things i miss

1. girl scout cookies
2. used bookstore in salem, ohio
3. and for that matter, the camel in salem too.
4. the sunday plain dealer and nytimes
5a. friends/hangouts with friends/drinking with friends/things with friends
5b. sitting at my computer until someone calls me and then i say "yeah, i'm on my way" and i hang up and continue sitting at my computer
6. knowing where i need to go to buy something
7. people saying "sorry" if you bump into them.
8. self-deprecation
9. bank tellers, salespeople, hospital receptionists who are willing to admit they're wrong/could have something wrong in their system before accusing you of being wrong. (fun story: at the hospital i got yelled at for having a "defective" insurance card since my data didn't come up in their computer. since it had worked at 2 other doctor's offices, i said i didn't think there was anything wrong with the card. this lady went apeshit on me and made a huge show of OPENING HER DESK DRAWER and FILLING OUT a form and HANDING IT TO ME to sign. it's a wonder these people don't pass out from being overworked. i signed and she lectured me for half an hour (ok realistically probably 5 minutes) about how i needed to walk to my insurance company to get a new card or fix it, which shouldn't be terribly hard for me to do since the office has a lot of branches and there is one very close to the hospital that is not more than a five minute walk and there was just no reason i couldn't manage this. i did go to my insurance company, who was like, wtf is this, there's nothing wrong with your card. so at my next appointment at the hospital i got the same routine even though i told them i'd gone to aok and all three ladies in the office were just emeffing beside themselves. one lady is especially knowledgeable about it because she says, oh yes, this happens every time, no it happens every time with her card. so i just stand there until they run out of things to say to me. this can take a while.
10. magazine aisles