On my way home from a friend’s house today, I was frantically searching my purse for a piece of gum.  No luck.  I unsuccessfully checked every hiding place in the car.  Oh noes!  The whole world seemed out of balance.  I managed to calm myself through the withdrawal fits… then I suddenly smelled fresh gum.  Is it a mirage?  Is there a piece of gum hiding somewhere, taunting me?  Oh wait… I’m passing a Wrigley’s factory!  *Takes a big whiff*  Mmmmm… Juicy Fruit.

I drive by this factory 40-50 times a year and I have NEVER smelled gum.  Maybe the other gum flavors aren’t as aromatic.  Maybe I haven’t been going by at the right time.  Maybe my Spidey senses were tingling in my weakened state.  Regardless, I couldn’t believe how fragrant it was… and fresh… and delicious.  It was just enough of a buzz to get me home with a big smile on my face.  I love it when something so small can make my day.

Daria has been released as a full series DVD set!  I’ve been waiting for this day to come for years.  Daria is one of my favorite shows of all time… and very rare to find on tv anymore.  My friends do not appreciate Daria at all, but they absolutely love how hooked I am… it’s a part of my lovable charm.

I’ve always loved Daria because I can totally relate to her… although we’re not exactly alike, we have much in common. Daria is smart and sarcastic.  She’s got a sister who is absolutely exhausting (mine isn’t anything like Quinn, but exhausting in her very own special way).  Daria is constantly confused/annoyed/entertained by the stupidity of those around her… and usually has a caustic remark to sum things up nicely.  Sooooooooo me.

While I don’t dress in unfortunately drab clothing, speak in a monotone, or have to be coerced into every activity… I certainly share her disdain for the world and her love of snark.

Enter the oversharer…

As I approached the girl’s only aisle, I had no idea of the horrors that lay ahead.  I don’t generally dawdle here, but they had rearranged everything… so I had to scan the whole aisle for what I needed.  The oversharer noticed me scanning and felt the need to offer her pearls of wisdom… or rather, offer too much information (TMI).  “These (points to the heavy duty elephant flow pads on the top shelf) are wonderful!  I’ve had a heavy flow since I’ve got these cysts and these are the only things that let me get through the night.”  Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm…

I stood there dazed.  Was she seriously discussing her woman stuff with a total stranger in Target?  I’m guessing she had probably posted it as her Facebook status already, so I was literally the only person left to tell.  The best I could do was offer a weak “yeah” and then quickly make my exit.

It still haunts me… I’m hoping grossing you all out will help me heal.  You’re welcome.

I went to visit some friends  After a long drive to the boonies, I walked into the house and found two friends busy cooking in the kitchen… and two friends sitting at the kitchen table with their noses in Facebook.  They looked up long enough to say ‘hi’ and then went back to FB.  I asked what the drama was (there is ALWAYS drama on FB), but apparently nothing exciting was happening even though they were riveted.

“Betty is allergic to chocolate.”  “Archie can’t wait for baseball season.”  “Veronica just got home from church.”  “Reggie likes my picture.”  “Midge is making pot roast.” Ummmmm… who cares?  First of all, most of these people are virtual strangers.  They are people none of us have seen in our adult lives… so why do we really care how they’re spending their day?  Second, Facebookers have no filter in their brains that tells them what’s good to share and what isn’t.  Nothing brings out your faults as well as FB.  You can see just how shallow, rude, boastful, boring, deceitful, passive-aggressive, and stupid your friends truly are… on a daily basis.  I just don’t understand the obsession with it.

Regardless, if you’re into the nonsense… the very least you can do is keep your Facebook time limited to when you’re alone.  You shouldn’t be checking it while you’re out to dinner or hanging out with your family and friends.  Nothing you have to post (and nothing someone else is posting) is more important than that person sitting in front of you.

If I had Facebook, I would have whipped out my cell phone and posted, “Snarky wishes these b*tches would stop Facebooking and talk to her instead.”  LOL

Back in the day, I had roommates and several people who crashed with us all weekend long.  We saw a lot of movies then.  However, now that we’re all grown up, we don’t have the luxury of seeing each other every day.  When I get together with my friends now I don’t want to spend half of our time sitting in silence through a movie.  We usually have way too much to catch up on to waste time.  Unless you’re a huge movie buff, going to the movies is something you do with people you have little in common with or when things are stale (hellooooo date night).

Another downside to the movies is dealing with the general public.  You all know me well enough to realize I have no tolerance for less than stellar public behavior.  The talking, annoying laughs, smells, and the DISGUSTING chewing habits.  I can’t enjoy a movie through the slobbery popcorn chomps.  If I wanted to listen to that, I’d keep my $10 and put my face near my kitty’s bowls at dinner time.  Actually, she has better manners than most movie-goers.

And frankly, not a lot of cinemas serve beer.  Huge bummer.

That being said, my friends and I are venturing out to the movies this weekend!  We wanted to spend the whole day together, so there’s plenty of time for a movie.  We’re hitting a 10:30 am show to avoid people, too.  Very shrewd.  We still have the beer issue, but that will be rectified at lunch afterward.  Something tells me we’ll need a few after Hot Tub Time Machine.  (ROFL, I kid you not.)