Failed Attempts At Being Good

[judecorp]

I was going to be a good little do-bee tonight and study for my social work licensing exam while Jen was volunteering. And then I realized that my notebooks are in the trunk of Jen's car. I could drive over there and get them, but she will be home in an hour. Aaah, procrastination! (I should be using this time more wisely than blowing it on the internet.)

I have a phone interview tomorrow evening with a grassroots nonprofit that fights shady corporations. My father would kill me if I took this job, because he derives a lot of his income from the tobacco industry. Oops. I doubt they'd hire me, though - it's a "Senior Organizer" position and I've never seniored anything in my measley existence.

Someone might come over and buy our spare futon tonight. That would be exciting. I am going to do the dishes in a minute. That is not so exciting.

Funny story: I have a new coworker. He returned from being deployed somewhere and is back at his job at my agency. His first day back was yesterday, and he's probably going to get most of my cases when I leave, so we were chatting about them. I invited him along on a home visit yesterday, since he'll probably be the new caseworker. While we were walking to my car, he proceeds to ask me about "that young man in the photo on my wall." Now I know for a fact that the only young man on my wall is my brother, and no one can see that photo, so I say, "There are no boys on my wall, you must be mistaken." Mr. Coworker proceeds to dig himself deeper by saying, "No, that young man you're cheek-to-cheek with." HA! "That's my partner," I answer him as we drive in my sweltering car, "She's a woman." Hee. We went from 0 to Really Fucking Uncomfortable in about 3 seconds. Both Supervisor Sara and Coworker Tamarine got quite a laugh out of that one.

Duh, can't he see that she's the most beautiful girl in the whole entire universe?

Comments

[luloubelle.livejournal.com]

It's obvious he is visually impaired. I can't wait to hang a pic of my girl in my office someday. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It's only a matter of time. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_epiphany_girl_/]

That guy's a loooosah and fits all the stereotypes I have of the military type.

Sorry you have a tense car ride. Lame-o!

(I for one am glad you are taking time to update). :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It was mildly amusing. He doesn't seem like a "military guy" to me, but he definitely seems like a "clueless guy." Hee!

Just like when I worked at the shelter and people would see the photo of my brother and I and ask if that was my husband. I was always like, "GROSS! Can't you see that he LOOKS JUST LIKE ME??!?!?"

[thelastbard.livejournal.com]

Tara and I had that same problem when she was in high school. I'd go with her to the mall, and the lady helping her would say something like..."Does your boyfriend need anything today?"

Maybe it will be something endearing later, when you leave. You can rib him for it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha! Once my brother and I were at the mall when we were still both in high school. We were with a friend of ours who had a baby, but she went into a store and so it was me, my brother, and a baby carriage.

We got a lot of "tsk"s. Hee!

[drainbead.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on, admit it--you enjoyed watching him squirm. Just a little. :-)

Remind me tomorrow to break down those boxes. What with Patrick having to fly out on such short notice, I didn't really have time to do it today.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Psst - break down those boxes, mama! :)

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

haha omg i can't believe he thought she was a guy! he's such a dork! omg. hahahaha he set himself up for that one!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was awesome. *snicker* I feel bad, though, because I worry that Jen is sensitive about this stuff and I think it's funny.

Because I'm a Bad Person.

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

Hahaha.. I thought about this a bit and I realized something, sometimes its nice that YOU are the only one that sees the beauty of the person you love. Otherwise other people want to take her away! Its not worth the stress! ;-)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You know, when you put it that way, it DOES sound a whole lot nicer.

THANKS!

[steamraise.livejournal.com]

Alas, with your hair buzzed short like that, it is no wonder that less discerning people think that one or possibly both of you are boys. Hell, if I shaved off my thin blonde locks everyone would think I was a guy -- especially with my figure. Hey, maybe I'd get hit on more?!? There's a thought! :)

I am evil! If I were in your situation, I would have forced this really sad face, sniffed a little, and then whimpered, "But... but... that's isn't a boy. That's my girlfriend."

Buhahaha!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You /are/ evil! But that must be why I like ya!

Yeah, I mean, I can totally understand when people think she and I are boys from behind, what with the whole hair thing.

But dude, she has some SERIOUS boobs. But I guess you can't see that in the photo. ;)

I also think people are just pre-determined to think boy-girl. I mean, society is heterosexist, so this shouldn't be a surprise.