Modern Day Spinster

The expected definition of a spinster is to just be a single and never married woman. If it were only that simple. I am a daughter, sister, auntie, friend, babysitter, alumna, artist, writer, diva, comedienne, bitch, caregiver, confidante, adviser, stylist, cheerleader, singer, dancer, activist, referee, sinner, saint, lover and occassional dater. Watch as I try to balance multiple spinning plates of relationships, responsibiilities, and reactions to life.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Forget the Boogie Man beware of the Phantom Dooker

I ending up watching "Brat Camp". It's an Outward Bound type of boot camp for kids who have problems at home. One the kids decides to take a dump in the wilderness where they are and not clean it up. The therapists/instructors discovered this and they coined the phrase "Phantom Dooker". I was just rofl. The networks decided to blur out the poop. They can show murders, rapes, beatings against people on their programs but not show the poop. I wonder what the consequences would be if they did show it. If anyone is looking for a new screename, a name for their band, or anything else feel free to use "Phantom Dooker".

I've thought about using the name of an award for someone. In order to get the "Phantom Dooker" award, the person or persons would have to be a pretty big weasel. There are many Phantom Dookers in our life. They're the bosses who give you work at the last minute, who've had the project all day. Then there's the staff member who calls in sick five minutes before they're supposed to get to work. If you have the flu, you have the flu from 5am, it's not instantaneous. Or the friend who blows you off for plans for no apparent reason and doesn't call back. Then there's the significant other who expects you to be on call in case their plans fall though. No one deserves to be sloppy seconds. Or the relatives who thinks that you're their personal servant because you've never said no to them. It ticks me off because what is being nice over time can turn you into a doormat in their eyes. Eagerness = sucker.

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