Saturday, March 12, 2005

the Startling Continuation of Frustration and Sorrow

So, in the past week, my computer has gone back to Being Worse again. However, in a strange, and I am certain misleading, turn of events, it's doing okay right now. As far as I can tell. The last time it seemed okay, it was like ninety times worse the next day.

I'm wondering when it will finally die completely and leave me feeling all doomed. I think when this computer goes, it will be time for me to throw away life as I know it and move to the Andes where I can raise alpacas in peace, as I have wanted to do since I was a child. Actually, that wasn't when I formulated the plan as much as that was when I learned in Social Studies that some people do that in the Andes Region. BUT THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

Also, I have gotten over disease like Strep Throat and other things that make me sad and angry and not wanting to deal with the world. Not even on Internet. Not even with simple blog entries. I get that way sometimes.

Meanwhile, in another twist of events, I was once again informed of something which I felt was extremely underground and weird, but then it turns out that I was just the last person on earth to hear about it. My mother was telling me of being at an Olive Garden and seeing that there were two different groups of Red Hat Society Ladies also dining there. I had been noticing pins and watches and little things like that with red hats all over them in various catalogs. But I just thought it was just another bizarre collectible.

Apparently not.

For those of you like me who are not in the Know, I'll explain. These Red Hat Society Women are these old broads who are over age 50, and who are most usually ladies who are about 80. And they dress in this great gaudy red hats of various styles, and purple dresses. And purple scarves, and red handbags, I have also heard. And they meet and are loud and .. full of the Joy of Life or something! What's this madness? Old people ENJOYING old age??

They generally meet for tea, or lunch, or whatever - always in public. Because like all ladies everywhere, they like to attract attention to themselves especially when they are in large squawking groups.

This information mostly baffled me. But then my mom added something extra, which her sister told her: The Red Hat Society Women are not allowed to gather in shopping malls in Columbus, Ohio, at the very least. It seems that they are considered a "gang" and their red and purple clothing is considered to be "gang colors."

AUGH I was going to find a picture for you to look at of an assembly of red hat gang members, but instead I chanced upon a website concerning some park in Washington State that allows nudity and I saw a bunch of older people with guts and older people bodies being all naked and smiling and I.. :( I am sad. So you kids can Image Search on your OWN from now on.

I don't know where I was going with all of this. But let me just say that the Bloods and Crips had best move on over. Because those old dames are a REAL threat.

Now I must go away from the Internet and Forget.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm posting in this one because I thought you may have overlooked a comment in the previous entry.

You said you did not join the work force, so how are you living? This information is truly blog worthy. The secret to becoming anonymous amongst the rythms of the days.

11:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

my mom is all about the Red Hat people. She just turned 50, so she keeps looking for the Red hands with the purple bands and all that. Which is odd, because she turns 50 and suddenly - BAM - that stuff is all over the stores over here. Keychains, pins, coin purses, etc.

-hilary

1:25 AM  
Blogger Amanda said...

I mostly get by thanks to the kindness of others. Also, I go out of my way to not create bills, or too much expense. So I mostly spend money that I earn simply on food.

And I make money when people ask me to do artworks for them for pay. I guess my "job" is "freelance artist."

So I DO have an income, it just isn't a lot or particularly steady at all. Or reliable. But it gets the job done, I guess. I'll explain it more in-depth in an article or blog entry someday.

11:05 PM  

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