I really need to find a job where not only do i work “normal” hours, but I also get my weekends off. I had to close last night (2pm-11pm), I have to close again tonight by myself (2pm-11pm — alone after 4pm), and I’m supposed to work 12pm-9pm on Sunday (we close at 7pm!?!), but I kinda told my boss that there’s no way in hell I’m working until 9pm agfter closing the pervious 2 nights by myself. So, it looks like I’m going to work 10am-7pm on Sunday, come home and grab a quick shower, then head to Jersey to see Jess for a day or two. Had I had a realy job with weekends off I would be with her right now in Maryland enjoying a nice relaxing trip with her and Kelly. But noooooo! I have to have a job where not only do I not get every weekend off, but sometimes just getting 2 days off in a row is a rarity. Ok…I’m done whining.

On a side note, I hate you Peter S. Davis and William Panzer!! Because of you, I had to buy this yesterday!! Damn you!!!!

Ok, I’m not a neat freak. This I totally admit without excuse. I live alone, and I tend to keep my house “comfortable”. So, Jess is coming up tonight and staying over for the first time. So, that means I need to clean up a bit. A BIT?? What I thought was a little “clutter” is turning out to be a job I’m really tempted to call out the National Guard for. First off, I keep finding socks everywhere. And I mean everywhere!! I made a comment last week at work that I need new socks since I always seem to be running out of them after a few days. Now I know why. They have been migrating to secret staging points around the house for a sock coup!! Well, the coup has been overted; America is safe.

Although I do pose this question….

Why does it only take 18 minutes for the washer to fully wash the clothes and the dryer 70 minutes to dry them??

I went today to take a short, informal interview for a possible new job. While driving home from my pseudo-interview, I got to thinking that I didn’t really want to go home and do laundry. So, I whipped out my hand-dandy cell phone and called up Cinemark to see what time Fahrenheit 9/11 was playing. I have been curious about this film, and was really the only person that I know of who would really go see it. As it turns out, there was a showing in about 15 minutes and I was less than a mile away from the exit. So, I made a detour, grabbed a ticket, nachos and a soda for lunch at the snack bar, and proceeded to watch Michael Moore’s political drama unfold for the next 2 hours.

I really wouldn’t consider myself too political of a person. Sure, I disagree with a lot of what the government does, but it is my belief that the old adage “1 vote makes a difference” is bullshit. The government is corrupt and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. So, we just try and keep is more corrupt in certain areas and a little more “for the people” in others. Anyway, although the movie is obviously bias, it does raise some very good and valid points that need some explaining. I’m not going to go into them here, if you’re curious, go see the flick! I will however say that after seeing this I have a hard time really understanding the current state of this country. Before, I thought I knew why we were at war and what we were at war for. But after seeing the past 2 years summed up in a sleek 2 hour package, the waters become very murky. The reasons that I thought we were in Iraq, don’t seem to be the reasons that we are there. I can now understand why this got a 15 minute standing ovation at Cannes. Although it is definitely anti-Bush, it really should be required watching for all high school students. This really shows some of the failures of government, and how those failures can and will turn into chaos if not carefully checked. If you think we are really living in “the home of the brave”, go see this flick and then talk to me afterwards. I think things may surprise you a bit.