Bad morning...

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Bad morning...
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Mon, 08-13-2007 - 12:44pm

Mondays are always tough for me (my only comfort is coffee and the fact that I use that excuse to sit in front of my comuter and zone out on the internet), but today has been a particularly rough morning...

First of all, I'm really tired of idiot guys. Seriously. I've already had to move my seat on the bus becuase some nasty, dirty old man (quite literally) took to starting at me, into my purse, at the book I was reading, anything I DID this morning. Then, I go to get my coffee and walk by two idiot guys trying to get my attention (which I never give them the satisfaction of actually doing, I just keep walking) and one tells me to smile or something and then laughs and hi-fives his friend. What?? Are you that moronic and simple-minded that THAT'S a cool thing to do?? To cat-call women and then make some assinine comment that makes no sense? It reminds me of the Sex and the City when some construction worker (ha! sounds familiar) yells at Miranda every morning, but when she goes over to confront him, he tells her he's married. Why, why, WHY do some men (boys, rather) feel the need to disrespect, irritate, and embarrass women for their own amusement?? Yes, that makes me/us better than them, but it still just pisses me off.

Now I'm just feeling like a dating pariah (unrelated to the first part). Like I've said a thousand times, I'm fine with being single, but I at least want to DATE....and it's just not happening. I think I'm going to go to a Sox game this week, partially because time's running out on the season and I want to, but partially because there are usually guys with potential there. :)

However, I'd trade dating in for another six months if I could just get a lead on a new, better, better-paying, more suited to what I want (event planning) job...ok, maybe only a couple months fr a lead, but SOMETHING! :) I'm getting so frustrated at everything...

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In reply to: cml7721
Mon, 08-13-2007 - 9:36pm

I had a bad day, too.


First, the road I take to work is detoured- completely dug up - and will probably be that way for awhile given the mess, which means I have to take a much busier road when school starts which means adding a good 10 minutes onto my drive simply because of traffic.


Then

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Registered: 08-14-2007
In reply to: cml7721
Tue, 08-14-2007 - 3:38am
Keep your head up, things will get better. As for men, they are so simple minded that cat calling DOES entertain them. On the plus side they probably found you attractive.
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Tue, 08-14-2007 - 11:37am

Aww, I'm sorry about the ex. I read the rest of the other thread and I know you don't think this way, but I still think it was a jerky thing to do. And selfish, to boot.

Today's been a little better....the one thing I can say about my job here is that I'm appreciated and important, which I feel like is rare at 23. I interviewed a potential candidate for another position this morning...I was surprised when they asked me to do it! It's really the jobs that have been bothering me...I'm not sure if my art history degree's getting in my way and if I need to get more education to have better job prospects or if I just haven't put myself out there enough yet. I also tend to shoot high, which I'm proud of, but it does also limit the replies I'll get. I also have NO idea what I want to do, which is the most frustrating of all. Right now I'm looking into event planning, marketing, and publishing, which have nothing to do with one another.

Anyway, enough ranting. :) The bright side is that I rarely think about my lack of a love life when I'm so consumed with career thoughts.

I also sat down with a bottle of wine last night. That helped. :) I didn't finish it, of course!! It's also nice here now...78 or so (that was the forecast) and sunny. Is it getting any better there?

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Tue, 08-14-2007 - 11:44am

They keep saying "tomorrow's going to be the hottest day of the season."

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Tue, 08-14-2007 - 12:44pm

Ha! He disappeared, apparently. Fingers crossed. :) But seriously, everything blew over, pretty much...the project they're working on is only until the end of August, so maybe he's left, I'm not sure. Either way, I'm happy it didn't get too weird and/or messy.

Ugh, I can't imagine living in that heat...but again, everyone has AC, I'd imagine. I had to go into work ridiculously early (for me) this morning for the interview (who schedules an interview at 8am??) and it was very autumn-like, and I love fall in Boston...it's a little annoying when all of the students come back, but it's actually nice to be in Harvard Square everyday, the entire thing changes and becomes so much more active instead of a tourist trap (ugh, I'll take the students over the tourists! we've obviously all been tourists, but I'm talking the clueless ones who find it necessary to stop in the middle of the street and spread out with maps and snacks and whatever else...some people do LIVE here, you know).

I often feel like I'm wandering lost, haha. :) Restless is my middle name...but I don't think it's the lack of a husband or family...I think when we get restless, we tend to put the blame on what we don't have and to look outside, but I know my friends that DO have husbands and family often complain of doing the same thing day after day after day....it's different, but somehow the same, if that makes any sense (the grass is always greener!). :) I blame my lack of an enjoyable/new job, but I'd probably still get restless there after a while, too. Then again, I'm HUGE on change, so that might be a personal trait. In the meantim, like I've said, I'm looking forward to fall just for some sort of change that I KNOW is coming. :)