petty grievances

ok, i've gotten to the point where the thing that's pissing me off most is that i can't make him a break-up mix CD, since he's proven in the past that he'll actually LIKE it, think it's terribly appropriate, in his "i'm an asshole, but aren't i cute, thanks for thinking of me, i know you just can't help yourself from still being nice to me" way... and then he'll use songs from it to make a mix for another woman he suckers into getting involved with him. (sadly, no, that last part is not conjecture-- that happened. only it wasn't a breakup mix, it was a "hmm, looks like we might actually be dating, now, and not just sleeping together, eh?" mix, and he used it as fodder for an "i miss you" mix for his last gf, the one i thought i was just borrowing him from. shouldn't there be a waiting period on that sort of thing??) but, if that's the main thing, i'm in good shape, less than a week afterward, right? let's hope it stays that way. chicago is not happening, else i'd be getting on a plane right about... NOW. but! my boss loves me, and when i told him the chi trip was a bust, he yet again proved himself the best boss in the world (i still feel weird calling him my boss, but it makes this story better) by ordering me to take a week off and go to miami instead. um, ok! technically, he made me promise to still do a wee bit of work while i'm down there, but he's paying for the plane ticket, so i can't really argue with the logic. i haven't actually bought it yet, because i feel guilty taking money from him, which is because i'm an idiot... ARGH! looks like i'm not going when i thought i was going... it's just one annoying little thing after another this week. i've managed not to write about all these sniggly little crappy things that have been getting on my nerves, things like sprint cutting off my phone 4 days before the bill was due (for which i'd just mailed payment, which will arrive on time, dammit) and the ensuing drama to get it turned back on, etc, etc, because i fully recognize that these are small little motes of nothing, and that my life is really quite lovely, but... ARGH! i just tried to book my flight, and it turns out that in order to fly within the next five days, i have to arrive at the airport with not only MY identification, but also the credit card the flight was booked on. as if proving someone ELSE's identity, someone who isn't on the plane or even in the same state, is a security risk. (security was indeed the line i just got when i called delta.) isn't the last minute biz trip on a corporate card a fairly common, even daily, occurence?? and if it's about identity/card theft, is someone else really going to notice within five days if i've used their card without their knowledge? if that's the case, it better be at least 30 days. i know, i know, it's not a big deal to leave a few days later than planned. it really isn't. (wait-- except for the shifts i already committed to for when i got back-- shite.) i would just like to reach for, aim for, attempt to do, ONE thing this week without it barking at me. i'd like to pick up my phone and have it place a call, turn the key of my car and have it start (ok, got that one finally), sit down to work and have my overpriced net access function, ask someone a question and have them give me the right answer (i.e. what time the sprint store in the next town over REALLY closes), and dammit, i'd like to be able to book a free vacation when someone orders me to take one!!!! whoa. deep breath. lots of them. i need some sleep. perhaps these annoyances are all distractions meant to keep me from thinking about the stupid boy. if so-- bravo, world. it's working.