Funny to Watch
I got another phone call today from a mystery caller, and gave the phone immediately to TL, who picked up and was greeted with silence. He then said “Write down the number for me.” He had L, our driver, call the cell phone company and have their service disconnected because they were harassing me. I didn’t know you could do that, and I think that you *can’t* in most countries, but it definitely brightened my morning – I found it hilarious. It’s also handy to keep in mind in case I get too many more calls. That TL – he’s got some quirks, but he’s never boring. (Okay, that’s not entirely true either – but he is a good guy.) This is why he’s a good buffer for me here. Not only would he never tolerate anyone treating me inappropriately for a second, no one would dare to do it as long as he’s around anyway.
TL and I talked briefly today and I told him, point blank, that I’m not staying here one single day past what I’ve already agreed to, and he said he wasn’t changing his travel plans, either. So let’s hope that’s the way it stays, yes? But no one can accuse me of not telling them my thoughts on the matter. I think that’s the benefit to me of being a little on the wiped out side – I am incapable of BS, either generating it or dealing with it. I just can't walk on eggshells these days, because I have no energy for it, so I don’t. I am, however, feeling better - not that I'm thinking I want to move here and set up house or anything, but when I'm upset about something, I need my time to just *be* upset and irrational and all those things. Then I can move on. It may not mean that I'm Susie Sunshine, but at least I'm not Nora Nervous Breakdown. (Sounds like a Cabbage Patch Kid, doesn't it?)
I’ve got lots of number crunching to do these days, which is good in that it can be relatively brainless, but it’s bad in that I need to be paying attention enough to know when I’ve crunched numbers incorrectly. This is where the tired part comes into play.
This is also where the “I should get to bed because it’s 11:30 and I need some sleep” part comes into play.
But Arrested Development is on now…so maybe I can stay up a little later.
posted by Mandy @ 12:36 AM
5 Comments:
Yay for TL (& driver)! That is an AWESOME solution to harassing phone caller!
Kudos to you for speaking your mind bluntly to TL. This seems like serious business, and the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. And he seems able to deal with this.
It's good that not everything is battleship gray!
BTW, those aren't Cabbage Patch Kid names, they're Garbage Pail Kids names. Man, I miss those Garbage Pail Kids, though the movie really did suck...
- JA
Did I miss something? when did these anonymous phone calls start? I wish we could have someone's service shut off like that here... imagine all the drunk dials I could have avoided!!!
I still have *all* of my cabbage kids, and remember all of their names. Remind me to introduce you when you return so we can have a tea party when you come to Boston :)
Actually, I was thinking "Debbie Downer" - isn't that right? from SNL? With the extreme close up...whaa whaaaaaa.
You kick butt. Officially.
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Way to go TL! Ahhh...giving someone what for when they really deserve it...is there anything better???
I was thinking the same thing regarding the Garbage Pail kids... you know, I was never allowed to have any of the cards...they were too gross for my parents to give the ok. Sad... :)
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