Time For A Rant

I feel ya on the diet coke slurpee thing! Don’t they know that if they created diet coke slurpees that millions of women would be buying it? LOL Great blog post! Loved it!

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

I know, right? TALK ABOUT A TARGET AUDIENCE. We’re waiting, Coca-Cola. *Taps foot impatiently*

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My first husband was a Brit, and he swears it’s pronounced “Woo-ster” I know. I thought they spoke english.

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I am in complete agreement with the fact that the Gap needs to have online shopping for Canadians. We miss out on all the good stuff!!!!

My rant of the day is this: when I show you how to do something and tell you, “Under no circumstances do ‘x’” and you call me an hour later and say that you did ‘x’ not just once, but four times? I’m going to be more than a little peeved.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Are we referring to husbands? Because my, uh, “friend” may know of which you speak.

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I’m a Brit, living fairly near Worcester at the moment, and in my accent it sounds like “wusster-shuh”. I’d guess that most North Americans would find it less weird to modify it to “wusster-shiire” though.

I’m glad to have the excuse to comment on your blog, as I’ve been meaning to say how much I enjoy it. I especially like point one of your rant today, the “divide and conquer” thing is so astute.

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My oldest uses his outside voice ALL DAY LONG. I’ve gotten used to it by now, but if I have company over they usually have to take a step or two back.

I pronounce it like wooster-shear. Don’t know if it’s right, don’t care. It works for me.

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Good post – ranting is good once in awhile!

Check out this link and click on the “volume” icon next to the word http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Worcestershire

Hope that helps!

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The drugstore that won’t give me a refill on the prescription I have for allergies because its 5 days past its expiry point. Oh and that I’m breastfeeding so the only antihistamine I can take is Claritin which does very little for me (lasts 24 hours? FAIL)

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My almost 6 yr old is talking to me in my own snarky voice and I don’t like it.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

I have NO IDEA what you are talking about. (That’s a BIG FAT LIE.)

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Mary Murphy is driving me mad this season. I used to like her but this season she seems to be louder, her voice another octave higher and her personality just a little more over the top!

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Glad you got that all our Angella, and you even made it into a list that must have felt good.

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#6 made me laugh. I was mistaken for a boy on a regular basis until my parents finally let me grow out my hair at about age nine. It doesn’t help that I have a male-sounding name.

My rant for the morning is stupid idiotic clients who tell me “This employee’s direct deposit didn’t go through – I told her she would get paid twice next week.” Then, after I pay her twice the next week, the client emails me and says “Why did you pay her twice? I already mailed her a check for the paycheck that didn’t go through.”

Worsh-chis-ter? That’s how I say it. My dad says “war-chester-shire” and I’m pretty sure that’s not the right way.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

I am so glad I am not alone on this…

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my in-laws are brits and they say “worse-ter” but I have no idea is that’s right?

also? mary murphy? oh my good god. I can’t handle when she adds an “yes you did” or “yes you are” to the end of EVERY SINGLE STATEMENT. ” you are a great dancer, YES YOU ARE!” punch. face.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:22 pm

I read this comment to Matthew and we both laughed out loud.

YES WE DID.

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Your Dad is right. You are made of awesome and your rant was pretty entertaining. Hope it made you feel much much better! xo

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I think you need another job – Diet Coke Slurpee Inventor. Because maybe all these women would then be happy and too occupied with the greatness of a DC Slurpee to run their mouths.

And I’m a bit appaled that the Gap et al, doesn’t ship to the great white north. I know someone who works for them – I’m going to go rant at her for this injustice for you.

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I finally got into SYTYCD this season, after a good friend suggested I record the series and just mute and/or FF every Mary Murphy speech. (I also don’t like that Mia woman who was at the auditions–she was so emotional ALL THE TIME.) Here in Boston, we pronounce Worcestershire “Woostersheer”–maybe because the nearby city of Worcester is “Wooster” to us?

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I didn’t know sarcasm was a gift! Now I feel so generous.

my rant is socal wasn’t the same without you.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

Dude. I’ll be back is socal this winter for Desperate Bloggers 2.0

If you dare try to tell me that you aren’t coming again I will drive to your house and kidnap you. Seriously.

