Sunday, December 30, 2007
Alert
I hate the Patriots.
I hate Tom Brady.
That is all.
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So on Saturday, Collin & I went to the theatre to see Walk Hard (which is so funny I laughed til I cried) and we were the first people there. Shortly afterwards another couple came and sat way in the back. Shortly after that a group of three people (a mother and her two kids who were in their 20's) came in and although there were oodles of open seats they sat directly behind us.
They got settled then the man got up to go get snacks and whacked the back of my chair so hard it made my teeth rattle. I didn't say anything - accidents can happen. But then he came back and kicked it again. Then one more time as he was handing out popcorn and soda. I finally turned around and said, "Seriously, are you done kicking my seat now?" He ignored me but his sister and mom looked right at me. Undeterred, I said louder, "If you kick my seat again, I'll have to go get someone." And his reply?
"Get over yourself."
WTF??? Get over myself? I'm supposed to let this asshole kick the back of my head and seat whenever he feels like it?? Shocked beyond rational thinking capability I shot back "Fuck you." His mother went ballistic! "You said a bad word at my son! You said a bad word at my son!"
Oh, my God!
"Look, I got whacked in the back of the head 4 times (slight exaggeration) by him and I just wanna make sure it's not gonna happen again."
"I had to get through," he snarled at me.
"But you didn't have to hit the back of my head every time!"
"How does it feel to be a bitch?" Oh, good Christ! So now because I don't want to be whacked, I'm a bitch.
"Feels fine, thank you, fucker." That set his mother off all over again.
"We have to move, we have to move away from this nasty disgusting girl."
Oh, my God! Guess how far they moved? 2 seats. It was stupid! Yet during the movie when Dewey Cox said, "What the fuck did he just say?" they laughed. And laughed. So apparently it's not nasty & disgusting unless it's directed at her dickless son.
That's my rant for the week. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and a prosperous 2008! And don't forget to check out the Top Men of 2007 that Christina & I put together!
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I hate Tom Brady.
That is all.
*************
So on Saturday, Collin & I went to the theatre to see Walk Hard (which is so funny I laughed til I cried) and we were the first people there. Shortly afterwards another couple came and sat way in the back. Shortly after that a group of three people (a mother and her two kids who were in their 20's) came in and although there were oodles of open seats they sat directly behind us.
They got settled then the man got up to go get snacks and whacked the back of my chair so hard it made my teeth rattle. I didn't say anything - accidents can happen. But then he came back and kicked it again. Then one more time as he was handing out popcorn and soda. I finally turned around and said, "Seriously, are you done kicking my seat now?" He ignored me but his sister and mom looked right at me. Undeterred, I said louder, "If you kick my seat again, I'll have to go get someone." And his reply?
"Get over yourself."
WTF??? Get over myself? I'm supposed to let this asshole kick the back of my head and seat whenever he feels like it?? Shocked beyond rational thinking capability I shot back "Fuck you." His mother went ballistic! "You said a bad word at my son! You said a bad word at my son!"
Oh, my God!
"Look, I got whacked in the back of the head 4 times (slight exaggeration) by him and I just wanna make sure it's not gonna happen again."
"I had to get through," he snarled at me.
"But you didn't have to hit the back of my head every time!"
"How does it feel to be a bitch?" Oh, good Christ! So now because I don't want to be whacked, I'm a bitch.
"Feels fine, thank you, fucker." That set his mother off all over again.
"We have to move, we have to move away from this nasty disgusting girl."
Oh, my God! Guess how far they moved? 2 seats. It was stupid! Yet during the movie when Dewey Cox said, "What the fuck did he just say?" they laughed. And laughed. So apparently it's not nasty & disgusting unless it's directed at her dickless son.
That's my rant for the week. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and a prosperous 2008! And don't forget to check out the Top Men of 2007 that Christina & I put together!
Labels: football, movies, rants
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// posted by Heather @ 8:52 PM 
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Pray For Me, I Drive Circle*
Circle Drive is my main drag. I take it to & from work and 90% of the time if I'm going farther than my parents house, I take Circle to wherever I'm going. (I've said Circle so many times now that it doesn't look like a word to me anymore.)
