Things I would bring up at Family Dinner, if we still had those

Some random musings that add up to a blog I guess.

Right now I'm working at the Wild Animal Park, and twice a week my job consists of sitting in a booth on a computer and answering people's questions. But mostly I just people watch, and check facebook and my email. And write blogs. But I love people watching. I dont know what it is about a zoo that makes people whip out their fanny packs, safari hats, and camel backs, but everyone who visits here totally looks the same. All day I watch tired moms in capris with big butts yell at their children, dads wander around aimlessly holding their maps, and kids cry and complain. The amusement-park stereotypical person is so true it's amazing.

My family and facebook are really getting out of hand:

I found out my mom has skin cancer via her facebook status, which is awesome. When making a personal announcement, why be biased and choose to let family and close friends know first? That wouldn't be fair! From now on, you all better be checking facebook regularly for my big personal updates because I think it would be best for 300 of my closest friends and family to all find out at the same time. I really don't think it would be fair to let my mom know I'm getting married before I tell Victor, my friend in art class in 4th grade. Thank you facebook for making this fair. Now I dont have to choose! (By the way, the skin cancer is not too big of a deal, she has to get a chunk of her nose removed or something. I'm not worried about it, it's a basic procedure. The take home message for this blog is don't announce you have cancer via facebook before telling your children.)

This will be funny only to those who have heard me rant about Holly before. This was her facebook status:

"I love my son so much, but I tell you, I wish I had family in San Diego, that could help me out with being a new mother. I am highly sleep deprived. I really do not know how they could help being that I am breast feeding."

Thanks a lot, bitch. Really? You wish you had family in San Diego? Holly is a whole other blog. Actually, a novel. When I have the spare time, I am writing a novel. One of those sarcastic ones with the ending being something about the special bond that ties sisters together even through you're pretty sure that one must be adopted or something.

I dont understand why dried mangos are so expensive.

At the hotel I work at part-time, this old middle-eastern guy gave me a $40 tip simply for "being nice" to him. Then he gave me a hug. I'm not a good hugger so I felt bad about that part.

That's all I've got for now. I could go on and on about a couple other things but it's probably not that interesting. Happy 4th of July!