BethFromVA

VERY cool! Haven't even heard of them. I'll have to do some looking. They're a bit pricey.

So Diva, what is it about the shoes? I went to the Kohls link and it doesn't say WHY they make you feel like you worked out more. What do you know about them?

Okay, this gave me a giggle so I thought I'd share: Guts or Balls??? There is a medical distinction between the two. We've all heard about people having guts or balls, but do you really know the difference between them? In an effort to keep you informed, the definitions are listed below. GUTS is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being met by your wife with a broom, and having the guts to ask, "Are you still cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?" BALLS is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the butt and having the balls to say, "You're next, chubby!" I hope this clears up any confusion on the definitions. Medically speaking, there is no difference in the outcome. Both result in a long stay in the hospital. *sorry, it wasn't cutting and pasting right so I had to type it out

Hahaha, you couldn't offend me. I know what you're saying. But omg, take that back!! Back to TEXAS?? I was SO happy when I left! Maybe if I was somewhere other than Houst-- scratch that, I don't miss Texas. I really LOVE it here, but yes, it's very expensive to live here. For now I think for my own sanity I have to just focus on school and nothing else. Otherwise I just feel depressed and overwhelmed.

I'll try to present my case better today (I'm just so damn frustrated these days that, yes, my knee-jerk reaction IS to ditch all programs) and try to sound reasonable while doing so. Should many programs be ditched? Yes. Should all? No. However, I am of the mindset that if you abuse it, you use drugs or alcohol while on it, you get caught cheating, stealing, or in any way manipulating the system, if you are a criminal or become a criminal while on services, it's a one strike and you're out. If you can't prove you live here LEGALLY, I don't care if you're bleeding in the friggin' street, you get NOTHING. NADA. ZIP. We are bleeding here and can't take care of our own, yet we have to take care of thieves who don't belong here? I don't think so. If you get services and are able-bodied, you WILL work. I heard somebody on the radio yesterday mention something I could live with: Start out working one day a week, then after a period of time that is reasonable, they begin working two days a week, and so on and so on until they are working full-time. If you choose to have babies while ON welfare, you get cut off (unless you give the child up for adoption). There is free birth control on virtually every corner (ALSO paid for by tax dollars). Use it or lose everything. Let your mama take care of you because I WON'T. I think the biggest problem we have in this country is the utter apathy of so many. And that apathy has been CREATED by the government hand-outs, in my opinion. There was a time when legal immigrants came here with nothing in their pockets, and by sheer willpower and determination, they made it work. They worked hard, they learned the language, and they became productive members of society. Very few sat around just waiting for handouts. If they chose to do so, they probably died. I feel if you're able-bodied and choose to sit around collecting your monthly check while watching cable and drinking beer all the time, you are worthless to society and I frankly don't give a crap what happens to you. You can starve, you can rot, you can fall off the earth for all I care. I care NOTHING for you. Every tax dollar of mine that is going to feed and clothe and house your fat ass is a dollar that is taken away from me and mine. The fact is, there has always been the poor. There always WILL be the poor. Redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor does not make the poor any less poor -- it just makes the rich, those who have worked for it (because let's be real, what's considered "rich" these days is not what I would consider rich) less rich. It is NOT my job to be my brother's keeper. It is NOT my job to be sure that some loser on the street has cable TV or food on their table. If they can't do that for themselves, then they are a useless waste of space, in my opinion. I know it's harsh, but I don't care. I am NOT a bleedin' heart, and I know this about myself. And I'm fine with it. If we were talking about a relatively minimal percentage of society that this referred to, it could more easily be ignored. But our states are DYING, and I see many of the reasons they are dying. And the answer is NOT to continue pouring good money after bad on the lowlifes and illegals while cutting services to the poor sap who is sitting here footing the frikken' farken' bill! Okay, I'm sure I don't sound as reasonable as I had hoped, but damnit, I've had enough of this already.

Job -- not gonna happen. I used this job as my cut-off... if it didn't happen, it was my clue that school full-time will be it. Home life is okay... just bummed. I haven't recovered from this past weekend. I don't do well when things are up in the air. I'm one that likes to know what's happening. And I won't lie, a full load of classes scares the bejesus out of me. I've never done it before, and I want to succeed.

Omg, you look HAWT!!!!!

Wow, I thought I was in the clear. I mean, you're never here and it was buried! DRATS!! *ducks and runs for cover :thumbup:

Food is satan. Seriously.

I don't know... I'm just "here." Surviving. I miss kiddo, still mad about the trip, still uncertain about the situation with hubby, just peeved at him in general (sore as well that he didn't do a damn thing for me for my birthday, and that's becoming a norm too...). I'm just feeling like an overall bitch right now, a whiny bitch. And I hate being that person, though I seem to do it so well.

Well... just got a call from the agency. The firm has decided not to hire or create that position at this time. Nice.

That sucks... but I guess it could be worse. GOOD!!! I'm SO glad you are moving forward with that suggestion! I remember when it was discussed a couple weeks ago. It's a good CYA strategy, not to mention a viable way to try to figure out where you keep "going wrong" rather than constantly walking around in the unknown. I don't get it... what does that mean the job is open again? That they are re-posting it and you didn't get it? Understood... That' just gotta KILL them! It proves how professional you are -- that you are on the fence and still you put out your best and finest work! I bet they are used to those who either give them an I-don't-give-a-crap attitude or those who just fold and leave. Atta girl!! Oh, honey, I'm already slicking up my body with scented oils in preparation for the biggest nekkid bonfire dance evah! And ALL OF YOU are invited to join in!! Time to make the natives restless!!

