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  • I need a Bailout

    Dear Mr. President Elect Obama,
    Wow, it feels kind of weird calling you that because even though we never met, it feels like we are friends.  You know, kind of like the whole Oprah thing.  That wasn't a racial comment by the way, just that you seem accessible, like her.  Especially, after I saw you and Michelle on 60 min.

    Anyway, here's the thing, I'm pretty sure we, as in ex husband, my son, and I , have to take out more loans this semester for my son's college.

    Now admittedly, I didn't really pay a LOT of attention during your campaign, (  I did listen more than other years though) I seem to remember you saying something about more affordable college. 

    I'm thinking you did not mean if your kid CHOOSES to go to an out of state school.  But your from Illinois so maybe you'll get why he didn't want to stay here.  OK, U of I, great school, but I'm not even sure he could have gotten in.

     Well he probably could have, but it's in a corn field! 

     Illinois State?  I heard the dorms are really gross there, and what I saw of the campus wasn't that exciting.   The school he choose, Indiana?  Beautiful.  And you know, I'm pretty sure the students helped you win that state.  I know Matt ( our son) voted for you, right there in Indiana.  If we would have made him go to ISU?  Wasted Illinois vote.

    Not that we are snobs or anything, but how can I tell one kid they can go to Northwestern University and another they can't go to the school they love?  And he loves Indiana.
     
    You have two kids, you know how it is.

    Besides he has almost two years in at Indiana, and he just made president of his frat!   And since you just made president of the US.  you know what an honor being president is.  Wouldn't you be upset if someone just took that away from you? 

    Speaking of which, it's a small world Barack.  Guess what frat he belongs too?  Alpha Sigma Phi!  Yep, your friend Warren's old frat!  Yes, Warren Buffet, is there another Warren?  Anyway, I think that is like karma or something.

    Maybe during your talks about money and stuff, Warren may have mentioned wanting to give some of his billions to a frat brother?  I know he's really big on philanthropy, and really, can you think of a better cause?

    I feel like, come on Warren, help a brother out, ya know?  Spread some wealth. 

    Whoa, I am not accusing you of being a socialist, like other people, I was a HUGE supporter of yours.  It's not like I think Warren should give away ALL his money, a million would be fine.

    No, it does not cost a million for him to attend Indiana University, I'm not gonna lie.  However, I think you would agree, that as the mother of the president of the Indiana chapter of Alpha Sig, I could use a handout bailout. 

    I have a really stressful job.  Not as stressful as yours is going to be, but I work with boys from the Chicago hood.  I bet you have met a couple back in the day when you were doing good stuff for Chicago.   So you can imagine.

    Not to depress you or anything, but whatever you were doing, it did not help.  Seriously, some of these boys?  If you want to hear the F word more times than you have ever heard it in your life, come visit me at work.  But I know you tried hard in the Chicago community.  But some people, just don't want the help.  To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what you did in Chicago, were you in the hood?  Anyway...

    It's not just the cursing though, I curse a lot too now.  It's just a bummer of a work environment, you know what I mean?  Even the staff are losers.  It's draining.

    So, I was wondering, could you talk to Warren?  Or congress or something? 

    By the way, I am forced in this crappy economy to live with my ex husband.  We just moved.  I know, weird right?

     If you are ever back in the Chicago area, we live in the suburbs.  I would love to have you come to one of our gatherings around the fire pit.  We all voted for you, well a couple people in our group did not, two republican friends of ours did though and that was HUGE,  I am sure you could charm the few other hold outs.  I think they secretly like you a lot.  They just didn't want to step out of their republican box, you know?  You know how those republicans can be.

    We are all pretty much friends from Show Choir.  I bet your girls would like show choir.  Do they sing and dance?  They take ballet right?  Anyway, I have to tell you, I really got into it with our show choir director in defense of you.

    He was one of those bitter Hillary lovers.  Then he pretended to like Sarah, but I don't think he really did.  I mean Hillary and Sarah have nothing in common, except their gender.  I'm sure you agree.

    I can tell you this though, if you came to one of the concerts, it would go a LONG way in mending fences.  In fact, I think the director would change his tune REALLY fast ( did you like my play on words?).  The next concert is on Dec. 11th.  You guys haven't moved yet right?  Take a limo, 45 min. to an hour tops.  Great Holiday music, a little show choir, sounds nice right?

    Hey, by then you will have given Hillary her really cool new job!  This is perfect!

    We'll talk more at the concert.  Bring Warren.  And a check.

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    More added to this blog after the line.

    Yes, another post, I just felt the need to write about my work day again.  A lot happened while I was home recovering from yesterday.  We had two run aways who are back already and one termination who has not been picked up yet. 

    Upon arriving at work, my optimistic self went up to boy one and said " so how was the movie?" his reply was a shrug.  Well that was not an I hated it, so I approached boy number two " how was the movie?" his reply, " A piece of Sh*t."  Alright then. 

