Howdy!
Hilarious that I began this blog in 2012, wrote an "introduction," and haven't used it since. In my introduction I stated that I was 26, lived in the Midwest, and wanted to move.
Welp, I moved! After 31 years of mostly rural living (even my urban living was in Cedar Rapids, which has just recently topped 100,000 I think, don't quote me on it though), and dealing with winter commuting and cold weather and scenery I'm sick and tired of 95% of the time (except for the 5% of the time when I'm feeling inspired and everything is beautiful), I have relocated to sunny SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
We (husband of course, and our 2 fur babies) have been here for about a month. I still don't have a job. I'm starting to feel a bit of depression rising in regards to that circumstance. I have 2 college degrees (technically 3 if you count my associate's degree in business) and 8 years at my last job, and maybe I'm cocky or misled or just inexperienced, but I thought I'd be unemployed for 2, MAYBE 3 weeks. Now I'm going on 5-6 weeks, which still isn't terrible, but it's so goddamned expensive to live here that I NEED something soon.
For awhile now there are a few friends and relatives that have enjoyed my Facebook posts and observations (particularly my strongly-worded rants about things that bother me), and a couple of them have said "You should start a blog!" And I'm like, "You're right, I should! I will! Yeah!!"
And here I am, starting out the window at an unseasonably rainy San Diegan day, and I'm not sure where to start (over).
Well, Trump is in the news a lot and Obama just gave his farewell speech yesterday, so let's talk about that.
Quick disclaimer: I have spent most of my life being quiet and "nice" and wanting people to like me. I'm still an introvert, and I'm still polite and kind-hearted, BUT (there's always a but isn't there?)...I have opinions now, and a stronger backbone. I don't want to beat around the bush, so to speak, so I'm just going to lay it out there for what it's worth:
I cannot fucking STAND Donald Trump. Can. Not. Stand. That. Orange. Ape. Number one reason?
He is a rude, disrespectful, ignorant, greedy dickwipe.
He's disrespectful to:
a. Immigrants
b. Minorities
c. Women
d. Disabled Reporters
e. Animals
f. Babies
g. His daughters
h. Probably his current wife, definitely his ex-wives
i. Grandmothers
j. Inanimate objects
k. Puppies and kittens
l. ANYONE who expresses ANY dissent to ANYTHING he says or does in ANY way
He's the kind of person that would jerk off while looking at a picture of himself or his bank statement. In other words, the worst kind of person. I just can't even with the whole thing. I can't, and I won't.
"Give him a chance! Stop being so divisive!" -- This coming from the SAME PEOPLE who have spent the last 8 YEARS blatantly disrespecting President Obama, calling him names, and using the hashtag #notmypresident. Well now I guess it's my turn, and could y'all quit being such hypocrites please. You elected an asshole and now we must all put up with the consequences.
Policies aside...can we really say that though? Aren't policies and laws and stuff like that what the president does? Yes, but I believe character is also an important element, and Our New President The Tweeting Twit (seriously JUST STOP FUCKING TWEETING) seems to have no moral character whatsoever.
I think his blatant disregard for women is what bugs me the most. And yes, I realize his campaign manager is a woman, but he seems like the kind of guy who sees women in two different ways. 1.) What can she do for me? (manage my campaign, make me dinner, look hot on my arm at social events) and 2.) Can I fuck her? He even made sexually-tinted comments about/in the presence of his own daughter. Don't say he didn't either, because IT WAS ON TV. What kind of a bag of sleaze makes those kinds of comments around his kids, let alone his female kids?? It's disgusting, and he should be ashamed of himself. And if this is just modern America where dads can make rude sex comments in front of their children, then I quit.
NOT okay, America. It's not okay.
So! Got THAT out of the way!
I've applied to 3 jobs in the last 3 hours, but in 15 minutes Panera is going to start limiting my Wifi so I guess I better take my unemployed hobo ass to the public library where all the other hobos hang out when it's raining in this town.
I just have a lot on my mind lately, and instead of bothering my friends and family with Facebook posts and rants and anxiety-sharing every 15 minutes, perhaps I will try to vent some of that energy here and only bother Facebook every 60-90 minutes instead.
And it's not all negative energy, I promise. I'm a lover, and most of the time I'm not a fighter, but when I do fight, I do it with the ferocity of an insane naked Gallic warrior. I tend to also love with the ferocity of a naked Gallic warrior. NOT THE BEST ANALOGY. But very illustrative.
Peace out :)
