Why variety...

Why is it 11:20 and I'm still sitting underneath the dryer waiting for my hair to dry? Why, oh why, is the show America's Got Talent still on? I'm embarrased if other countries really think that we call those things talents! Why did I pig out so much tonight? I am trying to lose weight! Why does life change so much after the age of 25? Why do I watch HGTV so much? I love that channel.

Aside from why, but not really...

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about friendships. When you go through rough times, you really realize who your friends truly are. There are people who say that they care about you but they could really care less. I understand that people have their own lives, families and situations to deal with but a true friend will still be there for you and care about you through it all. This brings me to my why question. Even in my late 20s, why am I still so naive about who my friends really are? My husband and I've had this conversation for the 8 years that we have been together. I trust people and try to be the best friend that I can be to those who could really give a ?#@* about me and how I am. We were talking one night about someone who I called a friend and he asked me "How can you call someone a friend and not have anything good to say about them?" That has been at least 2 months ago and I have yet to think about a positive aspect about that person. Maybe I'm harsh...I don't know. I call to check on my friends to see how they are, if they need help with anything, see if they want hang out or need to talk when they are stressed or going through difficult times and just be there for them any way I can. I can count on 1 hand (and half of that) the number of friends who are there for me like that. It's sad to think that only recently (within the last year) I have recognized what a true friend really is, but still fool with people who really aren't worth my time and energy. I think I try to be nice and I don't know why. For some reason this has been on my mind a lot and recently I've decided to drop these people out of my life. I will still pray for them and their families, but could care less about their so-called friendship. I wish that I could list them, but I'm not that mean :-) My honey should be so proud of me.

If I see another person with one of these on their ear...

Why do people wear these stupid ear pieces when they are not using them? WHYYYYY? It's not cute and it's not cool people. These are for people who actually are on the phone constantly or for people driving who do not want to fumble around with their phones. They are not for people to just sit there with it on their ear all day waiting for the one phone call that they get from their husband, wife, boyfriend etc. If you insist on wearing it anyway, at least get an up to date one. Don't be like this gentleman in the picture who is wearing the Wendy's drive through headset!

I'm getting tired of the race card...

Why do some people always play the race card when they don't get a promotion at work? Currently I'm working part-time for a retail store while I find something full-time. That being said, and I don't know why I felt the need to say it, I work with someone who complains all day long about a supervisory position that she didn't get and feels that it should have been hers (is that sentence too long?). This woman talks about our supervisor all day long and how she should not have that title. She doesn't understand why she has been working in customer service for 6 years and they didn't offer her the position. She's always saying that it's because our supervisor is white and they don't want any black people in a supervisor position. That makes me so angry because she can't see for herself that she is GHETTO! We are responsible for returns and she never explains things to customers, she talks over them when they are trying to explain something, she talks to other coworkers about everything but work related issues in front of the customers and so much more. She sings Jaime Fox' songs and talks about how it is her baby daddy in front of customers. If she didn't say things like "Dees people over der can help u cause we don't do dat at dis counta" maybe she would have received the promotion. If a person can't speak clearly in a position that expects them to explain policies and assist customers with returns, they definitely shouldn't be a supervisor. The black and white excuse is sooooo old. Of course I think racism exists in the workplace, but people need to take a long, hard look at themselves before thinking the color of their skin is the reason why they can't move up.