Why I hate red lights.

Oh, red brake lights, how do I hate thee? Let me count thy ways.

1. You suck. Seriously. You make my commute to work (or from work) a living hell. Like today, why did you have to show yourself ever 1.2 miles, for no reason? Why did you have to glow in the darkened night, showing me the line of cars ahead of me?

2. You suck. Seriously. People use you as an excuse. They show you when they are preoccupied, when they want to stop and stare. When another car comes within 200 feet of them.

3. You suck. Seriously. You make it really difficult for me to drive, change the cd, and talk on the phone.

4. And finally, you suck cuz I said so.

Thank you.

Respond, dammit!

One of my biggest pet peeves are people who don't have the common courtesy to respond to emails.

This happens most often at work, where people routinely skip over messages in favor of other ones. For example, I send an email to my boss. She has a crackberry she routinely checks. She initially doesn't respond. Two hours later, she sends out four emails relating to nothing in particular. Yet she never even acknowledges that she got my email. Two days pass. I send another email on the same subject, or ask her about it. Her response, "Oh, I didn't have an answer," or "I haven't gotten to that yet."

Well then, let me tell you when I might get to any of the twenty or so projects you've given me. Oh, I know. After you respond to my email.

How hard is it to respond, to type a simple message like "I don't have an answer, I'll get back to you." Or, "Thanks, got it." Or, "You suck, I'm not doing this."

So, next time I email you, respond. Acknowledge. Or you'll feel the wrath of more emails. A lot more. And then some more.

The first in a series..

I'll post more about my weekend later, but here is the first in a series of funny holiday-inspired jokes.

The big 5 0.

Today, December 7, 2007, a day which will live in infamy, was also the day that I hit 50,000 miles on my car. Whoo hoo! The life changing event occurred at 8:34am just as I was passing over the intersection of Maryland Route 32 and Route I-95.

Its been just under 2.5 years since I brought the car, and I have to say an average of 20K a year isn't outrageous, given how much I drive. But it also means that I have work to do, the brakes are being replaced on Monday, the tires in January.

On a side note, I decided to figure out how much I have spent on gas to reach the 50,000 mark. I typically get 23 miles to the gallon, and I'll use an average gas price of $2.84 a gallon, which comes out to 2174 gallons and a total of $6,173. Eegads.

Can anyone spare a dime?

Happy Hanukkah!

Shopping for toilet paper

So, the DC area has its first possible snow fall this week, and I just want to make sure I have the essential supplies on hand. Let's see...

1. Toilet Paper. Because people poop more then normal in the 24 hours you may be trapped inside by 2 inches of snow.

2. Milk and bread. Oh my gawd, NO milk for your cereal! No bread for your turkey! What, turkey isn't on your list?

3. Batteries. Wait, do I need AA, AAA, D? Are you expecting the power to go out? Then what good is buying MILK?

Let's be serious. If I'm gonna be snowed in, I want to make sure I have plenty of wine, a good book, and chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate.

Wanted.

WANTED: Handsome, intelligent, independent, comfortable man. 28 - 35yo, white, and Jewish preferred. I enjoy pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain. Entertaining, books, travel. Teach me how to play the piano, or do sign language. Looking for someone ready to settle down, have kids, and tolerate Darryl.

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. Things have been out of hand. Its the end of the semester, and a major time for recruitment. And I was away, and I'm looking for a new job, and its been cold, and I've been attempting to have a renewed social life. Oh, did I mention my biological clock is ticking?

I'm trying to decide if I want to stop in Charleston, or Savannah, or both when I drive down to Atlanta in December. It seems like a great opportunity to see one or both of the cities. Of course, that means I can't go to NYC with my cousin, but that seemed like a lot of driving for me anyway.

Coffee is ready. Man, I love that stuff. If anyone wants to buy me a Hanukkah present, I still want one of the Tassimo Coffee Makers, which makes the individual cups.

Stefanie (from the famed shout out posting earlier this year) was in town this weekend. I got to see her at Beth's birthday party. We fought over Lilah (from the other shout out posting). She's thinking about moving to DC. So, someone hire her. For lots of money.

I'm gonna go babble on the couch. Its Sunday morning, and I believe I should be lazy.