Seriously.

My compromise for today was to just disconnect from everything.

One of the walkers just picked Cagney up to go to the photo shoot without me. It was good of him to pick the little guy up so I don't have to deal with co-worker I really don't want to deal with.

The owner sent me a nice message about how indispensible I am to her and the company...so that was nice. And I could hear her voice in the apology from co-worker.

With everything else going on in my life, I feel as if there is no light on my path. No where to go.

Then, a 'helpful' neighbor came by, exclaimed "Oh my GOD, you look awful! Are you sick?" and then proceeded to ask me if she could have the flower pots in my yard...because her daughter is moving in with her boyfriend and 'they don't have anything.'

I can just imagine the daughter being psyched that her mother pilfered flowerpots from a neighbor's yard! I had to say no _three_ times.

I swear. Everyone has lost their damn minds.

I don't know what people do who don't have buffistas in their life.

They get end up seeking to fill the void in their lives by going to vampire bordellos to get suck jobs. Or they spend a lot more money than we do on therapists. Or they become bitter and angry and project their issues onto others.

This is me, rolling my eyes forever at your neighbor, bonny.

Bonny, that is ridiculously rude. I missed whatever you deleted this morning, but whatever it is, all the ~ma.

One example of how TCG's life is better with me is that we have cupcakes for dessert! Because I stopped at the farmer's market on the way home and bought them. There still isn't much in terms of veg at the farmer's market, and I was there at the tail end when lots of people were out of stuff or had gone home already. But I bought a pumpkin cupcake, a margarita cupcake, and some fresh mint.

ETA: I t heart Windsparrow.

I think a cupcake farmers' market is a SPLENDID idea.

ION, for those who don't follow my grousing on FB: I came home to a summons for jury duty. First time in my life. I genuinely don't mind, except this year of all years, I would prefer to save my time off to get married and take a honeymoon. (And then Cindy asked me if my company treats jury duty time differently than vacation/sick time, and said that the last time she worked for someone else, they didn't count jury duty against vacation/sick time. I didn't even think about that. I guess I'll have to see. [I suspect we don't have an official policy, because everything about that place is a little unorganized.])

I think a cupcake farmers' market is a SPLENDID idea.

Cupcake ATMs are totally a thing.

Cupcake ATMs are totally a thing.

Truly we live in a golden age.

I think a cupcake farmers' market is a SPLENDID idea.

I agree. This local baker comes every week with cupcakes and cake pops. So yummy!

I've sat in the cafe across from that ACM and watched people...take pictures of it.

Sj, I don't think there is anything you can do to stop her,but you might want to come up with a few phrases

Wow, I haven't thought of that in a long time.

Oh what an interesting idea.

And even

I'm sorry you feel that way.

All neutral. All polite. All mean very little. It may not be the game you wanted to play, but you can change the rules.

Someone once asked me how I keep so calm at the library(people are really rude). It is a game I play since I started in customer service - someone makes me mad, I lose. If I show that I've lost my temper , I lose big time.