What Happened?

Basic needs seem to not be met, from what people are telling me this week.

For example: families having their electric shut off and cannot afford to turn it back on. How can this be?

In all honesty, I have never seen the economy so bad in my lifetime.

Seems like every person I have spoke with this week is in serious need of just basic, food, clothing, shelter, utilities, etc.

The basics were at one time easy for these middle class families to afford.

Cannot believe families are having to live without electric in their home.

Shitty Economy…worse than shitty.

Don’t know what to call it…whatever means worse than shitty.

Eccentric’s Simplicity Equation

Focus: Plans

People often ask me, “Why don’t you make plans and stick to the plans?”

Well, there are several reasons for this:

What is the point in making a plan? For example: “Would you like to have lunch on Saturday?” My response typically is “I don’t know, can I call you on Saturday?”

Why?

Feeling the pressure of said plan, when may get up that morning and just feel like taking the dog to the park, or just watching movies and vegging out all day, or it may even be an actual occasion where in the mood to clean all day.

If the mood to clean and work all day strikes me, which is not often because fun is always over cleaning, than I surely have to change the plan to clean and do housework.

Mood – What if I am not in the mood for said made plans on that day?

Cancellations – Think it is breaking a promise to break plans…so, why not just never make plans until the very last-minute…then, no promises broken.

You might be thinking, “this sounds like a negative outlook.”

No, it is not, because the” no making of plans”, means no promises broken or hurt feelings.

What if I really need sleep that day? I cannot predict the future.

The Equation: 

No making of plans until very last minute = no breaking of promises or hurt feelings

My aunt is the same way, and I sort of picked up this technique from her, smart woman.

She and I are much alike, in that if we get in the mood to clean, we have to clean that day or it simply will not get done.

So, in conclusion…

If you never wish to break a promise or cancel on another person, make plans at the last-minute and do not RSVP – ever.

To be honest, seems like each time ever made a plan, something always comes up…always. So, what is the point of a plan?

Can I predict the future? No. So, why make a plan?

Actually makes logical sense, if we think about the problem solving involved in the equation.

No plans = no pressure = happier = no breaking of promises or hurting relationships.

What’s the plan?

To have zero plans

How do you cancel plans politely?

No plans in the first place to cancel.

Simplicity

:)

My Neighbor is Perfect ~ Hooray

It is 12:14 pm (around noon) here, this really is not a real blog post or serious writing, but it is worthy of a post (maybe).

Just woke up and sitting outside drinking my coffee, and my neighbor is outside.

My neighbor is fully dressed, tan, perfect shape, perfect make-up and hair, and even perfect shoes on while mowing grass. Her home is perfect and the grounds.

Liz just woke up, hair looks like birds landed in it sometime, no bra on (come on, I just woke up) and my grass needs mowed severely. I also refuse to cut down the corn stalks and wild flowers that are growing in my front yard for no reason.    :)

Frustrating that she is already so busy and has everything done in her yard, and I must have (4) cups of coffee before I can begin such work.

Hard for me to type right now because only had a 1/2 cup of coffee. Check back in later, have to try to catch up with “Mrs. Perfection” over here somehow, well probably won’t (what for?). It is making feel a bit tense, like I should get up and do some work or something.

Gets on my damn nerves when people try to act like they can “walk on water.”

Here is the kicker: She is about 15 years older than me. Am I jealous?

Yes, jealous of her time management skills and her perfectionism.

Please keep in mind I live in a subdivision community.

What is the point of this post?

Perfectionism vs. realism

Judging Book by the Cover = Boring!

English: A pair of high heeled shoe with 12cm ...

English: A pair of high heeled shoe with 12cm stiletto heels. Category:Shoes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Last night, the one intelligent student (at the restaurant), she and I had a pretty interesting conversation about social science.

The young lady said, “When I wear things like this (she was wearing a mini skirt and high heels) the men treat me badly and are mean to me.”

College student continued….

She said, “when I wear a hoodie and jeans, the men are nice and respectful.”

I responded, “yes, this city is odd because the way you are dressed right now is the normal everyday wear in cities like Los Angeles.”

I said, “I honestly cannot believe the United States in such a sexist nation in 2012.”

I continued, “this is the reason, you see how I am dressed.”

I was wearing a long dress that touched the ground, with flowers along the bottom and sandals. This was a Latin style dress, which I often wear due to comfort and looks nice.

She said, “yes, the men are not speaking to me tonight due to my outfit.”