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‘wuss-ter-sheer’

If you really want to read a rant I wrote this last week and am now moving on with it. Pain and suffering be damned; I will conquer! http://thesmocklady.com/blog/assuming-the-worst_2230/

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Woke up grumpy again this morning. Your rant made me smile and laugh out loud – and yes I know I could use LOL. But why NOT actually express what I’m feeling in full words (my tiny mini ‘I’ve spent too much time on twitter lately’ rant).

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

I will have you know that I NEVER LOL. I do, however, laugh out loud. Often and much. *wink*

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Loved this!
Here’s my rant: that some parents get easy kids and think they are AWESOME parents because of it. If they had Avelyn for a day, they’d realize that some kids are just hard and they ought not be smug about their angelic child.
I think I have some issues.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

This makes my head hurt, because ridiculous. Just like people who assume that babies who do not sleep well is the fault of the parents. SIGH.

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Jennifer Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:41 pm

100% AGREE. One of my kids is a complete Angel, born to be a do gooder, love RULES and when she does protest something it lasts for about 5 seconds. Her sister is a rebel to the core and has been this way since birth. They are both raised the exact same way. Quite strictly too! Good behavior is luck of the draw.

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I love your rant! Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good rant to get it all out of your system.

I agree with #7. They make Coke Slurpees, how hard is it to make a Diet one?!

WORD to #8. It’s so aggravating that you can’t find anything online, nor can you buy it from most Canadian websites. Major FAIL. I also hate the US only contests. I want to enter too!

And I also concur with #10. I mute her a second or two before it’s her turn to “judge.” There’s no way on earth I’m going to listen to her awful screeching. My closed captioning pops on very quickly after I press mute, so I can see anything constructive that she might have said, but mostly it’s useless screeching. HATE.

I’m sure there are many other things I could rant about, but I pretty much agree with all of your points.

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You are your diet coke, man.

And my friend PunditDad said it best the other day with, and I quote, “I can only come to the conclusion that there are a tremendous number of people who are actively looking for something to be insulted by so it provides their shitty blogs with meaningless content.” That about sums up my thoughts on any blog-brou-ha-ha.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

PunditDad sounds like a very wise man. Why do I not know him? Must. Remedy.

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And. I meant and. Christ on a cracker.

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#1 – you pretty much summed my thoughts up on it. It’s not a bloody competition. It’s just not. I also think for many of us it’s about making choices. I think I might write a post but also why get in on the stupidity?

And my SIL suggested just calling it Lea & Perrins, that way there is no need to attempt Whorsetchire. Works for me!

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Can I just vent and say my mother-in-law is driving me MENTAL!!!! I can’t say it on my own blog because she happens to read it. Anyhoo…

Sounds like life on your end is as hairy as life on our end. Glad to hear you’re giving credit to all Mommyhood camps. It’s all tough stuff, good thing those things we call children are cute sometimes to relieve some of the stress and hair pulling they cause

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I think in all the debating about working at home or outside the home, whether or not you enjoy your job is what matters most. I commute nearly an hour each way and work full-time and have other working-outside-the-home stresses that are different from the stresses of a woman who works inside the home BUT I enjoy my job. I love my job, so the sacrifices don’t really seem like a high price to pay. If I were doing all that I do without the love of my work, I think it would be nearly impossible to handle. Same for inside the home. If I didn’t love my job, I don’t know if I could handle the balancing act of parenting/working simultaneously. But if I was working inside the home doing something I loved (writing, marketing, whatever), I would feel privileged, as I do now.

Also, I do think the debate stems from women who work outside the home at jobs they don’t enjoy wishing they could work inside the home at jobs they do enjoy. This whole debate stemmed from a Momversation episode where a couple of the panelists blog/write for a living. Those bloggers undoubtedly have readers who are bloggers themselves, so OF COURSE those women wish they could find the same success and make a living of this hobby we all have in common. But MOST bloggers will never find that success and many bloggers (who are also mothers) have to leave their homes to work at jobs they hate. That changes things, I think.

