THE ROOF, THE ROOF, THE ROOF IS ON FIRE

how was everyone's holiday weekend? mine was pretty good. we had friends over saturday for a cookout and a few much needed drinks. l started singin this rhyme....starple starple little twink....none of us can remember the rest of it. damn. ill have to have her tell us again. i got burned, bad. so sunday was mostly recuperation. if u ask me my shins still look a lil too red/purple. eh. monday we cooked out again, t put new shocks on his car and hoochiemama came over. us girls were chillin on the front porch when t comes home and says whats goin? i saw a bunch of black smoke clear across town. to which i reply...what?! i dont know. and so he shows us.....no shit u could c this huge cloud of black smoke pouring out from somewhere behind our house. hmmm. this is about 330pm. well ofcourse the fire trucks start rollin thru. but the longer we're hangin out the more trucks keep flyin by. from all different area fire houses mind u.
we have to take a short break in the story here so i can explain something. awhile back we watched a comic, and part of their bit was that when white ppl here sirens they run towards it to check shit out while black ppl hear sirens and run away as fast as they can. with that in mind we can continue the story........

so the more i keep seeing all these trucks my curiosity got the best of me. t finally said fuck it, get in the car and ill take u over there. all the while teasing me that i was so "white" that i couldnt keep my curiosity under control. :D anyhooo....we drive towards the smoke and realize that 1. we weren't the only ones checkin it out. most of the town had set up shop around the area to watch. yes, i said watch. they even brought their kids with em! "hey kids, get ur shoes on. we're gonna go watch death and destruction!! woohoo!!"---seein the kids there was a lil disturbing. also seeing how true that comic was was amusing and ironic. i told t and darcy that all we needed was a fuckin vendor selling bratwurst and pepsi and then it would b a streetfair. and 2. it seemed that the fire had started in some storage sheds and then jumped to the factory that butted up with the sheds. the firefighters also looked like they were havin a hard time "controling" the fire---ie....not enough water, help, know-how, etc.

with curiosity fed we left. i noted to t and darcy that we should definitely try to becareful b/c if us or anyone else in the town had an emergency or fire we would just die---cause all the fire trucks we had were over at the factory. pfft! the next day i read the article in our paper about this fire........they indeed did not have enough water nor enough pressure comin from the fire hydrant to handle the demand. yes many trucks responded to the call---mvfd, elmwood fd, centerburg, utica, homer, st.louisville, fredericktown, east knox. firefighters were there until 3am that nite. there's an estimated 1.5 mil worth of damage done based on a walk thru only. and last but not least.....they believe 2 "juveniles" may be responsible and have been questioning them.

the paper quoted a supervisor or some employee from the factory basically saying that he tried to tell the FD how to put the fire out but that they didnt listen and thats y the fire jumped from the storage sheds to the plant. HA! it woulda been funny if he had added that the FD not listening really burns his ass. hehehe.

SEE THIS

lemme paint a picture for u.....imagine for a moment that u r a parent. lets say u have just one kid, boy/girl---doesnt matter and that they r 3yrs old. they can do some things for themselves but not much. ie---feed themselves but make a mess everywhere, tell u they have to pee but tell u 2 minutes too late, occassionally shit themselves, try to walk but need guidance, definitely need help bathing, maybe get themselves into bed/chair/whatever but u still need to adjust them, remind them to stop touching that or dont play with it, etc. .......nevermind that u still have to clean all the messes that happen---dishes, dirty diapers/underwear, trash, teeth, laundry, snacks, playtime, cookin 20 different things to get em to eat......get the pretty picture??? now imagine that with 30 SOME PPL ALL AT ONCE. THAT is what being an stna is like. and u only have 8hrs to get it all done. :) good luck right? right.


ull never believe it.....the newbie i trained on monday walked out on her lunch break over the 2 days i was off. LMAO really i shouldnt laugh cause thats shitty for the rest of us, but i find it amusing. BEING A STNA IS NOT CAKE WORK. IT IS HARD PHYSICAL LABOR, DEMANDING AND STRESSFUL. if u think otherwise, GET A FUCKIN DIFFERENT CAREER!!! (theres some more newbies comin in, let us hope they do better than this last one...afterall she had 15yrs experience and couldnt hack it)

sorry if all im doin lately is bitchin about work. it is what preoccupies most of my week considering im there 5 out of 7 days. second shift none the less. doesnt leave much time for socializing. anyhoooo the bday was good, didnt get enough cash to do the memorial tattoo like i wanted but i appreciate the effort. got some emerald studs :D jewelry is always good and enjoyed too much cake. hoochie mama is in town but i have yet to c her. no word from mandy. did the girl thing with angie and hopefully something will b in store for memorial day weekend. *starts thinking....*

just desserts.....

