Family Dysfunction

I keep reading articles here and there about how families are so dysfunctional now and no one eats at a dinner table anymore, no home cooked meals, no family game nights, etc. It's funny because the "experts" can't seem to figure out why.

I'll tell you why...both parents are working 9-5 shifts and many work overtime just so they can keep up with the enormous cost of living. Even in rural areas, the cost of living is going up dramatically. Teenagers have to work, too. It's very rare that everyone's going to be in a good mood. It's very rare that a mom gets home from work at 6-7pm after rush hour traffic and actually wants to go and cook a big meal. It's rare that everyone didn't already eat out at some trashy fast food place to compensate for their hunger during work hours.

Family time? Who wants to spend time with their family when they've been working all day and need to find something a little more fun to do? Seriously...out of playing a video game or talking with your family after a hard days work, I think the choice is obvious. When they do get together and talk, it's all yelling and anger because they are so stressed out from the days events at work and knowing that even though they've been working overtime all week, this month's bills are still likely to fall behind, or they still can't catch up from their one disaster period.

Look how easily we get mad at things. Personally, I flip out if I'm standing in line too long and the line isn't moving. I flip out if the car in front of me doesn't move at the green light. I flip out if things basically didn't go my way at all...and I'm sure as hell not the only one! I used to be very respectful, and I still am in some ways...but come on, it's hard when you are so stressed out. I'm stressed because I attempted to go to college 3 times and all 3 times couldn't afford it because my parents have a hefty income and I'm still paying for all 3 times. I owe about $10,000 for only completing part of my degree. It's going to take me years to pay off.

The fact that they have nothing to do with my application means nothing. They are not helping me financially, but the government doesn't care. Instead, they hand over millions of dollars to immigrants each year to show them that there is a "better life". Yes, a better life if you are not born an American.

Maybe Mars was once populated.

I got this random idea at 6am this morning while driving home from the party. I told Dexter that with all of this Global Warming stuff, I've come to a very good hypothesis.

With Global Warming, the Earth heats up. You've noticed our temperatures increasing, less snow fall, etc. Now for a second, think about Mars. Mars is the red hot planet...but they keep finding traces of what they think were life forms on it. MAYBE, just maybe...Mars was once a habitat and Global Warming affected it to the extent that it is what it is now. Who knows, maybe it will blow up and be gone some day from being so red-hot. Maybe the Earth will too...but that is my educated guess for the day. I think I should go tell some authoritative figure this and maybe I'll end up being in History books one day, lol.

I am the luckiest girl in the world!

Wow, life is great. I learned today that I am the luckiest girl in the world! Here's why:
I'm a Poetry award winner ($300.00 value!) for poetry I never wrote. It's being featured in a newly published book! I'm also receiving a Commemorative Bronze Award Medallion ($40 value!), a full one-year subscription to the Society of Poets, and my poem will be presentated during their special meeting in Las Vegas! Wow! All they need from me is $160.00 to cover the costs of "presenting" my poem. That's all? I really felt that the HARD labor they induced was worth MUCH more than that!
I'm also the lucky recipient of a share of $85 million from some very rich Nigerians. Not only that, but I won $85,000 and becuase of a tax issue, I'm only obligated to pay a fee of $5301 to get that money. It's okay because Douglas Ferndinand, the prize coordinator, sent me a check from Valencia Town Center Plaza that offers to cover $2995.50 of the charge.
Just when I thought that my life sucked, good old PayPal comes through with an email that annouces that SOMEONE tried to log into my account from Italy. Boy am I lucky to have them announce this information to me! I would have never known that I would have gotten all of my account information taken from me otherwise!
Sure is a lucky day for me!

Why? Just why?

Being as this is a blog on Society, I have a very big question to ask. First, you need to read the stories.

Today, I went into the bathroom and was completely shocked at what I saw. There was crap all over the floor! No, not crap as in little pieces of paper, or a paper towel...but crap as in the stuff that comes out of your intestines! EW. It wasn't even a little bit, it was a lot! The only thing different today is that we had some Auditors, from the FDA, at our office. The toilet didn't overflow...it was just a bunch of crap all over the floor, like someone just said "hey, I think it would be a great idea to just...I dunno, not use this toilet."

It made me think back to when I worked in the Capitol building in Trenton. I walked in one day and there was crap all over the walls! I just thought "what WOMAN does this? Seriously?" and I walked out. I guess someone really hated their job!

The same week, at the Capitol building, I walk into the bathroom and see a woman standing at the sink with her pants down. I just looked at her with my jaw dropped and she said "oops!" and I just shook my head and went into a stall. I thought about it for a while and I still, to this day, cannot come up with a logical reason she would do that!

Also today, my roomate Michelle told me that someone at her work peed on the floor. She said it wasn't even a little bit, it was a lot!

