watching, waiting

i’m in far too good a mood to be at work. i had such an overall great, fun, productive weekend! the only thing wrong with it was not playing cards with m&m&d again. it totally throws my life out of whack without that part of my routine. that’s okay, cards is on the calendar for this coming saturday. literally. and i’m showing up regardless of any other schedule changes. at the very least, i could search around for my xmas present!
speaking of xmas presents, they’re seriously pissing me off this year. i finally figured out what to get my dad and dean, i had m&m’s presents figured out months ago, and mom just wants cash for her vegas trip in march. that’s the bulk of it, but karen and brenda have me completely stymied. i think i’ll just ask karen what she wants for her new apartment or get her an ikea gift certificate or something similar. as for brenda, i don’t want to spend too much, but karen already got her movie gift certificates, so that option’s closed. ugh. i suppose two gifts left with two weeks to go isn’t that bad. i wish everyone had an amazon wish list.
all right, i have a rant. why don’t people signal when they’re driving? don’t they realize that your indicators are they only way other drivers have clue as to what’s going on in your addled mind? the same goes for brake lights. dear god, how many times have i seen cars with completely non-functioning brake lights?! what kind of moron thinks it’s acceptable to drive without working brake lights? yeah, yeah. “but i can’t see my brake lights to know if they’ve gone out!” uh, i don’t know about you, but i actually check mine. while i’m warming up my car in the mornings i usually flick on and check all my turn indicators and ensure my brake lights are all working. it’s really not that hard and, honestly, i’d rather do that than find someone’s bumper up my ass because they didn’t know what my vehicular intentions were. it’s only a flick of your finger, people. do it.