A Spot of T

Flu Shot My Ass

 

I was adamant this year the whole T clan was going to go in and get their flu shots, but there was a mutiny over the weekend and it ended up just me going by myself.

I got up, got showered, made sure and put on a short sleeve shirt and off I went to the Health Clinic to do my part in keeping viral infections at bay.  I made it into the clinic right at 9:00am when it opened, but there was already a line-up to get in.  I was by FAR the youngest person there.  Lots of seniors wanting to ward off the flu I guess.

So I wait and wait and wait and because I apparently have "Talk to me" pasted to my forehead, the seniors around me start talking to me.  Telling me things like "This is the fourth year I've had my flu shot and I just can't get used to it."  "Hurts every single time."  "I don't know why they have to jab it in there like that, but oh boy does it hurt."

Stop talking to me now.

People are going in behind the desk to the back room, and then they're emerging a few minutes later......rubbing their arms.

"Does it hurt?" I ask no one inparticular.

"Well I'm tough", one old boy says who really reminds me of the farmer who lives not too far from me, "but I'll tell ya, this is one shot that hurts."

"Uh huh, well thanks."

One elderly lady walks out with her aid or whoever is helping her, holding what looks like an ice pac on her arm.

"Does it hurt?" I ask.

The old lady rolls her eyes at me.

"What does that mean??" I ask in a voice that's a bit too high pitched even for me.

"Does that mean, I rolled my eyes because it was a breeze and even though I have an ice pac on my arm, I'm a-ok with the shot." I say.  "Or does it mean I'm too traumatized to say anything and the only strength that's left in me is to roll my eyes?"

Her bitch....I mean.....aid....laughed at me when I said that.  I wasn't being funny, WHO says that is funny?!

Next thing I hear "Joy T, you can come in now."

"Well ummmm.....".

"Mrs. T. you can come in now."

"Ya, ok, give me a minute."

"Mrs. T. are you ok?"

"Of course I'm ok, if I wasn't ok I'd be nervous and fidgeting and rambling and I'd even have a nervous laugh in my sentences, but I am CERTAINLY not nervous or fidgeting or rambling because it's just a flu shot and a little needle, and really, how hard can it be to walk around that corner sit down and have someone give you a little flu shot, I mean it's not like they're animals back there giving those flu shots right, I mean they're human too right, they teach you that in health clinic school.....right...heehee....phew....is it hot in here....heehee....wow....heehee....must be havin one of those hot flashes.....heehee.....how weird......

"Mrs. T?"

"What?"

"Are you ready to go in?"

"No."

I'm Rude

I was scratching my head a bit with the more than usual emails coming in this morning, and soon realized it's because some people are making their way over to see who's in and who's out of NaBloPoMo.  I have to say I'm actually impressed with so few 'less than happy' comments or emails sent my way.

The one who caught my eye the most was from Boogie Mum.  Apparently she's still in but I won't go back and check.  Ok I did go back to see what all the fuss was about because as much as I would love to remember ALL the blogs out there, it's just not going to happen.  I clicked and of course the first thing I remembered was the great looking blog.  Who doesn't like Casper??  But then I groaned and said "Oh right."

I stand by what I said...who has time.  Am I being rude?  Ok.  Why am I going through each blog and doing this?  Because I am insane.  Am I the Official NaBloPoMo Judge?  GOD no.  But I hope the judge has as much fun going through the blogs as I have.

So let's see, how to explain the frustration of going through each blog and trying to find all the dates and entries to see if people are in or out.  Since I've already apparently been rude with Boogie Mum's blog I may as well use it as an example.

To see who's in or out one must scan down and catch each day an entry was made.

On this particular blog the first page is great and colorful and bright and I'm excited because I like what she has to write.  Well except for the part that says I'm rude, but hey, what are ya going to do.  I see November 28-27-26-25-24 and then it ends.  No problemo.  I click on "previous posts" and I get "Sorry, no posts matched your criteria."

Ok, so then I go searching, which is great because I have all the time in the free world to find something that MIGHT 'match my criteria'.

I see "NaBloPoMo" in the Categories section and a smile comes to my face because here we go.

But I click on NaBloPoMo and see all kinds of entries......with no dates.  In order to see the dates, I must click on each and every one of the "to view associated entry please click here"

Lets see here,  after spending however long trying to figure out where all the entries are, I now must click on each and every entry to see IF each and every day made it in?