Sunday morning I was coming home, zipping up Circle between Fountain & Airport (for those of you that know your way around the Springs, you can picture where I'm talking about.) and in front of the Carneceria & the Queen Bee'n Mexican Restaurant was a car in the turn lane with his flashers on. He was poking along, obviously having car problems. I was about 20 feet away from him when he suddenly jerked his car into my lane. I was going 45 and my maintenance man Fred was in the lane next to me, going just as fast, blocking me from making a quick lane change. I had no choice but to slam on my brakes and wait until Fred and the three other cars got past me before I could get around him. I want to know why he suddenly jerked out in front of traffic like that if his car was dead. I had thought at first that he had got it going but no. He just sat in my lane with his flashers going. Why not pull into the parking lot of the restaurant - he was in the turn lane already!!
Monday morning I was in the SAME PLACE on Circle Drive going about 50 (yes, this is speeding - the limit there is 35 but I was going with the flow of traffic)...there was an SUV in front of me and he suddenly swerved into the center turn lane. All of a sudden there was a car IN MY LANE with it's flashers going just sitting there. I barely made the swerve into the center turn lane in time. My heart was pounding...it was so close! And to have that happen 2 days in a row in the same place!
Tuesday morning I was coming up Circle, in the same spot, and I noticed kids waiting for the school bus on the side of the road. I was thinking about how fast summer break had gone by when I was suddenly hit by a flash panic attack. I was actually expecting there to be a stalled car in front of me. Luckily there wasn't and I made it home safely but I thought it odd that I could be conditioned so easily!!
*= Academy Boulevard is actually Colorado Springs' main drag and years and years ago there were bumper stickers out that said, "Pray for me, I drive Academy." Derek & I were riding with Mom one day on Academy and this woman cut her off. She had one of those stickers on her car and Mom, so frustrated, yelled, "That should say 'Pray for me, I drive!'" To this day, I always think of that when someone makes me mad while I'm driving. Thanks, Mom.
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Sunday morning I was coming home, zipping up Circle between Fountain & Airport (for those of you that know your way around the Springs, you can picture where I'm talking about.) and in front of the Carneceria & the Queen Bee'n Mexican Restaurant was a car in the turn lane with his flashers on. He was poking along, obviously having car problems. I was about 20 feet away from him when he suddenly jerked his car into my lane. I was going 45 and my maintenance man Fred was in the lane next to me, going just as fast, blocking me from making a quick lane change. I had no choice but to slam on my brakes and wait until Fred and the three other cars got past me before I could get around him. I want to know why he suddenly jerked out in front of traffic like that if his car was dead. I had thought at first that he had got it going but no. He just sat in my lane with his flashers going. Why not pull into the parking lot of the restaurant - he was in the turn lane already!!
Monday morning I was in the SAME PLACE on Circle Drive going about 50 (yes, this is speeding - the limit there is 35 but I was going with the flow of traffic)...there was an SUV in front of me and he suddenly swerved into the center turn lane. All of a sudden there was a car IN MY LANE with it's flashers going just sitting there. I barely made the swerve into the center turn lane in time. My heart was pounding...it was so close! And to have that happen 2 days in a row in the same place!
Tuesday morning I was coming up Circle, in the same spot, and I noticed kids waiting for the school bus on the side of the road. I was thinking about how fast summer break had gone by when I was suddenly hit by a flash panic attack. I was actually expecting there to be a stalled car in front of me. Luckily there wasn't and I made it home safely but I thought it odd that I could be conditioned so easily!!
*= Academy Boulevard is actually Colorado Springs' main drag and years and years ago there were bumper stickers out that said, "Pray for me, I drive Academy." Derek & I were riding with Mom one day on Academy and this woman cut her off. She had one of those stickers on her car and Mom, so frustrated, yelled, "That should say 'Pray for me, I drive!'" To this day, I always think of that when someone makes me mad while I'm driving. Thanks, Mom.
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// posted by Heather @ 8:42 AM
