Archive for the 'on my soapbox' Category


Keeping her happy

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

I’m tired of being nice.
I’m tired of being nice just to keep the peace.
Why do we all need to walk on egg shells when being around her?
It’s always a matter of if she’s not happy, then she’ll make sure everyone else is not happy.
Why can’t she just pack her luggage and leave?
Why doesn’t someone just [...]

It’s like learning the alphabet!

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

You know what really annoys me? Filling out paperwork! Especially paperwork that has the same information on it but worded in different ways. I’ve received a whole heap in the mail this week in regards to my health insurance and with it, there’s a letter that says fill in part A of this bit, part [...]

Waiting at the doctor’s surgery

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

I can’t believe how behind my doctor is! My appointment was at 4.15pm. I always get there 10 minutes early just in case the person before me doesn’t turn up and I can get in earlier. I was waiting and waiting yesterday afternoon. I read all about Tom and Nicole’s divorce (yep, that’s how old [...]

Unsent letter

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Dear friend of DH,
If you have a problem with my husband, please do not take it out on me. I wasn’t there when the conversation in question took place.You may make excuses for yourself as be pissed off and that I was just unfortunate to be the one to answer the phone, but as far [...]

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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Fatism - (n) - 1. Discrimination or prejudice based on a person’s weight.
Fatist (n & adj) - 1. A a person with a prejudiced belief that one persons weight is superior to others. 2. based on intolerance to a person’s weight.
When I hear stories of overweight people being judged on the weight they look, this really makes me [...]