Well, it would seem that some congratulations are in order. An esteemed member of our little world has somehow managed to survive yet one more year of dealing with idiots. So I say to you, Tasha, Happy Birthday. Best wishes, and Thank you. Yes, Thank you for not going off the deep end and bitch slapping the shit out of everybody who has managed to get on your nerves in the last year.

LAST NERVE

well its been another long week and im not so sure theres relief in sight. friday it was me and one other aide for the ENTIRE upstairs floor for 4hrs. i wont rehash earlier in the week.....lets just say there was alot of caffeine, nicotine and chocolate. this weekend off was definitely not enough time away from that place. *sigh* i have to put on my happy face cause im training a newbie tomorrow. we have a hard enough time gettin help, wouldnt want to spoil her impression from the get go....besides she'll have it figured out in a couple of days. ;)

it becomes more and more apparent to me that some ppl really just have some kinda gall. for example---i have the wedding invitations done. they just need to b delivered. we've already decided that unless our guests r already married no one can bring dates. this seems to b causing a stir. the whole "but he/she's my bf/gf" or "but we really like each other". like i fuckin care if the 2 of u r in a relationship or just fuck buddies. ITS OUR WEDDING. WE DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS AND WHOS INVOLVED. if u dont like it then dont fuckin come, but dont piss and moan to me about it. furthermore, we're not made of money. we're not feeding the stray. which brings me to example #2---just b/c we drive decent cars and live in a nice house doesnt mean that we have money to spare. all it really means is that we can budget our money and we're responsible with how we live. it truly burns my ass that anyone would think that we live life on easy street around here. CAUSE WE DONT. or that--example #3---just b/c im in my mid 20's all i like to do is party. where the hell does that come from??? honestly, walk a day in my shoes with the experiences and choices ive had, made and live with. sorta makes me feel like the ppl that say that to me think i have that "young n dumb" disease. I WAS BORN AT NITE BUT NOT LAST NITE.

final thoughts on this phenomenon goin around---1. dont assume b/c ur friends with me im willing to compromise my standards, morals, ethics or the decisions i make. dont whine to me about my lack of compromise either. 2. dont assume anything about me period.

have a lovely fuckin day.

AND THEN.......

wouldnt it b nice to b here with a cold one in hand??? mmm, oh the possibilities..........

**SNAPS BACK INTO REALITY** shitty huh? yeah, i know but it wouldnt b called being a grown up if it didnt suck ass from time to time! i saw a shirt at wally world the other day that sorta fits the mood lately.....it read---ill be nicer if you get smarter. t says i wont ever have to b nice again b/c ppl will always b fuckin stupid. hehehe :D which brings me to a small rant about work.........HIRE SOME FUCKING HELP FOR SECOND SHIFT!!!!! ooookay, now that thats over i can fill u in on the gossip:
1. the resident i had filled with the holy spirit and goin off is slowly gaining control of their senses again........(that is if they had it in the first place)
2. t and i found centerpieces and the fabric i was lookin for to make tablecloths. (i know this info is probably too domesticated for u, but u can kiss my ass)
3. p from work is STILL NOT FINISHED with my scrub tops. (i gave her fabric almost a yr ago)4. there is NOT enough angry rap music. (someone do something about that)
5. the x-nurse that was fuckin a resident is NOW fuckin the assistant maintenance guy. (lmao)
6. an aide was fired for not using a gait belt when assisting a resident. (resident got hurt, uh oh)
7. l had been missing from work. (i was sent on a mission to find her, did, in hospital, sucks)
8. t called his boss a bitch. (gave woman complex, she took off work for days)
9. im tryin a sunless tanning lotion. (develops over days, not orange yet)
10. some congrats r in order. (i hear a rattle)
11. my bday is in 13 days! (start sending the gifts...)
12. i bought gas for 2.77!? (asanine that i think thats "cheap" compared to 2.80-some)
13. all the xtra hrs i worked....CHA CHING! ( :D )

thats all u get for now kiddies, dont want ur heads to explode with all this news. (see! im being nice protecting y'all----someone better b smarter damn it!!!!!)