Now my question is...WHY? I mean really, I have read many Sociology and Psychology books...I've tried to think of all the reasons someone would shit on the floor, but I can't! Why would someone piss on the floor? What is wrong with the toilet? Are you deathly afraid of catching anthrax on your ass or something? I really, really, do not understand. Maybe the woman with her pants down decided she wanted to piss on the floor too?

My second question is...how do their houses look? EW! I don't want to think about it. WOMEN, nonetheless.

22 Month Old Shows "It is never too late to be what you might have been."

It seems a lot of my friends are having some bad luck this week and it's bringing them down. Maybe this story will cheer you up?

I posted the link, just click the title. This isn't a spoof one. I just found it interesting that this 22 month old knows how to water-ski already. It makes me think of myself when I was 3...I was playing the Organ, not just a piano but an Organ. I learned to swim before I could walk also. The funny thing is, I'm not very good at either of those things anymore. I mean, I can swim like any other person, and over the years things happened between my brother and family that led me to stop playing the organ, and I think I lost the skill. Now I have no ambition to do it anymore. Hopefully, that will not happen to this little boy. From the story, it seems he isn't just being forced into it, he actually enjoys it. This kid is awesome! I want my kids to be cool like that someday.

President Bush Announces His Role In Office

Here's another spoof interview that I created...it's not as fun as Pluto but okay.

President Bush announced yesterday that he, as the 43rd President, is in office for the “terourists” and not the American people.

During the Press Conference, Bush was asked why he stood his ground on September 11th but couldn’t step up to the Katrina disaster. “Well, you see…that’s really none of your business. You know why? Because I’m the President,” Bush replied. The reporter then decided to be a little fiercer in her questioning, only to get a reply similar to that of the hit cartoon show South Park. “Whateva, whateva, I’ll do what I want,” was Bush’s sarcastic response.

“Mr. Bush, is it true that you sat in a plane overlooking the Hurricane Katrina disaster and had absolutely no compassion for the American Citizens involved in the disaster?” asked the reporter.

“Uh, uh, listen. I am the President of the United States of America. I am here to fight the terousits, not help the Americans. I think that what you people don’t seem to understand is that you aren’t important to me. Helping you does not benefit me in any way. I am fighting the terousits to honor a family legacy…one of extreme feuding between nations. One that my father could not fully carry out, and I will not be happy until all of the Middle East has died off and gas prices have sky-rocketed to $10.60 a gallon. If you wanted someone who cares, you should have voted in a Democrat, and made sure that I didn’t mess with the system so that he could actually be in office.”

The Press Conference ended shorlty after when Fozzy Bear of the hit show "The Muppets" threw a rotten tomato at President Bush, but missed and hit Cheney, who was than taken to the hospital.

WACKA WACKA!

Pluto Argues Against Speculation That It Is Not A Planet

Here is a little thing I just threw together in light of Pluto becoming nothing in our Solar System, for humor purposes.

Former planet Pluto has announced today that it is indeed hurt that it is no longer considered a planet because of it's small size. "It's tough to be the little guy in such a huge Universe", Pluto said. It is this statement that has Scientists considering a new sub-classification of planets called "dwarf planets". Like dwarfs, commonly known as "little people", Pluto can still be classified as existent under this new category assignment. "While it does make me feel a little bit better, it still lowers my self-esteem quite a bit," commented Pluto. "I guess I'm now forced to make friends with Ceres, that asteroid that was once classified as a planet in the 1800's," Pluto continued on with "...which will be tough because I don't particularly like him, considering he tried to destroy everything!" Pluto is also upset because even with 3 moons, he feels as though he was still not good enough for the Universe. That has to be tough on the little guy! "How do you think it feels to have that jerk UB313 being bigger than me when I was still considered a Planet?" cried Pluto to the press.

Pluto brought up another great point during the interview, one in the light of Astrology. "You know, my energy was very subtle, but the results of me in cosmic alliances will hit you like a ton of bricks! I'm all about transformation and rebirth, but not being reborn as a new category in the Solar System...so what gives?" Pluto stated. Pluto gleefully ended the interview with "just remember...for all I recreate, I will destroy as well. I am the ruler of destruction, and I still rule Scorpio so all you sex fiends...you better be ready for some horrible transitions!"

An Un-cultured, Un-educated America

Talked to Bimla at work yesterday. She's Indian. We spoke about how un-cultured and un-educated America really is. I've met countless numbers of immigrants and foreign exchange students who knew at least 3 languages (one being the hardest, English), and knew the customs and religions of just about every country. In any debate of those subjects, they have me beat. As an American student, I had a 4.0 GPA, but what does it all mean? It means I can read, I can write, and I can understand some mathematics. But as far as culture goes, I only know as much as I learned in Sociology, which was more about American's than anything. My sociology course was more about the classifications of society, family dysfunctions and drug abuse. An example is when 9/11 happened. Any immigrant who was wearing a long dress or vail over their face was a target. Regardless if they were Muslim or not, they were targeted. Why? Because American's don't know enough to know the difference of cultures.

Wish I could write more, but I have to work.