Two things missing

There are two things missing from the vicinity of my apartment, and I wish that they both could come back.

1. The tree that used to be outside my living room window, in the front yard. It was apparently a casualty of the Great Storm of '06 (remember, it was a State of Emergency), which I missed while in Ireland. Now I just miss the shade. Badly. My living room is bright and hot, even with the shades pulled. It was a crappy tree, but I appreciated it.

2. My mail from the entire month that I was gone. I finally got through with the post office people yesterday. I had a vacation hold placed on my address for 30 days, and the confirmation number to prove it. But the manager at my post office said that apparently my mail carrier never got the message. So....all my mail got sent back. Fantastic, there is nothing anyone can do about it, and I'm quite sure I didn't even get a "sorry" out of her. Lame. All my student loan paperwork should have been coming last month, so who knows what I missed. Some people have been calling to check my address, and resending stuff, but that seems to be the exception.

Yuck.

I'm sure I'll get over both these dramas, but I'm just in a mood. Target. New boss, not so great. I can't wait to leave that place. I wish that they would all just leave me alone, and let me do my job. I've been there longer than most all the managers put together and I know how to do my job. They don't seem to get it. If there's anything I can't stand, it's people who have worked in retail for about a month breathing down my neck and expecting me to read their minds. And talking to me in a "smart" tone. But I can give it right back, and if they don't leave me alone, you better believe I will.

ahhhh. Better now.