Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Accomplishment
I have just finished all of my finals for this quarter and I feel so accomplished! I was raised to not "Blow your own horn" because it can be mistaken for boasting - Well guess what - I don't care if it sounds like boasting! I feel good about finishing my second quarter at the university level and I am enrolled for the Spring quarter too! This is an important factor because I have been side tracked in the past. But I am on track. Yaaaa!!!!!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Entitleists
This is a word that my husband made up - the definition is: Those who feel that they are entitled to something or that the rules don't apply to them. I have many examples of this but let me tell you the most resent encounter with an "entitleist".
I take the Metrolink train to school two days a week. I get to the station about 7:40 am and I don't return until 7:30 pm. When I get back all I want to do is get in my car and go home. Last night I arrived at my home station on time and when I got to my car I was blocked in. I mean "illegally parked" blocked in. Well I looked around thinking there is someone who is picking someone up and they will be back in a moment. After waiting about 10 minutes I honked my horn. I looked around and there was one man on the train platform but he looked right at me and continued walking back and forth so I thought he must be waiting for a train. The next thing I do is call my husband and asked if I should call the police. He said yes. I called the non-emergency number and talked with an officer who was very helpful and said he would send someone out.
I decide to honk the horn a few more times. Well guess what? Train platform guy ambles down with his hands in his pockets and looks around. I asked if it was his car and he flippantly replied "Yeah". I said "You are blocking me in and I have called the police and they are coming to tow you." Well, he took his time, got in his car, never said "Oh I'm sorry" or "kiss my $?#" or anything.
This is a perfect example of an entitleist. Do you have any tales of encounters with entitleists?
I take the Metrolink train to school two days a week. I get to the station about 7:40 am and I don't return until 7:30 pm. When I get back all I want to do is get in my car and go home. Last night I arrived at my home station on time and when I got to my car I was blocked in. I mean "illegally parked" blocked in. Well I looked around thinking there is someone who is picking someone up and they will be back in a moment. After waiting about 10 minutes I honked my horn. I looked around and there was one man on the train platform but he looked right at me and continued walking back and forth so I thought he must be waiting for a train. The next thing I do is call my husband and asked if I should call the police. He said yes. I called the non-emergency number and talked with an officer who was very helpful and said he would send someone out.
I decide to honk the horn a few more times. Well guess what? Train platform guy ambles down with his hands in his pockets and looks around. I asked if it was his car and he flippantly replied "Yeah". I said "You are blocking me in and I have called the police and they are coming to tow you." Well, he took his time, got in his car, never said "Oh I'm sorry" or "kiss my $?#" or anything.
This is a perfect example of an entitleist. Do you have any tales of encounters with entitleists?
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