    I learned later that the director said The Pursuit of Happiness was too dark and they ended up seeing Charlottes Web.  Apparently, they were the only kids there above the age of seven.

    Even though the boys are ungrateful little criminals, I still had to side with them on this one.  Now I have not seen either movie, but I did see the real Pursuit of Happiness guy on Oprah and the movie seemed inspiring. 

    Since the guy ended up being a multi- millionaire,  legally, by sheer tenacity, I would think it was a perfect movie for these kids.

    Therein lies part of the problem with my job.  The employees.  All the way up to and including the head honcho. 

    Here is an example of the insanity, there is a Russian guy who is the staff on duty, he is above me in rank.  I have blogged about him before and call him Igor.  Now as I stated, we had two boys run last night.  Before they were caught they `were engaging in some illegal drug use.  So they have to be urine dropped.  The great part about being female in my job is I never have to do a drop.  It really grosses me out.  I know it's just pee, but still...

    Anyway, I guess they couldn't get one of the kids to pee last night or this morning.  The boys need to line up outside on our way back from meals.  I carefully avoid a spray of spit as I nearly walked into it as it was flying through the air.  They are allowed to spit outside, and they take full advantage of it.  Anyway, the boy who had not had his drop yet, is yelling

    Boy:  I ain't gona stand in this stupid line, I gota pee!

    Igor:  Well you will have to wait five min.

    Boy:  F that man, I gotta pee, if I pee in my pants I'm gona run again

    Now, Igor could have left me with the other boys and walked the kid down and got his drop, but he choose to be stubborn

    Random boy:  hell no, if you pee your pants were all gona laugh

    Boy starts heading down to the dorm

    Igor:  You must stop, I am very serious mon, you must stop I tell you.

    Boy keeps going.

    Igor chases after him all the way into the boys room, where he relieves himself in the toilet. 

    Later...

    Igor:  you deed that on purpose mon, you have all morning to piss, you could wait five min.  I hold my pee for long time, now I don't have a drop for you, I don't know what ees gona happen to you mon, but it does not look goood.  I try to drop you all morning and you dan't do it

    Boy:  I don't f'n care you could have brought me down, I told you I had to go, SHE ( points to me) could have stayed up there while you walked me down, your just an A##hole on a power trip.

    Hummm.....

    I am going to a party tonight.  I am looking forward to it.  Going to get ready now, and will see you all soon.

    Edit:  I think xanga changes some words automatically when I did not click change in spell check.  that bugs me.
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    Edit: 2

    The party was good, I am sober but caffeine high.  Semi ex is feeling good.  I like that we can join our friends as a couple.  It makes it so much more comfortable for me.  These are our showchoir families.  The really cool part is that all the college kids are home, and they were all so close in showchoir.  When they see each other they get so excited.  We all reminisce about the old show choirs past, the shows, the kids, etc... It's just an amazing experience the bonds we all form over the years.  Showchoir season we practically live to together, on busses, hotels, and floors of classrooms.  I guess it's like that in bands and maybe sports teams, but we just have found a tight nit group of people that are fun to be around and all the kids love each other so much.  The alumni come to watch the concerts when they are in town, hug the director, and all the kids still there doing what they wish they were still doing.  Anyway, I like when semi ex joins me, he's always gotten along with all the guys, and me, the women.  Of course certain people are not included ( like big mouth and her mousy husband) but her kids aren't really friends with ours.  Anyway, good times were had by all. 

    Semi ex said I looked really beautiful tonight.  Like I said he was feeling good, so I took that with a grain of two many beers salt. 

    My step Bro called tonight and made what I think is an apology, but a half assed one.  I accepted it, because were family for better or worse, and I'm not going to add any more stress to my fathers life.  He doesn't deserve that.  Some things you just have to let go of. 

    jnm and I were talking about our internet beginings ( he and his wife were at the party) He used to go to an over 30 chatroom and said it got weird and dysfunctional ( back when AOL was cool).

    I used to go in an All My Children Chat Room.  Talk about drama, it was a frikin soap opera within a soap opera.  One girl was livid that my friend pretended to be the real Susan Lucci.  She typed furiously about fraud etc.... give me a break it was all in fun.  Then I felt bad, because a mom of one of the kid actors came on and people were saying this kid was homely and couldn't act.  The poor kid was like five.  We did do some fun things on there.  We used to down load little wavs and share them.  They would be a Character saying things like : shut up: and that part was fun, but I ended on more than I am xanga, if that's possible and it had to go.  

    Xanga has been a blast to me, creative vitual parties, good laughs, supportive friends, who could ask for more than that?  Plus I get to spew out my strange thoughts and people actually listen. I find pictures that amuse me and violate all kinds of copyright laws, which is the bad girl in me rearing her ugly head. 

    So I'll probably write tomorrow, or maybe I won't, sleepytime Ambian is kicking in .........

     

    Good night