The LAST Week...

To start off I would like to address the issue of the Connecticut massacre since it is in today's newspaper. Another incident where one idiot ruins it for the responsible people in the world. Yes, this is a terrible thing that happened indeed. Of course, the world thinks Obama is going to save the day. Barf!! I'm reading that they were so happy to see him there, well just for those of you who don't know, every President in history shows up at the scene of something terrible. It's in their job description. Do you really think the great Obama would show up if he was an average blow joe? NO! And then, I found it interesting to read that apparently Obama was supposed to address the gun issue back in 2008. Shocker that he didn't do something else he was supposed to. So what is it about this dude that people think is so great. Now as a general statement, not just because I dislike the president but as for any leaders in this world we live in, shouldn't the issue, also being addressed, be the Tv Shows and movies, video games, and information being shown on tv to young or old people?? The guy who went in the theatre to kill people. His outfit awfully resembled the bad guy in the Batman movie. The person who shot up this elementary school, probably played one too many games of Grand Theft Auto or whatever game you kill civilians. Like really, the issues seem simple to solve. Sure there are nutcases everywhere in the world but do we really need to help them along by producing a gory movie, basically saying, "here, copycat this guy and you will get away with it like he does in the movie". So before we go restricting everything from guns, to kitchen forks because they could be considered a weapon, lets take a look at the society we have created and what we show the kids of today of what is right and wrong. This paragraph is most definetly not just a rant for America. Canada has its issues too. Sure we might not get as many school shootings but that's not saying kids havent wanted to. In Edmonton, they have made a seperate law about carrying a blade of a certain length. YET, in Canada, we already have a law, assualt with a deadly weapon. I don't know why somebody had to justify their jobs by making a law that was clearly already in place. I mean assault with a deadly weapon is pretty straight forward and covers all the bases. As I mentioned earlier in the blog, a fork is a deadly weapon but nope now we will wait till something legit happens with a fork and someone dying until then alas they can make a stupid law specifically for this. It is all just getting way too ridiculous. Bottom line, if politics have all the control then its time they end the real problem not fixing the result. It is a really terrifying thought, but since we make these movies, when is the copycat for SAW going to come out.

Well that was a well deserved rant. One thing about B.C. so far.....I haven't found a single person who shares the same opinions as I do and everyone out here seems to hate America. Even more so than the people back home. Weird....So how did I end up in such a place? I most definetly need to find an American man soon!!!! This is honestly going to be the most depressing week of all time. Without the one person I look forward to seeing even if it is only 3 or 4 times a day, it is what gets me through and excitement in my voice.

So now that lunch is done I have 2 and a half more hours. I'm impressed with how fast and rather good this day has gone. The countdown is officially on for the end of work/Christmas. Ok cancel that, only 2 more hours to go and its almost my last break!!! Hooray for the end of the day!! The one pluus side to Stacey always being late for my breaks is that she only covers the lunch and afternoon break which in the end, makes the afternoon go by super fast. For the most part, now that I have been here a while, I am starting to get my own routine of a day and most of the time this makes the days go faster. I think that the end of the week is the hardest. Especially this week....with Christmas being just around the corner, lots of people will only be working a half week, or not at all, or will be leaving really really early on Friday. These are the days I need to prepare for. I don't have a choice in the matter being a receptionist and all, and I also don't have a choice as far as money goes. I would love to call in sick everyday but I just know I can't afford that. I am saving a certain sick day for the new year!!

The weather is quite hilarious here today..Sunny and blue skies surrounding the building and gloomy clouds in the distance. Snow on the Mountain by Deep Cove and there was snow on a car out front this morning!!! This makes me extremely angry. I do not like snow. I don't like dressing for it, driving in it, walking in it, or even seeing it. I realize that all this might be hilarious to my readers seeing as they have snow already, but I just do not want it here. Luckily I know it won't last until April/May, but still. I would be happy to live somewhere, where there is never any snow!

So here I am, back from my afternoon break. Sitting in my big comfy chair, relaxing, waiting 45 minutes away. Most of my favorite people are gone for the day and now everyone will start straggling out of their offices and head home. I wish that if I came in early I would get to leave early as well. But this is not how it works for reception. Although I am really not sure why not, since I called once after hours and after we are closed, you can just enter the extension to the person you wanna talk to or a number to a specific department. If all this is set up why do I need to be here so late when really, everyone of importance leaves so early in the first place. Half the time, from 4-5 I have to transfer to people's voice mail just because they are already gone. Figure this out for me and explain it. Why 5? The floor workers are only here until 3:30.

Anyway, I made a list of things I need to accomplish in this countdown until Saturday and it seems as though I will have a busy week....in the evenings anyway...it is good for me to have things to do or try to do so that I am not completely insane. This is about the only hard week I see in the near future and so I have set deadlines and planned a busy week so that I have something to look forward to each day, even if it is just cleaning. As for work, maybe a good idea would be to type a letter to certain people with all the important details of life. That should cover the next 4 days.

I am so very sad to leave Gizmo at Christmas. He is going to be so very lonely while I am gone. I hope he isn't too whiney all the time other wise my landlords won't want to feed him. But it was really nice for them to offer to take care of him. They will be feeding him and hopefully spending a little bit of time with him each day while I am gone. I'm sure he will be fine...as long as he has food and water and his many toys to play with. Before I leave on Saturday i plan to set up the house like he would like for him to play and frollic around. I have a feeling that as long as the blinds are open for him to sit on the windowsill and the bed is nicely made for him to sleep he will be fine. It's just me he will miss. No one to cuddle up with on the bed or to see when I get home from work. Oh the sadness is overwhelming.......I told him this is the only place his mom is going in the next while though so I think he should be satisfied with that. I suppose with all the evidence I shouldnt even miss that little critter. He attacked me again this morning and it was pretty hard core. I can't even remember what I did this time, but while I was walking to my mirror in the living room to get ready, he attacked my leg...so i hit him and yelled at him to stop....when i do this it only makes matters worse. So I sat down and he lunged and gripped my arm. i have scratches on all sides of my arm now. The only trick I have learned with this insane cat is that if he is attacking the best thing to do besides backing away slowly is to distract him with his favorite feather toy!! This works the best...
Anyway I should get going and do my final clean up and then read about safety!! Woo!!