Why can’t you just shut up?

I have this mental problem that has been getting me into a lot of trouble lately.  See, when someone talks to me about a topic that is really the last thing I want to think about, lot alone have a conversation about (for instance, the underlying issues behind the stock market problems, or the a detail-filled explanation about how cell phones actually work, two actual conversations I had to live through in the last two days) my mind turns off and I do not pay attention to anything they say.  I know, it sounds like I’m just being bitchy, BUT I’M NOT!!  I try really hard to pay attention but, MY GOD, I just cannot deal with it.

I had to grow up with my brother, who is now an engineer for Symantec, and deal with him taking apart calculators and remotes, as he explained to me how it all works.  (He was my older brother so I had to deal… and yes he was a major nerd)  I’m done!  I can’t deal with people lecturing about things that no honest human being cares about in a one-sided conversation that lasts for hours.

The worst thing is I’m too nice to tell them to shut up so I just plaster a smile on my face and hope it all ends soon.

Anyway, I don’t mean to turn this into a hockey blog, mainly because I have no idea what I’m talking about most of the time, but for some reason I have this direct correlation to fitting in here in Buffalo and their sports teams.  My main football team is the niners (sorry) but the place in my heart for a favorite hockey team is completely devoted to the sabres.   So, on that note…

I love that they picked Rivet as their captain!  After he beat on Hollweg, I, and probably most of Buffalo, started to love him.  Hopefully, he takes the place of Drury and Briere and they can start over again.  A new leader!  A new season!  A new team… oh, wait… The Same Team!  (hmm, let’s overlook that, shall we?)   The opener is 2 days away and I’m so excited!!