Irritation number one:
Two different people were trying to contact me for the exact same thing. One calls, leaves a message. Acceptable behavior, yes? The other called me 8 times....yes, EIGHT...3 times within 20 minutes. Left two messages. NOT ACCEPTABLE behavior.
Now, understand my point of view. Cell phones have made people believe that everyone should be available to talk 100% of the time...I do not believe in this philosophy...I am not available to the general public 100% of the time. I am not available even to my family 100% of the time. To everything there is a time...and there is a time to not answer the cell phone.
Friday and Saturday night as I hit the sack I turn my cell phone off. I am not available until my body decides to wake up the following morning...PERIOD. I am not available until my body decides to wake up the following morning...PERIOD. I am not available when I am at Church, at the temple, out to dinner, watching a movie (btw, anyone want to go see WALL-E with me this week???), at a symphony orchestra concert (I can't TELL you how many times I have seen people answer their phone at a concert...I want to throw them into the brass section and allow the brass players to blast their ears out...)...you know, normal places where it is just bad etiquette to make noise let alone answer the phone...even texting can be abused!!!
At work, I usually have my phone sitting out on my desk. If someone calls, I may or may not notice since I have the sound and vibrate mode off. There are some people who I will pick up the phone for...some people I won't. Even the people that I normally would answer the phone for, if I am in the middle of something, I will call them back later. For those people I wouldn't answer the phone for...they can leave me a message if they really need to speak with me and I will get back to them when I can.
Now, I have fallen victim to being the annoying caller...but usually it is to someone I am close to (family, best friends)...but I really am trying to not be that kind of person...and I SINCERELY apologize if I have been the annoying caller to any of ya'll...PLEASE call me on it if I do that to you...
Irritation number two:
No, I didn't meet the guy...but of COURSE I meet Mr. Six Foot Six inches, blonde, blue eyed, my goodness hello ARMS man who introduces himself to me!!! I mean, how have I not ever seen him before??? He came up to this senior missionary and I as we were talking and asked the senior missionary "who is this beautiful young lady you are speaking with". My mind at that moment: take me, I am yours.......
And of course the third wheel in this heavenly encounter immediately disappoints MSFSIBBEMGHAM by informing him I am moving to Alabama. GAHHHHHH!!!!
This guy even asked if I was going to be at institute the next week, but unfortunately this was the last week since next week is the 4th of July...and then I had to run to my council meeting to set apart new council members...dang it!!! No phone number, no email address, no lingering conversation...
When the meeting was over, MSFSIBBEMGHAM was standing outside, but, you know me, I am chicken, so I talked with my friend and then left.
:(
Oh well.
At least I know there are still male members of the Church who are over six feet tall and have some manners who will approach a girl...that added a little fire to my faith in men...
Still is a bit irritating...maybe I will see him sometime this next week...maybe...where, who knows...ha, wouldn't that be funny if I ran into him at the temple? :) I am planning on going a few times this next week since I have THE WHOLE WEEK OFF!!! Yay for using up vacation time...
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So my best friends husband is officially wonderful. Originally their whole family plus me were going to go out to dinner to celebrate my birthday (which was 2 1/2 months ago...my fault, I was supposed to say when I could go...). He comes out from starting to get ready and insists that we go on a girls only (me, BF and Alana, their daughter) outing and he and baby Brigham will hang out at home.
Dustin, brownie points for you. :)
So the three of us went to the Cheesecake factory!!! Did you know that they bring out a separate plate of bread and sliced bananas for kiddos at the factory?!? I have never gone with kids, so I thought that was TOTALLY cool...
We had a good time, got cheesecake to go and have LOTS of leftovers. Very nice birthday dinner, I have to say, I was totally stuffed afterwards. Thank you SOOOOO much Julie and Dustin!!!
Dustin, brownie points for you. :)
So the three of us went to the Cheesecake factory!!! Did you know that they bring out a separate plate of bread and sliced bananas for kiddos at the factory?!? I have never gone with kids, so I thought that was TOTALLY cool...
We had a good time, got cheesecake to go and have LOTS of leftovers. Very nice birthday dinner, I have to say, I was totally stuffed afterwards. Thank you SOOOOO much Julie and Dustin!!!
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I think I am sick...it's very strange though. I am freezing cold, I don't have a fever, my house is at a balmy 78-80 degrees, it is a thousand degrees outside...and yet I am shivering. How does that work? This started Thursday night. I wish I understood this body o' mine. And I do NOT have a fever. I didn't want to eat much yesterday (thankfully I was starving by dinnertime last night so I totally stuffed myself at the CF)...and NO I am NOT going anorexic. Can you imagine me being that, I think not! I have a love affair with food!!!
............but other than that...
...maybe it's stress...who knows...
............but other than that...
...maybe it's stress...who knows...
4 comments:
Yes, I agree about the whole cell phone thing....I even think people should be available to talk 100% of the time.....o.k. maybe 90% of the time. JK....but the whole answering at public events...texting in church...let's get realistic! hope you feel better soon!
Ditto on the cell phones! I am notorious for not answering my phone. Sometimes I can't, and sometimes I honestly just don't feel like it. But caller ID and voicemail are there for that purpose. Leave me a message, people! If you don't and I just see your missed call, I ain't calling you back... ha ha....
I'm with ya on the cell phones.....Sometimes I just can't get to it. Sometimes I need to use the bathroom inmy own house and I know it's crazy but I don't take it ith me! LOL Unfortunately most people feel that this is the best time to call me, and I miss a lot of calls that way. Right now my cell phone is lost (I left it at Applebees and nobody turned it in. People are LOSERS!) and I am not in a huge hurry to get another one. I will have to here in a week or so. I really hate how some people expect me have some great important reason why I didn't answer. Smetimes I just don't feel like talking in general, or to that particular person at that particular time. Thats when I use the bathroom excuse. :D
I love to tell people I was in the shower if I miss a call - totally makes them rethink the being available to talk, most of the time.
Hope you are better soon.
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