Peggy's Pretty Priceless Passing Points

March 1, 2006
Disclaimer: Peggy didn't get a lot of sleep last night so she's a little cranky!

1. "V for Vendetta" opens in theatres this weekend. It's supposed to be a thriller based on a comic book, yadda yadda yadda...this is what I want to know: Why the #$%% is Natalie Portman still being cast in movies??? Does her dad own a friggin' movie studio or something? She is (in my not-so-humble opinion) seriously the worst actress ever. Sorry if I offend any of you Natalie Portman fans out there, but A. I doubt there are any and B. if there are, please reconsider. If you need help, just watch any of the Star Wars movies she "acted" in.
2. So the debate on the radio today was people driving in the "fast lane" who won't get over for someone behind them who wants to drive faster. Am I the only one in the world who seems to understand that there is NO SUCH THING as a "fast lane???" It is the PASSING lane. While I agree that friends who drive in the "fast lane" (because to Grandpa Hank, 45 mph IS fast) and don't move over for cars that are going faster behind them should be dragged out of their cars and beaten, the lead footed ferns behind them need to pass them and move over. In some states, you get a ticket for staying too long in the "fast lane" and in Europe--well, you'll just die.
3. I am surrounded by sippy cups. They're everywhere! In each room of my house, one in my trunk, one in my backseat and now, after this morning, one in my front seat. How could someone so small take over my whole world???
4. I hate careless, disloyal people. Everyone has their moments (yes, even I!) but someone who consistently shows that they couldn't possibly give a rat's !$$ about their jobs just gets on my nerves.
5. I saw a man walking down the road this morning carrying what appeared to be everything he owned in a plastic sack. Take a second to imagine that you lost everything you have and the only thing you can keep is what you can carry in a plastic sack. Now imagine you have nowhere warm to stay on a winter morning when it's below freezing outside. I hope this makes you as grateful as it makes me for what I am blessed with.
6. There is, what I can only imagine is an "alternative high school" on my way to work. It's called "East Hollywood High." This is perplexing for two reasons: A. It is on the West side of town. Maybe it's called East Hollywood High because Utah is east of California? I don't know. At any rate, B. Based on the students I see walking/driving to this high school, I am led to believe that this school has a dress code that includes 2 foot spiked hair (dyed some extreme color is optional, but preferred), dog collars and safety pins. I think that anyone who walked in there wearing simply blue jeans and a t-shirt would be beat up. By the principal.
7. Getting to the bottom of the Funyuns bag is always difficult. It's hard because I have to really dig to get those little pieces out and it's sad because I know the Funyuns will be no more.
8. So someone just walked past my desk and his cell phone was on speaker. I heard his daughter leaving a message that said, "Hi Dad, it's me, your favorite daughter Nicole. Guess why I'm calling? Yep! I need more money..." We all started laughing out loud and he took it off speaker. Now THAT is an honest girl.
9. Don't sign up for email notification for Click N Ship packages sent via USPS. You'll only be disappointed.
10. My funyuns are gone and I'm still hungry. Blast it all!