Another place to be annoyed by Asian hiptards
Apparently, Hiro at the
Maritime Hotel is
only hiring Asians to work there. So, are they going to make all the staff speak in broken English and be super accommodating or are they going towards the other extreme with underfed hiptards in designer duds who ignore the uncool?
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I've been
attempting a lot of posts but haven't been quite able to commit. I think I've been in a bit of a rut and have been just trying to keep my life together lately.
The boyfriend and I went out for dinner over the weekend to celebrate two years together. I told a couple of people and they immediately went into the whole - "When is he going to finally ask you to get married?" bit. Well - My mother just passed away two years ago, my entire life has been turned upside down, and I quit my secure entertainment job to go back to school to be a massage therapist - maybe I just have a lot on my plate right now and I'm just happy right now just the way things are. Is that okay?
I can't even imagine trying to plan and pay for a wedding right now - I can't even plan and pay to have my moldy bathroom fixed. I somehow wound up watching a bit of "Extreme Home Makeover" last night and now I'm trying to figure out if there is any chance I can get on the damn show.
I've also been having trouble writing out birthday cards for a couple of friends. You know when you want to write something to someone meaningful - and all that comes out is crap? I'm having
that problem. One friend, J_, is turning thirty in a couple of days. I've known J_ since third grade and we've had all kinds of idiotic adventures together. He was really helpful and kind to me when my mom passed away and has always been a spectacular friend. The other friend, S _ , I've also know for many years and isn't turning thirty quite yet (the bitch). I wasn't speaking to her for a time period because ...well frankly because I was being a royal bitch. You see, we had been friends forever and we had both kind of sank down into pits of despair together (broke up with boyfriends, lost direction...etc. ) . But, she quickly sank out of the pity mire and I was still treading in the sludge - so I lashed out on her. I found reasons to not like her and purposely hurt her. But when my mother passed away - she stepped up and stood by me. I was once very close to both of these people - but now we make the occasional phone call and sit together at the occasional wedding. Both of these people made a huge impact on my life...and their friendships sustained me in really awful times. While our friendships are very different - I still treasure the friends that they were and are now. It's just hard to express what I want in a card.
Amigos
So- my grandmother goes to an "adult day care" program three times a week. It's been the best thing for her - she feels like she has somewhere to go a couple of days out of the week, she makes friends (and enemies) and gets to talk to other people her age and in her language.
When grandma started the program - she was very excited and wanted to explain how great the program was. She sat me down and said "Oh! Too much people. Chinese, Japanese, American, Amigos....."
Somewhere in my grandmother's thirty years here in the US - she's gotten the impression that anyone of Hispanic heritage should be referred to as "amigo". Honestly, it's so damn funny to hear her say it - I have no idea how to correct her.