My situation is so different, and I like my job so much, it’s hard for me to jump in the debate on the WOHM side and say “yeah, we have it so much harder” because I don’t think that’s really the issue here. All moms have it hard. All moms are stressed. But we’re all bloggers and many of us will never be able to do this for a living, and instead have to work outside the home. That’s not my particular issue, but I can see why it would be someone else’s.

Honestly, there are SO many variables, but I do think it comes down to “is your situation working for you?” If it is, no matter WHAT it is, then great. And, unfortunately, there are probably many women who work outside the home whose situation isn’t working for them and that doesn’t bring them joy and that does make it harder than staying home, I have to say.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Well said, my friend. Well said.

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So glad you were able to get this all out. NUMBER ONE still has me stewing. So much so that there may be a Step OFF Part 2 post in the future.

Oh goodness. Puppies. *hugs*

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Gotta chime in on the Mary Murphy issue. SYTYCD is the ONE show I watch regularly – or at all. I look forward to it between seasons, I get all giddy when it’s time to sit down and catch up for the week. But I can NOT tolerate her voice. Your Graham has got it right. My dear hubby keeps the remote in hand and has become quite the pro at MUTING HER quickly & efficiently.

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Amen on so many of those! Especially the Diet Coke Slurpee. I mean, REALLY.

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HAHAHA!!! #9 all the way sista! My husband has a great time laughing at me every time I make my awesome Shepherd’s Pie and ask him to grab the bottle for me…
Hope the rest of the week is an improvement!!

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Angella, you are soooooooooooo funny!

Here’s my rant of the day: we have two sons. The oldest has brown hair and green eyes. The other very light blond hair and blue eyes. Same mother, same father (I SWEAR!). I hate it when people ask if they are brothers…or worse, if they have the “same” father!

Yes, I explain. They do. Just because we both happen to have brown hair (brown eyes for me, green for him), doesn’t mean that our other son is adopted. It just means he got his blond hair from his paternal grandfather and his blue eyes from his paternal grandmother! Whew! Genetics, man! Or, woman! Ever heard of that?! Ok, I feel better. Thanks, Angella!

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Oh! I SO RELATE. My kids are all so very, very blond. Me…not so much. I often have people ask me where they get their blond hair from. Then I have to explain that my husband is (dirty)(heh) blond and I was blond as a kid and…SIGH.

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If it helps, I’m an American and I’m just as annoyed by the weird way companies ignore Canadians. I know it has to do with shipping/customs laws, but still.

Also, you’ve probably seen this, but you can hear the pronunciation of any word on dictionary.com by clicking on the little megaphone icon next to the word, including Worcestershire.

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I, for one, love a bit of ranting on a Thursday morning.

#2 has been vexing me for quite some time (mine, not yours), and while I’ve started running again, I’ve had some setbacks, and sometimes it’s really hard not to dwell on what’s not working, and just get out there and work harder. It’s a daily struggle, a battle, for me, and it gets really old really fast.

Oh, and this is something that ALWAYS vexes me, but, people, seriously, ENOUGH with the awkward elevator conversations. WHY must you say nonsense things to me at 8:00am because we’re riding in the same moving box for three floors? WHY?

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Don’t quote me I’m pretty sure it’s “woorshtershire”. No?

Also. feel better.

(((HUG)))!!!

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wurr-shhtur-shy-err

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honestly? by the end of reading this I was laughing. It was so great.
I was like “YEAH!!! I KNOW!! to your points, and I found myself getting all riled up – by the time I got to Mary Murphy, I was ready to fly on over to her house and shove a sock in her mouth.

AMEN SISTER, AMEN.

By the end I was laughing at how ticked I was getting that I too can’t pronounce worschest…..WHATEVER sauce. thanks for ranting – it’s good to do that every now and then!

I hope today is considerably better and you feel rested, burden free and at peace

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1. I think I already covered this with you

2. I JUST ATE A SANDWICH. That’s probably why I have a good 30 lbs on you. I envy your self control.

3. I don’t like animals for this reason. I have two kids, what the heck would I want with an animal?

4. I hate this too. SO ANNOYING. HOW HARD IS IT TO TYPE A ONE-LINE NO-THANKYOU REPLY?

5. OH MY WORD ME TOO. I wish I lived closer to you. I’d bring the drinks.

6. Again, OH MY WORD ME TOO! “So you have one of each, hey?” NO! MY LITTLE GIRL IS A GIRL AND HAS HER FREAKIN EARS PIERCED! AND SHE’S WEARING PINK! GAH!!!

