so, this morning i got into a minor hissy fit/ argument with a nurse about some protocol or other. at one point, i clamped my hands over my ears and said something like, “ack! ack! you’re killing my brain! stoppit!”
the other nurse laughed pretty hard, but the one i was talking to was less that thrilled.
so! in that same spirit, we have… a list of things that seriously annoy me. to be followed by a list of things that are distilled happiness.
ack! ack!
- tailgaters. not the footballer types, but the ones that drive so close to your bumper, you can see their nose hairs. this is totally bad, and possibly illegal, but i slam on the brakes when people get too close to the rear end of my car. just saying.
- people who waste my time. this is a work gripe, actually. a few days ago, i was on one of the inpatient floors to draw blood from three patients. a 20-minute task took nearly an hour because the nursing staff just couldn’t pull their collective head out their collective ass. it also annoys me when you have a scheduled appointment somewhere, and you end up waiting 20 minutes or more. this especially ticks me off when i show up a few minutes early for something, and i’m still made to wait. i mean, sure, i have knitting in my purse almost all the time, but dude… i have other places to be.
- since the beginning of april, we’ve had about four days of sun. i don’t mind the snow/ sleet/ hail/ wintry mix that is weather in portland. i moved here for seasons and all. but, you know what? i’d like to see some blue sky every so often. and i don’t think i’m being unreasonable. i don’t need a heat wave. i’d just like the temperature to get higher that 65F, you know?
- anyone that drives a hummer vehicle. seriously, do you poop hundred-dollar bills? and hey, way to screw the environment!
- along with the oversized SUV issue…people who can’t park their enormous vehicles properly. to be more specific, people who park their expeditons exactly six inches from the driver side door of my car. way to go, nutsack. maybe next time you can leave me a can opener, so i can get into my car.
mmm… bacon.
- random cards in the mail. i love opening the mail, and laughing out loud. you know, at things that aren’t bills.
- the movie ironman. it won’t change your life. but it’s shiny and fun and… okay, it’s robert downey, jr. looking all sweaty and metallic.
- the way my cat smells when she’s sleeping. do all animals have a comforting smell they give off while they slumber? i just want to bury my face in her belly.
- the satifying popping sensation i feel when i get into a tiny vein. truly, best thing ever. this is why patients have started calling me ‘the vein whisperer’. awesome.
- knitting. blogging. it’s too bad i don’t have an extra pair of hands, to do both at once.
- pictures. of which i have… er… none.
we have movie and book shortlists coming later this week. woo!
and, thanks for stopping by.
