As before – click on the ‘Meltdown’ category to see old versions.
It’s called the “Monday Meltdown” and is an excuse to just let out some of the frustration within. We all have frustration, yes? So – let’s focus our frustration and let it out on Mondays – because we all know that Mondays just deserve it. Just ask Garfield. ::grins::
Here’s how it is going to work. I’m going to post a choice for you. You take it away and go! Either in the comments section or on your own blog. But if you run away to your own blog, please drop me a comment so I can come see. ::grins:: I love to read a good rant.
I also have a button up there you can ‘steal’. Steal meaning take away to your own server. Don’t direct link. I’m afraid I don’t have the bandwidth for that one. (; So – are you ready to vent? I know you are. ::grins::
This week’s rants:
1. People who go back on what they say
or
2. People who react like a character in a Shakespearean tragedy
You are free to rant about both or just one. Some of these rants may come back around, so don’t feel you need to do both of them so you can get it in. ::grins::
Okay! Go! If you are interested in my Meltdown for the week, just click on the ‘more’ there.
I have to combine the two topics into one rant because I had it happen to me this weekend. Someone I work with in the theater – actually, let’s be correct. This person ‘runs’ the theater program despite having no theater experience whatsoever and having about as much theater sense as a rock. However, this person is somehow in charge of the theater department despite being a child development teacher. (Let’s not get into this one. It scares me.)
In any event. In case you are coming in late, I help out with the theater program, looking out for the stage crew kids – the ones who build the set and run the show behind the scenes. Now, usually, when the season closes (there’s a fall and spring season), I bring in Sparkling Apple Cider to toast the end of a good run. The kids like it and it’s just a bit of fun, a way to say to one another “Yes, you are tired as crap, but you did an AMAZING job for four months.”
Well, this person in charge came up to me at the end of the first play to talk about this small ‘tradition’ I started. She stated that the containers of the apple cider could be mistaken and that if I wanted to do something like that, perhaps bring a two liter. Okay, I get it. They don’t want any implications of alcohol being given to minors. That’s fine with me. Mind you, this conversation occurred in late October/early November.
The end of the second fall show was this weekend. In adherence to her wishes, I brought apple cider in those gallon jugs. It’s not sparkling, but still darn good. The crew kids gathered for the toast and I hear word from our other tech director that this person is on the war path. I’m confused. The kids are confused. This person came in, looked, left. Weird. But, the event was a bit spoiled. The kids did it anyway and life moved on.
I got the story from the other tech director. This person said to him that I was told to not do it at all. And I’m left going . . .
What the fuck – ?!
I was told, and I wouldn’t mistake this, mind you, “to bring a two-liter or something” instead. So I brought the “or something”.
(Topic #1, anyone? Yes, very much so.)
So, now *I* am mad. Because that is so *not* what I was told *and* the other tech director – poor guy – was thrown into the middle, not knowing what the hell was going on. I felt badly he was put in that position. Guh.
So, anyway. Since I want life to run smoothly, I approached this person at the end and apologized for the “misunderstanding” – which wasn’t a misunderstanding at all, but whatever. It’s fine. I’ll suck it up for the kids. (God, I was so mad.)
And into Topic #2 . . .
This person said I was told “Not at ALL” (Ha, that person WISHES that was what had been said, so not.) because the students use the toast as an excuse to pretend they are drinking alcohol.
What the FUCK?!
Since when did giving a toast have to involve alcohol? I mean, I know most normally do, but is that the POINT of a toast? To DRINK? What PLANET does this person live upon? Obviously not *THIS* one. Last time *I* checked, when a toast was given, it was a CELEBRATION of something, not an excuse to get drunk.
So – I’m mad – MORE. That this person would think so little of the students as to believe they’d use this as “an excuse to pretend they are drinking”.
Where is this person FROM?! MARS?!
GOD.