schoolyard bully.

feel like i got beat up last night. at a holiday party, i had a run-in with a bully i (unfortunately have to) know and it just left me feeling extremely vulnerable. the tactless questions about my career, my hobbies, my life, even my coat (!) were so rude, i could hardly answer them. and certainly, i wish i hadn't. i tried to divert the conversation to what was going on in her life, but she kept at me. what's worse is that all the people who think she's as awful as i do were nowhere to be found, so i was stuck.

if only i were the kind of person that could simply throw everything she gave me right back in her face. sadly, most of the time when i'm confronted with someone so incredibly offensive, i just sort of blabber away and end up feeling foolish. even in the morning.

i realize that i shouldn't be feeling this way (who the hell is she anyway?), but it is who i am. i'm sure it has more to do with what's going on with me than really what was said, but ugh. i feel terrible.

and if that weren't enough, my warm and fuzzy slippers have met their maker and i now have popsicle toes, the new dog had been eating rocks and is now suffering the "consequences" and the construction noise next door is most assuredly inducing hearing loss.

to clear my head, i loaded up with a (rather poorly made) gingerbread caffè latte, set out for a drive and took some pics.

here's hoping for a better day today as i recover my adolescent mojo.