The insomnia monster continues to pursue me. I didn't fall asleep until 5:30 last night. Last morning. And I'm not even all that tired during the day. I think, however, that I must watch to see how good my judgment is. I forgot to eat tonight and got cranky.
I went to help set up for the yard sale for the Varna Community Association. Whoopee!! I pulled stuff out of boxes and was generally amazed that other people have things that they want to get rid of as badly as I do. Hooray for us!
It was hot. People who helped to set up were loud. Folks who set up their own little booths wanted things, but wouldn't ask for them directly. One woman said, "Do you want the door shut? There's nobody in there."
Since the person she was asking had a blank, cow-eyed look, I, translated for her out loud . It translated to, "She's worried that someone might take her things." The woman said that, yes, she didn't want people to steal her stuff. Then she said, "If they took my stuff I'd be violent. If you'd been through what I've been through in the last two years..." I cut her off.
"I'd lock the door, too. Yes. You go have a good night! See you tomorrow."
(She really did mean that she'd wreck stuff if she didn't get her way. She was threatening in advance.)
What the hell was I thinking applying to school for social work?
I hate people.
Posted by dotty at August 20, 2004 10:12 PM