here. Enjoy!
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Okay, y’all. One of the things I plan on working on over the next few weeks is an FAQ. Is there something you think I should put in it? Ask away! (Unless it’s “Why do you and Fred sleep in separate rooms?”, because that’s far and away the most-asked question, and will definitely be in the FAQ).
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On my shit list today:
1. The people who work at the pharmacy where Fred and I have our prescriptions filled. They always and forever insist on stapling the fucking prescription information sheet onto the bag, and they invariably put the staple directly over the RX# or Claim #, both of which are numbers I need to fill out the Prescription Drug Claim form, which I have to send in to Blu3 Fuckin’ Cr0ss. (Could be worse. Could be an HMFucking0.)
2. The M@dison School system. In the mail yesterday, I received a survey, apparently sent to the parents of all kids in the M@dison School system. The survey was about the 2003 – 2004 school calendar.
Imagine my amazement – until now, I’ve very much been under the impression that they slap the fucking thing together sometime in mid-June, well after I’ve had to guess at when to make ticket reservations for the spud to come back from Maine. And invariably, she’s scheduled to come back after school starts, so I have to call and pay to have the ticket changed.
Fuckers.
Anyway, here were the options:
A. No fall break and three days off for Thanksgiving with school beginning on August 13, 2003.
B. A two-day fall break in October and a full week off for Thanksgiving with school beginning on August 7, 2003.
C. A two-day fall break in October and three days off for Thanksgiving with school beginning on August 11, 2003.
D. A five-day fall break in October and three days off for Thanksgiving with school beginning on August 6, 2003.
Oddly, there was no Option E, which if worded by me would have gone:
E. What the fuck do they need a fucking FALL BREAK FOR, for the love of god?? They fucking get Labor Day off in September, they fucking get whatever fucking holiday that is in October off, they fucking get Veteran’s Day off in fucking November, and then they get fucking Thanksgiving off. What the fuck? WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL WE GOT TWO – TWO! – DAYS OFF FOR THANKSGIVING, WHY THE FUCKING FUCKETY FUCK DO THEY NEED A FUCKING FALL FUCKING BREAK?!?!?!?
You know, I just don’t get school systems in the South. Why the fuck do they insist on starting school in the middle of the fucking summer? AUGUST IS STILL SUMMER. And what’s more, the fact that school goes from practically the beginning of August to the fucking middle of May really fucks it up for those of us who are trying to coordinate schedules with kids who live in Maine and start school at the beginning of September and go to the middle of June.
Hey, here’s a fucking idea! Don’t give them THREE FUCKING WEEKS off for Christmas, don’t give them ANY FUCKING FALL BREAK, and let them attend school from Labor Day to fucking Memorial Day.
Oh, wait. That would make sense, and we certainly don’t want THAT.
Fuckheads.
Oh, but here’s why the M@dison School system is really on my last fucking nerve. I completed the survey (I chose Option A), filled out my name and address, refrained from using any profanities (see? I can do it when I really try to!), and then glanced at the letter on the other side, to see where I needed to send it.
“We ask that you return your completed form to your child’s school, no later than Thursday, December 19, 2002.”, it said.
Hm. Odd. When did I GET this form in the mail? Oh, let me think, when was it?…
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT CAME IN THE FUCKING MAIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL HAD BEEN LET OUT?!
Why, yes. That IS when I received the fucking form. In the mail. On the 19th. After school had been let out. Yes indeedy. YES IN-FUCKING-DEEDY.
So I’m sending it directly to the Office of the Superintendent, BECAUSE MY VOTE HAD FUCKING WELL BETTER BE COUNTED, MOTHERFUCKERS.
That is all.
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My parents, sister, and nephew are flying in Sunday afternoon. They’ll be here until the following Saturday morning (they’re leaving very, very early), and so I have no clue when or if there will be any entries up next week. I may get one or two up, or I may get none up – I just don’t know. We’re going to have a fairly busy week, what with going to Nashville on Monday, then Tuesday Fred, the spud and I are going to his parents for part of the day, Wednesday is Christmas, and I have no idea what Thursday and Friday have in store.
Hopefully, there’ll be a good story or two to share with y’all.
Basically what I’m saying is, I’ll see you when I see you, and if I don’t put up an entry next week, I hope you’re having a good one!]]>