Sorry, but I have to go wash the dog, or shovel sidewalks in -40 C weather, or any other number of things I could be doing besides clicking on each and every entry.

NOW, in fairness, I didn't go and look to see if there was any other archive type thing that would give all the entries WITH dates.  There very well could be one on her blog....I'm just not looking anymore than I already have.  But I'm sure the judge will.

There were much worse than this though.  One blog had hours and minutes....no dates.  I won't post it because I'm not in the habit of hurting people's feelings and apparently I've already done that for this week.  But just imagine the poor judge's job of sitting there and figuring out that one??  Blogs who's servers were down so it doesn't count, blogs who posted but the dates and times are wrong....honest....blogs who.....well anyway.  Good luck and I think the judge should get a prize for taking on such a feat.

So now I'll go back and continue my search for the Canadian mom's blog I was searching for in the first place.  Who knew searching for that mom's blog and keeping my own notes would lead me to have to explain WHY I'm going through each blog.  LOL I can't wait til this month is over!

Oh!  And a little side note here.  I clicked on Billy Gean's blog today because I had so many hits coming from there and got a huge kick out of her entry LOL  Who knew commenting about swearing would make a headline LOL

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go roll the quarters from the swear jar my family makes me contribute too quite often.

Joy's Letter to Santa

Santa Claus North Pole, Earth Dear Santa,
I have been a good Girl. It really wasn't my fault what happened at Penney's Office party.  It was Pat who spiked the punch with too much Bailey's.   I can't help it if I drank 5 glasses.  It was so good---smelled and tasted just like Cinnamon. I thought it was funny when I put Nadia's Bra on my head and danced the Cha Cha on the Bar Stool while singing `Sexy Back'.  I didn't mean to break Penney's Hair Dryer and don't know why Penney would accuse me of Drunk and Disorderly. I don't remember calling Kevin's wife a Funny Sheep---even though she looked like one with Black eye shadow and Blue lipstick! And when I threw up on Kym's husband's Nose, it was only because I ate too much of that Pie. After all that fun, I admit I was a little tired.  So I fell asleep on my way home and drove my Hummer through my neighbor's Chimney.  I don't think that was any reason for my neighbor to call me a Crazy Donkey and have me arrested for Peeing in Public! So, Santa...here I sit in my jail cell on Christmas Eve, all Big and Jolly.  And I'm really not to blame for any of this Crazy stuff.  Please bring me what I want the most---bail money!
Sincerely and Incredibly yours, Joy (Really a nice Girl!) P.S. It's only 13 bucks!

If you want to write your own letter to Santa go here....and they'll help you just like they helped me :o)

Yeaaa she's back!  Writing Aspirations is back and now up to the S's on NaBloPoMo.  I really enjoyed all her picks for the S's but I'll still have to make a point and go read all of them myself.  Let's hope Fussy keeps the blog lists up for awhile after this month is over.

Christmas Advent Swap

Gotta love the postal system.  After waiting for over a month the Advents finally arrived for the Christmas Advent swap I joined.

Now that all the little envelopes and such are in, I can't wait for December 1st so I can start opening them.

You're supposed to open one a day until Christmas....but I make no promises.

Things I Heard in The T House This Weekend

"I swear to god I will do a DNA test to see who stuck their gum under my office chair if someone doesn't fess up right now!"

"I think our dog has issues."

"Who left the lights on in my truck when they thought it'd be a hoot to sit and watch a DVD out there last night?!"

"Gregg if I find one more of your toothpicks in the lint container in the dryer, I will shove them up your fingernails."

Gregg and Joy in the kitchen....

Joy:  "So what's up?"

Gregg:  "Nothing much, just puttin the dishes away from the dishwasher because apparently no one else in this house is capable of doing it and good ol dad has to work his fingers to the bone to support his family in the manner to which they've become accustomed too and I don't mind that at all but then I have to come home and do dishes and it's a little bit annoying but I don't mind because that's the kind of guy I am, the good guy, always the good guy, that's me."

Joy:  "Oh ok.  But you DO realize the dishwasher wasn't turned on and you're now putting away dirty dishes right?"

Conversation between Gregg and his oldest daughter Kelsey.....