7. You know, I don’t think that’s true. I’ll have to investigate though, but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen one before.

8. I HATE THAT! Especially all the BlogHer ones! What about us Canadian girls who are supporting a UNIVERSITY STUDENT and cannot afford to go but REALLY want to go? WHAT ABOUT US???? And the shopping? Don’t EVEN get me started.

9. WORE-CHESTER. That’s how the Canadians say it. Or at least that’s what I’ve been told.

10. I’ve never heard of her, but Graham’s a pretty smart dude, so I’ll go with what he said.

11. (I’m adding my own now) Thank you for writing a post that does not have pictures to be viewed to be able to understand the blog post. I’m reading this on my lunch break at work (because I do’nt feel like sitting in traffic for 40 minutes (20 each way) just to be home for a mere 15-20 minutes. Anyway, I’m unable to view photos. Boo.

12. My rant? We planned to go away this weekend and then a friend of mine called for me to shoot (with my camera) (obviously) her sister’s newborn. She gave me 3 days notice. And she wants the shoot on Saturday and the photos ready by that evening (not edited, just for a mug for her husband for Father’s Day) BUT I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DO STUFF LIKE THAT AT THE LAST MINUTE! I’m not really given a choice! It’s then. I’m not blaming my friend, as she’s trying to work something out, but SERIOUSLY. You need the photos by Father’s Day? HER SISTER SHOULD HAVE CALLED ME A WEE BIT EARLIER. End rant.

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

If there’s a Diet Coke Slurpee in Saskatchewan, I may need to come visit.

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heh

loved this. depends where you’re from. answered you on twitter.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE ALL CAPS VOICE? *heh*

Diet Coke slurpee would rock.

CREDIT CARD COMPANIES SUCK
(totally deserved caps)

<3 ya

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love this list! i could make one of my own today-
just had to speak up about #1 – to agree – women are their own worst enemies – it is so interesting and frustrating – i am now on the committee for a local women’s networking group – it is supposed to be an educational and fun way for women in our region to get together. We do several events throughout the year – most of them educational but we threw in a fun one just the other night.
It was a night of cocktails and appetizers and fun. We incorporated a shoe/purse contest – just for fun and a way to give out some prizes. Well, of course, there was a faction of our network pissed off b/c it wasn’t educational and it was demeaning. Good grief! I understand you can’t make everyone happy but for heaven’s sake – aren’t we missing the point?
Anyway – my rant over – I’d better get back to work! Thanks for the great post! Hope you also feel better.

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I’m glad you feel better. Sometimes you just gotta let it out!

I totally DON’T get #1. We are all in this Mom thing together. And I believe we al need to stick together no matter what our situation. Funny thing is, you are the second blog I’ve read in the last day to mention this “brou-ha-ha” and I had no idea it was even going on…

Also, you are VERY brave for taking on a puppy. Not sure I will ever be able to do it. They are so cute though…

Agreed on #5 and girl, you are just preachin’ to the choir about Mary Murphy. I love SYTYCD but she’s terribly annoying.

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I have a million things I would love to rant about but I don’t have the energy. I don’t have the energy because I have strep throat. Again. As in, not the strep throat I had last week, but a whole new bout of strep throat.

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A little rant now and then is good for the soul. Off to google Mary Murphy though it sounds like I may be sorry!

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There are so many things I could comment on here, but I’m only going to choose one. Point #1. Like you, I have done all 3. I have been a SAHM, WOHM and (now) WAHM. And guess what? I don’t really think you can compare them. They are all different. Each one has its pros and cons. Each one is hard, but for different reasons. The bickering just gets me down. I hadn’t read either of those posts until now, but it has put me in a funky mood, too. Why can’t we all just get along?

((hugs)) … and I hope having this rant has helped you feel a bit better!

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Definitely wooster-sheer. Got to agree with everything in your “rant”. Funny, your rant made me feel so much better!

