Creative Lunacy
Destroying sanity since 2002
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And now, for a little something you didn't need to know...
As the Christmas season is winding down, I find myself giving thanks for my sanity. My aunt and uncle, along with their 2 kids, left this morning. They live in Oklahoma. THANK GOD!
Don't get me wrong, I love my relatives. I really do. But when you're stuck in your house with them, things get a little hairy. For example, my uncle took over my computer and installed Age of Empires II. It's a HUGE file and slowed the computer down to the speed of an inchworm, as we've already got tons of files on it. I could have shot him. COULD HE NOT HAVE WAITED THE WEEK UNTIL HE GOT HOME TO PLAY IT?!?!?!?!?!?! Grr.
And my 7-year old cousin. Don't get me started. The males in the family went on a road trip, and he whined the whole way. All because he had to use the bathroom. At dinner that night, my dad talked to him about it. The conversation follows:
Dad: "So we were driving up to Tenessee, and Joe [my cousin] starts whining. And whining. And whining. So I finally asked him what he wanted, and he said, 'I gotta go potty'. So we stopped and let him go. And then I asked him, 'Joe, why didn't you just ask?' He said, 'Well, I tried asking once, and it didn't work.' He tried asking ONCE in his whole life and it didn't work, so now he whines. It doesn't make any sense."
Insanity, no? Most people wait a period, and then ask again. Or at least try to get the person's attention. Let me tell you all something: WHINING GETS YOU NOWHERE. All it does is manage to annoy the hell out of whoever you're with. That's all I have to say for now.