further proof that I getting old(er)- revised

Oy vey.
Looking back now, you know, things sound one way in your head and come out another…
This post isn’t supposed to be about how children are nothing but a nuisance and blah blah blah.
It should read more about how children are being babied and “back in my day, we ate carrots and called them carrots!”.

I happened upon this article on yahoo!
And maybe it comes with that infinite wisdom that comes with bearing children*, but I come from the “call it what it is” school.
Carrots are carrots, roots at a stretch, crudets if you want to sound fancy pants. Carrots are NOT “X-ray vision carrots”.
Look, it’s a “bathroom” or “restroom” and not a “potty”.
Ketchup should be red; not green or purple.
Chicken nuggets should be two shapes: the boot and oval; not dinosaurs and snowflakes.
Toothpaste should not come in candy flavors because that’s irony if I ever heard it.

In the article, they talked about doing the same with adults.  “Fish Filet” vs. “Succulent Filet of Fish” or adding the words “Ultimate” or “Premium”.  This is not apples to apples people!
Granted, “succulent” is objective, however, it’s not as disappointing as eating your carrots and realizing that you can not (in fact) see though your dog.

’slike when ‘lissa and I ordered “Hot and good!” stuffed peppers that were not hot AT ALL.  Do not advertise them as “hot” and/or “good” if you can not make good on the promise.  Asshats.

You!  Kid!  Get off my lawn!

* You know what I’m talking about.  “You’ll understand when you have kids!” chirped by spit-laden parents.  Because, you know, you can not possibly understand the tao of children without creating one.

The Great Sock Experiment AND The Ambiguous Livid

The Great Sock Experiment
Last night, I neglected/forgot to wear socks to bed.
Result: up every couple of hours, drenched in sweat, dreams about taking tests to get on a trivia show…
Hypothesis: For whatever reason, I have to remember to wear socks to bed.  No, I don’t understand either.

The Ambiguous Livid
Because I need to vent, A LOT, and I don’t feel like PWP a post…
Someone I know is assisting in planning an event which requires a headcount.
Assistant pulled her weight, providing requested information (perhaps sporadic and a bit late, but none the less) and had volunteered to help as Planner is [supposedly] very busy.
People started contacting Assistant, asking if they were invited to the event.
Assistant contacts Planner, asking if any invitations got returned as there are people who did not get invitations.
Planner did not respond.
Assistant interpreted this as meaning “Things are okay!”
Assistant contacted Planner with some additional information. Planner relayed that the provision of invitations had been depleted and that Assistant will have to call invitees to verify RSVP status.
Planner did not say when invitations were exhausted, so Assistant does not know whom received invitations.
Planner originally stated X number of people should be attending.  Assistant and Assistants Assistant planned provisions and supplies for X number of attendees.
With less than two weeks to go before the event, Planner states that as it stands (without unknown unsent Assistant invitees) that the RSVP’d attendees is now (X*(.5)).
Yeah, can you see the livid?