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#1. I totally agree with you. Why on earth would I ever look at someone else’s life and say “my life is harder than yours?” That’s just asking God to say ha, in my opinion.

#7. I curse this fact EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. Maybe we need to invent our own.

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In defense of GAP… Since Canada is not the 51st state, it is extrodinarily complicated for businesses on either side to cross the border to do business on the other side. But, I bet you knew that already… Actually, I’m surprised the GAP conglomerate is not in Canada. Maybe it is just the online stores that are blocked? You can always drive down to Seattle. Oh, or call on friendships in the U.S. to “help a girl out”. =)

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angella Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 9:44 pm

The GAP conglomerate IS in Canada. I shop there often. We just cannot shop *online*. SIGH.

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You know my feelings on point number one, and may I add an amen?

My big rant right now is that I hate so much that once you become a parent it’s so difficult to take care of yourself when you’re sick. I don’t want to shirk my mom duties forever, but MAN I wish it was possible to just lie down on the couch with a cold glass of water and a warm blanket and feel miserable without having to get up to wipe someone’s bum or get someone from school. Blargh.

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Ha HA HA Ha HA! A good laugh first thing in the morning (of course, you didn’t mean for it to be funny, I know…when somebody else says whats already in your head…and you didn’t realize you were ready for a rant, too? Can’t help but make you smile.
And Angella, people in our town (not all, but a lot) are morons. I’ve actually heard the response, “Oh, she’ll smarten up” after reaponding that my son that was wearing a dress and earrings was actually a daughter. Because clearly, my ‘idiot’ daughter should have known better than to appear like a boy?!

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Oh, I agree. I hate those divisive comments, women snarking at other women for their choices. Also, puppies. Love my dog. Love him. But sometimes he is a real pain. Also, my kids don’t seem to have the indoor voice concept. Everything is LOUD AND OVERLAPPING. WE ALL MUST SPEAK LOUDLY AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. Lordy.

But, body image. That’s a tough one. I pick apart myself all the time, and it’s just not good. We really need to learn to love our bodies and let the past go. You may have been a “big girl” once but you aren’t anymore, you need to have peace with that. I am the same way so I completely sympathize. Just cut yourself a break, you are LOVELY. And that was my outdoor voice.

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Around here they call it “Woo ster shi err” sauce.

Rants are good for the soul, at least that is what I tell myself.

And girlie if you ever need a US address you are more than welcome to use mine. Altho I don’t know how reliable I would be since when you wanted a Bumblebee costume for Halloween I actually looked for the insect variety at our Target for you.

Just a little over a month before I get to meet you SQUEE!

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This was great!

So I’ve always been a tomboy. In college I wore a hat almost every day. I would get mistaken for a boy ALL THE TIME! And hello, I have boobs. And they aren’t really tiny either.

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You’ve opened the floor to ranting? Where do I begin? I see there’s a line, however. Well, I’ll just wait my turn. (I’ll check out my blog stats on my brand new iphone that I just got as the awesomest Mother’s Day present ever, that I waited for for a year because AT&T is a bunch of effing jerks and wouldn’t let me upgrade before my contract was up for renewal even though I’ve been a loyal AT&T customer for 12 God damned years and then they pretended I was getting a deal because my contract wasn’t quite up but they were allowing the upgrade anyway and then today they release the new, cutting edge effing iphone 3G S for $100 bucks less than I paid for my now obsolete version that, did I mention I just got last month?) Anyway, is it my turn to have the floor yet?

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That was a freaking awesome rant. I wish I could rant about some stuff on my blog but the people I want to rant about might read it.

Mostly I need to rant about work: Freelancers need to get paid on time too! I bet you don’t pay the electricity late! Holding our checks for months might mean we can’t pay our mortgage!!!!

Phew. Thanks. I needed that.

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Angella,
Again and again you crack me up! I was folded over laughing and my mom (who is visiting) asked me what was so funny. Angella is, that’s what! You absolutely kill me! You are too, too funny. I appreciate your crap days because it makes me laugh. Is that bad? LOVE IT!

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I relate to so much of this, but most of all? The lack of Diet Coke Slurpee/Icee! Because I had never thought of it before but now that you’ve said it, I am SO annoyed that it doesn’t exist!

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