A post about nothing. Seinfeld style.
I have so many things already written, but they don’t match my mood at all and something about posting them now seems false. There are other things that are half written, but I can’t say I feel much like finishing them today. That restless summer feeling hasn’t left me yet!
Yesterday, I read so many tweets and blogs about people having bad days. It made me want to travel around North America giving hugs. Except I’m not very good at hugs. I’ve actually been told that twice, which is not as sad as it sounds. My step dad always makes fun of me and my siblings for our patented [lastname] Pat. It’s this thing we do when we hug people, we always pat them on the back. It’s instinctual, but it kind of sends the message I’m not comfortable hugging and I want this to end quickly. I’d like to think I’m pro hugging, but unconsciously I guess I’m not so sure.
I have such an embarrassingly large nail polish collection that I feel bad when my nails are bare.
I have this coworker who gives all kinds of excess information to people and sometimes just listening to it drives me nuts. Other times I think it’s funny. Today someone asked him about a computer and he ended up telling them about his bifocals. Occasionally we have to interrupt him just so the patron he’s talking to can escape.
Speaking of which, I wore bifocals as a 4th grader. True story. Kind of. Except I didn’t really wear them except when my parents forced me to.
I could really go for some iced coffee right now. I wish I could make it at home, but the easiest recipes I’ve found look really complicated to me. That tells you something about me.
Somehow I’ve gotten a reputation among campus professors for being good at booking travel only because I’ve done it before for a conference and didn’t screw things up. But, like, I don’t know anything more about booking travel than anyone else who’s heard the name Travelocity before. This has taught me a lesson about resume-type “experience.” It’s mostly talk and who you know.
Sometimes I wish I could pull off writing those super happy and optimistic posts I see around the blogosophere. The things is, I am super happy and optimistic. I just don’t always come off that way.
I’m a tap water gal and I only periodically buy bottled water so I can reuse the bottle for a while, but I really enjoy Smart Water, which make me feel dumb and think of this video.
And, what’s the deal with California Casual? It’s not Californian or casual. That’s not true. It’s both, but you get what I was going for given the second sentence of this post. I’m talking about the dress code around here. We got this memo at the beginning of June saying we were switching to business casual for the Summer, which greatly confused me because we don’t dress anywhere near real business casual even during the school year. In the year I’ve worked at this library, I’ve slowly started dressing more and more casually. For a long time I didn’t wear jeans and then only on weekend shifts and then I eventually just gave in. Same thing with capris. I’ve slowly felt out the dress code by observing what other people wear. It’s this weird thing, because I’m all for dressing casually, but there always seems to be this confusion with no one knowing what to wear to any occasion. My graduation, for instance. Some people in full suits. Others in cutoff shorts.
I love this song. Not that that’s anything new.
I am off work in 6 minutes! Yes! Love you allz!
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Randomness always works. I feel the same way when I dont have anything on my nails. And I learned at my last job to not admit to knowing things because I then because the whatever wizard (typically using various computer programs).
I love a good randomness post! Bifocals in fourth grade is nothing….I have preschoolers who were them!
I don’t have any comments, but I’m going to comment anyway. Although I could also go for some iced coffee.
I have a friend who used to be a bad hugger and actively avoided them, but then she miraculously became a good hugger in the span of a few years! haha who knows.
I had the same thing happen at my work. For the first few months I wore dress pants and collar-shirts/sweaters/etc… Then I noticed my co-workers showing up in jeans and capris. Now I mix it up. Also I have tattoos on my arms that I normally keep covered, but once I get comfortable I don’t bother.
You know, my blog is exploding w/ hits because people are googling “hugs”
i just have to say that i love this post. the randomness really made me smile. thanks for sharing, really.
Totally with you on the tap water bit.
Oh, the hug. I’m not big on touching people- though I claim that I’ll “hug people’s face off” when I meet them. Yeah, I usually don’t. I value my personal space and in any romantic relationships I’ve had, I’m always called ‘the man.’
I don’t pat people though, that’s ALL YOU. :-)
What kind of iced coffee do you want? I make my own almost every morning… just a regular pot of coffee and then I add ice, milk, and sugar. It’s delicious!
Hahahaha, so true about the hugs! Tapping does not give the best message – you need to quit that!
And I a tap-water gal too. My friends all are shocked by that, but I am completely fine with it!
Having lived in Jersey and now living in DC, I have seen the worst tap water has to offer. But I still go back to it and skip the Brita sometimes. I don’t know why. I think that means this comment is going nowhere. Oops.
I love random tidbits. I could go for an iced coffee, too. I wish the nearest Starbucks wasn’t an hour away.
Haha.
I LOVE nail polish. I get to re-tag the ones that we get at work, before they’re put out on the floor. Lately, I choose one as I reticket them and they become part of my collection. Its fun to change nail polish colors. (even if it seems that sometimes I just buy the same shade I had a few yrs ago?)
Bifocals in 4th grade? Sadness.
Dress codes are weird. That’s how it is at my work too. When I initially started working there in March, we were told that in April, when the store opened, we were supposed to wear 3 piece business casual outfits. We would get in trouble if you couldn’t see our “third piece” so we all bought scarves, and belts, and tank tops to wear under shirts.. and now, its a miracle if you really see much of anyone with a third piece. Now you see capris, flip flops, and dark jeans. Dress codes..
I love a random post every now and then. Spontaneity is, well spontaneous to be really obvious.
Oh I make my own iced coffee all the time. I usually use up whatever is left in the coffee pot from the morning. All I do is add ice, milk/creamer, and sugar. Though a caramel macchiato from Starbucks sure hits the spot sometimes. Now I’m drooling.