Awesome Moment of the Day: Getting on the subway behind a tall guy in a green down jacket and then sitting down across from him and realizing he's Ben Shenkman. I love this city. Someday, I'll be taking the subway, and some young actor will be sitting across from me and then I'll catch him making far too many glances in my direction. Because of Karma.
So, as much as I love working on the same day as my aunt once a week, generally not being busy and surfing the internet or doing crosswords to pass the time in between annoying patient phone calls, I can never quite get on board with her tendency to count on my sympathetic ear while she proceeds to rip on my mother. Inevitably, when she finishes criticizing virtually every aspect of my mother's life - from her decision to marry my stepdad (which I happen to agree with her about), to the way she raises the three of us, the way she approaches her job, approaches life, and so on and so forth - when she's covered all of those topics, she'll give me this expectant (is expectant the wrong word?) look that can only be translated, "I mean, what is wrong with this woman, am I right?"
Marian: I know you are my aunt, and I love you, but when you give me that look, I just want to punch you in the face. (That's a properly phrased "I" statement, right? Thank you, three years of HA training.) No. I'm too nice for that. I want someone else to punch her in the face.
On the Romantic Front: It is possible that I am dating two guys at the same time. Simultaneously. With an as-yet-unscheduled date with a third guy on the way. I do not know whether I am dating two guys at the same time (simultaneously), but it is within the realm of possibility. This lack of knowledge could cause the Romantic Front to become problematic soon. Either way, I am sure that it will make for much heckling and amusement on your parts.
So, as much as I love working on the same day as my aunt once a week, generally not being busy and surfing the internet or doing crosswords to pass the time in between annoying patient phone calls, I can never quite get on board with her tendency to count on my sympathetic ear while she proceeds to rip on my mother. Inevitably, when she finishes criticizing virtually every aspect of my mother's life - from her decision to marry my stepdad (which I happen to agree with her about), to the way she raises the three of us, the way she approaches her job, approaches life, and so on and so forth - when she's covered all of those topics, she'll give me this expectant (is expectant the wrong word?) look that can only be translated, "I mean, what is wrong with this woman, am I right?"
Marian: I know you are my aunt, and I love you, but when you give me that look, I just want to punch you in the face. (That's a properly phrased "I" statement, right? Thank you, three years of HA training.) No. I'm too nice for that. I want someone else to punch her in the face.
On the Romantic Front: It is possible that I am dating two guys at the same time. Simultaneously. With an as-yet-unscheduled date with a third guy on the way. I do not know whether I am dating two guys at the same time (simultaneously), but it is within the realm of possibility. This lack of knowledge could cause the Romantic Front to become problematic soon. Either way, I am sure that it will make for much heckling and amusement on your parts.
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