RANTS
9/5/03
I'm tired of always having to double check absolutely all of my bills and paychecks. I feel like I should have majored in accounting just to live a normal life. I don't know if people's work ethic is just majorly slacking, to the point where they aren't doing their job right, or if I'm just lucky to constantly have to file disputes and adjustments. Have I mentioned I hate paperwork and am completely unorganized? That means every time I have to have something corrected, I have to dig through tons of unfiled papers (there's no room for all of it - the average person must need at least 5 file cabinets) and hope I didn't through something important away I thought I'd never need. And you always need it. I don't even know what to save anymore. It's positively insane. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. And don't even get me started on the Sheriff's department right now. Now, just for the record, I think cops as a whole have a very important job, and I'm glad they exist. However, I'm starting to believe most need an attitude adjustment. "Polite" doesn't seem to be a word they're familiar with. You'd think they would be, too. I mean, seriously. You start mouthing off to someone you think is a lawbreaker or just a nuisance, you'd better hope you're wrong. You haven't searched their car, you don't know if they're packing a gun in their back pocket and have a serious anxiety disorder. You just don't know. They could put a cap in your face before you have a chance to reach your radio and call out "I've got a code 1, need backup". It's unbelievable how rude so many cops are. And I'm nice and polite, I never give trouble or show my attitude to them, but they still always give me grief. And then they complain about having a bad rep. Whatever. At least the military has that bit down pat. "Yes, Sir". "No, Sir". "Good Morning, Sir". They know. An armed society should be a polite society. But I suppose wishing for a polite society nowadays is almost like wishing for a winning lottery ticket when you never play the lottery. Not bloody likely to happen.
3/24/02
All right people, all I want is a Comic Book Convention in Arizona again. Is this so much to ask? For crying out loud, the subculture out here is ripe for it! There's nothing else to do out here, and we can't all afford to fly across country to attend an event. Back in 1994 I went to PhoenixCon 1, and I was thrilled. What the heck ever happened to it?!?!
7/11/02
I hate Arizona summers. I swear they last 6 months. 116 is not a number you should be familiar with seeing on your outside thermometer. For those of you not familiar with Arizona summers here's a visual: Dracula turning to dust and ash upon facing the sun. I'm not kidding. Heat up your oven and then open the door; that blast of heat that hits you? That's what it's like when you open your front door out here. And god forbid your air-conditioning unit should go down. We're talking mutiny in the apartment complex here! Rain? Hah! Remember that part in the bible where talks about it raining for 40 days and 40 nights?? We only got about 2 inches of that! We get duststorms that'll knock out your upper story windows though. Not quite the trade-off I'd like...
11/19/02
Okay, so I finally went out and voted again this year, and guess what? Half of the positions I was voting on only had one candidate running! Yep, the Democrats weren't exactly putting forth the effort, if you know what I mean. How in the world is this supposed to be fair? If you're supposed to vote, doesn't that imply you're going to have a CHOICE between more than one canidate? Huh? Huh? Politics are a joke. And I can't believe what kind of stupid things actually got passed and rejected. Please. Why aren't the smart people at the polls?
