. The locations were about a 40 minute drive apart. I was about to take him up on it, but I felt that I really needed to go. I gave up on my hair and went with him.

Everything at his thing went fine, except that it ran a little late - 2:05. We rushed back home to grab the directions to my interview. As I bolted out of the car to get the directions out of the house, I slipped a little on what I thought was mud. Yeah, you guys are smart. It wasn't mud. But I didn't figure that out until I tracked it all over the house! YUCK! It wasn't my dog's poo either! It was in the median where they can't go. Some jerk let his dog shit right in front of our house and didn't clean it up!

It's on my boot and I'm trying to clean it off so I don't reek like dog shit through the interview. SSB's yelling at me to get to the car cause we are running out of time. I grab a paper towel and book it out the door. He takes off like a mad man. I grab some hand sanitizer from the dash to clean my boot off. It takes the color off the leather! WTF?!

I start yelling. SSB swerves to turn around to go back home. I yell, "No! Go! There is no time. Just go!!" He whips the car around to get me to the interview. As I'm frantically wiping hand lotion on my boots to counteract the sanitizer, I see that SSB is covering his mouth so I won't see him laughing.

Oh, go ahead and laugh! It is funny. My hair is frizzy, my hands are sticky, I'm running late, my boots are nearly ruined, and there's a dog shit smell emanating from them. Seriously, what could be funnier? It's like this was scripted for comedy.

I don't care what is trying to keep me from this interview, I'M GOING TO THE DAMN INTERVIEW!!

I got there on time and I think things went well. At first. Towards the end I babbled a little too much. I'm not counting on getting this job, but at least I didn't give up. I did it, and now I am even more ready for my next interview. Now, I just need to get another desperate employer to call me.

OldRoses said...

I love your attitude toward that interview. I hope you do get more interviews but I also think you aced this one and will be offered the job. Loved your tale of woe about getting there.

October 05, 2005 12:08 AM

Shannon said...

I hope you got it too.

SSB is a dislocated worker? Wow, sorry. My organization is Workforce Investment Act provider (That's a fed program) and there's always a mad rush to get the dislocated worker numbers...I hope they can find him another, better job...he may qualify for retraining money, fyi.

October 05, 2005 8:59 AM

Astoria said...

Hey aren't you used to stuff like this happening to you? I hope you get it!!

October 05, 2005 9:37 AM

Randi said...

im sorry to laugh at your expense but that was funny! good luck!

October 05, 2005 10:02 AM

Derek Knight said...

well...

um...

you made it. Way to go there.

Best of luck in the future (God knows you'll need it, at this rate).

October 05, 2005 10:35 AM

sands of time said...

Doesnt everything always go wrong.Hope you get the job though

October 05, 2005 12:08 PM

ORF said...

Hey, if they can't handle a little dog poo on your shoe, then you don't want to work for those people!!!

Good luck to both you kids on the job front.

October 05, 2005 1:41 PM

DrMax said...

Syl, that sounds like a classic Dr. Max experience. The more you need things to go smooth, the worse the day goes. Good luck to you and SSB.

(P.S. Also, I want you to know I'll be off line for a few weeks, don't take my lack of comments personally. I'll catch up at the end of the month.)

October 05, 2005 4:44 PM

Sylvana said...

OldRoses, I don't like to waste things, so I like to get something useful out of what ever I can.

Shannon, they are writing up a grant right now. We have to wait to see if he'll get any money for school. He is eligible for some good financial aid though, so we might not need the worker grant.

Astoria, why do you think it is so easy for me to keep going despite it all?

Randi, hey, I laughed too!

Derek, that's exactly what I was afraid of!

June, thanks. All I can do is laugh it off.

ORF, I like that advice. I am bound to make some mistakes and if they want absolute perfection, well, that just sounds too intense for me.

DrMax, thanks. Enjoy your time off! I'm miss your witty comments.

October 05, 2005 10:21 PM

I have been out of a job for a month now. I'm getting pretty frustrated, to say the least. I have had friends look over my resume to make sure that it was OK, and they all said that it was fantastic. Granted, they could be trying to be nice to me, but they know I'd rather have them be honest and I believe that they would honor that. So what is the problem? More than one friend has suggested that I may be over-qualified for the jobs that I am applying for. On the other hand, some have suggested padding my resume. If I'm over qualified, well, I could take some things off my resume easily. But if I'm under-qualified, I could never put something on my resume that I didn't totally believe in- so padding is out of the question.

I finally got a call today. She asked specifics about my experience in bookkeeping and supervising. She seemed concerned that I have never used bookkeeping software for my business bookkeeping and that I may not know enough about other software that they use right now. But, I must have said something right since she sent a pre-employment test to take. I read that these tests cost on average about $30 to process, so that must mean that she's seriously considering me, right?

