Ignorance is ignorant

Today I had the “joy” of taking my car into the shop. Doesn’t it just make your day when your car decides to hate you. Anyway I go into the shop and I’m filling out some information sheet when this frizzy woman comes in. She starts to talk to the woman working behind the desk. The frizzy woman started talking about all the recalls on her car and how frusterating it is. After a few minutes of discussing the problems with her car she starts to talk about the paint. “The paint is horrible quality. I know that it is because of the immigrant workers.”

I was shocked. Who says that? I mean I know people make those comments, but this really bothered me. Something as trivial as the quality of her paint job was being blamed on immigrants? The woman behind the desk calm and cool said, “Is that what you think the problem is?” The frizzy woman nodded in agreement, the woman behind the desk continued, “Really? I think it is because at the time your car was made the EPA imposed high restrictions on what chemicals could be used and the paint suffered as a result.”

The frizzy woman stuttered “um oh ya that sounds right” HA. She looked like an idiot, which is what she deserved. I, like many Americans, am frusterated with the current immigration problems, but I would never say something offensive about one of them. They are people too. I just wish there was an easier way for them to legally enter our country.

~~Lucy~~

Unfortunate Evening

I arrived home today and found my roomate scrubbing our kitchen. Our apartment was on its way to being absolutely spotless. When I asked her about it she informed me that we were having a dinner party. She is what I like to call an anti-sosh: one who never likes to interact with other people if they can help it. I was pretty shocked by the announcement but decided to go along with it. It turns out she had gone so far as to invite a guy that she went on a date with once, they lost touch, but recently ran into one another. So anyway she goes all out for the dinner. Lasagna, salad, bread– the whole shabang. So everyone arrives, about 10 in all. We ate, we talked. I enjoyed myself. At the end of the night I realized that my roomate failed to say more than 3 words to this special guy the entire evening. After all of that work.

I’m sorry but in my mind, that is crazy. Trust me if I do something like that for a guy, I would definitely talk to him! It was very strange of my roomate to go to all the trouble, for nothing. What a waste. I’m far too practical for that. I say, do something simple, or go to the trouble and talk to him!!!!

~~Lucy~~

Welcome; Political Issues

I write this knowing that probably no one will ever read it. I know that is a cliche line taken from Anne Frank’s Diary. Many people write that hoping that really it will become a best selling novel and play. Not me. I don’t care if someone reads this. It is for me. If you read it, then congrats, I hope you enjoy it. Let’s be honest though, you don’t know me and I don’t know you. Let’s keep it that way.

Ok now that that is out of the way… What is up with our country? Are we seriously considering electing Hilary Clinton to office??? I mean Bush is by no means a great president, but Hilary Clinton? We are talking about the woman who ruined the health care reform in the 90s. The woman who belittled house wives and their cookie making skills. The woman who has been involved in more political scandals than any first lady before her.

I have no problem with a woman being elected president, but let it be a woman who can run the country. She can’t even handle her husband. I’m so annoyed with the Democrats right now. The Republicans have made mistakes. So instead of trying to fix those mistakes, end the war, fix social security, stop the immigration problems the Democrats are opting to do nothing for 2 years to see just how big of a mess things can become so that we will all need to vote for them in the election. What a stupid idea. I mean honestly, why would I want to vote for someone who allowed our country to get worse for 2 years just so they would have a job.

I’m ready for a new party to arise. Not the Green party, nor the Constitutional party. Give me a nice MODERATE party. Someone I can vote for without thinking “I just threw my vote away!” We need to find a middle ground, not explore the extremes. Hilary Clinton is so polarizing and so is John McCain. Give me someone in the middle who I can have some faith in.

Wait, who am I kidding, faith in our political system? Ya right.

~~Lucy~~