I said, “that’s simply ridiculous, your outfit is nice.”

Really, I mean cannot believe how much people still judge a book by its cover…I sure do not, that would make life a giant bore-fest!

Long Legs Feather Miniskirt Local Threads Fash...

The “Unsolvable” Rubik’s Cube

Glimpse into my personal life.

I really need WordPress bloggers advice, as this conflict in my life, is like a rubik’s cube to my brain.

Been trying to solve this problem for so long, my brain doesn’t seem to have the “feelings or emotions” to be able to solve this problem.

Meaning that I often times do not put feelings into problem solving. Don’t feel the two go together, in the same category (my brain refuses to put the two into the same category-yes, I know it’s odd).

WordPress Bloggers are smart and can most likely offer me a different point of view of this personal conflict.

  • In other words, I have been trying to control my emotions recently, instead of allowing my emotions to control me.

Background Information:  Husband and I are now separated (not all the way) but very close. I am having a hard time understanding his point of view, as he is not a talker but only a “doer.” He believes in actions and not words, which is why I love him so very much and wish to make our marriage work. I often have a hard time understanding men or their wishes because:

  •  I am simply not a mind reader and refuse to become a mind reader now or in the future.

Problem: Husband has a long list of things that he wishes for me to do, and that is why he “emotionally separated” from me about a year ago. Now, we are physically and emotionally separated, and no longer reside together.

You could be thinking, “giving a person a list is ludicrous.”

However, in my particular situation, it is not, because these things are actions I should be taking anyway, and that most normal people do on a daily basis. In other words, they are of the “norm.” The actions he wishes for me to take would make my life so much better, he is right for asking these “things” of me to do, in order to better my life even if he is not in my life.

Liz needs to do things to make life better (normal) = Husband comes back and everything fine

I do not mind at all implementing the actions that he wishes for me to do, they are basic common sense stuff, that every person in America does on a daily basis, don’t want to list them as it is embarrassing that I do not do these basic things on a daily basis.

For example: Sometimes, I will just not do anything else but exercise (intensely for an entire evening) and thus not really get any other goals accomplished, just as a stress reliever. This seems to be aggravating to others in my life, because I am not “getting things done” in their eyes.

Liz needs better time management in personal life = essence of marriage problem

Problem Part 2: I am unable to carry out the list of actions that husband wants and needs in a marriage.

Why?

Need his support to start the actions I need to take to make our lives and my life better.

Background Part 2: Have tried so many times to communicate this to husband, he is not understanding.

Can you solve the puzzle?

Puzzle:

  • Keep husband = Liz has to “fix” many things personally and take many actions
  • Taking actions = requires husband’s support to start/achieve goals of marriage
  • No support = no action on Liz’s part
  • No action on Liz’s part = no marriage
  • No marriage = Liz unhappy

Do you see the above rubik’s cube?

I am unable to take the actions needed that husband wishes, and the actions would be better for my life (extremely better).

However, cannot carry out the actions without husband’s support, thus I am stuck.

Have no idea what to do, or how to handle.

Goal = keep husband as love him deeply and believe he is my soul mate.

The marriage counselors in this area are just plain stupid, and their intelligence is so low, that I refuse to say any words to them at all. The counselors lack just plain common sense and intelligence in this area. We would have to travel far to find a good counselor.

Bloggers are wonderful advisors on life’s problems, so figured give this a try to get outsider’s points of view, from intelligent people who are writers here on WordPress.com.

Suggestions on how to solve the above rubik’s cube?

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English: Rubik’s cube rendered in 3Ds Max Español: Cubo de Rubik renderizado en 3Ds Max (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

My Life the Seinfeld Episode: Chapter Two

Don’t typically do posts like this but I think this is straight up weird and another damn Seinfeld episode of my life!

Background: An attending physician at the hospital made me a follow up doctors appointment with another doctor.

Problem: I called the follow up doctor’s office just now and this was the exact conversation with receptionist, who answered the phone:

Me: “Hello, I am calling to confirm my upcoming appointment and to see if I can get an earlier appointment, Doctor _____ referred me to your office.”

Receptionist: “Hold please.”

(left me on hold for long time)

Receptionist: “No, there are no available appointments, you do have appointment on ____.”

Me: “Have you precertified the appointment through my health insurance company.”

Receptionist: “I don’t know ma’am.”

Me: “Ummm well, if you do not precert the appointment with my insurance company they will not pay the doctor.”

Me: “Do you have my health insurance information on file even?”

