2012 Review

Hello blog, it’s been a long time.

1. What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before?

Took a trip on the train

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don’t do new year’s resolutions anymore because I always break them.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Several people did

4. Did anyone close to you die?

My grandmother

5. What countries did you visit?

N/A

6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?

A flourishing business. More tattoos. Less poverty.

7. What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

July 15th The day I quit smoking

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Quitting smoking.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Communication.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Nothing major

11. What was the best thing you bought?

A Christmas tree.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Mine.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Pete

14. Where did most of your money go?

Rent, food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Seeing my mom.

16. What song will always remind you of 2012?

Blow me (one last kiss) Pink

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

Happier, fatter (due to quitting smoking), poorer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Worked a little more.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Stress out. Get angry. Eat candy.

20. How did you spend Christmas?

With my family, same as I do every year.

21. Did you fall in love in 2012?

I did and it’s wonderful.

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22. What was your favorite TV program?

Two broke girls & Whitney

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

No.

24. What was the best book you read?

I’ve read a lot of book through the year. I enjoyed them all.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

26. What did you want and get?

More time at work, more tattoos and someone to spend my time with.

27. What did you want and not get?

Steadier income

28. What was your favorite film of this year?

Nothing stands out.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 34.  I chose not to do anything special this year but my co-workers made it special for me.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Getting more work done on my tattoos!

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?

Same as usual: comfy casual.  I like simple, I don’t do complicated.

32. What kept you sane?

Painting, photography, Nick, my kids at work.

33. What political issue stirred you the most?

Pauline M, the Quebec election and everything that it stood for.

34. Who did you miss?

Jason as I always do.

35. Who was the best new person you met?

Nick.

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.

Do what makes you happy.

This is what I’ve been up to lately.

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The Vagina monologues.

Before I write my intended post, you know what’s exceptionally fun?  Going into a place that you regularly frequent, seeing the poor bastard wanting to kill his newly hired co-worker & when they ask you if you want anything else? Look them straight in the eye and ask them if they want to make out. :)

So back to vagina land…

By that I mean my work.  Aside from the gym teacher, the entire staff is sporting a vag.  Most of the time it’s OK but I have to admit, I have a whole new appreciation for working with boys.  They’re sweaty, smelly and generally full of it. However they don’t get PMS, get all pissy and offended easily or get their periods. Oh and they don’t usually cry at the drop of a hat either…

I’m telling you, we need to turn my place of work into a reality show.  It would blow the ratings through the roof!  Needless to say, when you have that many woman crammed into one environment, shit is likely to get fucking ugly from time to time.  What floors me though is how utterly childish some people can act.  It’s a sad reality when the children at your work with are more mature than some of your colleagues.

I don’t take most things personally, I believe in accountability and try to be respectful at all times.  This pretty much sums up how I feel about people who get offended.

Behold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It floors me when people get offended for getting in shit for something that they damn well know that they’re NOT supposed to do.  I mean really?  WTF is wrong with you?  Also, I don’t believing in raising one’s voice. I believe that one should better their argument instead.  There is however a limit to that.  When I have to give someone shit about something, I try to be a decent person about it.  However when I have to remind you on numerous occasions not to act like a fucktard, my niceness goes out the window.

That’s when I yell.  

Which is exactly what I did.  Admin seen/heard me yelling at said co-worker and instead of backing me up like they should (knowing that it was wrong), and I said what she was doing was disrespectful not only to me but everyone else; she threw my ass under the bus. Cunt.

Needless to say my boss (whom I adore and respect on a number of levels) got an e-mail that was CC’d to my kitchen partner in crime and the rest of the admin team.  I’m not pleased.  There is one thing I will not tolerate and that’s being taken for granted.  God help my ass when I put my foot down for a change, everyone get’s their panties in a knot over it.

So I basically said that if it keeps up I will quit.  I love my job, I really do.  However when the environment you work in becomes so toxic that you can’t handle it anymore, it’s time to go.  I refuse to be sensitive to my co-workers needs if they flat out refuse to respond in kind.  I freely admit that it was inappropriate to raise my voice.  However when I have gone from being polite, yet firm to stern and you still continue to violate said rule; I will go prison guard bitch on your ass.  Had she listened the first fucking time, none of this would have happened.  Not to justify it, but it’s true!

The co-worker in question still won’t speak to me. It’s been over two weeks.  If you’re going to be that pety and childish, so be it.  I was asked to apologize and I refuse to do so.

Because I have nothing to be sorry for.

 

Bliss…

I had to run off to Ontario for a bit and deal with some ‘family stuff’.  It couldn’t be more different from my usual trips back home, but that’s what made it special.  I did nothing but hang out with my dog and the living was easy.

They say a picture is worth a thousand, so i’ll let you see that for yourself.

 To navigate the gallery, just hit up one of the images and you’ll see the Previous/Next buttons on the bottom to your right.  One of these days i’ll get around to installing a proper widget for this thing…

Until then, please enjoy!