Sorry, I'm a metric nitwit, so I had to look up all the conversions. So 85 kg equals 187.2 pounds, and apparently 153 cm is between 5'0" and 5'1", while 158 cm is between 5'2" and 5'3". I don't care how you work that, THAT'S FAT! Now granted, starting at 120 kg 264.5 pounds, but still... being that short and 187 pounds is fat. Maybe a mini-goal, but a GOAL? And at that weight, there is NO way she would be wearing an American size 10. No way. Without looking forever, I found a blog that has her before and after pics. She really looks good, and I'm adding this disclaimer after what I wrote above to say she does not look like she's 187 pounds... Fat Lot of Good

How have things been at work since the last meeting, Ebony? Strained? Weird? Stressed? What did they do, just write you up and leave it be? Did you ever get to respond? I may have missed a post while I was in Houston.

Where is it??

Ghetto...? BWWWWAAAAHHHHH!!!! I've gotta find that one. :juggle:

EXACTLY! What's the rush? Especially, what is the rush when it's a document that the people who want to sign it probably haven't even read! Better yet, make it public. Let US read it. Wasn't that what Obama promised? PUtting things out there in the open? Transparent government? Where IS that? The things that I've read that are supposedly in this thing are downright damn scary.

KartMan, I don't mean this to sound as snarky as I know it'll come across on print, but being from California and seeing what a total clusterf*ck that state has become, how can you not be more hardline about this stuff? I have to say I really don't get it when yoru state is beyond broke and it's still okay for your taxes to pay for crap that is totally broken. I really REALLY don't get the mentality.

Oh, I KNOW Conservatives waste. That's why I don't consider them my party any longer. To me, they're simply democrats, and democrats are now socialists. There IS no conservative party, unless the Libertarians are the new conservatives. I have no idea. This is not a left-right thing for me. They are ALL effed in the head, and ALL of them waste my money. Right now we're just talking about the welfare side of it because of the topic here. Trust me, I've got plenty to say about many other wastes and issues. As for fixing the programs, have you met our government?? They couldn't grab their collective asses with both hands, much less fix programs that they screwed up in the first place. So in my opinion, the only thing I can imagine doing is scrapping the programs. It's time for family and churches to take care of theirs lilke it used to be and get off the taxpayers' backs.

EXACTLY!! Though this is a bit off topic, I was listening to the radio today, and the talk-show host said something I've been saying all along: Those who suffered Katrina who sat there and did nothing were waiting for the government to do something for them because that was the type of most of the people who died or were caught in Katrina -- those who don't do for themselves and always wait for somebody else to do for them. I'm not dissing those who died or lost what meager belongings they had. I'm simply focusing on the fact that, rather than help themselves, they sat around waiting for Uncle Sam, and then blamed the PRESIDENT because he didn't, what? Save them?? I KNOW there are those who truly need. But I don't feel sorry for those who have been on welfare for generations or all their lives, making things worse by having more babies to suck off the welfare teat or just sitting around watching Jerry Springer and doing absolutely NOTHING to better themselves. People like that are not sick, they're LAZY. NO sympathy here.

Helping others should be a SMALL purpose of tax dollars. Otherwise it is simply redistribution of wealth. I'm sorry, but to me, drug abuse and addiction is a choice. It might not be once one is addicted, but it sure was when they started using. Why should I as a taxpayer be forced to 1) subsidize their addiction, 2) subsidize their living arrangements when they may be there due to their choices, and 3) pay yet again to get them off drugs? I agree some are on the dole out of sincere necessity. However, waaaay too many are not. They CAN work but get more perks if they don't, or they choose to have welfare babies to get more money, or they are simply losers. Welfare was meant to be a help up, not a handout. However, I see welfare and other social services as WAY overused and overabused, beyond being measures by which the government can control more and more people AND ensure themselves another vote at election time. I mean, when leeches know that their bread is gonna be buttered by Mr. Politician (usually libreral ones), you betcha they're not gonna vote out the gravy train. :juggle: I am so dangblasted pissed off and fed up with scumbags being given MY money because they won't work that I just can't stand it. I am only ready to scrap the whole damn thing because of all the abuses I see with it. If you are fine with your tax dollars being misused and abused, please PLEASE sign your paycheck over to them and leave me mine. Because otherwise your decision affects MINE, and I'm not okay with that.

My idea is to get them the EFF off my dime! I don't care if it soulds harsh or not. There are TOO MANY people being given MY hard-earned money who don't deserve it and, frankly, don't need it if they would get off their effin' asses and get a job. :juggle: My frustration is not necessarily at you, btw, unless you really support using my tax dollars to pay for this bullshit.

But who would pay for rehab, the taxpayers... again? Sorry, but if they can find the money to pay for their drugs, then they don't need assistance. Cut 'em loose.

Yeah, but you're never here! :biggrin:

The City of Los Angeles IS the taxpayers. :biggrin: