like i needed ANOTHER reason to be disgruntled at work

i know dasi has covered this phenomenon before as well, but dude, it just pisses me off so much...!! people. i often do not like them. this is one of those times.

so, i don't make a huge amount of money. i mean, nothing to complain about, i can make rent and all, but i don't have like oodles of money left over at the end of the month to buy caviar and furs with. i watch my money pretty well, don't shop very often, etc. one major way i learned to conserve money when i was at the airline (when i really *was* close to not earning enough money to make rent) was to bring my lunch every day instead of eating out. so this week i was extra lazy and bought a bunch of lean cuisine frozen meals for lunch each day.

now, i've had issues with people taking some food before. in those situations, though, it would be like i had brought in lunch meat and cheese and bread at the beginning of the week, and i'd notice one day that someone had eaten some of my cheese. that was annoying, but whatever, maybe they brought their lunch fixings too and didn't realize they were out of cheese, or something. annoying, but not a huge deal. however, knowing this, i took very extra-special care to label my sad little frozen meal boxes. i wrote my name on the top of each, on the bottom of each, and on the side of each where you're supposed to open the box. then, just to make sure you couldn't miss it, i wrote my name on a sticky note and affixed one to the top of EACH ONE.

there were like five other things in the freezer when i put my 4 little boxes in there. i stacked mine up neatly, on one side of the freezer, away from the other stuff. there were no other lean cuisines in there, either.

AND YET, ONE HAS GONE MISSING ALREADY. who does that?? who takes a box, has to get through FOUR DIFFERENT INSTANCES of someone else's name on the box, and STILL EATS IT?? that was my LUNCH!! my whole MEAL! i can't get over how rude and thoughtless and horrible this person is. i am 99% certain that i make less than everyone else on this floor. i am POSITIVE no one here needs to resort to stealing my pathetic lean cuisine meals in order not to starve. the fridge is opposite a vending machine, for f*$k's sake! buy a freaking bag of chips! arrrgghhhhh *strangle choke*

i have a whole new slew of signs i am considering adding to my next installation of food in the fridge. like, perhaps sitting in front of my little food pile:

"STOP. is your name on this food? NO? WELL THEN YOU ARE STEALING."

or:

"i rubbed boogers into one of these items. only i know which one. still thinking stealing and eating one is a good idea?"

or maybe just:

"YOU PATHETIC LITTLE JERK, STOP STEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S FOOD. HOW LAME ARE YOU?"


in other news, i am also mad at the vending machine. i wanted to get some breakfast this morning (yeah yeah i know, but i accidentally ate all my breakfast food already... at least i'm bringing lunch, ok? shutup.) anyway. i wanted an item that was 55 cents... i had 2 quarters and a dime. no problem, right? uh, wrong. it wouldn't give me the stupid item because i didn't give it exact change. what?? eat the dumb nickel if you must, but at least give me my food you #*@$$%^ machine....!

ah, look at me, i don't post for days, then grace the blogosphere with this cheeriness :-) you're all very welcome.