Receptionist: “I don’t know ma’am.”

Me: “Ummm, how could you NOT know!”

Me: “Well, could you look in the damn computer if your office wants to get paid!”

Receptionist: “No.”

Me: “Why are you acting so freaking weird!”

Me: “My question is a viable question, do you have the precertification from my health insurance company or not?”

Receptionist: “No, we do not have anything on file.”

Me: “Ummm, then how do you expect to get paid by the insurance company without the precertification required?”

Receptionist: “We will get your insurance card at the time of the appointment ma’am.”

Me: “Ummm, but that’s why it’s called a precertification, appointment has to be PRE-CERTIFIED with my health insurance company!”

Receptionist: “I don’t know ma’am, call your insurance company.”

Me: “Ummm, the doctors office has to precert, I am not allowed to do that!”

Receptionist: “I don’t know ma’am”

Me: “This is freaking weird, why won’t you give me any information!”

Me: “Bye!”

This is officially the most crazy ass conversation I have ever had with a doctors office in my life.

This makes zero logical sense.

Can any person in the world understand why the receptionist acted this way, to help me understand the logic?

I have no clue why!

Weird Shit Americans Do: Chapter Two

Hang out with people we do not like

Try to impress people we have never liked and never will like

Spend money to impress people we cannot stand

Avoid people they do like in public, if the person looks embarrassing or they are embarrassed to be seen with the person

Ignore serious injuries to avoid high medical bills

Bet on really stupid things, Americans will bet on anything, you name it Americans will place a bet

For example: Americans will bet on a sports team based on a color, just because that is their favorite color

Bet on sports, horse races etc. on credit with a “bookie” that they can never pay, the “bookie” eventually just takes the money out of their ass (physically hurts them)

Play the lottery, with their last $20.00

Get rich quick schemes

Borrow money from one of those check chasing places, but never open a savings account. They will borrow every week, then their entire paycheck goes to the check cashing place

Rent furniture or TV’s from a Rent to Own store, and pay a high amount each week, but never own the item(s)

Magic Tricks

Magic Tricks that they know may injure themselves severely

Celebrity impersonating – even though of a different race/nationality than the celebrity (look nothing like the celebrity)

Say the word “sucks” or “suck” all the time. For example: “This job sucks!”

Try to control everything, when we really are not in control of very many things

Make crazy ass low ball offers on items, such as: cars, items at yard sales, and even homes. We make the offers knowing they will not be accepted, but counter-offered with a higher bid on the item.

Fall (on purpose) on freshly mopped floors at restaurants or any other public place, and then sue the owner for injuries. They mostly win the money in court

Skateboarding tricks that we know will get us seriously injured, but we do it anyway

Bicycle tricks we know will hurt us severely, but do it just out of pure boredom

Physical fight over sporting events, even at little league games

Physically fight over sporting events, then become best buds after the fight

Teens will do whatever it takes to avoid gym class

Come up with a great invention and tell all of our friends, someone steals the invention, before it is copyrighted (cannot keep mouth shut about new inventions) Then, afterwards try to sue for the copyright

Copyright infringement

Sue for anything and everything. Believe McDonald’s was even sued recently for someone’s child being overweight, don’t know who won the case

Shoot T-shirts into the stands at sporting events from a large barreled gun

Shoot potatoes from a large barreled gun

Drink a boatload of beer at sporting events, knowing they have a long drive home

Drink beer at their child’s birthday parties, then drive their kids home

Gamble away their rent money, and then make up an excuse like “I didn’t know I would lose.”  ”Thought for sure this bet was a sure win.”

Believe magic tricks are real

Believe Santa Claus is real

Believe the Easter Bunny is real

Believe the Tooth Fairy is real

Take a chain link necklace and put it up their nose, and pull it down through their mouth (this was huge in the 1990′s) (Gross but true)

Make excuses for anything and everything. For example: “I thought that’s what you said, I am sorry, I misunderstood.”  ”I thought you said ___.” (to the boss or spouse)

Date a person for a long time knowing darn well (the first time they met) they will  never marry them – ever

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“You finally got all the attention you need to make it through the day.” 

–Talking cup says to the talking meatball on the cartoon “Aqua Something You Know Whatever” (funny cartoon on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network)

Yes, I watch those crazy cartoons on Adult Swim, think they are hysterical, even though highly offensive to every person in the world

Betting the mustard...

Betting the mustard… (Photo credit: BuhSnarf)

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