This is not the first time that I have taken one of these tests. I took one about 14 years ago for a grocery chain called Pick-N-Save. It was about 8-10 pages long. It started out OK, but by the third page, it got real weird. One question was: It is OK to hit someone if they make you really angry. Who would answer "agree" to that? Or better yet, who would answer "agree" to this one: I feel that I have been abducted by aliens. Seriously, are you kidding me? I started giggling. I knew at that moment that I did not want to work at Pick-N-Save and really considered just leaving with the test so that I could show it to my friends. It would have been a great party favor. But I was really interested to see if I would be acceptable to this store that was so concerned about hiring alien abductees with anger management issues.

I did not get the job. They never called me back. I still, to this day, wonder what they were testing for.

This last one I took was far more reasonable, but still a little weird. Lots of questions about drug use and dealing in the workplace and stealing. They started out asking if stealing and drug use in the work place was OK. Then they moved into wording the question in a way that suggested that you were stealing and using drugs in the work place. Once again, I couldn't help giggling. Exactly how many times and ways do I have to tell them that I don't do those things nor do I think that they are acceptable? I answered the questions honestly. I mean, what else are you going to do?

I was a little nervous about the test so I searched Google for answers. That's where I found this test. It's fun and free to find out how you might do on one of these.



I felt a lot better after taking it since I did very well.

You scored very high on this test, indicating that your susceptibility for dishonest behavior is minimal. You are someone who isn't swayed from acting honestly even in situations where many "normal" people would feel temptation to act deceitfully.

I'm expecting to hear from her in the next couple of days. Unless she too is looking for an alien abductee with anger management issues.

The Doc said...

I do hope you get that job Sylvana, but if they don't give it to you, you might consider answering "Yes" to some of those ridiculous questions, just to see what happens.

(Also: I got a 73, which is apparently "very high". I didn't think I was more honest than most people, but I think people use the word "honest" differently than I do.)

October 04, 2005 12:01 PM

sands of time said...

I hope you get the job too.
By the way i got 63% which it says is average.

October 04, 2005 12:10 PM

sideshow bob said...

What is the approximate "street value" of the drugs you have given or sold to co-workers, and what is the value of stolen office supplies that you accepted from them as payment?

October 04, 2005 12:29 PM

SierraBella said...

I scored 85%, but thought I'd do better!
So I drive 5 miles over the speed limit!
Hope you get that job.

October 04, 2005 2:40 PM

Shannon said...

You know, I always thought those questions were stupid until I worked in a position where people actually answered "yes" to the ridiculous ones. They easily screen out the real freaks.

Once I was conducting an interview for a Peace Corps applicant who started making ethnic slurs during the interview. I was completely shocked that someone would be so stupid! She also answered a question about handling stressful situations with "I totally break down." Sometimes you need to ask the dumb questions to get rid of the dumb people.

Good luck on with the job test, btw! I hope you get it.

October 04, 2005 4:41 PM

Shannon said...

I never want to work anywhere that gives me that stupid test. I got 66 (very high?) on the test and took it at work to boot.

October 04, 2005 5:56 PM

Dr. Who said...

HEY!!!

What is the meaning of all these? All of us who were abducted cannot work?

This is purely discrimination! Where is the human rights committee when you need it???

October 04, 2005 8:23 PM

OldRoses said...

Besides being chronically early, I am way too honest. I scored an 85. No surprise there. I didn't have to take an honesty test for my current position but I did have to take a drug test. They tried to scare me by claiming it came back positive. I asked when did chocolate become illegal??????

October 05, 2005 12:06 AM

Sylvana said...

Thanks Doc. It would be nice, and I'd kick ass!

June, hard to believe. Maybe it is because you are so sympathetic. Sometimes you have to break the rules to help people.

SSB- yeah, WTF? Those questions were messed up!

Sierrebella, You almost got me! I answered that I sped too. I mean, really, there aren't very many people who haven't at some point in their life whether they meant to or not.

Shannon, unfortunately, I have worked at places where my coworkers probably would have answered "agree" or "strongly agree" to many of those weird ones. And thanks!

DrWho, it should be a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

OldRoses, if they screened for chocolate, I'd never get employment.

October 05, 2005 3:43 PM

Once again I have abandoned my blog for a few days to enjoy a busy weekend. Since it was supposed to be the last warm weekend of the season, I decided to go camping. We packed up and headed off to the park that we camped at last time. We got there around noon, but alas, there were no more sites available. In October? So I got a list of other nearby campgrounds and started calling. Thank goodness for cellphones!

We ended up at a campground 40 minutes to the east. It is just outside a town where we own rental property. We have driven out there so many times to show the property and do repairs, but I had never really considered the area for it's beauty. Well, I was glad that we couldn't get a spot at the other grounds, because it was beautiful! We got a great secluded site right next to the river. But we would find out later that night that it was not as secluded as we would have prefered...

A little after 1am a large group of people about two sites away came back from the bar at the golf course that was part of the park. They were loud and obnoxious, as drunk people at that time of night tend to be. I figured that it would take about a half an hour for the excitement of leaving the bar to subside and for them to settle down. No, they were just getting started. After about half an hour, SSB walked over there to see what we were up against. There were well over a dozen very drunk people, so he just decided to sleep in the car.

