Laughing at yourself is fun. Laughing at others is “funner”

Posted on 21. Jul, 2009 by Mike in Products

So life at our house has been a little bit “bumpy” over the last 7 months to say the least. Lean economic times doesn’t begin to describe it.

I keep telling myself that this rough spot is just going to make victory taste that much sweeter and I do believe it. One of my favorite movie lines was in from Bad News Bears (if you’re lax on your crappy 80’s movies it was about a kid baseball team that sucked, but the coach believed in them…dig out the Betamax machine, I’ll send it over).

Anyway, the coach says to the kids “you have the uncanny ability to SHOW UP” because it’s all the kids really had going for them. They stunk at baseball but they were there doing it every practice and every game regardless.

I liken our current position and our vision of the future much the same. Sheena and I have the “uncanny ability to show up”. Sure we get down, discouraged, feelings hurt and generally pissed off, but we just don’t quit.

As things were chugging along ever so slowly, I woke up one morning and went to take my 4 year old to school and noticed my truck door wasn’t shut tight. Some hoodlums had broken in and rummaged through the truck violating my personal space, chucking everything on the floor and all they had the brains to make off with was the $0.50 that I keep in the cup holder to pay for shopping cart use at the local grocery store.

While I laughed at myself for being such an asshead for not locking the truck up (yes, it was open) I had to take pleasure in laughing harder at the shitweasel that violated my vehicle and only got away with $0.50!

Earlier in the month I had gone to meet with someone for a job interview. The person said they were impressed with me but felt that my resume was misleading as it didn’t contain the same information as I’d had delivered in person.

When I asked for clarification, the person gave examples and I had to laugh internally because ALL of them were present (and very clear) on the resume.

The person proceeded to tell me that they sometimes checked resumes while drinking alcohol. VERY nice thing to share! So my families future and the groceries they get to put in their bellies hangs in the balance of someone who can’t clearly see that I’m perfectly suited for position that I’ve applied for because they are too pissed up while checking resumes?

Whoa.

I’m not sure who to laugh at for the last tidbit I’d like to share, but I’ll share anyway. Maybe someone will reply with a way to make it humorous to me!

The ceiling in our kitchen had developed a crack in it. Wife points up to it and says “how come?” I gaze up at it blankly, shrug and reply “don’t know”.

Later on, the crack(s) start to turn yellow. Any Mr. Fixit worth his weigh in sawdust knows that yellow ceiling equals water damage. After poking my drywall saw around a bit and making a 6″ by 8″ hole, I report gleefully to wife that it is indeed wet. She is unamused.

Knowing that there is limited access to that part of the attic, I empty the bathroom closet and cut a huge hole in the wall to fit my ripped, masculine body through. After ripping some insulation down and nearly choking to death, I find that the roof is leaking causing the problem down below. Awesome.

Yeah, even after typing this all out, I still can’t figure out who to laugh at. I’m normally very fun but couldn’t seem to muster a one-liner out of the fact that we need a new roof (or at least a roof repair) and have no way to pay for it.

I will figure it out and get it fixed. Maybe THAT’S the funny part…I mean, many would lay down and cry and whine and let it drag them down, but I’m too stubborn/dumb/driven/determined to let it stop me.

I wonder if it will stay fixed if I do the repair while drinking alcohol like my resume friend….