Gregg:  "So how's it going?"

Kelsey:  "Good, how about for you dad?"

Gregg:  "Good.  Good."

Kelsey:  "Well that's good."

Gregg:  "Yep, good is good.  Speaking of good, how's that boyfriend of yours."

Kelsey:  "Oh he's REALLY good!"

Gregg:  "Well that's good."

Kelsey:  "Ya, but he couldn't come down this weekend because he had to work."

Gregg:  "Uh huh, well sometimes that happens."

Kelsey:  "Ya, mom says absence makes the heart grow fonder though so we'll be ok."

Gregg:  "I think your mother meant to say abstinence makes the heart grow fonder."

Kelsey:  "Oh my God dad!"  "MOOOOooooom!"

"I'm not ungrateful at all.  If you go out and buy me a muffin I expect a whole muffin, not one with three bites out of it."

"Mom when you excuse yourself in the middle of a conversation and then come back and say things like "There that's better.  I put my bra on and the girls are back up where they should be." I just want you to know, there's no recovering from that for me."

"I put your desk together.  I didn't have fun putting your desk together.  If I have to put another desk together I want a bottle of spiced rum sitting right there beside me."

A friend called up to say she just got the below email and it instantly reminded her of me.....I don't see it? :o)

A lady was driving down the street in a sweat because she had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking space.

Looking up toward heaven, she said, "Lord, take pity on me.  If you find me a parking place, I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of my life and give up sex and vodka."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

She looked up again and said, "Never mind.  I found one."

The Office

For those who emailed me and for Happy who commented on what the name of the show was that belongs to the You Tube 'sexy back' clip I showed, I went to NBC and found out the name of the show is called 'the office'.  Ah yes, now I remember.  The Office.

Steve Carell is the best as a boss who just doesn't quite get he's being very inappropriate to his employee's.  Like I said, my hubby doesn't like it and doesn't get the humor in the show, but for some reason I get a huge kick out of it.

Last of the A's

And finally...as of the 23rd......the last of the A's......there were a lot of A's......so unless my calculations are wrong there were a total of 175 'A' blogs and only 59 are out of it.  Way to go A's.

An udge and a wink
an9ie
The Ana Diaries
Anastacia Campbell
And another thing:
and I wasted all that birth control
And Katie Makes 3
And Now, A Word From The Hek

and That's the Latest!
andipandi
Angela Giles Klocke
angrylittlebitch
Angstmama
anh-minh.com - crafty, products, definitely visit this one again to look closer
The Anonymous Truth
another day, another night, another year

Anti Jen
Anti-Social Behaviour Blog
Any Blog in a Storm
Any Port in a Storm
Anything But Ordinary...
apartment 2024
Aphra Behn -- danger of eclectic shock - don't have a clue what their blog is about but I love them because they had a calendar!!!!!
Apocalypse How

The Apple of Wittgenstein's Eye
Ardens Eye
Are We There Yet?
Arse Poetica
Art in Action
Art/Quilts
Artist Perpetually in Progress
ArtistMelissa's blog

as close as you can get...
As It Happens
As You Wish!
At Home in Rome
At Sixes & Sevens
attempted motherhood
Avalon Landing
Average Jane

average thoughts from average me
The Avery Lane Experience
avocado8
Avocados with Salt
Aw Diddums
Awakened: Treading the Dawn
awfully serious
AxelaPalooza

Sexy Back

I try and catch this show as much as possible but I can never remember the name of it.  Gregg doesn't care for it but I find it hilarious.  Then I come across this You Tube and, well, I just have to share some.....sexy back.

That's All I Have to Say About That

If I wasn't participating in NaBloPoMo I wouldn't be posting anything today.  I have nothing to say today because it's going to be a pretty quiet day, and it's going to be a pretty quiet day because I think some of Mr. Snot Nose London Drug guy's germs flew out and 'got me' because I'm feeling like I'm getting a cold today.

I can't afford the time to get a cold.

I'm miserable when I have a cold....ok more miserable.....and I make everybody else miserable when I have a cold.

NO ONE wants me having a cold.

So today...and possibly tomorrow....I'm going to read all these magazines that have been piling up....and maybe even some more of the book I started....and most certainly have a shot of Bailey's....or three.

And that's all I have to say about that.