I was pissed that they were being so rude to us as well as all the other campers. I walked past their site to check out my options. There were about six or seven cars parked. I wasn't pissed enough to try and reason with a gang of really drunk people. So I headed down to the registration cabin to see if there was an on-call number that I could use to get this taken care of. Yeah, there was. 911. Aw, come on! 911?! I gotta call 911 because some drunken assholes can't figure out that there are other people in the world; ones that don't care about the events of their night at the bar, how drunk they are, or whose butt is whose.

I decided I'd wait a little, see if they just wouldn't break it up after they recounted the stupidity of their evening. As I was passing their site on my way back I heard emanating from the group: "What's that you got? AH! You gonna do shots? Hell yeah! Let's do shots!!" I just turned right around and dialed 911. Shots?! They were going to go all night and get more loud and obnoxious!

The police wanted to know who I was and what campsite I was at. I told them that I'd just as well that those rowdy drunks not know who I was and where to find me. Fair enough, the police said they were sending someone out.

I went back to my tent and listened for the squad car. When it got there, I could here a drunk woman shouting: "Hey! It's Jeff! Hey Jeff, what's up?" Apparently, these people were familiar with the local police force. I could hear some low talking- and then that woman again: "OK, Jeff! Thanks Jeff!" Then I heard the car leave followed by three more cars. I'd love to be able to tell you that was that, but, the remaining people still stayed up until 5am talking and laughing. Oh, well. At least there were less of them and they were much quieter (but then again, short of setting off dynamite, they couldn't have gotten much louder!)

SSB actually got a pretty good sleep. I was up every hour because Neo wanted out to go look for him, and from occasional laughing fits from the drunk people.

The next morning I made eggs and toast. Then we went for a hike. The trees are just starting to change colors. I would love to come back when the trees are at peak and get some more pictures. Maybe we can even rent a boat and actually get out on the water!

I even brought back a special treat for all of you... a picture of SSB walking our dog down the wooded trail along the river. I'm glad that SSB enjoys the wilderness too. In fact, there's not too much that we don't enjoy doing together.

cookie christine said...

You should have had a really loud, rip-roaring breakfast. Gotten all schloshed on mimosa and bloody marys, cranked up some tunes and woken those drunks up early. That'll teach 'em.

Hope you guys have a great time and the drunks leave you alone for the rest of your trip.

October 03, 2005 2:28 PM

evilsciencechick said...

heehee...I'll BET there isn't too much you don't enjoy together!

October 03, 2005 4:17 PM

DrMax said...

Sometimes a walk in nature with your dog is the only thing that will take your mind off the way the Packers are playing. (I'm going to have to borrow a dog from someone).

October 03, 2005 4:18 PM

sideshow bob said...

It looks like I'm about to kick the dog in that picture...but I'm not, I swear! I'd never kick a dog, no matter how bad the Pack are playing!

And Cookie Christine: we did a little hooting and hollering after we were sure all the responsible campers were up, around 7:30 or 8:00....we let our dogs bark quite a bit too. I'm sure the other campers were enjoying the fact that we were giving the drunk bastards a taste of their own medicine!

October 03, 2005 4:45 PM

Astoria said...

I was just reading your new post--at school--in class, and almost drifted off to alittle snooze myself. It was so peaceful till the part about those damn drunks, I hate drunk people! Unless of course I am a drunkerd too, then I don't notice as much! Until the next morn and then I hate myself too, ahh I think I am beginning to babble! Better go, before I say too much! I should have gone with you..STUPID! STUPID!

October 03, 2005 8:23 PM

Sylvana said...

Cookie Christine, I was good and noisy in the morning. I cooked breakfast on a cast iron skillet and clanged the spatula on it excessively. And I made sure that I yelled everything: "DID YOU WANT YOUR EGG SCRAMBLED OR OVER EASY?!!!"

ESC, heheh!...heheheh!

DrMax, The Packers are good boys. Yes they are! Yes they are! Now throw them some snacks.

SSB, the other picture really looked like you were going to kick him.

October 03, 2005 8:31 PM

Sylvana said...

Astoria, are saying that my writing is relaxing, or boring? ;) You're not nearly as loud when you get drunk- even when you fight or cry. And yeah, you should have gone with us.

October 03, 2005 8:36 PM

OldRoses said...

What is it with drunken people in the middle of the night? I was on a business trip last year, had to be up early, critical work, etc etc and I was kept awake all night in my hotel by loud, drunken people in the hallways.

October 03, 2005 11:29 PM

Sylvana said...

They start wandering when the bars kick them out- or they get the munchies.

October 04, 2005 12:21 AM

Tayster said...

That picture of the lake is beautiful. With the changing leaves and all. Can I use it as my wallpaper?

October 04, 2005 9:46 AM

Sylvana said...

Borrow away, Tayster! Glad you like it.

October 04, 2005 10:02 AM

Astoria said...

Not boring, it was relaxing! And hey now about the fighting and crying when I am drunk, now that's too much information!! :) Now everyone must think I am a big boob! Just kidding I don't care and one of these time I'll pull my head out of my ass and go with you all!!

October 04, 2005 1:26 PM